Chapter 1 Farewell

The boat docked.

Lu Changsheng walked from the boat to the shore.

The gathering of people was quick, and so was the parting.

"After this farewell, I don't know when I'll be able to see Brother Lu again. However, meeting Brother Muzhi in this life can be considered a worthwhile trip. If we have the chance next time, I'll definitely invite Brother Lu to a hearty drink."

Zhou Haijie spoke on the shore, sighing like this. The others also nodded in agreement, especially the several women, who were not at all reserved, asking Lu Changsheng where he lived, and some even boldly asked if Lu Changsheng was married.

Lu Changsheng politely declined all of them, causing several women to sob softly in the boat, heartbroken.

"Brother Lu, I have a few idle houses in the Daqian Imperial Capital. Are you really not going to stay for a while?"

Wang Fugui spoke, his words carrying a rich flavor.

He warmly invited Lu Changsheng to stay at his home in the Imperial Capital.

However, Lu Changsheng knew what he had to do, so he politely declined.

"Today's gathering, everything is fate. If I can meet you all again in the future, Lu will definitely accompany you in a hearty drink."

Lu Changsheng bowed and then left with Liu Qingfeng.

Sometimes, traveling is like this.

Meeting different people.

Seeing different scenery.

Witnessing different events.

This is the true journey.

Don't ask, don't say, don't think. Meeting is fate, and parting is the beginning of another story.

"Brother Lu, wait!"

Just then, Wang Fugui's voice sounded.

However, Lu Changsheng waved his hand very casually. He knew that the other party was reluctant to part with him, but traveling the mortal world was like this—don't look back, move forward.

This is the carefree life.

"I have prepared some travel expenses for you, hoping they will be useful on the road."

Wang Fugui's voice sounded again.

At this moment, the forward path stopped.

Travel expenses?

Lu Changsheng turned his head without hesitation and asked Wang Fugui curiously.

"What did Brother Wang say?"

He seemed very curious, as if he hadn't heard clearly.

"He said he prepared some travel expenses for us." Liu Qingfeng quickly spoke, mistakenly thinking that Lu Changsheng hadn't heard clearly.

However, after receiving an indifferent look from Lu Changsheng, Liu Qingfeng knew that it was time to shut up.

"Brother Lu, these are some travel expenses that I have prepared for you. The road is long. If you don't prepare some travel expenses, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move an inch."

Wang Fugui was extremely considerate, instructing a servant to bring a plate of gold. Upon closer inspection, there were twenty ingots of gold, each ingot weighing fifty taels, meaning this plate held a thousand taels of gold.

As expected, the ancients said, "A friend who is a tycoon can save you ten years of struggle."

"Brother Wang, absolutely not!"

However, the proper etiquette still had to be observed. Directly accepting the money would make him seem like he was only interested in money, wouldn't it?

"Not at all, not at all. It's just a small amount of money. If it can help Brother Lu, let alone a thousand taels, even ten thousand taels wouldn't be a problem."

Wang Fugui was indeed very generous.

It was truly rare.

He would keep this kindness in his heart and repay it after finishing his journey and returning to the mountain.

"Brother Wang's kindness, Lu will remember it in my heart. Qingfeng, collect the money."

Lu Changsheng appeared very moved. He originally wanted to be pretentious for a moment, but thinking about the Purple Cloud incident, Lu Changsheng retracted his pretentious thoughts.

It's better to quit while you're ahead.

In fact, Lu Changsheng could easily acquire silver. He could just sell something from the Da Luo Qiankun Ring to exchange for a large amount of spirit stones, and one jin (pound) of spirit stones could be exchanged for a hundred taels of gold.

These thousand taels of gold were actually just ten jin of spirit stones.

Any item in Lu Changsheng's storage ring would not be worth less than ten thousand jin of spirit stones.

It could only be said that Wang Fugui had saved him some trouble.

Of course, Lu Changsheng still remembered this kindness in his heart.

Similarly, this kind of life was the true wandering of the mortal world, experiencing the myriad aspects of life.

Otherwise, he could directly ride the Twelfth Grade Green Lotus and arrive at Jinling City in a day. Where would there be so much trouble?

This trip down the mountain, Lu Changsheng also planned to travel the beautiful mountains and rivers and experience the various aspects of the mortal world.

Change the taste, change the mood.

"Brother Lu, take care."

After receiving the money, Lu Changsheng expressed his gratitude and then left again. Wang Fugui shouted reluctantly, leaving behind endless sighs.

In fact, the most pitiful were these few women, because after seeing Lu Changsheng, there were no other men in their hearts anymore.

Being moved but not being in love, the most painful thing in the world is this—having met, having liked, but not being able to be together.

If they had known this would happen, it would have been better not to have met, not to have encountered, not to have loved.

But that is life.

An hour later.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Lu Changsheng arrived at the teleportation station.

Teleporting from Jinling City to the Daqian Imperial Capital only took ten breaths, and could cross twenty thousand miles.

Using the teleportation array required either giving spirit stones or a certificate.

Lu Changsheng had a Daqian Imperial Decree.

This was sent by the Daqian Dynasty after he became a Literary Saint. As long as he had this imperial decree, he could travel unimpeded in the Daqian Dynasty and could mobilize the law enforcement team of each city. Its power was second only to the Emperor.

The four great dynasties had sent imperial decrees, all of which were placed in the Da Luo Qiankun Ring by Qingyun Daoist.

And so, on that day at Xu hour (7-9 PM).

Lu Changsheng and Liu Qingfeng arrived at the Daqian Imperial Capital.

It must be said.

The Daqian Imperial Capital was indeed more magnificent than Jinling City.

Ting towers rose everywhere, and the voices of people were boiling. And the most direct thing was that the Daqian Imperial Capital was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with many cultivators gathering here.

"That's a cultivator from the Dan Ding Sect, that one is from the Qingxia Sect, that one is from the Guyue Sect, and that senior brother is from the Tianxie Sect."

Liu Qingfeng said in a low voice, introducing Lu Changsheng.

"Tianxie Sect? What kind of sect is that? Is it a demonic path?"

Lu Changsheng was a little curious.

"It's not exactly a demonic path. If it were a demonic path, they wouldn't dare to appear here. The Tianxie Sect is both righteous and evil. They won't actively do bad things, but once you offend someone from this sect, you will be targeted by them, so generally, sects don't dare to provoke them."

Liu Qingfeng said this.

Lu Changsheng nodded. He still didn't understand many things about this world.

After all, he had only been here for three years, and the early focus was on cultivating immortality.

In the Imperial Capital, lanterns and decorations were hung everywhere, which should be related to the so-called Lantern Festival.

"This person is so handsome."

"Isn't this person too handsome?"

"Too handsome, he's exactly the same as the person I have in mind."

"Shameless, he's the person I have in mind."

"Oh my god, how can there be such a handsome person in the world."

Along the way, all kinds of voices sounded.

Lu Changsheng automatically blocked out these praises. Hearing too much of it was indeed a bit annoying.

But there was no way around it.

On the main road.

Lu Changsheng was dressed in white, his face was calm, his demeanor was handsome, his spirit was flying high, and his handsome face was outrageous. In addition, his transcendent aura attracted countless people.

Soon, Lu Changsheng arrived outside the Daqian Imperial Palace.