Chapter 18 Southern Jin Dynasty
The Southern Jin Kingdom, which has the title of the head of the Nanyue Kingdoms since ancient times, has a vast territory, five states and 34 counties, and almost two Southern Chu Kingdoms in its territory, and there are many people and cultivators. The overall strength far surpasses that of Nanchu.
The world-famous Nanyue Immortal Mountain is also in the boundary of Hengzhou in the Southern Jin Dynasty.
The world is called the three religions and nine streams, everything in the world has a distinction between up and down, and all the countries in the world are the same, and this Southern Jin Kingdom can be regarded as a second-rate country in the world.
Further up is a first-class ancient country, with a long heritage, after countless years, the heritage is extremely profound. Even if there is no protection of the Great Immortal Sect like Nanyue Immortal Mountain, no one dares to violate it. Moreover, such an ancient country has prosperous cultivation and many cultivators, which is by no means comparable to ordinary small countries.
And the Southern Chu State can only be regarded as a third-rate country. The six countries of Nanyue, except for the Southern Jin Dynasty, are all third-rate countries.
Gu Li and the two of them pulled mountains and waded through many towns and fields, and finally left the border of Southern Chu and stepped into the more powerful Southern Jin Dynasty.
The boundary of the five mountains of the Middle Earth Divine Continent, the two mountains in the southeast have many rivers and lakes, which can be called the great river basin. The rivers and rivers that gather most of the Middle-earth Divine Continent pour southeast, and the east-flowing rivers flow into the East China Sea, while the south-flowing rivers flow into the Southern Wilderness, and should eventually merge into the vast sea in the south of the Middle-earth Divine Continent.
Therefore, both the east and south mountains have a humid and hot climate, pleasant scenery, and a variety of ancient plants grow. Most of the cities are built by the river, and they are rich in flowers and trees.
The Southern Jin Dynasty, as the first country of Nanyue, is also the same, which is the same as that of Southern Chu. The many towns that Gu Li and Luo Yi have walked through are all beautiful scenery and simple folk customs.
During the journey these days, they all traveled during the day and practiced at night, which was more leisurely. Gu Li and the others are both curious people, especially interested in mundane things, so naturally they inevitably wander around all the way, leaving many footprints in several towns.
When the people they met on the way saw the two, they were all amazed by this pair of young people who joined hands to brave the world. The two of them were quite embarrassed by those many visions.
Although Gu Li and Luo Yi had already left Southern Chu, the matter of the ascension of immortals in the Wangyue Mountain Range of Southern Chu had not subsided for a long time, and every day, many cultivators went to snoop. Most of these cultivators are from Nanyue, but there are also many cultivators from other places.
The influence of an immortal is so great that it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine. And the Moon Mountain Range in Southern Chu was also famous for a while. Many Dazhou monks in Nanyue all knew about this place. In addition, there is also the hidden fairyland, where the clouds are deep and unknown. The cultivators of Nanyue were also extremely interested in this immortal realm, and they all speculated that the ascended immortal was probably the master of Yun Shen's unknown place.
However, the cultivators who went to the Mochizuki Mountain Range were either driven out or killed, and the world learned that there lived a great demon living there, which was a giant murderer. Xiu Wei's combat power is extremely high, commanding tens of thousands of demon beasts in the Mochizuki Mountain Range, guarding this place, and those people can't break into it at all. Not to mention going to the depths of the mountains in the clouds.
The cultivators in Jiangling City, the capital of Southern Chu, were unconsciously numerous, but King Xiang ordered the royal courtiers and many sects not to cause trouble in Jiangling City because of the encounter with Gu Liluo in Wangjiang Tower a few days ago. After the lesson of the last time, he had to be cautious on the cusp of this storm.
Although there is no one in the land of Nanyue who can threaten the country of Nanchu, there are also monks from the outside world, and if they offend some people who cannot afford to offend, they may cause disaster. After all, not everyone is as careless as the two teenagers and girls back then.
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Jinzhou in the Southern Jin Dynasty, a small city in the smoke and rain.
The small town is called Mucheng. The brick city wall is very simple, and there are many bamboos planted in the city, and the scenery is pleasant. This is an extremely ordinary city, and it can be said that there are very few cultivators, but there are quite a few scholars.
Due to the heavy rain in the sky, Gu Li and Luo Yi stayed in Mucheng for the past two days to rest, waiting for the weather to clear before continuing to hurry.
In the twilight, the town gradually disappeared into the fog, and the distant mountains gradually blurred, obscured by a hazy mist, and the occasional thunderbolt streaked across the sky, but this haze was broken.
The streets were still dripping with rain, not a single pedestrian, and it was quite deserted. It's just that at this time, thousands of homes are brightly lit, illuminating the small city. The lights were shining, reflecting the starless night sky.
Gu Li stood in front of the window, feeling the tranquility of this moment, and his heart gradually calmed down. There is a kind of beauty in this scene. It has nothing to do with prosperity, but a kind of deserted beauty.
He looked up, saw the clear moon, and suddenly remembered a poem in the book, "The boy listens to the rain song upstairs." It's just that this upstairs is in the sky, how can you sing. Just as he walked out of the clouds and did not know where to go, stepped into the world, and did not know the date of return.
"The flying flowers are as light as a dream, and the silk rain is as thin as sorrow. A gentle woman's voice sounded, Gu Li turned around, and saw Luo Yi standing outside his room and walking in. Looking at him, he smiled lightly, "You forgot to close the door." ”
I see.
"Thank you. Gu Li smiled gently, and Luo Yi said again: "The night is getting deeper, but you are leaning against the window and looking at the distant mountains, your body is silent, aren't you sighing?" she said and sat down at the table and poured herself a cup of tea. I didn't care that this was Gu Li's house.
During these ten days of travel, both of them spent a lot of time resting in the wilderness.
"You're right, I'm just wondering when we'll be able to reach White Emperor City, and when I'll be able to reach the top of the mountain, and I'm wondering if I have a place to return. Gu Li's tone was slightly cold, leaving Yunshen and his teacher, walking alone in this vast world, there was no place to return at all. Luo Yi is okay, White Emperor City is her home.
Luo Yi didn't know how to answer for a while when she heard this, this was the first time she had seen a young man feel so nostalgic.
"The monks of the world are home to the four seas. After a long time, Luo Yi took a sip of tea and slowly replied. "You are a cultivator, and to practice and practice is to travel thousands of miles, go through all kinds of hardships, and do not ask when you will return. ”
"You're right. Gu Li saw Luo Yi's serious old appearance and chuckled, but it was undeniable that what Luo Yi said was true.
"Don't think about it, when you arrive in the White Emperor City, if you are willing to stay, it is also very good to practice there, the White Emperor City has gathered monks from all over the world, three sects and nine streams, and hundreds of monks from all sides. When you see it, you may like it. Luo Yi added.
"I'm looking forward to it even more when you say that. Gu Li smiled when he heard this. White Emperor City, one of the five great cities in the world, a giant in the cultivation world, I don't know how prosperous it is, and I can only understand it when I see it.
After ......chatting for a while, Luo Yi walked out and closed the door. Gu Li closed the window and slept.
On the second day, the wind returned to the clouds and the rain began to clear.
The two continued on their journey. On the streets of Mucheng, there are gradually more people. All kinds of shouts gradually sounded, riding horses slowly on the streets, handsome men and beautiful women, riding demon horses, naturally eye-catching.
Gu Li looked at a pavilion, and from there came an old man's passionate voice, telling some bizarre and strange stories, which attracted a lot of applause.
"This is a storyteller, telling a lot of strange things in the world to make a living. When I was a child, I heard a lot about it in White Emperor City, but it was a little different from here. Luo Yi explained next to Gu Li.
"It's funny. ”
Indeed, mortals or children who have never seen the world are especially fond of listening. One of the classics is the story of a scholar meeting a fairy, which can be said to be famous all over the world, and many storytellers don't know how many years they have been telling, and it is still fascinating to listen to. ”
"Oh, scholars and fairies, male or female?" Gu Li was quite interested when he heard this. Luo Yi's pretty face was slightly red, and she said angrily: "Demon fairy and demon fairy, of course it is a woman, can a man still be said to be a demon fairy! ”
"Love and hate?" Gu Li reacted. Humans and demons, will there be a story about this? Or a scholar who has read the scriptures of the sages. That's a ......
"That's pretty much it. Luo Yi blushed slightly, and turned his head to look ahead.
Out of Mucheng, along an official road, the two walked into a mountain forest. It's the summer solstice, and the cicadas are singing. It's very noisy.
"Any cicada in the summer, not to live in the autumn, life is as short as quicksand, but it is pitiful. Gu Li said casually.
"I don't think it's pitiful for cicadas to live for a summer, but they have been fatalized. And there should be cicada demons in this world who have survived for thousands of years, watching the rotation of the four seasons and the vicissitudes of life. ”
"That's a great insight. Gu Li felt more and more that Luo Yi was like a scholar. He speaks more than he speaks.
"This is all what those gentlemen said when I practiced in the school palace before, I didn't care about it before, but in the past year, I have understood it a little. Luo Yi replied.
"It seems that you are quite right to go on this trip. Changed a lot. Gu Li said with a smile.
"Definitely. ”
"Where are we in the Southern Jin Dynasty now?" Gu Li asked for the road, the itinerary of this road was arranged by Luo Yi, and he was only responsible for hurrying.
"Jinzhou, Shangshi County, don't worry, the Southern Jin Dynasty can fight more than the Southern Chu, and it should take more than a month to travel. Luo Yi replied, looking down at the white horse under him, "Fortunately, King Xiang gave us these two jade horses, if it is an ordinary horse, we are still in Nanchu now." ”
"Indeed, Yuzhao Ma is a pure demon beast, with a great demon bloodline, and its speed is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary horses. King Xiang gave us these two treasure horses, and he also calculated the blood cost, he should have intended to befriend you, or he was afraid of your revenge. Gu Li nodded and casually touched the horse's head in front of him.
The two jade horses, covered in white hair like snow, clean and robust, are rare treasure horses.
"Giggles, no matter what, these two jade horses will have to be taken care of in the future, but they are treasures on the way. Luo Yi covered his mouth and chuckled. It's a different species, and it's rare.
"Jinzhou goes north, and there are still two states before we can leave the Southern Jin Dynasty. One state is Yangzhou, and Nanyang City, the capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty, is there. The other state is called Hengzhou, where Nanyue Immortal Mountain is located, and Hengzhou is the largest state with the strongest aura and the most cultivators in the entire Nanyue. ”
"You don't want to go to the capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty again, do you?" Gu Li heard Luo Yi say that the corners of his mouth twitched, and the girl's mind when she said this didn't have to be thought about at all. Not long after leaving Jiangling City, the capital of Southern Chu, Luo Yi did not expect Luo Yi to set his sights on Nanyang City, the capital of the Southern Jin Dynasty. And listening to her tone, I am also looking forward to Hengzhou Nanyue Xianshan.
It's even better than him.
However, for that Nanyue Immortal Mountain, he also wanted to see it, but he was afraid that it would be like the Moon Mountain Range, and he would not let others step into it at all, at most he could only watch it from a distance.
"Hehe, isn't that a drop-off. Luo Yi smiled slyly, revealing two sharp tiger teeth, "Nanyang City is the largest city in Nanyue, and it is definitely more prosperous than Jiangling City, let's stop by to have a look, you have a long experience, as for Hengzhou Nanyue Immortal Mountain, don't you want to go and see it?"
"Yes, you can go as you want, I'm not in a hurry anyway. "Gu Li didn't have a good airway.
"Giggles, let's go, let's leave Jinzhou first. At least ten days or so. ”
"Hmm. ”