Chapter 90 Loulan City
The inn shopkeeper originally focused on the woman, but after the man spoke, he turned to the man and looked at the man curiously.
It is obvious that the woman is a good master, but judging from the relationship between the two, it is obviously mainly men, which makes her look at it.
The shopkeeper was a little curious about the origin of the identity of a man and a woman in front of him.
We are not from the Western Regions, nor from the grasslands, and it is hard to say whether we are from the Northwest. Could it be that we are from the Central Plains?
While the shopkeeper was examining the two, the woman suddenly spoke: "Lu Sanniang was born in the Zhenchuan Sect and a master in the True Realm. After the Zhenchuan Sect was divided into pieces, she left the Zhenchuan Sect and went to the northwest to operate in Liangzhou and Qinzhou. In the third year of Tianbao, she opened this "Chunfeng Tower" at Yumenguan, with unknown intentions."
The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, and he set a soundproof ban, lowered his voice and asked, "Who are you?"
The woman took off the face towel on her face and smiled and said, "Don't Sister Lu know me anymore?"
Lu Sanniang said in surprise: "Miss Palace."
This man and woman were Li Xuandu and the palace official who were going to Loulan City. Li Xuandu originally planned to go alone, but Loulan City is the largest city in the Western Regions with a population of hundreds of thousands. He wanted to find out the whereabouts of the Yin-Yang Sect with only one person's strength, which was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Time didn't wait for anyone. On July 15th, it was the Yuxu Sword Fighting, and Li Xuandu didn't have that much time to spend in Loulan City. So after thinking about it for a while, Li Xuandu went to Xijing and asked the palace official to help him lead the way.
When he went to Xijing, Li Xuandu heard from the people of Wudao Sect that Dan Tai Yun defeated Qin Qing alone. Song Zheng's affairs were different from the respect of the saints of Wudao Sect. After all, Li Xuandu was a master of the Heavenly Creation Realm who was only one line away from the Longevity Realm. After a moment of thinking, he guessed what happened. It must be that Qin Qing and Song Zheng both suffered losses. Dan Tai Yun took action and gave the two a step and retreated with the situation.
After seeing Dan Tai Yun, Li Xuandu asked Dan Tai Yun to temporarily borrow the palace official. With others present, Dan Tai Yun did not deliberately make things difficult for Li Xuandu, nor did he reminisce about the past with Li Xuandu. It seemed that he had changed his own person and was doing his job. Seeing that Li Xuandu helped Wudao Sect to take back Baidi City, he agreed to Li Xuandu's request. This reason was enough to be high-sounding. Feng Munian and other elders had no other words, and the palace officials had no objection, so the two left Xijing, went to Liangzhou, and came to Yumen Pass.
The palace official and Lu Sanniang have met each other. They are from the ten sects. Lu Sanniang has been active in the northwest for many years, so it is strange that they don’t know each other. However, they haven’t seen each other for many years. The last time Lu Sanniang saw the palace official was five years ago. No wonder she didn’t hear the palace official’s voice at the first time.
Lu Sanniang immediately looked at Li Xuandu and hesitated: "This one is..."
The palace official opened his mouth and said, "This is the leader of Huangfu from the Daozhong Sect. The sage king has given us the kindness of giving us knowledge. He is older, so he is my senior brother."
Lu Sanniang suddenly said, "I heard about the name of Huangfu Sect Master Huangfu for a long time, but I have never been able to see him. I didn't expect to meet him here today."
Li Xuan didn't want to reveal his identity, but just nodded slightly to indicate.
Huangfu Yuxiu's experience is not as great as Li Xuandu's ups and downs. After becoming a disciple of Dan Taiyun, Dan Taiyun only let him focus on his cultivation and did not let him show up in front of outsiders. Not to mention being a righteous person, even the Wudao Sect rarely knows it. Therefore, Huangfu Yuxiu never made it to the Black and White List and Shaoxuan List. It was not until the Xijing Incident that Huangfu Yuxiu began to emerge, defeating the sect leader of the Dao Zong Sect, and with the support of Dan Taiyun, he became the sect leader of the Dao Zong Sect.
The change in Xijing has reached now, but only a year has passed. Although Huangfu Yuxiu is famous, there are still a few people who have seen him. Now Huangfu Yuxiu is still on the grassland and has the protection of the palace officials to smooth things over. Therefore, Li Xuan can easily use Huangfu Yuxiu's identity without fear of being seen through.
Gong Guan said: "Sister Lu, you haven't told me yet, what are you doing in a restaurant here? It's not really about making money, right?"
After being interrupted by the palace official, Lu Sanniang no longer paid attention to Li Xuandu's identity and smiled bitterly, "The left and right are just a mess. Now the disputes in the rivers and lakes are intensifying. If there is no pure land in the big rivers and lakes, they will be affected by the fish in the pond if they are accidentally affected. So I simply came to this northwest border, at least I was far away from those disputes in the rivers and lakes. It is not as good as living in seclusion."
The palace official nodded, did not continue to ask in depth, and instead asked, "Is there any movement in the Western Regions recently?"
Lu Sanniang said, "If you talk about movement, it will naturally be Kunlun. The legend of the Xuandu Zifu appeared, which attracted many people to rush to the Western Regions, all of whom wanted to try their luck. If they obtained the inheritance of the Taoist ancestors, they could dominate the country, not only ascend to the ground, but they didn't think about it. They were so many masters who could not think about it, but they were not sure that they would be their turn to be dead halfway before they saw the gate of the Xuandu Zifu. There was also the Yuxu Sword Fighting, which was a major event in the world. It happened to be in a collision with the Xuandu Zifu again, and attracted many real masters. These people were all masters in various major sects. They had no idea of their intentions, so I dare not investigate them in depth, just for fear of causing fire."
Lu Sanniang realized it later and said, "The Emperor Huangfu and the Palace Girl also came because of this?"
The palace official smiled and said, "The teacher's fate is here, so it's not easy to say much. Please forgive me, Sister Lu."
"You can pay attention to it, you can pay attention to it." Lu Sanniang nodded repeatedly.
Nowadays, lay Buddhists in the world are turbulent, and Lu Sanniang is also old. How can she not know? Not to mention that the palace officials are unwilling to say it, she is unwilling to listen to it. Some things are less known, the better.
The palace official looked at Li Xuandu, "Senior brother, let's rest?"
The palace official deliberately delayed the interval between the word "rest", which was clearly teasing Li Xuandu, which reminded Li Xuandu of his experience of being beaten twice by Dan Tai Yun for no reason. From this point of view, the formation of such a bad character of the palace official must be due to the fact that Dan Tai Yun taught by words and deeds, but the palace official did not have the powerful force of Dan Tai Yun, so he could only change it to another method.
It can be imagined that Dan Tai Yun in the past must have been a quirky woman, but many things later erased all the edges and corners of her body, and gradually became today's Saint King. Only occasionally would reveal some of the temperament of that year. From this point of view, it can be said that she would miss Song Zheng for life at first sight.
In short, it was all Song Zheng’s fault.
Li Xuandu and the palace official came to the last room. The decorations inside were very simple, just a table, a chair and a bed. The palace official looked at it and found that it was quite clean, so he sat on the edge of the bed, while Li Xuandu sat on the chair. He flew along the way, but Li Xuandu was able to support it, but the palace official was a little exhausted. After all, she had not yet entered the infinite realm of heaven and man, and could not absorb the energy of heaven and earth on a large scale for herself. She only relied on her own energy to control the wind, which consumed a lot. She encountered a sandstorm again, so the two of them settled at Yumen Pass and had a rest for a while.
The palace official took out a small porcelain bottle, poured a few pills into his mouth, and then said, "I was busy rushing to the road before, and I didn't have time to say many things. Now, it's wrong for the Zi Mansion. I should be the senior brother. If you have anything you want to ask now, you can just ask."
Li Xuan was not polite and asked, "I have never been to the Western Regions and don't know much about it. What kind of city is Loulan City?"
The palace official thought for a while and replied: "As the name suggests, Loulan City has a great relationship with the ancient Loulan Kingdom. The ancient Loulan Kingdom is located at the hub of the Western Regions. The scope of the kingdom starts from near Guyangguan in the east, to Niya ancient city in the west, to Aljinshan in the south, and to Hami in the north. The "Biography of the Western Regions" records: "The Shanshan Kingdom, whose original name is Loulan, Wang Zhi Jiannicheng, went to Yangguan for a thousand six hundred miles, and to Xijing for 6,100 miles. The households are 570 and the mouth is 14,100. The land is rugged and thin. The common people's clothes are the same as those of the Han area, but the carpet is different from those of the brown area.
.The king followed the Dharma. There were more than 4,000 monks who were all studying Hinayana.’ The Book of Travels to the West also recorded: ‘From then, we traveled more than a thousand miles northeast to the homeland of Nabubo, which was Loulan.’ In short, it was a very important small country. But just a thousand years ago, this ancient country suddenly disappeared mysteriously. Later, someone discovered the ruins of the ancient country of Loulan from the Gobi Desert, so the city was rebuilt on the basis of the ruins and named it Loulan City. Today, Loulan City is also the largest city in the Western Regions and the most prosperous place.”
Li Xuandu nodded and asked again: "What is the atmosphere in Loulan City?"
Gong Guan said: "Simply put, the important towns in the Western Regions and the gathering of business and travelers is not only a wealthy hometown that makes people drunk and dreamy, but also a sword jungle that makes people lose their lives. The situation in the city is very complicated."
Li Xuan was interested and said, "Tell me more in detail."
The palace official nodded slightly, without any impatient, "This city does not belong to any country in the Western Regions. It can be regarded as a city or a country. However, this city does not have a city lord, but is jointly managed by several forces in the city. These forces have masters behind them. For example, Badu Khan in the Grassland Golden Tent has great influence in this city. In addition, the Zhenchuan Sect, the Vajra Sect, the Shamanism, and the Daxueshan Sect also have considerable influence, but most of them do not intend to intervene in the disputes in the city, and they are often a bystander. The real fight on the surface is the locals in the Western Regions.
This city is very interesting. It is a gold-selling cave. Many people in the Central Plains call it the princes entering and leaving the eunuch. Of course, the prince here refers to the princes of those small countries in the Western Regions. Whether it is the Central Plains or the grassland, their princes cannot be accommodated by a city. Some people also think that this is an excellent place for adventurers, because there are countless opportunities and countless wealth here. As long as you have the ability and a little luck, you can always make a name for yourself. Because of this, many people in the Central Plains who cannot survive will also go to the Western Regions, go to Loulan City, and bet on luck, and you may make a comeback."
Chapter completed!