Cub Nursery

The snake cub was lying on his back on the soft bedding, and Brother Dan lay on top of him.

In the tent were Taoist soldiers from the sea, who were helping them to tie simple wooden benches.

"Wow, you're so good!" Brother Dan got up, walked over and walked around the bench, and said happily, "Your craftsmanship is really good. Let's have dinner together later, my brother and I want to cook braised pork Canned meat and dried meat."

"Okay." Bai Xiang nodded hastily.

On weekdays, colleagues would get together to eat canned braised pork or sea fish to help each other. These little cubs were no different from other Dao soldiers.

Bai Xiang will not treat them specially just because of their special appearance, but thinks that it is good to have such exchanges.

"I'll go out and get some firewood." Brother Dan jumped up.

"Bring a rope." The snake-bodied cub hurriedly chased it out.

The white elephant also went.

They picked up a lot of firewood and stepped on delicious mushrooms and wild vegetables.

Back in the tent, Brother Dan ran to the innermost part and took out a can of braised pork from his bag, the cub with a snake body took out a can of braised chicken leg, and Bai Xiang took out a can of fruit.

Put a few small pots on the fire, pour in the cans, then pour in the mushrooms and wild vegetables, and the fragrance will soon come out.

"I heard that there will be a military parade after entering the city. I wonder what it will look like?" the white elephant asked the two cubs while drinking the broth and gnawing on the browned pancakes.

The snake-bodied cub curled up the spoon with the tip of its tail, took a sip of the soup and said, "Only the emperor and General Wei know about what my lord proposed, and the camp in the border town probably doesn't know. I don't know the details, it seems to be All kinds of Taoist soldiers walk in the phalanx."

"Phalanx?" Bai Xiang didn't understand.

On weekdays, the Taoist soldiers are all sweaty, even if the general orders soldiers, few Taoist soldiers can wear armor, and the ordering of soldiers is very boring, it is really not worth seeing.

And the Taoist soldiers stationed by the sea are almost all from ordinary people, and they don't understand the rules of the wealthy and nobles in the capital. If they appear dirty and sweaty, wouldn't it look funny?How did the emperor agree?

Seeing the doubts on the white elephant's face, Brother Dan explained: "We've been walking this way, have you noticed the Taoist soldiers and common people by the side of the road?"

"En." Bai Xiang nodded.

Although those Taoist soldiers were all local garrisons, they were quite bluffing if they stood still, and when the common people shouted together, their aura was really not weak.

"Walking in the phalanx is what Daoist soldiers have to call out." Brother Dan said, "You will know when the time comes."

"If you want to go, I'll tell you." The snake-bodied cub looked the white elephant up and down, and said with satisfaction, "You look good, you are tall and leggy, and your cultivation level is not low. If you go, you should be selected. superior."

Bai Xiang was moved.

He still didn't understand what's so good about walking in a phalanx, but he vaguely understood it, but he couldn't explain why.

The people in the capital all saw the smoke and dust rising into the sky from the outer suburbs, and they knew that it was the envoy from the demon kingdom.

Qin Zhou just jumped three feet high, and ran home in a hurry, "Father, mother, they are back. My brother will definitely come back this time too!"

"Quickly prepare some food." Old man Qin said hastily.

Aunt Mo washed her hands, wiped them carefully, and went into the room to take out a set of freshly sewn clothes, "I'll put this clothes on the bedside, and take them over when I see someone."

"Understood." Qin Zhou rubbed his hands and wandered around his yard, "I'll go to the mall later and have a look. Chicken legs should be discounted these days, so buy some for my brother."

"That's the reason." Aunt Mo hurried into the room again, opened the small wooden cabinet, and began to count the money.

"Father, mother, I still have a place to go to the roadside to meet the envoys of the demon country, are you going?" Qin Zhou thought for a long time before suddenly remembering, "I heard that this time there will be a huge monster , still alive."

The last time the corpse of a huge monster was seen in the capital seemed to be decades ago, and except for a few old people who were still alive, no one who was younger had ever seen it.

Qin Zhoucai, Krusi and Xifeng have never seen each other before. The biggest monster he has ever seen is probably Jing Fengye, and the smallest monsters should be Bao Bao and Brother Dan.

The little monster is too small, Brother Dan is like an egg, and doesn't look dangerous at all; Jing Fengye follows Yan Xun all day long, like a little daughter-in-law, let alone not dangerous, and is often ignored.

"You go, your father and I won't go." Aunt Mo's voice came from the room.

"Then I'll go find a friend." Qin Zhoucai said loudly, and ran out of his yard to find a familiar friend.

This time when the envoys from the demon kingdom came to Daqin, many unprecedented things happened.

Not only was the concrete road from Jincheng to Honglu Temple all divided into blocks, but besides Taoist soldiers and ordinary people, not everyone could go, only ordinary people with quotas could go, otherwise, even the royal family and nobles would have no choice.

Qin Zhou was lucky and had a good relationship with the baby, so he got the spot.

He ran to talk to the friends he knew, and there was no objection from the friends.

Some people who occasionally heard it had sour eyes and mouth, and said: "Be careful that the big monster eats you all."

"Hey, what do you know? The roadside will be the safest place at that time, there will be a lot of Taoist soldiers guarding us, and there are no other places!" Qin Zhou said happily, "You don't know the quota yet. Has it already been overtaken? Many people are fighting for the spot."

"That's right, Song Feiliang even wrote a poem about it."

"The shopping malls in Beijing also have quotas. If you spend a thousand taels of gold to buy things in the mall, you can get a quota. There are several wealthy families who spend a lot of money just for a quota."

"It's really going downhill. We should boycott the demon kingdom instead of going to welcome it like this."

"What's wrong? Isn't peace the most important thing?"

Those who didn't get a quota would say some sour words, and then secretly try to get a quota, and those who got a quota would be elated and wish to call friends and let everyone around them know.

It's only been a few days, and even the beggars on the street corners know how precious the quota is.

And when the time comes, the roadside will be full of Taoist soldiers, whether it is safe or not, you can tell at a glance.

For ordinary people, they don't really think that much, and their impression of the big monster is extremely limited. Many people in the capital have never seen how the big monster attacked the city with blood and cruelty, but everyone is robbing. The quota, but the people all know it.

This is like flowing water, flowing down three thousand feet, and the people are the water droplets.

In the court, even though there were still many people who had doubts about the big monster's entry into the capital, they had to call Yan Xun's brilliant idea a brilliant one.

When I first heard that at least three big monsters came to the capital, Daqin Wenwen and Wu were all shocked, and even proposed to move the capital, or keep the big monsters outside the outer wall of the border city. The countryside hides from the limelight.

Even the emperor could not sleep at night.

But Yan Xun was extremely calm, and took the responsibility over, and even carefully arranged for the envoys from the Yao Kingdom to go to Beijing.

There are limited places on the cement roadside, don't be afraid, those who want to go can't go without a place.

This weird wind blows from the upper nine streams and spreads to the lower nine streams, so that now no one in the whole capital is worried about the big monster. Soldiers were guarding the roadside, and even those who walked sideways wanted to bring a wooden frame and put it on top of the crowd, thinking that this way they would not take up the quota.

On both sides of the cement road, the land was carefully marked out and distributed to various yamen in the capital for supervision. Every small official held his head high and stood up, coming to take a closer look at the land under his control every day.

Wang Zhen'er, the little brothers who have a good relationship with Yan Xun, also have places, and besides being able to go by themselves, there are a few more places.

He ran home excitedly, and said to his family: "Which one of you wants to go? I have a place here."

"Me." Wang Yanqiu hurriedly said.

The Patriarch of the Wang Family was on the verge of speaking, and was a step late, then shook his head and said: "The world has really changed, Mr. Yan is also a genius, it is really strange, strange that he can come up with such a method."

The big monster came to the capital, and it was menacing, everyone should be in danger, but Yan Xun set off a strange trend, which made everyone want to see what the huge monster looks like, as if there is no place to go. Look, it seems that half of my life is missing.

After a night of rest, Yan Xun put on his armor.

The war horse also had a good night's rest, full of energy.

Du Meiqi came out of the pothole early and squatted beside the camp.

"Enter the city!" Yan Xun said.

The war horse snorted and hoofed.

Du Meiqi followed slowly behind, followed by Qi Daxi and the other two monsters, followed by green birds and other men, and behind them were neatly organized Taoist soldiers, with cubs among them, Let's go together.

The war horses are taking neat steps, like a king returning in triumph.

The towering city walls of the capital slowly appeared, the city gates were wide open, and three layers of Daoist soldiers stood on both sides of the road with their heads held high.

Yan Xun looked serious, his handsome face was full of solemnity, he was holding the umbrella in one hand and the rein in the other, and looked ahead.

The city gate is not that wide, Du Meiqi needs to get in.

Yan Xun took the lead to enter the city gate, turned his head slightly and apologized to Du Meiqi, "Please Baron Du Meiqi kneel."

"It's okay." Du Meiqi hesitated for a moment, then lowered his body, then stretched his body, and slowly got in.

His body was so huge that the ground trembled with every step he took.Along the way, Du Meiqi saw the train that looked like a long queue, ate a lot of delicious food, and saw the potholes that exploded, so he deliberately restrained his steps so that they were not so heavy.

Even so, the concrete road still couldn't bear his weight and tended to crack.

Du Meiqi looked at the people on both sides of the road.

They were all so weak, only the Dao soldiers standing in front had some ability, but compared to Du Meiqi, they were nothing compared to Du Meiqi.

However, there was no fear on their faces. Obviously, it was not Daqin who forced them to come to welcome them, but they voluntarily.

"It's Master Yan!"

"My God!"

"It's really Master Yan."

"My life is worth it."

"I can't, I can't breathe anymore. I usually only listen to the rumors about Master Yan, but now I see it with my own eyes, so I know how empty the rumors are, and I can't describe one ten-thousandth of Master Yan. two."

In previous years, if any beauties went out, the people of the capital would run out to welcome them, just to see the beauties.

People in Daqin love beauty more than anything else.

Therefore, there are three grades in the imperial examination, especially Jinshi and the first degree. Talent is one aspect, but appearance is also important. The number one scholar, Tanhua, and second place must be paraded through the streets for the whole city to watch. The common people commented and pointed.

Yan Xun's appearance is unparalleled, exactly in line with the imagination of the people.

Du Meiqi lowered his head slightly, looking at Yan Xun who was walking ahead on horseback.

In his eyes, human beings all look the same, with one nose, two eyes and one mouth, two arms and two legs, wearing different clothes, and the expressions on their faces are similar.

Yan Xun's hair was tied up, and a jade hairpin was inserted into the white jade crown. Two strands of hair hung down naturally, just covering the small earlobes.He is actually very thin, with thin shoulders and distinct ribs can be seen from the side. This thin appearance is not good-looking.

Fortunately, Yan Xun's armor was made by the cubs themselves, and soft cotton balls were placed under the shoulders to help Yan Xun support his shoulders.

The waist is slenderly tucked in, and the calves are wrapped in boots, hiding all the thin parts.

He also doesn't need to carry heavy weapons, he only needs to hold a light umbrella.

His face is like a crown jade, bright and flawless, without the frost on the faces of generals; he is gentle and elegant, his voice is like pearls, not hoarse like a weather-beaten Taoist soldier; he is thin and tall, like a scholar who has just stepped off the stage.

The big demon behind him silently followed, and the men of different shapes behind him were all loyal.

The common people have never been on the battlefield, they just heard about it, or watched the generals on the stage, and then listened to the practical chat.

The common people have seen generals and Taoist soldiers in armor and covered in frost. Their bodies are still dirty, and their bodies are filled with the evil spirit that no strangers should enter.

And Yan Xun is exactly what the common people imagined.

He is like a person who comes out of the imagination of the people, a real person who can talk, laugh, frown and get angry.

In a tall building not far away, a group of students are looking forward to it.

"It's getting close, are you ready?" Liao Ge'er stood at the window and looked into the distance with the awning in his hands.

"Sir, everything is ready." Tian Shun said loudly.

"Then come here and wait." Brother Liao stepped back and gave up his seat to the students.

In the distance, Yan Xun came on horseback, behind him Du Meiqi followed lightly, followed by Qi Daxi and two other big monsters, behind them were silent men, these men were in different shapes, The appearance is either ugly or terrifying, and they all hold a battle umbrella, and when they look forward occasionally, their eyes are wild.

Ugly to the extreme is beautiful.

Maybe the common people don't understand this, but they still look at these men of different shapes with relish.

"Isn't that a green bird? I know him. He's missing a foot...I can't see it now..."

On the tall building, Tian Shun poked his head out, carefully looked at Yan Xun's eyebrows, went to his horse, then turned around quickly, picked up a brush and splashed ink.

Outline the lips and chin, and then carefully outline Yan Xun's eyebrows, and soon Yan Xun will appear vividly on the paper.Tian Shun stared carefully for a while, then at the place where Yan Xun was half a horse behind, he drew Jing Fengye half-covered and carefully outlined the dragon scale marks on his body.

The student next to him held two brushes, bowed left and right, and drew a lifelike Du Meiqi.

Men of all shapes and sizes.

Uniform soldiers.

Among them, the cubs were only lightly outlined with a brush.

People whispering on the side of the road, people covering their mouths with surprised eyes, people with serious faces and stroking their beards; servants form a circle, set up a pergola, and dignitaries who drink tea.

There are restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the cement road, and people with different expressions in the buildings.

In the end, Song Feiliang came in from the outside, picked up a brush and drew the students who were painting in the high-rise building, the teachers who stood aside with their sleeves folded, and Song Feiliang himself who was painting.

The plan for envoys from the demon country to enter Beijing is completed.

Yan Xun took Qi Daxi and the other two big monsters to Honglu Temple to settle down, while Du Meiqi took them to the riverside, where Yan Xun built the concrete building where the bridge of the Conservation Hall was built.

"Master Yan, you are very special." Du Meiqi lay down on the huge concrete flat ground, looked at Yan Xun closely and said, "I can't tell the difference between the others, but you are different from all of them , I can see it at a glance."

"Really? Thank you Lord Baron for your kindness." Yan Xun smiled.

Du Meiqi moved his eyes to the incomparably wide river, looked at the bridge across it, and said in admiration: "This kind of river can build a bridge, Mr. Yan is really amazing. This river..."

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Yan Xun hurriedly humbled.

In fact, when he built the bridge, he put in the least effort, and all the work was done by the cubs and the invited men.

Du Meiqi pondered for a moment, then said, "Very good."

What he said was nonsense, but Yan Xun was keenly aware that what Du Meiqi said was that the river is very good.His heart skipped a beat, seeing Du Meiqi closed his eyes and fell asleep instead of talking, he didn't say anything, turned and left.

In the distance, Jing Fengye had a cloak on his arm and kept looking at Yan Xun.

Yan Xun strode over and said in a low voice, "I want to enter the palace."

"The carriage is ready." Jing Fengye unfolded the cloak, put it on his eyes, and stood at the wind vent by himself, protecting Yan Xun from the wind.

"Have the cubs settled down?" Yan Xun asked.

"Xiao Dan picked them up, they didn't go to the other side of the river, they all lived in Peking University's mansion." Jing Feng said at night.

"Very good." Yan Xun heaved a sigh of relief, and got on the carriage.

Behind, Du Meiqi's huge eyes opened a slit, and he looked at Yan Xun and Jing Fengye quietly, knowing that they were driving away in a carriage and would never see them again, his chest shook and he let out a rumbling moan The sound seemed to be a smile.

In the palace, Yan Xun glanced at Lu Chaoyang and Wei Shoucheng who had come earlier, and saluted calmly.

"Yan Aiqing has worked hard all the way. I don't know if the envoy of the demon country has any requests? When will I leave?" the emperor asked.

Yan Xun frowned slightly, and said, "I don't know what the request is, and I don't know when to leave."

"Why?" The emperor frowned.

"Master Yan, isn't the envoy of the Demon Kingdom coming here for Krusi and Xifeng?" Lu Chaoyang said calmly, "The matter is settled, so the envoy of the Demon Kingdom still hasn't left?"

"If it's just like this, why did the demon country send three big monsters, and the envoys from the demon country are also big monsters? With the addition of West Wind, there are now four big monsters in Daqin." Yan Xun said lightly, "Monster The purpose of the envoy is unclear, and I believe that this matter cannot be rushed."

Lu Chaoyang glanced at the emperor's face, and his attitude became a little aggressive, "Master Yan ate and lived with the envoys of the demon kingdom all the way, did you ask anything?"

"I chased him all the way, but I didn't ask anything." Yan Xun shook his head.

"What are the abilities of that non-human monster?" Lu Chaoyang asked again.

Yan Xun still shook his head, "I don't know."

"Where is the state banquet?"

"I don't know."

"What does Master Yan know?"

"I only know that the people coming from the demon country are not good, and I don't know anything else."

Lu Chaoyang remained silent and stopped asking questions.

Yan Xun also fell silent, no longer answering.

He naturally knew that these words were asked by Lu Chaoyang on behalf of the emperor, but he really didn't know that now he could only deal with the envoys of the demon country slowly, step by step, but such words would inevitably make people suspicious.

The emperor sighed and said, "Go down."

"Weichen resigns." Yan Xun hurriedly said.

After leaving the imperial study room, after a few steps, Yan Xun saw some young children, they seemed to have learned etiquette well, but they were not princes.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Yan Xun glanced at several civil servants waiting not far away, and got into the carriage.

"Lu Chaoyang is worthy of the left line, the emperor has listened to him." Yan Xun grabbed a soft pillow to hug him, leaned on Jing Fengye, and sighed, "Many people can only see what is in front of their eyes forever." interests, and even regards the entire Great Qin as interests that can be divided up."

"It was originally like this." Jing Fengye's ears moved, and he whispered, "I heard them say that many people are trying to find a way to send their children to the palace, and there will be two draft girls this month. Many families want to send their daughters and elder brothers to the palace."

"I already guessed it." Yan Xun thought of the children he saw in the palace, it seems that they were sent to the palace for 'refuge' by their families.

The Daqin Imperial Palace has a history of at least thousands of years. It is said that there are formations and bones left by the ancient generals underground, which can protect the imperial palace forever.Moreover, the emperor is the son of a real dragon, protected by dragon energy, so monsters not only dare not get close, even the imperial palace is not allowed to enter.

This time there are five big monsters in the capital, even though no one has left the capital at this time, there are still many people who are eyeing the safe palace.

Sending one's own children into the palace, one can have the opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor; two, it can also protect his family's incense, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

"Hey, they seem to have forgotten that you can also enter the palace." Yan Xun grabbed Jing Fengye's arm and shook it gently, "Since you can enter the palace, why can't other monsters? They are It’s not that I forgot, the palace is not absolutely safe.”

Jing Fengye lowered his head, helped Yan Xun cover his body with the quilt, and said in a low voice, "They can't."

"En?" Yan Xun was surprised.

"I am a dragon scale, so I can enter the palace." Jing Fengye pointed to the dragon scale marks on the back of his hand, "Other monsters cannot enter. There are formations and dragon spirits in the palace. After all, the emperor is the Ninth Five Supreme, even if Even if I get close, I will feel uncomfortable."

"Where are Xiaodan and brother Dan?" Yan Xun asked.

His two sons are not mere dragon scales, they have small bumps on their heads, which are dragon horns.

"They won't be affected." Jing Fengye affirmed.

"This is a big secret." Yan Xun couldn't help but sigh, "I'm afraid that no one has noticed it, or many people are habitually ignoring you and only seeing me in front of others."