It borders Shiwanda Mountain to the west, Shuzhou City to the north, Ning'an County to the east, and a few thousand miles further to the south is the border of Dali.
Although such a geographical location is not unique, it is not bad as it is surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Ever since the news that Ning Yuke was going to build a new city came out, countless people have been speculating on where the new city will be located.
Now that the answer has been revealed, many people are actually a little surprised.
There is no other reason than that this new city is too close to Shuzhou City.
In ancient times, there were generally two motives for building a new city -
1. Divert the population.
2. Political symbol.
Regardless of the motivation, the scale of the new cities built will not be too large, and most of them will be far away from the main city in the region.
But Ning Yuke did the opposite. Not only was the scale and area of the new city not small at all, but it was only a thousand miles away from Shuzhou City.
In this way, the two cities will undoubtedly compete for the population and resources of the same area. No matter how you look at it, it is an extremely failed decision.
Of course, these are all evaluations based on common sense.
If everyone knew that this new city was for the demon clan...then they would probably have a different expression on their faces.
"..."
"Worship the land, the mountain god!"
"Great success! Peace and prosperity!"
"Throw beans!"
"Qi Shi!"
"Ring the bell!"
"..."
At this time, the ceremony officer wearing a green robe stood on the temporary high platform and began to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony. Under his feet stood a large number of craftsmen and coolies.
After all, it is a large-scale project, so this ceremony was quite grand.
Si Tianjian specially calculated the good time, and some people went to several low mountains around to worship the various mountain gods Tuigong in advance.
Even Ning Yuke came to the scene in person under heavy protection, preparing to inscribe the name of the new city in person.
The eyebrows are like distant mountains, but not traced, and the lips are as red as if they were painted with sand.
Under the gaze of everyone, she stood on the dragon platform in a gorgeous dress, with her golden skirt moving in the wind, and her hair hanging with a dragon's title and tassels on her golden steps. The brilliant colorful embroidery was full of incomparable dignity and elegance.
Is Ning Yuke beautiful?
Undoubtedly beautiful.
Is the Empress new?
Of course fresh.
Most of the tens of thousands of craftsmen at the scene were vulgar men. They had never seen such a beautiful woman, let alone the emperor. Logically speaking, they should have looked straight at her at this moment.
However, when "beautiful woman" and "emperor" are combined, few people will come up with any dirty thoughts.
Many people even feel that taking a second look at Ning Yuke is an offense to Ning Yuke, so they often just take a glance and quickly lower their heads, just praising such a divine appearance in their hearts.
Ning Yuke conquered many people with her beauty and temperament alone, and Ning Yuke could be considered to have gained a little bit of the glory of "good looks".
But for the imperial spies mixed in the crowd, what they were more concerned about was the other woman standing on the high platform.
Her face is covered with white gauze, her figure is curvy, and she has a long green sword at her waist. There is no trace of sadness or joy between her brows.
If Ning Yuke has demonstrated the beauty of "grace and elegance" to the extreme, then this simply dressed woman is vaguely transcendent of such mortal beauty, standing there as lonely and independent as a fairy.
There is only one woman in the world who can have this kind of temperament.
It was Qing Xian who had officially "taken office" and became Ning Yuke's personal bodyguard.
"..."
Faintly feeling a few glances, Qingxian glanced in several directions calmly, writing down a few faces in his mind.
These spies probably never expected that they would be exposed so easily, and they are still trying their best to guess Qingxian's identity.
Of course, Qing Xian would not kill Sesaku in public, so after a few glances, he moved his gaze farther away.
There is a dense forest with a radius of hundreds of miles, and the terrain is flat, with several small rivers flowing crisscrossing it.
If Wei Changtian can keep his promise, if Shuzhou can defeat the 300,000 counter-rebellion army and gain a firm foothold.
Then, in half a year, a new city will be erected here, a new city where humans and monsters can coexist peacefully.
And this new city will open the door to a new world to the demon clan that has been suppressed by humans for thousands of years...
"Your Majesty, the ceremony has been completed."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted Qingxian's thoughts.
The long ringing of the bell gradually stopped, and the courtesy officer lowered his head and walked to Ning Yuke, respectfully holding an ivory-handled purple-hair pen in front of the latter.
"Your Majesty, please give the new city a name."
"..."
He took the Zihao pen with one hand and slightly pulled up his long sleeve with the other hand.
Ning Yuke glanced at the tens of thousands of people who were waiting eagerly not far away, and blank gold silk rice paper was also spread out in front of her.
Immediately, the pen tip came down, and with just a few strokes, two upright and ancient characters were outlined.
From this moment on, this new city, which has attracted much attention and is destined to leave a mark in history, finally has its name.
...
"..."
Qingxian squinted his eyes slightly as the sun shone down.
Of course she saw those two words.
As the most direct "stakeholder", she hesitated for a moment and then lowered her voice and asked: "Girl, what is the profound meaning of these two words?"
"Senior Qingxian, this name was not given by me, but by Mr. Wei."
Shaking his head slightly, Ning Yuke turned around and replied: "I was also confused at the time, but Mr. Wei only answered four words."
"Which four words?"
"..."
Moving closer, Ning Yuke whispered the answer.
This answer caused Qingxian's pupils to shrink suddenly, and his breathing gradually became rapid.
Then, a green light flashed.
"Canglang!"
With a crisp sound, the long sword was suddenly unsheathed, and the sword reflected sunlight and scattered countless golden dots. Then, in the astonished eyes of everyone, it turned into several streaks of sharp sword energy and headed straight for a huge bluestone in the distance.
The bluestone is five people tall and was originally planned to be used to engrave the name of the new city.
However, judging from the current situation, those masons standing aside may no longer be of use.
"call!!"
"Tsk!!!"
The sword energy set off a strong wind and swept over the bluestone. The gravel turned into powder and blew up in the wind. After the wind passed by, it left only sword marks that were several inches deep into the stone.
Each sword mark is nearly ten feet long, and they intersect with each other to form two large characters from top to bottom that are almost identical to those written by Ning Yuke on the paper.
"..."
"Dude, what are those two words?"
"How do I know? I can't read."
"Brother, do you recognize him?"
"Well... I only know that the first word is 'big', but I don't recognize the second one."
"Big? What's big?"
"..."
Although Qingxian uses sword energy as a sword, the two words carved on the bluestone are grand and shocking enough.
But unfortunately, most of the craftsmen gathered here are illiterate, so they inevitably whisper to each other, eager to know what this new city is called.
The noisy discussion suddenly broke out, and then stopped abruptly amid the high-pitched chanting of the ceremony official.
"In the journey of the great road, the world is for the common good. Select the worthy and capable, maintain trust and cultivate harmony, and old friends will not only kiss their own relatives..."
"Men have their share, and women have their own home. There is no need to hide goods if they are abandoned on the ground, and there is no need to hide them for oneself if the power does not come from the body..."
"This goodness means that the world will be unified!"