"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
Chu Pu opened the door and found Gong Shufeng standing outside.
Although the two had a dispute, the latter did not slacken in his duties because of this - he was still responsible for taking care of the envoy's trip in Shangyuan City.
"What's the matter?" Chu Pu asked.
"Master Xia said it's time." He replied briefly.
it's time? when? The Yuheng envoy was startled for a moment before she realized that the other party was referring to the Haikou that the Nine Heavens Thunder Envoy had praised to her.
But she remembered that there were no plans to hold a celebration in Shangyuan City.
According to common sense, a major diplomatic event of this scale must be written about in a big way.
Sure enough... Is it just pretending
Chu Pu didn't know why, but a feeling of disappointment suddenly arose in his heart. However, there is always a certain etiquette when negotiating with higher-ups. Even if the other party is obviously perfunctory, she cannot refuse directly.
"Really? Then please wait a moment, I will summon the envoys right away."
In less than half an hour, everyone was ready. Walking out of the Foreign Affairs Building, Chu Pu saw a special car parked on the street.
"Wait a minute, if it's a banquet, shouldn't it be held in the palace?"
"What kind of banquet?" Gong Shufeng asked.
"Uh..." Chu Pu was a little stuck for a moment. Xia Fan undoubtedly wanted to prove that Qi Guo could not only unify the mainland, but also influence the West Pole Kingdom. So the scene she imagined should be that the West Pole envoys gathered together and signed a contract with Qi Guo. The contract, whether it is tribute or vassalage, can demonstrate the strength of Qi State. At the same time, such a far-reaching day will definitely be celebrated grandly by the royal capital, and the king's "civilian and martial arts" will be recorded in history.
Of course, she didn't think Qi Guo could do this. It was normal for him to just find a few people from Xiji to deal with, but she didn't expect that even the banquet would be skipped. "Then where are we going?"
"To the harbor dock."
"Wharf?" Chu Pu was stunned for a moment, "There is no sea around Shangyuan City."
"That's right, so we have to go to Shangyuan Hub Station first, and then transfer to Jinxia City Seaport."
"Sir, please forgive me for being honest. The Jinxia City you are talking about should be in the south of Qi State, right?" Someone among the guards couldn't help but speak. "It's winter now!"
"Even if we can go, it will take a month or two on the way. Is Master Xia trying to expel us in disguise?"
"If you don't want peace talks, I can leave directly."
Facing the envoys who were full of doubts, Gong Shufeng scratched his head and said, "Sorry... it's my problem. I forgot to tell you that Mr. Xia is currently in Jinxia City. And it doesn't take you a month or two to get there. , if we set out now, we can even make it in time for lunch.”
"You said... what?" Chu Pu blinked, "I met Mr. Xia a few days ago."
"So didn't I say it before? It doesn't take that long to get to Jinxia." Gong Shufeng repeated seriously, "In fact, he has to go back and forth between the two places several times a month."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
They could no longer understand whether this was the truth or a crude deception.
If you just want to kill the mission for any reason, you might as well do it directly in the Foreign Affairs Building.
It was with this ambivalent mentality that the group of people followed Gong Shufeng and left the city by car, arriving at the "hub station" he called it. Surprisingly, this place is not an inaccessible countryside at all. There are not many houses around, but many roads have been built, and there are many ordinary people there.
Walking down the stairs underground, Chu Pu was even more surprised. The space below is not only huge, but also illuminated like daylight. In the days since she came to Shangyuan City, she has already seen the magic of electric lights, but she also understands that this thing is very precious and can only be used in important places such as palaces, schools, and markets. She didn't expect that there would be such a building with a large number of electric lights far outside the city.
"What does this have to do with Jinxia City?" Envoy Yuheng couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart.
"You'll know soon." Gong Shufeng led her into a slightly narrow small room and found a seat to sit down - the seats here were extremely close together, which was obviously not in line with diplomatic etiquette. But now her curiosity was overwhelming, and she stopped nitpicking these little details.
With a clear ringtone, the room suddenly trembled.
Chu Pu immediately grabbed Gong Shufeng's wrist!
"Do you want to take me as a hostage?" The latter smiled nonchalantly, "Actually, you don't need to worry about safety issues. This war no longer requires the elimination of the mission to win."
Chu Pu let go of her hand in embarrassment - how could she admit that she was scared just now. After all, no matter how powerful the inheritance of the Yuheng Envoy is, alchemists are also human beings. In a completely strange and unknown environment, any slight disturbance may turn into an overreaction.
Since being frightened was more embarrassing than threatening, she chose to acquiesce to the other party's statement, "Then what's going on with this shock?"
"Can you feel it carefully?" Gong Shufeng said.
Yu Heng envoy glanced at him and slowly calmed down. Only then did she realize that not only was this house moving, but the hub outside was also moving, but there was no light outside the window, so she thought there was a fixed rock on the other side of the glass. And through the soft sound of the air moving, she felt as if she was moving forward—taking the house with her.
"Are we moving?"
"To be precise, it's moving south." Gong Shufeng nodded.
To the south... Chu Pu was stunned, could he be referring to Jinxia City? In other words, this thing is not a small underground house, but a means of transportation!
How can this make sense
It is difficult to build a road on the ground, let alone dig a hole underground
Anyone in their right mind would subconsciously find this ridiculous!
However, at this moment, a ray of light came into the house—
Everyone sat there for a moment, and they saw the most incredible sight in their lives!
I saw an abyss beneath my feet, and mountains in the distance. The bright snow on the top of the mountain proves that this is by no means a paradise, but the land of Qi in the depth of winter.
They appear to be floating above the abyss, but are actually crossing a giant bridge. The bridge piers, which are comparable to the sky-supporting pillars, are spread out tightly to form a majestic high wall made of pillars. The ramparts that Yongding City is proud of are not worth mentioning in front of these pillars - they seem to extend from the bottom of the abyss, each one is a hundred times larger than the city wall, and you can't even see the end below it!
The rapidly retreating mountains and the morning light showed that everyone was advancing at an astonishing speed, but no matter how much Yuhengshi opened his mouth, he could not find the words corresponding to this speed.
Like the wind? Like an arrow? Like a flying bird
No, they are more sensitive than the wind, faster than arrows, and even the flying birds with spread wings are left far behind.
Chu Pu grabbed his chest hard.
For the first time, her whole body couldn't help but tremble - this time it wasn't because of fear.
But out of awe.