Tianshan was far away in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away from Jiaxing. He did not know when he would return. Lu Zhan did not ask Lu Changzong for instructions. Instead, he played the same trick again. He left a letter saying that he had grown up and was going to wander the martial world. Then, he took advantage of the late night to leave. Of course, he also took away hundreds of taels of silver from his family. When Lu Changzong found out, he would definitely be furious.
Actually, it wasn't that Lu Zhanyuan didn't want to say goodbye before leaving. After all, in the Song Dynasty, he was considered an adult at this age. Many children of aristocratic families were already married at this age. But he didn't have a suitable reason. He couldn't possibly tell Lu Changzong that he was going to Heaven Mountain to steal, so it was better to act first and report later.
Day after day, Lu Zhanyuan had been traveling for more than a month. He traveled during the day and rested at night. If he missed a hotel, he would sleep in the wilderness, using the sky as his blanket and the earth as his mat. After a nonstop journey, they finally arrived at the extreme west, which was the territory of Xinjiang in the future. It was now collectively known as the Western Region.
Lu Zhanyuan led his horse slowly along the streets. There were strange people with high noses and deep eye sockets everywhere. However, Lu Zhanyuan had seen all kinds of people in his previous life, so it was not surprising. There were temporary stalls on both sides of the road. A blanket was laid out and the things to be sold were placed on top of it. The stall owner's mouth was mumbling as he peddled his wares. Although Lu Zhanyuan was proficient in Sanskrit, he knew nothing about the local language of the Western Regions. He was confused and did not know what was going on.
When they arrived at a hotel, the manservant outside the door probably often received people from the Central Plains. Although he had blue eyes and a high nose, when he saw Lu Zhanyuan's strange attire, he greeted him in fluent Song Dynasty's official language and said,"Respected guest from afar, would you like to stay or drink?”
"Give me some food and wine. I still have to hurry after eating.”Lu Zhanyuan handed the horse to the servant to tie it up, then entered the shop and found a seat by the window. This place was remote, and there weren't many customers in the restaurant. Soon, the dishes and wine were served one by one. Lu Zhanyuan waved the waiter away and wolfed down the food. He felt that his stomach was 70% full before pouring a glass of wine. He thought about it and slowly tasted it.
They were not far from the Sky Mountain, and they would arrive in about half a day. However, the Vulture Palace was located in a dangerous place. There was only one way to enter the palace, and there was no other way to enter the palace. It was almost impossible for him to sneak in without being discovered. It would be unwise to force his way in with his martial arts. Who knew if there was someone as strong as Wu Xingyun in the Vulture Palace? It was better not to force his way in.
Since he couldn't force his way in or sneak in, he could only go through the main entrance and pay his respects to the mountain openly. However, what reason could he use to go up the mountain? If the reason wasn't enough, why would he want to see you? He had to think of a perfect reason. Just as Lu Zhanyuan was frowning and at his wit's end, there was suddenly a commotion on the street. From time to time, there were curses and cries.
Lu Zhanyuan's curiosity was piqued. He paid for the food and wine and walked out of the shop to take a look. He saw four handsome young men in white walking in front, and behind them were two equally handsome young men in white dragging a beautiful peasant girl. A middle-aged woman was crying behind them, but she did not dare to go forward to stop them. From the looks of it, it was actually a case of kidnapping a civilian girl. However, the pedestrians around them avoided them, and the merchants who set up stalls continued to sell their goods as if they did not see them. Why?
Lu Zhanyuan couldn't care less about his doubts. He thought that he finally had a chance to put all his knowledge to use. He said,""Stop!" This voice was mixed with internal energy, and it was as loud as thunder. It instantly stunned everyone on the street. The bustling street was now completely silent, and even a pin drop could be heard. Lu Zhanyuan was very pleased with himself. No wonder those heroes liked to shout before fighting for justice. It was so satisfying.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him in confusion, Lu Zhanyuan quickly coughed and said righteously,""In broad daylight, you actually did such a thing. Do you still have the law in your eyes?”After saying that, he straightened his chest and was ready to receive the admiring gazes of the crowd. However, from the corner of his eyes, he saw that everyone was looking at him as if he was an idiot. There were mixed colors of pity, pity, mockery, and so on. Even the woman who was crying behind him was shocked and stunned. Her eyes were filled with disbelief, as if she was not sure that someone would step forward. What was going on? Have you never seen a hero saving a damsel in distress? If he was indifferent, would he not let others save him?
"How dare you! Who gave you the guts to obstruct White Camel Mountain from doing things?”One of the young men had a crisp voice and was speaking in Mandarin. He let out a coquettish laugh and swung the whip in his hand at Lu Zhanyuan.
What? White Camel Mountain? Wasn't that the Western Poison Ouyang Feng's territory? Lu Zhanyuan dodged the whip and turned around to take a closer look. As expected, these white-clothed youths were all women. There were no other handsome youths besides him. No wonder those people didn't dare to stop him. It turned out that this place was under the jurisdiction of White Camel Mountain. Looking at these women, he muttered in his heart. Now that his martial arts had not yet reached great success, should he offend the Western Poison? However, it wasn't in his nature to back out at the last minute, so it was difficult for him to decide whether to care or not.
The young man in white, or rather, the woman, who was the leader of the group, saw Lu Zhanyuan's troubled expression when he heard the name of White Camel Mountain. She thought that he was frightened by the reputation of the manor master, so she immediately became arrogant." Humph, you reckless thing. How dare you stop the Young Master from choosing his concubine? As long as you obediently kowtow and admit your mistake, I might suddenly be merciful and let you go!"”
" Hehe…" Lu Zhanyuan was amused. In his previous life, he was the only one who could make others kowtow to him. How could others make him kneel? These ignorant women who relied on their power were probably the ones who did not know their place. Lu Zhanyuan thought to himself that since he would inevitably offend the Western Poison in the future, why would he be afraid of him now that he had a divine skill? So he rolled his eyes and suddenly wanted to tease these women. He pretended to be in a difficult position and said,"So you're from White Camel Mountain. I'm sorry for being disrespectful. White Camel Mountain is a mighty place in the martial world, and I don't dare to provoke you. But your words have no proof. How can you prove that you're from White Camel Mountain? If it was an impersonator, then it was a different matter.”
The leader of the women was originally very pleased with herself, but she actually saw that this kid was suspicious of their identity. How despicable. If she didn't prove it to him, wouldn't she be admitting that she was a fake? Hmph, I'll prove it to you, and then I'll kill you with a sword.
"Big sister, what are you talking about? Just kill him!”A woman called out impatiently from behind. The leading woman blocked it with her jade-like hand and took out a golden token."We can't let people think that we're imposters, hmph! This is the White Camel Mountain's young master token. It's the only one in the world. No one can imitate it. If not, then die!"
Without waiting for the woman to finish speaking, Lu Zhanyuan used his Light-body Technique and created a series of afterimages. With a single move, the token in the woman's hand changed hands. Choke! Choke! Choke! The six women drew their swords and shouted,""How dare you! Quickly return the Young Master Token!"
Lu Zhanyuan flipped the token in his hand and said,""Ouyang Ke really has no taste. He actually used gold to make a token. Does he have anything else made of silver? How vulgar!"
The girls were intimidated by his lightness skill and did not dare to act rashly after hearing him mention their Young Master's name. They were furious when they heard Lu Zhanyuan insulting their Young Master, but they did not dare to say anything. They all stared at Lu Zhanyuan with their beautiful eyes. Lu Zhanyuan saw that the women could still hold it in and continued,"I don't know if this gold is real or fake. Could it be that there's lead inside and a layer of gold plated on the outside? With Ouyang Ke's stingy attitude, I think it's possible. In my opinion, since you don't have money, don't be a big shot. This token isn't special. Who doesn't have gold? At least you used some special material, such as cold iron. Otherwise, black iron would also be…black iron? Ah, I've thought of a way, haha…It's all thanks to this lousy token. En, I've decided, I'll keep this token!”
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