Although Huang Yuchen was shocked in his heart, his face was completely silent, he glanced at Qi Zhengye and Liu Xing'an, who were also surprised, and glanced at the two, signaling to go in and talk.

Liu Xing'an saw Huang Yuchen's eyes, nodded lightly, and pushed Qi Zhengye in front, Qi Zhengye was slightly stunned, and then followed behind Xiao Er and walked to the back hall.

The wine shop in this small city, but the back is extremely spacious, in addition to the front hall, the back hall is also placed more than a dozen tables, at the moment is also full, I really don't know where so many people come from in this remote town.

Following Xiao Er, the three of them went up the stairs and were led by Xiao Er to a room, Xiao Er pushed open the door, introduced the three of them, and then stood at the door, bowed down and asked: "Three guest officers, there is only one room left in the shop, but fortunately, there are three beds in the room, enough for the three guest officers to rest, what else do you have to say, please ask the guest officer to say it together." ”

"Get us some food, get more. Qi Zhengye instructed Xiao Er, Xiao Er nodded lightly, but he was just about to turn around and go out, but Huang Yuchen stood at the door first, he looked at Xiao Er with a smile, and said softly: "Little brother, there are some things we don't understand, can I ask you?"

Xiao Er was obviously stunned, but a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said, "Guest officer, excuse me." ”

"This city is obviously so small, why do so many people come to the wine shop to drink?Also, this town is not marked on any map, how did it come out?" Huang Yuchen kept smiling on his face, but his eyes kept staring at Xiao Er, and he didn't mean to let go at all.

From the beginning of entering this town, he felt that something was not quite right, although the buildings in the town looked a little old, but as a child of the royal family of the Qitian Empire, he knew the history of Qitian very well, when Qitian was expanding, the map was marked extremely strictly, almost all the territory of Qitian was covered by the iron cavalry of the original Qitian Empire, and the imperial map he looked at was marked in every detail, and it was absolutely impossible for a city to be marked.

Moreover, this city is located at the junction of the Siten Sands, the hinterland of Qitian and the vast jungle mountain range, and its location is relatively special, so it is even more unlikely that it will not be marked.

There is only one possibility for such a situation, this city was built after the Qitian Empire conquered here, and the establishment of the city did not notify the provincial residence set up by Qitian here, so it was not marked on the map.

Moreover, this town is crowded with people, although the area is not large, but it is obvious that there are people living here for a long time, and the people you see in the wine shops are not good at first glance, and how can you do it without asking how to do it.

Xiao Er heard Huang Yuchen's question, and also saw his state, but he didn't panic at all, with a sneer on his face, and said: "The guest officer just arrived near here, you don't know, this is Shacheng, which is a place outside the law." ”

"What is the place outside the law? Huang Yuchen frowned and continued to ask.

"I'm afraid that the territory around here was included in the Prayer Heaven a hundred years ago, and it has only been a few decades since the completion of Shacheng. This place does not belong to any province of praying for heaven, it is at the intersection of the three realms, and all those who have committed a crime in the empire and escaped must first pass through Sand City if they want to enter the woodlands or go to the Western Regions. Don't look at our city, although it is small, but its popularity is not low. Obviously, this is not the first time that this little two has answered this question, and Huang Yuchen is definitely not the first person to ask him this question, so the answer is fluent.

"You said that this Shacheng has been established for decades, why didn't the nearby provincial mansion send a sergeant to garrison it? What do you mean when you say that this place is not under the jurisdiction of any official residence?" Before Huang Yuchen could ask, Liu Xing'an on the side asked first.

"Back to the guest officer, let's

The city of Sand is also a few hundred miles away from the nearest imperial mansion, which is inaccessible, and the cost of the official residence to govern here is too high, so no official residence is willing to send people. Moreover, there are very few people who live in Shacheng regularly, and most of the outsiders have cases, and they are all some extremely vicious people, probably the government does not want to spend so much effort to manage it. A few steps ahead, you will enter the dense forest, and after entering the dense forest, you can wander between heaven and earth. Let you say, knowing that all the people who come here are prisoners, whether to arrest them or not? If they are caught, there will inevitably be resistance, and there will inevitably be casualties. If these people flee into the dense forest or into the hinterland of the sand, will they chase or not?"

After listening to Xiao Er's answer, Liu Xingan also frowned. This Xiao Er's answer is also said in the past, Shacheng is a den of thieves, and it is too far away from the hinterland, if you want to pass through here, it will take a lot of expenditure to do it, and these prisoners can pass through a hundred miles of no man's land to get here, there must be no mediocre hands, since they have left the hinterland of Qitian, why bother to chase thanklessly. Shacheng is like a chicken rib to the official residence of the province near Qitian, which can also explain why there are no officers and soldiers guarding it here.

"Go, and get the food we want. Hearing this, Huang Yuchen nodded lightly, got out of the way, Xiao Er bowed and saluted, turned around and went out.

Huang Yuchen closed the door and entered the room to sit at the wooden table in the center, frowning slightly. Suddenly coming to this kind of extralegal place, he, as a child of the Emperor Qi clan, felt that he needed to do something.

"I don't want this city to have so many twists and turns. Qi Zhengye saw that Xiao Er had already left, and sat opposite Huang Yuchen, the whole person lay on the table, glanced at Huang Yuchen lazily, and said, "What do you want?"

Huang Yuchen looked at Qi Zhengye and didn't speak, Liu Xing'an on the side came over, sat next to Qi Zhengye, looked at Huang Yuchen, and said with a smile: "Yuchen, don't you want to bring the lawless people in this city to justice." ”

Huang Yuchen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then smiled, shook his head and said, "No, I'm not so self-conscious." Fang Cai Xiaoer said clearly, this place has existed for decades, on the surface it seems that this is a small city, but such a city can operate for decades, and the people who come here are all lawless people, is it possible that at this stage, no one wants to take the city for themselves? According to the normal development direction, this city seems to be unmanaged, but I am afraid that a unique underground order has already been formed, and it is not something that I can destroy. ”

After Huang Yuchen's words were finished, it was Qi Zhengye and Liu Xingan's turn to be stunned. If this was put before, Huang Yuchen would inevitably say something righteous and awe-inspiring, in the previous Huang Yuchen's view, seeking the benefit of the common people in the world is something he is extremely eager to do in his heart, Liu Xingan originally planned to use these words to persuade Huang Yuchen, but he didn't want him to say it himself.

Liu Xing'an glanced at Qi Zhengye, as Qi Zhengye said, after coming out of the Red Rainbow Sect, Huang Yuchen's temperament has changed drastically, not at all like a young man who has just turned seventeen, and he is much more mature and stable than before.

"It's best if you think so, our purpose is to repair here, and then go into the jungle to explore the cave, this city has nothing to do with us, no matter how long he has existed, no matter whether he has provided shelter to the lawless. Liu Xingan nodded at Huang Yuchen, Huang Yuchen's sudden change, he has not fully adapted.

"I'm more worried about what I've just heard outside. As he spoke, Huang Yuchen's brows couldn't help frowning, and he said, "It seems that the imperial capital is coming out."

There has been a great change, and listening to what those people mean, it seems that my eldest brother has ascended the throne. ”

"If the rumors are true, it's a sea change. Liu Xing'an said: "Although I have not been in the palace for a long time, I still have some understanding of the little prince, according to my estimate, the little prince of Yuanwu will definitely not replace the new emperor, let alone take the initiative to ascend the throne, which is contrary to the concept of survival of the entire East Palace, and it is not at all in line with the character of the little prince of Yuanwu." ”

"How can you be absolutely sure. Qi Zhengye glanced at Liu Xing'an, his head was still resting on his arm, and said: "If this rumor is true, think about it, that is, the battle of the Eastern Wangfu before the imperial capital has won the final victory, the little prince of Yuanwu led the army into the imperial capital, and everyone else has entered the imperial capital, whether he ascends the throne or not, is there any difference? And if you think about it again, if he does not enter the imperial capital, then the imperial capital will always be in the hands of Yang Qin, and the rebellion of the three kings will not be quelled." If he enters the imperial capital, in the eyes of outsiders, the little prince will have the ambition of a king. If you want me to say, anyway, everyone in the world thinks so, then just take advantage of the situation, the current new emperor is also pushed by Yang Qin, and it is not orthodox at all. ”

"What you say is not unreasonable. Huang Yuchen frowned, and said: "Indeed, if I follow the eldest brother on the expedition, in the face of such a choice, I will also advise the eldest brother to enter the imperial capital, no matter what, the imperial capital must not be in the hands of the dog thief Yang Qin." It's just that this news is too weird, according to the normal time analysis, I have only been away from the palace for less than a month, how can the battle before the imperial capital be fought so quickly? Could it be that the Northern Palaces are so vulnerable?"

"That shouldn't be possible. Liu Xing'an continued: "The Northern Wangfu has defeated the combined forces of the Western Wangfu and the Southern Wangfu, and it is absolutely impossible to be vulnerable in the imperial capital. Although the soldiers of the Eastern Wangfu have experienced a hundred battles, and each of them is an elite, it is impossible to defeat the Northern Wangfu in such a short period of time, and there must be some other changes in this, some changes that we don't know. ”

Huang Yuchen raised his head, and was about to say something more, when there were a few soft noises from the door behind him, Huang Yuchen immediately closed his mouth, and Qi Zhengye on the side opened his mouth and asked, "What's the matter?"

"If you go back to the guest officer, the food prepared for you has been prepared. Xiao Er's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in. ”

The door opened, and several attendants followed Xiao Eryu in, and large and small pots and bowls were placed on the table in front of several people, with wine and meat, so it was not rich.

"This is the characteristic of the small shop, please use it slowly for a few guest officers. Xiao Er smiled at a few people, and was about to turn his head and go out.

"Wait a minute. Huang Yuchen glanced at Xiao Er, frowned, and said, "We didn't want so much, how much silver do we need for this table?"

"Just now, the guest officer ordered to let more wine and meat be served, so the small one prepared this table. The guest officer can rest assured that although Shacheng is located in a remote area, there is no shortage of wine and meat, and this table of banquet is enough for only one or two or five dollars of silver. Xiao Er bowed and stood aside, the smile on his face was undiminished, and his tone was calm and firm.

Huang Yuchen looked at the food in front of him, and then looked at Xiao Er, and didn't feel anything wrong, so he asked casually, "Why don't you take money?"

"When a few guest officers leave, they will be collected together, and a few guest officers will use it slowly, and the small ones will retreat first. As he spoke, Xiao Er bowed and slowly retreated.

Huang Yuchen felt that something was not quite right, but Qi Zhengye couldn't stand it anymore, picked up the roast chicken on the table, and gnawed on it.

Huang Yuchen and Liu Xing'an also picked up the dishes and chopsticks, and they had never seen decent food in the snow fields for a few days, and they didn't feel that there was him, so they picked it up and ate it.

"No......" As soon as the meal was entered, Huang Yuchen immediately felt that something was wrong.