In the endless field, a fiery red giant city with a length and width, about twenty or thirty zhang high, appeared in the distance, even from a long distance, it could be clearly seen.

In the green grass swaying in the wind, a young man about 1.7 meters tall, with a delicate face, a little childish on his face, and long black hair floating behind him at will, was staring into the distance with excitement against the fiery red sun.

The green robe on his body was a little tattered, and the long knife behind his back was shining with a cold light in the sunlight, and only it could make people feel the slightest coolness. This young man was sleeping in the open air, and it took three months to arrive in Zhou Nan in Xuanhuo City.

Licking his slightly dry lips and staring at the fiery red giant city in front of him, Zhou Nan's eyes were hot. He muttered, "Xuanhuo City, it's finally here. Standing up, Zhou Nan strode forward.

Wangshan ran a dead horse, and after most of the day, Zhou Nan arrived at the foot of the giant city. Looking up, I saw that the three fiery red characters of the three dragons flying and dancing in the 'Xuanhuo City' were extremely eye-catching, as if they were hanging above the city gate like a fire.

Twenty soldiers in black armor stood on either side of the gate, inspecting the crowd entering the city with serious faces. Looking at the nearly 100-meter-long team, Zhou Nan's mouth was dry, and he shook his head helplessly, and Zhou Nan consciously lined up behind the long line.

Moving forward mechanically, I don't know how long it took, a serious voice woke Zhou Nan up. "Name, get the city index?"

"Zhou Nan, the first time I came to Xuanhuo City, there is no index. Hearing this, Zhou Nan replied truthfully. This kind of thing, he encountered many times along the way. A big city like this is not allowed to enter without identification.

Pointing to the left, the black-armored soldier said solemnly, "Go over there and handle it." He ignored Zhou Nan and looked at the next person.

Turning to the left of the gate, I saw another soldier sitting at a table with a thick stack of black signs. Walking over, Zhou Nan said, "In the next Zhou Nan, I will come to Xuanhuo City for the first time to handle the index of entering the city." ”

Hearing this, the black-armored soldier glanced up at Zhou Nan, quickly took a sign from the table, quickly carved two words on it with a knife, and threw it to Zhou Nan.

"This index is valid for three months, and after expiration, it needs to be re-issued, ten taels of silver. ”

Shocked by the huge expenses, the daily flow of people in Xuanhuo City is so large, although ten taels of silver is nothing to him, that month, a year, or even longer, how much wealth will be amassed in this alone, Zhou Nan dare not imagine.

didn't think much about this matter, Zhou Nan paid the money. looked at the sign in his hand, the word "Xuanhuo" was engraved in the middle of it, the lower left corner was Zhou Nan's name, and the upper right corner was a flame, which was fine and abnormal, probably for anti-counterfeiting.

After verifying, Zhou Nan put away the index, and just wanted to enter the city, he heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, which swept past him quickly, bringing up dust in the sky. Zhou Nan turned around to look, only to see a red shadow, and the man had already run away.

flicked the dust on his body angrily, and Zhou Nan frowned for a while. Seeing Zhou Nan's expression, the soldier next to him kindly reminded, "Little brother, don't complain, that's the daughter of the city lord, it's not something we can compare, you be careful." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Nan nodded slightly to the soldier who had been reminded by good words, and then walked into the city.

As soon as he entered the city, the endless shouting sound came into his ears, and Zhou Nan, who was shocked, was dizzy, and before Zhou Nan could react, he was awakened by a burst of screams.

"Childe, do you want a guide?" The one who spoke was a young man dressed as a small man, who was born shrewd, with a pair of thief's small eyes, looking at Zhou Nan expectantly.

was awakened, glanced at the little guy with a little curiosity, and Zhou Nan said lightly, "It's just right, I have something to do in this Xuanhuo City, let's talk about your skills first." Although Zhou Nan was in tatters, his words were very steady, which was also the main reason why the little guy looked for Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan's words fell, and the little guy said skillfully, "Son, listen well, the big and small things in this city, from trivial matters to big things about the city lord, we are all clear, otherwise why should we eat with a mouthful of food." Let's just say that a few days ago, the Qian jewelry store in the west of the city was stolen, and the city government army couldn't catch anyone, so they pulled some beggars to fill up, and many people died, making chickens fly and dogs jump. It's not easy for us to mix things up in this business, who else and what. ”

Zhou Nan frowned when he heard this, interrupted the little guy who was talking endlessly, and said lightly, "Don't talk about these useless things." Find me a quiet inn, and if I'm satisfied, it's yours. Then he took out a piece of silver.

Interrupted by Zhou Nan, the little guy realized that there were too many words, and smiled wryly. Seeing a large piece of silver, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Okay, Bao Gongzi must be satisfied, please here." ”

After speaking, he took Zhou Nan and walked towards the city.

Along the way, looking at all kinds of new things on both sides of the road, Zhou Nan yearned for a while, but his heart felt a slight pain. If my home were still there, maybe I would be happy now. However, everything in this beautiful place has turned into ashes, and even if it is still there, what is the meaning. The earthly world, although beautiful, is only a mirror.

In an instant, Zhou Nan had a hint of enlightenment in his heart. Thinking through everything, Zhou Nan's eyes changed when he looked at these things, no longer excited, no longer indulging, only a faint appreciation. At this moment, he is a passerby, not a returnee.

looked at Yang Chen, the little guy next to him wondered for a while, and said in his heart, "What's wrong with this today, I was still asking excitedly just now, this time it's like a different person, is it because I can't do it well." Thinking of the white silver flying away from his eyes, the little girl felt bitter for a while. So, he hurriedly asked, "Childe, are you okay?"

After being interrupted to think, Zhou Nan came back to his senses, and then asked, "I don't have anything to do, you tell me about the major events that have happened in the city recently, and the distribution of the forces in the city, and pick up the key points." ”

Seeing that Zhou Nan had nothing to do, the little guy was overjoyed, knowing that the silver couldn't run away, and hurriedly said: "Recently, this Xuanhuo City, if you want to say that something big has happened, that is, I don't know what the reason is, the city lord decided to celebrate the whole city at the beginning of next month." Other than that, there's not much more. ”

"As for the distribution of power in the city, the City Lord's Mansion is dominant, followed by ······"

Listening to the little guy's eloquent conversation, it didn't take long for the two to come to a remote inn. The inn is not big, the name of the store is 'Jing Yaxuan', after looking at the inn, Zhou Nan nodded with satisfaction, threw the silver to the little girl, and walked into the inn with his feet.

As soon as Pu entered the inn, Zhou Nan felt that the world world was instantly quiet. Raise your eyes and look a few times, the inn decoration is fresh and elegant, exquisite and small with a little antiquity, not only does not make people feel vicissitudes, but adds a bit of tranquility. The faint sound of the piano sounded from time to time, the curling smoke was mixed with the slightest fragrance of flowers, and when he took a deep breath, Zhou Nan felt as if he was in a sea of flowers.

All these feelings, Zhou Nan completed in an instant. The second junior in the store, seeing Zhou Nan's clothes, just wanted to scold, but when he heard Zhou Nan's exclamation, "Fresh and elegant, ancient, this inn is good." He immediately flattered him. Having dealt with all kinds of people all year round, he knows very well that the person who can say such things must be extraordinary, far from being comparable to a small person like him. Immediately nodded and greeted him.

Without considering the change in the attitude of the younger two, Zhou Nan threw a large piece of silver to the younger one, and said lightly, "Give me a room, be clean, and get some bath water."

Hurriedly put away the money, Xiao Er took Zhou Nan to the second floor with a smile on his face. Said respectfully, "Childe, the water has already been prepared, are you still satisfied with this room?"

nodded, didn't be picky anymore, waved his hand to dismiss Xiao Er, and Zhou Nan pushed the door in. Unwrapped the package, took off the long knife, and moved his body, Zhou Nan took a hot bath comfortably, and didn't even have time to eat, so he lay on the soft bed and fell asleep deeply.

The next day, the bright sunlight came in through the window, waking up the sleeping Zhou Nan. After getting up, getting dressed, and washing, Zhou Nan only felt refreshed. After a few months of traveling, even with Zhou Nan's physical fitness, he was a little unbearable. After a good night's rest, Zhou Nan regained his spirits.

After eating breakfast, picking up the package and the long knife, Zhou Nan checked out the inn. What to do today, Zhou Nan has already planned it. Yesterday, he had already inquired about everything at the little guy.

Zhou Nan first came to a medicinal herb shop, spent hundreds of taels of silver, and purchased some hemostatic ointment, Qingling powder, insect repellent powder and other necessities for survival in the wild. Next, Zhou Nan went to the grocery store, spent dozens of taels of silver, and bought some ropes for climbing the mountain, tents, non-slip lines, and cow tendons.

Later, Zhou Nan came to the largest blacksmith shop in the city.

Inside the shop, rows of casting furnaces stretched neatly to the end of the room. Blacksmiths are sweating and hammering. Suddenly, the crisp sound of "ding ding ding" came and went. The familiar voice came into his ears, and Zhou Nan was stunned and fell into deep contemplation.

At this time, a burly man walked over, looked at Zhou Nan, and said heartily, "Little brother, what do you want to make?"

Hearing this, Zhou Nan woke up, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This eldest brother, the younger brother wants to make some things by himself, and he needs to borrow your place for use, I don't know if it's possible? ”

After listening to Zhou Nan's words, Dahan was stunned, he had been in this shop for more than ten years, and this kind of thing had never happened, and he suddenly felt a burst of curiosity in his heart. After looking at Zhou Nan carefully, looking at Zhou Nan's serious appearance and the young face, the big man grinned and nodded happily.

The conversation between Zhou Nan and Dahan was heard by many people, and the blacksmiths were usually bored, seeing this, they all stopped what they were doing and gathered around, all wanting to see if this young boy was bragging or having real skills. After a while, the middle of the shop was surrounded by water.