Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 205 – Strange things in the Eastern Capital

"Guanghan?"

Dao Saint looked at the girl Wu Tong, smiling but not really, "Do demons understand this text? Could it be demonic writing?"

Wu Tong glanced at him, "If Dao Saint doesn't understand a text, it must be demonic writing? Old Taoist, you should be open-minded, otherwise you'll be struck by lightning."

"Those who advise me to be open-minded are all beaten to death by me."

Dao Saint raised his eyebrows, unable to contain his killing intent, "Whenever demons appear, calamity follows! As a demon, are you going to cause chaos in the capital? The capital is where the dragon vein lies, the fortune of the empire is flourishing, and it is not a place where you can run wild!"

Jiao Shu'Ao drew his sword with a swish, full of killing intent, "Old bull, I've disliked your sneaky ways for a long time!"

Dao Saint sneered, "If you continue to be a lackey, I'll rip out your dragon tendons and peel off your dragon skin!"

Wu Tong became angry and slammed the table, standing up.

Dao Saint stood up, laughing loudly, "Today, I will exorcise the demon..."

Su Yun suddenly hammered the table in front of him, "Enough!"

The tense atmosphere in the carriage quieted down at his shout. Su Yun was shaking with anger as he looked around, then spoke slowly, "Everyone, sit down."

Wu Tong sat down, and Dao Saint followed suit.

Jiao Shu'Ao hesitated for a moment, put away his sword, and sat down as well.

Li Zhuxian watched with relish, while Li Muge and Ye Luo hid in the corner, trembling with their fat dragon. Li Zhuxian didn't know the danger in the carriage, but they knew the reason behind it.

Dao Saint was a great saint of the Dao sect. Although the Dao sect was a loose school, many academies had Dao courses. The scholars of the Dao sect had a strong sense of justice and viewed exorcising demons as their duty.

Dao Saint had been sitting there for so long without making a move against Wu Tong, which showed his restraint.

As for Wu Tong, although she had the image of a young girl, she was still a demon. Everywhere she went, disasters followed, first the snow disaster 150 years ago, then the turmoil of the seven major families in the north.

Now she was going to the capital, under the feet of the emperor. It was natural for people to suspect whether she would spread disaster in the capital.

Dao Saint attached great importance to the legitimacy of imperial power. After each emperor of the Yuan Dynasty ascended the throne, they would reward the Dao sect, promote the leaders of the Dao sect, and confer the title of Dao saint. Therefore, the Dao sect also strongly defended imperial power.

Defending imperial power was equivalent to defending the Dao sect, and defending the interests of the imperial family was also equivalent to defending the interests of the Dao sect.

The Dao sect was like another form of aristocratic family.

Otherwise, Dao Saint would not have been invited by Di Ping to intercept Xue Qing Mansion.

Dao Saint was worried that if demons went to the capital, they would threaten the emperor's rule, and he was eager to find a reason to get rid of Wu Tong.

If Dao Saint and the demon fought, it would naturally harm innocent people, and the people in this carriage would not be spared!

Su Yun glanced at Dao Saint, then looked at Wu Tong, feeling a headache.

He got along quite well with Dao Saint. He didn't expect that Dao Saint would appear as an otherworldly figure in front of him, easy to talk to, and even if he made some excessive jokes, he wouldn't get angry. But in front of Wu Tong and others, the image of the Dao saint's majesty and hatred towards evil was exposed.

All of this was actually due to status.

As a young man from the countryside who was the master of the Tongtian Tower, Su Yun had reached a certain level of status, so Dao Saint would not easily turn his face against him, nor would he give Su Yun any face, but he could still make some jokes and bring them closer to each other.

But with Wu Tong, there was no need for that.

In fact, wasn't Su Yun's relationship with Wu Tong like this?

After all, Wu Tong was a demon. Because she couldn't get Su Yun, they got along peacefully. Even some mutual assistance occurred between Wu Tong and Su Yun, and Wu Tong helped the Shuofang region through the calamity of the seven major families' rebellion, and absorbed the calamity energy, benefiting the people.But all of this was based on the premise that Su Yun had the capital to cooperate with her.

"Wu Tong, what is Guanghan's origin?" Su Yun asked with a smile.

"These two characters are words from the immortal world. I have heard about the legend of Guanghan before," Wu Tong said.

Wu Tong continued, "It is said that Guanghan is where the moon of the immortal world sinks. Every winter solstice, the moon will sink into Guanghan Mountain, where there is a moon pool. The moon is immersed in the pool and refines the moon soul. In my previous life, there was a rumor that Guanghan Mountain should be somewhere in the immortal world. On the winter solstice, the moon and Guanghan Mountain are connected, and you can collect the moon soul by going from the moon to Guanghan Mountain in the immortal world."

Su Yun's heart moved slightly, "Winter solstice? Immortal world Guanghan Mountain? Those palaces on the moon, could they be guarding that altar? On the winter solstice, a road directly to the immortal world Guanghan Mountain will appear on the altar?"

Wu Tong asked, "Where did you see these two characters?"

Dao Saint also became concerned.

"I saw them on the moon," Su Yun said.

Before Wu Tong could ask any further, Su Yun did not answer, making her itch to jump on him and see what he knew in his head.

"Sister apprentice, do you know these characters? Where is your hometown?" Su Yun asked with a smile.

Wu Tong did not answer.

Su Yun became bored.

By the time the sun rose, they arrived at Hexi City. Hexi City was different from Shuofang, with an old city and a new city. The old city was dilapidated, and the new city was just as luxurious as Shuofang.

Su Yun and his group rested in Hexi City and bought food. At noon, they changed their carriage again and rode the candle dragon carriage to Henei.

After stopping and going from Shuobei in Yuansuo to Shuodong, they finally arrived in the Eastern Capital after more than ten transfers.

Although it was one country, the customs and practices of each city were very different, which opened Su Yun's eyes.

When they arrived in the Eastern Capital, they could see a land-based divine city rising from the ground in the distance.

The Eastern Capital was built on a plain, with a beautiful and towering jade peak at the foot of the mountain. The first city of the Eastern Capital was built along the mountainside, with hexagonal and octagonal buildings rising from the ground, layer upon layer of palaces, like small peaks growing out of the mountain!

The buildings spiraled up the mountainside, and the morning sun shone on the glass of the buildings and palaces, making them extremely colorful.

There were waterfalls and forests on the jade peak, and birds and flowers were everywhere, even between the buildings, there were trees and lakes.

Even flocks of white cranes could be seen flying between the red buildings and blue glass windows.

But this was only the first level.

There was a second level of the city on the mountain.

The top floor of the buildings on the first level was not like the immortals' residence in Shuofang, but a platform shaped like a lingzhi petal that extended from the jade peak mountain.

There were nine lingzhi petals extending from the mountain, like nine lingzhi leaves.

The cities of the Eastern Capital were built on these lingzhi petals!

And on the highest lingzhi petal was the imperial palace and imperial court, where Di Ping lived, ruling the world of Yuansuo!

There were waterfalls cascading down the edges of the lingzhi petals, making the Eastern Capital hang a rainbow.

Su Yun looked far away and couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy. This magnificent scene was truly fulfilling his dream of building a divine city in the mortal world, a fairyland in the mortal world!

The candle dragon carriage roared and drove into the Eastern Capital.Su Yun suddenly felt the wooden box in his pocket violently shaking. He quickly put his hand in his pocket and tightly held onto the wooden box, his heart beating rapidly. "All the previous Tower Masters of the Tongtian Tower were ruthless people, especially the friends on the same floor. They were the most ruthless of them all!"

The entire Eastern Capital was divided into ten levels. The Candle Dragon Carriage entered the bottom level of the Eastern Capital and immediately activated the key in Su Yun's hand.

Su Yun suddenly felt that wherever the Candle Dragon Carriage passed, all the buildings fell into his spiritual "sight." In his spiritual world, the Dust Curtain Sky, a great spiritual weapon, began to change into the buildings in the bottom level of the Eastern Capital, constantly extending forward.

Ying Ying flew between these buildings in his spiritual world, exclaiming constantly.

At this moment, Dao Saint was surprised. A Daoist Eye suddenly appeared in the center of his forehead when he looked at Su Yun.

At the same time, Wu Tong also revealed a shocked expression as he looked into Su Yun's spiritual world.

Su Yun's heart moved slightly. The Great Yellow Bell was inverted outside the Dust Curtain Sky, preventing them from investigating. He smiled and said, "We've arrived in the Eastern Capital."

The Candle Dragon Carriage slowly stopped, and Su Yun and the others got off and walked out of the Eastern Capital Station. The bottom level of the Eastern Capital was very humid, and although there was sunlight, it was difficult to find this place.

It was like a rainforest, with some stuffiness. Climbing vines could be seen everywhere on the buildings, and there were more people on the streets than in Shuofang. Their clothing was also much more glamorous and their manners and speech showed that they were cultured.

Su Yun had never been to such a city as the Eastern Capital before. The vehicles on the road were no longer carriages and sedan chairs, but various exotic beasts carrying small buildings on their backs.

Li Muge and Li Zhuxian walked slower because they had to get the Tianfeng down from the Candle Dragon Carriage. As soon as Tianfeng came down, he ran straight to Su Yun, which made Li Zhuxian tremble with anger.

"You want to fly in the Eastern Capital too?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "It's very simple, but you can't fly now. After all, I've just arrived in the Eastern Capital. It's better to keep a low profile and give Di Ping some face..."

Wu Tong, Li Zhuxian, Li Muge, and the others had never been to the Eastern Capital before. Ye Luo had been here once before and said, "If we want to see the emperor's decree, we have to stay at the fifth level of Yuhuang Mountain. There is an official post for officials from other provinces to report in called the Xianliang Courtyard."

The fat dragon took out a set of small wooden buildings from the box, which was a set of spiritual weapons. The fat dragon shook his body and turned into a fat dragon, using the spiritual weapon on himself.

Ye Luo said as he went upstairs, "Senior Brother, I'll take you to the Xianliang Courtyard!"

Su Yun, Li Muge, and the others boarded the fat dragon carriage. Wu Tong and Jiao Shu'Ao also followed, with Jiao Shu'Ao looking disgusted.

Although the fat dragon carriage was slow, it was extremely stable. Sitting in the small building was not bumpy at all. The big bird Tianfeng followed behind, looking around curiously.

When they arrived at the second level of the Eastern Capital, there were guards blocking the way, checking their identities.

Ye Luo took out the imperial decree, and the guards quickly let them pass.

On the way, Su Yun saw more and more people from different races, dressed more luxuriously than the people in Shuofang. Their eye colors were different from those of the people in Yuanshuo, and they were often accompanied by many servants, all of whom were Yuanshuo people.

"Colored-eye people?"

Su Yun also saw some colored-eye people in Yuanshuo who had three or four wives and concubines, showing off their power and prestige. Even the guards in the Eastern Capital nodded and bowed to them.

"They are the upper class of the Eastern Capital."Ye Luo said, "In recent years, the Western Regions have surpassed Yuan Shuo. During the reign of Emperor Ai, they fought several battles and Yuan Shuo lost some land and had to pay compensation. Later, more and more Western Regions people came to the capital. Some officials hate them and want to exterminate them, while others kneel before them and say that our Yuan Shuo people are inferior and we need to introduce more Western Regions people to improve our race!"

"Improve your ass!" Li Muge exclaimed angrily.

Su Yun was puzzled and asked, "According to historical records, when we built palaces and began practicing cultivation 5,000 years ago, the Western Regions people were still living in trees and caves. How come their race is better than ours?"

"Even two or three thousand years ago, they were still living in trees!" Ye Luo spat out angrily and helplessly. "But who allowed them to become stronger now? I've heard that some officials in the capital want to assimilate the Western Regions people and make them Yuan Shuo people to make Yuan Shuo stronger. Senior Brother, have you read about this in the ancient scriptures?"

Su Yun shook his head. "In the 5,000 years of history, there has never been a Yuan Shuo dynasty that became strong by relying on foreigners and having foreign children. We can't rely on foreigners without supporting our own people and education. This is unreasonable."

"You guys are going to be executed," Wu Tong said with a smile.

Jiao Shu'Ao drew his Dragon Tooth Sword and wiped it on his neck, sneering.