Luoshui Port, the sunset is slanting westward, the water is sparkling, and ships come and go. The sailors on board are the last of their energy, rushing to transport all the goods that are left in the harbor before the sun sets, so that the owner can be happy to fall down and ask for some money, drink a few jugs of wine after sunset, gamble a few handfuls of money, and finally sleep in the search for a powder.

At this time, the sound of the drum was like thunder, and the giant drum in the palace took the lead in playing, resounding in all directions, and the sound was like the emperor's rhythm. Luoyang four gates and three cities one hundred and nine squares, but also at the same time the drum of the drum, the bell of the bell, for a while Luoyang City like a sea of sound.

It was summer, the sun had not yet set, but in the city of Luoyang, the imperial decree has always been greater than the providence of heaven, and the curfew system stipulates that the evening drum is the end of the day, and the day and night are divided by only the emperor.

The guards of the port also blew the horns, and the whining sound urged everyone to move, and within two moments of the horn sounding, there should be no idlers in the streets and ports, otherwise the luck point will be used as a thief's rod to hit dozens, if you are unlucky, and someone happens to rebel and rebel this night, it is really regarded as a party to kill the head and lose the head.

"Isn't it too early today?" Several sailors invariably looked at the sun and cursed, although there was no actual basis, but with their many years of experience, they always felt that the closed-door drum was beating early today, but even so, they had to step up their actions, return to the ship, and visit the kiln.

Wu Wei was about to close the port, but saw three women and one man, all dressed as Taoist priests, walking calmly.

The female Taoist priest in the middle has a gentle temperament, although her face is no more than thirty, her eyes seem to have read all the vicissitudes of life, and the female crown on the left and right sides has an apricot eye and peach cheeks, bright and moving, a round face and big eyes, delicate and cute, and the three girls came out, and immediately attracted the attention of Wu Wei, but the hair that walked silently at the end was yellow. The pale-faced male Taoist priest ignored.

Seeing that there was no one around these Daoists, a young martial guard immediately stepped forward to interrogate, but was stopped by the guard chief and said, "You kid." You can't afford to mess with any eyesight, and you don't keep your eyes open to see the bearing of those people?"

The young military guard muttered dissatisfiedly: "But this curfew is over, and the emperor has an order......

"Why do you think the bell is ringing so early today? Just to clear the venue for these people in advance, maybe His Majesty the Emperor will come in person later, and you plan to stop him too?"

"What, Your Majesty is coming?" the young Wu Wei was shocked.

But he saw the chief of the guard pat him on the shoulder and said: "This big scene is hard to see, even the emperor is afraid and can't hold back his curiosity, listen to me, you will stay honest today, just open your eyes, don't speak, the characters you see tonight." I'm afraid it's enough for you to brag about it for a lifetime. The chief of the guard said, holding up his chest and pretending to be well-informed, but there was a longing in his eyes that could not be hidden, and he grinned.

At this time, the young and bright female Taoist on the left saw a box of Western jewelry that was still in the future and put away, and her eyes lit up, and she dragged the female Taoist priest with a gentle temperament in the middle and said: "Master, that necklace is so beautiful, let's go over and take a look?"

The middle Taoist shook his head and said, "You Nizi, the Buddha Dao Conference will be held immediately." As the representative of my Lingxiao Sword Sect, you are really not nervous at all when it comes to the face of the Sword Sect. ”

The young woman said nonchalantly: "The more I think about it, the slower the sword in my hand will be." This is what the kid who responded to the mandate of heaven often said, and now it sounds quite reasonable, the face of the Lingxiao Sword Sect may not be more beautiful than that necklace, master, I will buy four. Let's take one for each person, how?. ”

The four masters and apprentices are naturally Shang Ying, Xie Lingyan, Ming Ye and Miao Miao who participated in the conference. Before Shang Ying could speak, Miao Miao clapped her hands and shouted: "Okay, okay, Senior Sister Xie, you go and pick the largest pearl for Senior Brother Ming, you have stolen the limelight that should have belonged to him, but you have to compensate him well." After that, he looked at Ming Ye, his eyebrows and eyes were full of jokes.

Ming Ye's face was as usual, without the slightest hint of embarrassment, and said: "No need, Ming Ye's skills are not as good as others, and he has no complaints when he loses." ”

Shang Ying couldn't help but sigh lightly when he saw Ming Ye's chaotic appearance, the day before yesterday, in order to decide to represent Ming Ye of the Lingxiao Sword Sect to participate in the Buddhist Dao Conference, Shang Ying launched a 'same room' battle under the door, and the result was that Ming Ye was defeated under Xie Lingyan's sword.

I think that at the original sword test meeting, Ming Ye shocked the audience with the power of Jiuyang Heaven, and his cultivation was so high that he could be called the first person among Ling Xiao's disciples, and even surpassed the final winner Ying Feiyang. But in just a few months, everyone else has made rapid progress, and they have made rapid progress day by day, but Ming Ye has not advanced but retreated, and with the damage of his muscles and veins, his true qi has continued to languish and retreat, so that he was steadily defeated by Xie Lingyan, who was originally inferior to him, the day before yesterday.

Looking at Ming Ye's indifference, Shang Ying couldn't help but feel sorry for his talents, and scolded He Gu in his heart. Then he said angrily to Xie Lingyan: "Don't make trouble, you are a fight, not a beauty, although it is just a competition, but if you are careless, you may also make a fuss, making it more difficult to clean up between Buddhism and Taoism." ”

"Oh, I listen to the master. Knowing the teacher, Xie Lingyan saw that Shang Ying had no ambiguity in his heart, and immediately turned into a good girl, and nodded in response.

It made Shang Ying's dark fire nowhere to vent, and at this moment he actually changed the target of his anger: "And that kid who should be ordered by heaven, I don't know if I will visit my aunt sooner or later these days, the Buddhist and Taoist Conference has begun, but I have also disappeared, although I am only an outer disciple, but it is too contemptuous, what kind of master teaches what apprentice!"

Seeing that Shang Ying was getting more and more popular, Xie Lingyan hurriedly gave her eyes, Miao Miao comprehended, and opened the topic and said: "Master, you said that the Buddhist and Taoist Conference was held here, but there is not even a ring in this port, so how can we compete?"

Shang Ying said: "I don't know this, the location, venue, and specific form of the Buddhist and Taoist Conference are all decided by the Linglong Pavilion, and no one can get a glimpse of the whole picture before the game?"

Xie Lingyan immediately frowned and said, "The matter between Buddhism and Taoism, why do you need to insert a bar in the Linglong Treasure Pavilion?"

Shang Ying said with a smile: "It is also the Linglong Pavilion but there is a way to make money, to the first few Buddhist and Taoist conferences, it is the two factions of Buddhism and Taoism who take turns as the host, but only the food and clothing of the visitors from all over the world is a lot of expenses, not to mention the immortal Buddha has a trick fighting method, it is necessary to level the venue, build the ring, and if it really fights, it is easy to demolish the house, this kind of property loss, no one can bear it, so that the two factions of Buddhism and Taoism do not want to be the master, but the master of the Linglong Pavilion will take over this errand, and the result is a lot of money every time." ”

Miao Miao said curiously: "You can make money like this, how did he do it?"

Shang Ying sold a pass and said: "After a while, you will know the means of squeezing money from the Linglong Pavilion, besides, if the Heavenly Dao sect is today, most of them belong to the two factions of Buddhism and Taoism, and only the three factions of Linglong Pavilion, Huazhang Confucianism, and Spring and Autumn Sword Que can independently Buddhism and make impartial judgments, so in previous years, Linglong Pavilion was presided over, and the people of Huazhang Confucianism were responsible for judging the victory or defeat, but this year, the old Confucianism entered a deep sleep, so they changed the sky to be the referee. ”

At this point in the conversation, the 800 dusk drums have been full, and the last touch of the sunset has disappeared from the west wall, unwilling to let the last ray of afterglow, the hustle and bustle of Fang Cai has dissipated in a blink of an eye, and the vibrant Luoyang City is only empty and silent.

Xie Lingyan muttered dissatisfiedly: "After living in Luoyang for a few days, I still feel uncomfortable at night, and a bustling shopping mall at a good end has become unpopular, and it is really boring." ”

Shang Ying said: "Curfews have existed since ancient times, and it is not only in Luoyang City, the emperor will set a ban if he does not prevent rebellion." ”

Xie Lingyan snorted: "The emperor is also domineering, he is timid, he is worried when he sees the wind and grass, but he also has to affect others, so that ordinary people are not happy." There are more rules than my Lingxiao Sword Sect!"

Shang Ying saw her disobedient words, but he didn't care at all, and said: "It's a pity that we and other cultivators are free in our hearts, so how can we pay attention to the emperor's rules? ”

After the sound was finished, I saw that the wind and clouds changed drastically, and dozens of colorful lights and shadows broke through the sky in all directions like meteors, and fell straight into the harbor.

And at this moment, dozens of merchant ships suddenly flares together, the flames are lit, beating wantonly on the pine oil, under the light of the fire, only to find that the original merchant ships have changed their flags at this time, with gold edges on a white background, embroidered with a winged money, and the word engraved on the money is "exquisite"!

ps: The dragon body is sick, coughing so much that the lungs are about to come out, so the number of words is less today, but I still have to shamelessly ask for subscriptions, miserable, too miserable, on the recommended position, but the collection and subscription are almost immobile, so if it goes on, it will be properly put into the cold palace by the editor, and then what will be the future fate of this book, I don't want to say...... (To be continued.) )