Chapter 151: Leisurely Feelings of Sword-Wielding in the Jianghu (First Update, Please Recommend)
The rising steam, the fragrant and hot soup, the hair-thin noodles, and the floating green leaves bring a full range of visual, olfactory and taste enjoyment.
Meng Qi squatted in front of the noodle stall without any image, holding a bowl of noodle soup, eating enthusiastically, making slurping sounds.
Gurgle, gurgle, he finished the noodle soup, licked his lips with satisfaction, turned to the stall owner and said: "Another bowl!"
Sure enough, the rumors in the world are true. The best food in Qinshan City is dragon beard noodles, and the most delicious dragon beard noodles belong to the noodle stall of old man Xie outside the six gates of Qinshan. I tried it today and it is really worthy of its reputation. It is fresh, fragrant, strong, elastic and thin, without any shortcomings!
"Okay!" Old Man Xie answered enthusiastically, mixing the soup base skillfully, and asked casually, "Brother, are you here to wait for the latest list of the Heaven and Earth List? Don't you look like one?"
In late spring and early summer, the early morning was still a little cold. Meng Qi habitually blew a breath, cupped his hands and smiled, "Why don't you look like one?"
He didn't mind at all that the other party was just an old man buying noodles at the alley, and asked back casually and naturally, unlike those Jianghu tycoons who occupied the noodle stalls, who only cared about bragging and looked down on Old Man Xie.
Doing business outside the Six Gates, most of the people who come and go must be people from the underworld. Old Man Xie rarely met a young man as polite as Meng Qi, so he smiled and said, "Young man, you have a long sword hanging from your waist and a huge bag on your back, which seems to hide other weapons. Normally, you must be a young knight who travels the underworld, but they all respect their status. If there is no seat, they would rather wait than squat down to eat directly. Only ruffians and dock laborers would not mind."
"But, seeing that you are so handsome, I'm afraid you are a young man from some family or mansion?"
Meng Qi laughed and said, "You guessed it, I am a ruffian."
Anyway, no one here knows me, what's the point of having an image? Can it compare to such delicious dragon beard noodles?
Of course, if someone recognizes me, I still have to maintain the image of a graceful young man.
He is handsome and elegant, with a Bingque sword hanging from his waist, wearing a green shirt, a gauze hat, and a smooth wig. If he hadn't squatted in front of the noodle stall and eaten a lot, he would definitely be mistaken for a young man from a noble family.
After saying goodbye to Jiang Zhiwei, Meng Qi sailed south, passed through Xizhou, passed Longzhou, and arrived at Qinshan City, which is located in the southern part of Longzhou, the northeast of Huanzhou, and the southwest of Huazhou. He planned to go east along the river first, go to the Zhenwu Sect in the southern part of Huazhou and the north of Ningzhou, eat and drink with Zhang Yuanshan for a few days, exchange feelings, and then turn back, enter Huanzhou, go to Zhoujun, and look for Qi Zhengyan who was sent to a small town near Zhoujun to be the head of the city. Zhang Yuanshan is a big tree that attracts the wind, and he has a family to pressure him. How can he live freely with Qi Zhengyan who has no restrictions?
This area is a continuation of the landform of Huanzhou. The mountains are steep, the water is turbulent, and the resources are hidden in the mountains. It is very difficult to do business, so the people are fierce and the martial spirit is not strong. Qinshan and the nearby Zhoushan and Qishui are collectively known as the "Three Mountains and Four Waters".
Old Man Xie smiled and shook his head when he heard Meng Qi's answer. He obviously didn't take it seriously. He picked up the dragon beard noodles and put them in the bowl. At the end, he added a braised egg for Meng Qi.
"Thank you." Meng Qi was not polite. He took the dragon beard noodles and squatted in front of the noodle stall again. He ate it up and looked at the gate of "Six Gates" from the corner of his eyes.
Because of the prosperity of martial arts, the functions of the constables in Dajin and Beizhou were separated from the government office early on and became the six gates that stood side by side with the government office. The places where they worked were often one in the south and one in the north of the city.
Meng Qi heard that the new list of heaven and earth people ranked by the headquarters of the Six Gates in Shendu would be posted in Qinshan City today, so he came early to wait to see if his family was on the list and what the nickname was.
Because the imperial family, noble families and sects of the Jin Dynasty were similar in power, they had strong control over the states and counties, and had a complete network of contacts, including birds and fast horses. Many of the masters of the field had special martial arts, and were good at long-distance communication and image transmission after the inner and outer worlds intersected. In addition, there were strange people from different paths, so the Six Gates Headquarters was known as "The news of the Heaven and Earth List will reach the county city within three days, and the county city within seven days."
Slurp, slurp, Meng Qi squatted on the ground, eating and looking at the gate opposite, like a lazy man doing nothing in the streets.
"Brother, the Heaven and Earth List hasn't come out yet?" Dadada, two brown horses stopped in front of Meng Qi, one of the horse owners was a young girl with a tender voice, petite and cute, with a pleasing face.
On the other horse sat a young man with a long sword on his back. He had his hair tied up and a hero scarf tied around his neck. He was dressed meticulously in a black suit, with sword-like eyebrows and a sharp face.
The two of them asked questions in a manner that completely treated Meng Qi as a spectator.
Meng Qi gulped down a mouthful of soup, looked at the two, and shook his head: "Anyway, I didn't see him come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the left two doors of the six doors open, and the constables wearing black hats, red clothes, and long swords on their waists came out with yellow paper.
With a bang, the heroes at the noodle stall were boiling with excitement. Those who offered silver offered silver, and those who rushed over rushed over, as if they wanted to know the Heaven and Earth List as soon as possible, so that they could go back and have more things to talk about.
"What's the point of running so fast? Who will come to see it in person if they can really make the list?" The young man with a hero scarf looked at these ordinary people with contempt.
The petite girl smiled and said, "Everyone is curious. I am also curious about what changes will happen this time. Maybe some master or young hero will rise strongly?"
"Well, then we will go too." The young man said to the girl with a pleasant face.
The two jumped off the horses, tied them to the horse posts, and used a little Qinggong to pass most of the people and get ahead.
"Brother, you run pretty fast." The girl then realized that Meng Qi was holding the noodle soup, eating while walking, and was actually in the front row.
Slurping, Meng Qi put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "People in the world gave me a nickname, Flying Legs."
Flying Legs... The girl frowned, this nickname was so strange.
The young man snorted: "What nickname can a street idler have?"
Meng Qi did not explain, but walked to the screen wall with a smile and looked carefully. The Heaven List has not changed for many years, but the master is ranked in the top 60 in the Earth List.
After reading the Earth List, he turned to the screen wall of the Human List. The petite girl, the young man wearing a hero scarf, and most of the heroes in the world gathered here. For them, the gods of the Heaven List and the masters of the Earth List are too far away from them. Just take a look and understand them. The focus is still the Human List, which is the goal of many of them!
"'Invisible Sword' He Jiu, 'Calculating All Lives' Wang Siyuan, 'Wolf King' Tie Sheng, 'Daluo Demon Girl' Gu Xiaosang, 'Long River of Sword Qi' Yan Chong, 'Buddha Heart Palm' Xuan Zhen, 'Happy Monk' Xing Yi, 'Wuwu Dixian' Cao E, 'Shocked Hundred Miles' Jiang Hengchuan, 'Absolute Sword Fairy' Jiang Zhiwei, wow, Jiang Zhiwei from Xijian Pavilion has been ranked in the top ten not long after she came down the mountain!" As someone read out the nickname and name, exclamations rang out in front of the screen wall.
Although Jiang Zhiwei's name had long been spread by the Xijian Pavilion disciples who came down the mountain to travel, and by the elders of various sects who watched the rookies' fight, and had been on the list early, no one expected that she would directly enter the top ten just over a month after coming down the mountain, which was really shocking!
Looking at the battle record again, everyone was speechless. "Zhao Ri Xie Jian" was a famous left-handed master for many years. Although he could never cross the threshold of half-step outer scene, he had all nine orifices opened and was experienced. He was actually fought head-on by Jiang Zhiwei, one-on-one. Her strength was evident, and the subsequent battle record further proved this point.
"This is the first time I have seen someone who only opened six orifices enter the top ten." The petite girl exclaimed with shining eyes.
The young man smiled and said, "It seems that Senior Su Wuming, the 'Heavenly Sword', also entered the top ten when he had six orifices. It is really a master-disciple relationship."
There are two conventions on the human list. Those who are over 35 or step into the half-step outer scene will automatically be removed from the list, so the top nine are masters with eight or nine orifices. Jiang Zhiwei's six orifices are really eye-catching - breaking through the mysterious gate of life and death and stepping onto the bridge of heaven and earth is the most difficult step to open the orifices and break through to the outer scene. Relatively speaking, as long as the foundation is correct, the intersection of inner and outer world will be much simpler, so the half-step outer scene is not included in the human list.
Of course, everyone believed without a doubt that the top ten young talents on the list had the strength to fight against the Half-Step Outer Scene.
"Lady Jiang must be a cold swordsman who focuses on the sword, just like Senior Su Wuming." The petite girl said as if she had seen Jiang Zhiwei with her own eyes.
"Uh..." Meng Qi wanted to say to her on behalf of Jiang Zhiwei, I'm sorry, I disappoint you, I'm not cold at all.
"What? You don't believe it?" The girl asked reluctantly, her ears were sharp.
The young man also helped and said: "Only a swordsman who focuses on the sword can have such a terrible swordsmanship in the six orifices. Although everyone says that Lady Jiang is a stunning beauty, a cold beauty is also a beauty."
"Okay." Meng Qi had no objection.
The girl won the argument and was very proud. She pointed at the list and sighed, "It's a pity that only three of the top ten are from outside the big sects and big families. It's really frustrating, so I admire Young Master Yan and Young Master Jiang the most."
"Long River of Sword Qi" Yan Chong and "Shocked Hundred Miles" Jiang Hengchuan are from a small sect and a casual cultivator respectively. It's really not easy for them to enter the top ten. The other one who is not from a big sect or a big family is "Wolf King" Tie Sheng, a young master from the northern grassland.
"Yes, they are both role models for us." Many heroes around nodded one after another. At last, someone said, "Shaolin ended the Xuan character generation and started the Zhen character generation. It has been seven or eight years. Why is there no one from the Zhen character generation on the list?"
Shaolin rules, all disciples must first enter the Martial Monk Academy to observe their character before they can become direct descendants, so there is a unified generation that cannot be exceeded. For example, before the Zhen character generation began, if the older monks of the Xuan character generation took a fancy to a disciple, they could only accept the disciple on behalf of the master.
Xuan Bei was like this at the beginning. The Wu generation had already ended, and the Xuan generation was almost at the end, so the abbot accepted disciples on his behalf to maintain the generation.
"Seven or eight years is not a long time. The oldest of the Zhen generation is only about 20 years old. Shaolin magic skills are all known for their solid foundation, bright prospects, and slow progress. Hey, there is a Shaolin abandoned disciple of the Zhen generation, who is ranked 33rd!" Someone was surprised.
He was still carefully looking at Meng Qi who was introduced earlier. He looked over when he heard the words. His whole face turned black when he saw it, and he muttered to himself: "Thunder Blade Crazy Monk, Reckless King Kong, Thunder Blade Crazy Monk, Reckless King Kong..."
"Can kill two Nine Aperture masters and repel one head-on, this Shaolin abandoned disciple Zhending is really terrible!" The young man wearing a hero scarf exclaimed, "And he can also summon thunder! How could such a talented disciple become an abandoned disciple?"
"I don't know, but judging from the nickname, this monk Zhending must have dark skin, bulging muscles, eight feet tall, and a waist circumference of eight feet!" The petite girl looked sure.
Bashi, you F**K! Meng Qi cursed in his heart and wanted to change his schedule and go to the Six Gates Headquarters in the Divine Capital to talk to the person who drew up the list.
"Brother, why are you so dazed?" The girl read the introductions of all the talented people in one breath and greeted with unusual satisfaction, "Today is the fiftieth birthday of the Zengxian Sect Sect Master. He is holding a flowing banquet to entertain fellow Jianghu people. Why don't you go and join us? Is it exciting? I heard that Huang Yun, the 'Feiyun Sword' who is expected to enter the list, will personally challenge on behalf of the 'Qinshan Sword Sect' to fulfill his three-year agreement and compete for the temporary control of the strange stone."
Just now, she defeated Meng Qi in "argument". It was a chance encounter and they had some friendship. Of course, the premise was that Meng Qi was very good-looking.
It is expected to enter the list of people, challenge, strange rocks from the sky, flowing water seats... these terms penetrated into Meng Qi's ears, which made his heart move. He smiled and said: "That's what I meant."
He is a person who likes to join in the fun, and watching more competitions and seeing more various martial arts moves will help him improve his Dugu Nine Swords.
Also, those two nicknames are so hurtful, and only delicious food can soothe the pain in my heart!
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