Chapter Eighty-Six: Mingdu
After drifting on the Taiyi River for about four or five days, since it would be far away to go to the Tianyuan Academy by water, Huangtian and Yunyi reluctantly switched from the water to the land.
In the days on the water, the barren sky is used to collect all kinds of fat and big fish from the river. I have to say that the Taiyi River is blessed with a unique environment, and the fish in the river grow very large, and the meat is delicious and not greasy at all. And with the advantage of controlling the flames by himself, Araten cooks the fish he catches in a variety of ways.
Among all the fish made, Yun Yi tasted them carefully one by one, and finally she compared them and felt that the best was the grilled fish. Switching between high and low heat, and finally sprinkling some condiments, the grilled fish has a golden skin and an attractive color. When you tear open a piece of meat with your teeth, the aroma suddenly overflows from the meat, and you eat the crispy fish on the outside and tender on the inside. The crispy skin cracks in the mouth, giving it a crisp texture and chewy texture. And the crystal clear fish flesh is crushed by the teeth, oozing golden juice, making people's mouths full of oil.
But if you eat fish all day long, even if it is delicious, you will be a little tired. So this is also the reason why the two finally chose to go ashore.
During the period when he re-landed on the shore in the desert, there was a kind of sequelae of the cruise ship, he always felt that he walked lightly, and sometimes he involuntarily deviated from the route.
"I don't think I'm a little too high. I don't know if it's the first time I've gone off the beaten path, and after the barren sky, I looked at the series of footprints, and a perfect arc appeared in front of me.
"Yiyi, do you think I'll not be able to walk in a straight line in the future? Eh, why are you walking so straight!" He suddenly noticed that the footprints of Yun Yi beside him were in stark contrast to himself.
"Obviously they all get on the boat together and get off the boat together, why is there such a big difference between people?" he thought to himself.
"You're like this, judging by your footprints, you're going to the left. You stretch out your right hand like this, wrap your left hand around your right hand and pinch your nose, and turn to the right dozens of times to see. ”
Huangtian obediently followed Yun Yi's words step by step, but after only turning more than ten times, there was a little whirlwind in front of him.
"No more. No more. ”
He waved his hands again and again, staggering from side to side, and only felt a little top-heavy. Aratian bent over and stood in place for a long time, and the feeling of dizziness gradually subsided.
"What are you doing, you won't fool me, will you?" said Araita with some grumbling.
"If you don't believe it, take two steps, and you'll be done. Yun Yi raised his eyebrows, and there was a confident look on his face.
Huang Tian shook his head to make sure that he was really not dizzy at all, so he walked forward in disbelief. He felt that he had walked almost two or three hundred meters before he stopped and turned to look at the footprints behind him, and was immediately stunned.
"Sure enough, you didn't deviate, Yiyi, you are so powerful. ”
Looking at the lofty mountains in the distance, stretching endlessly, the clouds and mist are shrouded. A flock of white cranes streaked across the sky and disappeared to the other side of the tallest pine tree at the top of the mountain. Even though the scene at this time was very charming, Huangtian felt a little empty in his heart, and inexplicably had a sense that something big was happening in the world.
It just so happened that he hadn't entered a city for a long time, and Arachi couldn't wait to rush to the next foothold, wanting to inquire about the news outside.
He waved vigorously to Yun Yi in the distance, and then ran away in the direction of the rising sun. Yun Yi shook his head with a smile, and his body turned into a purple streamer and followed behind Huang Tian.
After climbing over the mountains in the distance, it was already dusk. After climbing the last hill, a city jumped out of the horizon and appeared before the two of them. From a distance, you can see that the city is extremely lively, and even if it is about to fall at night, there are still many people on the road. The lights on both sides of the street have long been lit, and various stalls have gradually been erected under the street of the stall owners. The city rules span hundreds of miles, and I don't know how much larger it is than Qianyuan City.
Smoke rises and floats around the sunset, echoing it and making the city even more welcoming. Two behemoths dozed in front of the city, allowing those who passed by to pass in and out of the city gates. The gate is about 20 zhang wide and more than 100 zhang high, and the huge stone gate is open at any time like a small mountain, and it is extremely welcoming to foreign monks, because only the movement of people can generate profits. Looking up, you will find that the black stone plaque on the city gate is engraved with two big characters of dragon flying and phoenix dancing - Mingdu.
Among the top ten large-scale cities in Zhongzhou, Ming is counted as one. There are several large families and various forces living here, and because of this, there are many more monks in the Ming capital than in ordinary cities. Some mortals are also accustomed to fights between monks, flying to the sky, and so on.
Here, like in other cities, there is a ban on air in the city. So when they arrived at the gate of the city, Huangtian and Yunyi fell from the streamer, and like everyone else, they mixed into the flow of people and waited to enter the city.
When passing by the two giant beasts, Arato couldn't help but look at them curiously.
The two giant beasts were about five zhang in size, with large and thick heads, wide and flat foreheads, and slightly sunken faces, although their eyes were tightly closed, they could be seen that the two eyes were round and large, the lips were enlarged and thick, dark purple, and there were a pair of black horns on the top of the head that were the thickness of adult thighs, exuding a heavy aura. If you don't look at the yellow tiger stripes behind them, you think of a huge blue buffalo no matter how you look at them.
"Is this a car?" Huangtian recognized the giant beast in front of him, he had read a record of this giant beast from the book, the shape was like a cow, the body was blue, the back was born with tiger stripes, and the cry was like the ** sound of human beings when they were dying, which was the sound of Lingling, so it was called the dragon.
At this moment, the two blue beasts seemed to sense something, and they held their heads high and opened their eyes. Brown pupils twitched in their sockets, and their gaze kept sweeping through the crowd. When the beast's gaze swept over, he suddenly felt a momentary coolness, and his original fatigue was slightly reduced.
Some law enforcement officers guarding the city noticed the abnormal movement of the two beasts, and immediately stopped the flow of people who continued to enter the city in front of them, and looked nervous to patrol back and forth, and when they saw Huangtian and Yun Yi, they couldn't help but stay on Yun Yi for a moment, and their faces were a little surprised, but then they moved away.
After a while, there was some commotion in the crowd, and some people were already a little impatient. After each of them glanced around a few more times, they didn't seem to find anything unusual, so they lay down lazily again, and kept their eyes as close as before. The law enforcement officers reconfirmed several times, and after thinking that there was nothing abnormal, they maintained order and let people continue to enter the city one by one.
"Doesn't this giant beast live near the water source, how did it come to the city gate, just rely on the moat, this little water is afraid that it will not be enough for people to drink for a day. Huangtian was a little strange and said to Yun Yi beside him.
"You are outsiders, these two spirit beasts are the property of the Tang family, the largest family in the Ming capital. What you said is indeed right, this giant beast needs a large water source to warm up, and there happens to be a large spiritual spring within the Tang family's sphere of influence, which is enough for the daily needs of the two dragons. A hoarse voice came from behind them.
The two looked back, only to see an old man using grass to make a straw rope, put it on the mouths of two or three herring fish that looked quite spiritual, and then bypassed the tail of the fish to tie it into a bow, lifted it in his hand, and looked at the two with a smile.
"Thank you for this uncle, the uncle seems to be well-informed, my companion and I have just arrived, and we still don't know much about the situation in Mingdu, I don't know if the uncle can be a guide for the two of us. Saying that, Huang Tian took out five or six spirit stones of excellent color from his arms and put them in the hands of the old man.
The old man waved his hand and pushed the spirit stone back, his expression was a little gloomy, as if he was remembering something.
"Old man, I'm not a rich man, this kind of thing is of little use to me. Besides, it's just a guide, so why bother with a little effort. ”
Looking at the old man's sad appearance, it didn't seem like he was pretending to be high. The old man in front of him was dressed very ordinary, and he must have lived a simple life, and he could see the glory and wealth of the world so openly. Huangtian recalled the scene when he first met Xiyue, it was because of the greed of the shopkeeper that the two met because of this, and they couldn't help but have a little good impression of the person in front of them.
Only need to go through a formality, and the two of them successfully entered the Ming Capital City under the leadership of the old man.
Passing through the towering city gate, stepping on a section of bluestone road, you will enter the famous Ming capital city in Zhongzhou. Immediately after that, a lively and prosperous scene came into the eyes of the two, all kinds of shouting and selling were endless, a variety of weapons, exercises were overwhelming, and there were miscellaneous elixirs, and they could smell their unique medicinal fragrance from afar.
Although there is a large flow of people in Mingdu City, every street is orderly and orderly, without the slightest sense of chaos. This is also thanks to the mature law enforcement system in the city. The law enforcement teams in the Ming Capital City are composed of the six largest forces in the city, and the internal elites are elected by their respective forces. On weekdays, the strength of the six parties restricts each other, and the strength is roughly the same, so the law enforcement power is not monopolized by one force, but is borne in turn every month. For example, it is the Tang family that bears the main law enforcement responsibility in the Ming Capital this month.
The group of people in silver armor who patrolled the sky was the law enforcement team, and no one in the city was allowed to fly in the inner city except for the law enforcement team. Even if there is no ban on air in the city, no one dares to fly in the air, and even then it will be fast.
No one would be stupid enough to provoke the law enforcement team in the city, because the law enforcement team represents the authority of the six major forces, not to mention going against the law enforcement team and opposing the six major forces. But if you're bored, that's a different story.
Looking at the dazzling array of things on the street, the two excitedly asked the old man questions, and they were not idle for a moment. The old man was also patient, answering the questions of the two one by one, and also telling the two of them all the taboos and fun places in the city.
Along the way, a lot of eyes were cast at the three of them, but most of them stayed on Yun Yi's body. In this way, the old man led the two to a red attic.