Chapter 18: The Human Heart Is Sinister?
"Wow!" After a long queue, Yan Nai and his party finally stepped into Kyoto City, as soon as they passed through the city gate, Yan Nai was stunned by the bustling scenery in front of him - a row of blue tiles and red brick shops on both sides of the wide and flat main road were neatly lined up, and there was an endless stream of shops outside each store, and all kinds of horse-drawn carts and ox carts shuttled through the streets, and people in brocade clothes and costumes could be seen everywhere. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Can this street catch up with the width of the two main roads of the Yin Capital, right?" Yan Nai looked at Bai beside him, and said with infinite emotion, the scale of the Yin Capital had already surprised him a little, not to mention the bustling and lively Kyoto now.
"Hundreds of years ago, Kyoto was just a small and inconspicuous town, and the scale was about the same as the current Yin Capital, after the underground spiritual veins of the Yin Capital were broken, although the high-level onmyoji of Shiliao tried their best to connect it, but the Yin Capital fell silent, and the imperial capital was also moved to another town located on the spiritual veins - Kyoto, which expanded and became what it is now. Jiulan Xun slowly told this history, the decline of one town accompanied by the rise of another, which seems inevitable, but it always sounds a little lonely.
"Come and take a look, take a look, the best high-grade spirit stones are hard to find!" a vendor's shout made Yan Nai immediately set his eyes on a stall full of goods.
"What are you doing?" Yan Nai was about to go over, but was pulled by Kagura, "I'll go see the high-grade spirit stones." Yan Nai replied as a matter of course.
"You don't really think he's selling the real thing, do you?" Kagura looked at him with some surprise.
"Is there any fake?" Yan Nai looked at Kagura curiously, with a harmless expression.
“…… Not to mention the high-level spirit stones, even the first-level spirit stones are fake, not to mention that this is still something on the stall. Kagura explained to Yan Nai a little speechlessly.
"Haven't you ever been to Kyoto, how do you know so clearly......" Yan Nai looked at Kagura with a puzzled expression.
"I'm just telling you a common sense, it has nothing to do with whether you've been here or not. Kagura replied angrily.
"But, isn't this the imperial capital? Could it be that they are so bold, and dare to sell fakes under the nose of the Son of Heaven?" Yan Nai still didn't believe that there would be fakes in Kyoto City.
“…… It should be fake, na, you say it in vain. Kagura was a little unsure of his statement when Yan Nai said this, because Yan Nai seemed to have a bit of a point?
"I haven't been here again, how do I know, shouldn't I ask Jiulan for this kind of thing?" said Bai and set his eyes on Jiulan Kaoru.
"Fake. Jiulan Xun answered this question directly without thinking about it, "Even if it is Kyoto City, high-grade spirit stones will only appear at auctions, if this kind of street stall can be bought casually, then the auction house will be closed a long time ago." ”
"Aren't they afraid of being arrested by the government? This is blatant selling fakes!" Although Jiulan Kaoru's explanation was convincing enough, Yan Nai still couldn't figure out how they dared to sell fakes here.
"The government won't take care of these things. Jiulan Kaoru replied expressionlessly.
"Isn't it? Isn't this conniving at crime?
"Onmyoji with a bit of a brain should know that it is a fake, because it is sold very cheaply, and the Onmyoji who has seen high-grade spirit stones can tell the authenticity at a glance. Kaoru continued to state a fact.
“…… What do you mean is that if you are deceived, it will be the buyer's own responsibility?" Yan Nai looked at Jiu Lan Xun incredulously, what kind of truth is this!
"I'm stupid, and I can't complain about others. Jiulan Kaoru turned her head to look at Yan Nai, "What's more, these vendors have not affected the normal order in Kyoto, so the government will not interfere." ”
"But......" Yan Nai was so blocked by such a theory that he couldn't speak, at first glance it seemed to make a little sense, but isn't this just conniving at fraud!
"Xiao Yanzi, most of the onmyoji know very well whether the spirit stones on the stall are true or false. Kagura patted Yan Nai on the shoulder and said casually.
“…… Then they, who are they fooling?" Yan Nai looked at Kagura with some curiosity, according to them, it is impossible for these vendors to sell at all, so why are they setting up stalls?
"Onmyoji, who just debuted. Bai thought for a moment and replied.
"Huh?" Yan Nai looked at Bai with a tangled expression, this is worse than deceiving a mid-level and high-level Onmyoji!
"The human heart is sometimes more terrible than the monster, human beings are not as kind as they imagined, let those who have just debuted understand this truth as soon as possible, there is nothing wrong with such an existence. Jiulan Xun said in a calm tone.
Yan Nai still wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back, because this is the reality, he can't argue, he seems to be a little too virgin just now? Or, people's hearts are too cold?
"It's okay! It's the same with going to Fengtian, don't cry. At this time, a teenager kept comforting a girl beside him who was not holding back tears.
"If you go to Fengtian, you won't have a chance to enter the Yin-Yang Prison! The Yin-Yang Prison only recruits Yin-Yang people, and you don't know it!" the girl said with red and swollen eyes and a little whimper.
"Yin Yang Supervisor?!" Yan Nai immediately set his eyes on the two people after hearing this familiar term, "Isn't the Yin Yang Supervisor a position to supervise the Onmyoji?" He looked at Jiuran Kaoru with some puzzlement, there was no doubt that the only one who knew the most about Kyoto was Jiuran Kaoru, so Yan Nai naturally looked at him with this question.
"I thought you didn't know about the existence of the Yin-Yang Prison, but I didn't expect you to know its history. "Jiulan Kaoru was still a little surprised by Yan Nai's question," That's right, as you said, a long time ago, as an existence of the overseer of the Onmyoji, every once in a while, the Shiliao would pick out a few of the best Onmyoji to serve, in order to better restrain the behavior of the Onmyoji, and later, with the migration of the imperial capital, the Yin-Yang Supervisor was established in Kyoto, which was above the Shiliao, in other words, it was above all the Yin-Yang Liao, under the direct jurisdiction of the supreme ruler of the empire, and its responsibilities were the same as a long time ago, but from an individual to a collective. ”
"What about the Great Eunuch?" Yan Nai continued to ask, it seemed that Bai Lao had not mentioned the Yin and Yang Prison to him, simply because he could not have access to it at all.
"You also know, Yan Nai, it seems that I really underestimated you, no wonder the master wants to recruit you no matter what. Jiu Lan Xun's tone was full of surprise, and Yan Nai scratched his head, "This is what I saw when I went to the Astronomical Road before, and I accidentally turned to a book and wrote it down." ”
"The Chief Supervisor is the supreme person in charge of the Yin and Yang Prison, and this identity has hardly changed compared to before. Jiulan Kaoru explained lightly.
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