In the early morning, the sun rises, the sky is clear, and it is good weather again.
"Brother, do you really want to take me to the inner city?" Zhou Zheng shouted. Seeing Lin Xiao nodding in response, his little face beamed with joy and he cheered.
"Brother Ax, let's go together." Lin Xiao looked at Fang Qinglei and greeted: "Look, we have been in the county for a while, and we haven't really gone out for a walk yet."
"Ha." Fang Qinglei glanced at Lin Xiao and made a sound that was half a smile but not a smile. The look and tone in his eyes clearly meant that he could see through Lin Xiao's heart.
That's right, Lin Xiao's purpose in recruiting Brother Ax is actually to be a bodyguard. Who knows if he will encounter any trouble.
If you have trouble, let Brother Ax go.
Forget it, forget it, Brother Ax is now in the process of breaking through to become a master. Since Brother Ax doesn’t want to go, then he won’t go. Lin Xiao doesn’t believe that he can get into trouble so easily. What’s more, the inner city is known to have excellent security.
The place is not comparable to the four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest. It is the home ground of the Zhenwu Division. It is said that there are troops stationed and city guards patrolling to maintain law and order. Compared with places like the East District, it is really different.
Now that the Baiyun Gang has defeated the Black Earth Gang and monopolized the East District, they are in the stage of recuperation and recuperation. There is nothing going on around them. It just so happens that Zhou Zheng does not have to go to the academy today. Fortunately, I took him to the inner city for a walk. It would be good to gain some experience. Many years ago, his adoptive parents
I once took myself to Lin'an County, but at that time I was only in the East District, but I didn't enter the inner city.
Carrying a stack of banknotes and some broken silver, the two brothers Lin Xiao and Zhou Zheng stepped out of the Zhou Mansion and headed for the inner city.
The reason why the inner city is an inner city is that, in addition to being located in the center of the four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest, there is also a two-meter-high city wall that separates them. A two-meter-high city wall is actually not that high. It’s really thoughtful, and ordinary people have it too.
There is no obstacle to the warriors to overcome the method, but any quasi-warrior who has mastered external forging can easily overcome it.
But almost no one dares to do this. If you climb over the wall, you are defying the law. Once discovered, the consequences will be serious.
There are four gates in the inner city, corresponding to the four districts of southeast, northwest and northwest. When Lin Xiao and Zhou Zheng arrived at the east gate, they saw two people standing on the left and right of the open city gate, wearing ancient armor and carrying a long knife at their waist, staring coldly.
The people coming from the outer city seemed to be examining something with their sharp eyes.
Lin Xiao knew at a glance that these two men wearing ancient armor and carrying long swords on their waists were warriors. They should be quasi-warriors with external training. As for the level of external training, it was unclear.
After realizing the true meaning of the sword, his spiritual power seemed to become more active, allowing Lin Xiao's perception of the outside world to skyrocket, and he could more clearly sense the breath of others within a certain distance.
Whether it is a warrior or an ordinary person, the aura emitted is different. Because of the warrior's cultivation, his body is strong and his energy and blood are strong, the aura emitted will of course be stronger, which is difficult for ordinary people to feel.
These two people were the city guards. Facing their gazes, Lin Xiao's expression remained unchanged and he calmly led Zhou Zheng towards the city gate. Zhou Zheng was a little nervous. After all, he was only a thirteen-year-old boy.
, he has never seen much of the world, and the most important thing is that he is not as thick-skinned as his brother, so nervousness is inevitable.
When they stepped into the city gate, the two city guards also looked away and looked at other visitors.
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"Brother, is this the inner city? Such wide and clean streets." After crossing the city gate, the eyes on Zhou Zheng's face suddenly widened. He looked like a country bumpkin entering the city and exclaimed.
"That's why we say that the inner city is the real seat of Lin'an County." Lin Xiao said with a smile. When he first arrived in the east district of Lin'an County, he felt that the streets in the east district were bigger and cleaner than Qingtong Township. Now that he has entered the inner city for the first time, this
The street is more than 50% wider than the streets in the East District. It is paved with large gray-white stone slabs cut into squares. It is very smooth and clean.
There are many shops on both sides of the broad street, and they seem to have been carefully repaired. Even some sparrow-like shops are like this. No matter how you look at them, they give people a neat and orderly feeling, which makes you feel comfortable from the bottom of your heart. The five shops in Qingtong Township are like this.
No one in the street can compare with it, far from it.
"Tanghulu, delicious candied haws..."
"Fried tofu, delicious fried tofu, come and have a taste if you are passing by..."
There was a vendor wearing coarse clothes and a coarse turban, carrying a stick on his shoulder, with streaks of brown candied haws stuck on it. Each one was very cute and looked very tempting. He was shouting loudly.
While walking slowly, he soon came to the side of Brother Lin Xiao.
"Brother..." Zhou Zheng pulled Lin Xiao's sleeves, his eyes full of longing as he stared at the sticks carried on the hawker's shoulders, staring at the brown candied haws on them that shone in the sun.
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"Two skewers here." Lin Xiao suddenly smiled, waved to the vendor and said.
"Okay." The vendor suddenly smiled and raised the straw stick to Lin Xiao: "You can choose which one you like."
"Azheng, you choose." Lin Xiao gave Zhou Zheng the chance to choose. Zhou Zheng's face was filled with smiles. He stared at it carefully, feeling that each bunch of candied haws was so tempting and delicious that he couldn't help but swallow it.
His mouth watered, and he really wanted to ask Lin Xiao to buy a few more skewers. It was best to buy them all and eat them slowly, but in the end he picked two skewers and reluctantly parted.
"Chenghui, ten cents." The vendor said with a smile on his face.
Zhou Zheng held a bunch of candied haws in one hand and was very happy. When he heard that it cost ten cents, he was stunned and looked at Lin Xiao with a small face: "Brother, give it back to him. I actually don't like eating candied haws."
"Brother is now a rich man." Lin Xiao smiled and took out ten copper coins from his purse and handed them to the other party without giving any more. Although now, he can be considered a rich man, but Lin Xiao has never
I have no idea of pretending to be generous, and I don't want to pretend to be generous. After all, the money is hard-earned. It is not blown by the strong wind, but earned by myself. It is earned with blood and life.
That's real hard-earned money.
However, Lin Xiao also lamented that the prices in the inner city were really scary.
A bunch of candied haws cost five cents. You know, in Qingtong Township, five cents can buy a lot of big meat buns to eat.
"Thank you, thank you." The vendor took the ten cents and bowed repeatedly, and left happily. His steps seemed to be a little lighter. I don't know if it was because the two strings of candied haws were missing, which reduced the weight of the sticks, or because he made money.
Maybe, it's both.
Sometimes happiness is that simple.
"Eat." Lin Xiao rubbed Zhou Zheng's hair and said with a smile.
"Brother, you can also have a bunch." After Zhou Zheng handed Lin Xiao a bunch of candied haws, he took a bite of the candied haws in his hand and narrowed his eyes. It was very sweet, from the mouth to the heart. While eating the candied haws, brother,
The two of them walked slowly on the wide streets of the inner city. In front of them, a group of ten people wearing armor and holding spears walked quickly past, bringing with them a gust of wind.
"Brother, is that the city guard?" Zhou Zheng's eyes widened.
"Probably." This was the first time Lin Xiao had seen it. There were no city guards anywhere in Qingtong Township, even in the outer city. Compared with the outer city and the inner city, the inner city was like the center, and the outer city was like the suburbs.
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"Should I buy a house in the inner city?" Lin Xiao pondered.
If he buys a house in the inner city, Azheng can transfer to an academy in the inner city. It is said that the teaching quality in the academy in the inner city is higher than that in the outer city, which will be more helpful for Azheng to obtain academic honors in the future.
As soon as he mentioned this idea to Zhou Zheng, Zhou Zheng suddenly felt that the candied haws in his hand was no longer sweet.
"Brother, I have been transferring schools and I don't want to transfer anymore." Zhou Zheng said with a bitter face.
Lin Xiao thought about it, and it seemed that it was the same. He transferred from the civilian school in Qingtong Township to Wuli Street School, and then to the East District Academy of the county. Now, he planned to transfer to the inner city academy.
"Don't worry, this should be the last transfer." Lin Xiao smiled and comforted Zhou Zheng: "The teaching quality in the inner city academy will be higher than that in the outer city, and it is said that there are many fair-skinned, beautiful, big-waisted, thin-legged, long-legged people who speak well.
Little sister."
While Zhou Zheng was eating candied haws, he glanced at Lin Xiao and said that he would never listen to such words again, it was always a lie.
Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh. He was a little kid whose hair hadn't grown yet. However, he hadn't decided yet on transferring to the inner city academy. After all, he had to buy a house first.
Although there is no such thing as a room in the school district, if you want to study in the inner city academy, you have to follow it now. After all, you are not old enough. If you were a few years older, you would be more relaxed.
After finishing the candied haws, Lin Xiao bought two more pan-fried tofus, which were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They were also sprinkled with minced garlic and chopped green onion, giving them a strong aroma.
While walking, Lin Xiao saw a flag fluttering in the wind. The flag had a pattern of crossed swords and three words written on it, fluttering in the wind.
"Baobingfang." Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up. When he came to the inner city this time, he took Zhou Zheng here for a walk and to increase his knowledge. At the same time, he also planned to buy another sharp sword.
Lin Xiao's idea at the time was whether using a sword in one hand, one sword like wind, and one sword like thunder, would be more powerful than a single sword, and would it allow him to better understand and understand the true meaning of swordsmanship.
I always feel that the true meaning of the sword has great potential, and I can further understand it and tap into its potential.
Furthermore, Lin Xiao also likes collecting swords, and he seems to like them more and more.
Within the Baiyun Gang, it is not impossible to redeem swords, but they are mainly rough-grade and common-grade swords. Refined-grade swords are worth at least a thousand taels, but in many cases it is not a matter of money, but that it is not easy to cast. If you want to get it,
It's even more difficult, and in many cases it can't be bought with a thousand taels of silver.
As for the hundred-refined level above the refining level, it is even more difficult to cast. It is truly refined and refined. It is the embryo of a famous sword handed down from generation to generation. Once you meet the right person, you are expected to become famous all over the world and become famous throughout the ages.
explain.
Lin Xiao naturally hopes to get a hundred-refined sword, but this kind of treasure depends on fate, and in Lin Xiao's understanding, the so-called fate is strength, and the so-called strength is money, and the other is