Chapter 43: River Lion City
Outside the River Lion City, Yun Yi listened to Yulian's words and thought about it, the teacher's white crane can travel more than a thousand times a day, and Mengrou's mother's is also a winged beast, and it can also ride several people at the same time. Then he smiled and said: Okay, when my brother arrives at the soul master, he will also catch a soul beast and come back, and he won't have to work so hard to go back and forth in the future, and it will be much more convenient to go to see his sister.
Yulian smiled and nodded, and the two of them came to the city tower of River Lion City, so they dismounted and led the horses to walk through the city tower with the people who came in and out. Not to mention how lively the scene in front of you is, on a straight and endless avenue, it is full of pedestrians in all kinds of bright and noble costumes, all kinds of skin tones are red like fire, yellow like gold, and white like clouds. Some were followed by several large four-wheeled carriages painted with red boxes, and some were planted with various flags. Attic mansions and courtyards are everywhere, and there are countless storefronts and stalls in Fuhua, where people of all colors and clothes wander back and forth to shop for their own items, and the avenues are lined with spear-wielding soldiers in armor who keep patrolling to maintain law and order.
After walking for two hours, I finally saw the southern tower of River Lion City, which has the same architectural style as the northern one. Out of the city gate, Yun Yi and Yulian rode on horses and walked for nearly half an hour, and only after bypassing a big mountain did they see the archway of the river lion ferry. Six stone thick garden-shaped stone pillars are wrapped around the rising flying dragon, six pillars, five doors and six flying dragons are like flying in the clouds, lifelike carving above the stone pillar, above the stone pillar is the stone bar of two rows of structure, splicing to support the stone arch bucket, the arch bucket in the middle is half a section higher than the wings, the complete stone slab is just stuck in the middle of the stone bar under the double row, and the hairpin on the stone slab is engraved with the four seal characters River Lion Ferry.
The boundless deep blue ocean, Yun Yi has enjoyed the scenery all the way from Dongling, and he has seen a lot of mountains and rivers, but it is the first time he has seen the ocean. Therefore, it feels like a deep blue sea surface of a flat mirror, and the color becomes deeper and deeper from near to far, until the black line with no end in sight is connected to the end of the sky. From time to time, flocks of white-winged beasts fly from the top of the mountain to the connected ends, adding a line of vivid color to this beautiful mirror.
Divided into two from the archway road, there is a large group of people and horses driving ox carts on the right side, carrying goods like two long snakes in a neat and orderly manner walking on the official road, all kinds of flags are waving in the wind to add a majestic scenery totem to the convoy. On the left side are pedestrians of all kinds of costumes, skin colors, and hair quality, leading horses, some dragging more than a dozen people, and some servants following, marching towards the east. Yulian jumped off the horse and pulled the reins: Brother, it's too crowded, let's go over and buy it! Yun Yi nodded and jumped off the horse.
The road winds along the mountains and the shore ladder into the distance, and below the shore ladder, rows of small sailboats with arched brown and yellow bamboo mats sway and twist under the bumps of the shore ladder water. Due to last night's heavy rains, some boats still have white rain inside, while some diligent fishermen are driving small boats to wait for a dozen ospreys, gliding slowly on the surface of the sea to catch fish.
After rounding around a few winding mountains, the scene in front of him made Yun Yi unable to believe his eyeballs. At the foot of the mountain, a two-story attic house stretches along the terrain, with gray and black pavilion tiles, red wooden piles, and gray stone walls like a secluded city pavilion. And next to the shore staircase thirty zhang away in front of the attic, more than a dozen forty or fifty zhang red boats are eye-catching. The body protruding from the water surface is ten feet high, and more than a dozen thick masts erected into the clouds are closely and neatly roped under the oblique pull, and they are indeed not chaotic in coordination with each other. Underneath the mast is a three-story lacquered red house made of pure wood, and the front of the bow is wrapped in a layer of bronze leather that has been corrupted by the sea. There are more than a dozen stone-built raised platform passes in the rear, guarded by soldiers holding spears, and guests on the ship are required to hold a white paper circle, which can only be boarded through the stone platform and stone stairs after being inspected by the soldiers.
With such a large boat, it is estimated that even the river cannot carry his body in the inland river. While admiring the dazzling scenery and suppressing the surging breath in their hearts, the two came to the pass in front of the ferry. Yulian handed the horse to Yun Yi and smiled: Brother, you are waiting for me here, I'll buy a ferry ticket! After speaking, he ran to the border guarded by soldiers to line up, and at this time, from the attic on the side, it was faintly visible that a man in red was looking at Yun Yi and Yulian, which made Yun Yi have a bad premonition. But the flow of people here is more complicated, and it may be to enjoy the scenery, but the breath of that person always makes people not refuse to settle down.
After waiting for half an hour, Yulian came to Yun Yi with two ferry tickets, and looked at Yun Yi with a smile: Brother, because of the heavy rain last night, there were more guests staying, so we have to get on the boat early tomorrow morning, and we will rest at the ferry station tonight, and travel tomorrow!
Yun Yi smiled: Okay, let's go!
Yun Yi led the horse and followed behind Yulian, and came to the attic post station, and before he reached the door, he saw Xiao Er, who was in charge of picking up the guests, running over and smiling and greeting: The two guest officers, please, took the horse in Yun Yi's hand. Yulian looked at Xiao Er, and took out a silver coin from her small purse: Little Second Brother, please send this black horse to Biluo Sailing, this red steed to Nanhai Sailing, and turn around and send the bamboo sticks. After speaking, he gave the silver coin to Xiao Er. Xiao Er took the silver coin and said with a smile: Miss, please rest assured, I will send you on the boat.
Yun Yi saw that Yulian gave the little second brother a silver coin and followed behind Yulian in surprise: Sister, why did you reward him so much, we are not rich businessmen and nouveau riche. Yulian smiled and hugged Yun Yi's arm: Brother, that's to give our horses a good treatment, the boat can't reach Biluo Prefecture in a day or two, at least it will take a month or two to travel at sea.
Only then did Yun Yi understand the way to make money, so he and Yulian entered the post station. The difference between this post station and what Yun Yi has seen before is the quadrangle courtyard shape, the attic of a hundred zhang is divided into ten similar courtyards, and the center of the wide courtyard is stacked with this strange-shaped rockery, some like cats, some like tigers, some like the crooked moon, and some like fierce beasts.... The first floor of the attic is made of empty stone pillars, supporting two wooden platforms, and on either side there are wooden ladders connecting the second floor.
Walking into the gate of the post station, there were two elderly men, wearing gray hats and peeling off the abacus beads to carefully calculate the dense accounts on this page, and saw Yulian and Yun Yi walking in and hurriedly greeted: The two guest officers need to be sharpened, or do they live in the hotel?
Yun Yi stepped forward: I want two rooms!
The old gentleman looked at the register and said with a smile: Hey, the little brother is really sorry, there is only one "Ding" sub room, there are too many merchants staying in the heavy rain last night, please include.
Yulian stepped forward and threw another silver coin to the old gentleman: Ding Zifang is Ding Zifang, we have been on the road for a day, and dinner will be sent to the guest room for us.
The old gentleman accepted the silver coin, smiled and took down a bamboo sign from the hook behind him, and handed it to Yulian: Follow the corridor to the end is the Dingzi Building, you put away the door number, and dinner must be delivered to the guest room on time.
From the wooden board where the old gentleman took off the bamboo plaque, you can clearly see the labels of the four wooden boards A, B, C, and D, and there are many identical bamboo plaques hanging under each label. Yun Yi was puzzled and was about to speak, but was pulled by Yulian: Brother, let's go!
When you come to the courtyard of Dingzilou, follow the number on the bamboo plaque and find a guest room on the second floor. The relative flow of people here is not as many as the first five courtyards, it seems to be relatively loose, the house is cleaned up quite neatly, the decoration is OK, the cotton wool on a double couch has already been paved, and this garden-shaped guest table is placed in the middle of the house, and the two sides are for the table and some ink calligraphy and painting.
Yun Yi put the package on the guest table, walked to the window sill and opened the window sash, and a trace of cool sea breeze rushed towards her, making her sleepy body feel a burst of relief for a moment, and Mengrou's naughty appearance appeared in her heart.
In the evening, Xiao Er brought in all the wine and food, two large bowls of beef, two bowls of rain meat, two small bowls of grain, a pot of green sweet grain wine, and two bamboo cards. After putting down the food, he went out and closed the door, Yun Yi and Yulian sat down to enjoy the dinner, and the sweet grain wine also attracted Yun Yi's sense of smell: Sister, brother drink a glass of grain wine, do you want it?
Yulian smiled and nodded, and when Yulian drank the sweet grain wine, she took a long breath, took a big breath, and said with a red face: Brother is so spicy, so spicy is much hotter than our fruit wine in the South China Sea! Yun Yi wanted to laugh when he saw this, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud and added a piece of beef to Yulian: Hurry up and eat!
After dinner, Yun Yi walked to the windowsill and admired the scenery at sea level, accompanied by the cool sea breeze and the smell of sea water sergan. The vast starry sky reflects the bright spots on the surface of the sea, like two perfect deep blue murals, with a gradual blur of blue withering from near to far. After washing and removing her makeup, Yulian also came to the windowsill and looked at the deep blue sea: Brother, will you go to the South China Sea to see me in the future?
Yun Yi smiled: After my brother goes to the teacher to study for a few years, he will definitely go to the South China Sea to see his sister when he returns. Yulian was very excited after hearing this: Okay, I will wait for my brother in Nanhai, and after my brother finishes studying, he will go to the small temple at the foot of Qingyun Mountain in the northwest of Qingyun City in Nanhai to find me, and I will wait for my brother there.
Yun Yi nodded: My brother has written it down, it's not too early, my sister will go back to the couch to rest first! Yulian lay on the windowsill and turned her head: I'm not sleepy yet, I'll sleep with my brother when I talk to him.
The two chatted for a long time, and they were about to separate, and there was indeed a lot of reluctance in their hearts, and Yulian couldn't close her eyes on the couch for a long time, and the confusion in her heart couldn't be suppressed at all. I could only look at Yun Yi who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and cultivating his mind, and let him rest on the couch, but Yun Yi did choose to sit on the wooden floor, looking at this handsome and chic back, his heart was always warm.
Just as he was about to close his tired eyes, a puff of white smoke came from the crack in the door, and Yulian immediately jumped off the couch softly, and her little feet made a noise on the floor. Holding Yun Yi from behind and covering Yun Yi's lips with one hand, Yun Yi was immediately awakened by Yulian's actions, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yulian take out a moment of white pill and send it to his lips. Turning his head to look at Yulian's shocked eyes, he looked at the white smoke that was quickly dispersing, and knew in his heart that it was Yulian's pill that he quickly swallowed, and the two quickly returned to the couch to cover the cotton wool and pretend to sleep.
After half burning incense, a sharp dagger was inserted along the crack of the door and peeled off the deadbolt, only to see a figure dressed in night clothes, sneakily walking into the room. Close the door and touch the Yunyi package to the side, and quickly rummage the package. Yun Yi suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Who is it?" casually summoned a giant axe and slashed over. The night-wearer saw Yun Yi slashing with an axe, and quickly jumped out of the window and disappeared without a trace.
Yun Yi lay on the windowsill and looked around, and saw that the thief did not chase out of the window without a trace, at this time Yulian lit the candle and walked to Yun Yi's side: Brother, who will that person be? Yun Yi patted Yulian on the shoulder: It may be a little thief, it's okay, this fright is probably not coming, sleep!
Yulian lay back on the couch, Yun Yi couldn't fall asleep, in order to comfort Yulian sleeping, he sat in front of the couch and saw Yulian smiling at him, so he pulled his cotton wool up. Thinking back to what had happened recently, his mind suddenly lit up, could it be Yun Xiang, that night because of the dark distance was also far away, and in order to see his face clearly. If it was him, it was to absorb the soul of the master on Haoran's body, and no one else knew about that soul. Fortunately, Yulian let herself escape, and now she has to think of a way to attract Yun Xiang to her side before getting on the boat.
Thinking of this, Yun Yi had an idea, and it was also the most unreliable idea. The next day, before dawn, the ancient bells rang in front of the station. Yulian dragged her tired body to get up, opened her eyes that hadn't woken up yet, and saw Yun Yiyi packing up the package and bringing a cup of green fragrant tea to herself: I was about to call you, and you were already awake!
Yulian took the tea, drank two sips to moisten her throat, smiled and stretched: Thank you, brother!
Hurry up and freshen up, Yun Yi took the water cup and pulled up the rain lotus, and was hugged by the rain lotus, before getting off the long couch to wash. Yun Yi returned to the table and put the water glass down. A quarter of an hour later, Yulian finished washing, carried her small purse and Yun Yi out of the post station and came to the dock leading to the South China Sea, where she saw people queuing up to check tickets. Yulian followed the line and lined up, holding the ticket in her hand: Brother, then I will go first and wait for you to come and see me in the South China Sea.
Yun Yi nodded and walked outside the team: Sister, don't worry, after I meet the teacher, I will ask him to guide me to study for a few years, and when I am in reverse, I will go to the South China Sea to see you.
Soon, the team lined up in front of the stone platform, and after the soldiers checked Yulian's ticket, they let him get on the boat, stood at the stern of the boat and waved goodbye to Yun Yi, really unwilling to go into the ship building and stood there smiling at Yun Yi. Yun Yi naturally had to wait for the boat to leave before he could board the Biluo boat, so he stood there and looked up at this rain lotus, during this time, the two of them met brother and sister by chance, and then they went to the Great War Hao Clan, and they walked together for a few days with no blood but better than their own brothers and sisters.
After everyone got on the boat, the bronze bell rang again, and after half a burnt incense, the bronze bell rang again to indicate that it was ready to set sail, and more than a dozen masts into the clouds lowered the sails at the same time, and hundreds of ropes were pulled by the sailors at the same time, pulling the sails dozens of feet high into an oblique shape. The stressed sail puffed up at the same time, and the large sail in the middle was also printed with a lion's head, which fluttered lifelike in the wind. At the upper end of the large mast in the middle, the sound of conch cinches intermittently from time to time, hinting at the direction in which all sailors exert force. The bronze bow pierced the blue waves, separated a waterway, and marched bravely, and the stirred waves swept over the side of the ship with silver-white spray, and then joined the turbulent waves at the stern, leaving a silver-white water ribbon, and the water belt expanded into the distance, and the sea surface was covered with thousands of waves.
Yun Yi waved his hand to Yulian, only to say that he couldn't see Yulian's figure clearly, so he took out the lion-faced soul from his sleeve.