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Chapter 73: Seeing Xiongcheng for the First Time [Please read]

Creak, creak!
It has been a long time since the weather cleared up, but the muddy road is still not completely dry, and the wheels are crushed on it, making teeth-stinging grinding noises.

Yu Youquan looked at the haggard little girl Shen Pan'er in the carriage and said, "I'm going to Jianye soon, it's the capital city of Dajin, the place where wealth and power are concentrated in the world, there are many heroes, and it's not too far from Zhangjing Town. If your parents are still alive, they will definitely come to the capital to find relatives."

The somewhat melancholy Shen Pan'er actually no longer had any hope of being reunited with her parents, but Yu Youquan's words still gave her a glimmer of hope.

"Thank you brother Juli."

Yu Youquan nodded and said, "I have already discussed with Master, and I will arrange for you to live in Zheng's Manor. Whether you want to work or study, you can do it. I will specifically remind you that you will not suffer too much. .”

Shen Pan'er nodded gratefully.

This was a pretty good deal for a helpless orphan like her, and the arrangement was very thoughtful.

In particular, being able to support herself has won her heart. She has been taught by her parents since she was a child, and taught her a lot, and she understands the principles of self-reliance and self-improvement.

She really had accumulated virtue in her previous life to meet such a good man as Yu's brother, otherwise she really didn't know what would happen to her.

But for some reason, she felt an indescribable sense of loss and sadness in her heart.

Shen Pan'er said depressedly, "I listen to brother Juli."

Yu Youquan smiled and said, "Okay, then you can study first, and I will take a closer look at the errands for you."

".it is good."

Shen Pan'er's eyelids drooped and she agreed happily, but her mood became increasingly depressed.

At this moment, she suddenly didn't want to enter the city, even if it was the most powerful city in the world according to brother Ju Li.

The closer we got to the capital, the wider the road became and the smoother the ground became. Later, it could even accommodate eight carriages driving side by side.

The number of pedestrians, vehicles, and horses on the road gradually increased, and there was even a long-lost "traffic jam" phenomenon.

After a long time, it only moved a few distances, causing pedestrians and travelers on the road to curse.

The common people may still be a little apprehensive, but some dignitaries with considerable status are not so good-tempered. They may scold the guards guarding the city for their poor work and slowness, or satirize the officials guarding the city for collecting taxes.

Yes, you need to pay taxes when entering the city, especially for the many fleets that enter the city to do business. The goods need to go through an inspection before entering the city, which seriously slows down the traffic efficiency.

This familiar scene made Yu Youquan unable to help but laugh, and even had some aftertaste.

Five rings, five rings, you have one more ring than the fourth ring.

Anyone who has been stuck in traffic knows how difficult it is. The whole team is filled with a sense of anxiety, which makes people feel drowsy.

Like the little girl Shen Pan'er, her little head slipped onto Yu Youquan's shoulder unconsciously.

I don’t know how much time passed, but suddenly I heard a scream. Yu Youquan looked up and saw two small black dots.

They are one big and one small, and it is the female eagle that is soaring in the sky with the young eagle that has just learned to fly.

At the same time, a winding black city wall suddenly appeared in his perception.

This city wall is so high that it seems endless, even from the perspective of Yu Youquan, a traverser, this is a very majestic city.

I don't know what the other practitioners were thinking, but when he saw the huge city wall, which was so tall that it was almost invisible to the sky, the first thing Yu Youquan thought of was—whether he could "swim" through the city wall?

After gaining the talent of a true dragon, Yu Youquan sees the world in his eyes. The vitality of heaven and earth is like a flowing turbulence, and he is more like a wave maker who can ride the wind and waves in the turbulence. This has been confirmed when he went to the Taijiang River to kill the bloody bandits with his sword.

The consciousness diverged to a farther direction, and Yu Youquan immediately felt the unique aura of this majestic city.

Unlike other free "qi", the vitality of this majestic city always flows in a fixed way, just like a dragon and a tiger nourishing the spirit of the beast. It seems that it may wake up at any time and kill and prey on all intruders. An uninvited guest in its territory.

Formation!

Protect the country!

At the same time, there were some deviations and accidents in the flight status of the big and small eagles gliding with open wings in the sky.

Especially the little eagle, fluttering its wings, but suddenly it seemed that it could not fly again, and fell straight from the sky, screaming in fright.

Seeing that the child was in danger, the female eagle rushed over to rescue her, but there was obviously something wrong with the flying state, and she seemed particularly clumsy when she was crooked for a while.

Fortunately, the ending was not bad. After a lot of twists and turns, the two eagles, one big and one small, finally got out of danger and fled over the city like a ghost.

Yu Youquan's heart was awe-inspiring, and he withdrew all the consciousness and thoughts that had been released.

Yu Youquan confirmed that the formation of Xiongcheng is still in a silent state, it has not been fully activated, but it is also very terrifying.

It even has a certain degree of interference and deterrence against birds and beasts.

Facing such a majestic city, with his current means, it was basically impossible to sneak across.

It seems that in the future, we will have to walk through the door in a proper manner!
The road area above the city wall is very wide. Apart from the armored soldiers stationed there, you can even see cavalry riding on it to send messages.

And farther outside the city wall, you can also see the urn city with a "convex" structure and a deep trench dug.

The defense of the city gate is the most important thing. Not only the city gate, but also the water gate and the Kidnap City are very tightly defended.

As for the periphery of the city wall, you can see a large area of ​​low-rise houses built on the wall. Most of them use wood as the main building material, which looks quite like a slum.

But in fact, these are not slums. There are not only residential buildings but also shops. Even if they just live nearby, the complexion of the people is generally better than in other states and counties.

It can also be seen from this that the capital's strong population siphoning ability can attract a large number of "Beijing drifters" even if it becomes saturated.

Strictly speaking, these wooden houses are illegal buildings and are at risk of being demolished.

After all, these houses are too densely packed and it is easy for water to escape. Once burned, the fire is basically uncontrollable without burning the entire street.

In wartime, they can easily be exploited by the enemy. Once these houses are demolished, building materials such as wooden boards can easily be used to make siege equipment.

And now they are all preserved here intact. It can be seen from this that the government policies were forced to make some compromises in the face of the actual national conditions.

"Is this Jianye City?"

The little girl Shen Pan'er, who was already asleep, woke up at some point and opened the curtain of the carriage.

Seeing the tall city walls of the capital from close range, Shen Pan'er, who was originally a little listless, couldn't help but look strange.

For her, this city really deserves to be the capital of the country, magnificent and majestic to the extreme, millions of times smaller than the small town where she grew up.

The city was too shocking, and it had a strong impact on her heart, like a countryman coming to a big city for the first time, everything in front of her eyes was new, and there were surprises everywhere.

While it makes people curious and happy, it is also unavoidable that they are a little timid, fearing that one step will make a mistake and make the people in the city laugh at them.

So much so that the little girl even forgot the anguish of being alone, and she couldn't wait to enter the city as soon as possible.

It's just that she is still young and doesn't know that the more powerful a city is like this, the harder it will be for an outsider to truly integrate.

It's the first time that the little girl really goes out to live away. The little girl doesn't know that no matter how big the city is in a place without family, it is just a foreign land after all!

"Yes, this is Jianye City."

After a long time, Yu Youquan answered Shen Paner's question which was not a problem.

Facing this majestic city, Yu Youquan and Shen Pan'er had the same mood, and they both couldn't wait to enter.

It's like a young eagle learning to fly, and can't wait to see the higher world, even though that day is not as peaceful as imagined, and even full of unknowns and dangers.

But the majesty of this infinitely dangerous peak is always worth exploring and taking risks.

Of course, the reason may just be because they are currently outside the siege!
Jianye, here he is.

(End of this chapter)