Chapter 3: Dragon City, the Imperial Capital
Since he was separated from his senior brother, Yun Ruowu didn't know where to go, so he went to Dragon City alone, and met a kind merchant convoy along the way, so he walked with him. He originally expected to meet his senior brother on the road, but he never thought that he would encounter many interrogations along the way, and most of them were officers and soldiers in red and black armor.
About half a month later, Yun Ruowu's convoy finally came to the post house not far from Dragon City to rest. Everyone went into the inn of the inn to rest and buy some food. But Yun Ruowu lay quietly on the carriage alone, vigilantly watching everything on the official road.
Although this is the closest post house to Dragon City, it is very prosperous. The food and goods here are much cheaper than those in Dragon City, and in order to save some money, the merchants bought some food here for the convoy escorts and entourage.
At this moment, the armor-breaking soldiers on the upper floor of Longcheng City looked at the dusty convoy of the post station in the distance, and shouted to the city gate, "Coming, coming, coming... Young Master Shangguan, there is another convoy of businessmen! ”
"Good!" A young general in a fancy costume stood in front of the three lanes under the city gate with his hands on his waist, standing there quietly, looking into the distance with a worried face, and secretly saying in his heart, I hope there will be them... God forbid... Hope to have them. The young general's name is Shangguan Junqian, and as the young master of the Shangguan family among the four great families of Dragon City, he has many connections with the disciples of Yuntian Sect who came to the city to buy.
He originally planned to personally lead a team of people to Tianyun Mountain to find out, but he was stopped by his father, so he had to look into the distance at the west gate of Longcheng, which had been more than ten days in a row.
The news that Yuntianzong was slaughtered by Canglong reached Longcheng more than ten days ago, and the emperor was furious and ordered King Yong to investigate thoroughly and understand the return. This is exactly what King Yong wanted, he then ordered the Xuanwolf Army to check all the roads leading to Dragon City, once he found that a disciple of Yuntian Sect who had been caught was quietly executed, he must not let anyone sneak into Dragon City.
At the same time, the General's Mansion of the Broken Army sent a message to the remaining seven departments of Luofu to come to Longcheng to discuss matters immediately. The merchant's motorcade soon pulled behind the crowd. Shangguan Junqian, who was standing under the city, carefully watched every carriage, hoping to find Yun Shenghao's traces, so he deliberately sealed the city gates of the four roads into one.
"Has anyone seen a disciple of the Cloud Heaven Sect?"
"Yun Shenghao!"
"Is Yun Shenghao in the convoy?"
Yufeng Academy was in charge of all the money and food of Yuntian Sect, and Yun Shenghao, as the eldest disciple, often came to Dragon City to buy, and became acquainted with the unruly Shangguan Junqian and became good friends. After learning the news of the fall of the Cloud Sky Sect, he was forbidden by his father to leave Dragon City, and the only way to investigate it was through one convoy after another.
Every time they passed a convoy, the soldiers of the armor-breaking army shouted one by one, and some of them had already shouted dryly, but because the young master of the Shangguan family was in charge himself, they did not dare to disobey.
Yun Ruowu was lying in the convoy waiting to enter the city, glancing around from time to time, and suddenly vaguely heard someone calling out the name of his senior brother, and he hurriedly became vigilant. The convoy slowly drove towards the city gate, the shouts getting louder and louder, and Yun Ruowu hurriedly buried his head in the goods, trying to avoid interrogation.
When the carriage came to the city gate, he found that it was Shangguan Junqian, who was checking the people on the carriage one by one, and the rest of the soldiers were holding portraits and comparing them one by one. A flash of joy flashed through his heart, and he was ecstatic at the sight of a savior. Last year, he and his senior brother came to Longcheng to buy, and they met Shangguan Junqian, and the two had a relationship.
I heard that he was familiar with his senior brother, and he planned to come to Dragon City to find out the news from him, whether he could get the news about his senior brother. A soldier took the portrait and compared it one by one, came to Yun Ruowu, a short and fat boy, looked at it carefully three times, and saw that it was different from the person in the portrait, so he let him go.
After entering the city, the bustling dragon city comes into everyone's eyes, and the criss-crossing streets and ramps are full of various costumed merchant convoys, and the fragrant cars and jade chariots are endless, passing through the doors of the teahouses and restaurants in the streets. The sun was setting, and the sunset was like a silk tassel spit out by a firebird and a phoenix, shrouding the entire sky of Dragon City.
Yun Ruowu didn't enjoy the scenery in the city, he directly avoided the eyes of the soldiers, saw the carriage next to a tea stall not far from the city gate, and recognized it as Shangguan Junqian's carriage at a glance. He quietly left the merchant convoy, came to the tea stall to buy a bowl of tea, and slipped into the frame while the soldiers were not paying attention.
About half an hour later, Shangguan Jun bowed his hand to the commander of the Yong'an Gate with a disgraced face, handed over a bag of silver taels, and then walked to his carriage. The soldiers guarding the city all took a long breath and respectfully watched the little young master of the official family leave.
Shangguan Junqian lifted the curtain on the carriage and was stunned for a moment, he glanced at the people in the carriage, and was about to shout "assassin". The soldiers in the distance saw Shangguan Junqian's strange expression and walked over quickly
Yun Ruowu's right index finger hurriedly put it to his mouth and reminded in a low voice, "It's me!" Brother Jun Qian forgot? I'm Xiao Wu! Shenghao's junior brother! ”
Shangguan Jun nodded in understanding, hugged the soldiers who came forward, laughed loudly, and said loudly, "It's okay... It's okay..."
The two soldiers were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed down and said in a low voice, "Young Master Shangguan has something to order." ”
"Nothing! Nothing! Shangguan Junqian walked into the carriage, waved his hand to the two soldiers, and then slowly lowered the curtain on the front of the carriage, sat down near the door of the carriage, and said lightly, "Go home!" ”
The house slaves of the Shangguan Mansion drove the carriage and drove quickly to the north of the city.
Shangguan Junqian glanced out of the window vigilantly, and his eyes swept over the road outside the carriage, and there was no abnormality. He lowered his voice and asked urgently, "What happened?" What about your brother? And what happened to the rest of the Cloud Heaven Sect? ”
There was a hint of red circle in the corner of Yun Ruowu's eyes, he looked at Shangguan Junqian, who was sitting opposite, and sobbed, "I also came to Dragon City to find Senior Brother." ”
"Is your senior brother okay? What about the Cloud Heaven Sect? I heard that it's Canglong's people..."Shangguan Junqian shifted his body slightly, sat down next to Yun Ruowu, and continued to stare out the window with his head sideways.
Yun Ruowu told Shangguan Junqian everything he saw that night, hoping that he could help him find his senior brother. The carriage turned several streets to Chunxi Street, the road was much wider, and suddenly there was a sharp shout from the car, "Lao Lu, turn around and go to Kunlun Pool." ”
The coachman hesitated, there was the Shangguan Mansion in front of him, why did the prince suddenly turn around and go to Dongshan, he didn't think much about it, and turned the carriage straight to the east and went to Dongshan.
Shangguan Junqian learned from Yun Ruowu's description that the one who destroyed Yuntianzong must not be the remnants of the previous dynasty, nor the assassination organization "Canglong", hundreds of killers appeared in Tianyun Mountain at the same time, and the flying eagle riders of the dynasty did not even notice it. He suspected that Shangguan Mansion must have been secretly targeted by those people, and decided to take Yun Ruowu to Dongshan to avoid it first.
The carriage went straight to the east, and in order to hide people's eyes, Shangguan Junqian chose the most prosperous street, because if his vehicle appeared on those deserted streets, it would make people suspicious.