The official road under Yiran's feet is called Fuma. It is a thousand-year-old road paved along the edge of the World of Warcraft Forest and leads directly from Linjiang City to Dongsai City.
To the north of Linjiang City and to the west of Dongsai City, they all belong to the interior of Nanzhou, with nearly a hundred cities of various sizes dotted here and there.
The area of each city will not be smaller than that of Zui City, and as for the combat power of the monks in the city, they cannot be compared.
As for the east of Dongsai City, it no longer belongs to the boundaries of Nanzhou.
More than three thousand miles east of Dongsai City, there is a city that neither belongs to Nanzhou nor Dongzhou. Its name is Tianchi City.
Tianchi City seems to be hanging alone outside of Dongzhou and Nanzhou, located in the Warcraft Forest, and is not a principality under the jurisdiction of the Holy Law Empire.
While still in Linjiang City, Yiran heard a lot of rumors about Tianchi City.
Even earlier, Huang Huang also talked about a lot of his knowledge and experiences about Tianchi City.
Therefore, Yiran, who is already in Dongsai City, will definitely not miss Tianchi City on his way to Dongzhou.
After parting ways with Tang Wei, Yi Ran flew along the official road with his sword. In just one day, he flew two thousand miles and arrived at Dongsai City.
Although I met many monks coming and going along the way, they didn't even have a conversation with each other. They were either in a hurry or following the caravan slowly forward.
This kind of official road opened by the imperial government has an unwritten rule from the beginning, that is, it is forbidden to fight near the official road to avoid damaging the official road.
Therefore, most merchants and even monks would choose to take the official road.
However, unwritten rules are not restrictions on the table after all. Many desperadoes do not take these rules seriously. At most, they try not to violate official ethics when they start.
Therefore, merchants will never trust their lives and treasures on these rules. Instead, they must bring guards with them when traveling, and the number of guards is never small.
This reminded Yiran of the days when he left the Principality of Wind and Fire and was with the Longming Escorts. Those warriors who had not yet set foot as warriors needed carriages to transport their goods. The eloquent team could tell the truth at a glance.
The more people there are in a carriage, the higher the value of the goods.
But here, the same merchants were escorting merchants to transport goods, but there was no carriage or any goods.
In some of the caravans that Yiran encountered, it was even difficult to tell who was escorting them. This made Yiran feel that "the space ring is indeed a good thing."
In just one day, Yiran encountered several caravans. Most of the caravans' escorts were not strong, but a few people still discovered Yiran's traces.
But seeing that Yiran had no intention of stopping, he just watched Yiran leave.
When approaching the East Fortress City, Yiran encountered a team that was not that large in number, but only twelve people. The monk at the front was not weak in cultivation and was a great mage at the peak of the sixth level.
But Yiran knew that the old man on the carriage in the middle of the team was the strongest person, and he should have broken through to the spiritual level.
There was a young man sitting next to the old man. He happened to be looking at the scenery outside the official road and saw Yi Ran passing by.
He curiously asked the old man: "Grandpa Fang Kuang, the man who flew by with his sword just now seems to be very young. His strength should be above the fifth level."
When he asked this question, the young man had an undisguised fighting spirit.
The old man named Fang Kuang touched the young man's head, with a kind smile on his face, and said encouragingly: "Little Qiying, that guy is not a fifth-level monk."
"Even with a quick glance, Grandpa, I can feel the sword intent on his body. His sword-wielding speed must be that of a sixth-level Grand Martial Sect."
The young man named Qiying had a bitter look on his face. He looked at his grandfather with a look full of grievances and seemed to be complaining:
"Grandpa, I have seen so many geniuses this time. In the youth competition in Linjiang City, several people have reached the level of Grand Mage and Grand Martial Sect, and they are only in their thirties."
"And I am almost eighteen years old, and I am only a martial artist. In another ten years, will I be able to reach the Great Martial Arts Sect?"
Looking at the young man whose face was full of grievances, the smile on Fang Kuang's face became even stronger:
"Your talent is not weak, and you relied on your own cultivation bit by bit, and did not rely on the support of your family at all."
"The reason why grandpa wants to take you with him on this trip is, firstly, because we will catch up with the competition so that you can open your eyes, and secondly, there will be a huge opportunity in Tianchi City we pass by."
"This opportunity is only for those who are destined to get it. The Lord of Tianchi City is in charge. Everyone is equal and cannot compete."
"If you can get an opportunity and seek support from the clan after you return, I believe your strength will improve faster and faster!"
The young man Fang Qiying's eyes immediately released a blazing light, he clenched his fists and cheered himself up: "Fang Qiying, you will definitely not let down your grandfather's teachings! You must get the opportunity!"
Yiran didn't leave in a hurry when he came to Dongsai City. He found a wine shop that didn't even have room to share a table, and ordered two large portions of fourth-level monster meat and a jar of good spirits.
This made the people at the table immediately widen their eyes and almost couldn't control their drooling.
The shopkeeper personally delivered the World of Warcraft meat and ten-year plum blossom wine to the table, which may not be sold in one serving in a day, with a respectful look in his eyes.
Most of the monks who could afford the meat of fourth-level monsters had reached level five or above.
For such a young fifth-level monk, it was easy to know that he was either born into a famous family or was extremely talented.
No matter what it is, such a young man would never come to such a simple wine shop, but now that he is here, the shopkeeper will naturally seize this opportunity to make a fortune.
If the two people at the same table hadn't paid for their drinks, he would have driven them away.
I sat here and talked for a long time, but in the end I didn't even finish the wine worth a few silver coins.
If they were allowed to continue, they would not be disturbing this distinguished guest's enjoyment of drinking and eating meat.
Yiran looked at the shopkeeper who didn't leave and didn't know how to ask people to go out. He smiled and waved his hands and said, "This is good."
The shopkeeper walked away happily as if he had been granted amnesty, and his affection for the young man suddenly increased.
Who says a few silver coins are not money?
If he really wanted to drive away those two people without collecting money, his heart would be in pain for a long time.
But what the shopkeeper didn't expect was that not only did the young man not dislike the two middle-aged men who were no more than talented warriors, but he actually filled up their wine glasses that had already reached their bottom but were still reluctant to drink them.
The two middle-aged people were flattered. Looking at the wine that was higher than the wine glass but not overflowing, they understood for the first time what a fine wine hanging cup meant.
They didn't care about the intoxicating mix of alcohol. They picked up the wine glasses and shouted to Yi Ran: "Thank you, young hero, everything is in the wine."
After raising his head and drinking down the strong drink, he looked at Yiran sincerely.
Yiran looked at the two cautious people and said with a smile: "Don't be cautious. We are brothers when we go out. We can eat meat and drink as much as we want."
As soon as these words came out, the two of them almost felt grateful, which made everyone else in the restaurant look at him with envy.
After continuing to fill his glass, a man spoke first:
"Young hero, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Just by your words, we are all brothers when we go out. Not to mention going up mountains of swords and seas of fire, I will do whatever I can for you."
Another man grabbed a large piece of monster meat with both hands, tore off a piece hard and then devoured it, not forgetting to echo the former:
"Young hero is generous...if you have anything to do, just ask...all the big and small things in Dongsai City...including asking..."
Hearing this man's words that he couldn't speak clearly because he had a mouth full of monster meat, Yi Ran not only didn't feel disgusted at all, but instead smiled and said: "Eat slowly, and let the shopkeeper continue after you finish eating."
As soon as these words came out, the entire restaurant fell into silence, and everyone only hated themselves for not sitting at that table.
The ten-year-old plum blossom wine was fine, but the fourth-level monster meat was a rare good thing for them.
Warcraft meat contains huge amounts of energy. Eating one piece of it is equivalent to several days of hard training!
Although Yi Ran said this, how could he not know how many pieces of meat these people could eat?
The two plates of fourth-level monster meat on the table were enough, and even if they were shared among everyone present, there might be a surplus.
Sure enough, after the two middle-aged monks finished eating the piece of meat in their hands, their faces were already red, white mist was steaming from their foreheads, and the energy in their bodies had overflowed uncontrollably.
The almost explosive feeling of fullness made them sigh with excitement and take drinks to vent their anger.
Not to mention that the price of the drinks was not comparable to the price of Warcraft meat. After drinking two more glasses of strong wine, the two of them began to burp non-stop, not looking like monks at all.
Knowing this, Yiran asked: "As soon as I came to Dongsai City, I heard that there will be a grand event in Tianchi City. Countless geniuses from both continents will go to Tianchi City to seek opportunities at this time of year."
"I just heard that my two brothers were talking about this, so I wanted to invite them to get some food and drinks. Brothers present, if you know any information about Tianchi City, you can come here to eat meat. drink wine!"
Everyone present has been itching for a long time, that is a costless business that can improve one’s cultivation!
"Young hero, I am a rough guy myself, but I just came from Tianchi City. I heard that a secret realm is about to be opened in Tianchi City, so many talented young monks will seek opportunities."
Yiran stretched out his left hand and made a greeting gesture, indicating that the man could enjoy the wine and meat on the table.
The man was not polite, grabbed a piece of meat, filled the glass with wine and started to enjoy the meal.
The person sitting at the same table with Yiran saw that he had been beaten first. He immediately supported his waist with one hand and rubbed his belly that was about to burst with the other, panting and saying:
"The reason why Tianchi City is called Tianchi City is because there is a secret realm called Tianchi in the city. As long as you pay a certain price or rank in the top twenty on the Tianchi City's battle list, you can get the opportunity to enter Tianchi."
After saying this, the man was already panting from exhaustion and could not hold back the restless energy in his body.
Another man continued: "The battle list exists because the city lord provides opportunities for young people with no background. If you want to spend a lot of money to buy a spot, I heard that it seems that tens of thousands of gold coins are needed."
"What tens of thousands of gold coins? I heard it requires sixth-level spiritual materials!"
"Can you guys do it? If not, let me tell you. If you keep grinding and grinding, the meat will be cold and the wine will be gone. The price is obviously fifth-level potions and above, sixth-level spiritual materials, and mental techniques and martial arts above Xuan-level."
After hearing this person's words, everyone raised their middle fingers and booed.
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