Too Reckless

Donghua City is built along the river. As a capital of a country, it is also a north-south transportation hub. The Bailu River waterway is open day and night, and ships enter the water gate of Linhefang all the time.

On the branches of the moon, in the Tang family wine shop on the small street of the wharf, a few regular customers are pushing the cups for a change, and Tang Jing is going around in it day after day. No one notices, a small merchant ship, floating silently. Across the wide river outside the door.

The merchant ship is not big, but it has a deep draft, no lights and no fire, and the entire cabin is covered with sackcloth, and it looks like it is full of cargo.

At the stern of the boat stood a boatman in a mink robe, holding a bamboo pole, and sailed the boat to the depths of the capital.

The inland waterways of Donghua City extend in all directions and can reach any square city.

The merchant ship traveled in the river for a long time, and finally came to the most prosperous Changning Square, and stopped at a secluded place.

In the dark night, from the brothel restaurant on Xinghua Street in the distance, there were faint laughter and laughter of changing cups.

The captain of the boat, who was wearing a mink robe, put down his bamboo penny, walked to the bow of the boat and sat cross-legged, and waited quietly for a while before a small carriage stopped by the shore.

The coachman on the carriage, with a knife on his waist, got off the carriage and started to patrol the surrounding area.

Inside the carriage, the minister of households, Wang Zheng, came out hunched over, wearing an ordinary robe. After getting out of the car, he glanced around the surroundings, and then quickly walked down the riverside stairs to the merchant ship, covered in linen. Look on the cabin:

"Zhao Ze, what is this time?"

"Golden Retriever Roar."

Zhao Ze, dressed as Duke Chuan, has a flute stuck at his waist. His face is ordinary, he looks in his forties, and his skin is excellent, just like the monks in Xihuang Valley who have been practicing Qi and self-cultivation all the year round. He walked outside the cabin, raised his hand and patted:

"This thing is not ordinary, the roar is like thunder, the claws can break stones, ordinary people in the practice can't stand it, and the tiger bone has the miraculous effect of aphrodisiac..."

Wang Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, slightly dissatisfied:

"Which time didn't you say that? Last time, what was the 'four-legged earth dragon', you said that a hundred or eighty people couldn't stop it. As a result, there was a lot of trouble in Linhefang, and a small arrest was killed. The next day I When it was mentioned in the courtroom, the eldest princess revealed it lightly."

"After all, it's a beast. It's not spiritual. It's normal to be killed. This one is more powerful. There are many people in the street ahead. It's crazy and kills dozens of people. It's not a problem."

"Don't 'think about it', be foolproof. If there is no major incident in the capital, King Lie and the Zong clan will not impeach the eldest princess and Xihuanggu; if the princess does not return to power, how will Li Xiang gain power? There is no pressure in Xihuanggu, how do you find out the national teacher How to change the brand of Xihuang Valley to 'Hundred Sacred Valley'?"

"Lord Wang calm down, I can't wait to find a way. Your national teacher Yue Pingyang is also the ancestor of the sixth level of Linggu. He is higher than our Tianzun Dao Xian. I don't know the situation. Where can I dare to operate secretly and unscrupulously. Wan Wan. Yiyue Pingyang suddenly appeared, Tianzun can slap his **** and leave, all of us disciples and grandchildren have to die, so this matter can't be rushed."

Wang Zheng snorted lightly, but did not refute.

Zhao Ze pondered for a moment and looked at the imperial city in the distance:

"Lord Wang, you forced the eldest princess to choose a concubine. What happened?"

"The concubine has been chosen, but the eldest princess will definitely delay for a while because she is still in power with the little emperor."

"That's good, as long as Li Xiang is in power, and Yue Pingyang's cultivation is damaged as we thought, our Tianzun will have no obstacle to enter the Phoenix Valley."

"It's simple to say, there's nothing serious in the capital, how can I force the national teacher to show up? The prime minister has worked so hard to clear the way for you and transport these beasts into the capital, not for you to pay tribute to the imperial court. …”

Having said this, Wang Zheng looked at the cabin again:

"By the way, is this golden roar really aphrodisiac?"

Zhao Ze grinned and said, "Also known as 'Golden Spear Roar', he is notoriously domineering. It is used to make wine, and an 80-year-old old man can regain his prowess."

"That's okay, I'll arrest Si and kill him later. I'll get some over here, um... filial piety to Li Xiang. Li Xiang is old, and sometimes he can't do what he wants. It's normal..."

"clear."

Zhao Ze understood and turned around to lift the tarpaulin covering the cabin.

Wang Zheng was about to leave, but he remembered something, raised his hand and said:

"Wait. I wanted to put eyeliner on the princess' side this time, but the princess chose an outsider. Li Xiang kept urging me to find a way to replace it with my own. This is a bit difficult."

When Zhao Ze heard this, he understood the meaning:

"Master Wang wants me to wait and settle this matter? It's simple, just let me know your name and address, and I'm guaranteed to disappear cleanly."

Wang Zheng looked at an idiot:

"Those of you who are in the cultivation practice, do things straight. The concubine that the princess has just chosen died inexplicably. The princess will definitely be alert. If you don't find out the cause of the concubine's death and don't return the government for this reason, wouldn't it be a major disaster?"

Zhao Ze thought about it for a while, then looked at the cabin again: "How about putting this golden roar in the concubine's house? If you die in a disaster, your princess can't find an excuse, right?"

Wang Zheng raised his hand and touched his beard. He felt that this was a good idea, so he thought about it:

"Forget it this time, it's too abrupt to let it go, and it won't necessarily kill you. I'll go back and pay attention, and I'll let you know when I get a chance."

"That's fine, Lord Wang, walk slowly."

After Zhao Ze watched the carriage leave, he untied the linen covering the cabin.

Under the sackcloth was a large iron cage, and the outline of a giant beast faintly appeared inside.

Zhao Ze looked left and right, and took out the jade flute from his waist; the sound of the flute came out, and it mingled with the songs on the street, but after a while, the sleeping giant opened its scarlet pupils...

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Remnant clouds cover the moon.

Xinghua Street was full of lanterns, and Yingying and Swallowing continued throughout the night.

In the brothel, Lao Lu, who was sullen, kept his eyes on the wine glass in his hand.

The remnants of wine in the cup reflect the graceful dancers; the qin, xiao and drums compose a bliss in the world.

Lao Lu had seen the scenery of Xianjia all over the place, but he had long forgotten about these scenes. At this time, he re-experienced them again, but he did not realize the fun of his youth, but instead deepened the desolation in his heart.

Everyone has been young, and so has Lao Lu.

Lao Lu was originally a young man from a peasant family. He accidentally ran into a fairy in the deep mountains and knew that there were immortals in the world. When I got home, I didn't say goodbye to my parents, so I took a walking stick and a passionate heart and embarked on a long road of cultivation.

The road was difficult to walk, and after wandering around for more than ten years, I found an immortal mountain where I could get started.

Entering the outer door, carrying water and sweeping the floor, cooking and washing rice...

A book of Qi Refining Techniques, from a warm blood, to white hair and pale face.

Fortunately, Emperor Tian paid off, and finally got a chance to live long before his longevity expired;

Murder and seize treasures, ask swords in the imperial city, capture monsters in the four seas, travel in nine days…

He went through everything a cultivator can go through, but in the end he found out that he was human after all, and he still hadn't cultivated to immortality.

When he reached the end of the deadline again, he looked back on the past and suddenly realized that he had missed a lot on the way.

Before the old lady was dying, she still looked at the entrance of the village, and the promise of 'walking hand in hand' with the Taoist companion...

In the past, he felt that he was born to be an immortal, one person and one sword were enough, and he should cut off the world.

When he was about to die, he found out that he was just a poor man who died alone.

I wanted to find my former confidante, but all I saw was a lonely grave.

I wanted to go back to my hometown to say goodbye to my parents, but I found that even the grave was missing.

Looking around, in this vast world, he is the only one left.

This is the first time Old Lu feels that he deserves to die. After all, everyone around him has already gone to the other side.

With this thought, the Tao of Longevity, which was already difficult to advance, was completely cut off in my heart.

This is also the reason why Lao Lu is sitting here, drinking flower wine with a little kid—what else can he do other than go with the flow?

"Old Lu, you... why are you in a daze... have another drink..."

In the private room of the brothel, the enchanting singer played the zither.

The drunk Zuo Yunting was lying on the table, holding a wine glass in his hand, and staggeringly touched Lao Lu.

Lao Lu sighed, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the secular city outside.

To say that the only regret in this life is the sword around his waist.

The reason why Lao Lu stopped here was just to find the junior who made a sword in the mountains, and to see what these geniuses were like.

Moreover, the junior stayed in such a small place, with too little knowledge, and no matter how good his understanding was, it would eventually be dusted.

There is no swordsman in the world who has the heart to see a famous sword covered in dust, and Lao Lu is the same.

It's a pity that Lao Lu has not found anyone who can match the conditions in Xihuang Valley that Lao Lu has searched all over.

Old Lu didn't know if he had seen it wrong, or if the junior had already left, so it would definitely be meaningless to look for it. In order to save time, he had to lead the snake out of the hole.

At this point, Lao Lu pulled out the engraved sword jade card from his sleeve robe, his lips did not move, he only said in his heart:

"Qi Jia, help me with something."

Infuriating with infuriating energy, the magic circle hidden in the jade plaque lit up, but after a while, there was a response;

"Oh, Lao Lu, I'm drinking with the fairy on the terrace. How is it? Have you found the genius you mentioned?"

"Nothing has been gained, but there is a good seedling. He is only seventeen years old, his physique is close to the 12th level of Qi refining, and he is only one step away from breaking through. I feel that his future achievements are higher than yours."

"Hey - I don't like to hear this anymore, it's such a big break, and there are two people who are better than me, can you think I'm a cabbage on the side of the road? Don't look for it, it must be that kid, bring it back directly That's it."

"The conditions are too far apart, not like it, we have to look again."

"Hey, digging seedlings from someone's garden is equivalent to whoring for nothing. What else do you look at? Lao Lu, you have become a mother-in-law at this age, and you don't look like a swordsman at all. Forget it. What am I going to do?"

"At the end of the year, the nine sects will exchange disciples. You can find a way to move around and ask Jing Terrace to give this place three places to see if you can lead the swordsman..."

"I know, ah..."

…

After a short chat, the jade card streamer disappeared.

Lao Lu put away the jade card and turned around, only to find Zuo Yunting lying on the table, snoring under the table.

Lao Lu walked up to him and squatted down, patted Zuo Yunting on the face:

"Little friend Yunting, where is your home? The old man will take you back."

Zuo Yunting, who was so drunk, swayed and opened his eyes, then got up and hooked Lao Lu's neck:

"I'm not drunk, keep going... Where did you just say?"

Old Lu didn't mind the younger man's shoulders and backs. He took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and put it on the table, and supported Zuo Yunting down the stairs.

Zuo Yunting was so drunk that he couldn't stand still, he didn't forget to say goodbye to the old man, then staggered, and climbed onto the donkey with the help of the servant.

Lao Lu put on the bamboo hat, and turned to look at the dark place on Xinghua Street. UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com led the donkey to go there.

Although it was late at night, the pedestrians on Xinghua Street were still crowded. The two people and a donkey passed by among the pedestrians, causing a lot of laughter.

However, the laughter soon stopped abruptly.

"Ow—"

The donkey walked a few steps, and there was a deafening tiger roar from the street in the distance, causing many pedestrians to fall to the ground.

Zuo Yunting, who was lying on the donkey, shuddered all over, and fell down. He hurriedly got up and looked into the distance, but he saw a big golden tiger suddenly appeared on the street a hundred feet away.

The big tiger is more than two feet long, its limbs are like beams and pillars, and its tail is like a steel whip. It swept across the houses on the street at will, and brought up a piece of gravel and rubble.

"Mom—"

Zuo Yunting woke up instantly and sat down on the ground in fright.

Lao Lu deliberately walked this way to make Zuo Yunting sober up. At this time, his goal was achieved, so he made a sword with his fingers, and wanted to take advantage of the situation to crush the little tiger that harmed the common people.

It's just that when Old Lu was about to make a move quietly, the world suddenly turned.

Zuo Yunting, who was so frightened that his face was pale, even rolled and crawled to his feet, and ran back while carrying him, and said:

"You immortal, are you scared? Why don't you run, you've lived enough, but I haven't..."

Between the words, his legs soared, and in the blink of an eye it was a dozen steps.

Old Lu was carried on his shoulders, and in his eyes as deep as springs, there was a rare surprise:

"You're very daring, I thought you were scared silly."

It's just that Zuo Yunting fled in a panic, how could he have the heart to listen to this.

Lao Lu stopped talking and moved his fingers slightly. The giant tiger that was tumbling a hundred feet away also fell to the ground at the same time, with no injuries, except for a bloodstain the size of a pinhole on its forehead...