"Jia" means "beautiful".
The first of the Confucian Five Classics, the Book of Songs, said, "What is the new Kongjia, what is the old Kongjia?"
The meaning was, "Don't mention how beautiful a newlywed marriage is, how beautiful would a reunion be?"
Later on, people often said, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," which probably originated from this sentence. (Note 1)
The city of Yang was named "Jia" because of the good wishes of the people when it was built. From a certain point of view, it also showed that this city was blessed by the heavens.
Jia City had mountains and rivers, and the scenery was beautiful. It was rich in minerals, and the fish in the lake were delicious.
Although it was unavoidable to suffer from the ravages of ferocious beasts, like Maplewood City, most of them were concentrated in the wilderness. At least in a town-level settlement, the people's lives were still very peaceful.
After coming out of Qingyang Town and traveling for a while, the number of carriages and people on the official road gradually increased.
There were no transcendent cultivators accompanying them, so this section of the official road was probably safer.
Shuan Zi didn't come to Jia City many times, but at least he didn't get lost.
After paying the entrance fee, they left the carriage at an inn near the city gate, and Jiang Wang and the other two strolled around the city.
Even though Jiang Wang didn't judge people by their appearance, he had to admit that the scenery here was good. Both men and women in Jia City generally looked good.
If Lian Que appeared here, he would be unquestionably the ugliest person in the city. Unlike him, who had many strong competitors in Nan Yao City.
Jiang Wang's main purpose of this trip was to understand the situation of the Xi Family, and to determine his strategy and scale of his actions in Qingyang Town. After all, with his current cultivation, he might be able to sweep through Qingyang Town, but he couldn't ignore the power of Jia City.
As a vassal state of Qi, the Yang Country that lost a large part of its sovereignty was weaker than the Zhuang Country.
For example, the lords of the major cities in the Zhuang Country all had to be at the Inner Mansion Realm. The only one who was at the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm was Dou Yuemei, because of her late husband Sun Heng's contributions. Moreover, Dou Yuemei's combat power was far superior to normal peak Soaring Dragon Realm cultivators.
Later on, she easily obtained the Theurgy during the battle at Yuheng Peak. Although her cultivation path was cut off, as an Inner Mansion Realm cultivator, she was a level higher than normal Inner Mansion Realm cultivators. In fact, he had become the strongest person among all the city lords in the Zhuang Country.
As for the lords of the major cities in the Yang Kingdom, they were slightly weaker. For example, the master of Jia City was only at the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm.
Of course, the Xi Family was so big and had been in Jia City for so many years, it was impossible for them to only have one Soaring Dragon Realm warrior.
Jiang Wang walked casually, but in reality, his eyes and ears were alert as he carefully observed the city.
Capturing the truth from the details was something he had learned when he, Ling He, and Zhao Rucheng had formed a small team to complete various missions.
As they walked, the maid Xiao Xiao found it difficult to move her feet.
Jiang Wang noticed that her eyes were almost glued to a cloth store, unable to look away.
But he didn't dare to speak to Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang smiled and said, "Shall we go in and take a look?"
Xiao Xiao lowered her head and said, "I want to make some new clothes for Master …"
"It's fine. Let's go in and take a look." Jiang Wang encouraged her gently, then turned to Shuan Zi and said, "You go and pick some cloth for your wife as a reward for accompanying me into the city."
Shuan Zi was a tall young man, but he suddenly blushed and said, "I … still don't have a wife."
As he said that, he secretly glanced at Xiao Xiao.
Jiang Wang laughed and said, "Then give them to your mother."
Although they hadn't known each other for long, Shuan Zi knew that Jiang Wang wasn't a pretentious person. This time, he didn't hold back and strode into the cloth store. "Okay!"
With Shuan Zi taking the lead, Xiao Xiao wasn't so reserved and followed him into the cloth store.
Xiao Xiao and Shuan Zi went to pick the cloth they wanted, while Jiang Wang looked around casually.
He listened to the chatter of the young ladies. These women squeezed into the cloth store to pick cloth mostly talked about trivial things, but it more or less reflected the situation in the city.
With Jiang Wang's hearing, if he paid attention, those whispers were like a great bell, and he couldn't miss a single word.
A conversation aroused Jiang Wang's interest.
"Hey, this brother looks unfamiliar. Which family's young master is he?"
"Don't be wishful thinking. He has servants and maids. He must be from a big family."
"Bah, I think he's not bad looking. Let me tell you."
"He's just average looking. He's far worse than my Young Master Xi. I saw him once that year, and my soul was taken away by him. I haven't returned yet. "
"What Young Master Xi? You're already married. Be more reserved! It's my Young Master Xi! "
"Tsk tsk, you should be more realistic. Look at this young master in front of you. Young Master Xi is cultivating in the Immortal Valley. Would he take a fancy to us? "
"That's hard to say. What if he's blind?"
… …
The two of them played in a low voice. They thought they knew each other, but they didn't realize that Jiang Wang had heard everything.
Jiang Wang was most curious about the Young Master of the Xi Family who was much more handsome than him. Which immortal valley? Which sect?
In Jia City, the Young Master Xi without any prefixes was naturally the young master of the City Lord's residence.
And the sect he cultivated in determined the future potential of the Xi Family to a large extent.
The so-called rise and fall of a family was often influenced by one or two geniuses.
At this time, Shuanzi had already squeezed over with two colorful bolts of cloth. Xiao Xiao kept picking and choosing, as if she was in a difficult position.
Jiang Wang walked over and asked, "Which one do you like?"
Xiao Xiao timidly said, "They all look good. This servant doesn't know what to choose."
Jiang Wang smiled and said to the cloth store owner, "Give me one bolt of each color. Wrap it up for me."
"Don't!" Xiao Xiao stopped him, "Master, there's too much."
"Aren't you good at needlework? Take your time to practice. "
Jiang Wang's family was rich when he was young. Later on, he befriended people like Zhao Rucheng, so he didn't care about worldly gold and silver.
Now that he had entered the Transcendent realm, his cultivation improved even more.
He insisted on buying these bolts of cloth. The cloth store owner even hired a carriage to send them to the inn where they left their luggage.
Just as they finished buying the cloth, they heard a commotion on the street outside.
"Ah ah ah! Young Master Xi is back!!! "
"Where, where? I want to see, I want to see, sister, help me! "
The screams seemed to be contagious as they quickly spread to their ears.
Jiang Wang only felt a gust of wind blow past, and the entire cloth store was suddenly empty. The young ladies and young wives all seemed to have transcended, and all of a sudden, they all disappeared.
He looked at the cloth store owner, only to see the old shopkeeper shrug, obviously used to this. "Every time Young Master Xi returns to the city, he's always like this."
Shuan Zi and Xiao Xiao looked at each other, but they didn't seem normal. Instead, they looked like country bumpkins who had never seen the world.
Jiang Wang walked out of the cloth store with some curiosity. He looked at the man at the end of the long street, wanting to see what kind of person he was.
He saw that the man was dressed in a green robe, with a straight nose and bright eyes.
Even the city guards were mobilized to surround him. Only then were they able to stop the crazy women in the city.
He held the reins with one hand, and the horse moved slowly. Wherever his gaze swept, there were screams.
"Young Master Zichu!"
"Young Master Zichu, look at me!"
It didn't stop.
He was really a distinguished person.
Jiang Wang noticed that the person's aura was long and unconcealed. It was obvious that he had already opened the door of heaven and earth. He was a Soaring Dragon Realm cultivator.
"Old sir, do you know which immortal mountain this Young Master Xi cultivates at?" Jiang Wang asked casually.
The cloth store owner chuckled, as if he was honored.
"East King Valley!"
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Note 1: The author's own deduction. There's no need to believe everything without verification.
Also: The new virus is getting more and more intense, and it's near the end of the year. Originally, I didn't have the mood and time to write. I wanted to ask for ten days of annual leave and rest.
However, the editor gave a small recommendation. He was worried that if this update failed, there would be no more recommendations in the future. He could only cancel the vacation and grit his teeth and work hard. Everyone's recommendation tickets and monthly tickets have to keep up …
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