Big dreamer

"The young monk just suddenly felt that something seemed to be calling me in that direction." Chan'er clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name before saying.

Bai Xiaotian and Shen Luo were both shocked when they heard this and looked in the direction of Chan'er's eyes.

"In this direction, I remember that Chigu City, the capital of the Wuji Kingdom, is right in front." Shen Luo took out a book and turned to one of the pages, which showed a simple map of the Wuji Kingdom.

"Yes, it's Chigu City." Shen Luo checked on the map and found that his memory was correct.

"Chigucheng? There seems to be some impression." Chan'er said with a frown.

"Just go and have a look and you'll find out..." Bai Xiaotian made a secret gesture to activate the flying boat, carrying the three of them and flying forward in that direction.

The Wuji Kingdom has a large territory, and Shen Luo and the others had to be on guard against monsters that might appear around them at any time. They did not try to escape with all their strength, and it took them half a day to reach Chigu City.

As its name suggests, Chigu City is built in a huge red valley. The city area is very large, more than ten times larger than Baijun City. The city is full of people, which is completely different from other places in Wuji Kingdom. It is extremely prosperous, although not as good as Chang'an. The city is not under Jianye.

There are continuous mountains on both sides of Chigu City. The rocks here are completely different from other places. They are dark red in color and look like rust. There is also a smell of copper rust in the air.

"This is red copper mine! There are so many of them, exposed like this." Shen Luo looked at the mountains on both sides and said in amazement.

"Our Huasheng Temple has business dealings with Chigu City. I have read some records of Chigu City. Chigu City of the Wuji Kingdom is a city in the Western Region. It is rich in red copper and is more proficient in the art of refining weapons. It is the top of the thirty-six countries in the Western Region. Every year There is an endless stream of people coming to Chigu City to obtain magic weapons, which has created the prosperity of this place," Bai Xiaotian said.

When Shen Luo heard this, he felt happy.

He has a lot of good materials on his body, and he wants to refine them into magic weapons. Unfortunately, he can't find a good weapon refiner in Chang'an City. Since Chigu City is a famous weapon refining city, he must make good use of it.

"Master Jin Chan, where is this place?" Bai Xiaotian asked in a low voice when he saw Chan'er looking at the city in front of him, lost in thought.

"Yes, it's right here. I can feel something calling me in this city, but I just can't feel where it is specifically." Chan'er came back to his senses and said.

"Buddha bead, what do you think?" Shen Luo's heart moved and she asked towards the prayer bead.

"Ask me why, I don't feel anything." Buddha beads snorted and said angrily.

Shen Luo frowned slightly, not because of the attitude of the beads. He thought that when he came to Chigu City, he would soon find what Chan'er was looking for. But looking at the current situation, he might need to do a closer look in the west of the city.

"In that case, let's go into the city first and then search slowly." He said.

So the three of them landed near the city, walked forward, and soon arrived at the foot of Chigu City.

They didn't feel it when they were on the flying boat just now, but now when they came to Chigu City, they also felt that Chigu City's city wall was unusually tall. The city wall was about 150 feet high. It was still on top of Chang'an City, and it was built with huge red stones. It is made of bricks, like a mountain peak towering in front. People standing at the gate of the city look incomparably small, like ants.

Several tall buildings were built on the city wall directly above the city gate, as if several giant beasts were crawling in the air, ready to pounce at any time. The people under the city gate felt heavy in their hearts.

The three of them were slightly amazed at the magnificence of the Western Region City, and then mingled with the crowd, waiting in line to enter the city.

Shen Luo looked at the situation around the city and soon discovered an anomaly. The city gate seemed to have been repaired. There were traces of repairs on the corners of the city wall and the roads near the city gate.

"Renovating the city at this time? According to the practice of the Wuji Kingdom, it is not a major festival. Is there some kind of celebration being held in the city?" He had read several classics about the Wuji Kingdom on the way and secretly guessed.

The queue at the city gate to enter the city was very fast, and it wasn't long before it was the turn of three people.

This time they were not blackmailed. After paying the entry fee, they entered the city quickly and smoothly.

Chigu City is a large city in the Western Regions. The architectural style of the city naturally continues the rough and heavy style of the Western Regions. The streets are paved with very wide red stones, each of which is the size of a tabletop and very thick. Although the road surface is not as smooth as that of a Middle-earth city. , but it feels extremely stable when you step on it, and it seems that it will never be damaged or broken.

There are many streets in the city, which are different from the square blocks of Chang'an City. Just as we were sinking in mid-air, we saw that the entire Chigu City has a radial layout, with a towering palace in the center of the city as the center, and roads leading in all directions. Radiate.

The streets were full of people, not only the natives of the Wuji Kingdom, but also many foreign faces, and even occasionally one or two merchants from the Tang Dynasty. Shen Luo and the other three were not conspicuous. .

The entire Wuji Kingdom is the Kingdom of the Great Buddha, and the same is true in Chigu City. There are many large and small temples, and Buddha statues can often be seen everywhere in the city, some of which are very large and look quite spectacular.

There are also signs of repairs in the city, and almost all the houses have been painted with red, white and yellow paints.

"Hey, are there going to be a celebration here in Chigu City?" Bai Xiaotian said, noticing the signs of repairs in the city.

"It should be, listening to the conversations of the residents in the city, it seems that some Mahayana Dharma meeting is going to be held here." Shen Luo listened to the conversations of the residents in the city and said.

"Mahayana Dharma Assembly!" Chan'er's eyes lit up slightly. Although he came to Wuji Country to search for forgotten memories, as a Buddhist disciple, he was still very interested in the Mahayana Dharma Assembly in foreign lands so that he could exchange Buddhist experiences.

At this moment, a commotion came from the front, and a figure stumbled around like a madman. This man was wearing shabby clothes, his whole body was very dirty, and he gave off a stench.

"It's this madman again!"

"The Mahayana Dharma Assembly will be held soon, and Buddhist saints from all over the world have arrived one after another. Why are you letting this lunatic walk around on the street!"

Pedestrians around him avoided him like a plague, with disgust on their faces.

But this madman walked on the street as if there was no one else around, often grabbing passers-by and asking them "Where do good people cross?"

Shen Luo frowned slightly, and was about to take Chan'er away, when the lunatic saw Chan'er wearing a monk's robe, his eyes immediately lit up under his split hair, and he rushed over and grabbed Chan'er's monk's robe.

"Master, where can a good person cross?" the madman asked.

Chan'er was startled when he was asked. He had participated in countless Dharma meetings in Jinshan Temple and was well versed in various Buddhist Zen techniques. However, he had never encountered this Zen technique before, and he didn't know how to respond.

At this moment, a sound of neat footsteps came from the front, and it was a group of soldiers running over quickly.

"That's him, take him away!" The leading team leader pointed at the madman and shouted.

Several soldiers immediately rushed forward, grabbed the madman, and dragged him down.

But the lunatic grabbed Chan'er's sleeve tightly, and with a "sneak" sound, he tore off a large piece of cloth.

"Where can a good man cross?"

"Where can a good man cross?"

The lunatic shouted to Chan'er at the top of his lungs.