Martial arts long journey

Chapter 168 Tai'an Giant City
Unlike the border fortresses in other countries where heavy troops were assembled, the Canglan River that divided the land of Zhongzhou and Qi State did not see any frontier soldiers at all.

There is only one row, which symbolizes the flag of Qi State, standing on the bank of the Canglan River waving in the wind.

Hearing the sound of hunting when the flags swayed in his ears, and feeling the moist water vapor lingering on the Canglan River, Zhou Yan's mouth couldn't help but curl up with joy.

In order to avoid the pursuers of the Bajing Sword Sect, after Zhou Yan left the Ailao Mountains, he rushed towards the land of Zhongzhou day and night.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel physically and mentally exhausted after running for more than a month.

Now the border bridge between the land of Zhongzhou and the state of Qi is not far in front of Zhou Yan. As long as he crosses the bridge in front of him, Zhou Yan can set foot on the border of Zhongzhou.

At that time, Zhou Yan would no longer have to travel day and night, which made him feel much more relaxed.

With a flick of the rein in his hand, Zhou Yandang rode his horse up to the boundary bridge ahead without any hesitation.

The land of Zhongzhou has rich waters and flat terrain, and the transportation has always been extremely convenient, so the commerce is naturally very developed.

In addition, this place is a buffer place for the four major countries, and caravans from the four major countries come and go almost every day.

And this boundary bridge is one of the main roads between Qi State and Zhongzhou Land, so the pedestrians, carriages and horses on it are naturally bustling, especially lively.

The land of Zhongzhou is just ahead, so he didn't rush too much, but slowly merged into the pedestrians, while watching the vast waves of the Canglan River, he rode his horse towards the other end of the Jieqiao .

After walking across the wide stone bridge with a length of more than 500 feet, another row of banners fluttering in the wind appeared in Zhou Yan's sight.

The banner is bordered with gold thread, with black and black as the background, and the inscription "Iron Blood" is written in two blood-red seal characters drawn with silver hooks on iron.

There is no doubt that these banners are the banners that symbolize the Iron-Blooded Giant City.

Although after crossing this boundary bridge, Zhou Yan had officially stepped into the territory of Zhongzhou, but he did not stop there, but continued to walk towards the hinterland of the boundary of Zhongzhou.

Compared with the vast territory of other countries, the land of Zhongzhou is only equivalent to a big county.

The land of Zhongzhou is not divided into prefectures and counties like the four major countries, but is composed of another huge city.

In the land of Zhongzhou, there are a total of thirteen giant cities, the most central and core is the Iron-Blooded Giant City, and the other twelve giant cities are all under the command of the Iron-Blooded Giant City.

The closest giant city to the bridge between the land of Zhongzhou and the border of Qi is Tai'an City, one of the thirteen cities of Zhongzhou. It was named by Ling Chongxiao, the ruler of the land of Zhongzhou himself, implying the meaning of peace of the country and the people.

Zhou Yan's destination was this giant city named Tai'an. In a short time, he planned to settle down in Tai'an City.

After following the caravan along the way for about an hour, a magnificent and tall city appeared in Zhou Yan's eyes.

On the tall city wall, more than a dozen soldiers in black and red light armor patrolled past from time to time.

These soldiers are the iron blood guards, the core force under Ling Chongxiao's command, and they are the enforcers of the order in the Thirteen Cities of Zhongzhou.

Looking at the soldiers in black and red light armor, a strange color flashed in the depths of Zhou Yan's eyes.

Those iron and blood guards all have martial arts cultivation bases, and the lowest is the martial arts state of quenching blood, and some of them are even warriors of the fetal breath state.

With Zhou Yan's current level of martial arts, he would naturally not be afraid to take these soldiers to heart. What surprised Zhou Yan the most was the strength of Tai'an City itself.

You must know that these are just the iron and blood guards guarding the city, their responsibilities are no different from those of the county soldiers in other countries.

However, it is just a team of iron and blood guards, and their strength is stronger than that of ordinary small martial arts families.

It can be seen from a glimpse of the leopard in the pipe that the martial arts strength of Tai'an City, even the iron-blooded giant city at the core of the Thirteenth City of Zhongzhou, should be so tyrannical, how can this not surprise Zhou Yan.

But Zhou Yan didn't come to the land of Zhongzhou to look for trouble, no matter how powerful the martial arts in the land of Zhongzhou was, it wouldn't do any harm to him at all.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Yan, who had offended the Bajing Sword Sect, could hardly gain a foothold within the borders of Qi State, so he came to this land of Zhongzhou to take refuge.

As long as Zhou Yan didn't violate the laws in the land of Zhongzhou, the Iron Blood Guard, who was the enforcer of the land of Zhongzhou, would definitely not come to find fault with Zhou Yan for no reason.

On the contrary, in order to maintain the order of Zhongzhou Land and Ling Chongxiao's majesty, those Iron Blood Guards will also restrain other foreign martial arts forces, which will undoubtedly make Zhou Yan gain the protection of Zhongzhou Land while invisible.

Therefore, the more powerful the land of Zhongzhou is, the more it will be more and more beneficial to Zhou Yan.

I saw Zhou Yan slowly turn over from the horse's back, holding the rein and walking towards the gate of the giant city of Tai'an.

Under the spacious and tall city gate, there stood more than a dozen high-spirited Iron Blood Guards, maintaining the order at the city gate.

On the west side of the city gate, there is a wooden table case. Several scribes are writing at the desk, as if they are recording the information of the people who entered the city.

"Young master, please let me have a look at your fish talisman."

When Zhou Yanxing reached the edge of the table, a clerk raised his head and asked in a gentle tone.

Although Zhou Yan came to the territory of Zhongzhou after a long journey, he was also contaminated by a lot of dust.

But with the sharp eyesight of the scribe, he could see that Zhou Yan was definitely not an ordinary person, so he was very polite to Zhou Yan.

"What is a fish charm?"

Hearing the inquiry from the scribe, a look of doubt flashed across Zhou Yan's face, and he said without knowing why.

"Young Master, this is the first time you have come to our land of Zhongzhou, right?"

The clerk looked Zhou Yan up and down, and asked without answering with a smile on his face.

"Oh? How can you see it?"

Zhou Yan asked again.

"Since Master Ling re-established order in the land of Zhongzhou, he specially cast fish charms for the common people to represent the identity of the land of Zhongzhou."

The clerk didn't continue to play tricks, and directly told Zhou Yan the origin of the fish talisman: "Only someone like Young Master who came to Zhongzhou for the first time would not know the existence of the fish talisman."

"That's right, I'm from Langya County of the Jin Kingdom, and it's indeed the first time I've come to the land of Zhongzhou!"

Zhou Yan nodded clearly, and said with a chuckle.

(End of this chapter)