"So that's it..." Zhou Xingyun nodded in surprise. It turned out that they had arrived at Xiao Saisai's hometown. No wonder she was able to find the small village with ease and communicate with the local residents without any obstacles.
The confusion in Zhou Xingyun's heart was suddenly relieved.
"Then have you heard of the Kingdom of Saint Hillanburg?"
Since Seluvinia is the female lord of the Principality of Cheryl, Zhou Xingyun and others can save a lot of time.
Qili'an asked her directly if she had ever heard of the 'Kingdom of Saint Hillanburg', which was her family's country.
"It's a pity that I haven't heard of this country." Seluvinia shook her head, and then added: "My uncle, the king of the Principality of Cheryl, or the emperor of the Icelands Empire, maybe
Will know."
"Xiao Saisai, can you tell me in detail about the situation around here? I'm not very clear about your lords, kings, emperors, etc." Zhou Xingyun sounded a little confused. The countries in the Western Continent seem to be different from those in the Central Plains.
There is a big difference between the dynasties.
"Well, actually, the situation here is basically the same as that in the Central Plains..."
"Wait a minute! Let me lie down first, and then you can start telling me a story. By the way, help me pick out my ears!" Zhou Xingyun shamelessly approached Selvinia, shouting that he wanted to rest on her lap while listening to her
Tell a story and let her pick out her ears.
As early as half a month ago, when Zhou Xingyun was fighting the Seven Destiny Martial Arts, he wanted Seluvinia to pick out his ears. Now that the time has come, Zhou Xingyun naturally wants to enjoy it.
Ever since, Zhou Xingyun rested comfortably on Seluvinia's lap, enjoying her gentle care while listening to her talk about the structure of the Western Continent.
First of all, the Essilans Empire is larger than the Principality of Cheryl. The Essilans Empire is one of the great powers in the Western Continent. The Principality of Cheryl can be regarded as a vassal state of the Essilans Empire.
Although the king of the Cheryl Principality is the king of a country, the status of the king is nominally equal to that of the emperor of the Icelands Empire, but in fact, the emperor is greater than the king.
The Esilans Empire can actually also be called the Esilans Federation.
The Principality of Cheryl is one of the many vassal states of the Commonwealth of Essirans.
The Esilans Empire is the leader of the Federation, and its subordinate countries all look up to it.
To use an inappropriate metaphor, the relationship between the Aisilans Empire and the major principalities is similar to that of the Han Dynasty and the eighteen princes in the Central Plains.
The difference between the two is that the princes of the Central Plains are not allowed to establish a country, while the dependent countries such as the Cheryl Principality are independent countries, but their strength and power are far less than those of the empire.
Secondly, lords are the supreme rulers in their own territories. They are nominally loyal to the king, but in fact they are similar to separatist forces, a bit like a state within a state.
Finally, to sum it up in a simple way, the emperor is greater than the king than the lord. The emperor is the leader of the entire federal state, the king is the small country in the federal state, and the lord is the warlord with fiefdom and jurisdiction in each large and small country, equivalent to Wu Sangui.
A kind of prince sitting on one side.
Generally speaking, many lords unite to form a country, and then the capital and king are selected from among the lords, and countries form alliances to defend against enemies, thus giving birth to empires and emperors.
Although the above statement is biased, it is roughly the same.
The layout of the Western Continent is almost the same and is divided according to the above.
Seluvinia is one of the lords of the Principality of Cheryl, responsible for the jurisdiction of the southwest border area of the Principality of Cheryl. However, that was ten years later, and now little Seluvinia is only about ten years old.
girl.
"Even little Sai Sai has never heard of the Kingdom of St. Hillan Castle. That's going to be difficult." Zhou Xingyun murmured and sighed. For him, Seluvinia is more reliable than the 'encyclopedia' of Xu Zhiqian.
, there is no problem in the world that little Sai Sai cannot solve.
However, now Seluvinia has never heard of Qili'an's hometown. This shows that the 'Kingdom of St. Hillenburg' is not near the 'Principality of Cheryl', or even near the 'Aisilans Federal State'.
They wanted to find Qili'an's family and take a smooth sailing boat back to the Central Plains, but the road was really long and difficult.
"That's not necessarily true. I haven't heard of the 'Kingdom of Saint Hillanburg'. It's probably because I was very young at the time and was busy preparing for war all year round. I focused all my attention on the enemy country and the battlefield, so I ignored other countries.
Existence. Leaving aside the Principality of Cheryl, there must be someone in the great empire who knows where the Kingdom of St. Hillan Castle is. Phew~..."
Seluvinia finished her words slowly and slowly, then lowered her head and blew a breath of fairy air gently into Zhou Xingyun's ear.
"Yeah, yeah, little Sai Sai is right, I think so too. So, can you blow it again..." Zhou Xingyun suddenly found that he was lying on Selvinia's lap, enjoying the beauty cleaning his ears.
It passed before I knew it.
Now that Xiao Saisai has cleaned his left ear, it's the right ear's turn, then the left ear again, and then the right ear again...
Zhou Xingyun happily thought in his heart that as long as there were endless topics to discuss tonight, Xiao Saisai would have to help him keep picking out his ears, hahahahaha!
"Perhaps the problem lies with us." Qili'an suddenly frowned and added: "You haven't heard of the Kingdom of Saint Hillanburg. That's because the Kingdom of Saint Hillanburg will no longer exist ten years later.
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If nothing happens, the Kingdom of St. Hillenburg will be destroyed in a few years.
"No matter what, we must contact the top figures in this country or the great empire to get more information that is useful to us. This will be our future course of action for the time being..."
Isabel thought about it and said that there are many ways to return to the Central Plains. They don't need to settle on one plan and end up in the dark.
Even if they can't find Qili'an's family and can't catch a smooth sailing ship back to the Central Plains, as long as they can build a good relationship with the empire's leadership, they can still deceive the emperor of the Esilans Empire into setting up a merchant ship to go to the Eastern Continent to visit the foreign dynasty.
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Isn't it Zhou Xingyun's best field to understand the great absurdities of the world and the great absurdities of the world?
In this way, Zhou Xingyun, Xun Xuan, Wei Suyao, Hua Fuduo, Mo Nianxi, and Wu Changhua made a plan based on the information provided by Qili'an, Isabel, and Seluvinia.
Future course of action.
What it boils down to is...
Zhou Xingyun will try his best to make friends with local dignitaries as a businessman in the Far East Continent to obtain information and benefits. While inquiring about the location of the Qili'an family, he will try to trick them into forming an ocean-going caravan.
Then... there is no more...
Perhaps everyone has spent the night in the wilderness in recent days, so the girls didn't sleep well.
When we discussed things tonight, it was okay at first. Everyone listened carefully. Wei Suyao, Xunxuan, and Mo Nianxi occasionally expressed their opinions. But when it turned dark, only Qili'an and Yi were left.
Saber and Seluvinia are discussing.
Mo Nianxi fell asleep first. It felt like listening to the teacher chanting sutras in class, lying on the mattress, and fell asleep in a daze.
Followed closely by Zhou Xingyun...
Zhou Xingyun closed his eyes and enjoyed Seluvinia's care. How could he not fall asleep?
After Zhou Xingyun fell asleep, Xun Xuan rested on his shoulder and fell asleep soon after.
Zhou Xingyun and his party of nine people huddled together in a wooden house on the floor. Under the dim light of the firewood, listening to the whispers of Qili'an and the others was almost hypnotic.
Therefore, Hua Fuduo also clung to Zhou Xingyun and fell asleep... As for future problems, just leave them to those who are not asleep to deal with them.
Anyway, for Hua Fuduo, as long as Zhou Xingyun is there and Zhou Xingyun is watching her, she has nothing else to desire.
Miss Wu Changhua also fell asleep. In fact...she fell asleep earlier than Zhou Xingyun.
Everyone mistakenly thought that Zhou Xingyun fell asleep right after Mo Nianxi, because Miss Wuchanghua was taciturn and did not participate in the discussion. Furthermore, Wuchanghua and Selvinia were side by side, leaning against the wall with their eyes closed to meditate.
Miss Impermanence Flower is so cool that she sits up and sleeps, so that no one knows when she falls asleep.
Also, Celuvinia also sleeps sitting up, but she is not cool at all. After all, little Cesai is different from Wuchanghua. In order to take care of Zhou Xingyun, she volunteered to be Zhou Xingyun's sleeping pillow.
Little Saisai wants to be coaxed to sleep, so he can't be cool, but his gentle and considerate side is impeccable!
Wei Suyao was the last person to fall asleep. On the surface, kissing Xiao Suyao was serious. The discussion meeting was not over, so how could she sleep?
In fact, Xiao Suyao is secretly stealing from Seluvinia's 'magical skills' in taking care of Zhou Xingyun, so that they can come in handy one day in the future...
In this way, Zhou Xingyun and his party spent a beautiful, comfortable and peaceful night in the border village of the Principality of Cheryl.
Why mention peace? That's because when they wake up, they will face a new day of turmoil.
"Suyao, aren't you going to practice sword practice today?"
Zhou Xingyun woke up, yawned and walked out of the room. He saw Wei Suyao doing stretching exercises on the ground outside the house.
Wei Suyao's soft and boneless figure is really amazing, especially the flexible waist that can be grasped, which is almost softer than a snake. Zhou Xingyun has a special liking for this, he really can't put it down.
To be honest, Zhou Xingyun hasn't enjoyed such a beautiful morning in a long time.
When Zhou Xingyun was at Jianshu Villa, he would always see Wei Suyao doing morning exercises outside the window when he got up every day.
Only when he saw Xiao Suyao doing morning exercises did Zhou Xingyun feel like, "A new day has begun."
However, Wei Suyao did not practice sword practice today. She was practicing the Narcissus Pavilion palm technique slowly.
"I practice swordsmanship here because I'm afraid it will cause uneasiness to the local villagers."
"It makes sense." Zhou Xingyun nodded in relief. If they, a group of strangers who were unfamiliar with the place, practiced sword dancing in the village and showed great strength, they might cause panic among the local residents.
After all, the customs, living habits, cultural ideas of the Western continent are very different from those of the Central Plains.
There are rivers and lakes in the Central Plains, and there are countless martial arts sects. Therefore, the people in the Central Plains are accustomed to martial arts warriors. Even if they see warriors performing on the streets, they will not make a fuss.
The situation in the Western Continent is different. There are no rivers and lakes here, and there are no martial arts people. Before you understand the local culture and customs, it is best not to do anything out of the ordinary, especially practicing sword dancing, which may seem unfriendly.
Ever since, Zhou Xingyun's plan to fly together with Ravi long ago and practice Lang Qingconcubine's sword skills together was stillborn.
However, Zhou Xingyun quickly thought about what kind of sword practice he should do so early in the morning! When accompanying Xiao Suyao to stretch his muscles, his first choice would be the grappler!