Everyone had just crossed the sand mountain, and their eyes suddenly opened up. This huge sand mountain is several hundred meters high, and the view from the sand hill is unobstructed.

Below the sand mountain is a rushing river, the river is muddy yellow, and from the sand mountain it looks like a golden dragon, winding from north to south from the horizon.

To the east of the river is the huge sand hill where the Meda and others are located, and on the east side of the river there are lush greenery and patches of woods. Surrounded by greenery and woods, a giant city emerges in front of everyone.

The city was so huge that the walls were twenty meters high. The color of the walls is golden throughout, and it is estimated that they were built of rammed earth. Dazzling golden glow in the sunlight. Outside the east gate of the city is a large outer city enclosed by a low wall. The outer city was larger than the inner city, and was full of bazaars and low shacks.

Within the inner city wall, all kinds of buildings from the Western Regions are lined up one after another, and the streets are neat. Looking further to the west, there was a high mountain on the west side of the inner city. The slope of the hill near the inner city is steep, and there is a mountain castle with a stone wall from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain. The city is located next to the inner city and is about one-tenth the size of the inner city.

Murda looked carefully into the mountain city, and many large and small grottoes were densely carved into the stone walls of the steep slope. It's just that the distance is too far to see the specific content of the cave.

Looking at the upper part of the mountain, next to the stone town there is another white city, which is full of golden palaces. Moda is estimated to be the royal city of the Yue Clan. At the top of the hill stands a pagoda, and from the royal city there is a large road through the woods to the pagoda.

The scenery in front of you makes for a magical and grand picture.

The huge sand dunes on the east bank of the great river contrast sharply with the oasis on the west bank of the river. The four cities next to each other form a huge trapezoid, which climbs from the river to the top of the mountain. The pagoda at the top of the mountain is the highest point of the whole picture, as if this tower is the center of the entire Yueshi capital, which makes people want to worship under the tower.

This magnificent capital of the Yue Clan really amazed everyone present.

Meda looked at the height of the sun and commanded the Black Water people

"I'll take Liu'an Modian into the city to see, and if you find a way to cross the river, hide in the woods on the west bank of the river."

Sbuglion asked

"How are you going to contact you? Why don't I let ten of my shrewd clansmen follow you, and then you can take care of it. ”

Murda nodded and led everyone down the sand mountain. When he arrived at the river, Moda was worried, this big river was at least a few hundred meters wide, how could he cross the river without a boat? And as far as the eye can see, there is not even a ferry, it is estimated that the Yueshi people think that no one will be able to come out of the desert, so there is no ferry.

As Murda was at a loss, Sbuglian smiled and ordered his men to bring down a large pile of sheepskin pouches from the camels. Dozens of Blackwater people began to blow into their skins. In a few moments, the skins were blown up, and Sbrian led several men and began to tie them with straw ropes. It took dozens of minutes before and after, and a sheepskin raft was ready.

A dozen of them got on the raft and rowed to the other side.

The river is not turbulent, and it can be seen that an oasis on the other side is due to this great river. The big guy went ashore, and Murda ordered everyone to wait for him in the woods outside the city, and took the willow bank into the outer city.

The outer city of the capital of this month is planned very simply, the south is the cattle and sheep market, the north is the camel and mule horse market, the east is the poultry such as chickens and ducks, and the west is the place where cats and dogs are sold. Each market also keeps these animals. In the whole city, except for the people who raise and trade, there is basically no other person living and moving. Murda thought it was strange that the people of the Moon Clan actually used a city for animals to live in.

Passing through the outer city to the inner city, Murda and Willow Shore suddenly opened up in front of them. Unlike the outer city, there are no more animal ** things here, and the city is full of traffic, and it is a prosperous scene.

Mo Da took Liu An to find a tailor shop first, bought eleven sets of Yue people's clothes, and then told Liu An to let the ten Black Water people waiting outside the city and Mo Dian get dressed and come to live in the inn next to the tailor shop. Then walk around the bustling streets of Yueshi by yourself.

This Otsutsuki clan is really worthy of its name, located in the throat of the Western Regions, not only rich in water and plants, but also extremely rich in products. The prosperity of the national capital of this month is no less than that of Xianyang, the capital of Qin. In recent years, Yue's encouraged business, and business travelers from the south to the north wanted to come to Yue's to make a windfall. Coupled with the successive victories with the Xiongnu, not only did there be more cattle and sheep in the land, but also plundered countless treasures. War is the most direct and quick means of accumulating wealth.

Murda didn't know anything about the capital of the Moon Clan, so he needed to find a place to find out about the situation first. Moda wandered around for a while, returned to the inn and ordered some wine and food, just as Liu An came back with Mo Dian and the Black Water Clan. They booked seven rooms and stayed at the inn.

The inn is called Jijiu, and it can be said to be one of the largest stores in the inner city.

Mo Da was eating roast lamb leg and drinking Yue's specialty fruit wine while eating roast lamb shank, when a person walked in at the door, and the owner hurriedly greeted him

"Lord Short! You're here! Please, please, please! ”

The master smiled at this, and he could see that he was in awe of this Lord Short.

"Find me a private room. I'm going to have a treat later, and the chief chef in the royal city is going to come to the feast. You kid is clever, if something goes wrong, and the people in the Celestial City are threatening, I can't protect you. ”

The shopkeeper shrank his head after hearing this

"How dare I! It's just that the last time you asked our shop to think of a new dish, we really didn't have a way. I've searched all the famous chefs in the Western Regions, and it's still the same. ”

"Bastard! Lao Tzu spent so much money! That's what the fuck you guys do! I can make it clear, you fooled me Xiao Te, wait a while, and if Manager Ma Hao comes, I will let you close this store! Find a way to go, get out! ”

The shopkeeper begged hard, but the shopkeeper was about to kneel, and he was still scolding.

"It's okay if you don't have a problem, take a thousand silver coins, and maybe I'll be able to fool you around. Otherwise, the gods won't be able to save you. Lao Tzu will come to collect the accounts later, if not, you can wait to close! ”

After saying that, he kicked open the door and walked out. The shopkeeper was crying and mournful, not knowing what to do. Mo was moved by compassion, and what annoyed him the most was these bastards who bullied and dominated the market.

"Shopkeeper, who is this Lord Xiaote? Why is it so horizontal! ”

When the shopkeeper saw that someone was coming forward, he quickly made a gesture to make Mo Dian lower his voice.

"Don't talk nonsense. This guest officer, thank you for your sympathy, the little one will send you a good wine, you sit first, sit down first......"

The shopkeeper pulled Mo Dian and sat down. When Shawt walked away, he came over with a pot of wine and poured it for the three of them

"I said three masters, thank you for your grievances for me. It is estimated that the three of them are from outside, and they don't know what we are doing here. ”

When Mo Da heard this, he just inquired carefully about the situation in the capital of the Yue clan, so he asked

"Then tell me more about it, what's going on with this Schott? What kind of character is that manager of Ma Hao? ”

Seeing that there was no one around, the shopkeeper lowered his voice and said

"This Lord Xiao Te is the head of the construction department of Shura City. He was in charge of all the construction matters in Shura City. No, recently, the construction divisions of the Human City and the Heavenly City are about to retire when they reach their age, and Lord Xiao Te is eyeing these two fat shortages. Needless to say, Ma Hao is the chief chef in the city of heaven and man. Don't look at it as a food manager, the power is great! Our king is born to love to eat, not to mention that Ma Hao cooks a good dish, and cooks every day to make the king happy, and he is very loved by the king. Many people want to be promoted to him, and he can be said to have his hands and eyes through the sky with the king's luck, and even the current Humi Linghou is bought off without Ma Hao. No, in order to please Ma Hao, Shaw found a way to cook new dishes for him every day. ”

Murda was curious

"I understand this construction division, what is the city of earth, the city of heaven and man, and the city of Shura? How does it sound like one of the six realms of reincarnation? ”

The shopkeeper gave a thumbs up and said

"This guest officer is well-informed, and outsiders rarely know about the six reincarnations we have here. Our country of the moon believes in Buddhism, and Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Dynasty of Magadha sent eighteen monks including Shamen Sri Lifang to preach to the Great Moon clan. It is said that this monk of Shamen Sri Lifang also went to Xianyang. Since Buddhism was introduced to the Otsuki clan, it has spread very quickly, and successive kings have established their kingdoms with Buddha. Therefore, in the Yueshi can feel the prevailing atmosphere of Buddhism all the time, and there are more than 700 temples in the capital alone. Look at this capital......"

As he spoke, the shopkeeper dipped his chopsticks in the wine and scratched it on the table

"This is the Buddha Mountain, which you should have seen when you entered the city, and that is the mountain to the west. This is the Humi River, the great river at the east gate of the outer city. From east to west there are four cities, namely, the cattle city, which is the outer city; The city on earth is the inner city; Shura City is the city on the mountain; The westernmost side is the Celestial City, which is the royal city. The desert on the east bank of the Humi River is called the Hungry Ghost City by the Yue people, and further than the desert is the Hell City. It is said that there are Huns living in Hell City, and these people from Hell plan to occupy our Yueshi every day, so we must destroy these Huns. ”

Moda understood that this was a means to fool the people of the Yue Clan, and it was just to use religion to make everyone hate the same enemy and defend their hometown. However, it is really interesting for the people of the Dayue clan to build a city, and the city is completely planned in accordance with the idea of the six reincarnations in Buddhism. The ruler thought that he was in the realm of heaven and man, so the place where he lived was called the city of heaven and man. There are cattle and sheep living in the outer city, which embodies the animal road, so it is called the animal city. The people living in the inner city seem to be the way of the world, so it is called the city of the world. Don't you know that the six realms of reincarnation, when the blessings in the heavenly realm are exhausted, they will fall into the other five realms.

"I can understand the other cities, but what does this Shura City mean? Could it be that there are really asuras living in it? ”

Murda asked curiously

"Guest, there's no one living there. I advise you not to go either. It was a forbidden place, and if you wanted to go to the royal city, that is, the city of heaven and man, you had to go through Shura City. We, civilians, are not going to get in. It is said that some people sneaked in and were caught and killed by those Shura. The death was very miserable. ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper hurriedly folded his hands and recited the Buddhist mantra, for fear of provoking these Shura. Moda also drummed in his heart when he saw him, isn't there really a Shura alive?

"Shopkeeper, I'm furious in my heart when you tell you. Are those Shura really that terrifying? ”

"Don't you know, it is said that Shura City is full of Shura, don't you see the dense stone caves halfway up the mountain? That's where Shura lives. During the day, those Shura were like idols of gods, motionless. At night, all the Shura came to life, and they went around looking for people to mutilate and eat. These Shura were all captives of the Dayue clan and the Wusun people and the Loulan people in previous wars. The Buddha said that the Shura realm often fights with the celestial and human realms, and the royal family and nobles of our Dayue clan live in the celestial and human realms, so the nobles of Wusun and Loulan should be in the Shura realm. Whenever a captive is caught, he will be taken to Shura City, and as for how to become a Shura, we civilians don't know what to do. ”

Murda was both curious and terrifying when he heard it, how could he turn a living person into a Shura, and what was this Shura like?