Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2217
"It was thought that the intelligence gatherers had made a mistake, but now it doesn't appear to be the case."

In the howling night wind, Qian Bofang stared at Miyagi who was getting closer and closer to him, and spoke with emotion.

"It's only been a few days since I left, and I didn't expect that Guiyang is not what it used to be."

While the two were talking, it wasn't that they were standing still and doing nothing, but they were moving quickly while taking advantage of the darkness.

Originally, the two of them were standing on the top of a distant mountain outside Guiyang City, just watching the palace city inside Guiyang City from a distance, but when Li Ji recalled what happened these days, he mobilized his whole body's true energy and pointed his toes.

A young soldier standing on the tower of Guiyang city guarding the city only felt a gust of wind blowing through his nose, and his drowsy head suddenly woke up.

"hiss."

"Hey, won't you fall asleep, kid?" A veteran standing one step away from him glanced over, coughed loudly, and pretended to straighten his back a little more, "If the captain finds out , watch your head!"

The young soldier glanced at the saliva stained on the veteran's beard, and muttered dissatisfiedly, "At this point, the lieutenant must have died of drunkenness."

At the beginning, he would be intimidated by the threats of these old guys, but after defending the city for a long time, he understood that their immediate superiors would rather spend the night and their military pay in Qianjin Pavilion than condescend to come to this tower Have a look.

As for whether the city can be defended or not, the capital has its own masters in charge, so it's not their turn to worry about it.

"The guards in this city are really like paper. It's worse than when I came last time."

With a thud, Li Ji's boots landed lightly inside the city wall. He looked back at the high wall behind him and said calmly, "Isn't King Qin so afraid of death?"

"That's not true, that guy is very afraid of death."

Qian Bofang was held under the arm by Li Ji. Just now, Li Ji's movement of climbing the wall too quickly hit his ribs. He coughed twice, "The guards on the city wall are indeed average, but this place is like this."

Ying Hanri is a short-sighted king.Rather than deploying layers of defenses outside and preparing several layers of barriers for the palace city, he prefers to put elite soldiers and generals by his side, so even though Guiyang is the capital of the country, most of the soldiers defending the city are a bunch of idiots.

But this has been going on for several years, and from his point of view, it doesn't feel like it's getting any worse.

Li Ji felt weaker than when he came last time, could it be because of another reason?
"Mr. Zhaohua, is there a possibility that it's not that the soldiers defending the city have become weaker, but you have become stronger?"

Qian Bofang rubbed his aching ribs, and the image of Li Ji climbing up the wall without any external force or rope appeared in front of his eyes, and he climbed up the wall more than ten meters high in an instant, squinting his eyes, "You came last time At that time, isn’t it Heaven Rank?”

Li Ji was startled, "That's true."

"The last time I came, I was still at the fourth level."

Li Ji's gaze became complicated, and the time when he walked with Zhao Guang was still vivid in his memory, but he had already changed.

Qian Bofang was deeply moved when he heard the words.

Although he has seen not many heavenly ranks, he has seen more than one.

The ability Li Ji has shown along the way is not only powerful, but has reached an abnormal level.If he guessed correctly, this person is about to surpass the third-order category and reach another realm.

Qian Bofang looked at Li Ji's back, a trace of guard flashed in his eyes.

This person is already terrifyingly powerful, and the speed at which his abilities improve is so terrifying. If this person becomes their enemy in the future, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Okay, let's move on."

Li Ji could sense Qian Bofang's gaze, but he didn't care, he just looked at the lights in the street ahead, his eyes were a little cold.

"Where to go next?"

Qian Bofang's gaze sharpened, and he pointed to a direction in the light.

Li Ji picked him up, and the two disappeared into the night again.

"what?"

Just after the two disappeared, a peddler who was selling lanterns stood there, staring blankly at the open space in front of him.

"Was anyone talking just now?"

……

……

There were a lot fewer people on the streets of Guiyang City at night, but the busiest street was not affected much.

Soaring rice prices and exorbitant taxes do not affect the lives of those with money and power.

Horseback riding leaning on the inclined bridge, full of red sleeves.

Amid the smell of makeup and wine, the red sleeves of all the singers waving in the air suddenly fluttered.

"Hey, the fragrant wind blowing from which son's purse, it smells very cold."

The woman's delicate laughter echoed behind her.

With a click, a boot on the sole of Li Ji's foot lightly stepped on the handrail of the roof.

"Hey, hey, be careful, don't fall!"

Qian Bofang's whole body was stiff, he didn't dare to look down, he was afraid that he might get dizzy.One must know that Li Ji was not stepping on an ordinary railing, but this person was stepping on a railing more than ten floors away!
However, Li Ji didn't seem to be aware of it at all, his breath was still light, and he landed lightly on his toes, carrying him onto the roof.

"The top pavilion you mentioned is here?"

"No, that's right."

Qian Bofang's heart almost jumped out, and he was put on the ground to catch his breath. He looked at the dark attic in front of him with complicated eyes.

"It seems that the nobleman who often rents this upper room has not come."

"Your Majesty?"

Li Ji frowned, and suddenly realized something.

He turned around, flicked a finger on the railing, narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "Has Chunyu Ye been here?"

Qian Bofang was a little surprised, "It seems that you are really destined opponents."

"Although this information is an afterthought," he looked at the attic in front of him with gloomy eyes, "this restaurant is called Qianjin Pavilion, and it is the most luxurious restaurant in Guiyang."

"It can be seen," Li Ji said indifferently, "there is an imperial court behind you, right?"

Shanhaiju's ability to grow so big has something to do with the fact that the owner behind Shanhaiju is a young master, and this restaurant can drive out Shanhaiju and become the only one in the capital, so the background of its owner should not be underestimated.

"This restaurant has two owners," Qian Bofang said softly, "one is a relative of Sangong Chaonei, and the other is a Buddhist monastery."

"Zenyuan?"

Li Ji was stunned, even if he didn't expect to hear the name of the Buddhist monastery so close to Afang Palace.He originally thought that Chunyu Ye had just rested here.

"Even the people from Shanhaiju haven't fully understood the details of this restaurant."

Qian Bofang's eyes were heavy, "So this matter is half information, and half is my guess."

"This restaurant, at least the upper room, used to be the branch hall of the Buddhist monastery in Daqin. Chunyuye, Wu Chanxu, and Wu Chanlu all handled business in this place."

"Branch..."

Li Ji turned his head abruptly, looking at the night sky beyond the railing.

This restaurant is located on the street directly opposite the side entrance of the former Qin Palace, hundreds of feet away from the palace gate, neither close nor far.

But this restaurant is very tall, and the room they are in is the topmost floor of Qianjin Pavilion.

Standing on the roof of this floor, you can have a panoramic view of the whole Efang Palace.

　The Qianjin Pavilion appears frequently in the first volume. Chunyuye's first appearance is in this room. Do you still remember?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)