1 The market naturally has a large number of goods from all over the world. Although the Autumn Market is not famous in the world, it has a considerable reputation among merchants. Rare things are valuable, and rare items from other countries can naturally be obtained at a satisfactory price here. Otherwise, countless caravans would travel thousands of miles to Yizhang territory, and they would have to pay for the expenses along the way, and they would have to give up distribution and If the reward money from the people in the caravan cannot be obtained at a satisfactory price, how can anyone be willing to go through such a troublesome journey?
However, in addition to all kinds of rare objects, there are also many business owners who want to find an open space in the corner to earn a few cents due to the excitement of the place. As a result, this large gathering, which was originally bustling with people, became even more lively, and the entire Dongshan City inside and outside seemed like a mess.
It was also difficult for the officials in charge of the Autumn Market to dispatch all the few defenders and government officials they had on hand to perform their duties under such chaos, so that although the entire Autumn Market was lively, there was no crowd. Very bad things happen. Dozens of garrison officials stood at the gates and avenues of Dongshan City, holding a large flag beside them. If there were goods of their own that people wanted to pass along, or children from people's homes were lost, they would use the flags beside them to The flag was waved to inform the defenders on the top of the city, and the defenders at the gates on all sides were ordered to hold the gates and conduct interrogations one by one.
There were too many people in the Autumn Gathering, making it even more inconvenient to manage. Moreover, Dongshan City usually had too few military officers. Therefore, after discussion, several officials had to find some last resort methods from punishments. Anyone who made a difference during the gathering Those who committed crimes were severely punished: those who stole goods and money were given thirty canes and fined one hundred taels of silver, and those who abducted children were punished with one hundred canes and sent to jail to await their fate. As soon as such a strict law came out, many people who had their own calculations in their minds no longer dared to take risks. After all, no matter whether it was the long multicolored staff standing at the yamen door or the fine of one hundred taels of silver, it was not something that ordinary people could bear. of.
Only when Yun Zhong stepped into the city did he remember that Lao Lu should be in the Qiuji City as well. It would be great if he could see him. So the young man who originally lacked interest was quite happy now. Instead, he grabbed his senior brother Liu Qing's sleeve and walked towards the busiest main street in the city.
Even among the crowd, Liu Qing's figure was still much taller than ordinary people. At this moment, he asked the young man to gently hold his sleeves. In the crowd, his figure was inevitably a little swaying, so he helplessly said, " Junior brother, there are more than a thousand merchants in the city. If we search one by one, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find that old Lu even after the autumn market has dispersed. I think it is better to wait until I go to Qiling in the future. It is not too late to search again. The Qiling caravan is always stationed. There are only a few places in the world that are easy to find, so why bother looking for them in such a big place?"
As soon as he said these words, Yun Zhong knew that his senior brother had already figured out what he was thinking. Judging from this meaning, his senior brother did not intend to ask him to search everywhere in the city. For a moment, his head lowered again, with a sad expression. .
"Boy, are you trying to find trouble by standing still in the street and blocking my eyes?" A man behind the two said angrily, his words extremely rude.
Liu Qing patted Yun Zhong on the shoulder and said softly, "Junior brother, let's not block other people's paths. Just walk to the street first." Then she pulled her junior brother and walked directly to the roadside.
The man was dressed very strangely. He had countless oiled and messy braids on his huge forehead. He was wearing a sleeveless fur made of an unknown material. He was extremely tall. Seeing that the two of them seemed a little timid, he spoke from behind. He smiled wantonly and said, "Do you really think you are a young swordsman with a broken sword? You bunch of Western bastards are nothing like that."
As soon as these words came out, many pedestrians around him glared angrily, and even many young and energetic people put their palms on the weapons at their waists with sullen expressions.
On the contrary, the man was confident. He bared his teeth at the people around him and said, "Why do you want to take away the reputation of Xilu Zizi from yourself? I don't want to see if I have such ability." , that is to say, the laws in this city are very strict, so what if you put them outside the city and I will kill you all?"
The sound of this argument naturally attracted many onlookers. Even many people in the caravan raised their heads to watch, all of them were shocked and angry at the man's loud tone.
Liu Qingyun and Zhong temporarily retreated to the street to watch. The scholar was calm and calm, but Yun Zhong had a lot of murderous intent in his eyes, which made the former frown. Whenever encountering bottlenecks in practice, evil fires can often arise for no reason. If the evil fires are sorted out properly and the evil fires dissipate, that would be the best. However, if they linger in the heart, it will definitely be unhelpful to practice and even the character of the mind.
The young man's transformation into trance is the most important step in this practice. If there are any flaws in his mind in the future, it is not to mention that his state is unstable, but his mind may turn violent and unstable. This is also reasonable.
Liu Qing really couldn't think of any good way for the moment, so he had to hold Yun Zhong's shoulders in his arms, and secretly pinched a spell with his other slender hand hidden in the big sleeve of his robe.
Yun Zhong didn't know that his senior brother was worried that he had no choice but to look at the foreign man in the field, his eyes flashing. On the back of the man was a huge sword that was almost as tall as a person. It didn't show much brilliance, but it looked very heavy. He stood proudly, with a dark face full of jest.
"Young heroes, please don't get into trouble." From the caravan not far away from the man, an old man who was half a century old walked out. He cupped his fists and saluted the man, and then sternly said to the people holding swords around him, "This man is He is a person from Dayuan, and on the trade route from Dayuan to here, anyone who sees the knife behind this person will be frightened."
The old man saw these young people, shook his head and sighed, "It's good for young people to be brave, but what if they leave this city? You have to be deflated to be tactful, but this deflated thing can only be eaten once. ." Then he walked to his caravan tent without looking back.
"Junior brother, what do you think of the old man's words?" Liu Qing still smiled and turned to look at the young man.
"Strong means strong, but if you are not strong, you should pull your tail back." The young man said every word.
The scholar's face rarely darkened, but his tone was slower, and there was no hint of anything strange in his heart. "If you are strong, you can indeed solve many unsolvable problems. Standing in the long street, the people around you dare not speak out if you are angry. , that’s really a shameless thing. If you retreat, you will be able to protect others, and if you advance, you will be respected by the world. Practicing diligently seems to be just for this one word."
The young man remained silent.
"Junior brother, look." The scholar pointed behind the man with the giant blade.
In Yun Zhong's eyes, several streaks of light gathered in the long street.
