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Yangzhou, Longchuan County.
This place is located on both sides of the river, is the confluence of three tributaries, and is also the only water transportation port from the coast to the inland. Therefore, the trade in the county city is extremely prosperous. In addition, one of the five major immortal gates, the most open and the one that recruits the most disciples: Xiaoyao Gate, is located here, so there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going, and there is a constant stream of people on the dock from all over Kyushu and even from many immortal islands overseas.
On this day, the sky was high and the clouds were light. A small leader of the Golden Tiger Gang at the dock was shouting loudly, directing his gang members to unload the cargo from a cargo ship.
The Golden Tiger Gang is just one of the many inconspicuous gangs at the Longchuan County Wharf. Backed by another gang that has innate realm warriors, it makes a living by transporting goods for others at the wharf.
"Hurry up, Xiao Sanzi, didn't you eat this morning? Damn, you usually eat the most, but you are the laziest at work!" The small leader cursed and whipped him. The punishment was very light. These gang members had thick skin and flesh because they practiced some martial arts to strengthen their bodies and often moved goods at the docks. An ordinary whip could not hit these lazy guys at all.
"No, Boss, I'm not lazy!" Little Sanzi, carrying a large bag weighing three hundred pounds, looked up at the sky and said defensively, "Yes, there seems to be an eagle in the sky, and its shadow...ah, the eagle has grown! What a huge monster!"
"eagle?"
Everyone looked up and saw a black dot slowly growing larger, gradually appearing in the field of vision of everyone at the dock, causing thousands of people to exclaim in surprise.
This is not an eagle at all, it is clearly a mysterious treasure ship with ethereal air flying above the clouds!
"Oh my god, the boat is going to fall, run away!"
The treasure ship fell straight down. From the perspective of mortals, the ship was a terrifying mountain that fell from the clouds and was about to smash them all into meat patties!
So, a group of porters carrying goods threw down their sacks and tried to escape in panic.
"Fuck!" Fortunately, the little leader was well-informed and lashed out with his whip, causing a sharp crack in the air. After shocking everyone, he cursed, "All of you country bumpkins, stop right there! No one is allowed to move. This is Xiaoyao Sect's magic flying boat. If you dare, you'll drop your pants! Fuck! Stop right there!"
Amid the small chief's cursing, the flying boat landed slowly on the water not far away, creating a wave of moderate size, capsizing several small boats on the river and causing a few exclamations.
That's all.
The dock fell into a momentary silence. The porters, the merchants coming and going, the knights carrying long swords, and the scholars traveling to study, after seeing this scene, were all shocked by the flying boat that descended from the sky and soared in the sky.
Some scholars carrying book baskets sighed, "They say Longchuan County is home to Xiaoyao Sect, one of the five great immortal sects, and that immortals are easy to find. I didn't expect to see such a mysterious immortal treasure just after arriving in Longchuan. This has further aroused my determination to study hard, pass the imperial examination, become a local official, and gather the divine power of all living beings to cultivate and become an immortal!"
"Haha, little scholar, you are wrong. Even in Longchuan County, treasures like this are rare. Most of them are owned by the sons of other immortal cultivation families. Most of them come here for the Nine Drunken Swords ceremony."
"Oh? Who is this Jiu Zui Dao?"
As everyone was whispering, the garrison guarding the dock suddenly rushed out and drove everyone aside. Even a ship that was halfway unloading was violently pushed aside by a centurion with brute force.
"That's not right!" The leader of the Golden Tiger Gang realized that something was wrong. Even if ordinary cultivators drove a flying boat to the dock, the Longchuan local army should not go out to greet them.
unless...
The little leader suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the county town. Sure enough, dozens of snow-white horses were flying in the air, crossing the city wall and landing directly at the dock.
The old man with white beard in the lead was none other than Jiang Xingchang, the county magistrate who had been in charge of Longchuan County for more than a hundred years and whose cultivation had reached the level of a god!
"minister--"
The snow-white steed came to a halt at the dock. The Longchuan County Magistrate, dressed in his official uniform, landed on the ground and bowed deeply to the flying boat floating on the river in the distance. He said in a loud voice, "Jiang Xingchang is late in welcoming you. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Princess!!
The county magistrate's words caused the crowd who had quieted down at the dock to stir again. They all guessed that the person who descended from the sky in the magical flying boat must have an extraordinary origin, but they never expected that it was the princess of the current dynasty!
"No problem, Governor Jiang, please don't be polite."
A female voice with a hint of gentle smile came from the flying boat. The third son and the little leader of the Golden Tiger Gang and others were mesmerized by it. This voice was the most beautiful and wonderful female voice they had ever heard. It was just like what the storyteller in the teahouse said, big pigs and small pigs falling on a jade plate, as crisp as the spring water in the mountains, tinkling, anyway, it was beautiful to hear!
"Welcome the princess!" Jiang Xingchang ordered in a deep voice.
"yes!"
The two beautiful maids standing behind him took a few steps forward, each holding a piece of red cloth in their hands, with humble smiles on their pretty faces. With a flick of their wrists, the red cloth in their hands turned into two red clouds, which grew longer in the wind, extending from the shore all the way to the bow of the flying boat, forming a beautiful bright red bridge to welcome the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
"ah!"
Everyone exclaimed at this moment. Xiao Sanzi stared blankly at the two red cloth ropeways and said subconsciously: "Boss, if we have this thing, don't we need to use wooden planks?"
"Get lost!" The small leader slapped him on the head and cursed, "This is a treasure from the immortals. Can you use it to transport goods? We, the Golden Tiger Gang, have been moving goods for a year and can't even afford a single strand of this treasure. And you still want to use it to move goods? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll... Hush, be quiet, those lackeys are coming!"
As he was speaking, a large group of officials rushed out of the county town on horseback. When they arrived at the dock, they didn't even have time to stop their horses. They jumped off the horses one by one, knelt on the ground, and shouted "Welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Xiao Sanzi was completely stunned. He recognized several people in the group. They were all corrupt officials who usually came to the dock to show off their power, extort money, and collect tea fees from the gangs at the dock.
But now these dog officials seem quite insignificant among the officials. They can only kneel at the back and wait respectfully for the princess to come down from the flying boat.
The contrast is too great!
Everyone at the dock was silent, staring with wide eyes, waiting for Her Royal Highness the Princess to appear.
On the flying boat, a handsome young man was speechless and said, "You are really putting on a big show."
As soon as he said this, the guards nearby all looked at him with strange eyes. A good-looking maid even said viciously: "Asshole Xiao Yuanzi, how dare you talk to the princess?!"
The princess of the pretentious man, Xiao Yuanzi, is naturally Xiao Yuan.
"A princess should act like a princess!"
Still wearing gorgeous palace clothes and a golden hairpin on her head, the beautiful and noble Ninth Princess smiled faintly, took a step forward, and stepped onto the bright red cloth.
Xiao Yuan followed her and said, "I thought you would be changed by the words of the immortal... that general, but I didn't expect you to still be so fond of showing off."
His words were full of resentment, and he rudely criticized the Ninth Princess.
It is impossible not to have resentment. After Xiao Yuan obtained the immortal fate bestowed by General Xianhe half a month ago, he broke through to the Lingtai realm in one sentence.
But after opening her eyes, the Ninth Princess said quietly, "I am still short of a guard."
So, Xiao Yuan was forced to follow her, and the two of them acted together. Xiao Yuan was resentful and rude to the Ninth Princess, but he didn't expect Xuanyuan Mingzhu to not care and instead became good friends with him.
To be precise, it is a kind of friendship that is under house arrest and helpless, which is quite subtle.
"Oh."
The Ninth Princess, who was the center of everyone's attention, walked lightly on the red cloth with her lotus steps. Her beautiful face made thousands of people at the dock lose their minds and were overwhelmed by her beautiful demeanor.
But what they didn't know was that the noble Ninth Princess moved her lips slightly and chatted with a handsome guard following behind her.
"Do you think that being's goal is to overthrow the royal family and the immortal sect, and to shout about being a king, a prince, a general, or a minister, is he truly a person of noble birth?"
"Not necessarily, but she definitely hates tyrants."
"Oh, Xiaoyuanzi, you've said some nonsense again. Besides, how do you know that I will be a tyrant in the future?"
"It's revealed, you want to ascend the throne!?"
"What's so revealing about this? My mother often told me that after she ascends to the immortal world, she will leave the throne to me."
Xiao Yuan was speechless. Most of the conversations between the two of them in recent days ended with the Ninth Princess' victory, but it wouldn't take long before Xiao Yuan would find another reason to confront the Ninth Princess.
The group walked across the red cloth across the river and arrived at the dock. At this time, Xiao Yuan heard a man's passionate voice:
"What a beautiful woman! She's even prettier than Sister Hong from Xiuchunlou... If I could marry her, I'd rather live twenty years less!"
The sound was not loud, but it was particularly harsh in the quiet dock.
"This guy is really looking for death!"
Xiao Yuan's heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked to the side in front of him, but saw the extremely arrogant Ninth Princess. He turned his gaze slightly and saw that the person who spoke rudely was a man wearing linen clothes, revealing dark and muscular flesh, and his body was covered with dirty marks and sweat. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a beautiful smile that was not sure whether it was sarcasm, or indifference, or simply funny.
"So, so beautiful!"
The leader of the Golden Tiger Gang was standing next to Xiao Sanzi. When he saw the princess smiling at him, his mind went blank. His former cleverness disappeared, and he even forgot to teach Xiao Sanzi a lesson for insulting the princess. He just stood there stupidly without moving.
Until the Ninth Princess and her group left, the little leader was still immersed in the princess's smile that made all the flowers pale in comparison.
By the time he reacted, he was surrounded by a group of soldiers as ferocious as wolves and tigers.
"This time… I'm dead!"