Chapter 347: Southern Emperor City at the Foot of the Son of Heaven
Three days later.
The dusty Shen Linfeng people finally arrived at the small city south of the imperial capital.
During this period, Shen Linfeng also passed through many towns. But the roads in those places lead in all directions, and everywhere they lead. And the number of disciples in Meihuazhuang was originally small, and if they divided their own people to ambush, Shen Linfeng really had no certainty of winning.
Weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose the small city in front of him: Nandi City!
This place was only less than fifty miles away from the place where the Demon Sect made friends, and although it was a necessary road, Shen Linfeng did not dare to relax his vigilance at all. Because, here is not only the eyeliner of the Demon Sect hidden, but also the well-equipped soldiers on the street. At this moment, if there is a half-point difference pool, it will be wasted.
The gate of Nandi City is in front of you, although the city is not big, but the gate is very spectacular. Solid wood red lacquer, there are also two carved lion statues in front of the door.
As for the walls, they are even thicker. The walls are uniformly painted with yellow paint, showing the royal style. There is also a small three-story building above the gate, with a unique shape, and the glazed tiles on the roof look sparkling.
Shen Linfeng has been in the rivers and lakes for nearly half a year, and there are many cities he has been to. Like the rich Qingzhou and the beautiful Huashan City, they all have their own characteristics. But the small city in front of him, in addition to the richness of Qingzhou, the beauty of the mountains. It gives people more of a shocking sense of oppression.
Soldiers with spears in their hands and serious expressions on the city walls. There are also imperial flags that can be seen everywhere and are blown by the wind. The things that could be seen in front of him all added a lot of doubts to Shen Linfeng's heart.
"Brother Shen, let's hurry into the city!" Qiu Ningxue urged on the side.
Shen Linfeng glanced at the soldiers who were being interrogated one by one, he nodded, and led the horse forward.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing?" said a young soldier with a sword at his waist, pointing at Shen Linfeng and the others.
In order to face this kind of emergency, Shen Linfeng had already discussed with Qiu Ningxue how to deal with it. Qiu Ningxue hurriedly stepped forward when she heard this, and she said with a smile: "This general, we are the disciples of Meihuazhuang who participated in the Nanyang rally. Just because the inn in Nanyang City has already been filled with people from all walks of life, we have no choice but to rush to Nandi City, which is a hundred miles away. I hope the general will be accommodating, and let me wait to enter the city to rest for two days. ”
The young soldier's frowning brows relaxed slightly, coupled with Qiu Ningxue's handsome face, a few sweet and greasy words suddenly made the soldier relax his vigilance.
"Hmph, if you want me to say that you Jianghu sects are just looking for trouble. If you have to hold a Nanyang rally, it's good now. Not only Nanyang, but even our four imperial cities in the southeast, south, and northwest are full of you people from the rivers and lakes. ”
Shen Linfeng was shocked when he heard this, he thought that if he wanted to enter the city, he would definitely have to spend a lot of time. But listening to the meaning of this soldier, there are already a lot of martial arts people living in this city.
"You mean, general...... There are a lot of people living in this city, too?"
"That's right!" the soldier glanced at Shen Linfeng.
"It stands to reason that you Jianghu people are not allowed to enter Nandi City in large numbers. But...... This time it's an exception!"
"Exception, why is it an exception?" Shen Linfeng couldn't help but ask. As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Ningxue tugged the corner of his clothes twice.
The soldier frowned, and he grabbed the hilt of his sword and looked Shen Linfeng up and down.
"Boy, why are you inquiring in such detail?"
Qiu Ningxue saw that the atmosphere was tense, and hurriedly stepped forward to reconcile.
"Ouch, general, don't bother with him. He's my brother, just a rough man. When I speak, I never use my brain. ”
Shen Linfeng saw that the atmosphere was a little relaxed, and hurriedly saluted and said, "I hope the general will bear with me!"
The soldier glared at him angrily, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it......!" Register them all, and leave not one behind. ”
"And ......" the soldier turned to face the crowd.
"I advise you to be honest when you enter the city, and don't let me hold on to anything. Otherwise, I will make it impossible for you to eat and walk around. The following three articles to be read out, you must always remember and do not offend!" he waved vigorously to his side.
Immediately afterwards, another soldier held up a piece of yellow paper and read solemnly: "First, it is forbidden to fight privately with weapons in the city. Second, do not bully the people in the city. Third, all of them must leave the city by the fifth day of the third month!"
"How? Can you do it?" the soldier glared at the crowd.
Everyone hurriedly saluted and said, "Remember the rules and regulations, and never offend!"
"Let's go inside!"
It was past noon, and Shen Linfeng and the others finally entered this Southern Emperor City. The spacious streets are full of pedestrians. There are also the cries of roadside vendors.
The restaurant was full, and the sweaty shopkeeper stood outside the door and kept greeting customers. No one squeezed into the restaurant, so a bowl of steaming clear soup noodles came to the side of the road.
The noodles are eaten, and then you listen to the melodious songs sung by the father and son on the side of the road, or watch the Jianghu artists who go south and north play monkey show. The people sat around the table, or raised their glasses and drank together, or clapped their hands and laughed. The whole scene of living and working in peace and contentment, singing and dancing.
These disciples of Plum Blossom Village were obviously also infected by the lively atmosphere around them, and they looked around, as if they had long forgotten the hard work of running all the way.
"Brother Shen, there's an inn in front!"
"Let's go, go over and have a look!"
The fluttering banner of the inn could be seen from afar, and as soon as it got closer, there was a commotion from inside.
Shen Linfeng took a look and saw that most of the people eating at the bottom were dressed uniformly and were armed with weapons. Presumably they are all martial arts gangs who came to participate in the Nanyang rally.
"Yo, heroes, you also came from Nanyang?" a shopkeeper saw Shen Linfeng and the others stop, so he came out of the house.
"Xiao Er, are there any spare rooms in the store?"
The shopkeeper looked around with his feet crossed, and his mouth was full of thoughts, probably counting the number of people. Then, patting his chest and said: "The guest officer can rest assured, our inn is the largest in Nandi City. There are many more guest rooms, so you can just stay there. And most of the heroes who are going to participate in the Nanyang rally live here. How's that? or ...... What are you going to look inside?"
Qiu Ningxue was about to say yes, but Shen Linfeng took the lead and said, "Don't bother, let's go to another house to have a look!"
Qiu Ningxue looked puzzled, but she could only obediently follow behind.
"Brother Shen, why don't you stay at that inn?"
"Didn't you listen to the shopkeeper, there are many sect disciples living in the inn. If there are too many people, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble!"
Qiu Ningxue nodded.