Pawn Crossing the River

When entering Xijing, you need to check the road guide. The road guide is issued by the local government. However, the people in black are not under the control of the local government. There is no road guide. Just as the Taoist people only use 瓓瓓瓒 and never the road guide, so Qi Xuansu still shows it With the badge given by Qin Wubing, he entered the city smoothly.

After being baptized by the flames of war many times, the original ancient city of Xijing has been completely destroyed. "The prosperity of the past has been buried, and everything is desolate and has no reason to look up. The inner treasury was burnt to beautiful ashes, and the bones of the officials were trampled on the streets."

Today's Xijing is no longer comparable to that of the past. Only half of its area remains, and the rest has been destroyed by the war.

In addition to its grand scale, Xijing City also has a rigorous layout, symmetrical structure and neat arrangement like Yujing.

There are three gates on each side of the outer city, and the six streets running through the twelve gates are the main roads of the city. Zhuque Street, which runs from north to south, is a central axis. It connects the Chengtian Gate in the palace city, the Zhuque Gate in the imperial city, and the Mingde Gate in the outer city. It divides Xijing into two symmetrical parts, the east and west parts. There are East Market and West Market. There are eleven streets from north to south and fourteen streets from east to west in the city, dividing the residential area into neat 110 squares, which are shaped like a chessboard.

The palace city is located in the middle of the north, with Taiji Palace in the middle and Taiji Palace in the main hall. To the east is the East Palace, and to the west is the Yeting Palace where the palace residents live. The imperial city is connected to the south of the palace city, with the ancestral temple on the left, Sheji on the right, and various major government offices. After Tantaiyun occupied this place, he renamed it Wuxu Palace, which is still in use today.

This is the core of Qinzhou Daofu and Wuxu Palace. There are two groups of people in one place, one belongs to Qinzhou Daofu and the other belongs to Wuxu Palace. The master of the Wuxu Palace is in the east, at the site of the original East Palace. The real person in charge of Qinzhou Daofu is in the west, at the former site of Yeting Palace.

In this regard, the three paths are different. The Zhenjing Villa, Qingling Palace and Qizhou Daofu on Taiping Road are located in three places respectively. The Shangqing Palace and the Dazhen Palace are in the same place, and the Wuzhou Taoist Palace is in a separate place. In Quanzhen Taoism, Wuxu Palace and Qinzhou Taoist Palace are in one place, and Wanshou Chongyang Palace is in a separate place.

In terms of style, Wuxu Palace is far superior to Shangqing Palace. After all, the Shangqing Palace is built on a mountain, which is not as open as the open plains. It is also adjacent to the Dazhen Mansion, so the territory it can occupy is quite limited. No matter how ingenious it is, it cannot be grand. It can only be said that the Immortal Family is slightly better in terms of weather. .

Wuxu Palace is different. It was rebuilt from the Imperial Palace. Even if half of the previous palace city was destroyed and only half remained, it would still be quite an exaggerated area. The main atrium hall located between the East Palace and the West Palace only has one floor, but is as high as It is twenty feet tall and supported by 365 coiling dragon pillars held by five people. After walking inside, because it is too high and there is insufficient light, you can't see the dome when you look up. You can only see pitch black, like the night sky, with luminous pearls hanging like stars in the night.

There are not many windows in the entire main hall and the light is dim, so the lights are kept on day and night, so it is also called the "Night Court".

Qi Xuansu had heard about Yeting's name for a long time and wanted to see it for a long time. After entering the city, walk along Suzaku Street. After walking for more than half an hour, we finally arrived outside the gate of Wuxu Palace. There is a river that surrounds the palace city, and a straight bridge that can accommodate four horses running parallel to the river. There are Taoist officials guarding both sides of the bridge, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting at will.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. In the past, it was not difficult to enter the Taoist palace with the Taoist ultimatum, but you couldn't just walk around at will, but now it is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Fortunately, the Night Court was high enough, and he could vaguely see it from outside the palace. After stopping to admire it for a while, he turned and left.

There are never a few people who act like Qi Xuansu. The spiritual officials of the Taoist sect have long been accustomed to it, but they didn't care.

There is a Taiping Inn not far from Wuxu Palace. It occupies a convenient location and is located on the street opposite Wuxu Palace. I don’t know how many people come to Wuxu Palace to do business or pay a visit in a year. They are not allowed to enter. Or when waiting, I would rest here, and many people from Wuxu Palace or Qinzhou Taoist Office would sit here to drink and talk. Most of them are generous.

An ordinary inn can earn more money than it can spend in a lifetime by relying on this business, but how can an ordinary inn occupy such a territory? Only Daomen's own industry has such convenience.

Qi Xuansu newly received five hundred Taiping coins, so he was not stingy and went directly to the Taiping Inn. It's a bit expensive, but it's next to Wuxu Palace, so you can live with peace of mind.

But this time Qi Xuansu miscalculated. He stayed at the Taiping Inn, and a white-haired old man followed him to the inn. This person was none other than Uncle Feng, who was hot on his heels, and he also stayed at this Taiping Inn.

The Taiping Inn occupies a large area. The surrounding shops have been purchased one after another, opened up, expanded the main building of the inn, and carefully decorated it to become a specialized restaurant. There are many luxurious private rooms separated by the windows on the second floor, and the lobby on the first floor is also separated from each other by screens so that guests can drink and talk. All guest rooms were moved to the back of the main building and divided into many independent courtyards, eliminating individual guest rooms.

Qi Xuansu asked for a courtyard with a land name and five peace coins a day, which was suitable for guests traveling alone.

As for the Tianzihao courtyard, it is mainly larger and suitable for multiple people to live in.

Qi Xuansu planned to stay in Xijing for two days to relieve his fatigue. As soon as he took off his cloak and put down his satchel, he heard someone knocking on the door.

After all, the inn was opposite Wuxu Palace. Qi Xuansu completely relaxed his vigilance and didn't think much. He just thought he was a waiter at the inn and stepped forward to open the door.

But the moment Qi Xuansu opened the door, he felt a stream of cold air running down his spine and into the back of his head, then exploding, making his scalp numb.

I saw an old man in green clothes standing outside the door, with white beard and white hair, and a good temperament.

Qi Xuansu recognized this person as Feng Bo who held the "Eagle and Dog Killing Conference" on Jiuwa Hill.

Not only did Qi Xuansu understand the meaning of darkness under the lamp, Feng Bo also understood it, so after he made up his mind, he followed without hesitation. On the contrary, it was beyond Qi Xuansu's expectation, making him feel even more unprepared.

"I'm a guest from next door, and I came here to visit." The old man in Tsing Yi said.

This argument is very far-fetched. We are just staying in an inn, not moving to a new home. There is no reason to visit our neighbors. But Uncle Feng didn't have a good idea. This place was too close to Wuxu Palace. He not only had to consider how to kill people, but also how to escape. He had to find a reason to kill people silently and leave some space for himself. Enough time to escape. If there was any commotion, he was afraid he would be left here.

When Feng Bo thought about it, although this reason was far-fetched, it would not make people immediately wary. After all, it was under the nose of Wuxu Palace. According to common sense, who would come here to commit murder?

But Feng Bo calculated countless things, but failed to calculate one thing, that is, Qi Xuansu had met Feng Bo.

Because he was raised on the eighth day, Qi Xuansu became curious about the so-called "Eagle and Dog Killing Conference", so he ran all the way to Jiuwa Gang and saw Uncle Feng from a distance. He even cleared the place because of "Fengyan Jialiu". It can be said that I was very impressed.

Feng Bo is a member of the "Heavenly Court", and Qi Xuansu recently killed Jiazi God of the "Heavenly Court", so Feng Bo's purpose is self-evident.

At that time, there were more than a thousand people in Jiuwa Gang. Feng Bo was the focus of the crowd, but he would not notice Qi Xuansu among them.

This made Feng Bo's plan come to nothing. Feng Bo felt that Qi Xuansu didn't know him, let alone his purpose of coming, so he had calculated things in his mind but not in his heart. But as soon as the two of them met, Qi Xuansu had already recognized Feng Bo and guessed Feng Bo's purpose. Instead, Qi Xuansu had calculated Feng Bo's intentions and unintentionally.

Qi Xuansu knew very well where his advantages lay, not in terms of cultivation level or cleverness, but in geographical location and people. The location is favorable, this place is in Xijing City, adjacent to Wuxu Palace and Qinzhou Daofu. Renhe, the person in front of him is a high-level figure in a secret society, and people from the Taoist sect will never sit idly by.

The key is, how to alert the Taoist people?

In fact, it is not difficult to alarm the Taoist people. Qi Xuansu directly detonated the only two remaining "Phoenix Eyes Yisan", which naturally alarmed them. But in such a small environment, it was difficult not to hurt himself. Qi Xuansu didn't dare to use his own body to try the power of "Fengyan Yisan", and this situation was likely to make Feng Bogou jump over the wall and directly Take action. Even if he could withstand "Fengyan Yisan", he couldn't withstand the thunderous strike of the heavenly being.

Back in Baidi City, Qi Xuansu had already experienced the methods of heaven and man, and he probably knew it well.

Qi Xuansu can't always rely on his "secondary ambition". The last time he fell into the Sea of ​​Stars, he barely survived due to various factors. What if Feng Bo had his head cut off this time? He didn't think he could grow another head.

It's a matter of life and death, so don't be careless.

Qi Xuansu forced himself to remain calm so as not to let Uncle Feng see the flaw. Then he naturally invited Uncle Feng in and asked, "I wonder what you are doing, old gentleman?"

Uncle Feng said vaguely: "I have nothing to do. I would like to chat with my little friend for a few words. Would you mind, right?"

"Of course I won't mind." Qi Xuansu smiled.

The two people with different minds are like a pair of strangers who meet by chance.

Both of them had a few thoughts.

Qi Xuansu was thinking about how to alarm the Taoist people on the premise of saving his own life.

What Feng Bo was thinking about was how to kill Qi Xuansu without alerting the Taoist people.

For Uncle Feng, killing an innate person is indeed not difficult, the main thing is to escape. When he came in, he took a few glances. There were many people with good cultivation in this inn, some of them were guests, and some of them were members of the inn itself.

He directly called on the vitality of heaven and earth to split Qi Xuansu in half, which was not difficult. But it's very difficult for others not to notice at all. He was not an assassin after all. Without the use of the vitality of heaven and earth, many of the strengths of the Celestial Spirit Refiner cannot be brought into play, and he may not be able to kill with one strike. If this kid is allowed to stir up some movement before he dies, he will fall short.

Therefore, Feng Bo had no choice but to carry out sneak attacks as if he were a celestial being, striving to create a situation like a lion fighting a rabbit.