Don't stand in my way

Chapter 102 The old casual cultivator

After passing the stone monument in front of Qingyun Town, Wei Changsheng got off his horse, fed Mo Longju a Guiyuan Pill, and then put it away.

Under a big willow tree at the entrance of the town, several men in linen clothes were lying proudly. When they saw someone coming, they jumped up and ran towards the figure.

When a young man arrived in front of the figure first, the others shook their hands, sighed, and sat back under the willow tree, "The boy from the Li family got the better of him again! This boy is not big, but his legs and feet are nimble."

As soon as Wei Changsheng appeared, he saw a young man in gray trotting all the way in front of him, bowed his head and nodded, "My lord, I need a guide. There is no place in Qingyun Town that I, Li Sanliang, don't know about."

"Oh? Let's talk about it. What's there?" Seeing the young man's confident face, Wei Changsheng became somewhat interested.

"Since this is your first time coming to Qingyun Town, there are five places you must go to. The Royal Dining Restaurant in the town has been run for generations. My ancestors were the master chefs in the palace, and their craftsmanship is unparalleled."

"In the Baihua Tower in the west of the town, you can play, play and sing, twist and pick, which will make your bones crisp. There is also Qingtao Mountain three miles south of the town. The scenery is excellent. You can see hundreds of miles of cloud waves from above, and ten miles of bamboo below. Hai, there used to be a small sect in the mountains, and it was said that there were many monks there. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the sect was wiped out by a group of men in black a few years ago."

Wei Changsheng nodded, listened while walking, and suddenly said, "Let's go to the Yushan Tower first."

The young man was stunned for a moment, then he smiled happily, raised his left hand, and said with a smile, "Okay, sir, please come this way."

The two of them walked along the bluestone road towards the town. Suddenly, a burst of noise came from the courtyard next to it. Wei Changsheng followed the sound and saw that the courtyard occupies a large area, with pavilions, lofts, and carved beams and painted buildings. It is reflecting a festive red color.

"This is Qian's Mansion, the richest man in Qingyun Town." Li Sanliang looked at the magnificent mansion with envy in his eyes, and explained in a low voice.

"It is said that the third son of Qian's mansion brought back two beautiful girls from nowhere half a month ago. Three days later, the elder sister was going to get married. The young lady caught a glimpse from a distance. She is charming and not afraid of adults' jokes. After the boy returned, he dreamed about it for several days." Li Sanliang touched his head and smiled, quite embarrassed.

Feeling the restlessness of Garuda, the Seed of the World, Wei Changsheng thought to himself, "I'm afraid it's not a beauty, but a beautiful demon."

Li Sanliang suddenly remembered something, turned to Wei Changsheng and said, "It is said that the Qian Mansion will hold a banquet for three days for this big wedding, specially banquet all the young talents in the town, and choose a good man for the younger sister of the two. Sir, if you are interested, you might as well go and have a look."

Wei Changsheng nodded, unable to comment, and said calmly, "Let's go."

The two of them walked briskly, and it didn't take long before they arrived in front of the wooden building on the first floor. Wei Changsheng nodded, threw a few taels of silver to Li San, and walked straight in.

creak! !
"Objective, please come inside, hot water will be here later." A moment later, in the corridor on the second floor, the waiter opened a door, turned sideways, and stretched out his hand to guide it.

Wei Changsheng stepped in, took a glance, and nodded. The room was elegantly decorated. When he opened the window, he could see several green mountains standing in the distance.

"What should we eat objectively? Our Qingyun Town is famous for its bamboo shoots, and the wild beasts in the bamboo forest are even more outstanding. The meat has a faint fragrance of bamboo."

"Signature dishes and specialty dishes are all served." Wei Changsheng smiled lightly and suddenly asked, "Second brother, has anything strange happened recently?"

"Strange things?" The waiter pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Qingyun Town has been quite peaceful recently. If you want to say something strange, there are often people dressed in weird clothes passing by, heading towards Qingtao Mountain in the south of the town. In addition, It was half a month ago that a snake charmer from afar came here because of its reputation, and they were juggling two big green snakes, which was very exciting."

"Snake charmer?" Wei Changsheng nodded thoughtfully, and the waiter tactfully closed the door and retreated silently.

As night fell slowly, Qingyun Town gradually fell into tranquility.

"There's someone!" Wei Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the window.

Tuk Tuk Tuk! !

The next moment, three knocking sounds were heard, and then an old voice slowly sounded, "Senior brother, can you come in and talk for a while?"

Wei Changsheng thought for a moment, waved his hand to create a burst of energy, opened the window, and said loudly, "Senior brother, please come in!"

Swish! !

An old man in gray robes with white beard and hair appeared in the room, holding a bamboo stick as thick as an egg, and walked slowly towards Wei Changsheng.

"Is this senior brother coming to Qingyun Town for the first time?" Although the old man was questioning, there was a slowly growing confidence on his face.

Wei Changsheng nodded and did not answer. He looked at the fifth-grade Qi Sea monk in front of him and asked, "So what if it is, so what if it is not."

"Senior brother, don't panic. The old man Qiao Yuan is a casual cultivator in Qingyun Town. He often invites passing cultivators to participate in the town's semi-monthly trade fair." The old man smiled calmly.

"There are no cultivation resources in Qingyun Town. Only the cloud energy in Qingtao Mountain can be used. Most of us casual cultivators make a living and earn some resources through this."

Wei Changsheng had a weird expression on his face, and he was a little puzzled, "Brother said so easily about his way of getting rich, isn't he afraid that Wei will spread it?"

The old man's face was a little downcast, and he sighed and said, "Most of the monks in the town are locals. They were born and raised here. They usually hide their identities and enjoy peace. It's a pity that during a demonic wave in the underworld a hundred years ago, a small town nearby failed to survive. Defending the beast tide, it was slaughtered and turned into a ruin. After that, it was occupied by a large number of rogue cultivators and evil cultivators, and was renamed Mingyuan City to resist the demonic barrier."

"Most of these evil cultivators use living beings as resources for practice. It is inevitable that some people will focus on Qingyun Town. From time to time, evil cultivators will wander outside the town. If it weren't for the old man and many monks who stubbornly resisted, the creatures in the town would have been turned into the blood of others. .”

"For this reason, Lao Cao often organizes passing monks to trade with nearby casual cultivators, leaving one by one. The more monks there are on weekdays, the greater the chance that we and other casual cultivators will survive. As for collecting cloud energy, it is Everyone depends on their abilities.”

Wei Changsheng nodded, somewhat understanding, thought for a moment, and suddenly asked, "I wonder what the use of collecting cloud energy is?"

"It seems that senior brother is not from Yunzhou. The so-called cloud qi is actually the essence of the clouds." The old man was stunned for a moment and then said, "Yunzhou has always been rich in cloud qi due to its geographical environment, such as thunder clouds, rain clouds, ice clouds, and auspicious clouds. There are many kinds of dark clouds, etc. According to the color of the clouds, there are black, white, green, yellow, red, purple, blue, mysterious and all kinds of strange things. The essence collected has its own use."

"This small town is named after the blue clouds that are produced from time to time. As the name suggests, the blue clouds rise up. Many disciples of aristocratic families like to refine a few clouds as a means of transportation. In addition, making vestments is also Well, it doesn’t matter if you practice magical powers, there are many wonderful uses.”

(End of this chapter)