film world traveler

Beijing.

Chen Jun led Xiaoqian and Yan Chixia there.

We took the waterway all the way to the capital. It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter and we just happened to catch the last boat on the waterway.

It took another two or three days to walk into the capital city gate. The surface of this majestic-looking city was already covered with a layer of ice. Pedestrians on the roadside exhaled into their hands, but even if it was freezing cold,

Unable to resist the enthusiasm of the vendors, they set up stalls on the street one after another. The most popular item sold was wontons.

"Do you want something to eat?"

Chen Jun asked the two of them.

"Just have some, I'm just on my way and I'm hungry."

Yan Chixia ordered seven or eight bowls at a time, and even less was not enough for two people.

“The wontons here in Beijing are really delicious, with thin skin and delicious taste.”

The waiter was a little strange. He clearly saw that the beautiful girl didn't move her chopsticks, so how could he know the taste of chaos?

Xiaoqian took a gentle sniff with her nose, and a wisp of white mist-like smoke penetrated into her nose. The ghost's breath did not eat her body.

"Then some more bowls."

Chen Jun asked the waiter to bring a few more bowls of wontons, and he wanted to laugh when he saw Xiaoqian's greedy look. The years spent with the dryad grandma had really been hard on her.

His eyes fell on the scene in the capital again.

Even in winter, the capital is still bustling, with cleared snow piled up on the roadside, but in Chen Jun's eyes, these scenes are still much weaker.

Compared with Qiantang, the prosperity of Beijing is naturally prosperous.

But in this world's capital city, where there are immortals and Buddhas, the prosperity of economic development is not even as fast as the development speed of some imperial capitals in the martial arts world.

"Brother Yan, how many times have you been to the capital?" Chen Jun asked Yan Chixia.

"Since resigning in middle age, I have come to the capital only a handful of times, probably only five or six times."

"Do you think there have been any changes in the capital?"

"There are not many changes, right? The emperor sitting in the position has changed, but the people still live the same life, the poor are poor and the rich are rich."

Yan Chixia took a mouthful of wontons and said, "I heard that the current emperor is a mediocre king. He has great ambitions but little talent. He is addicted to beauty and neglects state affairs. He has not achieved much. He also likes to pray to gods and worship Buddha. He has awarded many monks and Taoists alone."

"Hey, what's this sticker on?"

Not far away, at the edge of Little Chaos Pavilion, a group of soldiers pasted yellow cloth on the wall.

"Is there another big reward event going to happen in the capital?"

After the soldiers posted the notice, they looked around and without further explanation, they just took their things and left. The people around them gathered around even more. Some scholars looked at the notice and translated the general meaning of the ancient text.

"There has been a drought in the southwest border for three months. Today, the Holy One is asking the world for the power of rainfall. If the rainfall is successful, he will definitely be promoted to a high official, be named a national advisor, and have countless descendants."

After the scholar finished reading, the people nearby started a heated discussion.

"The southwest border has been experiencing drought for three months. How come I have never heard of this news?"

"Do you think there is a real powerful god who sends down nectar?"

"Being appointed as a national master, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward. I think there will be a few capable people."

"You have the ability. It's not like last time. A few fakes can deceive the dignitaries in the court even with their tricks."

Under the announcement of the emperor's list, the people discussed it one after another.

The scholar really looked up to the sky and sighed:

"The propaganda office seeks talents and visits ministers, but Jia Sheng's talents are even more unmatched.

It's a pity that I sit down at the front table in the middle of the night and don't ask about the common people or the ghosts and gods."

This scene in the distance fell into the eyes of Chen Jun and the others, and Yan Chixia sighed suddenly. He had experienced the hardships of this world, and knew that the man-made disasters caused by corrupt officials were worse than the cholera caused by demons and ghosts in troubled times.

This is also the reason why he left the world-famous judge.

"Brother Yan, why are you sighing? You are one of the best in the world in terms of swordsmanship and strength. Why can't you just ask for a rain?"

"Even if I can ask for rain, what's the use?"

Yan Chixia held her chopsticks tightly and frowned, "The scholar is right. It's a pity that we have to sit down in front of the table in the middle of the night. We don't care about the common people or the ghosts and gods. There are many people in the current dynasty who are proficient in praying for rain and blessings, and there is also no shortage of experts.

But why do so many people not want to ask for rain? Is it because they can’t ask for rain?

No, apart from cause and effect, what’s the point of praying for it once a day? It’s just treating the symptoms but not the root cause.”

"The reason is that it's not that the roots are too rotten. This dynasty is already terminally ill. I'm not making random guesses. Even if there aren't those monsters in the world, sooner or later there will be rebellion within the country within thirty years, and maybe another dynasty will change.

It might be derived from this."

"I came here with Brother Xu. Apart from being bored, I also want to see if Brother Xu's methods can change the world as you said."

"Change is inevitable, but I don't know whether it is suitable or not."

“It may be that we take too big a step and tear our eggs, or we may move towards another civilized world.”

"What are you going to do, Brother Xu?"

"Vigorously develop science and technology and overthrow the gods!"

Yan Chixia didn't understand what the first half of the sentence meant, but the second half of it made him tremble and overthrow the gods. This was no joke.

"Brother Xu, are you kidding?"

"I'm not kidding. In my eyes, gods are just a group of people with great power. They have the same emotions and desires, and the same advantages and disadvantages. They can be revered and admired, but they cannot be relied on."

"The gate of heaven is isolated, don't think it's impossible."

Yan Chixia listened quietly to Chen Jun talking about "structure", "science", "methodology" and other novel words. She felt as if the door to a new world had been opened, which was both strange and refreshing.

"Sister, look, that Xu Xian is so hateful."

I don't know when, at the root of the imperial city in the distance, two female figures, one green and one white, were already standing.

Xiao Qing looked at the three people in the chaos stall in the distance, especially at Xiao Qian who was sitting next to Chen Jun. He gritted his teeth and said, "We haven't seen him for half a year, and there is a female ghost next to him. She looks pretty good.

I think he is no different from those scholars."

"We can't just let it go. I want an explanation from him."

"Wait, no."

Bai Suzhen looked at the stall in the distance, feeling a faint sense of loss for some reason.

"At most, he and I just had a grudge relationship in our past life. Whether he has a woman he likes or not has nothing to do with me."

"Then sister, do you still want to repay your kindness?"

Listening to Xiao Qing's words, Bai Suzhen nodded hesitantly, "The two are not inconsistent with each other."

"Repay the favor with your body?"

"At this point, Xiaoqing, are you still kidding me?"

"Then let me ask my sister if she has ever had a crush on Xu Xian?"

Bai Suzhen fell silent.

Xiaoqing was angry that she didn't fight, and said angrily, "I knew that my sister fell in love with that scholar. Repaying a favor is false, but committing myself to him is true."

"If you still say that you are willing to marry me, I will be angry. I only met him a few times, how could I fall in love with him?"

"Sister, don't deny it. There is a saying in the world of love at first sight. What's more, my sister can remember the kindness of others in previous lives for hundreds of years. It can be seen that my sister is a gentle woman who values ​​love and righteousness. She has such a temperament."

"Since this is the case, I will seek an explanation from this heartless man on behalf of my sister."

Bai Suzhen couldn't resist Xiaoqing, so she had to whisper a few words next to her.

"Let's go, let's choose a day that won't hit me. The emperor will come to my house today!"

After Chen Jun paid the money, he hadn't even taken two steps.

Standing in front of him was a pretty woman with a frosty face, "Xu Xian, is this how you bully my sister?"

Chen Jun: “…..”