Chapter 2 There are guests in the imperial city
The sky in the imperial city is always clear, and this is what it looks like to the people. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoBecause here, they can live with real peace of mind. They were glad that they were born in a dynasty, not in the dire realm of the Grandmaster Palace. Therefore, they are grateful for generations, and it is this gratitude that the elderly have passed down from generation to generation to their children. But these days, the sky in the imperial city seems to be not so clear. The whole city was covered with dark clouds, and the wind was howling, as if the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings. There seems to be a wave of murder in this dark cloud, which is really unsettling. The common people still can't feel it, but some people who have advanced cultivation have their own sense of danger. On top of a teahouse in the center of the imperial city, there were a few people staring intently at the dark clouds in the sky. One of the young men, about seventeen or eighteen years old, asked puzzledly, "Master, what's in this dark cloud?" Why can't you see it? Obviously, a middle-aged man standing at the front was the master in his mouth, but this man did not speak with a heavy face, but just shook his head.
"Senior brother, your cultivation is still shallow, and you can't feel the murderous intent in this dark cloud. In the master's opinion, this dark cloud in the sky is only afraid of predicting something. An older disciple on the side explained.
"Even if it's dangerous, it doesn't matter, the master is the great master of the Hugh Sect, who dares to break ground under the master's nose!"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man spoke: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, this is a disaster, but I see that there seems to be a turnaround." Go and order all the disciples to get ready for battle at any time. In addition, Xiao Qi, you quickly bring the Emperor Protector Order to invite the other three great masters to come to the Imperial City to protect the Emperor. As he spoke, he took out a token from his bosom and threw it to the youngest disciple. This person is one of the seven great masters in the world today, the great master of the Humen Gate, and he is nicknamed the book saint!
Just after all the disciples retreated, the Shusheng still looked at the celestial phenomena without saying a word. Suddenly, he seemed to see a dead air flowing through the imperial city, but when he looked for it, he saw nothing. Such a fleeting moment made the book saint can't help but doubt that he is dazzled.
On the street not far away, the vendors did not notice anything unusual, just cared about doing business, the owner of the restaurant around the corner was still calculating the price of the wine with the guy who delivered the wine, and among the big families on the side of the restaurant, the sons and ladies were complaining about the stuffy weather, praying that it would rain quickly. At this time, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. One drop, two drops, the raindrops on the ground increased rapidly, the pouring rain poured down, the street vendors scrambled to pack up their belongings, and fled in a hurry, and the hotel owner no longer cared about the price of wine, but only cared about entering the store to hide from the rain, and the pedestrians on the road put on their robes.
Then, an ordinary person, dressed in a robe, walked slowly in the rain, as if he didn't care about the rain at all, and the people in the shops on both sides of the street couldn't help but wonder, wondering which great monk it was. Strange to say, however, that the man was walking slowly, rather than that he was a little staggering, as if he had a disability in his legs or feet, or was already drunk, and coughed a few times every few steps.
Finally, the strange man walked to the door of the restaurant around the corner, stopped his steps, and did not move for a long time. The hotel owner thought it was business, and with a stiff smile on his face, he won the game in a hurry. I thought to myself, with such a broken weather, I didn't expect to have a single business. Where did he think that when he walked to the door, he found that this person was wearing a white scholar's shirt under his coat, and it was actually quite reluctant to say that it was white. Because the dress was already very damaged, and there were still a lot of ash and oil stains, it was even more wonderful to be beaten by the rain. The man's face was not clear, not because the brim of his hat was pressed low, but because his hair was scattered and most of his face had been obscured.
Looking at the scene in front of him, the hotel owner quit, and his stiff smile suddenly turned into a pig's liver color. He waved his hand impatiently at the "beggar" in the rain, and scolded in his mouth: "Stinky Hanako, get out, you are blocking my business, get out of here." Unexpectedly, Hanako didn't seem to hear it, and stood motionless in the rain, covering her mouth with her hand and coughing a few times from time to time.
Just when the hotel owner wondered if this man was a fool and was about to bombard him with great impatience, a distant voice attracted everyone's attention: "Be careful! Get out of the way! β
It turned out that someone was riding a horse not far away, but for some reason, the horse seemed to lose control and galloped, and it could be heard that the owner of the horse was a woman. However, I am also very fortunate that it is raining at this time, and there are no people on the streets, and a danger is always avoided. But when I think about it, there is a stupid beggar standing around the corner of the street!
The fast horse galloped, this speed could not be believed, and in a blink of an eye it had reached the corner of the street, and it could be seen that this horse must be a good horse, and it should be very painful to kick people. People couldn't help but sweat for the stupid beggar.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The big man shouted on the horses that followed him, but the strange man standing in the rain didn't seem to hear it, and coughed a few times with his hand over his mouth.
Seeing that the horse's hooves were about to step on the stupid beggar, the woman on the horse seemed to have made a decision, using her hand as a knife, and slashed at Matou Mountain, although she could not see her appearance clearly in the heavy rain, but she could still see her reluctance. The moment the palm of his hand slashed at the horse's head, the whole horse flew out sideways behind the stupid beggar, carrying the owner of the horse. To be precise, it should be the owner of the horse who flew out with the horse in his arms.
At this time, the big men who followed closely behind all rode up and shouted: "You don't want to die, dare to block my young lady, and hurt my young lady's horse!" The woman who had just flown out lightly stroked the horse's head, which was wet with rain and blood, and was reluctant, but then stood up and reprimanded: "What do you say? Obviously, I bumped into this gentleman, and the horse was also injured by myself, **** What's the matter! Is this how you usually bully people?! Several big men were scolded like this, and they were speechless in an instant, so they had to shut up. The woman turned around, saluted the stupid beggar in the rain, and said, "This gentleman, I'm sorry to frighten you, if you feel unwell, you can come to Sima Mansion to find me, and we will bear all the expenses." The shopkeeper arranged a room for this gentleman, and all the expenses of this gentleman in the store were recorded in the account of Sima Mansion. β
"Okay, thank you, Miss Sima!" The hotel owner's face suddenly bloomed with joy, and he hurriedly went back to the house to get an umbrella, ready to pick up this "distinguished guest" in.
Besides, the woman, after arranging all this, glanced at the horse a few more times, and was very reluctant to leave with the big men. But from her face, in addition to reluctance, it seems that she can read a little disappointment, I don't know what she is disappointed about.
When they were gone, before the innkeeper had come out, the beggar in the cloak glanced at the horse, which had not yet fully breathed. I saw it look at the beggar with pleading eyes, and its eyes were filled with bloody tears, as if it was pleading for something.
The beggar whispered a few words softly: "I didn't expect you, a beast, to have spirituality, and you have this heart, heyγγγγγγ The rest of the words were too soft or he didn't say them at all, and no one knew. As you can see, the man waved his right hand slightly, and the horse breathed. Subsequently, the beggar was invited into the restaurant as a guest.
After about a few hours, it was about the time of the day, the sky was already dark, and every household had lanterns in their hands, and the lights in the imperial city were not bright, but they could barely see the road clearly. Probably because of the rain during the day, the streets at this time are unusually deserted, and there are hardly any pedestrians to be seen. Of course, there is also a faint sense of slaughter, which makes people feel a faint tingling sensation in their bones. All this seems to imply that the people of the Imperial City will have something big happening tonight. However, mortals can't perceive it, so they still eat dinner with peace of mind. The Lord Shusheng on the tower of the city not far away was so restless that he couldn't even eat. Dinner was on the table behind him, but it didn't move, and the slightest hint of heat in the bowl suggested that it had been sitting here for a long time. The Shusheng still put his hands behind his back, looking at the oppressive dark clouds in the sky from a distance, and his face was so solemn that even the disciples didn't dare to make a sound to affect him. After a long time, the Shusheng suddenly flicked his sleeve, and when his right hand reached out of the sleeve, it slid a few times in the air, and the surrounding spiritual power instantly turned into a strange symbol and solidified in mid-air, and after a breath, it dissipated like powder. Then, there was a thunderclap in the sky, and the rain began again.
"Hey... Hope to catch up! β
On the street, while everyone was having dinner, a drunken man lay on the broken grass next to the hotel, drinking from time to time from the wine jar next to him, and coughing from time to time. If you get closer, some people may see clearly that this is the beggar who was almost hit during the day. As for why he is lying here, no one knows. Maybe the store didn't want him to stay, or maybe he didn't want to live himself.
There was a bang, and the thunder was followed by another heavy rain. The man didn't hurry to laugh, raised his head slightly to look at the sky, and said with a smile: "The pen fell into a storm" and then drank again.
An hour later, the door of the hotel opened, and a bright light shone on the drunkard, and the aggrieved voice of the hotel owner sounded in the drunkard's ears: "Miss Sima, you see, it's not that the old man doesn't treat this little brother well, but that he himself refuses to stay in the store, so he has to take a few pots of wine and lie here to drink." β
"Okay, it's okay" Next to him was the girl who was patting the horse during the day, this girl could see her appearance clearly in the light, she could be described as clear eyebrows, her temperament was striking, and she was even more beautiful like a purple rose in a carved violet shirt. The girl took out a piece of coin, which was minted from life, and gave it to the shopkeeper, who left in acknowledgment. She walked straight to the edge of the haystack and said softly: "This gentleman, I'm really sorry for today's incident, I should have come to ask you immediately if you are sick, but after Qingshuang returned home, something was delayed, please don't be surprised." "It's strange to say, this Miss Sima has actually done a good job today, but after she returned home, she felt uneasy for a long time, and she had an indescribable feeling, so after dealing with some things, she hurried over to take a look.
However, the drunkard seemed to be really drunk, and he only buried his head in his sleep, and did not hear the words of the beautiful woman in front of him.
Just as this Miss Sima was about to speak again, bursts of spiritual power fluctuations spread in the Imperial City, as if they were spreading like orders, and penetrated into the brains of some monks in the Imperial City. Sima Qingshuang received the message and said in a lost voice: "The emperor protection order and the lore order are issued at the same time, Your Majesty is in trouble!" Not good" She couldn't suppress her surprise, glanced at the drunk, and disappeared into the dark night sky.
As soon as she left, the drunken man somehow sat up, picked up the wine beside her, and drank it again...