Sword Saint Priest and Lolita Priestess

Yu Zhongming took out a few copper coins and handed them to the old man, then led Ma You's little hand out of the car.

As soon as he stood still, Yu Zhongming saw the city gate not far away.

It is said to be a city gate, but it is actually a little bigger than the city wall of Sato City in the countryside. It uses a masonry structure instead of mud and straw.

In any case, it can be called Shangcheng.

The strange thing is that there is no one standing guard at the gate of the city.

Yu Zhongming turned around suspiciously and asked the old man who was about to drive away in an ox cart: "Why is there no one guarding this Ping'an capital? Old man, do you know?"

The old man driving took a look at Yu Zhongming's spotless white hunting clothes, and took back the bumpkin that he almost blurted out.

He said with a sneer: "My lord, the city gate you came to is the gate of Heianjing Youjing. Who would live here except those down-and-out nobles?"

"A bitter person like me would rather stay away from Ping'an capital than live here."

"Huh? Why is that?"

Yu Zhongming took out two more copper coins and stuffed them into the old man's hand: "Tell me about it."

The old man touched the copper coin in his hand and glanced at Yu Zhongming.

Immediately, he took the copper coin back to his waist, and explained: "I think the nobleman is also a nobleman, and it should be the first time he came to Ping'an capital so he didn't understand the situation. This capital is very wet because it has been soaked in the mud all year round. In addition There were a few epidemics during the hot weather, and most of it was deserted. Except for those down-and-out nobles who say they don’t want to give up the glory of their family and live in empty houses, even we don’t want to live here.”

He raised his hand and pointed to the north: "Luojing over there is the place where the nobles live now. It is very prosperous, but things are too expensive. I dare not buy things there, old man. You are in a hurry today, my lord. I can't help but let me go on my way before I have time to explain."

"Then old man, you can work hard, and then take us to Luojing."

Yu Zhongming made a gesture and was about to sit up again, but the old man quickly stopped him: "My lord, if you want to go back with the old man, of course, I will not accept your money. But let the old man take a detour at this time Going to Luojing, old man, I dare not."

"What's going on here?"

The old man pointed at the sky: "The sun is going to set. The monsters in Heianjing are about to come out. I don't dare to hang around here. My death is a trivial matter, old man. If my cow dies, it will be the end of my family."

"Why don't you come back with me, my lord, and I'll send you to Luojing tomorrow. I will charge you two copper coins at most, which can be regarded as the extra money for the journey."

"Just because of monsters?"

Yu Zhongming looked at the scene inside the city gate calmly, and there were indeed puddles of water, which were more like paddy fields than cities.

"Then there is no need to bother the old man, we will enter the city here today."

ps: The early Heian-kyo was messy and messy.

ps2: There is another chapter today.

Chapter 22 Night of the Hundred Ghosts

At dusk, it began to rain heavily.

The rain curtain was very thick, as if clouds and mist had fallen from the sky, damp and cold.

The stars are completely invisible, but a veil of the full moon like a silver plate can still be seen vaguely.

In this way, Yu Zhongming took Mayu's little hand and entered the Youjing city gate of Heianjing.

The two of them each propped up a bit of aura to keep the rain out.

As soon as he stepped into the city gate, a cold breeze blew over quietly.

Mayu couldn't help shrinking his neck.

The sky was about to get dark, and the rain in Youjing City formed a gauze curtain, blocking the sight ahead.

Yu Zhongming couldn't recognize the road either, he just looked for the east direction and walked forward.

As long as you go there, you should be able to reach the streets of Luojing.

After walking for about half an hour, Yu Zhongming and Mayu didn't see any people or lights until they passed the third intersection.

It was getting dark gradually.

Suddenly an old voice came from behind them.

"Can you help me? Can you help me?"

Yu Zhongming and Mayu turned their heads to look, and a thin old man was falling to the ground, covered in mud, crying and talking.

"Who can help me? Who can help me?"

The voice of the old man was cold, and he curled up together, making it hard to see his face in the rainy night.

Yu Zhongming pulled Mayu and took two steps towards him.

"Who can help me? Who can help me?"

Ka~!

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck.

It illuminated the face of the old man.

The slender triangular head is almost as long as the forearm, and the eyes are narrow and long like diamonds. Under this disgusting and exaggerated face, there is a big nose and a mouth that is almost invisible.

"Can you help me?"

The thing suddenly raised its head, its eyes and Yu Zhongming looked at each other for a second.