For cultivators, danger was often an opportunity. The greater the danger, the more likely it was for them to break through the realm. Master Huang Yang was enlightened when he encountered the Horse Gang in the Western Wilderness. The Abbey Dean entered the legendary State of Tranquility in front of thousands of knives in Chang 'an.
It was a risk for Ning Que to leave Chang 'an. But he had to come. He wanted to master the "Human" Talisman through this journey.
The beauty of the lake and the influence of nature, the various states of the people in the cabin, and the contemplation of eating and sleeping all made him vaguely moved, but he was unable to put it into practice.
Two days and one night later, the passenger ship anchored at the pier of the South Jin Kingdom. The people in the cabin carried their luggage ashore and passed through the sharp shouts of the hawkers in the South Jin Kingdom before disappearing into the crowd.
Since Wang Jinglue was not by his side, Ning Que carried the iron cutlass on his back and the box with the iron arrows. It was naturally inconvenient for him to enter the city. He left the official road and climbed a mountain peak where few people visited. He found a mountain stream and took a bath. He caught a gazelle and roasted it to eat. Then, he slept peacefully on a tree.
Many years ago, when he was still a teenager, he could live freely in the Min Mountain with Sangsang on his back. Now that he had the Great Spirit, he could kill a tiger with a stone. Life in the wild, which was difficult for ordinary people, was not difficult for him. He could live comfortably.
It didn't take long for them to see the outline of the city in the distance. Although it wasn't as magnificent as Chang 'an, it was still one of the top cities in the world.
Ning Que became more cautious. He made some changes to his appearance, restrained his Psyche Power, and covered his Snow Mountain and Ocean of Qi with the Great Spirit. Then he walked on the official road.
He waited on the official road for a long time and found the carriages of the Prince's Mansion. He quietly put the cutlass and arrows in the carriage and followed the carriages into the city.
The reason why he was so cautious was not because it was the capital of the South Jin Kingdom, Linkang. There were many powerhouses in the city, and there was an array on the city wall. It was because there was a lonely mountain not far from the capital.
The Sword Garret was in that mountain. Ning Que was confident in his current state, but he did not think he could withstand Liu Bai's sword for even a moment.
He followed the caravan into Linkang City. When they reached a quiet place, he retrieved the iron knives and arrows from the truck. The whole process was simple and no one noticed.
According to his original plan, he planned to stay in Linkang City for two days to get a feel of the people here and see if it would be helpful for his cultivation. Then he would leave.
Since he was returning to the mortal world in search of Fated Chances, he wanted to feel the aura and power of the human world. Naturally, he had to get in touch with ordinary people, so he went directly to the Eastern City. Similar to Chang 'an, the Eastern City of Linkang was also home to the poorest people, and the poorest people were the most ordinary people, because poverty was always the norm in the human world.
Before entering the Eastern City of Linkang, he had made some mental preparations. However, when he passed through the straight and luxurious imperial street and entered the short alleys, he still found that his mental preparations were not enough. He had thought that he had been living in the Eastern City of Chang 'an for many years and was used to seeing poverty. Linkang was the capital of the South Jin Kingdom, but he did not expect that the poverty here was still beyond his imagination.
The street was already extremely narrow, and most of the area was occupied by the residents' tents. It was extremely crowded, and one had to constantly avoid the protruding iron sheets as he walked. He also had to be careful not to be splashed by the urine of the people in the tents. It was a difficult task for anyone.
Ning Que stepped on the old bricks in the dirty water and walked with difficulty in the dirty air and noisy scolding. Suddenly, he smelled something greasy beside him. He turned his head and saw a woman in ragged clothes wiping a hot iron pot with a piece of meat in her hand.
Several shirtless little boys covered in mud stood beside the iron pot and waited. Their little hands held the broken bowl tightly, and their eyes were shining.
The sound of urine came from the toilet next to them, which was separated by an old cloth. After a while, the old cloth was lifted, and a girl walked out holding up her pants. There was no shyness on her face, only anger. She shouted at the little boys, "Is this for you to eat? Don't be greedy!! "
Ning Que looked at this scene, and after a moment of silence, he continued to walk into the depths of the dilapidated street. He had seen scenes that were far more sad and dark than what he was seeing now. However, since he came to the City of Wei, he had not experienced such a life for many years. At least in Chang 'an, he would never see such a life.
He walked very slowly, because the alley was narrow, and also because he wanted to see more. He squatted not far from a well at the corner of the street, and watched the women wash their clothes. He found that they did not use any soap powder, and they did not even use the washing hammer that was placed next to them. They just kept rubbing their white hands.
A noisy chatter sounded behind him. He stood up to make way for the girl he had seen earlier to come over with a rice bowl. This bowl was relatively intact. The porcelain still had some color to it, and it was filled with white rice. The rice was covered with vegetables, and he could even see two pieces of grease on it.
The little boys, who should be her younger brothers, followed behind her excitedly, and raised their arms to wipe their noses from time to time. They were probably thinking about how they could snatch a few mouthfuls of that rice bowl later.
Ning Que thought for a while and followed them.
In the deepest part of this dilapidated market, there was the most dilapidated house. The girl brought her younger brothers to the front of the house, only to find that the front of the house was surrounded by children like them, all holding rice bowls in their hands.
The younger brother stood on his tiptoes and looked at the rice bowls in the hands of other children. He turned to her and shouted, "Sister, Zheng Lili's family actually made braised pork! Red Braised Pork! "
The little boy's expression was extremely exaggerated. He danced with joy, and his face was full of disbelief and shock, as if he had seen the most ridiculous thing in the world.
The girl listened to her brother's report, and her face became extremely ugly. She pushed through the crowd and looked at a girl of the same age, who was dressed in relatively better clothes, and said loudly, "It's my family's turn to cook today!"
Then she looked at the children holding rice bowls in front of the dilapidated house, and said with her eyes wide open, "It's my family's turn. If anyone dares to compete with me, I'll go and burn his house at night!"
There were more than a dozen children carrying rice bowls, and some of them were obviously older than her. Hearing this, they showed fear on their faces, and subconsciously stepped back.
The girl of the same age as her was not afraid of her, and even took two steps forward.
The reason for this was because there were five thick pieces of braised pork in her rice bowl, so her face was full of pride, just like the braised pork. She said, "How can these few pieces of rotten vegetables fill my teacher's stomach? If my teacher doesn't fill his stomach, how can he have the energy to teach us? "
The girl's brother said softly, "Yes, sister, why don't we let the teacher eat braised pork, and let's share this bowl of white rice?"
The girl elbowed the little boy out of the way, and walked in front of the girl holding the braised pork.
She usually disliked this companion of hers, who was extremely arrogant because her seventh sister was married to a rice shop worker. At this time, seeing the cheap flower ribbon on her head, she was even more angry, and said, "Zheng Lili, you shameless fox, are you delivering food to the teacher or seducing a man?"
Zheng Lili was so angry that her little face turned red, and she was not good at quarreling. Her hands began to tremble, but she was afraid that the braised pork in her bowl would fall to the ground, so she did not dare to tear the girl's mouth.
The girl looked at her and snorted coldly. She raised her head and puffed out her obviously not fully developed chest, like a victorious hen, and walked towards the dilapidated house with the vegetables and rice in her hands. When she arrived in front of the dilapidated house, her expression suddenly became extremely respectful, and she said softly, "Teacher, the food is here."
With a creak, the dilapidated house's door was pushed open from the inside. The sound made people feel that the door could fall at any time.
A man walked out of the dilapidated house.
The man's features were extremely clear, and he wore a thin, collarless shirt. His black hair was casually combed into a bun, with a chopstick stuck in it. His expression was calm and natural.
He looked at the children outside the house with bowls of rice in their hands, and the hopeful expressions on their faces. He could not help but smile bitterly, and said, "Go back and tell your parents that we agreed to take turns eating. If you still insist on doing this, then I have no choice but to leave this place."
Hearing that the man wanted to leave, the children looked as if they had heard the most terrifying thing. They hurriedly put the bowls of rice they had raised high into their arms, not knowing what to do next. Very naturally, all the children looked at Zheng Lili, because on the rice that her family delivered … there was braised pork.
The man smiled slightly, took the vegetable rice from the girl in front of the door, picked up the chopsticks by the window that was separated by the waste bricks, squatted at the door, and began to eat.
The girl stood proudly beside him, her little hands behind her back, looking extremely proud.
Seeing that the children still refused to go home, the man said with a wry smile, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and finish the food in your bowl. Class will start soon. "
Hearing this, the children looked at each other, and then burst into cheers. It should be known that the food in their hands was much better than what they usually ate, and they had been craving it for a long time.
Only Zheng Lili did not eat the rice in her bowl. She walked in front of the man, looked at him with tears in her eyes, and said, "Teacher, just eat a piece of meat, just eat a piece of meat."
The man smiled helplessly, and reached out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of braised pork in her bowl.
Zheng Lili immediately smiled through her tears, and ran home with her bowl of rice. She still had a younger brother at home, so she did not dare to secretly eat something as delicious as braised pork.
The man said with a smile, "Class will start soon."
"I won't forget." Zheng Lili said with a smile as she skipped away. The red hairband in her hair swayed back and forth, looking very cute.
The girl standing behind the man clutched the corner of her clothes, and pouted. She was a little envious, but she had seen it when she went shopping in the market. The red hairband cost two copper coins, and it was not something she could afford.
The man glanced at her, and said softly, "I'll buy it for you secretly."
The girl smiled happily and nodded her head in agreement.
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Ning Que stood outside the crowd.
He looked at the dilapidated house, the children who came to deliver food, and the man who walked out of the dilapidated house. He was extremely shocked.
He had seen this man before. At that time, the cold wind of the Hulan Sea was howling, and countless powerhouses had gathered. Even the Eldest Brother could not completely overshadow this man's brilliance.
This man, whether he appeared in the West-Hill Divine Palace, the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine, the palace of the secular world, or the ancient Lanke Temple, was so proud, because he was the World Wayfarer of Haotian Taoism, Ye Su.
However, hiding in the dilapidated house in the east of Linkang City, he was so calm, so ordinary, as if he had lived here for many years.
What on earth happened?
At this moment, violent curses and whips suddenly came from outside the crowd.
A priest, under the protection of more than ten guards, walked to the old house. The priest looked at Ye Su, who was holding a bowl of rice, and asked coldly, "Who allowed you to teach here?"
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