Taiping Inn

Early in the morning of the second day, "Tianle Taoyuan" began to become lively, and the festive atmosphere was no less than that during the Chinese New Year.

In today's "Tianle Taoyuan", you don't have to go to a certain building or a certain courtyard, you can see women dressed in gorgeous clothes everywhere. They stand on gorgeous floats decorated with colorful ribbons, flowers and silk, and walk on the streets of Taoyuan. Around the floats, there are strong men with bare upper bodies holding various colored canopies, curved umbrellas, peacock feather palm fans, and childish little girls holding lotus lanterns. Floats follow floats, gathering into a long and mighty team, and the streets are full of people watching the excitement. Whenever a woman with outstanding appearance passes by, it will cause cheers.

When selecting the most popular women, it is inevitable that there will be a distinction between flowers and leaves. If the women are highly sought after, they will naturally be more arrogant and unmoved. If the women are not so famous, they will quietly play the role of supporting roles and treat others with reserve and gentleness. In fact, whether it is arrogance or reserve, for the women here, it is just a means to gain fame. The fame that can be exchanged for real money is the most important thing.

The women who can be called "flowers" today are also the most famous women in the entire "Tianle Taoyuan". They are probably the Jade Butterfly Girl of Liuli Pavilion, the Snowflake Flying Girl of Huichun Garden, the Water Fairy Girl of Rumeng Garden, and the Qing Jinzhi Girl of Taohong Building. These four can be said to be the four top names, each with countless fans, and this year's most popular women are also selected from these four.

It was still early, and the four girls would not show up. They would not appear until the supporting girls had completely set off the atmosphere. The major sponsors and guests would also appear, and then they would compete with each other in talent, beauty, and wealth. That was the climax of the selection of the most beautiful woman.

It was also because of this that the "Tianle Taoyuan" today was not as strictly guarded as usual, and was relatively relaxed. Under the leadership of Chou Nuer, Li Xuandu and others mixed in with the guests from all over the world, and easily came to the "Tianle Taoyuan" through a winding mountain passage.

It was the first time for Li Xuandu to come here. When he saw the scene of the city without sun, moon, and night, he was really shocked. This reminded him of the difficulty of the Shu Road and the Hanging Temple built on the cliffs. When the Tianle Sect hollowed out the belly of Zixian Mountain and built this huge paradise, it took a lot of manpower and material resources. And where did the money come from? It was nothing more than from these poor women.

But Li Xuan had no intention of discussing whether this place should exist or not. After all, these women were pitiful, and the people outside who could not afford three meals a day and were still in danger of freezing and starving were even more pitiful. The women here only lost their freedom, but they had no worries about food and clothing. Even if they were allowed to leave here, how could they survive in the troubled times after they left? On the contrary, some women might not be happy. In other words, in the eyes of those poor people outside, what was the difference between this place and the real paradise?

Li Xuan was not opposed to sacrificing one's life for righteousness, but he was opposed to forcing others to sacrifice their lives for righteousness. Only voluntary sacrifice of life was righteousness. If forced to sacrifice one's life, no matter whether this coercion was moral coercion or force coercion, where was the righteousness?

For ordinary people, the world is big, and living is the greatest.

The little girl was left by Li Xuandu in Shi'an County outside. To be on the safe side, Li Xuandu did not let the little girl stay in the wine shop, but "boarded" her in a private school, and asked the old teacher there to take care of her. It was also to let the little girl read the saints' subtle words and great principles again. With the little girl's current cultivation, she should be able to protect herself.

At this time, Li Xuandu, Hu Liang, and Chounuer walked on the street together, watching the flower cars passing by, bringing countless fragrant breezes. Under the eaves, on the treetops, and on the long poles, there were fiery red lanterns everywhere. Everywhere you look is dark red, which makes people inevitably feel an ambiguous atmosphere.

Hu Liang was a little excited and slightly opened his collar. "I have heard of the great name of 'Tianle Taoyuan' for a long time. I have always been here. Now it seems that it is well-deserved."

Li Xuandu agreed: "It is indeed different from other places."

Chou Nuer deliberately changed his appearance today. He had a handsome face and changed into men's clothes. He was not conspicuous next to Li Xuandu and Hu Liang. After hearing this, he said: "This place is amazing at first sight, but after a long time, it is inevitable to get tired of it. Looking around, it is all black and red. How can it compare with the green mountains and clear waters outside."

Hu Liang smiled and said: "How many men come here to see the scenery? After all, they come for the women."

Li Xuandu suddenly stopped and looked up.

Hu Liang also stopped talking and looked along Li Xuandu's line of sight. It can be seen that there are countless pavilions built on the mountain wall, stacked up layer by layer, like a huge "Qiong Tower".

Chou Nuer looked at the building, and his tone was full of emotion. "That's where the people of Tianle Sect live. The lower the status in the sect, the lower the place they live. The leader of Tianle Sect, Zui Chunfeng, lives in the highest hall."

Li Xuandu retracted his gaze and whispered, "What a big deal."

Chou Nuer smiled bitterly and said nothing.

The three of them walked along the main street of the center and saw a temporary wine stall built by Liuli Pavilion on the side of the road for guests to rest. It was still early and there were not many people at the wine stall. The three of them sat down. Li Xuandu took out a Taiping coin from his front bag and said, "Excuse me, a pot of wine."

A flat money can be at least thirty taels of silver. Even in places like "Tianle Taoyuan", it is definitely not just used to buy a pot of wine, but more of it is used as a stepping stone, and this silver is It is not arbitrary. If you give too much, you will be regarded as a sucker. If you give too little, you will be contemptuous and negligent. Fortunately, Li Xuan and Zhang Baigui were seen before, and he knew the right way.

The young guy who was originally waiting here was a local tyrant and was a little negligent. After seeing the puddle of peace, he immediately put away the lazy and took out a pot of good wine that was really served, and delivered it to the three of them.

Hu Liang reached out to take the wine pot, lifted the lid, sniffed it lightly, and said, "At least ten years of flower sculpture."

When the guy heard this, he immediately said, "The guest official is a person who knows how to drink. This is Hua Diao who has been doing martial arts for six years, and now it has been twelve years."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "Hua Diao wine is good, I like Hua Diao the most."

The guy asked with a smile: "From the accent, the guest official is from the Imperial Capital? How could he like the Huadiao wine produced in this Jiangnan land?"

Li Xuandu said calmly: "I am not from the Imperial Capital. My ancestral home is Qizhou. I have just been in the Imperial Capital for a few years. The Imperial Capital is at the feet of the emperor, and people from all over the world gather here, not only the northerners, but also the southerners. After all, there are many civil officials in Jiangnan, and there are also many important officials from Jiangnan who are born in Jiangnan. It is natural that the Huadiao wine from Jiangnan has been passed down to the imperial capital."

The guy stretched out his thumb and said, "You are very knowledgeable. To be honest, the Huadiao wine in our Liuli Pavilion is absolutely authentic and authentic. Although the price is a bit expensive, you get what you pay for. It's worth the money. Some of them are hidden in the cellar. The best daughter Hong, who has been in the 20s and 30 years, is no different from the best daughter Hong in Jiangnan. It only costs three ounces of money. How about it? Should the guest come to the jar and try it? "

After hearing this, Hu Liang joked: "There are some specialties in Jiangnan Huadiao wine. If you give birth to a son, you will brew some Huadiao wine for him and bury it in the cellar for more than ten or twenty years. He said that he would wait until his son wins the top scorer before taking it out. A big banquet for guests, hence the name "Zhuangshenghong". Although it is called this name, only one top scholar has been released in three years in the country. In fact, it is just to get a prize. It will take it out until the son gets married and takes it out to drink. Similarly, if you have a daughter, you will be buried. When you take it out for more than ten or twenty years, you will drink it again and call it "Daughter Hong". Do you think you have a top-class daughter Hong for twenty or thirty years here, and whose daughter is it for? "

However, the guy was a little anxious and immediately replied: "In places like us, the most important thing is my daughter's house, so this wine is naturally buried for the girls in the building and the yard."