Chang'an, the city of ten thousand cities, the pearl of the earth, the city of organs, the city of miracles......

Before coming here, Li Bai had heard countless words about it, some people said that this was the most beautiful place in the world, and some people said that this was hell.

But although he had already made all kinds of fantasies, he was still a little dizzy by the strange things he saw.

Whether it is the street in front of you, the buildings next to you, or the floating lights overhead, or even the countless flower boats and cars, or even the entire city...... It's all made up of organs!

Seeing that the luxurious organ carriages had been tried by him, Li Bai almost couldn't hold back, and wanted to pull out the parts from the organ elephant that was traveling by a machine master to take a look...... Thanks to Xun Qing's sharp eyes, he rushed up and hugged his arm, otherwise they would have to enter Dali Temple today to explore Yu Hengsi again!

"Is it really all the work of the Agency?"

"Of course."

Xun Qing dragged him forward and explained: "Chang'an is composed of various markets, each city is built by an agency, and the entire Chang'an is actually a whole institution. , like a giant mechanical clock.

Although the changes every day are very small, but over time, every year all the markets will also revolve around the Weiyang Palace at the highest point, rotating for a week, isn't it amazing? ”

As he spoke, the bell tower, which was as tall as a giant pillar, sounded in a low voice in the distant light, and began to tell the time.

On the surface, the giant hands move slowly.

The earth is slowly rotating.

It's like being on the sea, and it feels unrealistic.

"Won't you get lost, then?"

"There is a law in the change of the market, remember that it will not, besides, the market has a map...... Each market is jointly managed by the owner and the master, and the characteristics are different, for example, the Chongrenfang we just passed by, which is the place with the most workshops of the department division in the city, producing all kinds of things. The literary style of Qujiangfang is prosperous, the flow of the water, and the grand meeting of the organ fighting poetry almost every day. The most famous thing in Heikangbo is the puppet song and dance, and the singers there are said to be even more beautiful than real people......"

As soon as he talked about the characteristics of Chang'an, Xun Qing's eyebrows fluttered and he couldn't stop.

"So where do we go next?"

"Changle Fang, of course!"

Xun Qing swallowed and foamed, "All the food, the world's fine wine, can be found in Changle Fang, as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't eat in Changle Fang, there is no wine you can't drink!" ”

"Oooooooooo!!oo

Li Bai's eyes lit up instantly, and his speed increased, almost pulling Xun Qing to run wildly: "Let's go!" ”

I can't see the calmness and composure just now.

Only at this time is it like a teenager.

"You guy, it's so strange......" Xun Qing was out of breath when he was dragged, and sighed in confusion: "I heard that some swordsmen, in order to pursue the stability of their palms and the speed of drawing their swords, they don't drink alcohol." ”

"Maybe that's the case with others, right?"

Li Bai raised his head, raised the rough long sword at his waist, and smiled proudly: "But I won't!" ”

Xun Qing was speechless.

Maybe alcohol won't affect the speed at which you draw your sword, but if you drink too much, it will affect the speed of your sudden death, friend...... Is this guy okay?

"Then again, what do you agencies rely on?" Li Bai looked around at the huge lifting mechanisms and asked, "Is it hydraulic?" Is it wind-powered? ”

Xun Qing raised his hand, and in his sleeve, a small machine spider crawled out, and in his hand, he took the initiative to turn over, and the shell of his abdomen opened, revealing the complex structure inside, as well as a complex creation the size of a pearl.

"Look at this, Organ Nucleus."

"That's where the brains and power of the Trap come from," he said. ”

"Can such a small one afford to hold up the market?"

"Of course it can't be, this is just a small one, I don't know how many years it takes for a super-large organ core to build one, and the power comes directly from Chang'an itself." Xun Qing said with fascination, "Every time a new Fang City organ is born, it represents the emergence of a new Fang City. I'd love to see it if I had the chance. ”

"According to you, a mechanic is the one who manages, makes, and manipulates the mechanism?"

"Yes, almost."

Xun Qing sighed and nodded, "You haven't even heard of it?" ”

"Ah, I've seen a lot of them before, but everyone who seems to be arrogant and doesn't speak human words, and looks at others like second-class people, and can't speak at all."

Li Bai shook his head: "It's all a group of guys with eyes above the top, and they are too lazy to take care of it." ”

"Oh, those aristocratic masters?" Xun Qing understood: "It's really the same." But in addition to the nobles, there are other commoners who are also engaged in this trade. Although everyone doesn't mix very well, after all, they are poor. ”

Li Bai turned his head, looked at him carefully, and nodded in agreement for a long time: "...... Well, that's right. ”

Hey, can you refute this for me?

Before Xun Qing could be sad and angry, he heard Li Bai's next words.

"The one you snuck into your pocket before, is it the nucleus?"

Xun Qing's movements stagnated for a moment, stiffened, and his face gradually turned pale.

"You...... Seen them all? ”

"Of course I saw you moving so much." Li Bai comforted, "Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense." ”

Just before getting off the boat, Xun Qing quietly picked up something from the ground when he bent over, which seemed to be something secretly transported by the group of smugglers......

A fist-sized glass orb.

At the mention of this, Xun Qing snorted for a long time, his expression became depressed, and he took out his thief from his pocket and showed it to Li Bai.

But when it was really compared with the organ core, Li Bai found the difference between the two.

The small core of the Trap Spider is not as big as this, but it shines brightly, as if it can breathe. And this one, however, is dull and even a little muddy.

"Originally, I thought I had picked up a big bargain, and I saw a joy in the air." Xun Qing sighed: "This thing has been broken and completely scrapped." ”

"When you encounter that kind of thing, it's already worth celebrating if you can pick up a life, do you still want to get rich?"

Li Bai shook his head, he had a new understanding of this guy's deadly nature, and was about to say something more, but his footsteps suddenly stopped.

I looked into the alley next to me.

"What's that?"

In a place where the lights were not shining, the few children huddled in the corners of the alley, unkempt, staring at the pedestrians outside the alley.

The broken bowl in front of him was empty.

Occasionally, when a patrol passes, they will shout loudly and let the group of stinky people get away.

Li Bai stretched out his hand into his arms, but as soon as he grabbed the money bag, he was stopped by Xun Qing.

"Don't give money......"

When Li Bai frowned, he saw Xun Qing's helpless expression.

"Those children are being controlled by bullies, and if they get a little money, they will be robbed."

He said, "Leave it to me." ”

After saying that, he walked to the vendor next to him, picked out a few cakes and two bowls of worthless hot soup, put them in front of the children, turned back, and patted the crumbs on his hands.

"Let's go." Xun Qing said.

But after taking two steps, he noticed the strange eyes of Li Bai next to him: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"I see it."

Li Bai smiled delicately: "Didn't you say that you wouldn't give money?" What did you just put under the bowls for those kids? ”

Xun Qing was stunned for a moment, feeling embarrassed to be exposed, so he could only speed up and walk to the front. replied angrily, "It's none of your business!" Why, is this also a lie? ”

"Hahaha, you guy really likes to say one thing and do one thing in your hands."

Li Bai grabbed his shoulders, whistled, and laughed: "But this time I will pretend that I didn't see it, let's go, let's go, I'll invite you to drink!" And a glass of wine before his death, why should he be famous for thousands of years after his death? ”

"Huh? You guy, you can also write poetry? ”

Xun Qing felt that he had discovered a new world, and he couldn't believe it, "It's still a good write?" ”

"What kind of good poetry is this?"

Li Bai shook his head disapprenously, "It's just average." ”

It's just, it looks amazing.

He shook his head slightly, and sighed silently: this kind of superficial thing cannot be compared with something truly beautiful and strong.

Poetry too, so does swords.

There is clearly room for further development.

But what is helpless is that no matter how hard he tries, he can't overcome this invisible barrier. No matter how many methods he has tried along the way......

It's to the limit.

Li Bai sighed, and soon, the gloomy color was swept away.

"Let's go, drink and drink! It's rare to come to Chang'an once, at least you have to drink enough! ”

He hugged Xun Qing with his eyebrows fluttering, and strode towards the colorful city whirlpool.

"Chang'an, fine wine, I'm here!"

At the beginning, everything was crystal clear.

But soon, under the fertile water of fine wine, everything becomes dizzying, and the whole world seems to dance happily around you, and a funny ghost appears on everyone's body.

Everything seems to be getting cute.

First went to the proud building to eat supper, the dishes were four cold, four hot, two soups and ten o'clock, after checking out, and then went to the Chunfeng Building next door to buy all the cinnabar stuffed that had arrived this month, and after drinking half of it, it seemed that he accidentally spilled half of it when he beat the thief who stole the leather bag.

Later, he beat up a few thieves who stole leather bags, went to Pingkangfang, ate two bowls of noodles, and then went to another rice wine shop to drink the pot of immortals......

It's as if the whole world is here.

Before you know it, you become drunk.

As for Xun Qing, he was still patting his chest to ensure that he was fine, but he had completely collapsed halfway through drinking.

Behind all of them was Li Bai carrying him to show the way.

"Are you really a tour guide?"

Just after all the restaurants were closed, Li Bai walked on the bleak road with Xun Qing's arm on his shoulder, looking around blankly: "Are we coming back in a circle again?" ”

"It's okay, trust me! I know Pingkangfang the most, turn right in front of you and you will go to the inn......"

"Hey, we weren't in Pingkangfang an hour ago!"

"Impossible! I'll take a look at ......"

Xun Qing hiccuped, raised his head and looked blankly for a long time, but he couldn't see anything clearly, and dragged Li Bai, "Go further, I'll take a look at the street signs." ”

But Li Bai didn't move, still standing in place.

The body, which was originally thin and light, is now as hard as iron.

Under the cold moonlight, his eyes fell into the darkness at the end of the street, and gradually became colder: "Hey, Xun Qing, do you have any enemies?" ”

"Enemies? What enemy? Do you look down on me? ”

Xun Qing was at a loss, and immediately became angry: "I, Xun Qing, have always only been bullied by others, where is the opportunity to bully others?" ”

“…… I said that if you can't drink it, don't drink too much. ”

Li Bai sighed, pulled the drunken man's collar, and threw it behind him.

Look ahead.

In the pale moonlight, the strange man with a hat stood at the end of the street, and in the gap of the face covering his face, only a pair of bloodshot eyes looked at the two people walking opposite.

In his hands, he pulled an unkempt child, and there was still a whip mark on his face, and the dried blood formed a tear-like scar.

That face is familiar.

Li Bai was stunned for a moment.

The little beggar......

"It's just the two of them, isn't it?" The masked man asked in a cold voice.

The child trembled in horror and nodded slightly.

Shed tears.

Meeting at night, unfamiliar environment, unknown opponents, and even the number is not clear.

Worst-case scenario.

Moreover, the other party still has hostages in hand, and on his side, there is a drunken oil bottle.

Should I run away?

But with a Xun Qing, I'm afraid I won't be able to run far, let alone ......

He looked at the frightened and trembling child in the other hand.

The idea was abandoned.

"Hey, no matter what comes to me, there's no need to bully a child, right?" Li Bai pressed his sword, and his voice gradually became cold: "Or are you only acting majestic in front of children?" ”

The masked man laughed hoarsely and didn't even say anything.

But just behind Li Bai, in the shadows, a silhouette that had been hidden for a long time suddenly appeared, protruding from the moonlight!

Ten paces away, the long knife in its sheath let out a hungry howl.

The long distance was leaped over, and the sharp blade flew out of the sheath, with a piercing buzz, and slashed at Li Bai's head.

The blade and the blade collided in one place.

Li Bai took a step back, but heard the child's exclamation not far away.

Immediately, his back was cold, and he saw a strange shadow emerge in the moonlight under his feet, rushing straight towards him, and the blackened dagger glowed with dark green light.

One light and one dark, double sneak attack!

The sound of steel chirping suddenly rose like a crane, and for a moment, it was difficult to tell how many high-pitched voices overlapped in one place.

The ice-like light crisscrossed the air, slicing through the steel, and the two attackers flew upside down. And Li Bai stepped on the attacker's head, and he had already flown up and ...... towards the masked man

The masked man's eyes remained indifferent, as if he were sneering.

Immediately afterward, a scalp-tingling sound sounded.

It was the low sound of a bowstring twisting.

From the darkness.

The arrow broke through the air, not towards Li Bai, but towards the ...... behind him

"Xun Qing!"

Li Bai turned his head abruptly and looked at the unlucky drunk ghost on the ground.

Xun Qing seemed to be frightened and sluggish, watching the iron light rushing towards him, but in the distance, the long sword in Li Bai's hand had already flown out of his hand.

First come, first served!

Cutting off the sneak attack from the middle, the blade grazed Xun Qing's face, wedged into the stone, and buzzed.

It wasn't until now that Xun Qing had time to let out an exclamation.

But then, the masked man's palm hidden behind the cloak was raised, and he held a heavy steel crossbow and aimed it at Li Bai, who was defenseless in front of him.

Aim.

But then, the arm holding the crossbow shook suddenly, and he lost his goal.

Right next to him, the little beggar who was caught suddenly jumped up, grabbed his arm, and pulled hard, as if he had gone crazy.

But the body was too weak and too thin to resist the power of the masked man, which only fueled his anger.

"Dog mongrel, let go!" The masked man shouted angrily and slammed a punch into his face, causing the child to stumble.

"Be careful!" The boy turned around and shouted to him, "Run, they ...... They also ......"

But in the midst of this short stalemate, there was a sudden low muffled sound.

Syllable!

On the masked man's arm, the child stiffened, looked down sluggishly, and saw the scarlet spread across his chest, enough arrows to pierce the armor through the shell, leaving him with no more strength.

It fell to the ground like a dead leaf......

In the dead silence, Li Bai looked at the pervasive scarlet in a daze, as if he had forgotten to take his sword back.

Unbelievable all this.

Incomprehensible.

Why is there such a ridiculous thing happening in this world.

"You...... Kill him? Li Bai asked hoarsely.

"You're the next fucking one!"

The masked man's eyes were scarlet, and he had lifted his heavy steel crossbow again.

Want to aim.

But at that moment, he found that Li Bai had disappeared in place and disappeared without a trace. Immediately after, there was a shadow, rushing in the face!

In an instant, those eyes filled with anger were already close at hand!

The crane chirped.

The long sword wedged into the iron stone was like a spirit, broke free from the shackles, flew into Li Bai's hand, and slashed down with his arm!

The iron light flashed, and in an instant, his arm was cut off, and with the steel crossbow in his hand, countless parts flew out of it, landing with the blood.

The masked man screamed hoarsely, but his left hand pulled out a short knife from behind him and stabbed Li Bai in the throat. But then, the dagger detached from his body along with his arm.

Then, he saw that Li Bai's clenched fist was quickly enlarged in front of his eyes!

With the muffled sound of bones shattering, he flew upside down, slammed into the wall, and slowly slid down.

But before he could get up, a sword blade slashed against his face, tearing through the camouflage covering his face, revealing an ugly face that had long been completely torn apart by the scar.

The cold blade swirled around and clung to his neck, piercing into the stone.

"Don't move!"

Li Bai lowered his eyes, restrained the killing intent surging in his heart, and warned hoarsely: "This is for your good, don't anger me anymore - tell me, who are you and what are you going to do......"

On the ground, the blood-vomiting murderer grinned, as if to speak, but when he opened his mouth, sticky white foam spurted out of his mouth, along with fragments of internal organs and blood.

The smile became so hideous.

"You won't know, Li Bai, hehe, you don't even know who you have offended." He glanced at Li Bai one last time, and smiled sharply: "You are dead...... You ...... die."

In the midst of a high-pitched, mocking laugh, Scarface's assailant suddenly convulsed and lost his breath.

In the dead silence, Li Bai was stunned.

For a long time, for a long time.

When he finally came back to his senses, he looked behind him, on the messy street, and Xun Qing who was crawling on the ground.

"What are you doing? Come over and help, he ...... He ......"

Xun Qing was holding the child's body, shouting hard, as if she wanted to wake him up.

He reached out and tried to cover the child's wound, but no matter how much the palm of his hand blocked it, no matter how much burlap clogged it, the blood still gushed out.

Eventually, his voice grew lower and lower, and he could no longer feel the temperature in his arms.

Xun Qing raised his head and looked at Li Bai sluggishly.

His lips twitched, and the color faded from the blood.

"He's dead."

Li Bai closed his eyes.

In the distance, the city was silent, and the cold wind blew through the dark and narrow alleys, making a low sound.

It's like laughing.

For the first time, this huge city showed mockery and hideousness to those who came in front of it.