Chapter 466: Jinque Kingdom
Smoke and sand at the mouth.
Night falls.
This is the Kingdom of Jinque, the first kingdom of the Heluo Dynasty. In ancient times, there was a prosperous Western Regions dynasty. In order to welcome merchants from the East and the West, a huge golden gate was built here. It was said that it would never be closed and became a famous sight. It was called the Golden Gate.
Many years later, the prosperous dynasty had long since fallen apart, and the golden gate that never closed had long been buried under the sand somewhere. But the merchants and travelers who passed through it had never stopped for thousands of years.
The dust covered the golden palace, but the cloth shoes never stopped wearing.
Looking down from the sky, this is the first oasis on the edge of the vast desert, and it is the only candlelight in the darkness.
The streets and markets that were bustling with people during the day had all stopped. Except for a few gathering places for scholars and literati, the entire oasis was quiet.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door at the other end of the long street.
Knock knock knock.
There is a magnificent attic with a signboard of "Yunlai Inn" hanging on it. Perhaps it has been blown by wind and sand for a long time, so the words on it are a little mottled.
"Who is it?"
The sturdy proprietress wearing an apron opened the door and saw a tall, thin, black-faced Taoist priest smiling, "Auntie, we are here to stay."
"We're full, let's go somewhere else." The proprietress responded and was about to close the door.
The black-faced Taoist priest hurriedly stopped her and said, "Aiya, auntie, we have run half of Jinque City, and this is the last inn you are staying at. Can you be flexible and help us find a place to stay?"
"They said they were full, don't you understand?"
The proprietress glared at the black-faced Taoist priest, and he subconsciously stepped back. With a bang, the proprietress closed the door.
"this……"
The black-faced Taoist priest was none other than Du Lanke, the third-generation disciple of Deyun Temple in Shilipu, Jiangnan.
He was completely turned down, scratched his head awkwardly, turned around and said: "Look at this..."
It turned out that there were a few people standing behind him, at the bottom of the stairs.
The one in the front is an old Taoist priest with an immortal look, a smile on his face and fluttering robes, he doesn't look like an ordinary person.
The second one was a young man in brocade clothes with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a sad and impatient look on his face.
The third one was a young Taoist priest with a handsome face that was so dazzling that it was almost difficult to see clearly. He looked indifferent. He just stood there quietly, as if thousands of stars gathered in one body.
The fourth one was a little girl in a fringed colorful skirt, with fair skin and a cute face. She seemed to be a little sleepy, rubbing her eyes, and the hair on her forehead was drooping.
These people are the group of people from Deyun Temple.
Led by Yu Qian'an, Li Chu, Wang Longqi, Du Lanke, and Xiao Jinli came together.
Wang Longqi saw that Lao Du was frustrated, so he stepped forward and said, "Communication requires skills, so let me do it."
Then he stepped forward and knocked on the door again.
Knock knock knock.
"Who again?"
The sturdy proprietress opened the door again, and this time she saw a face with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a smirk.
"Sister..." Wang Longqi smiled and said, "Look, it's getting late. Where can we find a place to stay? I think you are a kind-hearted person. You will not bear to see us sleeping on the street, right? How about..."
"roll."
Bang! This time, before he could finish his words, the door slammed shut, almost hitting Wang Longqi's nose.
The boss lady's curse could be heard faintly from inside, "I hate these scoundrels who covet my beauty the most..."
Wang Longqi scratched his head and muttered softly, "You can insult my personality, but you can't insult my taste..."
"Okay, Seventh Young Master, come back and don't embarrass yourself." Dulanke waved, then turned around and said, "When we entered the city, there were a lot of merchants with their own bedding lying under the city gate. Now it seems that they are not trying to save money, but there are too many merchants and there is no place to stay. I think, why don't we find a place to stay for one night?"
"There's no need for that." Yu Qian'an shook his head and said to Li Chu, "Disciple, why don't you go and ask?"
Li Chu glanced at his master and nodded, "Okay."
He walked forward and knocked on the door again.
Knock knock knock.
"Is it not over yet? Don't you know how powerful I am...ah?" The proprietress rolled up her sleeves and cursed as she opened the door. She seemed to be about to take action, but suddenly changed the subject, paused, and asked, "Little Taoist priest, what can I do for you?"
Li Chu said, "I came from Heluo in the East and am traveling to the Western Regions. I passed by here and would like to stay for one night before leaving tomorrow. I wonder if you can help me?"
"Okay, okay." The proprietress smiled without hesitation, "We are open to do business, there is no reason to push customers out. Hey, the Taoist priest brought four little ones with him, come on, come on, come in together."
Later, Yu Qian'an said to Wang Longqi earnestly, "See? Communication requires skills."
Wang Longqi: “…”
The lady boss called out, "Come on, waiter, arrange accommodation for these guests."
The waiter came over and said in embarrassment, "Madam, we are full of customers before dusk every day. How can we have a place to stay at this time?"
"Why not?" The lady boss rolled her eyes. "Isn't the woodshed still empty?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment and said, "Letting guests stay in the woodshed? Isn't that a bit bad?"
"Of course it's not a good idea. I asked you to inform the other guys to sleep in the woodshed tonight and free up your room for the guests." The proprietress waved her hand.
"Ah?" The young man was even more stunned.
I never expected that she had this skill.
"What? Hurry up and go." The proprietress glared at him again.
Perhaps it was because of the long-standing prestige, the young man dared not say anything more after being glared at, and quickly ran over to inform the other guys of the bad news.
The proprietress turned around and immediately said to Li Chu with a smile on her face, "Little Taoist priest, I will ask them to clean up the room right away. It's just that the room the waiters are staying in is a bit small, so I'm sorry to inconvenience you and these guests."
"Thank you, boss lady. I don't feel wronged." Li Chu nodded.
"Please take a rest in the hall first. I will make you a pot of hot tea."
After saying that, the proprietress also walked away slowly, swaying her strong waist.
A group of five people sat down around the table.
"Anyway, I finally got some rest." Yu Qian'an let out a long sigh.
If it was Li Chu alone, it would only take a moment to fly all the way to the Western Regions. However, since four of the five people could not fly, he could only ride the sect mounts they rented, and flew for most of the day to the border of the Heluo Western Regions. He received a pass at the border, and then arrived at the first place outside the border, the Jinque Kingdom.
After a whole day of hard work, the rest of the people were exhausted.
At this time, no scenery of the Western Regions could be seen at all, only the vast night.
Among the group, Yu Qi'an came to look for the Big Dipper Bead, Li Chu came to protect his master, and Lao Du came to help Li Chu carry his backpack. Wang Longqi came along to save the child's mother, and as for the little koi... Yu Qi'an decided to take it with him.
The old Taoist priest said that one must bring the little koi with him for such an important matter. It doesn’t matter whether it will be useful or not, at least it will bring good luck.
"Let's go to the market tomorrow to buy a map of the Western Regions, then rent a mount and head straight to Bailang Country." Old Du planned, "Anyway, finding the Star Bead is a matter of luck, so why not help the Seventh Young Master get the job done first, so that he can rest assured."
"Okay." The old Taoist nodded in agreement.
Wang Longqi was quite moved and said, "Master Yu, thank you so much. If this matter can really be accomplished, I, Wang Longqi, swear to heaven that I will become your sworn brother and let you be my good brother forever!"
Before the old Taoist priest could say anything, Du Lan Ke quit, "Seventh Young Master, this is wrong. I treat you as a brother, but you want to treat me as your grandson?"
Wang Longqi blinked and said with a smile: "Then I will become sworn brothers with Li Chu and you, and we can all call each other brothers. You can go back to the Taoist temple and talk about your own things."
Lao Du waved his hand and said, "Go to hell."
Just as he was talking about this, the lady boss came over and greeted him, "Young handsome Taoist priest, and the four people over there, our room is ready, come over quickly."
"Thank you, Madam Boss."
After saying thank you, Li Chu and his companions went to their respective rooms.
Just as the proprietress said, the place where the guys live is definitely not very big, but fortunately it is clean and tidy, and it is not bad for a night.
Especially when I thought about those guys who were now huddling together for warmth in the woodshed, I suddenly felt that this place was already excellent.
In addition, they were exhausted from the day's activities and fell asleep quickly.
The moon falls into my heart.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a small splash sounded in the quiet night. It was like a frog jumping into a paddy field, but it did not affect the tranquility of the night.
But Li Chu's eyes suddenly opened.
There's something weird going on.
This chapter doesn't seem to have much substantial content, but the next small plot will take at least two thousand words to complete, so I might as well just give it a start and finish it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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