In about half an hour, Li Dou'er and Shen Zhong finished their respective classes and got together to finish breakfast for the day. Cao An patted his heavy shoulders as a farewell gift, and then took Li Dou'er and the two with him. The person deviated from the traveling route of Zhongcheng and Fengyang and took another path.
Looking at the disappearing figures of several people, Fengyang gave him a heavy look and said, "How about we follow him? We are all going our separate ways anyway, so we don't count as going the same way as him."
Shen Zhen didn't speak, just looked at her silently.
"Okay, okay, now I have something to ask of you, and I will do it for you. People have to bow their heads under the eaves, even if I am the eldest princess of the dynasty. Let's go, which way should we go? My lord, the guards of this palace will .”
"Your Highness is serious, let's go this way."
Fengyang raised his face, lifted the corner of his clothes and followed.
On the way from Ziyunjia to the capital of the gods, the defense was not as tight as expected. The gods were all at the feet of the emperor. After all, the emperor at the moment was still the emperor. No matter how much thought he had, before confirming the death of the eldest princess Fengyang, he was frightened. They didn't dare to make unnecessary moves due to the remaining power of the Zhenguo artifact.
If a large number of soldiers are mobilized, the emperor will definitely be aware of it. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. The emperor is not really a fatuous and incompetent person. Therefore, except for the elite soldiers of the Martial Arts Hall who were killed by Chang Qing before, , the other people are almost not regular soldiers, but more of a few hangers-on and warriors hired in the martial arts world.
Don't look at the hundreds or even thousands of people, if they are sprinkled into the purple cloud shelf, on the long peripheral line, to intercept two people who may come out from a certain point, it is really a bit overwhelming and overstretched.
On the other road out of Ziyunjia.
"Is that the person that the young master wants to meet this time when he comes to God?"
The two chatted. This area is already at the outermost edge of Ziyunjia. Even monsters are rare. At most, you can meet a few large beasts, and beware of the team that came to intercept Fengyang and Shen Zhong. In the short distance just now, Cao An and the other two met two groups.
A group of five people is not very strong. Cao An even suspects that these people don't even know who they want to intercept. The greater possibility is that the order they received is to kill everyone on sight, but they would rather kill the wrong person. Letting go not only ensures that no fish will slip through the net, but also prevents problems from happening in the future and leaving clues if things really can't be stopped.
"Yes, Xiaopang walked out of Qianye Town with me. When I was the weakest, he protected me."
In fact, at that time, Cao An already had a puppet, and Yan Shishu was enough to support him to cope with the crises he encountered at that time. It is not an exaggeration to say that human emotions are like this, very subtle. Cao An had just arrived here at that time, and a heavy weight was around him. One of the few trustworthy people.
"Friendship in times of need is indeed precious."
Cao An didn't say anything more on this topic and stopped: "Chang Qing, do you think I should build my own business? Or, do you think I have the talent to build my own business?"
"What career do you want, Master?"
Cao An thought for a while, "A sect? A force? Or something else."
Chang Qing smiled, "Young Master should actually have a plan in his heart, at least an intention of what to do, but it hasn't been determined yet. Your cultivation has reached the realm of heaven and human, which has surpassed that of the imperial dynasty." If there are too many sect leaders, they can start a sect and establish their own power, so what does the young master have to be afraid of?"
"Let's put it aside for now."
Cao An has no ambitions, or he is too ambitious. The leader of a sect is obviously not within the scope of his consideration, and he has never thought about such things as king and emperor. If you do it, regardless of whether your practice will be affected due to the distraction of your energy, it is estimated that your life span will be shortened a lot.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "I can already smell the smoke of fireworks. I guess I'm not far from God."
It was a real smoke of fireworks, just a trace of the literal meaning, not the smoke of fireworks. Speed up the speed. After a quarter of an hour, everything in front of you suddenly became clear. Looking down from the small slope, you could see the sky in the city of God at a glance. The eight-sided Yanyun Monument is made of integrated heavenly jade.
The whole body is deep blue, standing in eight directions of this square and square city.
It is ninety feet high, neither more nor less, much higher than the city walls of the divine capital. Legend has it that the founding emperor brought it back from the divine domain to suppress the fortunes of the dynasty. The gun above the court hall All the Dukes of Gun have their ultimate ambition to leave their names on the Yanyun Monument after their death. This cannot be decided by one person.
But after the luck feedback in Yanyun Monument, his name was automatically left.
Until now, from the founding of the People's Republic of China, there are only forty-six people on the eight-sided Yanyun Monument on the list, and the founding emperor is among them. There are not only important officials in the court, but also soldiers from the frontier, martial arts leaders, and people from all walks of life. There have been talented people and strangers in the industry. Of course, without exception, they all made immeasurable contributions to the dynasty.
Cao An pointed to the eight-sided Yanyun Monument and introduced that among the three-person team, he could be regarded as a "regular guest" of the Divine Capital. He was the only one who had traveled through the prosperity of the Divine Capital in the classics and learned about some of the customs of the Divine Capital. , Li Douer and Chang Qing are both the kind who don't know anything with their eyes darkened.
Li Douer blinked, "Can eldest brother be on the list?"
"I?"
Cao An smiled and didn't say anything. He probably couldn't do it. The Yanyun Monument involves the fate of the country. It doesn't matter how high the level of cultivation or how powerful the power is. People like him have no sense of belonging to this country. , to put it more directly, Cao An will not fight for the current dynasty.
It's already good enough not to be a traitor, but a person with such a temperament will most likely not be on the list.
Chang Qing also saw what Cao An was thinking. There were many warriors in the martial arts world, there were many loyal people, and there were more people who were resistant to the imperial court. The higher their cultivation level, the more they ignored the secular rules. This is how the so-called chivalrous people use force to break the ban. Come. He rubbed Li Douer's head and cast his gaze on the square city below.
Shendu is a square city, a regular square city. There is a small city in the center of the big city, just like a small box wrapped in a big square box. There is the imperial city, because it is far enough apart, so even if it is not It's very high, and the general outline can be seen.
As an old tree demon that has lived in Ziyunjia for thousands of years, in Changqing's memory, apart from the grass and trees all over the mountains and plains, the biggest thing in Changqing's memory is the umbrella on his head. Now he sees this magnificent project built by the human race. , was a little stunned for a moment, staring blankly.
"Compared with this place, the caves of the Three Demons of Daze are not even worthy of mentioning."
"After all, it is the capital of one country. What you see in your eyes is that it has taken many generations of development and sweat to build it. The two are not suitable for comparison. Let's go and have a look at Shendu. You can see it on paper. Feeling shallow."
Cao An didn't want to wait any longer, so he took Li Dou'er out in the air and crossed the plain. After a large wasteland, he finally saw cultivated land and scattered villages. These were the people outside the city of God. After another quarter of an hour of walking, , only to see the moat.
The hand-twisted seal fell to the ground.
"Why don't we fly over?" Li Dou'er asked in surprise as he looked at the wide water surface.
"Because of the forbidden air, this moat is actually a part of the defense system of the city of God. The forbidden air here does not allow warriors to fly over it." Chang Qing said, with his cultivation as a great demon in the Heavenly Realm. , naturally saw the power of the magic formation, and this formation was meant for people to see.
"Are you guys going to cross the river?"
In the prosperous city of Gods and the center of power, the Sky Control Overhaul seems to be just ordinary in the eyes of this mortal boatman. After the three of them landed, there was no trace of surprise in their eyes. They looked at the three of them calmly, with a look between their eyebrows. There is a hint of the flattering smile of meeting a heroic financial owner.
Seeing that Cao An and others didn't answer for a while, he continued: "It may be the first time for these adults to come to the city of God and they don't know something. In the moat of the city of God, even gods like you who come and go can only come here. You can cross the river by boat just like us ordinary people, but there is also a forbidden magic circle at the bottom of the moat, and you are not allowed to use power beyond mortals at will."
Cao An nodded slightly, he had already felt it.
'It's those eight Yanyun monuments. They are not only where the fate of the entire dynasty lies, but also the core of the dynasty's formation. The main power of the formation comes from there. 'Cao An doesn't know much about battles, but thanks to his super-sensitive perception, he can detect the source of power. I believe there are many martial artists who can detect this like him.
But it's one thing to know that the Yanyun Monument is made of Tianshen Jade, and even the major cultivators of the Yangshen Realm can't take advantage of its existence.
It was at this point that Cao An felt that the rumor was that the founding emperor brought it out of the divine realm and polished it into what it is today. He didn't believe it at all. According to the records, the founding emperor was just a warrior in the Yangshen realm. How could he polish it? of?
Chang Qing looked at Cao An and stepped forward after receiving the instruction, "How is the fee calculated?"
"One tael of silver per person!"
Cao An showed a weird smile, "Do you think we are easy to bully? How dare you ask for one tael of silver per person for the boat fare? Don't tell me that the city of God has become so prosperous that ordinary people can also spend one tael of silver to cross the river at will. Go into town.”
The boatman chuckled, showing his big yellow teeth, "I charge fees based on what people order. When I see the poor, I don't take any money. When I see the donors, I always ask for more. If you don't want to, you can go there. Look elsewhere, which boathouse along the river is not like this? These rules are not set by us, but by His Majesty."
"Even officials are divided into three, six or nine levels, and different levels of officials need to pay different fees. Who is not proud of paying more money and materials? This is a symbol of identity and status."
Cao An felt something strange, but couldn't find anything strange for a while. Two copper coins fell from his sleeves, and he came closer to take a look.
'Xiaoji? '
"Chang Qing, give it to him!!"
After three taels of silver fell into his pocket, the boatman laughed even more happily. He shook the long oar and shouted, "Three distinguished guests, please come aboard." Then he hummed a strange tune in his mouth and skillfully operated the long oar. Swinging, the awning boat slid out on the water.
