Chapter 165: Prosperous Style, Cultivation Miscellaneous Family

Soon, in the largest open space of the camp, many people gradually gathered. The merchants coming and going came from as far as Persia and Fulin, and as close as the nine countries of Zhao Wu in the Western Regions. They had been running around and tired all the way, and they had to be alert to prevent various accidents. Now that they had arrived under this Xiao Pass, with the management of the Great Tang officials, everyone let go of some vigilance.

So they became lively with the night.

There were even soldiers from Guanzhong who took off their armor and dressed in ordinary clothes, and also came here to join in the fun. For a time, butter and ghee brewed from cow, sheep, and horse milk; juice of dark plum, grape, and sugarcane; and fine wines such as Jiannan's Shaochun, Fuping's Shidongchun, Hedong's Ganhe grape, Wucheng's Ruoxia, etc.; matched with freshly baked Hu sesame cakes, soup cakes...

The bustling human voices filled the fireworks atmosphere that Qian Chen enjoyed a bit.

And this caravan where Qian Chen was, after walking all the way, everyone was dusty, but there was no place to wash on the road, let alone this fence didn't even have a water well, and to get water, one had to go to the city west river that flowed into the Jing River nearby, and even the post stations passed along the way didn't provide hot water.

The Hu merchant was dusty, and when he found Qian Chen with the roasted lamb, what he saw was Qian Chen, who was refreshed by the bonfire, leaning on the sheep felt removed from the camel, leisurely drinking red wine.

"Guest, you have been on the road for half a day, why is there no wine Qi on you?"

Along the way, Qian Chen was also familiar with this caravan. He knew that this Hu merchant was called Shi Potuo, and he was also a Sogdian. Shi is one of the nine surnames of Zhao Wu. They sell products from Persia to the Great Tang, and they can't finish one trip in a year. Their biggest dream is to earn enough money and settle in Chang'an as a big merchant who lends money.

For the countries in the Western Regions, Chang'an is like a divine capital in the sky, a place that makes people forget their hometown.

Qian Chen took the lamb handed by Shi Potuo. The lamb was placed in a basin, carrying soup.

Qian Chen used a small knife to cut the meat into small pieces and ate it with the tip of the knife.

He raised his hand, spread his palm, and the jade pendant with pure blue color, like the sky after rain, fell in front of his eyes. Qian Chen swallowed the lamb and said: "Hmm! See this jade pendant?"

Shi Potuo couldn't take his eyes off it, just following the jade pendant's swaying.

Qian Chen waved his hand to put it away: "Dust-avoiding!"

"This... this jade pendant... how much is it worth?" Shi Potuo looked forward to it.

"I exchanged it for a hu of pearls!" Qian Chen lied to him: "They were all southern pearls as big as a little finger..." The Hu merchant made a hissing sound of inhaling, and whispered: "No wonder I took the mutton-fat white jade horse, and the young master wouldn't exchange it. A few years ago, the five-colored jade beads offered by Yu Tian were said to have the ability of five avoidances... It was very loved by the Great Tang Emperor. The messenger who offered the jade beads was even kept in Chang'an to be an official..."

The ability of five avoidances is the ability to avoid water, fire, dust, heat, and poison.

But this kind of strange pearl also depends on quality. Qian Chen remembered that there was a spiritual treasure called the Wind-Fixing Pearl in the Lord of Reincarnation, which was a post-heaven spiritual treasure, capable of fixing all divine winds and Gang winds, and the price was as high as 800,000 morality points. But the strange pearl produced by a large clam in the sea that can avoid water only costs 30 merit points. The jade pendant he held that can avoid dust was bought in the Wuling market, and it didn't cost him many letter talismans in total.

In terms of price, it was about the same as the magic treasure that emitted yellow sand used by Shi Potuo.

Mainly because that rowing on land technique was too slow, and it could only carry a team of people, walking at the speed of the green-skinned train in the previous life.

Like Qian Chen's Black Cloud Pocket, it can carry nearly a thousand people to fly in the high altitude when unfolded, and the speed is not inferior to a large passenger plane. That is a good magic treasure.

The Hu merchant looked envious. He whispered: "I also want to find a way to offer treasures and see if I can ask for an official position."

Qian Chen shook his head: "The Yu Tian messenger can be an official because he is already a messenger of Yu Tian. The Great Tang has a tradition of keeping foreign messengers as officials. If you offer treasures, there may be rewards, but if you want to be an official, it is difficult." Qian Chen was also considering this matter. For this mission, it is best to enter the upper echelons of Chang'an.

Miaokong chose this mission world, and the consideration is actually quite thorough.

For Miaokong, this world is history, for Seeing Yan Shu and others it is the future, and for Qian Chen, it is a magic-modified history.

Just like Qian Chen vaguely knows what the hidden dangers of this Xuan Emperor's prosperous age are, the main mission of this mission should also be related to the Hu generals who are gradually becoming big, especially those related to An and Shi in the mission background. Qian Chen could exclude two suspicious answers that confuse the public by himself.

But in this world where Hu small merchants can use magic, the pass city can be thirty zhang high, and the Great Tang's black-armored iron cavalry are all innate strongmen when divided by martial arts cultivation, the first reincarnation world where people like Kang Kang Qian Deng came over could be cut down by a small captain of the black-armored iron cavalry.

And the Great Tang clearly also has the protection of ghosts and gods. Qian Chen really can't imagine how An Lushan's Hu soldiers passed Tong Pass!

So Qian Chen didn't dare to speculate on the development of the main mission with what he knew.

The most reliable thing is to mix into the upper echelons of Li Tang, find clues to the main mission, and at the same time secretly pay attention to Miaokong's whereabouts.

Qian Chen originally wanted to copy a few poems to become famous. When he arrived in Chang'an, he would compare them with the masterpieces of the poets of the time, and he would know which ones he could copy. If it doesn't work, there are still several late Tang poets he can copy. Meng Jiao, Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Lu Lun, Li He, Li Yi, Liu Yuxi, there are plenty of them. Although it is a bit sorry for the poets, if he can save the An-Shi Rebellion, I think these heroes can continue to praise the prosperous Tang, instead of feeling the decline of the prosperous age.

But besides that, he had to make enough other preparations.

Except for Si Qingguo using the Karma Reincarnation Talisman, which will inevitably replace an identity with power and influence.

Seeing Yan Shu uses martial arts and sword skills to become famous.

Ning Ning Shimei Ning takes the artistic route, dancing in the capital.

These routes are all relatively suitable identities to enter the Thousand Autumns Banquet. Even if these routes don't make it, Qian Chen has two preparations. One is for the big yellow chicken Phoenix Master to sell itself. He has already asked the Hu merchant, there are many noble children in Chang'an who fight chickens and run horses, and even the Xuan Emperor likes this. Qian Chen doesn't believe that a chicken that is almost forming a Golden Core can't kill in the cockfighting arena.

Although it is a bit sorry for Phoenix Master, for the sake of the mission plan, he can't care so much. And judging from the integrity of this chicken that Qian Chen has seen, as long as the spirit pill is in place, it doesn't care about these at all.

Or Qian Chen meets friends with the zither.

I heard that the Xuan Emperor is also a music lover.

Even if Qian Chen's classical music literacy cannot compare to the masters of today, taking out the multi-part symphony that developed to the peak of the twelve-tone equal temperament in later generations, I think it can still attract the attention of the Xuan Emperor, this senior music lover.

After all, that person was bored during the morning court and could press the simulated flute holes on his hand to pretend to play, a feverish fan.

If it really doesn't work, Li Tang and Qian Chen still have some incense friendship, and he can also pretend to be a disciple of the Louguan Dao to mix into the upper echelons. Discussing the Dao, Qian Chen only knows how to discuss on the sword, but Ning Ning Shimei Si and Ning Ning Shimei Ning are natives of Wei Jin, so pretending should not be difficult for them.

"I heard that Ning Ning Shimei Si has a "Huangting Scripture" handwritten by Wang Xizhi. If it really doesn't work, I can take this book to attract the Xuan Emperor. Not to mention him, even if his wise and martial great-grandfather came, he would have to bow down to the name of Wang Xizhi."

"Their whole family are Wang fans!" Qian Chen thought to himself fiercely.

It's just that there is a hidden danger of being seen through by Miaokong.

The reason for following the caravan to Chang'an is also to have a clear origin. Compared to arriving in Chang'an alone, it is less eye-catching. After becoming famous in the future, it can also give a clue to those who are interested to inquire about the origin, rather than appearing so abruptly.

The Hu merchant looked regretful, and Qian Chen patted his shoulder and said: "After entering Chang'an, if you really have treasures, I can introduce a noble person to you."

This Hu merchant is also a backup plan. If it really doesn't work, Qian Chen can only use that rotten trick, hold a Chang'an pill meeting. That Xuan Emperor is also a senior lover of seeking immortals and asking about the Dao, and I think he can also attract his interest. With the help of the Hu merchant's door, he can also dry treasures, using the routine of Avalokitesvara fooling his great-grandfather.

Qian Chen also has three treasures of the Supreme One's preaching here:

A knock-off Eight-Trigrams Furnace, a bootleg Immortal-Binding Rope, and a forged Jade Purifying Bottle.

Borrowing the door of those Hu merchants in Chang'an, blowing these three treasures out, Avalokitesvara fooling the Tang Emperor needs the underworld to build momentum. Qian Chen doesn't have such a big handwriting, so he should use some marketing means to send the news of these treasures to the Xuan Emperor's ears.

Qian Chen set these several routines, and he didn't believe that the Xuan Emperor wouldn't take the bait!

The Hu merchant was overjoyed and said to Qian Chen: "Distinguished guest, there is a lot of excitement outside. Many of my partners and Hu girls have gone to the most lively place to perform. When they come back, I will invite the distinguished guest to sleep with the most beautiful one!"

Qian Chen scolded: "Am I that kind of indecent person? Where is the excitement you mentioned? I'll go see it!"

Out of the tent, it was indeed extremely lively outside. Many merchants were shouting and selling. At the largest bonfire, many Hu people and Hu girls were dancing with the Western Regions music, which made the soldiers who came from Guanzhong to stay overnight applaud again and again. Some couldn't wait to pull the Hu girls and went to the tent next to them.

Although it has been peaceful for a long time, the Western Regions have long surrendered to the Great Tang, and there has been no smoke of war in Xiao Pass for decades.

But such lax military discipline is enough to show the hidden dangers under this prosperous age of the Great Tang.

The Hu Xuan dance is enthusiastic, the Hu Teng dance is vigorous, and Qian Chen even saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy put the Jie drum on the ground and dance on the small drum surface. This is still a Han boy.

It was lively all around, and there was no distinction between Hu and Han, all happy together.

Qian Chen saw the princess of the small country in the Western Regions he saw during the day, who was dancing the curved knife dance at this time. Her arms were soft and boneless, holding two curved knives inlaid with gems, cold and sharp. The dance steps were agile, and the dance with the curved knives was light. The gap between the dance steps and the martial steps was only a line. The dance steps in the world are either derived from sacrifices or derived from fighting techniques.

And the dance steps derived from sacrifices often also integrate hunting, fighting, and other movements.

The relationship between dance, witchcraft, and martial arts is often surprising, which is why Qian Chen thinks that Ning Ning Shimei Ning and Senior Brother Yan's sword dancing must be excellent. The dance of this Western Regions princess has a dazzling illusion effect, as if one can't see the curved knives in her hands clearly, and even can't distinguish her dancing figure.

It is also a wonderful body technique.

A bunch of ghosts under the Ghost-Eating Divine Lord in the first reincarnation world came, and in the face of this flashy dance, they would only be chopped down like melons and vegetables.

"This is a dance derived from witchcraft fighting techniques. Under that graceful figure, the waving curved knives are no less inferior when taking people's lives!"

Qian Chen looked around and found that the art of cultivation had long been integrated into all walks of life, the three religions and a hundred schools of thought.

Showing a spirit completely different from the Wei Jin eras. ===== CHAPTER 166 =====

Revealing a spirit entirely different from the Wei-Jin era.