amaotonovel Chapter 716 Wang Qilang Inn
Chapter 716 Wang Qilang Inn
There are eight major regions in Fuyao World, with the Polar Region being the northernmost and the Mysterious Region being the southernmost. Li Changxiao went straight north, crossing the Red Region and passing through the Green Region. The further north he went, the worse the weather became. Although there was no snow and the temperature was neither high nor low, the north wind was chilling to the bone.
This climate is not really suitable for living. Sometimes it feels hot and cold, and the temperature changes alternately. If you are a little weak, you will definitely get seriously ill. However, with the alternation of cold and heat, the closer you are to the north, the more exotic the vegetation is, and the more fruits are produced. When you bite them, they are sweet. But they are also deadly and contain a strong poison. However, Li Changxiao still eats the fruits as food. Even if the poison is a hundred or a thousand times stronger, it can hardly hurt him at all.
There is an endless swamp in the green area, where poisonous snakes and poisonous insects linger. The poisonous snakes are about the size of a bowl, colorful, and when they open their mouths, dozens of fangs are exposed, which is very scary. It makes people wonder, if they are bitten by a real fang, how can they survive?
Besides, the poisonous insects can all fly. The small ones can penetrate the body through the skin. The big ones are as big as a fist. When they fly towards the face, they are really scary. There are also strange vines that grow wider than the trees. There are dangers everywhere, but looking from the outside, the scenery has a kind of absurd beauty.
The mud swamp was not easy to cross. One had to weave a kind of local leaves into large flat-leaf shoes and walk step by step in the mud for three days and three nights. If the journey was smooth and there were no miasma, poisonous snakes or beasts in the mud, one could cross it safely. The human race in the Green Domain was rare, but it was not absent. In fact, when Li Changxiao walked in the Green Domain, he often saw traces of the human race, and he could find many human kingdoms of varying sizes.
Just like in the endless swamp, Li Changxiao met a group of scholars, who were clearly carrying bamboo baskets and holding sage books in their hands, but they were walking in this desolate wilderness, the worst place, which was really out of place. After asking, he found out that they were the people of a certain country in the Green Domain.
That country was about to hold an "examination", which was actually not much different from the "imperial examination", except that there were some differences due to different customs in different places. The students in that country believed in an old saying "a dragon emerges from a swamp", so during the examination, they deliberately took a long detour and passed by this swamp. Li Changxiao had been to many places and heard many old sayings, all of which were strange and bizarre, and more or less related to local customs and events. Although Li Changxiao had never heard of the saying "a dragon emerges from a swamp", he could only attribute it to his short-sightedness and did not find it strange.
When he met a few students, he couldn't help but feel curious. He thought, he was walking along the same path as Mei Sanniang, so his speed should not be much different. Many years ago at this time, there must have been a woman crossing the swamp and met another group of hardworking students. Mei Sanniang was a playful person, and she would play from time to time along the way. I'm afraid she would not miss this event.
He knew that the destination was not far away, and he did not want to go too fast or too hurriedly. He wanted to see more along the way. He thought that Mei Sanniang would be the same. So he followed the students and crossed the endless swamp, which took about four days. These four days were really not good. Not only was the weather hot and humid, but he also had to be vigilant against poisonous insects.
Fortunately, before going out, several students had prepared antidote. The medicine was very effective and could usually detoxify the poison of common poisonous insects and animals. One just had to apply the medicine evenly on the wound.
After overcoming all difficulties and getting through the mud without any danger, the common people were very excited to learn, and they all felt that their names were on the list. The rest of the journey was even more enjoyable. Whenever they saw mountains, rivers, and wonders of the world, they would hold up the books of sages and praise them loudly. They spoke in a flowery way, trying to show off their knowledge.
Li Changxiao claimed to be a traveling merchant, and he traveled with several students. After leaving the swamp, they walked for another three or two days and finally arrived at the capital. This country was called "Ximi Kingdom". In Li Changxiao's eyes, it was a small country, but in the eyes of the local people, it was a big country.
Because of its remote location, swamps and dense forests everywhere, it is difficult to pass through, resulting in weak diplomacy. But because of this, the country is stable and there are few wars. People from the outside world look down on this land. It is free from war.
The environment is harsh, but it can also be considered a piece of pure land. Due to the reduction of the area, there is no place that is stable, inside and outside the world. Li Changxiao traveled northward, and he went through countless war-torn areas along the way. He often lamented the suffering of the people, but with his cultivation, he could not do anything.
The area is shrinking, the land is decreasing, and war is inevitable. Li Changxiao can't predict what the world will be like in the future. Coming to Ximi Country, seeing that everything is peaceful, I feel at peace even if I don't stay there, and I can't help but experience more of the folk customs of this country.
When he arrived at the capital, he saw that the buildings in the city were quite unique. They were made of stone and wood. They looked both primitive and magnificent. Looking along the streets, the shops and houses of ordinary people were all "tree houses". They looked like big trees, full of vitality, and some of them were bearing fruits.
The characters used in Ximi country are slightly different from those in the outside world, but they can be roughly understood. Li Changxiao first found an inn to stay in. Logically, he had no extra money, but the students he met a few days ago encountered some minor troubles when they crossed the swamp. Li Changxiao solved them and gave them some money. It should be no problem to stay in Ximi country for a few days.
The inn where Li Changxiao stayed was called "Wang Qilang Inn". When he paid the room fee, he asked the innkeeper and found out that his name was Wang Qilang. His surname was Wang and he was the seventh child in the family.
Li Changxiao thought the name was too vulgar. Compared with other inns around, he wanted to give it a name that was too vulgar. There were Fenglaiju Inn and Longlaiju Inn. Tourists were praised before they even checked in. But even so, Li Changxiao chose this inn because of its name.
He didn't have much money, so he had to spend it sparingly. Although the inns named Fenglaiju and Longlaiju implied that "all who come are dragons and phoenixes", the fees must be very expensive. On the contrary, the name of "Wang Qilang Inn" sounded vulgar, and he knew that the innkeeper didn't ask many questions, was honest and generous, so he naturally chose this inn first.
But that night, when he was sitting in the lobby of the inn, talking with the shopkeeper about the management of the inn, exchanging ideas and learning, he suddenly realized that Wang Qilang was honest, but he was extremely cunning, and the price was more expensive than that of the "Longlaiju Inn". He was defrauding people like Li Changxiao, who had little money and loved to get a bargain.
Pull deeper again.
My goodness, it turns out that this inn was named "Bao Lai Ju Inn". There was no intention behind this. It was just because he looked at his peers, who were either dragons or phoenixes, and he could not afford to be outdone. After thinking it over, he felt that the tiger was too powerful and the cat was too weak, so he was half a step weaker in momentum. So he named it "Bao Lai Ju Inn", which was just right.
Wang Qilang was very happy at first, until one day he met his mentor, a dusty but very charming woman.