Chapter 26: A Fulfilling Day (Part II)
I have to say that Qinglong City is really big!
Starting from the Moon God Hotel, which is located in a small corner at the junction of Qilin Lower Road and Suzaku Third Street, and walking to the south gate or east gate of Qinglong Inner Courtyard, there are fifty or sixty miles of back and forth.
Because Liang Zi explained that he had to go early and return early, counting the round-trip distance, plus it might take some time to ask to see Lord Qinglong, if he relied on his legs alone, one afternoon would definitely not be enough.
Therefore, before going out, Nangong, who had carefully calculated the distance and time, did not think about taking Cangyun Eagle to go, because this was the most efficient method.
But after a little thought, he gave up on the idea again.
There are many people in Qinglong City who have mounts, especially the Qinglong Inner Courtyard.
Grey horses, white deer, oxen, human-faced spiders, giant frogs, chocobos, etc...... From running on the ground to climbing on the ground, there are all kinds of strange and innumerable.
But there are very few flying mounts.
Especially the huge size of the Cangyun Eagle is unique.
Before entering the city, Liang Zi released it outside the city to forage for food on its own, which was to listen to Nangong's advice and avoid shocking the world.
Thinking that he might be treated as a fierce beast to invade the city, and then shoot down with an arrow and die in vain, Nangong quickly dispelled this idea, honestly hired the fastest carriage, and took the special high-speed passage.
Although the rent is slightly expensive, the good thing is that he is not bad at all now.
Thirty zhang in front of the south gate of the Qinglong Inner Courtyard, Nangong got off the carriage and walked inside.
This is an unwritten rule to show respect for the inner court of the Blue Dragon.
When Nangong saw the crowd of people in Tsing Yi at the south gate, he couldn't help but be a little excited.
If he is lucky, in a little more than a month, he will also wear the cyan Qinglong uniform and become one of them.
Six years ago, under the leadership of the tutor of the White Tiger Academy, Nangong had come to the inner courtyard once, and that was to solve his physical problems.
Although it was only one time, Nangong still remembered the library pavilion.
After the inner courtyard came out, Nangong was sent back to Longcheng's hometown, and since that day, the Qinglong inner courtyard has only appeared in Nangong's dream.
Revisiting the old place today, Nangong sighed, but couldn't help but be fascinated.
To be honest, in the entire Lost Continent, I'm afraid there is no one who is not fascinated by this place.
After all, being able to be admitted to the inner courtyard is a big event that is enough to glorify the ancestors and glorify the lintel!
The people who can graduate from here are all geniuses among geniuses, monsters among monsters, Wen can govern the city, Wu can Anbang, and travel to every corner of the Lost Continent, and they will be treated with extremely high standards.
Especially since the opening of the library by Lord Qinglong, many sages have been sent to all parts of the mainland and even the drifting islands, and it has been uninterrupted for decades, and the scope of this courtesy is to radiate to most of the drifting islands under the holy land Zhongzhou with Qinglong City as the center.
If the Qinglong Academy is a sea, then the inner courtyard is the dragon gate.
The fish jumps into the sea at this time, and the flowers bloom on the other side.
It's the Qinglong Inner Courtyard!
"Oops!"
Nangong, who was walking in a trance, unconsciously walked to the south gate, and was about to enter, but was suddenly knocked to the ground.
Nangong, who came back to his senses, stood up, but found that there was no figure within half a zhang of him, and there were people around him, but all of them looked calm.
"Maybe I went out in a hurry, so I accidentally bumped into it......"
The good-natured Nangong silently forgave the daredevil, who didn't know whether it was a man or a woman, and continued to walk forward with a smile.
Who knew that before he took two steps, Nangong let out another "oops" in pain, and he was caught off guard and almost fell again.
This time, Nangong could see clearly that there was no one within three feet in front of him. The nearest ones are ten zhang away.
"Strange ......"
Rubbing his red nose, Nangong Di, who was puzzled, stretched out his hand and tentatively groped for it. Then he touched an invisible wall.
"This little brother, this is your first time in the inner courtyard, right?" a gentle voice suddenly came from the side.
Nangong turned his head to look, but found that it was a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a cyan hospital uniform and smiling, which made people can't help but get close to him.
In particular, the two small dimples on the cheeks are like the pool water wrinkled by the spring breeze, adding a bit of charm.
With such a good-looking man, Nangong has really never seen a few.
Nangong hugged his fists and saluted, and replied slightly embarrassedly: "Let my brother Taijian smile, in fact, I came here once many years ago...... But I don't know why, but now I can't get in. ”
"Huh...... I see. ”
The young man smiled kindly, exhaled a smell of books, and said, "You shouldn't have a badge with you, right? ”
"Badge?"
"That's it, the Blue Dragon Badge, without it, the gate can only go out and not enter. ”
The young man took out a thumb-sized piece of metal from his bosom, but a green dragon was tattooed on it, lifelike.
I see.
Nangong really wanted to take it over and take a closer look, but he felt that it would be very abrupt, so he had to do it.
The young man said, "I guess, the last time you came, you should have been led in by a senior, and you should have been very young at that time, so you didn't know this Blue Dragon Badge." ”
"Admire!"
Unexpectedly, this young man who had never met before actually guessed the truth in the blink of an eye, Nangong couldn't help but give a thumbs up, so he said tentatively: "As Brother Tai said, this is indeed the first time I have seen this Qinglong badge." That...... Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, I wonder if Brother Tai can take me in? I have something important and want to ask to see Lord Qinglong!"
"I'm sorry, little brother. My clearance is too low, I'm afraid I can't take you in. ”
The young man's face was full of apologies, and he said, "Besides, even if you go in now, you won't be able to see Lord Qinglong." ”
"Why? Could it be that Lord Qinglong is inconvenient to receive foreign guests?" Nangong was greatly surprised.
Immediately, he suddenly realized that he was a nobody, although he really had something very important to see, but what kind of person was Lord Qinglong, how could he see it if he wanted to see it?
As soon as he thought of this, Nangong was greatly distressed.
The dwarf Aruba's deathbed trust is related to the fate of a race, and it really can't be delayed any longer. In fact, this has been delayed long enough.
Although he has never been on the battlefield, he also knows the truth that saving people is like fighting fire.
If we continue to drag it out, I'm afraid we will have to rebuild Storm City, not save it.
However, now that he can't even see Lord Qinglong, how can he hand over the "Dwarven Engineering" to him?
Nangong slapped his forehead, only to realize that he had thought about this matter too simply after all.
However, just when Nangong was distressed, the young man dispelled his worries again.
He seemed to see through Nangong's concerns and explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't say it clearly enough, but I misunderstood you, little brother." Although Lord Qinglong is a big man like a fairy, he does not have a big shelf like a fairy, but he is very approachable. No matter what your identity, as long as you know what you mean, he will receive you. Now you can't see him when you go in, it's just because he's gone out and not in the city. ”
Nangong was overjoyed suddenly, and said in a loud voice: "Go out, then when will he come back? I really have something very important to see him, the sooner the better!"
"It's not clear. It can be as short as a day or two, and as long as half a month!"
The gentle and patient young man explained seriously, "Because the time that Lord Qinglong has left Qinglong City has never been more than a month!"
"Thank you Brother Tai for your advice!" Nangong Chang said to the end.
Although he didn't see Lord Qinglong as he wished this time, Nangong still heard a very important news. All you have to do now is be patient.
At this time, a voice came from not far away, "Zeyu, are you done?" Mentor has something important for us to come back, it's not good to be late." ”
This young man named Zeyu had something important to do, but he still clenched his fists and said: "My companion is calling me, I have to go, I'm really sorry I can't help you, under Li Zeyu, I just don't know what you call your little brother? Maybe he can meet again in the future, and make friends." ”
Nangong hurriedly returned the salute and said gratefully: "Brother Zeyu, in fact, you have helped me a lot, if you say sorry again, then I will be ashamed." Oh yes...... My surname is Nangong, and my single name is a calligraphy, so you can call me Nangong. ”
"Nangong, then I'll say goodbye first! Good luck!"
"Promise your good words!"
Looking at his distant back, Nangong secretly felt to himself: "A student has such a bearing, Qinglong Academy, it really deserves its reputation! Seeing the big from the small, what kind of demeanor will the Qinglong Lord who makes everyone admire, he is the first sage in the mainland? It's a pity that I only heard his name, but I didn't see him, it's a pity!"
After a moment of thought, he suddenly thought of Liang Zi's attitude again: "Such a sacred place, such a heart-wrenching character, why does Ah Zi only seem to have great prejudices against Lord Qinglong?"
Nangong pondered for a long time, but he didn't think of any reasonable explanation. I had to suppress the doubts in my heart and set foot on the car back to the city.
Although the purpose of this trip has not been achieved, it is not considered to be empty-handed, so Nangong did not feel too disappointed.
It's just that he is entrusted by others, but he can't be loyal to others, although he is forced to do so, after all, he is a little melancholy.
Sometimes, however, fate is really hard to figure out!
Nangong hurried and finally rushed back to the Moon God Hotel before the sun turned into egg yolk.
But he never expected that he didn't see Fu Qinglong when he went to the inner courtyard of Qinglong today, but after returning from the inner courtyard, he saw an unexpected person.
An old man!