You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 203 Meet the Master!

Xiguan City, a big city in Yuzhou.

Yuzhou covers a large area, larger than Xuzhou and Qingzhou, but still far behind the vast Youzhou.

Although the area is large, the number of cities is indeed smaller.

If you have the leisure time and ride a fast horse around Yuzhou, you will find that large areas of it are covered with layers of grass and trees and are uninhabited.

If you are brave enough, go in and take a look. You may see a lot of skeletons in the wilderness.

This is present-day Yuzhou.

The disaster in Kyoto twenty years ago destroyed most of the city. The once prosperous city is now reduced to ruins.

It is easy to destroy something, but it is extremely difficult to repair it. Moreover, the world is in chaos now, and it is difficult for Prince Jing Li Yu to mobilize enough manpower to rebuild the state.

He had no choice but to tighten his city and try his best to keep all the people of Yuzhou under his protection.

The main road is thriving, but outside the main road is eerie and spooky.

The past is like a knife, cutting into the flesh and blood of Yuzhou, leaving a deep scar.

To this day, even though Li Yu has implemented a lot of policies, this scar is still oozing pus and bleeding.

However, the last war did not affect the western gate of the big city. The entire city-state is still in good condition and the people in the city can be said to be living and working in peace and contentment.

The group found a roadside noodle restaurant, ordered a few bowls of noodles, and sat down to eat.

Zhu Laoba finished a bowl of soup in just a few mouthfuls. He still felt it was not enough after he finished it, and kept asking for more soup until the small bowl beside him was stirred into a small mountain.

Zuo Chen just tasted it briefly to see how it tasted.

The noodles were a bit doughy and all stuck together. The texture was not very good and a little salty, like they were soaked in salt water, but it was absolutely fine to fill your stomach.

This stall is indeed mostly populated by Li Fu.

"Where is your little pavilion?"

After having a good meal and a good drink, Zhu Laoba picked his teeth with a wooden splinter and asked.

"You have to wait."

"wait?"

Zhu Laoba was confused.

This answer is somewhat irrelevant to the question.

Guan Jinping did not keep the secret and explained:

"After all, there are many treasures of the capital in the Guixiangren Pavilion. If outsiders knew about it, they would definitely be concerned about it. For the safety of the pavilion, its entrance has naturally been decorated. It needs a bright moon in the sky and silver light on the ground for the door to appear."

Zhu Laoba scratched his head:

"Aren't you tired of going through so many twists and turns?"

"It's mainly to protect us from those people in the library." Guan Jinping said, "They are also looking for the inheritance of the capital. If they really find out about our small pavilion, I'm afraid the library will send experts here in a few days. We are also doing this for our own safety."

"It's still early for the bright moon to appear in the sky." Zhu Lao Ba looked at the time and stood up: "Master, I'm going to look for news about my sister. I'll be back when night falls."

"Go ahead, and gather here when the time comes."

Zhu Laoba strode into the crowd, and no one knew how he was going to find out the whereabouts of his sister.

Zuo Chen turned his head slightly and looked towards the entrance of an inconspicuous alley on the side of the road not far away.

The entrance of the alley was surrounded by mist, but it seemed that no one nearby noticed what happened, which was somewhat similar to Zuo Chen's technique of hiding his house.

Behind the mist, there is a small courtyard standing alone, with bamboos planted on both sides, making it look like it is located in the wilderness.

If you don't know the truth, as long as you step into this courtyard by moonlight, you will probably think you have traveled thousands of miles away in an instant.

I don't know who cast this magic spell at the time. It has some pleasing elements in it, but it also seems very strange and interesting.

It was really too unreasonable to force open someone else's door, so Zuo Chen simply didn't say anything.

Just wait until the time is up and then follow Guan Jinping into the courtyard.

It was still early, and it was not a good idea to just sit there, so I asked the two old men:
"What scenery is there in Xiguan City?"

"There is really nothing noteworthy in the city, but there is a high mountain outside the city, called Jielian Pass, which was originally connected to Xuzhou Pass. Later, it was broken and the pass was moved forward, leaving only a ruin there, which is quite unique."

"Then go over there and come back when the door opens."

After the deal was agreed, we set off together, taking advantage of the hustle and bustle of Xiguan to take a look at the customs and culture of this great state.

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"Old man, I'm going to go buy some small items for the night opening. You take the gentlemen and the others for a walk around Xiguan City. We'll meet here in an hour."

Guan Jinping took out a large ounce of silver and placed it in Yan Wangsheng's hand. At the same time, she pinched Yan Wangsheng's waist with her fingernails:

"If you dare to embezzle the money to buy wine, I will teach you a lesson when I come back." Yan Wangsheng grimaced in pain, but still nodded hurriedly and agreed:
"No matter how inconsiderate I am, I can't possibly hide this silver!"

"How dare you say that! Remember that year when I asked you to go out and buy something for Master, you stole the money and used it to buy roast chicken and liquor. Master had nothing to eat that night!"

"Stop scolding me, stop scolding me. Didn't you break four or five brooms that day?"

"Humph!"

Guan Jinping no longer paid any attention to the old beggar and turned away.

Only Yan Wangsheng was left sighing.

When he turned around, he suddenly saw a beautiful girl standing behind him with a strange smile on her face.

Caiyi looked at Yan Wangsheng with her eyes slanted, her mouth almost stretched to her ears, she was laughing so happily:

"Um, the colorful lady?"

Yan Wangsheng reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Ah, you two old men have such a good relationship."

Yan Wangsheng blushed instantly:

"Please don't bother me. I haven't walked with her for a long time."

"Isn't it a good thing to meet again after such a long time?"

Caiyi patted the old beggar on the shoulder and said "I'm rooting for you" several times before returning to the cart, leaving Yan Wangsheng with an embarrassed expression.

After adjusting for a while, the old beggar coughed lightly:
"Sir, do you want to go to Duanguan? The scenery there is indeed beautiful, the landscape is pleasant, and most importantly, it is secluded."

"Of course you can." Zuo Chen smiled and said, "It's good if there are wonderful views. Just take me there."

Yan Wangsheng nodded, led the way in front, and Lu Ye followed behind.

After leaving Xiguan City along the main road, Yan Wangsheng did not continue along the official road, but found a small mountain path to move forward.

The wind blows through the woods, the grass rustles, and the mountain road winds and disappears into the lush trees.

The sunlight shines through the leaves, casting mottled shadows as if a painter is dotting the green.

Occasionally, one or two little kids would pop their heads out from among the weeds on the hilltops. Even in broad daylight at noon, they would all look cautiously at the people on the road.

After discovering the Taoist priest, he was so frightened that he immediately hid in the bushes and was never seen again.

"These are all lonely ghosts living near the city. They are protected by the city god and are considered good ghosts. Unfortunately, they don't have any family members to burn incense and money for them. They occasionally stay awake during the day, hoping to meet a few kind passers-by who burn paper money for them."

Yan Wangsheng explained.

Zuo Chen stretched his head to look among the grass and trees, and indeed he could see several little ghosts shivering, and their faces turned even paler when they saw him.

This Yuzhou characteristic is really hard to find in other places.

Zuo Chen also took out some yellow paper, drew two precious yin gold on it, borrowed fire from Caiyi, lit it, and distributed the paper money to these little ghosts.

Seeing that Zuo Chen had no intention of exorcising the evil spirits, the little ghosts came out of the bushes and kowtowed to him, but they still did not dare to get too close to Zuo Chen.

After walking for a while, the trees became more sparse and dense, and they were further away from Yuzhou City.

Yan Wangsheng asked casually:
"Sir, I haven't asked you yet, which mountain did you practice on before?"

"Qingzhou Huishan is not a famous place."

Gray Mountain...

Is it really Gray Mountain?

Yan Wangsheng said nothing, but no one knew what he was thinking.

The deeper the forest is, the fewer ghosts you see.

Caiyi looked around and looked at Yan Wangsheng with some doubt:
"Are we really going to break the customs this time?"

"There is a pavilion further up the mountain. From there you can see the whole view of Duanguan Pass. Please wait a little longer."

After hearing what the old beggar said, Caiyi suppressed the wandering thoughts in her mind and said no more.

Not long after, just as Yan Wangsheng said, a pavilion appeared halfway up the mountain.

This place is desolate, blocked by trees on all sides. There seems to be a lot of dust and fallen leaves piled up in the pavilion, and it is really hard to see any beautiful scenery.

Caiyi looked at the old beggar in confusion, wondering what he was planning.

At this moment, the old beggar suddenly found a flat place, lifted his clothes, and suddenly bowed in the direction of the donkey cart.

"Disciple Yan Wangsheng, the third generation successor of the library, greets Grandmaster, and Grandmaster!"

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