Xiangshan City at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain.

Xiangshan City is not that far away from Xiaolu's village, and it only takes less than half a day to hitch a carriage and get to the city.

This is a small town with a small population. Fortunately, the furniture made from Xiangshan's specialty Xiangtung trees is very popular among wealthy families, and there are many merchants coming and going, so the town is not too deserted.

A carriage covered with blue-grey curtains drove into Xiangshan City from the city gate, and then it stopped at the entrance of Piaoxiang Restaurant in the east of the city.

Piaoxiang Restaurant is not big, but it is decorated with great care and looks quite elegant. It's already past dinner time, and there are still many guests in the restaurant, almost all seats are occupied.

A woman with a delicate face and a dark and thin little girl got out of the car. The woman took her child into the restaurant. Some regular customers of the restaurant recognized the woman, but no one recognized the child.

"Ms. Liu, this little girl looks very much like you. I never heard that shopkeeper Wang has a daughter. Could it be..." someone joked.

As soon as he said this, everyone eating and drinking nearby started to boo.

The woman's face turned slightly red and she spat, "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about? This is my biological sister's daughter, so she certainly looks a bit like me."

The two people who entered the door were Xiaolu and her aunt.

At this time, a thin man came up to him and said, "My lady is back. This is the little deer. He looks very clever."

Xiaolu raised his head and took a closer look at his uncle, whom he had never met before. He was wearing a plain long gown and had a thin figure. He looked more like a scholar than a restaurant owner.

The aunt smiled at her uncle and said, "The officials are busy first. I will take the fawn to the back to settle it."

"Okay, Madam, you have worked hard all the way. Let's go and rest for a while. I will go find you in a while." My uncle watched Madam Liu and Xiaolu disappear into the backyard, then turned around and continued to greet the guests.

Madam Liu took Xiaolu to the small courtyard behind the restaurant, "Xiaolu, you rest here for a while. When the steward from the sect arrives, my aunt will call you over."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

When she reached the door of the yard, Mrs. Liu seemed to have thought of something, and turned around and said: "Don't run around, be careful of getting lost."

"Yes! I understand. Auntie, just go in peace."

Seeing the cute little deer, Mrs. Liu went out with confidence.

When Xiaolu saw Mrs. Liu leaving, he walked into the house, kicked off his shoes, threw himself on the bed, and rolled around.

The bed at my aunt's house is much softer than the one at my house, Xiao Lu thought as she hugged the quilt on the bed.

I don’t know how long this test will take. I hope I can go home early. I must work hard to make a lot of money! Thinking about it, the little deer fell asleep on the bed.

He slept until dark, and was only woken up by someone.

"Brother?" Xiao Lu looked excitedly at his eldest brother Liu Daxiong who had brought him dinner. Yes, his eldest brother was working in his uncle's restaurant and he had actually forgotten about it just now.

Liu Daxiong smiled honestly and invited Xiaolu to come and eat.

Xiaolu chatted with Liu Daxiong while eating, "Brother, I told you about a matchmaker a few days ago. She is the daughter of Master Wang at the entrance of our village. I asked you several times, when will you be free?

I’m going back to meet them.”

Liu Daxiong's dark face suddenly burned up, "Business in the restaurant is good... I rarely have time to go home on weekdays. I can only go back during the Chinese New Year."

"Haha" Xiaolu couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw his elder brother's embarrassed look. As he chatted with his elder brother, the nervousness and confusion of going out for the first time disappeared.

In this way, two days passed in a row.

On the evening of the third day, another dusty carriage stopped at the door of the restaurant.

The carriage's shaft is made of fine cedarwood, and its driver is two fat and strong yellow horses. The most eye-catching thing is that there is a small triangular banner with a white background and blue stripes on the carriage.

Embroidered with a pattern of auspicious clouds.

Seeing this pattern, many people recognized that the "Kongwu Sect", one of the two overlords with a radius of hundreds of miles, was coming.

The "Kongwu Sect" was founded hundreds of years ago by the famous "Kongwu Master" in the world. It was once one of the best sects in the history of the Liu Kingdom. But since the death of "Kongwu Master", "Kongwu Master"

None of the second-generation disciples of the "Kongwu Sect" could stand up to the occasion. Therefore, the power of the "Kongwu Sect" plummeted and was squeezed out of the core of Liu Kingdom's power by other sects. Sixty years ago, the sect was forced to move to

The remote Muyue Mountain was completely reduced to a third-rate local power.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, the Kongwu Sect is a sect, and its foundation is not comparable to that of ordinary martial arts sects. Therefore, after arriving at Muyue Mountain, they immediately controlled more than a dozen small towns around it.

, has thousands of disciples, and is truly one of the two local overlords.

The only other local force that can compete with the Kongwu Sect is the "Guangfeng Village".

Kuangfeng Village was formerly a notorious bandit in the Liu Kingdom. It was surrounded and suppressed by the government several times, but it could not be eliminated. It eventually became another major force entrenched near Muyue Mountain. However, the bandits were fierce and bloodthirsty at heart.

The disciples of the sect cannot compare with their strength, so the Kongwu sect is often at a disadvantage in conflicts with Kuangfeng Village.

The Kuangfeng Village controls many more towns than the Kongwu Sect, but a force with a background of bandits is good at killing people and selling goods, but knows nothing about running trade. Therefore, the Kuangfeng Village is very coveted by the several prosperous towns in the hands of the Kongwu Sect, and this has become a

This explains the reason why the Kongwu Sect has repeatedly expanded its recruitment of disciples in recent years.

A middle-aged man with a sallow complexion got out of the carriage. This man was very athletic. He strode into the restaurant and went straight to the backyard.

When Xiaolu's aunt and uncle saw this person, they immediately stepped forward respectfully and saluted.

"Manager Li, why are you here in person?"

Manager Li clasped his hands behind his back with an arrogant look on his face. He was unmoved by the solicitude of his uncle and aunt, "This period of time is not peaceful. The elder ordered me to come and receive the people in person." Then he glanced at Xiaolu and the little boy beside Xiaolu, "No nonsense.

Say, are these two children the ones you want to recommend?"

"Yes, yes, I hope Manager Li will take care of me on the way." As his uncle said, he stuffed a heavy bag into Manager Li's arms.
Chapter completed!