Eastern Region, Quanzhou City.
Quanzhou City was one of the twenty-four big cities in the Eastern Region. The city was bustling and prosperous, far from being comparable to a remote village.
The streets in the city were wide enough to accommodate eight carriages traveling side by side.
There were many stalls on both sides of the street, selling jewelry, rouge, fortune-telling, and reading.
Pedestrians came and went in an endless stream.
Nangong Ye walked along the bustling streets, and a wave of fragrance entered his nose.
It was March, the season when all the flowers were in full bloom.
There were many begonias planted in Quanzhou City. They bloomed overnight, and the city was filled with fragrance.
Arriving in front of a building, the words "Lakeview Tower" entered his eyes. This was a lively restaurant with people coming and going.
The Lakeview Pavilion was not an isolated building. It was connected by several pavilions and pavilions. It overlooked the misty Quanzhou Lake with excellent scenery.
The Lakeview Restaurant was the largest restaurant in Quanzhou City. Many scholars and young heroes of the pugilistic world liked to come to the Lakeview Restaurant.
While drinking, he watched the vast expanse of smoke. It was a different artistic conception.
Nangong Ye arrived at the entrance of the Lakeview Restaurant. The aroma of wine and meat wafted in the wind.
Before they entered the restaurant, a few quick-witted waiters had already come out to welcome them.
They reached out and took the reins from Nangong Ye and the others, leading them to the third floor.
The dishes at the Lake Viewing Restaurant were expensive and not affordable for ordinary people, especially on the third floor. The cheapest dish cost 30 taels of silver.
The waiter was very perceptive. He did not look down on others like in other novels.
When he saw Nangong Ye's clothes, he knew that these people were rare guests.
Nangong Ye ordered two tables of dishes, one for himself and the other for the Six Sword Slaves.
The waiter put down the two pots of thirty-year-old Bamboo Leaf Green and bowed respectfully.
The frightened salamander poured the wine into the cup, and the wine was crystal clear.
Nangong Ye drank it all in one gulp and had a long aftertaste.
Bamboo Leaf Green, which had been stored in the cellar for thirty years, was already a rare good wine.
While drinking, Nangong Ye noticed that there were four other tables of guests in the hall on the third floor.
The first table was occupied by a young master. From his appearance, he looked like a scholar with a folding fan at his waist.
He only ordered three dishes and a pot of wine.
He drank by himself, occasionally looking at the Quanzhou Lake outside the building.
The second table was a man and a woman.
The man looked ugly. He was in his fifties or sixties, and his face was full of wrinkles.
The woman was only twenty-eight years old. Her skin was delicate and beautiful, and she was charming.
When the two of them stood together, they really didn't match.
Not to mention husband and wife, even if they were father and daughter, no one would believe them.
But the truth was that these two were really husband and wife.
The woman poured wine for the man and carefully brought it to his mouth. After drinking it, she even used a handkerchief to wipe the corner of his mouth, her eyes filled with love.
When the two bearded men at the third table saw this scene, they couldn't help but frown. They cursed in their hearts that a flower was stuck on cow dung.
Such a peerless beauty had actually married an old man. It was really a waste of a heavenly gift.
The two burly men stared at the woman, their eyes slightly red, and their breathing quickened.
The fourth table was occupied by a young swordsman. He was handsome and wore a carefully tailored purple robe.
He carried a sword on his back and a whip on his waist.
When Startling Salamander saw this person, he whispered in Nangong Ye's ear,""Young Master, this person is called Sikong Po, a famous young hero of the pugilistic world. He is ranked 36th on the Hidden Dragon List.”
The Hidden Dragon List was a list of young martial artists that the Central Region's royal family listed. It included 108 young martial artists below the Grandmaster Realm.
To be listed on the Hidden Dragon List, one must be no older than 30 years old. They were ranked according to their battle achievements and changed once a month. All the young heroes in Jianghu were proud of being listed on the Hidden Dragon List.
Young people acted impulsively and liked fame and fortune. When the Hidden Dragon Rankings were released, it caused countless disputes.
Countless youths had challenged the Hidden Dragon Rankings everywhere, only to die tragically in the end.
The Central Region's royal family's Hidden Dragon List was also meant to incite the martial world to kill each other.
Young disciples were the fresh blood of the major sects in the martial arts world. Getting rid of them was equivalent to cutting off the roots of the major sects.
It weakened the strength of the major sects.
All the major forces in the Underworld knew the sinister intentions of the royal family's ranking, but they could not do anything about it.
Ever since ancient times, fame and fortune were the most difficult to get rid of.
Fame and fortune were endless, and battles were endless.
Similar to the Hidden Dragon Rankings, there were also the Earth Rankings and the Heaven Rankings.
The Terrestrial Rankings recorded 108 grandmaster-level experts, and their ages could not exceed 60.
After the age of 60, they would automatically leave the rankings, and the rankings would change every year.
The Six Sword Slaves, Cold Cicada, and Black Swordsman in the net were all listed on the Terrestrial Roll.
Heartbroken Han Xuanming, who had just joined a few days ago, was now ranked 98th.
The Heaven Roll recorded 72 martial grandmasters. There was no age requirement, and the list was randomly changed.
Generally speaking, the rankings would only be updated when someone on the rankings died.
Otherwise, it might not change for years.
Nangong Ye himself was ranked ninth on the Heaven Roll.
He was also the only person who had entered the Heaven Roll at the age of 20.
Xuan Jian in the net was ranked 16th.
Covering Sun, ranked 18th.
The Startling Salamander with the least battle records was ranked 63rd.
Lin Xiao, the Sword Maniac and Sword Maniac who died in his hands a few days ago, was ranked 58th.
For Sikong Po to be ranked 36th on the Hidden Dragon List was already very good.
Looking at his young age, he had hopes of becoming a grandmaster in the future and might even be able to enter the Terrestrial Rankings.
As for the Heaven List, it was impossible without heaven-defying opportunities.
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