Chapter 204 Deyun View [Two in One]
It is said.
The spring flowers and autumn moon are so charming, but beauty will soon turn gray.
If we compare the human heart to pine and cypress, how many people can stay for the cold winter? ...
It was late autumn and early winter, and Shenluo City, as a great city in the north and the capital of flowers, had already seen its first snow. Dots of white lingered on the streets, and the cool air made people walk hurriedly.
The world should be filled with mourning.
But the city is very different this year.
From the bank of Luoshui River outside the city, the official road along both sides is full of large and gorgeous peonies. This kind of peony is a specialty of Shenluo City. Every spring when it blooms, people and flowers compete for beauty.
But the snowflakes falling from the sky and the peonies blooming on the ground are truly a magnificent sight unprecedented in ancient times.
The spectators all clapped their hands in praise, two flowers blooming, two flowers blooming.
Looking down from the sky, the huge Shenluo City looked like a beast lying on the gray plain. The north and south gates were crowded with people, and the east and west gates were filled with convoys transporting goods.
In that huge caravan, there were many tall and docile beasts, but the cost of these tamed beasts was extremely high, so the main means of transportation were still mules and horses.
Although there are people coming in and out, if you look at the four doors, you will find that there are many more people coming in than going out.
They were here for a meeting.
There were often miracles in the Heluo Dynasty, such as colorful talents, the coming of a rainbow bridge, a unicorn offering treasures, naked running in the clouds, and the displacement of mountains and rivers...
In a world with cultivators, it was normal for some large miracles to happen occasionally. After all, among the many powerful people throughout history, it was not uncommon for one or two to like to stir up trouble.
Over the years, the people of Heluo would not be easily surprised by any new "miracle". Even if a powerful person took action, if you did not do it to attract people's attention, people would still not buy it.
Over time, "miracle" has become a dual competition of cultivation and imagination.
This time, a stunningly beautiful woman walked out of Luoshui, flowers bloomed everywhere she stepped, and the whole city was filled with blooming peonies... It was obvious that both sides had won completely.
Of course, the best thing might be that it was in line with the collective interests of the entertainment industry in Shenluo City, was widely publicized, and quickly became famous throughout the world.
The woman who emerged from the Luo River was temporarily called the "Luo River Goddess".
As long as the goddess stayed, the peonies in the city would not wither. The brothel owners wished to worship her as a living Bodhisattva. They raised funds to build a "Luoshen Pavilion" for her to live in, which was extremely luxurious.
Because of her arrival, Shenluo City will have a hot winter.
There is a saying in this city since ancient times: "The people of the Flower City love beauties."
Not only the beautiful girls in the entertainment industry, but also all the famous beauties in the world will be treated with special favor here. If a beauty is not yet famous, just coming here is the fastest way to become famous.
Of course, beauties do not only refer to women.
There are men too.
On this day, the south gate of the city was decorated with lanterns and banners, and countless young girls were eagerly waiting. Even in this cold weather, there were still people wearing clothes that were not warm enough, with colorful skirts fluttering, showing off their graceful figures.
He just kept rubbing his hands and holding his legs together.
The so-called welcoming parade.
The banner read, "Warmly welcome Bai Lingchen, the young master of Baiyun Villa, into the city."
The crowd had been waiting here for a long time. Just when some people were getting impatient, they suddenly heard someone in front of them whispering, "The carriage is coming!"
There was a sudden silence.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the carriage that was slowly approaching in front of the official road.
The pedestrians who were about to enter the city were urged by the scorching gaze and felt a surge of nervousness. Many of them stopped unconsciously and joined the crowd watching on both sides of the road.
The first thing I saw was a white horse with a heavy saddle, its hooves flying and its hair as white as snow. What was strange was that the horse's eyes were golden, as if there was a flame flowing inside.
Behind the white horse with golden pupils, there was a tall young man standing on the shaft, holding the reins in one hand.
It was still some distance away and I couldn't see his face clearly, but just looking at his figure and demeanor, he could be described as heroic.
Bai Lingchen made his debut at the age of fourteen and stunned everyone as soon as he appeared on the stage. He is only eighteen years old this year, but he is already worthy of the title of "the most handsome man in the East China Sea".
What makes him superior to others is that he was raised by women all over the world, which gives him a different kind of emotion.
Wherever he goes, he has countless fans.
The fame today is naturally inseparable from the management of Baiyun Villa and Bai Lingchen himself. Although he always said that he wanted to be a pure young knight, in fact, he spent more time on maintaining his image than practicing.
To become the best knight in the East China Sea, one has to train hard in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer, practice day and night, slay demons with swords and slay monsters, and venture into dangerous places in heaven and earth to gain a little fame, and also have to endure countless doubts and slanders.
But the most handsome man in the East China Sea can make a fortune without doing anything. If anyone dares to say something bad about you, countless fans will jump out to cheer for you, even at the cost of distorting right and wrong.
Even a fool knows what to choose.
For example, when he came to Shenluo City this time, everything from his appearance, to entering the city, to what he was going to do after arriving in the city was planned one by one.
Looking at the vast crowd coming for him in the distance, Bai Lingchen smiled slightly.
Ten feet forward, salutes sounded and flowers rained down from the sky.
Twenty feet further forward, a flock of white doves flew into the sky, scattering countless white feathers.
Thirty feet ahead, a girl who had been arranged to be there would fall in the middle of the road, and he would get out of the car and help her up gracefully.
Afterwards, you will enter the city gracefully, and everyone in the city will be talking about you.
Once you enter Shenluo City, maybe... you can start an unforgettable story with one of the most beautiful courtesans in the city.
While he was thinking, the carriage gradually approached.
The crowd gasped and held their breath, preparing to give the loudest screams the moment Bai Lingchen arrived.
After a second of silence.
The first exclamation was: "What a handsome little Taoist priest!"
The person next to him was unwilling to be left behind, and suddenly heard what the woman said, frowned and said angrily: "How could my Master Lingchen be a Taoist priest?"
"But look!" the woman raised her hand and pointed.
Everyone looked over and saw two figures walking slowly beside Bai Lingchen's carriage.
The man on the left was dressed in green and was indeed a young Taoist priest.
The woman on the right is wearing a white fur coat and has a big furry tail standing up behind her. She looks like a fox girl.
What caused people to exclaim was the appearance of the little Taoist priest.
"What a handsome Taoist priest!"
"What a handsome Taoist priest!"
"What a handsome Taoist priest!"
“…”
Suddenly, a tape-like exclamation sounded from the crowd, and soon all eyes were focused on it.
There was an uproar.
A big part of appearance is contrast.
Standing next to Zhao Liangchen, Zhou Dafu also looked handsome, but standing next to Li Chu, Bai Lingchen looked dull.
Cruel and sad.
In the girls' eyes, it was as if the sun suddenly rose and the moon next to it suddenly disappeared.
Bai Lingchen frowned.
It's not easy to notice people's gaze.
Am I gone?
He also turned his head and saw the little Taoist priest.
His expression was indifferent, his eyes were calm, his steps were leisurely...
He didn't make any fuss, just walking quietly by the side, he already attracted all the attention.
"hiss……"
Bai Lingchen took a breath of sour cool air.
This boy's appearance is so terrifying.
He is the most powerful enemy I have ever encountered in my life.
…
The ones who attracted everyone's attention were none other than Li Chu, the founding and closing disciple of Deyun Temple, and the fox girl Xiaobai who had not gone out for a long time.
Li Chu came to Shenluo City this time with an important mission assigned by his master. As the only idle person in the temple, the fox girl was naturally sent to assist Li Chu.
Although I didn't dare to take the fox girl out when I was in Hangzhou Prefecture, I can do it this time in Shenluo City.
The reason is simple. The bigger the city, the more knowledgeable people are and the more tolerant they are.
If you were in Chaoge City, you could see demon slaves with demonic features everywhere on the streets. Some masters would specifically order their demon slaves to reveal some of their features to highlight their identities.
Although there weren't that many in Shenluo City, they weren't rare either. A fox girl walking down the street wouldn't attract any attention.
So the fox girl was very happy.
She was enjoying the comfort of walking on the street as an ordinary demon, when she suddenly noticed that countless people in front of her were focusing their attention on her, and she was immediately startled.
The fox girl quietly tugged at Li Chu's sleeve, "Are they looking at us?"
"Don't worry." Li Chu said calmly: "To be precise, they are looking at me."
"Oh..." The fox girl nodded gently, and she looked at Li Chu again: "Master, aren't you afraid?"
Li Chu was a little surprised: "Why should I be afraid?"
"Being stared at by so many people..." As the fox girl got closer to the crowd, her voice became lower and lower.
"Isn't this a very normal thing?" Li Chu said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Huh? The fox girl was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she couldn't tell which of the two was the monster.
After taking a few more steps forward, I suddenly heard a few bang noises all around me!
Immediately, several people threw pink petals into the air.
Li Chu happened to walk here at this time, with clear eyes and cloud-like hair, he looked detached from the world, and countless flower petals were floating down from his head.
It's like a fairy scattering flowers from heaven or an immortal descending to the earth.
In an instant, countless exclamations were heard again.
"Is this really a face that can appear in the human world?"
"Oh, I'm dead."
“…”
Li Chu just pretended nothing happened and continued walking calmly.
After walking a few dozen steps, they suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings. A flock of white pigeons rose from behind the crowd, flew high into the sky, and dropped countless white feathers.
"Wow--"
The white feather floated past Li Chu, and with his indifferent temperament, the lethality was incalculable. As his eyebrows turned, several women who were swept by his eyes fainted on the spot!
After walking a few dozen steps forward, a young girl cried out "Ouch" and fell out of the crowd, apparently because the pushing was too intense.
He fell right in front of Li Chu.
Li Chu frowned.
In this situation, of course he had to help. Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand and helped the girl up.
Li Chu held the girl's arm and helped her up. She didn't dare to look up for a moment.
She bowed her head and said shyly, "Thank you, little Taoist priest, for helping me up from the ground. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. I have no way to repay you for this great kindness. I can only repay you with my body..."
"That's not necessary."
Li Chu quickly raised his hand and sighed silently in his heart.
well.
I knew it would be like this.
It's like this every time.
No matter how small a favor I offer, I am always asked to pay you back by offering you sex.
If this continues, who will dare to help others in the future? This world... is really disheartening for good people.
It was not until Li Chu and the fox girl walked quickly into the city that the beautiful girls surrounding them woke up from their dreams.
"This handsome young Taoist priest hasn't left his name yet!"
"Yes! At least we need to know his last name, otherwise how are we going to name the child in the future?"
“Chase after him!”
“…”
Only one or two girls who were slightly sober asked, "Aren't we here to pick up Bai Lingchen?"
"Ah? Who is Bai Lingchen?"
"It doesn't matter."
“…”
In the blink of an eye, the crowd scattered like birds and beasts, leaving behind only a mess of colorful flags and banners on the ground, with Bai Lingchen's name printed on them, "Never Change Your Heart".
call--
A cold wind blew by, carrying away a dead leaf.
Bai Lingchen stared blankly at the city gate with a confused look in his eyes.
Just now, he was riding in a magnificent carriage with Li Chu, but was completely ignored. All those pomps seemed to be prepared for Li Chu.
I can't help but doubt my life.
"Hello."
"I arranged all that, didn't I?!"
"Why are you like this?"
"Shit."
…
Thanks to Li Chu's rich experience and the large size of Shenluo City, he sped up with the fox girl as soon as they entered the city, turned a few streets, and left the crowd behind.
then.
The two found a real estate agency that sold houses on their behalf.
Li Chu touched his chest and found a silver note worth ten thousand taels on the spot closest to his heart.
That was all the savings of Deyun Temple since its opening.
The master entrusted all of these to me so that I could complete a great and arduous task.
He wants to open a Deyun branch in Shenluo City.
Because the person who asked the master for help, whether out of caution or for some other reason, did not mention the contact information in the letter.
Yu Qian'an said that as long as he opened a branch of Deyun in Shenluo City and made it somewhat famous, people who needed help would come to him on their own.
To open a branch, the first thing to do is to buy a house.
This matter has a sacred and inviolable status in Li Chu's heart.
In his previous life, his family was ordinary. Although he had ten houses for rent in a first-tier city, he was not wealthy enough to buy anything to experience life.
This time, it was the first time in Li Chu’s life that he bought a house.
They stepped solemnly into the dental clinic and were immediately greeted warmly by a waiter.
After confirming that they wanted to buy a house, they were immediately led to a large sand table, and tea, snacks, and fruit plates were placed on the table one after another.
A shopkeeper dressed elegantly came to receive them personally and asked with a smile, "We two distinguished guests are here to buy a house. What is your budget?"
Li Chu touched his chest and asked tentatively: "Eight thousand taels?"
You know, eight thousand taels is enough to buy a loft with a courtyard on the main street overlooking the river in the best location in Hangzhou.
In Shenluo City, if the location is a little worse, it would be the same. Who knew that the shopkeeper frowned and stroked his mustache, "Hiss... civilian housing, we have it here too."
He pointed to the edge of the sand table and said, "How about this one? It's surrounded by mountains and water, and has beautiful scenery. You can hear the birds singing in the morning and smell the fragrance of flowers in the evening. It's wonderful."
"Sounds good?" The fox girl blinked.
Li Chu asked sharply, "But where are the mountains in Shenluo City?"
“Uh…” The shopkeeper smiled and said, “Our house is not just in the city. This house is at the foot of Luoting Mountain, 20 miles outside the city.”
“…”
Under the resisting gazes of the two men, the shopkeeper thought for a moment and pointed his finger.
This time, we finally got a little closer to the center.
"How about this one?" He added, "There's a clinic in the front and a tomb in the back. No worries in life or death. It's a permanent residence in the true sense."
"Isn't it built next to a cemetery?" Li Chu frowned.
"Uh..." The shopkeeper was embarrassed again, "You can say that."
Li Chu had no objection to this, after all, Deyun Temple was quite close to the mass grave.
But the location of this house... is too close, it is almost difficult to distinguish.
He had reason to suspect that someone's tomb was too big, so they simply renovated it and sold it as a yang house.
"But..." The shopkeeper twisted his beard, "To be honest, with the budget you gave, there is really no suitable choice."
The fox girl leaned over and looked at the price of each house on the sand table. Suddenly, she pointed and said, "Who said there is none? There is one right here, and it's only six thousand taels."
"Ah?" The shopkeeper's face changed: "That house won't do... that house, you two don't know, that house is haunted!"
"Haunted?"
Li Chu looked at him.
His eyes lit up.
(End of this chapter)
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