Volume 2: Ten Thousand Flames Soul Domain Chapter 277: Xixian City
Xixian City, which is a day's journey from the main city of Yancheng, also ushered in the most lively period of the day today, and a team of people and horses also drove into Xixian City from all directions outside Xixian City.
At this time, a group of people rode a mighty beast and stopped at the gate of Xixian City, this team of people was led by a middle-aged man with slightly white temples, the middle-aged man had a serious face, and his sword eyebrows revealed an unapproachable atmosphere. Gripping the saddle of the beast with both hands, he glanced behind him.
Behind the middle-aged man were two teenagers who were only about seven or eight years old and a slightly older girl, and behind them, two young men in their twenties were sitting on the beasts. Judging from the clothes they were wearing, they must have come from some powerful academy.
The two little boys glanced at them when they saw the middle-aged man in front of them, and one of them asked, "Third uncle, is this Xixian City?"
The middle-aged man known as the third uncle nodded, and said in a low voice: "Remember, wait until you go to the city to give me some peace, if it's noisy, don't blame the third uncle for being rude!"
As soon as the man's words fell, a sword eyebrow also glared at the two little boys, and the two boys immediately pursed their lips when they saw this, pouted, and then stuck out their tongues as they let the mount come to the slightly older girl.
The two young men behind him saw that the middle-aged man had finished explaining, so they let the walking beast walk slowly towards the middle-aged man. One of the young men said, "Master, how many days are we going to stay here!?"
The middle-aged man looked through the gate of Xixian City, and when he looked inside, there were beasts and people everywhere, and said in a low voice: "Go first to replenish, it's really not good, we will rush overnight!"
"Yes!"
Although Xixian City is under the jurisdiction of Yancheng, the war of these four major cities has long ended, and the personnel of other cities are only briefly checked before they are allowed to enter the city. Xixian City is a city in the south of Yancheng, and it is also the last city leading to the south.
This year, the commercial market scene in Xixian City has been sluggish, and the output of land cultivated by residents is decreasing year by year, and the entire Xixian City has also entered the most difficult stage. But who knows, I don't know why, so many people came from other cities at noon today to live in Xixian City.
At this time, the courtyards and hotels that had been idle for a long time in Xixian City were also full of guests, and some people who came late actually spent money to live in the homes of civilians in Xixian City. It is also because of these people from other cities that the entire commercial market in Xixian City can be said to be spring.
Almost all the things in the commercial market are almost the same, especially daily necessities, and now it is difficult to find a ticket in the commercial market in the entire Xixian City.
The original group of well-dressed men entered the city, and under the leadership of the middle-aged man, they turned around and walked through the alleys and came to a courtyard with a closed gate. As soon as the man's feet were exerted and his body moved slightly, he jumped directly from the nearly two-meter-high beast and landed steadily on the ground.
The middle-aged man glanced at the two young men at the end of the line and gave them a look. He walked directly to the closed door, the man first coughed, and then there was a cough from inside the door, and then the man stretched out his hand and knocked on the door regularly.
In the next second, the closed door opened from the inside, and an attendant in blue-gray clothes poked his head out, looked around, and then asked the middle-aged man and others to quickly enter.
"Fourth master, long time no see!!"
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Shi Xiao and the others cooled down under the tree for a while, and a shadow guard also fed the two walking beasts with water, and continued along this official road. There is still half a day's journey to reach Xixian City, which means that it should arrive in the evening.
Along the way, Shi Xiao simply closed his eyes and took a nap to rest. The shaking carriage was indeed a natural shaking bed, and as soon as Shi Xiao closed his eyes, a shadow guard on the side heard a heavy snoring.
Shi Xiao didn't know how long it had been, and the carriage was so hot in the afternoon sun that the whole carriage was like a baking cage. In such an uncomfortable space, Shi Xiao quietly opened the ice vein, cooled down the entire carriage, and continued to fall asleep. The shadow guard on the side looked puzzled, he knew that Shi Xiao used cold qi, but he didn't know that Shi Xiao would use cold qi like this.
Not only for any reason, but this realm comes early in the day, and it goes early. The scorching sun has been hanging on the western horizon for some time, although it is the setting sun, but the temperature has not decreased at all, and it is crazy to exude the last temperature of the day.
Hiccup!
Suddenly, the entire carriage was suddenly cushioned by a stone, which directly produced a violent shaking, and at this time, Shi Xiao was also woken up by this vibration. When he opened his somewhat bloated sleepy eyes and looked out, yellowed lanterns hung at intervals to guide pedestrians on both sides of the official road.
The pedestrians on the road did not decrease at all in the evening, and some people from other cities also hurried towards the city gate, because this was the last time of the day. If the gates were closed, they would have to wait until early tomorrow morning to enter.
Shi Xiao poked his head out, and at this time the car had already driven to the city gate, and the shadow guard who was driving took out the waist card and gave it to the soldiers guarding the city gate, and the soldiers immediately saluted respectfully, and then sent someone to introduce the car into Xixian City.
As soon as they entered the city gate, there were already small stalls on both sides of the road, they were all residents from various villages around Xixian City, and they also knew that there were many people from outside the city who came to Xixian City today, and they deliberately came to the city to sell the things they had saved, so as to maintain the livelihood of the family at a price.
The soldiers did not care that they occupied the road, but some soldiers actually came here to maintain order in these roadside stalls. They all know that Xixian City is no longer like before, and they have not seen this scene for many years. So it's also because of nostalgia, but also because Xixian City is good, and they didn't intercept them.
The soldiers who maintained order immediately became serious when they saw this beast cart leading Shi Xiao, and hurriedly asked the surrounding vendors to temporarily move a wide road so that the car could pass by.
Seeing this, those pedestrians who bought and sold also unconsciously put down the things in their hands and moved their eyes to Shi Xiao's car. In the eyes of the locals, this car can be said to be a city lord-level person, and the person driving at this time is wearing a black gauze hat, which makes the people in this car look very mysterious.
In the distance, a little boy saw this car, and asked the middle-aged man on the side curiously: "Third uncle, is this the car of the city lord of Yancheng?"
The person who was called the third uncle shook his head and replied, "If it is the car of the city lord of Yancheng, except for the shadow guards, it should be surrounded by soldiers, so the person inside is a character, but not the city lord!"
The boy nodded, and turned and ran towards a girl older than him, who was also beside a little boy, and behind them stood two young men.
The middle-aged man stood alone in place, and at this time, a figure behind him also walked over, laughing and said, "Yo, isn't this Master Gu!?
The sound was like thunder, and it shook people's ears and hurt. The Master Gu looked back, and at this time, a strong man in pale blue clothes exposed half of his left shoulder was walking towards him with a smile.
Master Gu looked at this strong man, and also smiled, and called, "Master Gao!?I didn't expect you to be here in Xixian City!"
The master laughed again when he heard this, and immediately two teenagers walked out behind him, these two teenagers were dark-skinned and dressed in the same clothes as this strong man, and they also exposed the left half of their shoulders. The jet-black hair of the two teenagers is braided behind them in a special way, and the spiral-like hair looks a little different from that of the teenagers of the same age.
However, the two teenagers are more physically muscular than their peers, and their exposed left shoulder also has strong muscles and near-perfect muscle lines. A pair of dark eyes looked around, and then moved their gaze to this Gu Master.
"I've seen Master Goo!" the two teenagers said respectfully.
Master Gu nodded with a smile and said, "I didn't expect Master Gao to bring such two tiger cubs, it's terrifying!"
At this moment, two boys and a girl who were wandering in the distance saw several people standing in front of their master, and they walked towards their master. The two young men behind the children saw the back of a strong man, and their eyes immediately sank.
"Thunder Courtyard Old Dog !!"