Chapter 34: The Puppet and the Sword Chapter Spring Town
Puppet Sword Chapter (1) Spring Town
Secret places are often a little strange.
Lush road forest, I don't know when it began, the number of trees began to become scarce, from more to less, from tall to short, gradually replaced by brightly colored flowers, pansies, zinnias, hyacinths, violets, These are not ubiquitous varieties, but also a large area of growth, the most incredible is the middle has been extended Manzhu Sawa in the middle, these brightly colored flowers, the Manzhu Sawa is wrapped in the center, extended and extended, slowly converging into a long river of flowers, the horse walked and walked was also fascinated by these beautiful flowers, couldn't help but squirt, wanted to peck a bite, began to listen to the command less. Sunshadow and Peng Xiu did not ride again, but dismounted and let the horses turn, slowly.
There are no trees to obscure the view, but you can't see farther, and all you can see is flowers, and some mist that doesn't know what appears.
"He lives in a place like this?" asked Hikage.
"I haven't been here in years. I don't know what has become of this place, but judging by the way, it should be around here. Peng Xiu also squinted and watched.
They continued to walk along the seemingly endless stream of flowers, and walked and walked, until finally they met a middle-aged woman who was half-squatting on the ground and was handling the flowers and plants, and they were busy walking.
The middle-aged woman's pale yellow dress is not very conspicuous in the sea of flowers, she is lowering her head, concentrating on using a small flower shovel, burying the flowers to the bottom of the flowers bit by bit, prolonging the flowering period with these nutrients, and even the sun shadow is not aware of their arrival.
"Excuse me. Sunshadow's soft opening startled the woman, and the same pale yellow veil that had gathered around her head fell off at this moment.
This is a very beautiful woman, her skin is as bright as snow, her complexion is delicate, her cheeks are flushed, her eyes are bright, and she seems to be able to give birth to a little charm between her smile and cheeks, which can be described as perfect. But if you look closely, there is a little flaw between this perfection, and there is a red scar under the corner of the right eye of the woman's face, like a tear of blood, which has not been wiped off from the corner of the eye, and can no longer be erased. The original charm is also a little cold in many places.
"How did you get here?" before Sunshadow could finish speaking, she spoke first.
"We are ......"
Sunshadow wanted to answer her. But she looked at the face of the Shadow carefully, and even stroked the face of the Shadow with her hand, her hand was a little cold, but there was no malice, the Shadow did not wave it directly, she spoke in a hurry, full of worry and anxiety. "Get out of here! You need to get out of here...... Otherwise, ......"
As she spoke, she shook the hand of the Sun Shadow with her other hand and said, as if she was a little pleading, but suddenly stopped talking, and after looking into the distance, not only did she not say anything more, but she also let go of her hands in a panic, wrapped the veil covering her head again, squatted down, looked at the flowers, and stopped looking up.
Sunshadow followed her fearful gaze. It's a group of men and women. They had apparently seen Sunshadow and Peng Xiu, waving as they walked towards them.
They were dressed in bright colors, more colorful than these roadside flowers, and they were not pressed down at all, but were extremely eye-catching. They are all very beautiful. Several women, with beautiful postures, bright lips, Chu Chu moving, several men, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, bright eyes and bright teeth also look graceful. It's as if their beauty, in a line, is beautiful as a group, no one is worse than the other, no one is more beautiful.
They smiled very sweetly, and one of the leaders spoke.
"How did you two get here? This ugly woman who planted flowers didn't bother the two of them, did she?" her voice was as crisp as a bell, but her tone and eyes fell on the woman who was squatting on the ground with great contempt.
Both Riying and Peng Xiu raised their eyebrows in displeasure.
"Where is Sulange?" Peng Xiu looked at this group of men and women who were warblers and swallows, and felt that it must have something to do with Sulange's fetishes, and he asked coldly and directly, ignoring the electric eyes released by this group of men and women on him.
I probably noticed that Peng Xiu's identity was extraordinary, the momentum of the whole body was compelling, there was a kind of prestige and style that had mastered the power of life and death for many years, and at this time, he was not very kind to ask questions, which made this group of people who were beautiful but obviously had no guts a little frightened, and lowered their heads one after another.
The leader is still a few points better than others, and he hurriedly answered. "Who is Your Excellency? ”
"His identity is not what you asked. "Treat others the way they do, Sunshadow looked at the woman coldly, and his tone was cold. "All you have to do is show the way. ”
The woman bit her lip unwillingly. Both wanted to argue, but also feared that their true identity was special, and just when she hesitated, the man with clear eyebrows in the back also mustered up the courage to say something.
"I'd like to take two of them with me. ”
"You!" the woman was furious, and raised her hand to slap the man who was talking. The man was a little shocked when he saw it, but he didn't dare to hide after all, waiting for her to slap him.
But Sunshadow easily stopped her hand and shook it.
"Let's go. Sunshadow nodded at the man and said, and the three of them left a group of people behind and walked towards the depths of the sea of flowers.
"What's your name?" asked Sunshadow softly.
"We are the kind of people who can only live on the margins, there are no flower names, no names are allowed. He replied respectfully with his head bowed.
"Heh, I haven't been here for a few years, has this evolved into such a strange place? This is not Sulange's territory?" Peng Xiu raised his eyebrows a little puzzled, as if stepping into a place he had never visited.
Hearing the tone of the two questions, compared to the leader who treated them, it seemed to be the tone of ordinary conversation, no high and low, no contempt, just everyday words.
He understands that it is not because of his momentary impulsiveness, but because of the person who can be proud, but has a more humble attitude, and will not trample on others at will, and will not like people who trample on others at will.
He replied modestly. "It's the owner's territory. But here are the rules that belong here. ”
"What are the rules?" asked Sunkage curiously.
"Except for the master, the master's family, and the master's sons, all the other people here must live according to their appearance and ability, and live in and out of the city, and only those who are inside the city are allowed to have names, but those outside the city are not. As you just saw, we live outside the city, and according to the rules here, I can only send two to the city gate, and there is no way to bring two to the master. ”
"By looks and abilities?" Peng Xiu and Sun Ying looked at each other, feeling that they had heard something incredible. This kind of regulation, not to mention that it has not been heard of in the Purple Kite Empire, even the entire continent is unheard of.
After a few minutes of walking, the mist grew thicker, but the man who led the way was apparently unaffected by it, and soon led them to the city gate.
It's like stepping into another country. It's a town's plan, but the situation is very different from other towns that Nikkage has visited. At the end of the flower, there is a sword door. The two giant swords are five zhang high, magnificent, the sword body is rounded through the handle, shining with silver light, and the outline of an old man is embossed on the handle, which looks both majestic and domineering. But these two sword pillars can't resist the cheesy plaque full of flowers wrapped in all kinds of flowers held high by the old man's four hands, engraved: Spring Town.
The two guards were also guarded at the gate, and they stopped them from wanting to go directly into the city. He walked over to them with a grim face.
"Didn't you tell you kind of shit, don't just go near the door. Before they could get closer, one of the guards cursed. A golden badge smashed directly into his face.
"If I go, I dare to throw me, you see that I will not beat you to death. The stupid guard cursed and walked towards them, not looking at the glaring badge that had fallen to the ground.
The badge is small and delicate, with dense runes below, an extremely fine inlay, and a stretched and rounded iris pattern embossed on it, with a faint luster of rare metal. Although there are many badges in the Purple Kite Empire, ordinary officials also have official badges, and families with a little family will also have family badges, and the texture and pattern of the badge will vary according to the size of the official position and the inheritance of family power. But this badge is also a good product no matter how you look at it, the weight and texture are excellent, can the person who can have such a badge be an ordinary person. The guards who were slow to kick behind still had some eyesight, and they were shocked when they picked it up, not to mention that the texture of this badge was so good, even if there was an ordinary badge, it was not something they could provoke. He hurriedly shouted, stopped the people in front of him, and rushed forward quickly.
"Stop, idiot!" he said, knocking his companion on the head and giving another non-standard salute. "My lord, I beg your pardon, please forgive me. We're yelling at that kid, not about you. They were generally errant people who could not return to the city until they had atoned for their sins. We are blind and do not see you. I don't know what the adults are doing here?"
"Take the badge to Sulange and he'll know. Peng Xiu ignored the actions of the guards, and just ordered.
The two guards looked at each other, and although they felt that they could not offend the person with the badge, the tone of the man was a little too big. There was a hint of hesitation. But then I thought that if it was really a powerful person, it might be a meritorious person, and if it wasn't a person, it would not be too late to drive it away, so I nodded. The scolding guard took the badge and walked away quickly. The slightly clever guard continued.
"Then the lord may have to wait a while, we can't see the master directly, and we also need to notify Shangguan first. It is up to the officer at the next higher level to decide. Please take a walk around the city gate, and please forgive me. ”
Peng Xiu nodded, raised his leg and was about to go inside. The soldier was about to lead the way, but then stopped and said. "But he can't follow you in yet. The soldier pointed to the man who had shown him the way.
The man was following them cautiously and without a trace. Hearing the guard's words, he gritted his teeth unwillingly and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, but knelt down, kowtowed, and turned to leave.
Thinking that he might be beaten again when he returned, Sunshadow had the slightest urge to stop him. But there was still no sound. Nothing is clear here, what can he do?
Before they entered the gate, they already felt the strangeness and evil of the city in front of them, as if it was a cannibalistic city, highly controlling the thoughts and actions of everyone here, as if it existed independently of the empire, not subject to the normal legal system, but only belonged to the city they called the master.
But, Sunshadow touched the small silver sword he was carrying. This sword, which symbolizes the protection of life, is the most precious existence in his life. If there is still a glimmer of hope, even if it is the tiger's den in Longtan, he will break through.
They don't know that the spring town in front of them is also waiting for their arrival with a bloody mouth.