Zhang Yan knew before that Langyuan City was not just a "big city" due to its special geographical location, but also served as an important military stronghold. Therefore, the streets in the city were obviously different from the layout of other big cities.
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In Langyuan City, you can hardly see winding paths, and there are rarely hidden narrow alleys. The two main streets intersect straightly leading to the four gates, which also divides Langyuan City into four square areas.
There are also straight back streets in these areas that continue to divide different building locations.
Even Zhuzui Alley, which belongs to the slums, is a straight alley, transparent from front to back, and is wide enough for three people to walk side by side with enough room.
The advantage of such an arrangement is that there is no defensive blind spot in any corner, and it can be reached quickly. Even in wartime, you can ride your horse on the street, which is conducive to the mutual dependence of the four walls.
This makes shopping a very simple matter, because no matter how you walk, whether on the main road or the small road, you will not enter a dead end, nor will you get lost, but you can finally converge on the main street.
Zhang Yan’s memories of his predecessor were mainly around the main streets of Langyuan City. After all, before his predecessor’s accident, he had spent his childhood in Langyuan City as a family affair, and there were few back streets and alleys in the places he usually went.
First he walked around according to his predecessor's memory, and then he chose an alley behind the street and wandered around randomly. It seemed aimless, but in fact Zhang Yan was deliberately looking for something that interested him.
Zhang Yan is naturally not only interested in roadside snacks, but also the unique streetscape here, and there are also deeper things that ordinary people cannot discover. In his opinion, the more densely populated a place, the darker it will be.
A hidden corner that cannot be noticed. Just like the Luohua Lane that I walked through in Xuanhua City before. It is hidden behind the prosperity and luxury, so dark that it falls in the dust. The contrast is so great that it is staggering.
But after walking around the city for two hours, he turned around every nook and cranny in half of the place. To his surprise, Zhang Yan did not find any place where Yin Qi had accumulated here. It was not said to be full of life, but
At least there is no trace of the dark wind rising.
"Why is that so?"
This is very illogical. Because the monsters and warriors are rampant in the wilderness. Let’s not talk about the monsters. Warriors are two categories of ghosts. There is almost no overlap in the means of existence and cultivation, and it is difficult to detect the ghosts.
Existence. Even in Zhang Yan's view, the spiritual sense of a warrior whose martial arts cultivation is below the Aperture Realm cannot detect the presence of ghosts in the soul body. He can only rely on his own strong Qi and blood to unconsciously drive away the ghosts.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible to talk about the specific eradication of ghosts. Then why is it that in a large city with a population like Langyuan City, there is not a place where Yin Qi accumulates for four hours?
You must know that ghosts can exist in the world for a long time, and theoretically there is no possibility of natural death. After a long period of accumulation, not to mention that the city is densely populated with ghosts and monsters, but at least there are a few obscure underworlds? There should be ghosts and so on, right?
But the reality was not what Zhang Yan thought. Until he returned home in the evening, he almost visited the entire Langyuan City for most of the day, and still found no sign of anything related to ghosts.
The only reward was a pack of roasted chicken and a pot of fruit wine in my hand. When I was passing by the Dongmen Market, I couldn’t stand the smell of the roasted chicken, so I cut a whole one and put it in the stall again.
I bought another pot of fruit wine from the nearby fruit wine shop and prepared to go back to have a tooth ceremony with my family.
At night, while Zhang Yan was practicing meditation cross-legged, he still had some doubtful thoughts in his mind.
Zhang Yan returned to Langyuan City from Yubei Mountain and visited so many big cities along the way. Although Zhang Yan did not visit them as carefully as this time, he could still more or less find places where Yin Qi accumulates.
It is often said that "everything must happen for a reason", so there may be some unknown reason why Langyuan City is so clean. This makes Zhang Yan very curious. He even wonders, is there something that exists in the wasteland in Langyuan City?
Are there any cultivation paths that specifically target ghosts in this domain? Only with regular cleaning up can this place be so clean?
Or is it some other reason?
The next day, Zhang Yan kept the little girl at home who was going out to buy groceries, and went out with the basket. In this world without refrigerators for storage, ingredients were basically purchased every day. In the past, this was done by the little girl.
Zhang Huiyuan is doing it. For the sake of safety these days, Zhang Yan has asked his family to stay at home as much as possible and not go out, or just walk around Zhuzui Lane. There are garrison soldiers patrolling there day and night, which is the safety guarantee provided by Zhou Cang
.As for the Dongmen Market, there are so many people there, so Zhang Yan is not yet at ease with his family coming over.
Zhang Yan came to the Dongmen Market yesterday when he was wandering around the city, but the scene yesterday was very different from today. Because today is the first day of the new year, it is the market day twice a month, and the surrounding farmers will gather together.
Bring more abundant agricultural products into the city for sale, attracting many people.
However, as soon as he entered the square gate of Dongmen Market, Zhang Yan saw someone standing on the previously vacant high platform on the left side of the square gate. There were also Yamen officials standing below to maintain order, and many people from Langyuan City were surrounding them.
, as if watching the fun.
"This is..." Zhang Yan saw the posture on the high platform and immediately realized what was going on.
The owl shows his head to the public.
Not everyone has the opportunity to be sent to the army like Zhang Yan before. They must meet the requirements of the military. It cannot be a heinous crime, and they must have a good body.
For example, the frail and gray-haired man kneeling on the high platform has no chance of being sent to the army. This kind of person can only go up to the high platform after being convicted and have his head displayed in public.
In the memory of Zhang Yan's predecessor, these are "rare excitements". Although many people can't bear to see such bloody scenes, no one will be disgusted with it. Bad guys are killed. What's objectionable about such a good thing? Even many people
People would come around to watch the fun with smiling faces, and some would comment on the executioner's techniques and so on.
Zhang Yan has no interest in beheading. He has seen too much blood on Yubei Mountain and has long been indifferent. It is just a waste of his time.
But just when Zhang Yan was about to cross the crowd and enter the market to buy something, he suddenly frowned slightly and paused.
After twitching his nose a few times, Zhang Yan smelled an unusual smell. It was a strange smell that ordinary people would not notice and could not distinguish. It did not belong to living things, but to ghosts.
"There is a lot of yang energy here, and there are also ghosts?" Zhang Yan felt a little strange in his heart. But still with a thought, he activated his "Yin Yang Eye Technique", switched his field of vision to a state where both yin and yang were present, and then looked around
Around. Finally, several illusory figures were found in the gaps in the wooden structure under the high platform.