That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 194 Murong Xuanyin on the Qinhuai River

The ten-mile Qinhuai River is famous all over the world, and the painted boats on the river make every man yearn for it.

The fireworks venues in the south of the Yangtze River can be roughly divided into three categories, regardless of the top locations.

The first class is the existence in the form of Jinyuyuan, which occupies a vast area and is elegant inside. It often employs more than a hundred servants, maidservants, cooks, musicians, and thugs. There are Qing people who are proficient in literary, ink, and rhythm. Those who can come in and out are either rich or noble. They are the favorites of famous scholars and scholars. Most of them will rent a courtyard for a long time and groom a good courtesan here.

Compared with the first class, the second class is not much different in elegance, even better, but the scale is not as good. Most of them are in the form of private houses or painting boats. This independent portal usually only receives regular customers.

Most of the boats on the Qinhuai River belonged to the first-class courts, and a small number of them were famous prostitutes with their own families.

As for the last class, they are not in the mainstream. Most of them do not have the means of accompanying guests such as singing, accompanying wine, playing chess, playing tea and so on. They are directly open-door business, so they are called half-closed doors. The places I go are mostly patronized by ordinary people.

In all fairness, the sum of ten third-class institutions is no match for one second-class institution, let alone a first-class institution that spends a lot of money.But it's ridiculous to say that this top-notch flesh and blood business in Jiangdu is held in the palm of three women, and they don't allow others to get half of it.

Xu Beiyou used to be a little strange, not to mention those high-ranking immortals, but ordinary sect disciples who travel around the rivers and lakes, often drink and eat meat, and socialize, so where did the money come from?
It wasn't until he came to Jiangnan that he gradually realized that no matter whether it is a sect with an orderly inheritance or a gang that rises and dies at will, each has its own income. , The money involved is probably in the hundreds of thousands, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of the huge Daoist industry.Several major temples also have countless lands, and there are so-called sesame oil money and incense offerings, which can support hundreds of monks.

As for Jianzong, Zhang Xueyao lived in the East Lake courtyard with high dignity, and was still the princess of the Wei Kingdom back then, but there were no fewer than a hundred maids of all kinds. Although Li Qinglian was not as good as her master, Zhang Xueyao, she was still raised as the eldest lady of the aristocratic family. Woke up, now there is another Xu Beiyou, Zhang Xueyao gave him 1000 taels of silver every month, 1 taels of silver a year, the prince's annual salary is no more than that, let alone maintaining the expenses of the rest of the sword sect disciples, These expensive expenses can't just sit and eat all the time, there must be some income to make up for the shortfall.

This is especially true for those famous scholars who seem to have no hands on yellow and white things. Without the support of the huge industries behind their respective families, how can they feel at ease and talk about the truth?
In any case, Jiangdu belongs to the imperial court, and even Murong Xuanyin can't take it for himself. The reason why he wanted to take control of Jiangdu several times, in the final analysis, is because Jiangdu is rich and rich, and it is second to none in the whole world. All kinds of property are in his pocket, and the money gain will be of great help to his plans.

A penny beats a hero, and the Buddha also fights for a stick of incense.

The word money should not be taken too seriously, and the whole person lives in the eyes of money, but it must be taken seriously, after all, it is the foundation of survival.

On this day, Murong Xuanyin chartered a painting boat, but let the owner of the painting boat play the piano, but he himself sat on the strings of the boat, looking at the water of Qinhuai River thoughtfully.

Jade Avalokitesvara, who is so powerful in Jiangbei, stands not far behind him, wearing white clothes inside and black gauze outside.

Rakshasa and Jade Guanyin, one south and one north, are regarded as two heroic figures, but they don't know that they both have masters behind their backs. Mrs. Luo's master is Qin Mumian, while Jade Guanyin's master is the famous Murong Xuanyin Coincidentally, both Qin Mumian and Murong Xuanyin were born in Xuanjiao.

Yu Guanyin is the most brilliant among Murong Xuanyin's many maidservants, but she is also the one who stays with Murong Xuanyin the least time.

The two were silent for a long time, and Yu Guanyin suddenly asked softly: "Master, you don't seem to like women very much?"

Murong Xuanyin was startled for a moment, but unexpectedly replied: "It doesn't matter whether you like it or not, if you hate it, why bother raising you girls."

Yu Guanyin said: "But for so many years, I haven't seen the master get close to any woman, even Yu Ji, the most beautiful among our sisters, has not been able to let the master take a look."

Murong Xuanyin said with a smile: "You guys are the same as other women. On the surface, they are docile and submissive, but in fact they have changeable minds, and even on the surface, they are dignified, but in fact they are worse than the laughing women on the Qinhuai River. It's still for making money, but those women are giving money back. I despise such a woman, and I don't want to touch it, because it will dirty my body."

Yu Guanyin didn't care about Murong Xuanyin's belittling words, instead she smiled and said, "Where in this world is there a woman who looks the same? Even if there is, how can she keep her temperament unchanged in the turbid world?"

Murong Xuanyin was noncommittal, and changed the subject: "Three women in one drama, let alone three old women, all of whom are actors on the stage, this time they took the initiative to talk to me, presumably it's already Once the conditions are settled, then I will talk to them, and it would be best if I can talk but not do anything."

On the other boat that was slowly sailing towards this side, there was only one man, Xu Beiyou, among the women on board.

Mrs. Luo standing at the bow looked solemn. Qin Mumian and Tang Shengyue were playing chess in the boat building, Zhang Xueyao was holding a copy of "The Origin of the Supreme Qing Dynasty", and a woman was sitting and chatting with Li Qinglian.

This girl has a graceful and beautiful face, somewhat similar to Tang Shengyue, not only in shape, but also in spirit, and she exudes the same aura of repelling people thousands of miles away, but unfortunately, there is always a gray and defeated look on her face. And the whole person seemed to be dying like a dying person, dying, without a trace of life.

Xu Beiyou met her once when he first entered the East Lake Bieyuan. Later, he learned from his teacher's wife that this woman is Tang Yuerong, Tang Shengyue's younger sister. master.

In this way, there are four earth immortal masters on the bright side, which shows how much the three women attach importance to Murong Xuanyin.Moreover, since that Mrs. Luo can be regarded as Qin Mumian's confidant, and has been powerful in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, the realm of cultivation will not be bad. As for Jianzong, because Murong Xuanyin and Gongsun Zhongmou are old, it is not too much. With great fanfare.

Xu Beiyou stayed among a group of women, and except for Li Qinglian, who was still in the middle of this group of women, all of them were top-notch characters. Even though he was a man of extraordinary temperament, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't try to calm down deliberately, but asked Said: "Master, how is Murong Xuanyin?"

Zhang Xueyao, who was reading, put down the book in her hand, "Didn't you know Murong Xuanyin? Why bother to ask me again."

Xu Beiyou replied honestly: "It is said that it is difficult to know people's hearts when they know their faces. The time I have known that Xuanjiao leader is too short, and I can't compare with my teacher's wife's decades of understanding."

Zhang Xueyao asked: "Do you know that one body has two sides?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Zhang Xueyao hesitated for a moment, and explained: "The reason why Murong Xuanyin exists in the world is actually an accident. When Wanyan Beiyue was practicing the Xuanjiao secret book "Pull the Nine Insects", something went wrong in the middle, and he almost died. , but he was very lucky, and he saved his life in the end. It's just that troubles followed. The incarnation outside the body that should have been cultivated was out of his control, and it became an independent body with the help of an innate treasure. Murong Xuanyin."

Xu Beiyou was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Murong Xuanyin is actually Wanyan Beiyue's incarnation?!"

Zhang Xueyao was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Wanyan Beiyue's surname is Xuanyin. In order to ascend to the position of the founding lord, he followed his mother's surname, and his father's surname was changed to Murong, so Murong Xuanyin took Wanyan Beiyue's father's name. Surname and Biaozi, named himself Murong Xuanyin, and later seized the position of the leader of Xuanjiao, to achieve today's achievements. We only know about this matter, the specific details are only Murong Xuanyin and Wanyan Beiyue The two of you know."

Xu Beiyou was shocked beyond words.

Zhang Xueyao went on to say: "Murong Xuanyin is completely different from Wanyan Beiyue. Compared with Wanyan Beiyue, he is even more extreme in how he behaves. The person who is pleasing to the eye can be given away even ten thousand gold, and the person who dislikes him will not give a penny. So far, Zhongmou can probably be regarded as half of the people who make him pleasing to the eye. As for the three of us, naturally It doesn't count."

Xu Beiyou nodded slightly with half relief and half emotion.

(End of this chapter)