Immortality: Start Cultivating Immortality From Pingshan Mountain

Chapter 199 Yuelujiangcheng Qingcheng Old Road

 Depart from Chenjiazhuang.

 A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Huamaguai and his party traveled through several government roads and finally arrived at the provincial capital.

Compared to Xiangyin County, the provincial capital is full of flowers and extremely prosperous.

 The ancient city is backed by Yuelu Mountain and the Xiangjiang River passes around the city.

  Surrounded by mountains and rivers.

 Occupy all the Feng Shui terrain.

As the second head of Changsheng Mountain and the chief steward of the Chen family, Huamaguai has traveled to the provincial capital countless times over the years.

 But every time I come over.

 He could not conceal his surprise.

 But even this 10% is worth less than the remaining 90%.

 After all, among the antiques that can be moved into Jinlou, which one is bad?

 Entering the cauldron is already a rare thing that is difficult for ordinary people to see.

During the Warring States Period, Changsha was the ancient city of Chu State.

Kunlun glanced in the direction of his finger, his expression not changing much.

 Before coming to the provincial capital, he had already visited several of the lower roads and sent the divided utensils there.

 Follow the unwritten rules of the black market for antiques.

He has been working at the shop counter with Chen's parents since he was ten years old. He has been able to make friends and treat people with ease.

 But he doesn't like liveliness by nature. What's so interesting about human heads is that it takes him half a day to pass through the city gate.

As for the Five Cauldrons, they are no longer a bright weapon, but a national treasure.

 One to five tripods.

I saw crowds of pedestrians, busy traffic, and loud voices at the city gate. Countless ships sailed on the Xiangjiang River outside the city. I don’t know how many times more spectacular than the scenes on Nanpan River and Fuxian Lake.

 It was said by him.

　　　Kunlun had not opened his mouth in the past few years.

 Compared with when I left that day, I don’t know what it is now.

The yellow gelding beneath him walked back and forth, maybe because he was tired from running all the way or something, sneezing from time to time between his noses. Kunlun stretched out his big hand to comfort him a few times, and then said calmly.

 In the Qin Dynasty, it was one of the thirty-six counties in the world established by the First Emperor.

 Further forward.

Although he had followed the shopkeeper to Jiangnan, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Jinling and Yangcheng in the past, to him, Changsha City was already considered one of the few wealthy and large cities in the world.

　　I would rather hide at home and sleep than go far away.

No matter how powerful the Chen family is and how powerful their methods are, they would not dare to contaminate such artifacts easily.

 “I’ve been doing this for so many years and I know the priorities.”

I guess he is still waving his big halberd all day long as usual.

 Siding Mingqi has been rare for hundreds of years.

 Huamaguai is riding on horseback.

 It is indeed prosperous here.

This time if it weren't for the shopkeeper's instructions.

 A low-level person who has no experience in getting started.

"Kunlun, do you see it? I'll take you for a walk these days. Don't stay at home all day long and see more of the outside world."

 “Just turn it around.”

 Eight outer gates, thirty-six lines, one hundred and eight mountains in the world, and the leader of green forests.

 The goods being escorted in the team today.

Huamaguai couldn’t help but shake his head.

Two tripods and three tripods are priceless.

Pointing to the distance, he said to Kunlun who was standing beside him.

Plus personality quirks.

 “Don’t worry about that.”

“It’s better to complete the task of the shopkeeper first.”

In the early years of the Republic of China, Changsha Prefecture was directly under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. In the second year of the Republic of China, the old Changsha Prefecture was changed to Changsha County. In the third year of the Republic of China, it was classified into four roads in Hunan Province. Changsha Prefecture belonged to Xiangjiang Road.

 After all, it’s just a show of support from people in the world.

 Compared to Xiangyin.

 Ordinary antiques and ancient artifacts are circulated privately, but one can turn a blind eye to them.

 But you really have to dare to touch something at the Wuding level.

　　No amount of hands is enough to chop it off.

No matter how deep the roots are under the big tree of the Chen family, a fire can burn it all.

 Some time ago, the shopkeeper and others returned from southern Yunnan. That night Huamaguai followed several uncles into the Chen family's basement and walked around for several days without touching the ground.

Only then did we finally count all the artifacts.

 976 items in total.

 Thirty-two of them can enter the cauldron.

　　That is, the items that were escorted to the moving gold building during this trip.

Among them, the rarest and most astonishing one is a blue three-legged toad.

 It is an ancient relic that is thousands of years old at least.

However, the strange shape and the complicated decoration are definitely rare in the world.

 The only pity is.

 The toad has some signs of damage.

It is said that the shopkeeper burned it with fire in order to break the feng shui formation in the tomb.

 But the flaws do not hide the advantages.

 The three-legged toad is still worthless.

In addition, several relics from the ancient Dian Kingdom era are also of astonishing value, at least worth more than two tripods.

but.

Huamaguai knows.

 These are not the most amazing things.

The few pieces left behind by the shopkeeper are the real treasures.

 Ancient mirrors from the Warring States Period, jade embryos born from the earth, secret texts on dragon bones, strange books with cinnabar, human-shaped flesh-roots, and natural elixirs.

Pick out each of those items.

They can all be used as treasures at the bottom of the gold-moving building.

Unfortunately.

Huamaguai also knew that the shopkeeper had his own reasons for staying here specially.

 The ancient mirror hangs on the ancient tripod of Guixu, forming an integrated whole.

 The dragon bone secret text and the cinnabar strange book are all ancient heavenly books.

He didn’t even have the chance to see the jade fetus born from the earth.

I only heard one name from the shopkeeper.

It is said to be a strange creature born from the earth, condensed by absorbing the essence of dragon energy from heaven and earth. It is no different from a baby, lifelike, and shaped like a living person.

 As for those great medicines, they are useful for spiritual practice.

  Naturally, it is even more impossible to use it.

With the wealth accumulated by the Chen family over several generations, that little money was not taken lightly by the shopkeeper.

 But thirty-two pieces were included in the Ding Ming Dynasty.

　　It can also be regarded as an unprecedented achievement.

 At least he has never heard of it or seen it in all his years in the Chen family.

Even when the shopkeeper came out for the first time, he took over the big beams of the Chen family from the old shopkeeper and restarted the move of the gold building, rare and ancient treasures were brought in like flowing water.

　　It is far worse than this time.

 Huamaguai is already looking forward to making big moves at the end of the year.

 The grand scene at that time.

 I’m afraid it’s even more shocking than the time more than ten years ago.

It doesn't matter if the carriage transports silver and crushes the bricks and slates. At least the transaction will have to be converted into gold.

Huamaguai is still thinking about it.

 The corners of his mouth were slightly raised unconsciously.

Kunlun still had a calm expression on his face, as if comforting the old horse beneath him was more important than the bustling scene in front of him.

 But the people on the mountain who came with him.

Zhang Yunqiao and others came to this big city for the first time, and they exclaimed from time to time.

 Being in the business of reverse fighting.

Most of the time, we either go over mountains or cross rivers, and we go to remote mountains and old forests that are almost inaccessible.

 It is considered to be free.

 The most I can do is go to Xiangyin City.

  But a mere county government cannot compare with one percent of the prosperity of a provincial capital.

 “Let’s go, let’s go to Baisha Ancient Well first.”

Huama came back to her senses and waved hello.

 He led everyone through the doorway quickly.

This made those waiting in line for identity verification suddenly look dissatisfied.

but.

Seeing the tall horses under the group of people and the guns and swords they carried with them, they all looked murderous and menacing. Even the city defenders greeted them with smiles.

 Seeing this scene.

They don’t understand yet.

These people are by no means someone at the bottom of the market can afford to offend.

He lowered his head, muttered a few words silently, and then continued to wait.

After passing the gate, Huama turned to Kunlun and others to go ahead, and then walked to the side of the city gate, where a middle-aged man was already waiting.

There was a hint of flattery in her eyes as she looked at him.

 “Master, I’m going to make a fortune again this time.”

“Adjutant Lin was joking, exchanging lives for money is just hard work, how dare he talk about getting rich.”

Huama turned over and jumped off the horse.

Although the person in front of me is a small character.

But doing antique business is inherently shady, and people from all walks of life, from top to bottom, have to take care of it.

Otherwise, why would the Chen family’s fleet be able to enter and exit the city gate at will at any time?      It’s all about using money to clear the way.

What's more, the King of Hell is very troublesome, so paying a little money to build a good relationship can often save a lot of trouble.

“Master Guai is just joking. Who on Xiangjiang Road doesn’t know the Chen family…”

 “Adjutant Lin should speak carefully.”

Before the adjutant named Lin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Huamaguai.

“Oh, yes, yes, look at my bad mouth.”

 While speaking.

 Huamaguai calmly took out a bag, and the moment she turned around, she stuffed it into the hands of Adjutant Lin without any smoke. "Brothers, you have worked hard guarding the door. This is the shopkeeper's invitation to everyone to drink tea."

　　Secretly weighed the bag.

A crisp silver wind sounded.

Adjutant Lin immediately knew what was going on, and the corners of his mouth were curled up to the back of his ears.

This time there are more than ever.

 “Master Guai, I’ll come, I’ll come.”

Seeing Huama turn up and get on the horse, Adjutant Lin didn't dare to delay. He immediately stepped forward, carefully helped him get on the horse, and bowed to see him off. He didn't look back until he disappeared from sight.

 Wait for him to turn around.

 A group of men have already gathered around him.

Seeing this, Adjutant Lin frowned, and a hint of physical pain flashed across his face.

 But he still took out a few pieces of silver from his bag and threw them over.

“Shopkeeper Chen is so generous. I’ll treat you to a drink and save some money for me.”

 A group of people naturally dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

But it’s better to have it than to get nothing. I took it with great gratitude, and I was already thinking about where to go to have a meal.

As for Adjutant Lin, he wandered away all the way.

Looking at the direction, it is obvious that we are going straight to the Chunfeng Tower in the city.

the other side.

 When Huamaguai caught up with the group, they walked along the long street without further delay. After a while, they arrived at the Baisha Ancient Well in the east of the city.

 The Chen family’s man who had already received the news.

 Hold him outside the building.

 As the golden sign of the Chen family, Old Uncle Jiu has always been in charge of the Jinlou.

 He is not from the Chen family.

But he is one of the first old people to follow the old shopkeeper.

 Be able to do both literary and military work.

　　No matter how worldly you are, you are still killing and rushing into battle.

Those are all top-notch players.

 It would be most appropriate for him to sit here.

 “Lao Jiu Shu…”

 “The kidnapper is coming.”

 After a brief exchange of greetings, they began to hand over the weapons.

 These things all exist in numbers.

 Let alone disappear, even if it is just a little worn, it is an inestimable loss.

 The rules of the Chen family.

Each shop is responsible for the shopkeeper, and the accounts are audited twice in the middle of the year and at the end of the year.

 So, the account book is the lifeblood of the shopkeeper.

 Once it cannot be verified.

  It doesn’t matter how senior you are or whether you are close.

Although there are only about thirty pieces of artifacts, because they are all ancient treasures that have been included in the tripod, each piece must be verified repeatedly until it is confirmed to be correct before it is placed in the basement of the Jinlou.

 This time.

 It’s almost two hours.

　It wasn't until it was getting dark that the group finally had the feast.

Uncle Jiu has been childless all his life. He has been in charge of Banjinlou for more than ten years and has not been back for a long time. After drinking a few more drinks during the dinner, he couldn't help but ask Huamaguai about the situation in the village.

I heard the kidnapper talk about what the shopkeeper has done in the past six months.

Uncle Jiu’s face was filled with relief.

He grew up watching Chen Yulou. The little baby back then has now become famous in the world, and his reputation is even better than that of the old shopkeeper.

 Old people always like to recall the past.

Many years ago, he followed the old shopkeeper and traveled around the world. Unfortunately, they are all old.

 He is pretty good.

 At least the legs and feet can move.

 Looking at Lao Liu, Lao Feng, and Shi San, they can only live in Zhuangzi for their old age.

 I heard that Uncle Yu is also old.

When they were young, Uncle Yu was their big brother, leading them to learn the rules.

 The look of sadness on Old Uncle Jiu’s face became even stronger.

“By the way, Uncle Jiu, do you have any news about the matter that I asked you to inquire about last time?”

Huamaguai is not surprised by this.

 Just smiling and drinking.

 After speaking for a moment, he asked.

 “A foreigner named Qiu?”

"yes."

Hearing this, Old Uncle Jiu shook his head, "I have asked many people to inquire in the past few months. I have seen all the foreign devils who appeared in the provincial capital, but I really haven't seen the one named Qiu."

 “Where’s that Thomas?”

 “Get out of here by boat.”

 Speaking of this person, Old Uncle Jiu couldn't help but have a cold flash in his eyes.

An old foreign devil was doing business in the area of ​​Changsha to deal with artifacts, which was a violation of the rules. But in the past, we didn't care about him and just treated him as a business transaction.

But ever since I found out that the foreign devil secretly sent antiques and artifacts to the other side of the ocean by the boatload.

How can he tolerate it?

　　I immediately found someone to deal with him.

 It's just that the foreign devil has been in Changsha for many years and has some connections.

but…

How can a dragon crossing the river suppress a local snake?

He just asked people to go to the church to take care of things, and threatened him a few times, both overt and covert, indicating that if he didn't get out, the matter of smuggling antiques would be revealed.

Thomas is worried about what will happen.

Even if you don’t want to, you can only pack your things and leave overnight.

 “Heh, consider him smart.”

Huama turned her head and drank the wine in one gulp, but she couldn't hide the coldness in her words.

 These days, life is like grass.

 Even if a foreign devil is killed, no one will know about it.

Although he didn't understand why the shopkeeper would take special care of this person, since it was his order, it was a top priority.

"Oh, right."

“Two days ago, didn’t the young master write to me to inquire about Heng Lian Kung Fu in Jianghu... There is news.”

　　咚—

Kunlun had been eating with his head down and silent.

 The moment I heard his words.

 My heart skipped a beat.

"How to say?"

 Perceiving his abnormality, Huamaguai and Old Uncle Jiu couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

 But no one pointed it out.

Uncle Jiu said with a serious face.

"That is an old Taoist priest who has returned to secular life. It is said that he was a monk in Qingcheng Mountain before. He lives in the south of the city. His surname is Shen. I don't know what his name is, but the old guy is quite capable."

　　“With a body of iron-forged Kung Fu, he can defeat no one in Changsha City.”

“He also regards his talents as his life and never spreads them to outsiders easily. He rejected many people who came to be his disciples.”

 Listen to what Old Uncle Jiu said.

　　The originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet.

 Everyone listened with surprise.

Even Huamaguai was a little interested. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask.

 “Then what happened this time.”

“It stands to reason that this kind of skill that maintains wealth and life is passed down from male to female, and from direct descendants to concubines. Even if it is brought to the coffin board, it will not be easily sold for money, right?”

Uncle Jiu picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

A flash of complacency flashed in his cloudy eyes.

“The old Taoist priest named Shen has a grandson who was suffering from a strange disease. No matter how many doctors he went to find a diagnosis, he couldn’t find a diagnosis. Seeing that his family was devastated and his life could not be saved.”

"I begged for help and invited a Chinese doctor from the Qing Dynasty from Yiyang to cure his grandson's illness."

"Old Shen is willing to teach his skills to express his gratitude. Otherwise, do you think this can be done?"

 Laojiu Uncle spoke lightly and casually.

 But the people at the table all have a lot of experience.

How can one not understand the cost of hiring a reclusive old Chinese doctor to take action?

 It’s definitely not as simple as he said.

"I see."

Huamaguai nodded.

Although he has entered the martial arts now, his understanding of Jianghu martial arts is still only superficial.

 In his impression, Taoists from Qingcheng Mountain should not practice the same Taoism as the three senior brothers and sisters from Bishan.

 But now I listen to Old Uncle Jiu’s words.

He did not dare to veto it.

Kunlun on the side heard this, his heart was shaking, his eyes were clear, and he could no longer hold it back.

“Uncle Nine...can you take me to meet that senior?”

 (End of this chapter)