#301 - Gu Diao
Three days later.
Great Feng, Fengyuan.
Unlike the Great Ning capital located in the north, Fengyuan is situated in the very center of Great Feng, surrounded by flat plains with no high mountains to be found.
Such geographical conditions dictate that the scale of Fengyuan City must be very large.
And the reality is indeed so.
The boundless sea with its hundredfold waves, leisurely rolls the banners and flags.
When Wei Changtian looked at the towering city walls, dozens of meters high, through the carriage curtain, he suddenly felt like he was dreaming of the Badaling Great Wall.
In his previous life, Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall to protect the entire northern border, but now this Great Wall only protects one city, which is enough to show how vast Fengyuan City is.
“How many households are there in Fengyuan?”
Closing the curtain, Wei Changtian curiously asked Li Wutong, “I'm afraid there are no less than a million households, right?”
“This…”
Although she was a princess of Great Feng, Li Wutong seemed unfamiliar with this question.
Instead, Chu Xianping next to her opened his mouth to answer: “About two million households.”
Two million.
In ancient times, one household was roughly equal to five people, so Fengyuan actually housed ten million people?
You must know that cities in this era do not have the high-rise buildings of his previous life, so a city with a population of ten million is already a behemoth.
Good heavens, I bet the housing prices must be very expensive.
Sighing inwardly, Wei Changtian asked Li Wutong again: “Princess, where will I be staying for the next period of time?”
“I have a residence outside the palace, we can live there.”
Li Wutong answered quickly this time, but Wei Changtian instantly grasped the key point.
“We? Princess, you are going to live with me?”
“That's natural.”
Li Wutong nodded as a matter of course: “It's always more convenient to live together to do things.”
“…”
Shouldering a round moon, the body shines in all directions.
After more than ten days of hard practice along the way, he has now refined this sword technique to a state of perfection, and the feeling of “being manipulated” when making moves has become more and more obvious.
He had previously said that if he had the opportunity, he would go to Jizhou again to ask Old Zhangtou about the sword technique in person.
But later, because he was going to Yuanzhou to save Liang Zhen and Liang Qin, he had to ask Chu Xianping to pick a few reliable people from the Gongji Society to do this.
Speaking of which, it has been quite a long time now, why haven't they replied yet?
“Young Master…”
As luck would have it, just as Wei Changtian was pondering this matter, Chu Xianping suddenly transmitted his voice in a thin line and said softly: “There is news from Jizhou.”
“Huh?”
Wei Changtian suddenly opened his eyes: “How is it?”
“Couldn't find anyone.”
Chu Xianping shook his head: “Senior Zhang and Agou have already left Jizhou.”
“Gone???”
Wei Changtian was stunned: “Where did they go?”
“I don't know, but a neighbor happened to see the two of them leaving at the time, and once asked about it.”
Chu Xianping answered truthfully with a strange expression: “It is said that Senior Zhang's answer at the time was… he was going to slay Yama.”
“…”
If Wei Changtian was drinking water at this time, he would definitely spit it out.
Slay Yama?
Again with this sentence??
Good heavens, this Yama, King of Hell, is miserable enough, always being slain by you??
After a long silence, Wei Changtian waved his hand weakly and stopped thinking about it.
At the same time, within Fengyuan City, only a few dozen miles away from the carriage the group was riding in, a boy of about seven or eight years old fell pale into his room.
There were no wounds on his body, but the whole person no longer had any breath.
In ancient times without any monitoring methods, such a strange murder case would inevitably be difficult to solve.
What's more, no one would have thought that the murderer would be such a bizarre and terrifying thing.
Like a bird but not a bird, like a leopard but not a leopard, with a single horn, it looks like a winged black leopard.
“Whoosh!”
A gust of yin wind blew past, and the monster suddenly turned into a cloud of black mist, then gradually condensed into a very real-looking man.
The man had ordinary features, except that his pupils were particularly deep, as if just one glance would give one a feeling of falling into an abyss.
Of course, this is just a metaphor. Ordinary people, even if they look at him, will at most be in a trance for a moment and will not notice too much strangeness.
But if Old Zhangtou was here at this moment and saw this person, he would probably be very surprised.
Because he had just escaped from this person's hands in Yuanzhou City, tens of thousands of miles away, three days ago.
《Classic of Mountains and Seas·Nanshan Jing》: “Five hundred miles further east, there is a mountain called Luwu, with no grass or trees on it, and many gold and stones. The waters of Ze Geng originate there, and flow south into the Pang River. There is a beast in the water, named Gu Diao, which looks like an eagle but has horns, its sound is like the sound of a baby, and it eats people.”
[9: Great Feng Dynasty, Copper Gong Striker, Bai Youheng]
The way of ghosts and evil, Gu Diao.
Half an hour later.
Several carriages slowly stopped in a remote alley in the north of Fengyuan City.
The whole alley was short and nameless, with only one heavily guarded residence.
“Young Master Wei, we've arrived.”
After a greeting, Li Wutong took the lead in getting out of the carriage, feeling very kind in her heart as she looked at the familiar courtyard gate.
However, her long-lost good mood disappeared as soon as Wei Changtian also got out of the car.
“Princess, why is your residence like a fortress?”
“It's the first time I've seen someone building arrow towers at home.”
“…”
The smile on her face instantly froze, Li Wutong glared at Wei Changtian, picked up her skirt and walked into the courtyard on her own.
The latter followed behind, shaking his head, his eyes constantly scanning the layout of the mansion.
Being in a foreign land, other things can be ignored, but safety must be taken with utmost caution.
“Brother Chu.”
Slowing down and walking side by side with Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian lowered his voice and asked softly: “The Xuān Jìng Agency must have many spies in Fengyuan, can you get some to protect me secretly?”
“This…”
Chu Xianping shook his head: “Young Master, I'm afraid not.”
“Why?”
“These spies are all nails planted by the Xuān Jìng Agency within Great Feng. If they show up, they will inevitably be exposed.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
Wei Changtian frowned: “Then is there any way to get some of our own people here?”
“It is possible, but Fengyuan is far away from Shuzhou, and it will probably be more than ten days before people arrive.”
Chu Xianping pondered for a moment and comforted: “Young Master, you don't have to worry too much. Presumably, Great Feng will not let anything happen to the Young Master in Fengyuan.”
Wei Changtian was stunned: “Why?”
Chu Xianping replied softly: “Young Master, everyone knows that the Wei family and the imperial court are at odds. Great Feng naturally wants this situation to continue, so how could they let anything happen to you?”
“…”
One word awakened the dreamer. After Chu Xianping said this, Wei Changtian immediately reacted.
Indeed, the two countries of Great Feng and Great Ning are currently fighting fiercely, but the Wei family is making a name for themselves in Great Ning, which is equivalent to helping Great Feng in disguise.
In this case, if he died within Great Feng, then Wei Xianzhe would likely “bury the hatchet” with Ning Yongnian and join hands to deal with foreign enemies.
Great Feng undoubtedly does not want to see this situation happen, so it will definitely guarantee his safety in Fengyuan.
What's more, Li Wutong still needs his help.
“Hmm.”
Nodding, Wei Changtian felt a little relieved, but not completely.
Not having a few experts above the third rank by his side is always a bit unsettling.
“Brother Chu, send a message to the Gongji Society and tell them to go to the Tianluo Sect.”
“Call my grandfather here!”
