two golems

Chapter 9 Lanxin City

Before we even arrived at the city gate, there was already a lot of traffic on the road, with an endless stream of merchants coming and going.

Boss Liu's caravan was one of them. As they approached Lanxin City, Xiong Ba and his son and Zhu Youchen jumped off the carriage and walked instead.

Looking at the majestic and majestic city gate in front, one can feel a heavy sense of oppression from a distance. Everyone will become extremely small the moment they step into the city gate.

"Dad, is this Lanxin City? It's so spectacular~!" Xiong Shaolong could no longer hold back the shock in his heart.

Xiong Ba also nodded excitedly: "That's right, this is Lyceum City, the largest city in the surrounding area, and one of the most important economic hubs in the southwestern part of Shengzhou. Dad also lived here when he was young, but So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.”

"Is Lyceum Academy in the city?" Xiong Shaolong asked like a curious baby.

"Of course." Xiong Ba chuckled and nodded, touching Xiong Shaolong's head with pleasure and pride, his eyes full of sigh: "You little brat is more promising than dad. In a few years, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in Lanxin City. Fanmingtang.”

"That's it~your son, I am going to be the puppet master!" Xiong Shaolong couldn't help but feel proud. At least in his opinion, the puppet master will be respected wherever he goes.

But Xiong Ba shook his head meaningfully, "Don't be happy too early. There are a lot of puppet masters in Lanxin City. They are not as noble as you think. Here, there are only those powerful puppet masters. That’s what deserves respect.”

"Really or not?" Xiong Shaolong was suddenly startled, and the enthusiasm that was originally filled with enthusiasm also retreated a lot.

Zhu Youchen on the side couldn't help but frowned. According to Xiong Ba, there seemed to be many puppet masters in Lanxin City.

All in all, compared with Lanxin City, Yanshan Town is not on the same level at all.

While joking, the group had passed through the city gate unknowingly and stepped into Lanxin City. The moment they came out of the city gate, Zhu Youchen truly saw the prosperity of Lanxin City.

In comparison, Yanshan Town is not even a backwater. The number of pedestrians on the street in front of you is more than the population of Yanshan Town, and everyone on the road is just like Xiong Ba, wearing bright clothes. .

Zhu Youchen looked a little out of place in his shabby clothes.

There are many shops on both sides of the street, and the melodious shouts of sales are endless. Occasionally, you can see some cats and dogs walking on the street.

As a resident of Lanxin City, Boss Liu spontaneously introduced it to Zhu Youchen: "How are you, Brother Xiong? Lanxin City has changed a lot in recent years, right?"

"Not only is he not young, I almost can't recognize my brother." Xiong Ba was deeply moved, looking around in amazement, feeling melancholy in his heart: "I remember the last time I came here, this street was still crooked. , and the streets were not as spacious as they are now.”

"Isn't it? It can be said that the changes in Lanxin City have been rapid over the years. All of this is thanks to the young new city owner." Boss Liu sighed.

Xiong Ba could not help but be slightly stunned and said: "Lanxin City has changed its city lord?"

"What? Brother Xiong doesn't know yet? It's been several years since we changed." Boss Liu said with some surprise: "Of course, it's not so much a change as a son inheriting his father's legacy. The current new city lord is the son of the previous old city lord. , it is said that the new city lord has excellent talents since he was a child. He has traveled abroad and seen a lot of the world. His vision is much broader than that of the old city lord. As soon as he took office, he launched drastic reforms in Lanxin City and vowed to develop Lanxin City into a holy state. One of the best cities.”

"That's it." Xiong Ba nodded in surprise, and couldn't help sighing meaningfully: "I have to say that people who have traveled outside are different. Unlike ordinary people like us, the farthest place we have ever been to is Lanxin City.”

"Brother Xiong's words speak to my heart." Boss Liu agreed deeply: "I was lucky enough to go to the Holy City with a big shot from the Chamber of Commerce the year before last. It really opened my eyes."

Xiong Ba said in surprise: "Brother, have you been to the Holy City? Tell me, what does the Holy City look like?"

"Let's put it this way, is Lanxin City big enough? But it can't compare with the Holy City, not even a city district. The key is that there are more than a dozen large and small districts in the Holy City. Of course, this is not the most The main thing, the most important thing is the number of puppet masters." Boss Liu paused and showed a frightened expression: "Although there are many puppet masters in Lanxin City, when you walk on the street, most of the ones you see are puppet masters. Ordinary people, but you can hardly see ordinary people on the streets of the Holy City."

After hearing what Boss Liu said, both Xiong Shaolong and Zhu Youchen were shocked, and their worldview also suffered a huge impact.

"Oh my God, a city that is more than ten times bigger than Lanxin City, how big is it?" Xiong Shaolong said in disbelief.

Although Zhu Youchen's face was expressionless, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Where is the Holy City?"

"The Holy City is the center of our Holy State's culture and power, and its status in the hearts of the people of the Holy State is even more important than the imperial capital." Xiong Ba explained dumbly: "By the way, the Holy City is surrounded by the Holy City. The palace was established, and if nothing else happens, that boy Yang Jian should be in the Holy City by now."

Hearing this, Zhu Youchen couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then secretly wrote down the name of the Holy City.

The reason is simple, because Yang Jian is there. In addition, the saint Yaochan who came to their Yanshan Town for enlightenment also came from the Holy City.

While talking, the caravan reached a crossroads, and Boss Liu stopped with some reluctance, "Okay, Brother Xiong, it's time for us to say goodbye here. Shaolong, after you go to Lanxin College, you have to Practice hard, Uncle Liu will still hope to benefit from you in the future."

Xiong Shaolong nodded with a firm look, "Uncle Liu, don't worry, I will practice hard." Along the way, the prosperity of Lanxin City had a great impact on him, and it also made him more determined to get ahead.

"Youchen, you've arrived in Lanxin City now, what are your plans?" Xiong Ba smiled and nodded, then turned his eyes to Zhu Youchen who was beside him: "If not, you can go with Uncle Xiong first. Send Shaolong to the academy, and then Uncle Xiong will accompany you around the city to see if he can help you find a suitable job."

Facing Xiong Ba's inquiry, Zhu Youchen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

To be honest, after arriving in Lanxin City, he was really a little confused and didn't know what to do next.

Just as Zhu Youchen was hesitating, Boss Liu's eyes suddenly moved slightly and he said, "Why don't you let Youchen come with me? There are several puppet masters in our chamber of commerce. I'll see if I can help introduce them to him."

"That's great!" Xiong Ba's eyes lit up and said, "Brother Liu, you've done us a great favor!"

"Look at what you said. If it hadn't been for Youchen's help this time, my batch of goods would have been wasted, and I might have lost my life." Boss Liu smiled hoarsely, then turned to look at Zhu Youchen: "What do you think? Chen? Are you interested in going to the Chamber of Commerce with me?"

"Okay." Zhu Youchen thought for a moment and decided to go take a look with Boss Liu.

In this way, after bidding farewell to Xiong Ba, Xiong Shaolong and his son, Zhu Youchen embarked on the road to follow Boss Liu to the Chamber of Commerce.

Boss Liu treated Zhu Youchen fairly well. He introduced some things about Lyceum City to Zhu Youchen from time to time along the way, which also gave Zhu Youchen a better understanding of Lyceum City.

About half an hour later, the caravan stopped at the foot of a majestic and gorgeous palace. On the plaque at the gate of the palace were written four characters - Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce.

However, he did not enter through the main entrance, but through the caravan entrance and exit on the side.

"Boss Liu, is this the chamber of commerce you belong to?" After entering the chamber of commerce and delivering the goods with Boss Liu, Zhu Youchen couldn't help but ask curiously.

"How's it going? Isn't it impressive?" Boss Liu asked with a grin.

Zhu Youchen nodded secretly and said, "It's indeed very impressive, but what can I do here?"

"This is what I want to tell you next." Boss Liu straightened his expression and said seriously: "During this period, a puppet master from our chamber of commerce wants to recruit an assistant. The only requirement is that he must be Young puppet master, Brother Xiong also told me about your situation. Although you cannot separate the third puppet due to special reasons, no one will know as long as you don't tell."

Hearing this, Zhu Youchen couldn't help but frowned, "Isn't this a lie?"

"This is also for your own good." Boss Liu sighed helplessly: "If you can stay with a puppet master, maybe you can solve your soul problems in the future."

"Then it's not good to just find a puppeteer to apprentice? Why do you have to go through this way?" Zhu Youchen was puzzled.

Boss Liu said angrily: "You are stupid. In your situation, which puppet master would be willing to accept you as a disciple? Besides, do you think it is so easy to find a puppet master to become your apprentice?"

Although Zhu Youchen didn't really want to lie, he was finally persuaded by Boss Liu.

As Boss Liu said, with his soul defects, which puppet master would accept him as his apprentice?
"Let's go. Be smart when you see that adult later." Boss Liu nodded happily: "That adult said he was looking for an assistant, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that he wants to choose a disciple. As long as you If you can stay with that master and please him, it will be a matter of time before you become his disciple."

Zhu Youchen nodded and followed silently.

However, things did not progress as smoothly as expected. When Zhu Youchen saw the puppet master mentioned by Boss Liu, he discovered that there was already a young man of his own age beside the puppet master.

But it seemed that the young man had been introduced by someone and was being questioned and tested by the puppet master.

When Boss Liu saw this, his face could not help but darken, "Hi~~~ It looks like the situation is not good for you!"

After finishing speaking, he pulled Zhu Youchen into the room, saluted the old puppet master respectfully, "Master Gao, I accidentally met a young puppet master on this trip, so I went I’m thinking of introducing you to Mr. Gao.”

"Oh, really?" The old man surnamed Gao was slightly startled, and then his eyes fell on Zhu Youchen, "Is he this little guy next to you?"

"That's right." Boss Liu nodded and said, "Youchen, this is the tall man from our chamber of commerce."

Zhu Youchen was not used to such occasions. He frowned slightly, stepped forward and saluted, "Senior."

At the same time, the young man who was being questioned by Master Gao could not help but show a sense of urgency. However, when he saw Zhu Youchen's shabby clothes, this sense of urgency quickly disappeared and was replaced by a touch of disdain and teasing.

(End of this chapter)