Chapter 192 Chaos will set the stage for ups and downs
The shopkeeper of the Dong family returned safely.
Pause time.
Chenjiazhuang has changed from its usual calm.
In addition, it happens to be the Winter Clothes Festival.
Uncle Yu specially invited a theater troupe and set up a high platform outside the village. Many people from the surrounding villages and villages had heard the news and came over, dragging their children with them and looking forward to it.
Since the autumn harvest, there has not been much work in the fields.
In the future, the only time it will be so lively is during the Chinese New Year.
There are not many entertainment activities these days. Listening to operas and watching music is the treatment of the masters and wives of wealthy families.
It is such a rare opportunity, how could anyone be willing to miss it?
Even before taking the stage, the outside of the Chen Family Village was already crowded with people. There were three floors inside and three floors outside. The merchants who were attached to the Chen Family had already occupied the best positions.
Those who came late could only stand on tiptoes, step on chairs, or even climb trees.
A large area of Wuyangyang, at least thousands of people.
The bustle of the outer city has spread to the inner city, but compared with such simple noise, the inner city seems much quieter.
The setting sun shines on the big lake.
The pool is covered with broken gold, and the scenery is astonishing.
Guanyun Tower.
Top floor.
The windows on all sides were pushed outwards, and the breeze blew through, blowing up the smoke-like gauze. On the large sandalwood table in the center, a group of nine people sat around it.
To be precise, eight people and one monkey.
Although now, no one regards Yuan Hong as a wild monkey in the mountains.
After bathing, it was dressed in a long gown and a square scarf. Apart from its long pointed furry face and brown amber eyes, it looked almost the same as a human being.
In addition, Uncle Yu also made a special trip here.
I haven’t seen you in just a few months.
The old age in him has become heavier and heavier.
After all, he is seventy years old, which is considered an advanced age in these days. In addition, he works too much and is tired of his mind. Just sitting there gives people a feeling of being old.
However, I listened to several people talk about what they saw and heard along the way, especially the many tricks of the shopkeeper.
Uncle Yu will drink wine with a smile.
The cloudy eyes are clear and lively, not at all like an old man in his seventies or eighties.
He grew up watching Chen Yulou.
He had no children in his life, and he already regarded him as his son and grandson.
Being able to see his young master becoming more mature and capable is more valuable to him than anything else. Even if he is really old, he can still close his eyes safely.
The most important thing is.
It was time to go underground and meet the old shopkeeper.
He can also pat his chest proudly. He has done everything he said before leaving.
Listening to several people talking excitedly.
Chen Yulou didn't pay attention to it. He just had a drink with Uncle Yu or Partridge Whistle from time to time, and slowly tasted the taste of green bamboo wine.
Different from Uncle Yu.
Huamaguai had a look of envy and annoyance that could not be concealed.
I knew this trip to southern Yunnan would be so exciting.
No matter what he said at the beginning, he could not stay in Zhuangzi.
"Oh, by the way, kidnapper, Luo Laowai and the others haven't caused any trouble in the past few months, have they?"
Taste a few glasses of wine carefully.
A figure suddenly appeared in Chen Yulou's mind and he couldn't help but ask.
Because of him.
The story line deviates countless times.
At least at this moment, the fate of everyone at the table has been changed.
Kunlun, Guaizi and the old foreigner did not die tragically on Pingshan as in the original work, the flower spirit did not fade away, and the partridge whistle did not break its arm, but followed him around Heishui City to the Tomb of King Xian , got what he wanted and got the Muchen Bead.
Same.
The person whose fate was changed against the will of heaven was Luo Laowai.
After all, Pingshan and his party were not in the team at all.
Kuaizi Kunlun and the others are easy to talk to, and they are all his absolute confidants.
The same goes for the three brothers and sisters, Partridge Whistle Master.
Because of cultivation and Muchen Bead, they are completely tied to the same boat.
One of the few, or the only change, was Luo Laowai.
"How dare he."
I heard the shopkeeper ask.
Huamaguai smiled coldly.
After that time in Pingshan, I was deliberately ignored by the shopkeeper and then beaten hard by him.
Luo Laowai also had some insights.
I no longer dare to go around Xiangyin in the name of the shopkeeper's brother, as I did in the past.
In addition, Song Laowu from Hubi Village and Peng Laizi from Huodong Temple are eyeing each other.
Luo Laowai dares to act recklessly.
I wish I could hide my head in my crotch, for fear that the two of them would cause trouble for him.
After all...
Lost the protection of the Chen family's towering tree.
He still knew what was going on.
I know that without Chen Yulou, I am nothing.
The bunch of rubbish under your hands are just mud that cannot hold up the wall.
No matter how much or how good the equipment is.
If you really want them to work hard, each of them can run faster than anyone else.
"Some time ago, I heard that he asked his adjutant to take people to Tonggu Mountain secretly, intending to dig up the royal city of the ancient Yelang Kingdom..."
Huamaguai clicked his tongue.
The words are full of disdain.
The ancient country of Yelang dates back two thousand years, and has almost disappeared in the long river of history since the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Even the shopkeeper went to the mountains at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou many years ago. After spending half a year there, he could only find an empty filter pit that had been dug through.
Luo Laowai is purely whimsical.
I thought that by digging a few ancient tombs in Etou Mountain and getting some gold and silver, I could imitate the Chen family and become the second ever-victorious mountain in the world.
What is that if it’s not a dream?
“My heart is really not small.”
Hearing the words Tonggu Mountain, Chen Yulou guessed his movements.
Historically, the ancient city of Yelang Kingdom was indeed located on Tonggu Mountain and Xiaoying Mountain.
However, no matter how glorious the dynasty is, it cannot escape the passage of time.
If you want to find the dragon-pointing star in the vast mountains, if you don't understand the feng shui of stars, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
That year.
He took nearly a hundred people and plunged into the mountains.
Be able to find the location of the tomb of King Yelang.
One is luck.
The other one also relies on the four words "look, hear, ask and cut".
Before departure, read through ancient books, compare ancient and modern maps, locate bit by bit, draw a large area, and then go deep into the old Miao Yi village in the mountains to inquire.
In the end, he finally found some clues.
Unfortunately, luck is too elusive.
He said he was lucky, and it was actually done within half a year. He said he was unlucky, because when he found it, the tomb of King Yelang had already been targeted and dug up countless times.
Luo Laowai only thinks about getting rich.
The people under his command are not short of tobacco and drugs.
It is indeed a bit of a fantasy to expect them to excavate the ruins of the ancient Yelang Kingdom.
"What about Hu Bizhai and Huodong Temple?"
"Didn't you use some tricks behind your back?"
Chen Yulou held the wine cup and raised the corner of his mouth. Make a slight arc.
In the past few years, he secretly supported five or six groups of warlords in Sanxiang and Four Rivers.
However, it is said to be support, but in fact it is just free rein.
After all, how could such a thing be made public and put under the light of day?
As for Luo Laowai, he speaks freely and talks about his brothers all day long. In addition, he is begging for food in the Xiangyin area. It is difficult for others to know.
As for Song Laowu and Peng Laizi of Huubizhai and Huodong Temple.
But he is not his person.
The Chen family is powerful, but it is far from being able to cover the sky with one hand.
There are at least two or three people in Xiangxi who can compete with the Chen family.
Song Laowu and Peng Laizi are the chess pieces.
Used to restrain the Chen family, or Changsheng Mountain.
In the past, Chen Yulou could ignore it, but after returning from Laosicheng, he carefully examined the current situation along the way.
He had thought about finding a training cave for himself many times before.
Or a way out.
After all, the world is in chaos only overnight.
To be honest, southern Yunnan, Kunlun, Wuyi Mountain and even the South China Sea were all under his consideration.
But after thinking about it, there are actually more or less flaws everywhere.
On the contrary, Xiangyin is good.
Occupying three Xiang and four rivers, it is backed by Laoxiong Ridge and is on the bank of Dongting.
The situation in the world is really going to be chaotic.
Advance, attack, retreat or defend.
Junshan Island on Dongting Lake is definitely a paradise in the cave.
But the premise of all this is that not to mention controlling the entire western Hunan, but at least there must be no more nails in the boundary of Xiangyin.
"Do those two look like people who are just waiting for you?"
Hua Maguai sneered.
When he returned from Pingshan, he spent a few months on the mountain and drove away many people.
Among those people, some lived in the rivers and lakes, some continued to fall into the grass, and a considerable number were absorbed by Hubi Village and Huodong Temple.
The actions of the two men speak for themselves.
Obviously I want to take a peek at Changsheng Mountain. "In the past few days, ask someone to bring a message to Luo Laowai and ask him if he dares to attack Hubi Village and Huodong Temple."
Hear this.
Chen Yulou didn’t have many surprises.
The big tree in the Chen family has been growing for too long, and no one wants to see it continue to reach the sky.
It’s like the Peng family in Laosicheng.
Overtly or secretly, countless people stared at this piece of fat, dreaming of tearing off a piece and trying it.
But...
He may have had concerns of one kind or another in the past.
Now I am too lazy to continue playing the cat and mouse game with the people behind Huubizhai and Huodong Temple.
He is bound to win Xiangyin.
Whoever dares to stretch out his hand will be cut off with a single blow.
Next, there are so many things to do.
Not to mention the practice breakthroughs and the talisman and weapon formation pills, if you just pick up each of them, you will often have to stay in seclusion for months and years.
Kunlun Temple, Dixian Village, Baiyan Cave and Nanhai Guixu.
You should also visit these four great Tibetans as soon as possible.
Especially the ghost cave under Zagrama Mountain, where the snake god and ghost cursed the Muchen Bead, is a top priority.
Although Partridge Whistle never urged me along the way.
But it is related to the last wishes of countless people of their lineage for thousands of years.
This matter is no small matter.
As their ancestors had guessed, practice can indeed weaken the invasion of ghost curses, but it cannot completely break them.
It’s just...
The Muchen Bead is a peerless divine object.
Chen Yulou was not willing to just return the remains of the snake god.
All have been dead for tens of millions of years.
What's the use of getting my eyes back?
If there is a conflict between the two, then we must come up with a perfect strategy to balance each other.
Baiyan Cave and Guixu Ancient Country.
Although we are thousands of miles apart.
But in the true sense it can only be regarded as a great treasure.
When he went to Gaxian Mountain, apart from the Eyeless Dragon Talisman, only Guimian Land could interest him.
Those yellow monster mountain spirits are too weak for him now.
Not even qualified to be used as medicine.
On the contrary, Dixian Village was not in a hurry for a while.
As the most difficult Dazang among the first eight volumes, even he dare not say that he is 100% sure now.
In the face of many major events such as these.
Infighting and fighting openly and secretly will only waste time.
"This..."
The room that was still chatting with each other suddenly fell silent. Huamaguai stood up suddenly, his eyes flickering, and his eyes were full of emotion. stir.
"Shopkeeper, what do you mean?"
While speaking.
He calmly raised his hand and made a gesture of cutting his throat.
“What if?”
Chen Yulou shrugged with an indifferent expression.
"Okay, I will... no, today, I will send someone to deliver a letter to Luo Laowai later."
Seeing his confirmation, Huamaguai could no longer hide his excitement.
The old saying goes that there is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed.
Xiangyin is such a big place.
Being stared at by those two wolves all day long.
It's long past time to take action.
"Why are you so anxious..."
Seeing his irritable look, Chen Yulou couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"Also, give Luo Laowai a beating. That guy's brain is not working very well. Things will go wrong when the time comes. Don't blame me for not reminding him."
"This is natural."
Facing the shopkeeper's smiling gaze.
Huama turned around and calmed down.
Sitting back on the chair, rubbing his hands, he was already thinking about how to arrange the arrangements after taking down Huubizhai and Huodong Temple?
On the other hand, Uncle Yu remained silent.
A strange light flashed in his cloudy eyes.
He looked deeply at Chen Yulou.
As if wanting to see something from him.
It's just that today's young master's emotions and anger are invisible and hidden deep in Yue Zhiyuan Ting. Even he can't guess his true inner thoughts.
Tell the truth.
A few years ago, I saw him secretly planning something.
Uncle Yu felt both relieved and flustered.
The sky is about to collapse and the world is in chaos. Anyone with a little bit of vision can see it. But since ancient times, how can it be so simple to compete?
He was pleased with the young master's ambition.
I am even more worried that because of this, the Chen family, which has accumulated talents for generations, will be dragged into a place of no return.
But this year.
The young master’s family didn’t know what was going on.
Calm again.
No matter what happened on the mountain or in Zhuangzi, he paid little attention to it and concentrated on practicing Taoism and martial arts.
For a moment, he was even more flustered.
Fortunately, in less than half a year, the Shaodong family came out again and captured Pingshan in one fell swoop.
It almost shocked the entire fighting world.
This trip is back from southern Yunnan.
Although he didn't say much from beginning to end, he could roughly guess what was going on from Hua Ling, Hong Gu and the old foreigner.
Definitely another big win.
It stands to reason that it is a good thing for Shaodong's family to regain the Chen family's foundation, but the few words just made him frightened.
His eyes were dim and he would withdraw at the slightest touch, but there was no way he could hide it from Chen Yulou.
Holding the wine flask, he filled up the cups in front of him for Uncle Yu, and then said with a smile.
"Uncle Yu, I may have to go out for a while, and I still need your help to take care of Zhuangzi."
Uncle Yu, who was raising wine and clinking glasses, heard this He couldn't help but look startled when he said this, and then he slowly figured out some of the meaning.
"Don't worry, young master, as long as my old bones can still move, I will help you take care of your home and outside."
He picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank in one gulp.
Uncle Yu wiped away the wine stained on the long beard under his chin with his backhand, and all the complexity on his face disappeared.
Shaodong’s thoughts have been made clear.
If he doesn't understand it anymore, his years of food will be in vain.
"Uncle Yu is not old. Besides, only when there is an old man in the family can he be controlled."
Chen Yulou also drank the wine in his glass and laughed softly.
The banquet to catch the wind and wash away the dust lasted from afternoon to evening.
Uncle Yu is old.
The spirit is not as good as that of a group of young people.
In addition, Gao Xing drank a few more glasses, and when he was half drunk, he went downstairs and left to rest.
Wait until night falls.
The sound of opera outside Zhuangzi gradually came.
Seeing Hua Ling turning back from time to time and looking outside the city through the window, Chen Yulou immediately suggested.
"It's very lively outside, let's go and see it together?"
Every spring and autumn, there are two social days, and the Chenjiazhuang will invite a troupe.
That is to say, just for fun.
In the past, he didn't have much interest in these things, but last time in Qiu She, Chen Yulou stopped and listened outside for a while and found that it was quite interesting.
Just went downstairs to sober up.
"Okay."
"Sister Hong, let's go, I haven't heard of it yet."
Huarington looked delighted.
Take girl Hong’s hand and walk downstairs.
The other people followed slowly behind, chatting from time to time.
Follow the lake embankment and pass through the inner city.
Soon we arrived outside Zhuangzi.
In the dim sky, countless people were jumping up and down, their faces filled with joy.
He also saw many familiar figures among them.
Like Qi Hu’s family.
I followed him to southern Yunnan this time. Because of his great contribution in breaking the Insect Valley Feng Shui Formation, Qi Hu received a lot of rewards. The whole family looked happy, especially the old man, who was much younger than before. .
"The shopkeeper, Uncle Ming..."
Just as he was greeting Mr. Qi.
Suddenly, Huamaguai’s low reminder sounded in my ears.
Looking back.
A calm and gentle figure strode from outside the crowd.
Who else could it be if it wasn’t Zhou Mingyue?
"I've met shopkeeper Chen."
Zhou Mingyue didn't see much change on his face, and his every move showed his demeanor.
"Mr. Zhou, what is this?"
Chen Yulou knew it well and just asked with a smile.
"Zhou has something to do and would like to ask shopkeeper Chen for help. I wonder if I can lend a helping hand?"
(End of this chapter)