Chapter 151

"Why doesn't the Nan family allow you to leave?" Unconsciously, there was a trace of unknown fear in Lin Xuanzhong's emotions, urging Lin Xuanzhong to want to know the truth more, but in fact he didn't want to know.

"The power of the Nan family is too great, we are just ordinary servants, so naturally the Nan family can do whatever they want to us. Under Lin Xuanzhong's contradictory emotions, the old man's tone became a little more open, as if everything was taken for granted.

Up to now, the two of them finally understood that if it was really as the old man said, it was indeed impossible to take a shortcut, otherwise they would be arrested by the people of the Nan family for any reason, and the two of them might not be polite.

"Please also ask the old man to show the way," after understanding the seriousness of the matter more and more, Qing Yi's tone had become serious.

"The two adults can turn right from here and go straight for about eight miles, and there will be a road two or three meters wide. Usually, there will be a mercenary team passing by there, so the two adults will be fine if they meet someone from the Nan family when they walk from that side. As he spoke, the old man pointed in another direction for the two of them.

"Thank you for telling me frankly," Qingyi hurriedly thanked him.

"You don't have to be polite, the old man just reminded you. It's not early, the two adults should hurry up and get on the road," from beginning to end, the old man's address to the two of them has not changed. Maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, martial arts cultivation is more noble.

After bidding farewell to the old man, the two hurried on the road. On the way, Lin Xuanzhong kept thinking about what the old man had said just now, and his heart couldn't be calm.

"Qingyi, do you say that old man has really been farming for sixty years?" After thinking for a long time, Lin Xuanzhong still decided to ask Qingyi's opinion.

"Indeed, if I guess correctly, those tenants have been enslaved by the Nan family for generations, and have no personal freedom. Qingyi's vision is much broader than Lin Xuanzhong's, and he has long understood what is going on.

"Is the Nan family really that powerful?" At the mention of the Nan family, Lin Xuanzhong was confused and afraid, as if the Nan family was a terrifying force that could bring danger to it at any time. And in fact, the Nanjia is indeed a big force.

"The city that never sleeps is the largest city in Beiling, and since the Nan family is one of the three major families, I'm afraid the overall strength is beyond imagination," Qing Yi replied to Lin Xuanzhong in a very normal tone as if he was stating the facts, but Lin Xuanzhong didn't like this tone.

After walking a little longer, Lin Xuanzhong no longer thinks about these things that worry him. Now that they have come to the road that the old man said, the two of them are relieved. Although there are still twenty miles to go, because of the good sight, both of them have a feeling that they may be able to discover the location of the city that never sleeps in the next time.

Half an hour later, a large phantom leaped into his eyes, and the feeling was obviously different from looking in other directions.

"That's the city that never sleeps," Lin Xuanzhong exclaimed in amazement after stopping and looking at the dark shadow.

"It seems that we are not far from there?" Qing Yi on the side also stopped and looked at the dark patch in front of him.

Unexpectedly, he was so close to the City that never sleeps, Lin Xuanzhong was a little expectant and a little nervous, and he could even describe it as apprehensive. With a glimmer of light in his eyes, Lin Xuanzhong clearly thought that once he stepped into the City That Never Sleeps, he could be regarded as truly entering the martial arts cultivation realm.

Through the communication with Qingyi on the way, Lin Xuanzhong already knew some characteristics of the city that never sleeps. The population of the city that never sleeps is dozens of times that of the ghost city, and it is impossible to imagine how wide the streets in the city are. It was the first time to go to such a big place, and Lin Xuanzhong had some special feelings.

After a brief pause, the two moved forward again. Half an hour later, the outline of the city that never sleeps became clearer. The further you go, the more real that shadow becomes.

"There are four gates in the city that never sleeps, in the east, west, north and south, and now the north gate is too far away to be seen, and we will look for it when it is close," walking, walking, Qingyi said to Lin Xuanzhong: "After entering the city, you have to follow me, no matter what happens, don't rush to participate without my consent." ”

"Of course," nodded, Lin Xuanzhong didn't have any disgust at Qing Yi explaining some things to himself in a brotherly tone, and asked casually: I don't know when Uncle Shi and they will arrive in the City that never sleeps?"

"The convoy won't be as fast as we are, but I think they should be there before dark. With a change of tone, Qing Yi continued: "Of course, even if you can't catch it, it's nothing, it is said that the city that never sleeps is more lively at night than during the day, and it may be better for them to come later." ”

Originally, Qing Yi thought that the two of them would arrive at the city that never sleeps until it was at least dark, but now they would arrive more than two hours earlier, so Qing Yi felt that the convoy would also arrive earlier than expected.

"Let's go faster and go to town early. There was no doubt about Qing Yi's analysis, and with a nod, Lin Xuanzhong quickened his pace and walked forward.

Half an hour later, the city that never sleeps was in sight, the outline of the huge city was incomplete at a glance, surrounded by high walls on the outside, and only a few buildings on the inside.

According to Qingyi, there was also a moat outside the city walls. To enter the city, you have to pass over the bridge, and finding the bridge means finding the gate. Fortunately, it was only a few miles away from the city, and the two quickly found the north gate.

Not long after, the two came to the main road, and many pedestrians came and went, all of them were unfamiliar faces. Threes, threes, twos, or groups, some entering the city and some going out of the city, all sorts. The first time he came to the city that never sleeps, Lin Xuanzhong inevitably looked around curiously.

Those people were dressed differently, I don't know where they came from, and in general there were more people coming into the city.

"Don't look at it randomly," Qing Yi hurriedly reminded Lin Xuanzhong as if he had never seen the world before, and was very curious about the things around him.

Often tempered outside, Qingyi's experience is naturally richer than Lin Xuanzhong's.

Martial cultivation is different from ordinary people, a low-level martial cultivator who keeps looking at high-level martial cultivators can be said to be an offense. If the other party is dissatisfied, then the unlucky one must be the low-level martial cultivator, which is the code of conduct derived from the fear of the strong.

After Qing Yi reminded him, Lin Xuanzhong realized that there might be something wrong with his behavior just now, and he didn't dare to look at the passers-by at will.

Not long after, in front of the city gate, a stone bridge about 100 meters long spans both ends, connecting the two sides. The bridge deck is flat and more than 10 meters wide. Walking on the bridge, the breeze is gusting, which is particularly refreshing.

After Qingyi's reminder just now, Lin Xuanzhong now focused most of his attention on the surrounding scene, and rarely looked at the pedestrians carefully.

Not long after, after crossing the bridge and walking a little further, the two came to the city. On both sides of the city gate were sergeants in military uniforms, about twenty people, all with grim expressions. Those men were in charge of guarding the gates, but they did not make any checks on the people who passed by, as if they were decorations.

Following Qingyi, the two entered the city very smoothly.

Walking through the long passage, the eyes gradually opened up and brightened, and unlike the outside of the city, the city was extremely noisy, and compared to the lifeless plains before, it was simply full of life.

Further on, three forks in the road, each leading to a place where it could not be seen, and after a short pause, the two followed the people in front of them to the main road in the middle.

Not long after, entering the street, there are shops on both sides, dazzling, and all kinds of signboards. Probably because of the proximity to the outside of the city, most of them are inns. The further you go in, the more people are on the streets.

The buildings on the left and right have dazzled Lin Xuanzhong, compared to the streets here, those streets in the ghost city are like alleys, and there is no comparison at all.

Further on, the number of shops gradually increased.

"Weapons shops, medicine shops, clothing shops, and even shops selling martial arts," various signboards kept appearing in the eyes. Every time he looked inside those shops, Lin Xuanzhong could see that the shops were full of all kinds of items, and there were scenes of waiters talking to customers.

Each shop is very spacious and bright, bright and atmospheric, compared with the gorgeous shops here, those shops in the hidden city are simply "black shops", the more you look at Lin Xuanzhong, the more amazed you are, as if you have walked into a new world, there is only the word "prosperous" in your eyes.

"This is the periphery of the city that never sleeps," Qing Yi was also surprised by the scene in front of him, and his eyes were full of amazement.

"Isn't that the more you go inside, the more prosperous it becomes?" If even the periphery of the city was so prosperous, then Lin Xuanzhong really didn't dare to imagine how prosperous the central location of the city that never sleeps would be.

"That's true, but Uncle Shi said that the structure of the city that never sleeps is actually the same as many cities, it is divided into three main urban areas according to the distribution of power, and is controlled by the three wealthy clans. The city is a place shared by the three wealthy families, and it is generally only used when the three wealthy families hold activities together, and it is even more prosperous, but it is not as lively as the city center where the three wealthy families are responsible. After a pause, Qing Yi continued: "Our current location should be the jurisdiction of the Nan family. ”

"Nan family?" Remembering what the old man said before, Lin Xuanzhong looked puzzled.

"Well, I heard Uncle Shi say that there are three wealthy families in the city that never sleeps, and according to the old man before, the Nan family is one of the three wealthy families in the city that never sleeps. I'm afraid that the Nan family has a history of thousands of years, and the overall strength is unimaginable. ”

"Thousands of years, isn't that before the establishment of the Sword Emperor Dynasty, the Nan family already existed?" The distant numbers made Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but be surprised.

"Indeed, among the three, only the foreign Wen family has a relatively short history in the city that never sleeps, only a thousand years. ”

Every word Qing Yi said now, whether the tone was sure or uncertain, surprised Lin Xuanzhong. The city that never sleeps, worthy of being the largest city in Northridge, is really strong.