The sun rises above the clouds, and the long, intertwined streets are as noisy as a busy market.
"Chuibing... These crispy huibings are made by my wife overnight. They are delicious and smell great."
"There are only two pieces of the best red sandalwood left. Take a look, take a look!"
“…Tanghulu!”
"Honey water... Iced honey water, thirst quencher in hot weather, two cents a bowl!"
The long street filled with people from the city was bustling with noise. Strings of lanterns were intertwined above the street. On both sides of the noisy street, hawkers carrying goods on their shoulders shouted loudly. At the end of the street, a scholar leading an old donkey stopped him and handed him a few copper coins.
"Give me some pancakes."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
The short peddler smiled and took the coins and put them in his pocket. He swiftly opened the lid of his carrying pole, counted out nine cakes from under the sackcloth, wrapped them in oilcloth paper, and turned around to glance at the scholar in front of him.
"Sir, are you here to watch the fun, too?"
"Yes, I heard that the four countries came to our Great Sui Dynasty to pay tribute, so I came to take a look." The scholar smiled and rushed back from Qixia Mountain overnight after casting a spell. After entering the city, he felt a little more at ease. He happened to see a man selling cakes. He had seen this vendor in the city before, so he stopped him and bought some cakes for the eight uncles who followed him along the way. Seeing that there were still a few left, he simply bought them all.
The vendor's face was full of joy. He quickly stacked the cakes, tied them up with a hemp rope and handed them over: "Sir, you are late. Early this morning, those people from some foreign country have already entered the imperial city. Maybe they will soon come out now. Thank you for your generosity. Hahahaha, I have sold all my cakes. My wife is home alone. I have to go back to see her."
For ordinary people, it was an honor to have other countries come to pay tribute, and it was profitable for small traders. The man selling crackers had only a few crackers left from his two loads, and he sold the last dozen or so to the scholar, who picked up the basket and went home with a beaming face.
"With Duke Yue and Tuo'er in the palace, nothing should go wrong."
Lu Liangsheng carried the stack of pancakes and looked in the direction the vendor left. After thinking for a while, he retracted his gaze and walked to the street not far away. Eight big men were squatting and sitting on the street with sweat dripping from their backs. Lu Xi took the pancakes handed to him and said, "Eating pancakes again?"
After days of traveling, they mostly rested in desolate mountains and wilderness, and the eight people didn't even have a bite of oil or water left in their stomachs.
Hearing Lu Xi's complaint, Lu Pan stood up, reached out and touched the back of his head, and took the pancake.
"It's good enough to have something to eat. Why should we be picky? What kind of life didn't we have in the past?"
Still talking here.
Suddenly, the old donkey's hooves made a sound. Lu Liangsheng pulled the reins and snapped his fingers at them.
"Uncle Pan, let's go into the palace."
The eight people were stunned for a moment, looking at each other. Lu Pan suddenly stuffed the pancake back to Lu Xi, grabbed the knife, put it on his back, and went to pull the other seven brothers.
"What are you standing there for? Come into the palace. Maybe you can have a meal there tonight."
"I still hope to be smart!"
Lu Xi and the other seven people figured out the key points. The tight skin on their faces was shaking with excitement. They caught up with Lu Liangsheng and lined up on both sides like a wall, pushing forward on the street.
Going along this street is Jiaohuafang, and next to it is the post station. To the east is the first imperial city gate called Shunyi. The whole street is full of people standing on both sides of the street extending straight to the city gate. Lu Liangsheng led eight people from the other side of Jiaohuafang along the city wall.
"Stand... Hey, it's the Imperial Master!!"
The imperial soldiers guarding the city gate retracted their weapons, waved their hands quickly to their colleagues on the tower, and shouted, "Quick, open the city gate!"
boom…
The heavy gate slowly opened inwards under the rotation of the capstan. Lu Liangsheng nodded to the soldiers on both sides and pulled the old donkey into the city gate. The eight people behind him entered the palace for the first time. Seeing the palace guards respecting their nephew so much, Lu Pan lowered his voice and said to the brothers on both sides: "Don't embarrass us Liangsheng, be a little more fierce."
The seven of them nodded in unison, straightened their backs, made the muscles on their chest bulge, and walked away with big strides, looking very majestic.
When Lu Liangsheng heard the movements of his eight uncles, he smiled and said nothing more. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked in the direction of the imperial palace and felt the movement of magic power.
'here we go.'
As the sun shone down, birds flew over the long palace walls, chirping and singing crisply, and then landed on a majestic palace. A bird stood on the eaves, preening its feathers, and blinked its eyes curiously at the group of people walking out of the huge door.
Outside the Daxing Hall, a group of civil and military officials walked out. The attendant brought a comfortable chair and placed it in the middle of the crowd. Yang Guang walked out of the hall and waved his hand to let the eunuchs leave. He sat on the dragon throne with his horse and sword, looking at the wide square below the Baiyan Imperial Steps.
"It seems that Mr. Wang's reputation has spread to all the foreign barbarians."
Thinking about how he had invited the other party to the palace for a detailed discussion yesterday, he couldn't help but praise him: "As expected, a good teacher produces a good student."
Yang Su, who was standing aside holding a sword, hummed when he heard the emperor's voice, then laughed out loud while stroking his long white beard.
"Your Majesty, it is true that this disciple has a great teacher, but the 'great' here can only mean that he is old, haha—"
He focused on fame and fortune in the world and only took the step of Jindan, but it depends on the level of a person's cultivation that he can still do it. Yang Guang frowned, obviously understanding the meaning of what the Duke of Yue said.
'… Wang Chengen is Mr. Lu's eldest disciple, he shouldn't be described as such a bad person by Duke Yue.'
However, Wang Banxia, who was standing in the middle of the square, did not think so. He turned sideways to the Three Kingdoms' National Master, looked up at the sky, and with his hands behind his back, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"I was just going out to have breakfast with Yuwen Tuo, but how come you were dragged here... I'm half blind, how can I know any other magic... Second Junior Brother, don't you even bother to help me, the Senior Brother? No, no, no... Run away now."
He turned his foot and put it down very slowly, then stopped and tightened his hands behind his back: "No, no, if I leave like this, I will lose face for my master."
However, Wang Banxia has been setting up a street stall to tell fortunes for half his life. His half-baked skill of observing qi relies on fooling people. He has seen and deceived everyone... right
Humph, why should I be afraid of these three foreigners
As he was thinking, he half-closed his eyes and turned his face to the side. Over there, Fo Lianzun, Ibudihaji and Anashi looked at each other, watching the old man opposite him looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, or walking away casually, as if he didn't take them seriously at all.
"He is Lu Liangsheng, the imperial teacher of the Sui Dynasty?"
"… The Sui Dynasty's Grand Master is about to lend a hand and help. I think so."
"At this age... is it wrong to have such a shallow cultivation?"
“Maybe we have reached a state of returning to nature…”
"Then doesn't that mean we have no chance of winning?"
"Test his bottom line first, Ibtihaji, you take the lead."
Among the three, Fo Lianzun had the highest level of cultivation. After receiving the order, Yibudihaji had no choice but to go up and walk to the center of the venue. She bowed while holding her fluttering veil. When she raised her head, her beautiful eyes showed charm.
"Ibti Haji met Sui Guo..."
"Stop talking nonsense."
The Western Region woman had just opened her mouth when she was interrupted by the old man opposite. Wang Banxia put his hands behind his back and looked at her with lifeless eyes. "I know that it is not easy for you to practice, so I have given you a chance. If we really want to compete in martial arts, the three of you together are no match for me."
Ibti Haji was stunned. Give us a chance? When