There is a rush of people coming and going. Everyone is walking in a hurry. In this eastern county, the pace of life is much faster than in other places.
Yang Ji followed Fang Bai and Jiang Jianqing. As he walked, he looked around. Everything here gave him a different feeling. It was completely different from the places he had experienced.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a commotion came from the front. At the city gate, the crowd retreated one after another, and even the horses of the five people were collided.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"Don't block the road!..."
"As long as you don't squeeze, you still squeeze..."
…
Inside the city gate, a nine-foot-tall man with a sinister face rushed out with several people. He rushed forward and whipped the riding crop in his hand. An old man was whipped until his skin and flesh rolled up, and he staggered back.
His face was full of fear.
"Who are these people? Why doesn't the court care about them?"
Yang Jidao.
Yang Ji frowned deeply as he looked at the two rows of indifferent city gate warriors in front of him. The city gate warriors were responsible for maintaining order at the city gate. This was the first time he had seen them.
The soldiers at the city gate were indifferent to the commotion under their noses.
"Hey, junior brother, you don't come here often, so I don't know. These people are all disciples from wealthy families in the county. You will understand it the more you come here - you are no longer surprised."
Fang Bai chuckled, not caring about what happened in front of him, as if he was used to it.
When Jiang Jianqing next to him heard this, his lips moved but he stopped talking.
"Boom!"
The ground shook, and a loud rumbling sound came from behind. I saw the nine-foot fierce man waving his hand towards the back. Rows of topless carriages, dragging large iron buckets as thick as a man's arms, came from the city gate.
It was later shipped over.
The iron barrel was steaming hot, and I didn't know what it contained.
"This is?……"
Yang Ji sat on the horse, his nose twitched, smelling the aroma in the air that went from light to strong, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "Food?!"
What’s in the iron bucket here is actually food?!
Yang Ji looked surprised!
Without thinking too much, the mystery was soon revealed. Although those people were dressed luxuriously, they looked like domestic servants. They opened the iron barrels and produced bowls of sumptuous meals, chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef... and even
There are also several kinds of game and a big bowl of crock pot soup.
The food is incredibly rich, and these foods are actually——
"City Guard! They are delivering food to the City Guard!"
Yang Ji's eyelids twitched and he looked ahead in surprise.
These guys who looked arrogant and caused a commotion at the city gate were actually delivering meals to the city guards. Bowls of sumptuous meals were all served to the two rows of armored city guards.
"No wonder these gate guards are indifferent to the training!"
Looking at the "military and civilians" in front of them, the city guards and the wealthy children, Yang Jizhen was really surprised. From what he saw in Pingchuan County, the imperial court was supported by the imperial court, and all the soldiers were provided with food and drinks by the imperial court.
The soldiers in the imperial court are all "military soldiers" in the martial arts realm, and they are the objects of competition for various forces in the local area. Therefore, the food is definitely not that bad. But the imperial court has the rules of the imperial court, and it will never be so luxurious.
kind of situation.
I'm afraid the food in the restaurant is nothing more than that. And judging by the way the meat is grilled, it's more exquisite than in the restaurant. It's obviously made by a hired chef.
It is a lie that wealthy families send food and drinks to city guards, but it is true that they use this to influence the army. This is a taboo in many places!
Yang Ji wonders, are these wealthy families really so unscrupulous?
"There are many masters among the wealthy families. Many of them have the reputation of being a martial arts scholar and have the qualifications to directly mobilize the imperial soldiers. Moreover... I heard that a high-ranking captain in the army is from the Langya wealthy family. The captain above is known as himself
The family's resources are used to reward the soldiers under his command... No one can say anything about this kind of thing. It can only be said that the captain is really 'anxious for justice'."
Chen Shien said calmly. He held the horse's reins with both hands, and seemed to know what Yang Ji was thinking, and said without looking back.
Yang Ji lowered his head and frowned slightly, but said nothing.
"Let's go! You will come here to take the martial arts examination in the future. It will always be good for you to see more and understand more."
After saying this, Chen Shi'en rode his horse forward. There, the crowd had resumed traffic.
Jiang Jianqing, Fang Bai, and Meng Shenji filed out of the city. What happened at the city gate was just a small incident for them, nothing strange.
Only Yang Ji paused for a moment when he passed through the city gate. His mind was agitated. He had long heard that wealthy families were far superior to local clans. Yang Ji only thought that it was just because there were many masters among the wealthy families.
But Yang Ji didn't expect that the power of the wealthy family was so huge that it could even affect the army.
This made Yang Ji's heart heavy.
"Candied haws of apples are on sale!..."
Passing through the city gate, a loud sound came, sharp and sharp. Hearing this sound, Yang Ji finally came back to his senses.
It's only separated by a wall, but it's like entering another world from one world.
There are sellers of candied haws, tea storytellers, fortune tellers, flower umbrellas and silk fabrics, knives and spatulas... the whole city is bustling and lively. On both sides of the roads extending in all directions, there are various shops and shops,
The restaurants and tea shops are elegant and grand, and look like a developed business.
"Senior Brother Chen, we should still have a lot of free time this time, right?"
Fang Bai looked around and suddenly said excitedly.
"what you up to?"
Chen Shien frowned and said slightly displeased.
"Haha, what else can I do? It's rare that I go down the mountain, so why don't I take this opportunity to do some shopping. There are so many things here, so of course I have to buy some things to go back to. Although the small town at the foot of the mountain is good, it is not so complete after all.
"
Fang Bai smiled, paused and turned back to Yang Jida:
"Junior brother, I am familiar with this place. If you want to buy something, you can follow me and I will take you there. By the way, if you want to be romantic and happy, I can also take you there."
Meng Shenji and Jiang Jianqing both laughed, and even Chen Shien's originally stone-tight face relaxed unconsciously:
"You can do whatever you want to do by yourself. Don't lead your Junior Brother Yang astray."
"Senior Brother Fang, thank you very much. If I need to buy anything, I will go by myself."
Yang Ji shook his head and laughed.
After Fang Bai made trouble, the atmosphere became much more lively. When they arrived at Langya City, the court was heavily guarded, so they didn't have to worry about being attacked by people from the Tianyin Sect. The five of them were obviously much more relaxed.
Chen Shien was not as sullen as before. Sometimes when someone passed by on the road and took a fancy to something, he would be allowed to stop for a while and wait for something to be purchased before moving on.
In Langya City, the environment was indeed much safer. In just four streets, Yang Ji saw at least six or seven groups of patrolling heavy armored cavalry.
Compared with the imperial soldiers in Pingchuan County, Yang Ji found that the soldiers in Langya County seemed to be generally stronger. The average soldiers seemed to have the strength of the elite soldiers in Pingchuan County.
"There are more than forty counties under Langya County. The soldiers here are specially selected from each county. There are also various wild 'warriors' recruited from wealthy families and local areas. Therefore, the strength is generally higher. And
The county government is the head of a county, so it is reasonable to select some elites."
Chen Shien explained beside him. He is the oldest and has the most experience, so he knows a lot about all aspects of things.
"Fang Bai, hurry up!"
As Chen Shien said, he saw Fang Bai entering the shop and not coming out for a long time. Finally he couldn't help but frowned and urged loudly.
"It's coming, it's coming. Senior brother, come right away."
Fang Bai shouted as he walked out of the shop carrying a bunch of things in a hurry.
"That's enough. We have to rush to the Qunying Mansion of the imperial court. Don't waste time here. If you want to buy anything, you will receive the order later. After signing in, as long as the imperial court has no tasks for the time being, you can buy it anywhere.
"
Chen Shien said with a serious face.
"I know, yes, senior brother..."
Fang Bai said quickly, he was still a little scared when Chen Shien turned serious.
Snapped!
Just as he was talking, a scroll fell to the ground with a bang. Fang Bai bent down and was about to pick it up when he heard a loud noise in his ears.
"Crash!"
The sound of the wheels was very loud, and not far from the front, a large group of people were shouting in front of each other, leading a large convoy filled with things, appearing from a fork in the road in a swaggering way, crossing in front of the five people.
These people have a sharp and arrogant aura, and they are not easy to mess with at first sight. Wherever they pass, the crowds retreat like snakes and scorpions.
"He's from the sect!"
Yang Ji's eyes flickered. He didn't pay attention at first, but his eyes glanced at the cloth robe on the other person's body and he immediately reacted.
When a disciple of a sect meets a disciple of a sect, there is no need to recognize him. He can tell at a glance. Although Yang Ji doesn't know which sect the other person is from, his temperament clearly belongs to the same sect as his own.
"These people are from the Silver Blood Sect."
Chen Shien lowered his voice and said solemnly: "It seems that many sects have arrived early."
After speaking, seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces, Chen Shi'en shook his head and explained:
"Langya County is very big. There are more than forty counties in one county. You all know the Iron Sword Sect and the Tongyi Sect. The Silver Blood Sect is also one of them. However, their mountain gate is too far away from us, and they almost belong to the other...
It’s a county-level boundary line, so there’s very little contact between us. There’s almost no contact at all.”
"I don't know much about the Silver-blood sect. But I heard from the elders that the people in their sect are very aggressive. People in our sect usually won't fight if they can. But the Silver-blood sect can't tell you in a few words.
Why do they start fighting? I heard that they often fight with sects in other counties."
"I guess it's due to the environment. If not, it would be difficult for them to compete with those sects."
Chen Shi'en said.
The battle between counties is very fierce. Chen Shien has experienced some things before, so he has a deep understanding of this.
Yang Ji remained silent, raised his head and took a deep look into the distance, thoughtfully in his heart.
Being able to survive the battles with sects in other counties and remain standing. Chen Shien's words actually illustrate the strength of this sect in disguise.
"very powerful!"
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
However, at this moment, Yang Ji suddenly noticed a detail. Sitting at the front, it seemed that the master of the Silver Blood Sect, Yue Zhiyuanlin, suddenly had his ears twitching, as if he heard something.
"Yuyu!——"
The man tightened the reins and suddenly stopped the horse, and then Yang Ji saw a pair of eyes, looking over across the space like cold lightning...