More than two months later, Xia Chen and his party finally arrived at Jin'an City, the junction of the two great powers, Dayan and Zhao.
Jin'an is known as the most powerful city in the Yanzhao region. This is the information Xia Chen got from the identity jade slip. As an official country bumpkin from an unpopular country, Xia Chen only has a concept of this first powerful city.
However, when they came to the foot of Jin'an City, this concept suddenly became vivid. Although they had seen the prosperity of Yongqing, a third-rate city of the Five Kingdoms, when they came to Jin'an, the five of them could not help but be dumbfounded.
This was not a city at all. It was simply a rolling urban mountain range with high-rise buildings everywhere. What surprised the five people was that there were actually mountains in the city, and not just one, but hundreds or thousands of peaks.
The heights of the peaks vary, but the shortest ones are several hundred feet high. Looking from the bottom up, the tops are already inserted into the clouds. The highest peaks are half-way up the mountain, shrouded in clouds and mist, and they reach up into the sky for an unknown amount of distance.
Mountain streams, even rivers and lakes, flow slowly around the mountains.
Looking from a distance, the mountains are lush and green, full of aura, with countless strange and strange animals interspersed among them, making unique neighing sounds. The water is deep and clear, and the fish are in groups, full of spirituality.
When this natural scene stands in the middle of a bustling city, it does not appear obtrusive at all. Instead, it has a sense of harmony and agility that is miraculous and magical, adding a touch of unearthly atmosphere to this majestic city that covers an area of nearly ten thousand miles.
However, the peaks in these capital cities are not exactly the same as real mountains. They are as high as possible. However, they do not occupy a particularly wide area. It seems that they were carefully polished and processed and then transported to Jin'an City.
I don’t know who has such strong power, can manage the mountain in this way, move it for people to live in, and can plan the boundary with the city in this way.
Of course, the buildings in cities are no less impressive than those in mountains. All kinds of towering buildings are beautifully built and have a heart-breaking beauty.
High in the sky, there are still huge conical buildings suspended from time to time. I don’t know what they are used for, and they look mysterious and huge. From time to time, there are fast bright lights flashing from the blue sky, and I don’t know if they are people.
Or other living beings.
As for the crowds in the city, they are like swarms of ants, looking dark and dense, and there are hundreds of millions of them. The vast, powerful, and ultimate aura hits their faces, making everyone who sees Jin An at first sight.
I feel like I want to cry out.
Even if they just looked at it from a distance, Xia Chen and the others could feel the greatness of the city. From a distance, they looked smaller than five ants.
"It is worthy of being the most powerful city in Yanzhao. Being able to see such a spectacular city is a worthwhile trip. Compared with it, our Daliang Kingdom is indeed far behind." Xu Yunxuan looked up for a while, then came back to her senses.
exclaimed.
"We are still country bumpkins in front of a third-rate country, let alone a country bumpkin in front of such a powerful city." Xie Tianfeng also said with emotion.
"Have you noticed that the major cities in the Yanzhao region seem to be at the intersection of countries, while the cities within countries seem to be much different." Xia Chen said, "The same is true for Yongqing City, and the same is true for Jin'an.
, but Jin'an is at the junction of Dayan and Zhao. So who is in charge of it?"
Xu Yunxuan and others shrugged their shoulders. They also wanted to know the answer to this question.
"It is jointly managed by Dayan and Zhao. The two big countries are respectively in charge of their own jurisdictions. Although the boundaries are not very clear, Dayan and Zhao have never distinguished each other. They do not care about these small issues." A
A faint voice sounded.
Xia Chen and the others were startled and turned around. They saw a thin young man with a handsome face standing next to the city gate with his arms folded. When he saw five people turning to look at him, they didn't care and just nodded lightly.
Xia Chen saw that he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but he was pretending to be mature. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was implying sadness. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Little brother, what do you do?"
The young man did not answer him, but pointed towards the city gate: "If you want to enter the city, it is best to enter quickly. You only need twenty Vitality Pills. Otherwise, in the afternoon, the city order will be changed. Everyone needs more
Pay ten vitality pills."
"What? Do you have to pay vitality pills to enter the city?" Xia Chen and others were stunned. Along the way, they passed dozens of powerful cities. They all passed for free. At most, they asked about their identity. This is not a place where they live.
If you are traveling in a shop, why do you have to buy a ticket just to enter Jin'an City?
"I don't even know the rules. It seems this is my first time coming to Jin'an. I don't know what's going on recently. There are so many country bumpkins."
"There are people like this every year. They think that Jin'an City is a place they can enter if they want. This is the most powerful city in Yanzhao, not your mountain valley, haha."
"Don't go in if you don't have money. It's nice to see the scenery outside Jin'an. The world in the city doesn't belong to them."
Several well-dressed and good-looking young men and women happened to pass by Xia Chen and the others. When they heard Xia Chen's question, they couldn't help but laugh and talk loudly, not afraid that Xia Chen would hear them.
The handsome young man glanced at the men and women indifferently and explained: "Jin'an City was built by the hard work of the monks from Great Yan and Great Zhao with their magical powers. There are spiritual mountains and spiritual waters in it, and there are rich spiritual veins underground, so the city is full of vitality.
, live here,
The longevity of mortals and the accelerated cultivation of monks are equivalent to a rare blessed land, so it is normal to go into the city to collect vitality pills. Unless they are locals or monks with supernatural powers, outsiders who stay in the city for one day will have to pay five vitality pills.
Dan.”
"I see." Xia Chen turned around and said with a smile, "Fortunately we still have some wealth, otherwise we wouldn't even be qualified to stay in Jin'an City."
"Why don't people say we are country bumpkins? We can only look at the scenery outside the city." Xu Yunxuan said with a smile.
Everyone smiled knowingly. Along the way, they had been laughed at as country bumpkins many times. At first, the five of them were a little uncomfortable with it, but later they became accustomed to it and just ignored it.
And judging from their origins, they are indeed country bumpkins, so they are not angry when they hear the ridicule of those well-dressed men and women. The world is a big place, and there are so many people who feel good about themselves, so why bother.
"There are still more than half a month left before the selection meeting. We can take advantage of this free time to take a stroll around Jin'an City. I heard Master Yang mention that there is a kind of gouache specially used by female monks in Jin'an City. It has a very, very good beauty effect.
, I am here this time, I must go and have a good look." Ling Feifei said excitedly.
"Really? Why is gouache so good? Let's go together." Yang Qianhui suddenly became interested.
"Do you know where to sell it? Jin'an City is so big, I'm afraid even if you look for it for ten and a half months, you may not be able to find it. Without a specific address, we are completely blind when we enter the city." Xu Yunxuan poured cold water on the two of them.
The two women were stunned and couldn't help but look at each other.
"It's okay. Jin'an City is so big and there are so many outsiders who practice there. There will definitely be a guide. Let's find one. It will cost us some money at most." Xia Chen said with a smile.
"The special cosmetics and accessories for female monks are in the southeastern area of Jin'an City. There is a very famous Phoenix Market there, which has a variety of gouache and other cosmetics. You can buy a map to check the address." The handsome young man said calmly.
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"As for the guides, there are many young men about my age inside the city gate. The hiring price is not expensive. They can cost up to twenty vitality pills a day. Some of them can be negotiated for more. However, some young men are very open-minded and even deliberately
They take you to more expensive places and trick you into buying things, and they can get a commission behind the scenes. Your first time coming to Jin'an must have opened your eyes, after all, it is not easy to accumulate some wealth."
The five of them were stunned again. They didn't expect that there were so many things behind a guide. Xia Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter, thinking that this guide was actually no different from the tour guides on earth. They were all deceived.
Basic tourists seem to be the same everywhere, but this little guy is quite nice. He is not a relative, but he actually gives us some advice.
"Thank you, little guy, but how do you know so clearly?" Ling Feifei had a good impression of this handsome boy and asked with a smile.
The young man seemed a little unwilling to answer, and after a while he said: "I am also a guide, so I know the twists and turns here better... Don't ask anymore, hurry into the city, it will be noon soon.
, I’ll have to pay more if I’m late.”
"Since you are also a guide, why do you still push us to other boys? Don't you want to do our business?" Ling Feifei asked in surprise.
Xia Chen and others were also quite surprised. This handsome young man reminded them several times that they all had a good impression of him.
"My price is very high, you can't afford it..." The handsome young man shook his head. Suddenly, he stopped and his face became nervous, as if he had seen something.
"Xiao Liang, you bastard, you are soliciting business outside the city and ruining our good things." An angry and arrogant voice sounded from behind the five people.
Xia Chen and others turned around and saw a tall, fat young man running over panting, with an angry look on his face. Behind him, there were more than a dozen young men of about the same age.
A dozen young boys surrounded the young boy Xiao Liang, all of them had evil expressions on their faces and rolled up their sleeves with their arms exposed, as if they were about to take action.
"This is the north gate of Jin'an City. People come and go. You are just powerless boys. If you dare to attack me, the guards guarding the gate will immediately arrest you. Even if you want to be a guide, you will not be able to do it." Xiao Liang.
His face suddenly returned to calmness and he said calmly.
Xia Chen and others looked on, and couldn't help but secretly praise in their hearts. If it were any other boy, he would probably turn pale even if he wasn't scared away. Not only did this boy named Xiaoliang not run away, but he also knew how to use the environment to suppress the opponent, and his courage
The response was very rare, and my good feeling in my heart increased a bit.
The faces of the fat boy and others immediately showed a look of fear, and their aggressive momentum was reduced a lot. However, Xiao Liang preempted them, and the anger on their faces couldn't help but become more intense.
"Well, you Xiaoliang, you actually threatened us, but don't forget it." The fat young man sneered, "The city gate guards will not care about the reason. If they take action, even you will be locked up. We If you can't be a guide, you can't do it either, and you won't be able to save the vitality pill to save your beautiful sister." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!