The city cave of Jianye City is very long, and the light of dusk cannot shine inside, for a while, Qin Ke has a feeling as if he has returned to the tomb of King Ye.

Of course, more often than not, the noisy crowd around him regained a sense of reality, and as he walked out of the cave, the sunset was like a persimmon hanging in the sky, ripe and red, crumbling on the "branches" made of clouds.

And Qin Ke's focus was no longer on the fiery sunset and the magnificent sunset, he had already been shocked by the prosperity in Jianye City at this moment.

The crowds of people entering the city poured towards different roads one after another, and finally disappeared, and Qin Ke stood in place in a daze, looking at the bustling street, where people came and went, and he was speechless for a while.

Although the light of dusk was already a little dim, there were still waves of people moving away and approaching in the streets.

The first time Qin Ke saw so many people was still on the way to escape from the famine, but at that time his appearance was very miserable, and the surroundings were even more tragic, except for the scrawny and only half a life left, the escapees who insisted on walking and those corpses that had long been unable to move beside them, the only active ones were the wild dogs that gnawed at the carrion of the corpses so they were jumping around.

Jianye City is completely two scenes, the stone road wide enough to run four or five horses side by side is lined with shops that have been lit with lamps and candles, everything from cloth and cotton yarn to inns and restaurants, and in the large barrels outside the rice row, the rice with white flowers is enough to compare with the output of a season in Daoxiang Village.

From time to time, farmers who had just entered the city would push their wheelbarrows and carry the sacks into it one by one, and then the farmers would take the money from the sale of their grain, go into the textile shop and pull a few pieces of cloth, and leave the city gate in a hurry before the night was dark.

Further on, away from the vicinity of the city gates, the people here are no longer in a hurry, but walking leisurely in twos and threes, some seemingly looking at the landscape, others looking for their favorite things in the nearby stalls.

The rain in the south is abundant, and along the way, Qin Ke has also seen the river like a galloping river, and the branches of these rivers flow into Yecheng, but it seems to have changed from a mighty warrior to a gentle girl, flowing quietly on various roads in the city, dividing the entire Jianye City into different equal parts.

These rivers are connected by various stone arch bridges or slab bridges, with beautiful scenery on the top, and boatmen holding pennies on the bottom to make a splash of water and slowly pushing the boats forward.

When he walked along the river to the wide lake, Qin Ke was already surrounded by countless big boat lights, and the outside was full of bright red festive colors.

Most of these large ships are two or three stories old, and some of them are even four or five stories, and the ambiguous light of the lanterns envelops them in an indescribable atmosphere, from time to time there is the hearty laughter of men and the gentle response of women.

Qin Ke looked at the beautiful sisters who were standing on the side of the boat and leaning on the railing so boldly that they were extremely charming in bandeau tops, and their faces turned red for a while, and they didn't know where to put their eyes.

As if sensing his gaze, several women on the bow of the boat covered their mouths and smiled at him and shouted: "Little brother, come up and have fun, sister will bring you pastries to eat." ”

Qin Ke's eyes widened, he didn't say a word, he didn't look back, he puffed up his breath like a thief who had just stolen something, and disappeared as soon as he slipped away, leaving the charming woman on the boat to eat and laugh.

When his mood gradually calmed down, Qin Ke finally began to think about the most critical issue now, of course, not because the smiling women standing on the big boat made him start to think about what kind of daughter-in-law he was looking for in the future, but when his stomach growled, he also felt the hunger from the word "pastry" that he hadn't eaten much for a day.

There are many restaurants around the restaurant, full of guests, and the aroma of a fish alone after frying, steaming and boiling is enough to make him salivate. It's just that he just stood at the door of those restaurants for a while, looking at the sign hanging behind the shopkeeper, and was frightened by the price on it.

In the end, it is Jianye City...... Qin Ke stroked the purse that had been used a lot along the way, and touched the bag of silver in the bag, although he really wanted to taste the beautiful dishes of Jianye City, he really didn't have the confidence to be arrogant, so he could only shuttle through the alleys of Jianye City one after another by feeling.

Soon, he really found a neighborhood that looked a lot shabby in the branch off the street, but his heart was full of joy, and he kept thanking the outdated "Wu Guo Tongjian" in his heart, letting him know that there were still some areas in such a big city that he spent money on.

Thinking that he didn't have to continue to eat the hard bread and the earthy water that had been poured from the sand river, he swallowed, impatiently found a noodle restaurant, and sat down.

"The owner...... Have a bowl of greens...... Well...... Chicken noodle soup!" Qin Ke, who had been hungry for a day, stroked his stomach, relentlessly, and began to look at the dough in the boss's hand with expectant eyes with the feeling of "just this once".

Although it is such an old and narrow neighborhood, it is also full of people, there are many customers sitting in the noodle restaurant, some are regular customers, drinking tea and waiting for the noodles from time to time and make a few jokes with the boss, the lights are dim, but it gives this noodle restaurant a lot of warmth.

Qin Ke's noodles quickly came out of the pot, and when the chicken soup with chicken bones and chicken was poured on the noodles spoonful by spoonful, a thick aroma of meat escaped.

Qin Ke devoured like a wolf who hadn't caught a single prey for a few days, and it wasn't until the whole bowl of noodles was half solved that he thought of chewing it carefully, lest this bowl of valuable chicken noodle soup be sacrificed to his five internal organs temple inexplicably.

It's just that the Nanren has a small stomach and a small amount of food, and the amount of a bowl of chicken noodle soup is much smaller than the sea bowl he usually eats, so he can only order another bowl of somen noodles to finally satisfy his hunger.

Sweating profusely holding the sea bowl and drinking the last mouthful of noodle soup, Qin Ke wiped his mouth and let out a long burp, which caused a few rolls of eyes from a few guests who were sitting next to him eating Yangchun noodles.

Taking advantage of the checkout, Qin Ke asked the boss: "Boss, do you know how to get to Antai Street?"

Antai Street, this is the address that Zhuge Wanling told him before leaving, saying that when he arrives in Jingwu, he can take the jade bi to a shop there and find a person named "Jiuye", and he will help arrange everything.

"Antai?" The boss was thin, but his kneading arms were strong, and they were full of calluses, and after collecting the money, he continued to knead the dough and replied, "You follow this street, go south, cross two bridges, three streets, and you will arrive." But it's older than ours, and every house closes the door and turns off the lights to sleep at night, and you can't catch up with it now. Little brother, are you here to join your relatives?"

"It's not. I'm looking for someone. Qin Ke glanced at the sky that had darkened, and was a little disappointed, not because he was in a hurry to see Zhuge Wanling now, but if he couldn't find the ninth master tonight, he would have no place to live, and the guest house, he was another expense, he came to Jingwu all the way, and he also used several taels of silver on the way, and now even if he let him spend more money, he was so distressed.

But now, since the boss said so firmly, he had no choice but to thank the boss, touch the remaining money in his purse, and find a small inn to plan for the night.

This kind of inn in the old street is naturally spacious, but fortunately, it is clean, and as for the somewhat damp atmosphere and crowded rooms, these two items will not make Qin Ke feel sad. He was originally just a boy born in a peasant family, and he was used to suffering all his life, so it didn't matter if he could sleep in the straw for one night, not to mention that there was a bed that was not too small?

After putting down the little luggage, Qin Ke lay on the bed with his head in his hands. I looked at the curtain at the top of the window and began to think about the days ahead.

What would happen if he saw Zhuge Wanling? How would he tell himself about the whereabouts of his master? And if the master was far away from Jing Wu, would he continue to rely on his two legs to sleep in the open and search all the way?

"But it's not that much entangled. Qin Ke muttered, although others may think that it is nothing to ask Zhuge Wanling for silver, but Qin Ke always feels that he can't open that mouth, on the one hand, he feels that this is his own business, and it has nothing to do with Zhuge Wanling, on the other hand, he always feels that he is not so familiar with Zhuge Wanling, maybe they are in the tomb of King Ye to share hardships, but he feels that he has never approached the real Zhuge Wanling.

After all, how could a little person like him understand what a person like Zhuge Wanling would think in his head?

Thinking of this, he stretched out on the bed in some frustration and kept rolling around, trying to get rid of all the messy thoughts in his head.

However, it was not his tumbling that shook off his thoughts, but he heard a gurgling sound in his stomach.

He had a full dinner, so naturally the stomach was not screaming because he was hungry, and when the sharp pain came up, Qin Ke's face changed, and he got up from the bed with a crawl, and all his thoughts were chaotic.

"Thatched house...... Qin Ke pushed open the door with a painful expression, plopped downstairs, and after asking the shopkeeper, he endured the discomfort and came to the backyard, found the two small thatched houses that were simply separated by wooden boards, closed the door in a panic, and while unbuttoning his trouser belt and squatting, his whole face suddenly showed a relaxed expression.