Chapter 258: Beiya City

Generally, those who don't specifically want to enter the Scorched Earth region won't appear here. Of course, you can see any exotic race here.

Lu Fang emerged from the Scorched Earth region, set his direction, and fled toward the south. Because this place belongs to a special zone, heading north leads to a primeval forest in the northern frontier, which is very dangerous inside.

The end of the primeval forest connects directly to the Demon race side.

And heading south from here, after a relatively long journey, one will enter the northern cities of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Lu Fang didn't intend to arrange it this way; it wasn't until he came out that he realized if he traveled in this direction, he might be able to run into Li Yu, who was also wandering in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is so large, it shouldn't be such a coincidence that they would run into each other.

Lu Fang sighed and moved quickly in the remote, uninhabited areas until three days later, when he finally saw signs of human habitation.

"Let's start from here."

Lu Fang used the Boundless Secret Technique to seal his strength at the Sixth Rank, First Stage. A cultivator of this realm is already considered quite powerful in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to seal a portion of his memories as well.

For example, he was no longer a transmigrator, he hadn't comprehended the Book Fragrance Qi, nor was he the Wenguanhou. He also communicated with the Demon Heart, telling it not to make a sound.

Using the Boundless Secret Technique, he also modified a portion of his memories. Now he had become a scholar who liked to wander everywhere, with no father or mother, a lone bachelor.

His appearance and the like were also slightly changed. Lu Fang pulled the distance between his eyes very wide, making his whole person look less agile than before and adding a bit of silliness, though overall it could still be considered upright.

As for his name, it naturally changed as well.

His name now was Lu Yunzhan.

"Ah!" Lu Yunzhan let out a long yawn, opened his dazed eyes, scratched his head, looked at the wild mountains all around, hunted, made a fire to roast meat as usual, and after a full meal, he continued to head south.

He had no goal in his wandering.

Wherever he went, he would stay there for a while.

Just as it was about to get dark, at the very last moment, he successfully entered Beiya City in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This city was the only city for a hundred miles around.

Don't look at its remote northern location, and its proximity to the northern frontier; Beiya City was still quite prosperous.

One reason was that the northern frontier hadn't seen war for a long time, and the second was that there were many mountain ranges near Beiya City, inside which were many exotic beasts. Some cultivators who specialized in hunting would go to those mountain ranges to hunt.

And as for lodging, they basically all stayed in Beiya City.

On the streets, you could see some merchant caravans passing by everywhere. They would collect exotic beast materials from the hands of the hunters in Beiya City and then take them to other places to sell, which allowed them to earn a steady profit.

Moreover, near Beiya City, there were also some mines. They would also buy some at low prices to sell in the south, and the profits were also very considerable.

Lu Yunzhan found an inn nearby to stay. In his storage bag, he also had a few materials from the corpses of exotic beasts. He planned to sell them tomorrow and take the opportunity to walk around Beiya City.

To appreciate some local customs.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning.

Just as Lu Yunzhan walked down from the second floor of the inn, he heard the shopkeeper at the counter say with a smile, "Guest, here is the latest Great Zhou Literary Gazette. Would you like a copy? It contains many insights from talented scholars on the Wenguanhou's Elegant Script 'Journey to the West'."

"Give me one." Lu Yunzhan bought a copy of the Great Zhou Literary Gazette, sat on the first floor eating breakfast and reading it. He didn't know why, but upon seeing some of the insights from literary figures on the Elegant Script 'Journey to the West',

he had an urge to complain in his heart.

But as for what exactly he wanted to complain about, he couldn't say.

Based on his memory, Lu Yunzhan had finished reading all of the Wenguanhou's Elegant Scripts. Although he hadn't read out the Book Fragrance Qi, he felt that he didn't agree with the insights on the latest Elegant Script 'Journey to the West' in this Great Zhou Literary Gazette.

"Sigh! Why did the Wenguanhou write this Elegant Script 'Journey to the West' so slowly this time? He clearly wrote very fast before. It took so long to write the first volume, both upper and lower parts."

Lu Yunzhan couldn't help but complain.

"It's already quite good." A chubby-looking scholar rose from the table next to him and sat down at Lu Yunzhan's table very familiarly.

"This brother, think about it. The Wenguanhou is a legendary figure who wrote so many Elegant Scripts all at once. In history, who is as awesome as him?"

"Don't really dislike him for writing slowly. Haven't you heard? A few months ago, when the Wenguanhou wrote the three words 'Journey to the West', the city of Shangjing was filled with visions that shocked all directions."

"Although I also hope the Wenguanhou can finish writing 'Journey to the West' quickly, you and I should both know that this kind of thing is something you can only hope for, not demand."

"If you had to choose, one where the Wenguanhou writes very fast, and one where the Wenguanhou writes slowly but writes very well, which one would you choose?"

"Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely choose the second one."

The chubby scholar in front of him had a fast mouth. Lu Yunzhan looked blankly at his mouth opening and closing, unable to interject a single word.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Ceng Wan. May I ask how to address you, brother?" The chubby scholar asked with a bow.

"I am Lu Yunzhan, from Jiangzhou." Lu Yunzhan began to size up the Ceng Wan in front of him. This person was also a scholar, with a realm of Sixth Rank, Second Stage, one stage higher than him.

He probably wasn't from Beiya City either, because yesterday, he seemed to have seen Ceng Wan once on the first floor of the inn.

"I'm from the Xuegu City side." Ceng Wan looked at Lu Yunzhan with some surprise and said, "Jiangzhou seems to be in the south of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is very far from here. How did Brother Lu appear here?"

This Ceng Wan had a very fast mouth; when he spoke, it was like bamboo tubes pouring beans.

However, unexpectedly, Lu Yunzhan had a good impression of Ceng Wan. He could see that the other party had no malice; it was just a conversation between a pure fan of the Wenguanhou and another fan.

He could also accept Ceng Wan's familiarity; after all, he was wandering everywhere and had seen many different kinds of people.

"Brother Ceng Wan, you don't know, I wander everywhere and have no fixed residence." Lu Yunzhan saw that the other party was older, so he addressed him as brother.

Ceng Wan laughed and flattered each other, "As soon as I saw Brother Lu, I knew you were not an ordinary person. I have also thought about wandering everywhere, but unfortunately, I still can't give up some things and am not as free and easy as you, brother."

"It's a long story." Lu Yunzhan sighed.

Seeing this, Ceng Wan didn't pursue the questioning, but changed the subject and said, "Brother Lu, you seem to have entered the city only yesterday. I'm afraid you don't know about a big event that is going to happen in Beiya City today." ===== CHAPTER 259 =====