Lishui City is not big, but it is also full of organs.

The city is a typical four-part design of the Cangyun Empire, and it is also divided into four major urban districts in the east, west, north and south according to the direction.

The houses in the south of the city are lined up, the streets in the north of the city are full of traffic, the sycamore trees in the west of the city are full of fallen leaves, and the sunset in the east of the city is beautiful.

Under the leadership of Liu Long, Li Mu and the three of them quickly passed the verification at the city gate, although Gongsun Qi drove Liu Long's team five miles away, but after all, he was the captain appointed by the empire, and his majesty still existed.

After a routine inspection, the soldiers of the personal guard stationed at the city gate did not make it difficult for him, but resolutely let him go.

The four of them entered the city from the north, a flat and wide bluestone avenue stretched, and the shops on both sides gathered, and there were no less than 100 of them, and what surprised Li Mu and others was that there were frequent merchants from the north and south, and countless caravans were bustling with each other, which was not much better than Qinglan City.

You must know that Lishui City is only a remote city in the Empire, but the scene of this hub hitting the shoulder is comparable to any main city.

"How is it, Li Mu, this Lishui City is not much worse than your Qinglan City, right? Don't look at the scale of the city, but I dare to guarantee that you can imagine everything here, by the way, the dancing girl in the Peacock Tower in front is quite good, ...... at night I'll take you ......."

Liu Long was also happy to see that Li Mu and the three of them were conquered by the prosperity of Lishui City, he had stayed here for three years, and it was the longest place he had stayed in except for the imperial capital, so he naturally already had feelings.

"Ahh......h

Li Mu, who had already walked side by side with Liu Long, had just heard this little uncle's invitation to the evening event, and before he could refuse, he already felt a cool breath in his back.

Looking back, Lin Qingzhu was looking at himself coldly with a look of "if you have the ability, you will go", which made Li Mu also tremble, and hurriedly waved his hand at Liu Long, saying that he only needed to help them find a place to stay.

"Oh, okay, okay, it's the eldest brother who is sloppy, I didn't expect my younger brother and sister to be there, let's go to the hotel, stay in the hotel. ”

Liu Long looked at Li Mu, and then at Lin Qingzhu, and he also understood in his heart, so he quickly changed his words, but this time it made Lin Qingzhu blush, and his jade hand pinched Li Mudi's waist fiercely, and he grinned in pain.

The four of them came to a three-storey small building in this talking and laughing, the whole building is built by the best Huanghuali, the carved beams and embroidered pillars are full of antique fragrance, and there is a plaque with gold characters on a red background hanging on the eaves of the second floor, and the book "Deyue Building" is written.

"Here, this is the best restaurant in Lishui City, this braised Lishui fish is definitely a must-taste delicacy, there are guest rooms on the third floor of this Deyue Building, you live here, rest assured, the cost is on Brother Liu." ”

The relationship between Liu Long and Liu Ruoying is extraordinary, as a cousin, Liu Ruoying doesn't know how many times she has helped this naughty brother block the scolding, and since Li Mu called Liu Ruoying an aunt, he is naturally his Liu Long's junior, so it is natural to take care of it.

"Then thank you, Brother Liu. ”

Li Mu also agreed without hesitation, after all, the previous exchange for the pill had made him shy, since Liu Long was willing to pay, he naturally accepted it gladly, but Lin Qingzhu on the side was a little embarrassed, but seeing that Liu Long didn't care at all, he silently let Li Mu go.

Fang Yan, who had always followed at the end, was unusually quiet, constantly observing every corner of this Lishui City along the way, stopping several times and thinking thoughtfully.

"Hiccup......

The chef level of this Deyue Building is really amazing, especially the braised Lishui fish is not only delicious, but also melts in the mouth, Li Muzhi ate until his stomach bulged, and he reluctantly put down his chopsticks.

"Okay, it's not too early, your room is in the middle of the third floor, you have worked hard all the way, rest early, I'm going back to the barracks." ”

Liu Long saw that Li Mu and Lin Qingzhu's faces were sleepy, and said with a sense of humor, the room was arranged by the guys when they entered this Deyue Tower, and Captain Liu's name still had some effect, and the store directly cleaned up the three quietest rooms for Li Mu and the three of them to rest.

After saying goodbye to Liu Long, the three of them followed the Deyuelou guys to the third floor.

The long aisle is lined with wings, about twenty rooms, all the lintels and railings are carved by the fragrant sandalwood, elegant and heavy, the faint aroma of wood also makes Li Mu rush to a burst of relaxation.

After saying hello to Lin Qingzhu and Fang Yan, Li Mu pushed open the door of his room, and what caught his eyes was a large pear marble desk placed in the center of the room, and a large rosewood bed near the window was finely made and gorgeously carved.

In addition, there are floor-to-ceiling porcelain vases and pineapple wood carvings in the wings, which add a charm to the whole room.

"Brother Liu is bleeding a lot this time, this room must feel very expensive, sure enough, money is important everywhere, if you have money, you can live in this five-star room, and if you don't have money, you can only sleep in the wild. ”

Looking at such a gorgeous wing room in front of him, Li Mu also sighed at the importance of making money, and began to plan how to make a fortune in his mind.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

As soon as Li Mu sat down, he heard a knock on the door, and quickly got up to open the door, only to see Lin Qingzhu and Fang Yan standing outside the door at this time.

"You haven't rested either, I was going to look for you again tomorrow morning. ”

Li Mu was not surprised by the arrival of the two, don't look at him hooking shoulders with Liu Long all the way, laughing and having fun, but in fact, he was also carefully observing every detail of this Lishui City, and it did make him discover some strange places.

"It turns out that Brother Mu also found out, I thought I was the only one who noticed it, but I didn't expect you and Fang Yan to be secretly observing. ”

Lin Qingzhu grabbed Li Mu's arm and shook it and walked into the house, the girl's body fragrance mixed with the fragrance of the rosewood in the house, which made Li Mu a little uneasy, and scolded him in his heart for being shameless before he came to his senses.

"Let me say it first, Brother Liu brought us into the city from the north of the city, and we met countless caravans along the way, but have you noticed that ninety percent of the caravans only transport one kind of goods, that is, refined iron ore, so the question is, the refined iron mine is outside Lishui City, why don't these caravans directly transport ore from the mine?"

The three of them sat around a round table of mahogany, and Li Mu was the first to speak, a large number of caravans were reluctant to abandon the more convenient mines, and instead load ore into trucks in the city, which was really incomprehensible.

"There is also a suspicious point, this north of the city is densely populated with shops, a prosperous scene, but I noticed that the alleys on both sides of the avenue are gathered by quite a lot of poor people and beggars, this is the richest urban area in the whole city, there are still so many poor people, I can only say that the outside world is rumored that everyone in Lishui City is rich is probably not entirely accurate. ”

"I've noticed it too, and have you noticed that among the civilians in Lishui City, there are very few men in the prime of life, and almost all of the guys and guys in the shops are younger than us, and the rest are all women, not even the male elderly, even if the mines and conscription consume labor, but where have the older men gone over the years?"

The three of you said a word, and said all the suspicious points that they observed along the way, many seemingly ordinary places in this Lishui City, once you carefully scrutinize it, you will find out where the abnormalities are.

As the conversation deepened, the expressions of the three of them became serious, this Lishui City was full of weirdness, and the whole city seemed to be shrouded in a heavy fog, making people a little unable to distinguish the truth.

"Okay, the three of us can't think of a reason here, Brother Liu is stationed outside the city all the year round, and he doesn't necessarily understand some things, so let's go around the city tomorrow, maybe we will find out." ”

Li Mu said goodbye to Lin Qingzhu and Fang Yan, and stood alone at the window, the sky had darkened at this time, and the avenue downstairs was lit up, and the caravans and travelers were still bustling, but I didn't know why, Li Mu always felt that the city exuded a sense of lifelessness, which made people very uncomfortable.

"I hope it's my delusion. ”