The next day, at dawn, Shi Jiu was called up.
"It takes 80 miles to go from the village to the city, and there are many people entering the city every day. If you arrive late, there will be a long queue at the city gate, so we have to leave early." Brother Li said. Then, he began to carry the prey he had caught these days and put it into the carriage. Shi Jiu also wanted to help out, so he also helped carry the things that needed to be sold today into the carriage.
When we entered the city this time, the village prepared three carriages, the middle one of which was filled with women and children. Shi Jiu and the others were in the first car, and the first and last cars were all young and strong, and they all had weapons in their hands, including bows and arrows and long knives.
Brother Li told Shi Jiu that because there were horse bandits, the village would send people to protect them every time they entered the city. In addition, the lord of Liushan City was recently suppressing bandits, so the safety of the convoy was even more important.
Shi Jiu nodded. In addition to being a good hunter, Brother Li was also a good driver of a carriage. Because he had to concentrate on driving, he was no longer chatting with Shi Jiu.
Because it was just dawn, it was a little dark outside. Shi Jiu, who was not sleepy, looked outside the car. In the empty fields, except for the occasional chirping of birds, there was only the sound of rolling wheels. In the distance, the continuous Hengduan Mountains were still visible.
Soon after, there were more carriages on the road, and everyone was heading in the same direction, Liushan City.
When it was completely light, the speed of the carriage slowed down significantly, and Shi Jiu knew that it was almost there. Sure enough, Brother Li, who was driving, turned his head and said with a smile: "We are almost there. In front of us is the east gate of Liushan City. This must be your first time entering the city, right? Liushan City is the largest city within hundreds of miles. Although there are several cities around the city, they are not as big as it. Liushan City is very impressive. After seeing the doctor, I will take you to the city for a walk."
"Then I'll trouble Brother Li." Shi Jiu thanked him.
"You're welcome, it just so happens that we have to buy some necessities in the city. By the way, there are many people in the city, so you have to follow us closely, otherwise we will easily get separated." Brother Li instructed.
"Okay, I remember."
Not long after, a tall city gate tower appeared in front of Shi Jiu. The city gate was made of thousands or even tens of thousands of huge stones. Hundreds of round giant trees supported a 4-story attic on the gate tower. , glowing red glazed tile eaves surround it, and in the middle of the city gate are carved the three characters - Liushan City. There were fully armed soldiers patrolling the attic and under the city gate.
At this time, a long queue had formed in front of the city gate tower. At the front of the queue, the soldiers guarding the city were checking one by one.
"Huh? There are a lot of soldiers today. There weren't so many before." Brother Li was a little confused.
When he saw the long queue in front of him, Brother Li was a little annoyed, "Hey, we are still late, but there are so many people entering the city today!"
Shi Jiu didn't pay attention to what Brother Li said at the moment. He looked at the white notice next to the city gate. Although it was far away, Shi Jiu still saw a portrait painted on the notice, and there were several figures below the portrait. At the same time, the front of the notice was also crowded with onlookers.
Brother Li saw Shi Jiu staring at the notice in front of him, so he said, "Do you know who is pictured on the notice?"
Shi Jiu shook his head.
"What's painted above is the leader of the horse bandits, the criminal the city lord is chasing with all his strength." Brother Li explained.
Then Brother Li said: "But it's strange to say that we have suppressed bandits from time to time in the past, but it has never been as powerful as it is now. In the past, when I went to the city to inspect, I just looked casually, or even didn't check. But now, take a look In front, people and cars are checking."
Brother Li complained a little, "Hurry up, we still have a lot of things to do."
As the team slowly moved forward, it was finally Shi Jiu's turn to inspect the team.
Brother Li jumped out of the carriage, holding a game he had just taken out of the carriage, walked up to the soldier responsible for inspecting the team, and then handed it over. The other party was not polite and took it directly, and then said: "Xiao Lizi, are you going to the city to sell mountain products today?"
Brother Li replied with a smile: "Yes, Brother Qian, the village chief asked me to go to the city today to sell the mountain goods I have hunted in the past few days, and then buy some things for the village. By the way, I will take a few villagers to Dr. Ge's place." see a doctor."
"Yeah." Then, the soldier responsible for the inspection began to inspect.
After checking to confirm that there was no one in the car, the soldier surnamed Qian asked Brother Li: "Have you seen horse bandits recently?"
"Horse bandit? No." Brother Li replied.
"The city is chasing horse bandits. If you see it, report it in time." The soldier surnamed Qian picked up a painting and showed it to Brother Li.
"Okay, Brother Qian."
Because Shi Jiu was close, he also saw the portrait. He saw that the person in the portrait was middle-aged and looked pretty good, but there was a scar on one cheek, his hair was tied up, and he was wearing a pair of armor. On the right side of the portrait are written five characters: Ma Hongbo, the horse bandit.
"Brother Qian, the battle this time is much bigger than before. What did those horse bandits commit?" Brother Li asked, looking at the horse bandits in the portrait.
"I heard that the horse bandit robbed our Lord of the City's things. The Lord of the City was furious, so he ordered a city-wide search and arrest him at all costs."
"Oh, no wonder! I wonder why in such a big battle, the city lord dares to snatch the things of the city lord. It's really life-threatening!"
"Yes, you know that our Lord City Lord's cultivation has reached the Li Po Realm and he is recognized as the number one master in Liushan City. That horse bandit must be crazy, otherwise who would dare to rob our Lord City Lord's things! But then again Come back, Liushan City is so big, it’s going to be hard for us soldiers! I don’t know when we can catch him.”
"Yes, our people who enter the city will also suffer! Wait, what did you say? Search the whole city? Are the horse bandits in the city?" Brother Li said in surprise.
"It should be so. Anyway, the higher ups have told us to search the whole city. You will find out later when you enter the city. There are more soldiers in the city. For the sake of our acquaintance, I kindly remind you that you should not be blind at night in the city. Go shopping, otherwise you will get caught easily.”
"Thank you, Brother Qian, for reminding me. I understand." Brother Li said gratefully.
After being released, the convoy finally entered the city. People are coming and going on the spacious streets, and the sounds of various hawkings are endless. The houses on both sides of the street are of different shapes, and various sounds come from the houses from time to time. Everything shows the prosperity of Liushan City.
"This is Liushan City. You can see people everywhere. It's really lively." Brother Li said with emotion.
While looking around, Shi Jiu also noticed that the buildings on both sides of the street had notices posted on them to hunt down horse bandits.
At this time, a group of soldiers passed by the convoy. The leading soldier quickly approached, looked at Brother Li, and then compared it with the portrait in his hand to see if he had walked away again.
"There are indeed more soldiers in the city. The city is not very safe. We have to hurry up. Let's go and sell the things first." After that, Brother Li led everyone forward.
Not long after, they came to a store called Deyun Trading Company.
Brother Li pointed: "This is where we often come to sell goods. Although there are several others, this one is the largest."
Then, Brother Li approached Shi Jiu again and whispered: "I heard that there is a city lord supporting Deyun Trading Company behind the scenes. Not only that, many industries in Liushan City belong to the city lord. So generally no one dares to cause trouble, that The horse bandit might really be crazy."
After listening to Brother Li's words, Shi Jiu couldn't help but think, "The Lord of Liushan City is recognized as the number one master, so why do the horse bandits still want to rob the City Lord's things? Is the thing they are robbing special? In addition, what is the Li Po Realm? It seems like you have experienced what kind of cultivation you have!”
Before Shi Jiu could finish thinking, Brother Li called to Shi Jiu and several other villagers to unload the goods from the car and move them into the store.
After entering the store, Brother Li skillfully led people to unload the items on the right pallet. At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the store counter. The middle-aged man walked to the pallet where the goods were unloaded and began to check. At the same time, he said: "Well, the goods this time are not bad, Li Dazhuang, your goods receipts these days are not bad!"
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for your compliment. I hope the price can be higher this time." Brother Li said respectfully.
"Well, the goods this time are indeed good. There are many people outside, so let's talk inside." After saying that, the shopkeeper took Brother Li into the inner hall.
Not long after, the shopkeeper and Li Dazhuang came out. Brother Li has a good expression, so he probably sold it for a good price.
"Okay, next, we should go to Dr. Ge's place." Brother Li said.
After saying that, Shi Jiu followed Brother Li and others out of Deyun Trading Company, got in the car, and drove forward along the street.
