Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 15 Teng Snake Yuanshen Transformation [Tickets requested on Monday]

Huo Qubing came out of the front hall of the Weiyang Palace, and went to a side hall not far away to check Liu Che's recent living conditions records, which was his job scope as a servant.

About an hour later, he left the palace and came to the long street full of people.

Chang'an has twelve city gates and eight main streets that are wide and wide enough to accommodate carriages and horses.

The longest street is nearly two thousand feet long.

Most of the palaces, noble houses, government offices and ancestral temples in the city are concentrated in the central and southern parts of the city.

Residents in the city are mostly distributed in the north of the city, divided into 160 "Lvli".

There is also "Chang'an Nine Cities" in the northwest corner of the city, which is very lively.

At this time, it has been three years since Zhang Qian returned from his first mission to the Western Regions.

Emperor Liu Che ascended the throne 17 years ago, and Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions for the first time in the following year. After [-] years, Zhang Qian returned from the Western Regions only three years ago after going through hardships.

His mission made the ruling and public of Han know that there are other big countries besides China.

For example, there is a body poison in the southwest of Middle-earth, and there are many small countries in the northwest of China.

Zhang Qian's mission accelerated the integration of Western Regions and Han culture.

In the three years since he returned from his mission, the Han Dynasty has established preliminary contacts with some countries in the Western Regions, and economic and information exchanges have increased.

The Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions sent envoys to each other, with hundreds of large ones and dozens of small ones.The scene of "traders and peddlers, Japanese money under the plug" recorded in the historical books has initially appeared.

Huo Qubing was walking on the street, occasionally seeing goods and spices from the Western Regions.

The merchant group is a group of people with the keenest sense of smell after the exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. They started border trade early, sold scarce and complementary things on both sides, and made profits from it.

The status of merchants was very low in the early Han Dynasty, but it improved in the time of Emperor Wu.

But at this time, the countries in the Western Regions, especially Loulan and Gushi (later called Cheshi) in the east were still tightly controlled by the Huns. Under the instigation of the Huns, they often sent troops to attack and kill the envoys of the Han Dynasty and plundered the property of merchants.

There are still serious obstacles to Han's access to the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty and Uncle have been constantly adjusting the strategy of attacking the Xiongnu in recent years. The situation between the Han people and the Xiongnu and other countries in the Western Regions is becoming more and more delicate. No wonder the Xiongnu are probing frequently. Recently, they have brought up the peace proposal again. Obviously, they have other plans."

Huo Qubing thought while walking.

When he was walking, he suddenly turned his head to look, and saw a pretty face looking at him on the second floor of a shop facing the street.

It was the girl who peeked at him when he was walking on the long street last time.

Seeing him turn around, the girl was a little bolder than last time, but she still couldn't resist Huo Qubing's direct gaze, she only persisted for a moment, then retracted her little head in embarrassment.

This time it was quite clear that the girl had the appearance of chasing Liu Qing.

When she retracted behind the window, because she moved too fast, she 'accidentally' knocked off the pole of the window lattice.

Snapped!
The pole fell to the ground, just not far from Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing was stunned for a moment, this scene seemed familiar?
The same situation was encountered in the Outlaws of the Marsh.

Huo Qubing didn't intend to strike up a conversation, he glanced at the pole and walked away.

The girl behind the window has been paying attention to the movement outside, and can't help but startled, it's a little different from what I imagined...

The other party obviously didn't take this time to look at each other through the window seriously, let alone pick up the pole and send it back, taking the opportunity to strike up a conversation.

Seeing that Huo Qubing was far away, the girl's fair face showed a little embarrassment.

Did he see through my scheme and know that I did it deliberately... It's all my father's fault...

As soon as the girl thought of her father, a rich middle-aged man walked in outside the room.

This person has a fair complexion and handsome features, but he is slightly fat. He is the girl's father, Zhuo Huai, a well-known merchant in Chang'an.

The Zhuo family has been doing business for generations, and saved a huge amount of money in the former Qin Dynasty. Later, the world was in turmoil, and the Zhuo family hid from the world. The huge profits contained in some iron ore are thinned.

"Son, what do you think? Then Huo Shizhong told you before he became a father.

His aunt is a queen, his uncle is a general, and more importantly, he himself is deeply trusted by His Majesty.

It's the right time for my son to be close to him. "

The girl's delicate features were a little downcast.

Zhuo Huai looked at his daughter, and said persuasively: "I spent a lot of money for my father, and then I passed the guard at the palace gate, and learned about the approximate time when Huo Shizhong would enter and leave the palace, so I asked you to wait here for days.

With my son's appearance and talent, as long as he takes the initiative, which man can refuse? "

The girl licked her moist, fruity lips in aggrieved way: "My daughter has already thrown the window wood at his feet, and he ignored it and left."

"I'm not going to be cheeky and take the initiative to get acquainted with him..."

Zhuo Huai said: "You should know the current situation, if you want to refuse the other side's request to take a concubine, the only way is to get Huo Shizhong's approval.

In this matter, you might as well learn from your aunt in the same family. She left home for her lover back then.If you also have this kind of courage, as a father, you can add a big dowry like your aunt's family, a hundred child servants, a million taels of money, and it will be a good story at that time. "

The aunt he was talking about was Zhuo Wenjun who was famous in history. The story of her and Sima Xiangru has been passed down through the ages.

Zhuo Qingke's face was ruddy, and she stretched out her hand to pat her bulging sac: "My daughter has already tried her best not to lose face, knock down the window wood, what can I do... how can I use my strength."

"The clan's noble family has sent someone to send news that you are going to be a concubine." Zhuo Huai sighed.

The youngest daughter of the family is famous for her beauty, and the suitors broke the threshold.

It's a pity that the status of a businessman is still not high, and Zhuo Huai, who is from a slightly inferior background, looks down on him, so he wants to work hard to move up.

If Huo Qubing can be promised to rely on the general and empress, the benefits the family can get will not be mentioned.

From the point of view of loving a daughter, Zhuo Qingke's beauty is well known to everyone in Chang'an, and there are clan children who have coveted it for a long time. Although Zhuo Huai has some relationship, he can't afford to offend her.

He had no choice but to come up with such a plan, to find another powerful family whom his daughter liked and to marry.

Huo Qubing's age, status, and family support naturally became his first choice.

Zhuo Qingke also didn't want to marry a concubine who was about the same age as his father and had a notorious reputation, so he threw out the window wood implicitly, but unexpectedly, he was rejected.

Tuk Tuk!

The father and daughter were worrying when there was a knock on the door, and a soft voice asked, "Is Qing Ke in the room?"

"Yes." Zhuo Qingke agreed in a low voice.

The door of the room was pushed open from the outside, and a graceful woman walked in, wearing a long sky blue dress, with bright eyebrows and eyes like spring water.

This woman was slightly older than Zhuo Qingke, and she seemed to be born with a natural charm, charming and charming.

"Sister-in-law."

Zhuo Qingke got up to meet the woman. The two had a very good relationship, and they stood together arm in arm after approaching.

That woman was Zhuo Qingke's sister-in-law. She had known Zhuo's eldest son since she was a child. Her real name was Bai Nanyu.

She didn't expect that Zhuo Huai was also in the room, and she greeted her father-in-law in a soft voice. The figure under the skirt was undulating, falling heavily with the movements, stretching the clothes taut.

Even Zhuohuai, a businessman who is used to the wind and the moon, glanced subconsciously, and then quickly looked away.

"Qing Ke has been worrying about being married by the clan recently, but it has been resolved." Bai Nanyu's voice was soft and sweet.

She has a natural temperament, and she has a charming taste.

"You can persuade her. If this matter doesn't work out, I can't protect her anymore."

After Zhuo Huai finished speaking, he left the room.

There are too many people who are eyeing these two troubles in my family.

That honorable patriarch, on the surface, wanted to marry Qing Ke, but in secret, he wanted to bring Qing Ke into the door first, and then he would have the opportunity to enter and leave Zhuo's family in a legitimate way.

Zhuo Huai could see clearly that he thought that even Bai Nanyu was involved, but unfortunately there was nothing he could do.

If he had no other choice, he would not have taken the initiative to approach Huo Qubing.

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Huo Qubing returned to the Huo Mansion, entered the study room, and took out a fist-sized bronze jar, which was one piece without a lid, and looked a bit like an urn.

This was found from Xia Jie's body, holding it in her hands was bitingly cold.

There are five holes on the top of the copper urn, overflowing wisps of yin and cold air.

"Five holes to connect yin, this thing is used to assist in the cultivation of utensils."

Huo Qubing listened attentively, and there was a ghost-like cry coming from inside.

Suddenly, the urn trembled by itself.

Huo Qubing raised his hand to guide and promote the practice of Shiyi Fateng Snake, and he saw the primordial spirit manifest, and breath overflowed from his mouth and nose.

The inside of the copper urn was dark and dull, and countless symbols were engraved on the inner wall.

Inside the urn there is a deep and cold air, which sometimes turns into snakes and insects, and sometimes moves into human form, like a ghost.

This is what Xia Jie said before, the ghost, which is one of the sources of her power, collecting Yin Qi and living souls, and refining them with secret techniques.

At this time, Teng Snake differentiated from Huo Qubing's body and approached the urn.

The ghost in the urn seems to have encountered a natural enemy, and immediately hibernates and remains motionless.

Teng Snake stretched out its wings and slapped the urn.

The yin qi accumulated in the urn, together with the ghost jumped out of the urn by itself, sent itself to death, and was swallowed by Teng Snake in one gulp.

Huo Qubing's own soul, or primordial spirit, seemed to have received a great tonic, and it was indescribably refreshing.

Immediately, the Soaring Snake manifested by the primordial spirit returned to the sea of ​​consciousness and sank into the book of war.

Huo Qubing sympathized with Qi, opened his mouth to breathe in Qi to strengthen himself, but his practice of the True Meaning Teng Snake has increased a little.

(End of this chapter)