Chapter 160: The Real Panlong City
However, it didn't.
People either nodded and smiled at him, or simply ignored him, and soon passed by without looking back.
Is this treating him as an aborigine?
He Lingchuan knew that the Panlong army and civilians were very vigilant against outsiders, and all illegal intrusions would be treated as spies.
Is it because he fought side by side with the Gale Army last time, so he obtained the passage permit of the Dafang Pot?
With these questions in mind, he moved on.
The road is green and green, with wild flowers covering the long slopes, colorful butterflies in pairs, and the crops in the fields are growing well.
Everything was extraordinarily quiet, and it seemed even more peaceful than most of the countryside that the army passed through.
However, this is the Coiling Dragon Wasteland, a land that countless people have watered with their flesh and blood.
The Panlong City in sight is also getting closer and grander.
The outline of this city looks similar to what he saw in the Panlong Fantasy Realm, missing some edges and corners, and also lacking a lot of fortifications, the most obvious is the lack of hideous crocodile tooth vertebrae on the city gate, which shows that the Panlong City in this period is facing far less pressure than in the later period.
But Panlong City still caused a full sense of oppression to any outsider.
When he got closer, He Lingchuan found that although there were no crocodile tooth vertebrae under the battlements, the outer city wall was filled with brown-gray climbing plants. They are densely packed on the wall, and it is almost impossible for others to see the true color of the wall. It was spring, but the plants were full of fist-sized fruits, red in the shape of papayas.
I have to say that this wall greening work is a bit of a failure.
The most important south gate of Panlong City, why plant wall-climbing plants? The vines of these plants are thick, and the old vines at the bottom are thicker than his thighs, aren't they just right for the enemy to climb?
Not only He Lingchuan, but also many outsiders are also pointing fingers.
Yes, Panlong City is actually different from what he imagined, it is not heavily guarded and people should not approach. At a casual glance, he saw strangers with different costumes and even different skin tones on the front and back, left and right.
He also recognized that several pedestrians on the road were actually merchants of the Ran Gang Gang, and there was a convoy waiting to clear the customs in front of him. The team was at least forty or fifty people, and more than a dozen wagons were loaded with goods.
These should all be outsiders, because many people saw that Panlong City's expression was similar to He Lingchuan's, and they didn't hide their surprise too much.
The city gate was ajar, and there were about seven or eight soldiers in charge of security, and they were a small team, neatly dressed, and full of spirits, but their expressions were kind.
They check the indexes and customs clearance documents that the passers-by have taken out, and in the case of the caravan, they have to check the goods and release them if they match the paperwork records.
It doesn't seem very strict.
He Lingchuan admitted that this was more lenient than the customs clearance in Blackwater City.
Soon it will be his turn.
He Lingchuan smiled kindly, in fact, he was lucky with his legs, and he was ready to turn around and flee if something was wrong. After all, he didn't have any identification documents.
He's here to try his luck. The dream starts here, and if you don't enter the coiling dragon, you don't know what to do.
When the city gate guard saw him, he didn't even want the index paperwork, and waved his hand to signal him to pass quickly.
He Lingchuan hesitated and paused.
The city gate guard said directly: "Go, don't get in the way!" ”
It didn't seem to be a fraud, He Lingchuan took a big stride and quickly crossed the city gate.
Sure enough, after fighting side by side with the Gale Army last time, he won the ...... of Panlong City Favor? It's no longer a street rat.
The city gate tower was as grand as he remembered, but there were only two gates, unlike the triple urn city of later generations.
After clearing customs, first face a large square.
This square is still so big, but the layout is different from what he remembers. The peculiar thing is that there is a lake on the edge of the square, sparkling, steaming, and it is still a hot spring lake.
The shore is dotted with fluffy papyrus.
He Lingchuan made a stop to the lake, the lake water was clear and the bottom sand could be seen, and there were no koi fish in it, but the local stream fish were in groups.
At this time, the water network of the Chipa Plateau is vertical and horizontal, the forests and grasses are abundant, and it is a pearl in the Panlong Wasteland. He Lingchuan had also seen this lake in Panlong City in later generations, but by then it had long since dried up, leaving only its outline.
Only when he saw it for himself did he know that the shore of the lake had been built with many stairs, and people could walk directly from the square to the lake to get water, without any obstacles.
He tested the temperature of the water, and it had to be more than 40 degrees.
Are there still fish in such a high water temperature? Can you add 20 degrees to cook?
He Lingchuan looked back and saw that the high wall next to the city gate had erected scaffolding, and many craftsmen were banging there.
The sculpture is as high as seven or eight feet, although it is not finished, but it can be seen clearly.
The outline, the line, well, it's Jiao.
In the Coiling Dragon Fantasy Realm, there is also a black Jiao sculpture next to the city gate, but here, it is not yet finished.
Now He Lingchuan knows what era he has entered.
At this stage, it was probably after the Panlong Wasteland became an enclave again, Zhong Shengguang was completely disappointed with his homeland, so he replaced the original golden bull behind the city gate with a black Jiao sculpture.
He Lingchuan chose a random road to walk in, the streets were spacious and tidy, the buildings were lined up one after another, and there were people selling outside the shops...... It's no different from any other bustling city.
After seeing the slaughter and desolation of Panlong City in the afterlife, and then seeing its current appearance, He Lingchuan even knew that he was in a dream, and he also had a sense of unreality as if he was in another world.
Especially the peddlers and pawns who come and go, the common people and wealthy businessmen, who should laugh and laugh, bargain, quarrel, and hurry, are in a hurry, and are full of life.
The tragic, gloomy, and gloomy atmosphere that He Lingchuan thought did not exist.
Is the dream he was in real?
The people who live here still live their lives, bend their waists for five buckets of rice as usual, buy sugar gourds for two pennies a piece for their babies as usual, and still cheat and deceive-
He Lingchuan walked to the door of a restaurant and was bumped into by the children rushing from the opposite side.
This little ghost is as short and thin as a monkey, but his strength is great, and ordinary people will probably be knocked over, but He Lingchuan has practiced martial arts for many years, and his lower plate is as stable as a bell. The boy didn't knock him down, and he was bounced two feet away, and sat on the ground.
He glared angrily: "You person, can you walk well?" ”
"You little devil, what are you doing with my necklace?" He Lingchuan looked down and saw that the necklace that was originally attached to the flesh was caught outside the placket, and the small piece of divine bone was actually shining with a surging red light.
When the imp hit him, he felt his neck tighten, but fortunately the chain was thin but not broken.
The boy got up from the ground and ran away.
He Lingchuan was about to catch up and give him a big blow, but he was slapped on the shoulder, and a voice said, "Hey, He Lingchuan!" ”
Someone here actually knows his name! He Lingchuan was a spirit, and the little ghost didn't chase after him, and turned his head to look at people.
The man was of medium to thin stature, with round eyes, and a young man of spirit, but he was on crutches under his arm, and one leg was hanging from the ground.
"Sure enough, it's you!" He looked at He Lingchuan and smiled, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth.
"Hu Min!" He Lingchuan was also surprised, and when he went up, he hugged him and patted him on the back, "Where did you come from?" ”
His surprise was that not only did he meet an old acquaintance in his dream, but the other party actually remembered him!
This shows that he left a mark in his dreams, not just a spectator and a passerby.
This discovery is of great significance.
"I wanted to go to the Frost River Restaurant to play a corner of wine, but I saw you standing here, stupidly touched by the little ghost!"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Hu Min is his comrade-in-arms of the Gale Army who defended the car formation together in his last dream. He Lingchuan broke an arm, and so many crossbow arrows were installed by Hu Min for him.
A man's sincere friendship is not to go through the same window together, but to carry a gun together.
"Let's go, let's have a few drinks." As soon as He Lingchuan turned around, he saw the Frost River Restaurant.
Ay? Isn't this the place where Sun Fuping summoned them to discuss countermeasures after the expedition entered the Panlong Ruins? It's just that at that time, there was only a signboard left in the restaurant, which was shaking in the wind, and the words were hard to read.
But the Shuanghe Restaurant in front of him has big gilded characters on the plaque, and there are many customers in the store, and business is booming.
The two happily entered the restaurant and sat down, and when the guy came over to ask the guests what kind of food and drinks, He Lingchuan touched his pocket with hindsight.
It's not good, it's as clean as if it's just washed!
The broken knife sent him into a dream, just let him bring a set of clothes?
Shouldn't you give some start-up capital or something? It's also too stingy.
Hu Min was happily ordering something: "Lao Luobai will come to a jar first, fry a straw head for us, a plate of lard residue, and mix a pig's head meat!" Hey, yes, would you rather eat goose or chicken? ”
"I ......" people who don't have money have a choice? He Lingchuan's smile was a little bitter, "I can do it." ”
"That's a bad goose leg cut, the biggest and fattest!"
When He Lingchuan heard the word "most", he hurriedly said, "It's too much, right?" I've eaten, don't waste it. ”
Hu Min glared: "You're full, I'm still hungry." That's it, I can't finish this jar of wine! You can do more-"
Speaking of this, he suddenly reacted: "Oh! It's okay, it's okay, just eat whatever you want, I'll have this meal today! ”
"That's great...... "That's great!" …… How to do it! Am I the kind of person who takes advantage of people? ”
He Lingchuan also glared, and Hu Min smiled: "Between brothers, what are you talking about?" ”
In less than two blinks, the lard residue was delivered.
This is actually the residue left over from refining lard in the kitchen, and adding some paprika. Meat is so expensive, you can't throw it away, and you can use it to sell wine, and only two big people need to eat a plate.
He Lingchuan took an entrance, which was crispy and crispy, and the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became. At first glance, Hu Min is an old drunkard, and he knows that the lard residue is good.
"How did you survive?" Hu Min asked him, "Let's stay until dawn, and finally General Hong personally supported you, but you were beaten into the water." After retreating from the enemy, even Commander Xiao personally went into the water, but he couldn't find you. ”
Commander Xiao jumped into the water to find him? He Lingchuan was moved.
He remembered that he had climbed the boulder and wanted to pay homage to General Hong, but he was woken up by the servants, which is still a regret. But it turned out that in the eyes of Hu Min and Commander Xiao and others, he was knocked into the water by the enemy and disappeared?