Chapter 121: Seeking Fortune and Blessings

  Kaya's residence was in the northwest of Osgiliath, far from the palace.

  The city of Osgiliath is magnificent with grand buildings, and people are dressed in luxurious clothes everywhere. The streets are wide and clean, even on a snowy day. However, the streets have been swept very clean, and no dirt can be seen. Passersby all have smiles on their faces

  A rich and relaxed smile makes this city full of vibrant flavor.

  Occasionally, a team of cavalry patrolmen can be seen galloping through the streets. The bright armor emits a faint metallic sound, and the axes are polished to a high shine. The faces of the mounted soldiers are stern and solemn, with their heads held high and chests out. The buildings on both sides of the street

  It is typical of Byzantine style. Dome-shaped pillars. High and majestic, even ordinary shops have at least two or three small floors. Shops on both sides, colorful signs and awnings fluttering, a prosperous scene.

  However, Xia Ya had a worry in her heart. The shock of these scenes was much smaller. All the way, she didn't have the mood to watch the majestic appearance of this mainland's capital city, but instead looked solemn. Ruru beside her wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to start and could only speak randomly.

  Some local customs in Tuscany.

  The east of the city is the imperial palace and the headquarters of the church are also there. The north of the city is just the area of the Deaf family's mansion, in recent years, some rich families have also liked to move there, but the land price has become more and more expensive, alas, relying on my military salary, I'm afraid that even if I fight for a year, I won't be able to afford it now.

  A room in the house. Kavihir lived in the northwest corner of the city, where all the residents were some wealthy families with a certain background and assets, slightly inferior to the noble aristocracy, but much better than those common people living in the south of the city. Hmm, right, you came to Osgili for the first time

  Lia: You have to go take a look at the arena, in a few days the martial arts tournament will begin. These days many warriors from other places have come to the city, it's making those guys from the security office very busy.

  Osgiliath was indeed vast, with two men riding ahead. A retinue of guards followed behind, and the two attendants, Todor and Soitec, naturally joined Rul's entourage. They wove through the streets, not knowing how many streets they had passed or how many

  After passing through many bustling areas, it took two hours for the streets in front of me to finally become quieter. After crossing an intersection, the street was still wide but there were no longer crowds of people on both sides. The roadsides were lined with tall poplar trees.

  Even in winter, it still adds a touch of green vitality to this ancient and majestic city. The streets on both sides are lined with some large-scale courtyards. Obviously, the people living here are all wealthy families. There are no vendors walking on the road, only occasionally

  A few horse-drawn carriages passed by. Everything seemed quiet and peaceful.

  "We're here." The fat man reined in his horse and pointed to the fork in the road ahead. "I'll take you this far, then you head left at the next junction and you'll see Cavish's place. Uh, I don't want to go to that guy's house myself, so I'll just wait here with my men."

  Xia Ya clenched her fist and looked at the fatty with a look of discontent. The fatty smiled wryly, "Kavi's temper is really strange, he only said 'see you', but didn't say 'see me'." "Okay," Xia Ya sighed, "Turn left up ahead?" What was the entrance to his residence?

  "What's going on? I'd better not go the wrong way."

  Don't worry, after turning left at this intersection, there is only one household on the tea street behind. There is also only one large gate. The emperor had given him the entire tea street many years ago.

  Xia Ya urged the horse to walk through the intersection and turn left, just as Pangzi had said. Behind this tea street, both sides were high walls made of greenish-white giant bricks, square and neat. At the foot of the wall, some small trees were planted, also neatly trimmed.

  The road is flat and smooth. At the end of the long street, which was obviously carefully maintained every day, there is a gate that is not too high or large, but filled with a solemn and quiet atmosphere. Xin Yu came to the front of the gate and looked at it again, this famous sage's residence in the imperial capital.

  The gate was black, wrapped in a layer of black iron with several rows of willow nails, and apart from that, it didn't have any luxurious appearance but was unexpectedly clean and tidy, as if there wasn't a speck of dust. Xia Ya had just dismounted his horse and was about to go up and knock on the door

  The large gate creaked open halfway, and a young attendant wearing hemp clothing walked out and stood at the entrance, gazing at Xia Ya with an indifferent expression.

  The young servant opened the door just as Xia Ya was about to introduce himself. "Come in, follow me," he said calmly. "Don't wander around or talk nonsense." With that, he ignored Xia Ya and turned back into the house. Xia Ya stared after him for a moment.

  His eyes were burning with anger, and he walked quickly to the door. The servant was already standing inside the door, turned his head to look at him, saw the mud on Xia Ya's boots and frowned, pointing to a soft cushion on the floor "Take off your boots"

  The host likes cleanliness."

  Xia Ya stood on the mat, suppressing her anger, and wiped her boots. The attendant seemed to be slightly satisfied, but didn't say anything and turned around to walk inside. Xia Ya hummed a sound and followed closely behind. The inner courtyard was very large, but it seemed very quiet, with a vast empty space.

  The courtyard had no tall trees, only some potted flowers and plants placed in the corners of the walls. It looked empty, but the ground was spotless, without even a speck of dust or a fallen leaf or petal. The servant led Xia from the courtyard

  A small door on the side leads through. Inside is a garden, where there is a circular flowerbed with all sorts of flowers in full bloom. The varieties of those flowers are naturally not something that this rustic fellow can understand, but he is amazed at heart. In this winter when everything is withered and dead, how can there be such a place?

  So many blooming flowers have come.

  In the flower bed, a small path made of bluestone was paved. As I walked along the path, fragrant flowers were overflowing on both sides. The innermost part of the courtyard is a small lake dug out by someone. The lake water is only about 100 steps wide. The Water Wave Pavilion is vaguely visible inside.

  Some fish swam around, occasionally a fish lightly jumped out of the water surface but revealed a strange red fish tail.

  Xia Ya, this commoner, naturally doesn't understand how to appreciate these things. Seeing these fish, he can't help but think what it would taste like if they were roasted. The buildings in the courtyard are filled with a peaceful and clean atmosphere. Occasionally, one or two young people can be seen.

  The handsome men and women servants, some holding water bottles, others wiping the wall with silk handkerchiefs. However, when Xia Ya walked by, these people seemed to be completely unaware, and would not even spare a glance at the buildings here, which were not high, but all neat and tidy.

  The house. Walked all the way to the very end before seeing that in front was a two-story round building. The building occupied a large area, with green walls and a clean courtyard, except for one corner where a single tall tree remained.

  It was covered with a light yellow curtain-like thing. From afar, it looked like a huge yellow umbrella.

  The attendants on the road stopped and looked at the bottom of the round two-story building. There was a small door there, not saying a word. After a while, several hemp-clothed attendants came over, each holding a silver-colored round basin with snow-white silk on top.

  Jia Xia was stunned for a moment, then immediately read the servant's eyes, walked up and wiped his hands with water in the basin, and then wiped his face.

  After wiping clean, the servant below came up with a basin again. Xia Ya didn't say anything and continued to wash her face.

  Until he washed three times and saw the fourth servant holding a basin, Xia Ya was fed up, pointing to his face and saying "Is there ash on my face? Even if I had shit on my face, it would have been washed clean!" The attendant did not speak.

  The words were picked up with a silk handkerchief and quickly wiped the soft armor on Xia Ya's body, not many pieces of soft armor were wiped clean, even the boots were wiped once, and someone came up with a soft-bristled brush to wipe every detail of the armor. After that, Xia Ya

  Looks like he's completely transformed now.

  "Go ahead." The servant said coldly, "Don't wander around and don't touch anything randomly." (Damn it) Xia Ya muttered two sentences in her heart, raised her head high and walked into the small door with a straight back. After entering, she looked at the room inside and was stunned by its magnificence.

  At first glance, I thought this small building was two stories high. But when I walked in, I realized I was wrong. There is only one floor here, but the ceiling is unusually high, with a height of about 7-8 meters. The arched roof is a layer of embossed carvings with various floral patterns, like floating clouds.

  Generally, among them, more than a dozen strange gems are scattered, emitting a faint glow, while the ground underfoot is smooth like a mirror-like silver-white marble without any "flaws". Every step Xia Ya takes will clearly see the stone surface as if it were water.

  The surface also appeared with strange ripples!

  In his mind, Xia suddenly heard Dora's voice. "This is a magic array... Hum, what a luxurious household, actually having a permanent lighting magic here" Xia was a country bumpkin, but because he had a hum, a certain knowledge

  Dora learned a lot. These days, she has made great progress and knows that magic arrays are extremely rare things. To create a permanent magic array, not only do you need to set up the magic array, but also various expensive magic crystals and jade stones are almost priceless.

  The source of magic that drives the magic array is also extremely rare. It requires a large amount of magical crystals and some advanced magical circuits, even for an intermediate magician, it's absolutely unbearable to afford the cost of a permanent magic array, yet here they actually use one permanently.

  Sex magic circle, is it just used for lighting?!

  What surprised Xia Ya even more was that in this grand house, there were no luxurious decorations to be seen anywhere. All he saw were... books! The circular room seemed to be surrounded by bookshelves, row upon row, layer upon layer, each one reaching a height of five or six meters along the walls.

  The circular wall is lined with layer upon layer of bookshelves. Every single shelf is packed with all sorts of books, and next to them are ladder-like stairs with wheels at the bottom. At a rough glance, there must be tens of thousands of books in this one room! Even the ceiling

  La seemed surprised and let out a sigh.

  Xia Ya stood in the middle of the house for a while, but there was no one in sight. He became somewhat impatient and coughed loudly; "Is anyone here? I'm Xia Ya, I've arrived. Who wants to see me?" He shouted repeatedly, but there was no response. It seemed as if this vast room

  There was only him in the room.

  Xia Ya turned around and walked a few steps to the side of the bookshelf, where he stood for a while. The vast ocean of books made him feel a little awed in his heart. Although he didn't read many books himself, he had some respect for the owner of this place, that mysterious Kaviishi

  But you've already added a few points of respect, no matter what. If that Kavish really read so many books, then his knowledge must be very impressive. Each bookshelf is very clean and there is not a speck of dust on the bookshelves or the books.

  Dust, it's clear that someone has been carefully sweeping here every day.

  Xia Ya walked around the house several times, but no one came out to see him. The turtle finally couldn't hold back and simply walked to the middle and sat down on the ground with a thud. Anyway, since they had all come here, he might as well wait, so he waited for about an hour...

  But no one came to trample the tortoise. The tortoise suddenly jumped up and was about to shout loudly when he suddenly felt a movement in his heart. A strange, subtle sense of alertness emerged from his heart, as if he had been hunting in the mountains before and was being stalked by a wild beast in the dark.

  Xia Ya suddenly became alert and searched around for a while, but found nothing.

  The feeling of being peeped at was getting stronger and stronger! He seemed to be able to catch a glimpse of an eye from somewhere unknown, carefully examining himself. What made Xia Yamin even more sensitive was that he seemed to feel a strange spiritual fluctuation scanning back and forth on his body!

  The spiritual power of the tortoise has become quite extraordinary, especially after learning one or two simple dragon spells from Dora. He has already mastered the most basic spiritual power technique! As for other people's probing, he feels much more sensitive now. Suddenly, he felt uneasy in his heart and dispersed his spiritual power to search around, but after all, he was not a magician, and his spiritual power was still a bit weak and unaware. "Hey! I know you're watching me come out, aren't you? You wanted to see me, didn't you?! Old man is right here, why don't you show up? Are you waiting for me?"

  As soon as Xia Ya finished saying this, the feeling of being peeped at suddenly disappeared. It was as if the person who had been peeking had withdrawn their gaze and left. Xia Ya, who had been waiting impatiently, finally couldn't bear it and stood up. He glanced at a bookshelf beside him and casually reached out to grab a book, but just as his hand was about to touch it, he suddenly heard a clear and crisp voice coming from the direction of the door. "Don't touch." A soft and gentle voice came over. Xia Ya turned his head to look, but didn't know when a young girl had already walked into the room.

  The girl was wearing a white robe with long, dark hair and a plain face with a few light freckles on her cheeks. She looked about the same age as Xia Ya, but her expression was dull and uninteresting, which made Xia Ya feel a bit annoyed. "Don't touch anything here." The freckled girl walked in, holding a wooden box, and came to stand in front of Xia Ya, frowning. "You'll leave fingerprints on the books, and that's a hassle to clean."

  "Fingerprints? Trouble." Xia Ya looked at his hands and honestly said, "At this moment, my hands are cleaner than ever. I've lived for eighteen years, and I'm afraid these hands are the cleanest they've been in eighteen years."

  "Yes, many of these books are precious ancient volumes, and some are important lost documents. They're already very fragile, and even a light touch might damage them."

  The girl handed Xia Ya a wooden box. "Take it."

  "Ah," Xia Ya took the heavy box with both hands, "What's inside?"

  The teacher told me to give it to you. Yeah, my teacher, Lord Cavishill." The girl said calmly "Give it to me." Tuya touched his nose and casually grabbed the wooden box with one hand, lightly weighing it as if he didn't know what was inside. With Shaya's strength, it felt a bit heavy. I wonder how heavy the things in this box are. I don't know why the teacher doesn't say anything that nobody asks about." The girl gave Shaya a cold look "The teacher said you can leave now." Shaya finally got angry.

  A surge of being played with rose in his heart. "Leave? What kind of joke is this, Kavishir didn't say he wanted to see me? Now I've come all the way here and he tells me to leave with just one sentence? Is he playing a trick on me?" The turtle was extremely displeased. If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a girl, he would have swung his fist over. A flash of anger immediately passed through the girl's eyes, cold and sternly saying "Please mind your words! I don't know who you are but please be careful when speaking. When mentioning Teacher's name, please use honorifics and call him 'adult'."

  Xia Ya: "......This girl is staring at me with a silly expression. Then he said impatiently, 'I don't want to waste words with you. Didn't he say he wanted to see me? Where is he? He called me here and now tells me to leave. What does it mean?'". The girl shook her head, pointing in the direction of the door, "The teacher indeed said he wanted to see you, but he already saw you earlier." "Saw me?" Xia Ya was perplexed. "Yes, the teacher wanted to see you, but didn't say let you see him." The girl's words finally made Xia Ya understand. He wanted to see me but didn't say I could see him.

  Is that just to let him take a peek at me in secret?! Xia Ya was about to lose his temper, but he finally remembered what Ruru said about Kavishir's terror and suppressed his anger. He stormed out of the door, ignoring the girl. As soon as he walked out, he saw the young servant who led him in standing outside "Please follow me." Xia Ya didn't say a word, his face stern, and followed the guy back out the same way. The turtle is very angry, he's furious!

  In the huge study, in a quiet secret room on the second floor, Kaviel stood by the window. It was a strange window that looked like a rich bay from inside, but outside it was a semi-transparent blue marble wall with a circular shape. Kaviel wore a simple and elegant robe, his hand lightly pressed against the windowsill, looking out at the angry figure of Xia Ya walking away towards the far end of the courtyard. Kaviel seemed to smile slightly. Is this the kid? Hmph, is this really the successor you chose, my old friend? You've really given me a difficult problem." Xia Ya walked out of Kaviel's residence and came to the gate, where he mounted his horse and let out a loud whoop. He galloped down the long street, turned a corner, and ran into Ruru and others. Ruru looked tense, "Has Xia Ya come out? How was it? What did Kaviel want with you?"

  "What's wrong with that bastard?" Xia Ya jumped off his horse and scolded loudly! He spat a mouthful of saliva fiercely.

  Fatso was shocked and quickly covered the toad's mouth, looking around, "Shut up, are you crazy? He is not someone you can casually insult in the Imperial Capital. Even those who hate him to the bone dare not slander him behind his back! You're just a small fry, a minor role, how dare you say such things? If he hears about it, you're dead for sure!"

  "I... Xia Ya, although a bit of a bumpkin, still has some brains, so I endured it and forced myself to say: 'Alright, I'll tell you, I didn't even see him. The old man was brought in by someone into a study room, stood there for a while, and then was shooed away. That guy said he wanted to see me but didn't say let me see him.' So..." Fatso looked stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Indeed, this kind of behavior is quite consistent with Kavishir's usual style. He always does some strange things... Hmm, you don't need to be angry, at least nothing troublesome happened, that's good."

  Xia Ya hummed twice and suddenly remembered that wooden box. She opened it to take a look, but was immediately stunned. "What is this thing?"

  Inside the box was a mold made of soft iron, and inside the mold, an irregularly-shaped stone with a dull gray color was embedded. The stone had a strange shape, similar to a defective gear, with uneven edges all over it. After taking a closer look for a while, its size was roughly equivalent to that of two chicken eggs. As soon as Xia Ya took it out and held it in her hand, she immediately felt the weight of it. The heaviness of this thing was clearly disproportionate to its size and volume. This thing looked dull and unpolished, just like an ordinary rotten stone! The only difference was that ordinary stones weren't this heavy.

  Xia Ya weighed it in her hand for a few moments, and suddenly she felt a stir in her heart. This thing seemed to have a similar texture to the pendant on her chest! And after looking at it repeatedly, she felt another stir in her heart. The size of this object, as well as its irregular shape, seemed vaguely familiar.

  He thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something. He took a deep breath and suppressed his curiosity, putting the stone away. "Let's go! First, let's find a place to stay," he said, looking at Rul. Rul was also curious, but his fear of Kavishir was stronger. He didn't dare ask any questions and immediately turned to mount his horse, withdrawing his inquisitive gaze. "I've arranged for your accommodations. It's near the south of the city. I have a house there that you can borrow. Although it's not big, it's enough for you to settle down. You can stay there first, and tomorrow morning, I'll send someone to take you to the military department to report. Remember to dress neatly. Tomorrow, someone from the palace might come to take you to meet the emperor."

  Looking at Xia Ya's nonchalant face, Rouru hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up. "Uh... there's something else that might be a bit troublesome! I'll tell you first, so mentally prepare yourself." "What trouble?"

  The fatty scratched his head and sighed: "That thing about you wounding Hastings has already spread throughout the Imperial City. I don't know who leaked your information, but your appearance, military rank, and other details are all out now. As they say, 'people fear fame, pigs fear getting fat'."

  Xia Ya's eyes widened. My point is that you injured Hei Tian, making your name famous, and now you're likely to become a target for many people. In the Imperial City, there are many skilled martial artists who are not happy about this newcomer who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Although you did injure Hei Tian, in other people's eyes, you're just a lucky guy who stumbled upon good fortune. The Imperial City is hosting the Fei Jin competition soon, and many warriors from all over the country have gathered here. Among them, there are many ambitious individuals who want to challenge you and take advantage of the opportunity to make a name for themselves. If they can defeat you, wouldn't that be a great chance to boost their own reputation? Xia Ya smiled after a brief pause, "Bring it on! I'll fight one by one, or two by two!"

  Fatso sighed, "It's really because of youth, unknowingly offending people with malicious intentions! If it were a straightforward challenge, that would be fine. But there are always people with ulterior motives and evil hearts! What I fear is not open challenges, but rather underhanded schemes and plots to harm." As he spoke, Fatso looked at Xia Ya with sympathy, "You're on your own, kid, good luck!" Xia Ya was taken aback, but his heart remained fearless, and he smiled boldly, "Bring it on, I'm not afraid!" Ruru shook her head, "I've warned you, be careful yourself."

  Chubby indeed lent a very good place to Xia Ya, although the south of the city is a civilian area, but Xia Ya lives in a large courtyard with a large area, and there is a stable behind the courtyard. The kitchen, bedroom, and dining room are all complete and clean. After Xia Ya settled down, he let Soite go prepare dinner, and he himself was about to rest on the bed when he saw Dororo rushing in with a tense face.

  "Something's wrong, there are a lot of people outside the gate, all wearing armor and carrying weapons, they look like they're up to no good." "Hm." Xia Ya was taken aback. Just then, the courtyard door was kicked open with a loud crash, and a loud shout came from outside. "Is that guy who defeated Hastings living here? Come out! I'm challenging you!"