There is a lane and a high wall between Huaiyuanfang and Xishi. There are four doors on the wall, all of which are open, and people are constantly rushing in and out. Fireworks rise in the night sky, as bright as stars.

As soon as he entered Xishi City, Lu Xin felt as if he had reached another world. The people around him were extremely excited. The merchants who set up stalls kept shouting with smiles, no matter whether they had or did not have money. Ordinary people smiled happily and their faces were full of kindness. The area of ​​Xishi City was so large that they could not see at a glance. Alleys and streets were originally more than ten meters wide, but after being set up stalls, they were only four or five meters left. Thousands of tourists walked back and forth on various streets, frosty, but were content.

Lu Xin saw camel caravans constantly spinning the alleys. It was merchants from the Western Regions selling camels, jewelry and fruits. At the intersection, there were blonde and blue-eyed Persians performing magic with crystal balls. The people in Chang'an seemed not stingy with money and threw Kaiyuan Tongbao all over the ground.

In the distance, under a large willow tree with colorful lanterns, several young men were reciting poems and writing poems. Occasionally, the good sentences were chanting, which immediately attracted the praise of the women around them. In addition, because it was a night market, there were a lot of snacks on the street, and there were a lot of meat and desserts on each street and alley. Even at a corner, Lu Xin saw the most primitive barbecue stall with a whole roasted lamb on it, which was full of fragrance.

Before he arrived in Chang'an, Lu Xin did not think that the Tang Dynasty really regarded fat as beauty. Because along the way, there were almost no fat women, including Shanyin County and Hangzhou City. But in Chang'an, in this night market in Xicheng, you could see a lady supported by a maid almost every few minutes. She had a round figure and could see the wealth of her family at a glance.

According to Li Chunfeng, the reason why women in the world want to become fat is to cater to the preferences of Emperor Taizong, dreaming of marrying into the palace one day. Li Shimin believes that the fatter the people, the better their lives will be, and the country will naturally become stronger and stronger. Therefore, all officials from the court tried their best to make themselves fatter so that the emperor could please the emperor. In this way, the people below naturally followed suit. Almost everyone in the entire Chang'an City loves to eat sweets.

After all, in such an era, poor people cannot afford candy.

"Mom, this aesthetic of Li Shimin is simply adding his political ambitions to it. No wonder, he will not survive without being crazy. Only such a crazy person can create the Zhenguan rule."

When Lu Xin thought of the Tang Dynasty's aesthetic view of fat as beauty and his experiences in the night market, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. As a modern person from 2018, he doesn't think that his overly round body is a kind of beauty.

"Master, where are we going next? Alas, the servants of Qian Mansion are really hateful!"

"Hahaha, this is nothing. It is not a comfortable thing to rely on others. Since the Qian Mansion has no chance of being with us, why should we be obsessed with it?"

Li Chunfeng walked to a stall selling buns and stopped, signaling Lu Xin to sit down and eat something. The boss is an authentic Chang'an native, saying that he had lived in this area before the founding of the Sui Dynasty.

The bun stall is facing the north gate of Xishi. It takes only a few steps to walk out to the bottom of the imperial city. This is the place with the least crowded population in the entire Xishi. Ordinary people do not like to pass by Zhuque Gate.

"Old man, this Chang'an City is still a wasteland a hundred years ago, right?"

"No, at that time, there were only a few families living here. The people relied on the mountains and ate on the water. There was nothing here. There was wind and sand everywhere, and it was difficult to plant some rice, but vegetables. If the old man hadn't been to the family, he would have moved away long ago."

"It seems that you are a nostalgic person."

"Hahaha, this master is too good. At that time, the world was in chaos, and he wanted to leave, where could he go? It was probably more than 40 years ago that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty conquered the country and found several experts to see Feng Shui before building the palace. Finally, it should be... I think about it. It should be... I think about it. It was the second year of Kaihuang. A man named Yuwen Kai came here with a large number of officers and soldiers. It took less than a year to build the Daxing Palace. Alas, now when I think back on the past, the bricks and tiles of Chang'an City, the tall buildings piled up bit by bit, all the scenes still seem to be yesterday."

The old man's bun business was not good, so he sat down as he spoke. He looked at the fireworks soaring into the sky and his eyes gradually became blurred. Li Chunfeng was not in a hurry, and finished a bowl of broth with a faint smile before continuing to ask: "Do you still remember the names of those masters?"

"It's been a few decades ago, so how can I remember it? But... after hearing what you said, I really remembered a strange thing that happened back then."

When the old man said this, he wiped his forehead with the numbness on his shoulders, as if he was sweating a little. Lu Xin frowned. Although the June day was hot, it was already night. Although there were many people in the west city, the entrance to the north gate was not crowded. Occasionally, there was a breeze blowing, so it was not hot at all.

"What strange thing?"

Lu Xin couldn't help but interject, and then he saw the old man's expression and suddenly became a little scared.

"This palace is so big. Before it was built, it had to be laid foundations and dug very deep. Because the emperor was anxious to live, the people who built the palace worked day and night. A few days later, the court was short of staff, so they called everyone in the surrounding villages. The old man could not escape and followed. That night, it was about the current location of the Zhuque Gate. Hundreds of people were digging moats and suddenly disappeared. However, the whole earth was shaking. In the sound of the wind, it seemed like monsters were roaring. People who were far away could hear movements under the ground, like a giant who wanted to come out from the ground. The sound was really terrifying. Someone told me that it was the cry of a dragon."

"The cry of the dragon? Are there really dragons in this world?"

Lu Xin's face changed slightly, and his heart beat fast. The old man's memories seemed to have brought him to that night decades ago. He turned his head to look at Li Chunfeng and found that his master was gloomy with a dim look, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The old man didn't answer, paused for a moment before trembling and said in a trembling voice: "Hundreds of people were gone in an instant, and they couldn't even find the bones. All of us were frightened. The earth was still shaking. I wanted to leave, but my legs were shaking so hard that I couldn't run away. Many brave ones went over to see it, but they didn't come back. Later, Yuwen Kai took more than a dozen immortal masters to go underground. However, seven days later, only Yuwen Kai returned to the ground alive. I heard that his body was covered with blood at that time."

The voice came to an abrupt end. The old man's memory was obviously terrifying. Not only the experiencer himself, but even Lu Xin, the person who was listening, burst into cold sweat. The night was bright, and his eyes leaped over the high walls of the West City, and you could still see the quietly standing palace. Unlike during the day, the palace at this time was like a dormant beast in Lu Xin's eyes, which could wake up at any time and kill bloodthirsty.

Li Chunfeng looked at the old man who was stuck in memories and couldn't help but throw away two copper coins, then walked away without saying a word. Lu Xin hurriedly followed forward and found that the direction Li Chunfeng was heading was the palace.

After leaving Xicheng City, fewer pedestrians on the streets and the lights are no longer so bright. The night is actually dark, and in a place where there is no one, even the summer night is not cold, it is still terrifying.

"Master, you said that if there is a dragon vein hidden under the palace, then the entire Chang'an City will be an amazing formation. Will the story the old man just told is related to the dragon vein underground?"

"It's been a few decades ago, and it's impossible to tell whether it is true or false. But Yuwen Kai is indeed the person who presided over the construction of Daxing Palace. This person is not only proficient in skills, but also a master of numerology and is very good at finding dragons and pointing acupoints. If it's really where he is looking for, there shouldn't be monsters."

Li Chunfeng was very fast and spoke faster. The master and apprentice instantly arrived near the Zhuque Gate and stood at the foot of the imperial city. Lu Xin suddenly felt hot all over and felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Why is there no wind in this place?"

"It's not that there is no wind, but that it was sucked away by the palace. There is indeed a formation below."

Li Chunfeng put his right hand on the palace wall, frowning very hard. Lu Xin also followed suit, but he did not notice anything. Instead, the coldness of the palace wall reduced the slightest sense of heat in his body.

"I understand, so that's it, so that's it..."

After about ten seconds of coming, Li Chunfeng suddenly let out a long roar, and his tone became extremely shocked. Lu Xin wanted to ask him what he understood, but at this time, a black shadow passed by the palace and fell into the west city like a bird. Then, a huge explosion sounded in his ears, as if a large number of fireworks exploded in the west city.

"Who!"

Li Chunfeng shouted, jumped onto the wall more than ten meters high, and soon disappeared under the night sky with the black shadow. Lu Xin was shocked and hurried to the entrance of the north gate of the West City. He saw fires everywhere on the east side of the West City, and waves of heat rushed towards the door. The originally lively and harmonious scene had completely disappeared, the night market was in chaos, and the streets were full of people running. Everyone wanted to leave the West City as soon as possible, but the more anxious they were, the more blocked the streets were.

"Run quickly, all the fireworks stalls on East Street are hidden. All the houses, goods, and trees are ignited by the fire. The golden shopkeeper who sells silk and silk died so miserably."

"Wuwuwuwu, mom, where are you? I'm so scared, it hurts so much, wuwu..."

A cry came from his ears, which finally made Lu Xin, who was at a loss, come back to his senses. Looking in the direction of the sound, under a corner near East Street, a little girl was crying with her head in her arms. The fire was about to spread.
Chapter completed!