I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 369 Entering Chang'an

It's that time of year again.

The cold wind from the north is blowing southward, carrying the chill all the way south, and it seems to be intensifying. The cold breath penetrates into everyone's collars and cuffs, taking away the remaining warmth.

The cold wind blew, cracking the corners of the eyes and making the face stiff.

"Troublesome young man, it's not your help. I still don't know how to get this car out today."

On an official road in the withered yellow forest, an old man with a thick cloth wrapped around his head and a leather jacket on his body was full of gratitude, thanking a young man who had just pulled his ox cart out of a ditch.

I saw that the young man was wearing a gray robe, and his hair was carefully wrapped with a bun. Although the robe was a little messy, he was still very decent. He seemed to be a scholar.

This was Song Mu who was traveling far away. At this moment, he patted his sleeves, bid farewell to the old man, turned around and boarded his carriage.

The carriage looked even more dilapidated, and the horse had lost a lot of weight. As soon as Song Mu got into the carriage, he heard a cough coming from the tightly shielded carriage.

"Master, how do you feel?"

Tao Fengming's voice came slowly, as if with some difficulty.

"It's okay, it's like this in winter, let's continue on our way."

Song Mu frowned slightly, nodded slowly, and drove the carriage forward.

At the beginning of last year, after Song Mu and Tao Fengming left Jinling, they rode all the way to the north, crossed the land of Qilu, worshiped the Confucius Temple, climbed Mount Tai, then turned back south, went south along the side of Taihang Mountain, passed Chaoge, passed Luoyang, and saw the Yellow River Fast and mighty, I have seen the mighty Loess Plateau, and headed west.

The end of the trip is Chang'an, and Chang'an is not far away at this moment.

During this year, Song Mu and Tao Fengming traveled around in the Wen Dynasty, saw famous mountains and great rivers, visited Confucian masters, and tasted the sufferings of the world.

After studying hard all the way, Song Mu is now diligent in his studies and restrained. Compared with himself a year ago, he looks more stable and simple.

During the year when Song Mu disappeared, the legend about Song Mu gradually disappeared.

Song Mu's figure seemed to disappear from the world suddenly, except for the occasional Qing Tianwei's report, there would be a literati who occasionally collaborated to hunt down the demons, and no one knew where Song Mu had gone.

The Song Mu at this moment is not the handsome young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but he has learned a skill from Tao Fengming, twisting his facial muscles with literary power, and turned into a broad-faced man.

Relying on this face, Song Mu avoided a lot of risks on the road, but Song Mu's current realm has also reached the top of Jurenyi. Although he is not the top, he can easily deal with many threats from demons.

And being able to make such a big improvement in one year is enough to show Song Mu's hard work.

Song Mu's carriage was moving slowly on the road, and the surrounding cold wind was still blowing. Even though the sun was shining brightly, it still didn't feel warm at all.

There are also caravans and pedestrians marching on the official road, and the cold wind makes people huddle involuntarily.

Song Mu also saw many scholars among them, they seemed to be a bit sleepy at the moment, and they all got off their horses and walked, but they were different from ordinary people, like Song Mu, only wearing one or two light robes was enough to resist the cold.

At the moment they are talking loudly about various things about Chang'an.

Song Mu also spit out a mouthful of white steam at the moment, and said towards the carriage.

"Master, Chang'an is not far ahead."

"The Baoshan Great Wall you told me about before should appear soon, right?"

Saying this, Song Mu felt a little emotional, thinking that when he first arrived in Yuzhang, his master told him about the prosperity of Chang'an, and the majestic city wall built against the mountain has always fascinated Song Mu.

After traveling through the vast landscape of the Wen Dynasty, Song Mu has seen many stalwart cities and many prosperous scenes, but according to his master, none of them are as good as Chang'an, which makes Song Mu yearn for Chang'an even more.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted by a small corner, revealing half of an old face from it.

The face was wrinkled and pale, and with the white hair hanging down, it looked very decadent.

Tao Fengming, who was young and handsome in the past, has shown his old age.

In the Battle of the Mountain Pass, Tao Fengming expended his original strength to forcibly mobilize his literary power, raised his realm, and his body became weaker and weaker. Even in the current realm, he has fallen to Juren, and this poisonous body is also become withered and stiff.

In the past year, Song Mu also took Tao Fengming to visit famous doctors, but there was no follow-up. Tao Fengming, who was supposed to live at least ten years, is now uncertain.

Tao Fengming raised his cloudy eyes and looked forward. After a while, he nodded slowly, his face suddenly revealed, and he murmured.

"Chang'an."

"I haven't been here for a while, too."

Song Mu pursed his lips slightly when he heard the sound, looked forward and said in a deep voice.

"Master, let's stay in Chang'an from now on, I will take care of you in the old age."

Tao Fengming turned to look at Song Mu, without any emotion, but immediately coughed and said in a deep voice.

"it is good."

Saying so, the curtain was lowered again, and the wheels slowly moved forward on the ancient road.

When the carriage followed the passers-by through a mountain pass, a student in front suddenly stopped, raised his finger and shouted loudly.

"Look, it's Baoshan City Wall, and we're going to Chang'an soon!"

His words were immediately carried to the surroundings by the cold wind. Many people suddenly perked up when they heard the sound, quickened their pace, and walked forward one after another. In front, some people raised their heads and screamed again and again.

Song Mu also broke free from the emotion just now. Seeing these people's astonishing actions, he felt a little itchy in his heart, and he unconsciously speeded up.

When the carriage turned around the mountain pass, Song Mu also looked up ahead, and his eyes suddenly widened at this moment.

In front of it is a wide plain, and on one side of the plain, a mountain range runs through and undulates continuously.

But on top of this rolling mountain range, there is a wall of green bricks that is more than ten meters high.

The city wall stretched across the ridge, and the battlements were dense and wide, hundreds of meters apart. There was a beacon tower on the city wall. At this moment, brightly colored flags were flying on it, and the well-dressed soldiers could vaguely be seen guarding.

This city wall is very similar to the Great Wall.

"I heard that the Chang'an City Wall was first proposed by Taizu Li Yu after the fall of the sky and monsters everywhere. It was modeled on the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty and was forged by the army at that time. There are literati's poems in each brick. .”

"And after entering the city wall, it is the most stable territory of our human race. Within the Great Wall, monsters will appear when they step in. Before they can escape a hundred meters, soldiers will rush out and kill them."

A student beside him said excitedly at this moment, and waved his arm involuntarily.

"That's very good. This is the capital of our Dawen Dynasty, and the stars of the sky fall in it."

"This time, I must take a good look at what the star looks like that day."

"Haha, I wish to go together, when the time comes, we will write articles together in front of the palace, and contribute to our Wen Dynasty together!"

Several scholars were walking on the road at the moment, talking with high morale, which seemed to point out the country.

Song Mu was driving the carriage to one side, and at this moment, his heart was a little turbulent.

Looking at the majestic city wall in front of him, Song Mu's eyes seemed to have already crossed here, looking at the majestic city surrounded by the city wall.

This time I went to Chang'an, I also had a great wish. If I can step into the realm of Jinshi in one fell swoop, I will live up to my master's expectations.

If you can cross the street on horseback and see the magnificent scenery of Chang'an, it will be an unforgettable moment in your life.

Thinking of this, Song Mu couldn't help but feel a little bit moved.

The carriage continued to move forward, through the official road at the foot of the mountain, and Song Mu felt the greatness of the city wall of Baoshan even more. At the pass where the mountains overlap, there is a grand pass at this moment. Sitting here, the teams going from south to north meet here.

"Everyone enters the city on foot, show the road book, and the city gates will be closed at Youshi!"

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(End of this chapter)