Chapter 16: The Capital of the Apocalypse

"It's you, why are you here?"

Qinghe jumped up, his eyes staring at Shen Xun.

Mo Junqian looked at Shen Xun carefully and asked, "Senior sister, do you know him?"

Qinghe didn't know how to introduce him, after all, they weren't familiar with him.

Shen Xun himself spoke first: "I am a scholar of Tianshu Xiaozhu, called Zhu Xun." The Sect Master asked me to go with you to find the Divine Bead as well. ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Jiang walked up to him and looked at him for a moment, then turned out a sword and put it on Shen Xun's shoulder, and said: "You are lying, if the master sends someone, he will definitely inform me in advance, but I haven't received any news, besides", Li Jiang's narrow eyes showed a dangerous light: "I have been in Qingyun Sect for so long, I have never seen you, and Tianshu Xiaozhu has never recruited any scholars, saying, who are you! How can you know about Shenzhu?"

In addition to Qinghe, the two people also looked at Shen Xun with suspicion.

On the other hand, Shen Xun was calm and calm, not affected by the sword on his neck in the slightest, and his dark pupils were bottomless.

Qinghe looked at Shenxun on the left, Li Jiang on the right, and then looked up at the sun, if he continues to delay like this, I am afraid that he will not be able to reach the first stop today.

Then he opened his mouth and made a round: "Okay, okay, don't doubt it, this ...... The little junior brother is indeed a scholar of Tianshu Xiaozhu, but he was injured before, he has been asleep, and he was locked on the third floor to recuperate. ”

Mo Junqian looked at her suddenly: "Senior sister, you went to Fu Mountain! Then have you been injured? I heard that there are a lot of demonic beasts there, have they hurt you?"

Qinghe shook his head and gave him a reassuring look.

Li Jiang withdrew his sword, but he was still skeptical.

"I don't care what your purpose is, but if you try to pull some intrigues, I won't let you go. ”

In the end, several people chose to ride horses, but because the minority obeyed the majority.

The first time he left home, Qinghe still maintained a high level of interest.

In the past, when I was in the real world, I watched costume dramas the most, and whenever the protagonists ran around the rivers and lakes for something, she longed for it, but fortunately now it's her turn.

It's just that this horseback riding still needs to be practiced.

After walking for more than an hour, Mo Junqian keenly noticed Qinghe's discomfort, and proposed: "There is a tea shed not far ahead, let's rest first." ”

The crowd agreed.

When he arrived at the tea shed, Qinghe immediately jumped off his horse and moved his hands and feet as if he had seen the dawn.

The group came to the tea shed and sat down, and Xiao Er greeted the guests with a smile.

"Tea and some pastries. ”

Xiao Er took the money and shouted inside: "A plate of tea and pastries!"

Li Jiang looked around, there were really a lot of passers-by in the shed, merchants, monks, dragons and snakes.

Mu Dong was a little strange: "Why are so many people, are they all going to the Apocalypse Capital?"

Li Jiang picked up a chopstick and played with it, and explained to him: "In a few days, it will be the big festival of the Apocalypse Kingdom-the Flower Sacrifice Wine, and these people should all go to participate in the festival." ”

Hearing about the festival, Qinghe became interested: "Patrol the flowers and sacrifice wine?"

"This son is right," Xiao Er walked over with a tea tray and put down the tea and pastries in turn, "A few people are from other places at a glance, this flower festival wine, but we have the most grand festival in the Apocalypse, over the years, there have been many foreign visitors to visit, most of them came more than a month in advance, if it is a few days late, the inns in the city are full of people, you can only sleep on the street!"

Qinghe took a sip of tea, the tea was fragrant, and instantly relieved the dizziness of riding a horse, "Patrol Flower Sacrifice Wine, this name sounds very strange, is there any name?"

Xiao Er observed the words and immediately picked up the conversation: "Patrol the flower and sacrifice wine, as the name suggests, is to have fun with flowers and wine." On the day of the festival, all the young men and women in the city who have never been married will wear clothes and accessories related to flowers, play together on the street, and if there is a favorite object, they will give each other the objects they carry, which is the flower tour; in the evening, everyone gathers together, through the way of voting, elects a pair of the most beautiful and handsome men and women, and puts a feast on the lotus platform of the Posa Lake to sacrifice to the common people, which is the sacrificial wine. ”

Qinghe raised his eyebrows, which is quite interesting, a bit like the flower festival in ancient times.

Xiao Er continued: "This festival has been spread in our Apocalypse Country for hundreds of years, and every year on this day, His Majesty the Lord of the Kingdom will open a national warehouse to distribute food and money to the people, and will personally set up a sacrificial table to offer wine and pray for the peace of the Apocalypse Country and the people. A poor man like me, who has a pitiful harvest in a year, is pointing to that day!"

Mu Dong: "But this is a grand event in the country of the Apocalypse, and the merchant can say it, why did so many monks come?"

Xiao Er was happy: "Childe must have heard of the name of the Apocalypse Academy, the Apocalypse Academy has cooperated with our Apocalypse Country for many years, and the Apocalypse Academy will definitely send people to participate in such grand events as the Flower Touring Wine Festival," Xiao Er leaned over and whispered: "These people are all here for the Apocalypse Academy." ”

Mu Dongming understood, and gave Xiao Er a few tips.

Xiao Er accepted the money, smiled more attentively, said that the guest officer was slow to use, and went to greet other guests.

After Xiao Er left, Li Jiang urged: "Let's use it quickly, go to the capital early, maybe we can find an inn to live in." ”

Everyone nodded, and the speed increased.

It wasn't until they arrived at the Apocalypse Capital that they could exactly feel the arrival of the festival.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the streets are overcrowded, and most of them are outsiders, and there is an endless stream of dust.

It was inconvenient for a few people to lead the horses in the crowd, so they simply found a corner to stay and sent someone to find the inn first.

Qinghe originally planned to take on this task, but was strongly opposed by several other people, on the grounds that there was a young and strong man, how could a little woman do such a thing.

Qinghe looked at them coldly and protested against this machismo.

In the end, the task fell to Li Jiang and Mo Junqian, and the other three stayed behind to watch the luggage.

Qinghe pulled Shenxun to sit on the dilapidated wooden cart on the side of the road, and his expression was still unhappy: "Do I look like a little woman?"

Shen Xun's face was expressionless: "You're okay, I'm worse than you." ”

Qinghe looked his body less than three feet up and down, and nodded, it was indeed worse than her.

"By the way, why do you keep the child's body, is it because the injury has not healed and you can't recover from your original body?"

Shen Xun gave an ambiguous answer: "Sort of." ”

Qinghe knew that he didn't want to say, so he stopped asking and looked at the crowd on the street.

"You say, is the water bead in this capital?"

Shen Xun followed her gaze: "Yes." ”

Qinghe: "Why are you so sure?"

Shen Xun's face was as usual: "I guess." ”

Qinghe sighed: "I hope your guess is right." ”

Shen Xun turned his back to her, and in the place where Qinghe couldn't see, a trace of golden light flashed in his eyes, and it was fleeting.

Half an hour later, Li Jiang and Mo Junqian returned.

"How?"

Mo Junqian shook his head: "We came late, and all the inns in the city are full. ”

"What should I do then?" Mu Dong had a sad face, he had already chosen a bed, and there was no room to rest, so it was estimated that he would not be able to sleep well for several days.

Shen Xun proposed: "When I came, I saw a ruined temple, we can go there." ”

Mu Dong scratched his head and wondered, "Yes, why didn't I see it?"

Qinghe picked up the burden without hesitation, led the horse, and said, "Let's go, it's better to break the temple than to sleep on the street." ”

Mo Junqian took the burden in Qinghe's hand and said, "Senior sister, I'll take it." ”

Someone took the initiative to take the work, Qinghe was also happy, holding the horse rope and walking in front with Shenxun.

Li Jiang walked at the end, he usually talked a lot this time, but he was very silent this time, but a pair of sharp eyes stared at Shen Xun's back, not knowing what he was thinking.

Shen Xun, who was walking in front, sensed the pair of eyes behind him, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly, ignoring them.

The ruined temple is very broken, and the roof is leaking.

Li Jiang formed a defensive formation around him, and then spread out his mind and carefully examined it, and only after making sure that there was no danger did he sit down.

Mu Dong and Mo Junqian went outside to find some hay to spread on the ground, and several people sat around and began to discuss how to find the water droplets.

Li Jiang: "The master only told us that the water beads are in the capital of the Apocalypse, I want to go to the imperial city first, the emperor of the Apocalypse Kingdom has always loved to collect the world's treasures, maybe the water beads are in the imperial city." ”

Mu Dong leaned his elbows on his thighs and held his head in his hands, puzzled: "Why do you say that the sect master only tells us that the water beads are in the Apocalypse Kingdom, instead of the exact location?

Li Jiang shook his head: "I don't know. ”

Mu Dong slapped his thigh violently: "I know! It must be that the Divine Record is broken, and it can't be predicted, right?"

Before Li Jiang could speak, Qing He raised his hand and knocked on Mu Dong's head: "The top priority now is to find the water droplets, don't think about some things that are not available." I agree with my brother's suggestion to go to the Imperial City first. ”

Mo Junqian: "But how are we going to sneak into the imperial city and use the invisibility talisman?"

Li Jiang: "No, the imperial city is a heavy place, and there must be an enchantment around it, and the invisibility charm can't be entered." ”

Mu Dong: "Why don't you become a guard or a palace person or something?"

Li Jiang glanced at him: "I have already said that within the enchantment, any disguise is invalid. ”

Mu Dong snorted stupidly.

Qinghe: "I have a bold idea. ”

Li Jiang interrupted her without hesitation: "Put away your bold ideas, attacking is equivalent to looking for death, there are many masters in the imperial city." ”

The atmosphere was silent and everyone was contemplative.

In the middle of the sound, Li Jiang said: "It's better to do this, let's go out and investigate and see if there is any way to enter the imperial city." ”

Qinghe agreed: "That's the only way." ”

Li Jiang got up and patted his body: "I have already set up a defensive array around this broken temple, and it will not be seized by others, and we will meet here when the time comes." After saying that, he dodged and disappeared in place.

Mo Junqian looked at Qinghe: "Senior sister, let's go too." ”

Before Qinghe could speak, Mu Dong also said: "I want to go with Qinghe, Senior Brother Mo, you should go with Zhu Xun's children." ”

Mo Junqian ignored him and only looked at Qinghe.

Qinghe looked at the two people in front of her, wondering how the smell of gunpowder between the two of them came from.

"I think the two of you quarrel all day long, which is not conducive to future unity, so let's cultivate your feelings in a group of two. ”

After speaking, he pulled Shen Xun's head and left without looking back, leaving Mu Dong and Mo Jun looking at each other with a thousand faces.

Mu Dong glanced at Mo Junqian, raised his head and said, "Forget it, I don't know how to drag me back with you, I still prefer to act alone." ”

Mo Junqian only treated him as air, turned around and stepped out of the broken temple.