Was this the capital city of the Wei Kingdom, Daliang?
Xia Pingan opened his eyes and found himself standing at a city gate, staring blankly at the carriages coming and going. He raised his head and looked at the gate. Sure enough, there were two words above the gate: "Yi Sect".
Xia Pingan raised his hand again and looked at it. His hand was abnormally old, like a chicken's claw. The skin on the back of his hand was dry and wrinkled. There were also some age spots like old tree bark. It was obvious that his hand was old.
He lowered his head and saw that his white beard was hanging down to his chest. He was wearing a set of relatively clean grayish-blue old clothes. The clothes were patched and there was a leather belt around his waist. There was a bronze sword on the belt.
His age and his attire could only be described as pitiful.
There were a few gangsters from Daliang near the city gate. They were the people who made a living on the streets. They were squatting under the eaves of a noodle shop near the city gate and looking at the people coming and going with a sneaky gaze. Xia Pingan looked at the gangsters. They immediately smiled and shrank their heads. They seemed to be in awe of Xia Pingan …
It was indeed Hou Ying, Xia Pingan thought to himself.
This Realm Pearl was the one he had bought at the night market at the Tianyuan Bridge. This Realm Pearl looked gray and only had the words "Hou Ying" on it. Even the seller and the onlookers didn't know what kind of Realm Pearl it was. They didn't know what this Realm Pearl could summon, so it wasn't expensive. Due to the rising price of Realm Pearls and the fact that no one would die from the failed fusion, this Realm Pearl cost Xia Pingan 1,460 gold coins.
Yes, there were also some obscure and strange Realm Beads in the Yuanqiu World. Those Realm Beads did not have corresponding divine sense crystals, or the corresponding divine sense crystals were too rare to be seen in hundreds of years. Therefore, no one could fuse with these Realm Beads. Or perhaps, there were very few people who could fuse with these Realm Beads in history. Therefore, these Realm Beads were similar to the Black Box Realm Beads. Almost no one knew what kind of secret technique could be obtained after fusing with these Realm Beads.
When he saw the words "Hou Ying" on the Realm Pearl, Xia Pingan bought this Realm Pearl without hesitation. This was because Xia Pingan knew that in history, there was only one person with the name "Hou Ying" who had left a wonderful mark in the history books. This "Hou Ying" was a standard nobody. It was this nobody named "Hou Ying" who had helped the famous Xinling Lord achieve his goal.
This was the fourth Realm Pearl that Xia Pingan had fused tonight. Before this Realm Pearl, Xia Pingan had fused three Realm Pearls consecutively, namely "Deceiving Ears and Stealing the Bell", "Snake Shadow in a Cup", and "Yiyin".
The "Deceiving Ears and Stealing the Bell" Realm Pearl could obtain a special summoning technique after the fusion. This summoning technique was called the Silent Enchantment. This enchantment could isolate sound within a certain range. The "Snake Shadow in a Cup" Realm Pearl could make the enemy frantic, bewildered, and affect their combat strength. As for the "Yiyin" Realm Pearl, it was even more interesting. Yiyin was originally a slave who assisted Cheng Tang in building the Shang Dynasty to destroy the Xia. He was also the founder of the Shang Dynasty in history. It could be said that without Yiyin and his spies, the Xia Dynasty would not have been destroyed so easily. The "Yiyin" Realm Pearl also gave Xia Pingan two interesting techniques.
When Hou Ying left his name in history, he was already 70 years old. He was a gatekeeper of the Yi Sect of Daliang in the Wei Kingdom.
The current monarch of the Wei Kingdom was Wei Da, who was also known as the Wei Anli Monarch. In the Wei Kingdom, the person who was more famous than the Wei Anli Monarch was the Xinling Monarch, Wei Wuji.
This was the era of the Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period. It was an era of dazzling stars and heroes.
Xia Pingan was still sizing up the people coming and going at the city gate. Two magnificent carriages pulled by four black horses were already coming from within the city towards here.
The two carriages were still some distance away from the city gate, but they attracted the attention of the people at the city gate and on the streets.
It couldn't be helped. Those two carriages were too eye-catching. To the people of this era, those carriages were too eye-catching.
"Uncle Hou, that's the Xinling Monarch's carriage. I've seen the driver before …" a guard wearing leather armor and holding a long halberd told Xia Pingan.
They're here so soon?
Xia Pingan muttered in his heart. Then, he said to the few soldiers guarding the door, "Everyone, cheer up …"
There was no need for Xia Pingan to say anything. The guards at the Yimen Gate had already straightened their backs, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
The two carriages rolled along the road and finally stopped at the city gate of the Yimen Gate. The driver of the carriage alighted and placed a stool on the ground. Then, he respectfully opened the door of the carriage.
As soon as the door opened, a seven-foot-tall man with dashing eyebrows lowered his head and alighted from the carriage.
A few attendants also alighted from the carriage behind. Each of them held a gift box in their hands. It looked expensive.
When the people around the city gate saw the man, they hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Xinling Monarch!"
Lord Xinling was a household name in Daliang City and the Wei Nation. Furthermore, Lord Xinling had many retainers in Daliang City and often appeared in public. Therefore, almost all the citizens in Daliang City knew him.
Xia Pingan also looked at Xinling Monarch alighting from the carriage and nodded to himself. Xinling Monarch was very handsome and had an extraordinary bearing. He was indeed worthy of being one of the Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period.
Xinling Monarch Wei Wuji alighted from the carriage. His gaze swept across the crowd and landed on Xia Pingan. He saw that despite his age, Xia Pingan was full of energy. His eyes were bright and he wore the uniform of a gatekeeper. Wei Wuji walked over with a smile and took the initiative to bow.
"Is this Mister Hou?"
"Hou Ying greets Xinling Monarch!" Xia Pingan bowed to Xinling Monarch.
The people around them were watching the show. None of them dared to breathe.
Xinling Monarch smiled. "I have long heard that Daliang's Yi Sect Supervisor Hou Ying is a virtuous man. He has been in the army for decades. He fights bravely and empathizes with his soldiers. He has spent all his wealth to take care of the families of his comrades who died in battle. He has been loyal to the Yi Sect Supervisor and has never made a mistake. I am here today to visit Mister Hou.
Xinling Monarch waved his hand. The attendants behind him walked over and opened the gift boxes. Instantly, the people around them gasped in surprise.
The attendants behind Xinling Monarch carried money and jewels. Silk and satin worth tens of thousands of taels of gold.
This was Xinling Monarch's magnanimity. When he heard that a virtuous man had come, he immediately paid him a visit with tens of thousands of taels of gold.
Those who did not know Hou Ying's history and had not fused with a spirit crystal would definitely be stunned.
Xia Pingan calmly said to Xinling Monarch, "I have cultivated for decades. I cannot accept Mister Hou's generous gifts just because I am poor. Please take them back!"
Xinling Monarch was taken aback. He had rushed over excitedly, but he had never expected this Hou Ying to refuse his generous gifts. He had never met such a person before.
"Mister Hou Ying is of noble character. It was I who was rude!" Xinling Monarch bowed to Xia Pingan and waved his hand, dismissing the attendants with the gifts. "I will visit Mister Hou Ying another day!" With that, Xinling Monarch did not linger. He returned to his carriage and headed back.
The crowd was shocked. First, they were shocked at Xinling Monarch's courtesy. Second, they were shocked at Xia Pingan's rejection of Xinling Monarch's generous gifts. The crowd was abuzz with discussion.
After Xinling Monarch left, the city gate gradually regained its peace. However, at noon, a burly man with a black head and a black face could be seen. He was bare-chested, with a pig leash and a butcher's knife hanging from his waist. He was pulling a large black pig through the Yi Gate.
"Zhu Hai, you've gone to collect pigs again!" The soldiers guarding the gate greeted the man who was driving the pigs.
"I'm a butcher. If I don't drive pigs, do I drive people?" The man driving the pig smiled and said to Xia Pingan, "Old man, I heard you rejected Xinling Monarch's gift today. Hahaha, I'm going to kill a pig today. Remember to come to my house for a drink later. We'll have a pig's loin to go with the wine and nourish you …"
Xia Pingan smiled and nodded.
… …
This job at the Yi Gate was easy. After drinking with Zhu Hai, Xia Pingan slowly got used to his new identity.
Three days later, Xia Pingan was still at the gate of the Yi Gate, watching.
Xinling Monarch's carriage came again. However, this time, it was Xinling Monarch himself who drove the carriage.
Xinling Monarch drove the carriage to the city gate and got off. He held the reins and said to Xia Pingan, "Today, I will be hosting a banquet at my home. I specially invite Mister Hou Ying to attend!"
The crowd was in an uproar. They all looked at Xia Pingan enviously. Xinling Monarch was actually driving the carriage for Hou Ying. This treatment was too grand.
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