Chapter 178: The Imperial Palace
Located in the center of the Dragonking Empire, the Imperial City of Longqing can be regarded as the largest and most luxurious city in the empire.
Tens of thousands of people come and go every day, most of them businessmen running from place to place.
There are four city gates in the southeast, south, northwest and northwest of the imperial city, and the traffic can be said to extend in all directions, and the endless flow of people will always occupy the city gates.
Ma Fangyu and Shi traveled all the way here, and after the two entered the city, their eyes widened when they saw such a prosperous scene.
"It's worthy of the Imperial City," Ma Fangyu sighed, and walked around involuntarily, almost forgetting the purpose of coming here.
Shi had never seen such a scene, and he saw that Ma Fangyu had already shuttled through the crowd, so he hurriedly followed.
Ma Fangyu is also a person who likes to be lively, so he likes such scenes, and the noisy sound can make him feel alive.
The two of them did not know how far they had gone and where they had gone, the sky gradually darkened, and the flow of people began to decrease, but the kind of lights that can only be found at night gradually appeared, and the city was decorated more beautifully.
It wasn't until the two of them came to the most luxurious building in the imperial city that the word "Imperial Palace" was engraved on the door.
The two of them suddenly remembered that they were going to enter the palace. But by this time, the gates of the palace had already been closed.
Ma Fangyu slapped his head heavily, blaming himself for being greedy and misleading. Fortunately, there were more than a dozen forbidden soldiers standing at the gate, and I don't know if they can let them go.
So, Ma Fangyu walked over with a smile on his face.
But before they could get closer, more than a dozen forbidden soldiers surrounded Ma Fangyu and Shi, and one of them, a sergeant major dressed strangely, scolded: "Who are you, is this the place where you should come?"
Ma Fangyu said with a smile: "Everyone, please inform me that we are going to the palace as agreed." ”
When more than a dozen people heard this, they looked at each other, and when they saw that the two of them were not dressed as officials of the imperial court, they were afraid that they had some plans.
The sergeant major said, "Now that the night is closed, it is impossible to enter, so I advise you to leave quickly." ”
Seeing that it didn't make sense, Ma Fangyu had no choice but to take out the Medal of Honor, show it in front of them, and said, "If we have this, can't we enter?"
The sergeant major took the Medal of Honor and looked at it with everyone for a while, then laughed, "What is this, do you think it's an emperor's warrant, get out"
With that, the sergeant major smashed the Medal of Honor on Ma Fangyu's body.
At this time, Shi was a little angry, and was about to step forward to theorize, Ma Fangyu stopped him, he knew that he couldn't make sense, and Shi Ruo had to fight.
But you can't be tough with them, after all, the owner of the palace is a dragon, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog, if you break in, it is even more inappropriate.
Ma Fangyu picked up the Medal of Honor and looked embarrassed.
At this moment, a carriage came galloping and stopped in front of everyone. Then a middle-aged man got out of the carriage, his eyes were deep and his breath was restrained.
When the forbidden army saw the comer, they knelt down on one knee and "see the national teacher"
That's right, this person is Song Zhizhu, the national teacher of the Longqing Empire.
Song Zhizhu nodded slightly, and then his eyes fell on Ma Fangyu and Shi, especially when he saw Ma Fangyu, there was a trace of strangeness in his eyes.
"What's going on," Song Zhizhu asked lightly.
The sergeant major replied: "Qi Qi National Teacher, these two want to break in at night."
The palace, the subordinates are driving away. ”
Ma Fangyu saw that the other party was a national teacher, and he wanted to come to see more and be well-informed, and he was happy to be able to know the Medal of Honor, so he took the initiative to step forward and arched his hand: "Master National Teacher, we are the top two in the Xiuzhen Conference, and we agreed that we can enter the palace today with the Medal of Honor, so we will come here." ”
As he spoke, Ma Fangyu handed the Medal of Honor to Song Zhizhu.
Song Zhizhi glanced at it, and then said: "But there is such a thing, I happen to be about to enter the palace, so you can come with me." ”
When Ma Fangyu and Shi heard this, their faces were overjoyed.
With a dignified national teacher as a guarantee, the forbidden army was not easy to stop, so they had to honestly open the palace gate and let them go.
Ma Fangyu and Shi entered the palace, only to find that the momentum of the palace was much better than the Qingxuan Hall of the Jiuxiao Sect, and the palace was better than the terrain was wide, and at a glance, it was impossible to see the end.
Song Zhi confessed a few words to a subordinate and left first.
The people who stayed behind glanced at Ma Fangyu and Shi, and then said: "The national teacher ordered, I will take you to find the commander of the forbidden army, the palace is very big, and the two of you will be imprisoned." ”
Ma Fangyu and Shi Jun bowed their hands to express their gratitude, and then followed him.
The three of them crossed several roads, turned east and west, and came to a slightly grand room.
There were several forbidden soldiers standing at the door, and after they passed the word, a middle-aged man walked out.
The middle-aged man was dressed in armor, and he did have the momentum of a leader, and he thought that he was the commander of this forbidden army.
"Commander, these two are the first two of the Xiuzhen Conference, the national teacher ordered me to bring them to meet you, since the task has been completed, I will go back to resume my life. ”
The middle-aged man nodded, and the man left. Then his eyes fell on Ma Fangyu and Shi, and he couldn't see the other party's cultivation for a while, and he thought that he had a means to hide his strength.
"You two are really the first two in the conference," the middle-aged man asked, his tone polite.
Ma Fangyu and Shi took out the Medal of Honor at the same time, and the "1" and "2" on it were very eye-catching.
The middle-aged man confirmed the identities of the two and said with a smile: "I am Long Xiao, the commander of the forbidden army, please come in with me." ”
Ma Fangyu felt flattered, the dignified forbidden army didn't expect to be so polite to him, it seems that they also attach great importance to the ranking of this cultivation conference.
Entering the house, Long Xiao arranged for Ma Fangyu and Shi to sit down.
At this time, Ma Fangyu and Shi introduced themselves separately.
"In the Lower Nine Heavens Sect disciple Ma Fangyu"
"The Stone of the Coming from the Lower Western Regions"
After the two finished speaking, Long Xiao smiled and said, "Actually, I already know the names of the two. ”
In this way, the dragon clan has also been paying attention to every move of the Xiuzhen Conference.
Long Xiao continued: "I waited for the two of you at the gate of the palace during the day, and I never thought that the two of you would come at this time. ”
Ma Fangyu smiled embarrassedly, he couldn't say that he missed it because he was playful, so he had to reply: "We have something to delay, so don't blame Commander Bai for waiting for so long." ”
Long Xiao saw that Ma Fangyu was also kind when he spoke, so he couldn't help but get a little closer, and said, "Tomorrow I will arrange for the two of you to meet the emperor, and I will wronged you to stay here for one night tonight." ”
Ma Fangyu and Shi both nodded in agreement.
Next, Long Xiao ordered two subordinates to arrange a place for Ma Fangyu and Shi to live.
So, the two took Ma Fangyu and Shi out, and on the way, Ma Fangyu's mouth fell
I didn't stop, I kept chatting with them.
After getting along for a short time, Ma Fangyu found that these two subordinates were honest and honest, especially their own sworn brother.
Until everyone came to a relatively large room, pushed the door in, and saw a large bed on the east and west sides, as well as some other decorations, making the room simple and comfortable.
When they had made arrangements, they retreated to the door and waited at the door.
Ma Fangyu had a plan for the time being, invited them in with a smile, and said: "Second brother, I heard that there is a jade gargle pool in the palace, and if you drink the water in it, you can become an immortal, and I don't know if it's true or not."
When the two heard this, they burst out laughing, and one of them said: "I don't know where this is a ridiculous rumor, if there is such a thing, everyone in the palace is afraid that they will become immortals." ”
Ma Fangyu disagreed, shook his head and said: "The two elder brothers are going to lie to me, what kind of rumor is this, it must be that you don't know where the jade soak is, so you deliberately said so." ”
Another person retorted: "Who said that, we often go there to patrol, so we naturally know the location of the Jade Pool." ”
When Ma Fangyu heard this, the corners of his mouth set off an arc, but the stone on the side was unknown.
"I still don't believe it, this jade pond is a treasure of the palace, how can you see it. ”
Stimulated by Ma Fangyu, both of them were a little anxious, feeling that the other party was too underestimating them.
"Then how do you believe?"
Ma Fangyu clasped his hands in front of his chest, put on a sneering look, and said, "Unless I taste the pool water and verify the authenticity myself, you are all liars." ”
When the two of them heard this, they looked embarrassed, and one said: "The Jade Pond is located in the inner courtyard of the palace, and you are not allowed to enter." ”
Ma Fangyu said: "I know you have to make excuses, so let's do it, if you want to prove your innocence, tell us the location of the Jade Pool, and then exchange identities with us, and when we finish tasting the water in the Jade Pool, we will return to exchange with the two brothers." ”
Hearing this, the two began to go to a place to discuss. Thinking that Ma Fangyu is the VIP of the commander, nothing should happen.
So, both of them finally nodded and said, "Okay, just do as you say." ”
Seeing that the plan succeeded, Ma Fangyu snickered in his heart, and motioned for Shi to take off his coat together and swap with the two forbidden soldiers.
Although Shi didn't know anything, he already fully trusted Ma Fangyu in his heart, so he did it without saying a word.
When Ma Fangyu and Shi changed into the costumes of the forbidden army, they then inquired about the location of the jade pond from the mouths of the two.
In this way, Ma Fangyu and Shi approached Yushuchi as patrolling forbidden soldiers, and they also encountered many patrolling forbidden soldiers on the way, but fortunately, they didn't know each other, so they were not exposed.
On the way, Shi finally couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yu, you want to go to Yushuchi, why do you have to trouble so much" In his opinion, with their ability, they only need to fly in the air to quickly find the location of Yushuchi.
Ma Fangyu replied in a low voice: "This is the palace, there are many masters of the dragon clan, we can't use the vitality at will, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered." ”
Shi Shiran continued to ask: "Then what are you doing in every possible way to go to Yushu Pond?"
Ma Fangyu said: "I'm going to look for something like a ring, and when the time comes, Brother Lao will look for it with me." ”
Shi was naturally willing to help, and there were no more doubts in his heart, so he continued to move forward with Ma Fangyu.