9. Girly red feathers

In the middle of the Qinling Mountains, at the foot of Shouyang Mountain, Ji City, the birthplace of the Ji family.

Jicheng is a magnificent huge city, there are nearly 10,000 large and small houses within the huge stone built tall city wall, the castle gate opens to the east, a river goes around the city, there are three big mountains behind, from west to east are Guanyin, Shouyang, and the crossing. The Shouyang Mountain in the middle is the highest, and the dragon head and the two mountains on the east and west sides are like the two thick arms of a giant, tightly embracing Ji Cheng in his arms.

On the four corners of the southeast, southwest, northeast and northwest of the city of Jicheng, there is a small statue of Pangu carved from black jade, and the giant axe in the hand is about to split outside, and the four statues of the gods correspond to the huge statue of Pangu standing on the altar in the middle of Jicheng. This is the first wizard of Jicheng Tianyou exhausted his life's energy and witchcraft wizard magic weapons, hiding the qi of yin and yang, which can resist the attacks of demons below the level of the five demons of the demon clan and souls below the soul king level of the soul clan, and protect the safety of the people of Jicheng.

In the Qinling Mountains and the surrounding areas, there are nearly 100 tribes large and small, the power is relatively strong and has built a strong castle, belonging to the Chinese tribe clans have Ji clan, Xi clan, Ying clan, Yi clan, Ji clan, Yi clan, Teng clan, etc., among which the Ji tribe is the strongest. Belonging to Xirong are Mianzhu, Dog Rong, Zhai, Yiqu, Dali, Wushi and Quyan and other tribes, and the number of dog Rong is the strongest. There are Chidi, Baidi, Changdi and other tribes belonging to Beidi, among which the Lu tribe of Chidi is the strongest among Zhudi.

Since the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the rule of the dynasty has begun to decline, and some powerful vassal states have constantly waged wars, annexed small surrounding countries, plundered land, controlled the population, amassed money, and developed and strengthened their power, intending to claim hegemony. Whether it is the land of the Central Plains, or the place where the Dongyi, Nanban, Xirong, and Beidi tribes live, there are wolves everywhere, and the heroes are competing for the deer, all showing a chaotic situation.

Ji Gongyan ascended the throne as the queen of Zhou, indulged in wine, and ignored state affairs, causing the people's resentment to boil, the princes to endanger themselves, and the political situation to be even more unstable.

In addition, five hundred years ago, the rise of the demon clan in the Qinling Mountains, the human tribes faced the catastrophe of annihilation, the Yunshan Spirit Rider and the Demon Clan fought to the death, although they defeated the Demon Clan and killed all the top demon kings, but the Yunshan Spirit Rider also suffered heavy casualties, and the highest Yunshan Monarch was killed in battle with three Star Monarchs, and only four Star Monarchs were left to redevelop Yunshan. And because a hundred years ago, Yunshan King Fearless had a personal affair with Furong, the king of the Dryad, and punished himself into the Siguo Cave, and never came out, which made it even worse, and once again greatly damaged the power of Yunshan. Over the past hundred years, there has been a shortage of talent for the spirit riders on the cloud mountain, and there has been no top spirit rider for many years, and the ability to restrain the demon clan and the soul clan is not as good as before, and the power of the demon and soul races has continued to grow and develop, which has caused a great threat to the safety of the human races in the mountain range, so the tribes have vigorously built castles, looked for wizards everywhere, strictly trained the army, and stockpiled defensive equipment to resist the attacks of demons, souls and aliens, and protect the safety of the clansmen.

The tribes in the surrounding areas of the Qinling Mountains are all in turmoil.

Jicheng is bordered by Mao and Rui to the east, Hu to the south, and Hojing, the capital of the Zhou royal family, to the southeast. As a natural barrier for the Zhou royal city to resist Xirong and Beidi, the kings of the Zhou royal family attached great importance to Jicheng and provided great support for the development of Jicheng. In addition, Jicheng has always been friendly with Mao and Rui, and the three kingdoms have become horns with each other, one side is in trouble, many parties support, share hardships, and advance and retreat together, so the Xirong and Beidi tribes, which have always been eyeing Jicheng, do not dare to act rashly, and the dog Rong has several tentative attacks, all of which have ended in failure.

The name of the king of Ji Cheng is Ji Hong, who has just turned forty-seven years old today, and is a generation of Ming lords, gentle and elegant, accumulating kindness and benevolence, and winning the hearts of the people. There are countless capable ministers in the palace, the generals are martial, the soldiers are well-trained, and Jicheng is like an iron plate from the inside out, solid as gold.

Ji Chengyu escaped from the ruined temple and ran all the way, and when the sun rose high, he arrived not far from a city, and there were farmers working in the fields in front of him.

Ji Chengyu stopped to rest in a jungle, ran for most of the night, and was indeed a little tired.

The trees in the jungle are sparse, and the sunlight falls to the ground through the gaps in the branches and leaves, dappled and dappled. The forest is full of beautiful flowers, all kinds of colors, the jungle is filled with a faint fragrance of flowers, fragrant in the nose, Ji Chengyu feels extremely kind, as if smelling home

Suddenly there was a sound of arrows flying in the air from the left, Ji Chengyu subconsciously dodged to the side, and a bamboo arrow "creaked" into the grass in front of him, and a small red rope was tied to the tail of the bamboo arrow, fluttering gently.

Then came a coquettish laugh, and an extremely beautiful voice said: "Actually, you don't have to hide at all, I didn't plan to shoot you." ”

Ji Chengyu turned his head to look in the direction where the voice came from, a beautiful little girl wearing a gorgeous costume with two pigtails on her head, sitting on a horizontal branch on a walnut tree, tilting her head and looking at him with a nonchalant look, holding a bronze crossbow in her hand, her feet hanging down naturally, shaking back and forth, looking very naughty.

Not far from the tree stood two middle-aged women, who looked like the girls' servants.

Ji Chengyu saw that it was a little girl, and remembered the rat demon Sister Hong and Sister Bai he saw in the broken temple, so he asked loudly: "Are you a human or a demon?" He grew up in the mountains since he was a child, rarely interacted with people, had no city in his mind, spoke straightforwardly, and didn't care whether people liked it or not, he just said it. But when he said it, he felt that this sentence seemed to be nonsense, and there were people all around, how could the little girl be a demon? But after the words were spoken, they couldn't take it back.

The little girl didn't seem to expect him to ask such a question, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "Do you think I look like a demon?"

Ji Chengyu said: "If the demon puts on human skin, you can't see that it is a demon." ”

"You think I'm a demon, I wish I had become a demon!" The little girl didn't argue with him, and said, "Hey, what kind of fur are you made of?" ”

Ji Chengyu was wearing a bear skin shoulder, which was a pure white bear, and when he attacked him, he was killed by him and the ape-man, and the skin was peeled off to make a shoulder, which was very comfortable to wear on the body.

"Bearskin. Ji Chengyu said loudly.

"Can you give it to me?" asked the little girl. When we first met, I asked for such a valuable thing, this girl either had no heart, or she was born in a noble family, and she was pampered since she was a child, and she developed a character of wanting whatever she liked. However, the girl is not that kind of high-flying tone, but with some negotiating tone.

Ji Chengyu didn't hesitate, and said loudly: "If you want it, come here and get it." ”

The girl didn't seem to expect Ji Chengyu to be so generous, she was stunned for a moment, her face seemed to bloom like a flower, she jumped down from the tree and walked towards Ji Chengyu.

Ji Chengyu had already taken off the bear skin on his shoulder, shook the dust on it, and handed it to the girl, who was not polite, and took it and put it on her body. It was very fat, so he took it off again, gave it to a maid who came over, and said, "It's too big, I have to take it back and change it." He handed the bear skin to a maid beside him, looked at Ji Chengyu and said, "My name is Hongyu, what about you?"

Ji Chengyu blurted out: "My name is Ji Chengyu." After finishing speaking, I remembered what my grandfather had warned, so that if he came to Jicheng in the future, he must not tell anyone who he was, otherwise it would lead to death, and he regretted it for a while.

"It's such a coincidence that we all have a feather in our names. Hong Yu said, "Ji Chengyu, I can't ask for such a valuable thing for you to give me, otherwise people will say that I took it by force, but I don't have anything with me now, just say! Whatever you want? As long as I have it, I can take it for you." "The girl looks very generous.

Ji Chengyu said: "I don't want anything. ”

"That's not going to work. Hong Yu said, hearing Ji Chengyu's stomach gurgling, pointed out that his slender finger pointed at Ji Chengyu, and said with a grin: "I know, your stomach is rumbling, you must be hungry, I invite you to eat, right? I know that there is a restaurant, and the food in it is delicious." ”

When she said this, Ji Chengyu really felt hungry, and he didn't want to brush off her kindness anymore, so he said, "I have a lot of food, can you invite it?"

"Please, please. The girl said happily, "You can eat even a Bichon, and I can afford it." Stretched out his hand and pulled Ji Chengyu's sleeve and walked towards the city.

Ji Chengyu grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child, and he was not confined to secular etiquette, and he didn't feel embarrassed when he was held by a girl, thinking that he was going to Jicheng anyway, so he followed her.

The two entered the city gate together.

As one of the most powerful tribes in the Qinling Mountains and its surroundings, Jicheng is indeed extremely prosperous. Inside the city gate is a dense crowd of houses, a straight official road, leading straight to the city, and an official road around the city, which extends along the city wall into the distance.

A short walk along the official road is a lively street, lined with shops on both sides of the street, shopkeepers shouting for business, and pedestrians on the street.

Seeing Ji Chengyu looking east and west, Hong Yu looked curious about everything, and asked, "Are you coming to the city for the first time?"

Ji Chengyu was a little dazzled, nodded, and said truthfully: "Yes, it's the first time." ”

Red Feather said, "Then where do you live?"

Ji Chengyu said: "In the mountains." ”

Red Feather asked again, "Is it far from here?"

Ji Chengyu said: "It's not far, more than a day's journey. ”

Red Feather stuck out her tongue and said, "That's far enough." ”

While talking, I came to a restaurant, above the porch is written "Welcome Restaurant" four big characters, this three-story restaurant is luxuriously decorated, it is the most magnificent and high-end restaurant in the surrounding area.

Red Feather walked straight in, and the shopkeeper greeted him. led Red Feather and the others to a private room on the second floor against the street. Red Feather said to the shopkeeper, "Bring you all the best food here." Pointing to the table, he said, "You can put as many things on this table as you want." ”

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and then a smile of surprise appeared on his face, but he caught a big customer and said loudly: "Come on, guest officer, I'll do it, please wait a moment." ”

Ji Chengyu stood in front of the window, stretched his neck to look out, the second floor was high, and everything on the street was unobstructed. Ji Chengyu has lived for sixteen years, and it is the first time he has seen such a lively street and so many people.

Red Feather came over and stood in front of the window and asked him, "Ji Chengyu, what are you looking at?"

Ji Chengyu said: "Look at people. ”

Red Feather smiled and said, "What's so nice about people?

Ji Chengyu said: "I have never seen so many people. ”

Red Feather said: "If you want to see it, after dinner, I will accompany you around, I know where there is fun and where there is good food." ”

Ji Chengyu asked, "Do you often come out to play?"

Red Feather shrugged, pouted and said, "Mother is strict, and she is not allowed to run around, so she can only sneak out." He looked back at the two maids and said, "Then my mother told them both to look at me, so I couldn't sneak out." Speaking of this, he sighed and said, "With the two of them with you, it's not fun at all." ”

As the shopkeepers shouted, a table full of dishes soon came up, including chicken, fish, pork knuckle, beef and mutton, more than a dozen dishes, various colors, various styles, and a large table was full.

Hong Yu found a chair to sit on first, and said with a smile: "Ji Chengyu, hurry up and eat, if it's not enough, I'll ask for it after eating." ”

Although Ji Chengyu was not short of meat to eat in the mountains, he had never eaten such a sumptuous table of dishes, so he sat down on the chair opposite Hongyu, beckoned the two servants, and said, "You also eat together." ”

The servant shook his head and stood still, his face expressionless.

Red Feather said, "Leave them alone, let's eat." ”

Although Ji Chengyu has pretended to be very gentle, in Hong Yu's opinion, he is still in a state of devouring and gobbling up. Hong Yu simply ate a few bites, then stopped eating and looked at Ji Chengyu stupidly.

Ji Chengyu swallowed a mouthful of elbow meat, saw Hong Yu holding his cheeks and looked at him, and asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

Red Feather said, "I like to see you eat." ”

Ji Chengyu was stunned for a moment and said, "Is it good-looking?"

Red Feather said, "It's good-looking." ”