The official road is lined with evergreen cypress trees, and the leaves are pinpoint-like and stand straight up. But on the whole, compared to the cypress trees of Momiji Country, it is much taller, and the trunk is thick, and there is a tree several feet apart.

The little fox stuck his head out of the window, squinted slightly, and watched the breeze as the trees swayed past his eyes.

For some reason, the little fox loved such a verdant landscape.

As the convoy progressed, an extremely majestic and towering city wall gradually came into view.

One of the three major cities of the Dayan Dynasty, pray for the west city.

Whether it is the degree of economic prosperity, the size of the city, or the population density, Qixi City is one of the top and most prosperous cities in the entire Zilai Prefecture.

The castle is even taller and more majestic than Kyoto, a country of pure water, made of large blocks of bluestone, and the walls are slightly sloping, but there is still an indescribable sense of oppression, and it is directly charged to the travelers along the way.

There were pavilions at the head of the city, and soldiers were patrolling the high walls.

A sense of majesty emanates from the massive city walls.

The front of the city gate has already been cleared, and there are no idle people waiting to stay here, and the relevant officials of Dayan are waiting for the arrival of the Pure Water Country delegation in the open space of the city gate.

Maybe it was because of Chu Mo, Dayan gave enough face to the Pure Water Country, and the two sides saw each other.

The officials of Dayan are dressed brightly, very fresh and gorgeous, but the mission of the Pure Water Country is tired, and they can't help but look a little sluggish, and the comparison between the two is very obvious.

Ye Fan stood behind the crowd, calmly looking at all these cumbersome procedures in front of him, and only when Guo Huaiyong introduced himself, did he bow his head slightly to everyone.

In the eyes of the officials of Dayan, this young man standing with a sword is nothing more than a powerful child accompanying the Pure Water Country, and he has no real skills, but Ye Fan doesn't care about leaving a good impression on the other party.

His eyes were almost entirely focused on this imposing city wall.

This huge ancient city no longer knows how many years it has stood on this land, how many winds and rains it has experienced, and how many snows and moons it has experienced.

Ye Fan suddenly sighed with emotion, as the ruler of the Hongmeng world, the human race has left too many indelible or indelible traces in this world. The immortals are all working hard for immortality, and these mortals are also pursuing immortality in another sense, but the meaning is actually higher and deeper than the previous one.

In this regard, Qingqing and himself have a relatively sober cognition, in the final analysis, cultivating immortals and immortals is still pursuing personal interests, saying that the avenue is vast, but in fact, what is the nobility compared to other "small paths"?

It mainly depends on what you do after you have this power.

Immortals, immortals, how can immortals leave people.

After some etiquette, everyone slowly walked into the city gate, and the little fox did not continue to stay in the carriage, but followed Ye Fan's side, full of interest in the dizzying scenery of Qixi City.

After entering the city, it is really prosperous, although the street is not too wide, but there are restaurants and bookstores on both sides along the way, the green tile high wall, the green trees are shaded, and the scenery is quite beautiful.

The people on the street, between drinking and pecking, are also smiling gently, full of confidence and self-restraint, and very great in the style of a great country.

"Rite Lang Zhonglin Zhihu, meet your lordship. ”

Suddenly, a Dayan official interrupted Ye Fan's train of thought

See you in the bows.

Ye Fan withdrew his gaze from the prosperous building on the side of the road, and said in surprise: "If Lord Lin wants to discuss the follow-up matters, he should find Lord Guo. ”

Lin Zhihu was slightly stunned, even more surprised than Ye Fan. He had a private conversation with Guo Huaiyong before, and only then did he know that this young man who was not amazing was the person in charge of the mission, but he didn't expect that the first sentence of salute was rejected by the other party.

He retracted his thoughts, and then looked at the other party's expression, he couldn't help but think that this young descendant was relying on his father's shadow Shengze, and he was an exaggerated person, and he couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart.

Guo Huaiyong, who was standing beside the two of them, explained with a smile: "Lord Lin, Lord Ye Fan is indeed the person in charge of the mission, but the daily affairs are still handled by me, Lord Ye's identity, well, is more special......."

While speaking, Guo Huaiyong glanced at Lin Zhihu a few times, and the latter understood, so he didn't ask any more, and regarded him as the illegitimate son of the powerful people of the Pure Water Country.

Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Lord Guo and Lord Lin, are they old acquaintances?"

Guo Huaiyong stretched out his finger and pointed at Lin Zhihu, and scolded with a smile: "Don't hide it, this Lord Lin and I are the same batch of students who went to Jicheng to take the exam together in the early years. ”

Lin Zhihu was full of smiles, he didn't care about Guo Huaiyong's revelation, turned his head and said with a smile: "That little Kai is obviously lost to me by Brother Guo in a bet, how can it be said that it is a cheat?"

Guo Huaiyong smiled and asked, "So, Lord Lin has confessed to other cheeky acts?"

Lin Zhihu shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Others laugh at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at others who can't see through it." If it were someone else, you think I would be cheeky enough to do this?"

Ye Fan was happy, it seemed that this Lord Lin was the same as Guo Huaiyong, he was a free and easy person.

Lin Zhihu found that this young man with an unusual identity seemed to be very interested in the scenery of Qixi City, and couldn't help but say proudly: "Qixi City has been built for more than 400 years, and the city wall has also been repaired by the Ministry of Industry at a great cost, and the imperial court has also supported merchants very much, and the prosperity level is not known compared to Kyoto, the country of pure water?"

Ye Fan replied politely: "There is no vanity under the fame, what I have seen along the way, I pray that Xicheng really lives up to the name of a famous city through the ages." ”

As for Lin Zhihu's slightly yin problem, Ye Fan's smart choice turned a blind eye.

Lin Zhihu didn't care, and instead began to introduce the delicious scenery of Qixi City to a few people, looking comfortable.

In order not to provoke criticism, but also out of respect for Dayan, in addition to Yan Lie, more than 100 troops and cavalry, all entered the border county of Dayan, and then retreated to the territory of the country.

Under the guidance of Lin Zhihu, the delegation slowly went to the east of the city, and the group was arranged to live in a royal courtyard in the city, which can be seen that Emperor Dayan gave enough face to the mission of the Pure Water Country.

Along the way, Guo Huaiyong and Lin Zhihu kept chatting, Ye Fan followed behind the two, and found that this Dayan official knew the officialdom of the Pure Water Country very well, not only could he say the names of some of the country's magnates, but even knew Gongsun Che, which made Ye Fan very surprised, the two countries were far apart from each other, and they didn't know how they met.

After "eavesdropping" on the conversation between the two, Ye Fan also had a vague understanding of Dayan's current government. Of course, before going north, he had already been with Guo

Huai Yong talked about it, knowing that the current Dayan Imperial Court is far from being as harmonious as Lin Zhihu said, and it is thriving.

Emperor Dayan is seriously ill and dying, it is not a secret for a long time, I heard that even the wandering king Ji Yue has returned to Kyoto to control the government, and the crown prince and the three princes have their own forces in the court, and they are all fighting silently.

If it weren't for the fact that the emperor hadn't died, Ji Yue had temporarily suppressed the contradiction by thunderous means, I was afraid that the current Dayan Kyoto would have already been in chaos.

And Duan Yiyi was originally a general of the Southern Realm of Dayan, and it was also for this reason that he was transferred back to Jicheng.

Ye Fan asked casually: "I heard that General Duan is a generation of heroes, when will Lord Lin have time, can you take me to meet one or two?"

Lin Zhihu was surprised: "Lord Ye still has an old relationship with General Duan?"

Ye Fan smiled gently: "It's not surprising that I have some admiration for such a heroic figure." ”

Lin Zhihu's face was embarrassed, and he didn't seem to want to talk much about Duan Yiyi.

Ye Fan saw his expression in his eyes, smiled slightly, and said no more.

When the delegation arrived at the other courtyard, they were responsible for arranging all matters, and they were busy for a while, and finally arranged it properly.

Lin Zhihu, as a member of the Ministry of Rites, naturally wanted to arrange dinner and fulfill the friendship of the landlord, Guo Huaiyong wanted to invite Ye Fan to the banquet together, but was politely rejected by Ye Fan, Guo Huaiyong is not good at being strong.

More than a dozen officials of the mission and Yan Lie all went to the banquet to attend the banquet, and only Ye Fan and the three of them were left in the entire courtyard, and Dayan's guards were only guarding the outer gate, and they did not interfere too much in the affairs of the inner door.

The little fox was coaxed by Ye Fan to sleep in the room, and there were only Ye Fan and Qiao Sandao in the house.

Ye Fan closed his eyes for a long time, and confirmed with his divine soul that no one was eavesdropping around the room, before he asked softly, "How is the situation?"

After Qiao Sandao groaned slightly, he slowly spoke, and reported the recent situation in Dayan Kyoto to Ye Fan, there were both speculations and factual information, which was very logical and organized, it was hard to imagine that a person like Qiao Sandao, who had been in the rivers and lakes for decades, would have such strength to control the situation in the court.

But when you think about his origins, it's no surprise.

"Duan Xianyi is still serving as a lieutenant of the Shence Army's Protector?"

Ye Fan frowned, this was completely different from his prior judgment. He originally thought that Duan Yi was seriously injured, and the natal flying sword had exploded again, and his cultivation was not three out of ten, so why was he still in such an extremely important position as a lieutenant of the Shence Army?

Qiao Sandao calmly analyzed: "Duan Yiyi's appeal in the army is already very strong, and Ji Yun tried his best to protect him, so he did not lose his official position, which is expected. ”

Ye Fan knocked lightly on the table and shook his head very puzzled: "Even so, a sword cultivator who has exploded the natal flying sword is worthy of Ji Yun's protection of him? ”

Qiao Sandao continued: "In the battle for the throne, with the first-class support, even with the support of the entire Shence Army, how dare Ji Yun slack off? Even if he is seriously injured, no one dares to despise him. ”

Ye Fan rubbed his eyebrows, and suddenly asked, "Have you found out the identity of Pei Qiancheng's group of Dayan regular soldiers who rescued them?"

Qiao Sandao replied in a deep voice: "The hot mouth is very strict, I can't ask anything." ”

Ye Fan was stunned and said, "Could it be someone under Duan Yiyi's subordinates?"

Qiao Sandao was silent in thought.