Swordsman Fengyunzhi

Chapter 34 Fragrant Wood City
After listening to Wang Bodang's description, Yi Xifeng became suspicious.

"Then why don't you see the wealth here, only the wilderness?"

At this time, before the other party could answer, he saw a huge city wall not far ahead.And after they approached, the size of the city gate was highlighted.

After Yi Xifeng carefully looked at the tens of feet high city wall, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration:
"The gates of the Holy Land of Ten Thousand Beasts are already big enough. I didn't expect the gates of the Western Regions to be even better. Today is an eye-opener."

The reason why he was amazed was mainly because the city gate was not only large, but also very stunning. The carvings on it were extremely finely crafted, and the materials used for inlaying were all top-quality jade silk. From these points, it is not difficult to see that this The land of the Western Regions is indeed the richest place in the Ten Thousand Beasts Kingdom.

Apart from these, the most eye-catching thing is the vivid white jade tiger pattern on the gate.

The white tiger on the door slammed on the ground with its hind legs, stretched out its front paws and swooped forward. It opened its bloody mouth, revealing sharp teeth, just like a scene of a hungry tiger rushing for food. There are two white tigers together, one on the left and the other on the right. Engraved on the two gates respectively.

It was the first time for the Bai Jing youth to see someone engraving a tiger on the city gate, so he couldn't help feeling a little puzzled, so he asked, "Why are there two tigers engraved here?"

"Oh, this is the white tiger totem, the sacred animal that people in this city believe in." Wang Bodang looked at the gate in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"Totem?" In Yi Xifeng's impression, totem is a very ancient thing. On the earth back then, which item related to totem was not an antique?If he remembers correctly, totems seem to have only begun to exist in primitive society.

"That's right, this city was built with the help of the beast god Baihu, and she is also the lord of this land, so the totem here is naturally her." After explaining this, Wang Bodang paused, Then continued:

"Like Zhenwu Kingdom, their belief is Taoism; Daming Kingdom's belief is Buddhism; Luoyun Kingdom's belief is Confucianism. And Wanshou Kingdom is different from other countries, there is no unified belief here, and their belief is not like Buddhism. It is an illusory thing, but it is real like the White Tiger Beast God, but the thing that the Beast Kingdom believes in is not a human form, but a beast form, so there is a totem."

After listening, Yi Xifeng nodded his head, which means he had a better understanding of the culture of Wanshou Kingdom, but then he looked up at the towering gate in front of him, and couldn't help but think in his heart:
"Wouldn't they really be taking down the Holy Land's face by doing this?" He didn't ask this question, but kept his doubts in his heart, and then continued to walk into the city gate.

It's just that the more he walked, the more surprised he was that no one was guarding the city gate here. At first he thought there was some kind of formation, but when he saw Wang Bodang walked in so generously, he felt even more strange.

After that, he let go of his soul and looked around the outside of the city, but he couldn't find the figure of the guard, so he stepped into the gate with new doubts, and when he arrived in the city, he discovered that in the city, It's a world of difference outside the city.

The outside of the city is full of gilt, so brilliant; the streets inside the city are empty, full of depression.

At this time, the shops on both sides of the street have long been closed, and the cobwebs under the eaves are the best proof. Yi Xifeng looked left and right, and found that there was only one grandma sitting in front of the door and muttering to herself, she looked up from time to time Looking at the western sky, it seems to be looking at something, or waiting for something.

Afterwards, seeing that there was no one around, the white and clean young man had no choice but to prick up his ears to listen. Fortunately, he is not only a Qi cultivator, but also a body cultivator. Even the muttering, as long as he listens carefully, he can hear it real.

"It's fighting, it's fighting again. When will Grandma wait for you to come back..."

Listening to it, Yi Xifeng couldn't help but sighed in his heart: "Even if the city is lonely and depressed, it shouldn't let only old and weak women and children remain in this huge city."

This land has been guarded by many powerful people all year round, not only the great heroes, but even the top figures of the heroes have been here several times in the past hundred years, and there is even a "hundred schools of thought contending" at their peak. Elephants, courts, holy places, and the worst ones are all one step away from the second-rate sects. They all compete for the distribution of the mineral resources, and most of them end up in the end.

But because of this, the humanities in the Western Regions are quite prosperous. A long time ago, there were various lectures on unique studies here, and each of them was extremely powerful. The level even suppressed the Holy Land of Ten Thousand Beasts back then.

"It's just that I feel a lot more lonely now." The gun-wielding youth couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Yi Xifeng and Wang Bodang walked deep into the city, the situation here is much better than the outer areas.Seeing this, the Bai Jing young man couldn't help but think of how similar the situation was when he brought Zhenwutang to defeat Di Rong in the capital of Shenyu before.

"Could it be that the two sides fought and were forcibly confiscated by the people above, or... for temporary rations?" He imagined various possibilities in his mind as he walked.

It's just that the latter is unlikely. No matter how depressed the city is, no matter how fierce the war is, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be so few people.

The hemp rope is cut at the delicate point, and bad luck finds the poor.

However, although the war is tragic, Yi Xifeng is not a savior who can save everything. He has limited ability and cannot solve the safety problems of so many poor people. All he can do now is to learn to adapt to all this.

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When they came to the depths of the city, Yi Xifeng and Wang Bodang casually found a tavern to rest. The two sat in the corner, ordered two cups of tea, and began to inquire about the news about the city.

"Does this city have a name?" Bai Jing asked.

The young man with the silver gun thought for a while, and then told the rumors he knew about this city:
"According to legend, there used to be an ancient tree in this city. It is said that it was planted by the first generation of the city lord. The branches grow vigorously, the leaves are luxuriant, and the tree is covered with snow-white petals, which are blown by the wind, and the rich fragrance can even be spread several miles away, and it is for this reason that he named this ancient tree It is 'Xiangmu', and it just so happens that his deceased Taoist companion is also called Xiangmu, so this place is also called 'Xiangmu City'."