On the way to the Holy Dragon Imperial City, we enjoyed the magnificent heaven and earth and the scenery along the way during the day. At night, we held the beauty in our arms, warming the beauty's cold body with our own fiery heat.
These days are the most beautiful moments worth cherishing and remembering in Xing Nan.
With the help of the best rejuvenation pill, he recovered from his weak state as before. As time went by, his sacrifice to the Xuanling Gourd gradually deepened.
The flying speed of Xuanling Gourd is getting faster and faster, and it is getting closer and closer to the Holy Dragon Imperial City.
However, the territory of the Holy Dragon Empire is too large. Even if it flew at the speed of a Tongxuan-level flying magic weapon for a whole month, it would only fly half the distance.
In addition to controlling the Xuanling Gourd to fly quickly, Xing Nan also did not give up his cultivation.
His cultivation during this period was not focused on improving his skills or realm, but on studying the art of transformation, puppet refining, reincarnation sword formation, demonic blood pulse recording, and the true meaning of the great road.
The harvest is not big, but the life is quite fulfilling.
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If Duan Zhirou was not still in a coma, Xing Nan would have made the Xuanling Gourd fly very slowly, and the remaining half of the distance would not have been crossed after another twenty days.
More than fifty days after breaking out of the Luofeng Mountains, Xuanling Gourd was finally less than a hundred miles away from the Holy Dragon Imperial City.
Flying is not allowed within a hundred miles of the Holy Dragon Imperial City, so Xing Nan put away the Xuanling Gourd, and a few of them landed on an official road, and walked slowly to the east of the Holy Dragon Imperial City along with many pedestrians.
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From a distance, Xing Nan could already see the outline of a tall city wall...tall and majestic.
Even though it is far away, the Holy Dragon Imperial City gives people a heavy sense of oppression, as if it is not a city but a holy mountain, and it also seems like an ancient wild beast that is invincible in the world is entrenched there.
The closer you get to the Holy Dragon Imperial City, the more clearly you can feel the bursts of simplicity and vastness.
Very strange...
The Holy Dragon Imperial City is the most majestic and prosperous city on the Jianwu Continent, with tens of millions of residents. How can such a popular place have such a strong atmosphere of simplicity and vastness?
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In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Princess Yunshang put on a cloak and her face was covered by a white gauze. However, her graceful figure was still particularly eye-catching, attracting the attention of many men along the way.
Especially Duan Rui, who was holding Duan Zhirou, many pedestrians cast surprised looks at him.
After walking for another hour, Xing Nan and the others finally arrived at the foot of the Holy Dragon Imperial City.
Black wall bricks were piled up into a mountain, and the city wall was actually two hundred feet high.
Like the walls of the Demon Control City, the walls of the Holy Dragon Imperial City are also engraved with countless mysterious and complicated runes, as if countless wandering dragons are intertwined vertically and horizontally.
On the top of the city, there are also towers, and rows of soldiers with bright armor standing upright with swords in their hands.
This is the west gate of the Holy Dragon Imperial City. On both sides of the door are two rows of gatekeepers. Each row has a hundred people, and each one of them is a division-level master. Even the leader is a spiritual-level master.
Using master-level and spiritual-level experts to guard the gate is probably something only the Holy Dragon King City can do.
Before coming here, I heard that there are many masters in the Holy Dragon Imperial City, especially among the imperial army, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Xing Nan is very surprised, how much energy does the Holy Dragon royal family possess, so that it can make those emperor-level and respected masters willing to serve?
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There were many people waiting in line to enter the city. Fortunately, the entrance to the west gate of the Holy Dragon Imperial City was relatively wide, and the gatekeepers would not embarrass people entering the city. The people from Xingnan only waited for a cup of tea before entering the Holy Dragon Imperial City.
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After walking through the doorway, Xing Nan discovered that the walls of the Holy Dragon Imperial City were actually an astonishing sixty feet thick.
"This must be your first time coming to the Imperial City, right?"
As soon as I walked out of the doorway, a thin-looking young man came up to me. He smiled flatteringly and said, "Hey, the Imperial City is quite big. Do you need a guide?"
"No need." Princess Yunshang waved her hand.
"I have a map of the Imperial City here. Do you want a copy?" The lean boy still followed and took out a one-foot-long scroll. "This map not only depicts the regional distribution of the Imperial City in detail, but also has special instructions.
In addition to those forbidden areas in the imperial city, as well as those gates in the imperial city that should not be messed with..."
"Let's have one." Xing Nan suddenly stopped and asked, "How much money?"
The lean boy's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "It's not expensive, it's not expensive, just an ingot of gold."
"Isn't a gold ingot expensive?"
Xing Nan said this, but still took out a piece of gold and threw it to the lean boy, and took the scroll.
"Have a good time, you guys!"
The lean boy put away the gold and left happily.
A gold ingot is enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for several years. It is indeed too expensive to buy a map. However, these yellow and white things are not worth mentioning to Xing Nan, so he knows that the lean boy is ripping him off.
He wasn't unhappy at all, as long as it was convenient for him.
Unrolling the map scroll, Xing Nan first sighed secretly at the size of the Holy Dragon Imperial City, and then quickly found the location of the Holy Dragon Academy.
Holy Dragon Academy is located in Holy Dragon Imperial City, and occupies nearly half of the southern city. It is much larger than the imperial palace located in the center of the imperial city, so it is naturally very obvious on the map.
However, on the map, Holy Dragon Academy is all red.
There is a mark on the scroll explaining that the red area is a forbidden area, a place that must not be trespassed... The area occupied by the imperial palace is also red on the map.
"Where are we going?" Princess Yunshang asked after walking a few streets.
"Let's find an inn to stay in first." After thinking about it, Xing Nan thought it would be better not to go to Shenglong Academy first.
The reason why I want to go to Holy Dragon Academy is because of the instructions of the scar-faced proprietress. However, it is not possible to enter Holy Dragon Academy if you want to. Now if I go there rashly, I will definitely be turned away. After all, I don’t have any invitation letter.
Or a letter of introduction or something like that.
It's better to inquire about the situation first before making any plans. After all, he doesn't have to enter Holy Dragon Academy.
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The streets of the Holy Dragon Imperial City are very spacious and orderly, with pedestrian paths on both sides and carriages in the middle.
Not long after entering the city, Xing Nan hired a carriage. The carriage was not slow, but it still took nearly four hours to arrive near the Holy Dragon Academy in the south of the city.
There are many inns of different grades not far from the entrance of Shenglong Academy. Xing Nan chose one of the largest inns and asked for three private rooms, one for himself and Duan Rui, and Princess Yunshang and Duan Zhirou shared one.
, after all, Duan Zhirou still needs someone to take care of her.
After having dinner in the room, the sky gradually became dark.
Xing Nan sat cross-legged on the bed, not meditating, but thinking about the future.
Since I came to this world, my biggest ideal has been to live longer and more comfortably. But all along, I seem to be constantly causing trouble. In order to solve these troubles, I must continue to become stronger.
Just fine.
He has already seen clearly that this is a world where the strong are respected. Without strong enough strength, sooner or later he will be crushed to death by the strong like an ant.
If you want to hold your destiny tightly in your own hands, you can't slack off.
The perverted old man in the nine-ring reincarnation bracelet gave himself the capital to become a strong man, and he must not waste it.
Of course he will not forget the agreement he made with the perverted old man. He must completely master the nine-ring reincarnation bracelet and free the perverted old man.
Xing Nan couldn't feel at ease with this old guy following him all the time.
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Tuk-tuk-tuk!
There was a knock on the door.
Xing Nan was not in trance, so he naturally heard the knock on the door. He jumped from the bed to the door and opened the door.
A gust of fragrant wind hit my nostrils.
Princess Yunshang stood outside the door, her arms wrapped around herself and her body trembling.
"Cold!" Princess Yunshang only uttered one word, and even this word seemed to require a lot of effort on her part.
"come on in."
Xing Nan quickly pulled Princess Yunshang into the room, cursing himself for forgetting this incident as soon as he entered the city.
He helped Princess Yun Shang to sit on the edge of the bed, then activated the sword spirit to release the sword essence's true fire, and used his hot body to warm Princess Yun Shang.
"She comes here, what should Duan Zhirou do?"
Xing Nan was a little worried again. After hugging Princess Yunshang for a while, he let go of the hug and ran to the next door to take a look.
What surprised Xing Nan was that Duan Rui was already beside Duan Zhirou at this moment.
Duan Rui looked at Xing Nan who was pushing the door open and said calmly: "Go take care of her, I'm here."
Xing Nan nodded and turned around.
"If you dare to let down cousin Yunshang, we, my sister and I, will not let you go, even to heaven and on earth."
As soon as he crossed the threshold, Xing Nan heard Duan Rui's harsh words that were like a vow again. He didn't turn around, he just said yes, and then hurried back to his room.
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In fact, Xing Nan knew very well that since Princess Yunshang was willing to take the initiative to throw herself into his arms, she had already proven her true intentions.
He had saved Princess Yunshang before and protected her. In the future... he believed he could do the same!
"I...seem to have caused trouble to you." Feeling Xing Nan's warmth again, Princess Yunshang quietly raised her head and said with an apologetic expression.
"Why, do we still need to talk about this?" Xing Nan lowered his head and asked with a smile.
Princess Yunshang was stunned for a moment, then smiled sweetly, pressed her pretty face against Xing Nan's chest, and said: "My father is gone and the kingdom is destroyed. From now on... you are everything to me!"
Xing Nan is not good at sweet words, but at this moment, he was moved in his heart, and said gently but firmly: "You are also everything to me!"
Princess Yunshang stretched out her arms and hugged Xing Nan's waist very tightly. She felt that she was surrounded not only by boundless warmth, but also by an indestructible mountain.
"I want to go to the Holy Dragon Palace tomorrow." After a while, Princess Yunshang suddenly said, "I want to ask when the Holy Dragon Empire plans to regain the lost territory of Piaoyun."
Xing Nan originally wanted to persuade her, but after thinking of Princess Yunshang's temper, he held back and just said: "Okay, I will go with you tomorrow."
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Early the next morning after arriving at the Holy Dragon Imperial City, Princess Yunshang felt that the coldness in her body had subsided, so she went back to her room to tidy up, and left the inn without even eating breakfast.
Xing Nan naturally followed closely, but his expression was a bit worried. He estimated that Princess Yunshang would probably return disappointed this time.
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