The three of them left the Black Wind Forest and walked for another hour or so.

Bai Yu put his palm on his forehead and looked up at the sun that had reached the top of his head.

The dazzling sunlight penetrated through the gaps between the white and slender fingers, causing Bai Yu's eyes to narrow.

It was noon, and they finally reached their destination, Black Rock City.

A black wall about fifteen or sixteen meters high stood in front of them, and the black wall gave people a sense of hard security and inviolable majesty.

The city wall is made of huge square black stones, each stone is estimated to weigh several thousand catties, and each boulder is perfectly joined without the slightest unevenness, and it looks like a one-size-fits-all when viewed from the side.

Generally, although the little snitch also has the ability to fly over the wall, he can't climb over this high wall.

The dust on the walls and the moss in the corners give this high wall a sense of antiquity and time-honored vicissitudes.

In the middle of the city gate, there are three big characters engraved "Black Rock City", which is very atmospheric.

"Let's get a bite to eat and then find a place to stay. Shen Liu arranged the itinerary.

"Aren't we going to Cloud Sword Villa?" Ziyu asked.

"There are still three days before the Heroes Conference, so we don't need to go to Cloud Sword Villa so soon. You can also take this opportunity to wander around. ”

After Bai Yu finished explaining to Ziyu, he looked at Shen Liu again and said, "And I think Senior Brother should have other intentions. ”

Shen Liu smiled without saying a word, turned around and walked towards the city gate first.

Bai Yu gently patted the back of Ziyu's head, who was confused next to him, and said, "Let's go." “

"What are you two so mysterious? Ziyu muttered with disgust.

"Wait for me, you two ......"

Walking through the city gate, you can feel the solidity of the city wall even more.

The three-metre-long thickness makes the gate look like a miniature tunnel, and the pitch-black walls make the already poorly lit gate even darker, giving people a chill.

After passing the city gate, the sight immediately became bright and open, and the scene of prosperity was very different from the lonely countryside outside the city.

At a glance, the red walls and green tiles, the high platforms and pavilions, row upon row, all show the prosperity of the city.

There are several small flags planted on the side of the protruding cornice, each with a different big black letter, and each word represents the industry in which it operates:

The word Qian, on behalf of the money village;

Dang character, on behalf of pawnshop;

The word rice represents rice shop;

The word wine represents a restaurant, of course, some restaurants can also be used as inns;

The word iron represents the iron shop. However, the quality of weapons made in this kind of place is average;

The word gambling represents the casino;

The word tea represents the tea house, where you can enjoy others singing the drum while drinking tea, and you can also listen to the anecdotes of the rivers and lakes that talk about benevolence and righteousness.

Every small flag fluttered in the wind, and seemed to be waving enthusiastically to everyone.

The three of them walked straight along the avenue, and people came and went, which was very lively.

There are pedestrians hurrying by, rich merchants dressed in gorgeous clothes, idle gentlemen, children playing in the crowd, and women carefully choosing the right rouge powder......

Men, women, and children, crowded. The three of them shuttled through the crowd, and Ziyu was even more excited to look east and west.

There is a small stall in three steps and an inn in five steps on this street, and Ziyu has to stop and take a look at each stall curiously, making Shen Liu and Bai Yu follow quietly like bodyguards.

Everyone has the so-called love for beauty, not to mention a young girl like Ziyu, who has no resistance to this kind of thing. That's right, it's a small stall selling rouge gouache.

Dozens of different styles, but all of them are very delicate and beautiful small boxes spread all over the tabletop.

Ziyu leaned over to the stall, her eyes scanning the pretty little boxes on the table one by one. Finally, she picked up a box with a peony pattern engraved on it, opened it and lowered her head slightly, gently sniffed the rouge in the box, and said with a happy face.

"It smells so good!"

"The girl is really a good eye!" the stall owner saw Ziyu's love for it, and immediately gave a thumbs up with a smile on his face.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man in his mid-forties wearing an earthy yellow robe.

He has a square face, a pointed forehead, a small nose and thin lips, and a good mouth with sharp teeth and a pleasing mouth. When he laughed, the small eyes narrowed into a line, but there was a bit of a profiteer's taste.

"This rouge is refined with the finest materials and special spices, so it smells faintly aromatic. This rouge is bright but not glamorous, and it is most suitable for a young and beautiful girl like you!"

Before anyone else could ask, the boss crackled and praised a lot.

was praised by the stall owner like this, and Ziyu became a little shy.

"Boss, you have such a sweet mouth. “

However, I have to say that the boss's self-selling and boasting words are still very tempting, which makes Ziyu feel an urge to voluntarily pay for it.

So, I asked directly with the box carved with a peony pattern in my hand.

"Boss, how much does this box cost?"

At this time, Shen Liu, who was standing next to him, kept his eyes scanning back and forth on the box and desktop in Ziyu's hand, as if he was comparing with each other, while Bai Yu behind him was a little bored, looking around without a target.

"Girl, seeing that you are so beautiful and refreshing, I will give you a cheaper price, three or two. The boss said sincerely.

"Three taels!" This price seemed to exceed Ziyu's expectations, and she couldn't help but be surprised,

"Hey...... Still don't. Ziyu said a little embarrassed, and then gently put the rouge box in her hand back into place.

tugged at the corners of the two of them's clothes and said, "Let's go, senior brother." Let's go over there and have a look. ”

Ziyu and Bai Yu had already taken several steps forward, and Shen Liu was still in front of the stall selling rouge.

"Boss, wrap the box of rouge for me. ”

"Okay! It seems that the girl is the childe's crush. The boss was talking to himself while skillfully packing.

"Childe, I've wrapped it for you, three taels. After a while, he handed the packaged rouge box to Shen Liu, and did not forget to emphasize the money.

Shen Liu didn't say anything, he directly took out three taels of silver and threw it to the boss, then took the rouge box and put it in his arms and chased in the direction of the two......

"Selling steamed buns! Freshly baked buns, thin skin and thick filling, fresh and delicious!"

There was a large cauldron on the stove, on which were several layers of bamboo steamers, and the smell of fragrant meat buns was steaming all around.

A thin young man dressed in a gray cloth coat with a white towel on his shoulder, shouted loudly in his voice.

After a few minutes, I passed by several stalls, but except for a few chats with the stall owner who sold hairpin jewelry, the other purple jade stopped for a while.

Teahouses, wine shops, pawnshops, money houses and various pavilions have also passed several waves. These establishments are all signs of a city's prosperity, and the greater the number, the more prosperous it is. This is already the depths of this avenue, and if you walk more than ten meters ahead, you will find a residential area.

Finally, another shout from not far ahead successfully attracted Ziyu and walked directly ahead.

"Sugar gourd, sell rock sugar gourd! Delicious sugar gourd......"

A gray-haired, somewhat rickety old man shouted softly.

Rock sugar gourds generally do not use counters, but use a wooden stick about the height of a person to tie a straw bundle to the upper end, and then the rock sugar gourd is inserted into the straw bundle in a circle.

"Uncle, how much is a string of rock sugar gourds?" Ziyu asked softly.

"A string of three pennies. Lao Suo responded with kind eyebrows and a smile.

"Second Senior Brother. Ziyu said to Bai Yu with a wicked smile.

"Well, I knew that when you came down the mountain, you would be thinking about the rock sugar gourd I owed you. Bai Yu said with a wry smile.

"Uncle, bring me a string. After that, he took out three copper plates and handed them to Lao Suo.

Ziyu took the rock sugar gourd from Lao Suo's hand with a happy face and said.

"Thank you, uncle. ”

At this time, Shen Liu just came from behind. Ziyu waved the loot in her hand at Shen Liu, and asked deliberately badly.

"Senior brother, do you want to eat rock sugar gourd? Second senior brother is in for a treat!"

Shen Liu smiled faintly and said, "I'm not as face-saving as you, I can always grab our white feather hero's pigtails and pit him." ”

Bai Yu next to him smiled helplessly.

"Sure! After this village, there will be no such shop, and this is what the second senior brother promised me when he was in the mountains. I'm going to take this opportunity to eat all the delicacies here!" Ziyu said excitedly as she walked backwards.

"Don't walk backwards, be careful of bumping into others. Bai Yu reminded.

"It's okay, it won't ......," Ziyu said, shaking the sugar gourd in her hand.

"Be careful!" Shen Liu exclaimed, but still slow.

"Ah......h