Xiao Zhang's fourth trip into the city

  Suzhou city, great place!

  Above is paradise, below is Suzhou and Hangzhou is a cliché, but it's precisely because it's down-to-earth that it becomes a cliché. Think about the core government officials of Southern Song Dynasty who mixed in such a wonderful place from childhood, immersed in the temple of art, focusing on science and technology, culture, and neglecting martial arts, which is also understandable.

  Anyway, Suzhou is a place worth expecting, just by looking at its name, you can tell that this place has a lot of culture and beautiful scenery.

  Don't get me wrong, what's above is just nonsense and not a description of the scene.

  He stood at the South Gate of Suzhou City, his eyes wide with wonder. It seemed that he could see the North Gate with just one glance. He estimated that the area of Suzhou City was slightly larger than Yu Hang County and smaller than Xian Ling Island. The number of pedestrians was absolutely not more than Yu Hang County, and pharmacies, weapon shops, pawnshops, etc. could basically be displayed in a single frame.

  Fang Xian felt it had been a long time since he last found Old Master Zhai, and such a huge plot hole couldn't be tolerated.

  "Can you be serious?"

  What do you want? I really tried my best, don't treat this as a historical document, nonsense.

  "Taiwanese Hokkien? You just learned it?"

  It's not good for you to be like this, bringing up a new topic before the previous one has even passed.

  "Alright, this is Suzhou City after all. If you don't create a garden or something, how can I go in and recite poetry with some talented scholar and have a drink to satisfy the audience?"

  Those who are not in the game scope, I am an old player of Bone Ash, loyal to the original work.

  "Is 'Jin Yong's Heroes' like this too?"

  The large map is rough, and the small map is detailed.

  "Alright, I'll endure it."

  After a few rounds of confrontation with Lao Da Ye, Fang Xian felt relaxed all over, this is the meaning of not spitting out and feeling relieved.

  Suzhou City is the first major city to pass through in the game. Generally speaking, when arriving at a new place, it's always necessary to replenish supplies, update equipment and so on.

  Fang Xian pulled Zhao Ling'er towards the pawnshop with a sign that read "Dang".

  Just two steps away, a gentleman came up to strike up a conversation.

  "Hey little brother, want me to calculate your fortune?" The Taoist had a very standard sleazy look, with a small mustache, but he was middle-aged and looked relatively kind.

  "I'm in a hurry." Fang Xian naturally didn't bother to respond to him, this kind of pointless NPC chatter wasn't worth listening to anyway.

  At times like these, Ling'er has to make an appearance.

  "Hey, Brother Xian, listen up, maybe it's something good."

  "Alas..." Fang Xian sighed bitterly and stopped in his tracks, looking at the Taoist priest. "Speak, if what you say is good, I'll give you money."

  The Taoist priest took a simple look, furrowed his brow, and counted on his fingers.

  "Little brother, you're in trouble."

  "...... Did you get your lines wrong?" Fang Xian was taken aback, in the original game there really was a Taoist priest here, but he only said auspicious things like "you're destined to have peach blossoms", how did it turn into disaster when it came to himself?

  Overthrow feudal superstition, a good materialistic youth must not believe in this.

  "Not allowed, I'm leaving." Fang Xian pulled Ling'er and was about to leave.

  "Hey, young man, wait a minute and listen to me," the Taoist priest said, trying to make some extra money by persistently following him. "Young man, think carefully, have there been any strange things happening one after another in recent days?"

  "...Isn't this a waste of words? I'm wasting words with you here is one of the strange things."

  "Ah... young man, listen to my words. I have studied your facial features and although you appear confident and pleased with yourself, upon closer inspection, there is a hint of doubt or an ominous premonition. Your subconscious has already sensed it, but you yourself are not yet aware."

  "Old man, is this physiognomy? This is modern psychology, isn't it?"

  "Keep pace with the times."

  "Alright, here's 10 cents for you." Fang Xian lazily tossed a few coins at him, "Even if I wanted to think about it, there's no way to start. Lately, basically nothing has been normal."

  The Taoist got the money and his eyes welled up with tears. He himself didn't know how long he had been struggling, this was the first time he made a profit.

  "Little brother, since you're so generous, I'll give you another sentence - The devil is by your side."

  "...must have watched too many Taiwanese dramas, this ridiculous dialogue has no highlights at all." Fang Xian completely lost interest in Lao Dao, pulling Ling Er to walk quickly with her head down, "Heavens, I actually wasted so much time on this guy."

  Upon arriving at the pawnshop, Fang Xian sold off all the miscellaneous items in his bag as well as the 【Fishing Set】, leaving only a bottle of Royal Jelly, a fishing net, and a broken Sky Hammer.

  Then he took Ling to the weapon shop and armor shop, made some small updates to his equipment, and the attributes of [Martial Arts] and [Defense] were improved. The money was almost all spent, but that didn't matter, as it would come back quickly after a few battles. The only thing that gave him a headache was that there were no axes for sale in the weapon shop, so it seemed like finding one could only rely on luck.

  Everything is settled, we can set off now.

  "Fang Xian had already made a plan: 'Ling Er, it's like this. I was originally going to participate in Lin Yue Ru's martial arts gathering to find a spouse, but I thought better of it. However, the exit from this place is located at the back garden of the Lin Manor, so we need to think of a way to sneak into the Lin Manor and find the exit. Got it?'"

  But Ling'er's expression was even more disappointed than Fang Xian's: "......Brother Fang, are you really going to abandon Sister Yu Ruo?"

  "Alas, the outside world is monogamous. Taking her there would be useless, and in the end, I'd be forced to give her away. The readers would scold me to death."

  Ling'er's understanding of the outside world was still very limited. Fang Xian said she couldn't, and she also couldn't find any basis for refuting it, so she could only agree.

  Two people arrived at Lin's residence and saw a guard from Lin's house standing at the gate, apparently acting as a door god to prevent anyone from passing through.

  "It's impossible to get in here, let's see if there are any opportunities around." Fang Xian started circling around the Lin Mansion.

  No chance.

  "......Thanks, you've saved me time again."

  "Lazy brother, what a voice, so charming."

  "You're hearing things."

  The old man may be playful, but he never lies, if he says there's no chance, then there's definitely no chance.

  "It seems that only plan B is left." Fang Xian was not disappointed, in fact he didn't have much confidence in plan A from the beginning, he just wanted to save time.

  "What is it?" Ling'er asked.

  He pointed to an inn not far away.

  "Go to sleep."

  "Not good... you again..."

  "This time I'm really sleeping."

  What is called sleep is naturally a screen blackout - until the next morning.

  The martial arts competition at the Lin family will start tomorrow, and only then can we take advantage of the chaos to sneak in.

  So going through the motions at the inn to kill time became the only option, and the plot of Xianjian, a traditional RPG, was written relatively rigidly, so I could only bear with it.

  Fang Xian was uninterested in most things in this world, except for food. At this moment, he was full of curiosity, wondering if the old man had exaggerated about Suzhou cuisine.