If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 119 The mysterious strong man

Hongxiufang can be roughly divided into three areas: the backyard, the front yard, and the four-story main building facing the street.

The main building was considered a very large building in the Shu Kingdom at that time, covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters. It was made up of three buildings spliced ​​together, made of bricks, stones and wood, and was four stories high.

Xiaoyu met the Taoist boy Qingsong in a small private room on the third floor facing the street.

The private room is ten square meters and is connected to the terrace outside. When you look down, you can see the street view below, and when you look up, you can see the green willow river bank and the winding and quiet Qingshui River not far away.

"Xiao Fengxian meets both fathers." Xiaoyu finally got what she wished for and called Qingsong "Dad".

She was immediately surprised and delighted.

I was surprised that Qingsong did not agree to it. He did not agree verbally and refused in his heart.

The good news is that one may gain something in one's lifetime despite losing something in the evening. Qingsong, the thief Taoist priest, did not react. The official from the Qinghe County Prince's Mansion nearby nodded casually, completely accepting the customs of the romantic place of Western Shu.

This guy is at least a human immortal!
Not only did Zifu start to operate at full capacity, Xiaoyu also guessed the opponent's unique skills from the information deduced by Zifu: Damn, it's actually the Samadhi True Fire!

Such an advanced thing suddenly appeared before my eyes, and it took no effort to get it.

"Shouldn't we call him 'Grandmaster'?" Qingsong said with a smile.

Xiaoyu's emotions were not revealed on her face at all.

Hearing this, he explained: "This is a different time. At that time, I was 'Guan Yu' and my ancestor was a nobleman from the upper state. When we met, we had to use the etiquette of ordinary people.

We are now fallen into the dust, and the ancestor has come to Hongxiufang again. Of course, Xiaoyu understands that the ancestor has his heart set on the great Dao, and this trip must have other purposes, and he is not just an ordinary guest.

It’s just that once you’re here, you’re a guest.

The guest is the 'dad' of all the girls and daughters."

"Hahaha, you are more open-minded and carefree than I thought." Qingsong laughed heartily, with a hint of amazement and admiration in his eyes.

"Sui Yuanzi, and this aunt, please go down. Xiao Fengxian is an old friend of mine, and I want to talk to her alone."

Sui Yuanzi hesitated for only a moment, then bowed and said, "I will be waiting outside. If you need anything, just call me."

Qingsong waved his hand, "Go ahead, Xiaodao just wants to chat, I don't need you to serve me."

Having said that, Sui Yuanzi still asked Aunt Liu to help find another table closer to this private room.

"Grandmaster, didn't you return to Daqin?" Xiaoyu sat opposite him and asked curiously.

“I did leave Xisha Territory, but as soon as I arrived at Dongsha Territory on the other side, I met Lord Dongfang, the imperial envoy from Xianyang.

Marquis Lieyang was unwilling to wait in the West for long and directly returned to the Central Plains in a speeding car. Lord Dongfang was also hindered by some accidents in the Dongsha Region.

I have no choice but to stay and help deal with some trivial matters in Xisha Region."

Taoist Qingsong seemed to be in a good mood. He had a smile on his face the whole time, and he spoke in a relaxed tone and was quite interested in talking.

"Do trivial matters have anything to do with me?" Xiaoyu asked again.

Qingsong Daotong nodded and then shook his head, "Coming to see you is just one of many trivial matters.

Have there been many "poor people" from the Qin Dynasty crossing the sea to the west recently? "

"Uh, are you talking about the nobleman from Shangbang?" Xiaoyu had a strange expression on his face.

Qingsong Dao Tong jokingly said: "They are indeed from the Central Plains, and many of them are from the imperial capital Xianyang.

But in Daqin and Xianyang, they were just impoverished people.

Or maybe their ancestors were wealthy, but now the family is in decline.

Or the family elders are still in high positions and powerful, but the family is prosperous, and they are the side branches in the family.

In short, they all couldn't make it in the Central Plains and planned to seek a future in the West.

Since they are all poor people who can't make a living, it is obviously impossible to expect them to rent Zhou Raoguo's car to cross the river.

They did not come to the West as envoys.

If they want to settle down in the West, they must bring their families, servants, housekeepers, guards, and treasures. Even if they sell them, they can't afford the tickets for so many berths."

"The old master has great magical powers. Could he have used his magic to send millions of people across the Quicksand River? The Quicksand River is eight hundred miles wide!" Xiao Yu exclaimed.

She had also asked Gongsun Gongzi and his group before, but Old Zou was a cautious person and was unwilling to say more.

Master Gongsun was a bit loose-lipped and only said that he crossed the river using magic, but he couldn't explain the specific process.

It was obvious that someone had taken them across the river.

Now Xiaoyu finally understood that the one who helped them cross the river was Qingsong the Little Thief, and he could no longer call him "Little Thief".

Leading tens of thousands of people to cross the Quicksand River, with such great supernatural powers, he fully deserves to be called "the ancestor of Taoism and Qingsong".

Taoist Qingsong shook his head and said, "First of all, the Liusha River is not 800 miles wide everywhere. The Tianmen Town where you are now is located on the mountain range at the corner of the Liusha River. In fact, you should have discovered it a long time ago when you crossed Shu from the Northern Wasteland, right?

Compared to the desert hills in the northern wilderness, the entire Shu Kingdom is located on the mountains, and its geographical location is far higher than the surface of the Liusha River. "

Xiao Yu nodded repeatedly and said, "That's true. Hengsha Pass is a mountain range across the sandy soil of the Northern Wilderness. When you enter the inland of Shu, it is mostly mountainous.

Rivers like the Hualong River and the Heishui River are more like canyons under the mountains.”

Qingsong Dao Tong smiled and said, "If you walk east from the Liusha River near Tianmen Town, it will take less than 800 miles. If there is no flooding, it may take 400 to 500 miles to reach the east bank."

"Four or five hundred miles is not close!" Xiaoyu said.

Qingsong laughed and said, “Although you grew up by the Quicksand River, you still don’t know much about it.

Whether four or five hundred miles is close or not depends on who you are comparing with.

Some sections of the river were flooded all year round, and with the help of big monsters, the river water spread for tens of thousands of miles and almost became a sea.

Compared to those places, the Tianmen Town section of the river, where the width of the river is stable at about 500 miles all year round, is already considered the best port."

"There is no point in comparing it with other river sections. Five hundred miles wide, it still makes ordinary people despair. The old master must have used some supernatural means." Xiao Yu complimented.

Qingsong smiled and said, "It's not using the methods of gods, it's driving the gods to do things.

The river section at Tianmen Town is not only the narrowest, but there is also a river god in this section of the river who has been canonized by our Heavenly Dynasty and recognized by the Heavenly Court.

An old turtle that is about the same size as this house. I can't control the old river god, but he gave birth to a litter of baby turtles in the river.

Those little bastards are so greedy for money.

It wouldn't be too difficult to have them make a few more trips and carry thousands or even tens of thousands of people across the river."

"So that's how it is. The old master is indeed extremely powerful!"

Xiao Yu praised him first, then asked in confusion: "Since he could command the descendants of the river god to help him cross the river, why did Lord Lieyang Hou only take a hundred people with him to leave Tianmen Town? He even took off his weapons and armor before leaving."

Qingsong said disapprovingly: "Can the old turtle and the little tortoise carry them across the river, and can they also carry them all the way back to Xianyang?
The old turtle is willing to crawl slowly, but Marquis Lieyang is not willing to wait!

A drag racer can travel ten thousand miles a day, and Zhou Raoguo can also drive four to five thousand miles a day.

The Fire Crow Army has already returned to Xianyang.

The closest Daqin settlement to this place, even the most anxious ones, still need to travel for more than half a year to reach the Liusha River."

“I’ve been on the road for half a year”

Xiaoyu had a strange expression on his face. Marquis Lieyang didn't lead the Fire Crow Army at that time, right?

When he heard about the unrest in the west, he naturally thought it was an opportunity to seek a better future, so he immediately took all his belongings and rushed west.
The Qin Dynasty has been playing tricks over the years!

"Alas, ordinary people in Shu have been doing good deeds all their lives, hoping to be reborn as citizens of the Great State of China, but now the nobles of the Great State of China are running to the West in droves."

Qingsong said calmly: "Doesn't this further prove the nobility of the people of Shangbang? The poor people who can't make it in Shangbang can go to the barbarian lands and become dukes as long as they are willing to endure the hardship of traveling thousands of miles.

If you were an ordinary Westerner, how difficult would it be to succeed?

It is better to do good deeds and accumulate virtue so that you can be reborn in China in the next life.

Even if I return to the West in my next life, I will be able to become a superior person. "

Xiaoyu was stunned, "Uh, you can say that?"

"Grandmaster, don't blame me for speaking bluntly." She glanced at Qingsong, and seeing that he didn't react, she continued, "The common people of the Thirty-Six Countries may not welcome these nobles from the Great Qin."

Qingsong sneered, "If you can think of and see this, how can the officials in the Xianyang court not know it?"

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Grandmaster, you know me well. I am a soul of Lao Qin. I have no other intentions in saying this. I just care about our Lao Qin."

The corners of Qingsong's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a slow tone, "You are a smart person, how come you still can't figure it out!

If the situation was extremely dangerous, would this group of poor people hear about the unrest in the Xisha region and immediately rush to the west?"

Xiao Yu said honestly, "It's hard to say! Recently, a young master named Gongsun moved into our Hongxiufang. He seems to have no ambition. He has been staying in the yard enjoying fine wine and beautiful women, and he is unwilling to take another step west."

Qingsong narrowed his eyes, calculated quietly with his right hand under the table, and said with a smile: "Is it General Gongsun's son Wujiu? Haha, Xiao Fengxian, you may have made a mistake this time.

Have you noticed that the young masters of the Qin dynasty who came to the West this time, although from impoverished families, are all handsome and elegant, and almost none of them are over 40 years old?"

Xiao Yu said, "Young Master Gongsun is indeed a handsome man. As for the others, I haven't been out and haven't seen them in person, but I've heard that they have good reputations and the people of Shu think highly of them."

Qingsong Dao Tong said: "Not only are they young, they are all unmarried. When men die on the battlefield, the widows and daughters left behind must get married.

Marrying a good man from the Qin Dynasty is almost the best choice they can encounter.

Although they are called "poor people" in my words, they are actually not lowly at all.

Either they come from a distinguished family, with world-famous ancestors and a family heritage with a long history; or they come from an ordinary family, but have outstanding literary talent or martial arts talent.

In the Qin Dynasty, which is full of talented people, it is difficult for them to stand out.

Coming to the Xisha region, it was easy for him to surpass the local heroes. "

"So it's a marriage," Xiaoyu thought.

"One ingot of gold, two good brothers, three sworn brothers, four happy fortunes, five champions, six six six, ha ha ha, brother Li, you lose again, Xiao Jingui, quickly pour another glass of wine for Master Li~~~"

As they were talking, more and more people came outside and the noise became louder and louder.

At this time, both of them fell silent, and the chaotic sounds of drinking and playing finger-guessing games became even more harsh.

Seeing Qingsong Dao Tong frowning slightly, Xiao Yu stood up and said softly, "Old Ancestor, please sit for a while. I will go and make you another pot of tea."

——How could Aunt Liu be so tactless that she let people outside disturb the “real nobleman”!
She didn't take the teapot on the table, she just opened the door and walked out.

No wonder it’s getting more and more noisy outside.

It is around four or five in the afternoon, and Hongxiufang is about to enter its peak period of traffic.

Although it wasn't completely dark yet, more and more people came here to have fun.

There are actually two types of private rooms. One type is for guests to drink and discuss business, and is a small private room facing the street.

The other is mainly for sex.

In addition to the seats for drinking and eating, there must be at least one embroidered bed and a screen. The space is slightly larger. The private room is usually inside the attic, close to the back yard rather than the street, and is quieter and more private.

After all, even if it is a brothel, they don't want the screams of the girls and their patrons upstairs to be heard by passers-by on the street outside.

At this moment, Xiaoyu and Qingsong Taoist Boy are in a small private room facing the street.

The private rooms are relatively small, leaving more space for the inner lobby.

There are a few tables set up along the fence, overlooking the singing and dancing sword-girl performance in the main hall below.

At this time, outside the small private room where Qingsong was, there was a table opposite. Including the hostesses, there were eight or nine people sitting at it.

Xiaoyu looked around but didn't see Aunt Liu and Sui Yuanzi Changli.

"All the 'fathers' and sisters are well!"

She walked to the table, knelt down and bowed to the wealthy merchants who were playing finger-guessing games (without weapons but wearing brocade clothes), and said, "Just now, Aunt Liu told me--"

She was halfway through her words when she suddenly froze.

Da Mie's father was touched, and Zifu began to operate at full capacity!

There is a mysterious and powerful person with a hidden identity here!
(End of this chapter)