Before and after the Qingming Festival, the rain suddenly increased!
A beautiful city built by the sea gradually revealed its outline in the drizzle. The people who had been floating on the sea for nearly two months were all cheering. From a foreign country to the homeland of China, the journey of tens of thousands of kilometers of sea route made all the people of Ming Dynasty tear up.
Quanzhou was once the starting point of the Silk Road on the sea!
It was surrounded by mountains on three sides, north, west, and south. To the east was the misty Ryukyu Strait, and the Jinjiang River circled the city like a jade belt. The thorn trees were planted all over the city. In the already stuffy Lingnan area, they blocked the hot sun like umbrellas. The sea breeze blew gently, bringing waves of shade to the residents of the city.
There were many architectural styles in the city, such as the pointed dome of the Mosque, the Arabian courtyard with a cloister around the pool, the double-level flat-roofed Nestorian chapel... Of course, the most common ones were the buildings with upturned eaves.
In the Song Dynasty, Quanzhou was also known as Citong Harbor. Now, as one of the eight major cities and ten major harbors of the Ming Dynasty, its reputation had spread throughout the world since ancient times. From Annam to the countries of Taixi, countless people came to her embrace with the desire for wealth.
"This is Litong Harbor, the City of Light in the east!”
Two hours later, the fleet successfully docked. After nearly an hour of tedious verification and approval, they finally set foot on this hot land that once made the whole world dream of it!
Even in the modern era, this beautiful port city was still filled with endless charm. There were wide roads paved with cement, and there were also ancient streets made of white stone that had been passed down from the Song Dynasty. There were skyscrapers that rose from the ground, and of course, there were also shops and restaurants that were filled with the charm of the ancient style! This kind of ancient and modern scene would definitely make people who came here for the first time feel that time and space were distorted.
At the same time, on another street, C.C. was a little lost. The bustling crowd in front of her and the unfamiliar foreign architecture made her feel at a loss.
There were so many people coming and going on the streets, and there were so many noisy shops. However, C. C felt a faint sense of loneliness. There was a sense of rejection from this bustling scene. C. C knew that this was not a difference between skin color and race, but a difference between humans and otherworldlings.
Yes, it was! As a monster that had existed for hundreds of years, she was different from anyone else. She had eternal life and a face that would not age. These gave her the capital to live forever-immortality! This was the dream of many emperors, generals, and commoners! Life was always short, but dreams were eternal. To pursue eternal dreams with a short life, countless heroes and heroes all sighed with emotion," Time waits for no man." Therefore, immortality had become an eternal dream of mankind since ancient times.
However, it was precisely because of death that people could consciously survive. Their long lives had become a form of torture. The aging and death of their relatives and friends, the hatred and hatred of others due to envy and jealousy, everything was enough to make people collapse. At this moment, longevity had become a veritable hell! Because as a price, she would never be able to obtain true warmth, the warmth that belonged to humans.
Hence, hypocrisy became C.C's habit. Loneliness became synonymous with her. In the past six hundred years, she had seen all the vicissitudes of the world, but she could not integrate into the story. She could only be a spectator, witnessing the loyalty and betrayal of others. If one were to say that humans were great and moved because they could devote their lives to the people they loved. So what could this witch use to exchange for a passionate love?
Therefore, C. C's soul would sometimes feel very empty and confused. Perhaps this was a side effect of longevity! The long passage of time would dilute all the hobbies, dreams, and even memories that were once treasured. Every time this happened, C. C would walk around like he was going out for a walk. Similarly, she came to Da Ming this time because she was tired of it. By Mariana's side, she only saw endless schemes and calculations, killing and stripping. This seemed to be no different from her past! So she left without saying goodbye, wanting to change the environment to vent the emptiness in her heart.
However, this was not the first time she had set foot on this land. In fact, she had been to this country once, but at that time, this country was not called "Ming"!
"I think it's called Dayuan or something! A very strange name."
C.C., who was wearing a moon-white cheongsam, strolled among the crowd. It was very strange. Facing this girl with stunning looks and emerald long hair, the people around her turned a blind eye to her. It was as if there was an invisible gap between the two.
Of course, C.C. was already used to all this. She just looked around with interest. Unlike the Holy Britannia Empire, which had risen rapidly in the past decade, and the European Union, which had destroyed everything during the Great Revolution, the Ming Federation had been passed down for more than 600 years. Even if there were conflicts, most of them were power struggles between the upper echelons, and they did not interfere with the lives of ordinary people. Therefore, Da Ming seemed to have left this chaotic world and was independent of another quiet dimension. There were ancient buildings here that had stood for less than a hundred years. The clothing style of the people here was still the same, almost unchanged for a thousand years.
Here, C. C always had the illusion that time had slowed down. After hundreds of years, other than the people, almost nothing had changed. She liked this feeling.
However, C. C wasn't just relaxing this time. Her intuition told her," Here, this land had very important people or things, people or things that were closely related to her future and her wishes. Yes, the reason why she appeared in this ancient eastern country that was tens of thousands of kilometers away from Pandraken was just her intuition. However, for C.C., intuition was sometimes more important than sight and hearing. Hundreds of years of life experience told C.C. that eyes could be deceived and voices could be fabricated. Only intuition, which originated from the spirit and soul, would not deceive him.
At this moment, she was facing north. Her sharp intuition told her that the unknown existence was in the north of this ancient land.
"There seems to be some distance left!" She gently pushed back a section of her hair, and a trace of distress appeared on CC's exquisite face." It's so troublesome to walk there. I'd better take another ride!"”
Just as he was making up his mind, an alluring fragrance suddenly wafted over. This made the expressionless CC's eyes light up." It smells so good. It feels like pizza, but it's a little different?”
Hence, her body involuntarily followed the fragrance to a breakfast shop. She saw a middle-aged man frying a piece of sesame seed cake in a pan. CC was also deeply attracted by this scene. The sesame seed cake that was fried until both sides were golden brown and crispy sizzled. The fragrance of wheat and sesame assaulted their senses, making CC's appetite increase.
" Gulp…" The voice of the temple of the five internal organs called out at the right time, causing the witch, who was unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, to change her mind in an instant. She directly threw the matter of the contestant to the back of her mind.
"Ah! Let's eat breakfast first! Only after you're full will you have the strength to continue on your journey…"
Hence, an hour later, under the stall owner's shocked expression, CC wiped her mouth and said,""Boss, your cooking skills are not bad. Try adding some bacon next time. The taste will definitely be better!”
Under the latter's dumbfounded gaze, CC threw down a green bill and left with her little belly that had almost no change.
"This oriental pizza is really good. Although I still prefer pizza, it's good to change the taste occasionally.”As he muttered to himself, CC decided to find a suitable means of transportation and prepare to set off.
"Should we take the train? Or by plane?"
Just as she was struggling to make a decision, another wave of fragrance came from all directions along with the sound of shouting.
"Steamed flat food, rice cakes, and steamed buns. They're hot and just out of the pot!”The hawkers who were picking steamed food were shouting all over the street. The fragrance of rice and noodles mixed with the fragrance of meat made CC salivate.
"Hundred flavor soup, brocade silk soup, ten-color soup, seafood soup, crispy and not spicy, all kinds of soup with enough ingredients to cook slowly!”
"Tri-colored reunion powder, fresh shrimp powder, two-colored water dragon powder, the powder skin is chewy and non-sticky!”
"Salted fried noodles, bamboo shoots splashed with meat noodles, fried chicken noodles, freshly cooked noodles, delicious!”……
All of a sudden, she was surrounded by a variety of delicacies that she had never heard of before. All kinds of tempting scents made her unable to move.
CC rubbed her flat belly and blinked her big golden eyes. After a thousandth of a second of hesitation, she said firmly,""I'd better walk! Eating while walking…No, it was safer to search while walking!”
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]