Lingzhou Canglong Mansion.

The twelve states of Wenxin, in terms of area, Lingzhou ranks fourth, in terms of reiki resources, Lingzhou ranks tenth, and in terms of economy, Lingzhou ranks second.

It is located south of Wenxin, and is a remote place in the far east like Qiongzhou, but it is geographically closer to Suoyun Island, forming an important promontory.

Departing from the Boundless Corner, sail all the way along the coastline, and in 30 days you will reach the Rim Country.

Yahai and Wenxin are not connected on land, but they can be reached directly by sea, and the advantage of shipping routes makes it have a huge amount of maritime trade, thus making Lingzhou the most important economic state in Wenxin. Therefore, despite the lack of spiritual energy here, the status should not be underestimated.

Canglong Mansion is the state capital of Lingzhou, and it is also the most prosperous place in the entire Lingzhou. There are the largest sea ships in Wenxin Country, the most high-end restaurants, the most luxurious inns and the most beautiful/son.

On Changsheng Street, a young man is walking on the street at the moment, it is Tang Zheng.

He didn't listen to Xu Muyang's way to the north, but immediately turned south after leaving Anyang Mansion in the north, and went all the way south.

Xu Muyang asked him to go north because the Moon Washing Academy was in the north, and he wanted him to study. However, Tang Zheng knew that the Heavenly God Palace could not get the Xuanbing Jian, and he would never let himself go, and he traveled alone, and his deeds were too obvious, so he immediately changed direction after a false shot, and walked all the way to the mountain trails, and traveled at night.

It's not complicated, but it's very practical.

No one thought that a twelve-year-old boy would play this trick, most of the people who pursued him were looking for him in the north, and the number of people in the south was very small, so naturally he couldn't find him even if he searched every inch of Wen Xinguo.

Another reason for traveling south was that without Xu Muyang's recommendation, it would be difficult for Tang Zheng to enter the Moon Washing Academy.

The Washing Moon Academy only admits fifteen hundred disciples each year.

But even these 1,500 disciples are at least 100,000 people pursuing.

And that's without taking into account those who can't even afford to pay for tuition.

The tuition fee of the Moon Washing Academy is 300 spiritual coins per year.

Spiritual money is the basic currency used by immortal cultivators, if calculated according to the official value, a spiritual money is only equivalent to one tael of silver, but in fact, it is difficult for mortals to exchange it, so in private trading, the actual value of spiritual money has increased by three to five times.

In other words, the annual tuition fee for the entrance of the Moon Washing Academy alone needs more than one million yuan, which is only the entrance fee, and the follow-up expenses will be even more powerful. In fact, the entrance fee of the Moon Washing Academy is not profitable, but it is difficult to say about the follow-up expenses, and it is quite a modern concept of selling peripherals.

The reason why this is so is because the establishment of this Moon Washing Academy was to satisfy the desire of mortals to seek immortals from the very beginning, and what they did was to teach without class.

In the earliest period, the various sects actually used the method of selecting disciples within the sect by testing their foundation.

However, it soon became clear that the method was flawed.

Cultivating immortals definitely needs a foundation, but it doesn't rely only on a foundation. It's like if people want to have achievements, they must have IQ, but they don't just rely on IQ, there are always some people who have ordinary qualifications but have made extraordinary achievements.

For ordinary people who have not been able to get started, this has become the best basis for the uselessness of qualifications, so there are many objections to the selection method of the foundation. It's not his fault to say that he can't cultivate, but that the Immortal Sect is too pedantic and conservative, and he sticks to the foundation. Since there are people in the world who have a bad foundation but have achieved success in cultivating the Tao, then who can say that they are not one of them?

The fact is that such beings exist, though they exist, are few in number, and are not worth emulating at all.

However, the world is ignorant, and always thinks that others can do miracles, and they themselves must do it too.

When Xianmen refuses, it is inevitable to be resentful of Xianmen.

In order to avoid too much controversy with the world, maintain the image, and facilitate the rule, in the end, the Xianmen adopted a compromise method, that is, to open an immortal cultivation academy, claiming that all mortals in the world can enter the academy to study, as long as they reach a certain level of achievement, they can join the school.

It's a four-pronged approach.

First, it avoids the prejudice of the worldly fools, who think that the sect does not give a chance.

Second, it also saves the effort of identifying the foundation of the disciples. Identifying the foundation of a disciple is not just a matter of touching two handfuls, but also requires the elders of the sect to take action, consume resources to test their qualifications, and accumulate a lot, and the consumption is also large.

Thirdly, it can also add an additional income to the sect. Parents all over the world have the same heart, cultivating for their children, that is, they are willing to dedicate their life savings. If you don't accept it, he will be angry with you and blame you for not giving you a chance. As for his inability to learn, it is because his own family is incompetent, he can't complain about the sect, and his father and elders in the family can also die of this heart.

The last thing is that it is true that you can avoid missing some disciples who lack a foundation but are not talented. After all, those who can achieve the required achievements of the sect, no matter what the foundation is, always have value to create.

However, there are also some sects that think that this practice is too worldly, and the immortal cultivator is a master outside the world, and it is enough to be admired by the world, how can he follow the secular model to open an academy?

If everyone has the opportunity to cultivate immortals, wouldn't the immortals lower their value?

But it turns out that only by opening the door wide can we recruit talents, and those who are closed and conservative will eventually be eliminated by the times.

The reason why the six major sects, such as the Moon Washing Sect and the Heavenly God Palace, can become the strongest sect in the Qixia Realm, in addition to their strong background, is that they took the lead in making changes, and finally achieved their current dominance status. And those stubborn and old-fashioned sects, because of the lack of disciples, eventually gradually fell silent and disappeared in the long river of history.

However, in the long process of evolution, the Moon Washing Academy has gradually changed from an academy for all ordinary people to an academy controlled by all kinds of powerful and wealthy families, and it can be said that it is difficult for poor children to enter.

Of course, cultivating immortals does not mean that there is only one way, but it is difficult to enter the Moon Washing Academy, and other immortal sects may not be easy to enter.

Just like Xu Muyang, Tang Zheng has been with him for so long, and he has not been able to pass on the immortal law. Almost all of the immortal masters who came out of the sect swore that they would not pass on the immortal law of their sect - when the heavens opened one door for mortals, they often closed another door.

As the best and most promising immortal cultivator in Wenxin, the Moon Washing Academy is therefore also the most competitive and even the most tragic!

All in all, the poor cultivate literature, the rich practice martial arts, and the poor cultivation of immortals for three generations!

The path to immortality is difficult, and just one way to enter the school is enough to make most people daunting.

Speaking of money, Tang Zheng still has it.

The Qingguang Sword that Xu Muyang gave him was a good magic weapon, and its value was not low, but once he sold this sword, it was equivalent to exposing himself. Second, this was given to him by Xu Muyang, and he was reluctant to sell it. What's more, even if he had money, he didn't have that way to get in.

Unless he turns nine turns in the jade gate and is talented, then he can be admitted exceptionally.

Therefore, if you want to enter the academy, you must find another way.

After finally following Xu Muyang for half a year, Tang Zheng was no longer ignorant of the Immortal Cultivation Realm, so before he came, he already had a comprehensive plan.

Walking on Changsheng Street at this moment, Tang Zai saw a restaurant not far away, bustling with people and quite lively. Tang Zai walked in, sat down at a table and ordered a few side dishes, and then ate and drank by himself.

He was not in a hurry, he just ate and drank slowly, and when the meal passed, the number of guests gradually decreased, Tang Zheng beckoned Xiao Er, took out a few copper coins and put them in the palm of his hand: "Little Second Brother, I have a question to ask." ”

The little second eyebrows smiled and put away the copper coin: "What do you have to say from the guest officer?"

"I'm new to this Canglong Mansion, and I'm not very familiar with many situations here, so I want to find someone to understand. ”

"What does the guest officer want to know?"

"There are a lot, but I want to know which families in this Canglong Mansion have the most status. ”

"This ......" Xiao Er hesitated.

Tang Zai smiled, and stuffed a few copper coins over: "Don't get me wrong, you think I look like a Jiangyang thief?"

The little second looked at Tang Zheng and saw that he looked like a young man, and he really didn't look like a wicked person, and the real Jiangyang thief was unlikely to investigate in this way, so he said with confidence: "There are five big families in this Canglong Mansion, Jin, Zhang, Gu, Wei, and Zhou, and it is called a great thing in Canglong Mansion, and it can be said that half of the wealth of Canglong Mansion is from these five families." ”

"Tell me more. Tang Zai pointed to the dishes on the table.

The little second saw that there were no guests, so he simply sat down, picked up the chopsticks and said while eating: "If you want to say that this Canglong Mansion is the largest family, the Jin family is the first to be recommended." The Jin family started with running boats, and now there are six out of ten sea ships on this dock, either from his Jin family, or under the control of his Jin family, and there are more than ten immortal cultivators under his hands, which is called a master. The Zhang family is a family of eunuchs, the current old lady of the Zhang family used to be the official residence of the Ministry of Zuo Si, that is the official of the four products, the protégé is all over the world, I don't know how many officials in this Canglong Mansion are from the Zhang family, the current owner of the Canglong Mansion, and every year to the old lady to come to the door to pay homage. They have the most fields in the entire Canglong Mansion, especially the Lingtian, which is almost all in the hands of the Zhang family. ”

After a few bites of food, Xiao Er continued: "The ancient family is doing the underworld, it is said that the underworld of Canglong Mansion was unified earlier, and the head seems to be a cultivator, and it is said that it is still involved with what sect, and the details are not very clear, I know that the family of Lu Dao is ruthless, and the reputation is also the most stinky, mainly operating dart boards, casinos, pawns, and the other is to put the money in the seal, and then collect money from some small local gangs, and raise a lot of thugs. The Wei family and the Zhou family have only risen in recent years, and most of the business they do is on the street, and many of the large and small shops in Canglong Mansion belong to these two families. The Wei family is mainly engaged in goods stores, cloth villages, restaurants, inns, pharmacies, garment shops and grain shops, and they are engaged in the trading of the people. The Zhou family mainly engaged in flower workshops, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and money houses, and most of them dealt with dignitaries. Our restaurant was opened by a relative of the Wei family. ”

"So that's ......" Tang Zai thought for a while, and then asked: "Then if I want to take refuge, which one do you think is better?"

Xiao Er smiled, glanced at Tang Zheng deeply, and replied with an expression of "I just know that the Tao is like this", "It's not easy to take refuge." These families, the first three families, have all existed here for hundreds of years, and even the subordinates raised under their hands have been passed down from generation to generation. The steward's son will be in charge, and the porter's son will also be the porter in the future, and he will be very loyal, and it will be difficult for outsiders to want to enter!"

"The two families of Nawei Zhou ......"

"They are recruiting outsiders, but they need to be innocent. ”

"Innocent ......," Tang Zai muttered.

His net worth is not innocent.

After asking Xiao Er about some things and finding out the general situation here, Tang Zheng said goodbye and left.

In the following days, Tang Zheng wandered around Canglong Mansion for more than ten days, and then he disappeared again......

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In a blink of an eye, winter has arrived.

This year's winter in Canglong Mansion seems to be exceptionally cold, with heavy snow overnight.

When he got up early in the morning, Wu Laohan saw that the street was white, and his yard was covered with thick snow.

Shaking his head, the old man went out to clean the snow in the yard.

After finishing the work, Wu Laohan hung down his sore back and sighed: "Alas, it's really old, it's useless, and this year's body bones are bad again." ”

He coughed a few more times.

An old voice came from the house: "Old man, don't forget to sweep the snow in front of the door." ”

"Know, old woman. Wu Laohan responded angrily.

Pushing open the door and about to clean it, I suddenly felt as if I had kicked something under my feet.

Looking down, Wu Laohan's face changed greatly: "It's amazing, old woman, someone's ...... Someone died in front of our house!"

"What?"

The next moment, an old lady ran out of the door, and when she came to the door, she took a look, but no, there was a person lying at the door of her house, covered with snow, if it wasn't for Wu Laohan's kick, I was afraid that she wouldn't find it.

The old lady hurriedly squatted down, looked at it carefully, and said in a low voice: "Oh my God, this is still a baby, why is it dead?"

"Iniquity!" Wu Laohan also sighed.

At this time, he had already seen clearly that the one who died in front of his house was clearly a young man who was not yet an adult.

At this moment, the corpse on the ground suddenly moved, and the two old men jumped up in fright at the same time, but then reacted, and the old lady had already shouted, "Still alive!"

"Quick! carry the man back into the house!" the two old men moved together, carrying the boy on the ground into the house. Finally, although the two of them are old, they are used to work, and the young man's body is light and can be moved.

As soon as he was put on the bed, Wu Laohan had already shouted: "Hurry up, old woman, go and boil a bowl of ginger soup for him to drink, you can't be careless at this time!"

The old lady had hurried to make ginger soup.

With a bowl of ginger soup in his stomach, the young man seemed to have some energy, and his eyes gradually opened.

"Wake up, wake up!" exclaimed the old lady excitedly.

The old couple breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and Wu Laohan smiled even more: "It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up! I didn't expect that I, Wu Nanfu, would be able to save people's lives again when I was old, and it was still the same as last time, Ha Luha." ”

The old lady glanced at him angrily: "Look at your smug energy, catch Ming'er and let Xing'er know that I have to laugh at you." ”

but the heart is also exceedingly happy.

The boy woke up and looked around, as if aware of something.

Suddenly turned over and sat up, and knelt down with a plop: "Thank you to the two old men for saving the kid's life, the kid is broken and swears to repay the second boss!"

"Get up, get up, say what you do. The old lady had already helped the boy up, and then asked why he had fainted in front of her house.

Only then did the boy reply that he had fled from Notanihara, where horse thieves were rampant, and there were often incidents of destruction. Although the immortal family has been cleared, these horse thieves are like weeds in the field, often killing wave after wave, and they can't be cleaned.

This young man was killed by the horse thieves in the wild valley, which led to the destruction of his family, and finally fled all the way to Canglong Mansion, but finally lived on the streets because of food and clothing, and almost froze to death in front of Wu's house.

The old lady looked at the thin appearance of the young man, and felt pity in her heart, and said: "It is really bitter for this child, a person who came from such a great place, and was just in time for the first heavy snow of this winter, and almost killed him. If he is allowed to go out of the city, he will be homeless, and I am afraid that he will have to freeze to death on the streets. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Wu Laohan, although she didn't say anything, Wu Laohan knew what she meant.

"This ...... Fortunately, there are two of us at home, I'm afraid it's not suitable......" The old man hesitated for a while.

The old lady patted the old man's head and scolded: "What do you think, a little doll is lonely, is it possible that you really see him starving to death and freezing to death on the street? Save people to the end!"

"But his origin is unknown......"

"What is of unknown origin, you Wu Nanfu is still a big family, who is worth coveting?"

Wu Laohan touched his head and thought about it, although he had been taken care of by the chief steward of the Meng Wei family in recent years, and his life had been much better, he was just an ordinary family after all, and he couldn't be interested in anyone.

Besides, he Wu Laohan has always been a good township, and he has a good reputation, and it is impossible to have any enemies.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "In this case, you can stay at my house for the next few days, and then ...... after you find it."

He wanted to say that he would move out of the city after he found something to do and had a way to live, but he didn't expect that when the young man heard this, he immediately fell to the ground: "Thank you for taking the old man in, the boy is blessed by the second elder to save his life, and from now on he will take the second elder as his parents and take the son as his son!"

"Huh?" The old man was stunned, and the old lady laughed when she heard it, and touched the young man's head: "Okay, okay! By the way, kid, I don't know what your name is. ”

The young man had raised his head, revealing star-bright eyes: "My name is Tang Zheng!"