Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 379 Hengcheng and Bamboo Sea

After leaving Bianxia City, Yang Qian traveled quickly on the clouds and mist, and finally arrived at the destination that night.

But Yang Qian was not in a hurry to fall from the clouds. Instead, he stood on the clouds and looked out at the entire Hengcheng and the vast bamboo sea that was already very close in front of him.

Compared with the capital of Shuangqing Prefecture or Bianxia City where Yang Qian had just left, the entire city structure of Hengcheng is much smaller.

It is called a city, but in fact it is just a larger town with city walls.

The buildings inside are very dilapidated, and most of them are stone houses, which is very similar to the provincial capital. The main reason is that there are many bluestone mountains here, which are easy to mine, but there are few large trees, so stone houses are more cost-effective.

Around the city, one could vaguely see a number of small villages clustered together. Even with a divine sense sweep, one could find a number of people scattered around.

This is rare in other places. Even around the city, there are only a few villages. Without the protection of the city walls, ordinary people in Shuangqing Prefecture are in danger of death.

Is this Hengcheng a little different?
Yang Qian remembered what Hu Ming had said to him: Hengcheng is the place where independent cultivators from Shuangqing Prefecture gather, and those who work alone like to gather here.

Yang Qian didn't pay attention to this sentence at that time, but now it seems that the independent cultivators not only like to gather here, but also directly regard this place as their base.

Yang Qian used his divine sense to scan several villages outside the city and indeed found quite a few ordinary people, but there were also a similar number of cultivators.

If this is the case in the city, then this inconspicuous Hengcheng may be the city with the largest number of cultivators in Shuangqing Prefecture.

About twenty miles ahead, you start to see bamboos instead of trees, and they are all big bamboos as thick as calves. A clear dividing line indicates that from that side is the boundary of the vast bamboo sea.

At first glance, the Wanli Bamboo Sea seems to be no different from ordinary mountain forests, except that the name sounds very large.

But in fact, the Wanli Bamboo Sea is an extremely special place in the entire Hongwu Dynasty.

First of all, for some reason this place is not within the sphere of influence of the Immortal Alliance. Not to mention the Sky-Patrolling Eye, even the disciples of the Immortal Sect rarely set foot here.

Secondly, they occupied the Chansi Cave and Feiyun Valley in the Wanli Bamboo Sea and would kill or bury anyone who entered the Wanli Bamboo Sea. Although they did not say it, they actually regarded the Wanli Bamboo Sea as their own territory and would not allow anyone to enter without permission.

This makes the vast bamboo sea full of various legends.

There are always stories in the novels about treasures, relics, and great opportunities left by immortals in the Wanli Bamboo Sea. Even for immortal sects like the Five Thunder Palace, they know very little about the Wanli Bamboo Sea.

The only thing that is certain is that there are many special creatures in the vast bamboo sea. They only live in the bamboo sea and rarely run out.

For example, poisonous insects and strange beasts.

The sky gradually brightened. I landed outside a small village. Walking into the village, I could see that many people had already gotten up and started to work.

Unlike other villages where each family lives alone, the villages in Hengcheng are more like a large post station disguised as a village. Familiar people live together in houses or courtyards, but they are not a family, and their food and drink are supplied by the food shops in the village.

So even though it was early in the morning, the busiest place in the village was the food store that had already opened. People who needed to go to the city gathered here in groups of three or four.

Although cultivators can practice fasting, they need to be at least in the middle and late stages of the Jindan realm. And fasting does not mean that you don't need to eat, but choosing to take fasting pills can reduce the time you spend on eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, so that you can better concentrate on practicing.

Most monks would not do this even if they could fast. Because appetite is an instinct, and it is unnecessary to change it deliberately. Eating a meal will make your cultivation stagnate? That's nonsense.

Including Yang Qian himself, unless he has to save time for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, or if he cannot eat, he still tries not to miss three meals a day, and sometimes he will have a midnight snack if he is in a better mood.

The best thing about being a monk is that no matter how much you eat, you won’t gain weight as long as you don’t want to.

"A basket of steamed buns, a bowl of porridge, and two meat patties." "Okay! Please wait, I'll bring them to you right away!"

Yang Qian found a corner to sit down. It was not inside the house, but in a tent outside. There were more than twenty tables in total. It was obvious that there were many people eating here.

Not long after Yang Qian sat down, the waiter brought him some food. It looked good, which greatly stimulated Yang Qian's appetite as he had not eaten for several days.

But just after eating two bites, someone came over and sat next to Yang Qian. It was still early, and there were clearly empty tables around.

Yang Qian felt amused. He had come here to find out the situation, but he didn't expect that there were people more anxious than him.

"I, Li Sancai, have met Lord Yang!"

Without waiting for Yang Qian to speak, the man who came over to set up the table bowed respectfully in a low voice, lowering his voice with a flattering look on his face.

Yang Qian was a little surprised. He didn't expect to be recognized like this, and it was during his first visit to Hengcheng. After all, he had only been in Shuangqing Prefecture for a short time, less than half a year. The only time he made such a big appearance was not long ago in Bianxia City.

"How did you recognize me?" Yang Qian smiled and also lowered his voice to chat with the other party. In his mind, the person who recognized him was a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, who seemed to be about to break through to the Jindan stage. He was almost fifty years old. He was of medium build and thin, with a somewhat vicissitudes of life, with a bun and dressed in a scholar's robe.

"Sir, I just came back from the city yesterday. You are very famous in the city, so I asked someone to show me your portrait, so I recognized you."

"what is your job?"

"I dig herbs, and sometimes I help others with odd jobs."

"Do you want to kill someone?"

"Hehe, my lord, you are joking. I don't have the guts to do it. But if you have any orders, I will never frown even if I have to go through fire and water."

Yang Qian smiled, knowing that the other party's words were just for listening. Would a casual cultivator in a place like Shuangqing Prefecture not dare to kill people? Would he be so focused on following the official's lead and work so hard?

I guess he came here looking for something to do and to get some benefits at the same time.

Yang Qian chatted with the other party about "collecting herbs" and "odd jobs", and after finishing the food on the table, he asked the man to follow.

After leaving the village and entering Hengcheng, Yang Qian seemed to be shopping. As he walked, he asked, "Li Sancai, where do you usually get odd jobs?"

"The Laifeng Tower in the north, or the tea stall in the south."

"Who are the people looking for jobs over there?"

"Generally, it's the carriage business between cities, and there are also government offices looking for people to fill the door. Hehe, sometimes there are some businesses that are short of manpower and they will temporarily form a group to do a big business.

My Lord, I heard all this from others.”

"Well, have you heard of some famous people in this field?"

Li Sancai nodded and said, "That's a lot. Who do you want to know?"

"Lin Jiajun, have you heard of it?"

(End of this chapter)