Chapter 12: Rain City
The rain seems to have no intention of stopping, the emerald green leaves are trying to bloom their vitality again, and the fiery red flowers are bright and bright under the rain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Chaohua Castle is inland and has an abundant river, but it rarely rains.
No one in Asaka City likes rain either.
Changqing District itself is flanked by rivers and various streams pass through major cities and villages, so there is no shortage of water. Coupled with the fact that the area is barely sustained by agriculture, the people who live here have little appreciation for the rain.
But if that's all there is to it, it doesn't mean that there are no people who like rain in Chaohua City.
The main reason is that there have been three heavy rains recorded in the history of Asaka Castle, and each time it brought disaster to Asaba Castle Country. And the last time, it was a direct announcement of the destruction of the ancient country of Changqing, since then, Changqing District is not allowed to establish a country, countless large countries are eyeing Changqing District, etiquette and music collapse, order disorder, countless disasters followed.
If it rains again, what else will it bring?
People in the city of Birch either hold umbrellas or look out the window at home.
The beauty of the world is hazy and dreamy in the rain, like a fairyland on earth, people are greedily enjoying this last beauty, and no one knows what the city will become tomorrow morning.
And there was such a mass that was incompatible with all the beautiful colors of this worldβit was a man, dressed in a dull and monotonous robe. The raindrops snapped down on the coat and jumped down in disobedience.
The figure walked slowly towards the gate of the city, and the gate of Chaohua City was closed, leaving only a small gate, and this small gate was also guarded by two soldiers.
It was raining heavily, and Ning Chen was walking in the rain, and his mood was also heavy.
"Stop!" shouted, and a hand appeared in front of Ning Chen to stop him.
When it rains, no one is in a good mood, and being selected to guard the city gate is even worse.
The soldier thought to himself that if this man refused to pay, he would never let him into the city.
"It's a period of lockdown, and you can't enter the city without permission to enter it!" said the soldier solemnly, holding out his hand.
"......" Ning Chen naturally knew these rules, he reached out and took out a silver ingot from his money bag, and then put it in the soldier's hand.
The soldier glanced up at Ning Chen, but saw that Ning Chen deliberately covered his face with a hat to prevent him from seeing his face.
"I'm sorry. The soldier said, "If it were in normal times, I would have let you in, but it is raining today, and the lord of the city has specially ordered that no outsiders be allowed to enter the city, so as not to cause disaster, so I can't help it." β
"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided. Ning Chen said, "What should come is to come after all, whether you let me in or not has nothing to do with fate." β
Though he said this, he took out a piece of silver and placed it in the soldier's hand.
Seeing that he was so generous, the soldiers had no reason to stop him, and he didn't talk nonsense, just get out of the way.
After Ning Chen entered the city, another soldier came to the first soldier and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xu, didn't the boss say that no one was allowed to enter?"
The veteran looked at the recruit playfully: "Then why didn't you stop me just now?"
"You're a veteran, and you're definitely listening to your ......"
The veteran smiled and asked, "Let me ask you, what is the most important quality as a soldier?"
"Obey the command!"
"Wrong!"
"Then I don't know, that's what my commanders in the old army said. β
"Obedience to command is an answer to the commander, and to the orders and commands of the commander, at least in his presence you must obey. The veteran said solemnly, "But if you want to get up and get out, you must have a brain, remember, as long as there are people above you, you must learn to use your brain." β
"That's ......," the recruit looked at the veteran suspiciously.
"What do you see this?" the veteran pushed with his big hand and handed the silver ingot that Ning Chen had given him in front of the recruit.
"Silver?" replied the recruit uncertainly.
"I know it's silver!" said the old soldier, "I'll show you which country's silver this is!"
"It's ...... The official silver of the Yunge Kingdom!" the recruit took a closer look and said in shock, "This person actually has the official silver of the Yunge Kingdom in his hand, and it is so new...... Big Brother means ......"
"The main thing is that he can take out two at a time. The veteran said slowly, "This can basically confirm that he is from Yunge Country." β
"That's the case......" The recruit nodded, but his expression was full of desire to speak.
Seeing that the recruit couldn't hide his secrets at all, the veteran shook his head helplessly: "If you still have any questions, just say it." β
"By doing so, we are clearly disobeying orders from above. The recruit shrank his head, "Is this good...... After all, we are still the city lord's men......"
"The lord of the city will not support us. The veteran said meaningfully.
The recruit was tempted to ask how you knew the city lord wouldn't support us, but in the end he held back.
He saw that there seemed to be something ethereal in the veteran's eyes, as if his memory had gone back to a long time ago.
"We can't afford to provoke either side, so we can only make false promises, if something really goes wrong, then all the responsibility will be borne by me, you just need to live. β
"Wouldn't we be in a dilemma!" the recruit couldn't understand.
"Silly boy. The veteran sighed, "If you don't have the strength, you have to bear these calamities, do you really think that you made a mistake and your father sent you to me? β
β......β
"What determines your height is your martial arts, but it is your way of life that determines your life and death!"
"Brother Xu, I want to get stronger. β
"Okay, after a while, you can go to the Cangyan Sect and try it. β
"Hmmm......"
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Ning Chen naturally didn't know that after he left, the veteran and the recruit chatted so much. Once in the city, he walked to the bulletin board.
After all, he had only wanted to find out the news in the city from the beginning.
It rained, and as a city that doesn't rain all year round, most people don't have an umbrella ready.
However, as a large city, Asaka City also has a large population.
Therefore, even on rainy days, there are many pedestrians coming and going on the streets.
Ning Chen walked through the alleys.
"Officers and soldiers walk on the road, civilians avoid!" Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers pushed a car and rammed through the alley.
Ning Chen deftly avoided it, and glanced at a person lying in the car with his peripheral vision, if nothing else, it should be a corpse. It was covered with a white cloth so that the man's face could not be seen.
Looking at the trolley that was pushed over, Ning Chen's heart suddenly palpitated.
He always felt that something bad was going to happen, but he couldn't say what it was.
"Forget it, let's keep going......"