Chapter 72 The Fierce Trigram
Half an hour later, Qian Xiaoyue took Lu Xin to the southern city of Chang'an. Because of the closeness to Mingde Gate and Anhua Gate, Nancheng is the place with the most sects in Chang'an. Guiyifang, Datong Fang, Changming Fang, Changlefang, and to Qinglong Fang in the east. These areas are mixed with fish and dragons, and everyone has it.
Although Qian Xiaoyue is only twelve years old and is a girl, she seems very familiar with the layout of the entire Chang'an City. After coming to Nancheng, she also entered various alleys and scrambled around and introduced some old shops, as if they were familiar with them. She looked like an old greasy guy running around the world.
"Senior brother, turn around this alley and go to Qinglongfang. It is the territory of the Jiuxing Gang. We have to be more polite when we meet people."
As he approached his destination, Qian Xiaoyue finally put away his carefree appearance and began to become serious. Lu Xin didn't speak when he heard this, but only looked at the small shops on both sides of the alley. This place was dark and narrow. In it, any normal person would feel uncomfortable. Although there were no tourists in the alley, the doors of each shop were open. One or two people were sitting in the store, and their eyes were always staring at the alley.
Qinglongfang seems to be a large storage base. Lu Xin walked through several streets and found that there were coolies carrying various goods everywhere. Most of them were grain and cloth, which were necessities for the lives of ordinary people and were not prone to decay.
In addition to coolies, there were people in black robes standing around each warehouse, wearing swords, long hair, and a strong aura of the world. The dress of these people was far from the formal outfits advocated by the Tang Dynasty court. Qian Xiaoyue said that this was the members of the Jiuxing Gang, who were responsible for managing the business within the gang.
"Senior brother, wait, I'll call someone."
Qian Xiaoyue took the lead in walking into a relatively large alley, which was empty and there were no people. The house was very old, muddy, and some of the walls had collapsed. This scene was incredible compared to other areas of Chang'an City. There shouldn't be such a dilapidated place at the foot of the imperial city.
Lu Xin stood for a while and heard the door in the yard being opened, and then a lazy sound came out. The owner of the voice seemed to have just woken up, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Xin changed his face. He seemed to have seen this person somewhere.
"I said Miss Qian, it's only been a few days since then, so you hurriedly woke me up? What do you want to do? How can you get rid of me?"
"Bah! It's not yet dark yet. You wake up and don't sleep. There is a deal to ask you to do, this is a deposit."
Qian Xiaoyue seemed to have given money, and then she saw a young man with disheveled hair walking out of the yard. After seeing Lu Xin at the door, the young man was slightly stunned and then laughed.
"Who am I supposed to be? Boy, don't be fine."
"Have you two met?"
"One-meeting fate."
Lu Xin nodded, but his expression was serious, and he was obviously not in the mood to joke. Seeing this, Zhao Li's eyes changed slightly, gradually put away his smile, and played with the dozen copper coins in his hand and said, "What do you want to ask, ask."
"Is there a man named Lu Tingfang in Chang'an City?"
"Lu Tingfang? Is it a man or a woman? How old is it? What is the appearance?"
"The man, sixteen years old, as for his appearance... there is a mole under his right eye, eyes..."
"Okay, needless to say. Did this person come to Chang'an two years ago? And there is a master around him?"
Zhao Li suddenly interrupted Lu Xin and his expression was very confident. Lu Xin was stunned when he heard this. Zhao Li's description was exactly the scene when Lu Tingfang left him.
"Have you seen him?"
"Haha, it's not just that. The person you are looking for is the guest of honor for Sun Wuji, the Minister of Personnel of the dynasty. All officials of the court, from three provinces and six ministries to nine temples and five prisons, and even the royal family members treated the master and apprentice very well. Boy, you are actually looking for him. Who are you?"
Zhao Li took away the copper coins, opened his eyes wide, and stared at Lu Xin tightly. His eyes were surprised and puzzled, and there was a hint of cunning in doubt, which was meaningful. Lu Xin naturally would not say anything to an outsider, and said in a deep voice: "Where is he?"
"Zhuque Gate, Xingdaofang. The master and disciple will set up a hexagram stall in Shuiliu Lane every day. The time is not fixed, it is said that it is just for those who are destined to see the appearance. Whether you can find him depends on whether you have the fate."
"Thank you!"
After Lu Xin got the answer, he turned around and left without any hesitation. Seeing this, Qian Xiaoyue was so scared that she trembled all over and hurriedly smiled and smoothed out the situation aside. Strangely, Zhao Li, who was usually irritable, was not angry and kept staring at Lu Xin's back until the boy completely disappeared from his sight, and then he withdrew his gaze.
"Brother Zhao, this is the remaining money, you can get it."
Qian Xiaoyue took out a piece of silver and was about to give it out, but when Zhao Li waved his hand and smiled strangely.
"I will give you the news this time, Lu Tingfang, Yuan Tiangang, Changsun Wuji... It's interesting, interesting. Qian Yatou, is there a master in this person you brought?"
"Yes, how do you know? He is my senior brother, and his master is my master. His name is Li Chunfeng, which is amazing."
"Li Chunfeng? Hahahaha, you can take back the money. The wind in Chang'an City is getting stronger and stronger. While the carp are not yet transformed into dragons, I have to sleep a little longer. Qian girl, don't bother me anymore, go back."
After Zhao Li returned the copper coins, he yawned several times. While tilting his head and smiling, he walked into the room. Qian Xiaoyue looked at the dozen Kaiyuan Tongbao in her hand, scratched her head, and was a little at a loss.
"What are you doing... I was a person who loved money just now, but now I have become a god? These copper plates are not poisonous, right?"
The more Qian Xiaoyue thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Her heart was cold, as if even the wind was blowing was cold, which made her shivering twice. At this time, Lu Xin had already left Qinglongfang and ran to Zhuque Street quickly. He originally wanted to ask Zhao Li about Tu Chengli, Yue Buhei and others, but when he heard Lu Tingfang's whereabouts, the longing in his heart, the emotion that had been buried in his heart for more than two years, finally broke out. He wanted to meet his cousin immediately and the only relative in the world.
On the way to Xingdaofang, scenes of the past emerged in Lu Xin's mind uncontrollably. Just like a movie scene, it kept playing. Two years have passed, Lu Xin has gone from a remote mountain village to Yuezhou Prefecture and Chang'an City. From a servant who cleans the toilet, to now using the sword to the world and cultivating immortals. Lu Xin can't remember how much hardship he has suffered, how many times he has experienced. But he really wants to take a look at his brother Tingfang and tell him that I am fine, don't worry, don't worry.
Lu Xin was very fast. He had opened up all the meridians around him, and his short-term running was enough to be comparable to a horse. Even the bustling Suzaku Street could not stop him. It took Lu Xin only more than twenty minutes to complete the road that originally took more than an hour.
When we arrived at Xingdaofang, we had just passed Wei Shi. Perhaps because of the relationship between the imperial city, the alleys in the fang were very spacious, and most of the pedestrians on the road were dressed in rich clothes and looked rich. When officials living in Dongcheng wanted to enter and exit Zhuque Gate, Xingdaofang was almost a must-pass place.
Lu Xin walked through several alleys. Although it was not as prosperous as the western market, there were many shops and restaurants. There were also some fortune tellers and fortune tellers set up stalls everywhere in the alleys. Unfortunately, Lu Xin did not see Lu Tingfang.
"Brother Tingfang, where are you?"
Lu Xin, who didn't want to give up, stayed in Xingdaofang for another hour until the sun started to set, and he decided to go back to Qian Mansion first. After all, it was already very late when he came, so maybe he had finished setting up the stall and went back.
The boy who had not found someone was dejected and walked all the way to Zhuque Street. He seemed to have lost his soul and seemed out of place with the lively alley. When the boy was about to walk out of Xingdaofang, he was stopped by a fortune teller who suddenly appeared.
"This young master, looking at his face, he has something he is eager to want, but he still can't get it."
The speaker has slender eyes, wide mouth and thick lips, and a mustache with a very despicable appearance. The Taoist robe she wore was very shabby, and the only thing that could catch her eyes on was the folding fan with a jade pendant hanging in her hand.
Lu Xin looked up at him and then lowered his head in an instant.
"I have walked in this alley at least three times. Everyone knows that I am looking for something. I am fortune telling. I don't have marriages or funerals, or I don't have official positions or wealth, and I have no chance of getting married or funerals."
"Hey, this is a bad thing. My little brother, Mr. He has been in the world for many years, and he has never missed the hexagram. What you are looking for is a close relative. This person has a noble destiny and aspirations of kings, princes, generals and ministers. He is in this Chang'an city."
The fortune teller's words shocked Lu Xin and he had to raise his head. Seeing that he had reacted, the other party laughed strangely, walked back to the stall and sat down.
"Hehehe, why don't you group the path from the fairy mountain overseas? Today, this hexagram is not worth the money, and you won't get a penny. If you get it, you will only charge you a penny, how about it?"
"Okay, then I'll have a Taoist priest who will calculate a fortune for me. When will I meet that person?"
Lu Xin sat down and took the initiative to stretch out his left hand to let him see. He Buqun turned a blind eye, picked up the jar on the table and shook it around, and soon shook a bamboo stick. He picked up the bamboo stick and looked at it for a long time before frowned and said, "The person you are looking for will appear in the past few days. But this hexagram is a sign of great danger. You need to meet a noble person to protect it. If you don't have the chance, you may be in a bloody disaster."
"Sir, can't you calculate anything, scare me with some nonsense?"
After hearing He Buqun's words, Lu Xin was furious and slapped the table and got up and wanted to leave. People were telling fortunes, at least they looked at their palms, their faces, and they threw them away. The person in front of him was fine, so he drew a lottery by himself and talked nonsense. Lu Xin was in a bad mood, so he naturally burst out at this time.
Chapter completed!