Chapter Thirty-Three: The First Approach to the Imperial City
The Fierce Sun Fire Phoenix Eagle swooped down, biting a Cang Yun Goose and swallowing it in its belly.
"Happy." Huo Yanglie laughed loudly. At such a speed and high altitude, his voice could be clearly heard in Jiang Dongyu's ears. This shows how powerful he is, and he can control his voice into a line. This is something that only a human overlord can do.
Arrived.
Three days later, Jiang Dongyu finally arrived at the Imperial City. At the foot of the Imperial City, the wall was not made of bricks, but a large golden barrier that enveloped the entire Imperial City.
"This is the National Defense Formation of the Imperial City. If the black jade-level ferocious beasts and Overlord Realm warriors do not have a handwriting, they will be discovered as soon as they enter. The National Defense Formation will release the killing array to eliminate the intruders. Let's move forward to the scroll." Bai Yun.
Tian told Huo Yanglie that he had been invited to the palace by the late Emperor Haichuan to attend his birthday banquet, so he also knew something about the imperial city.
"How can a mere human formation hurt a feather of mine?" Huo Yanglie said disdainfully. He had studied formations, so naturally he looked down upon mortal formations and barriers.
"If you miss, you can try. This was set up by the founder of the Haichuan Empire. Even if Feng Qingyang triggers the formation, you will lose half your life." Bai Yuntian sneered, and then entered the Qiankun scroll.
Hearing this, Huo Yanglie still didn't try to risk his life, and followed him into the scroll of Qiankun.
"If you want to enter the city, register first." Two imperial city guards crossed their spears and stopped Jiang Dongyu.
"How to register?" Jiang Dongyu asked.
"Go to entrance No. 3. There will be someone there to register you. You can only enter the city after you get the city entry token."
"Thank you."
Entrance No. 3 is one of the entrances to the barrier. There is only a scholar-looking person sitting at a desk.
"Registering to the city? I told you in advance that you need to pay a fee of 10,000 gold coins to enter the imperial city. If you don't have it, please do it yourself." The scholar chuckled.
The entrance fee to the city is so expensive! Back then, Jiang Dongyu only received a reward of 100,000 gold coins when he became the No. 1 Scholar, but it cost 10,000 gold coins to enter the imperial city.
"Okay, let's register." Jiang Dongyu replied, but he had already thought about it, he must ask the teacher to reimburse him for this account.
"I ask you a few questions and you answer them honestly. If you lie, the Buddha statue in front of me will tremble, and then you will never be able to enter the imperial city for the rest of your life. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Jiang Dongyu said, looking at the palm-sized bronze Buddha statue on the desk with interest.
"Name, where are you from, cultivation level, and what are you doing in the imperial city? Just answer these."
"Jiang Dongyu, a person from Taohua Town, Xiantian Realm, went to the Imperial City to enter the Wen Pavilion to review the town examination papers."
The scholar looked at Jiang Dongyu in surprise. Jiang Dongyu's appearance was only in his early twenties. He was in the innate realm? How could it be possible? However, there was nothing unusual about the Buddha statue. When he heard Jiang Dongyu's last words, he suddenly exclaimed.
"Are you Mr. Wen Ge?"
Even if an overlord enters the imperial city, it is normal for scholars. After all, in the imperial city, these are nothing. However, as the highest cultural institution in the empire, the Wen Pavilion is a place that scholars have always longed for. Seeing Wen at this time
The people in the pavilion couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"That's right." Jiang Dongyu thought for a moment and nodded. The young gentleman should be considered a gentleman.
"Oh, mark the papers, yes, yes, the national examination has just ended. Sir, please hurry up. This is your token to enter the city." The scholar's tone became more and more respectful. This respect was not due to fear, but admiration. The scholar is energetic and sentimental.
You may be unruly or arrogant. I will not accept your dominance over the immortals. I will only accept those who are knowledgeable.
"Thank you." Jiang Dongyu took the jet black city entry token and performed a scholar's ceremony.
There are four colors for entering the city, red, white, blue, and black, corresponding to the four levels of ferocious beasts. Jiang Dongyu's cultivation level is not innate, so he can only get the blue token, but the scholar gave it to him.
An ink-colored token, the reason is the same, because he is a scholar, not afraid of power, and only respects the teacher.
The holder of the black token will be followed by four city defenders to provide convenience. This is the treatment of the strong. The strength of the city defenders are all in the Mortal Realm. They can serve as guides, thugs, and overlords.
The strong man was too strong, and the following of the four defenders had another meaning, which was to explain the rules of the imperial city to the overlord.
Jiang Dongyu entered the city holding a black jade token, and was naturally followed by four city defenders.
"You are an overlord at such a young age?" People in the imperial city were surprised when they saw the four city defenders behind Jiang Dongyu.
"You must be good at looking good. There are no such young overlords in history."
"That's probably it. I didn't see his white hair."
Jiang Dongyu's travel lineup has a 100% return rate. Hearing the comments around him, he couldn't help laughing. This misunderstanding was huge. He was not in a hurry to go to Wenge. The test papers had been completed since the town examination. He wanted to unify
It will take at least ten days to transport it to the imperial city, and once you enter the Wen Pavilion, you are not allowed to go out until the marking is over. Jiang Dongyu certainly does not want to enter a life of house arrest early.
"Is there anything interesting about the Imperial City?" Jiang Dongyu asked. It was rare to come to the Imperial City, so naturally he had to take a good look at the first city in the empire.
"I wonder what the Lord wants to play? The Imperial City is also a place of romance. Rich and noble families often go there. The girls there are not just money. They are all very proud. But the Lord naturally does not have to be like this.
"I'm worried." A city guard said respectfully, with a black token and white hair, they also regarded Jiang Dongyu as a senior overlord with good looks.
"I'm not talking about those. Are there any features that other cities don't have? You can eat, drink, play, and of course it shouldn't be too expensive. Every inch of land in the Imperial City is precious, and drinking water is more expensive than other places. I'm afraid I won't have the money to leave the city.
." Jiang Dongyu said with a smile. Although his words were rustic, he said them as an "overlord", which made no one feel like this.
"Does His Holiness go to the casino?"
"Casino? Isn't gambling prohibited in the empire?"
"Gambling is prohibited in the empire, but it is not prohibited in the imperial city. There are no gamblers with ruined families under the emperor's feet." The soldier explained that those who can settle in the imperial city are either rich or noble, and gambling has become a game among the rich.
, even if a person loses everything, he still has his family behind him to support him.
"Interesting, lead the way."
Wuqian Gambling House is one of the more famous gambling houses in the Imperial City. It is said that no one can cheat in this gambling house. Therefore, it has a good reputation and there are always many visitors.
"In exchange for fifty thousand gold coins," Jiang Dongyu said.
"Sorry, repayment starts at 100,000 yuan."
Jiang Dongyu looked embarrassed and glared at the city defenders behind him, "Why didn't you tell me this earlier? If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have come! Jiang Dongyu doesn't have enough money."
"Can it be exchanged for goods?" Jiang Dongyu asked.
"Yes, the items will be appraised by professional treasure appraisers."
Jiang Dongyu took out the imitation Ma Liang magic pen and handed it over.
"Wait a moment." The receptionist at the gambling house looked at the pen with a little surprise on his face. As a worker at Wuqian Gambling House, he had seen too many children of rich and noble families, and also seen too many rare treasures.
, of course I know this pen. Although it must be a replica, any Ma Liang magic pen will become a painter's collection and is rarely auctioned, let alone used to mortgage gambling funds.
"Exchange him for one million chips." An old man came to Jiang Dongyu's side, picked up Ma Liang's magic pen and looked at it.
"Yes, respected Master Qingyun."
One million? Is it worth so much? Although Jiang Dongyu knew that this pen was worth a lot of money, the estimated value of three to five million was the limit. As for Tang Wenshan's Tao Yun, Jiang Dongyu didn't expect others to be able to see it.
How can you understand the quality of a painting brush just by looking at its appearance?
"My little friend, have fun." The old man nodded to Jiang Dongyu and smiled kindly.
"Thank you very much." Jiang Dongyu took the bulging chip bag, took out 400,000 chips, and distributed it to the defenders behind him.
"You guys should go and have some fun too, you don't have to follow me."
"But it's your pen." One of the city defenders hesitated. Although he was moved, but he lacked 400,000 chips, how could the venerable redeem the pen.
"I can win." The corner of Jiang Dongyu's mouth rose. He had already walked around the gambling house before changing chips. If he was not sure, he would not mortgage Ma Liang's magic pen.
Without the defenders following him, Jiang Dongyu came to a gambling table.
"Guess the big one, guess the small one, buy it and leave it." This is a gambling table for playing dice.
Jiang Dongyu placed 50,000 chips on the small table. It wasn't that he didn't want to place more bets, but that there was a limit on betting on this gaming table. 50,000 gold coins was already the maximum limit.
"One, two, three, little one." Jiang Dongyu instantly won 40,000 yuan, and the gambling house took away 20% of the profit.
"The money comes in really fast, and the pumping is pretty brutal." Jiang Dongyu murmured to himself.
After ten games, Jiang Dongyu had instantly won the 400,000 chips given to the city defenders.
"Friend, you are very lucky. Are you interested in playing something else?" After Jiang Dongyu won another round, a young man next to him asked.
"Who are you?"
"My surname is Xu. People in gambling houses call me Xu Sanlose, because every time I gamble with others, I always lose three games first."
When Jiang Dongyu heard this, he put away the chips in his hand and put them on his waist.
"How do you want to bet?"
"I've been watching you for ten games. You guessed the size so accurately. You must have good hearing. This gambling house has a magic weapon to detect spiritual consciousness. People who want to cheat will end badly. Since you have such good hearing, let's have some fun.
How about a different kind of guessing, instead of guessing the size, guessing the number?" Xu Sanshu's eyes showed a hint of fanaticism that only a gambler can have.
"Where's the bet?" Jiang Dongyu also became interested.
"There is no upper limit. I will follow you as much as you can." Xu Sanshu said boldly, and with a wave of his hand, a dice cup fell into his hand.
"I shake and you guess, you shake and I guess. If the first three rounds are tied, I lose."
The three dice were swung into the dice cup, and after two breaths, they fell down and settled on the table.
"Sansei gambled with someone again. Let's go and see which unlucky guy has been targeted by him." Someone in the gambling shop saw this scene and was immediately surprised, because every time Xu San lost or lost money, he would spend money to play.
The dice table where Jiang Dongyu originally gambled was left alone and became a place for them to gamble.
"Four four three." Jiang Dongyu said.
Xu Sanshu showed a smile. He was indeed a master. He likes to gamble with feelings, not to win money, but for the pleasure. Xu Sanshu opened the dice cup, and the three dice were stacked on top of each other. The top dice was
For the number three, he told the dice to be laid flat one by one, and the numbers four, four and three were placed neatly.
"It's your turn." Xu Sanshu said.
"No need, just assume that you guessed correctly. If the first three rounds are draws, you will lose, right? Just give me the bet."
The corner of Xu Sanshu's mouth twitched. "Please show me my gambling skills." With a mouthful of blood in his chest, Xu Sanshu pushed out a million chips. For the bet between the two families, the gambling house will only charge a certain amount.
Chapter completed!