Zhou Qingmu had already left Xiu Shuang City. According to the guidance on the map from the innkeeper, the closest road to the border was to leave Xiu Shuang City and pass through the Dahong Dynasty before heading to Duize Prefecture. Passing through Duize Prefecture and Duize Prefecture

Dikunzhou in the south can reach Caiwei Prefecture in the northeast of Yanyu Nanzhou. It is said that the Confucian and Taoist Academy, which is regarded as a holy place by Confucian scholars all over the world, is located in the Holy State, which is very close to Caiwei Prefecture.

This time the young man went to the Confucian and Taoist Academy. Even the shortest route was a million miles away, so far away.

The autumn wind slapped the young man's face wantonly, and Zhou Qingmu walked for three days with his sword in the autumn wind. He was completely unaware of the changes in Xiu Shuang City.

During these three days, the young man would also find a spacious area in the woods on both sides of the road to practice his sword and hone his Qi. When he was hungry, he would eat some steamed buns he bought at the steamed bun shop at the gate of Xiu Shuang City on his way out and some of his own.

A wild fruit that I can’t even name; when I’m tired, I rest under a tree and drink a few sips of water.

But it wasn't until the young man walked to the city gate in front of him in the darkness of the night that he suddenly realized that he really needed money.

Not to mention staying in an inn, even to satisfy hunger, money is really needed. It has been at least seven days since leaving Dazhou Tiancheng and Mr. Ye. During these seven days, Zhou Qingmu has experienced quite a lot.

It was so exciting. He rushed to practice, beat bandits and was kicked out by the Tang family. But along the way, Zhou Qingmu had very little money left. For Zhou Qingmu now, although he no longer needs three meals a day to satisfy his hunger, but every day

He still has to eat something every day to feel at ease. No matter how well he practices in Zhou Qingmu, he is neither an old god hiding in the mountains nor a Buddha in a mountain temple. No matter what, he is still just a mortal after all.

Money, in the words of many knights in the world, is nothing more than an external possession. Even if you can travel in the world, it will be difficult to move without money.

Ye Jing'an agreed with him for a period of three years. Zhou Qingmu still believed that with his own strength, as long as he had enough money, he should be able to reach the distant misty Nanzhou within three years.

Zhou Qingmu sat resting at the top of the city holding his sword, thinking about going to the city tomorrow to find a job that could make some money. In this way, it seemed pretty good to do some small jobs along the way.

Just like that, Zhou Qingmu fell asleep in the night.

But in this late night, God poured cold water on Zhou Qingmu at the most untimely moment. In the sky, it began to rain. The rain washed the ground under the young man's feet. Just when the young man opened his eyes and was about to get up to find a place where it would be rainy.

, the rain above the head was blocked by an extremely beautiful oil-paper umbrella. Zhou Qingmu looked up and saw a very beautiful girl in green looking at him with curved eyebrows.

Just like before, one rainy night when he was lying under a tree with scars and was about to die, the stunning girl in plain clothes who was also alive flew over his head and faced the enemy in front of him, but turned his head.

His face was unhappy but he quickly looked at himself with a smile.

...

The next morning, after the rain, the sky cleared and the sun was shining brightly, somewhere in an inn.

There was a boy and a girl sitting across from each other at the table. The boy seemed a little unhappy, but refused to move his chopsticks in front of the rich food.

Zhou Qingmu frowned: "Miss Tang, why do you come here?"

Tang Zijin smiled when he heard this, but uncharacteristically acted like a young lady from a well-known family: "You have no control over where I go!"

Zhou Qingmu's frown deepened when he heard this, he stood up with his sword and walked outside the inn, saying: "Miss Tang, please go home early after dinner, I'm leaving."

Tang Zijin was quite helpless when he saw this, but he did not stop Zhou Qingmu from leaving. Instead, he lowered his head and took a few bites of the food on the table.

After Zhou Qingmu left the inn, he looked around the city, trying to find some kind of job that could make money. Zhou Qingmu didn't stop until he saw a crowd surrounding a wall that seemed to have notices posted on it.

Zhou Qingmu stood behind the crowd and looked at the notice on the wall. Although Zhou Qingmu was still sixteen years old, his body was not as strong as some adult men. At least in terms of height, he was not inferior to others.

Zhou Qingmu looked hard at the line of words posted on the notice in the crowded crowd.

"The auction house of Dahong Branch of Tianhang Chamber of Commerce will open at noon today and is open to the whole city. We hope you can come and watch."

Seeing this, Zhou Qingmu was not interested and turned around to leave, but at this moment he almost bumped into the girl in green behind him.

Seeing the young man's apologetic and flustered look, the girl in green smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, have you just read the content on the notice? I happen to be going today, but I don't have a bodyguard. Could you please forgive me and protect me?

.”

Zhou Qingmu scratched his head when he heard this: "Miss Tang, if you want me to protect you, there is no problem. However, Miss Tang must be protected by powerful monks when she comes this time. Besides, I am in a hurry to get on my way."

Tang Zijin smiled slightly when he saw this: "No, I ran out secretly. I heard that there seems to be some treasure at the auction here, so you can go with me. How about this, I will buy you to be my guard for a day

, I’ll give you fifty taels of silver. Okay, come with me quickly.”

Seeing that Zhou Qingmu was still hesitant, Tang Zijin actually put a money bag in the young man's hand and directly took the young man's arm and ran towards the city.

Fifty taels of silver! When did Zhou Qingmu think about this? He just felt that it was a little delayed on his way. However, when he heard that Tang Zijin came alone, he followed her.

The two stopped in front of a very luxurious trading house. Perhaps they were running too fast. Tang Zijin was panting from exhaustion. Zhou Qingmu looked at the plaque above his head that read "Tianxing Chamber of Commerce" and turned around.

Putting the money bag back into Tang Zijin's hands,

Tang Zijin looked at the young man with the sword in front of him and asked puzzledly: "Why are you giving it to me?"

But Zhou Qingmu shook his head: "Miss Tang, you're alone out here, so it's better to have more money with you. Zhou feels guilty about holding these, so you'd better keep them."

Tang Zijin smiled and put the money bag back in Zhou Qingmu's hand: "Okay, you forgot that my family is very rich, and we have this in abundance. Besides, you have to protect me later.

Don’t say anything that makes you feel guilty.”

After that, Tang Zijin directly retracted his hand in his sleeve, as if not giving Zhou Qingmu a chance to return it. Just when Zhou Qingmu looked at Tang Zijin's behavior and couldn't laugh or cry, Tang Zijin actually stretched out the other hand.

, handed a token to a woman in red who seemed to be a steward of the place standing at the door. The token was extremely exquisitely crafted, with a large Chinese character "Tang" engraved on it.

So just like that, Zhou Qingmu followed Tang Zijin in a daze and was led to the second floor of the chamber of commerce by the woman in red. The woman in red stopped in front of an extremely luxurious box on the second floor and stretched out her hand to signal the two of them to go in.

Tang Zijin generously walked in with Zhou Qingmu who was at a loss. What caught Zhou Qingmu's eyes was a beautiful table with cut spiritual fruits on it and two comfortable and spacious chairs on both sides. The table

Directly opposite there is a curtain that has been opened. Standing on the wooden railing and looking down, you can see an extremely luxurious auction house.

Zhou Qingmu had never seen such a luxurious place before. He had also seen the elegance of an auction house from a distance, but it was only held by a few wealthy families in a small town. Compared with the auction house in front of him, it was almost a world of difference.

Tang Zijin sat down on the chair on the right generously, but Zhou Qingmu beside him looked extremely unnatural and stood with his hands tied.

Seeing this, Tang Zijin had no choice but to stand up, pull Zhou Qingmu over, and sit down on the chair on the left. Zhou Qingmu was sitting here, but he still felt unnatural all over his body, as if he was facing a formidable enemy and did not dare to act rashly.

Tang Zijin put his hands on the table, looked at Zhou Qingmu's appearance, and said like a market woman: "Mr. Zhou, the spiritual fruits here are free, eat a few more quickly. Otherwise, my father's token

But it’s all in vain.”

"Oh, okay." Zhou Qingmu turned around after hearing the words. Not sure whether he really heard these words or wanted to get rid of the unnatural state, he picked up a piece of spiritual fruit and put it into his mouth.

When Tang Zijin saw this scene, he burst into laughter.

"Anyway, it's still early for the auction to start. How about you practice sword practice? If there is really any danger later, you might want to be more skillful?"

This was meant as a joke, but who would have thought that Zhou Qingmu actually raised his sword to the open space behind him and practiced every move.

Tang Zijin looked at the young man's sword-dancing figure. His face no longer had the previous attitude of a young lady from aristocratic families, but seemed to have turned into the silent girl in green sitting by the Yanlian Pond.

In the clear eyes with a hint of loss, it seemed that only the young man who was diligently practicing his sword was left. The two of them were like this, and neither of them spoke anymore.

Until a certain moment, Tang Zijin smiled and asked the young man who was practicing swordsmanship: "A man like Mr. Zhou must have a woman who is at the forefront of his heart, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't be practicing swordsmanship so hard, right?"

"

Zhou Qingmu stopped dancing his sword when he heard this and stood there stunned.

The woman in your heart?

Zhou Qingmu didn't know that he always thought that he was practicing to find out the truth about his parents' murder. But when he thought about this, something that a girl in plain clothes said at a certain moment would always pop up in his mind.

Say "Okay, I'll wait for you to work hard to become stronger to repay your kindness."

But when this idea first came up, it was repeatedly rejected by the young man. It was true that he wanted to repay his kindness, but he would never work hard to become stronger because of Miss Lin.

Lin Chengshuang saw the young man stunned on the spot, and said to Zhou Qingmu with crooked eyebrows: "I am just teasing Young Master Zhou. Young Master Zhou must not take these words to heart."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Qingmu immediately came to his senses, and then he stopped thinking about it and started practicing sword moves one after another. However, Tang Zijin, who had been watching Zhou Qingmu practice his sword before, no longer looked at him at this time.
Chapter completed!