C547 Pinnan County
C547 Pinnan County
With Qin Lu's guidance, the two of them walked unhindered, avoiding the Magical Formation set up by the Qingyu Sect. They bypassed a few dangerous areas, and were about to reach the Pinnan County.
Previously at Guanhee Village, Zhang Haorann communicated with the villagers and gained a general understanding of Ancient Pleasure Star. Now, after a conversation with Qin Lu, Zhang Haorann's understanding of Ancient Pleasure Star deepened.
The Ancient Pleasure Star had Nebula Continent, and the Nebula Empire that stood on the continent was the continent's greatest power.
There was an emperor in the court.
Nebula Empire's territory was vast, and was also the only imperial power in the Ancient Pleasure Star.
Within the dynasty, the regions were divided into states, counties, and towns according to their size.
There were five provinces in the continent, and each province had a sect.
Zhong Prefecture had its own.
Lin Prefecture had its own.
Lu Prefecture had its own.
Yang Prefecture had its own.
Yun Perfecture had its own.
The Yun Perfecture that Zhang Haorann was in was further divided into six counties.
They were Pinnan County, Prefecture of Fang, Quanyang County, Northern Tian County, and Huyi County.
Amongst the six counties, Pinnan County King Lang Kun was the leader as well as the commander of the other five counties.
Through Qin Lu's introduction, Zhang Haorann had a better understanding of Pinnan County King Lang Kun.
Lang Kun was a duke of Pinnan County, with the highest position as the commander. He had an upright and honest personality, had a bitter background, worked hard to cultivate, and eventually became a Fifth Grade Half-immortal. Later on, he was favored by the investigation division of the Nebula Empire, took in "Acupoint Sealing Pill", froze his meridians, and became a duke of Pinnan County.
"Acupoint Sealing Pill?" Zhang Haorann frowned, "Qin Lu, this husband is being a little ruthless to himself. After finally becoming a Fifth Grade Half-immortal, just a step away from becoming a True Immortal, giving up his cultivation and becoming a duke isn't really appropriate, right?"
Zhang Haorann was very surprised with Lang Kun's decision. After consuming the Acupoint Sealing Pill, he would forever seal the Dantian chakra, which meant that in the future, even if Lang Kun became a True Immortal, it would still be very difficult for him to advance to the Enlightened True Immortal realm.
"You don't know this." Qin Lu explained, "Lang Kun came from a poor family, so he was very grateful to be able to receive Nebula Empire's attention. That's why he gave up cultivating to help Nebula Empire guard the Pinnan County and lead the other five countries. Every duke must consume a Acupoint Sealing Pill."
Zhang Haorann muttered to himself, "This Lang Kun is quite enlightened."
"It is precisely because of this that Lang Kun was loyal to the Nebula Empire. Coupled with his own personality, he was greatly loved by the citizens of Pinnan County. The other five counties' dukes admire him as well." Qin Lu said, "We are still four hours away from the Pinnan County. Do you want to eat something?"
Zhang Haorann shook his head.
As a Half Immortal, eating and drinking were no longer important.
Zhang Haorann glanced at Qin Lu. When he saw her looking down, he immediately understood what she meant.
"Let's go down and take a look." Zhang Haorann said.
Qin Lu nodded, slightly embarrassed.
The two of them stepped on their swords and descended.
Below them was a small town called Changji Town, which was under the jurisdiction of the Pinnan County.
The two of them walked along the street of Changji Town. Qin Lu's exceptional looks attracted many people's attention. When some people saw Qin Lu's appearance, they immediately turned their eyes away and didn't dare to look too closely at her.
"They know you?" Zhang Haorann asked.
Qin Lu said, "The snacks in Changji Town are very famous. I used to come here often, so many people know me."
I'm afraid it's not that simple, Zhang Haorann thought. They are so afraid of you, there must be something that happened that I don't know about.
Qin Lu brought Zhang Haorann to a noodle restaurant in Changji Town.
"Shopkeeper, two bowls of long and small noodles." Qin Lu said.
"Alright!" The manager replied.
Not long later, the waiter brought two bowls of noodles and placed it in front of Qin Lu and Zhang Haorann.
Zhang Haorann glanced at it and immediately laughed. Isn't this the noodles made from beef on Earth?
Zhang Haorann ate the noodles. He was thinking about something and couldn't get a single bite out of it.
This time, he was going to Pinnan County in the name of executing a clan mission to investigate the matter of the villagers being trapped in the Guanhee Village. This was exactly what Zhang Haorann wanted.
Suddenly, from afar, a carrier pigeon flew towards the noodle house.
Qin Lu, who was eating noodles, looked at the carrier pigeon until it flew in front of her.
The carrier pigeon held a letter in its paws.
The envelope was opened, and inside was a Talisman Seal, written with words on it, and beneath it was a glowing pattern.
Qin Lu used the Qin Food Token s to paste the pattern at the bottom of the envelope. After that, the glowing pattern darkened and there was no longer any light emitted from it.
Qin Lu explained, "This is how Tang and I communicate."
Zhang Haorann nodded and casually asked: "What did the higher-ups say?"
"Let me see!"
Qin Lu's expression changed when she looked over.
"Zhang Fann, the contents of the letter have something to do with you." Qin Lu showed the envelope to Zhang Haorann.
Zhang Haorann looked over.
"My private house has been reclaimed!"
Zhang Haorann's expression changed drastically. He finally got his private home, how was it reclaimed?! The Three Moons Cauldron that was in there!
He continued to read.
"Recycled by Protector Wen?" Zhang Haorann furrowed his brows. This was the luckiest thing that could happen in a situation of misfortune.
Wen Lann was the Tianzhao Courtyard Protector. If it was someone else taking back their private house, Zhang Haorann would definitely be worried about the Three Moons Cauldron being discovered. But if it was Protector Wen …
What would Protector Wen think after seeing the Three Moons Cauldron?
Zhang Haorann was a bit irritated. Wen Lann was Mo Jia's aunt. Mo Jia would definitely plead with Wen Lann for this matter.
Now, Zhang Haorann was worried about Protector Wen's attitude.
There was more on the back of the envelope.
Zhang Haorann continued to look.
The letter said that after Protector Wen reclaimed his private residence, he sealed off his private residence and prohibited anyone from entering.
Other than that, there were no other clues.
This way, no one would know anything about the Three Moons Cauldron. Also, Wen Lann did not seem to have leaked the news that there were Three Moons Cauldron in the house, which was a good thing for Zhang Haorann.
Qin Lu noticed that Zhang Haorann's expression changed a few times and finally calmed down. She thought it was because his private house was reclaimed, which made Zhang Haorann angry.
Fortunately, Qin Lu didn't see any signs of Zhang Haorann's emotional collapse. After all, a private home was very important to a Half Immortal. Who wouldn't want their own private house?
A flame appeared on Zhang Haorann's fingertips and burned the envelope.
"Protector Wen has sealed his private house. If this is the case, after I return to the Tianzhao Courtyard, it is very possible that I will not be able to use Three Moons Cauldron again." Zhang Haorann pondered in his heart.
With the Three Moons Cauldron, Zhang Haorann could refine Middle Rank Low Grade s, recover his strength, and quickly cultivate his Dao Body to the peak, raising his Fifth Grade Half-immortal from the Fourth Grade Half-immortal to the Fifth Grade Half-immortal.
But without the Three Moons Cauldron, everything had changed.
"Zhang Fann, are you alright?" Qin Lu asked.
"I'm fine." Zhang Haorann laughed, "Oh right, if you're free, tell me about the Pinnan County King again."
Qin Lu nodded. "Alright."
At this moment.
The six of them walked into the noodle shop and ordered some hot bowls of noodles.
"Eh? Why did people from the Genuine Martial Sect come here? " Qin Lu was puzzled.
"Genuine Martial Sect?" The distance between the two places was ten thousand, eight hundred thousand kilometers. For a disciple of Genuine Martial Sect to appear in such a faraway place, it was truly curious.
"In the past, when I was in Changji Town, I had seen disciples of other sects. After all, there was no rule saying that disciples could not go to other provinces in the five prefectures of the Nebula Empire. However, it is still a little unexpected for disciples from Genuine Martial Sect to come to the Yun Perfecture." Qin Lu said in a low voice, "There is a conflict between Qingyu Sect. The envoys of the two sects secretly forbid disciples from entering each other's territory."
Zhang Haorann understood, the majority of Qingyu Sect's sect missions were within the Yun Perfecture, and there were sometimes other provinces. However, Qingyu Sect's sect missions, had never gone to the Lin Prefecture where the Genuine Martial Sect was located.
Right now, there were Genuine Martial Sect disciples who had come to the Long Town, which was why Qin Lu was curious.
These six people had a star bracelet tied around their wrists. The bracelet was engraved with the word "Zhen Wu", thus Qin Lu was able to distinguish their origins.
Qin Lu ate the noodles comfortably and looked at Zhang Haorann, "Why aren't you eating?"
"I don't have an appetite if I just eat a few bites." Zhang Haorann replied, "Let's go now."
As Qin Lu agreed, she glanced at these people a few more times before she left.
Coincidentally, these people also saw Qin Lu.
"Eh, isn't this the daughter of Qin Family?" One of the six people spoke up.
"Hehe, I heard that the young girl from Qin Family loved the noodle house in Changji Town. I didn't expect that I would meet her today."
"If it wasn't for me hurrying to the Quanyang County, I really want to eat noodles with the Qin Family's daughter."
"You're hopeless."
Tch, you think you have a future? He said every day that he was at the Genuine Martial Sect, why is he not at the Qingyu Sect, so that he could cultivate together with the thousand gold at the Qin Family. "
"It can't be that the person who accompanied the thousand gold coins in Qin Family is her lover, right?"
"There is actually someone who has beaten laozi to it!"
Qin Lu felt disgusted and could not be bothered to look at these people as she left with Zhang Haorann.
Four hours later, they finally arrived at Pinnan County.
The area of the Pinnan County was wide and the city walls were standing. They surrounded the city from afar, and from time to time, there would be armored guards guarding the city walls.
"Pinnan County are very tight with regards to the entrance and exit of this place. The merchants who buy the goods, the doctors who buy medicine, the servants of the labourers, etc. all need to be verified." Qin Lu said, "This is also a few orders and rules issued after the Pinnan County has been regulated by Lang Kun. Overall, it is very helpful for the security of the Pinnan County."
"The villagers of Guanhee Village were probably hiding in the carriages and sneakily entering them. They broke the rules of Pinnan County, which was why Lang Kun was so angry and tortured."
With that, the two of them arrived at the gate.
There were guards.
Zhang Haorann had submitted the sect missions from the Qingyu Sect, and the contents were all inside the Talisman Seal.
After the guard appraised the Talisman Seal, he returned it to Zhang Haorann and agreed to let him in. For some unknown reason, the guard paid more attention to Zhang Haorann.
Then came Qin Lu.
Qin Lu's proof was much simpler and was handed over directly to the Qin Food Token.
The guard appraised.
"So it's the thousand gold of the Qin Family." The guard respectfully returned the Qin Food Token to Qin Lu.
The two of them entered the Pinnan County.
As far as the eyes could see, it was the moving commoners, occasionally patrolled by the guards of the government who were riding on horses.
"Let's go to Dukes Mansion now." Qin Lu brought Zhang Haorann and headed towards the Dukes Mansion.