Yangzhou City.
A city full of blossoms, in no way inferior to the capital.
The noisy downtown area, the gaudy entertainment venues, the passing tourists, and the eye - dazzling new gadgets.
Luo Nanchen saw Lin Qiao looking around. Her eyes finally settled on a small stall and lit up. So he went to the nearby stall and bought something back for her.
It was a wind gourd.
The shape was very peculiar. One couldn't tell at all how to play with it.
Thinking about how Luo Nanchen used to send all the new gadgets that were tribute to the palace to the Palace of Everlasting Joy, and then looking at these rare things in Yangzhou City.
The contrast was rather stark.
Lin Qiao felt both regretful and nostalgic. If Luo Nanchen had come to Yangzhou City earlier to find these little gadgets for her, maybe her five years in the Palace of Everlasting Joy wouldn't have been so boring...
Yangzhou is bordered by Taizhou and Yancheng in the east; it is connected to Nanjing in the west and borders Liuhe and Tianchang counties; it faces the Yangtze River in the south and is separated from Zhenjiang and Wuxi across the river; it is adjacent to the Huai River in the north and is next to Huai'an and Yancheng; the Beijing - Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through it from north to south.
Yangzhou City has a very advantageous geographical location. It is a must - pass place for business travelers from various places, so it is extremely prosperous. Also, due to the waterways, its scenery is in no way inferior to other prefectures.
There is a poem that goes:
In life, I only love to live in Yangzhou.
On both banks,
The drooping willows are scented with spring.
I pick garden flowers to dress myself leisurely.
By the pool, the green reflects the red - skirted beauty.
It shows how beautiful, unique, and elegant Yangzhou City is.
Seeing it with her own eyes today, it really lived up to its reputation.
Seeing that Luo Nanchen bought a wind gourd for Lin Qiao, Mo Xiujie got another idea. He went to Dong Peirong with a big smile and asked, "Hey, do you want that wind gourd?"
Zou Lvrui leaned over sneakily, pricking up her little ears.
Dong Peirong gave Mo Xiujie a casual look. "...... Can you afford it?"
"The young master gave me a lot of money. Of course, I can afford it," Mo Xiujie said proudly, puffing out his chest. "No, are you looking down on me?"
Dong Peirong put on a standard fake smile. "Forget it. Even if I think highly of you, you still can't afford it."
Mo Xiujie: "......"
Zou Lvrui came over. "Hey, since you're going to spend money anyway, why don't you buy one for me?"
Mo Xiujie gave Zou Lvrui a cold look. "You want it?"
Zou Lvrui nodded. "It looks quite fun."
Mo Xiujie: "Think about it."
Zou Lvrui: "......"
Lin Qiao found it funny listening to them. "We're all from the same root. Why should we fry each other so harshly?"
Zou Lvrui turned her head. "Who's from the same root as him? I'm a big cherry, and he's a potato! They don't even grow in the same place, let alone being the same variety!"
Mo Xiujie didn't care. He just let Zou Lvrui talk. When he saw Dong Peirong walking forward, he quickly followed.
Zou Lvrui looked at their backs and said sneakily, "I've examined them. These two, tsk tsk tsk."
Lin Qiao glanced at Zou Lvrui and ignored her.
Zou Lvrui had that so - called auntie smile on her face. "Hey, guess who's on top?"
Lin Qiao: "......"
Zou Lvrui continued to amuse herself. "I bet on Dong Peirong."
"...... Mind your own business. Anyway, it's not you."
After saying that, Lin Qiao was a bit surprised. Had she been with Luo Nanchen and Mo Xiujie, those two rappers, for too long and actually learned a bit from them?
Amazing.
Zou Lvrui: "......"
I'm really having a hard time. I must have been a math problem in my last life...
Oh, maybe a physics problem...
Luo Nanchen's secret guards were very efficient. Just as they walked to the Songli Courtyard that Tinghe had mentioned, the secret guards had already inquired about the situation in Yangzhou City clearly and reported it to Luo Nanchen.
It was a situation that even Zou Lvrui, the original author, didn't know about. And because Zou Lvrui was too lazy to think, she had directly skipped this part of the plot.
Well, now it was developing on its own.
In the east, it was the most prosperous area of Yangzhou City, with thousands of entertainment venues and taverns. There were many stores, but the most profitable business was the casino. The behind - the - scenes boss was Xie Kuihai, the Boss Xie that Tinghe had mentioned.
In the west, there were mostly residential houses, and it was the quietest area.
In the north, it was the favorite area for all kinds of small stalls and peddlers in Yangzhou City. The markets were also here. They were all small peddlers who didn't have the money to open a store, but the flow of people was the densest.
The behind - the - scenes boss was Pi Fengshan, the original brother - in - law of Tinghe, the Boss Pi.
Lin Qiao understood why Boss Pi couldn't compete with Boss Xie. One side was in charge of the highly profitable casino, a real money - consuming place, while the other side was in charge of small peddlers with little profit.
There was no way they could be compared.
It was a predictable and disastrous defeat.
In the south, there was the legendary black market, where all kinds of cultivation pills and martial arts secrets were sold. Once you entered, you couldn't get out easily. It was a market with no fixed price.
Although it was expensive and overcharged, the things sold were genuine and very helpful for cultivation. Since Yunjin was a country founded on the basis of cultivating immortality and everyone was eager for immortality cultivation, it had a high reputation, a wide market, and had been standing for years.
It was a place that even the prefectural government didn't dare to manage.
The legendary boss was a mysterious person who always wore a mask and had never shown his true face. It was only known that he was surnamed Lin.
Mo Xiujie said, "It sounds like this Boss Lin of the black market is the real big shot in Yangzhou City."
Lin Qiao nodded. "Well, maybe he's a relative of mine."
"Oh, right. You both have the surname Lin," Zou Lvrui quickly came over to join in the fun. "Then we'll rely on you to protect us during this trip to Yangzhou."
Lin Qiao sighed and joked, "Whether we're relatives or not depends on you, doesn't it?"
Zou Lvrui looked confused and then remembered. "Oh, right. I'm the author..."
Lin Qiao: "......"
When they reached the entrance of the Songli Courtyard, Tinghe suddenly knelt down. "My lords and ladies, thank you for saving me from the fire and water. I'm extremely grateful for your great kindness. I have no way to repay you. In my next life, I'm willing to be a cow or a horse to repay you. I only ask you to grant me one last request."
Luo Nanchen didn't react. He looked cold. Li Gusong also didn't react. Although he wasn't completely expressionless, it was almost the same. Mo Xiujie and Dong Peirong followed Luo Nanchen's lead, so they naturally didn't move either.
Lin Qiao looked left and right and understood.
Luo Nanchen wanted her to be the kind - hearted one!
Although Luo Nanchen had good intentions, letting her play this kind role and receive Tinghe's gratitude, but -
Lin Qiao knew that Luo Nanchen was the male protagonist. He had the golden finger and could cheat. She couldn't steal his limelight. Moreover... although Luo Nanchen liked her now, she didn't know how much patience he had for her.
What if one day, Luo Nanchen ran out of patience for her, woke up suddenly, and realized that the original female protagonist was his true love...
Lin Qiao quickly shook her head to get these terrible thoughts out of her head.
She was very observant. She turned back to ask Luo Nanchen for advice. "How about... we go and have a look?"
Seeing that Lin Qiao finally started to talk to him on this journey, Luo Nanchen nodded slightly. He wasn't as expressionless as before. Even the corners of his mouth curved up a little. "Okay. I'll do as the lady says."