"The State of Qin is consolidating the land south of the Yangtze River. Maybe in a few years, Jiangnan will change its appearance."
Tianming couldn't help but smile.
The reputation of the land of Jiangnan in the Central Plains is not very good, really not very good.
The first impression is of barbaric wilderness, those strange Baiyue people, and those areas with dense forests and not even an acre of land.
actually.
I have never walked in the area south of the Yangtze River, but I traveled from Huainan to Nanchang, south of the Yangtze River. What I saw and heard along the way made me feel a lot.
The Qin State has made great efforts to repair the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River, clearing roads across the mountains, building bridges across the rivers, and using exploding objects to expand waterways for the passage of ships.
There are also the construction of Chidao and important roads. Under the water and rocks, the roads are very smooth and wide, and there are many merchants coming and going.
At least the line from Huainan to Nanchang is not considered barbaric by the people of the Central Plains, but there are indeed not many people living there.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to see you, old man."
Old Man Li sighed with emotion.
Perhaps as Tianming said, the land in Jiangnan is being renovated, but it takes time, and he is already this age.
What is missing is time.
Just as he was about to say something more, a crisp sound of bells came from inside.
"Your dumplings are ready, I'll bring them over."
Old man Li hurriedly walked to the inside and brought out a large bowl of dumplings from the inside. The steaming heat and white dough made people's appetite increase.
"Dumplings...I've eaten a lot of them too."
"But it's the old man who tastes the best. He must have a secret, right?"
Tianming took the large bowl of dumplings with both hands. In fact, if he wanted to, he could eat ten more portions. Xuan Gong worked and digested them directly.
This time, he did not use Xuan Gong, and there was a constant feeling of fulfillment in his belly. Tianming liked this feeling.
Looking at the dumplings, Tianming looked at Old Man Li, expressing curiosity.
"Hahaha, there's no secret."
"This thing came from Guanzhong. There were dumplings in the city before. The old man ate them once, and then he tried to make them himself."
"That's what happened."
"I really want to tell you the secret... Hehe, Tianming, then... I really have a secret."
"That's it...the filling of the dumplings is the key. It can be paired with any vegetables. The main thing is that the pork must be minced with a knife."
"Chop out the flavor."
"If you want to eat dumplings when you are in Jiangnan from now on, you can try them."
Old Man Li shook his head.
I really don’t have any secrets.
Because I didn’t create dumplings by myself, but... when I made dumplings by myself, I mixed my own ideas into it, so that’s how it turned out.
I didn’t expect others to like it too.
Looking at Tianming who seemed really curious, he glanced left and right. At a close distance, Old Man Li whispered slowly and told what he thought was the secret of making dumplings.
"Thank you!"
"Next time I'm in Jiangnan, I'll definitely give it a try at dawn."
Tianming bowed his hand.
"Hahaha, you are a bit like a scholar in the city, you always salute and so on."
"Tianming, are you leaving today?"
The store was not particularly busy now, so Old Man Li just said a few more words. The vinegar in front of Guan Tianming was a little short, so he quickly added more.
"My old man is much older than me, and he taught me the secret method of making dumplings. It's like a gift."
"After finishing this meal of dumplings, we are leaving."
"I'm not sure if I will be successful in making dumplings in Jiangnan in the future, I will also open a dumpling shop when I return to Puyang."
"When the time comes, old man, we will be our opponents."
Tianming shook his head.
I have been taught by the Confucian Mr. Fu Nian since I was a child, and I stayed in Xiaoshengxian Manor for so long. I have been immersed in it, and etiquette... is still needed.
Etiquette is still important.
Etiquette is the rules.
Rules are order, Qin unified the world, Qin's laws are actually order, and Confucianism and Taoism are also order, but I don't know what the Confucianists are going to do next?
You have enough time to see those.
"If you really come back in the future."
"Old man, I will leave this dumpling shop to you."
"None of them want to take over."
"Old man, I'm still worried."
"I can still wait for a few years, old man."
Old man Li was overjoyed.
No matter what Tianming said is true or false, he really has this intention, if Tianming wants to open a dumpling shop in Puyang.
I can completely give this place to him.
Because his sons and grandchildren are unwilling to take over, and he is unwilling to give up, at his current age, he cannot continue to work for a few more years.
"Hahaha."
"Old man!"
"Then it's settled!"
Tianming was delighted, took a freshly baked dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth, and then gave it another gift.
"Then old man, I'll be waiting for you."
Old Man Li nodded.
"I'll be back."
Tianming responded affirmatively.
“Will definitely come back.”
Tianming repeated.
"good!"
Old Man Li clapped his hands together and nodded deeply.
…
…
After a stick of incense.
Tianming left a golden cake, held the Supreme Weapon, carried a simple luggage, waved to Old Man Li who was chasing after him vaguely, and simply left the dumpling shop.
"There are rumors from the farm that Ji Yanran and his party from Yahu Xiaozhu appeared in Liaodong half a month ago."
"In half a month, senior Yanran and the others will definitely still be within the territory of Yan, whether they go to Bu Xian Mountain outside the Great Wall or return to Yannan."
Holding the reins in his hands and leading the horse, he walked slowly in Puyang at dawn. He was ready to take a good look at Puyang and the place where his mother and father used to be.
The whispers in his mouth were from the peasant disciples here in Puyang.
Inform yourself about the movements of Yahu Xiaozhu Ji Yanran and her group. According to my understanding of Yan Di, senior Yanran and the others have definitely not left Yan Di now.
As long as we go east along the river and go north to Yishui, along with the information from farmers and Confucian disciples, it will not be difficult to find Zhaoshui and the others.
With anticipation in my heart, my steps are much lighter.
After half a stick of incense, outside the east city of Puyang, on the main road, a man and a horse rolled up a shallow cloud of smoke and disappeared into the distance.
******
"Heavenly Magic Field!"
"The void is one!"
"Reality and fantasy are one!"
Above the vast void in the courtyard, bright mysterious lights filled the air. Looking at them one after another, no one dared to get close despite their spiritual senses.
On one side, the endless invisible sword energy rises and falls, filling every space in the void. Although the sword formation is not applied, it is already powerful and sweeps across the sky.
On one side, all kinds of colored glazes are dreamy in color, and traces of extremely agile flames are dancing happily. The void follows your heart, stirring reality and illusion.
When they touch each other, they create billowing energy aftereffects. Every energy fluctuation is enough to traumatize an existence that has just entered the entrance level.
However, those energy fluctuations could only be trapped in a corner, trying to spread to all directions, but they disappeared into nothingness and did not stir up anything strange.
"The devil is transformed!"
Yan Lingji's charming and charming voice is everywhere, and at a moment's notice, flames automatically create seductive gestures.
Every bewitching move directly manifests Yan Lingji's form, which is a blend of reality and illusion. Once you see it, it will be endlessly charming.
It hits the mind head-on.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Nong Yu and Yun Shu in the courtyard were the first to be unable to bear it, and immediately activated their Xuan Gong to isolate themselves from external intrusions. Is Sister Yan Ling's cultivation so strong?
Just looking at the heavenly magic field, does it have such power?
If we compete head-on, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on at all.
"This is Sister Yanling's magical field."
"Sir, Sister Yan Ling's strength has improved so quickly."
Xue'er's body generates ice-blue light to protect her mind and suppress all abnormalities. Her water-blue ice eyes look into the void, looking at Xiao Meng and Sister Yan Ling who are competing.
Full of admiration.
When Sister Yan Ling and Xiao Meng performed martial arts before, they were no match for Xiao Meng. Under Xiao Meng's kendo field, the magic field could only be avoided.
Now... it's definitely different.
"She... benefited from the wonder of my return to origin and truth, and seized the opportunity to unite reality and illusion."
Zhou Qing also looked at the battle in the distance in the void. He had placed restrictions all around. Unable to be seen by outsiders, Yan Ling's strength had indeed improved greatly.
At least, under Xiaomeng's second level of "Sword Controlling", there is no problem in persisting, if you can survive it and cope with the changes in the sword formation.
Then the devil will truly become a master.
Even so, it's still outstanding.
Zhu Xia Jian, at the same level, I can't think of anyone who can resist Xiao Meng's "Sword Controlling Technique".
Maybe Cang Qi will have that ability in the future.
It’s just possible!
"Xiaomeng has been quietly protecting her body."
Nong Yu's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but smile.
Previously, when facing Sister Yan Ling, Xiaomeng Xuan Gong was enough to suppress the abnormality, but now we need to use the Qing Qi. Sister Yan Ling is really strong.
"The devil is ever-changing."
"Going directly into the mind, you can transform into the heart of Mora."
Zhou Qing commented.
Yan Lingji's natural magic field is becoming more and more sophisticated. There are some things that she has not deduced yet, but they are in the same direction as her deduction.
With the power of the heavenly demon, Yan Ling's current practice, and the realm of oneness with the void, if Yan Ling bloomed the heavenly magic field silently, almost no one would notice it.
Then Moro suddenly came to his mind, and his body's strength was directly affected, and the three elements were directly damaged. Coupled with the ever-changing changes in the heavenly magic field, the power became even more powerful.
"Sister Yan Ling is so understanding!"
Yun Shu said with envy.
They all felt the young master's breakthrough in cultivation a few days ago, but only Sister Yan Ling gained the most.
Young Master commented that if Sister Yan Ling takes a wrong approach, she will gain something, which will be great, but she may not be able to comprehend anything at all.
It's obvious.
Sister Yanling is very lucky.
"Come back."
"Your natural magic field has improved, but you still need to make further progress before you can resist Xiaomeng's "Sword Controlling Technique"."
The battle above the void continues.
Yan Lingji exerts her force field to the fullest, and the inside and outside of the void, reality and illusion, are like one body, all of which are manifestations of the heavenly magic field.
Xiaomeng remained unmoved, protecting her body with tranquility and protecting her body with thousands of swords, unmoved.
Zhou Qing nodded, raised his hand, and pressed down with a palm, all the strange phenomena disappeared, and Yan Lingji and Xiao Meng appeared in the courtyard.
"Son."
"The slaves haven't used their full strength yet."
All over the body, the charm of fire spreads everywhere, shaking between words, movement and stillness, inside and outside the void.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Nong Yu, Yun Shu, and Xue'er were working hard with their Xuan Gong, and their bodies couldn't help but retreat again. They really couldn't bear it, otherwise...all their minds would be controlled by Sister Yan Ling.
That would be uncomfortable.
Sister Yan Ling likes to tease people most now.
"One sword shatters the sky!"
The Wuchen Sword flew out from Xiaomeng's arms, and was enveloped in cyan mysterious light. In an instant, the Wuchen Sword bloomed with the power to suppress everything.
It is as if the heaven and earth of Taoist Tianzong have been transformed into it.
The sword energy flew into the sky, the halo spread, everything in its path was smoothed away, the magic field was blown away, and the pressure Xue'er and the three of them endured calmly disappeared.
"You have made great progress."
"The core of the celestial magic field lies in the incarnation of Mora in the heart. Use the heart of the celestial demon to control the force field and control everything you cultivate."
"Sure enough, your heart of the devil is stable, that is the heart of heaven."
"Heaven's heart governs all things, and you can do whatever you want."
It is not difficult for Xiaomeng to have such means.
Xiao Meng also practiced the cultivation methods that he wrote down in his spare time, and practiced them quite well. Xiao Meng was naturally suitable for cultivation.
Yan Lingji... is doing pretty well now.
"Sir, I feel sorry for you."
"To grasp the void, it is also like reality. Reality and illusion are one, and it is difficult to know the heart."
All right.
Now I really can't beat Xiaomeng. Xiaomeng's "Sword Control" is really overbearing and unreasonable at all.
I have seen the heavenly magic field transform into the void, and as a result... Xiaomeng directly shattered the void, and there was no way to disturb Xiaomeng.
Yan Lingji took one step forward, and her shadow remained, as if she were a real person.
"Xue'er, which one do you think is the sister?"
Yan Lingji raised her hand and took a picture of Xue'er in front of her. In her eyes, Xue'er was the little girl who had been taking photos of her eyebrows in Handan.
"Sister Yan Ling!"
"Please find someone else."
Xueer is really impressed by Sister Yanling.
Can't you change someone else?
You have to find yourself.
"Then you guessed it right this time. Sister, next time it will be Yu and Yun Shu."
Another Yan Lingji smiled and spoke gently.
"Sister Yan Ling!"
Xueer was even more speechless.
I have no way of identifying which one is Sister Yan Ling. The key point is that Sister Yan Ling will deny it, saying that she has not yet reached her realm.
Can't tell the difference at all.
"Stop making trouble and let's go."
"This time we are going to the White Tiger Clan and the Xuanwu Clan, and we should stay for some time on the way."
Zhou Qing reached out with one hand and took a flaming body from the void on one side. Who else was it if it wasn't Yan Lingji? He tapped Yan Ling's eyebrows, she was the most naughty.
Not far away, the two afterimages of Yan Lingji dispersed.
He just knows how to tease Xueer.
"Sister Yan Ling!"
Xueer was even more ashamed and angry.
Neither of them are true, and you still let yourself guess?
Really.
"Brother!"
With the Wuchen Sword in her arms, Xiao Meng stepped out and stood beside her senior brother.
"Master!"
Zongheng Xuanguang rushed from the front of the governor's residence. Bai Qianhong had already given the order. There would be no problems within a few days.
Even if there are difficult problems presented by the various counties, it doesn't matter if we delay it for a day or two.
What's more, in my own eyes, as long as it doesn't involve turmoil, it's not a big deal.
"Let's go."
Deep winter is fading away, and mid-spring is not far away. Once the four ancient beasts are taken care of, the sacrificial etiquette can be established at Mount Tai.
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the courtyard disappeared without causing any movement. The vitality of the heaven and earth remained as before, and the whirlwind circulated as before.
And above the void, Zhou Qing controlled the vacuum and led Xiao Meng and the others to the White Tiger Clan at extremely fast speeds.
According to the classic documents previously sent by the Yin Yang Family, the location of the White Tiger Clan is not a secret, but it is also not something ordinary people can find.
"I wonder how the White Tiger clan is doing now?"
"The Qinglong clan is backed by the sea and has endless treasures of nature and earth. The Phoenix clan is sitting on the sycamore tree and has a place to live."
"Does the White Tiger clan also have such spiritual beings?"
It is recorded in the classics that the White Tiger clan is located in the land of the West Sea in the land of Zhuxia. Looking at the map, the land of the West Sea... does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Qin Dynasty.
On the contrary, it is still within the Qiang people and intertwined with Kunlun. The details need to be seen closely. If the place is recorded in detail, it is unlikely.
Nong Yu looked through the classics sent by the Yin Yang family and expressed her expectations for the White Tiger clan. They were all four ancient beasts, so the White Tiger clan must have something unique.