Chapter Seventy-Four: The Capital
After the three princes buried the bodies of the two guards, Ling Zixuan and Chenxi had already searched the entire underground hall, and there were still eighteen children left, and the three of them brought these crying children back to Tieshan Town. It may be that the guards of the three princes had already informed the local prefect and prefect, so when the three of them returned to Tieshan Town with the children, there were already many people standing at the door.
The third prince obviously saw that Ling Zixuan didn't like to deal with these people, so he respectfully sent Ling Zixuan and Chenxi back to the hotel to rest, stayed by himself, and led the prefect and county to deal with the aftermath. After a busy night, it was not until dawn the next day that all the children were settled home, and the prefect was asked to send someone to clear the old nest of Wei Zhong to avoid further trouble.
Although Ling Buyi and his wife also knew what happened last night, because Ling Zixuan didn't let them know too much, they kept silent, and quietly accompanied their son to breakfast, and then prepared to continue their journey to the capital.
Before leaving, he met the third prince coming back from the prefect's mansion, and he was obviously a little haggard after a busy night. Although he politely invited Ling Zixuan's family to accompany him, Ling Zixuan still politely rejected his kindness. said goodbye to the three princes, and said that they would meet again when they went back to the palace to find the ninth princess.
The third prince looked at the carriage in the distance, showing a face full of joy, he also admired Ling Zixuan very much, he was young, strong, and had a righteous heart, so he treated Ling Zixuan as a gentleman. He decided to go back to the palace and ask his sister to introduce this master to him and ask him for advice.
The capital, as the capital of the Liyang Dynasty, is much larger than Donghai City and Linjiang City. As the political, cultural and economic center of the Liyang Dynasty, the capital was located in the center of the three states of the Central Plains, and was the most important transportation hub and strategic location of the entire Liyang Dynasty. The Liyang Dynasty built its capital here, and it also valued the geographical advantages here.
As the center of the Lizhou Continent, the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range covers a vast area, and it is said that the entire mountain range accounts for about a quarter of the entire continent. In addition, the terrain of the mountains is complex, with not only mountains, but also large lakes and desert basins, and the climate is also changeable, often encountering seasonal changes in one day. Coupled with the sparsely populated area, especially in the heartland, it is almost unreachable. Therefore, the demon beast became the master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, and the name of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range also came from this.
It is said that in the depths of the mountain range, I have seen a huge lake, and the demon beasts call this lake "holy lake", and have seen the demon king of the transcendent level, as for what the demon king is, no one knows. It is the characteristics of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range that completely separates the Li Zhou Continent into two major regions, east and west.
The Eastern Regions were unified by the Liyang Dynasty and developed steadily for hundreds of years. Due to the complex topography of the Western Regions, it can extend from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range to the westernmost boundless sea. Therefore, there are also many forces in the Western Regions, such as the Heavenly Worship Sect, the Blood Clan, the Mozi Kingdom, the Jurchen Kingdom, the Kunlun Sect and the Tianshan Shrine are the six major forces in the Western Regions.
Among them, the territory controlled by the Moroccan country is the largest, and only the Moroccan country normally administers its territory as a state. The Worship of Heaven is a group of believers who believe in the heavens and occupy a large area to the east of the boundless sea. The Blood Clan is an ancient family, and according to legend, the Bloodline has a unique technique, and the first generation of ancestors used fresh blood to continuously prolong their lives, and may still exist today. You must know that if this is the case, he has lived for at least 2,000 years, which is equivalent to what people say about immortality.
The Kunlun faction and the Tianshan Shrine are more mysterious, and they have been closed in the depths of the Kunlun Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains for many years, and few disciples have entered the world, but in the past when the Western Regions were in turmoil, the living beings were wiped out, and these two factions would send their disciples down the mountain to save the people and punish the tyrants, so they were the sacred sects in the minds of the people of the Western Regions.
The Jurchen Kingdom is actually a female sect, not a country, but in the northernmost region of the Western Regions, the climate is cold, and there are no other forces to compete with it, and it is a low-key existence. It is said that the Jurchen Kingdom will recruit saints in the Lizhou Continent every few decades, and the selected saints will become the lords of the Jurchen Kingdom, and the rights are very large, so whenever the Jurchen Kingdom recruits the Saints, all the women in the Lizhou Continent will expect that they will be selected, but every time the Saints are selected, there is no news, unless you go to the Jurchen Kingdom to see the Saints.
Due to the barrier of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, it is difficult for the east and west regions to communicate with each other, so it has long formed a situation in which the east and west of the Lizhou Continent are completely separated and developed, although the Liyang Dynasty has also arranged a guard in Shuzhou, the westernmost part of the country, but it is the demon beasts in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range that are guarded.
Later, after the unification of the Liyang Dynasty, a large number of fortifications were built in the west, and the beast tide was completely resisted in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains outside the country, so that the people of Shuzhou could live and work in peace and contentment.
"Wow, in the end, it's the capital, this momentum, this prosperity, it's the biggest city I've ever seen in my life." A voice sounded from the gate of Dujiang City, and it was Ling Zixuan's family and Chenxi. After a long journey, they finally arrived in the capital.
Ling Buyi and his wife also sighed very much, they had been away from the capital for so long, and even Ling Zixuan was already eighteen years old, recalling the impulse of the year, the two looked at each other and smiled. Looking at Ling Zixuan, who had a calm face beside them, the two of them did not regret anything, but felt very glad that they had made the choice back then.
"Let's go, go home!" Ling Buyi patted Ling Zixuan on the shoulder, his son has never returned to the Ling family since he grew up so much, it is time to take him back to see his grandfather, as well as the relatives who looked down on them before.
Ling Buyi took Ling Zixuan and Chenxi all the way through the bustling main street of the capital, and constantly told the story of the development of the capital with the two, introducing various famous local snacks. Finally came to the gate of the Ling Mansion, looking at the familiar wall, the familiar vermilion lacquer gate. Ling Buyi and his wife suddenly quieted down, their eyes full of memories.
"Squeak", thinking that the white-haired old man with a hunched back seemed to open the heavy door with difficulty. Seeing Ling Buyi and his wife staring at him, they were stunned for a moment, and after confirming it three times, they walked up to Ling Buyi with a little staggering step excitedly, and held Ling Buyi's hands tremblingly, "Young Master, is it really you?" You're finally back! ”
"Abel, it's me back." Ling Buyi looked at the old man in front of him, and tears welled up in his eyes, he was brought up by Hu Bo when he was a child, so Hu Bo was as kind as half of his father.
Then he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly beckoned Ling Zixuan to his side, "Call someone quickly, Uncle, this is my son Ling Zixuan." ”
"Hello grandpa!" Ling Zixuan was obedient at this time, like a junior of the Ling family, and called out politely to the hunchbacked Hu Bo.
"Hello little master! You're so old, old Abel, hehe! ”
"Huber, I'm old, haha!" Ling Buyi pulled Abo, and several people laughed happily.
"Who's making a lot of noise outside!" A shouting and scolding broke the scene and cordial. A middle-aged man in a dark water butler robe walked over.
"Old guy, why haven't you gone back to the second master's house yet, don't you want to stay in the Ling family, if you don't want you to say something, I'll drive you away every second." The middle-aged man obviously didn't care about Ling Buyi and the others, and yelled directly at Abel, looking domineering.
"Lin Fu, you are very majestic now!"