Chapter 81: Rushing to the Imperial City
In the darkness of the night, the villagers worked together to carry the bodies of two strange men out of the village and bury them. Bian Yao took advantage of the gap to check the space bag that he had collected from the two of them, and found that in addition to some spirit fruits and miscellaneous things, there were a total of thirty-two snow wolf corpses inside, and there were no injuries on their bodies. He had heard that in some cities, a single full snow wolf fur was usually worth thousands of Dream Coins.
That night, Bian Yao gave all the snow wolves to the villagers, one for each household, except for two for the girl's family, and the other extra ones were slaughtered and divided equally among the villagers. The villagers were naturally grateful to him, and each snow wolf weighed more than 100 catties, much larger than the sheep they raised.
Although the snow had stopped and the weather became better the next day, Bian Yao could not refuse the enthusiasm of the villagers and stayed in the village for two more days.
On the evening of the sixth day, Bian Yao left the village under the congratulations of the villagers, and walked in the snow in the direction that the old man pointed out to him. At the time of parting, the girl's eyes were red, and she was in tears, but she did not say a word, but the little boy kept smiling and waving at him.
In the following days, Bian Yao began to walk day and night, judging the direction according to the stars in the night sky, until he left the snow, and then switched to day and night travel again. On the way, he also encountered a lot of fierce beasts, all of which became the object of his exercise, but fortunately he did not encounter a powerful beast, and the journey was smooth, which was considered to be thrilling.
One evening a month later, Bian Yao came to a small market town called "Jing'an" on the eastern outskirts of the imperial city, because it was located in a remote and remote suburb, and it was rarely disturbed by foreign beasts, so the residents of this place lived a relatively quiet and stable life. The vast majority of the residents of Jing'an Town were ordinary people, with only a few low-level dream cultivators.
Severe winter, very cold weather. Walking on the street, Bian Yao found that there were lights everywhere, full of joyful atmosphere, and learned from the conversation of pedestrians that today is the end of the year, and after this day is the new year.
In the Dream Immortal Continent, both ordinary people and cultivators treat the last day of the year as a very important festival. At the end of the year, most people will put aside the work they want to do, enjoy themselves, and eat, drink and have fun as much as possible.
Bian Yao walked to the three forks of the main street, and found an ordinary small restaurant at the west corner, and there were still a few plum blossoms planted under the shop sign in front of the door, which were in full bloom. He hesitated slightly, then turned around and walked in grinning.
Towards night, the restaurant is more lively, and it is almost full of people, chatting and laughing endlessly. Bian Yao sat down at the only empty table left, and a young man in Tsing Yi hurriedly ran over and asked with a smile, "This little brother, what do you want to do?"
"Bring me a jug of wine, and I'll eat as much as you like. Bian Yao smelled the aroma of wine outside the door, and he was addicted to alcohol. He used to spend time with the night corpses, and he didn't drink less, although the amount of alcohol was very poor, he was very obsessed with the taste, and that dizzy feeling.
"Wait a minute, the 'cold plum wine' of our plum blossom restaurant is famous far and wide, and you will be satisfied with any two dishes!"
After waiting for a while, the little guy came over with a tray containing a pot of wine, a porcelain wine glass, and a plate of steamed whole chicken and fried bamboo shoots.
"Little brother, this 'plum blossom chicken' is the signature dish of this restaurant, please enjoy it. If that's not enough, call me. ”
Bian Yao smiled and nodded, seeing that there were a lot of plum petals on the steamed chicken, and he could smell the faint fragrance of plum blossoms, and he felt very curious in his heart. When the man walked away, he tore off a chicken leg and nibbled on it, then filled the cup with wine, and after taking a sip, he couldn't help but smack his tongue and enjoy the dinner on the night of the end of the year with a smile on his face.
There were four ordinary people sitting at the adjacent table, and they were talking about wine, when one of the big men in black suddenly asked, "Any of you want to enter the city for the 'Spring Festival' at the beginning of the coming year?"
"I'm going to try my luck! At the beginning of this year, during the 'Spring Festival', I received a hundred Bixiang Fruits outside the Prince's Mansion, which was equivalent to 1,000 dream coins! The middle-aged man opposite the man in black replied with a smile, his face full of pride.
"I've heard people say that I can get more spiritual fruits by going to Uncle Guo's Mansion, and this time, I decided to line up outside Uncle Guo's Mansion for the 'Spring Festival'. The young man on one side said mysteriously.
"No matter how powerful Uncle Guo is, his status can't be compared to that of the prince! Does he want to compete with the prince for face?" replied dissatisfiedly to the man wrapped in thick cotton clothes on the other side.
"That's hard to say, I heard that Uncle Guo's supernatural powers are above the prince, and he is not afraid of the identity of the prince at all. The young man seemed to have a great respect for his uncle today, and he looked very proud as he spoke.
Bian Yao was silently drinking and eating food on the side, listening to all the conversations of several people. He knew something about what the four were talking about. For the vast majority of people on the Dream Immortal Continent, the "Spring Festival" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year is a very important festival and is extremely popular with people, especially ordinary people.
According to legend, the "Spring Festival" originated in ancient times. At that time, due to some special reasons, the Dream Immortal Continent was plunged into a desolate state everywhere, the earth was frozen by the extreme cold, the living environment of the ancient inhabitants was extremely deteriorated, and many people died every day. Until the beginning of a certain year, that day coincided with the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a dream fairy was born in the Dream Fairy Continent, on that day, the dream fairy used the supreme power to dissolve the endless ice, so that the long-lost spring returned to the earth, and the vibrant green re-bloomed in all parts of the Dream Fairy Continent, and the four seasons entered the alternate cycle again. In order to be grateful to the Dream Immortal, the surviving ancient inhabitants of the Dream Immortal Continent spontaneously enshrined that day as the "Salvation Day" to spread the great grace of the Dream Fairy. However, with the passage of time, Mengxian has become an extremely distant and hazy legend, and gradually the "Salvation Day" is replaced by the "Spring Festival", which means that spring returns to the earth. I don't know when the Spring Festival has lost its original meaning, and those families with a long history or some powerful people will often give alms to ordinary people on the day of the Spring Festival, in order to show and promote their benevolence and kindness, and will also recruit talents from various cultivation circles through various activities.
Bian Yao is not very interested in the "Spring Festival" in the coming year, he only cares about what he has to do next, and what situations he may encounter and face. It's been more than a year since I've been separated from the Night Corpse, and I'm still a dreamwalker in the early stage, but now it's in the late stage. Although he wasn't sure when the old ghost would come to him, he still had to do what he promised, and he had never had any other thoughts about this since he promised the old ghost. Even though his understanding of the night corpse is very limited, Bian Yao has an inexplicable trust in this person.
The Plum Blossom Restaurant is mainly opened for ordinary people, and a meal only costs a dozen Bixiang fruits, which is a bit too cheap for Bian Yao, and now he has no less than 10,000 all kinds of spirit fruits in his space bag.
After leaving the restaurant, it was getting dark. The town of Jing'an is located in a remote outskirts, a few days away from the imperial city. Now, Bian Yao is no longer in a hurry, so he found a hotel in the town to stay.
On the Chinese New Year's Eve at the end of the year, Bian Yao thought for a long time in the bedroom, and he carefully recalled and pondered the plan that the night corpse had made for himself. The book that the old ghost had given him with many important messages had long since been destroyed by him, but all the information stored in it had been firmly remembered by him.
In the middle of the night, Bian Yao suddenly remembered He Qingyin, is she still that delicate and gentle appearance? She has been separated from the girl for two years, and Bian Yao is becoming more and more unable to understand what kind of emotions she has for He Qingyin, but she often misses it, so what does it mean? In the young man's heart, it is a wonderful emotion that cannot be explained.
He was more anxious than ever to make a detour to the cemetery in the southern suburbs to meet her. He was worried that something would happen to him, and he would never see the girl again. Although, according to the old ghost, as long as he strictly follows the plan carefully, there will be no danger if his mind is a little more flexible. But in fact, no matter how perfect the plan is, there are often some loopholes and mistakes that cannot be detected or predicted, and the most feared thing about anything is the accident.
However, the next morning, when Bian Yao left the inn, he still chose to rush directly to the imperial city. Because, he couldn't be sure if he would be able to meet He Qingyin, after all, the green-haired old woman didn't seem to have much affection for him, and he couldn't get into the barrier she set up at all. In addition, he didn't know what reason to meet the girl, and what to say?
The new year has begun, on the top of a hill outside Jing'an Town, turning his head to quietly look at the morning sun, Bian Yao has an illusion that he has grown a lot. A moment later, when he smiled and turned to walk down the hill, the childishness on his face seemed to fade a little, and he walked in the oncoming cold wind, treading the winding lonely path, and walked firmly in the direction of the imperial city.
(ps: It's hot, it's hot!It's hard to calm down just by blowing the fan, and you can't calm down the codeword, so it's good to cool down next month.) )