147 Arrived overnight
Bidding farewell to Wang Da Hammer, Lan Junyao turned over and got on his horse and prepared to continue on his way, only to feel that after he made such a fuss, all the fatigue around his body dissipated, and he had an endless mental head. Unable to resist Lan Junyao's insistence, Wang Dazhui had to put the ingot of silver in his arms, and only wait to meet him in the next day to repay him.
On the wide official road, Lan Junyao clenched the reins in her hand, and the long whip kept whipping on the horse's buttocks, under the whip, the horse spread its hooves and galloped, and the pedestrians who were facing her had no time to see her face clearly, she had floated over like a gust of wind, the gale was whistling in her ears, and when the night sky climbed up the sky full of stars, Lan Junyao still did not feel a trace of tiredness.
It was like this day and night, and three days later, Lan Junyao finally rushed to the territory of the Northern Phoenix Kingdom. Turning over and dismounting, I have never felt that the ground under me is so solid, the horse's back has been bumpy for several days, and I feel as if my whole body is falling apart, and the color of bruises under my eyes is very obvious, and even the horses beside me keep snorting, and the hooves seem a little stiff.
Because the night was dark, the city gate of the Northern Phoenix Kingdom was only afraid that it had been closed at the moment, and in desperation, Lan Junyao had to stay with the horse outside the city for a night, looking for a dry place, and she looked around for some dry branches, not as fortunate as usual, if she really encountered any danger, she was afraid that she would not have time to react.
The bonfire encircled her and the horse, maybe the fire was a little hot, the horse seemed a little uneasy, but Lan Junyao thought something was going to happen, she was alert for a long time, and she didn't see any movement, but her eyelids were so sour that they almost closed, so the dry wood around her crackled, she finally couldn't bear the sleep, and fell asleep by the horse's legs.
The sun began to cast its first rays of light on the world, and the dry wood beside him had all been burned out, and the birds and beasts in the forest were screaming, like an undulating and reverberating music, which disturbed people's good dreams. Lan Junyao rubbed her sleepy eyes, thinking deeply for a moment in confusion, and the unfamiliar environment couldn't help but make her turn her head to look around.
This doesn't matter, there is a black and white rhombic long snake with half of its body burned into black charcoal still maintains the appearance of spitting letters, but there is no sound at all, Lan Junyao's sleepiness was suddenly frightened away, and she is very glad to have set up this wall of fire, otherwise I am afraid that her life will not be guaranteed at this moment.
As soon as the horse saw the owner wake up, he also became extremely excited, last night Lan Junyao rested on its leg for a night, all the weight of the body leaned on one of its legs, in the middle of the night the horse wanted to break free several times, but Lan Junyao hugged it too tightly, and it did not succeed in getting out.
There were already voices outside the dense forest, Lan Junyao cleaned up a little, led the horse and walked on the official road, the queue of people waiting to enter the city was like a long queue, mostly small traders carrying burdens, Lan Junyao slowly moved with the crowded crowd, only to feel that the stomach was growling, and the dry food in the partial burden ate the last piece last night.
Stepping on the road, Lan Junyao led the horse to walk alone, and the ancient city wall built of bluestone bricks revealed a little vicissitudes. The royal family of the Northern Phoenix Kingdom is the queen of the phoenix, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and now the bloodline is thin. If you think about it carefully, Lan Junyao can also be regarded as a descendant of the queen of the phoenix.
There was some moss growing in the cracks in the wall, and the soldiers guarding the door had not yet changed their guards, so they looked a little lacking in energy at the moment. Lan Junyao stopped looking left and right, the most important thing at the moment is to fill his five internal organs, and the situation in the Taimiao is unknown, so he needs to carefully investigate before he can decide whether to do it or not.
The jade pendant given by the mother in her arms was also contaminated with a little temperature due to her body temperature, and she only planned to act alone. If I hadn't told my grandfather that I needed Bichun, the queen's relic that you had passed down from generation to generation in the Taimiao, I was afraid that I would be arrested immediately, and my grandfather would not have done so, and I could not guarantee that I would not drive her out of the house.
Lan Junyao walked carefully along the Taimiao for a few laps, but still did not choose a suitable entrance, perhaps because of Bichun's relationship, the Taimiao of the Northern Phoenix Kingdom was extremely tightly guarded, and it was more than one level stronger than the Tanglin Kingdom. Before that, she had found a suitable place to live, and left the horses in the restaurant to be carefully cared for by the servants, and then she set out for here.
Lan Junyao watched in a blind corner for a long time, only to find that in addition to the people who came here to worship the royal family, there were also many people carrying tributes who also entered the temple from the main gate. Yes, in addition to the ancestors of the royal family of the Beihuang Kingdom, there is another person who also enjoys the incense in the Taimiao of the Beihuang Kingdom.
In line with the principle of risk weakening, Lan Junyao had to disguise herself as a pot-bellied lady, with incense and candles and other sacrifices in her hands, and entered the temple with those people. Seeing the layout of the temple, Lan Junyao was a little surprised, facing the gate of the temple, but it was a palace for the queen of the phoenix.
For this legendary woman, Lan Junyao always had a little respect, and followed the subjects who came to worship in the Northern Phoenix Kingdom, Lan Junyao stepped on small steps and added a little incense to the Queen of the Phoenix with them. The statue of the queen of the phoenix in the main hall is realistic, and the hall is shrouded in smoke, but the smile of the queen of the phoenix falls in Lan Junyao's eyes, but there is inexplicably more sadness.
After inquiry, I learned that this statue was the birthday gift given to her by the emperor after the queen married the emperor. Although the queen of the queen is gone, this statue has been preserved, and it is a holy relic passed down from generation to generation in the Beihuang Kingdom.
It's just that the years have passed, and there is only one of the two Bichun held in the hands of the queen at the moment, and the other one was given to Lan Junyao by the little fox. Recalling those scenes in the dream, Lan Junyao only felt that the life between the queen and the emperor was not as happy as the rumors in the outside world, thinking like this, and looking at the queen again, the smile still did not reach the bottom of her eyes.
The purpose of this trip is in this hall, Lan Junyao's five senses are fully opened, although it seems that the guards in this hall are lax, in fact, I don't know how many secret guards are hidden in the corners that ordinary people can't see, and I don't know what mechanism there is in front of this statue, Lan Junyao sincerely bowed to the queen three times, and wanted to come to see this legendary strange woman early, but the timing was not right.
With the little boy behind her inserting the incense candle in his hand into the incense burner, Lan Junyao stood silently opposite her, taking the opportunity to peek at everything in the hall. The whole hall looks simple, in addition to this statue, there are some old things of the queen of the phoenix in four directions, there are boys guarding each of the four corners, and there are two boys guarding the door at the door of the hall, but it is specially arranged here by the king of the North Phoenix Kingdom.
The incense candles were lit little by little, and Lan Junyao imprinted all the arrangements in the hall in her mind, and this appearance fell in the eyes of outsiders, only amazed at the sincerity of this woman.