Chapter 839 (1/2)

Published at 24th of March 2019 03:28:56 AM

Chapter 839: 839

To cultivators, every danger was an opportunity . The greater the danger, the more likely it would help them break through the realm . Master Huang Yang had received enlightenment as he pendulated between life and death when he met with the Horse Gang in the Western Wilderness . The Abbey Dean entered the legendary State of Pureness in Chang'an before thousands of blades . These were all proof to that statement .

Ning Que was naturally taking a risk in leaving Chang'an . But he had to come, and he had also wanted to master the 'people' talisman through this journey .

The colors of the lake and nature, the different types of people in the s.h.i.+p cabin, thinking without eating or sleeping had given him some vague insights, but he was not able to put it into his cultivation .

After two days and a night, the pa.s.senger s.h.i.+p docked at a pier on the South Jin Kingdom . The people on the s.h.i.+p brought their body odors with them, and carried their luggage up ash.o.r.e . They walked through the streets where vendors called their wares and disappeared into the crowd .

Since w.a.n.g Jinglue was not around, Ning Que, who carried his iron cutla.s.s on his back and held the box carrying his iron arrows would not be able to enter the city . He left the state highway and climbed a mountain peak where few people visited . He found a mountain stream and took a bath . He caught an antelope, barbequed it and ate it . Then he slept soundly in a tree .

Several years ago, while he was still a teen, he had carried Sangsang on his back and lived in the Min Mountain . Now that he had the Great Spirit, he could kill a tiger with a casually thrown rock . Living in the wild might be difficult for an ordinary person, but was simple to him and he could live comfortably .

He traveled through the wildlands of the South Jin Kingdom, and before long, he saw the city in the distance . While it was not as grand as Chang'an, it was still a city that ranked highly in the world .

Ning Que became much more cautious . He made some modifications to his appearance, restrained his Psyche Power, and covered his Snow Mountain and Ocean of Qi with the Great Spirit before entering the state highway .

He waited for half a day on the state highway and found the traveling team from the prince's residence . He quietly placed his blade and arrows onto the carriage and then followed the team far into the city .

He was being very cautious not because this was the capital of the South Jin Kingdom, Linkang City and that there were many highly skilled people in the city . It was also not because there was a tactical array on the city walls . It was because there was a lonely mountain not far from South Jin Kingdom's capital .

The Sword Garret was in that mountain . Ning Que was confident in his cultivation state and abilities . But he did not think that he could withstand the onslaught of Liu Bai's sword for even a moment .

He followed the carts into Linkang City and stayed in a quiet place . He retrieved the iron cutla.s.s and arrows from the carriage . The whole process was simple and no one discovered him .

He planned to stay in Linkang City for two days according to the original plan, to experience the place . He wanted to see if it'd be of any help to his cultivation before leaving .

Since he was returning to the mortal world to find a Lucky Chance, he had to feel the aura and strength of the world, and he naturally had to make contact with ordinary people . As such, he went straight to the Eastern City . Like Chang'an, the eastern city of LinkangCity was where the poorest people lived . The poorest people were the most ordinary people because poverty was the norm in the world .

He had prepared himself mentally before entering the Eastern City of Linkang . However, when he crossed the straight and prosperous royal street and entered the small lane, he still found that his preparations were inadequate . He thought that he was used to poverty having stayed in the Eastern City of Chang'an for many years . Linkang was also the capital of South Jin Kingdom, so he had not expected the poverty to be beyond his imagination .

The streets were already very narrow, and the awning set up haphazardly by the residents occupied most of the area, making it extremely crowded . It was difficult for anyone to walk between them without having to dodge the protruding iron sheets . One also had to guard against the urine that people inside the shelter would splash out .

Ning Que stepped on the old bricks in the sewage and made his way through the dirty air and the noisy scolding sounds . Suddenly, he smelled a greasy smell coming from the side and turned his head to see a ragged woman with a piece of meat in her hand wiping a hot iron pan .

Several little boys, s.h.i.+rtless and covered in mud, stood by the iron pan and waited, tightly holding the chipped bowls in their hands with light in their eyes .

The sound of someone using the toilet emerged from the bathroom at the side which was separated by a cloth . After a while, the old cloth was lifted up and a girl holding her pants walked out . There was not any shyness on her face, and only anger as she yelled at the boys, ”Is this for you? Don't even dare think about it!”

Ning Que looked at the scene, and remained silent for a moment . Then, he continued walking on the neglected street . He saw scenes that were sadder and darker than the one before . He had not experienced life like this since he left the City of Wei . He would never see something like this in Chang'an .

He walked slowly because of the narrow streets and because he wanted to see more . He squatted not far from a well on the street corner and watched the women wash clothes . He found that they did not use soap powder, and even the was.h.i.+ng hammer lying beside them was seldom used . They just rubbed the clothes incessantly with their white hands, damaged by the water .

Chatters rang out behind him . He got up to let the people pa.s.s . The girl whom he saw earlier walked over with a rice bowl in her hands . The bowl was more complete than the others and there was still color on the porcelain . There was steamed rice in the bowl, with a layer of green vegetables and two pieces of lard .

The boys, who most likely were her younger brothers, followed behind her excitedly . They would occasionally raise their arms to wipe their noses and had surely been thinking about stealing food from that bowl later on .

Ning Que thought about it and followed .

In the deepest part of this dilapidated square city, there was one of the most dilapidated houses . The girl came to the house with her brothers and discovered that the house was already surrounded by children like them, with rice bowls in their hands .

Her younger brother stood on tiptoe and looked at the rice bowls held in the hands of other children . He turned to her and shouted, ”Elder sister, Zheng Lili's family actually cooked Braised pork! Braised Pork!”

The little boy's expression was unusually exaggerated, and he waved his hands around, his expression was one of incredulity and shock . It was as if he had seen the most ludicrous thing in the world .

The girl listened to her brother's reports and her expression grew ugly . She pushed through the crowd and looked at the girl who was her age, but better dressed . She said loudly, ”It's my family's turn to cook!”

Then, she looked at the children holding rice bowls outside the shabby house and glared at them . ”It's my family's turn . If you dare fight with me, I'll burn your houses in the night!”

There were more than ten children who had brought food to the house . Some of them were obviously older than her . When they heard her, they looked afraid and backed away subconsciously .

The girl who was her age was not afraid of her and even took two steps forward .