Chapter 973 Mountain Climbing
On the second day of August, it is cloudy.
The weather in Jingxi will get hotter and hotter as soon as it enters July, and it is sultry, like moisture coming out of the bones. Drinking water and taking a rest are completely useless. Soak in the river, otherwise it will often wake people up even in the middle of the night.
It's better to go north. After passing Li City and continuing north, the boundary of Pingjiang City is actually not too hot. Because Pingjiang City has already reached the Jingxi Mountains, and there are vertical mountains on the side. The terrain is high, and the temperature cannot go up. Moreover, it is rainy here, and the temperature is very suitable all year round.
In Pingjiang City, Shen Hao came here a few years ago, when he was a small banner officer, he came here to participate in the important event in Pingjiang City every few years: the selection of Zongmen.
Now coming here again is not what it used to be. When he came out of the teleportation circle, he was greeted by hundreds of local Xuanqing guards in person. At the beginning, the back was not completely straightened.
Naturally, Shen Hao is not here on business. Recently, the internal purge of Xuanqing Guard has begun to come to an end. Those who were too foul-smelling have basically been killed, and the rest is a group of people who are not in good condition. The basic group of people cannot be killed, and it is not necessary to kill them, so they are kept.
Afterwards, the Black Flag Battalion will make this kind of intensity of purges the norm, at least within Xuanqingwei for more than three years, and use these three years to gradually distinguish between "rectification" and "not correcting after being taught", step by step. To achieve the goal of eradicating Xuanqingwei's internal ills.
At the same time, it is not really necessary to cut off all of Xuan Qingwei's sources of income, but there must be a clear red line that is not excessive. Shen Hao is still asking Pang Ban for instructions on the scale here.
In addition, the treatment especially for grassroots Xuanqing guards will be improved within three months after the internal purge is over, so that grassroots Xuanqing guards can enjoy good salaries and subsidies even if they don't make dirty money.
Of course, the thunder has not yet passed, and no one is grateful for the rain. Now it is more about the fear of Xuan Qingwei from all over the place for Shen Hao, a veritable evil star. This point can be clearly seen from the Baihu in Pingjiang City.
After rejecting the local banquet in Pingjiang City, Shen Hao led his personal guards all the way out of the city after leaving the teleportation circle, and arrived at the foot of Guishan Mountain near noon.
The small village on the side of the official road is still there, facing the arrival of a large number of Xuanqing guards, the people in the village are terrified. Normally, the yamen servants in their place seldom come and go. At most, they are busy for a few days during the five-year sect selection, and there are many Xuanqing guards at that time. But today is not the sect selection, is it? Why are there so many Xuan Qingweis here? What are you doing?
It goes without saying that ordinary people are in awe of Xuan Qingwei, almost equivalent to the effect of "cleaning the streets".
However, the common people were terrified enough, but someone from the village took the initiative to greet them.
There were three people who greeted them, one of them was Shen Hao, and he knew that this person was Yang Qingyun. He was an inner sect deacon of Guishan Seminary, and his status was not low. He was usually in charge of selection and talent evaluation when the sect was selected. .
When he met this inner sect deacon before, Shen Hao only felt that the other party's cultivation base was so advanced that he couldn't see the specific realm at all. At that time, he could only look up, and sighed "amazing" in his heart. Now, Shen Hao could clearly feel the realm of cultivation from the other party: the middle realm of the Yuandan realm, and the specific middle realm is not so clear.
"Deacon Yang." Shen Hao got off the carriage, and greeted Yang Qingyun who was coming towards him with a smile. The latter was obviously taken aback for a moment, perhaps because he didn't expect that Shen Hao seemed to know him.
"Master Shen, you've worked hard all the way." Yang Qingyun has an impression of Shen Hao, especially after meeting him, he remembered that he did meet him a few years ago during the selection of the sect, but he didn't talk to him at that time. But now the psychological impact is still huge.
It is said that Master Shen is an extremely rare late-blooming genius. He has gone from Qi Refining Realm to Yuandan Realm in just a few years. A breakthrough is as easy as drinking water. Seeing it now is really true. Yang Qingyun vaguely remembered that when he met Master Shen, he was just an inconspicuous entry-level monk, but now he actually gave him a feeling of "very strong".
This Shen University is in his early thirties, right? Now that he has cultivated at the third level of the Yuandan realm, judging by the fluctuation of his true energy, it is not far from breaking through the fourth level and entering the middle realm. To be able to have such cultivation at such an age is a remarkable figure even in Guishan Seminary. What's more, this has started to advance by leaps and bounds in recent years, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a "genius".
At the same time, Yang Qingyun also thought to himself: No wonder the elders of the sect and the suzerain turned a blind eye to the inclusion of an official in the old Jing Dynasty system as a registered disciple. I am afraid that this kind of late bloomer will become a real big deal in the future. Besides, this is Deacon Nie's best friend, so he can be regarded as one of our own.
"Deacon Yang, I'm here to attend Brother Nie's wedding ceremony. I wonder if I can go up the mountain today?" Shen Hao cupped his hands at Yang Qingyun according to his usual habit, and expressed his intention of coming.
"Hahaha, Master Shen came early, but it happened to be able to go up the mountain to drink with Senior Brother Nie. In recent days, there have been many people coming to the mountain to drink with Senior Brother Nie. When he went down the mountain the day before yesterday, Senior Brother Nie asked me to send him a few altars of good wine. Not enough to drink."
It can be heard that Yang Qingyun seems to have a good relationship with Nie Yun, otherwise Nie Yun would not let him bring the wine back. However, Yang Qingyun should not be a disciple of Laoshu Peak, otherwise he would not call Shen Hao "Master Shen" but should directly call him Junior Brother. After all, Shen Hao is a registered disciple of Lao Shangfeng sect of Guishan Seminary.
"That's indeed a coincidence. I didn't bring anything else this time, but I brought a lot of wine. I think it should be enough for Brother Nie to drink."
"Oh? But Wuliangye?"
"Exactly."
While chatting about Nie Yun's wedding, the two walked towards the gate of Guishan Seminary at the foot of the mountain. Because of Nie Yun's relationship, the two of them chatted without being awkward.
When he got under the mountain gate again, Shen Hao looked up at the continuous stone steps and felt a lot of inexplicable feelings in his heart. This is the second time he has gone to the gate of Guishan monastery. The last time he only went to a stone pavilion on the mountain road inside the gate. He received a gift from Pingyang real person Li Shuyang, understood a very useful trick of practicing magic, and gained favor. This time, I really want to enter this sect to see what happened.
What is the difference between a first-rate sect and a second-rate sect like Chang Baifeng?
"Master Shen, please!"
Shen Hao was not polite, he stepped up the steps first, and followed Yang Qingyun up, knowing that the stone steps under his feet were not easy, and the selection of the sect was also a test for the selection of disciples, but now the magic circle has not been activated.
Not long after, Shen Hao saw the stone pavilion from the last time he came. He said with a smile: "Last time I received a gift from Pingyang Immortal here, and now I think about it, I feel very lucky."
Yang Qingyun laughed and said, "Hehe, is that right? Then Master Shen should have a few more drinks with Master Pingyang this time."