Chapter 67: Its oldness is also beautiful

"Jia" means beautiful.As the first of the Confucian Five Classics, the Book of Songs says, "Its newness is beautiful, and its oldness is also beautiful."

This means that newlyweds are beautiful, and the reunion after a long separation is even more beautiful.

Later, people often say that "a short separation is better than a honeymoon," which is probably derived from this sentence. (Note 1)

This city in Yang Country is named Jia, which naturally embodies the beautiful wishes of the city's founding, and also, from a certain perspective, illustrates the unique advantages of this city.

Jia City has mountains and water, with beautiful scenery. It is also rich in mineral resources and has delicious lake fish.

Although there are still troubles caused by ferocious beasts, like in Fenglin City, they are mostly concentrated in the wilderness. At least in the towns and settlements at the city level, people's lives are peaceful.

After leaving Qingyang Town and walking for a while, the number of carriages and pedestrians on the official road gradually increased.

There were no transcendent cultivators accompanying them, indicating that this section of the official road is relatively safe.

Jiang Wang and the others didn't come to Jia City often, but at least they didn't get lost.

After paying the entrance fee and storing the carriage near the city gate at an inn, Jiang Wang and the other two began to explore the city.

Although Jiang Wang never judged people by their appearance, he couldn't help but admit that the scenery here nourishes people. Both men and women in Jia City have generally good looks.

If Lian Que were to appear here, he would undoubtedly be the ugliest person in the entire city. Unlike in Nanyao City, where he had many strong competitors.

Jiang Wang's main purpose for this trip was to understand the situation of the Xi family in order to determine his strategy and boundaries for his actions in Qingyang Town. After all, with his current cultivation, he might be able to sweep through Qingyang Town, but he couldn't ignore the military power of Jia City.

As a vassal state of Qi Country, Yang Country, which has lost a large part of its sovereignty, is weaker than Zhuang Country.

For example, the masters of the major cities in Zhuang Country must have the cultivation level of the Inner Palace Realm. The only one with the cultivation level of the Soaring Dragon Realm Peak is Dou Yuemei, because of the contributions and sacrifices of her deceased husband, Sun Heng. Moreover, Dou Yuemei's own combat power is far superior to an ordinary Soaring Dragon Realm Peak cultivator.

She easily obtained divine abilities in the battle on Yuheng Peak later, and although her path was cut off, as an Inner Palace with divine abilities, she was already a level higher than ordinary Inner Palace cultivators. In fact, she became the strongest among the masters of the major cities in Zhuang Country.

The strength of the masters of the major cities in Yang Country is slightly weaker. For example, the master of Jia City only has the cultivation level of the Soaring Dragon Realm Peak.

Of course, in such a large Xi family, which has been rooted in Jia City for so many years, there cannot be only one Soaring Dragon Realm Peak powerhouse.

Jiang Wang walked casually, but he observed the city carefully, watching everything around him.

Capturing the truth of things from the details is something he learned when he and Linghe and Zhao Rucheng formed a team to complete various tasks.

As he walked, the maid Xiaoxiao seemed to have trouble moving her feet.

Jiang Wang noticed that her eyes were almost fixed on a cloth shop, reluctant to leave.

But she didn't dare to speak to Jiang Wang.

It was originally a trivial matter, and Jiang Wang smiled and said, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Xiaoxiao lowered her head and said, "I want to make some new clothes for Master..."

"It's okay, let's go in and take a look." Jiang Wang encouraged her in a gentle voice, then turned to Shuanzi and said, "You also go and pick some cloth for your wife. Consider it a reward for accompanying me into the city."

Shuanzi was a big young man, but his face turned red at this moment. "I... don't have a wife yet."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Xiaoxiao.

Jiang Wang smiled helplessly. "Then give it to your mother."

Although they had only been together for a short time, Shuanzi knew that Jiang Wang was not a pretentious person. So he stopped being polite and squeezed into the cloth shop. "Alright!"

With Shuanzi leading the way, Xiaoxiao also became less restrained and followed him into the cloth shop.

Xiaoxiao and Shuanzi went to pick their favorite fabrics, while Jiang Wang casually looked around.

Listening to the chatter of those young girls and young wives, these women who crowded into the cloth shop to choose fabrics mostly talked about trivial matters in their families. Although they were insignificant, they somewhat reflected the situation of this city.

With Jiang Wang's hearing, if he paid attention, those whispers were as clear as a bell, and not a single word could escape his ears.

A conversation caught Jiang Wang's interest.

"Hey, this guy looks unfamiliar. Who is he?"

"Don't daydream. With servants and maids, he must be from a wealthy family."

"Ha, I think he looks pretty good. Let me tell you."

"He's just average-looking, far worse than my young master Xi. When I saw him that year, he stole my soul. It still hasn't returned."

"What do you mean by your young master Xi? You're already married. Be more reserved! It's my young master Xi!"

"Tsk tsk, you should be more realistic and take a look at the young master in front of you. Can our young master Xi, who is cultivating in Xian Valley, be interested in us?" sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ NʘvᴇlFire.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

"You never know. What if he's blind?"

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The two of them were playfully bantering, thinking that only they knew what they were talking about, but they didn't realize that Jiang Wang heard everything.

Jiang Wang was most curious about the Xi family young master who was much more handsome than him. Which Xian Valley or which sect was he cultivating in?

The Xi young master in Jia City, without any prefix, naturally refers to the young master of the City Lord's Mansion.

And the sect he cultivates in and seeks the Dao will largely determine the potential of the Xi family in the future.

The rise and fall, honor and disgrace of a family are often influenced by one or two talented individuals.

At this time, Shuanzi had already squeezed over with colorful fabrics in his arms, while Xiaoxiao was still picking and choosing, seemingly troubled.

Jiang Wang walked over and asked, "Which one do you like?"

Xiaoxiao timidly said, "They are all beautiful, I don't know which one to choose."

Jiang Wang smiled and said to the shop owner, "Give me one of each of these colors, and pack them up for me.""Stop!" Xiao Xiao blocked the way, "Master, that's too much."

"Aren't you good at needlework? Just practice slowly."

Jiang Wang had been well-off in his childhood, and later became friends with extravagant people like Zhao Rucheng, so he had long stopped caring about worldly wealth.

Now that he had entered the Transcendent realm and his cultivation had advanced, it was even less of a concern.

He insisted on buying these fabrics, and the owner of the cloth shop even hired a carriage to deliver them to the inn where they were staying.

Just as they finished buying the fabrics, they heard a commotion coming from the street outside.

"Ah! Young Master Xi is back!!!"

"Where, where? I want to see, I want to see, sisters, help me!"

The screams seemed contagious, quickly reaching their ears.

Jiang Wang only felt a gust of wind sweep past, and the entire cloth shop was suddenly empty. All the women, young and old, seemed to have transcended, disappearing in an instant.

He looked at the shopkeeper of the cloth shop, who just shrugged, clearly accustomed to this: "Every time Young Master Xi returns to the city, it's like this."

Shuanzi and Xiao Xiao looked at each other, but they didn't seem normal, instead, they looked like country bumpkins who had never seen the world.

With a touch of curiosity, Jiang Wang walked out of the cloth shop and looked at the man riding slowly at the end of the long street, wanting to see what kind of person he was.

The man was dressed in a green robe, with a straight nose and bright eyes, and an extraordinary demeanor.

Even the city guards had been mobilized, surrounding him, just to hold back the city's crazy women.

He held the reins in one hand, his horse walking slowly, and wherever his gaze swept, there were continuous screams.

"Young Master Zichu!"

"Young Master Zichu, look at me!"

The shouts were endless.

He was indeed a charming character.

And Jiang Wang noticed that the man's aura was long and unhidden, obviously, he had already opened the door to the world, and was a cultivator of the Soaring Dragon Realm.

"Old man, do you know where Young Master Xi cultivates?" Jiang Wang asked casually.

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop laughed, seemingly proud.

"Dongwang Valley!"

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Note 1: This is the author's own speculation. It has not been verified, so don't take it too seriously.

Also, the new virus is getting worse, and it's near the end of the year. I originally didn't have the mood or time to write, and wanted to take a ten-day New Year's break to rest.

But the editor gave me a little recommendation, worried that if I don't update this time, I'll never get recommended again, so I had to cancel the holiday and grit my teeth to work hard. Everyone, please keep up with your recommendation and monthly tickets……

Le Wen