So some local businessmen started another kind of business, which was to open inns to provide better accommodation for foreign guests and also provide meals with local characteristics, and all of this required payment. The guests in the inn
There are good and bad rooms, there are large rooms for multiple people and quiet rooms for single people. If you spend enough money, you can even have exclusive use of the quiet courtyard at the back.
There are waiters in the inn to help take care of cattle, horses and other livestock. Not only monks from various sects like to stay there, but also some caravans transporting valuable goods often stay there.
Huwa stayed in an inn for the first two days after entering Hongjin City, and spent the night in a messy big house with a caravan. Later, he heard that there were many inns in Hongjin City, so he moved Panhu to the inn.
He went to live in a very big and good hotel, and asked for a separate small courtyard in the back. Anyway, he could afford the money, so he could just buy the inn.
Huwa did not have any extravagant and wasteful habits. He could live in a messy inn or a comfortable single room in an inn. He brought a dog with him and wanted to sit down and practice meditation. At that time, there was only this small courtyard and no one was living there, so
He didn't think about anything else. The reason why he came to the inn was just to experience it. He had never stayed there before.
But Huwa only stayed in the inn for one night. When he went out and passed the front yard of the inn the next morning, he found the innkeeper standing in the yard explaining something to a group of people in a low voice, and was still being scolded by them. Others in the inn
None of the guests dared to approach. Someone just walked in from the door, but was startled and quietly stepped back.
The group of people was obviously a group of monks. The sword they had just bought at the market was hanging on their waists. In front of everyone, one person was holding a fat black leopard! This beast was so scary.
As soon as he entered the yard, everyone in the yard was scared away. Even the horses in the stable were frightened. If they were not tied up, they would have scattered and fled. At this moment, their legs were trembling and they were whining.
Those people seemed to be regular customers. When they came to this inn, they went directly to the separate courtyard. But the inn was already full. When the boss saw Huwa, he was like seeing a savior. He hurried over and begged in a low voice: "This young gentleman, please
Can you give up the small courtyard to those gentlemen? They bring a ferocious beast with them, which will scare away the guests. As for you, the little dog, it doesn’t matter. Can I give you the room where I sleep at night?
?”
Huwa saw that the boss was really in trouble, so he waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, just give up my small courtyard to these guests with spirit beasts. You don't have to give up your own room. I'll just find another inn."
Already."
The innkeeper thanked the innkeeper profusely and said that yesterday's room payment would be fine. However, Huwa insisted on paying the bill. He did not want to take advantage of this small advantage, so he took Panhu and left the inn to find another place. As a result, he found that
But all the inns in Hongjin City were full. The small courtyard where he stayed yesterday was still vacant because the boss took the opportunity to increase the price. The rent was too expensive.
Huwa had to find the inn again, but unexpectedly the room in the inn was also crowded with people. On this cold day on the plateau, Huwa spent the night sitting under the corner of the inn courtyard.
How come there are so many people in Hongjin City? The reason is related to Wufuqiu. Every year at the winter solstice, Wufuqiu opens its doors to recruit handyman disciples. No matter who it is, as long as they can follow a designated road and climb the designated mountain peak
.And willing to stay as a handyman, Wu Fuqiu would not refuse.
But these so-called handyman disciples are not the official descendants of Wufuqiu. They live on several surrounding peaks and do various chores on weekdays. If they succeed in cultivation and pass the test, they can enter the middle peak, and
If you learn swordsmanship on the main peak of Wufu Qiu, you can hope to become a direct disciple of Wufu Qiu or even Jian Sha himself.
Each cultivation and inheritance sect in Ba Yuan has very strict conditions for recruiting disciples. Because the energy of the elders is limited, the resources of the sect are even more limited. It is impossible to guide and train too many people, and not everyone who wants to become a disciple can do so.
.In most cases, it is the master who selects and guides successors through various methods.
In fact, the same goes for Wufu Qiu. It is very difficult to become an official disciple of his sect. You have to be favored by the elders in the sect. But Wufu Qiu seems to give everyone hope in such a way, opening the gate once a year.
The mountain was closed only during the decades of civil strife in Bayuan Five.
The designated mountain peak is called Dengjing Peak, and the designated mountain road is called Kaishan Road. As long as you climb it within the specified time, you can stay in Wufu Qiu to practice, and one day you can hope to enter the main peak, or even become a sect disciple. This
It attracted countless people in Ba Yuan who wanted to become a disciple but could not, but had various dreams of practicing.
However, under the conditions at that time, it was not easy to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to reach Wufuqiu, the deepest part of Bayuan's southern border. Lingbao had had this idea before, but in the end he was not able to make the trip. He thought from the village where he lived
Dawufuqiu was too far away, almost crossing the entire Bayuan, and he didn't know the road. For many ordinary villagers in Bayuan, the distant Wufuqiu was just a legend.
But there are always people who can get here through various means. Before the winter solstice every year, Hongjincheng is the last stop for them to stay and gather. There are still more than twenty days before this year's winter solstice, but long-distance travel cannot be counted.
Due to the exact journey, many people tried their best to arrive as early as possible.
Wufuqiu does not refuse anyone to climb the mountain road every winter solstice, even people from the demon clan are allowed, and it does not matter whether the climber is a monk from another sect. Therefore, at this time every year, many monks from various sects come to watch the fun.
, it can be regarded as an eye-opener to see the world.
There are also many monks who will follow others to climb the mountain, not to become a disciple of Wufuqiu, but just to try their own cultivation and show off to their fellow disciples after returning. After all, the fun is not in vain. Because the mountain road is out
Fame is hard to come by. There are many climbers every year, but few succeed in the end.
Some people come to climb mountains to seek skills, some come to travel and practice, and some come to watch the fun. It also attracts many caravans to do business, so there are so many people gathering in Hongjin City, and it is approaching the winter solstice.
There will be more and more.
Huwa spent the night in the courtyard. Of course he would not freeze due to his cultivation. Moreover, he was not the only one sitting on the wall in the courtyard in the middle of the night. There were also a group of monks who had just arrived at Hongjincheng that day. Nothing happened in the middle of the night.
, everyone lit up the fire and chatted. The most talked about thing was of course the opening of Wufuqiu this year. Everyone was ready to watch the fun, and many of them wanted to climb the mountain themselves, such as Huwa.
The mountain god once introduced Huwa, and these monks also talked about the rules for Wufuqiu to open the mountain gate every year. As long as you climb the mountain road and are willing to stay as handyman disciples, you can stay on the mountain. Wufuqiu is a major sect.
There are also various mundane affairs to take care of, and of course people are needed to do the work. The handyman disciples work without pay, but Wufuqiu is responsible for all the food and lodging, clothing, warmth, and food.
In the beginning, no one taught them to practice magical powers and secret techniques, but after work, someone taught them to practice Kaishan Jing. Whether they can practice it depends on their own skills, and no one will force or supervise them. If you feel that life in the mountains is
If it is too hard, or if you feel that your cultivation is hopeless, you can just say hello and leave on your own, and no one will force you to stay.
In fact, most of the people who successfully climb the mountain every year are monks from various sects who come to join in the fun. After all, they have magical powers and cultivation. It is a big gathering of fellow practitioners, but these people will not stay as handymen disciples.
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Wufuqiu does not reject these tourists who come to see the excitement, but it does not provide food and accommodation. It allows them to play on the mountain for up to three days, and then they can go down on their own when they have seen enough.
The Hongjincheng area is already located on a plateau, and climbing to such a high mountain peak coincides with the winter solstice every year. It is a time when the wind is biting and the snow is falling. Even the monks from various sects will not stay in the mountains for long.
When I'm cold and hungry, I usually go around a circle and then go down the mountain, which is regarded as an experience.
As for the handyman disciples who stay on the mountain, the living environment is of course very difficult, but as long as they complete the chores assigned every day, they have no worries about food and clothing. There are five peaks in Wufu Qiu, and the four outer peaks are connected in a circle by rope bridges on the clouds.
Disciples can usually walk back and forth. There is a long rope on each of these four peaks leading to the main peak in the middle, which is the real training place for sect disciples.
On the four outer peaks, in front of the long rope leading to the main peak, there is a huge boulder with a sword inserted in the boulder. If the handyman disciples want to go to the main peak to learn skills, they must pull out the sword and then cut open the front
The clouds and mist were falling, and I walked across them on a long rope.
Huwa knew more about the inside story. The mountain god introduced it, and General Beidao also mentioned it. If you want to pull out the sword and split the clouds that cover the road, you must not only develop mountain-opening power, but also Wuding Kung Fu.
. Because there are rules in Wufuqiu, no other magical powers or spells are allowed to be used at that time. With this requirement, most of the monks from various sects who sneaked in can be stopped.
In fact, Huwa has seen many people who have practiced Wuding Kung Fu, and many of them are not good people. For example, nearly ten masked sergeants in the military formation that attacked Baixi Village have practiced Wu Ding Kung Fu. And he was in his wild hometown.
At that time, Master Shan gathered together strong men from Lu Village and Huahai Village to practice Kaishan Jin. About fifty people practiced it, and more than ten of them completed Wu Ding Gong.
It sounds like this kind of thing is not difficult, but as far as Huwa knows, in an environment lacking supervision and coercion, it is simply too difficult to practice Kung Fu or even martial arts on your own! It requires not only extraordinary physical fitness
and talent, but also requires perseverance and determination beyond ordinary people's imagination. It must be tough and tough, and it must not let up for almost a day.
Therefore, those who practice Kaishan Jin are mostly soldiers in military camps. They live in a collective life, abide by strict orders, and insist on battle formation drills all year round. The superiors will also select strong soldiers to specialize in Kaishan Jin. In an environment like a military camp
, practice together with the companions around you every day, and have orders and supervision not to let up, only those with this talent can practice. (To be continued...)