Chapter 23, the mediocre knower - winning
In the early morning of the next day, Chen Nian, who was still talking to someone in the gentle township, was forced out of sleep by the heroic chanting sound echoing in the mountain stream.
"Being in the clouds and clouds, who is laughing on the top of the cold smoke. Lin Youque said that I am idle, and whose fireworks are sleepy. ”
How could Chen Nian, who had never tasted wine, know why he felt like he was in the ethereal immortal realm last night, and his body was as light as a swallow, but he was an immortal on the clouds. After three glasses of wine in the stomach, where can you still tell which of the other two people on the table is Master Xin You'an, and which is Li Shiyi. I only remember that he once talked to the two people at the table about wine and called him brothers.
After waking up, Chen Nian tried hard to recall all the things of last night, and the more he thought about it, the more he didn't dare to get up. I only remember that last night he and those two people spoke one cup after another.
Only then did Chen Nian understand why wine and food were mentioned together, the taste was indeed ecstatic, but it also made people unable to control themselves.
It's still the old wooden table, it's still the three of them, but Chen Nian was dragged to the table by that Li Shiyi smile today.
The soup porridge made of potatoes and sweet potatoes and wild vegetables, the slightly dry and hard white flour flatbread, and the smiles of the two people.
At this time, Chen Nian couldn't wait for a big crack to appear quickly, so that he would immediately have a place to hide from this torch-like gaze. Finally, Li Shiyi took the lead in retracting his gaze, and said with a smile: "Okay, Brother Xin, hurry up and eat, after eating, we will go to Shangyong City under the mountain to wander around." ”
"Well, Brother Li, do you really want to go outside?" saw Xin You'an, who was still laughing just now, his face changed in shock, and he looked at Li Shiyi who was serving soup to Chen Nian in surprise.
"Well, Chen Nian Xiaoyou was right last night, there are things that can't be looked at directly in a manly world, and if so, it's still not enough to cultivate the mind. That Li Shiyi smiled.
Chen Nian, who heard the words, raised his head, only to see Li Shiyi's face calm, and an open-minded atmosphere quietly emerged, and he no longer saw the lonely look of last night.
Li Shiyi stood up, walked to the door and looked into the distance, and said to Xin You'an after a while: "I, Li Shiyi, were willing to give up everything for the sake of the family, and I wandered alone in a foreign land. But I, Li Shiyi, have been away for a hundred years, and I can't go back to my home for a hundred years, and what sins should be almost consumed in the world for a hundred years. ”
"I, Li Shiyi, met you first, and met Chen Nian Xiaoyou yesterday, a confidant and a forgetful New Year's friend, what are you talking about?" No one could see that a shackle on Li Shiyi's body was quietly broken.
The three of them left the wooden house after breakfast, and Li Shiyi walked slowly around the small wooden house that had sheltered him from the wind and rain for thirty years, carefully looking at the faint or deep traces left by the years on its body, and then gently closed the door with two inverted 'blessings'.
Without looking back, he walked slowly towards Chen Nian's master and apprentice, and said in his heart: "Goodbye, maybe never again." ”
Three swords, three sword qi left by the three people in the sky above the ten thousand miles, one cyan, one red, and one dark gold.
The reason why the monk's sword needs to be at a height of 10,000 miles is because the three families of the human race in ancient times proposed that the monks should not interfere with the lives of mortals under the mountain, otherwise the three families would order together. Gradually, this became the recognition of all monks.
The three of them were in the sky for nearly three hours, and the outline of a city appeared in the distance ahead, and the three of them slowed down and slowly fell to the ground, at this time, Chen Nian and the three of them were about dozens of miles away from the city, and they could faintly see the figures entering and leaving the city gate.
This is the first time Chen Nian has seen the city, although he is almost at the age of crowning, but it is inevitable that he will still be a little excited. Although Chen Nian's father, Chen Dongxun, was the first great Sima of the Hengqing Kingdom, he resigned when Chen Nian was born and came to the ancestral land of the Chen family on the shore of this cave lake, and Chen Nian's understanding of the Chengdu County can only be on his mother's side.
Finally, Chen Nian and his entourage came to the city gate, and raised their heads to see the word 'Shangyong' engraved on the top of the city gate, and the city gate was about three zhang high and two zhang wide according to Chen Nian's observation. Looking at the walls of this Shangyong City, Chen Nian was shocked: "I drop turtles, how tall is this? It is all made of green stones, a lot of money, how much does it cost." ”
Looking at Chen Nian, who was a "mountain man" who had never seen the world, Xin Youan looked at the curious eyes of the people around him, and he said straight in his mouth: "Who am I? I don't know him." ”
"Chen Xiaoyou, this is Shangyong City, behind the mountains behind us is Lei Ze, that is, the Emperor's Tomb, and behind the Emperor's Tomb is the Tai Wilderness. This Shangyong City is actually the last barrier for our human race to resist the demon race. The walls of this Shangyong City are nearly thirty-three zhang high, and they are jointly built by the farmers of the Central Domain, the Taoist Formation, the Mo Family and the Gong Loser, and if it is a foreign race, it will not be able to enter the city. The materials used for this city wall are indeed all green stones, but this is because the hundreds of families of the human race have gathered so much. Li Shiyi smiled and explained this mediocre city to Chen Nian.
At this time, the guard at the gate of the city not far away looked at Chen Nian and the three of them who were standing still and scolded: "Hey, what are you three doing, what are you three doing sneakily there if you don't enter the city?"
Seeing this, Xin Youan immediately took a step forward, stuffed something into the hand of the soldier who was obviously taking the lead, and said to him with a smile: "My lord, forgive me, my nephew has just come out of the mountains and has never seen the world. ”
The guard who took the lead weighed the weight of the things in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face, and then he waved his hand to signal the guards to put down the spears pointed at Chen Nian and the others.
"Well, yes, yes, it's pretty good, then look at it, boy, it's okay. Our Shangyong City dares to be called the second Xiongguan in the world, and there is no one who dares to recognize the first, you are a very discerning boy. Take your time. After saying that, the man walked with his stomach and nostrils facing the sky, and returned to the city gate, continuing to greet passers-by who came in and out 'cordially'.
Xin Youan's set of operations like a cloud and a cloud of peers really made Chen Nian think: "Sure enough, live to learn from all the time." ”
Li Shiyi smiled and motioned to go into the city together.
After walking through the moat, when entering the city, Chen Nian found that the wall of Shangyong City was not only high, but also too thick, almost more than three zhang. Chen Nian sighed again: "This has to be right, less money." ”
Li Shiyi saw Chen Nian's look of a small fortune fan, and explained: "Chen Nian, this enclosure has been built to defend against foreign affairs since ancient times, in the past, this city wall was very strict, it is said that in a certain dynasty, the government practiced a law, steamed earth to build a city, and one inch into it, that is, to kill the author and build it." ”
It's not autumn yet, and Chen Nian is also a shudder, how many people will have to die?
Because of the special location of Shangyong City, it is the closest city to the Taihuang Region, and there are rare fierce beasts and beasts in the mountains to the west of Naraze, so naturally it will attract many monks to hunt beasts to sell, and over time, this Shangyong City has become the largest trading city of the human race in the East Pole region. Therefore, even if the location of this Shangyong City is remote, the pedestrians in the city are no less than those in the capital.
At this time, Chen Nian had already been opened up with a new look by the traffic in the city, although his face tried to pretend to be calm, but his heart was a mess with excitement.
As far as the eye can see, there are three and a half feet of green brick road, small market vendors on one side, flower sellers, vegetable buyers, umbrella sellers, plasters, paper and letter writers, cloth stalls, and fortune tellers.
On one side, the small shopkeeper, the salt shop, the ironware shop, the carpenter shop, the grain society, the restaurant, the inn, the weapon spectrum, as well as the luxurious and tall Baibao Pavilion and the Tianfeng Yinzhuang that covers the mainland, the shops are all neighbors, and the shops are uneven.
Looking at the crowded streets, there is almost no end in sight. Those who rush to the market, those who write letters, those who read palmistry, those who drink tea, those who watch plays, those who play tricks, those who break boulders on their chests, and those who sing. That's all there is a shadow. There are also young talents on horseback, barefoot ascetics, shirtless warriors in spotted tiger skins, rich children who shake fans to watch people, and of course, the naughty boys on the streets.
This bustling city is a pleasure for Chen Nian, after growing so big, Chen Nian has never seen such a lively place, and at this time he knows what the sentence in the book says, 'lingering, relishing'.
Just when Chen Nian was dizzying and looking at all kinds of pedestrians, Xin Youan walked straight to the door of an inn, and said something to the cloth-clothed young man standing next to the inn, nodded and shook his head from time to time, and finally after the cloth-clothed young man nodded, he returned to Chen Nian's side with Xin Youan.
This cloth-clothed young man is not very old, about fourteen or fifteen, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a clever expression, he has a good eye to say hello when he sees Li Shiyi, but Chen Nian on the side was directly ignored by the young man.
"The two adults, the small one surnamed Yingming, is a native of this Shangyong City, there is nothing in this Shangyong City that I don't know, as long as it is what happened before, there is nothing I don't know. The small price is also fair and so-so, two taels of silver a day. Na Yingsheng looked at the expressions of Xin You'an and Li Shiyi as he spoke, and when he saw that the two were unmoved by his offer for two or two days, he shouted in his heart: "It seems that I have met a big customer, and some of them have been sent now." ”
Xin Youan had no objection to this offer, so he turned his head to look at Li Shiyi and Chen Nian, and saw that the two of them had nothing to say, so he said to Na Yingsheng: "Then you take us to the biggest inn here to have a look, this is today's two taels of wages, and it has been collected." With that, Xin Youan took out a piece of broken silver from the mustard seed and handed it to Win Sheng.
The smile on his face after taking the silver became a little stronger, and he became more enthusiastic about these three big customers, and introduced the shops on the side and some of the situations in Shangyong City and the forces that needed to be paid attention to for Chen Nian and the others as he walked.
"Two adults, in front of you is Tianlan Residence, it is the largest inn in Shangyong City, and it is also a first-class force in the city, look at the seven-story Rotten Treasure Pavilion opposite Tianlan Residence, don't look at the word 'rotten' in his name and think it is really rotten, I was fortunate to follow an immortal to go in once, it is really luxurious, I am afraid that it is not much more than the Moon Palace of the Flying Moon Country. That Rotten Treasure Pavilion is one of the top forces in this city, one of the few forces second only to the City Lord's Mansion, as well as the four top forces such as Tianfeng Yinzhuang, Qiwutang, Zhengdao Auction and Nahan Haiyuan. It is said that these five families are active all over the mainland. Tianlan Ju has arrived, two adults, be careful of the steps...... "This winning 'meticulousness' makes Chen Nian feel ashamed to worship the five bodies." Chen Nian himself had never served Xin You'an like this.
Xin Youan and Li Shiyi looked at each other and smiled, and there was another force, that is, they were the acquaintances and the head snakes.
Entering Tianlanju, it is time for Chen Nian to 'increase his knowledge'.
The bright and magnificent who just entered the door, the lady who was dressed just right, was a little more indecent, and a little less beautiful.
"I'm obedient, I'm afraid it's a hammer, so good-looking, so big......"