Chapter 47 White Dragon City
The blockade lasted for three full days.
For three days, Qingya County was under full martial law, and people came to search for the bandits every day. It was not until the evening of the third day that an order came from the valley, and the blockade of Qingya County was completely lifted.
At the same time, Chen Luo also knew who the big shot in the mine was.
The third prince!
In order to block the news, King Ning secretly killed a prince, but there is no such thing as a wall without a crack. Afterwards, King Ning sent someone to seize the first wave of opportunities and sold the relevant news to the third prince, thereby gaining the support of the court. A prince who wanted to rebel cooperated with a prince. This involved another layer of conspiracy, but these were not something that Chen Luo, a small corpse burial worker in a county town, could get involved in. He could not understand what the people above were fighting for.
The appearance of the third prince diverted the attention of the entire Qingya County.
County Magistrate Zhou no longer bothered to track down the murderer and shifted all his attention to the third prince.
The next day, King Ning's order arrived.
The matter of a son's death was glossed over by the two men. No one knew the specific reason, but the people below were tactful enough not to discuss the matter anymore.
Jiang Danian started drinking wine again.
The Nineteenth Young Master was like he had never appeared and became a thing of the past in Qingya County.
Another half day.
The blockade of Qingya County was also completely lifted.
Chen Luo’s retreat also officially ended.
"I have to go."
Chen Luo walked into the yard and locked the door.
He waited in the city for a few days to make sure that Magistrate Zhou and his men had not traced him back to him before he felt relieved. He also did not want to let his master Ma Quezi and his third uncle down because of him.
In fact, if the newly appointed Zhou Zhixian really investigated carefully, it would be easy to find Chen Luo. After all, Chen Luo showed up at the banquet that night and took the "benefits" from the Nineteenth Young Master. From the perspective of solving the case, he had a motive.
His little tricks to hide his identity may be enough to fool ordinary people, but you can see the problem with a real expert in solving cases.
It's a pity that the magistrate Zhou didn't focus on this at all. He called the murderer a murderer, but the actual actions were basically done for show. Afterwards, Jiang Danian said that the sponsor of the magistrate Zhou was the eldest son of the Ning Wang Mansion, and Chen Luo understood the ins and outs.
Old streets and alleys.
Chen Luo arrived at the door of Ma Quezi's house.
He originally wanted to come over to say goodbye, but he didn't expect that the door of his house was locked, and the same was true for He's sister's house. He went to the Shahu Gang's headquarters to ask and found out that Ma Quezi had left two days ago. The "rebellion" incident in Qingya County not only changed Chen Luo's life, but also changed some of his master Ma Quezi's ideas.
He planned to take advantage of his life to go out for a walk and accumulate some energy to avoid being killed by others for the "credit" the next time he encountered such a thing.
Chen Luo could only express a little regret about this.
Afterwards, I went back to the village to visit my parents, my third uncle, and my little sister who had just learned to call me mom and dad.
It took half a month before all the trivial matters were dealt with.
Shangshui City is the capital of Qingya County. Qingya County and Yanhu County are both counties under the jurisdiction of Shangshui City. Young people who have developed well in these small counties will go to Shangshui City to seek better development. The old Liutou and his wife and their children who sold noodles at the entrance of the alley developed in Shangshui City.
However, Chen Luo’s destination this time was not Shangshui City, but Bailong City, the provincial capital of the neighboring state.
The Baixian Cave that Young Master Nineteen mentioned before his death is near Bailong City.
Chen Luo had spent a huge amount of money to get this information. It was not like what Young Master Nineteen said, that he could just ask anyone and get the information.
The sun sets in the west.
The old loess road was dusty and the dilapidated donkey cart was loaded with straw.
Chen Luo slept in the straw pile like a beggar, and the donkey cart bought from the farmer moved forward slowly.
Killing and arson are worth a gold belt, not to mention that the person he killed was a rich young man like the Nineteenth Young Master. So Chen Luo was not short of money, and he bought this donkey cart with the Nineteenth Young Master's savings. He was very grateful to the Nineteenth Young Master for "sponsoring" him with qualifications and money. When he "becomes an immortal" in the future, he will definitely go to his grave and burn two more pieces of paper to let him live a richer life in the underworld.
The donkey cart moves forward.
After crossing the state border, the number of people gradually increased.
Some traveling merchants would avoid him when they saw him.
In today's world, anyone who dares to travel far away alone is not a simple character. For people who go out to do business, the most important test is their vision. People without vision would have died in the corners of the mountains long ago.
Two hours later, it was getting dark and Chen Luo finally arrived at his destination.
White Dragon City.
Legend has it that this city got its name from the white dragon ascending to heaven, and the founding emperor of the Yue State made his fortune here.
“The state capital is magnificent.”
Chen Luo got up from the donkey cart and looked at the towering city wall in the distance. He couldn't help but sigh. Compared with it, the city wall of Qingya County was like a child's toy. Anyone with a little martial arts skills could flip over it. But Bailong City was different. The city wall alone was ten feet high, and there were many soldiers in fine armor patrolling on it.
This was also the first time that Chen Luo faced a large city in this world. In his impression, even the Jinling City in his previous life was only half the height of this city.
If the provincial capital is like this, what is the situation like in the capital?
As expected, this is a world with extraordinary powers, and it cannot be measured by simple ancient society.
There were many people entering the city, and the queue was almost thirty meters long. Chen Luo drove the donkey cart and followed the queue behind to enter the city.
As night fell, torches were lit around the city gates.
The bright firelight illuminated the surrounding area like daylight.
There is no curfew in provincial capital cities like Bailong City. Only small counties like Qingya County, which have no defense capabilities, will implement a curfew policy. This also shows the difference between provincial capitals and local areas. They are more confident and stronger.
Half an hour later, it was finally Chen Luo's turn.
The guards checked very carefully, even turning over the straw on Chen Luo's donkey cart, and some came up to search him. As an experienced man, Chen Luo naturally understood what the other party meant, and while the people around him were not paying attention, he quickly shook out a purse from his sleeve.
He prepared this purse before going out, and it was filled with copper coins, specifically for dealing with situations like this one.
"Go ahead."
The guard who was searching Chen Luo took the purse inconspicuously, patted him twice, and waved his hand to let him go.
“That’s just right.”
The State of Yue is still the same State of Yue and it has not changed just because it has moved to the provincial capital. It’s just that the people here pretend to be more like it.
Chen Luo grinned and drove the donkey cart shakily into the city gate.
After entering the city, the view in front of you is wide, with a bustling market and bright lights everywhere. Even the streets on the ground are very clean, and from time to time some servants in black clothes come to clean up. After walking a few steps, you can see some incense plants, and the faint fragrance makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The hawkers on both sides were shouting loudly. These people were extremely enthusiastic towards everyone they saw and did not discriminate against Chen Luo just because he was riding in a donkey cart.
For vendors, as long as they can make money, they will greet the visitor with a smile even if the visitor is a beggar.
(End of this chapter)
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