Overshadowing the Sky: Empress Proud of the World

Chapter 6 Yan City

By the time the boy and his party arrived at Yancheng, it was already evening.

"Guest officers, come to ~stop~!"

The coachman reined in his horse, drove the carriage to an open space beside the city gate, and yelled into the carriage.

"Grasp my hand, baby, be careful."

"Ninny knows, little squirrel hold on to her braid."

"Squeak."

The boy led his younger sister to jump out of the carriage, and the latter followed the little thing on his head to look curiously at the quaint city in front of him.

The city wall is not very high, but every wall brick is deeply engraved with traces of time.The soldiers defending the city were dressed in heavy armor, their sharp eyes peeking out from their visors, carefully scanning the group of new visitors.

Under the whole world, could it be the king's land.

Yancheng is actually a part of an ancient country, monks disdain power struggles among mortals, but princes and generals never get tired of it.There are countless ancient countries with vast territories on this land, and they use cities as points to divide their territories.

The coachman took out a token and waved it at the soldier, who ignored it when he saw it, and went to patrol the city wall by himself.

"Guys, hurry up and stay in a hotel in the city, there will be no room when it's late." The coachman reminded him that he was also preparing to enter the city.After running for a day, the horse wants to take a good rest.

Nannan couldn't bear her excitement for a long time, she happily took her brother's hand and ran to the city gate.

When stepping on the first bluestone slab in the city, the bright lights in front of her were reflected in her big eyes.

Although the sky was getting darker, the city was brightly lit and festooned with lights, and the red lanterns extended along the street all the way to the depths of the dense crowd.

The street was crowded with people, and the peddlers on both sides yelled tirelessly.

"Candied haws——sweet candied haws—"

"Crispy Roast Duck - Crispy Roast Duck just out of the oven -"

"New cloth—a quality that only fairies would appreciate—"

In a corner of the street, a fat Taoist priest with a red face was squatting in front of a stall that looked like an antique stall, holding a small bauble and bargaining with the boss.

"I said boss, your stuff is quite new, isn't it?"

"What are you talking about, guest officer, this is a serious local product!"

"Tch-tch--" the Taoist priest shook his head, dropped his gadgets and left.Whether it was just unearthed, how could he not know.

Behind them is a wine shop full of people, some people are drunk and show their drunkenness inside, punching drunken king eight punches.

"Hahahahahaha! I am the Big Dipper who came down to earth! Look—— trick!"

"Return the Big Dipper! Hurry up and pay for the wine, or I will send you to the government!"

Others in the wine shop were talking and laughing happily while drinking, and they were happy to have a show to add to the fun.

One day into the mortal world, lingering and never knowing to return.

Nannan had never seen such a scene before. She held her brother's hand and looked around curiously.

The young man naturally felt his sister's excitement. Originally on this trip, he planned to take his sister for a stroll and accompany her.

The young man squatted down and held his younger sister's face: "Let's go sell the herbs first, then go to the shop and stay in the shop. After we settle down, we can go shopping with Nannan, okay?"

"it is good."

Selling medicinal herbs is also one of the purposes of this trip, and the business houses in the city will often give a fair price.

There are several commercial firms in Yancheng that can buy medicinal materials, and the young man is one of the regular customers.The owner of the business firm was also happy to accept the young man's medicinal materials. After all, these were the first-hand raw materials picked from the depths of the mountains, which were much more reassuring and fresher than the merchant's.

With silver taels, the boy and the little girl found the hotel, and after settling in, they plunged into the bustling crowd.

"Well—brother, you can eat another one, my daughter can't eat it anymore." Nannan munched on the sweet and sour candied haws, and shared it with her brother sensiblely.

The little squirrel naturally had a good time, holding a candied haws and gnawing on it.

The boy didn't refuse his sister's kindness, he lowered his head and bit one away, the sweet and sour taste exploded between his lips and teeth, he nodded in satisfaction, and then looked around for other snacks that he could buy for his sister.

"Candy Maker—"

A cry from the side of the street attracted the eyes of the boy and his daughter.

Not far in front of them, a craftsman was playing with several vivid sugar figurines.

This naturally attracted many children to watch, including many snot-nosed babies who were about the same age as nannies.

The girl leaned forward, and the craftsman looked at the strange combination of a boy, a little girl and a squirrel in front of him, and manipulated his fingers deftly. After a while, a little squirrel, a little girl and a boy's little sugar man It blew out.

The children exclaimed for a while: "Wow——", and there were a few faint voices of swallowing.

The little girl's big eyes are also shining brightly.It can be seen that she likes this little sugar man very much.

Seeing this, the boy resolutely bought it.Then he calculated the remaining funds, and even though he received special care from the owner of the business, the remaining money would be enough to buy daily necessities.

It happened that it was getting late, and I should take my sister back to rest.

"Thank you brother, my daughter likes it very much!"

On the way back, Nannan held up her little sugar figurine and looked left and right. The night wind was very cool, blowing past her flushed face from excitement.

The little squirrel is also holding its own sugar man, but it seems that it has been considering whether to eat it or not.

But before handing it to the little squirrel, Nannan specially told:

"Hey, little squirrel, if you eat it, the sugar man will have no playmates and will be sad."

Well, stop eating.it thought angrily.

The boy was holding his sister with one hand, and the lifelike sugar figurine in his other hand.Naturally, he would not eat it. If he could, he even wanted to keep this sugar man for a lifetime.

For the rest of my life... If I become a fairy, can I really endure life and death, and let my sister be happy like this forever?
The young man looked up at the night sky, the sky was full of stars pouring their light down, and a full moon was emitting soft light towards the earth.

Nannan felt that her brother had stopped. Seeing her brother's movements, she followed her brother's example and looked up at the sky. As a result, the little squirrel fell straight down.It hurriedly grabbed Nai Nai's braid, and then swayed it on Nai Nai's smooth forehead.

"Brother, there are so many stars."

"Yes, I heard from the old man in the village that if you become a fairy, you can go to those stars."

"Will there be another girl there?"

The young man chuckled when he heard the words: "My younger sister is unique, there is only one cutest daughter in this world."

"hey-hey."

……

In the dead of night, the peaceful breathing of the boy and the little girl echoed in the room.The little squirrel lay on the baby's body, sleeping soundly in an extremely unsightly posture.

A figure suddenly appeared in the room, it looked at the squirrel with a moved expression:

"The Yaoyuan that has been successfully cultivated is completely exhausted to barely survive. This old man really can't help you..."

The black shadow stretched out a furry hand, gently covering the little squirrel, and then the palm glowed, covering the little squirrel in warm white light.

The little squirrel snorted comfortably, scratched its head with its toes, smacked its mouth a few times, and continued to fall asleep.

After finishing the treatment, the black shadow bomber shot a silver light into the little squirrel's body, and whispered to himself:

"Now that the old man is still being hunted down by that evil dragon, it may be difficult to protect this thing well. I entrust it to you here, and it is a little repayment for you to sacrifice your life to save it."

After saying that, the black shadow disappeared from the room without a sound.

……

"Candied haws...so delicious..."

(End of this chapter)