In the troubled times of the ten directions, the Martial Saint in the world!

Chapter 466 The tea shed by the roadside!
Zhenlong Mountain is to step into the deep valley in front of the land of Sichuan and Shu. The valley is deep and the mountains are high, and the road is difficult to walk.

According to legend, thousands of years ago, when dragons caused chaos in the land, Taoist real people were ordered to subdue demons with their swords and suppress dragon corpses in order to level the raging river, hence the name.

At the beginning of July, the rainy season was continuous and intermittent.

Today, seeing the sky is going to clear up.

However, in the blink of an eye, there was another majestic mountain rain, which trapped the passers-by in the tea shed in front of the mountain.

At this time, the door curtain was opened again, and the faint rain welcomed the new guests.

The visitor was a burly man with thick cheeks, carrying an incomparably thick box of black iron, a toga with long sleeves, eyebrows, hair, and beard growing wildly like weeds, quite messy.

The black iron box was half-opened and half-closed, and one could vaguely see the blood-red sword.

"The store—"

The big man sat down casually, and gently removed the black iron sword box. The ground trembled a little, as if it weighed tens of thousands of catties.

"Have a bowl of clear tea, if you have wine, warm two bowls of wine."

Just as the shop owner was about to agree, there was a crisp bell ringing outside, and the door curtain was lifted again.

The tall and mighty young man wore dark gold light armor, he seemed like a general in the army, or a knight-errant, with a handsome appearance, outstanding temperament and masculinity.

In his hand, he was holding a black as ink, white hooves like snow, like a unicorn-like horse, quite extraordinary.

"Shopkeeper, serve a pot of clear tea. Besides, my Wuyan Beast eats meat, and I'm going to order some pigs into the water. Everything is normal." Chen Xiu said quietly.

The owner of the shop had a look of distress on his face: "Objectively, there is clear tea. But the pigs are really gone! These days, people can't eat enough, so how can there be anything for war horses?"

His tone was very tactful, and there was a bit of worry in his eyes.

Today's world is not peaceful, this son has the appearance of a general in the army, and most likely he is not a kind person.

"If that's the case, then let's use it as fodder." Chen Xiu's brows were slightly frowned.

Has the Land of Abundance fallen to this point?
At this time, there was a voice of exclamation: "River, there are people in the river!"

Chen Xiu raised his eyes slightly, and what caught his eyes was the deep and turbid yellow current, a small corpse rolling in the turbid waves.

The water rippled, and the corpse turned over, revealing a black and green hideous little face!

It's a child!

"Oh, so it's a wedding, don't worry about it." The old shop owner let out a breath, as if he was relieved a lot.

"Shopkeeper, what's the meaning of [send off relatives]?" A slightly clear voice sounded.

The shop owner's eyes fell on the tall figure with extraordinary temperament, and he said slowly: "My lord, you must not be from Sichuan, right?"

"I am an official of the Shendu court. I am ordered by His Majesty to go to Sichuan and Shu." Chen Xiu shook the tea bowl lightly, as if he had sensed something, he suddenly laughed.

Five fingers brushed over his waist, his own wine gourd was hanging upside down, and he drank the wine on his own.

"That's no wonder." The shopkeeper explained: "This is a folk custom here. The river under our feet is called [Jiaoxi], which stretches for thousands of miles. Ah, it is said that there is a Dragon King alive named "Baoyun Dragon King", who can ward off disasters and preserve fortune. Therefore, people with power and power will buy children who die young and are difficult to bear, and send them to the river. It's called being married to the Dragon Lord to resolve disasters. The theory of [send relatives] was spread from this."

The old man said it tactfully, but everyone knew in his heart that this was clearly using the name of the ghost to do immoral things.

"In today's world, it's great to be able to talk about [sending off relatives]." The self-deprecating words sounded.

The scholar dressed in fine clothes had drunken eyes, seemed a little confused, and showed a somewhat helpless and numb smile.

"Everyone, do you know that there was a severe drought in the land of Shu two years ago, so that there was no harvest! I hate the court, which still imposes excessive taxes and extortionate taxes. In the land of Sichuan and Shu, there are ten rooms and nine empty houses, and the people are devastated. Only aristocratic families and wealthy families were spared. At that time, I don’t know how many people sold their sons and wives, and even thinking about [sending off relatives], there was no one to buy a baby for you!"

The scholar sneered, with a look of despair appearing on his face: "Last year until now, there have been refugees all over the place, and rebels have sprung up. That [Nanyang King] Zhu Can attacked the city and broke through, killing people like hemp, and even cannibalizing people! At that time In the city, no matter the pond or the streets, although they are messy, they are very clean, there is nothing, including corpses! Why? Because they have been eaten up!!!”

His words were like thunder, making the huge tea stand extremely silent.

"Out of the city, there are jagged skeletons all the way. In the water by the river, I often see corpses huddled together! When the boatman fished it ashore, guess what it was! It turned out that it was the neat family , all drowned to death! Here, after so long, there is only one child’s body on the river, and it’s still [sent off to relatives]! Don’t you think you should be happy about this?”

After finishing speaking, the scholar laughed almost crazily, and poured his drink wantonly.

There was a bit of hilarity and banter in his words, but the deep meaning in the words was so heavy that no one could explain it.

Yes!

At present, rebellions are everywhere, refugees are everywhere, and the man-eating demon king [Nanyang King] dominates one side, such a chaotic situation.

I should be really happy that I can still have [send off relatives].

Between the tea sheds, there was an instant of silence.

"My lord, I remember you saying that you are a high official in the imperial court of Shendu, and you are ordered by His Majesty to step into our land in the middle of Sichuan. What is the reason?" Seeing that the atmosphere was quite depressed, the owner of the shop quickly changed his mouth.

At this moment, not only the scholars, but even the silent man raised his head slightly.

"Although the emperor's order should not be passed on lightly, there is nothing worth hiding here since we have arrived in Sichuan and Shu. Your Majesty sent me to deliver an edict in Sichuan and Shu to suppress rebels and kill bandits. Head, blood sacrifice to the gods of Sichuan." Chen Xiu said with a faint smile.

The huge tea shed was once again silent.

"Chao, is the court really going to send troops?" The scholar seemed a little excited.

Chen Xiu didn't speak, but his eyes fell on the innkeeper who seemed to be in a hurry, and he said lightly: "Shopkeeper, this is where the ancient roads meet and before the mountain road to Shu. Your tea shed is placed in the I'm afraid you made a lot of money here, right?"

"Small business is nothing more than dawdling." The shop owner sighed softly.

"Really? I don't think so. The tea here is the famous Qingcheng Xueya. This is a famous camellia, dedicated to the royal family. In the market, it is about ten gold and a half taels." Chen Xio shook the tea bowl, said with a faint smile, "There should be some ingredients in it, right?"

"I guess, it should be the poison to seal the qi."

He said very meaningfully: "I'm very curious now. Are you from [King of Nanyang], or are you from the wealthy family in Sichuan and Shu?"

(End of this chapter)