Chapter 21
After walking in the wilderness for a few more days, they finally reached the official road. Liu Ze guessed that they were almost there, so he walked on the official road openly.
The population was getting denser and denser, and sure enough, at the end of the road, there was a city wall that looked like a giant blue beast, majestically sitting and lying on the ground.
Only after approaching did he see the imposing gatehouse atop the city gate, adorned with the characters "Tianhong" (天鸿) carved from blue bricks. The productivity and construction capabilities here were inferior to those of the ancient society before he traveled through time. A place capable of building a city like this was definitely no ordinary city.
Thanks to his two years of begging in this world, he had heard of Tianhong City. This was the name of the imperial city where the Supreme Emperor resided. Although it was a city divided among the princes, the city where the Supreme Emperor was located was definitely the most magnificent of all the cities.
When passing through the city gate, the man with paralysis took him directly past all the people in line and walked to the front line of the city guards. Before the two of them got off their horses, the man with paralysis took out a token, showed it to the man dressed like a little leader, and then took him into the city through the side door.
Liu Ze looked at him curiously under the hood, not knowing what was wrong with the guy with the paralyzed face. From the moment he put on the school uniform given by his master, this guy took out a black cloak from somewhere and covered him from head to toe.
This city was very different from the one he had lived in before. The houses were all built of blue bricks, and the streets were made of large stone slabs, clean and wide.
The streets were busier than those of other towns, lined with teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, and workshops. Small vendors with large umbrellas lined the open spaces on both sides of the street, and the streets were bustling with people: some carrying loads on their shoulders, some delivering goods in ox carts, some driving donkeys pulling carts, and some scholars and scholars stopping to admire the beautiful scenery.
The city where he used to beg was a bit old and dilapidated compared to here.
The man with facial paralysis took him for a walk in the city and dismounted in front of a rather busy restaurant. The plaque of the restaurant read [The Best Restaurant in the World]. Wow, he was quite arrogant, calling a 4-story building the best in the world.
Liu Ze's eyes lit up. He had been in this world for a few years. Was he finally going to have a feast today? (Master's meal didn't count.)
Everyone who came in and out of the restaurant was dressed in bright clothes. In this era of the world, those who could wear colorful clothes were either rich or powerful. Common people wore clothes of the same color as the materials of their clothes. On the farm, many people did not wear clothes, for fear of wear and tear.
They went up to a separate room on the third floor, and a middle-aged man with a mustache came in a moment. He spoke with a blank expression, and Liu Ze didn't understand a word he said. It was the rumored code word. It seemed that they were in the same line of work, so he didn't pay attention to what the two said anymore.
Leaning on the window and looking down, it is no wonder that this building is called the best building in the world. Looking around, there are not many two-story buildings. The geographical location of this building is also high, and the first floor is as high as the second floor of others.
Sitting on the third floor, he could see most of the city. Aside from the higher imperial city and its walls in the north, there was no higher place in the city than this restaurant. The view from up here also had a certain charm to the city, a classic yet rugged quality.
The streets below were bustling with people, the size of a large commercial street even in modern times. Liu Ze then remembered his butler's instructions: to summon him in a crowded place, so that his master could recover faster.
He has always kept this matter in mind. Even though he has completely given up his extravagant thoughts, he cannot let go of the unconscious concern and attention.
This was also a good place. It would be hard to find another place like this. He didn't know if calling the butler would immediately appear in front of him, or if it would have some other effect. He had to find a safe place to summon him, at least not a place where he would be targeted and chased all over the world like himself.
The master needs to be raised in peace and quiet.
He glanced at the two people who were talking in jargon and said, "Yan Shiliu, I want to go to the bathroom."
The two people who were talking looked at him together.
The man with the mustache "......?" is wondering what a toilet is?
Yan Shiliu replied directly: "Hold it in." He didn't know what toilets and bathrooms were before, but he understood along the way that they were places to go to the toilet.
"No, I can't hold it in." Liu Ze always kept his word.
"......" Yan Shiliu had also experienced how difficult it was, so he stood up and took his men to the palace, and said to the man with the mustache, "Report to the master, please arrange for him to enter the palace as soon as possible.
Liu Ze also heard his words while walking, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the person who wants to see him is the Supreme Emperor? This Supreme Emperor seems to be no ordinary person. Those who have never been active in his jurisdiction have been invited here. It seems that the Supreme Emperor is also very concerned about the vassal states."
Liu Ze came to a standard ancient bathroom, but because the chain was too long, he didn't follow in.
Looking around, I found that this was a well-ventilated room. There was a carved shelf in the corner, on which were placed basins of water and rolled handkerchiefs for wiping hands.
The most eye-catching thing is a large, exquisitely carved screen placed in the middle of the house. Behind the screen is a hollowed-out chair with a toilet chair underneath. Even the cloth used for wiping one's buttocks is a brocade handkerchief.
After observing the room for a few times, Liu Ze felt that the safest place was behind the screen.
Knock, knock! It was the man with paralyzed face standing outside knocking on the door. He was urging him to go out because he had been in the house for too long.
Liu Ze was a little panicked, afraid that he would be discovered by the facial paralysis, so he hurriedly called out three times in his heart: "Wen Ci Qiu, Wen Ci Qiu, Wen Ci Qiu." Seeing no response, he hurried out to dispel any suspicion of the facial paralysis.
Just as Liu Ze and the man with facial paralysis left here, a fat guest walked out of another room. He drank too much and ate too much, so he vomited when he arrived at the workshop, then untied his belt and rewarded himself with a toilet (three taels of gold).
As luck would have it, the butler, who had just finished his work, came through the air in the direction Liu Ze called, and happened to be next to the toilet that was still in use.
The drunk man felt something go dark in front of his eyes, but when he looked carefully, there was nothing in the bathroom.
Butler Wen's face was stinking, a smell comparable to what he had just smelled. His body was built too perfectly, and his five senses were extremely sharp. That blow was no different from a biological weapon, and he felt like his whole body was stinking.
He entered an empty room and replaced all the cells in his body with energy, including the black butler's clothes he had been wearing, which he changed into the clothes of the humans downstairs.
That handsome face will still attract attention, at least it won't make people feel out of place.
He heard Liu Ze's voice, but the experience just now made him not want to look for anyone at all. He was afraid that he would go against his master's wishes and strangle the man to death.
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