It was noon.

There are still many pedestrians coming and going at the city gate.

Xu Yan came to the city gate and saw the captain's documents sticking to the city wall. He was curious and leaned over to take a look.

Some serious criminals wanted in the documents are mostly evil and evil. Most of them are murderous and robbed, and the bounty is about 100 taels.

It’s a lot of money, one hundred taels per person, ten taels per person are just one thousand taels.

Xu Yan made up silently.

Even if you can't get into Sitianjian, the bounty hunter is a job.

Seeing the end, Xu Yan was slightly surprised.

The other wanted criminals were 100 taels of silver, and in the end, this one was as much as 1,000 taels, and the portrait was a weak palace maid, which was a strong contrast with the fierce faces in front of them.

The murderer is worth 100 taels, but a palace maid is worth 1,000 taels. What kind of crime is this committed?

Curiously, I took a closer look at the content of the Captain's document.

The crime of the palace maid was to steal a box of beads from Huining Palace.

There were many people watching around, talking nonsense, and Xu Yan roughly heard the whole story.

It turned out that Huining Palace was the queen's bedroom. The lost jewelry caused the queen to be furious. Many eunuchs and palace maids were killed by sticks, while the mastermind's palace maid escaped and their whereabouts are still unknown.

No wonder the bounty is so expensive. If you touch the queen's bad temper, you will not get any good results.

If you want to be caught, you must not lose all your money.

After watching the fun for a while, Xu Yan walked into the city gate.

The Great Shang Imperial City has a population of one million.

The long street is full of connections and can’t see the end at first sight, with crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, and it’s very lively.

"The candy seller is here! The colorful candy seller is here to be sweet!"

"Shrimp cake! Tang Xin'er's short cake."

"Red dates, the most delicious big red date!"

Walking on the noisy street, Xu Yan watched everywhere, and the noise and bustle were everywhere.

The capital of a country is indeed extremely prosperous.

With the intention of strolling around the ancient capital, Xu Yan walked steadily.

When I walked past the teahouse, I heard the storyteller Wanwan say.

When I walked past the restaurant, I saw a wealthy man playing boxing.

Walking through the long street, I saw people going their separate ways.

Walking through the ancient alley, I picked up a beautiful handkerchief embroidered with white daffodils.

"Young Master, can you send it upstairs?"

Xu Yan looked up and saw a woman poking out on the second floor of the building. She looked pretty and said like an oriole. There were many sisters next to her smirking.

"He's a scholar."

"I'm young and exhausted, so I'm here to take the exam."

"It looks so good, with a pretty face."

"Maybe they are the future top scorer."

The slightest moment came from the upstairs, and Xu Yan was a little confused.

Flying love luck?

It doesn't look like anyone who has so many daughters, a group of them.

He glanced at the sign on the door.

Cuiyun Tower.

The guy at the door came over.

"The white flower handkerchief is the one in Da Shang! Congratulations to the guest! Our girls in Cuiyun Tower are among the best in Da Shang, and will never disappoint you. The girls who can use this white flower handkerchief are even the courtesans in Cuiyun Tower. The price starts at least 200 taels per person. If you take the handkerchief, you can get twenty taels of silver."

It turned out to be a 10% discount on the tickets for a brothel.

Xu Yan threw the handkerchief into a ball and threw it on the guy's face, raising it away without even turning his head.

The girl upstairs was not annoyed, and she started to chatter and joke.

"Yeah, I'm still a self-righteous person who looks down on us, the children of the world."

"No, people must be studying hard on the books of sages and disdain to hang out on the railings and tiles. They will make their mark in the future."

"Young masters are so romantic. Without us women, what's the use of reading more books they read?"

"Maybe they don't like you guys."

"You are the mediocre! You are the vulgar fan! Sisters deal with her."

"It's so itchy! I'm wrong, sisters, let me go, ah!"

The girls upstairs were fighting together, and no one heard the whispers from the scholars who were leaving.

"Two hundred taels! I can't afford to play..."

After walking out of the streets and alleys of brothels, Xu Yan realized that throwing a handkerchief in the Da Shang Imperial City actually had such a meaning.

The imperial city is really huge, and I can’t visit many places in half a day.

At dusk, I found a remote small inn to settle down.

Although the inn is not big, the charge is not low. You can only stay for one tael of silver for ten days, and if you change it to copper coins, it is 100 yuan per night.

The capital of the country, where every inch of land is valuable, seems to be the same at all times.

Deposit to stay in the room.

The house is relatively clean, the bedding is new, and only breakfast is provided, lunch and dinner have to be solved by yourself.

The small inn has a special kitchen, where you can order food and drink, and a price list is hung at the door.

Xu Yan glanced at it and it was not cheap.

At this time, Zhang finally showed the benefits of being a corpse.

No need to eat or drink, or even stay in a hotel, let alone starve to death.

Sitting in the room, Xu Yan recalled what he saw and heard during the day.

The imperial city is indeed prosperous. From this point of view, even if the Da Shang Dynasty was not at its peak, it was definitely not a declining country. The emperor might be obsessed with external objects such as the Nine Dragon Pillar, but his national strength should be not weak.

Especially when you are on the street, you can occasionally see some figures with steady and long breath.

These people are of different ages and appearances, but their temperaments are absolutely different from those of ordinary people. They have more vivid eyes and keen perceptions. Walking in the crowd often allows ordinary people around them to avoid them involuntarily.

Must be a practitioner!

Xu Yan could basically conclude that there were many practitioners on the streets and alleys of the Da Shang Imperial City.

Night falls.

There were noises coming from the hall outside.

When meal time is coming, the inn becomes lively.

Xu Yan walked out of the room and looked for a seat in the hall, listening to the passengers chatting while drinking tea.

People talk about interesting news from all over the world to the Nine Dragon Pillars that mobilize the masses, from major events in the dynasty to brothels, and from food, clothing, housing and transportation to the world of practice.

In Da Shang, the existence of practitioners is not a secret.

From people's discussions, Xu Yan summarized the general rules about the world of cultivation.

Cultivation has a fixed level of state, and the initial state is called Qi Refining Realm.

It is not difficult to get the mental method of Qi Refining Realm. It can be bought by wealthy families as long as they are willing to spend money, but it is not allowed to be spread casually. If you can afford a large price, you can also invite practitioners from Qi Refining Realm to teach their cultivation experience. Some practitioners even set up escort agencies and can spend money to hire them.

Although there are many practitioners, their strengths are uneven.

Xu Yan learned from the passengers that the real difficulty of practicing lies in the second realm.

Foundation building.

As for where the foundation-building realm is difficult, there are many different opinions in the small inn.

"I think the Qi Refining Realm is a scholar, and the Foundation Building Realm is the top scorer. Whoever has more ink in her belly can get the best of the top!"

"It should be accumulation. After years of accumulation of skills, you can enter a new realm after dawn."

"It's more effective for the magic pill. As far as I know, all the masters in the foundation-building realm rely on the spiritual pill to become foundation-building."

"According to you, descendants of wealthy families can have cultivation. As long as they have silver and gold, they can buy elixirs."

"That's certainly! There must be more chances of cultivators appearing in wealthy families than in poor families."

"I don't think so, what's wrong with the poor? Those who have ambition can succeed. As long as they are willing to endure hardships, they may not be able to succeed in their cultivation."

In the hall, a group of travelers were arguing red and red in their faces, which was very lively.

Xu Yan was interesting to hear and said, "It depends on talent. If you don't have talent, the royal relatives can only be ordinary people. If you have talent, the beggars and poor boys on the street can also have a lot of cultivation."

Everyone nodded.

Talent is invisible and intangible, but its importance is obvious to all.

"Talent is indeed very important, especially for the second major realm."
Chapter completed!