Chapter 12: You Are the Beast
Changling County's school delivery ceremony is obviously much more powerful than the adjacent Yubei County. After all, as one of the several large counties in Lanzhou, the financial resources and prosperity are beyond the reach of Yubei County.
Located at the northern tip of the mainland, Lanzhou is the largest state in the Xuanze Heavenly Kingdom. Compared to Yuezhou, it may be half larger. In addition to the state capital Xuanyu City, there are 16 counties under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou.
Lanzhou was originally the most prosperous state in the Xuanwu Continent, but after the Terran split into two branches. Lanzhou gradually went downhill, but the title of Xuandu was still retained.
The teenagers of the Changling Inn got up early in the morning amid the noise of gongs and drums. The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper were forced to get up early in the morning amid the noise of the teenager.
The downtown area attracted the attention of the teenagers, and the teenagers who lived in the attic pushed open the windows and poked their heads out to look out. This frightened the innkeeper, so he had to hurriedly order Xiao Er to go upstairs to dissuade him.
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In the room downstairs, Qing'er also heard the noise outside. Qing'er sat up, rubbed her eyes, scanned the unfamiliar environment, and finally remembered where she was now.
Grandpa sorted out the parcel on the side, and the back basket was left unused and replaced with a linen woven baggage.
At this time, there were a few knocks on the door outside, and Grandpa Qing'er put down the work in his hand and walked towards the door.
"The shopkeeper asked me to invite Captain Lin to dinner." The shopkeeper stood outside the door.
"Okay, there's work." The old man arrived.
After the visitor left, Grandpa Qing'er closed the door, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Qing'er sitting on the bed yawning.
"Awake? Get up and go for a morning meal! ”
Immediately, the old man picked up his clothes and prepared to put them on for Qing'er, when there was a knock on the door again.
"Grandpa, Grandpa~"
"Is it Jian'er? Here it comes! ”
Across the door, one of the grandparents and grandchildren was outside, shouting at each other's throats.
If Captain Lin was still a little embarrassed yesterday, then today he should have completely let go.
"Grandpa has eaten morning food." As soon as the door opened, Captain Lin said inside
"Don't worry, you go into the house." The old man immediately pulled Captain Lin into the house.
The old man dragged Captain Lin into the martial arts, and then closed the door again.
Entering the house, Captain Lin didn't know what was going on, so he had to look at it inexplicably.
"Qing'er, he will be your brother from now on." The old man said to Qing'er.
Captain Lin also understood what the old man meant at this time, so he also looked at Qing'er expectantly.
Qing'er was just stunned for a moment.
"Call my brother!" The old man looked at Qing'er and said.
After being stupid for a while, Qing'er grinned. His face was flushed, and he shyly covered his head with a quilt.
"You told your grandfather last night, don't you want to regret it?" The old man sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile.
"I didn't, I didn't." Qing'er shouted through the quilt, but her voice was cut off for the most part.
Grandpa Qing'er and Captain Lin smiled when they met, and a faint "Brother" came from the quilt.
There was a burst of laughter in the room, which suddenly reduced the chill of the early morning by three points.
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Grandpa Qing'er and his entourage came to the front hall, and the teenagers were eating happily at this time. Obviously, in this inn, Ding Fatzi's craftsmanship is the best way to keep this group of teenagers quiet. Even the diced pickled radish with a few old steamed buns is a delicacy that cannot be compared with the general early shop.
Only in the east of the city, there is such a steamed bread shop without a signboard, and the craftsmanship of kneading steamed bread is a few points higher than that of this fat man. From the opening of the market to noon, the queue to buy steamed buns has never stopped.
But today's steamed bun shop, you can't buy it if you go late, because the boss steamed so many drawers. There is no other reason, just because the boss wants to go to the north of the city to see the excitement.
At this time, the south of the city and the north of the city are completely different scenes, the south gate of the city can be crowded, and the north of the city is full of people.
Changling County's annual school ceremony is even more grand than the New Year. The main road from south to north was rolled out on the red carpet early. Many shops on the side of the road also hung red flags, one to celebrate, and the other to take a piece of joy.
Further north, there is the dojo of Changling County. In addition to the larger area of this dojo, it is no different from Yubei County. It is also surrounded by stone pillars, and the carvings are similar. Directly north is a high platform, on which also stands an old man wearing a crimson robe. If you look closely, you can recognize it as the tall and thin old man from before.
Dozens of teenagers lined up in a square in the center of the dojo, but the number was twice that of Yubei County. From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for Changling County to be more prosperous.
Beyond the square queue, there was a teenager standing alone. For this young man, the people of Changling County should say that everyone knows about it, and no one knows it.
The reason why the boy is a household name is not because he has any prominent net worth. On the contrary, this young man's family is mediocre, and his parents are ordinary people.
The young man standing outside the queue was named Zeng Sheng. Ordinary can no longer be ordinary in appearance, wearing the same ordinary clothes. What is not ordinary is his ninefold Dao heart.
When purple light flashed on the mirror platform of the Changling County Dao Heart Test, his name was spread from then on.
People are talking about it, and the tall and thin old man in Changling County has accepted the young man as a closed disciple.
Some people even said that Xiao Taishou recognized the boy as his godson. The more I listened to the discussion, the more strange it became, but one thing was certain, this teenager was very valued by everyone.
The Ninefold Dao Heart is not something that can come out every year, so it will naturally be cherished. Even if you don't measure the Ninefold Dao Heart, you must be able to do a lot. But it's like rolling the dice, and a lot of points is always good.
Since the number of points is greater than others, it is natural that there will be honors. Standing outside the queue and being praised by everyone is one of the honors. It's just that the boy is obviously a little unaccustomed to being pointed at by so many people, and the expression on his face is distorted by excessive nervousness.
The second is that the expenses of the teenager in the next few years will be borne by the county.
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The celebration and prayer service were coming to an end, and it was already noon. Captain Lin had already led the soldiers to assemble at the south gate for a long time, and the teenagers had already gotten into the carriage.
Captain Lin arranged Qing'er and her grandfather in the carriage vacated by the Heavenly Master, and Qing'er saw that the carriage was empty, so she wanted to invite a few teenagers to join her. Qing'er first thought of Yan Hong, and Yan Hong naturally agreed happily.
Qing'er's face was cheerful, and the old man was also smiling, as if he had seen something.
After about half a pillar of incense, there was finally movement in the city. Captain Lin jumped onto the white horse and waited for the convoy to depart.
The convoy finally set off near noon, and Captain Lin had to shake his head helplessly, thinking that there were many people in the big city.
After the convoy of Changling County traveled a certain distance and everyone returned to the city, Captain Lin ordered the convoy to set off. Eventually, the two convoys merged into one and became a long dragon that traveled from northwest to southeast.
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The sixteen counties under the jurisdiction of Xuanyu City are divided by distance, and Yubei County is the farthest. If it weren't for the jurisdictional problem, it would be more convenient for Yubei County to go to the quicksand city adjacent to Jinzhou. The second is Changling County, which is also a two-to-three-day drive from Changling County to Xuanyu City.
When the convoy got on the official road, the swing was reduced. But he still couldn't read the contents of the book, so Qing'er had to put his treasure away.
After receiving the book, he looked up and saw Yan Hong, who was silently staring at his cuffs.
Qing'er was a little curious, so she asked, "Is there anything on me?" ”
Yan Hong didn't speak, just shook her head, and then stroked Qing'er's cuffs.
"This is my mother's show." Yan Hong pointed to the words on Qing'er's cuffs and said.
At this time, Qing'er found that the cuffs of the clothes were embroidered with the word "Yan".
"Only with her own clothes, A-Niang will embroider." Yan Hong continued.
But Qing'er didn't understand what it meant, just grinned a little.
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Captain Lin obviously didn't sleep well in the barracks, and the chickens on the big horse kept pecking rice.
After struggling again and again, he finally threw the white horse to the soldiers and got into the carriage.
Captain Lin entered the carriage and saw that the old man was closing his eyes to recuperate, so he raised an index finger and shouted at Qing'er, signaling Qing'er and them to be silent.
But for these teenagers, it is obvious that this is the joy sent to the door.
As soon as Captain Lin sat down, leaned his head against the body and wanted to squint to sleep, he only felt some shadows in front of him.
At this time, several teenagers were looking at him with big eyes and faces.
Captain Lin was glared at by this, and instantly lost his sleepiness, and made a grimace in return.
The teenagers laughed happily, and the old man opened his eyes and laughed along, as if he had seen everything that had just happened.
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"Brother, why don't you tell us about the outside world!" The laughter settled, and Qing'er suddenly spoke.
Although it was only two days' drive away from Xuandu, Qing'er was a little impatient.
On the first day he left the village, he made friends, had an extra brother, and had the best meal in his life. Qing'er is even more looking forward to the coming days.
Looking at the expectant eyes of Qing'er and the teenagers, Captain Lin thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll tell you a paragraph." ”
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"On the Xuanwu Continent, there are a total of nine states. Our Xuanze Heavenly Kingdom accounts for five of them, which are in the east of the state of Jizhou, west of Jinzhou, south of the moon state, north of Lanzhou and Zhongzhou. Captain Lin snapped his fingers as he spoke.
The teenagers glared at them again.
A teenager asked, "Is it because Yuezhou looks like the moon?" ”
Captain Lin raised his eyebrows and said, "Smart! ”
Qing'er also answered and asked, "Is it because Lanzhou is blue?" ”
Captain Lin didn't say anything, but just gave him a roll of his eyes for him to understand.
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"Legend has it that under the five continents of our heavenly kingdom, there are four divine beasts sleeping. They are the Green Dragon in the east, the White Tiger in the northwest, the Vermilion Bird in the south, and the Xuanwu in the north. Captain Lin continued.
"Then why are there only four divine beasts in the five states?" Qing'er couldn't help but ask again.
"Because you're the beast in the middle!!" Captain Lin rolled his eyes again.
Qing'er had no choice but to coax down.
Later, in order to protect his people, the emperor established an army in the four states in the name of the four divine beasts. These four teams are the most elite teams in the kingdom of heaven, and their generals are all brave and unsuitable. They are not only brave and good at fighting, but also benevolent and righteous teachers. ”
"In our country, although it is said that the Taoist is respected. But it is also because of their existence that our people can live and work in peace and contentment. ”
"My dad has taught me since I was a child, and I want to serve the country when I grow up, so you see it now!"
Captain Lin finished and patted the armor on his body.
"Brother, you, like them, are also the most powerful." Qing'er suddenly said again.
Captain Lin was said by Qing'er, and he felt three points more comforted in his heart. touched Qing'er and didn't give him any more white eyes.
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"And which army do you belong to?" A young man next to him touched Captain Lin's silver armor.
Before Captain Lin could speak, Qing'er grabbed the words: "I think it's the Vermilion Bird in the south!" ”
Captain Lin rolled his eyes again, and then there was a commotion in the car.
Qing'er didn't know why she was beaten, so she begged her grandfather for help.
The old man laughed on the side: "It should be beaten!" It's time to beat it! ”
Qing'er screamed heart-rending in the car, a few people who were laughing next to Nian turned their backs, and the old man was also happy.
Only the soldiers leading the white horses outside the carriage were confused when they heard it.
At the front of the procession, the coachman raised his leather whip and swung it at the horse's buttocks.
The dragon-like team, like a feather arrow that had left Xuan, shot out in the direction of Xuandu.