CHAPTER XXIII
"Wow, Lian boy, have you seen it, we have finally arrived at Luojian City! Look, the largest palace in the city is our Beichen Sect!" Yaoguang was standing on the side of the boat and beckoned to Lian Chen. At this time, as the speed of the flying boat gradually decreased, the surrounding scenery became clearly visible from the original white light. There is a vast and majestic city in front of him, as if a giant beast is standing on the land of Zhongzhou, the momentum is overwhelming, this is the city of Luojian, and it is also the imperial capital of the Great Yan Dynasty. At this time, a red sun is rising from the east, and the warm sun shines on people's bodies, which makes people feel full of hope in their hearts. The whole city seems to be gradually waking up as the shadows recede.
Since the change that day, Lian Chen has been in the room to stabilize the realm, and has not gone out, after all, the time for practicing secret arts is too short, it is inevitable that the foundation is unstable, and the breath is frivolous, if it is not consolidated in time, it will inevitably leave hidden dangers for future cultivation. However, he didn't tell Yaoguang what his qualifications were, only told her that he could cultivate, and worshipped Mr. Lin as his teacher, Yaoguang was happy for several days after hearing about this, and seemed to be happier than her own cultivation progress, until now, she forgot to ask what happened, plus Lian Chen rarely showed up these days, and Yaoguang was also asked by Mr. Lin not to disturb Lian Chen's cultivation, so Yaoguang didn't know that the poor boy had shown the appearance of a saint.
Now, seeing Yaoguang greeting himself so happily, Lian Chen couldn't help but feel guilty, he really couldn't bear to hide something from her, he knew how happy Yaoguang was smiling, and how lonely he felt in his heart, because she said that only with a smile could he hide the weakness in his heart. But remembering what Mr. Lin said to him on the night three days ago, Lian Chen had to resist the impulse in his heart. In fact, they could have arrived at the imperial capital a few days earlier, but Mr. Lin said that Lian Chen still needed time to stabilize the realm, and it was not appropriate to let other things disturb his mind during this period. He didn't quite understand what Mr. Lin meant at first, but it was only when he was chatting with Yaoguang last night that Lian Chen came to his senses.
The imperial capital of Luojian City was not as peaceful as it seemed, and even the entire Great Yan Dynasty was not as peaceful as it seemed. Beneath the glamorous appearance, there is an undercurrent. The world has been peaceful for a long time, and the founding emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty was also born at the grassroots, and he has a kind of atmospheric heroism in his bones. The emperor never hesitated to reward meritorious people, and as long as the ministers who made mistakes were not guilty of rebellion, they were all let go, at most they dismissed the officials, and no longer investigated them. This has caused the children of the clan to be domineering, pampered and arrogant, the powerful ministers can sing and I will appear, and the wealthy families and clans will fall into each other's affairs, and the government and the opposition will be in a miasma. Since the situation in Kyushu stabilized, the various ethnic groups in Kyushu have fallen into endless internal friction, which has been constantly consuming the power of the various ethnic groups in Kyushu, and at the same time, the relationship between the human race and other ethnic groups has become more and more tense. It can be said that this is due to the weakness of human nature, and it is also the inevitable trend of the historical development of the dynasty. Normally, if there is no external trouble, such a situation may last for a few more years, but the human race has neglected an important role in the process of fighting with various races - the Heavenly Demon. In fact, since fifty years ago, the heavenly demons have rarely had large-scale southward activities, which has also made the northern defense line reduce year by year, after all, the annual military salary is really a big burden for the Yan Dynasty court, but until ten years ago, some people found that there were demons who disguised themselves and came to Kyushu to carry out sabotage activities, and even entered the court as officials, secretly forming a force, fortunately, they were discovered by the strange people of Tianlanyuan, and they were encircled and suppressed, and the flag was silenced, but since then it has made the officialdom panic, and even the emperor did not dare to expose his whereabouts when he left the palace, because you don't know which courtier is the demon in disguiseand in the darkness they will take your life. Even since then, as long as it is an outsider, it must go through strict inspection before entering the city, as for what exactly is checked, only a few high-ranking people in the empire know the truth, after all, this kind of thing is too appalling, the demon clan will actually use stratagems? The demon clan can actually pretend to be an official of the human race? All these things will have an immeasurable impact on the current situation and the people's hearts. This is an astonishing change, and the meaning behind this event is worth pondering.
What's more, Lian Chen is just a poor boy from a small place with no foundation, even if he is accepted as a disciple by Mr. Lin because of his qualifications, the care he can get is limited, first of all, he can't pass the identity level, although Tianlanyuan is said to be an eclectic selection of talents, but the number of disciples screened every year is controlled by the children of the royal family of the imperial capital, there is no certain status, almost no chance, even if there are occasional poor and destitute people who are selected as disciples, they are also excluded. After ten years, how many people can remember the events of that year, and how many people who know about it are still there? Finally, there is Yaoguang's marriage, the other party is also a big family, and it is not easy for him to intervene sideways. Thinking of this, Lian Chen misses the carefree days in the Northland, although he is ignorant and unknown, but he is finally idle, and now, those days are gone. Lian Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly. However, since the decision has been made, why should I be afraid to take a chance?
At this time, the flying boat has gradually stopped, what you see in front of you is the tall and majestic city wall, everyone who comes to Luojian City according to the rules, the city is not allowed to run wildly, let alone make the flying boat fly, even the children of the royal family must not be an exception, unless there is an emergency military situation, this is to show respect for the ancestors of the Yan Dynasty, and the other reason is because the Luojian City is densely populated, and all ethnic groups live together, for fear of causing racial disputes. Therefore, Lian Chen and they could only disembark in front of the city gate. It can be seen that there are also many people lazily walking down from the flying boat on their side, these are all afraid of the regulations of Luojian City, and the family members who got off the boat at the door, among them there is a fat man who is particularly eye-catching, not that he is a maverick, just one word to describe that it is fat, very fat! To tell the truth, the fat man Lianchen has seen a lot, as early as in the north, the second master of the old Huang family next door is also a big fat man, and there is no shortage of fat people and merchants who come and go to live in the hotel, but compared to the one in front of him, it is really a small thing. I saw that the fat man was almost fat into a ball, especially the torso was round, the belly was sticking out, and the head was stacked on the torso like this, and there was no neck to see. The fat trembled between walking, and even the earth seemed to tremble slightly with his movements, and it couldn't even be seen as walking, as if a big lump of fat was wriggling on the ground, it was just outrageously fat!
"This is the second young master of the Liu family in the city, after the founding father, don't look at him like this, he looks stupid and fat, he has a lot of eyes. When Lian Chen was stunned by the fat man in front of him, a warm voice like water sounded in his ears, different from the rough voice of the north, the words were full of the gentleness and elegance of the Jiangnan water town, and with the luxury of the imperial capital of Zhongzhou, but he didn't seem to know the owner of this voice, and at this point, Lian Chen couldn't help but look back in confusion. I saw a young man wearing a scarf and a plain robe and a black robe smiling gently, with a little closeness and joy in his eyebrows, looking at himself quietly. This is a man as beautiful and elegant as water, the smile on his lips is like a gurgling stream, not in a hurry, quietly smudged, a pair of eyes are bright, as if to contain thousands of stars, all kinds of things. The so-called, still water flows deeply, and it is appropriate to describe the person in front of you.
"Hello junior brother, when we meet for the first time, Fan Zhongtong, a registered disciple under Elder Fan Zheng of the Lower Beichen Holy Sect. Saying that, the elegant man who called himself Fan Zhongtong clasped his hands into fists and stretched out to the end, doing enough etiquette, showing that he was an elegant person who was obsessed with etiquette to the bones. This made Lian Chen a little unsure of how to deal with it for a while, the men in the north always greeted each other casually, how could he have taken the word etiquette to heart, that would only be regarded as hypocrisy by those rough men, and it would only increase the laughing stock.
But in the face of such a person solemnly doing this great gift to a person he saw for the first time, and he had no scruples about reminding himself bluntly, for fear that he would make a mistake, this words and deeds are undoubtedly treating himself as his own family, Lian Chen's heart suddenly felt a little moved, so he also learned from his appearance, solemnly bowed, learned from him to the end, looked up at him, and smiled faintly, although it was the first time to do this great gift, but also did a decent job.
On the other side, Fan Zhongtong smiled even more, and his eyes showed a bit of appreciation, and he said: "Senior brother is really a wonderful person! As he spoke, he came over and patted Lian Chen's shoulder, a style that won my heart from his junior brother. After a pause, he said, "I thought that the master was doing it casually this time, but I didn't expect that it would be such a wonderful person, which is really a blessing for my disciples." ”
When Lian Chen heard him say this, he couldn't help but worry more about his future cultivation life, could it be that this bad old man was so casual in accepting disciples? Fortunately, he was cut off by Mr. Lin halfway, so he didn't have to worry. It's just that I'm new here, but it's inconvenient to tell you directly, and I don't know how to tell this cheap brother about the follow-up. Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Mr. Lin, who was staring at him in the distance, and saw that his brows were lightly relieved, and he gave himself a reassuring expression. Then he strode forward, squeezing a way out of the crowd, and the posture was really simple and rude, and it was easy to do it. Seeing this, Lian Chen touched his nose with some embarrassment. I thought to myself, if the "Senior Brother Fan" in front of me is really elegant, then my master can only be regarded as a fake Sven: he usually looks elegant and polite, but when it comes to a critical moment, any etiquette and elegance can only be thrown out of the clouds, such as when a sloppy old ghost sends someone to rob his apprentice with him.