042 First Arrival at Gaoyang County City
Chapter 42 First Arrival at Gaoyang County City
The leader of the caravan was in a great headache and advised Su Wenfan: "Little brother, since we have left Qingyun City, we can't go back immediately. Our caravan has a mission and we can't go back before the mission is completed.
So little brother can only go with us to Gaoyang County first. After we finish our business, we will take you back together. Of course, if little brother wants to leave alone, we will never stop him, but if he encounters any danger after leaving, our caravan will not be responsible."
Su Wenfan was also very annoyed and scared. He didn't understand why he was staying at home peacefully, but woke up hundreds of miles away from home.
He heard from the people in the caravan that he had a very good relationship with Miss Bai, and Miss Bai really accompanied him to Gaoyang County as she said, but no matter how hard Su Wenfan tried, he could not remember anything.
His memory of the past two months was blank, and Su Wenfan felt that he was very wronged. Miss Bai was not someone that a low-level person like him could afford to offend.
Bai Qiaoyu's face was extremely ugly. The person in front of her was very different from the person she was before yesterday. The more she came into contact with Bai Qiaoyu, the more she realized that these were two completely different people.
She asked with a dark face: "Then do you still remember why we came out?"
Su Wenfan shook his head, looking confused. His memory was blank, how could he know what he came out to do?
Bai Qiaoyu gritted her teeth and continued to ask: "Do you still remember Bai Qiaomo and Feng Ming?"
Su Wenfan asked curiously: "Bai Qiaomo is the pride of the Bai family and Kunyuan Sect, how many people don't know him? Feng Ming? Who is that?"
Su Wenfan's home is in a relatively remote town. Although Feng Ming is very famous in Qingyun City, it is not certain that many people know him outside Qingyun City.
Bai Qiaoyu almost bit her silver teeth to pieces, and she wanted to flatten the man in front of her with a palm, but she was unwilling to go back like this.
So after discussing with Bai Qiaoyu, the caravan decided to continue the journey.
As for Su Wenfan's own opinion, it is not so important. What Fengle Caravan originally valued was Bai Qiaoyu's identity and the guards who came with her.
In the following journey, people in the caravan kept coming to talk to Su Wenfan, curious about his experience.
Miss Bai was unattainable, but now Su Wenfan was very approachable.
So from these chats, Su Wenfan knew about his "great achievements" during this period.
The people in the caravan also came from Qingyun City, so they knew how Su Wenfan hooked up with Miss Bai, just because he was telling stories in Fengyu Tower.
Therefore, some people in the caravan asked Su Wenfan about the content of the storytelling, wanting to know how the story would develop next.
But Su Wenfan's mind was a mess. He had no idea who the Great Sage Sun Wukong was, let alone that he dared to challenge the young master of the Feng family and was thrown out of the wine shop by the young master of the Feng family.
The more he heard, the more painful Su Wenfan felt. When he was resting, he squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, wishing he could die.
He didn't know before, but now he knows what the young master of the Feng family is like. Compared with Bai Qiaoyu, there is only a higher status.
What's more, the young master of the Feng family has just become a distinguished first-class pharmacist. He has several heads that are not enough to chop off.
The more he heard from others, the more Su Wenfan felt that the behavior some time ago was done by another person.
He suspected that he had been occupied by another wandering soul for the past two months. He had used his body to do so many things that had nothing to do with him, otherwise how could he have no impression of it at all.
The next day, Su Wenfan was more certain of this, because when he woke up, he found that there was a complete set of skills in his mind.
This discovery made Su Wenfan ecstatic. It was extremely difficult for lower-level people to practice and obtain a better skill, but now he actually had it.
This discovery made Su Wenfan quiet down. Of course, he was not an active person originally.
Su Wenfan did not want to follow the Fengle caravan back to Qingyun City. He knew without thinking that he had offended Miss Bai. Based on this, he would not be able to gain a foothold in Qingyun City.
Since he couldn't go home for the time being, he might as well follow the Fengle caravan to Gaoyang County to see if there was any chance to earn cultivation resources in Gaoyang County. As long as he made some progress in cultivation, he would not have to worry about not being able to survive outside.
What Bai Qiaoyu did every day was to stare at Su Wenfan from a distance. She still held on to a glimmer of hope and did not immediately bring people back to Qingyun City.
The people in the Fengle caravan secretly complained, but many people in the caravan preferred Su Wenfan because Su Wenfan was very hardworking. When it was time to rest, he would rush to do all kinds of chores. Compared with his previous temperament, he was more likable now.
After knowing this, Feng Ming no longer asked people to stare at the two people and the Fengle caravan. Feng Ming also felt that Su Wenfan's personality was more likable than the man who traveled through the book.
Compared to Bai Qiaoyu, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo's days were not too comfortable. They either rested in the RV, practiced and read, or admired the scenery outside in the RV. If they got bored, they would get off the RV and ride wildebeests to stroll around.
Because the mammoths did not move very fast, it took them more than half a month to walk from Qingyun City to Gaoyang County.
Because there was plenty of time, the head of the Feng family did not care about delaying this time, but deliberately slowed down the journey so that Feng Ming could have fun.
When arriving in Gaoyang County, Feng Ming also mastered the fifth kind of elixir and refined the best flawless elixir. The fifth kind of elixir was called Qu Gu Dan, which was also used to assist in the practice of Qu Ti Realm.
Feng Ming's RV often smelled of pills. The guards were surprised at first, but later they got used to it. Their young master was really a genius in refining pills.
Feng Ming would also share non-top-grade pills with them. Even if some guards didn't need these top-grade pills themselves, most of them had families. Even if they didn't need them, their children would need them. Therefore, they treasured these medium-grade or even top-grade pills.
Feng Yuelao was relieved. Feng Ming's poor bones were also a problem she was worried about. Now it's better. Feng Ming showed extraordinary qualifications in refining pills.
Those guards didn't know, but she knew that Feng Ming could easily refine top-grade pills, and his refining skills were higher than outsiders knew.
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People who come to Gaoyang County for the first time will be shocked when they see the tall and majestic city walls, but Feng Ming is the only bumpkin in the Feng family team. Even though he has the memory of two lives, he is still shocked.
Bai Qiaomo laughed and explained to him: "Among all the cities in the dynasty, our Qingyun City belongs to the lowest third-grade city, Gaoyang County is a second-grade city, and above the second-grade, there are first-grade and super-grade cities. The only super-grade city in the Dongmu Dynasty is the Imperial City."
Feng Ming has read about it in books, but seeing it with his own eyes feels different: "The city wall is really high, and the city gate is even bigger."
Bai Qiaomo continued, "Not only that, in addition to the more concentrated vitality in the second-grade city, it also has a complete city defense array that can be activated when a beast tide occurs to protect the city. Every time the city defense array is activated, a huge amount of Yuan Crystals are consumed. Not to mention that the third-grade city does not have a city defense array, even if it does, it cannot afford to consume so many Yuan Crystals."
Feng Ming said, "So, in the eyes of the people living in the second-grade city, those of us who come from the third-grade city are almost the same as country people."
Bai Qiaomo Mo smiled: "That's about right. These people do think highly of themselves, but in the end, this world is all about strength. A cultivator with strong strength, regardless of their background, will be respected wherever they go."
Feng Ming held up his chin and said: "That being said, only a few people stand out, because people living in big cities have enjoyed more concentrated vitality since childhood and have more cultivation resources. Their achievements are naturally higher than those of people in small cities."
Bai Qiaomo knew that Feng Ming was telling the truth and
that there was no answer to this question. Feng Ming just said it casually, not really worrying about the country and the people. He turned around and enthusiastically pulled Bai Qiaomo out of the RV and waited to enter the city. The mammoth was placed outside the city, as it would take up too much space once they entered the city.
The queue waiting to enter the city was long, and the number of people leaving the city was relatively small.
Most of the cultivators who passed by them looked arrogant, fearing that the mud on the country bumpkins from outside would stick to them.
Finally, it was the turn of the Feng family. The entrance fee they had to pay shocked Feng Ming again. Each person needed one Yuanjing. You have to know that in Qingyun City, one Yuanjing can allow ordinary people to eat and drink well for a month. Even though Feng Ming was not short of money, he still felt that the entrance fee was very high.
After paying the Yuanjing, the group was allowed into the city. The streets in the city were very wide, and there was no problem for two mammoths to walk side by side. There were all kinds of riding beasts on the road, and wildebeests were no longer the main animals. Everywhere you looked was prosperous and bustling.
Bai Qiaomo explained, "This is just the outer city. Gaoyang County also has an inner city. It should be said that except for the third-grade city, those big cities are divided into inner and outer cities. The qualification to live in the inner city is very rare, but it is still coveted by many cultivators because the inner city is covered with the Ju Yuan formation."
Feng Ming rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Then the Feng family of Gaoyang County lives in the inner city, right?"
Bai Qiaomo nodded, "Yes, and the location is quite good."
Feng Ming gossiped, "Besides the Feng family, who are the other major forces in Gaoyang County? We have to be cautious when we come to Gaoyang County, right?"
Bai Qiaomo smiled, but he didn't think Feng Ming really felt the need to be cautious, but he still introduced him to him:
"The strongest force in Gaoyang County belongs to the City Lord's Mansion, and the City Lord of Gaoyang County has the title of Marquis conferred by the imperial dynasty. The City Lord's surname is Zong, and people call him Marquis Zong. He is from the royal family, and he is a master in the late Yuandan realm. Therefore, no one in Gaoyang County dares to overstep his
authority." Feng Ming knew that the royal family of the Dongmu Dynasty had the surname Zong, but even if he was from the royal family, if he had no ability, he could only stay in the imperial city and live on the favor of the royal family. Those who could be sent out to serve as the City Lord would naturally not be incompetent.
Bai Qiaomo continued to introduce: "Under Lord Zong are the four major families. In addition to the Feng family, the other four major families are the Gong family, the Wan family and the Yuan family.
The mercenary strength of Gaoyang County is not weak. Although no mercenary group can match the strength of the four major families, when these mercenaries are gathered together, the four major families dare not confront them head-on.
By the way, the power of Kunyuan Sect in Gaoyang County is also not weak. Although the sect is not in the city, it also has industries in the city." The
Feng family's caravan often travels between Qingyun City and Gaoyang County, so they have a temporary place to stay here. It is not far from the city gate, and they arrived at their destination not long after riding on wildebeests. The people who stayed here hurriedly settled the head of the family and his party.
As a young couple, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo naturally have to live in the same room. Feng Jinlin has nothing to worry about, because they have been together all the way, and it can be seen that Bai Qiaomo is very sensible.
Feng Ming has also gotten used to it, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with staying in the same room with Bai Qiaomo when he rested that night.
In addition to the bed, there is also a couch, so it doesn't matter if they sleep on the same bed.
Feng Ming feels that after the heart-to-heart talk on the road before, he and Bai Qiaomo have become good brothers.
Good brothers should sleep with their feet touching and talk all night long, otherwise how can they show their deep feelings.
Fortunately, he only thought about this idea in his heart and didn't say it in front of Bai Qiaomo, otherwise the latter's calm expression would collapse again.
After a night, Feng Jinlin personally took his two sons and two sons-in-law out to have breakfast the next morning. Since they were here, of course they had to take their children to taste the local specialties.
As for Feng Yue and the others, they had another thing to do.
Gaoyang County was the birthplace and place where Feng Jinlin grew up. Although he had been away for many years, it was not true that Gaoyang County had changed much in these years.
So, Feng Jinlin brought the two of them to a breakfast shop and exclaimed, "I didn't expect this shop is still open, and the owner is the same as before. Let's go in. The breakfast here is delicious." When they
arrived at the shop, Feng Jinlin asked the shopkeeper to serve all the breakfasts, and then he and Feng Ming and his son ate until their mouths were full of oil.
Bai Qiaomo watched from the side and felt that the Feng family master and Feng Ming were indeed father and son, as they ate in exactly the same way.
Feng Jinlin did not forget to take care of his two sons-in-law: "Qiaomo should eat more too, but Qiaomo should be more familiar with Gaoyang County, so why don't you come here?"
Bai Qiaomo thanked the Feng family master for his kindness, shook his head and said: "I rarely paid attention to my appetite in the past, so I have never been here." Feng
Ming reached out and patted Bai Qiaomo sympathetically: "It's true that being a genius is not that easy. You probably didn't have much free time in the past, so come out and look for delicious food."
Bai Qiaomo smiled but said nothing, and Feng Jinlin also found it funny.
Feng Ming said proudly, "But there are differences between geniuses. For example, for a genius like me, there is no conflict between cultivation and enjoyment."
Bai Qiaomo followed his words and said, "Yes, I will learn more from Brother Ming in the future."
After eating and drinking, Feng Jinlin took his two sons and two sons-in-law to go shopping. Feng Jinlin was both a guide and a bodyguard.
Who made his two sons weak and his two sons-in-law useless? He was worried about letting Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo go out alone. After all, this is Gaoyang County. Not everyone knows Feng Ming and is jealous of the Feng family's strength.
So Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo walked in front. Feng Ming didn't have time to look at the shops on both sides. Feng Jinlin walked behind them with his hands behind his back. When Feng Ming stopped, he waited patiently.
Bai Qiaomo knew that the Feng family master loved his two children, but he rarely saw such a strong desire to spoil his children in his two lives.
Fortunately, Feng Ming was a person who had awakened his wisdom, otherwise, with the Feng family master's strong desire to spoil his children, he would really spoil the children. Bai Qiaomo had met many truly arrogant and domineering children from aristocratic families in his previous life.
Tired from strolling around, the three of them found a nearby teahouse to sit down and rest. Sitting in the teahouse, they could see the pedestrians and scenery outside.
As a second-class city, even the consumption in the teahouse is higher than that in Qingyun City, but Feng Ming doesn't need to worry about these.
Just after drinking a cup of spiritual tea, Feng Ming saw some movement on the street outside the teahouse. He looked out the window and saw a group of people coming to the street, attracting many passers-by to stop and watch.
Among this group of people, there were several cultivators carrying the corpse of a giant python covered with black scales, and the other cultivators also looked proud.
"Oh, this is the third-level wild beast black-scaled python."
Feng Jinlin and Bai Qiaomo also came over to take a look. Feng Ming had only seen pictures, but they had both seen the real thing.
Feng Jinlin said: "It is indeed a level three wild beast, the Black Scale Python. It is not easy to hunt it. These cultivators are quite powerful. Judging from their attire, they must be from some mercenary group."
Bai Qiaomo recognized them at a glance: "They are from the Tiger Mercenary Group. The captain is a cultivator at the peak of the Yuanye Realm. They are indeed a strong mercenary group in Gaoyang County, but they are not the strongest." Feng Ming
asked curiously: "Brother Bai has fought with them before, right ?" "Is it true?"
Bai Qiaomo nodded and smiled, "I met them when I went out hunting, and I also cooperated with some of them once. The atmosphere of the Tiger Mercenary Team is not bad."
The blood and meat of the black-scaled python are good things, so when the Tiger Mercenary Team carried it along the way, people in the teahouse where Fengming and other nearby teahouses and wine houses called out and asked the Tiger Mercenary Team if they would sell the black-scaled python and how much they would pay.
Gaoyang County is not short of wealthy people, so the Tiger Mercenary Team did not carry it far, and this wild beast black-scaled python that is more than ten meters long attracted several bids.
When someone called out the high price of 80,000 Yuan crystals, Feng Ming could clearly see that the leading cultivator was already tempted. At this moment, another voice rang out in their teahouse: "One hundred thousand Yuan crystals, our Wan family wants it."
As the voice rang out, several people came out of a private room, led by a young man in his twenties wearing fancy clothes.
As soon as the name of the Wan family was thrown out, there was no other voice at the scene. Even if this black-scaled python was rare, the Wan family, one of the four major families, had to give face.
The same was true for the Tiger Mercenary Team. As soon as they heard the two words "Wan family", they knew who would own the black-scaled python this time, and they were very satisfied with the bidding to this point.
Therefore, the leader immediately shouted, "I didn't know that Young Master Rong of the Wan family was here. This black-scaled python belongs to Young Master Rong."
From the discussion of others, Feng Ming knew that this man's surname was Wan and his name was Bai Rong. He saw him come to the window and directly throw down a storage bag. Someone around him would go down to collect the black python scales, so there was no need for him to go in person.
He stood in front of the window and watched, with a proud look on his face. When he turned around and prepared to return to the private room, his eyes swept over the table where Feng Ming and his friends were. His toes turned in a different direction and walked over here.
Feng Ming secretly cried out that it was not good. Sure enough, this man came for the three of them, or to be more precise, for Bai Qiaomo.
Sure enough, the man walked a few steps forward and stopped, then looked at Bai Qiaomo and said with a sneer:
"Who did I think it was? It turns out to be an old acquaintance. I thought I would never see you again in Gaoyang County, Bai Qiaomo, but I was wrong.
I heard that you got married in your hometown, so why did you run out alone after getting married? Aren't you afraid of neglecting your beloved wife?
No, no, I heard that you didn't get married, but married her as a dowry, and you married her as a dowry to a pair of useless children who can't cultivate. But you two are really a perfect match."