Judge of the Lamp

Not long after the women left, they carried the two wooden beds into a city - Qingshui City.

If the scale is compared separately, this city is about the same size as Zhuyuan City, the state capital of Zhuzhou.

But from the perspective of architecture, the difference is very obvious.

Qingshui City is not a square pattern, but a circle.

The city walls more than two feet high are made of wood, and the roads in the city are also made of wood.

Daxuan's buildings are mostly made of wood, which is the same as Qingshui City, but the houses in Qingshui City have a distinctive feature, that is, there is no yard, they are all houses.

The front house is connected to the back house, the big house is surrounded by a small house, the smaller private house is a house, and the larger courtyard house is connected to the house.

The lord of the city, Kekun, went out to meet him personally, took Mo Chi and Xu Zhiqiong to the mansion, and walked through several houses one after another from the front hall to the main hall.

The biggest problem with this architectural pattern is lighting. In the main hall surrounded by many houses, there is hardly any sunlight.

But the main hall was not dark, and Xu Zhiqiong couldn't find where the light source was.

Xu Zhiqiong really didn't understand why the building was designed like this?

Save floor space?

It seems that there is no saving, the city lord's house occupies a large area, and many houses seem to be only used as passages, which is a waste of building materials.

Mo Chi explained from the side: "Yu Xianguo's house is like this, without a yard, it doesn't look very bright, but this kind of house is suitable for war.

The connected houses are like layers of nested barriers. Even if surrounded by several times the enemy army, this mansion can last for a long time.
This is not only the case of the city lord's house, but also the private houses. On the land of Dayu, any place may become a battlefield. "

Having said that, Mo Chi smiled wryly, full of helplessness.

The city lord prepared a dinner, because it is close to the river, and there are vast mountains and forests, Qingshui City never lacks food, and the delicacies of mountains and rivers are very rich.

A maid brought a piece of venison, sprinkled it with some salt foam and sauce, and fed it to Xu Zhiqiong's mouth.

Xu Zhiqiong ate it in one bite, the simple combination was so delicious and tender.

The maid fed it mouthful, Xu Zhiqiong ate it mouthful, while Tao Huayuan watched from the side, her cheeks twitching.

"Junior brother Xu, don't you have long hands? Don't you know how to eat?" Tao Huayuan rubbed the meat-picking knife against Xu Zhiqiong's leg.

Xu Zhiqiong straightened his expression, looked at the maid and said, "Go down!"

The maid couldn't understand the big announcement, but she saw that Xu Zhiqiong's expression was wrong, and she didn't know what she did wrong.

The lord of the city, Kekun, can speak loudly, but it is very difficult to say: "Marquis Xu, do you think this woman is not handsome?"

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Xu Zhiqiong glanced at Kekun, smiled slightly and said, "I'm not close to women."

Ke Kun was startled, and looked at Mo Chi.

Mo Chi whispered a few words to Ke Kun in Yu Xian's words, Ke Kun frowned, and said in Yu Xian's words: "Your Highness, do you know that there is no man in this family except me! I can't find a man to come Serve him."

Mo Chi knew the inside story, he tried to change the topic: "You don't need to pay attention to Marquis Xu, he brought a man himself, let's have a glass of wine first."

But this topic seems to be inseparable, and Kekun's resentment has been accumulated for a long time. …

Xu Zhiqiong couldn't understand Yu Xian's words, but Kekun's expression became more and more excited, and his voice became higher and higher, as if expressing some kind of dissatisfaction to Mo Chi.

Mo Chi was silent most of the time, and occasionally said a few words, judging from his expression, he was also trying to comfort Kekun.

Shan Yan's expression was very complicated. She didn't want to be rude in front of the city lord, but she couldn't hide the worry on her face.

After dinner, Ke Kun asked a group of girls to perform songs and dances.

Yu Xian's singing and dancing are somewhat different from Daxuan's. Daxuan's instruments are mainly qin, se, and flute, with soft dancing postures and tactful tunes.

Yu Xian's musical instruments are mainly pan flute, piccolo and leather drum, with cheerful tunes and unrestrained dancing.

Xu Zhiqiong likes dancing, but he noticed one thing.

Apart from himself, there is no man in this city lord's house, and even the guards at the gate are women.

After enjoying the singing and dancing for an hour, Mo Chi expressed that he was sleepy, and Ke Kun ordered the maid to send the guests to rest.

Xu Zhiqiong wanted a room with windows, Shan Yan said from the side: "You can't let guests sleep in a room with windows, it's disrespectful to guests."

Thinking about it from Yu Xianren's point of view, this is indeed reasonable.

The house with windows is the outermost layer of the house. Once there is a war, it will definitely be the first to be attacked.

Xu Zhiqiong could only do as the Romans did, and lived in the innermost room.

The room is much darker than the main hall, and it is all illuminated by two candlesticks.

It was June, and there were no windows and no ventilation. I thought the house would be very stuffy, but when I entered the house, I found it was extremely cool.

Xu Zhiqiong remembered one thing, when Shicai was eating in the main hall, he didn't feel stuffy.

He found a terracotta vase in the house, and there was a bunch of plum blossoms in the vase, and there was always a cold air around the plum blossoms.

Shan Yan introduced: "This is my special product of Dayu. If it is called by Daxuan, it should be called ice plum. Put this plum blossom in the sun for a day, and it can emit cold air for two consecutive days."

Xu Zhiqiong touched the plum blossom, the petals were as cold as ice.

A gust of wind blew from behind, mixing warm and humid air with cold air. Xu Zhiqiong looked back and found a bamboo that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl stuck on the wall. blown out.

Shan Yan said: "This is Tunfeng Bamboo. Although it has been made into a bamboo tube, the bamboo is still alive and needs to be watered every day.
The bamboo tube has been connected to the outside of the house, and every thirty or fifty breaths, it will swallow a big gust of wind and blow it into the house. "

Ice seed plum and swallowing bamboo, the two things are added together to form a natural refrigeration system.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "This good thing should be sold in Daxuan. In the midsummer, it must be snapped up like crazy."

Shan Yan said with a smile: "Dayu is not short of money, besides, these two things can't survive even a day without the water and soil of Dayu."

"What do you mean by leaving the water and soil of Dayu? Can this thing survive in Yunzhou?"

"As long as it leaves the border of Dayu, it will wither within a day, Yunhou, let's rest earlier."

Shan Yan left, and Xu Zhiqiong was about to look for "Senior Brother Tao", when Mo Chi walked in suddenly.

"Yunhou, it's the first time I come to Dayu, there must be a lot of things I'm not used to."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "It's just that the room is a bit dark. I'm a lantern bearer, and I always work at night. It doesn't matter if it's dark." …

Mo Chi regained his senses and ordered the maid to bring in three earthen pots.

Open an earthen jar, warm yellow light bursts out from the earthen jar, and the candlesticks in the room seem to double.

Opening the second earthen jar, the room was brightly lit, as if an incandescent lamp had been lit.

Open the third earthen jar, and the room is as bright as day.

Xu Zhiqiong took a look into the jar, and there seemed to be only some half-rotted dead wood in the jar.

Could it be that these dead trees are glowing?

No, not dead wood, but moss growing on dead wood.

Xu Zhiqiong was curious, and Mo Chi reminded him: "When Yunhou feels dark, just open the jar, and when you want to rest, just cover the jar."

Mo Chi pondered for a moment and said: "You must have seen it too, there is not a single man in the residence of City Lord Qingshui."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I was about to ask about this, but I was afraid that I would be rude."

Mo Chi said: "The Master of Qingshui City is my confidant, because of me, he suffered some grievances, all the males in his family were conscripted to the capital city, and made human races.

The human race is a man who cannot marry and is responsible for reproduction. Their offspring, the family that follows the mother, has nothing to do with the human race family. "

Xu Zhiqiong realized one thing.

Raising a man is a very cruel punishment.

Just like the males of the city lord Kekun's family, all unmarried males are theoretically extinct.

Mo Chi sighed and said, "Marquis Yun, when I send you to the capital, according to the agreement, I should go back to Daxuan as a hostage. I'm afraid you will suffer some grievances in Dayu.
But you don't have to worry, if something happens, tell Shan Yan that I still have subordinates in the capital, and I will help you when the time comes. "

After speaking, Mo Chi left.

Xu Zhiqiong thought about the current situation.

Mo Chi is leaving.

Tao'er is leaving too.

I stayed in Yu Xianguo alone, but I couldn't even speak Yu Xian's words.

Life here doesn't seem to be going well.

It doesn't matter, when I came to this world alone, didn't I survive?
Xu Zhiqiong went to Tao Huayuan's room and saw that Tao Huayuan's eyes were slightly red.

"Why are you crying? Is it because of Shi Cai that the maid fed me two pieces of meat? Is this kind of thing worth worrying about?"

"Thief boy, who cares about you?" Tao Huayuan sobbed, "I used the magic circle to discuss with Master whether I can stay here with you for a little longer, but Master just refused.

When we were in the main hall, we couldn't understand a word those Yu Xian people said. Now that you are in poor health, leaving you here alone makes me feel at ease. "

"Don't cry!" Xu Zhiqiong wiped the tears off Tao'er's face, "Tell me first, where are you going?"

Tao Huayuan said: "Five days ago, before we arrived in Yunzhou, I received Master's sound transmission array. Master asked me to send you to Wansheng City, and then immediately went to a deep valley outside the city. He said that in the deep valley is the yin and yang spiritual realm, and if you are soaked in spiritual energy, your cultivation will definitely increase greatly."

"Yin-Yang Spiritual Realm?" Xu Zhiqiong was very puzzled, "Yin-Yang Dao originated from Daxuan and flourished in Daxuan. How could the Yin-Yang Spiritual Realm appear in Yu Xianguo?"

Tao Huayuan shook her head and said, "I don't know the reason." …

Xu Zhiqiong thought for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Why did Tai Bu let you escort me to Yu Xianguo? Is it really for my safety?"

Tao Huayuan also thought about this question for a long time: "Master admires you very much, but he doesn't necessarily care about you that much."

Then why did he let Taoer escort me?

"Does he want you to send me to Yu Xianguo, or does he want me to bring you into Yu Xianguo?"

This question is exactly what Tao Huayuan is worried about: "Looking at the current situation, I'm afraid it's the latter. I'm not familiar with Yu Xianguo, so it's not easy for me to sneak into Yu Xianguo, but if I follow you, it will be justifiable and I can go straight to you." Capital, and then..."

Tao Huayuan suddenly had some bad premonitions: "Master, his temperament has changed a lot these days. He doesn't care much about you, and I'm afraid he doesn't care about me either. He asked me to come to Yu Xianguo, is it really for improving my cultivation?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's just to investigate some secrets. The deep valley outside Wansheng City, the so-called Yin-Yang Spiritual Realm, must contain the secrets Tai Bu wants."

Tao Huayuan said: "I'm worried about this. If I reveal my identity and hurt you, Yu Xianren will definitely treat you as a spy."

"I'm fine, they don't dare to touch me, and I have ways to escape, but what if you fall into their hands?" Xu Zhiqiong squeezed his chin: "What kind of treasure is there outside Wansheng City? Something can make him so tempted?"

Tao Huayuan said: "During these days, I've always heard him talking about where to live. He kept saying that he wanted to find a place to live."

"Looking for a place to live?" Xu Zhiqiong found it increasingly difficult to understand Tai Bu's thoughts, "Could it be that he wants to move the Department of Yin and Yang to Yu Xianguo?"