Volume 2 The Sword and the Wine Chapter 7 The Celestial Wolf
Sky Wolf City is still more than 100 miles away from the Wind Garden, the distance is not far, but the wind and sand are mostly there, and the carriages and horses are difficult to work, Yi Xiao and the others chose to rest here after negotiation and take a break.
There are four kings and thirty-seven cities in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the wolf king Ning Feng sleeve is the youngest and most brilliant general in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Northern Wei Dynasty called the emperor to the north, Ning Feng sleeve was awarded the title of the wolf, the nine cities in the southern region of the Northern Wei Dynasty are under the jurisdiction of Ning Feng sleeve, among which the wolf city is the most prosperous among the four king cities, and the city where merchants come and go most closely.
Just because although the north and the south are separated, they have made a covenant with the Qijiang River, the economic confluence, and the southern merchants go north, most of them are unwilling to trade in the Far North, and they generally have a foothold in the stable and orderly royal city, so they are all chosen in the wolf city.
It can be said that whether it is a Jianghu guest or a court person, there is a place in Sky Wolf City. The wolf king Ning Feng's sleeves are outstanding, the atmosphere under the city is solemn, there are countless masters in his command, and he guards the square circle, and in the current peaceful years, no one dares to make trouble. The city rules were set, and no one dared to provoke. In the early years, the children of the Luoyang royal family traveled to the Sky Wolf City, and when they saw it, they actually abducted the people's daughters in broad daylight, and unfortunately they were met by the Sky Wolf King, and they personally picked off the horse with a gun and sent it back to the imperial capital with a head.
The one in the imperial capital was not angry but happy, Zhaowen Northern Wei Dynasty, in the name of the Heavenly Wolf King's meritorious service in correcting the folk customs of the Northern Wei Dynasty, actually did not punish and rewarded Ning Fengsleeve who picked the royal family with guns, but instead degraded the big family surnamed the emperor who caused trouble in Heavenly Wolf City again and again, and degraded it out of Luoyang.
Since then, everyone in the world has known that the Northern Wei Dynasty Heavenly Wolf King is incomparable.
This is affectionately called "white horse silver gun, clean breeze sleeve" by the neighborhood people Ning Feng sleeve not only immediately military achievements, close to the people, but also commendable Ning Feng sleeve with affection, the Northern Wei Dynasty has many concubine customs, but the dignified wolf king only has one wife, regrettably, is still childless.
In fact, Ning Fengchong once had a son, but he died early, and his wife had no children after that. Now the young Sky Wolf King sits in the Sky Wolf City, and Qi Liang Torrent City is far away, as long as there is a shot still there, it is the Northern Wei Dynasty Gateway, and it is difficult for Qi Liang to go north.
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After Yi Xiao and his party entered the city, they found an inn at random and stayed overnight.
It's fine, it's just that early in the morning, Song Zhiqing was dragged out by His Royal Highness, but he saw that the street was very lively, and he didn't know what kind of grand event it was, so many people went out to see.
"Eh, where are we going!"
The streets of Sky Wolf City are bustling with people, there is a bearded middle-aged man carrying a black-clothed young man through the crowd like a fish in water, the black-clothed young man looks no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, his face is a little sickly pale, and he is dressed tightly, many people on the street are already wearing short-sleeved shirts, this young man is also wearing a long-sleeved shirt, followed by a young man in a green shirt holding a knife, the scabbard in his arms is big and bloated, the handle of the knife is obviously not the same model as it, he muttered in his mouth, but he is not as good as a bearded man, he can only barely walk in the crowd, and he can keep up with the footsteps of the two in front of him。
Yi Xiao was carried by Lao Duan, naturally it was extremely relaxed, he looked back at Song Zhiqing, who was holding the knife with difficulty, and said with a smile, "When I entered the Heavenly Wolf City, I naturally made a plan to rest, but today is a special day." Don't you notice that the crowds on the street are going in almost one direction?"
Song Zhiqing looked around and said in surprise, "Hey, these people are in a hurry to get on the set, how come I don't know what customs and traditions there are in Heavenly Wolf City, so many people are in a hurry to go to the streets." ”
Lao Duan sneered, "As long as your kid is still walking the rivers and lakes, you don't even know the heavenly list?"
Yi Xiao said with a smile, "The heavenly list changes once a year, and the Central Plains is eye-catching, and they can't wait to know the first-hand news." The implication is very obvious, today is the day of the Central Plains list.
Song Zhiqing's face was embarrassed for a while, and he said, "I'm not from the Central Plains, how do I know when the heavenly list will be opened?"
Yi Xiao sighed, recalling the expression he had when he first saw the Tianbang, "When you get to an open place, you will understand." ”
Song Zhiqing was betrayed, and after the two of them finished speaking, they stopped paying attention to themselves, they couldn't fight, they couldn't run, and they didn't know where the elusive red clothes were staring, thinking about it, thinking that after they got into the car, they were pressed against the sword against their eyebrows, and they were almost killed by that person unreasonably.
Thinking of what happened in the past two days, Song Zhiqing began to regret that he ran away with a knife.
Song Zhiqing's experience in the past two days is simply unbearable to the point of heartache.
First, he was forced to buy a scabbard with all his possessions, but he refused to throw away the piece of green cloth wrapped in the knife without saying anything, and bought a larger scabbard to put the green cloth away with the knife. In the following days, I was ignorant, and I couldn't help but say that I was forced to wash the car and feed the horses, and I almost took care of the luggage and chores, as long as I dared to say "no", the sword would be handed to me in three seconds.
Song Zhiqing has not reacted until now, what did he work so hard to come from Guanshan for? Just to be a handyman? Thinking about feeding the horses until midnight last night, he was kicked several times by the violent horse brother, counting the stars before falling asleep, and early in the morning he was called up by this little highness "Yi Xiao" to "catch up with the market", Song Zhiqing really couldn't help it, and as soon as his angry face came up, he saw Yi Xiao looking at himself innocently with a pair of big eyes, and said with a little sympathy, "Brother Song, there are many heroes with swords and knives around." ”
This sentence exited, those swordsmen on the street heard the sensitive word "Song", and subconsciously looked in this direction, but judging from the current rumors, it is said that Song Zhiqing is alone, with a green cloth knife, extraordinary skills, a few days ago someone returned to the city, bringing the news of the mysterious disappearance of Meng Ran and several brothers of the "cross-river knife", I am afraid that it was solved by the ghost of the knife, it seems that this person is by no means easy. The person in front of him didn't look awake, where is the demeanor of a half-point sword ghost?
Everyone just glanced away from each other, shouting and squeezing forward, ignoring the young man in green shirts, while Song Zhiqing wiped a handful of sweat, stared at Yi Xiao angrily, dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, and only after a while did he hold back a sentence from between his teeth, "You're not afraid that I will accidentally say something?"
Yi Xiao looked indifferent, "What are you afraid of?" It's a big deal to run away, the wind is tight, see who can run fast." ”
"You're ruthless. Song Zhiqing squeezed out a smile and forced a smile, "Brother Yi is a good means." ”
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After squeezing like this for a long time, Song Zhiqing was really flustered, and couldn't help but speak first, "I said Brother Yi, what is the situation on this list?"
Lao Duan was carrying Yi Xiao, he had already deliberately slowed down, that is, he was about to reach the center of Sky Wolf City, and at this moment, the center of the city was densely packed with people, just to hear the first sound of the opening of the heavenly list.
Yi Xiao sorted out his thoughts and said slowly, "The Central Plains has a long history, with a history of thousands of years before the Spring and Autumn Period. There are three major sects of rivers and lakes, which are recognized as eternal decay and are known as the three holy places. One is the Wind and Snow Silver City, which only became a holy place a hundred years ago, located in the extreme north of the cold northern plains, but each generation of city lords is a terrible person who is proud of the world; ”
"The reason why I say this is to tell you," Yi Xiao looked at Song Zhiqing with a serious face, and couldn't help but say, "The three holy lands are really different and strange existences. ”
"And the hidden valley is wonderful...... This sect has been suspected for hundreds of years in the Central Plains, does it really exist?"
"Huh?" Song Zhiqing was a little confused, and Yi Xiao explained with a smile, "No one knows what kind of sect the Hidden Valley is, what it does, who are the disciples, and who is the sect master?" But everyone knows that the Hidden Valley is the three holy places, and this seems to have such an impression in people's minds when they are born, and everyone will doubt its existence, because no one has ever come into contact with the people in the Hidden Valley. ”
"That'...... Does the Hidden Valley really exist?" Song Zhi asked softly.
"There is. Yi Xiao nodded, "Because every year's heavenly list comes from the hands of Hidden Valley." Such a sect, with the terrifying accuracy of the Heavenly List coming as scheduled every year, broke through everyone's doubts. ”
Song Zhiqing was puzzled when he suddenly heard a shout.
"Look!"
Yi Xiao raised his hand, and Song Zhi looked at it lightly.
All the crowd raised their heads and subconsciously looked up at the sky.
It was a vision that Song Zhiqing had never seen in Guanshan!
The sky was originally clear and cloudless, but it was as if it was stirred by a big hand, the blue sea was surging, and in an instant there was fog steaming, and the sun's rays flashed away, covered by the clouds, but in a few seconds, it was the black clouds that pressed the city and wanted to destroy it, and suddenly there seemed to be a sharp sword qi slashing through, cutting off the clouds in the sky, leaving only that.
A long black cloud on one side, the edge is slightly dewed, and there are faint words on the black cloud.
That's a big list with the sky as the bottom.
Yes, the heavenly list!