Lihuo City was originally the royal capital of the southern kingdom, and it was not until more than 30 years ago when the Sixiang Pavilion unified the continent that it was reduced from the capital to the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is divided into three cities: the inner city, the outer city, and the Luo city, and is separated by two moats three meters wide.

There are many temples and palaces in the inner city. After the conquest of the southern kingdom, most of these palaces were converted into high-end hotels and places for dignitaries to play and play. The outer city is the most important living area. Countless houses and small shops of all kinds are scattered in every corner of the outer city. There are large bazaars in the south, east, and west, which provide residents with a large amount of goods for trading and weddings and funerals. These four bazaars are managed by special people and are well organized.

Luocheng is mainly a place where some poor families and poor people live, and most of them are families who work as casual laborers in the city, go to the city to work during the day, and return to their own shacks at night.

If you want to make an analogy, then the people in the inner city are made of gold, the outer city is made of copper and iron, and the city of Luo is grass and trees.

Further afield are the rolling hills.

Wang Chen found a cheap inn in Luocheng in Dongcheng. Although the environment is a little worse, the house is dilapidated, and all kinds of facilities are not complete. Good thing it's cheap. As a fledgling poor bastard, it would be good to have a place to live in such a big city, and Wang Chen didn't want to be too picky.

The shopkeeper's surname was Luo, and he was a bold and honest person, and after chatting with Wang Chen, he was willing to lend his skinny horse to Wang Chen.

Hearing from the boss that there were many strange things in the four major markets in the outer city, Wang Chen decided to take a look first.

I went to the market in Dongcheng first, and there were indeed a variety of things, but most of them were ordinary medicines and mountain goods, Wang Chen's hometown was in the mountains, and he didn't feel too curious. On the contrary, the martial arts supplies he was most interested in were rare.

"Little brother, do you want to buy something related to martial arts? After listening to his description, the boss who sold medicinal herbs shook his head again and again, "But that kind of place is not something that we ordinary people can go, I advise you, don't think about it." ”

"Oh, yes? Wang Chen smiled slightly, thanked the boss of the medicinal herbs, and turned away. Originally, he was just asking, but when he heard the boss say this, a sense of arrogance rose in his heart. Isn't it a place where ordinary people can go? Then I'm going to go and have a look.

He walked and walked.

Speaking of the development of Fire City, it is not bad, and from the perspective of the outer city, the residents perform their duties, but they are also in order.

Wang Chen wandered around and arrived at the gate of the inner city. Looking up at the city gate carved with dragons and phoenixes, Wang Chen also secretly applauded in his heart. The blue brick walls are tall and stocky at the moat, and each piece has been carefully cared for, smooth and shiny. The gates were made of cedar planks, thick and sturdy, opening and closing, and covered with warm pulp. Also full of historical traces are the brass rivets that are embedded in the door, which are smooth and shiny to the touch, like rows of glittering fire bullets.

A few well-dressed guards stood idly at the gate of the city, with their hands in their sleeves, chattering, and the day passed, after all, it was really rare to dare to come to the inner city to find fault. From time to time, they also bully others, showing off their prestige as errands in the inner city.

Wang Chen straightened his clothes and was just about to go inside.

Suddenly, there was a commotion, and several guards stretched their necks as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Pushing and shouting at each other, trying to occupy a favorable position.

"Which one of them is causing trouble in the city. ”

"Eh, that's the people of Jiqingzhai, they have a very good relationship with the government, and it's okay to kill people. ”

Wang Chen took three steps and made two steps to squeeze onto the stone arch bridge on the moat, and many people were already standing on the bridge as if they were joining in the fun. With the idle chatter of the citizens left and right, a middle-aged man staggered out of the city gate.

"Oh, it's Mr. Tang who teaches at Dongshikou. A citizen exclaimed.

Wang Chen couldn't see his face clearly, but if he only looked at his back, he was a poor man, wearing only a tattered linen shortcoat and only a straw sandal on his foot.

Then a few guards followed the three big men with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and in front of them, there was also a young brother with a brocade hat and a jade belt.

"Oh, it's the third boy of Jiqingzhai's shopkeeper, Third Young Master Li. Another citizen exclaimed. Looks like a celebrity. Wang Chen squeezed forward slightly, as if he wanted to see more clearly.

After the third young master Li rushed out of the city gate, he didn't stop a step, like a tiger coming out of the mountain, and kicked the middle-aged man's chest with a "bang", which was a solid kick. The man screamed and sat down on the steps of the arched bridge. The young man did not have the slightest pity, and as soon as he waved, three big men rushed up and punched and kicked the man.

"Li Sanshao is very ruthless. Why did this guy mess with him?" asked a voice in the crowd.

One of the most important aspects of civic culture is to watch the excitement. If you want to listen carefully in the crowd, you can hear a story that is better than a storyteller. It doesn't matter if you know it or not, as long as you ask, someone will definitely answer.

I don't know which insider in the crowd began to answer, "Don't you know, I heard that Mr. Tang's ancestor was the auxiliary minister of the southern kingdom, and he left a family heirloom for him." It's not that his wife is seriously ill and is in a hurry to use the money, so he took the things to Jiqingzhai to auction. As a result, Ji Qingzhai took it for appraisal for a few days and returned it to him, saying that it was fake and worthless. He was in a hurry, and he ran here for several months, and he was beaten several times. ”

"What's that?" someone asked again.

"Who knows. Hey, I have a brother who is on an errand in the inner city, yes, this thing is true at all, it's just that Ji Qingzhai wants to take it by force, so he dropped the bag. This time it wasn't the same person who answered.

"Yes, yes, I've heard that, too. So Old Tang was not convinced, so he looked here again and again. It's so pitiful, I live near them, and his wife is probably not around for a few days. Another man sighed.

"Is that thing real or fake?" As people who watched the excitement, they didn't care about what happened to Old Tang's wife, on the contrary, they wanted to know whether the legendary Jiqingzhai had dropped the bag.

"Then who knows! I see, eighty percent of Ji Qingzhai has taken a fancy to other people's things and wants to take them for himself!"

"It's also possible that Old Tang is crazy about money, and he went to slander Jiqingzhai!"

"Looking for Jiqing Zhai to make money, he is the birthday boy who hanged himself - he thinks his life is long. ”

Wang Chen listened to all kinds of discussions with his ears sideways, and he already knew the general things. The group fight by the city gate had ended, but Third Young Master Li had no intention of leaving, his face was full of anger, his mouth was scolding, and he spat in Mr. Tang's face while kicking from time to time.

Wang Chen clenched his fists vigorously, he didn't like this kind of bullying thing. Now that he has seen it, then don't blame this hero for being nosy! Wang Chen buttoned the straw hat that had been hanging behind him on his head, ready to squeeze into the front of the crowd.

I had just squeezed less than two meters, but I heard another commotion on the other side of the bridge.

"Get out of the way!" a fierce shout came from across the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, the crowd of people watching the excitement on the bridge was squeezed by a strong force. Wang Chen was squeezed by the fat man in front of him and almost fell into the moat. He was clinging to the stone railing, and his waist was about to be broken. Just climbed straight up the railing.

"It's the 'Scar-Eyed Dragon' of Higashikou. Wang Chen heard the fat man under his feet roar.

"Who is the Scar-Eyed Dragon?" he asked, looking down, but no one answered him in the noise.

Fortunately, the crowd had separated, Wang Chen looked up, and a young man in short leather armor was hurrying inward, with a long scar on his face, which was pulled from the corner of his eye to his chin, and it seemed to be the legendary "Scar-Eyed Dragon". He was followed by several men.

Wang Chen's eyes swept over them one by one, and when he swept to the last person, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"This dude is here too. ”