The sword is the devil

Chapter 709 What I Learned at the End of the Year

As it gets closer and closer to the city at the end of the year, there are more and more strange stone orchids beside the road, like grass, growing unrestrained.

Bai Qingqian fell in love with this place almost immediately. She grew up in Anheshendu, and the environment there is also the first-class chic in the mainland, a standard Jiangnan water town; then she went to the mirage along the coast, and began to get used to the atmosphere in the air. The salty smell that never goes away.

But this is the first time she has encountered a place like Shangyu. It has the sophistication of the south and the arrogance of the north. They are perfectly integrated together, giving people a very special feeling.

The climate, the environment... including her obviously different mood when she came here, and the Kistler she saw for the first time in her life, as if it was herself.

The carriage drove all the way into the city at the end of the year. In fact, this is not a city at all. Because of the particularity of the hilly area, it is difficult to gather buildings together. Instead, it is built on the hillside, which looks like several big towns. hybrid.

"At the end of the year, there are nine towns, namely, Cow Town, Longdan Town, Horseshoe Town, Cang'er Town, Peacock Town, Goose Palm Town, Baochun Town, Lingjian Town, and Dendrobium Town. I don't know where the two guests are going. town?"

The two of them really haven't thought about this question, after all, they are newcomers, "Does Uncle Zhang have any recommendations? It's our first time here too."

Uncle Zhang smiled honestly, "The nine towns at the end of the year are actually named after flowers, which have remained unchanged for thousands of years. These nine towns represent the most famous flowers in this town in turn, namely the three-color morning glory, the blue flower Jade gentian, Calla pendula, Cangshan saxifrage, Emperor crown peacock sunflower, Schefflera buckwheat, Linzhi primrose, Lingjian camellia, and Dendrobium butterfly.

Generally speaking, the architecture is similar, the eating habits are similar, and the culture of the characters is even more of the same origin, so it is really difficult for the guests to ask me to help you choose. The key is, what flowers do you like? "

Bai Qingqian thought for a while, "There is no Shilan town? Didn't you say that Qishilan is the national flower here?"

The coachman Lao Zhang was asked, and he patted his head, "Probably there are strange stone orchids everywhere, so it's not surprising?"

Hou Tiao smiled, and held the woman's hand, "Then let's go to several towns. I don't think the city is too big at the end of the year, so I can go there soon. I'll see how I feel and see which towns are located at that time." Kistler has the most and you like it the most, so we will stay there."

After paying enough fare, seeing Uncle Zhang leaving happily, the two began to wander around the Nine Towns at the end of the year hand in hand; it is also very tiring for ordinary people to rely solely on their feet, after all, the Nine Towns were built on the hills, But none of this is a problem for them.

They walk very slowly, because they have gotten used to the slow pace over the past few months, and in such a slow pace, they can also discover another side of life, a side that is often overlooked by them.

One town a day, just strolling in the streets and alleys, like all other tourists, there is no special place.

Hou Tiao found that there are also many practitioners here, and few of them are flying around in the sky. They are all walking in the streets like them.

Bai Qingqian also noticed this situation, "There are a lot of practitioners, some live in a house, some rent a house for a short stay, and some stay in a hotel in a hurry, just like us."

Hou Tiao found out more, but he cautiously didn't say it out, for fear that the woman might worry.

That is, he found that the monks who came here were all very strong, mainly in the three realms of Tongtian, and the Taoism was diverse, covering almost all aspects of the mainland, not only Taoism, but also Buddhism, magic, sects and unknown small schools.

He has been to many places, such as Lizhihai and the Northwest Desert, where there are many monks of different orthodoxy mixed together, but the level of strength is not comparable to that here, as if the people who came here are the elite of the elite.

What's even weirder is that all the monks he saw wandering in the streets and alleys all had smiling faces and peaceful breaths, but they didn't have the same aura as in other places, as if if they disagreed with each other, they would use their hands to distinguish the upper and lower.

Did the environment here change people, or did people come here for other purposes?
Bai Qingqian's sense is much slower than his, but no matter how slow he is, he still feels a little uneasy after a few days.
"Hou Lang, is there some kind of Dharma meeting going to be held here? Why do I feel that there are too many practitioners, and all of them are gentle and polite... and you, please restrain yourself. If you are an elite, then the level of this ceremony cannot be lowered, so don't cause trouble, spoil the atmosphere here, and spoil the flowers and plants here."

Hou Tiao was a little speechless, "Lady, am I that kind of person? Recently, I have almost become the little prince who helps others in Jinxiu Continent; there may not be any Dharma conferences, and I can't explain it clearly, but I But I probably know the origins of these monks, they are probably the true disciples of various orthodoxy in the mainland, right?"

Bai Qing was stunned, "What's going on, why are you all here?"

Hou Tiao snorted, "Because there are two missing in the Twelve Constellations, since there are vacant seats, Shangyu Tianxin Pavilion is the most important party to determine the ranking of the Constellations. Of course, all the True Traditions who have ideas will come here. Once you turn around, you can show your face, it can't be forgotten, can it?"

Bai Qingqian's heart tightened, and he felt a little regretful, "Hou Lang, I know you... Shouldn't we come to this place? Will we play tricks to decide the victory?"

Hou Tiao shrugged and comforted her: "No, Shangyu Tianxin Pavilion is not so superficial; in other words, if you can make a true biography of a constellation based on your ability, your husband should have been a constellation a long time ago, and why don't you waste it until now?"

Bai Qingqian was still not at ease, "What if the rules change this time? Didn't you also say that this opportunity is the best opportunity before the world changes? The world can be broken, so what rules must be followed?" Keep it?"

Hou Tiao smiled, "Don't worry, I won't make such a splash here, they are qualified, because they are true biography, I don't even have the qualifications, and, do you think Tianxin Pavilion really cares about this?"

"Then what do they care about?" Bai Qingqian insisted.

Hou Tiao sighed, "I don't know, in fact, no one knows the rules they choose, so they can't work hard in that direction; but I think this is the best, otherwise the atmosphere of the cultivation world will be affected. Practice, yes To fix a ranking?"

Bai Qingqian felt a little relieved, but it was impossible to not care about it at all. Hou Tiao knew what was on her mind, held her hand,
"I said that I came out this time to accompany you, and then I found two places to deepen my five elements ability. I did what I said; in Shangyu, I was just a tourist who accompanied my wife to visit mountains and rivers. Those people have nothing to do with me. We came here purely by chance, or, you wouldn't want to leave now, would you?"

(End of this chapter)