Chapter XVII. Kyoto
"This is Heiankyo, which will be known for generations to come."
Lin Zhengyang, who was dressed as a standard onmyoji, wearing a pure white silk hunting suit, entered the city gate with Xiao Ai.
The half-demon "cat sister" also put on a hat to cover her pair of cat ears that were different from ordinary people, and followed behind.
The soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to look more.
Those who can afford to wear such clothes are of the highest class.
In particular, the hunting clothes that are standard with the Onmyoji are spotless when they come from outside the city.
This mysterious manifestation is undoubtedly the real Onmyoji-sama.
The soldiers simply got out of the way, letting their group of three pass, and then stopped a caravan behind them.
After passing through the city gates, you need to pay taxes.
Horse-drawn carriages, ox carts, caravans, wandering warriors······ All have to pay different taxes.
Only the privileged class does not need to pay taxes, such as onmyoji.
The high-quality hunting clothes and the bearing that has been cultivated over the years are extremely conspicuous in the eyes of these gatekeepers who have to deal with hundreds of people every day.
It's like a white swan in a flock of ducks, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Coupled with Gray Yuan Wai, Lin Zhengyang and this half-demon cat sister who has not been asked by Lin Zhengyang until now, they are all white and tender, with outstanding appearance, and good living conditions, and they know at a glance that they are from a big family.
It's impossible to be stopped.
Judging a person's class by their clothes and demeanor is rarely wrong in this era.
In particular, clothes cannot be worn indiscriminately, and what kind of clothes can be worn by what class is particular.
The hunting costume can only be worn by the onmyoji, and it is a professional attire, just like the shrine maiden costume is the professional attire of the shrine maiden, and it is almost impossible to be imitated.
If you fake it, you will be imprisoned if you are caught.
Most of the low-level good people, untouchables, have hollow and numb eyes, like the walking dead, and wear the lowest linen cloth, straw sandals, even barefoot, and even their pants are leaking everywhere········
They live only to survive, with no hope for the future at all, and usually only go to the city in exchange for the necessary necessities.
This kind of person can't squeeze any oil and water, and it is generally checked slightly, focusing on seeing if the barrier arranged near the city gate has a reaction, so as not to be mixed into the city by monsters.
The emphasis is on caravans.
As the political center of a country, Kyoto was home to a large number of ministers and aristocrats, and the consumer group naturally attracted a large number of merchants.
The castle gate is the first tax to be paid when entering Kyoto.
Generally, the charge is based on the number and size of the vehicle.
Prior to this, these caravans had paid tolls in nearby cities many times, and even had their goods dumped several times.
The final transaction price may be dozens of times the purchase price, and it is also related to the heavy taxes at these checkpoints along the way.
The merchant in the back lingered at the gate of the city for a while, and he could vaguely hear the flattering voice of the merchant in the back, the content of which was nothing more than wanting to pay a few less coppers.
It should be mentioned that at this time, the types and fineness of copper coins in various places were different, and many local powerful names had risen, and even tried to mine copper mines and mint currency privately.
The most popular, of course, is the copper coins of the big eastern country on the other side of the sea, and one copper coin can top three or even five copper coins.
The exquisiteness and copper content of copper coins is one of the symbols of a country's national strength, at least in this era.
The more exquisite and the better the condition, the more popular it is.
Therefore, the entry tax in Kyoto is generally collected copper coins, and the Kaiyuan Tongbao of Huang Chengcheng is a hard currency.
"A little uncomfortable······"
Just passed through the city gates. Sister Cat frowned and whispered.
"What's wrong? Sister Cat didn't sleep well last night? ”
Xiao Ai asked with concern.
"No, it's in my heart······ It feels a little diaphragmatic, weird. ”
She rubbed her brow, a little confused.
"It's because of the barrier."
"The Great Barrier covering Kyoto was jointly arranged by the Kamo family and the Tugomon family, but if you enter it, you will feel uncomfortable, and if you wait for a long time, it will lead to suppressing part of the power."
"You're not a purebred human right now, you're a half-demon, so you're uncomfortable."
"If it's a purebred youkai, it will be discovered by the city guards when it passes through the city gate just now, and then it will be destroyed by the guards."
"Without the level of a great monster that has transformed into a human, it is almost impossible to hide the past."
"Although the monsters are born with magical powers, their research in magic is really not as good as the collective wisdom of human beings, even if they live for hundreds of years, they are still like that."
"In my experience, almost all of the people who can develop their own spells are big monsters that have turned into people, and because they have been in contact with human culture, they have consciously learned and summarized, which is also the root of the strength of big monsters compared to ordinary monsters, but not just simple power."
"Of course, the most terrifying thing is not those relatively pure wild monsters, but those monsters generated by humans, with the cunning of humans and the cruelty of monsters, which is the main object of our defense."
"Because they usually have a strong grudge or obsession before they are alive, and they will spare no effort to achieve their goals after becoming a monster, and this kind of monster must be completely eliminated when they meet."
Lin Zhengyang drove lightly and led them along Suzaku Avenue.
"Yes, that'·······"
Sister Cat smiled awkwardly.
She instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
Before she came here, she didn't expect it to be so dangerous.
Sure enough, it's still comfortable in the modern world········
"By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet?"
"If you can, tell me your story."
A young man in a white hunting suit, leading a small Lori in a cherry blossom kimono, took the lead in opening the way.
Civilians on the road avoided each other.
Occasionally, acquaintances will nod and say hello.
"I, my name is Xu Qing, and I used to be an accounting major."
"In the accounting industry, my whole life is to keep researching, this certificate, that certificate, tired on the way to research······· And then I went into that place. ”
"Well, at the beginning of the rookie plot, I met a decent captain, and after taking it, I strengthened the half-demon bloodline after I went back, and after that, I became an alternate main god agent."
"Then I went to a collapsed Conan world and met Little Mourning······"
Xu Qing recalled.
"Then it's the world of Pokémon, Xiao Ai is very smart, he quickly registered in the alliance, became a gym trainer in half a year, and opened a store to make a lot of money, bought a house by himself, and said that he would raise cats there in the future."
"After that, Xiao Ai was taking care of me, and then I met you, something else······ There's not much to say, you know it all. ”
"Xiao Ai, where is your sister?"
Lin Zhengyang looked down at Xiao Ai.
Now he is only twelve years old, and he looks about the same height as Gray Yuanai, and walks together like a brother and sister in a big family, followed by a servant.
"Sister······ Ran away with Shuichi Akai! ”
The little face is full of heartbreaking loneliness,
Between the eyebrows and eyes, there is a condensed and undispersed sorrow.
Lin Zhengyang felt pity.
I have to say that Xiao Ai's melancholy appearance can indeed attract boys' desire to protect.
"When I found my sister, she was dead and resurrected."
"You don't know how many strange things have happened in that world since you left."
"Almost overnight, the world changed!"
Gray Plains' delicate little face reminisced seriously.
The cherry lips are more and more attractive.
As they spoke, they had already passed through Rashomon.
Heiankyo's central axis main thoroughfare, also known as Suzaku Avenue, is the first gate on it is Rashomon.
Rashomon had long since collapsed after a thousand years, but at this time it was still in a newly built state.
To put it realistically, with the productivity and technical level of this era, this Rashomon is not too majestic and majestic.
It may seem surprising to locals, but for the people of the future who have seen the 100-story buildings of the future, it is just like that.
There were pedestrians all around, mostly civilians in coarse linen clothes, monotonous in color, and occasionally with strange hairstyles.
The clothes of the rich are obviously more elaborate, brighter colors, and much more ornamentation.
Even so, they would have avoided the three from a distance.
Compared with the clothes and decorative materials of those people, their group of people are all wearing luxurious silk clothes, and their appearance and bearing are unusual, just like the stars in the sky, and they don't even dare to look at it.
I didn't dare to approach at all, and I was afraid of being offended even by looking at it.
Commoners offending the nobility are likely to end up in worse life than death.
They will only avoid it from a distance, or they will not be able to avoid it, and they will bow respectfully and step aside.
The further you go inside, the closer you get to royalty.
Buildings are also becoming more prosperous.
The residences of dignitaries and nobles, as well as the royal palaces, were located in the inner city.
The closer you are to the inner layer, the more prominent your position is.
A few places in the inner city, such as the vicinity of the mansions of some great nobles, were forbidden for civilians to approach at will for security reasons.
Elsewhere, however, civilians are still free to move.
There are regular army guards throughout Kyoto, who are responsible for maintaining law and order.
The so-called foot of the Son of Heaven, the first good place, is about that.
At least on the surface, law and order are still relatively good.
Heianjing takes Suzaku Avenue as the central axis, divided into two capitals, left and right, and the architectural pattern imitates the western capital and eastern capital of the Tang Empire across the sea, therefore, Zuojing is called Luoyang, and the western capital is called Chang'an.
Zuojing's Fang City, the size and scale of which are all copies of the prosperous Luoyang Fang City, and its prosperity is second to none in this country.
As the capital of a country, it can be said that it concentrates the essence of a country, and the prosperity is far beyond the ordinary level.
Everywhere is full of lights, noisy, and there is no poverty to be seen.
Civilians who come and go, at least have clothes that fit, and they have some industry at home, at least when they go to the inner area.
I guess those destitute guys were expelled before they even got here········
Lin Zhengyang listened to Xiao Ai talk about what happened after he left, and at the same time found a good store.
Finding a window seat on the second floor, he ordered breakfast for them.
They haven't eaten yet.
The standard of food in Japan is actually quite poor.
Especially in this era, the lack of condiments and the inherent eating habits are completely different from the people of the Celestial Empire on the tip of the tongue.
Throwing a modern person into antiquity is simply a kind of torture!
Throw it into ancient Japan, it will be hell!
Good thing breakfast is nothing.
used some local desserts and pasta, which was not outrageous, Lin Zhengyang just tasted it.
Recently, he has comprehended the Inner Dan Immortal Technique, and he has already mixed his divine qi into one piece and injected it into his knots.
That key seems to be three inches in the dantian, but in fact it is neither in the body nor outside the body, but mysterious and mysterious, connecting the hub of the inner and outer worlds.
The more he practiced himself, the more he was able to perceive the deep mysteries that he had not been involved in before.
The acquired breath is cut off, and the internal breath occurs.
The so-called "if you want people not to die, you must first die over people".
It refers to the cultivation of the Inner Dan Immortal Technique to the point where there is no need to breathe.
At this time, the clear internal breath travels through the body at all times, communicating inside and outside through the acupuncture points, absorbing the spiritual yang and pure qi of the outside world, and mixing with the original spirit collected in the past. Vitality, repeated fumigation, cooking, and gradually transform its own essence and spirit, just like the spirit of yang and clear qi, clear, spiritual, and without yin.
Internally, it is giving birth to a fetal immortal, and externally, it is the immortality of the qi-eater gods.
Even, his spiritual power soared and increased again.
It's a pity that there are many Inner Dan Immortal Techniques, but most of the ones that have been passed down to Dongying are the ancient Dan books of Fang Xiandao, and most of them are based on the Outer Dan that refines the lead and mercury highly toxic elixir, and the Inner Dan is just some miscellaneous articles and big road goods.
In the Tang Dynasty on the other side of the sea, Louguandao was flourishing in this era, and the Neidan technique was about to be in the exploration stage.
Even if he goes to seek advice, most of them are not as complete as the "Daomen Sayings" and "Le Yutang Quotations" that he bought online from the future time and space.
Technology, the more you go back, the more mature it is.
Although there are many immortals in the Tang Dynasty, if you talk about the theory, especially the part that is transformed from people to immortals, it must be more systematic in later generations.
This is also the reason why he stayed in Dongying and did not go to Datang.
Of course, his identity is also a problem, and a big one.
Don't really think that the status of Dongying people in this era will be high in Datang.
On top of that, the road is quite dangerous.
There are so many yokai on land, but what about the ocean, which is bigger than land?
It is possible to go out to sea and encounter dragons········
I don't ask for it.
Anyway, there is also Taoism in Dongying, although no matter what comes here, strange changes will occur·······
For example, the monks of Dongying can marry wives and have children······· This shows how terrible this place is.
In fact, if you really have to think about it, Japan's Yin-Yang Tao was born under the influence of the imperial family after accepting the Tang Taoist culture and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Theory, and finally integrated into the local folk beliefs and was classified into Shintoism.
Now under the influence of the Tang Dynasty, it is the heyday of Yin and Yang Dao.