Unsheathed Sword Chapter 19: The First Arrival in Binxi
When everyone got up early the next morning, they found that Wang Haocheng was gone. Where he slept, there was a small note pressed under the stone, fluttering in the morning breeze.
The note read: "After such an incident, I don't have the heart to go to Binxi to participate in the imperial examination." I think everyone is already disappointed in me, so I won't disturb your good mood and leave to go back to my hometown this evening. If you pass by Wuliang in the future, you won't have to look for me, just let me not exist. ”
The morning was very sad by this letter. Bai Xiaoyu also insisted on going to Binxi with them, but the strange thing was that the Taoist priest didn't stop her, so he let her go with her.
Xu Huaigu and Li Zi were still playing with each other, splashing water on each other in the shallow water on the shore. It looks the same as usual, but it's actually very different, after all, I still held hands last night, although the two of them didn't feel anything, but it was still different after all.
The two children experienced this incident, but they also knew the power of the Taoist priest and worshiped him very much.
Xu Huaigu also wanted to see the beautiful road last night again, and begged the Taoist priest to change it again. The Taoist priest laughed at him: "That's the road that only the dead walk, and you have to take it too?" ”
Xu Huaigu babbled for a long time, and then walked barefoot into the shallow water alone, kicking the water while hurrying.
Bai Xiaoyu was in an awkward position, she couldn't do what the two children did without happening, and she didn't know how to face this unfathomable person, she was out of proportion for a while, and she didn't talk much along the way.
At noon, Hamanishi finally appeared in front of everyone.
A majestic city wall separates Binxi from the mountain forest. The walls were very high, and the soldiers walked around the gates and on the city walls, and from a distance they could only see black dots moving.
The towering city wall is the characteristic of the city of Dayu Kingdom, this is a rule handed down from the ancestors, everyone thinks that it is to better deal with the war, but in fact, there is nothing wrong, but it is the demon clan that is dealing with it, not humans.
Binxi is located in this remote place, but it is still an important city in the south of Dayu Kingdom, which is due to its unique geographical location.
From the beginning of the sea, the current of Kisui begins to become gentle, making it suitable for boats. Moreover, Binxi is located in the center of several nearby mountains, which can be well exchanged with the surrounding mountains, so that many rare mountain goods in the mountains are gathered in Binxi, and then transported all the way down by boat along Qishui, which can make huge profits, so Binxi has become a typical wharf commercial city.
Binxi also has a reputation as a food capital. Merchants from all over the Kishui have been operating on the waterways for many years, and naturally there are also merchants who have settled down in Binxi. Slowly, people from all over the world came here, which also led to the development of special cuisine in various places.
It can be said that in Binxi, you can eat all the delicacies along the Qishui coast.
Binxi has heavy troops all the year round, and there is an important reason, that is, because the current emperor of Dayu Kingdom, Lin Hongzhi, also has a summer palace on Lvhua Mountain in Binxi, and he will come to Binxi every summer.
Located between the mountains, Hamaki has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. Not to mention that the emperor likes it, there are many ministers and wealthy businessmen who also have residences in Binxi, which leads to the chaos of Binxi's officialdom. It is often the official position of the lord of Binxi who is not as good as the minister who comes to Binxi to stay, and the city lord can only turn a blind eye to many unruly behaviors.
However, these are all issues that politicians should consider, and they have nothing to do with the four people at the city gate at this time.
Xu Huaigu and Li Zi were in the big city for the first time, and they were attracted by the huge buildings, and they were opening their mouths wide to marvel at the sheer size of the city.
Bai Xiaoyu has never seen a big city, she has lived for twenty-four years, she has always spent it in that small temple, and she has only heard about some of the prosperity in the city from the mouths of passers-by in the mountains and forests who occasionally borrow it, but it is completely different from what she has seen with her own eyes.
She was now pursed and her face tense, trying not to look so surprised that she would not lose face in front of the Taoist priest and the two children.
The Taoist priest naturally knew it in his heart. He couldn't help but think of his first trip to Middle-earth Falling Cloud City, and he had the same mentality as them. It is the real largest city in the world, from east to west for a full 200 miles, all densely packed with pavilions and shops.
There is also a city in the sky of Falling Cloud City, where a pavilion is built in the clouds under the guidance of the magic circle, which is a special place for monks to live, and being able to have a big house in that place is really a symbol of the monks' exclusive status.
The soldiers at the gate saw that the men and women in the group were extraordinary, they had also seen the world, and they did not dare to be disrespectful, so they welcomed them into the city, and also intimately informed them of the location of the inn and the food street, and then stood and watched them not leave.
Bai Xiaoyu and the two children were a little confused, not knowing what they were going to do. The Taoist priest was still an old man, smiled at them gently, searched and scraped on his body for a long time, and then took out two copper coins full of rust, sent one for each person, and then took them away.
One of the soldiers looked at the rusty copper coin, a little disappointed, afraid of soiling his hands, but felt pity to throw it away, so he had to secretly scold: "It's really stingy to look at the money." ”
The other rubbed the copper coin on his clothes, put it in his pocket, and persuaded: "Forget it, we don't have much salary, let's have one of them." ”
It was noon, it was very hot, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. The group traveled in the mountains for a few days, eating dry food that they carried, and they could only fill their stomachs, which was not delicious.
Walking down this street, there are many shops on both sides, full of all kinds of small objects, including jade jewelry, all kinds of jewelry carved in gold and silver, as well as small windmills, bracelets and other pleasing things, all of a sudden the eyes of three people who have never seen the world glued, and suddenly forgot that they were still hungry, and no matter how much the Taoist priest urged, he couldn't move.
Most shopkeepers ignored them, though. Looking at the curious look, it was the dirt buns from the mountains, and they couldn't afford to buy anything, but they didn't drive them away, so they had seen enough, so they naturally left.
Gradually, the sun was setting in the west, and it was almost dusk, and the three of them were still enjoying all kinds of strange things.
The Taoist priest looked back and saw that the huge city gate that he had come in at noon today was still not far away. After walking for a long time, I didn't even get out of a mile.
He won't be in a hurry, hundreds of years of cultivation have already wiped out his impatience. Remembering that when he was a child and went to the heavenly abode in Luoyun City with his master, he was also so curious, and he couldn't wait to put all the immortal artifacts in it into his pocket.
There is also a shop called "Kishisai", which is full of stones of various colors. Some are larger than people, smooth in stone, and delicate in literature. There are also small pieces of stone, mostly colorful and in the shape of cute little animals, all clearly marked with their prices.
Xu Huaigu really couldn't walk when he entered this store. There are all kinds of stones here, far from being the same red and green like the stones in the Lingjiang River, Xu Huaigu liked it when he saw it, but unfortunately he was shy and couldn't afford it.
He carried the bag of copper coins that his parents gave him when he left, and estimated that it was more than 100 yuan, but the cheapest stone in the store was also 100 yuan, and if he bought it, he would go bankrupt.
Xu Huaigu resisted the urge to itch his hands, and only used his eyes to look at each stone, and kept admiring, but it was not his own thing.