Chapter 425: King Qin and Tianji Pavilion Master's trip to Lingzhou

It seemed that the kindness of a piece of silver had been exhausted. The old man looked at the two people asking questions non-stop, and his face had become a little impatient: "Okay, you two young men, if you don't understand anything, go into the city and ask!"

"I still have work to do in the fields!"

"Hey, the world is good, we have enough to eat!"

In the blink of an eye, the old man had walked out of the two people's sight. Mo Rufeng looked at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "I didn't expect that there would be things in this world that I don't know."

"Brother Ning, let's go in and find out."

"I heard that there is a Baixiangju in Lingzhou City that is really good."

"Okay!"

The two walked towards the city gate. Just as they were about to go in, Ning Taisui suddenly stopped and looked at the main gate on the side in confusion.

"Is this a canal?"

"Hiss?"

"Dig a ditch and lay bluestone slabs to drain water?"

"Is it so extravagant?"

Mo Rufeng also widened his eyes, but Ning Taisui's eyes were shining, and he smiled and said: "Not bad, with this drainage canal, the city will not be so muddy when it rains heavily."

"But it is really a bit of a waste of money and labor."

"If these bluestone slabs are replaced with food, how many people can be saved from starving to death every year!"

"Alas!"

The two of them were hesitating and blocking the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city seemed to be impatient: "Do you two want to go in? If not, get out of the way. You are blocking the road."

"Oh oh!"

Mo Rufeng quickly poked Ning Taisui who was absent-minded on the side, and raised his foot to walk into the city gate, but saw the soldiers guarding the city stopped the two: "Show your ID cards!"

"ID cards?"

The two looked at each other again, but saw the people passing by took out a stone tablet, handed it over for inspection, and then strode in.

"We are new to Lingzhou City, and we don't have this... ID card!"

"No?"

Hearing that the two didn't have it, several more soldiers surrounded them and whispered: "Pay one or two taels of silver as the entrance fee. After entering, you can stay in the official post for free. Apply for an ID card within seven days."

"Remember, the official post can only stay for free for seven days at most. After seven days, you will have to pay."

"Register and go in!"

The two followed the instructions of the soldiers with a dull look on their faces, registered their personal information, and then strode into the city.

"Go, check the details of these two people, they are dressed gorgeously and have extraordinary temperaments, they are definitely not ordinary people!"

"The names they filled in should be pseudonyms, report them to the Jinyiwei immediately."

"Brothers, keep an eye on them, the palace has issued a death order, and no minions of any force can be allowed to sneak in!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, a man followed the two into the city and followed them from a distance.

"Brother Mo, did you notice?"

"What?"

"The whole Lingzhou City is weird."

"The road surface in this city is so smooth, it seems to be paved with stone slabs, but there is no crack in these stone slabs."

"It's simply a wonder in the world!"

Ning Taisui frowned, slowly squatted down, and slapped the ground with his right hand, stirring up a trace of dust, but there was no crack on the stone surface on the ground.

"This..."

"I used three-tenths of my inner strength, but there was not even a trace left on the ground."

"How is it possible!"

Ning Taisui looked as if he had seen a ghost, but Mo Rufeng on the side glanced behind him: "I was targeted as soon as I entered the city. I just don't know if it was a bad guy or someone with ulterior motives."

"Never mind him!"

"I want to find out the mystery of Lingzhou City."

"Let's go!"

Ning Taisui also walked into the city without hesitation. The wide streets were wide enough to accommodate eight horses. What was even more strange was that there were white stripes on the road, dividing the wide road into eight.

There seemed to be a stonemason working in the middle, using a low wall to divide the road into two.

Mo Rufeng immediately came up, squatted down and asked: "Brother, what is the use of this low wall?"

"To separate the traffic."

"What about the wooden fence next to it?"

"To separate the sidewalk."

"What is a sidewalk?"

"Hehe!" The carpenter seemed to be a talkative person, and he didn't want money. He said while working: "Not long ago, the Lingzhou government issued an official document that after the streets in Lingzhou City are built, all vehicles and horses will drive on the right."

"Separating people and vehicles will greatly improve traffic efficiency and pedestrian safety!"

"Great!"

Ning Taisui immediately praised, and his eyes swept across the city. The whole city was extremely clean, and the stonemason's construction basin was stirring gray mud.

"What is this?"

"Cement!"

The stonemason grinned and said, "This cement is a unique product of Lingzhou. Houses built with cement are stronger than piled stones and can stand for thirty or forty years!"

"Hiss!"

Ning Taisui seemed to have discovered the secret of this city. He slowly squatted down and gently touched the ground with his fingers: "Is the road surface also poured with cement?"

"That's right!"

Mo Rufeng and Ning Taisui looked at each other, said something to the stonemason, and then walked towards the city.

As soon as the two of them left, a young man in plain clothes came up to the stonemason and took out a sign from his sleeve calmly: "Jinyiwei, tell me, what did those two people say just now!"

The stonemason's face suddenly changed, and he was terrified. He narrated the conversation with Ning Taisui word for word.

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Bai Xiang Ju.

As the first restaurant in Lingzhou City, it has now become a landmark building in the city. Merchants and celebrities who come and go basically gather here.

Mo Rufeng and Ning Taisui did not go to the so-called official post station immediately, but came to Bai Xiang Ju.

"Brother Ning, the blue-clothed swordsman you have been looking for is in Bai Xiang Ju."

"Oh?"

Ning Taisui showed a look of surprise on his face. He looked around and did not find Li Taibai's figure. Then he chuckled and said, "It seems that we will not meet today."

"Don't worry, as long as people are here, they can't run away."

"Waiter, bring a few pots of good wine and serve your signature dishes."

"Okay!"

A servant nodded and took a menu. Mo Rufeng's eyes lit up: "These dishes are all Lingzhou City Unique?"

"Hehe!"

"Sir, to be precise, it is unique to my Baixiangju."

"This dish was personally developed by His Royal Highness Prince Yong, and each one is enough to crush the imperial banquet in the palace!"

"Especially Wensi tofu, Dongpo pork, Dong'an chicken..."

"Should we try it first?"

"Okay!"

Mo Rufeng nodded, his eyes accidentally swept over the maid walking next to him, and his face showed a bit of surprise: "I didn't expect that even a little maid would be so outstanding in appearance."

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