Chapter 7 A VIP Visit
Ning Qing stopped again and greeted Chen Yi, who was a little stupid and didn't know what scenery he was looking at, "Ziying, go quickly..."
"Okay, I'll come!" Chen Yi agreed, put away his thoughts and quickly followed.
Several people got back on their horses and ran at medium speed on the wide Zhuque Street. Together with other business travelers, they raised a lot of dust and sand.
Zhuque Street is very wide, but only a few dozen meters wide in the middle is paved with stone slabs. Both sides are exposed yellow mud. Most other streets in Chang'an City are only tamped with loess. Very few are paved with stone slabs. The dust is a bit heavy on sunny days. If it is a continuous rainy day, walking on the streets should not be very comfortable. This is also a bit inconsistent with the demeanor of the Supreme Kingdom of the Heavenly Kingdom and the Great Tang Dynasty!
The group rode a horse for a while, left Zhuque Street, turned into a cross street, and continued to move forward! There were no road signs, and Chen Yi didn't know where he was going, but it was difficult to ask, so he had to follow Sun Simiao and his disciples.
After running for a while, he turned to a very wide street and walked down in front of a inn-like building. Chen Yi looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the door of the building with the words "Anlai Inn". This is an inn with a very wide storefront, and the grade should be quite good!
After a few people dismounted, a man who looked like a waiter in the store ran out and took the horses in their hands. A man who looked fat and looked like a shopkeeper came up happily and saluted respectfully, "Master Sun, you are here, please come in, please come in, all the rooms are ready for you!"
"It's my fault that Manager Wu!" Sun Simiao's eldest disciple Wang Chong thanked him, and asked his master with his eyes!
Sun Simiao didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded, then walked inside, followed the fat shopkeeper who nodded and bowed to lead the way upstairs.
Chen Yi, who was a little confused, followed behind and went upstairs.
The fat shopkeeper brought a group of five people into the building and introduced the situation of the room to everyone.
"Ziying, you can live here!" Sun Simiao pointed to a medium-sized room and said to Chen Yi, then pointed to a small room next to Chen Yi's room, and said to Ning Qing, "You live in this room!"
Chen Yi and Ning Qing agreed immediately.
Wang Chong and Liu Hai lived in a slightly larger room, while Sun Simiao lived in the largest room himself. It was a bit luxurious for five people and four rooms. This was a bit of a confusion. Although he didn't know what the prices in Chang'an were, looking at the storefront of this inn and the decorations in the room, the prices should be not low. This seems a bit wasteful and does not conform to Sun Simiao's always frugal habits!
Just as Chen Yi was puzzled, Sun Simiao ordered again: "I've been a little tired all the way. You can rest first and have dinner together!"
"Yes, Master..." "Yes, Taoist priest!" several people responded in unison.
Ning Qing hesitated and wanted to say something to Chen Yi, but there was a master and senior brother next to him, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He walked into his room slowly. However, when the door was closed, he flashed a different look at Chen Yi who was still standing in the corridor.
Chen Yi, who didn't understand the meaning of Ning Qing's eyes, hesitated for a moment, walked closer to his room, closed the door, and lay down on the bed to rest.
Chen Yi, whose physical trauma has basically healed, felt that his physical condition was very good. He didn't feel tired after riding a horse this day. Instead, he felt excited after satisfying the wish he had brought about when he first came to Chang'an.
This capital of the Tang Empire, which was previously described in history books or in other novels, is really here. Although I haven't seen its true face yet, I just look at it briefly and feel a little regretful about the exposed loess and flying dust all over the streets. However, this world-famous ancient city of Chang'an gave me a very good initial impression. The city's architectural scale and overall momentum are magnificent, which matches the national power of the Tang Dynasty. Even if there is flying dust, the entire city is not as polluted and gray as Xi'an in later generations. The world is very transparent, with the green willow branches flying all over the streets and blooming locust flowers, and the loess has a simple beauty!
Chang'an City gives people the initial feeling very majestic, even more majestic than what I imagined. This made Chen Yi very excited, and he felt proud and excited after getting something he had dreamed of. He really wanted to express this feeling in his heart to someone, but no one could tell him, nor did he take a picture of the scenery, and send it to the ** or personal space to share it with others. He could not tell everyone what he thought. This strange feeling could only be buried in his heart.
I feel very uncomfortable if I can't share this feeling with others...
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While Chen Yi was thinking about it, a slight knock on the door sounded, and a familiar voice came, "Ziying, open the door..."
When Chen Yi heard that it was Ning Qing's voice, he immediately got up from the couch and walked over to open the hidden door, "Miss Qing'er, please come in!"
Ning Qing walked in with a twisted expression, "Ziying, don't you rest for a while? Are you not tired?"
Chen Yi closed the door, turned to look at Ning Qing with a strange expression, and shook his head and said, "I just...oh, I'm not tired, nor do I want to sleep. The first time I came to Chang'an, I was very excited, and I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to sleep..."
Actually, Chen Yi’s thought was that he was just about to rest, but you little girl came in, how could I rest?
"It's really the first time you're here in Chang'an?" Ning Qing, who looked at Chen Yi's grin and smiled, tilted his head and said.
Chen Yi nodded with an honest expression, "Of course it's true, I won't lie to you! Because of the first time I'm here, I'm curious about everything and want to see everything. Didn't you find out that I'm always distracted today?"
"Well, you are always distracted today, then..." Ning Qing looked at Chen Yi with anticipation, "I will take you to the street to play tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay! That's a big plea!" Chen Yi agreed immediately, but thought of something else and asked with some confusion, "But, will your master ask us to go? Didn't he come to Chang'an for something, don't tell you to do things... don't you help?"
"Master and the two senior brothers will go tomorrow, and they may not come back tonight, so we are the only two of us left!" Ning Qing was a little excited.
Looking at Ning Qing's appearance that was more moving due to excitement, Chen Yi's heart beat a few times, wondering why Sun Simiao had arranged this way, leaving his beautiful female disciple and his strong man in the inn, and even not coming back for a few days. Aren't he afraid that he would swallow Ning Qing alive or kidnap her away? The lonely man and widowed woman stayed in the house, without any interference from outsiders, anything could be done!
"Really? What did your master say?" Chen Yi asked with a lot of room for leisure!
Ning Qing nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true. Master has told me just now!"
"Then did your master tell you what he is going to do?" Sun Simiao did not tell him what he came to Chang'an to do. It seemed a bit mysterious. Chen Yi was very curious and wanted to figure it out.
Ning Qing shook his head, "Master didn't tell me, and I don't know what he and the two senior brothers are going to do!"
Chen Yi wanted to ask some more things, and some strange sounds sounded outside the door, as if some strong people were walking quickly, shaking the floor pounding, and then the sound disappeared, and there was silence. Chen Yi and Ning Qing, who were stunned by this sudden situation, looked at each other for a while, and seemed to have a clear understanding of each other, and walked towards the door lightly, wanting to see what was going on.
Chen Yi gently opened the door, but saw two big men standing outside the door at some point, holding their hands on their waist knife, standing straight. Because a big man stood directly outside the door of the room, most of his vision was blocked, Chen Yi and Ning Qing did not see clearly the specific appearance of the two big men.
Chen Yi was surprised to open the door wide and wanted to stick his head out to see what the big man with a knife came to their place to live!
The big man standing at his door immediately noticed something strange, turned around quickly, glared at Chen Yi and Ning Qing outside curiously. The big man's sharp eyes made Chen Yi tremble, and he felt a little oppressed, and he also stopped his feet when he stepped out. Although the big man looked bad, he was not angry. He even signaled his head, gave a slight bow, reached out to close the door, and knocked the door back from outside.
Chen Yi and Ning Qing, who were locked inside, stared at each other with big eyes and asked each other for a while, but then they all looked shocked.
However, Chen Yi quickly calmed down, and he believed that these people would not do anything that was against them.
But these people still need to figure out what they do. At his signal, Ning Qing followed him to the window gently, wet a small hole in a lattice of window paper where no one was paying attention with saliva, and looked out from the hole.
From the small hole, Chen Yi saw that in addition to the two big knives who had just seen them guarding the sword, there were some other people outside the door. Outside Sun Simiao's door, there were several women in men's clothes. The tall breasts made Chen Yi decide that they were women without hesitation. But they lowered their heads and couldn't see clearly. However, from their figures and demeanor, Chen Yi could infer that these women would definitely not have a bad appearance.
Just as Chen Yi was staring at the breasts of these women and imagining their appearance, a tall woman in luxurious clothes walked over in small steps, stopped in front of Sun Simiao's house, bowed and knocked softly, and said something in a low voice while knocking on the door. Because the distance was a little farther, the woman's voice was soft, and Chen Yi couldn't hear what she said!
Chen Yi heard Sun Simiao in the room talking, and his vague meaning was to invite someone in, and he had time to see something now!
The woman agreed, gave another tribute, and then lowered her head and walked back.
While curious Ning Qing pulled Chen Yi's clothes, Chen Yi had to make a small hole open and let Ning Qing take a look. Because of his nervousness and curiosity, the two of them actually grabbed the hands together. After a moment of froze, Ning Qing reacted and immediately broke away, and hid aside with a red face. Chen Yi looked at Ning Qing, who was shy, smiled embarrassedly, and then put his eyes on the small hole to look outside.
Most of his attention was attracted by the situation outside, and Ning Qing's strange expression was a little ignored by him!
Chapter completed!