When everyone got up early the next morning, they found that Wang Haocheng was missing. There was a small piece of paper pressed under a stone where he slept, fluttering in the morning breeze.
The note read: "After such an incident, I have no intention of going to Binxi to take the imperial examination. Everyone must be extremely disappointed with me, so I won't disturb everyone's good mood. I will say goodbye this evening and go back to my hometown." . If everyone passes by Wuliang in the future, there is no need to look for me, just pretend that I don’t exist.”
This letter made me quite sad all morning. Bai Xiaoyu also insisted on going to Binxi with them. The strange thing was that the Taoist priest didn't stop him and just let her go with him.
Xu Huaigu and Li Zi were still playing around, splashing water on each other in the shallow water on the shore. It looked the same as usual, but it was actually quite different. After all, they held hands last night. Although the two of them didn't feel much at all, they were still different after all.
After experiencing this incident, the two children also knew how powerful the Taoist priest was and admired him very much.
Xu Huaigu wanted to see the beautiful road last night again and begged the Taoist priest to change it again. The Taoist laughed at him: "That's the path only dead people walk. You want to walk too?"
Xu Huaigu babbled for a long time, and then walked barefoot into the shallow water alone, kicking the water as he walked.
Bai Xiaoyu was in an awkward position. She couldn't act like two children and pretended nothing had happened, and she didn't know how to face this unfathomable person. She was confused for a moment and didn't say much along the way.
At noon, Hamanishi finally appeared in front of everyone.
A majestic city wall isolates Binxi from the mountains and forests. The city wall was very high, and soldiers patrolled the city gates and walls. From a distance, they could only see black spots moving one by one.
The towering city wall is a characteristic of Dayu's city. This is a rule handed down from the ancestors. Everyone thinks it is to better deal with wars. In fact, it is not wrong, but it is the monsters, not humans, who are dealing with it.
Binxi is located in this remote place, but it is still considered an important city in the southern part of Dayu Country. This is due to its unique geographical location.
Starting from Binxi, the water flow of Qishui begins to become gentle, making it suitable for ships to pass. Moreover, Binxi is located in the center of several nearby mountains, which can facilitate material exchange with the surrounding mountains. As a result, many rare mountain goods from the mountains are gathered in Binxi, and then transported all the way down by boat along the Qishui River. , can make huge profits, so Binxi has become a typical dock commercial city.
Binxi is also known as the city of gourmet food. Businessmen from various places along Qishui have been operating on the waterway for many years, and naturally some businessmen have settled down in Binxi. Gradually, people from all over the world came here, which also led to the development of local specialties.
It can be said that in Binxi, you can eat all the delicious food along Qishui.
Binxi is heavily guarded all year round. Another important reason is that Lin Hongzhi, the current emperor of the Dayu Kingdom, also has a summer palace on Luhua Mountain in Binxi. He will come to Binxi every summer, and memorials and documents will be submitted to him at that time. When he arrived at Binxi City, the emperor handled government affairs in Binxi.
Binxi is located among the mountains, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Not to mention that the emperor liked it, many ministers and wealthy businessmen also had residences in Binxi, causing Binxi's officialdom to be very chaotic. Often the official position of the lord of Binxi City is worse than that of a minister who comes to live in Binxi. The lord of Binxi City can only turn a blind eye to many unruly behaviors.
However, these are issues that politicians should consider and have nothing to do with the four people at the city gate at this time.
It was the first time for Xu Huaigu and Li Zi to come to a big city. They were attracted by the huge buildings. They opened their mouths wide and marveled at the huge scale of the city.
Bai Xiaoyu has never seen a big city. She has lived in that small temple for twenty-four years. She has only heard about some things in the city from the mouths of travelers in the mountains and forests where she occasionally stayed. Bustling, but nothing like what you see with your own eyes.
She pursed her lips and tightened her face, trying hard not to look so surprised, so as not to lose face in front of the Taoist priest and the two children.
Taoist priests understand this naturally. He couldn't help but think of his first experience in Luoyun City in Middle-earth, and he had the same mentality as them. That was truly the largest city in the world, a full two hundred miles from east to west, filled with densely packed pavilions and shops.
There is also a city in the sky of Luoyun City, with pavilions built among the clouds guided by magic formations. It is a place where monks live exclusively. Being able to own a big house in that place is really a symbol of the monks' exclusive status.
The soldiers at the door saw that the men and women in the group were all very dignified. They had seen the world and did not dare to be disrespectful. They welcomed them into the city and thoughtfully informed them of the location of the inn and the food street. Then they stopped. Watch them not leave.
Bai Xiaoyu and the two children were a little confused, not knowing what they were going to do. The Taoist priest was still an old man after all. He smiled gently at them and searched for a long time on his body before taking out two rusty copper coins, giving one to each of them, and then took them away.
One of the soldiers looked at the rusty copper coins and was a little disappointed. He was afraid of getting his hands dirty, but he felt it was a pity to throw them away, so he could only curse secretly: "Looking like you are rich, you are really stingy."
Another person rubbed the copper coins on his clothes, put them in his pocket, and persuaded him: "Forget it, we don't have much wages, so every coin is worth it."
It was noon, very hot at this time, and there were not many people on the street. The group of people traveled in the mountains for several days and ate only the dry food they carried, which could only fill their stomachs and was not considered delicious. Now that they arrived in Binxi, the first priority was to find delicious food.
Walking down this street, there are many shops on both sides, filled with all kinds of small objects, including jade jewelry, gold and silver carved jewelry, as well as small windmills, bracelets and other cute things, all of a sudden He glued the eyes of the three people who had never seen the world together, and suddenly they forgot that they were still hungry, and they couldn't move no matter how hard the Taoist priest urged them.
But most shop owners ignored them. Judging from the curious look, they were bumpkins from the mountains who couldn't afford anything, but they didn't drive them away. They let them see enough and left naturally.
Gradually, the sun sets in the west, and it is almost dusk. The three of them are still enjoying watching all kinds of strange things.
The Taoist priest looked back and saw that the huge city gate he came in at noon today was still not far away. After walking for a long time, they didn't even go a mile.
He won't be impatient. Hundreds of years of practice have long ago polished off his impatience. I remember when I was a child and went to the heavenly residence in Luoyun City with my master, I was so curious that I wished I could put all the artifacts from the Immortal Family in my pocket.
There is also a shop called "Qishizhai", which is full of stones of various colors. Some are larger than people, with smooth stones and delicate textures. There are also small pieces of stones, mostly colorful and in the shape of cute little animals, all with prices clearly marked on them.
Xu Huaigu really couldn't walk after entering this store. There are various kinds of stones here, far from the same red and green colors like the stones in Lingjiang River. Xu Huaigu fell in love with them when he saw them, but unfortunately he was short of money and couldn't afford them.
He picked up the bag of copper coins that his parents had given him when he left. It was estimated to be more than 100 coins, but the cheapest stone in the store cost 100 coins. If he bought it, he would go bankrupt.
Xu Huaigu resisted the urge to itch his hands and looked at each stone with his eyes. He kept admiring it, but it was not his own.
