The Spirit World

Chapter 452 Longzhong City

Longzhong City is located in the southern part of the Dixin Plain in the center of the empire. There are not many mountains. All you can see are hills of different sizes. The cities that are nestled in the mountains and beside the rivers are as complicated as the roots of an old tree. There are three rivers, Qinghe River, Zhuohe River and Lianhe River, passing through this place, dividing the entire Dixin Plain into three. The Qing and Zhuo rivers have two distinct flows due to the huge difference in the amount of sediment. The three rivers are flat and pass straight through Longzhong City where the Chinese gather, dividing Longzhong City into four central cities of different sizes in north-south order: [Shanglong Street], [Zhongqing City], [Yulian City] and [Yueye Township]. The entire Longzhong City is protected by specially made inner and outer high walls. Because some of the walls are very old, there are roads of all sizes that pass through Longzhong City. Many of them have been demolished, and the new walls built on the periphery play a decisive protective role. The other walls are all very ornamental.

Shanglong Street is not for people to live in, but it is also the most prosperous street. Famous gardens of all sizes are located in high-rise buildings. It is difficult to see them at all. There is a festival every three or five days. Today is the Shanglong Street Yuanqi Festival, and tomorrow is the Shanglong Street Konghou Festival. People come here in large numbers and never get tired of it. It is not lively here during the day, but it is lively at night, with lanterns, fireworks, and spectacular shows. Talented men and beautiful women also sing songs by the railings, which is very joyful.

Shanglong Street is the place where the rich live, the place where the frustrated live, and the place where the poor live...

Poor people can’t come in, it’s none of their business…

Zhongqing City is also a street market, but it is more formal. There are four markets in the east, west, south and north, and everything is available. Rice shops and meat shops are all here, and there is only one commercial and pawnshop. What is sold here is hard currency. Gold and silver jewelry stores have moved to Shanglong Street, so firewood, rice, oil and salt can only be bought in Zhongqing City. There are also many weapon shops and equipment shops. Everyone in Zhongqing City knows a famous name [Longzhong Xujia Xu Jiaqing]. He is a famous local businessman. It is said that his father made a fortune by selling medicine, and then the emperor wrote a plaque [Yuguo Jiaqing] with a golden pen, so he is also called Jiaqing.

The Xu family of Longzhong is considered a family appointed by the emperor.

His fame spread far throughout the empire.

It's nothing, he's just rich, so those who are dissatisfied with him will use this to try to make trouble. Xu Jiaqing's father always said that he really only had two pieces of money, and they didn't have any. There was no reason for them to scold me. The more they scolded me, the more I couldn't say it back. As long as I said it back, all kinds of accusations would be put on me, and the whole Xu family would be destroyed with an imperial decree. He warned Xu Jiaqing to do small favors, know the pros and cons, and know how to make choices.

And Xu Jiaqing is even more powerful. Basically, all the older generations in Zhongqing City have small favors for him, either in terms of money or materials. Therefore, outsiders who mention Xu Jiaqing now may get store owners to give them discounts, such as buying grain and warehouses, raising pigs and sheep, and saying that his prices are cheap and the quality is good. He even secretly inspects him countless times, so that his subordinates dare not neglect him.

If Xu Jiaqing's father suddenly became resented for no reason because he made a fortune, then Xu Jiaqing made everyone feel that the money should be earned by the Xu family, and it was earned as a matter of course and generously. It would not be too much for the emperor to give him a plaque.

After talking about Zhongqing City, it is Yulian City's turn. Yulian City is of course the residence of the entire Longzhong City residents. This piece of land is located under the Qing River. The Qing River is slow. This piece of land is large, round, flat and smooth, like a jade plate holding the entire city. The Lian River runs straight through the center of the city. Most of the buildings here are as solid as city walls, with a dark gray tone as the main color. The vermilion majestic building in the northeast corner is the Xu family.

Yueya Township is the impact fan of Lian River. It is difficult to live there, but it is refreshing and pleasant, with beautiful scenery, shady trees, cool springs, blooming azaleas, and people coming and going. Facing the lanterns and fireworks on Shanglong Street, it has a unique paradise-like scenery.

Most people who come to Longzhong City will take a walk here, because the gate of Longzhong City is right in front of here. There are fields and trees on all sides. In fact, there is nowhere to go, and you can only wait for the gate to open in Yueya Township.

It is said that on the first day, the Great Demon King Lan Luo opened the Tower of Babel in Longzhong City, which leads directly to the Heavenly Palace. Practitioners and merchants who came here for the sake of reputation usually gathered here. Some came here to join in the fun, but the Great Demon King who ran out from Huazhou still had a certain deterrent power. When the news of the Tower of Babel was released, the temptation of going directly to the Heavenly Palace made the dream of many cultivators to become gods come true… Even if one person becomes enlightened, the whole family will benefit from it. Not to mention that there are many who become chickens and dogs, but even those who become the filth of God are everywhere.

Although the Tower of Babel was not clearly visible... Crescent Moon Township was still filled with people... They were all Chinese, with very few people of other races. Not to mention whether their equipment and armor were shiny or not, there were a lot of them with sage-like looks, the old, the mature and steady, the young and immature, all gathered together.

It is no exaggeration to say that all the heroes in the world gathered in Longzhong, and their only target, naturally, was Lan Luo.

The Sealed Demon Well holds an ancient demon. It goes without saying that the demon is full of treasures... If they can get some treasures that can help them practice, that would be great! Those who understand will naturally understand that the authorities will definitely send people to kill or seal them, and they will only succeed. As long as they can get a treasure of Lan Luo, or in other words, get a good reputation, then in the future, there will be more benefits than disadvantages!

As soon as the news came out, Xu Jiaqing used the name of the Tower of Babel to hold a grand banquet for all the heroes in the empire to appreciate the plan of the Tower of Babel to seal the demons.

Named "Feast of Heroes"

Crescent Bay is packed, and it seems to make sense... You have to queue up in a long line to get into the city...

Unfortunately, Chang Yufeng and his group were locked outside the city gate. The bright red city gate made Chang Yufeng feel a little embarrassed. The soldiers guarding the city looked at Chang Yufeng with displeasure and stopped him with a wink.

"Hey... No one from the Principality is allowed in... Go back to where you came from..."

The soldier tilted his spear with one hand and patted Chang Yufeng's chest with the back of his other hand, his disdain evident in his words.

"Official... I am..."

Before Chang Yufeng could say a few words, the soldier waved his hand fiercely: "Go away... No matter who you are, no one from the Principality is allowed in. We are busy! Next one!"

"Hey! Hey!" Jun'ichi Tachibana squeezed in from the crowd, took something out of his sleeve and said, "This official! He is my brother! He has leprosy on his head... leprosy! He can only shave his head, he is a Chinese! Isn't this inferiority complex! Please bear with me."

After saying this, she smiled, giggled, took the official's hand and put something in it, then took her hand back immediately.

"Leprosy is back?!" The official was even more angry and shook his spear to make a gap: "See a doctor if you are sick! Don't run around everywhere! Do you understand?"

"I know, I know! Brother! You are such a fool! Just explain it clearly to the officials!" Tachibana Jun'ichi pulled Chang Yufeng's arm and pushed it into the opening with a somewhat reproachful look.

Chang Yufeng was a little puzzled. Looking at Junyi Tachibana's face, she smiled and said, "Thank you, sir!"

The soldier ignored her and was scolding an old man harshly.

The reason was that he was wearing old clothes and he might steal, rob and smash things if he went in.

"Ah this..." Chang Yufeng was pushed by Ju Junyi to stand aside, but at least he had entered Yulian City.

"Oh shit! How many gold coins do you owe me? Ask Xiaolan to pay them back to me later!" Tachibana Junyi didn't feel bad at all. She just bent her fingers as if she was relaxing her muscles. As soon as she opened her arms, she took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and shouted softly: "Finally! I can eat delicious food..."

"I never knew that it costs money to enter a city..." Chang Yufeng sighed. He glanced at Xiaolan in his sleeve, and Xiaolan looked at him in confusion.

"Young Master, this is normal... How many people entered the city before... How many people are entering the city now... If we let bad people enter the city, who can bear the consequences..."

“No, no, no, no!” Tachibana Junichi shook his finger and smacked his lips, saying: “It’s not that he’s afraid of taking responsibility… He’s just black-hearted… Who can really tell so many good guys from bad guys… The city is guarded just to control the number of people entering the city… After all, something big is going to happen in this city!” Tachibana Junichi looked at Chang Yufeng’s short hair and said worriedly: “Let’s go buy you a bamboo hat to wear. You may be a little bit pretentious, but we won’t embarrass you because of your appearance…”

"I didn't expect the relationship between the Empire and the Principality to decline so quickly... A few months ago, we were not stopped even when entering the border... We kept calling each other people from the Principality... I really don't know what to do..." Chang Yufeng touched his short hair. Just like he said, the relationship was really good before, and he didn't need to care so much about the Empire and the Principality. But then again, can the friendship a few months ago be called friendship...

"Hey... stop talking... if you keep talking, I'll put you in jail... you're the young master of Bailing Mountain, you can't talk about this kind of thing, otherwise you'll be in trouble... snap! Your head will fall to the ground!" Tachibana Jun'ichi drew his right hand across his neck, his eyes wide open as if threatening: "You're in trouble... at this rate, you have to listen to me the whole time... otherwise, snap..."

She gestured again, this time sticking out her tongue and rolling her eyes. Although she looked dead, she was playful and cute, which made Chang Yufeng laugh: "Okay, okay... I'll listen to you!"

"Then let's go buy some hat gauze now!" After saying this, Jun'ichi Tachibana walked quickly in front.

There were too many people on the street, shoulder to shoulder. Chang Yufeng was afraid that she would get lost, so he quickly followed. She was wearing Chang Yufeng's white dress with a plum blossom on the back. Not to mention that the white dress was light, clean and beautiful, but even with the black plum blossom mark on it, she looked extremely delicate.

Chang Yufeng was wearing all black, following behind her. There were almost no people of other races here, all of them were Chinese. They looked at him with surprise, and then followed his gaze with confusion. Although Chang Yufeng didn't think that shaving his head would be a big deal, it was just a little less hair, and it wouldn't involve other things, but to be honest, this unwarranted malice, from the carriage all the way here, was all the cold stares, as if he was a heinous person... He couldn't say that he didn't care, but it was impossible not to care. He dodged the gazes of others along the way, and walked next to people, which was quite uncomfortable, so he could only pick up a bamboo hat.

The hat covered his face. When he put it on his head, it looked like a bride wearing a veil. It made Chang Yufeng, a grown man, feel very awkward...

"Lower your head... let me see..." Ju Chun tapped his feet. Chang Yufeng was quite tall, so he needed to squat slightly so that Ju Chun could see the top of his head.

He bent his legs and slowly lowered his head, letting down the gauze of his hat. Junichi Tachibana gently twirled the gauze of his hat on top of his head. The feeling of the hat spinning along with his head was very powerful. His hair also twisted slightly, and even his hair was being pulled, but he didn't say anything because Junichi Tachibana was very light.

He really had the illusion that Jun'ichi Tachibana was here to lift his veil...and marry him. This confusing feeling made his heart still pound.

"Well... just don't take it off. If you take it off, you'll definitely get into trouble... I won't say that you've done something wrong by shaving your hair, but it seems that you have to wear it like this..."

"Okay..." Chang Yufeng looked up and smiled through the veil, looking at Junyi Tachibana's face. Her calm and lively personality made her more mysterious.

All Junzhi could see was that he was smiling, so he waved his hand unhappily and turned away.

"I can't laugh... You came here for the first Great Demon King, but I'm afraid you'll be killed by the various mountain gates in Longzhong City first..."

Since Xiao Lan is a human-shaped spirit and cannot be a pet, she also hid herself. She usually sleeps in her sleeves and doesn't do anything, but at this time she was giggling.

"If the young lady was born with a more delicate and delicate appearance, she would definitely look like a gentle female warrior in this dress! Hahaha!"

"Do you have a weapon? An apple?" Tachibana Jun'ichi turned around again, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Bai Lingshan's sword in Chang Yufeng's hand.

This kind of sword is very roughly made. There is a big gap on Chang Yufeng's sword now. This sword is definitely unusable.

"Apple?" Chang Yufeng was a little surprised. His face was hard to see because of the side of his hat, but one could sense his confusion.

"What? I still want you to be...something?"

"I understand..." Chang Yufeng nodded, and the veil swayed slightly.

"You call me Orange and I call you Apple... I think that's fine... What do you think?"

"Okay, of course... You are more worldly-wise than me... I naturally understand... Then I'll have to trouble you to help me..." Chang Yufeng also said something polite, but it was Ju Junyi who looked at him in surprise. Chang Yufeng saw it clearly. When she frowned, the corners of her mouth were raised and her lips were protruding. If you really said that this person was a hundred-year-old girl, no one would believe it. She was cute and her movements were cute, but she acted quite mature...

"Okay! If you say it is, then it is!"

Tachibana Jun'ichi turned around and walked out of the street again: "I wonder if there are any inns here. We won't sleep on the streets when we enter the city..."

"It shouldn't be, let's go find it now..."

Chang Yufeng also stepped out of the store. He looked up and took a close look at the people on the street. There were so many people, but no one looked at him anymore... This feeling was very strange... He could hear accents from all over the world, and see clothes from all corners of the world. There were also strange toys, strange people and weapons, and even more strange objects that he had never seen before. They were all walking in a hurry and didn't pay attention to him anymore.

He sighed with some emotion.

I don't know why... Ju Chun must not be moving in front of her. He saw it and wanted to ask her what Taiqing was looking at through the veil...

"Orange? What's wrong?"

"Ah? Nothing... I just saw someone... He looked familiar... I don't know if it was him..."

"Who?" Chang Yufeng lifted her veil and looked where she was looking. There was a man in white standing on the street, fanning himself gently, as if he was also waiting for someone.

He is elegant, with a high nose bridge, thin eyebrows and soft eyes. He looks a bit bookish and doesn't look like a cultivator...

"Who is he?"

"do not know……"

Junyi Tachibana looked at it carefully and shook his head: "I must have seen it wrong... It looks a bit like it... I was wondering how a dead person could be alive... That must be a ghost..."

"Does Orange have any old friends?"

"Of course there is... but he died young..."

"Oh……"

Chang Yufeng loosened the veil and said nothing more. Ju Junyi started walking and Chang Yufeng followed him.

"Let's go buy a sword! Buy some good medicine... I feel like there's going to be a fight... Too many people will talk too much, and there will be a lot of gossip..."

"Why don't you go and ask the inn where to stay?"

"Oh yeah, let's find an inn first!"

Chang Yufeng looked at Junyi Tachibana under the veil. Her back seemed quite petite, but she didn't seem as short as he had imagined.

Many things in the world end with death...

(End of this chapter)