A group of three people and one cat put the carriage in the yard and went to the restaurant in the center of the town, Wutong Pavilion.
At first glance, you can tell that this name is based on Phoenix City, Fengqi Wutong.
The name is grand, and the scale is not small. It is a three-story building with a brick and wood structure. The decoration is also very grand. The carvings in the lobby and private rooms are all from the legends here.
They chose the private room on the second floor. It was just around eight o'clock, and there were still many people eating in the lobby on the first floor.
It's not like they want to hear any news, and if there are a lot of people, if someone comes to assassinate them, it's easy to implicate innocent people, and it's hard to guard against them.
While waiting for the food, Qingyan studied the carvings, calligraphy and paintings in the private room with great interest.
Because Zhao Rixin had been here before, he didn't find it novel anymore, and helped her explain some of the details, which he had heard from the officials who entertained him when he first came.
When she heard him talk about the Nail Fengjing, Qingyan became even more interested.
Her descendants in her own world also heard this legend and even went to see it. The well still existed after thousands of years.
Legend has it that the phoenix that often appears in Chenliu brings good luck to Chenliu.
When Confucius passed by this place, he was surprised by the supernatural power here and sighed, "It's a pity that I was not born here."
However, when a very bad southerner passed by here, he was jealous of the good feng shui here, so he dug deep wells in the east, west, and south directions, shaped like the head and two wings of a phoenix, each called a deep well. Nail Fengjing.
At this point, Chen Liu's feng shui was completely destroyed, and his fortune was getting worse day by day. The pinned phoenix later turned into a chicken. In this way, Chen Liu could only serve as a chef, and all chickens were particularly good at cooking.
Legend has it that in order to restore the feng shui of this place, people in the town need to worship devoutly for three days and then fill the Nailfeng Well with white flour. In this way, the feng shui can be restored and Chenliu can once again become a high-ranking official.
But let’s not say that this trick is ineffective, let’s just say that the three wells are bottomless, and it is not easy to fill them up.
In addition, the water in the three wells is extremely sweet, and people living nearby like it very much. The current Chenliu people neither believe in the legend nor care whether there will be another high official, and just want to live their own small life.
These legends are just a joke that Chen Liuren talked about after dinner.
Qingyan also felt that this method was not very reliable. It was just a matter of paying homage sincerely. Filling the well with white flour was simply nonsense.
This kind of thing that wastes people, money, and wastes food, how can it be a good thing? When you hear it, you will know that it is just made up by people.
As for the existence of the phoenix, she believed in it. After all, there were only two ancient beasts in their family, as well as the black bird, the gale, the moon night wolf, and the Xun wind leopard. Shouldn't these all be legendary existences? They haven't appeared yet.
But it should be said that the chicken cooked by Chen Liu is indeed delicious. The chef and the others are out of reach now, but the chicken from Wutong Pavilion is excellent.
Because Zhao Rixin had been here before, he probably still remembered the food when he was served last time, so he ordered all the signature dishes here.
Among them are three chicken dishes, one is chicken, one is roast chicken, and one is jade chicken soup.
The taste is very good. I heard from the waiter that they are all made from chickens raised by local farmers. Only the chickens here can make this kind of taste, and they cannot be made from other places. It should be related to the water and soil here. .
After eating, they walked slowly back to the backyard of the Yamen to rest. They were quite tired and nervous on the way.
Because they had already made the bed before leaving, so when they came back, they only needed to wash up briefly before sleeping.
This courtyard is not only occupied by people like them, there is also a row of houses in the front row, where the yamen who are responsible for patrolling the town live, so there are people taking care of it.
There is not only a well in the yard, but also a kitchen, and hot water is always supplied.
Because the yamen officers patrolled in shifts and would go out on patrol twice in the evening, and the time they came back was uncertain, the kitchen was almost always stocked with hot water, especially in winter.
Because they were walking back from dinner, the three of them were almost done eating. Qingyan lay on the bed and fell asleep almost instantly.
But soon she was woken up. Qingyan opened her eyes and saw Chou Chou. She felt that she had only slept for a short time before being woken up by it. She hugged it and rubbed it angrily.
Chou Chou knew it was because he didn't have enough sleep, so he let her rub him without resisting.
When Qingyan woke up completely, she realized that she was already on the bed in the Chou Chou Space room.
He sat up, looked down at Chou Chou and asked, "When did you catch up with me? Was shopping fun today? Aren't you tired? Why didn't you go to bed earlier and brought me in in the middle of the night?"
Chou Chou came out of her arms, sat aside, and then replied: "I had a lot of fun shopping today. Huang Xiaowu and I spent the whole day shopping, visiting the entire market, and even the ones in Dongcheng. I also visited the store.
It was Huang Xiaowu's first time to visit the capital openly. He was so excited that he visited almost all the places outside the capital and bought a lot of things. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when he caught up with him.
It couldn't keep up with me, so I put it directly into the space. I ran here by myself and it took less than an hour to get there. "
Qingyan nodded. Chou Chou's speed was comparable to that of later generations of cars. Of course, it was not a drive-thru car. It was still a little slower than that. After all, this place is only more than thirty kilometers away from the capital. According to the speed of later generations of cars, in I can travel 100 kilometers on the highway in one hour.
Then he asked again why she was brought into the space in the middle of the night and why she couldn't talk about anything tomorrow.
Chou Chou usually wouldn't do this kind of thing, and nothing urgent would disturb her rest.
Chou Chou nodded and replied: "There must be something going on, I'm here too, so Chen Liu was called in by Xuan Niao.
Originally, when I got here, I wanted to sleep outside with you, but Xuanniao kept making a noise and called me in. "
Qingyan asked curiously: "What's wrong with it? Hasn't it been in retreat?"
Since reinforcing Taoist Kongxian's formation, Xuanniao has been in seclusion to absorb the demon pill. Unexpectedly, it poured out here. It seems that it has been absorbed.
She didn't know what else it had discovered that made Chou Chou so anxious to call her in. Then she suddenly thought of where this place was and had some guesses.
"Chou Chou, did it ask you to come in because of the Phoenix?"
Chou Chou's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "How do you know? I haven't told you yet."
Qingyan smiled and said: "It's no coincidence. I just heard about Phoenix City today, and I was wondering if the Phoenix really appeared here, and whether the Nail Phoenix Well was real. The Phoenix was pinned.
And the Black Bird guy is a bird monster. If this place is really related to the Phoenix, he will definitely feel it, so I naturally guessed in this direction. "
Chou Chou nodded, "You're right, what I want to talk about is about the Phoenix. Xuanniao told me that it felt that the fire aura here was very strong, which was very suitable for its cultivation.
And I also feel a very close aura. If possible, let us help it find it. There should be Phoenix true blood nearby, or something that is a descendant of the Phoenix family.
If it could be absorbed, it might be able to be reborn from the ashes, unlike its current state of soul body. "
Qingyan's eyes lit up when she heard this. She liked this kind of treasure hunt game the most. She immediately put on her clothes and shoes, picked up Chou Chou and walked out.
"Let's go and ask Xuanniao to see if it can sense where that thing is."
Chou Chou quickly tugged on her clothes and said, "Wait, wait, no need to go out, the Black Bird Soul Pearl is on the table."
Qingyan stopped, smiled awkwardly at Chou Chou, and turned to look at the black bead on the table. Wasn't it Xuanniao's soul bead.
The black beads were spinning around and rolling towards the other side. This was to express dissatisfaction by staying away from her.
Qingyan quickly stepped forward and coaxed: "Oh, so you are here. Didn't I pay attention and was too busy talking to Chou Chou?
Don't be angry. Tell me what's going on. Do you know the location of that thing? We might as well go look for him while we are still here today. We will leave town tomorrow and we will have to wait until we leave before coming back. "
As soon as she finished speaking, a hoarse man's voice appeared in her mind.
Qingyan was startled at first, but then quickly realized that this was Xuanniao communicating with her.
It seems that after absorbing those demon pills this time, it is indeed much more powerful. Before, it could only talk to Chou Chou, but now it can actually talk to her.
Just listen to the voice saying: "Maybe it's because I'm in space, so the induction is a little weak, but it should be nearby, otherwise I wouldn't be able to feel it in space.
It's just that it's impossible to put that thing on the surface. It must be hidden somewhere, and you may not be able to find it at the moment. If you are in a hurry, we might as well make a special trip to find it later, so as not to make any noise and be caught first by others. .
Now I can't determine the location for a while. It's best to take me out and sense it again. When xz comes back next time, I can go there and look for it. "
Qingyan nodded and asked Chou Chou to take out the necklace inlaid with soul beads. When the soul beads saw the necklace, it rose up in the air and landed on the necklace.
The bayonet at the inlay is live. Qingyan had thought that it might be removed at any time, so she asked the craftsman to make it live.
It has to be said that there were still many skilled craftsmen in ancient times, especially these jewelry, which were no worse than those of later generations, or even better.
Qingyan put the necklace around her neck and said to Chou Chou: "Then you send me out, and I'll take it outside to let it feel where things are.
If it really doesn't work, I'll see if I can look elsewhere when I leave tomorrow. Anyway, I have to have breakfast tomorrow morning before I can leave. "
Chou Chou nodded and went out of the space with her. Not long after it had just chased her, it had been walking around the capital for a whole day. It was quite tiring. Huang Xiaowu had gone to bed long ago.
It simply came out to sleep with Qingyan. The heated kang in this room was quite warm.
Qingyan felt that the Black Bird Soul Bead moved a little as soon as it came out. It seemed that she had sensed something. Also, she could feel the breath of that thing in the space, which meant that the breath should not be weak. She would only feel it outside the space. More intense.
Then a red light suddenly flashed in the room, so fast that if Qingyan hadn't been in the room and paying attention, she wouldn't have been able to see it.
At the same time, the place where I wore the soul bead felt a scorching heat through my clothes, and then its message rang in my mind: "Take me off the necklace. I feel the direction. Go and look for it. If you can find it tonight, Once I find the location, I will come back to find you and go get it."
Qingyan took it off the necklace as instructed, and just as she was about to get up, the bead disappeared.
Qingyan raised her eyebrows and said to Chou Chou beside her: "I was thinking of opening a crack in the window for it to get out, but I didn't expect it to disappear directly.
In that case, why did you ask me to take it off the necklace? Just disappear. "
Chou Chou glanced at her and said with a smile: "Isn't this more ceremonial? They also tell you where it goes. This is respect for you."
Qingyan rolled her eyes at it, "This is what you think about, okay, in that case, I won't care, go to sleep first, wake me up when it comes back, don't take me with you. "
She yawned and lay down on the bed, but she still gave her instructions uneasily, fearing that they would go without her.
Holding Yuan Bao, he looked at Chou Chou and said, "Would you like to sleep with me for a while? You must be quite tired this day."
As soon as she lay down, Yuan Bao's round body rolled towards her.
Chou Chou glanced at Yuan Bao and raised his eyebrows, "This guy is about to advance, quite quickly. It seems that the dragon energy is really a good thing, very suitable for the cultivation of monsters."
Qingyan stroked the fur in her arms, "It came back the day before yesterday and said it was going to be promoted. It has absorbed so much that it can't take any more, and it doesn't dare to stay with King Jin anymore.
I told it about the changes in your space before, and it couldn't wait to go in and take a look. It was just afraid that it would be promoted immediately after entering, and it wouldn't be able to get out for a while. Isn't it just holding it in? It looked weird. pitiful. "
Chou Chou nodded in agreement after hearing this, "Yuan Bao's concerns are right. There is a lot of spiritual energy in the space now. Before, there was a strong wind connected to the space. There was already spiritual energy. Now with the addition of the water spirit bead, the spiritual energy is even richer. Yuan Bao Once you enter, you will probably break through.
It's better to wait until things happen outside before going in. When the time comes, you can advance steadily without worrying about being disturbed. "
Chou Chou jumped on the bed and lay on the other side of Qingyan. The three of them didn't light the lamp before, so they didn't have to turn it off.
After sleeping until dawn, the first thing Qingyan opened her eyes was to look at her side. Seeing that Chou Chou was still sleeping, she looked at her necklace again and saw that the Black Bird Soul Bead had not come back.
I don’t know if the guy found the other party, but he didn’t come back even after being gone all night.
She looked at the sky outside, then took out her watch and checked the time. It was just seven o'clock, which was not too late.
(End of chapter)
