"Hurry up! It's time to go! Count your numbers and belongings, don't lose them!" the man shouted over and over again, there were really a lot of people in this line, it was estimated that there were nearly a hundred people, and countless horses and goods, and the city gate was full of people, and as soon as the city gate was opened, they were ready to leave.

"I didn't think there would be so many people. Ming Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

"But isn't it, there have been a lot of business trips stranded for a while, and because the front is not very peaceful, they didn't dare to go on the road alone, and when the Li family shouted, they immediately traveled together. A middle-aged man next to him picked up.

"I see. "It seems that this trip, the Li family has really done a good job.

"My name is Liu Dali, I work as a blacksmith in Boiling City, and I see that the little brother is also a person, let's have a companion on the road, so as not to be so boring. The middle-aged man invited.

"It's good to be together together, my name is Gu Mingxuan, I'm going to Dragon City, passing by Boiling City. "People are so hearty, Mingxuan is also happy.

"Longcheng, that's quite far, seeing that the little brother is not very old, how can the family rest assured that you will go to such a far place alone. Liu Dali was very surprised.

"Home?" Ming Xuan was slightly stunned, this word was now far away from him. "I wanted to come out and experience it, so I didn't let my family follow. ”

"Courageous!" Liu gave a thumbs up.

As he spoke, the gates opened, and a hundred or so people began to ...... all the way north

"It's like this, and I don't know when I'll get there. Zhang Chao spat and complained. Zhang Chao also met Mingxuan on the road, went to Boiling City to visit relatives, and was also a cheerful person, and soon got along with them.

"No way, and not everyone travels on horseback like us, most of them are on foot, how can it be fast. Liu Dali looked at the procrastinating team behind him, very helpless.

"Not only that, but we also spent five taels of silver to find a care, and if we really encountered robbers, they would not run fast without horses, and they would not take care of them, so they would have to wait for death. Mingxuan voiced his concerns.

"It's hard to die a hero without money, and it's not easy to make money, so save a little if you can. Life is hard, Liu Dali is quite touched.

"Don't worry, I've done a good job of scouting, this time Li Jiayun's goods are more valuable, I invited a lot of good hands, did I see the five people who walked in the front? But they are all masters, the big man in the middle is the deputy general manager of the Xiongfeng Dart Bureau of our common city, Li Anding! I heard that he is a strong man of the fourth order of martial arts, and if the robbers are interested, they will not pay attention to this trip. ”

"I hope so, everybody wants to be safe. Ming Xuan looked in the direction pointed by Zhang Chao, this Li Anding looked really brave.

"It's so annoying to finally go home and talk about this bird!" Liu Dali still felt angry.

"How much do you earn by striking iron in Boiling City than in Gongcheng?" Ming Xuan said curiously.

"This little brother doesn't know anything. Liu Dali said. "Boiling City is a big city, it is most famous for forging, there are no less than a thousand kinds of iron shops in the city, and they are all high-quality products, although the price is extremely high, but buyers from all over Zhongzhou will still come to buy, and the treatment of natural blacksmiths is also very good. ”

Not only that, the gold and silver jewelry created in the city is also a must, the workmanship is fine, the materials are exquisite, and the carved things are lifelike, exquisite, and the big families all over Zhongzhou are proud to have a piece of jewelry made by the boiling city. Zhang Chao added on the side.

"Forging gold and silver jewelry are all pediatrics, the most famous in Boiling City is forging weapons, I heard that six of the top ten weapons in Zhongzhou are forged in Boiling City, people who practice martial arts in the world do not want to have weapons forged in Boiling City; the largest iron shop in the city, Oujia Iron Village, is built by the descendants of the sword-casting master Ou Zhizi, and the forged swords are all rare swords in the world, and the gold is rare; Ou also has an iron furnace 100 meters square, which is cast for fine iron, and the perennial iron furnace fire is not extinguished, and the iron slurry is boiling, which is the origin of the name of Boiling City. Liu Dali obviously knows better.

"What an eye-opener!" Ming Xuan was fascinated.

"It seems that Brother Liu is also an expert, so how about you look at the sword in Brother Mingxuan's hand. Zhang Chao still looked very unconvinced.

"Yes! Brother Liu will help me take a look. Now Ming Xuan was also interested, and hurriedly handed the sword in his hand to Liu Dali.

"The quality of a sword, to study its hardness, elasticity, sharpness, sword body shape, appearance, etc., with all due respect, the sword of the little brother can only be regarded as extremely average on the whole, and the price will not exceed fifty taels of silver at most. "Liu Dali is straightforward, and he will say whatever he wants.

"Brother Liu really has a vision! This sword really cost me fifty taels. Ming Xuan admired, even Zhang Chao couldn't say anything anymore.

"Little brother this has seen the pursuit of the appearance of the beautiful, but the hardness of the sword itself deteriorates, although sharp, but easy to curl the blade, it is really inferior; our iron shop is also a little famous in casting weapons, if the little brother can be trusted, when you go to Boiling City, you can go to our iron shop to see, and I guarantee to give you the best price!" Liu Dali was very bold.

"When I get to Boiling City, then I must go and see it!" Ming Xuan was also quite looking forward to it.

"Brother Zhang, let me ask you about something. Ming Xuan saw Zhang Chao sullen on the side, and took the opportunity to talk to him.

"Little brother, what's the problem, just say it!" Zhang Chao's expression perked.

"I saw a shop when I was walking around the city today...... "Ming Xuan told him about the strange old man he saw in the city today.

"Oh, this matter is well known in Gongcheng, but it's a long story, the history is a little long, and I don't know if it's true, the old man's name is Xu Hanwen, he is a member of the Xu family, it is said that a long time ago in the Gongcheng Xu family is also an extremely famous family, it is rumored that hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the Xu family went to Liaocheng in the east of the city to talk about business, lost on the way and deviated from the original route, when looking around, found an ancient city, I heard that the architectural style in the city is completely different from the city we usually see, very weird, it looks more like a primitive tribe, but the things inside are intact, and the restaurantteahouse There are all kinds of things that should be in the city of the inn, but there is no one, and the sky in the city is gray, the sun can not be seen, it seems very quiet and gloomy, although the ancestors of the Xu family are very curious, but they are also very afraid, they did not stay long and quickly ran out, looked for the way and ran back, and then they ran to tell each other what happened to them, attracting a lot of people, and then everyone went to the ancient city together, but after arriving at that place and looking for a long time, there was no trace of the city, and there was not even any trace of the city, everyone went so far but found nothing, and they were very angry at the time, saying that the Xu family lied to them, took them to find fun, and left angrilySince then, the Xu family has been ruined in the city, and the ancestors of the Xu family have also been depressed because of this blow, but they have always believed that they have seen the ancient city, may have remembered the wrong route, so they left the ancestral teaching, so that the descendants must solve the mystery of the ancient city, and the Xu family is innocent, the descendants of the Xu family in order to complete the ancestral training, began to look for clues everywhere, trying to solve the mystery, but they found nothing, the Xu family did not give up, and kept searching, the father could not find the son, the son could not find the grandson, and passed it on from generation to generation, but because the Xu family was so unprofessional, the huge family business was gradually lost, and the family began to zeroWhen it came to Xu Hanwen's generation, the Xu family had this vein left, and the family business had been dilapidated, the original street was all the Xu family's industry, but now only that broken shop remains, but he still did not give up, still looking for things from a hundred thousand years ago, hoping to find something, maybe because of the long-term invasion of this, not asking about the world, people have become stupid and stupid, so some ruffians often get some broken bottles and jars for him, saying that it is hundreds of years and thousands of years, defrauding him of money, as long as he hears that it is an antique, he will not hesitate to buy it and study it, so there is a scene that the little brother has seen。

"So are these true or false?" Liu Dali couldn't help but ask.

"After such a long time, who can tell? Anyway, everyone doesn't believe it. Zhang Chao shrugged, it seemed that he didn't believe it either.

"I think it should be true, otherwise the Xu family would not have gone to such great lengths to continue to search for it. Ming Xuan was thoughtful.

"Some people do think so, but some people say that it was the ancestors of the Xu family who deceived everyone and made themselves ruined, so they wanted to maintain this lie and save the last bit of face, so they set up this ancestral precept so that the descendants of the Xu family have been looking for it so meaninglessly, otherwise it would not have been so long without any news, this is a city, and it is not a gadget, and it will be gone if it is not. Zhang Chao said the public's opinion.

"Anyway, the old man is a poor man. Mingxuan felt a little sad for the old man.

"Attention, everyone. The shouts of a guard interrupted their conversation, "There is the Stone Mountain Road not far ahead, if the robbers want to rob, they are usually waiting there, and the time is not early, we will rest here for the night today, recharge our energy, and set off early tomorrow morning, and quickly pass the Guò Stone Mountain Road!"

"Alright, let's find a sheltered place and set up camp for a good rest. Liu Dali dismounted and went to find a place to camp.

"Yes, this day is tiring enough, I ate a little dry food at noon, and now I'm starving to death, so I have to have a full meal at night!" Zhang Chao stretched.

"Okay, I'll make you something to eat in the evening, let's talk about the bonfire!" Ming Xuan said with a smile.