Chapter 2 "Exposed"
Although he is accustomed to seeing the high-rise buildings of the modern city, this somewhat "cold" city still brings Mu Qing a different style, although the buildings on both sides of the street are of different materials, they are all antique; the shops on the street are tall and spacious, or old or new wooden plaques are engraved with different shapes, and the flagpoles outside the door are hanging quietly, and the corners occasionally shake a few times, bringing people a heat wave, but they quickly calm down. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Mu Qing looked at the buildings on both sides with interest, occasionally identifying the name of the store and the business. It's a pity that he didn't know about ancient buildings, otherwise he could make some judgments on the carvings on these buildings, and at this time he could only judge the craftsmanship of the masters hired by each shop from the appearance.
Although there are a lot of buildings on the street, the black and white tones and the same architectural style will soon make people feel bored, and after looking at it for a while, Mu Qing lost interest and sat lazily on the carriage.
The sun was scorching, there were few pedestrians on the street, and after learning from Li Laohan that he would have to walk a little longer to reach the acquisition site, Mu Qing opened his mouth to inquire: "Uncle Li, what is the origin of the military master surnamed Sun, you seem to be quite familiar with him?"
"Drive, drive!" Li Laohan was not surprised by this, he paid the money well and entered the city but was stopped halfway, anyone had to ask the other party's origin, he drove the old horse twice, shrank back to avoid the sun on the top, and waited for him to find a comfortable posture, then replied to Mu Qing:
"This Sun family is a long story, it is the number one family in this Nanshan City. Didn't I say it in the city gate before, this Sun Jun Lord and we are fellow villagers, and opposite our house is his old house. His ancestors were originally hunters in the village, and they didn't get married in their thirties, and they didn't know how to make a fortune, so they moved here to marry a wife and have children......
"Alas, it's far away. I heard that Sun Orion has turned around since he came here, married a wife, had children to do business, and earned enough money. He is a good person, and when he makes money, he still remembers helping the village, and he paid for the bridges and roads in the village. When I was a child, I saw him go back to the village to worship his ancestors, and then I heard that when he was old, he stopped coming out, and it is said that there were immortals who taught him to practice, at least until now, I have not heard any news of the Sun family's funeral. ”
Li Laohan paused, as if recalling something, and then continued to speak, not noticing the glint in the eyes of the young man next to him when he heard the words "Sun Orion", and the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.
"In the early years, this place was called 'Wujia Town', which was the territory of the old Wu family, and it is said that even the land here was the ancestor of the Wu family, and then somehow, the Wu family declined. In the early years of the war, the children of the Sun family were killed and injured a lot, so the reputation was not obvious, and when the war was settled, the rich families here were all moved away, and the Sun family became the first family in Nanshan City. ”
"Then Sun Jun's name is Sun Gen, I heard that he is the grandson of Sun Orion, and if you calculate it carefully, I will send him two generations. He used to go back to his hometown with his family to worship his ancestors, and I often went to the city to sell some mountain goods, so I met him. He is only in his twenties this year, and he is very skilled at a young age, anyway, he is much stronger than our crop style, and I think he was the military marquis of this Nanshan City, with thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. In the past few years, the city has changed the king's flag, and he has withdrawn it, but he didn't expect to send him here to watch the city gate. Alas......"
Mu Qing heard this, and it was a little clear, no wonder that Sun Gen was so cultivated but could only guard the city gate, thinking that it was a change of dynasty, and it was natural for the new dynasty to suppress the old dynasty. It's just that he can't figure it out, he clearly hides it well, but why someone finds out the flaws, it is said that Sun Gen's cultivation should not be able to see what is.
Turn back in time to the moment before they entered the city. When the military marquis on the city tower were talking, Mu Qing was still amazed by the building in front of him, although he had already known that this world was extraordinary, ordinary people practiced martial arts, and even a teenager had more strength than most adults in his original world, but the momentum of this city wall was too magnificent, and the city wall of more than 20 meters high in the surrounding cities may not be able to find a few people who could easily jump over, Mu Qing looked up for a while, and then from the top of the tall flagpole in front of the gatehouse, a seal script "Qin" character came out! The entire city wall is made of huge stones, which looks tall and majestic, and there are no traces of war on the blue-black city wall, and I don't know what to guard against. With this height alone, coupled with the deep and unknown number of long door openings, it took a lot of effort to build this city gate, and Li Laohan told him with a disdainful expression of "young people have never seen the world" that this "small city" is only a dozen miles in radius, which makes him even more astonishing - this amount of work is enough to move a hill away, if it is a big city in Li Laohan's mouth, should it be a mountain as a wall?
The carriage walked slowly and leisurely across the wide moat, and before he walked in front of the soldiers standing guard, Li Laohan hurriedly took Mu Qing off the car, led the horse, and hurriedly buckled two copper plates from his belt without waiting to get close, and some reluctantly held them to the guard commander, casually still greeting "The military master has worked hard" or something like that, the weather was hot, the captain reached out and took the copper coin, threw it into the big basket beside him at will, and sent out two "clanging bells" Then I asked some questions, checked a few times at random, and let go--such a hot day, and under the sun, no one wanted to do a few more movements.
Only then did he walk under the shadow of the city wall, a burst of coolness came to his face, Li Laohan raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and looked back at the big basket behind, as if he was still a little reluctant to buy the road money before, he glanced at the full carriage under it, and no longer cared, leading the old horse slowly towards the city gate.
There were still one or twenty soldiers in the city gate hole, compared to their counterparts outside, in this shady door hole, they didn't know how much they enjoyed, and walked to a wooden table, Li Laohan recounted to the sitting soldiers to register, just as he felt a few copper coins with some pain, a rather majestic voice behind him stopped him: "Since Mr. Li has already paid the money for entering the city, these are not necessary." Nowadays, the harvest in the fields is not good, and it is not easy to make some money. ”
Li Laohan looked up and looked forward, he squinted his eyes and recognized it for a while before he hurriedly shook it, and said with some joy: "It turned out to be Sun Junhou, why do you have time to come to the city gate to inspect." ”
Mu Qing only heard an inaudible sigh from the dim city wall, and then the previous voice sounded again:
"I'm no longer a military marquis, and now I'm just a five-hundred-hundred. Now he has been ordered by the military of Shangguan to stick to the city gate. ”
As soon as the words fell, there was a sigh, "Now that the weather is hot, it is not easy for everyone to live!"
Li Laohan also sighed, "Alas, if it is hot and rainy today, I am afraid that there will be no harvest in the field, so I don't want to get some mountain goods to subsidize the family." Alas, God doesn't give people a way to live......"
Mu Qing felt that his gaze fell on him, which made his already cautious spirit tighten a little.
"This little brother is a little raw, I don't know if it's ......"
"Oh, look at me so confused," Li Laohan patted his forehead, "His name is Mu Qing, the elders of the family were trapped in the mountains to avoid the war, and he didn't come out until his generation, don't you come into the city with me to see and see." Saying that, he stretched out his hand and pulled Mu Qing, "Mu Qing, haven't you seen Master Sun soon, Lord Sun is still our fellow villager!"
Mu Qing followed and took two steps forward, bowing his head in the same way as Li Laohan, "Mu Qing has seen Master Sun!" He felt that gaze looked up and down on him again, making him feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"Brother Mu has an extraordinary appearance, there must be some origins in the family, if you have time, you might as well come to Sun to sit here, now that the court is recruiting talents, Brother Mu may get an official position and soar into the sky. ”
After Mu Qing finished saluting, he raised his head and quietly looked at the Sun military master, only to see a handsome young officer wearing black armor and a long sword hanging from his waist, about twenty years old, sitting by the dim wall, although he was sitting, Mu Qing measured that his height should not be lost to himself, but then again, it seems that the people in this world are very tall. Although the officer's tone was kind, the strong momentum on his body still made people dare not look directly, after listening to him, Mu Qing saluted again, and replied somewhat calmly:
"Thank you Jun Jun Sun for your appreciation, Mu Qing has been used to being wild in the mountains and forests since he was a child, and he has no knowledge and does not understand the rules, so he should not be appreciated by Jun Jun Sun, but I am afraid that he will not be able to be an official. "At first, he planned to live a leisurely life, but now although his goals have changed somewhat, after some things, he no longer wants to be at the mercy of others. Moreover, this Li Jun majored in extraordinary, but he was an officer of the former dynasty, and now he is being suppressed, if he recommends him, I am afraid that he will also sit on the cold bench for a long time.
Sun Junzhu didn't care, only heard him chuckle: "That's it! Everyone has their own ambitions, if it weren't for the military position, Sun would really be a little envious of Brother Mu's leisurely ease." Well, it's not too early, you better hurry into the city, and you can go back to the mountain sooner. ”
Mu Qing and Li Laohan hurriedly saluted and said goodbye, and then took the old horse and prepared to enter the city.
The carriage moved slowly, and before he had taken two steps, the military master surnamed Sun suddenly sniffed twice, and then his face tightened, and he casually picked up Changge next to him to stop the carriage, and shouted: "There is a demonic spirit, stop me quickly!"
Hearing only the sound of "Huo", the surrounding soldiers drew their swords and aimed at the two of them, and even the soldiers outside rushed in with weapons under the leadership of their respective commanders. The two teams of men and horses one after the other, blocking the two people and the carriage in the hole of the city gate.
Mu Qing's heart jumped, and he didn't know what went wrong. The old man Li was even more confused, and he hurriedly explained: "Master Sun, the old man and Brother Mu are all fellow villagers with you, and this car is full of medicinal herbs and fur in the mountains, and there is a little dry firewood, which the old man is ready to sell for money, how can there be any monsters." Besides, as far as our mountain people have the ability, some monsters have already eaten it, so why wait until now!"
With a wave of his left hand, Sun Junzhu immediately went to the car with a sword to check it, and searched for a while, but he couldn't find anything, the car was full of animal skins, dried meat and herbs, and half a carriage of dry firewood. After the sergeant finished reporting, Sun Junzhu slowly pulled out the long sword at his waist, and the tip of the sword pointed at Mu Qing.
"Mr. Li's father-in-law and Sun naturally understand, but this Brother Mu has a somewhat unknown origin, please give an explanation. ”
Seeing this, Li Laohan hurriedly waved his hands and shouted: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! This little brother Mu has been identified by the land lord in the village, where can it be a monster!"
When the surrounding soldiers heard this, their expressions were a little relaxed, but the Sun Army Master still had a grim expression, he adjusted his body, as if he was accumulating strength, pointing at Mu Qing's long sword, the light was uncertain, as if he would react at any time.
"I heard that the land temple in the village has long been gone, and this little brother Mu seems to have mediocre kung fu, but the mountain is extremely dangerous, how can ordinary people survive easily. Although I can't see what he has cultivated, it can put a lot of pressure on people, and I can't say that my cultivation is still above Sun. ”
Mu Qing was a little overwhelmed at this time, he was not good at words, and he had never dealt with this kind of thing, when he walked across the moat, he faintly felt that there was a formation underground, restricting his earth escape technique. In terms of cultivation alone, he should be able to defeat Sun Junzhu, but it will take some time, but the breath above his head and in the city makes him dare not make any moves, just afraid that he will be blocked in the city gate if he makes a move.
Suddenly, the light in the city gate dimmed, and then a soldier in black helmet and black armor appeared next to Sun Junzhu, he bowed, and then said in an indifferent tone: "Sun Five Hundred Lord, the military marquis has an order, let these two people enter the city!"
The military master surnamed Sun received the sword in return, "hi" to receive the order, and then waved his hand at the surrounding subordinates, signaling them to disperse, the black-armored guards and the soldiers under the city saluted silently, and then turned back, his movements were crisp and neat, without dragging mud and water, and his skills were better than the rest of the soldiers.
When the soldiers dispersed with the commander, Sun Junzhu waved his hand at the two who were still a little afraid to move, and turned around and walked into the shadows of the city gate.
"Alright, you can go!"
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief this time, wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads, and then led the horse away silently. After their figures disappeared outside the city gate, someone in the darkness beckoned, "You, go follow the two of them!"