Zhongzhou, Qiong'an Haicheng, Quangang
People were in a hurry, and the sweaty tracker was pulling several large ships into suitable berths in the harbour. Lifu struggled to get off the sampan against the heavy cargo and carried it to the ox cart next to him. From time to time, large ships sailed out of the port, and there were others. When the new ship docked, a few officials and their subordinates collected the parking fee by the berth, and from time to time they would argue with the owner of the ship.
Ordinary people are as busy as usual, and there is no numbness in their vigor, and they always look energetic.
In the middle of the day, the toiled people found a pergola to rest under the scorching sun, nibbling on the water hyacinth, and from time to time they discussed which lucky counterpart was picked up by the big ship owner to carry the goods. The goods on the ship were precious and so much. Dozens of dollars of rewards and other good things, laugh out loud from time to time, and say that I hope to meet myself one day.
When the chat was lively, suddenly the people with sharp ears heard a clear and distant ship bell ringing, and couldn't help but startled: "Xian ship?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone froze for a while.
After a few breaths, someone embarrassedly said: "Maybe I heard it wrong, Xianchuan comes only once in ten years, and it was only three years after the last time, not so soon."
But in the next second, another melodious ship bell rang, and was caught by the people who had already pricked up their ears.
This time, no one said anything, but picked up the stick and rushed to the port.
On the distant sea, a group of large ships showed gorgeous masts.
Soon, the ship bell rang, and the huge Haizheng ship slowly docked.
On the big boat, she pinched the purse that Ji Mingyu gave her at the beginning. Bai Ruolan, who was driven into the lower door after failing to graduate from Kun-Lai, looked at the simple and quaint pier, frowning slightly—the coastline is nearly ten miles away from Haijing, and the water depth is close to Compared with the huge seaport with nearly a hundred large ships moored at any time, the shoreline of the port here with only a few hundred meters is like a rabbit next to an elephant, and it is not worth seeing.
And the people who picked up the goods on the ship were not wealthy monks like Haijing, but a group of shabby civilians, holding pick sticks and pockets, and at first glance they looked like poor people.
This made her look confused, and she couldn't help but ask her new friend: "Brother, do you think Qiong'an is the largest seaport in Central Continent?"
In the first half of the ship, the Haizheng ship they took finally arrived in Zhongzhou. The original route of the Haizheng ship was to circle around the islands in the South China Sea, and then go up from Nanzhou to Zhongzhou, which will take about three years. , but when their ship reached the border of the South China Sea in the middle of the journey, the Lord of the Sea suddenly asked them to reroute their ships to the north, straight up to Zhongzhou, and then down to the south, from Nanzhou to the islands of the South China Sea.
In this way, the time to go to Central Continent was instantly shortened to just over two months. Of course, Bai Ruolan agreed very much. She was bored on the boat. She also met a cultivator who claimed to be from the major faction in Central Continent. She knew a lot of Central Continent anecdotes. He said that the four academies and the three door-to-doors are very longing, and he has long been looking forward to the "first seaport in Central Continent" that he praised, but the gap is really big.
The young cultivator next to her heard the words, but instead gave her a strange look and asked, "That's right... Wait, don't you think that all the seaports in the world are like Haijingcheng?"
Bai Ruolan was stagnant, she definitely thought it would not be like that, but she never thought it would be that much worse!
"Girl, don't think too much," the young monk said as he walked down the port, "Hijing is a fairy port built by monks, what is this place, this is just a port built by mortals, look at that Hundreds of meters of sea plank road, hit a dozen sticks underwater, how can it be so easy to build."
Bai Ruolan was speechless, and felt extremely uneasy for a while, but she gritted her teeth and followed.
On the top floor of the cabin behind her, two handsome young men with extraordinary temperament were sitting at the table with Zhancha saying goodbye.
Seeing Bai Ruolan leave the deck, Xie Fuzhou shook his head and sighed, "It's another rabbit that entered the wolf's den."
Feng Qingxiu looked at the girl's retreating back and frowned, "What's the meaning of this?"
"Kun-Lai has many disciples from the outer sect who were not selected for the exams. They are unwilling to give up the path of immortality, and they dislike the small sects of the Western Continent. Some disciples like to go to Central Continent by boat to find the major sect and then enter the immortal way." Xie Fuzhou shook the teacup in his hand lightly, watching the green tea leaves float and sink in the water, and said with a chuckle, "It's just that they think too much, today's Central Continent is not easy to get along with even the double spirit roots, not to mention the miscellaneous spirit roots. "
"Everyone has their own aspirations, and they can't force it." Feng Qingxiu didn't ask why he didn't stop it. Sometimes if people decide the answer, even if they tell him the truth, he won't admit it.
"Senior brother, senior brother can only send you here," Xie Fuzhou put down the teacup and said solemnly, "Central Continent is not as peaceful as Xi Continent. The three major gates here balance and compete with each other, and there are thirty-six middle gates in it. Heng, as for those who are too many, I will not talk about it, but if you arrive in Central Continent, remember not to trust any cultivator, let alone reveal your identity of Kunlai in Western Continent, otherwise you will definitely get into trouble."
In fact, he had already said these words to Feng Qingxiu in the past few months on the boat, but when he was about to leave, he was still worried. If he goes to Central Continent, it is estimated that it will not be long before hundreds of monks will come to the door - the Lord of Haijing is not a peerless monk in their eyes, but a hoof full of oil. Big fat sheep!
"Thank you Senior Brother, I have already remembered, you said that there are many cultivators in Central Continent in recent years, and the treasures of heaven and earth have been scraped for several times, even ordinary spiritual things will be expensive, so you must be careful when entering and leaving Central Continent. Be cautious and don't reveal your identity." Feng Qingxiu will of course inherit his brother's affection, and he has already made a 120,000-point spirit for going to Central Continent.
This level is not enough - but Hai Guozhu also knows that some things still have to be experienced in person, so he sighed: "Be careful on the road, I will sink a sea ship hundreds of miles away, disguised as coral reefs, you have to go back When you are in Middle-earth, just blow the conch, and the ship will automatically come to you."
I didn't send any protective magic weapon to the junior brother. Anyway, the junior brother can carry the sect master with him. No magic weapon is comparable. Moreover, the master was also a monk who lived in Central Continent for hundreds of years. Bringing an apprentice should be no problem.
Feng Qingxiu nodded: "Then I would like to thank Senior Brother."
Since the matter in the South China Sea was temporarily over, Senior Brother Yang Jinyin took Wu Zhan back to Haijing first. The Lord of the Sea covered their tracks for them, so they changed the route and brought the fleet to Zhongzhou first. Amazing.
"Well, let's go, I will stay here for a few more days as a cover." Xie Fuzhou said softly.
"Senior brother is also careful all the way. Junior brother will leave first." Feng Qingxiu got up and thanked, and then turned to disembark.
Xie Fuzhou watched him go away from the bow and disappeared into the sea of people. Looking at the bustling city, he sighed in a low voice, "Sect Master, why do you need to go back to Central Continent?"
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In Qiong'an City, Feng Qingxiu looked at the flow of people coming and going, feeling as if she had returned to her hometown when she had not yet entered Kun-Lai, and she felt a little emotional for a while.
The events of that year were as far away as in a dream. He shook his head and waved away the emotion at that moment. Looking at the way out of the city, he was going to find a smaller place to fly away. After all, there are many people in this city. In Central Continent, one more thing is not more than one thing.
But before he had gone far, there was already a short and fat man standing in front of him, the man had an ordinary face, just a little fat, his eyes were small and his nose was big, and he smiled very kindly: "This immortal, I think you are that man. The person who got off the fairy boat, can you take a step to speak?"
"Sorry, I have something important to do." Feng Qingxiu declined, this man was a little cultivated, but the Qi training period was nothing to him today.
"Wait for Shangxian, I just want to buy your boarding order. You can't use it once, so do me a favor!" the man pleaded, "Not everyone can board the fairy boat, but there is a Ship orders, it is much more convenient for us to pick up and use the goods."
Feng Qingxiu raised his hand and threw him a jade button, which was given to him by Hai Guozhu, and asked him to give it to others at the right time.
Ignoring his gratitude, he turned to leave.
Soon, the jade was in the hands of the top officials of Qiong'an City.
"This ship's order is lavender, and it seems to be dedicated to the Taiqing faction." A familiar master of various ship-boarding orders whispered.
"This..." The man sitting in the city lord's seat immediately whispered, "The order goes on, don't stare, the people of the Taiqing faction are not something we can eat."
"Yes, we are subordinates of Ziyun Immortal Dao. Taiqing has coveted our Qiong'an Harbor for a long time, and we must not give them any excuses to find trouble!" Someone next to him echoed.
"Yes, because of the sea expedition over the years, our Qiong'an's income has been getting higher and higher, and we have controlled nearly half of the goods trade from Xizhou. Taiqing Xianmen and Jietian Dao have been dissatisfied for a long time. The man dressed as a garrison said solemnly, "Relying on the trade of the sea country, we have earned a lot of money over the years, and we have also gained a lot of benefits under the control of the people. If we lose the seaport because of this, Ziyun Immortal Dao will be blamed, and we can't afford it. "
"That's right," the other director said suddenly, "By the way, why did the sea expedition ship enter the port three years in advance, and now we are not ready to exchange property, I am afraid we will suffer!"
They were only a small town a hundred years ago, and it was only because the Haizheng Ship had to stop for supplies that they grew slowly, accommodating the surrounding civilians who could not survive, and became the leading big city in the south, and even got the attention of the top leaders of Ziyun Road.
"I have already inquired over there, and said that there is a sea monster in the South China Sea this time, so Hai Zhengchuan temporarily avoided its front and came to our Qiong'an first. This is a great opportunity. Although we are not ready, they must also There is nothing to prepare, now it's time to fight, inform the new elders, they must do their best to get the surrounding property, and seize this opportunity!" The city owner said firmly.
"But the elder Xiao Yuan who came this time seems to be very greedy. He has reached out to us for property several times in the past few months... I'm afraid there will be a change." The person next to him whispered.
"Let's leave it alone. We prepare the goods, and he will definitely ask for it again. We have to prepare the evidence. The elders who have been dragged into the water over the years are not one or two!" "I heard that this elder is also a loose cultivator. He hooked up with a female immortal from Ziyun Dao to get the seat of a guest sitting elder. After falling out of favor, he was exiled here. There is no backstage, so it's very easy to do!"
"That's right, right! It's better to let this elder go to trouble this Taiqing kid, and let him know what the sky is high and the earth, whether it's successful or not, we all have one less trouble."
"It makes sense! I'll go and inform him now!" Cheng pondered for a while, and touched the handrail, "You make a plan. If the elder returns from injury, we will buy the bid secretly. In short, this major event cannot be hindered by him. !"
Everyone nodded. Buying a sign is a code word, and buying a murderer means killing someone, which is also what they often do.
Every place in Central Continent has ruthless rules, which are for new entrants to learn by life.