The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang stayed in the inn these two days and went out almost every day. He had no purpose, just to walk around and eat, and appreciate the charm of this first magnificent city.

Chang'an, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty and the location of an academy, is naturally extraordinary.

On the first day Wang Gang entered Chang'an, he discovered that its layout was designed according to a specific formation, which should be the first formation in the Ever Night world, the "Shen Jing Formation".

The "Shocking God Formation" has no effect on ordinary people and is specifically aimed at practitioners. As soon as Wang Gang entered Chang'an, he felt an invisible force suppressing his mental power and the vitality of heaven and earth.

Fortunately, this kind of pressure is not great and does not suppress Wang Gang's strength deeply. It should be because the formation has not been fully activated.

Wang Gang wandered around the streets of Chang'an these past two days, but he was actually feeling the core of the "Shen Jing Array". He said that the route he took was entirely along the lines of the array.

He was using his own feet to explore the greatest formation in the world.

The reason why Wang Gang did this was because he discovered that by walking along the formation's veins, his mental power could actually increase slowly.

The veins of the "Shen Jing Zhen" correspond to the meridians of the human body. Every intersection corresponds to a degree, and finally they converge at the Qi Hai Xue Shan, which is implicitly a method of spiritual practice.

Wang Gang gradually came to understand that the human body is actually a great treasure. The mental power that passes through the Qi Sea and Snow Mountain and senses the vitality of heaven and earth is the key to unlocking the treasure. However, how much treasure one can obtain depends on the practitioner's own contemplation.

The "Shocking God Formation" gave Wang Gang a surprise and gradually revealed the secrets hidden in his body.

Wang Gang had a feeling that the Dongxuan Realm seemed to be right in front of him, and he only needed to take another half step to break through.

But Wang Gang stopped at this half step on his own initiative. He was not in a hurry to break through.

In other words, he wanted to accumulate more and then try to break through.

Wang Gang knew too little about the cultivation methods of this world, and a rash breakthrough was not a good idea. He had plenty of time anyway. After being admitted to the academy, he would be able to obtain a lot of cultivation techniques.

The king had just bought some Chang'an specialty food "fried tofu" and was about to enjoy it when Ning Que and Sangsang came to his door.

"Old Wang, I'd like to ask you for a favor." Ning Que picked up a piece of "fried tofu" and put it directly into his mouth.

Wang Gang was speechless and said, "I don't have the money to borrow! I haven't taken the 100 taels of gold that Li Yu promised me."

Ning Que chuckled and said, "I'm not lending you money, I'm sending you money."

Wang Gang glanced at him, obviously not believing that the stingy Ning Que would give him money.

"There's a loser who paid me a huge sum of money to protect him. Of course I would think of you first when it comes to such a good thing." Ning Que said with a smile.

"I am a brother enough."

Wang Gang curled his lips and said, "You should go by yourself for such a good thing! I don't have time. I still have to prepare for the college entrance examination."

Ning Que said anxiously: "Old Wang, you should have noticed that living in Chang'an these past two days is not easy in the capital, and everything costs money."

Wang Gang said indifferently: "If I am full, my whole family will not be hungry. The money is enough for now."

Ning Que scratched his head and said, "Aren't you going to buy a house in Chang'an? I've heard that even the cheapest house in the city costs several thousand taels of silver. Li Yu's one hundred taels of gold is not enough."

While eating tofu, Wang Gang said: "I saved some money from killing horse thieves, which is enough to buy a small house."

Seeing Wang Gang's stubborn attitude, Ning Que said, "Old Wang, I'll tell you the truth! I came to ask for your help because I'm unsure. You won't watch your brother die, will you?"

Wang Gang laughed and said, "Don't worry, I will close my eyes when you die, and at most I will help you collect your body."

"Old Wang, you are so disloyal!" Ning Que said unhappily.

Wang Gang sighed and said, "Ning Que, can't you just be quiet for a few days? You've caused me trouble as soon as I arrived in Chang'an. I just want to live a peaceful life for a few days."

Ning Que said with a bitter face: "I didn't want to do that either! But who would have thought that the prices in Chang'an were so high, and I even offended a prince."

Wang Gang glanced sideways, Ning Que realized he had said something wrong and quickly covered his mouth. "You've offended the prince, and you dare to drag me down with you? You really treat me like a brother!" Wang Gang said sarcastically.

Ning Que smiled and said, "Old Prince, aren't you a cultivator? I thought that the prince would not offend a cultivator."

"Thank you!" Wang Gang rolled his eyes at Ning Que.

"You're really good at finding trouble."

Ning Que smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't want to do that, but it happened. What can I do?"

After Ning Que and Sangsang arrived in Chang'an, they rented a shop in Lane 47 and opened an old pen shop to make a living.

At this time, the underground forces in Kyoto, with the support of Prince Li Peiyan and the city gate troops, were ready to make a move.

Li Peiyan wanted to recruit Chao Xiaoshu, the leader of the Yulong Gang, the largest gang in Chang'an, but was rejected.

Coincidentally, the house that Ning Que rented in Chang'an was the one facing Xiaoshu, and Li Peiyan also took a fancy to that street and wanted to forcibly occupy it.

Chao Xiaoshu naturally refused, but his brothers were all controlled by Li Peiyan, and he did not want to implicate his brothers, so he found Ning Que, offered five hundred taels of silver and the permanent lease of a shop, and asked Ning Que to protect him.

Ning Que also knew that a prince was not easy to mess with, so he thought of Wang Gang.

"Old Wang, Chao Xiaoshu and I have agreed that if you agree to help, he will sell you a house on the most prosperous street in Chang'an at half price. That's nearly a thousand taels of silver." Ning Que tempted Wang Gang.

"I am a practitioner. Do you think it's difficult to make some money?" Wang Gang rolled his eyes.

Ning Que saw that Wang Gang still refused to give in, so he could only say helplessly: "Old Wang, since you don't want to help, I won't force you, but if anything happens to me, I'd like to ask you to take care of Sangsang, okay?"

Wang Gang was startled and looked at Sangsang with some concern.

Whoever is willing to take care of this great god can do so. Wang Gang doesn't want to provoke him!

"Sangsang, move to Lao Wang's place later. If I can't come back, you can be his maid." Ning Que winked at Sangsang.

Before going to Wang Gang's place, Ning Que had already agreed with Sang Sang that no matter what he said, Sang Sang had to agree.

"Master, I will listen to you."

Wang Gang was speechless as he watched the master and servant acting out in front of him.

Ning Que was really smart. He realized that Wang Gang was afraid of Sang Sang just from their interactions.

Although Ning Que didn't understand why a cultivator could be afraid of his skinny little maid, he still took advantage of it.

Wang Gang sighed. Of course he had ways to avoid Ning Que and Sangsang, but as long as he took the entrance exam for the academy, he would eventually meet Ning Que. Where could he hide?

"I want to see the person who needs protection." Wang Gang finally said reluctantly.

Ning Que was overjoyed and said happily: "I knew that you, Old Wang, would not watch me die. Chao Xiaoshu is just outside the door. I will let him in."

Sangsang directly opened the door of Wang Gang's room and invited a middle-aged swordsman in.

When Wang Gang saw the person coming, he said directly: "It's not okay to sell the house at half price. If you want me to sell it, you can give me a suite directly. Otherwise, please go back!"

Ning Que's eyes widened and he said, "Old Wang, you are too mean! I didn't even dare to ask for such a big price."

Wang Gang rolled his eyes and said, "A cultivator in the Profound Realm needs protection from others, so his enemies must be very powerful."

Ning Que looked at Chao Xiaoshu in surprise and said, "Are you a cultivator?"

He smiled at Xiaoshu and said, "If you can hire a practitioner as your bodyguard, a house is nothing." (End of this chapter)