The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

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After Jiang Ning descended from Mount Huashan, he looked around and was a little undecided about where to go first.

Jiang Ning thought about it and took out a piece of paper from his arms.

This is the list Lin Pingzhi gave him.

"Li Qingwu, Yangzhou, Wuyingmen..."

Jiang Ning glanced at the first name on the list.

At this time, Jiang Ning was wearing sky-blue clothes, a jade belt around his waist, and a sword hanging on his left waist. He had a cool and unique temperament, like a rich young man out for a trip.

"Then let's go to Yangzhou first."

Jiang Ning muttered to himself and then put the paper away.

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March.

Yangzhou.

There is a line in Li Bai's ancient poetry called "Fireworks in March in Yangzhou", which describes the prosperity of Yangzhou. Although it describes Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou at that time was still very prosperous.

"Tanghulu, bingtanghulu, delicious bingtanghulu~"

Yangzhou City.

On both sides of a river are quaint buildings, on the shore are bustling crowds, hawkers are shouting their wares, and from time to time, laughter can be heard from a teahouse.

A small boat was moving slowly on the river, sailing through the ancient city.

"Sir, is this your first time in Yangzhou?"

The boatman rowed the boat and chatted with the people on the bow.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the prosperous city of Yangzhou and nodded casually.

"Then you should have a good time."

The boatman smiled and said, "As the saying goes, there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Although Yangzhou is not Suzhou or Hangzhou, it is also in the south of the Yangtze River and is not worse than Suzhou and Hangzhou. Young Master, you have come to the right place."

Listening to the boatman's words, Jiang Ning smiled and did not respond.

The boat was sailing on the river and passed an ancient bridge. There was a lush tree growing on the bridge. Under the bridge, a woman was carrying a basin of clothes to the river, apparently to wash clothes.

The woman was young and dressed simply. She was not surprised when she saw Jiang Ning. Instead, she smiled at him, looking very graceful and elegant.

Jiang Ning nodded in response. As the boat passed through the ancient bridge, the woman and the ancient bridge disappeared and became the scenery in Jiang Ning's eyes.

"Sir, it's here."

At this time, the boatman pulled the boat to the shore and laughed heartily.

"Ah."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"Thank you."

After saying that, Jiang Ning got off the boat and walked towards the shore.

This is the headquarters of the Shadowless Sect.

"Sir, I wish you have fun in Yangzhou City."

The boatman waved goodbye to Jiangning.

Jiang Ning had already paid the fare before boarding the ship.

"Goodbye."

Jiang Ning turned around and smiled.

After saying goodbye to the boatman, Jiang Ning walked on the street with his hands behind his back.

The wealth and prosperity of Yangzhou and other places in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed incomparable to that of Shaanxi. Jiang Ning found that the people here were better dressed and looked much better than the people in Shaanxi.

"Dad, I want to eat candied haws."

A child and his father are walking hand in hand on the street. Both the father and the son are dressed like ordinary people.

At this time, the child grabbed his father's hand and pointed at the candied haws held by the vendor and shouted.

"Okay, okay, buy it."

The man smiled lovingly and asked the vendor, "How much is one string?"

Seeing the business coming in, the vendor smiled and said, "Three cents a string."

"Give me a bunch."

The child's father took out three copper coins from his clothes and handed them to the vendor. He also took a string of candied haws from the vendor and then gave it to his son.

"Here, eat quickly."

The child took the candied haws and licked it with his tongue, feeling the sweetness and slight sourness in his mouth. A happy smile appeared on his face. Then he let go of his father's hand and jumped forward.

"Hey, run slower, don't fall."

When the child’s father saw his son running so fast, he hurriedly followed him.

Perhaps the crow's mouth worked, because right after the father finished speaking, the child accidentally stepped on a stone, suddenly slipped and fell forward.

"Xiao Wen!"

The child's father saw this and shouted nervously.

Just as the child was about to fall, two hands passed under his armpits from the front, lifted him up and stood him firmly on the ground.

"Are you okay?"

The child was still a little frightened at this time. After hearing the voice, he looked up and saw that it was a teenager.

The child shook his head blankly.

At this time, the child's father also ran over, grabbed the child and checked him up and down.

"I told you to be careful."

The child's father complained while checking his son's body for any injuries, then thanked the young man: "Thank you, sir."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "It's okay."

"Let's go, Xiaowen."

When the child's father saw that Jiang Ning was dressed in an extraordinary style and had a sword on his waist, he thought that Jiang Ning was not an ordinary person, so he quickly told his son to leave.

And Jiang Ning was also ready to leave.

At this moment, a small hand suddenly grabbed the corner of Jiang Ning's clothes.

Jiang Ning looked back and saw that it was the child named Xiaowen.

"I'll treat you to some candied haws."

The child looked at Jiang Ning and spoke in a childish voice, while handing over the string of candied haws in his hand, his little face looking very serious.

Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment, then he started laughing and took one of the candied haws from the string in the child's hand and put it in his mouth.

"Thank you."

Jiang Ning thanked the child and then said goodbye to the father and son.

Jiang Ning walked on the street with his hands behind his back, chewing a candied haws, feeling the sour and sweet taste in his mouth, and was in a good mood.

After crossing a street, Jiang Ning arrived at the gate of a large courtyard.

There was a plaque above the gate with the words "Shadowless Gate" written on it, and there were two men guarding the gate.

Jiang Ning took a look, confirmed the location was correct, and then walked forward, but was stopped as expected.

"May I ask what business your Excellency has with my Shadowless Sect?"

One of them asked Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning asked: "Is your sect leader Li Qingwu here?"

Seeing that Jiang Ning had an extraordinary temperament and was not like an ordinary person, the two thought that he had a relationship with the sect master, so they said, "Our sect master is talking to a guest in the main hall. May I ask your name? So that I can inform the sect master."

"No, I'll go find him myself."

Jiang Ning jumped over the two people and went straight inside.

"Hey, you..."

When the two saw Jiang Ning coming in, they hurriedly followed him in, wanting to stop him, but for some reason, even though they felt that Jiang Ning was not walking fast, they could not catch up and could only follow behind.

The structure of this mansion is simple, with the main hall at the end. When Jiang Ning walked into the main hall, there were several people chatting and laughing inside.

"Who are you?"

Seeing Jiang Ning come in, several people stopped talking and frowned at the uninvited guest. One of the middle-aged men stood up and asked.

Jiang Ning looked at these people, three men and one woman.

"Who among you is Li Qingwu?"

Jiang Ning went straight to the point.

"I am."

The middle-aged man who spoke before spoke again, looking at Jiang Ning with a frown.

"Who are you, sir? Have we met before?"

At this time, the two men who were guarding the gate walked in and said to Li Qingwu.

"Master, we don't know who this person is, but he insisted on coming in. He ran too fast, and we couldn't stop him."

"It's okay, go down."

Li Qingwu waved his hand, motioning the two to go down, and then continued to look at Jiang Ning.

He had never met Jiang Ning before, and didn't know what Jiang Ning wanted to do, but seeing Jiang Ning's demeanor, it seemed that he was from a prominent family. Even if Jiang Ning didn't invite him again at this time, Li Qingwu still planned to ask him first.