Chapter 2 Qiuluo City

Yunmeng Mountain is just outside Qiuluo City . I heard from the master that it is a holy place admired by swordsmen in the world.

Although they were not far apart, it was probably already dark when we arrived, so Shen Kuang planned to stay in the city for one night and go to visit the mountain early the next morning.

When he went out this time, his master allowed him to bring his sword with him. He said that his swordsmanship had been improved and his power could be freely controlled. But Shen Kuang knew that this was just a pretense. He was probably going to get beaten during this trip , and the master thought he could fight back even if he had a sword!

Alas, finally he, the master, still knows how to feel sorry for his apprentice!

In fact, Shen Kuang is not worried at all about the unknowns he will face in the future. The worst that can happen is that he will get a beating. Yunmeng Shan, this sect cannot really accept his marriage proposal! Even if he really agreed, he could still run away. He had already mastered Qinggong when he did bad things with his master over the years, otherwise he would be overtaken by a big dog!

In front of the stall, Shen Kuang was eating beef while thinking about the happy days ahead. He still had the one hundred taels, which was a huge amount of money and could be used for many things!

After a feast of food and drink, he shouldered his burden and continued on his way.

"Boy, there's no need to look for it!" Shen Kuang waved back proudly as he walked. A rich person must have the generosity of a rich person, and being literate is nothing in Shen Kuang's eyes now!

The waiter smiled knowingly, knowing that he would get a few more rewards. So, while picking up the money on the table, he respectfully shouted in the direction where Shen Kuang was going, "Sir, please go slowly!"

But when he picked up the nineteen copper coins scattered on the table, he looked at Shen Kuang's blurred figure in the distance with great confusion, and then he came back to his senses , "Ah, shopkeeper, that boy gave me a penny less!" "

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Qiuluo City is not comparable to Plum-Mist City , where Shen Kuang has been staying since he was a child . This is considered a real big city, and it is also ranked among the many cities in the entire Wei Dynasty.

Not only because there is the world-famous Yunmeng Sword Sect here, but also because Qiuluo City is the first city in the south of the Wei Dynasty, facing the Liang Kingdom directly to the south.

There have been constant border frictions between the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Liang Dynasty in recent years, so the imperial court attaches great importance to Qiu Luo City . Qiuluo City was stationed with 10,000 heavy cavalry and tens of thousands of light cavalry and infantry of the Wei Dynasty. It was not only the first line of defense in the south of the Wei Dynasty, but also the exit for the southern attack.

The importance of such a geographical location is self-evident, and therefore, the emperor even stationed Dugu Chong , one of the generals of the Eight Pillars of the Wei Dynasty , here.

When the sun set in the west, Shen Kuang finally saw Qiuluo City from a distance . The towering city walls seemed to stretch across the plains, which was extremely spectacular.

At this time of night, there are many people entering and leaving the city, so the city gate is crowded and noisy, so lively !

Most of the people leaving the city were vendors who lived outside the city, carrying poles and bamboo cages that had been sold out, and walking in groups of three and three, laughing and joking. I guess the sales are good today, so I can buy two taels of wine or take a pound of meat back for a meal.

As for the people entering the city, in addition to people like Shen Kuang who came in a hurry, there were also people driving carriages. The carriages were beautifully decorated. It must be a young lady from some family who came back from an outing in the city!

Shen Kuang, who was full of novelty, shed all the fatigue caused by the rush. After passing the city inspection, he happily entered the city.

The excitement in the city is even greater than outside the city! As soon as he entered the city, what caught Shen Kuang's eyes was the wide streets. There was a constant stream of pedestrians coming and going on the street, and shouts were heard one after another. Everything seemed so interesting in Shen Kuang's eyes. It's not that he hasn't seen these things in Plum-Mist City before , but the bustling level here far exceeded his expectations.

There are rows of shops on both sides of the street selling all kinds of items. The variety is dazzling. It seems that everything imaginable is sold here. Most of the stalls along the street sell all kinds of food. Smelling the aroma, Shen Kuang's stomach growled unconsciously!

Northerners are fond of martial arts, so their folk customs are very fierce. Most of the men in the Wei Dynasty were tall and tall, and most of the women were tall. It's rare to see people like Shen Kuang. Although he also holds a sword, he still exudes a scholarly spirit. In this regard, he is quite similar to his master.

Who wouldn’t love to look at this handsome twenty-year-old man?

Therefore, along the way, he attracted the attention of many women! However, in Shen Kuang's eyes, these all turned into a sign of bad intentions.

Before going out, his master had warned him that most people in big cities are unfriendly , so don't ask for a marriage and be deceived if it doesn't work out.

Shen Kuang was a little disdainful of his master's instructions. He was not a fool. Although this is his first time traveling alone, for him who has been in society for a long time and is nicknamed Xiaojianghu, it is impossible for him to be deceived, unless that person is his master.

He had been driving for a long time in the afternoon. After getting over the excitement of entering the city, he just wanted to find an inn to rest and have a good meal in the evening. He would go to Yunmeng Mountain early tomorrow morning to seek help. After getting married and handing over the jade pendant, he could return to Plum-Mist City .

Although big cities are nice, he still likes Plum-Mist City . Moreover, in the past few days, he was still a little uncomfortable because he had not practiced sword practice on the road.

He searched along the street for a long time, and finally found an inn after nightfall.

The name of the inn is Wujiu, but as soon as Shen Kuang entered the door, he saw dozens of large and small wine jars, neatly placed against the wall. He thought to himself that the name was quite unique, thinking that Wudong probably meant everyone who drank alcohol!

Although it is easy to cause ambiguity, it is probably a small way for the store to attract the attention of others.

The shopkeeper was an old man. When Shen Kuang came in, he was sitting in front of the counter drinking wine. There was a girl wiping the tables and chairs in front of the hall. When she saw Shen Kuang coming in, she politely asked, "Are you going to eat or stay in a hotel?"

"Stay in the hotel!" Shen Kuang responded softly.

The girl is not very old, probably a few years younger than Shen Kuang. Her voice was friendly, her eyes seemed to have crescents when she smiled slightly, and her light blue dress was very cute, which incidentally made Shen Kuang have a good impression of this inn.

Seeing Shen Kuang come in, the old man drinking in front of the counter also raised his head and opened his slightly narrowed eyes.

When he turned his head and saw the sword in Shen Kuang's hand, he took a closer look, his expression was slightly startled, as if he was very surprised.

However, the old man's expression range was very small, and others could not see the clues in his expression. The old man quickly regained his composure, then smiled kindly, "What a good sword!"

After hearing the old man's praise, Shen Kuang raised his sword and responded with a smile , "Thank you, old man!"

The sword was given to him by his master, and it was this sword that Shen Kuang used from the time he learned the sword by himself. He gave the sword a nice name, Bai Ni, which happened to match the name of the alley. He liked Bai Ni very much, so he was very happy when he heard the old man praise his sword.

"Eating, or staying in a hotel?" The old man asked again, smelling of alcohol.

Before Shen Kuang could speak, the girl on the side spoke first. The girl curled her lips and sounded quite complaining. "Master, you drank too much again! The guests are staying at the hotel, as we just said!"

After saying that, she smiled apologetically at Shen Kuang again!

"Haha! I didn't drink too much, I didn't drink too much, I have been drinking for many years!" This sentence was loud and loud.

Shen Kuang also thought he had drunk too much, so he didn't care. Then he slowly repeated, "Old man, I'm staying in a hotel! Please give me a room!"

"You're staying in a hotel! Let Shigure arrange a room for you. I remember there's a room in the backyard!"

After the old man finished speaking, he grabbed the wine bottle and took a sip, murmuring in a low voice, "It's been twenty years!"

Shen Kuang knew that the old man was probably drunk, so he turned around and looked at the girl named Shigure. Shiyu glanced at his master who was drunk again, and then said to Shen Kuang, "If you make the guests laugh, master loves to drink!"

Shen Kuang smiled slightly and said it didn't matter.

"Master, come with me!"

Shen Kuang nodded, and then followed Shi Yu to the backyard.

After a while, Shigure opened the door of a room on the first floor of the backyard and said as he walked, "On weekdays, there are not many customers in the store. Judging from the appearance of the master, Shigure probably likes to be quiet, so he chose this one. I wonder if the master will return the favor." satisfy?"

Shen Kuang looked around the interior of the room. It was an ordinary guest room, nothing special. However, the room is very clean, which he likes quite a bit. He has never had high material requirements, and cleanliness is one of the few requirements. So he nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you, Miss Shigure, I like it very much!"

Xu Shigure was recognized, and Shigure was a little happy and smiled sweetly. "Just call me Shigure! Then I won't bother you, sir."

Shi Yu introduced some of the situation in the inn to Shen Kuang and then left, asking Shen Kuang to call her in the front hall if he needed anything.

There seemed to be no other guests in the inn except Shen Kuang, and there were only a few rooms in the backyard. There was no one in the other rooms, so the entire backyard seemed very quiet.

The backyard was very big, and he thought that if he got up early tomorrow morning, he could practice his sword for a while without fear of disturbing others.

After traveling all day, Shen Kuang was really tired now, so he wanted to take a nap on the bed, thinking that he would wake up later and let Shiyu prepare some food. However, he slept straight into the next morning.

The long-established habit made him wake up naturally at Yinshi, feeling the slight chill in the morning and the light coming in through the window. Shen Kuang knew that he might have fallen asleep directly after taking a nap last night.

Have a good night's sleep!

In the morning, he was in good spirits. He got up and stretched a lot. After freshening himself up, he directly picked up his sword and walked out of the room wearing only thin clothes. His hands are itchy because he wants to practice swordsmanship!

The master said that sword practice is most effective in the morning, so Shen Kuang has maintained this habit since he was a child. In other aspects, Shen Kuang has many doubts about his master, but when it comes to swordsmanship training, his master is the absolute authority.

What Shen Kuang practices is the swordsmanship taught to him by his master, which has no name. The master only said that after mastering this swordsmanship, he could conquer mountains and seas with one sword. Such power once made Shen Kuang fascinated. He once asked his master if he had mastered this swordsmanship. The master just shook his head and said, "There is one person who has mastered it. He once fought against the five great masters alone with this sword of heaven and earth!"

"Grandmaster?" Shen Kuang murmured, and then slightly exclaimed, "What kind of realm is that?"

"A very high level!" the master replied calmly.

"Is the master a master?" Shen Kuang asked again.

Master nodded!

"So, what's the final result? Did he win?"

The master did not answer directly. He raised his eyes and looked at the sky in the distance, seeming a little melancholy and a little more calm. "no result!"

The master's words were so profound that he could only frown and think about the reasons and entanglements. In an instant, I realized that I couldn't figure it out clearly and stopped thinking about it.

He couldn't figure it out, but he knew that the swordsmanship he practiced was very powerful, so powerful that even his master had never learned it.

Sword training involves practicing both sword moves and sword intent. The master said that it is useless if it is tangible but not intentional!

Therefore, when Shen Kuang practices, his sword moves are slow, but only relatively speaking. Although the sword is slow , it does not fall behind in terms of form , meaning, sharpness and other aspects . This was the result of his years of hard training. Coupled with the movement of zhenqi in his body, he slowly learned a complete set of sword moves.

In fact, every time he finished practicing, he would feel as if he was practicing this sword technique for the first time.

The master answered it for him and told him that this was the mystery of this sword technique. The One Sword of Heaven and Earth is not just one sword. Different people have different experiences and perceptions of the One Sword of Heaven and Earth, and the sword they finally condense is also different.

Shen Kuang has now mastered this set of swordsmanship. If he unleashes all his strength, he can condense a sword. However, this sword consumes a lot of internal energy, so this move is Shen Kuang's ultimate skill. He can't do it unless he has to. use.

The master said that although the power of the sword he condensed was still far from the real sword of heaven and earth, it was very difficult for him to condense the sword shape in such a realm !

Shen Kuang has never known his level. His master didn't tell him, but only told him that he hadn't reached the level of master yet!