"Hurry up, you handsome men and beautiful women! It's getting dark, and there are people waiting behind you to pay their entrance fees. What are you standing there for?"
Soon, it was Gu Changsheng and his group's turn to pay the entrance fee. Although the guard in charge of collecting the fees had a loud voice and a very urgent tone, the phrase "handsome men and beautiful women" alone was enough for Gu Changsheng and the others to not hold it against him. Besides, it was his duty.
After paying the entrance fee, Gu Changsheng and his group slowly walked towards Wanghai City with the crowd.
The city walls of Wanghai City were very thick, and the city gate passage was as long as a hundred zhang. Moreover, the city walls showed signs of renovation. If one observed carefully, there were still traces of formations on the stone bricks of the city walls. Clearly, formation masters had inscribed formation patterns on the city walls. Coupled with the thought of the beast tide, the group understood.
Clearly, the thick city walls and the new formation patterns were all preparations to resist the upcoming beast tide.
"Master, how do they know the beast tide is coming?" Ye Hongyi asked curiously. If Bai Zhinyin hadn't said earlier that there were hundreds of millions of sea beasts gathering in the depths of the North Sea, they, the younger generation, wouldn't have felt the aura of the beast tide at all. This made Ye Hongyi even more curious, because most of the surrounding cultivators had weaker cultivations than her, but seeing them hurrying and looking slightly panicked, it was clear that they all knew about the existence of the beast tide.
Gu Changsheng smiled and said, "The world is so big, it's normal for one or two people to find another way and accidentally embark on the path of celestial secrets."
"Master is saying that there are people in Wanghai City similar to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?" Ye Hongyi said. Regarding those who cultivate the Dao of Heavenly Secrets, she only knew about the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and the Ancient Celestial Eye Clan. In her twenty years on the Ancient Starry Road, she hadn't seen anyone else cultivate the Dao of Heavenly Secrets, which showed how rare such people were.
Because of their rarity, such people are treated as honored guests by any force. This is also why the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is not an immortal force, but its influence is no less than that of an immortal force.
Which of the many immortal forces in the Tianhuang Star doesn't owe the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion a favor? Even Bai Yifei's master, the current Heavenly Secrets Son, is a guest elder of the Gu family.
Gu Changsheng nodded.
"Esteemed lords, do you need a guide?"
Just as Gu Changsheng and his group walked out of the hundred-zhang city gate passage, a quick-witted girl immediately rushed in front of them.
The girl's clothes were relatively simple compared to others, and even her cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Transcending Mortal Realm. Such cultivation could only be considered at the bottom of Wanghai City, because even the most ordinary guards were at the Shattering Void Realm.
The girl, afraid that Gu Changsheng and the others would refuse, quickly said, "My name is Huaiyu, and I am very familiar with Wanghai City. I know everything about every street and alley in Wanghai City, and my fees are not expensive, only... only three middle-grade source crystals are enough."
After speaking, Huaiyu looked at Gu Changsheng expectantly. Those in her line of work had to develop a keen eye. Gu Changsheng's group of six, three men and three women, the three women were the most beautiful people she had ever seen in her life. She only glanced at them and felt a sense of inferiority.
The expressionless man was clearly not the one who could make decisions, and although the black-robed man had an extraordinary demeanor, he gently lagged behind two steps, clearly not the one who could make decisions either.
Therefore, she could tell at a glance that Gu Changsheng was the one in charge of the group of six, so she only needed to convince Gu Changsheng for this deal to be successful.
Gu Changsheng looked at the girl named Huaiyu in front of him, saw the hope in her eyes, and smiled softly, saying, "Three middle-grade source crystals a day, that's not expensive."
When the girl Huaiyu heard Gu Changsheng's words, what she wanted to say was that it was three middle-grade source crystals for one time, not one day, and one time would allow her to take them to tour the entire Wanghai City. To tour the entire Wanghai City would take three or four days. Just as she was about to explain, Gu Changsheng said, "Let's go, first take us to the restaurant with the best food in Wanghai City."
As he said that, Gu Changsheng raised his foot and walked forward. Ye Hongyi and the others glanced at Huaiyu and followed.
Seeing this, Huaiyu quickly stepped forward to lead the way, even forgetting to ask for the source crystals first.
Huaiyu had clearly been in Wanghai City for a long time. As she walked in front of the group, she introduced Wanghai City endlessly.
"Wanghai City has three restaurants that are famous throughout the city, and each of these three restaurants has its own specialty dishes. I don't know what you esteemed lords would like to eat?" Huaiyu asked.
"North Sea Peony Fish!" Gu Changsheng blurted out.
When Huaiyu heard this, she said in surprise, "Esteemed lord, have you been to Wanghai City before?"
Gu Changsheng nodded and said, "I came here a long time ago."
How long ago? Probably seven or eight hundred thousand years ago. At that time, there was no Wanghai City here, only a small fishing village. That was when he first ate the Peony Fish of the North Sea, and the fresh and fragrant taste was still fresh in his memory.
"I see." Huaiyu nodded.
"If you want to eat Peony Fish, then you have to go to the Yuanyang Restaurant," Huaiyu said. "The Peony Fish made by Yuanyang Restaurant is the best in Wanghai. I heard that a long, long time ago, the Changsheng Emperor who built the Ancient Starry Road also ate the Peony Fish of Yuanyang Restaurant. I also yearn for the Peony Fish of Yuanyang Restaurant, but unfortunately... it's too expensive. A live Peony Fish can sell for at least ten high-grade source crystals. I heard that the most top-quality Peony Fish can sell for a thousand high-grade source crystals. Even if I were sold, I couldn't afford the cheapest one."
Speaking of Peony Fish, Huaiyu was fascinated and forgot that she was a guide for a moment.
However, Huaiyu quickly realized her problem and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, esteemed lords, I lost my composure."
Huaiyu was a little uneasy. She just seemed like a little girl complaining to her elders, but what did her inability to afford Peony Fish have to do with the esteemed lords? What if the esteemed lords were unhappy and didn't hire her as a guide? That would be terrible.
Gu Changsheng smiled and said, "It's okay. Tell me, how is Yuanyang Restaurant related to the legendary, invincible, domineering, and handsome Changsheng Emperor."
Huaiyu didn't react to Gu Changsheng's description of the Changsheng Emperor, but felt that this esteemed lord was right. That was the Changsheng Emperor, of course he was invincible, domineering, and handsome. But Ye Hongyi and the others were desperately trying not to laugh. Of course, except for Lin Tian. Lin Tian might not even know who the Changsheng Emperor was.
And Gu Changsheng's image was refreshed again in Bai Zhinyin's heart. She didn't expect Gu Changsheng to be so narcissistic, praising himself to his face without changing his expression.
Huaiyu didn't know the changes in their hearts, but led the way and said to Gu Changsheng, "Actually, this was spread by Yuanyang Restaurant themselves. They said that before Wanghai City appeared, their ancestors used Peony Fish to worship the Changsheng Emperor. After the Changsheng Emperor ate the Peony Fish made by their ancestors, he not only praised it, but also wrote a sentence for the Peony Fish made by their ancestors."
"What was it called, let me think..."
Huaiyu couldn't remember for a moment, but Gu Changsheng next to her said, "Su Shan Peony, the best in the world!"
"Yes, yes, yes, so esteemed lord knows!"
Huaiyu nodded quickly and said, "The world doesn't know if it's true or false, but the Peony Fish made by their Yuanyang Restaurant is indeed the best here. The other two restaurants with similar reputations to Yuanyang Restaurant are ashamed to admit their inferiority."
Gu Changsheng smiled inwardly. Of course it was true, because he said that to a chef named Su Shan in a small fishing village back then.
It's just that he didn't reveal his identity as the Changsheng Emperor back then. Forget it, since he met the descendants of Su Shan, he had to taste the Peony Fish made by his descendants to see if it could still bear the title of "the best in the world."
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