A night without words.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw Pei Yuanxiu sitting on the edge of the bed looking down at us. I squinted my eyes slightly, thinking it was the sun dazzling me, but when I looked carefully, it turned out that it was just the candlestick on the table shining on my face.

, and outside the window, it was still dark night.

The orange light shining on his face under the candlelight revealed a gentle atmosphere, which made me stunned for a moment.

After a long while, he said softly: "Wake up."

"...Hmm." I nodded and my mind became clearer: "When is it?"

"Yin hour three quarters."

"So early?"

"We discussed it and decided that it would be better to enter the city earlier. The thieves have not been caught, and we don't know where they came from, but it is obvious that they should not go out of this section. If we are not familiar with the place, we should not follow them again.

Encountered."

What he said makes sense.

The thieves were able to sneak in quietly last night, and there were people outside to help them. They were obviously well prepared and very familiar with the area. We have a lot of manpower, but it’s hard for a strong dragon to defeat a local snake. We still need to be more cautious.<

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So I hurriedly got up and woke up Li'er. Immediately, Susu came with a few maids to help us freshen up. Although we should keep everything simple on the road, considering that we were entering Chengdu today, I still didn't dress that well.

Careless, even asked Susu to dress up Li'er a little.

While she was combing her hair, I went out to take a look.

The frightening scene last night made the owner of this inn a little scared now. The big hole in the wall was not blocked. He probably sent someone to guard it all night. Several waiters were afraid to come out and stayed in the corridor.

I walked back to the room where Li'er stayed last night and saw several attendants cleaning up inside.

As soon as they saw me, they all hurriedly came over to salute. I just waved my hands and walked in to look around. I couldn't see clearly last night, so I realized that not only the quilt on the bed, but also some clothes were thrown to the ground.

The cabinet was also opened, and the things inside were turned around in a mess.

I frowned.

When one of the attendants saw me like this, he immediately said cautiously: "Madam, these thieves made a mess before, we will clean it up immediately."

I didn't say anything, just nodded, turned around and walked out.

After a while, Li'er was already dressed. She was wearing a pink skirt, with delicate ruffles embroidered with tiny flowers, and a lively double bun. She looked particularly delicate and charming. I took her with me

We went out with Pei Yuanxiu and heard that Liu Qinghan and the others were already waiting in the carriage to set off. We didn’t say much, got on the carriage and sped towards Chengdu.

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The fog is thick and the sky is dark.

In Shu, cloudy days like this are very common. We relied on the two lanterns hanging in front of the carriage to travel quickly. Fortunately, the roads here were wide and there were no big obstacles, so it was relatively smooth. Just after Mao hour, we entered Chengdu city.

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At this time, the city of Chengdu also woke up.

It seemed that they already knew the news that a "big shot" was coming today. Everyone was waiting solemnly. They didn't even check when they entered the city. I only slightly opened some curtains and saw the wide open city gate in front of me.

It looks a bit majestic under the canopy, but more of a depressing feeling.

Fortunately, the sun rose at this time.

After entering the city, the carriage drove all the way. The sun slowly rose and shone little by little, as if it was chasing our carriage.

It’s like our carriage is chasing time.

Li'er had been feeling sleepy all the way because he hadn't slept well, but he woke up at this time. He lay on the car window and looked outside in surprise. The avenue was as spacious as the capital, enough for eight carriages to pass, but it was different from the pavilions in the capital.

Tailou Pavilion was completely different. The various buildings with exotic styles dazzled her. Especially after passing the Hongyan Tower area and entering the main city, the surrounding scenery was even more unique.

"Mom, look at those, they are so strange."

I sat behind her and looked over there.

Those scenery have become somewhat unfamiliar, but are deeply engraved in my memory.

The prosperity of Chengdu, or Shu, has lasted for eternity. It is said that even the war that unified the world under one emperor for eternity, almost all the material support behind it came from the results of the conquest of Shu. When the royal family entered the customs, Shu was not included in its territory.

, it also gives this place a huge space for development and survival. The wealth here far exceeds that of the capital city and even Jiangnan.

However, it is somewhat different from the prosperity of the capital city.

The previous dynasty moved the capital from the hinterland of the Central Plains to the north and established the capital in the current capital. It is a pattern of "the emperor guards the frontier". Because of its role as a military fortress, most of the buildings in the capital, except for the imperial city, tend to be low-rise.

It is short and does not exceed the height of the surrounding city walls; but Chengdu is different. Although it is a large flat plain, the buildings here are towering. On both sides of the spacious road, you can see some uniquely carved stone pillars wrapped with colorful flowers from time to time.

The ribbons flutter in the wind, giving people the illusion of a deep forest.

This is also a scenery that cannot be seen in the capital or Jiangnan.

I lowered my head and whispered softly into Li'er's ear: "Are you beautiful?"

"Beautiful!"

She nodded and looked outside without even blinking. Suddenly, a white light flashed in her big watery eyes, and she pointed outside: "Mom, look."

What did she see?

Even Pei Yuanxiu moved over and saw two teams of people suddenly appeared on both sides of the road behind our motorcade, shuttling quickly between the houses. Although there were many people around, they were very flexible and did not even panic at all along the way.

This caused some people to see them and cheer loudly.

Pei Yuanxiu couldn't help but praise: "Good!"

It was a group of eighteen men and horses, all dressed in white. The horse sitting on it was tall and mighty, with snow-white fur, and it was extremely fast, as if two lightning bolts were coming from behind.

Following the neat sound of horse hooves, the knights loudly shouted: "The Eighteen Riders of Anyang welcome the eldest lady!"

Li'er clapped her hands and said loudly: "What a beautiful horse!"

While we were talking, the eighteen horsemen and horses had gathered around our convoy, but they did not get closer. Instead, they kept a certain distance and protected our carriage as it moved forward.

I glanced out and only raised the corners of my lips. When I looked back, I saw Pei Yuanxiu looking at me with a half-smile but not a smile, and said, "What a grand scene."

I smiled lightly: "It's just a group of horse breeders."

"These horses are not ordinary."

While we were talking, our carriage traveled a long distance and entered the center of Chengdu.

Li'er was staring at the horses outside in a daze, but then he suddenly saw something and pointed in front of him: "Look!"

Eight thick stone pillars were erected on both sides of the avenue in front, four on each side, leaving a spacious road in the middle, like a Tianmen, but this Tianmen has a different style compared to other places. Moreover, although

Before, we could see various stone pillars along the way, but these eight were extremely huge. It almost took four people to hug them. They were carved with strange-shaped human faces, with high noses, giant eyes, wide mouths and big ears.

It has a strange atmosphere, which is very different from the ordinary carvings seen in the Central Plains.

While they were wondering about seeing these strange stone sculptures, another buzzing sound came from the sky.

When I looked up, I saw eight black shadows passing overhead.

At first glance, it looks like there are eight birds, but the birds definitely don’t make such a weird sound when they fly, nor do they fly so fast.

Pei Yuanxiu asked doubtfully: "What is this?"

"The Tang family's mecha."

"Mecha?" He looked out in astonishment, with a somewhat surprised expression, and sighed after a while: "I once heard someone say that the birds made by mecha masters can fly in the sky, and it turns out it's true!"
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"Many of the ancient books have been destroyed. Fortunately, some are still preserved here."

"Were they based on ancient books?"

"Yeah." I smiled faintly: "It's just that when I left, I wasn't doing as well as I am now."

While we were talking, these eight birds had already followed our carriage for a certain distance. At this time, they had already surpassed us and rushed straight towards the eight huge stone pillars.

Just listen to a bang——!

Li'er's eyes widened in surprise.

But I saw that the tops of the eight stone pillars suddenly exploded. Following several explosions, countless shattered objects rose up and scattered in all directions when blown by the wind.

There are countless colorful petals and colorful satin!

Our carriage flew past without stopping, and soon entered the dense rain of flowers, fluttering and falling, and even flew into our carriage. Looking at the Anyang Eighteen Cavalrymen escorting us around,

The snow-white horses are galloping among the colorful petals, and the strength and beauty are vividly displayed at this moment!

Li'er was stunned by the scene just now. At this time, he was looking at the scenery outside without blinking his eyes. He didn't seem to know whether he should be surprised or happy. After a while, he let out a silly exclamation——

"Wow!"

And with an exclamation, the carriage stopped.

Anyang's Eighteen Horsemen who were guarding us all stopped at this time. Their movements were as uniform as one person, and they turned their horses' heads at the same time and walked to the right side of the carriage, lining up in a row.

Pei Yuanxiu said: "I have long heard about the outstanding people in Shu. When I saw them today, they are well-deserved."

I smiled faintly and did not answer the words. The curtain of the carriage had been opened by the attendants who came immediately. They stood outside and said respectfully: "Welcome Miss."

We got off the carriage.

As soon as I stood still, I saw Liu Qinghan and Wen Fengxi coming down from the front. The expressions of the two of them were no more relaxed than mine. Especially Wen Fengxi looked at Anyang Eighteen Cavalry and lowered his head in Liu Qinghan's ear.

After saying something, Liu Qinghan raised his head and glanced at me. Without saying anything, he turned to look to the left of the carriage.

In front of you, there is a grand and neat palace complex.

The sun shuttles through the clouds, casting a brilliant light that shines on the towering building. The gilt tiles are illuminated by the sun, reflecting a red color. The clouds and mist condense above the head, like a temple in the clouds.
Chapter completed!