The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 391 Earth Ranking

Everyone says that the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, with green mountains, clear waters and beautiful people.

Fang Xun didn't feel anything about this statement before, but after a trip to the capital, he felt that Jiangnan was very good.

Because here, he doesn't need to consider other people's feelings at all, just like now.

As wisps of hot steam rose up, the delicious soup bubbled up, and each chewy noodle was sucked into his mouth.

He just squatted on the street holding a bowl of noodles, slurping it up without any image. He ate so enthusiastically that he didn't care about the eyes of passers-by at all.

If he acted so recklessly in the capital, he would probably be reported to the police for being a noble duke but ignorant of etiquette and disrespectful.

Now, passers-by just take a few more glances and then ignore it, or at most show some contempt.

With a series of gurgling sounds, Fang Xun drank up the soup, licked his lips with satisfaction, turned around and shouted to the stall owner opposite: "Old man Li, another bowl!"

"Okay, young man, the noodles will be here soon!"

"The Yangchun noodles in Qianfeng Mansion are indeed a must-try."

Yangchun noodles, a famous specialty noodle dish from the south of the Yangtze River, are available in every prefecture and county in the eight states, but the most famous one is the Yangchun noodles from Qianfeng Prefecture in Yuzhou.

In particular, the noodle stall run by Old Man Li, which is opposite the old restaurant Jinyulou in the city, is famous for its fresh, fragrant, tender, smooth and refreshing noodles, and its craftsmanship is well-known.

Another month had passed since he left Beijing, and it was already late August, and he had finally returned to Jiangnan after traveling thousands of miles.

Fang Xun and Lao Wu only stopped three times on the road while riding the wooden kite. Each time they just replenished their daily rations and then continued on their journey.

But when passing by Qianfeng Prefecture in Yuzhou, Fang Xun asked Lao Wu to go back alone, and he came to Lao Li's noodle stall in the prefecture to eat noodles.

I saw Old Man Li skillfully preparing the broth and cooking the noodles, occasionally pulling up the towel from his shoulder to wipe his face.

The August sun was scorching. Although it was just dawn, it still made people feel hot. In addition, Old Man Li's craftsmanship was well-known far and wide, so his business was booming and he was busy sweating.

At the same time downstairs, Old Man Li was also busy talking. He asked Fang Xun, who had no seat to grab and had to squat on the street and eat noodles with his bowl.

"Is this young man waiting for the new issue of the Heaven, Earth, Man, Dragon and Phoenix Rankings?"

Fang Xun smiled and asked curiously, "I don't have a sword or a knife. I can't get a seat to eat noodles so I have to squat. I'm just a lazy guy with nothing to do. Why do you call me a young hero?"

As they were talking, many of the wanderers who were also eating noodles at the noodle stall couldn't help but show a hint of contempt in their eyes.

Although this man had regular facial features and looked decent, he was squatting on the street with a bowl of noodles in his hand, eating it without any image, which was really disgusting.

For those who travel the world, strength is important, but face is also very important, especially for those "young heroes of the world" who are young and energetic and have a sense of pride.

If there are no empty tables when eating noodles here, people would rather wait a little longer than squatting down to eat with their bowls in hand like Fang Xun did. Only low-class people like laborers, ruffians and lazy people would do this.

"From the young man's accent, it has a hint of Hunan and Chu, so he should be from Jiangzhou or Xiangxi. He doesn't seem to have much."

Old man Li laughed.

"If you don't have some skills, it would be difficult to get out of the three prefectures, let alone cross several states and thousands of mountains and rivers to come to Yuzhou."

Old man Li has been running a noodle stall opposite the Jinyu Tower for decades. He has served many different kinds of people and has developed a good eye.

Although Fang Xun looked ordinary and nothing special, just an ordinary martial artist in the post-natal realm, some details could not escape his eyes.

The people have some Xiangxi accent, and Jiangzhou is adjacent to Xiangxi and the accent is somewhat similar.

If he didn't have some skills, for an ordinary small follower in the acquired realm, it would be considered amazing if he could travel far away from a prefecture, but it would be a fantasy to want to travel a long distance across several states.

Not only are the roads in the wild dangerous and transportation inconvenient, but there are also many heroes who work diligently to stick to their posts. If you want to travel far away alone at the post-natal realm, you need some skills.

After listening to what Old Man Li said, Fang Xun just smiled and replied, "What you said makes sense, but you guessed wrong. I am just a small minions who has been making a living in Qianfeng Mansion since I was a child. How can I be a martial arts hero?"

Old man Li also smiled and shook his head, obviously not believing what he said. While he was talking, his hands did not stop moving. He skillfully picked up the noodles and put them into the bowl, then brought it to Fang Xun.

"Thank you for your hard work, old man."

After Fang Xun thanked him casually, he began to slurp his food again, looking at the Jinyu Tower opposite while eating.

Just like the noodle stall, the building was also filled with people from all walks of life, all waiting for the new list of Tianfeng Building.

In Qianfeng City, the government is of course the first to get the list, but it will not be posted publicly on purpose.

Only in order to attract customers, each restaurant used their connections to obtain the list and posted it in the lobby. Among them, Jin Yu Lou had the strongest background and was the most well-informed.

Fang Xun came to Qianfeng Mansion without any special purpose. He just sensed Dongfang Que's aura when passing by. In addition, Tianfeng Tower would announce the results today, so he came here to take a look out of curiosity.

After meeting each other, we came here to eat noodles.

While waiting, Fang Xun suddenly heard a clear voice: "Brother, the list hasn't come out yet?"

Fang Xun turned around and saw a young couple, who looked to be no more than twenty years old.

The young man had a square face, firm brows, and a long sword hung on his back. The girl had a pretty face, a round face that looked a little childish, and a beautiful long sword hung on her waist.

The two men looked exhausted, as if they had just arrived here to see the list.

Judging from their clothes and temperament, they are clearly different from the lower-class gangsters. At this age, they have the aura of Tongmai Realm. It is obvious that they learned from a master, and the probability of them being independent people is low.

Fang Xun took another sip before pointing to the crowd of geeks at the noodle stall and saying, "Look, they're all sitting there, so just wait."

The young man was about to say something after hearing this when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the Jinyu Tower.

The crowd of street vendors at the noodle stall were also excited, rushing to the other side one after another, as if they wanted to know the changes in the list earlier.

After seeing this, the young man and the girl also dropped Fang Xun, tiptoed the ground, and in the blink of an eye they passed many people in front of them and floated into the Jinyu Tower.

The hall was crowded with people, all craning their heads to look at the four new notices posted on the wall. The square-faced young man and the round-faced girl were quite good at Qinggong, and they actually grabbed a good position and were directly ranked at the front.

But before they could take a closer look at the list, they smelled a familiar aroma of noodles.

"Ok?"

Upon closer look, they saw Fang Xun holding a bowl of plain noodles, also at the front of the crowd, eating the noodles with gusto, which made both of them stunned.

"This brother has such a good Qinggong skill, I really misjudged him."

chirp-

Fang Xun took another bite of noodles before he smiled and replied, "As a gangster, you don't have to be bad at other things, but you have to be good at Qinggong, so that you can run away when you encounter danger. For someone like me who is afraid of death, of course I have to practice Qinggong first."

Phew——

The girl couldn't help laughing, and the young man also smiled, thinking that this guy was very interesting. It was the first time they saw someone who said with confidence that he was afraid of death.

After replying, Fang Xun continued to look at the list. He first looked at the Heavenly List, but was immediately stunned because the Heavenly List was blank without a single name.

"What's going on? Could it be that the rumor is true, that the owner of Tianfeng Tower was beaten black and blue by a group of Zhenwu Realm masters, and was forced to promise not to compile the Heavenly Ranking anymore?"

According to convention, Tianfeng Tower should announce the results every June and December, every six months.

But this time, when he was still in the capital, he received news that Tianfeng Tower would postpone the announcement of the results for two months.

There are rumors that Tianfeng Tower arranged for the Zhenwu strongmen to come and cause trouble.

Now that he saw that the Heavenly Ranking was blank, Fang Xun also felt that this might be the case. A full-scale fight was impossible, but a "friendly exchange" was still possible.

"Look, Yan Ming, the King Kong Palm, has been removed from the list!"

"It seems that he has also broken into the divine will. Including him, among the five hall masters of the Four Forms Hall, only Tan Chong has opened his mind!"

"Anyone who can follow Black Hand Sword is definitely not an ordinary person!"

Fang Xun suddenly heard a conversation, and saw that the girl and the young man were staring at the Dragon and Phoenix List.

It's not just the two of them, most of the other people in the world are like this.

For them, the masters on the three lists of Heaven, Earth and Man are too skilled. Just taking a quick look will be enough to get an idea. They are more concerned about the masters in the Innate Realm.

This is not the goal that many young warriors aspire to.

"Very good, nothing wasted. In two years, everyone except Uncle Fu has made a breakthrough, which is not bad."

Fang Xun was not too surprised. When he was still in Jiangnan half a year ago, Dongfang Que, Yu Daoren and Bai Wufeng had already broken through the divine will, leaving only Yan Ming with the last step.

With the resources supplied by the Prince of Yue's Palace and the Azure Dragon Society, plus their good qualifications and no shortage of skills, it was natural for them to be able to break through to the divine will.

At this time, the young man glanced at the list and sighed when he found Fang Xun's name.

"Black Hand Sword is indeed on the Earth Ranking this time. I wonder what realm he has reached now. Is he about to break through to Zhenwu?"

The girl also said with shining eyes: "I think I can break through Zhenwu next year."

Fang Xun couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard that. He put down his chopsticks and glanced at the list. He immediately found his name at number 29.

"I haven't used the silk gloves for a long time, why is it still the black hand sword?"

But when it comes to Zhenwu, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's not that easy to break through the Zhenwu realm."

It is not so easy to break through to the Zhenwu Realm. He is still some way short of the required skills.

Don’t look at the fact that in the past two years, the Thirty-Six Masters and the Great Xuan Royal Family’s Zhenwu have appeared one after another, and someone has made a breakthrough every once in a while.

But these strong men already had that foundation, and they were just stuck in the Yang Shen realm because of the seal on the earth veins.

Now that inspiration has revived, it will burst out in one day like a blowout.

Once all the masters of the older generation have made breakthroughs, this blowout phenomenon will disappear.

"Hmm? You don't believe it?"

After hearing Fang Xun's words, the girl immediately turned around and said with an unmoved look on her face.

"Everyone in the world knows that every issue of the Black Hand Sword ranking in Tianfeng Tower is lagging behind!"

The young man commented seriously.

"Yes, the reason why Black Hand Sword is only ranked 29th on the Earth List is not because he only has the strength of 29th place, but because Yu Qingjue, the Rain Sword who was killed with one sword in Shuntian Mansion more than a month ago, is only ranked 34th on the Earth List."

"Humph!

In my opinion, this is obviously unfair. It is obvious that the Black Hand Sword killed the two clones of Xue Linlang, and with this record, he could be ranked tenth. However, Tianfeng Tower said that Xue Linlang was at the end of his strength at that time, and any strong man on the list could have done it!
Anyway, I don’t disbelieve it, that’s Blood Linlang!”

Seeing the two people's expressions of standing up for him, Fang Xun also curled the corners of his mouth. He didn't expect that the two people were his fans.

"Well, what you two said does make sense."

After saying that, Fang Xun left Jinyu Tower holding the bowl of noodles.

"Hmph! You know what's going on!"

Seeing Fang Xun leaving in disgrace, the girl who had won the competition looked very proud and her gaze turned to the Dragon and Phoenix Ranking.

(End of this chapter)