Jing Yu and the other man drove the carriage through two city gates and a barbican before entering the city that was now called Ji. There was a feeling of being suddenly enlightened in front of him. The wide streets led straight to the east and west, and the layout of the buildings was very standard without feeling crowded.
As the carriage moved forward, Qinger looked left and right, revealing a curious expression. At the same time, she asked curiously,
"Young Lord, could it be that this city is even bigger than the capital of our Chu Country?”
The size of a capital city usually represented the strength of a country. The streets of this capital city were wider than the capital city of Chu that Qing 'er was familiar with. If this was the case, the area it occupied should indeed exceed the capital of the Chu Country. Didn't that mean that the Yan Country was stronger than the Chu Country? However, based on her impression, Qinger knew that the Chu Country was stronger than the Yan Country... This was not because she was biased towards the Chu Country.
Jing Yu shook his head." There is a difference between the north and the south. Qing 'er, look at the official roads of the various countries. The width of the roads is different. When we drove a carriage from the Chu Country into the territory of the Qi Country, we were immediately discovered. It was the same for cities. The key was that the north was flat, while the south lacked flat land. At this time, the size of a city was not judged by its size, but by its population.”
The carriage that Jing Yu and the other two were driving now had been purchased after entering the territory of Yan Country. He did not notice this earlier and drove the Chu carriage into the Qi Kingdom. The width between the two wheels was immediately noticed by the soldiers of the Qi State. There was no clearance information, no business pass, and he was almost treated as a spy. If it wasn't for someone helping them out of the predicament, with his character, he would have killed his way here from Qi State.
After Jing Yu's reminder, when Qing 'er looked around again, she knew the difference. This road was indeed wide, but there were far fewer pedestrians than in the capital of Chu.
This period was the era of cold weapons. A country with a large population, especially a large number of young and middle-aged men, meant that they could recruit more soldiers. Moreover, in terms of production, it was very advantageous to have more people. With more soldiers and more resources produced, the country would naturally be stronger.
"From the looks of it, the Yan Country is indeed inferior to the Chu Country.”
Qinger smiled. She had grown a lot along the way and knew how to lower her voice when she said this in Yan Country. However, when she saw Jing Yu driving the carriage forward aimlessly, she asked curiously,"
"Young master, shouldn't we find a tavern to stay in first? Or…are you looking for the place where the dancer dances now? Why don't you let Qinger help you find someone here to ask so that you won't get lost?”
This time, Jing Yu saw the trace of sourness on her face and could not help but laugh. Qinger felt uncomfortable under his gaze and hurriedly turned her small face to the side, exposing her red earlobes to him.
"Who said I was driving aimlessly?”Jing Yu pulled Qinger's hand." Do you see the man in the blue shirt on the left side of the street? I had the carriage follow 'her'.”
After all, this was the land of Hua Xia. There was no difference in the pronunciation of "he" and "she". Therefore, he was actually using the female version of her, but Qinger did not notice this. She looked over and immediately saw the man in the blue shirt…He was about 185 centimeters tall and had a very strong physique. Therefore, the people on the street who were facing him would avoid him, making his surroundings much more spacious.
Qinger was stunned for a moment." Young Master, when did you arrange this?" She wanted to ask this. However, when she looked at Jing Yu, Jing Yu had already said,
"Let's follow 'her' to the tavern. I think…it should be very close to the Fei Xue Pavilion where the dancers perform."”
Qinger nodded silently. She felt that the child sitting next to her, who was not even as tall as her, had an unfathomable mystery. Fortunately, he was willing to let her know…This made Qinger feel extremely fortunate.
The tall man walked along the straight street for a while before finally turning into another path. After walking like this for fifteen minutes,'he' entered a two-story inn. Jing Yu parked the car in front of its door, and a waiter immediately came out to welcome the person in the car.
Qing 'er smiled and gestured to Jing Yu." Buddy, this is my Young Master."”
"Ah?"
He didn't know how many times the shop assistant had reacted like this along the way. With her mouth wide open, she followed Jing Yu as he walked forward. She blinked a few times before coming back to her senses.
Qinger was still standing beside him. She took out a few coins and said,"I'll leave the carriage to you. We'll get it when we leave.”She loosened her fingers, and the coin fell. It was caught by the shop assistant on the way. Qinger followed Jing Yu forward and left a sentence," The more you get, the more you get."”
The shop assistant was beaming with joy. He bowed with his hands folded in front of his chest and kept saying "Thank you, thank you".
The people who opened the shop were naturally people with good eyes. This might not have been there from the beginning, but after some time, it had become an instinct. Seeing the waiter's reaction, the shop owner also came over from behind the counter.
He first sized up Jing Yu's face. The skin of an 8-year-old child was fair and tender, and he had never suffered before. If that was the case, the 40-year-old shop owner wouldn't think highly of him. Perhaps he was a young master from a rich family, that was all.
However, Jing Yu also glanced at him. In an instant, the shop owner felt as if the air was frozen. When she looked at Jing Yu again, she realized that he was actually looking down at her from above. The shop owner blinked repeatedly, and the illusory feeling from before disappeared again. However, sweat had already appeared on his forehead. Not daring to be negligent, he immediately cupped his hands and bowed,
"Esteemed guest has arrived. Please follow me to the upper room.”
It wasn't that someone had really booked a room for Jing Yu in advance. It was purely said by the shop owner to highlight the dignity of the customer.
Jing Yu nodded. The innkeeper made an inviting gesture and walked to the side of Jing Yu, leading him up the wide stairs in the middle of the inn and to the second floor.
After a while, he stopped outside a room with the word 'Heaven' written on it." This is the room. Please take a look."”As he spoke, he pushed open the door and signaled Jing Yu to enter first. He followed behind.
The room was very spacious and bright because the wall opposite the door was almost completely occupied by windows. There was a rectangular table in the middle, with cushions for kneeling on all four sides. There was a bed on the left and another table on the right. There were even bamboo slips, ink boxes, and other utensils on it. There was also a crimson wardrobe placed beside the table.
If that was all, then this room wasn't anything special. However, there was a proud expression on the shopkeeper's face. Under Qinger's puzzled gaze, he went to the windows and opened them all. In an instant, the cool breeze that blew against his face also brought about a clamor…The windows were actually quite soundproof.
Jing Yu and Qing 'er walked over and looked out of the window. They saw a wide square. There were many pedestrians coming and going. It was bustling with activity. Just as the shopkeeper was about to make an introduction, he heard Jing Yu enunciate each word,"
"Fei Xue Pavilion!"
His line of sight actually crossed more than 100 meters and saw a wide two-story building opposite him. It was about 80 meters from east to west, with upturned eaves and corridors. The design was gorgeous and extraordinary. It was hard to imagine that it was a product of the end of the Warring States period.
The shopkeeper didn't know that Jing Yu had seen it now and thought that he had seen Fei Xue Ge before.
"That's right, it's Fei Xue Ge." "It's daytime now, so we can't see anything special about it yet," said the shopkeeper. If the lights of the Feixue Pavilion were lit at night, then it would truly be beautiful.”
Jing Yu nodded and said with satisfaction,""This is it."
"This…this young lady you brought, let's arrange for her to stay next door. What do you think?”The innkeeper wanted to say that she was a " maidservant ", but when he saw Qinger's temperament, it was completely unrelated to a maidservant.
"No need. She sleeps in the same room as me.”Jing Yu said indifferently and waved his hand.
The shopkeeper understood and wanted to leave the room. He didn't look like he was going to negotiate the price. Qinger blushed when she heard Jing Yu's words. She stopped the shopkeeper and gave him a golden cake the size of a persimmon and half a centimeter thick.
"We'll be staying for a while. We'll call you if we need you.”She said," Don't let anyone disturb my Young Master.”
A trace of joy flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He responded and left.
Qinger closed the door. There were only Jing Yu and her in the room, so she relaxed again. She opened the wardrobe and touched it. There was indeed no dust. He opened the luggage in his hand and took out pieces of clothes one by one.
After she was done, she turned to Jing Yu, who was still leaning against the window. She didn't know whether he was looking at the bustling square or at Fei Xue Pavilion in a daze, and said,"Young Master, I'll go get you some tea.”
Before Jing Yu could answer, a knock on the door sounded. Qinger was just about to reprimand him. Why did someone knock on the door when she had just instructed him not to be disturbed? Listening carefully, he realized that there was a pattern to the knocking. Thinking of the blue-clothed man who had entered this inn earlier, Qing Er looked at Jing Yu.
"Let 'her' in." Jing Yu turned around, still leaning against the windowsill.
Qinger nodded and opened the door. As expected, the person standing outside the door was the man in blue…He had a square face, and his appearance was rough and ordinary. He smiled at Qinger, who stepped aside to make way for him. The man in blue walked in and Qinger closed the door.
Before Qinger knew it, the blue-clothed man had already communicated with Jing Yu with his eyes. After making sure that Qinger knew, she knelt on one knee and said,
"Master, long time no see. You…are getting cuter and cuter, hehehe…"
It was actually the voice of a woman. Moreover, it was filled with a teasing tone, as if she did not fear Jing Yu at all. That was somewhat contradictory to the kneeling posture of 'her'.
Qinger was dumbfounded and her gaze became strange. She wondered if that boorish man had a voice like this.
Jing Yu touched his cheek and glared at the person kneeling on the ground with a smile.
"Hurry up and remove this disguise, or else don't use your real voice…It makes me very uncomfortable.”
That blue-clothed man actually mischievously stuck out his tongue, causing Jing Yu's stomach to twitch a little. Fortunately, she seemed to have had enough fun. She stretched out her hand and touched her face to remove a thin layer of film. She untied her hair and took out some strange-looking items from her clothes.
When she stood up again, her height did not change, but she had become much slimmer. Moreover, after the belt was tightened, the " S " curve really made Qinger jealous.
Although she had yet to see the face, she knew that it was a woman, and an extremely beautiful and charming woman.
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