Chapter 54 There is a temple in the suburbs
A city adjacent to Phoenix City is called Chang'an.
This Chang'an City is the so-called outstanding people.
A long time ago, there was a warlock who was proficient in the art of Kanyu, after climbing to the heights to look at Chang'an, he said such a paragraph.
"Chang'an, Chang'an, long-term stability. This underground dragon vein can be said to be the most fortunate of all the dragon veins in this vast land. Whoever establishes a dynasty in this place will surely expand his territory and prosper. ”
However, not long after saying this, the warlock died, but this passage has been passed down to this day, and then it was listened to by the founding emperor of this dynasty, and he really set up a court and built a palace in this Chang'an city.
And give the country the name, Dahan.
Some people say that it was because this warlock leaked the secret of heaven and was punished by heaven, and some people say that this warlock did not die at all, but cultivated to become an immortal.
What's more, this is an old immortal, who deliberately went down to earth to guide the world.
Anyway, there are different opinions, and none of the versions are more reliable, but the warlock's words are indeed effective, and since the opening of the dynasty here, it is really a hundred victories and battles in all directions. Soon a number of small countries in the vicinity were united, and now there is only one that can compete with them.
That's the barbarians of the northern snowfields. The people of this dynasty called him a barbarian.
The barbarian people, neither human nor demon, are indeed half-human and half-beast.
In fact, at the beginning, the barbarians were only a small race, because they were born with a strong body and infinite strength. In addition, the clansmen were warlike by nature, and Ru Mao drank blood, and soon ruled some other tribes in the northern snow fields, and became an empire that could compete with the Han Dynasty, and the place where their dynasty was located was called the White Emperor City.
Of course, this is an empire that was established after the fall of the demons, and it has never experienced the original war between man and demon.
In Chang'an City, a young man with a sword on his back walked slowly on the streets of Chang'an City.
The merchant travelers stopped and pointed at this man, because this strange boy had a fat monkey squatting on his shoulder.
The boy is Hu Man'er, and the monkey, needless to say, is naturally undoubtedly coming for money.
Hu Man'er traveled for three days, and on foot.
In fact, Hu Man'er can walk with a sword now, in this way, his feet can be faster, but Hu Man'er doesn't.
After the catastrophe, Hu Man'er seems to have changed his state of mind, and now Hu Man'er wants to experience this vast world.
I'd rather trek through mountains and rivers and walk step by step down-to-earth, besides, it's been delayed for so long anyway, and it's not bad for a day or two.
When he first entered Chang'an, Hu Man'er was shocked by the prosperity of Chang'an City.
This is not as small as Hu Man'er's parent town, nor is it as secluded and elegant as Lingxiaoguan.
On the contrary, it is the kind of excitement and extraordinariness of the red dust world, which is vividly expressed.
Here, there are almost no dilapidated thatched huts, and the worst ones are the big mansions covered with glazed tiles.
The passers-by on the street are all dressed in brocade clothes, but there are basically no plainly dressed people like Hu Man'er.
So Hu Man'er walks on the street, more like a wild horse that does not belong to the group.
Hu Man'er looked down at the plain robe on his body that he thought was quite clean.
"Shouldn't I change my clothes too?"
A figure slammed into Hu Man'er's chest, and Hu Man'er was caught off guard and was knocked out.
After stabilizing his figure, Hu Man'er hurriedly went to see who was under him, but at this time, the person who hit the person had already run away, and he could only vaguely see a back, which seemed to be a child.
"Probably some of the dolls ran out of the wild. ”
Hu Man'er just wanted to buy a dress for himself, but was interrupted by this young man, and now that he remembered it, he walked to the nearest tailor's shop.
The tailor's shop is very magnificently decorated. All sorts, gorgeous cloth quilts are neatly stacked.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man with a greasy face, who was dozing off on a recliner by the counter.
I think no one will come to buy clothes at noon.
Hu Man'er coughed twice when he entered the door.
"Ahem. ”
The shopkeeper rolled over, continued to sleep, and scratched his ass with his hand.
Hu Man'er suddenly had an urge to go up and slap him.
"Ahem. Are you in business anymore?"
Hu Man'er forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart and shouted again. This time, Hu Man'er deliberately raised his voice, and the frightened shopkeeper sat up from the recliner.
"Who, who, catch the thief?"
Hu Man'er burst out laughing.
"Where did the thief come from, even if there is a real thief, I'm afraid that the things in your shop have already been wiped out. ”
The shopkeeper rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then he woke up a little, and saw a person standing at the door, so he got up from the chaise longue. The unhappy look on his face should have disturbed his dreams by blaming Hu Man'er.
"What. ”
"What else are you doing here, of course it's to buy clothes. ”
The shopkeeper looked Hu Man'er up and down.
"Are you sure?"
Hu Man'er nodded, a little unclear.
The shopkeeper looked disdainful and stretched out five fingers.
Hu Man'er said with a smile.
"Oh, oh, five taels of silver. ”
The shopkeeper didn't speak, but the color of disdain was stronger.
"It's fifty taels, one piece. If you buy it, you can't afford to get out. Don't me here, disturb Lao Tzu's dream. ”
When Hu Man'er heard this, he immediately became angry, if he hadn't passed that bloody age, he would have beaten him all over the ground looking for teeth.
Hu Man'er wanted to take out the silver and smash it on the shopkeeper's face, and then scold.
"Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, Lao Tzu has money. ”
Thinking of this, a smile hung on the corner of Hu Man'er's mouth, but when his hand reached out to his waist to touch the money bag, he found that his waist was empty and there was nothing.
Hu Man'er suddenly realized, and reached out and patted his head.
"The kid. ”
Hu Man'er smiled awkwardly at the shopkeeper, turned his head and ran, leaving only the shopkeeper behind him who was scolding.
Hu Man'er responded to the old saying this time.
"I played eagle all year round, but I was pecked by an eagle. ”
Hu Man'er has been in the market since he was a child, and he is used to seeing these miscellaneous things in the market, and now he is also on the road.
Hu Man'er was a little angry, and there was no place for him to spill. I could only walk out of the city in a huff.
I just entered the city, and I wanted to find an inn to sleep comfortably, but now I can only go to find a place to settle outside the city, no way, who let the silver be stolen.
Fortunately, there is a city god temple outside the city that has long been cut off from incense. Although no one has come to burn incense and kowtow now, judging from the scale of the City God Temple, the incense must have been prosperous before.
I don't know what made it like this, maybe it didn't work very well, or maybe it was some other reason, in short, it was better to let Hu Man'er sleep for one night than to stay in the wilderness.
At this time, Hu Man'er was standing at the door of the City God Temple, looking at the three big characters of the City God Temple above the temple gate.
I vaguely heard the sound of conversation coming from the temple. The voice sounded immature and weak.
Out of curiosity, Hu Man'er secretly looked in along the crack in the door.
In the temple, there are two people, an old man and a young man, who should be father and son, and look at the clothes on the two of them, they don't look like beggars. Because the clothes they were wearing, although dirty and messy, could still be vaguely distinguished that they were made of the finest materials.
"Dad, look, I've got you some medicine. I also bought you your favorite food called flower chicken. ”
The young boy smiled from ear to ear, obviously he hadn't been so happy in a long time.
"Where did you get the money? ”
The child's father, with a serious face, was not happy and happy, but a little annoyed.
"I, I picked it up. ”
Seeing his father's appearance, the child slowly lowered his head.
"Smack"
A loud slap in the child's face. The child slowly raised his head, his face full of stubbornness.
After the father beat the child, he obviously regretted it, and looked at his palm tremblingly, but then gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.
"Give you another chance for the Father. Say. ”
The child bit his lip, trying not to let the tears fall from his eyes, and looked at his father aggrievedly without saying a word.
The man raised his hand again, but this time it never fell.
After a while, the man slowly lowered his arm and sighed.
"Dad has told you many times, we are not beggars. starve to death and don't eat the food that comes to you. Not to mention stealing. Give it back to the person, and then apologize to the person. ”
The child still gritted his teeth and shook his head, not speaking.
"Go. ”
This time the man was really angry, and his voice was very loud.
"I'm not going, my dad is sick, I don't have the money to get medicine, my dad will die, I don't want my dad to die." ”
The child suddenly burst into tears and shouted hysterically.
The man was stunned for a long time.