Longyang City is the capital of Xiping Prefecture of Wutang Kingdom and an important town of Wutang Kingdom. It has a population of hundreds of thousands and its prosperity ranks among the highest in Wutang Kingdom.
The city wall is more than three feet tall and majestic. Although it is night, the lights on the city wall are brightly lit. Soldiers are patrolling back and forth on the city wall. They are heavily guarded. A flying flag is fluttering in the wind on the city tower.
There is a moat of more than ten feet outside the city wall, which surrounds the entire city. Longyang City has four gates.
The gates of Longyang City were closed at night, and there was a wide open space a hundred feet outside the city gate. There were no people, trees or buildings in the open space.
Longyang City is not a border city. There has been no war in the past hundred years. There are many buildings outside the open space outside the city. Many people live here, all ordinary people who rely on Longyang City to make a living.
Longyang City is a huge city that requires a lot of various resources. These people outside the city make a living by selling vegetables and working in the city.
The sparse residences stretch for miles, with more people than the average small city.
These houses are very simple, many of them are simple adobe houses, but there are all kinds of inns and restaurants.
It's night now, and the entire area is dark, with no light visible.
Ye Xu and others did not get close to Longyang City. They felt the aura of Longyang City's defense formation, and they fell down in the area outside the West City Gate.
"Why do you think the security here is so tight? Is it because of us?" Ye Xu saw something abnormal when he saw the soldiers at the top of the city. There is no war here, so there is no need to be so alert.
"The gang from Qingxu Mountain must have colluded with the officials here to besiege us! Let's kill those dog officials." Leng Ningyan said angrily.
"No way! What can these soldiers do to us? What happened here? I think the Demon Sect must be causing trouble again." Miao Xin retorted, ordinary soldiers basically have no effect on the monks.
"Why is it the Demon Sect that is causing trouble? Can't it be your Immortal Sect that is causing trouble?" Leng Ningyan and Miao Xin started to quarrel.
"Don't make any noise. Can we just go find someone and ask?" Ye Xu also felt that Qingxu Mountain would not use these mortal soldiers to deal with him. It was really unnecessary. Maybe something really happened here.
"Where can I find someone? I've been asleep most of the night, I'm so sleepy!" Ziying grabbed Ye Xu's arm, her eyelids already starting to fight.
"How about I go to the city to investigate, that formation should be useless to me!" Xiang Wenjun said.
"Forget it! Let's find an inn and let's rest first!" Seeing that Ziying couldn't open her eyes, Ye Xu planned to find a place to stay first.
"There are almost no inns open in the middle of the night. It's okay in the city, but it's difficult here. Usually the inns close at dawn. Now if something happens here, I'm afraid they won't open even if we call the door." Miao Xin said.
This is not Blue Star. Blue Star has a lot of nightlife, but people here stay at home at night and hardly go out. The main reason is that it is not safe to go out.
"Let's look for it! If we don't exist, we'll have to deal with it outside all night." Several of them are monks, so it's okay to sleep outside.
Ye Xu carried Ziying on his back, and now Ziying had fallen asleep leaning against Ye Xu. Several people walked around the outside of the city, not to mention, they really found an inn, which was on the edge of the east side of the city.
The inn was very small, with a lantern hanging at the door. It was not closed yet. From outside, I saw a strong man sitting in front of the counter and yawning.
"Let's cover up a little bit, especially Miaoxin. Change your clothes and don't let others see that you are a monk. If Qingxu Mountain is really prepared, Miaoxin you will be too conspicuous." Ye Xu asked Miaoxin to change her clothes. , a little bald nun is so eye-catching, as long as others see it, they will definitely be impressed. If Qingxu Mountain is really prepared, they will know that they are coming.
Miaoxin turned around and changed her look, her hair grew out, she wore ordinary clothes, her appearance also changed a bit, and she looked like an ordinary girl.
Leng Ningyan opened her mouth wide when she saw Miaoxin's appearance. She didn't expect the little nun to have such an ability.
Ye Xu also changed his clothes and looked like an ordinary young man. Leng Ningyan also used her skills and turned into a middle-aged woman. Her appearance changed drastically. Xiang Wenjun was the simplest. She simply disappeared. It's her ghost talent.
Several people walked into the inn. When the strong man in the inn saw the guests coming, he immediately stood up happily. His inn was very small and had no advantage compared to other inns. It was open late at night, although there were very few guests at night. , but he can also catch a few, and he relies on this to maintain the inn.
"How many people are staying in the hotel?" Looking at the few people in front of him, the strong man was very enthusiastic. He knew at a glance that this was a family of four, three generations of grandparents. He couldn't see Xiang Wenjun. As for why he came so late He doesn't care about the hotel, he lives off these people.
"Boss, I didn't expect your inn to be open. We thought we were going to sleep in the open air." Ye Xu said honestly.
"Haha, this is the only one in Longyang City. Our inn is just for guests like you." The strong man boss said with a smile.
"That's a good feeling!"
"Just a few of you, let's start with the ugly news. Our inn closes late, so the charges are a little bit expensive." The strong man owner rubbed his hands and said.
"Understood!" Ye Xu immediately understood what the boss meant. No matter how expensive the hotel was, it couldn't be more expensive. He didn't care about this at all because of his current wealth. This was how the inn made money.
"How many rooms do you want?" The boss hopes that Ye Xu and others want two more rooms, so that he can close the door and rest, and today's business tasks will be completed.
"Two rooms!" Ye Xu didn't ask for more. Asking for more seemed a bit garish.
"Two rooms cost ten taels of silver! Pay first and then check in. Breakfast for tomorrow is included." The strong man looked at Ye Xu and others who were well dressed, but the price they asked was a bit high.
The main currency in circulation among the people of Changfeng Continent is silver. Since this is a world of immortal cultivation, compared to the ancient times of Blue Star, the lives of the people here are much better. Although they are also squeezed by the rich and the government, it is relatively easy to survive. a lot of.
Ten taels of silver to stay in an inn for a night is considered expensive. If it is in the city, it is nothing. But this is outside the city, and the inn is a bit rundown. Ten taels of silver is a bit much. However, since this place is open at night, the price is expensive. That makes sense.
Ye Xu and the others don't know much about prices. Ye Xu has only been here not long ago. He has a large amount of gold, silver and spiritual coins on him. Miao Xin and Leng Ningyan's identities are there. They don't understand this even more. Ziying even more so. Awesome Lord.
Ye Xu gave the boss ten taels of silver, and the burly boss's eyes shone. Unexpectedly, none of these people came with any counter-offers, and looked at them and smiled even more eagerly.
The strong man led several people upstairs, opened the doors of two rooms and left.
"You two share a room, Miss Ziying Wenjun will follow me!" Ye Xu said to Miao Xin and Leng Ningyan.
"Ah? Ziying is so young, little brother Ye Xu, please let me warm your bed!" Leng Ningyan whispered.
"What are you thinking! How about you guys share a room and I share a room by myself!" Ye Xu had black lines on his head and wanted to beat up Leng Ningyan.
"Okay then!" Leng Ningyan chuckled, turned around and walked into a room.
Miaoxin curled her lips and followed in.
Ye Xu walked into another room, put Ziying on the bed and covered her with a quilt.
He sat directly on the chair and started practicing. Since the copper coffin refused to upgrade him, he has been practicing at night. Practice can also replenish his mental and physical strength.
Xiang Wenjun also started practicing, and she wanted to continue studying the disc.
After a night of silence, Ye Xu was woken up by Ziying in the morning.
"Brother, why are you like this?" Ziying sat opposite Ye Xu and looked at Ye Xu curiously.
Ye Xu told Ziying about the disguise. Ziying was very excited after hearing this and planned to play dress-up. However, as a child, she could not change her clothes very much, so she ended up changing into something a little more ordinary.
"Grandma, wake up!" Ziying ran directly to another room and called the door. She found out that the condensed smoke turned into a middle-aged woman, which she found very funny.
"Ziying, what are you calling?" Leng Ningyan opened the door and pulled Ziying in.
"Hahaha!" Ziying was very happy when she saw Leng Ningyan and Miaoxin. She found something fun.
Several people went downstairs and prepared to leave, but were stopped by the enthusiastic and strong boss.
"Guys, we provide free breakfast!" The boss was very enthusiastic about the generous tenants and invited several of them to have breakfast.
Breakfast is very simple, just a few plates of pickles, a bowl of porridge, and a piece of flatbread.
Ye Xu had no objection to such food. Ziying felt it was very fresh and ate it voraciously. Miao Xin was used to such light meals. Only Leng Ningyan frowned a little. As the eldest lady of the Tianmo Sect, she had never eaten anything like this before. Food, but you can only eat it as you go.
As a ghost, Xiang Wenjun doesn't need to eat. Now that she has refined the disk, she can ignore the sun. However, she has been invisible during the day, sitting aside and watching everyone eat.
Except for Ye Xu and several other tenants, they all ate together.
"I heard something happened in the city!" One of the tenants and his companions said while eating.
"Yeah! I heard that the city has tightened its security, but I don't know what happened." Another person said.
"Who knows what happened?" Other tenants also chimed in after hearing this. Everyone likes gossip.
"I don't know! I just heard that there are soldiers patrolling the city now. We don't know what the specific matter is!" someone said.
Everyone was talking to each other, speculating on what was happening in the city.
"I know a little bit about this!" After hearing what the tenants were talking about, the brawny boss became more energetic and brought a big bowl to a table.
"Boss, do you know what happened? Tell us!" Everyone became more energetic and looked at the boss.
The brawny boss liked the feeling of being noticed. He cleared his throat, picked up the big bowl and took a sip of porridge.
"Ahem! You really asked the right person about this. My father-in-law's best friend is working as an errand in the city. I heard what he said! Something happened in the city." The boss said slowly.
"What happened?" The tenants looked at the boss with long necks.
"It is said that a man-eating demon appeared in the city, and many people have disappeared!" the boss said while taking another sip of porridge.
"Cannibalism? Could it be that the Demon Sect has come out to cause trouble?" a tenant asked.
"I heard that even the immortals couldn't find out the reason this time. I heard that this time things are very strange!"
"Why is it weird?" the tenants asked in surprise.
"Then let me tell you. This is all confidential and you won't hear it anywhere else!" the boss said, pretending to be mysterious.
