Taiyue City, the imperial capital of the Daqian Dynasty and the second most prosperous city in the Eastern Region, has been around for tens of thousands of years. Although it has gone through several wars, it still stands firm and condenses the atmosphere of the dynasty.
In the early morning, Ye Ling, Jiu Ye, and Xu Guo sat in a carriage and headed towards Taiyue City. Today I will take Ye Ling to the escort agency to sign up and officially join it.
The carriage entered through the city gate, followed the path slowly into the city, and headed towards the west of the city.
Along the way, I saw that the streets were crowded with people, and there were many tall buildings and palaces on both sides. It was really lively, exactly: "
When you wake up in the morning, the sun is not setting in Beijing, and you can enjoy the haze in Jade Street.
The columns in Zhuji City are in chaos, and the Luoqi Road is full of beauty.
The palaces and towers are dangerous and dangerous, and the pavilions and pavilions are extravagant.
Such a bustling place in the world is worthy of the emperor's home in the imperial city. "
Xu Guo introduced the scale of Taiyue City to Ye Ling: "The size of Taiyue City is thousands of miles in circumference. The center of it is the Imperial City, and the next layer is the residence of the princes, nobles, officials and officials. The outermost part is They are ordinary monks and common people."
Ye Ling raised his eyes and looked around, and could vaguely see some towering attics in the imperial city, which were very majestic.
As they spoke, the sun was rising, and a carriage carried the three of them to the door of a escort agency, with the word "Longxing" hanging on the plaque.
Outside the Zhuqi gate is a pair of stone lions, and a couplet hangs on the doorpost: "
The escort spreads to the four seas, and all the brothers are brothers in the four seas, and they can travel to peace and tranquility in the world.
The letter reaches all nine states, and its good reputation spreads among all nine states, and it can uphold the moral principles of the Spring and Autumn Period. "
After getting out of the car, Xu Guo led Ye Ling up the nine steps and entered the gate, but only saw a bluestone path in the front yard, leading to the front courtyard. On both sides of the road are weapon racks with eighteen kinds of weapons arranged. There are thousands of pounds of locks and meteor hammers on the ground for the bodyguards to exercise their bodies on a daily basis.
Entering the vestibule, you are faced with four screens, with Suzhou embroidery on them, which are beautiful and beautiful. The embroidery depicts singing and dancing, singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
After turning around the screen, there is a large courtyard, with square mahogany tables arranged on the left and right, and rosewood chairs, a total of 2816. In the middle is a sandalwood armchair, and a picture of the Taoyuan sworn brotherhood is hung on the back wall.
As soon as Xu Guo arrived, someone immediately came forward and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, why are you here free? Is there something important?"
Xu Guo patted Ye Ling on the shoulder and said, "Brother Ye Ling is here to sign up. Go and ask Brother Wang to come over!"
The man responded, turned around and ran to the backyard. Ye Ling looked over and saw that the backyard was full of houses, where the bodyguards of the bodyguard agency lived.
Not long after, Wang Shu hurried over, and Master Jiu also happened to walk in.
When Wang Shu saw Ye Ling, he smiled loudly and said: "Brother Ye Ling can join me in Longxing, which really makes me more powerful! Come on, brother Ye, I'll call everyone together right now!"
As he spoke, Wang Shu summoned the many escorts in the escort agency, introduced Ye Ling to everyone, and after drinking the meeting wine, Ye Ling officially joined the Longxing Escort Agency.
That night, a banquet was held in the Longxing Escort Bureau to celebrate Ye Ling's joining. The lights inside and outside the courtyard were brightly lit, as bright as day.
Everyone held up the wine and drank happily.
Ye Ling also drank many drinks, but he was not drunk.
Taking advantage of the chaos on the table, he ran out and sat in the yard staring at the moonlight in a daze.
"Is the moon beautiful?"
Wang Shu walked forward with a smile and stood beside Ye Ling.
"We can only look at the moon," Ye Ling said calmly, "It would be great if we didn't need to look at the moon."
Wang Shu raised the wine jar in his hand, took a sip, sat next to Ye Ling, and said: "I can see that you are still young, but you have had a very high level of cultivation. You should be a disciple of the Immortal family. I'm afraid. What happened to me led to my current situation, so I am always worried."
Ye Ling couldn't deny it: "It's all gone like a cloud of smoke, and it will never be the same again."
"No," Wang Shu shook his head: "Those clouds and smoke have always been in your heart, lingering. Maybe there is something you are reluctant to part with."
Hearing this, Ye Ling's heart tightened, he took a deep breath and remained silent. Perhaps it was really because I was reluctant that I didn't want to take that step.
Wang Shu handed him the wine jar and said, "Wine can't relieve sorrow, but it can make people sober. What you think about when you are drunk is what you want most."
Ye Ling looked at the wine jar. After a long time, he took it and drank it all in one gulp. However, he couldn't get drunk. Did he not want to? Still don’t want to? He never had an answer.
Wang Shu stood up and walked into the house, saying as he walked: "You have to figure everything out by yourself. After all, other people's words are not as good as falling on deaf ears, and they can still be warm and cool."
Ye Ling still raised his head, looking at the bright moon, in a daze...
…
In the garden of a mansion in the city, a figure shuttled quickly, not knowing where it was going.
Not long after, the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, and loud shouts were heard: "A thief has broken in, catch the thief quickly!"
"Don't let him run away, hurry up and chase him!"
A middle-aged scribe wearing a long gown stood at the door of the study and shouted loudly: "We must catch the thief, and we must not let him go!"
The man in black was surrounded from all sides. In a panic, he happened to bump into a group of servants:
"Come quickly, the thief is here!"
"Let's see where you go this time, or you won't be caught without mercy!"
"Everyone come together, we must not let him escape!"
When the man in black saw this, a wave of Taoism surged around him, knocking all the mortal monks away, screaming in agony.
The servant who came later took a look and exclaimed: "No, it's a monk, hurry up and ask for the trainer!"
As the speaker spoke, an old man with a green scarf and gray beard came out of the air. The Tao power around his body was stirring, and the Tao rhyme was flowing. He shouted: "Let me see where you are running!"
The man in black knew he was outmatched, so he hurriedly fled.
The old man's Dao energy circulated around his body, and he struck out a palm from the air, hitting the man in black in the back.
The man in black spurted out a mouthful of blood, but used this power to cross the high wall and disappear into the deep alley.
The middle-aged scribe hurried over just now. The old man landed on the ground and bowed his hands: "Sir!"
The middle-aged scribe looked gloomy: "Where are the people?"
The old man said: "This man's cultivation is not weak, so he escaped by chance. However, he received a slap from me and is seriously injured now. He cannot escape far at all. The old slave will lead people to chase him now!"
"We must capture him!" the middle-aged scribe said coldly: "Whether he lives or lives, the key is that the things he stole must not fall into the hands of others!"
"Don't worry, sir. This old slave will lead people to chase him now, and we will never let him escape!"
"Also," the middle-aged scribe ordered again: "Try to hide it from others, and don't make a big show of it!"
"Old slave understands!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man ordered his men, each holding torches and sticks, to chase them out separately.
At the other end of the street corner, a bearded and ragged swordsman was lying on a pile of hay and sighed: "I'm so hungry. If I had known better, I wouldn't have been brave. With a group of escorts, at least I won't have to worry about food and drink!"
This person was none other than Qin Xiao, who came to Taiyue City with Ye Ling and the others.
Qin Xiao held the iron sword in his arms, looked up at the night sky, and said: "God, I am also the best hero in the world, can't you do something good and give me a chance to do justice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a series of rapid footsteps, and then a man in black ran up to him. Unable to hold on any longer, he fell to the ground and passed out.
While Qin Xiao was in a daze, the voices of a group of chasing people came from behind: "Quick! Let's chase this way, we must not let him run away!"
Qin Xiao's mind suddenly changed, and he quickly ran over to pick up the man in black who fell to the ground, hid him in a pile of straw under him, and then pretended to be asleep, snoring like thunder.
Not long after, those who were chasing came here. When they saw Qin Xiao, they stepped forward and kicked him awake: "Get up quickly!"
Qin Xiao pretended to be awakened and looked timid: "What are you going to do?"
The leader asked: "Let me ask you, have you seen any suspicious people passing by here?"
Qin Xiao said helplessly: "I was sleeping, how could I know who was there!"
A person behind him frowned and said, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking to a beggar? Let's go quickly!"
So, a group of people found a direction and hurriedly chased after him. I didn't notice anything strange about Qin Xiao.
After they walked away, Qin Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He pushed aside the haystack and saw blood pouring from the corner of the man in black's mouth. He was so frightened that he turned pale: "What's going on with you?"
The man in black tremblingly raised a storage ring in his hand and said weakly: "This... is very important... you have to... keep it..."
Before he finished speaking, his injuries occurred and he died.
Qin Xiao was so frightened that he quickly picked up some storage ring from the man in black and put it in his arms. Then he covered the body with a pile of hay and ran away. The further away, the better.
"Oh my God, what I want is to act chivalrously and do justice, not to seek death! You treat me like this, which makes me very embarrassed!"
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Under the cover of night, in Nuoda's Taiyue City, someone was looking for a thief like a needle in a haystack. As a result, he was stopped by a group of patrolmen.
An official in black robes sat on the back of a divine horse and shouted in a cold voice: "At the feet of the Emperor, in Taiyue City, you are so lawless. Could it be that you want to rebel!"
The old man in the mansion bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, we are all members of Zhao Shangshu's palace. Zhao Shangshu has asked us to have something important to do, so please be accommodating."
"You bastard!" The black-robed official glared angrily and shouted, "How can the king's laws tolerate personal affairs here? If you don't go back, I will punish you immediately according to the law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of soldiers and horses each showed their weapons and surrounded the old man and the servants.
At this moment, the middle-aged scribe, wearing a purple robe and an official hat, came out of the air and bowed his hands to the black-robed official: "Master Song is really diligent. He is still patrolling the streets so late at night. It really makes me proud." The official is ashamed!"
The black-robed official also raised his hand to return the salute: "Master Zhao, you should know that according to my Daqian regulations, people are not allowed to walk around freely on these streets. How can you still know the law and break the law?"
The middle-aged scribe's face was a little downcast and he said: "I don't dare to know the law and break it. These servants don't know the rules and bumped into Mr. Song. I will let them go back now."
The black-robed official nodded and asked, "But I don't know what Mr. Zhao has to do to make these people go out late at night. Can you tell me?"
The middle-aged scribe did not dare to tell the truth, so he smiled and said: "It's just a trivial matter, so don't talk about it. Mr. Song has official business to do, so I won't bother you. I'll take my leave!"
After saying this, the middle-aged scribe returned with his servants.
A person next to the black-robed official whispered: "Sir, Zhao Shangshu is like this late at night, there must be something ulterior to him!"
The black-robed official nodded, and anyone could tell. But he said: "Although it is suspicious, we cannot speculate casually. Let's continue patrolling the streets!"
Afterwards, a group of people continued to patrol the streets, and Taiyue City was still peaceful...
