204, Pearl City
Maybach slowly drove in the direction of Shennong Mountain.
Through the silver moonlight, under the distant night sky, a mountain range shaped like a giant dragon gradually emerged, lying across the earth.
It is one of the countless folds that extend down from the Shennong Mountains, and it is called Wolongling.
Dragon Slayer is the head of this dragon.
And this dragon head is a huge rock standing in the deepest part of Dragon Slaying Town.
In the middle of the rock, which was close to 90 degrees, it was as if it had been slashed by a huge axe, and a gap shaped like an angle was opened in the cliff wall, forming a small platform, like the mouth of a giant dragon.
From ancient times to the present, the top of the platform is the world of goshawks, so it is named Eagle's Nest Rock.
Until Zheng Xiongqi's father, Zheng Fuliu, fell in love with that place.
He spent a lot of money and forcibly carved out a wall-hung road on the almost vertical cliff. And on that platform, a tall villa was built.
At night, from a distance, the Zheng family's big villa was like a night pearl held in the dragon's mouth, and only a hazy white light could be seen.
The car quickly drove onto the wall-hung road, where the bright street lamps on the top of the cave shone on the asphalt floor, and on one side were the gray and neatly cut rocks, and on the other, the town of Slaying Dragon, which was shining with the lights of thousands of homes. It gives people the illusion of walking towards the clouds out of thin air.
The slope of the road was not very steep, and after a quarter of an hour, our car finally came to the entrance of the mid-level platform, where there was an open parking lot large enough to park more than twenty cars.
At the edge of the parking lot, a wall several feet high blocked the way, and on the city wall, a row of searchlights illuminated the parking lot under the wall as bright as day.
Looking up from the direction of Dragon Slaying Town, I felt that this platform was not very big, and when I came up, I found that it was actually very open.
Just from the entrance, it can be seen that the entire platform should be no less than the size of two football fields.
The car drove to one of the three door openings side by side, and I looked up and saw that on the top of the middle door hole, there were three big characters written on the Pearl City.
The security guard saw that it was not the Zheng family's car, so he came out to confirm it, and then raised the limit lever and let us in.
As soon as I entered the city wall, I saw that the depression of the mountain was like a half dome, enveloping half of the buildings stacked on the platform, like a natural haven.
Near the edge of the cliff, only half of the low-rise buildings were built, and they were all glass curtain walls.
The other half hollowed out the rocks of the mountain and built a huge infinity pool.
The row of low roofs is like a viewing platform.
On the whole platform, green plants are all over, from the high dome, countless creepers hang down, hanging in the air, moving lightly in the night breeze, like a row of bead curtains, adding a bit of interest to the whole platform.
This layout is really worthy of the word Xiongqi.
Parking the car under a small building, Zheng Xiongqi jumped out of the car, pointed around, and said, "How is it, Brother Feng, can my father still see this pearl city?"
"It's not just that I can see it, it's just breathtaking, the sixth uncle is really generous. β
"If you like, just live in, this huge city, with no more than fifteen people with security guards and servants, is simply too boring. β
"Don't be born in the midst of blessings and don't know blessings, do you still have a spare room? Leave me one, such a good place, where to find it. β
I looked around with interest, and I had a more intuitive understanding of the Zheng family's wealth.
Although Zheng Xiongqi and I are young, the Zheng family's development is only a matter of more than ten years.
This pearl city has only been built in the last four or five years, and today is the first time I have come here.
Fortunately, I prepared a generous gift for Uncle Six, so it won't fall too much.
Opening the trunk and taking out the thousand-year-old ginseng king, I said, "Xiongqi, I haven't seen Uncle Sixth for a few years, take me to see his old man." β
"Hey, I'm happy to forget about this, the old man hasn't slept at this time, go, come with me. β
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked up a wide row of steps beside him.
I walked up thirty or fifty steps, went up to the cloister, and walked to the end of the cloister to the main building on the platform, the side door of the tallest villa.
Zheng Xiongqi raised his hand and pressed the fingerprint lock on the door, and the richly decorated side door opened in response.
I held the ginseng king, followed him, and walked towards the villa.
The eye is full of sophisticated dΓ©cor and modern supporting settings.
Its level of luxury is by no means inferior to that of a five-star hotel.
At this time, Zheng Xiongqi stopped in front of a wide door and knocked on the door.
The door opened in response, and there was a strong medicinal fragrance in front of you, and inside it was a precious Chinese herbal medicine exhibition hall.
What ginseng, yellow essence, Ganoderma lucidum, cordyceps, snow lotus......
Everything that should be, everything that is there.
In the middle is an antique vat, half a person high, I don't know what is soaked in it.
After walking more than ten steps inside, I heard a loud voice say: "Xiongqi, you came back so late, where did you fool around." β
I only hear people's voices, but I don't see people's figures.
"Dad," Zheng Xiongqi shouted, and walked around a row of heavy bookshelves, only to see an old man with gray hair, holding a copy of "Materia Medica" in his hand, and studying it carefully without raising his head.
As the saying goes: "Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing." β
In the realm of Zheng Fuliu, it is difficult for money to move his heart anymore, and it is naturally imperative to pursue higher-level goals.
In my memory, he was much older than before, and he had not seen him for a few years, and his temples were gray.
"Dad, look who's coming. β
"Oh, there's a guest," Zheng Fuliu raised his head and saw the ginseng king in my arms at a glance.
His face was slightly moved, and he quickly calmed down, and said with a smile: "Xiaofeng." I haven't seen you in a few days. Come, sit down and talk. β
Then, he reproached Zheng Xiongqi next to him and said: "Xiongqi, you don't report in advance when Xiaofeng comes, your father and I can arrange a family banquet for hospitality." β
"Uncle Six, we have eaten in Feng Ya Pavilion, we haven't seen you for many years, this is a gift for you. With that, I placed the thousand-year-old ginseng king on the table next to me.
Zheng Fuliu walked over at this time, looked at it carefully for a moment, but he couldn't see it clearly, and then took a huge magnifying glass from the case, and carefully inspected the old ginseng inch by inch.
Zheng Xiongqi stood aside and smiled without saying a word, and now I understand that his father likes this ginseng king more than he likes him.
"This, this, isn't this the treasure of Feng Ya Pavilion? Zheng Fuliu asked curiously, but his eyes didn't leave the Ginseng King for a moment.
"Dad, it was Brother Feng who won it back from a bet with Zhou Zihao, but he didn't take it home, so he directly used it to honor you. Zheng Xiongqi said with a smile.
Zheng Fuliu took his eyes off the Ginseng King, nodded with a smile and said, "Good boy, this gift is too valuable, how can Uncle Six thank you?"
"Sixth Uncle is polite," I said modestly.
"Xiaofeng, are you experiencing any difficulties, depending on your relationship with Xiongqi, the sixth uncle will definitely help you. Besides, your father once saved my life back then, and I should repay it as a matter of course. Now that you have given me such a valuable gift, the old man is ashamed!"