Chapter 200: Rewards for Worship, I Want to Enjoy the Incense of All People
"It's worthy of being a provincial capital."
Looking at the busy and bustling scene in front of him, Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh again.
Compared to the county town, this place is more than ten times more prosperous.
After sighing for a while, Lu Qing began to stroll around.
Of course, he had a purpose for wandering around.
Soon, after spending a little money and patronizing a few small vendors.
He got the news he wanted.
"You're talking about the Zheng Mansion, which is just west of the city. The mansions of the largest families in the city are all over there.
Young man, are you also going to pay your respects to the second son of the Zheng family and get the reward money?"
A vendor selling candied haws began to answer Lu Qing's questions very enthusiastically after Lu Qing bought two strings of candied haws.
"Condolences?" Lu Qing pretended to be confused. "No, I just heard that the Zheng family is the largest family in the state capital, and I want to go and see it for myself."
"So, you are also a martial artist?" The vendor suddenly realized, "But you came at a wrong time. The second son of the Zheng family was killed by a bad guy a few days ago, and they are holding a funeral now. I'm afraid they don't have time to entertain you.
But if you are going there to pay your respects, you should be able to go in.
The funeral of the second son of Zheng was held with great ceremony. The Zheng family announced that any citizen in the entire provincial capital who went to pay their respects and pray for the second son of Zheng would receive a reward of 100 coins.
I went there yesterday, kowtowed to Mr. Zheng, and I actually got the reward money."
"It's such a good thing. I'll go and pay my respects."
Seeing the vendor looking like he had made a great bargain, Lu Qing was also "surprised".
After leaving the stall, Lu Qing's expression became calm, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"Is that scum worthy of asking the people to pray for him?"
Following the instructions of the candied haws vendor, Lu Qing quickly arrived at the west of the city.
As soon as I got here, I noticed the difference.
Compared with other bustling areas, the west side of the city is much quieter.
But at the same time, the building is much more majestic.
They are basically huge houses covering a very large area, and you can tell at first glance that only truly wealthy families can afford to live in them.
Lu Qing took a few glances and quickly determined the location of Zheng Mansion from the largest houses.
Because there was only that one house, it was surrounded by white silks and there were bursts of mournful music coming from it.
Lu Qing slowly approached the house and met many ordinary people on the way. They were walking from the direction of Zheng's house with a hint of joy on their faces.
Obviously, they were the citizens who went to Zheng’s house to offer sacrifices and ask for reward money as the candied haws vendor said.
As he walked, he observed the surrounding environment.
Finally, he took several glances from a high tower in the city.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
When he arrived at the gate of Zheng Mansion, a guard stopped Lu Qing.
"My name is Lin An. I am from Jizhou. I came to Cangzhou for a visit. I heard that the second son of the Zheng family was killed by a villain. I felt sad and wanted to go in to pay my respects. May I?"
Lu Qing easily fabricated an identity for himself.
"So it's Young Master Lin. Since you're here to pay respect to the Second Young Master, then of course you can. Please come in."
The two men looked Lu Qing up and down and saw that although he looked ordinary, there were indeed fluctuations of Qi and blood in his body, which meant that he had at least perfected Qi and blood cultivation.
I didn't suspect anything and immediately said politely.
Because this kind of thing has happened many times.
After all, the Zheng family is a big family and is well-known throughout Cangzhou.
I don’t know how many people want to seek refuge every day.
If it were in the past, a Qi and Blood Realm warrior with low cultivation like Lu Qing would naturally not be able to enter the Zheng Mansion.
But the mansion is handling the funeral of the second young master these days, and the ancestor has ordered that no matter who comes to pay their respects, they must not be stopped.
She wanted her Yu'er to enjoy the worship of all people, enjoy the incense, and accumulate good karma, so that he could enjoy glory in the underworld.
Naturally, the Zheng family did not dare to disobey the ancestor's decision in the slightest.
In order to fulfill the wishes of their ancestors, they even used money to guide the citizens of the city to come and worship.
In this way, Lu Qing entered the Zheng Mansion smoothly.
He followed the instructions of the servants of the Zheng Mansion and came to the mourning hall.
At this time, there were many people queuing up in the mourning hall to pay their respects. Judging from their clothes, most of them should be residents of the city who came here to donate money.
While it was not his turn yet, Lu Qing began to look around the situation in the mourning hall calmly.
The most eye-catching thing in the mourning hall is the huge coffin placed in the middle.
I don't know what kind of wood it is made of, but it is inlaid with gold and jade, it is very luxurious.
It is obvious that the Zheng family wants Zheng Yu to still enjoy wealth and luxury even in the underworld.
There were several powerful auras lurking near the coffin. They were obviously guards arranged by the Zheng Mansion to protect the coffin.
However, Lu Qing didn't care about these. What really concerned him was the figure sitting next to the coffin.
He was an old man with a face as wrinkled as tree bark, sitting there with a blank expression.
Although she looked frail, Lu Qing could vaguely sense a sense of strength from her.
"This should be the old woman, right?"
Lu Qing quietly activated his special ability and observed secretly.
Soon, a faint golden light of supernatural power emerged from the old woman, and at the same time, several notes floated out.
After reading the note silently, Lu Qing lowered his eyelids and stopped looking at the other person.
The senses of a strong man in the Innate Realm are still very sharp. Even if he restrains his breath, if his eyes stay on the other party for too long, he will still be easily discovered.
However, when he lowered his head and thought of the words in the notes just now, Lu Qing couldn't help but feel a chill in his eyes.
This old woman was such a rage that his anger could only be appeased by killing her.
"City Lord's Mansion, Chief Steward Wang is here!"
Just as Lu Qing was waiting, a shout suddenly rang out.
Not only was there a commotion in the crowd of worshippers, but even the old woman who had been sitting there motionless had a slight change of expression, raised her head, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
Soon, a middle-aged man with a square face, dressed in plain cloth and with an upright posture, walked in and bowed to the old woman.
This time the old woman did not continue to sit upright. Instead, she stood up, bowed slightly, and returned the greeting.
"Mrs. Zheng, I, on behalf of the City Lord's Mansion, have come to pay my respects to the second young master Zheng on order of the City Lord." The square-faced middle-aged man said in a deep voice.
"The city lord is thoughtful. I will remember this friendship in my heart."
The old woman said calmly.
Soon someone presented incense and candles. The middle-aged man with a square face offered his worship and then lit the incense and candles.
He came to the old woman again, bowed and said, "Old Lady Zheng, the city lord has a few more words for me to tell you. Could you please move over and say them?"
The old woman looked at the other person quietly for a few breaths, and finally nodded: "Please ask Manager Wang to follow me."
“Good opportunity!”
Seeing the old woman and the square-faced middle-aged man leaving the mourning hall, Lu Qing's heart moved slightly and he also walked out quietly.
He came here just to confirm the strength and condition of the old lady of the Zheng family, but he didn't really want to mourn for that scum Zheng Yu.
After leaving the mourning hall, Lu Qing walked out of the Zheng Mansion in a dignified manner.
The guards at the gate saw him coming out but did not stop him.
In their opinion, a young warrior like Lu Qing should be grateful for having the opportunity to enter the mansion to pay homage to the Second Young Master and leave a little impression in the old ancestor's heart.
Who would have thought that this guy would just walk around the mourning hall and then slip away.
After leaving Zheng Mansion, Lu Qing did not stop and walked all the way to the tall tower he had seen before.
This tall tower should be a scenic spot in the provincial capital.
At this time, the tower was closed and the door was locked. There was no one in the tower and no one could enter.
But how could this stump Lu Qing? He just moved his feet slightly, jumped a few times, and easily reached the top of the tower.
“This place has a really unique scenery and a great location.”
Standing on the top of a tower several dozen meters high, Lu Qing felt that the entire west area of the city was almost visible.
More importantly, coincidentally, this tall tower is facing the Zheng Mansion, which is hundreds of meters away.
After admiring the beautiful scenery on the tower for a while, Lu Qing's gaze towards Zheng Mansion gradually turned cold.
His mind moved slightly, and a longbow appeared in his hand.
(End of this chapter)
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