This may seem like nothing at first glance, but it makes people feel very uncomfortable when you think about it.
Perhaps Tianjian City is particularly rich in aura, and it is a geomantic treasure land that cultivators dream of, but they have sealed it off, as if they are afraid that outsiders will rob them of their benefits, and live an unchanging life on their own. Just like rural farmers keep livestock in captivity, the space enclosed by the fence is the whole of their life.
This is how other people live, Xiaodong feels that as an outsider, he has no right to dictate.
He just felt uncomfortable.
They walked around for half a day, but Xiaodong didn't see a city gate that might lead to the outside. When they stopped to drink tea, Xiaodong leaned forward and whispered in Mo Chen's ear: "Brother, isn't there... a city gate?"
On the map that the elder brother took out, it seems that the location of the city gate was not drawn.
Tianjian City is different from other places, unlike the nearby towns where people come and go every day. People here rarely come and go, and rely on flying boats and birds to travel, so of course there is no need to have many city gates.
"There is no city gate in the outer city." Mo Chen's voice was also very soft, they whispered very close to each other, Xiaodong's soft breath was right next to his ears, and the heat was on his neck, making him a little itchy: "God Seeing that the city has no gates, no matter entering or leaving, you need to hold a token to enter and exit the formation. It can also be said that as long as there is a token, there are gates everywhere."
Xiaodong didn't understand for a moment, Mo Chen motioned him to look up.
They were sitting at a table outside the tea shed, and when they looked up, they could see white birds with outstretched wings flying across the sky.
Xiaodong understood what Mo Chen meant.
That's right... If Tianjian City has no formations, then anyone can enter and exit anywhere in the city by flying birds or other things.
But there is a formation here, which is more complicated and strict than Huiliu Mountain. When you look up, you can see the bright and clear sky, but the formation is invisible, but it is everywhere.
"So how did we get here..." Xiaodong whispered.
Mo Chen gave him a piece of noodle stuffed with jujube paste, Xiaodong took it and took a sullen bite.
he didn't feel hungry...
Xiaodong froze for a moment.
Ordinarily at this time, if he didn't meditate and take the elixir given by the elder brother, he would have been hungry by now.
But now he felt nothing at all.
This is a trivial matter, and Xiaodong didn't pay much attention to it.
Because Mo Chen told him that they would sneak into the inner city before dark.
This is not easy.
It is almost a perfect camouflage for people from the outer city. If they want to enter the inner city, they may be exposed at once. Those people are definitely not as easy to deceive as these people outside.
First of all, their clothes might be seen through.
Furthermore, when entering and leaving the inner city, I am afraid that they will be interrogated by people, and they may reveal their secrets after questioning.
Even though he was so worried, Xiaodong would not question Mo Chen's decision.
The senior brother must have his reasons, and he must have a way to deal with it.
Seeing the road leading to the inner city from a distance, Xiaodong felt...he really wanted to go to the hut.
He felt that his legs were not working very well.
Sure enough, there were two Tianjian City disciples in green robes standing at the city gate.
getting closer...
Xiaodong who was close could see the expressions on the faces of those two people clearly.
One seemed to be a little absent-minded, while the other kept his mouth shut and stopped a person who wanted to enter the city with a mean face.
When I got closer, I could hear that person pleading: "...you just let me in, if you don't send this in today, it will change the taste tomorrow, so you can't send it..."
The man was carrying a basket of fresh vegetables and half a basket of fruit in his burden, but the gatekeeper looked like he was in a bad mood, and the person carrying the burden begged repeatedly, and he said impatiently: "No, no, go, or I will send you to the door." Throw all your dishes to the ground."
The person who carried the burden didn't dare to say any more, so he had to turn around and walk back.
Another gatekeeper saw Mo Chen and Xiaodong, and raised his voice and asked, "Where are the two brothers from?"
The tone is still polite.
Mo Chen said: "We are disciples of Shuge, and we came out to buy paper and pens." As he spoke, he also took out two bamboo sticks as thick as fingers. It says Ren Yijiu.
The gatekeeper glanced at the sign, then at the books they were carrying, and nodded.
Xiaodong didn't dare to look up, he felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
Maybe in the next moment, the two of them will shout and draw their swords at each other, exposing them as fakes.
Just came in like this
Xiaodong couldn't believe it, he instinctively wanted to turn his head to look at the inner city gate behind him, and look at the two people guarding the gate.
Mo Chen reminded him softly at the right time: "Don't look back."
Xiaodong couldn't help it: "Eldest brother, did you just take the waist card? They can't tell the real from the fake?"
"That's not a waist card, it's just the number plate of ordinary disciples in Tianjian City." Mo Chen walked calmly, no one would think that he was an outsider who sneaked in secretly. His appearance is so natural, as if he has walked this road countless times.
"Then where did this number plate come from?" Is the number on it real
"Of course the number plate is fake." Mo Chen said, "But the master said that the bookstore in Tianjian City is an unpopular place, and the disciples there are generally not very talented and have little contact with outsiders."
So Mo Chen chose them to impersonate.
It turns out he was right.
The two gatekeepers didn't even bother to ask. In fact, they were there just to deal with errands. It seemed that the main purpose was to stop people from the outer city from entering the inner city at will. Mo Chen and the others, who are also disciples of Tianjian City, But let it go lightly.
"They're really..."
It's blindingly blind.
Xiaodong also knows that there are many people in the Dazong sect, and the disciples of the same sect may not know each other.
But these two people are too negligent and negligent.
"It's not that they are not careful, but that Tianjian City is too closed. Not only them, but even their fathers, grandparents, and generations live in peace. I guess they never thought that outsiders would come in, and They also openly pretended to be their fellow disciples."
Because there is a formation blocking it, there is no vigilance at all.
From this point of view, it is not all a good thing that this formation is too thorough.
Feeling protected by a foolproof formation, people lose their vigilance and tend not to make progress.
It was only now that Xiaodong was able to think about the situation in the inner city of Tianji City.
Compared with the outer city, the inner city is both rigorous and refined. The stone bricks laid underground are so clean that there is no dust at all, the roads are smooth and spacious, and the two-bedroom houses are spacious and grand. The stone lanterns that Xiaodong had seen in his dream stood facing each other by the side of the road.
Heaven sees the city.
This is like the floating city that everyone said.
Gorgeous, stylish, far away from the world.
Mo Chen suddenly stretched out his hand to give Xiaodong a hand, and the two avoided to the side of the road.
A group of people walked quickly from behind, passed them, and then continued forward without the slightest pause.
The robes they are wearing are exactly the style Mo Chen and Xiaodong are wearing now, and there is no difference between the two just by looking at them.
After these people walked away, Xiaodong asked: "They..."
"Yeah." As if he had learned mind reading skills, Mo Chen accurately said what Xiaodong didn't say in his heart: "They probably never dreamed that someone would impersonate, so they wouldn't think in that direction at all." .”
The defenders of the city had no doubts about them, and the people who passed by just turned a blind eye to them.
It turned out to be such an easy thing to sneak in, not as difficult and dangerous as Xiaodong thought.
It's incredible how smooth it is.
But this is also because of the wit of the elder brother, if Xiaodong was here by himself, then he would be blinded because of his black eyes.
In Xiaodong's eyes, Mo Chen's figure suddenly became more majestic.
They found a place to stay for the night without a hitch.
There are also vacancies in the inner city.
Although it was not as dilapidated as the outer city, Mo Chen led Xiaodong through the wall and across the house without hesitation, and easily opened the latch, as skillfully as returning to his own home.
There were too many accidents today, Xiaodong was no longer surprised by this scene.
Big brother is so capable, he can do anything.
Xiaodong wondered if he should be secretly thankful that senior brother is a person of integrity, otherwise, if his ability is used to do evil, no one will be able to restrain him.
"Let's rest for a while." Mo Chen opened the window to let the wind blow into the house, taking away the stale atmosphere that had been left unoccupied for a long time.
Xiaodong was not in a hurry to rest by himself, he first took out the bamboo tube from the bag, which contained the sweet Yulu spring water.
"Senior brother, take a couple of sips to quench your thirst."
Mo Chen took two sips and handed it back to him, Xiaodong also took two sips.
The map that was not detailed enough was taken out again, and Mo Chen added a few thin lines on the map.
Xiaodong looked sideways, and soon found that what Mo Chen added was the place they had walked through today.
"Brother, where are we now?" Xiaodong tentatively pointed his finger.
Mo Chen nodded approvingly: "That's right."
"Then what is this place?"
It is also in the inner city, but it is a large blank.
"It's the City Lord's Mansion of Tianjian City."
The reason why nothing was drawn, just a white empty frame, should be because the person who drew this picture at the beginning knew nothing about the City Lord's Mansion, and Mo Chen didn't get any information from Li Fulin, so he couldn't fill it in by himself.
"I've heard that there is a Shouyuan Pavilion in the City Lord's Mansion."
Xiaodong couldn't help but want to scratch his head again.
So he actually visited the City Lord's Mansion in Tianjian City in his dream
He raised his head and saw that Mo Chen was seriously pondering over the picture, so he didn't say anything.
He saw a woman in his dream, visiting the city lord's mansion, and seeing the Shouyuan Pavilion also happened because of following her.
Who will she be
Mo Chen's fingers lightly paused twice on the blank space.
"If you want to get the token, I'm afraid you won't be able to get around the City Lord's Mansion..."
"I'm afraid the people in the City Lord's Mansion won't be able to deceive you, right?"
Mo Chen glanced at him.
It's not a matter of cheating or not, but that there should be their old friends in the city lord's mansion.
Chen Jingzhi. (to be continued)