Chapter 19: Anhua City Ao Fu
Everyone stopped and stopped all the way, and Yu Shen arrived at the foot of Simian Mountain. Looking at the entire Simian Mountain from here, it highlights its atmosphere: the majestic mountain rises from the ground, like a giant beast crawling on the ground. Standing in front of it seems so insignificant, people can't help but feel their own insignificance from the bottom of their hearts.
In front of it is the main mountain gate, an official road winds along the mountain to the halfway up the mountain, and when it reaches the place where the cars and horses cannot reach the halfway mountain, it is built into a wide stone staircase. From the stone steps upwards, there are sentry patrols every few dozen steps.
Listening to Ao Zhentian, the top of this Sifang Mountain is wide, and countless cultivated land has been reclaimed. Except for a few roads that must go up the mountain, all sides are steep cliffs and rocks. The top of the mountain can garrison up to tens of thousands, and it is a natural fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
A market has been formed in front of the mountain gate, with people coming and going on both sides, a lively and peaceful scene. Compared to the places you pass by when you came, this place makes you feel like a world away!
Post stations and tea stalls abound on both sides of the official road, and everyone chose a post station, tied their horses, and went in to drink tea and rest. You Wuxian found that there was not only a "fat radish" in the stable, but also a rockback beast. Several of them were huddled together, and their fat bodies took up most of the space, which made him find very interesting.
There was nothing to do at the moment, Ji Xiaozi went out with Brother Ji to do some shopping. I hadn't slept in bed for a long time, so everyone lay down comfortably and slept. It wasn't until dawn the next day that everyone got up and packed up and continued on their way. The journey lasted for two whole days, and finally arrived at Anwa City at noon on the third day.
As an important distribution center of Hezhen, Anhua City has frequent trade merchants. And it has a long history, and the castle tower alone is extraordinary. You Wuxian had never seen such a lively scene, and felt that everything was very novel.
The city wall of Anhua City is several zhang high, and it has been continuously rebuilt and repaired by successive kings of Tianluan Kingdom. The city wall is densely packed with watchtowers and arrow towers, and there are also large trebuchets and powerful kamikaze crossbows. Outside the walls was a wide and deep moat, a fortification system that had always been a battleground for soldiers.
The entourage was only allowed to go after being interrogated and inspected by the city gate officials. When you enter the city gate, the first thing that catches your eye is the wide, straight street. What is striking is that there is a majestic stone statue at the entrance of the street.
You Wuxian saw that the master had been staring at the stone statue and was silent, but his expression betrayed his somewhat turbulent state of mind at the moment. You Wuxian wondered in his heart, who was this stone statue carved into?
At this time, Ao Zhentian on the side spoke: "This is the 'Master Commander Pan' who was in the limelight back then! As the hometown of Master Pan, it is not surprising that there is such a stone carving.
Back then, he led the army of the 'Demon Master' to be invincible all the way and saved many people. People say that if it weren't for him, maybe Hezhen would have been swallowed up by corpse monsters a long time ago~ Although Master Pan has long since retired and people don't know where to go, people have always remembered him in their hearts. ”
After listening to Youwuji, it suddenly dawned on him, no wonder the master was like this. Thinking about it carefully, Master has followed Master Pan for most of his life, and this special feeling is indescribable. Then he took a closer look at "Master Pan", and his heart couldn't help but rise in awe.
Then I looked at both sides and found that this Anhua City is really lively, and this liveliness is reflected in the vitality of the market. The streets are lined with shops and inns, and there are many merchants and vendors selling some strange knick-knacks.
Walking to a pharmacy, Master You went in and asked Lang Zhong for some medicine. In the past few days, because of the continuous hurry, and the lack of proper treatment, the wounds of Master You and Chuan Ye are a little infected.
When Master You came out of the pharmacy, everyone turned around and arrived in front of a secluded mansion, Ao Zhentian stepped forward and gently buckled the door.
After a while, a crack opened in the door. A head poked out of the crack in the door, and it was opened by a young boy dressed as a servant. He looked at the people outside the door, and was stunned at first, and then exclaimed: "Oh! Master, are you back?! Come in, the old lady and the lady are all in the house!"
Then he opened the gate and invited everyone into the courtyard. The servant was very articulate and very good at greeting, and after inviting everyone into the door, he ran inside. While running, he shouted: "The master is back! The master is back! Steward Shen, call everyone to help!~"
An old man at the entrance of the lobby who was about the same age as Master You saw everyone and hurriedly greeted: "Ouch, master, you are back." Let's go and ask Xiaoyue to cook, and wash the dust for everyone~"
Then he shouted loudly to the back of the house: "Ah Shui and Fu Boy, hurry up and come over to help!" After a while, two subordinates came out of the courtyard and walked out of the courtyard under the leadership of Ji Boy.
The threshold of the courtyard gate is very high, and cars and horses cannot enter. So they and the servants who opened the door, and the four of them went outside to unload the goods and bring them inside.
Seeing that the people over there were busy, Ao Zhentian stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation to everyone, and everyone entered the lobby.
At this time, there was a burst of crisp laughter like silver bells in the inner room: "Is Daddy back?" The curtain opened, and a little girl who was about five or six years old came out and threw herself into Ao Zhentian's arms~
Ao Zhentian smiled happily: "Lian'er, daddy and guests, you are so nonsense, you have to make people laugh!" said in his mouth, but there was no hint of blame on his face. The girl turned her head and looked at everyone curiously.
Guan Lian'er: A round little face, bright eyes and bright teeth, green silk hanging down on the waist, the tip of the hair gently tied with a butterfly flower, petite and exquisite, is a full beauty embryo.
At this moment, after listening to his father's words, he seemed to be a little disgusted with Ao Zhentian. Slightly wrinkled his nose like a jade carving, and pouted a small cherry mouth, but it revealed a strange taste.
Presumably this is what Ji Xiaozi said to You Wuji, Ao Zhentian's little daughter: Ao Minglian.
Lian'er looked at everyone curiously, and finally her eyes fell on You Wuji, as if she thought that this little boy was a little interesting. The two of them stared at each other for a long time, and finally she seemed a little shy, so she didn't turn her head and buried her face deep in Ao Zhentian's arms.
Unexpectedly, he suddenly raised his head again, and kept fanning his nose with his hands: "Daddy, how long have you not washed it..." These guys have come all the way to the dust, who can still care about whether they are decent or not, it is estimated that they are all the same~
Just as he was laughing to himself, the curtains in the room flickered again, and a dignified and elegant woman walked out: her hair was in a high bun, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she had a round and delicate chin. She looked around with a pair of beautiful eyes and saluted Ao Zhentian: "Master, you are back." ”
Ao Zhentian nodded lightly and said to everyone: "This is my insider." Immediately and Mrs. You introduced Master You and them one by one, Mrs. Ao was neither humble nor arrogant, politely greeted everyone, and arranged for everyone to take a seat. Ao Zhentian did not sit on the main seat, but sat with Master You and them very casually and chatted.
When everyone sat down, Mrs. Ao personally poured a cup of tea for them and said to everyone: "Our old lady is sick, it is inconvenient to come out to meet guests, and I hope you understand~"
Master You hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, on the contrary, I will wait to come to your mansion today, and I hope to forgive me if there is any trouble." ”
After a while, Ao Zhentian said solemnly: "This time we met a spirit corpse on the way back, if it weren't for Master You and Master Chuan who sacrificed their lives to save me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back! They are the great benefactors of our family......"
When Mrs. Ao heard the "spirit corpse", she was also shocked. Hearing that it was Master You and Master Chuan who came to help, he immediately walked in front of Master You and Master Chuan, and knelt down respectfully: "Thank you masters for your help, the slave family is grateful, and your great kindness cannot ......be repaid."
Even Ao Minglian came over and knelt down in a proper manner, and Master You and Master Chuan hurriedly stretched out their hands to ask. Everyone also nodded secretly, Ao Zhentian is really blessed, his wife is virtuous, his daughter is well-behaved, and he is really an enviable family.
Everyone chatted like this, and after a long time, the next person came to invite you to dinner. Everyone stopped refusing and went to the guest room. After lunch, Chuan Ye and Lin Dart got up to say goodbye, Ao Zhentian couldn't keep it, so he had to tell Chuan Ye that dinner must arrive. And with both hands presented a large Li Feng, this matter is not mentioned.
After lunch, Ao Mansion was cold. At this time, You Wuxian had nothing to do, so he walked around the Ao Mansion at will. This Ao Mansion is quite big, so You Wuxian can't help but be a little speechless, if this is placed in their village, how many people will this house be able to live~
The courtyard of the Ao Mansion is full of flowers and plants, which are artificially and delicately trimmed. All the way over, the yard is full of fragrant fragrance. The lotus pond pavilion and stone mountain in the courtyard are all available; the houses are a little old, but the workmanship is exquisite, the carved beams and painted buildings, it looks simple and atmospheric.
You Wuxian turned around for a long time, and he didn't count how many rooms there were in this Ao Mansion, it seems that this Ao family was indeed a rare rich and wealthy person before. After playing for a long time, I got tired, and I sat in the pavilion bored, looking at a 10,000-year-old plant next to me in a daze.
Out of the corner of his eye, he found that a little girl was sitting in front of the stone table next to the stone mountain. She held her cheeks with her hands and looked at herself curiously with a pair of big watery eyes. It is Ao Zhentian's little daughter: Ao Minglian.
Ao Minglian was not afraid of life, and when she saw You Wuxian also looking at herself, she simply stuck out her tongue and ran over to sit next to You Wuji. She tilted her head and looked at Youwu and said in a sweet voice, "I'm Lian'er, how old are you this year?"
You Wuxian scratched his head and smirked: "My name is You Wuxian... He is nine years old. That Lian'er said seriously: "That's it~ I'm six years old this year, so you're my brother?!Brother Wuji, are you also the 'Master of the Demons'?"
You Wuxian smiled bitterly and shook his head, who is big and who is small can not be seen at a glance? But he still replied: "Yes!"
Lian'er clapped her little hands: "Wow! Brother Traceless, you are so powerful, you must have killed a lot of monsters to eliminate harm for the people, right?"
You Wuxian was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer. At the moment, he shook his head again: "I'm not that powerful, my master is powerful!One person can deal with a large number of beast corpses~" After speaking, he gestured for a while.
When Lian'er heard this, she immediately became interested, and hurriedly pulled You Wuxian and begged: "Brother Wuxie, tell me your story, I am bored to death at home alone every day." ”
You Wuxian raised his eyebrows: It's not good to stay at home? If you go out and encounter a lot of corpse monsters, don't you be scared to death! Of course, he didn't dare to say these words. didn't refuse at the moment, so he sorted out his thoughts and picked out some things that happened on the road and told Lian'er.
After the story was finished, You Wuxian found that Lian'er was looking at him with interest, and couldn't help asking, "Aren't you afraid of corpse monsters?"
Lian'er replied with a mischievous expression: "I'm not afraid! I feel safe with you protecting us." Brother Traceless, will you protect me in the future?"
You Wuxian scratched her head helplessly, this little girl didn't understand anything, she didn't know how to chat with her at all. happened to see Ji Xiaozi passing by, and hurriedly greeted him, insisting that Ji Xiaozi accompany him out for a walk.
It just so happened that Ji Boy had nothing to do, so he agreed. You Wuxian followed Ji Xiaozi and fled out of the courtyard, leaving Ao Minglian sitting alone in the pavilion and pouting.
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