Chapter 725 Xiao An
"Master, why don't you bring him with you? Look at the way he is following him closely. It seems that he has fallen in love with his master and doesn't want to be separated from him for a moment." Demons are cruel and cruel to humans, but they are extremely tolerant and caring towards their own kind.
Who could fall in love with a brat like him!
The little fox sitting on the turtle shell couldn't help but roll his eyes wildly after hearing this.
Bailian didn't have any objections to this. Anyway, the fox was so small that it was easy to carry it in your arms like a snowball.
Look at the posture of this little fox, even if you don't take it with you, you will probably follow him all the way to Zeguo Kyoto on a turtle.
After landing and resting for a while, he replenished his spiritual power, and then Bailian rose up with his sword again.
Two days later, under the guidance of the bat demon, Balian successfully arrived in Kyoto, Zeguo.
Daze Kingdom is one of the three majestic kingdoms of Tianyao in the world. Taixuanzong is the religion of the country. The name of the capital city is "Yunzhong", which has a history of five thousand years.
Over the years, it has been continuously repaired and reinforced by various dynasties and kingdoms, forming a perimeter of Huali in history.
Naturally, the world's most powerful country does not deserve its name in vain. The size of the capital city of Kyoto, "Yunzhong", is so huge that it is comparable to the land area of a small country. It can be called a well-deserved "empire".
Yunzhong is different from Xianling City. It is the capital of mortals, and there is no strange rule about no-flying.
Only when outsiders enter the city, they must be checked by the guards at the city gate to verify their identity.
With Balian's current cultivation level, it is not difficult to escape directly into the city without any trouble. However, if you want to stay in the city for a few days and carefully investigate the whereabouts of Lu'er, you should be honest and avoid causing other troubles. It is better to abide by the rules of the human capital.
The Kyoto of Zeguo is a prosperous city at that time. There are many mortals entering and leaving Yunzhong City every day. Bailian queues up in a long queue at the city gate. There are not many soldiers guarding the city gate, seven in total.
To Balian's surprise, the soldiers guarding the city gate all had cultivation levels at the peak of Kaiyuan.
Kaiyuanjing is already a strong man in the capital of all countries, but he is used to guard the city gates.
Two of the sergeants did not hold weapons in their hands. Each held a compass as a light, shining it back and forth on the people entering the city. Sometimes the gems on the compass would emit amber yellow light and flash continuously. The two sergeants They will stop the person being interrogated and question them carefully.
The compass reacted as if it had captured an aura that was not human.
What was stopped was a caravan. The carriages in the caravan were covered with thick curtains, and slight groans and coughs could be heard from time to time under the curtains.
The covering curtain seemed to be ordinary brocade Shu embroidery, but Bailian saw the formation talismans in the embroidery, which was clearly blocking the evil spirit emanating from the carriage.
The sergeant looked serious and asked the merchant to open the carriage immediately for questioning.
The leader of the businessman looked embarrassed. He took out a small jade sign from his sleeve and whispered: "Sir, this is a batch of goods that the Yang family of Hongnong requested. I came from Xiyuan Come here, several of them have died from exhaustion after traveling thousands of miles. If you lift the curtain at this moment, When you see the light, you will be able to watch these people. If you see one or two dead, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you and me to explain."
The sergeant looked at the small jade in his hand. Card's expression couldn't help but change, and he glanced at the caravan's carriage with complicated eyes.
The Hongnong Yang family is a famous and powerful family in Kyoto, and has considerable influence both in the court and the military.
The sergeant's brows furrowed again and again, knowing that he would have to disobey the military order again today because of this jade medal, so he closed his eyes and let it go.
But in the past few months, the caravans have been entering the city one by one, ignoring the rules. If they are in a small town in the countryside, that's it. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he can't control it.
But this is in the clouds, at the feet of the emperor, and selling monsters is, after all, a shady business.
Nowadays, the Immortal Sect is prosperous, and all countries advocate peace to end wars, although the demon clan has been born for weapons since ancient times.
But after all, the Immortal Lord above the Nine Heavens did not clearly indicate that the freedom and life of these monsters should be deprived of their use by humans.
When the Immortal Lord sealed the demons, it was to check and balance the demon clan so that humans and demons on Tianyao Continent could coexist peacefully.
If you want monsters to become your Taoist spirit, you must be willing to make a contract.
But after so many years, on the surface, all the immortal sects are obeying the orders of the Immortal Lord, but secretly, there are many examples of hunting demons, killing demons, and forcing demon clans to submit.
It’s just that the middle and lower-level forces of various immortal sects covered up these messy methods very cleanly, and did not let the real high-ranking sages take advantage of them.
The head of the Three Heavenly Lords can only hear some rumors and rumors, without any solid evidence, and it is difficult to launch an attack.
The country also has laws that prohibit hunting and selling monsters, but they, the lower-level soldiers, can't stand it. How can they dare to compete with the powerful people in Kyoto?
The two sergeants cursed secretly in their hearts, but they were helpless and could only wave their hands and let them go, looking at the successful face of the businessman and leading the crowd into the city.
Bailian discovered that there were many caravans like this, and he saw three or four groups in the long queue.
And there is obviously a background behind these caravans. Every time they enter the city, there is no need to conduct a thorough investigation. They all have their own tokens, which makes the guards guarding the city gates dare not speak out.
The Tianxi Sword Sect is truly worthy of being the great sect of Heavenly Dao. Just recruiting disciples once has made other countries go crazy.
"Master, have you seen those caravans? The monsters that can be transported to Kyoto in Zeguo are basically high-level spirit monsters. They are probably transported to the underground cities and auctioned by the major families." The bat monster's small voice came from Bailian sounded in his sleeves.
Bailian nodded, knowing that the Tianxi Sword Sect’s recruitment of disciples this time would give major families in various countries the opportunity to make a fortune.
The team finally talked about Balian. As expected, the compass in the sergeant's hand changed color when it was shined on him.
Bailian did not take any chances and brought the bat demon and the little fox out to the sergeant for interrogation.
There are many monks in Kyoto, Zeguo, and these sergeants have long been commonplace for those who keep demon pets.
After confirming that the two demons Balian was carrying were little monsters and would not cause any trouble in the city, the sergeant let him in without too much trouble.
As soon as he entered the capital, Bailian paid special attention to the whereabouts of the caravans. He saw the carriages and horses just a few corners away, and their aura disappeared without a trace.
After all, this is Kyoto, Zeguo. This group of people would not dare to sell demon slaves on the street as unscrupulously as they did in the border town. This is against the laws of the empire.
According to what the bat demon said, the underground dark city is a place that is very accessible to people. If there is no way, it is difficult to find the place where the dark city is even if you travel all over the clouds.
Entering Yunzhong City in Kyoto, Zeguo, Bailian knew that some things could not be rushed. It was getting late, and the capital of the Xiongguo was still prosperous at night, and everywhere was bustling. There are green lanterns and candles, pedestrians, lion dances and wine fights in high-rise buildings. The scenery in the city is unique. Fireworks and firecrackers are set off from time to time on the banks of the arch bridge and fireflies, gathering all living beings in the world.
Bailian found a random food stall and sat down. He ordered two bowls of bean curd, one salty and one sweet. The salty one was given to the bat demon Gu Ying, and the sweet one was given to the fox Xiaohua.
The bat demon Gu Ying is not picky and eats everything, but the little fox just sniffed the tofu pudding in the bowl and turned his head away, showing no interest at all.
The peripheral vision of a pair of fox eyes is full of words: 'Such poor and humble food is kindly offered to us! ’
When the bat demon finished the bowl of salted tofu pudding, the tofu pudding in his bowl was still there and had cooled in the evening breeze.
The person who runs this small tou pudding stall is a young girl, she looks about seventeen, eighty or nineteen years old. She is extremely thin, and her face looks sickly as if she has not had enough to eat for a long time.
The slender wrist peeking out from under the simple cloth was so thin that it seemed as if it would break if it was broken. It looked like it was not much better than a child's wrist.
It was getting dark at this time, but she was taking care of this tofu pudding stall alone.
There are three tables and a few old yellow chairs, and the business is pretty good. After all, in this flowery city, snack vendors at night always do better business than during the day.
There seemed to be no one in her home, and she was busy all alone. Sometimes she would meet a few troublemakers who were not easy to talk to, and received a few words of reprimand, but she would just lower her head and smile. Don't argue with anyone.
That girl seemed to be much precocious than other girls of the same age.
When she saw that the bean curd in front of the little fox next to Balian was still untouched, she looked at it curiously, then took a small bowl from under the stall table and brought it to Balian's table. Come.
The small bowl originally contained a small chicken leg, which had been warming under the table stove. It was still steaming when it was served.
She made a few gestures to Balian, indicating that the chicken drumsticks were given to the little fox for free.
Bailian then realized that she couldn't speak. He hurriedly took out some broken silver from his sleeve and gave it to her.
But the girl repeatedly waved her hands to indicate that she was not using it, and just looked at the little fox lying on the table with timid eyes. Her calm eyes were a bit more lively and girlish.
Want to touch.
The two words are clearly written in the eyes.
Bailian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The chicken drumstick must have been a dinner that she saved through frugality, but she actually used it to touch the little fox.
The little fox who was holding a "noble and cool" air to the sweet bean curds a moment ago has now used both paws at the same time, holding the chicken legs and gnawing on the ground, drooling, with snow-white stains on his chest. The hair was dyed a dirty soy sauce yellow.
Foxes like to eat chickens, so it seems that what they said is true.
Bailian would not let it eat for free, so he pushed its thick and round butt, indicating that it had to earn its own food.
When his butt was touched, the little fox reacted greatly. He bared his teeth and glared at Bailian, but it was a pity that his small size had no deterrent effect.
But when the mute girl's little hand timidly touched it, its reaction was not as intense as when it was touched by Balian. The little nose sniffed under her palm, It made the mute girl laugh out loud.
While touching the little fox’s head, the mute girl selling bean curd looked curiously at Balian. Perhaps she saw that his attire was not that of a local, so she made a gesture to say hello politely.
Balian sat here for a long time. He originally wanted to ask her if she knew how to get to the Lin Family Marquis Mansion. It was obvious that she couldn't speak. He was afraid that her gestures would not be clear, so he just said hello briefly.
"Xiao An, please serve two bowls of salted tofu pudding. I'm hungry." At this time, a familiar voice came from the crowd on the street.
The sound of 'Xiao'an' really made Bai Lian's head tremble, and for a brief moment, he actually felt like he was in a trance.
His body subconsciously tensed up, and he followed the sound with his eyes. However, it was the young Marquis Lin Zheng who had returned from the demon world, stepping forward with a sword hanging from his waist and wearing a purple robe embroidered with gold. With his eyebrows drawn together and his forehead reddened in a noble manner, he is exactly what a high-spirited nobleman looks like.
Seeing Mr. Lin Zheng, Balian's stiff body slowly relaxed.
The call of 'Xiao An' was naturally not from him, but from the mute girl next to him.
Because at this moment, Lin Zheng's piercing and bright eyes were fixedly looking at her from a long distance away. There was no one else in sight. Such a straightforward and sincere gaze seemed like Very impressed with the way this young marquis behaves.
But the mute girl called "Xiao An" was not so happy on her face.
The corners of her mouth that were curled up in a smile a moment ago immediately dropped when she saw Mr. Lin Xiaohou. Even if she was bullied by those ruffians, she would not show any cold expression.
At this moment, the emotions of disgust and boredom are vividly expressed.
She put down the little fox in her hand and didn't even care about the customers on the shop floor. With a cold face, she turned around and walked quickly into the simple wooden house behind her.
Lin Xiaohou seemed to have hit a wall here. He rushed up to the car and put his foot into the crack of the door with a rogue look on his face, preventing her from closing the door.
"Eh? You little girl, why did you leave when I came here? Didn't you hear me? I'm hungry. Do you want to eat the tofu pudding you made?"
Bailian's expression It was strange for a moment that in the demon world, although the young Marquis Lin Zheng was as stubborn as a donkey, he was also a polite and measured person. He was always gentle in his treatment of others and rarely acted rashly except in front of Ye Shu.
Today, it is unusual for someone to bully a mute girl in a dandy manner.
That mute girl is also interesting. For ordinary poor people, if they can join a prestigious family like the Hou Mansion, they will not have to worry about food, clothing, and a prosperous life.
But the disgust in her eyes was not the kind of pretentious way to attract Lin Zheng's attention, but real disgust, just like the disgusting look of a little fox looking at Douhua.
Seeing Lin Zheng's rogue attitude, tears of anger welled up in her eyes. She wanted to curse, but she was mute, and she was filled with anger and didn't know where to vent it.
Seeing that Lin Zheng was about to squeeze in with half his body, she was so angry that she took a candle from the candlestick and ignored the hot wax splashing on her arms. , leaning forward with a fierce and stubborn attitude, about to burn Lin Zheng's clothes.
When Lin Zheng saw this, he jumped back like a monkey, but he didn’t feel sorry for his clothes. His face changed drastically and he shouted: "Quickly let go, how can the melted wax oil tolerate you?" Doesn’t it hurt if you touch it like this? You fool! I don’t want to eat bean curd, so don’t burn yourself.”
(End of this chapter)