After hearing the crisp sound, Gao Qixuan wanted to jump down and fight Xu Yan with all his might, and instantly stopped his body. At the same time, his murderous intent was also quickly retracted like a tide.

Behind the small door, there was a delicate and graceful figure, wearing a palace outfit and luxurious brocade dress, walking out, walking gracefully and swaying.

Xu Yan's eyes focused on the woman's face, wanting to see how the woman who could immediately stop after hearing the sound of the noble commander in blood armor looked like that. Then he saw a pretty face that was so beautiful that it caught his eyes again.

No surprise, this woman was Xixi who had been with Xu Yan for more than a month but had met by chance again.

After Xixi called Gao Qixuan, she also focused her beautiful eyes on the stone steps. After seeing Xu Yan, her eyes suddenly shook. The shock was far more than Xu Yan under the stone steps. However, in a moment, she quietly quickly shook the shock in her eyes, and then she spoke with a hint of grace and asked Gao Qixuan: "Why does Commander Gao fight with others?"

After hearing this, Gao Qixuan secretly hated that he had not been able to deal with Xu Yan, but his face was extremely respectful: "These bad people intend to trek into the observation deck and disturb the eldest prince's patrol and view the scenery. I tried my best to advise them to choose a date to come again. However, they turned a blind eye and wanted to break through. Therefore, the weak minister had no choice but to teach him a lesson and let them know what the rules mean."

Xixi and Gao Qixuan met since childhood. Although they did not have a deep relationship with each other, they also knew that the latter's personality was always arrogant and domineering, so of course they did not believe in what he said. So she asked Xu Yan and others not far below the stone steps: "Can Commander Gao say be true? Please defend yourself."

When Xu Yan heard the other party ask him in such a high-ranking tone, he couldn't help frowning. However, in order not to go too far and miss the time here, he replied bluntly: "We really want to go to the observation deck to see the magnificent scene of the capital, but we were stopped by these imperial guards and were told that this place will not be open to the public for the time being. After hearing this, my senior brother wanted to ask why, but unexpectedly, the commander Gao spoke directly to him and asked me to leave here quickly. As for me fighting with him, it was nothing else, but I just couldn't stand this person's arrogant and domineering."

Xu Yan has not described the whole thing too meticulously, but it is enough for this woman who is completely consistent with her deceased wife to distinguish the right and wrong.

When Xixi heard this, she pondered for a moment, and asked one of the soldiers wearing golden armor expressionlessly, "Du Hong, is what this young master said true?"

After hearing this, the soldier named Du Hong wanted to answer truthfully, but immediately saw his boss Gao Qixuan and looked coldly. The threat was obvious. This made his words turn into a desperate but stop.

After seeing this scene, Xixi didn't know the real situation. Obviously, Gao Qixuan was bullying others by relying on his position and identity. But even if he knew, she couldn't do anything about it. After all, Gao Qixuan and she were familiar with each other and stood on the same side. Xu Yan, although she had already met her when she was in Wangchuan City, and even had a little friction and misunderstanding between them, she could not stand on his side because of Gao Qixuan's domineeringness.

"Fortunately, the matter was stopped by herself before it even broke down." Xixi thought of this. After thinking for a while, she continued, "Since you had a misunderstanding with Commander Gao without knowing it, what if you let it go?"

Without waiting for Xu Yan to answer, she continued, "As for you to visit the observation deck, if you are not in a hurry to go down the mountain, then you can visit other places in the ancient temple first, and wait until Shen Shi left and right, no one will stop you by then."

When Gao Qixuan heard Xixi say this, he could only bear it with anger, but he did not forget to scan Xu Yan coldly, as if he wanted to record his appearance. At the same time, he also glanced at the subordinate who was hesitant and dared not speak, which made the latter feel furious.

Xu Yan did not intend to be too entangled here. Since someone came out to smooth things over, he did not intend to stay here too much. He immediately turned around and walked towards Chen Qinghe and others, but in his heart, he sighed: "I didn't expect that she was actually a person in the palace."

Seeing Xu Yan turning back, Chen Qinghe asked, "Do you plan to wait here or go down the mountain?"

Of course, Xu Yan couldn't just focus on his own decisions, and he could feel that Chen Qinghe and the other two had the intention of waiting for Shen Shi to arrive here, so he smiled and replied, "I can do it all, just make sure you decide. Besides, it's not long before Shen Shi, so just wait a little longer."

When Chen Qinghe and the other two heard him say this, they all showed a hint of joy on their faces. Chen Qinghe said, "By the way, if I remember correctly, I remember that the monks in Xuanshan Temple provide vegetarian food and pilgrims who come up the mountain. Moreover, the vegetarian food tastes excellent, why not let's go over and try it?"

Xu Yan naturally had no objection.

Two quarters of an hour later...

After a long queue, Xu Yan and the other two finally arrived in front of the monks who gave vegetarian food. Then they each received a portion of porridge, a small bowl of vegetables and tofu, and a butter cake. They sat on the stone steps and ate slowly. By the time they finished their meal, it was almost the same time.

So Xu Yan and the other two walked towards the observation deck again. When they arrived in front of the small door, they found that the imperial guards in the palace who were originally stationed here were nowhere to be seen.

Chen Qinghe walked in front first, walked out of the small door, and Xu Yan and the other two followed closely, and then discovered the entire view of Yanlai Peak, which suddenly changed.

A path extends from the edge of the ancient temple to the top of the mountain, and you can see that at the end of your sight, there is a viewing pavilion built.

After Chen Qinghe, who was walking at the forefront, saw the pavilion, he was already close to the scene he remembered. He turned to Xu Yan and the other two behind him and said happily: "I remember correctly. The Feiyan Pavilion is built outside the wall of the ancient temple. As long as we walk to the pavilion, we can see the vast and majestic capital below the peak."

Soon, the four of them successfully came to Feiyan Pavilion. At first glance, as Chen Qinghe said, what caught his eye was a huge capital that was so majestic that it was indescribable.

Chen Qinghe pointed to a huge building and said to Xu Yan and the other two: "See, the huge building complex built in the city is the imperial palace of the Great Zhou."

Xu Yan looked at him and saw this scene clearly, but for some reason, when he focused his eyes on those buildings, he could not help but think of Xixi's face in his heart.

"I don't know who she is in the palace. I hope she is not the emperor's concubine or something." Xu Yan thought in his heart wishful thinking.

...

Chen Qinghe and the other two were on the top of Yanlai Peak. After about an hour and a half, they followed the stone steps that had been up the mountain and went down the mountain again. Then, at the foot of the mountain, they rented a large carriage and headed to the downtown area of ​​the capital.

Chen Qinghe smiled and said, "I heard from my father that in Yong'an City a few years ago, a new food street was built a few years ago. It not only contains local food from Zhongzhou, but also from other four states. There are many kinds of delicacies and seafood, and everything is available. I have long wanted to come and have a look. Now we have this opportunity, so we have to go and eat it all."

Xu Yan smiled and joked, "The senior brother must prepare the money and be responsible for treating the guests to pay the bill. There are only a few copper coins left on me. With the prices in the capital, I guess I wouldn't be enough to eat noodles."

After hearing this, Chen Qinghe thought that Xu Yan was joking, so he laughed and said, "It turns out that there are things that make the younger brother feel embarrassed in this world. You can rest assured that I specially brought 10,000 taels of silver on my body this time when I went out. Just eating and drinking is probably enough for us to eat for a year."

Gu Xueqing, who was sitting next to her, knew that Xu Yan really had no money. After all, when she was on the same journey with Xu Yan, both of them were frugal. However, now she is not the same, because when she left Wuyang Town, her uncle, who was the richest man in Yanxi Township and in charge of Chunyu Tea, forced her to give her 100,000 taels of silver as the expenses along the way.

But at this moment, in front of Chen Qinghe and Bai Bing, she was embarrassed to take out the silver notes and give them to Xu Yan, and could only think about doing this again in private.

However, after hearing Xu Yan say that he had no money, Bai Bing on the side didn't think much about it. He immediately took out a stack of silver notes from his storage bag and handed them to Xu Yan and said, "You can use these silver coins first."

When Xu Yan saw Bai Bing handing over a stack of silver notes directly, and the smallest value seemed to be one thousand taels, and there were more than ten, he was amused and laughed. He did not immediately reach out to pick it up, but just replied with a smile: "How can I use so much silver? You add up, it's more than all the money on the senior brother."

When Chen Qinghe saw this scene, his face was even more stunned. He immediately turned to Xu Yan and asked, "Junior brother, you really have no money. I thought you... were joking?"

After hearing this, Xu Yan smiled and shook his head and replied, "Senior Brother, I am not like you. I am a wealthy child in the county town. Moreover, my parents have passed away early. Where can I get money from?"

When Chen Qinghe heard this, his face turned red with a rare look, but he didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Chen Qinghe didn't say anything more, Bai Bing said, "Please accept it quickly. You will live in this capital for a long time in the future. This place is not as good as on the mountain. As long as you step out of the door, you need money everywhere. How can you do without money?"

Seeing that she was so persistent, Xu Yan stopped being pretentious. He immediately reached out to take the silver notes she handed over, and then nodded to her.
Chapter completed!