Chapter 323: Bai Lu Hides the Sword, Xinan Dao Blessed Land

The black-awning boat docked next to Wenjin Bridge, and the old servant steered the boat into a small pier.

Above the pier was a small Jiangnan villa, the architecture simple and elegant, with white walls and green tiles, extremely unique.

The small courtyard leaned against the Qinhuaihe, surrounded by green on three sides. Near the bank of the Qin Huaihe, there were willows swaying with lingering feelings. Under the shade of green, a gravel path wound away, twisting and turning into the small courtyard.

In the courtyard, there were green pines and cypresses, and in the distance, there were large areas of spiritual medicine water fields, with clear streams murmuring, surrounding dozens of acres of land. Occasionally, one could see a few white deer flying into the water fields, standing on one leg.

Two white deer, one after the other, were strolling on the grass behind the villa's back hall.

The manor had a total of six villas, all connected by corridors. Si Qingcheng and Qian Chen got off the boat and stepped onto the gravel path, listening to Si Qingcheng introduce: "This is Bai Lu Hall where I live!"

Qian Chen saw the plaque in front of the hall, which was clearly hung up recently. The ink on the three characters "Bai Lu Hall" seemed not yet dry.

Thinking that Shimei had obtained these four white deer spiritual beasts after going to Chang'an, she loved them very much, but still gave one each to Ning Shimei, Yan Shixiong, and himself, usually letting them roam in the Yuntai Blessed Land of the Samsara Land.

Only Shimei Si's own one had always been kept by her side.

It turned out it was placed in this manor, and she even named this hall after the white deer.

Bai Lu Hall leaned halfway against the Qin Huaihe, including several water pavilions and buildings, as well as some kiosks, with many rare flowers and spiritual medicines dotted among them, many of which were species Qian Chen had not collected.

"Shixiong can live here in Jiankang. I'll have them tidy up the Laiyan Pavilion..." Si Qingcheng pointed to a place in the manor with lush bamboo, where several flying eaves and black tiles could be seen in the lush bamboo forest.

"The name Laiyan Pavilion is not suitable if Shixiong moves in!"

Si Qingcheng stood on the stone steps and turned around, her silk clothes dancing and her skirt flying, looking very cheerful.

Behind them, the old servant who had just called several servants to prepare to arrange a residence for Qian Chen rarely saw Si Qingcheng's vivid expression, and his face changed instantly, thinking secretly—should he tell Tao Tianshi.

His own princess's state looked a bit wrong!

"Swallows come and swallows go, they are guests after all! Shixiong is not a guest, why don't you change the name?"

Si Qingcheng pointed to a villa built on a mound and a small building in the garden: "If Yan Shixiong and Ning Shijie could also come, that would be great! I have ordered people to collect the world's divine weapons and sharp blades, displayed on Kunshan Terrace, and Phoenix Pavilion has also been decorated."

"In the Samsara... that place, Shixiong's Yuntai can be our team's station."

"But if it's in the Central Lands, how about using this manor as our station?"

Si Qingcheng looked at it a few times and frowned slightly: "It's a bit small... compared to the Yuntai Blessed Land, the spiritual energy is not abundant. But it's surrounded by noble families and powerful officials, so it's not easy to buy land!"

Qian Chen's eyes twitched. If this manor was still small, then what was the place he lived in his previous life? A pigeon cage?

Although compared to the Yuntai Blessed Land he opened up, which stretched for hundreds of miles, the place was a bit narrow, but after all, it was the capital of the Jin Dynasty in the Central Lands, not like their void Yuntai, where you could open up as much as you wanted with how many reward points you had.

Just that bamboo forest occupied almost a hundred acres. When the Qin Huaihe reached here, although it was not the most prosperous place in Jiankang, according to the geography of Nanjing in Qian Chen's previous life, this should be near the Confucius Temple.

And Si Qingguo's entire manor occupied dozens of hundred acres!

Just the spiritual fields were over two hundred acres. Among the six villas, the largest Bai Lu Hall had a full forty-odd pavilions and seven or eight courtyards, each of which was a luxury mansion of thousands of square meters from Qian Chen's era!

What was the concept of having a manor of dozens of hundred acres by the river at the Confucius Temple?

In Qian Chen's era, it would be enough for a real estate company to rank in the top ten in the country.

And listening to Si Qingguo's meaning, she wanted to give that villa to Qian Chen. Sure enough, it was a wealthy noble family, the dignity of a princess,

But thinking carefully, although Qian Chen had nothing, his only cave dwelling in the Central Lands was a cave in the Jiuzhen Great Marsh. But he also had property in the Samsara Land. A mere void blessed land, stretching for hundreds of miles, could also be considered an industry, not inferior to Si Qingcheng.

And Yan Shixiong, although he often said that one person and one sword, wine and sword were enough. But the Shaoqing Sword Sect was an overlord in the overseas, and countless islands in the East Sea had to pay tribute to Shaoqing. Relying on his status as a true disciple of Shaoqing, it was incredible that he didn't have a few islands filled with spiritual energy as cave dwellings.

Seriously speaking, the three of them, who came from the orthodox lineage of the Three Pure Ones, were all wealthy people in the cultivation world who lacked nothing in terms of wealth, law, land, and companions. The only one who truly had nothing and was poor was Ning Shimei.

She also had to raise a big yellow chicken that ate a lot and couldn't be happy without elixirs every day.

It was really too difficult.

Besides a few high-grade magic treasures clinking on her body, she didn't even have a good cave dwelling, which was truly heartbreaking.

Qian Chen followed the old servant to Laiyan Pavilion. Among the lush bamboo, there were several courtyards and more than twenty pavilions and rooms.

In the courtyard he chose, there were three main rooms and three side rooms, and a clear spring eye slowly injected into the pond in the courtyard. Three or five lotus flowers were in full bloom, and the pebbles in the pond were shining with spiritual energy, with a texture like jade. The lotus flowers were also varieties filled with spiritual energy, elegant to the extreme.

Several servants brought new furnishings and ornaments, and even the furniture and beds were replaced one by one. Those servants were all martial artists with cultivation and Qi Refinement realm, and they were quick and handled things well, tidying up quickly.

The old servant ordered people to replace everything in the building. Qian Chen shook his head slightly: "I am very casual about where I live, but Shimei's kindness is hard to refuse, so I have troubled you all so much!"

The old servant said: "Young Daoist is joking! This Laiyan Pavilion was originally for guests, and everything was used by others. Even if the little princess didn't order it, how would we dare to let the Daoist use these? It should be replaced!"

"By the way, the name Laiyan Pavilion is not suitable. Please, Daoist, give it a new name, so I can have them customize a new plaque!"

Qian Chen thought for a moment and said: "Let's call it Hidden Sword Pavilion!"

The old servant bowed and said: "Should I put the famous swords hidden on Kunshan Terrace here?"

"No need!"

Qian Chen reached out and touched the Tianluo Umbrella on his back, pressing the hilt of the sword. Speaking of which, he hid a knife in his zither and a sword in his umbrella, which was not very open and honest. He didn't know how many enemies had been killed by his sword qi and knife light after being shocked by his zither sound and blocked by the Tianluo Umbrella!

This name sounded very introverted, but in fact, it was full of murderous intent.

In the three side rooms of the courtyard, there were book cabinets, elixir rooms, and quiet rooms. In the elixir room, there was a low-grade magic treasure elixir furnace, and a fire well raising a Winged Fire Snake. In the main room, there were bedrooms, inner halls, and cultivation rooms. Qian Chen spread the silver-white fur of the Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf on the two-zhang-wide and four-zhang-long bed in the bedroom.

The fur of the demon king was silver-white, like moonlight flowing on it, and it was exceptionally soft and tough after treatment.

The old servant following behind had a pale face.

The faint aura on that fur was clearly that of a strange demon king. In comparison, although he was at the Core Formation cultivation, if he faced this demon, he would likely be no match even if two or three more came, and would end up as a snack for the demon king.

Just such a wolf skin was worth the entire Hidden Sword Pavilion.

The faint sense of superiority in the old servant's heart vanished in an instant, and a feeling of "it should be so" rose in his heart. Someone who could be friends with his own princess should be such a person with such a hand!

At this time, a maid came to report: "Steward! Xinan, Princess Xinan is here again!"

"Sima Daofu?" The old servant frowned: "What is she here for again?"

"Young Daoist, you can rest for a while. We will take our leave!" He bowed hurriedly and was about to leave, but Qian Chen called him back: "It's not busy here, I'll go with you to see Shimei first."

Qian Chen came to the inner hall of Bai Lu Hall. Si Qingcheng was in a bad mood, tearing at the petals of a peony.

The purple-red petals were scattered all over the floor, but she was still pulling at them. Seeing Qian Chen coming, she hurriedly hid the flower pot behind her back.

She stood up and said: "Shixiong delayed too long on the road! I clearly promised to come to Jiankang to find me early in the morning, but I heard that Shixiong broke into the demon-suppressing land of the Taishang Supreme Louguan Sect in Guangling County on the way?"

"Is that the legacy of the seniors of Shixiong's sect, Supreme Louguan Sect?"

Qian Chen shook his head and smiled: "It's all to deceive outsiders!" He told the story of how he opened up the Thunder Sea, discovered the demon cave, buried his demonic body in it, and left various arrangements to deceive those major noble families.

Si Qingcheng's eyes sparkled, wide as a cat's, and she said excitedly: "Faking a senior's cave dwelling and tricking people into going in, can you actually do that? My Divine Dao Dharma Body has not yet been completed, otherwise I could learn from Shixiong and build a grave for myself!"

"After leaving the Samsara Land, Shixiong laid out a plan to bury his demonic body, tricked the Jin and Lei families into breaking in once, and then went north to Jiankang, down the river, escorting Zhang Huaien, and fought a great battle with several of the most famous young cultivators in the world. The experience is so rich... Alas! I am in this Jiankang City, every day either cultivating or hanging out with those noble ladies."

"Tea parties and flower gatherings... so boring! I really want to start the Samsara mission earlier!"

Qian Chen touched his chin and suddenly said: "Although starting the Samsara mission depends on the time set by the Lord of Samsara. But if you want to participate in one or two, it's not difficult. Shimei, do you know that besides us, there is another team of Samsara travelers in this Jiankang City..."

Si Qingcheng looked up in surprise, listening to Qian Chen tell her about Yuan Hao and the others on the road one by one, and also told her his guess.

"Yuan Hao and the others' Samsara mission is probably related to the entanglement between Sun En and the Jin Court. Shimei should know that where there are Samsara travelers, there are the most troubles. There will definitely be chaos in Jiankang recently!"

"Does Shimei have any discoveries?"

Si Qingcheng frowned when she heard this: "There are not many days in Jiankang without trouble, but they are all small disturbances, not big chaos. Speaking of which, it's my few cousins who fight the most lively."

"Shixiong should know that my Imperial Uncle has the old ancestor pressing on him from above, and the noble families shaking him from the outside, suffering from both ends, and his authority is not great. His offspring are also a bit weak. Therefore, the succession of the throne in this generation has a clan son system."

"In order to contend with the endless talents of the noble families, the royal family selects the most outstanding few from within the Sima family clan, establishes them as clan sons, and cultivates them with all their might. In this generation, there are already eight clan sons, fighting each other happily."

"Plus the two most outstanding young people from the Wang and Xie families have come to the capital one after another, Jiankang has been very lively during this time. Even that old thing Wang Yan has recovered from his injuries, and has been busy attending banquets and gatherings these past few days, commenting on the world's figures!"

Si Qingcheng had a headache and held her head, aggrieved: "It's because I picked on a few juniors of the Wang family some time ago and showed some strength, so now I am repeatedly harassed by those people."

"Princess Xinan is here!" A report came from outside the building.

Si Qingguo became even more pitiful, holding her head and saying: "Yes, it's my little aunt who jumps the most happily. I don't know how, but she persuaded the ancestor to take action, forcing Wang Xianzhi and Sister Xi to separate, and let her marry Wang Xianzhi."

"After entering the Wang family status, I don't know if she feels guilty or is trying to show off, but she often speaks for the Wang family, acting as if she is the mistress of the Wang family."

"What is she here for?" Qian Chen didn't think ordinary things could make his Shimei have such a headache.

"Matchmaking!" Si Qingcheng became even more anxious.

She rested her chin on her hand, pouted, and said angrily: "I have a grudge against Wang Longxiang! But she sees that I have the background of a princess, a noble status, can fight a few moves with Wang Longxiang, and my cultivation is not bad, so she thinks we are a perfect match."

"Little Sixteen..." Princess Xinan hadn't arrived yet, but her voice came from outside the house: "Don't be angry. There are very few in the world who are worthy of Sixteen's status. As women of noble families, what we seek is nothing more than marrying a good husband's family!"

"Xie Daoyun and Zhang Tongyun, who were called the twin walls in the past, didn't they also marry into the Wang and Gu families? Speaking of which, it might not be as good as my marriage!"

"Wang Ningzhi is not as capable as his brothers, and the status of the Gu family is not very high!"

"Although Wang Longxiang has a great reputation and is the leader of the noble families of this generation, there are no outstanding women of the noble families of his generation. Although the elders of the Wang family hope he marries a lady from a famous family, I heard that he is a bit disdainful of those women who only know poetry and needlework!"

"Little Sixteen, your cultivation is not worse than your brothers. Besides you, where else is there a suitable one? If you are willing, I will go and talk to the elders of the Wang family. They dare not not give me this face!"

Princess Xinan stepped into the inner hall, but saw Qian Chen sitting there, holding a teacup with both hands, looking innocent.

Fortunately, Qian Chen looked young, only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Therefore, Princess Xinan only frowned and asked very impolitely: "Who are you? Why are you here at Little Sixteen's?"

Qian Chen nodded slightly and said: "I am Qian Chen, a fellow Daoist of the same generation as Shimei!"

"Junior Sister?" Princess Xinan looked him up and down, then said, "There are indeed several outstanding disciples of the Wu-Yue Qian family and the Yanling Wu family in this generation of the Wu Yue Sword Pavilion, but I don't seem to have heard of you?"

"I am not a disciple of the Wu Yue Qian family!" Qian Chen was also helpless. How could this be in the same tone as that Guan Shijie?

"In the 'Genealogy of Clans', the only ones who can be looked upon are the descendants of Peng Zu, a branch of the Wu Yue Qian family. Could it be that you are from a humble family?" Princess Xinan was even more impolite.

Really, it's getting more and more like it! Even the process is the same...

If there was a difference, it was probably that Princess Xinan had more confidence and a bigger tone than Guan Shijie.

It seemed that besides the direct line of the Wu Yue Qian family, she didn't take anyone else seriously.

Princess Xinan's real name was Sima Daofu, and she also had Core Formation cultivation, but it was only middle-grade Core Formation.

The foundation of the fourth-grade Core Formation was really not in Qian Chen's eyes, but for the sake of Shimei Qingcheng, he still dealt with it: "I am not even from a humble family. My background is just a rustic person from the countryside!"

Princess Xinan's eyebrows were completely cold. She leaned on the couch and said lightly: "Little Sixteen, the friends you make are getting more and more out of line!" ===== CHAPTER 324 =====