I Have A Dual World Seal

Chapter 1159: Chapter 1158: Shopping in Zhongjing

"Come on, one for each person!"

On the way back from Jade Hall Mountain to the Central Capital City, Lu Zheng took out the Jade Talismans in the carriage, kept one for himself, and gave one each to Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying.

"Lu Lang, you keep it. It’s unlikely that us sisters will encounter any danger..."

"Just take them when I tell you to." Lu Zheng shook his head and stuffed the Jade Talismans into their hands, "I’m actually the one with the least danger; keeping one is just in case."

Unless it was someone as powerful as Si Lingxi, and even then they’d need to catch him off guard, there was no one in this world who could kill Lu Zheng anymore.

Moreover, the opponent would need to know Lu Zheng’s background, catch him in this world after Si Lingxi had left the Great Jing, and wait at the crossing place, or set up an array that Lu Zheng absolutely couldn’t break, to block Si Lingxi’s support and retaliation.

The problem is... such a situation doesn’t exist at all. If the opponent noticed Lu Zheng suddenly disappeared, the most likely guess would be that Lu Zheng teleported away.

So far, no one knows the secret that Lu Zheng can traverse between the two worlds. Even the Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor only knows that Si Lingxi can cross worlds, but not that Lu Zheng is the key player.

"Just take them." Si Lingxi also persuaded, "Qingyan has the Celestial Fox Bloodline but isn’t in Tushan, and Ying has nearly a hundred Taohua Temples outside, which might attract outsiders’ covetousness.

With this Yin Yang Talisman, even if Yueyou Ancestor comes personally, one strike from you will be enough to send him back to the Netherworld."

Si Lingxi pondered, then took out a dozen or so red semi-jade-like Phoenix Tree Leaves, similar to a token previously given to Lu Zheng, and divided them into two parts, one for Liu Qingyan and one for Shen Ying.

"There wasn’t any danger before, so I didn’t think about it. These Phoenix Tree Leaves are similar to that Yin Yang Talisman, you can use them for protection," Si Lingxi said. "The materials are hard to find, and I haven’t prepared many, so just take them for now and we’ll worry about more when you run out."

Lu Zheng looked at the seven or eight Phoenix Tree Leaves in each of Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying’s hands and felt speechless.

"If thrown all at once, even a master with thousands of years of Dao Practice could be taken out with a dozen, and the opponents would be dead before they could use them all."

Besides giving Liu Qingyan some spirit medicine and Shen Ying some materials before, Si Lingxi hadn’t provided them with a lot of resources, since they were both Lu Zheng’s wives. If she just showered them with gifts when not needed, the relationships would become awkward.

But as the two women’s powers increased, situations grew more complex. With Lu Zheng and herself traversing between worlds, they couldn’t always be there. Liu Qingyan might visit the Northern Domain alone, and Shen Ying faces the Netherworld — better safe than sorry.

So the gift from Ling Kunzi also reminded Si Lingxi, and she brought out her strongest protective talismans from her stocks and gave them to the two women.

"Thank you, Sister Lingxi!"

Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying did not refuse, so they accepted the Phoenix Tree Leaves.

...

The carriage set off from Jade Hall Mountain, and the Great Jing Court received the news.

"They stayed at Jade Hall Mountain for one night."

"Si Lingxi and Ling Kunzi have a relationship? Never heard of it!"

"Maybe Lu Zheng was paying respects to the mountain. Don’t forget, he’s still a disciple of White Cloud Temple, coming to the Central Capital City to pay a visit to Chixiao Temple is quite normal."

"But is it necessary to bring Si Lingxi? He returned to White Cloud Mountain several times without her."

"They went to Jade Hall Mountain on their second day in the Central Capital City, perhaps they have business with Chixiao Temple?"

"Could it be related to the Demon Tribulation? It’s said that demonic traces were recently found in Guanglin Dao, several demons were dealt with by Chunyang Palace, and a True Man from Chixiao Temple was present."

"The aura of that Demonic Qi is different from that in Pingdong Dao, indicating two different demons."

"The one in Pingdong Dao is essentially confirmed to be a Celestial Demon descending; it’s just unknown what’s going on with the demonic traces in Guanglin Dao."

"Several appeared at the same time, could it be hidden Demon Sects from before, Dream Transmission Technique by a Celestial Demon, or..."

"There was news, this morning, Chixiao Temple held a soul sending ceremony for Master Yun Ning, and it was Lu Zheng who returned Master Yun Ning’s body."

"Master Yun Ning is dead?"

"I see!"

"What’s the specific situation?"

"Not clear, it’s Chixiao Temple’s business; if they don’t tell, we dare not ask."

"Alright, at least we know why they came to the Central Capital City. Master Yun Ning was a high expert of Chixiao Temple, returning him to the mountain, it’s understandable Si Lingxi would show up."

...

Racing swiftly on the straight official road, less than half an hour later, they returned to the Central Capital City.

"There’s still plenty of time today; let’s stroll around the city. You can head back by yourself first."

Lu Zheng sent the coachman away and then took the ladies to the city market area.

"It’s quite bustling!"

The Central Capital City was too large, with just slightly larger markets spread out in four places within the city. They came to Guangde Square in the city’s southwest.

Its function is similar to Cong’an Square in Tonglin Town but on a scale ten times larger.

Besides the street-side shops, there was an open plaza with tent-like stalls.

The Great Jing Twenty-Seven Dao and One Hundred and Eighty-Three States, bordered by the Infinite Sea in the east, Snowfield Wilderness to the north, Buddha’s Green Oasis to the west, and the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the south, cover over tens of thousands of miles, with diverse folk customs. If not for this being an Immortal World, it’s hard for Lu Zheng to imagine how an agricultural country could govern such a large area.

But since it successfully rules, the Central Capital City, which gathers resources from across the entire Central Plains, naturally attracts all merchants.

Therefore, this Guangde Square market gives Lu Zheng a sense of the east and west markets of Chang’an.

Seashells and conchs from the East Sea, ores and dried fruits from the Snowfields, fine wines and cattle from the oasis, tea leaves and herbs from the Southern Border.

Apart from this, each of the Great Jing’s Twenty-Seven Dao has its local specialties, such as the specialty ebony furniture from Lingbei Dao, Dragon Whisker Fish Jerky from Gui Long River of Sanjiang Dao, fine silk from Chuandong, etc.

Even when it comes to tea, though the Southern Border is most famous, each place has its tea, with different flavors attracting their own enthusiasts.

"Now this is what I call a comprehensive market!" Lu Zheng exclaimed, "Even though it might look more developed over there, there’s hardly ever a comprehensive market of this scale. Even specialized tea or wine cities have limited variety."

The territory of Great Jing is much larger than Hua Country’s, the disparity is evident, how can one compete?

"Buy, buy, buy!"

Lu Zheng transformed into a purchasing master, buying anything that piqued his interest.

Aside from various teas, he also bought local special dried fruits, rare medicinal herbs, small snacks, unique jewelry, etc.

Besides those, there were some crafted art pieces made from special wood or stones.

Whether used to decorate the house or for mystical purposes, they were all suitable.

While the group was shopping, Lu Zheng even spotted a stall selling Phoenix Tail Zithers made from the Phoenix Wood, a specialty of Yaozhou.

Lu Zheng clapped his hands, "Almost forgot!"