I have a city that never sleeps

The golden threads all over the sky shone with a beautiful luster, firmly binding the attacking guests.

No matter how violently he struggled, the golden thread was getting tighter and tighter, almost leaving a few bloodstains on his arm.

Like a spider's carefully woven prison web, it does not allow any enemy to escape.

The guest's face turned pale immediately, he knew that with his own martial arts, he couldn't get rid of such a net.

"Who?! Who did it?!"

He suddenly shouted loudly to the surroundings, wanting to use his volume to embolden himself, but he didn't know that such a flustered performance showed his weakness even more.

That's how a figure in a wheelchair appeared in his field of vision, with a soft smile on his lips.

He sat there quietly with his eyes bent, his bright eyes could clearly reflect the distressed appearance of the guest.

Compared with a man like Jiyue Qingfeng like him, anyone who stands with him will be ashamed of himself.

The cinnabar mole on his forehead became more and more vivid. The man was smiling, but his palm was holding something horizontally in the air.

Looking carefully, there are actually several golden threads hidden in the palm, each golden thread is as hard as steel, exuding a sharp chill.

Everyone showed panic at the first sight of him, especially the imprisoned guest, whose expression was even more frightened: "Jiang, City Lord Jiang...you came in person?!"

When they came to participate in the lottery, they had never seen Jiang Feng at all, and thought that Zhang Ling was the only one coming this time, so they were arrogant and not afraid at all.

But they never expected that Jiang Feng had been hiding in the dark, monitoring their actions!

"After all, it's the little apprentice I just recruited to host the selection meeting. I'm afraid he won't be able to control the scene, so I don't worry about following the scene." Jiang Feng glanced meaningfully at the faces of various people with uncomfortable faces below, and smiled. Said, "But I didn't expect the worrying thing to come true."

"Master Jiang!" The bound guest immediately defended loudly when he heard it, "It's his fault, it's all his fault! You can see that he has a shady scene, and I just got angry for self-defense. There is a reason for attacking him!"

Jiang Feng smiled: "Jiang has good eyes, and he can see clearly."

Under the suddenly delighted eyes of the guest, he said calmly: "It is indeed the guest that you bid late. According to the rules, it is impossible for you to get this token."

The guest's expression changed immediately: "Wait—!"

"But what does it matter who is right?" However, Jiang Feng interrupted his final struggle with an unquestionable smile, "Since I have entrusted Ling'er with full power for the selection, it means that he can represent the city that never sleeps act."

"If that's the case, then even if he cheats for personal gain, even if he takes words out of context, what does it matter?"

"As long as he wants it, that's enough."

Those eyes, which were as peaceful as lake water, were clearly devoid of emotion, but in the eyes of the guest, it seemed as if they had fallen into the bottom of the sea, deep and dark inside, without a trace of light penetrating into it.

Such eyes just stare at you lightly, and those who do not come will feel suffocated and panicked.

At this moment, fine cold sweat appeared on the guest's back, his breathing became short of breath, and his heart was filled with fear and uneasiness.

He was wrong, even newcomers to the city that never sleeps have absolute power.

And above them, is the decision of the city that never sleeps.

Nightless City can choose the guests they want to receive, no matter who they are or what they have done, as long as they are recognized by Nightless City, it doesn't matter at all.

And they have no position to refute!

Fortunately, when he couldn't help but desperately begged for mercy from the other party, Jiang Feng finally looked away and set his eyes on the people below: "Please remember, here, Ling'er represents the city that never sleeps, and his One sentence can determine your coming and going. If someone refuses to accept it, they can leave this place directly."

With a slight movement of the finger, the gold thread wrapped around the guest's body suddenly tightened a bit, which made the guest let out a muffled groan, and even bit his lips so painfully that blood stains appeared.

And Jiang Feng looked at this scene quite indifferently, and even parted his thin lips lightly, uttering a series of deep threats: "If someone wants to seek justice from me, Jiang is willing to fight, but be careful, I will fight you next time." Make a move, but there will be no mercy."

Although no one knew the actual depth of his strength, none of them dared to underestimate his words, and their hearts shuddered.

From the treacherousness of his sudden attack just now but no one noticed it, from the fact that the enemies he taught were all very tricky and none of them were easy to provoke, which was enough to make everyone be on guard and not dare to provoke them.

"I will follow the orders of the city lord."

As the first person made a quick statement, the rest also stood up and cupped their hands in respect.

"I will follow the orders of the city lord."

"I will follow the orders of the city lord."

……

Jiang Feng slowly curled his lips into a smile. This smile was like the melting of the frost in the twelfth lunar month, with the meaning of spring and flowers blooming.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the tightly entwined golden thread was instantly withdrawn from his hand, and the guest was released: "I think you committed the first offense, but I will forgive you this time. Let's go."

After recovering a small life, this person naturally did not dare to be presumptuous, and after repeatedly bowing his hands to thank, he left the venue.

"Thank you, master." Zhang Ling also looked at Jiang Feng gratefully and guiltily. In his opinion, the master finally showed up purely to put down the situation for him.

In the past two days, Master's state of mind has not been good. He has been closing his eyes and recuperating, and his face is paler than usual. At this time, he still has to cause trouble for Master. He is still too weak in martial arts.

"The next thing, the disciple will definitely be able to do well." He solemnly promised Jiang Feng, "Master, please go and rest first."

"Okay." Jiang Feng smiled, nodded at him, and retreated behind the scenes.

In an instant, the smile turned into a wry smile, and he rubbed the center of his brows with a headache.

The four vests were opened together to control the main body, Jiang Feng could hardly control this fragile body, and coughed dryly again.

This made his original fluke mentality that it would be fine even if he opened a few vests suddenly collapsed.

It can't be done, it can't go on like this, and he must not wear more vests in the future, isn't this just making mistakes for himself!

With a long and sincere sigh, Jiang Feng closed his eyes again, monitoring the situation of the other vests.

Fortunately, the other vests don't need his control very much, they are basically onlookers watching the selection meeting, and the preparation time of each vest is different, so it is completely possible to stagger the time to deal with them one by one.

Soon, the four vests finished the task of distributing [-] tokens before dark.

Su Buyi glanced at the sky, and felt that it was almost time, so he asked all those who had obtained tokens to enter the school to wait.

Some people didn't know why they wanted to enter the school, while others showed anticipation, but they all walked into the school in an orderly manner with apprehension.

Seeing that the last person also entered the school, Su Buyi got up to follow.

But at this moment, someone suddenly walked up to him and secretly handed him a letter in his arms: "Mr. Su, this is from my lord to City Lord Jiang, please hand it to City Lord Jiang personally."

"Your lord?" Although Su Buyi was mentally exhausted, he subconsciously used the appraisal, and his face instantly became thoughtful, "Master Zuo?"

The man was very surprised that his identity was discovered at a glance, and he became more respectful: "Exactly."

"...Oh." Su Buyi narrowed his eyes, ignored the man's suspicious eyes, opened the envelope almost immediately, and looked into the letter.

at the same time.

Ever since he knew that Su Buji was from the city that never sleeps, the party members on the side of the left prime minister exploded.

They said where did this immortal figure who could call wind and rain come from, and after knowing that he came from the city that never sleeps, he thought it could be explained!

But this is even more tricky!

This also means that the city that never sleeps actually has a secret connection with Prince Zhao in private!

They had never imagined such a result before, not to mention why such a big power as Everbright City insisted on trading with Prince Zhao, there was no sign of this at all before!

This interrupted all their plans at once.

For example, the low-priced sales of sweet potatoes caused their rice and flour prices to drop, and they lost their profits. For example, the leftist minister lost several pillars of his party members. ...

In short, with Su Buji's backing, they lost a lot of benefits during this period, and they were itching with hatred.

Even Liu Zhi had a frowning face when he came in front of Zunshi Zuoxiang: "Master, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us, what do you want to do?"

When everyone was restless, Prime Minister Zuo was surprisingly calm, without any emotion on his face, and was slowly sipping tea.

Liu Zhi always thought that this was a sign of his master's calmness and confidence, but until now, even he couldn't be calm, and his master could not change his face.

He began to wonder, could it be that Master didn't care about these losses at all?Don't even care about the supremacy?

"It's just a bunch of jumping clowns, it won't hinder my plan." And Zuo Xiang really said indifferently.

Even though he was very puzzled by his attitude in his heart, Liu Zhi remained silent and nodded in agreement.

"Compared to them, this old man is more interested in the city lord of the city that never sleeps." Prime Minister Zuo smiled, "Do you think he really knows the art of immortality?"

Speaking of immortality, Liu Zhi paused, and suddenly remembered a rumor that Zuo Xiang liked to look for some elixir when he was young, and even searched for it for five or six years, but he finally found nothing, so he finally gave up This matter has never been mentioned again, so it is possible that this is the reason why Master is interested in the city that never sleeps.

"Probably so." Liu Zhi said conservatively, "It is said that although he is weak, his martial arts are superb, this kind of contradiction and contrast is definitely beyond the reach of an ordinary 20-year-old youth, anyway, he does have a secret. "

The smile on Zuo Xiang's lips deepened: "The old man is also very curious about this matter, and has always wanted to meet City Lord Jiang with his own eyes."

"You go and do something for the teacher." As he spoke, he took out the written envelope from his pocket and handed it to Liu Zhi, "Today is the time for the city that never sleeps to select people to enter the city. The suspicion is in the outskirts, you send this letter to him and ask him to hand it over to City Lord Jiang himself."

"This..." Liu Zhi was startled, "Master wants to..."

Prime Minister Zuo said indifferently: "All the grievances and grievances in the past were just a misunderstanding. If City Lord Jiang is willing, I can give it to him, whether it is glory, wealth or power in the government and the public. This is my sincerity. Choosing this old man is much better than that Qi Huan , isn't it?"

Liu Zhi was at a loss for words for a while, but he clearly realized that Master really appreciates City Lord Jiang and really wants to win over Nightless City!

Although there are countless benefits to win over the city that never sleeps, it will also arouse the resentment of some party members.

He believed that Master knew this very well, but still chose to do it.

Then, he doesn't need to persuade him much, he just needs to obey the master's order and do it.

"Yes."

So Su Buyi opened the envelope without hesitation, and saw the handwriting belonging to Prime Minister Zuo. The handwriting was majestic and had a touch of chic. It didn't look like a prime minister who had a lot of scheming to play with the court, but more like a broad-minded and looking at the world. hero.

He quickly read the envelope at a glance and found the important content.

The prime minister on the left even took the initiative to ask for a drinking meeting with Jiang Feng, offered to make peace, and also offered a rather luxurious reward.

The most important thing is that he explained in his heart that he was yearning for the art of cultivating immortals, and accidentally found a secret book of longevity, called the formula of longevity, and wanted to discuss the mystery with Jiang Feng himself.

Longevity formula?

Su Buyi searched all the memories in his mind, but he couldn't find the secret book of longevity formula. There is a high probability that it was a made up secret book, or it was deliberately made up by Prime Minister Zuo to ask for a meeting.

In the past, when there were not so many grievances between the two sides, Su Buyi might have been very interested in choosing the left side. This person is also very suitable for him, smart and interesting, I believe it will be very easy to cooperate.

But after going through so many things, the relationship between them has long been tense, so what's the use of even a conversation?

What's more, Qi Huan's plan has come to an end. They have unknowingly grasped many criminal evidences of the court's left-handed party members. These criminal evidences are enough to shake up the entire court.

Therefore, Su Buyi didn't bother to flatter him, he directly threw the envelope to the left minister's subordinate in front of him, and waved his hand: "I have read it, I can reply to you now, tell the left minister that there is no need, the city that never sleeps has already been established According to the rules, he is not welcome."

"You?!" It seemed that he refused because he didn't even show City Lord Jiang. The subordinate's face was ashen and ugly, "Can you represent the will of City Lord Jiang!"

"Of course." Su Buyi smiled, "I only know that the rules of the city that never sleeps will never be broken, and the people on the left who want to come to the city that never sleeps are delusional."

"You, you, you!" His subordinates were suddenly so angry that their complexions turned black and their chests heaved violently, but Su Buyi didn't pay any attention, so he picked out his ears and said casually, "Why do you want to stay here and wait for me to scold you a few times?" Sentence, ok, I don't mind at all, once I organize the language, I can curse you to death in ten different ways."

"..." The subordinate sneered, couldn't bear it anymore and finally walked away, "Oh, don't regret it!"

Su Buyi doesn't know what will happen in the future, but it's really cool for him to be pissed off now.

Ignoring the leaving back of that subordinate, Su Buyi also got up and walked into the school.

As soon as he entered, he was watched closely by more than 200 people in the hall. Compared with the staff in other places, Su Buyu doubted that there were more than 100 scholars who had obtained quotas here.

The 200 people were clearly divided into three parts. The ones standing on the left were all knights of the rivers and lakes with weapons on their waists, looking indifferent and difficult to get along with.

The ones on the right are all scholars wearing Confucian shirts, and they all look at Su Buyi with excitement and joy in their eyes. Awkward.

Su Buyi observed this scene thoughtfully.

"Everyone, congratulations on successfully passing the test." He said to everyone with a smile, "Everyone should have got the token of the city that never sleeps. Please hold it tightly and don't let go. Let's go to the city that never sleeps now!"

People who don't know why are puzzled for a while, what does it mean to hold on to the token and go to the city that never sleeps? Don't they need to hurry?

Those who have heard of the powerful and mysterious teleportation array in the city that never sleeps are even more delighted, realizing that now is the time to witness a miracle.

In the next moment, the ground was so bright that it was almost piercing and people couldn't open their eyes. Everyone looked shocked and subconsciously covered their eyes.

The token in his hand especially emitted a bright light, which enveloped everyone's body, and in an instant, everyone felt dizzy due to weightlessness.

"—Okay, everyone, you can open your eyes now."

I don't know how long it has passed, but the terrified people finally heard Su Buyi's voice and slowly opened their eyes, and the scene in front of them suddenly changed.

They were on a wide road, surrounded by tall trees and hanging lanterns, very bright and dazzling.

After careful observation, there were hundreds of people around unknowingly, and all the people who got the tokens from the southeast, southeast and northwest of the Great Wei all entered the city that never sleeps.

Unable to bear it, people began to whisper: "This is the magical teleportation technique?! It's really amazing, I don't know what it is!"

"I can't finish talking about the wonder of the city that never sleeps. Where can I find any reason!"

"Well, originally there were only 100 people around me, how come there are so many more?"

"Did you come from the south? Hero Chu is in charge? That's great, we are Ye Jianshen here...he is too scary."

"Hey, we are in charge of the beautiful Miss Xin'er. What are your selection criteria? Is it fun? Huh? Gambling?? This is really unexpected..."

"That's right. Where is Hero Chu, why didn't you see Hero Chu?"

"Hey Miss Xin'er is gone, I haven't seen Miss Xin'er's face yet, where did she go!"

Only Su Buyi and Sword God Ye Jianyi were standing in the front, but Chu Zhi and Ji Wuxin were missing.

Su Buyi took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, senior brother Ye and I will lead the way for you now. As for the other senior brothers who have returned to their posts because of something, you can see them in the city that never sleeps."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they stopped looking for Chu Zhi and Ji Wuxin.

But these people, except those who came from the capital, had never seen Su Buyi before, and they were a little puzzled: "Who is this person?"

"Idiot, you know him? He is the famous Mr. Su!" The people in the capital suddenly said proudly.

"Hiss—" the people around all gasped, their eyes lit up, "is that Mr. Su who can pray for rain? Why is he so young??"

"I heard that he also taught a Huiyuan, who is very good at teaching. Is that true?"

"Of course." Seeing everyone asking about Su Buyi, Tang Cheng and others couldn't help bragging, "We all benefited a lot from Mr. Su's class, and his knowledge and strength are beyond our comparison. !"

"Sure enough!"

"As expected of a person from the city that never sleeps!"

Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, the group of people are flattering Su Buyi. Anyway, Su Buyi is a person from the city that never sleeps, and there are many benefits to befriend him.

As for Ye Jianshen behind Su Buyi, everyone bowed their hands politely and did not dare to draw any further distance.

Su Buyi led these people forward, while introducing the buildings located in the city that never sleeps, until he walked to the location where he could see the general restaurant. Before everyone got excited, Su Buyi suddenly stopped and said to the crowd:

"Now the team is divided into two parts. My students will follow me, and the rest of the heroes can disband on the spot. The most luxurious location in the city that never sleeps is in front of you. I think everyone has gone through investigations here, so we won't waste everyone's time. You can feel free to .”

After these words, the scholars were at a loss, but the others couldn't care less, they scattered the silver on their bodies in a swarm.

"I heard that there are many good weapons in the city that never sleeps. I want to pick out a weapon first. If the price is too high, I can't buy it if I consume it in advance!"

"It's true, then I'll go to the store to see if there are any life-saving pills."

"Miss Xin'er must have returned to Qingfeng Pavilion. I want to visit her immediately. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to admire her appearance this time."

"Go to the restaurant! What if the limited wine is gone, I came here just for the wine!"

"Superficial, I finally came to the city that never sleeps. Of course, I want to enjoy the scenery and travel around the scenery. Hey, why is there a lake in front of me? Is there anyone willing to take a look with me?"

Everyone talked about everything, but they were all very excited.

Almost instantly, the 500 people present disappeared without a trace, and went to their favorite places.

The other scholars looked at their backs as they left so gracefully, and they were very envious, and they couldn't help but question Su: "Sir, why did you keep us?"

"Yes, we also want to hurry up and visit this city that never sleeps!"

Seeing their eager expressions of scratching their heads, Su Buyi just shook his head and said, "You have your own exclusive route, go here first."

Seeing that none of them were reluctant, Su Buyu rolled his eyes: "Don't worry, you will be disbanded in a while. I will tell you about the scenery here first."

Hearing what he said, the scholars embarked on the second path.

Originally, this was the innermost route that was never developed in the city that never sleeps. Now it has been built into a beautiful scenic spot that gathers poetic and picturesque flavors. Almost all the way is a promenade built around the outside of the garden. At night, it is brightly lit, and the walls are wrapped by emerald green vines on both sides. , so beautiful that I can't take my eyes off it.

But soon, they came to a different promenade. The walls of this promenade were actually carved with smooth stones, which felt cool to the touch and light in color, as if they could leave a lasting impression on it. under the trace.

As scholars who often use pens and paper, Tang Cheng and others soon discovered something strange. There was a huge writing brush on the wall, and ink marks were naturally left on the writing brush, as if it was freshly stained.

And go further to a piece of wall, you can clearly see the thin and chic pen and ink left on the wall.

This seems to be a poem, but all the students have never seen this poem, but they couldn't help but be deeply attracted by this poem.

Tang Cheng observed with great interest, and couldn't help but read out: ""Drinking Alone under the Moon", Li Bai."

"A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date. Toast to invite the moon, and the shadow becomes three people. The moon can't drink, and the shadow follows me. I will accompany the moon and the shadow for a while. The pleasure must wait until the spring. I sing the moon and wander, My dancing shadows are chaotic. We meet each other when we are awake, but we are separated when we are drunk.

At the end of the poem, there seems to be a sad look in the hearts of every student.

They stared blankly at the poems on the wall, and then subconsciously looked at the bright moon in the sky, and the inexplicable emotions in their hearts became more intense.

Seeing that everyone was silent, as if immersed in the scenery depicted in the poem, Su Buyi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "How is this poem? Does anyone have any comments?"

"...The person who wrote this poem must be quite a talented person." Tang Cheng stood up under the gaze of everyone, and said with emotion, "Every sentence of this poem contains different emotions, the joy of drinking, The loneliness of watching the moon alone... This feeling is intertwined and revealed layer by layer, but what is left to us in the end is still sadness."

"That's right!" Someone immediately echoed, "Seeing this poem, I felt a burst of loneliness in my heart. It is indeed a quatrain, and every word is used just right. The author must be humorous, imaginative, and talented. Write such a terrific poem!"

"I can't write such a poem even if I study it for ten years. This person's name is Li Bai? Why have I never heard that there is such a talented person in the world!"

"Yes, yes, I really like this catchy poem. I really want to drink with Li Bai and watch the moon, and tell him my admiration!"

These scholars are the most innocent, whoever is talented, they admire and want to make friends with that person.

At this moment, there are countless people present who really want to meet this brother Li Bai, and say a long time admiration.

Some people even recited the poem "Drinking Alone under the Moon" frequently, shaking their heads, feeling particularly happy in their hearts.

"This Mr. Li Bai is indeed a great talent. He has created countless famous poems in his life, but this one is the only poem left on this wall." Su Buyi introduced with a smile, "and his calligraphy can be called a masterpiece. Absolutely, I like drinking and reciting poems the most."

"It's normal if you haven't heard of it. After all, he has been living in the city that never sleeps and has never gone out."

Following his introduction, the eyes of the students became brighter and they asked happily, "Could it be that this person is in the city that never sleeps?"

"Exactly." Su Buyi pointed to the gazebo that could be seen in front of him, and laughed, "He is drinking wine and watching the moon there. If you want to make friends, you can go to him, but you must respect him, even I Call him Mr.

Everyone immediately nodded seriously, with unconcealable joy on their faces.

"As for this long corridor, you must have discovered its usefulness. This place is called a poem on the wall. If there are quatrains, you can leave ink on it on the spot, but whether you can preserve this poem depends on your strength."

Someone was surprised: "Could it be possible that this poem can disappear after writing it?"

"You guessed right." Su gave him a glance approvingly, "If this poem is talented and recognized by the world, it can remain on it forever. Whenever a person appreciates this poem, the admiration and admiration in that person's heart Admiration can turn into talent and pour into the author's body."

"As long as a person maintains his talents, he can be quick-witted, inspired, and write better poems. So you still have to keep your own poems as the goal."

Hearing this, all the people present were surprised and looked at each other in blank dismay. They had never heard of such talent.

But if you say that Su Buyi is lying, that's even more impossible, please, this is a city that never sleeps!It's normal for miraculous things to happen in the city that never sleeps, okay?

"It's really so mysterious?!" Yang Hao couldn't help standing up immediately, "Then I'll try it, it just so happened that I got a masterpiece two days ago!"

"Please." Su Buyi turned sideways to make room for him. Seeing him standing confidently in front of the poem on the wall, he turned his head to look at Fu Xuan, who was indifferent in the crowd, "Come and try."

If others had ordered him, Fu Xuan would have ignored it and left long ago, but when he heard that it was Su Buji's request, Fu Xuan stood up and picked up the brush calmly without even thinking about it.

Su Buyi had never heard of Fu Xuanhui's poetry, and he was interested in it for a while, but he did not forget to introduce it to others when the two of them were preparing: "Look behind, there is also a wall of special material behind. But its purpose is not to write poetry, guess what this wall can do?"

Rang deliberately looked at Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi received his gaze, a flash of enlightenment flashed in his eyes, and shouted: "Painting! Are you painting!"

"Yes." Su Buyi said with satisfaction, "I just heard that you often study painting skills recently, do you want to see if you can leave your name on it?"

Ever since Huahua lost to Su Buyi, Xiao Shi also practiced every day without admitting defeat, just hoping that one day he would impress Su Buyi.

Seeing this, he was overjoyed, and immediately stood up and took down the brush and began to paint with it.

The students who felt interesting all around also stood in front of the wall, writing poems and paintings wantonly.

But when it was over, a miraculous thing happened. The completed poems or murals flashed a dim light for a moment, and then they began to swallow ink from the top. Soon, the paintings or poems drawn by everyone Then it gradually disappeared, leaving no trace on the wall.

"It really disappeared!"

The students exclaimed in unison: "It's amazing!"

Even Yang Hao returned to Su Buyi's side in disgrace, wanting to cry without tears: "This is too difficult, my poem... was erased so happily, it hurts my heart."

"This is the reason why your skills are not in place." Su Buyi was not surprised at the scene in front of him.

He looked at Fu Xuan who was the only one who was still writing poems, and a trace of expectation rose in his heart. A genius like Fu Xuan must not be able to stop him even writing poems.

After finishing the last word, Fu Xuan turned around and stepped back with his head held high, his face full of composure and determination.

Seeing this, Su Buyi smiled and said, "It seems that you have a plan in mind?"

Fu Xuan: "Indeed."

As the ink on the wall gradually faded, he spit out a few words: "I don't know anything about poetry, and I really know that it won't stay."

Su Buyi: "..." Then why are you so calm?

Shaking his head helplessly, it seems that this time the entire army of students has been wiped out, which is not very good.

However, at this time, there was a burst of exclamation from behind.

Su Buyi turned his head subconsciously, but saw that the wall in front of Xiao Shi was shining brightly with colorful lights!

"This, this?!"