Chapter 33: Zhicheng
"Even if we let him go, his employer won't let him go. Qi Feng rode on his horse and glanced back at Zhuang Hao and said.
Zhuang Hao's experience made Qi Feng very sad in his heart, he has always had a chivalrous dream in his heart, and Zhuang Hao can be described as a real chivalrous man in both actions and words. But behind the dazzling name of the chivalrous man, there is such a tragic situation. Although Zhuang Hao never mentioned the reason why he assassinated the Six Princes, as a chivalrous man, the reason behind sacrificing his life and reputation to do this must be painful and helpless.
"Not necessarily. The Sixth Prince said, "The real purpose of the employer is for him to commit the assassination, and the result does not matter." However, after this incident, Zhuang Hao's chivalrous reputation has been ruined. ”
"So, Qifeng, you have to remember, don't let yourself be a chivalrous man. The Sixth Prince continued.
Qi Feng smiled bitterly and said, "My dream when I was a child was to be a hero when I grew up. ”
"Chivalry is mighty with martial arts, and famous with righteousness. They value their reputation more than their lives, and they care too much about righteousness. The sixth prince said, "But in a person's life, it is inevitable that he will commit one or two unrighteous acts." If a chivalrous man does such an unrighteous act, his reputation will be ruined, and even his life will be difficult to protect. That's why most of the knights are not guaranteed in the end. ”
The Sixth Prince said it cruelly, but it was also very realistic, Qi Feng said thoughtfully: "No wonder there are fewer and fewer knights. ”
"Childe, we have been delayed here for a while, we need to hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to return to Zhicheng before dark. Nanao reminded.
"The Sect Master is right, we need to hurry!" the Sixth Prince said to everyone.
The seven of them quickened their speed, quickly left the woods, and continued to rush in the direction of Zhicheng.
When night fell, the seven of them saw a brilliant light in front of them from a distance, which was the center of Huaguo - Zhicheng.
"Quick! march to the city after dark!" shouted the sixth prince, and galloped his horse.
The others also picked up speed, and seven horses galloped towards Zhicheng.
When it was dark, the seven people crossed the moat and came to the north gate of Zhicheng. The city gate of Zhicheng is even taller than Xincheng, the wall is more than ten zhang high, nearly three zhang thick; the city wall at the city gate is full of torches, illuminating the vicinity of the gate as if it were daylight; the two big characters inlaid with gold on the plaque of the city gate "Zhicheng" shine brightly in the firelight.
After entering the city, the sixth prince said, "Let's find a place to have dinner first! Miss Yezi, do you have any recommendations?"
When Nan Ye heard this, he secretly glanced at Nan Ao, and when he saw that he didn't speak or look at him, he said, "Childe, I'll take you to Hongjie, where the lights are beautiful at night, and the supper is also delicious, many people go!"
The Sixth Prince nodded and said, "Lead the way!"
The streets of Zhicheng are very wide, and although people come and go, a few people riding tall horses are also unimpeded. The shops lining the streets are decorated with gold and are dazzling in the light.
Ziyi was dazzled, a few days ago after walking around Xincheng, I felt that it should be the most prosperous city, but I didn't think that Zhicheng would be bigger and more prosperous.
Nan Ye led everyone through several streets to a street with extremely bright lights, and the arched street sign read two large yellow characters "Rainbow Street".
On the right side of Rainbow Street are shops, and on the left is a small lake, and there is a small island in the middle of the lake, and there is a pavilion on the island. There is an arched bridge on the side of the street leading to the island in the lake, and there are seven rows of arc-shaped lights of different colors distributed on the arched bridge, from top to bottom, they are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue and purple, and the whole looks like a rainbow. The arched bridge is reflected in the lake, and the seven colored lights seem to flutter in the sky under the rippling waves, which is even more beautiful.
"It's so beautiful!" Ziyi looked stupid, she had never seen such a beautiful place.
"Let's go to that shop!" Nanye said, pointing to a shop diagonally across the Rainbow Bridge.
The sixth prince nodded, and everyone followed Nanye into the store together.
Nanye ordered the meal, and everyone chatted while looking at the scenery of Hongjie.
Suddenly, a few men in strong suits came to the next seat, and they chatted as soon as they sat down.
"I heard that Fengyun Dao Zhuang Hao assassinated the Six Princes in Kun County, but he was unsuccessful. ”
"When?"
"It's this afternoon!"
"How do you know about this afternoon?"
"This evening, a big Kong Ming lantern appeared in the sky above Zhicheng and was shot down by an arrow from the city guard. As a result, Kong Ming's lantern cracked, and a lot of pieces of paper floated down, and the news was written on the paper. ”
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"Why did the news spread so quickly?" Qi Feng whispered, "There were no outsiders present when we were in the woods. ”
"It's all been arranged a long time ago. The sixth prince shook the folding fan lightly and said, "People, things, and time are all calculated and scored." ”
"Who arranged it?" Qi Feng asked curiously.
The sixth prince smiled slightly and did not speak.
Qi Feng wanted to ask again, but Nan Ao stopped: "Young City Lord, there are some things that are useless to ask. Zhicheng is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you need to be cautious in your words and deeds!"
"Got it, Sect Master!" Qi Feng said. After being reminded by Nanao, he realized that he had asked a question that he shouldn't have asked.
Everyone stopped talking about it, and after the meal came up, everyone enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Rainbow Street while eating. It didn't take long for dinner to be finished.
"Qifeng, Ziyi, I asked Mu Yu to find you a hotel, you will spend the night tonight, and tomorrow Mu Yu will take you to Wuzong to report. After the meal, the six princes said to Qi Feng and Ziyi.
"Young Master Xie!" Qi Feng and Zi Yi bowed to the six princes in unison.
After Mu Yu took Qifeng and Ziyi away, Nan Ao came up and said to the six princes: "Childe, Ye Zi and I will leave here!"
"Sect Master, slow down!" the sixth prince put away the folding fan and handed it to Mu Feng, and suddenly there was an extra brocade box in his hand.
The sixth prince handed the brocade box to Nan Ao and said, "Sect Master, bring this back!"
Nan Ao didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, and said, "Son, forgive the old man for not accepting it!"
The things given by the prince, Nan Ao, as a member of the first class of the dynasty, would never dare to accept it. Once accepted, it is to take a stand and stand in line. Among the many princes, the influence of the six princes was the weakest. Not to mention that it is not yet the time to stand in line, Nan Ao has no idea of standing in line, even if it is really time to stand in line, who wants to stand on the side of the six princes?
The sixth prince smiled and said, "The sect master is too worried, this is not a valuable thing, the lord will know it when he goes back and opens it." This son has no strength and no interest in participating in some battles, so he will definitely not embarrass adults. ”
After speaking, the sixth prince handed the brocade box to Nan Ao again.
Although Nanao was still a little hesitant, he still took the brocade box.