Great Xuanwu Sheng

 Chapter 39 Inner City

Yucheng is very big.

 If you want to go all the way from the edge of the outer city to the inner city, you even need to ride a horse.

Jiutiaoli, where Chen Mu is located, is not too far or too close to the inner city, just the right distance. In addition, since he has strong legs now, he naturally walks quietly, without ostentatiously walking through the streets, and quickly crosses the streets.

 The closer you are to the streets and alleys of the inner city, the cleaner and more spacious they are, and the more popular they are.

certainly.

 It is also limited to broad daylight.

 Because in broad daylight, areas close to the inner city are basically patrolled by officials everywhere, and families with a little bit of money and power will hire nursing homes, so it is basically impossible for gangsters to get along here.

But at night, this relatively wealthy place is more attractive to thieves. After all, no matter how close it is to the inner city, it is still just the outer city. At night, no one cares about it, including the city guard.

 “Inner city…”

Chen Mu kept going north and walked quickly along the streets and alleys. He didn't know how long it took before he finally arrived at the inner city of Yu City. This was also his first time coming to the inner city.

In the past, I had only heard people say it, but I had no direct feelings about it. Looking at it now, I couldn't help but feel a little shocked, because the walls of the inner city were much thicker and taller than those of the outer city. I was afraid they were much higher than what he had imagined in his previous life. That kind of wall!

I don’t know what material the entire city wall is made of. Under the sunlight, there is even a faint luster of gold and iron shining, and a deep moat is dug outside.

“No wonder the inner city is a completely different world. With such a tall and solid city wall, no matter how violent the outer city is and burns to ashes, it will not affect the inside.”

Chen Mu looked up at the towering city wall for a moment and shook his head slightly.

Then he walked straight to the city gate of the inner city.

The city gates in the inner city are also very tightly guarded. Anyone entering or leaving must be scrutinized carefully, and ordinary people are not qualified to enter at all. If ordinary civilians want to enter, they have to spend a lot of money to buy a special inner city badge.

Chen Mu came to the city gate and showed the city guard the belt badge of the city guard chief.

The city gate guard looked at the waist tag, then handed it back to Chen Mu, and said expressionlessly: "Go in, but remember to come out before nightfall. You can't stay in there overnight."

 Chen Mu nodded, indicating understanding.

He learned from Min Baoyi that Chaotou's waist card could allow him to enter the inner city, but he was not eligible to buy a house in the inner city to live in for a long time. Even when the inner city was heavily defended, Chaantou could only enter and exit within a single day.

Only when you arrive at the police station can you be qualified to live in the inner city for a long time and buy a house... Of course, if Chen Mu really wants to go to the inner city and has enough money to buy a house in the inner city, it is easy to find Xu Hongyu.

 Chen Mu is just thinking about buying real estate in the inner city.

The exaggerated price of tens of thousands of taels of silver for any mansion made him prohibitive for the time being.

 Enter the inner city.

 At a glance, it is indeed a completely different world from the outer city.

 The open street has smooth pavement without any potholes. There are restaurants and shops everywhere on both sides, and the decoration is exquisite. The people coming in and out are not wearing silk and satin, but also wearing clean robes, with a leisurely look.

 Chen Mu is also wearing a blue robe. This is the most decent robe he bought for ten taels of silver. It is very common in the inner city. It blends into the crowd and does not attract any attention.

 Keep going in.

 There is no single hut at all. All the residential areas in the back streets are all high and deep compounds. At a glance, they are mansions with at least three or four entrances, and some even occupy a large area.

Although it was his first time to come to the inner city, Chen Mu was not lost. The Yu Family Martial Arts School was easy to find. It was on the Yu Family's territory, and the Yu Family occupied a large area of ​​the inner city to the east. He already knew this. soon.

Chen Mu then found the Yu Family Martial Arts School.

It is said to be a martial arts hall, but it is actually a very open area, consisting of many complex courtyards nested together, and divided into east and west sides. The large area in the east is the men's courtyard, and the much smaller area on the other side is Women's House.

Chen Mu walked around and came to the main entrance of the women's courtyard, walked over and knocked on the door.

"who?"

After a while, someone opened the door halfway. She was a woman in her thirties, with a solemn expression. When she saw Chen Mu standing outside the door, she frowned and took a look.

 Chen Mu quickly explained his intention.

 “Oh, Chen Yue.”

The woman nodded, her brows relaxed a little, but she did not let Chen Mu in. She only asked Chen Mu to wait by the door.

 Probably another moment passed.

 The door opened again, and a familiar figure appeared at the door. It was Chen Yue who had been away for five months.

In just five months, the changes have been huge. Not only has the height grown by half a head, but the baby face that used to be a bit immature has also grown. Although it is still young, it has a more girlish look, both in complexion and other aspects. , are better than ever.

"elder brother!"

Chen Yue walked over happily, but instead of jumping on Chen Mu like before, she was more reserved like a girl and just looked at Chen Mu happily.

 Chen Mu looked Chen Yue up and down, and smiled. He sighed in his heart that the little girl had grown up a lot, and judging from her complexion and appearance, it was obvious that she was doing well in the Yujia Martial Arts Academy, so she felt relieved.

“The outer city is too chaotic and I can’t find any free time. How have you been spending this time here?”

 Chen Mu habitually touched Chen Yue's head, and then led her towards a big banyan tree not far away.

Chen Yue still had that honest look, raised his head and said: "Fortunately, practicing is very tiring, but I have met a lot of people, and Master Yu also takes good care of me... It must have been hard for my brother to practice swordsmanship in the past. "

　　At first, when she saw Chen Mu practicing swordsmanship, she didn't think anything of it. She only knew that Chen Mu was working hard.

Now that she is learning swordsmanship in a martial arts academy, she feels it is very difficult. She has been practicing for nearly five months, and her swordsmanship is only a small success, which is still a little short of a great success. It is said that the most difficult level is to achieve perfection. Very few people can pass the level.

As long as you can perfect your sword skills and master your sword skills before the age of twenty-five, you will have a different status in the Yu Family Martial Arts Hall and become the so-called "inner court disciple", and you will receive more resources.

"Um."

 Chen Mu listened to Chen Yue's words and said calmly: "Practice is never easy. Every drop of sweat is worth the reward. I can practice to the level I am now only after going through the cold and heat."

I learned from Chen Yue that she has now practiced the Dripping Rain Sword Technique to a small level, and she has also practiced the Skin Grinding Technique to a small level. She is making steady progress towards Dacheng. It is estimated that it will take another two or three months. , both swordsmanship and skin grinding can be accomplished.

This entry is indeed very good.

Generally speaking, there are still relatively few people who can achieve mastery in swordsmanship and skin-polishing within a year. For example, Ren Yan from the City Guards Department has been practicing martial arts in the inner city for a long time, and now he has been practicing martial arts for more than a year, but It has not yet reached the level where both methods are perfect.

 (End of this chapter)