#982 - The world has changed
The treasure ship heads east.
The boat went west.
"Have a meal!"
"From May to June, from east to west, it's not hot but cold. It's a strange thing." Fan Zixuan jumped down from the mast and took the chopsticks.
"The further west you go, the more this is the case. Yesterday I went to a foot restaurant to eat, but I couldn't understand what I ordered. No one spoke Mandarin.
I can't explain it clearly." Chaqing swallowed the noodles in big mouthfuls.
"I wonder when Lord Liang will come."
"We arrived in July or August, and took two months to plant our roots. Counting the days, it will be late autumn at the earliest."
"From your accents, are you from Southern Zhili? Judging from the way you talk and act, are you an official? Where are you going?"
The foul stench came with the wind.
Kou Zhuang could see the lice in the hair. He wanted to ask the other party to leave, but Cha Qing stopped him with a look. He ignored him and remained silent. Along the way, there were always opportunists who came forward to talk to him. He didn't need to respond or be polite.
Just shut up and hold your wallet.
Seeing that no one paid attention, the man left.
"Da Zhuang, when you are out, no matter what others say, good or bad, don't pay attention to it." Cha Qing said, "If you reply, you will fall into the trap."
Kou Zhuang didn't ask any questions, and nodded seriously: "I understand."
The drizzle is falling.
The grass carp struggled and swung its tail. Occasionally, when the basket was filled with rainwater, it would leap out of the basket with all its might, scraping the stone slabs in its pursuit of freedom, causing the guys in the fishing pen to push the door and chase after it.
"Starting from July 9, a curfew will be implemented from 7:55 pm to 7:55 pm, for a period of one month—"
The clerk was applying paste to the wall with a brush when he suddenly felt his feet go numb.
He tilted his head and looked.
Plop!
The brush knocked over the pulp bucket.
Boom!
“Bang, bang, bang! Charge, charge, charge! Smash them all! Smash them all! Look at my invincible thunderbolt tornado!”
The wild boars carried hedgehogs and bats on their backs and ran happily along the dirt road, turning the drizzle into mist.
The carriages and horses were startled and hurriedly avoided the situation.
It was a sunny day in Datong Prefecture, but it was the rainy season in Pingyang Prefecture in June. It rained for nine out of ten days. Outside the towns, there were puddles of mud everywhere. If you kicked your hoof, the mud would splash half a foot high.
"Damn it! Where did this mountain monster come from and how dare it come to Pingyang to cause trouble?" The people from the Demon Hunting Bureau jumped onto the roof.
Just as he was about to draw his sword, a man beside him stopped him and said, "Don't worry, I think he got off General Liang's boat.
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"Lang Jiang—Liang Qu? Is he back?"
The officer from the Monster Hunting Division stretched out his arms and looked ahead. In the rain, he could vaguely see a large ship moored at the Shangrao pier. He slapped his thigh.
"It's for sure. Shangrao Port is a small port, and there aren't that many good ships there!"
“It’s raining heavily.”
The paper umbrella is spinning.
Xu landed lightly on the ground and lifted up the hem of her skirt. Rainwater poured into the puddle and a few spots of mud splashed onto her shoes, leaving yellow spots.
A few drops also stained Long Eying's white boots.
"It is big."
Using his fingernails to scrape the mud off Eying's shoes, Liang Qu stood up, swung his right arm, and spread out his five fingers.
Xu Zishuai's pupils shrank: "Wait, Ah Shui, you can't——
The words haven't finished yet.
Liang Qu suddenly clenched his five fingers together like the leaves of a lotus flower, and the entire world was held in his palm. His chest was broad, and his spine was like a dragon. He slowly pushed the mountains, grasped the world, and bombarded it with great force.
Transparent ripples surged, the space was violently "pulled" and then rushed out.
Wow!
The punch comes out like a whip.
The clouds break and the sun rises, the sky is bright!
Mittang.
The demon hunter swung his sword and opened his mouth wide.
The villagers of Pingyang looked out in surprise, and the fishermen seemed to be beholding a god.
An undisguised and strong claim!
"Oh my goodness."
I never knew the difference between wolf smoke, tiger hunting and elephant hunting, but today I finally see it.
The corners of the brothers' mouths twitched.
Liang Qu took two deep breaths to slow down, then looked at the ground again.
The surging water carried the mud and flowed on both sides, seeping into the ground and ditches, and the dark brown ground dried up and turned into dust.
Xu smiled and put away the umbrella.
On the ridge of the field, a wild boar was frolicking and scratching its head.
"Strange, where's the rain?"
"Well done." Long Eying praised.
"Hey, is there a reward?"
"You did a very bad job, Nandi, give me a reward." Xu said, and the maid Nandi beside her smiled and pinched out a silver bean.
Liang Qu took it in both hands and weighed it: "It's two cents and three fen in weight. I won't have to worry about my life for half a month. Your Madam is so generous!
Where is this young lady?"
Long Eying leaned over and gave him a kiss.
Everyone booed.
"Let's go, it's boring."
"Zi Shuai, Hu Qi, Chang Song, put your things away and go to the martial arts academy first to check and make sure nothing happens."
"Master, I know."
Springboard construction.
Chishan bit the reins. Before setting off, the carriage sent by Senior Brother Lu already had a complete carriage, so he just had to move all the things up.
"Keep it simple!"
"Master."
"If you have nothing to do, don't rush home. Go to the Monster Hunting Division and register Jinmao, Ah Zhu and the others. Put up a sign and tell your colleagues as soon as possible to avoid any trouble that would upset the relationship."
"OK."
"Huaikong, come home with me first."
"clear."
"Golden Retriever!"
"The Ninth Buddha."
"Don't call me the Ninth Buddha. From now on, you can call me Brother Shui. Look, do you see that mountain? There is a pagoda on it, five stories high and eight sides high."
“Yes.”
"Pingyang Mountain in Pingyang Prefecture, that is the Kui Pavilion in the Confucian Temple on the mountain, it should have been converted into a temple. Outside the temple, all the hills belong to you, Yihu. When the weather is fine, go pick a place to live and let Ah Zhu dig a cave and build a road. You have so much energy, don't just sit there, you might as well build a road."
"know."
The golden-haired tiger changed back into human form, picked up his bag, and called out to Ah Zhu in the distance to come up the mountain.
After everything was arranged, all the fellow disciples, Xu, and Yang Dongxiong looked at Yang Xu, who had attained the status of a god.
Master Xu Zi asked, "Big Brother, what about you? Will you go back after seeing the precious fish? Or will you stay for a while longer?"
"Stay a little longer."
Yang Xu was deeply moved.
Things are different and people have changed.
There is even a sense of "great changes in the world".
There are very few days to visit relatives in the army. There is a short vacation every three years and a long vacation every five years. I only went back to Huangzhou last time and never to Pingyang. This is the first time I have witnessed the so-called "great changes" in my parents' letter.
Yixing is adjacent to Pingyang Prefecture. It used to be just a small fish market, surrounded by reeds and weeds, with barely a thousand people. There was only a small dirt road leading to the town. Now it is extremely prosperous, with streets paved with bluestone that can accommodate three horse-drawn carriages.
A quick glance revealed that at least tens of thousands of people had gathered.
If this is the case in the small village, what about Pingyang Prefecture?
Is this still where he grew up as a child?
"Stay a little longer. It's time to go to the Mermaid Island to watch the movie! See if there are any new movies?"
"right!"
“There is also a water stage.”
Unfamiliar words popped up one after another, and Yang Xu had no idea what many of them meant. He just nodded along with his fellow apprentice brothers and sisters' excitement.
My hometown is great.
"Big Brother." Liang Qu said, "Do you want to take this opportunity to come back? Come to Pingyang Prefecture, the Hebo Office, the Monster Hunting Department, the Three Law Departments, including the government office. Wherever you want to go, I can arrange it. Just say hello and it's just a matter of a word.
Even the surrounding areas are not impossible.
After Chizhou, Ningjiang Prefecture is not bad either. The King of Yue is there, and I am his registered disciple and the master of his grandson. The former Lanzhou has also been incorporated into Pingyang, and they are short of manpower. The same is true for your guards. It has been so long, it would be a pity not to take them with you. "
Xu's eyes were sparkling.
Yang Dongxiong didn't say anything either.
Liang Qu's network of contacts now far exceeds his own, surpassing his half-life of hard work in the Western Army.
Yang Xu did not dare to look into Xu's eyes, fearing that he would soften his heart and change his mind. He held Liang Qu's shoulders and
He squeezed his hands again and again and shook his head.
"I know that my junior brother is capable. He is the best young master in the world. Anyone who sees him will give him face. For this trip, I will only take three months off. I should leave at the end of June."
"Ride my Chishan, and leave again in July. Senior brother's horse will be transported separately."
"good!"
"Alright, alright. We're obviously happy about this, but you're already feeling sad before you even leave. You're wasting my time." Xu Zishuai urged, "Ah Shui, go check in and take care of the business. Brother, come with us! I'll treat you tonight! I'll make the arrangements!"
“Oh, that’s not easy.”
The carriages and horses are galloping, full of joy.
All the fatigue and dust are shaken off with a smile.
As soon as she got home, Long Eying hadn't packed her luggage yet, and Liang Qu stepped into the house from behind.
"Aren't you going to report to the Hebo Office? Why are you back so early?"
"No one is here. They all went to Lanzhou. I don't know when they will be back. It's just right. I'll ask Ah Fei and the others to come back and finish the cultivation first."
Long Eying understood what he meant and took out the formation materials from the carriage.
