Lingzhou Canglong Mansion.
In Wenxin's twelve states, Lingzhou ranked fourth in terms of area, Lingzhou ranked tenth in terms of aura resources, and Lingzhou ranked second in terms of economics.
This place is located to the south of Wenxin, and it is a remote place in the far east like Qiongzhou, but it is closer to Suoyun Island geographically, forming an important sea corner, with no end.
Starting from Wuyajiao, sail all the way along the coastline and arrive at Yahai Country in 30 days.
Yahai and Wenxin are not connected on land, but they can be reached directly by sea. The advantage of the route allows for a huge amount of maritime trade here, which makes Lingzhou the most important economic state in Wenxin country. Therefore, despite the lack of aura here, the status should not be neglected.
Canglong Mansion is the location of Lingzhou's state meeting, and it is also the most prosperous place in Lingzhou. Here are the largest sea-going ship in Wenxin Country, the most upscale restaurant, the most luxurious inn and the most beautiful bitch.
On Changsheng Street, a young man was walking on the street at this moment. It was Tang Jie.
He didn't listen to Xu Muyang's all the way to the north, but immediately turned to the south after leaving Anyang Mansion from the north, and went all the way south.
Xu Muyang asked him to go north because Xiyue Academy was in the north, and he wanted him to go to school. However, Tang Jie knew that the Heavenly God Palace would not get a lesson from the mysterious soldiers, and would never let him go. He traveled solo and his deeds were too obvious, so he immediately changed his direction after a flick of a shot, and walked the mountain trails all the way, night dawn Lodging.
This trick is not complicated, but very practical.
No one thought that a twelve-year-old boy would play this hand. Most people who pursued him would seek him from the north, and there were very few people in the south. Naturally, he could not be found in every inch of land in Wenxin Country.
Another reason for traveling south was that there was no recommendation from Xu Muyang, and Tang Jie would also find it difficult to enter the Moon Cleaner Academy.
Xiyue Academy only enrolls 1,500 disciples each year.
But even among these 1,500 disciples, at least 100,000 people are pursuing them.
This doesn't even consider those who can't even pay the tuition.
The tuition fee of the Cleansing Moon Academy is 300 cash per year.
Spirit money is the basic currency used by immortal cultivators. If calculated according to the official value, a spirit money is only equivalent to one or two silver, but in fact, it is difficult for mortals to exchange it. Therefore, in private transactions, the actual value of spiritual money is reversed. Three to five times.
In other words, the monthly tuition fee for the entry level only needs more than one million yuan per year, which is only the entry fee, and the subsequent expenses will be even more severe. In fact, the entry fee of the Washing Moon Academy is not profitable, but the subsequent various expenses are not easy to say, there is quite a secular concept of selling peripherals.
The reason for this is that from the very beginning, the academy was founded to satisfy the desire of mortals to seek immortality.
In the earliest period, each martial art faction actually selected the disciples of the faction based on the detection of the foundation.
However, various schools soon discovered that this method had many disadvantages.
Cultivation of immortals definitely needs a foundation, but it is not the only foundation. It's like people want achievement, IQ must have, but I don't only rely on IQ, there are always some people who have ordinary qualifications but make extraordinary achievements.
For ordinary people who have not been able to get started, this has become the best basis for the theory of aptitude uselessness, so they are dissatisfied with the selection method of the only foundation. It is not one's own fault to say that it is impossible to cultivate, but that the immortal faction is too pedantic and conservative, clinging to the foundation. Since the world has bad foundations and successful cultivation, who can say that he is not one of them
The fact is that although there is an existence like this, but the number of people is very small, it is not worth imitating at all.
However, the world is ignorant and always thinks that others can do miracles, and so can oneself.
When Xianmen refuses, it is inevitable to have resentment towards Xianmen.
In order to avoid too many disputes with the dunya, to maintain its image, and to facilitate its rule, Xianmen finally adopted a compromise method, which was to open the Xiuxian Academy, claiming that all mortals in the world can be admitted to the school, as long as they reach a certain achievement.
This method can be described as killing four birds with one stone.
For one thing, the prejudice of the foolish man of the world is avoided, and the school does not give a chance.
Secondly, it also saves the effort to identify the foundation of the disciple. To identify the foundation of a disciple, you don't just need to touch two of them. It also requires the elders of the martial art to take the initiative and consume resources to test their qualifications.
Thirdly, it can also add an extra income to the martial art. Parents all over the world have the same heart, cultivating the Tao for their children is willing to devote their life savings. If you don't accept it, he will annoy you and complain that you don't give a chance. As for his inability to learn, it was because his family was incompetent, he couldn't blame the sect, and the elders in the family were also dead.
In the end, it is indeed possible to avoid missing some disciples who have insufficient foundation but are talented. After all, those who can achieve the stipulations of the martial art, no matter what the foundation, are always valuable.
However, there are also some schools of thought that this practice is too secular, and the immortal cultivator is a worldly expert, and it is enough to be admired by the world. How can you imitate the secular to start a college
If everyone has the opportunity to cultivate immortals, wouldn't the immortals lower their worth
But the facts have proved that only open the door to recruit talented people, the obstructed and conservative will eventually be eliminated by the times.
The reason why the six sects, including the Celestial Temple of the Washing Moon Sect, have become the strongest sects in Qixia Realm, is that in addition to their strong background, they are also the first to make changes that will eventually achieve their current dominance. And those stubborn and conservative schools, due to the lack of disciples and the lack of green and yellow, eventually gradually fell silent and disappeared in the long river of history.
However, in the long process of evolution, Xiyue Academy has gradually changed from an academy for all ordinary people to an academy controlled by the rich and powerful. It can be said that it is difficult and difficult for poor children to enter.
Of course, Xiuxian does not mean that there is only this way, but it is difficult to enter the Xiyue Academy, and other immortal gates may not be easy to enter.
Just like Xu Muyang, Tang Jie had been with him for so long, and he couldn't get the fairy law. Almost all of the immortal masters who came out of the school swear that they will not spread the fairy law of their own school—when God opens one door for mortals, he often closes another door.
As Wenxin’s best and most promising righteous way of cultivating immortals, Xiyue Academy is therefore also the most competitive and even the most tragic!
All in all, the poor to cultivate literature, the rich to martial arts, and the immortal to be poor for three generations!
Fairy roads are difficult, and just one entrance to school is enough to make most people daunting.
When it comes to money, Tang Jie still has it.
The blue light sword Xu Muyang gave him is a good magic weapon, and its value is not low, but selling this sword is equivalent to exposing himself. Secondly, Xu Muyang gave it to him, and he was reluctant to sell it. What's more, even if he has money, he doesn't have that way to get in.
Unless he has the ninth rank of Yumen and is exceptionally talented, he can be admitted exceptionally.
Therefore, if you want to enter the college, you must find another way.
Finally, following Xu Muyang's half-year time, Tang Jie has long been ignorant of the world of cultivating immortals, so he already had a complete plan before coming.
Walking on Changsheng Street at this moment, Tang Jie saw a restaurant not far away, and it was quite lively with people coming and going. Tang Jie walked in, sat at a table and ordered a few small dishes, and then ate and drank by himself.
He was not in a hurry. He just ate and drank slowly. When the meal passed, the guests gradually disappeared. Tang Jie waved to Xiao Er and took out a few coins and put them in his palm: "Little brother, there is a problem. I also need to ask."
The little second eyebrows put away the copper coin with a smile: "What's the order of the guest officer?"
"I came to Canglong Mansion for the first time, and I am not familiar with many things here. I want to find someone to find out."
"What does the guest officer want to know?"
"A lot, but I most want to know which family has the most status in this Canglong Mansion."
"This..." The little second hesitated.
Tang Jie smiled, and stuffed a few more coins in the past: "Don't get me wrong, do you think I am like Jiang Yang thieves?"
That Xiaoer looked at Tang Jie, and saw that he looked like a young man. He really didn’t look like a wicked person, and the real Jiangyang thief was unlikely to inquire in this way. Then he said with peace of mind: “There are five people in the Canglong Mansion. Jin, Zhang, Gu, Wei, and Zhou are called one in Canglong Mansion. It can be said that half of the wealth of Canglong Mansion belongs to these five great masters."
"Tell me in detail." Tang Jie pointed to the dishes on the table.
The little second saw that there were no guests, so he simply sat down, picked up his chopsticks and ate as he said: "This Canglong Mansion has to say the largest family, the Jin family is the first. The Jin family started by running a boat, and now the sea on the pier There are six boats in ten. They are either owned by his Jin family or controlled by his Jin family. There are more than a dozen immortal cultivators under his hand. That’s one of them. The Zhang family is a family of officials. The current grandfather of the Zhang family used to be the chief officer of the staff of the Canglong Mansion, but that was a fourth-rank official, and his deceased was all over the world. I don’t know how many officials in the Canglong Mansion came from the Zhang family. They have to come to visit the old man for birthday. They have the most fields in the Canglong Mansion, especially the Lingtian, almost all of them are held in the hands of the Zhang family."
After a few bites of food, Xiao Er continued: "The ancient family started to be the underworld. It is said that the underworld of the Canglong Mansion was once dominated earlier. The master seems to be some kind of cultivator. It is said that it has something to do with the school. Too clear, I know that this family is cruel and tight, and has the worst reputation. It mainly operates escorts, casinos, and pawns. The other is to put money in prints, and then collect money from some small gangs in the local area and raise a lot of money. Fighter. Both the Wei family and the Zhou family have only been up in recent years, and most of their business is on the street. Many shops, large and small in the Canglong Mansion, belong to these two families. , Cloth shops, restaurants, inns, pharmacies, garment shops and food shops, they do business for the common people. The Zhou family mainly deals in flower shops, jewelry, paintings and calligraphy, and money houses. Most of them deal with dignitaries. Our restaurant is the Wei family. My relative opened it."
"It turned out to be like this..." Tang Jie thought for a while, and then asked: "Then if I want to take refuge, which one do you think is better?"
Xiao Er smiled and took a deep look at Tang Jie, with an expression of "I knew it was like this", and replied, "It is not easy to seek refuge. These people, the first three, all exist here. For hundreds of years, even the subordinates raised under his hands have been passed down from generation to generation. The son in charge is in charge, and the son of the porter will also be the porter in the future. He is very loyal. It is difficult for outsiders to get in!"
"The two families of Weizhou and Zhou..."
"They are recruiting outsiders, but they need to be innocent."
"Innocent..." Tang Jie murmured.
His wealth is not innocent.
After asking Xiao Er more about the general situation, Tang Jie left.
In the following days, Tang Jie wandered around Canglong Mansion for more than ten days, and then he disappeared again...
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In a blink of an eye, winter has arrived.
Canglong Mansion seems to be extremely cold this winter, with heavy snow falling overnight.
Wake up early in the morning, Old Man Wu saw the whiteness on the street, and his yard was actually covered with thick falling snow.
Shaking his head, the old man went out to clean the snow in the yard.
After finishing his work, Old Man Wu dropped his sore back and sighed: "Oh, I'm really old and useless. This year his body is bad again."
He coughed a few times as he spoke.
An old voice came from the room: "Old man, don't forget to sweep the snow in front of the door."
"I see, old lady." Old Man Wu responded irritably.
Pushing the door open, I was about to clean, and suddenly felt like I was kicking something under my feet.
Looking down, Old Man Wu's complexion changed drastically: "It's amazing, old lady, some people... Someone died in front of our house!"
"what?"
At the next moment, an old lady ran out of the door, and she came to the door to take a look. No, there was someone lying in front of her door, covered with snow all over her body. If it hadn’t been for Old Man Wu kicked, I’m afraid it wouldn’t. Find.
The old lady squatted down quickly, took a closer look, and whispered: "God, this is still a baby, why did it die?"
"Sin!" Old man Wu also sighed.
At this time, he also saw clearly that the man who died in front of his house was clearly a young man who was still under adult.
At this moment, the corpse on the ground suddenly moved, and the two old men jumped up at the same time in fright, but then reacted, and the old lady already shouted: "Still alive!"
"Quick! Bring the person back into the house!" The two old men worked together to lift the young man on the ground into the house. Although they were both old, they were both accustomed to work. The young man was so light that he could move it.
As soon as he was put on the bed, Old Man Wu already shouted: "Hurry up, old lady, go and make a bowl of ginger soup for him. You can't be careless at this time!"
The old lady has hurried to make ginger soup.
After eating a bowl of ginger soup, the boy seemed to have some energy, his eyes gradually opened.
"Wake up! Wake up!" the old lady exclaimed excitedly.
The old couple breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and Old Man Wu smiled even more. "It's fine if you wake up, it's fine if you wake up! I didn't expect Wu Nanfu to save another life when he was old, but it was still the same as last time. ,Ha ha."
The old lady gave him an angry look: "Look at your proud energy, and Kan Ming'er will let Xing'er know that you have to laugh at you."
But my heart is also extremely happy.
The boy woke up and looked around, seeming to realize something.
Suddenly turned over and sat up, and knelt down with a thump: "Thank you two old men for saving the boy's life. Even if the boy is crushed and broken, he vowed to repay the second boss!"
"Get up, get up, talk about what these do." The old lady hastily helped the boy up, and then asked why he passed out in front of her house.
The boy then replied that he had escaped from Noguhara, and that the horse thieves on Noguhara were rampant, and things often happened. Although the immortal family has been suppressed, these horse thieves are like weeds in the ground, often killing one wave after another, and the suppression is not clean.
This young man was killed by the Noguhara horse thief, causing his family to be destroyed, and finally fled all the way, to the Canglong Mansion, but finally living on the street due to food and clothing, almost frozen to death in front of Wu's house.
The old lady looked at the young boy's thin appearance, feeling pity in her heart, and said: "It's really hard for this child. Coming from such a long distance alone, she is just catching up with the first heavy snowfall of this winter. Almost killed him. If this is to let him go out, he will be homeless, I am afraid he will have to freeze to death on the street."
She looked at Old Man Wu, although he didn't say anything, Old Man Wu knew what she meant.
"This... Fortunately, we are not here. We are the two old ones at home. I'm afraid it is not suitable..." The old man hesitated for a while.
The old lady has patted the old man's head and cursed: "What do you want, a little doll is alone and alone, is it possible that you really saw him starve to death and freeze to death on the street? Save people to the end!"
"But his origin is unknown..."
"What's the source of unknown, you Wu Nanfu, are you still a big family, who is worth coveting?"
Old man Wu touched his head and thought about it. Although the Mengwei family has taken care of him in recent years and his life has been much better, he is no more than an ordinary person after all, and he is not interested in him.
Besides, the old man Wu has always been a good man in his hometown, and he is well-known, let alone any enemies.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "In that case, you can stay at my house for a few days, and wait for you to find out afterwards..."
He wanted to say that he would wait for something to do and move out when he found a way to survive. He didn't expect that the young man immediately bowed to the ground when he heard this: "Thank you for taking me in. The boy has received his second elder's life-saving grace. From now on, he will regard the second elder as his parents. It's a matter of sons!"
"Huh?" The old man was in a daze, and the old lady laughed loudly and touched the boy's head: "Okay, okay! Many people, but just too many sets of dishes, nothing. By the way, the child , I don’t know what your name is."
The young man had raised his head, revealing star-like bright eyes: "My name is Tang Jie!"