The autumn wind brought a bit of coolness, but the garden of the Sheriff's Mansion was busy. Thousands of shirtless soldiers were digging hard at the ground with hoes in their hands. They were sweating profusely, but they did not dare to slack off at all.
Zhou Da on the side was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and kept shouting to urge the sergeants to speed up. The garden was already in a mess, with dead flowers and plants scattered on the ground and trampled to pieces.
Just when Zhou Da roared till his face turned red, a young man with a springy face walked slowly from the corridor behind the garden. The burdock that had been digging so hard suddenly stopped holding the hoe in mid-air and stared at it with his bull eyes.
The person coming towards me had an expression of disbelief on his face.
"You're stupid, dig in!" Zhou Da couldn't wait to rush forward and slap him twice, and roared at Niu Geng.
"No need to... dig...!" Niu Geng stammered, but never looked directly at the county guard.
Zhou Da couldn't help but turn his head and look, only to find Liu Qiankun standing behind him with a smile on his face. Now it was his turn to be stupid, and his fingertips could not help but tremble slightly.
"Is the Sheriff trying to dig someone out?" Liu Qiankun asked with a signature smile.
...Zhou Da was speechless. The sergeants around him also stopped what they were doing. This big living man stood in front of him with a smile. Do they still want to continue digging?
Zhou Da squeezed out a forced smile and said, "I wonder how Mr. got out of trouble?" He saw clearly the night before yesterday that this guy jumped into the cave and the cave collapsed, but now he is smiling.
Standing in front of him, there is not even a clay star on his body...
"Haha! It's funny. I jumped into the cave to explore that day. I didn't expect that there was another door in it. It could lead directly to the outside of Yingfeng Town, a hundred miles away. I stayed for a day before turning back. Please ask the county guard for a lot of help.
Bear with me!" Liu Qiankun talked eloquently, but omitted many details.
In fact, last night Liu Qiankun went on a plundering spree in the pig's nest and wiped out all the wealth that Zhu Xi had worked hard to accumulate for thousands of years, and he happily slept on that soft and fragrant couch all night...
Zhou Da, who had not closed his eyes for two whole nights, was relieved to see that Liu Qiankun was safe and sound. After a few polite words, he yawned and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to order the sergeants to rearrange the garden that was in disarray.
He had already made up his mind to take Liu Qiankun to the imperial capital early tomorrow morning to avoid further complications.
Early the next morning, Zhou Da personally led a thousand elite cavalry and escorted Liu Qiankun towards the imperial capital without stopping.
Liu Qiankun had enough of riding horses this time, and his group of more than a thousand people hurried across towns and counties along the way, and finally arrived at the gate of the imperial capital ten days later.
The capital city of the Tianxing Empire is indeed extraordinary. The green brick city wall is six feet high and stretches endlessly as far as the eye can see. There is a wide moat surrounding the outside of the city wall. Even the suspension bridge in front of the city gate is more than two feet long, side by side.
After passing two bullock carts, there is still some left.
There was an endless flow of people and cars entering the city. After hearing what Zhou Da said about the imperial capital having four gates in the east, south, west and north, the one they took was the south gate, which was the most remote.
Liu Qiankun was originally a lively character, and he couldn't wait to rush his horse into the city. Everyone followed him, and the group headed straight into the city covered in dust.
The first thing that caught his eye after entering the city were the streets, large and small. This reminded Liu Qiankun of a saying by Bai Juyi, a famous figure in the Tang Dynasty: Thousands of houses are like chess boards, and twelve streets are like vegetable beds. This is the capital of Tianxing Empire.
There are more than twelve streets! It is indeed the largest and most prosperous capital city in this world.
After Zhou Da found a post house and settled everyone, he couldn't wait to ask Liu Qiankun to go to the palace to meet the monarch. However, Liu Qiankun said that he was feeling unwell, so he had to wait patiently all night.
In fact, Liu Qiankun had already made plans in his mind. Now that he is here, wouldn't it be boring if he couldn't have a good time in the capital? Then the princess's illness is not a matter of a day or two. If she is asked to wait for one more day, it will not happen.
Why not?
Everyone was already exhausted from the fatigue of riding horses along the way, and soon everyone went to find a place to rest. Liu Qiankun took a break and slipped out of the posthouse alone and walked towards the most prosperous street in the imperial capital. Of course, he did not know which street
The streets are the most prosperous, but just go where there are more people!
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