Chrissy, John and Alba, three foreigners, followed Li Yundong's footsteps and came to Soochow City. They knew that the lotus picking competition would not start until the next day, so they first found a hotel to stay.
Had a good sleep.≧
When the lotus picking meeting started, the three of them went out early, walked along the ancient canal of Soochow City, and walked to Xinshiqiao Pier.
Along the way, the three of them kept taking pictures with their cameras and mobile phones, admiring the beautiful scenery of this thousand-year-old city.
While taking photos with her mobile phone, Alba exclaimed sincerely: "It's so beautiful. This city is so great. I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful city in China."
John also nodded and praised: "I have been to Tiannan City before. In my impression, Tiannan City is a developed modern city. The urbanization process is very fast, but it feels that it is no different from cities in our country. As long as the inside
If all the people are Americans, you can't tell whether this is a Chinese city or an American city. But Soochow City is different. This city has a strong oriental style, which makes me feel like I have returned to ancient times.
Same as China.”
Since Chris was teased by her grandma when she returned to the United States last time, Chris has worked hard and started to delve into various aspects of Chinese culture, history, customs and customs. She smiled slightly and acted as a temporary
Tour guide.
She smiled and said: "Soochow City is a treasure trove of natural resources and outstanding people. Starting from 514 BC, King Wu Fu Chai built this city here. Since then, this city has become the country's famous cultural, economic and cultural center.
A famous political city."
Three foreigners with deep eyes and high noses walked slowly along the willow embankment of the moat in Soochow City. Both John and Alba listened carefully to Chris's introduction to this famous historical city in China.
Kris had an outstanding appearance and a tall figure. She walked along the embankment and talked eloquently, attracting the attention of many people. She said loudly: "Soochow City has been very prosperous and prosperous since ancient times.
, so it is known as a paradise on earth, and because Soochow has always been famous for its beautiful landscapes and elegant gardens, it has the reputation of having the best gardens in the south of the Yangtze River and the best gardens in the south of the Yangtze River."
Kris pointed to the bridge across the moat and the arc arch bridges that can be seen everywhere on the roadside, and said: "In the 13th century, Marco Polo came here because he witnessed the characteristics of an ancient water town with small bridges and flowing water, and people here.
In his "Marco Polo's Travels" he praised Soochow City as the Venice of the East."
Alba smiled and praised: "I have been to Venice, which is also a beautiful city. The style there is very different from here, but it is hard to distinguish."
The three of them walked along the moat for a while, talking and laughing, about one or two kilometers, and finally arrived near the pier of Xinshiqiao.
As soon as they arrived nearby, the three of them saw that the pier was surrounded by various luxurious clubs and entertainment venues. It did not look like a place where practitioners were holding a gathering.
Alba looked around and couldn't help but wonder: "Is the so-called lotus picking conference held here? Is it held...in a dance bar?"
John was also confused and looked around. He couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't that person say he was on some kind of oil tanker last time? Is there any luxury cruise ship here?"
Chris couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "John, don't be joking. Look clearly, this is a moat. Where did the luxury cruise ship come from? Do you think this kind of moat can bring in an oil tanker like the Titanic?"
Please, the Titanic can block this river!"
John glanced around and suddenly saw a medium-sized cruise ship parked near Xinshiqiao Pier. The cruise ship had two floors. The upper floor had a larger terrace, which was obviously used by tourists to enjoy the scenery along the river. The lower floor was
The enclosed cabin can accommodate approximately three to four hundred people.
When John pointed at the tanker, he asked curiously: "Hey, is it this one?"
Chris and Alba looked at it together, nodded in unison: "It's possible, go and ask!"
The three people stepped forward quickly and were about to pass the pier when they suddenly saw two people dressed as tourists approaching. One was fat and the other was thin. The two glanced at them up and down, and then blocked their way.
Seeing this, Chris immediately said in proficient Chinese: "Hello, is the lotus picking conference here?"
The two people were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and said in surprise: "Who are you? How do you know about the Lotus Picking Conference?"
John quickly came over and said shamelessly: "We are..."
Chris was afraid that he would do the same thing again, so she quickly stomped on John with the heel of her high-heeled shoe. John was in pain and his facial features were twisted and wrinkled together.
Chris pulled the tearful John behind her, and then said with a smile on her face: "I am Chris, an intern reporter from the Philadelphia Daily News. These two are my colleagues. We heard that today is the ancient Taoist festival in China.
We want to come and interview you on the day when the lotus picking conference is held, but I don’t know..."
Before she finished speaking, the two men said impatiently: "What a lotus picking conference, I don't know! Come on, this place is closed for business today, didn't you see the sign?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the "Closed" sign hanging at the ticket office next to him.
Chris was stunned for a moment and wanted to say more, but she saw the two men waving their arms and driving them out. At this moment, a luxurious Mercedes-Benz extended car stopped beside the road to the pier, and several people got out of the car.
Men and women in suits and ties.
As soon as the two people saw these people, they were immediately stunned. They greeted them with smiles on their faces. They cupped their hands and said with a smile, "Which Taoist fellow from that sect has arrived?"
The man in front of me was a man with a square face and sharp eyebrows. He cupped his hands and said, "I am Du Fei from the Quanzhen Dragon Sect!"
The two people greeting the guests smiled and cupped their hands and said: "It turns out to be the Jade-faced Golden Monkey Du Zhenren. I am disrespectful and disrespectful. I have admired him for a long time!"
Du Fei introduced a short man next to him and said, "This is my junior brother, Yue Sheng, who is known as the Three-Eyed Erlang!"
The fatter one among them said with a solemn look on his face: "It turns out that the Three-Eyed Master has arrived! I'm sorry!"
Yue Sheng was not tall, but he was extremely arrogant. He looked at the two of them proudly, snorted, then turned his nostrils upward and stopped looking at them.
The two of them seemed to know Yue Sheng's temper, and they didn't care about it, with smiles on their faces.
Du Fei then introduced a woman wearing professional attire next to him. He smiled and said, "This is my junior sister Wei Qing."
Wei Qing had light makeup on her face. She smiled sweetly and said: "I am not a famous practitioner. I just come to join in the fun with my senior brother. I don't have a nickname. You can just call me Wei Qing."
When these two people saw that Wei Qing was young and beautiful, had a pleasant smile, and was approachable, and not as arrogant as Yue Sheng, they both laughed and said, "It's easy to talk!"
Wei Qing came up to the two of them very familiarly and asked curiously: "Hey, are all the other sects here?"
The thinner of the two smiled and said: "The Yin Yang Sect of Wuhua Mountain has arrived, and so have the Qingwei Sect, as well as the Donghua Sect, Donghai Sect, Penglai Sect, Jinshan Sect, Louguan Dao, Qingshui Dao and other sects.
Everyone is here."
After hearing this, Yue Sheng snorted and sneered in a low voice: "They are all a bunch of unknown people..."
The two of them glanced at Yue Sheng and were secretly angry: You are the only Quanzhen Longmen sect in the world, and you, Yue Sheng, are the only famous cultivators. Are the others not worth mentioning?
Wei Qing on the side saw the awkward atmosphere. She rolled her eyes and quickly smoothed things over. She said with a smile: "Oh, so many people from the same way have arrived. It's so lively! I thought we arrived early! I don't know if Mr. Li
Have you arrived yet?"
The two people welcoming the guests looked at each other in confusion: "Zhenren Li? Which Zhenren Li? Which sect is Zhenren Li?"
At this time, Yue Sheng couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Is there any person named Li in the world who is worthy of being called Zhenren Li?"
The two people greeting the guests are both inner disciples of the Pavilion Zao Sect of the Waidan Sect. They are of extraordinary strength, so they were sent to welcome the guests. Otherwise, practitioners from other sects would see them and think: So it turns out that
The practitioners of Gezao Sect are so miserable!
But the two of them didn't expect that in Yue Sheng's eyes, even with their level of cultivation, not only were they inferior, but all practitioners named Li in the world were also inferior!
This is so arrogant that there is no limit to it!
The most irritating thing is that both of them have the surname Li! This sentence simply slapped both of them!
The fatter man suppressed his anger and said: "I haven't asked Master Yue yet, which person in the world with the surname Li can be called Master Li?"
When Wei Qing saw that the two of them had unkind expressions and seemed to be trying to show off, she quickly smiled and said, "Oh, of course it's Li Yundong. I blame me for not asking clearly, it's Li Yundong!"
When the two members of the Pavilion Zao Sect of the Waidan Sect heard this, their expressions suddenly changed. The fatter one asked seriously: "Is it Li Yundong who took over as the head of the Hu Chan Sect from Tianlong Mountain?"
The thinner person asked: "Is it Li Yundong who caused so much trouble in our Zutingge Zaoshan?"
After hearing this, Wei Qing cried secretly in his heart: Damn it, how could I forget that Li Yundong has a feud with Ge Zaozong? It's really a pot that is not open to mention!
Wei Qing laughed and said with a dry laugh: "It seems to be this Li Yundong, ah, haha..."
The two people snorted coldly, and the fatter one sneered: "It turns out to be this Zhenren Li. Who can I think of Zhenren Yue? I heard that Zhenren Yue and Zhenren Li had a fight last time.
, you still suffered a small loss, right? No wonder I still miss this Mr. Li!"
The thinner man also sneered: "Forget it if he doesn't come. If he does come, he must be allowed to learn how powerful our Waidan Sect is. Otherwise, will he really think that our Gezao Sect has no one?"
Yue Sheng glanced at the two of them and sneered secretly. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a clear voice coming from the distance, with a strong Sichuan accent and laughed: "Who is so bold, dare to look down on foreigners?"
The Gezao Sect, who is the leader in the Dan sect? Don’t you know that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake?”
Several people followed the sound and saw three young men wearing Taoist robes, Shi Shiran, walking over. One young man was tall, handsome, and had an extraordinary temperament. He was carrying a long robe wrapped in gray cloth behind his back.
The sword looks unremarkable.
The fatter greeter raised his hands and asked, "Who is this fellow Taoist?"
The young man formed a palm with one hand, bent down and gave a salute, and said with a smile: "I am Zhang Cunyi from Qingyang Palace in Chengdu, Sichuan!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They all looked at Zhang Cunyi and thought to themselves: Is this the future leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Zhang Cunyi, who had promised to win the first place before the Lotus Picking Conference?
They looked Zhang Cunyi up and down, but they saw that he was full of energy and his eyes were shining. When he stood there, he was really Yuan Ting Yue Zhi. He indeed had the demeanor of a well-known and upright master, and he could be regarded as one of the best among the younger generation in the spiritual world.
master.
There are many sects and masters in the Lotus Picking Conference. Zhang Cunyi dares to boast that he has won the first place in Haikou. There is no doubt that he relies on the magic weapon of the Qingcheng Sect, the Three Emperors Sword!
Everyone's eyes finally fell on the inconspicuous three-foot sword wrapped in gray cloth on Zhang Cunyi's back. They thought to themselves: Is this the famous Three Emperors Sword, known as the most powerful magical weapon in the world?