Other than the time they entered the Divine Capital in the dark, this was the first time Li Chengfeng and the other two had actually wandered around the Divine Capital. The three of them were headless flies that did not know the way. If they were asked to find the direction of the drum themselves, they would most likely walk around until the sky turned dark. However, when the citizens around them heard the drum's sound, all of them were shocked and curious. They put down what they were doing and swarmed towards the street where the drum was located.
The merchants closed their stalls early, while the tourists put down the things they were prepared to buy and turned to leave. Seeing that the customers were leaving, the hawkers also picked up their goods and followed them out of curiosity.
Along the way, Li Chengfeng and the other two saw all kinds of people, laughing and joking as they swarmed towards the sound of the drum. Among them were barbarians who bared their chests even in winter, barbarians who wore strange headgear, people from the Puppet Kingdom with deep eyes and high noses, and people from the Dijon Empire with tanned skin and muscular bodies.
There were also passionate dancers who ran down from the restaurants. Some of them were female slaves from various races that Da Qi had captured during its wars. They were bought by the restaurants to be trained as dancers, while others had followed the merchant caravans to the most prosperous and powerful city in the world to seek a brand new life.
Some of them were barefoot even in winter, wearing gold and silver bracelets of various colors on their ankles. They wore long skirts with slits and short blouses that exposed their navels. They were the most eye-catching in the crowd, like a bunch of walking flowers. When some gangsters on the street saw this, they immediately went up to them with smiles, using the crowd as an excuse to grope them with their hands, shocking these dancers into screaming and cursing angrily.
For a moment, this corner of the Divine Capital was like a pot of oil that had been splashed with cold water, boiling and boiling.
Li Chengfeng and the others followed the crowd and headed southwest from Divine Peace Street, which was close to the city's eastern main gate. From Divine Peace Street, they passed through Kagura Street, Shenwen Street, Shending Street, and finally arrived at the Divine Cauldron Street square where the drum was located.
Li Chengfeng saw that the central square of Taiyang City could accommodate forty to fifty thousand people, but this Divine Cauldron Street square could accommodate a hundred thousand people!
When Xiaobao saw the dense crowd in the square, he inhaled sharply and said, "So many people!
Is this square so big? "
When an elderly man beside him heard him, he turned his head and said proudly, "Is this your first time in the Divine Capital?"
Xiaobao smiled embarrassedly and said, "Yes, yes!"
The man proudly showed off, "This square is called the Divine Cauldron Square. There are two high platforms in the middle. One of the nine cauldrons is placed with the copper ingot, and the other one is placed with the Notification Drum!
There are nine squares like this in the Divine Capital!
They're called the Nine Cauldron Square!
"And these public squares aren't the biggest. The biggest is the Divine Capital's Divine Sect Public Square. That public square … is several times bigger than this public square!"
Xiaobao gave him a cultivator's salute, "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle."
When the old man saw Xiaobao's greeting, his expression changed slightly. When he saw Xiaobao's cultivator robe, a look of fear appeared on his face. He quickly nodded and bowed in return, "So it's Master Cultivator. You're too kind, I wouldn't dare!"
Xiaobao that Xiaobao was was, and Cauldron. Li. "Xiaobao were Xiaobao. Cauldron. Xiaobao.
Hurry up and catch up! "
In just a short while, more and more people had gathered. Li Chengfeng pulled Xiaobao and Han Tianxing, the three of them squeezed through the crowd.
Along the way, the three of them had used their strength to push through the crowd, provoking angry glares and curses from the crowd. However, when they saw the cultivator robes of the three of them, they all calmed down and vented their anger on the other people who wanted to push forward. "Are your dog eyes blind? Push, push, push, what are you pushing for?
Be careful that your mother doesn't squeeze you out! "
The three of them did not know how long they had been squeezing. Suddenly, their vision cleared up. The center of the square was surrounded by blood guards. The citizens only dared to watch from the side. There was still an extremely empty square in the middle. To the east was a ten-meter-tall platform. On the platform was a bronze cauldron that was three to four meters tall and weighed a few thousand kilograms. This must be one of the nine cauldrons.
Han Tianxing could not help but show off his knowledge and knowledge. "See that? This is one of the nine cauldrons of the Dingguo Kingdom. These nine cauldrons are placed in nine different positions in the Divine Capital, corresponding to the North, South, East, North, South, West, North and Central. They represent guarding the nine lands of Daqi, ensuring eternal peace."
Xiaobao sized it up curiously and greedily, nodding hurriedly. Then, he quickly looked to the other side. "Eh, the person beating the drum …"
Li Chengfeng was stunned on the spot. He felt that the person beating the drum in the distance looked very familiar.
On the other side of the drum's platform, the person beating the drum with all her might with a red tasseled copper staff was a woman. She wore a long white dress and had a slender figure. Her black hair was like clouds. From afar, her face could not be seen clearly, but her elegant figure and aura were unforgettable.
This red tasseled copper staff weighed fifty kilograms. Just its thickness alone was as thick as an adult's calf. Ordinary people could not even lift it, much less wave it.
But in this woman's hands, it was like a tree branch. She lifted it as though it was light. Every time she hit the drum that was over ten square meters wide, a loud sound would shake the earth.
The sound was so loud that the citizens nearby could not help but cover their ears.
"This, this can't be …" Xiaobao could not help but stutter. Before he could finish, he heard a voice beside him.
"Aiya, isn't this Xiaobao?"
The voice was as clear as a silver bell. It could be heard clearly amidst the deafening sound of the drum.
Xiaobao and the rest turned to look. Oh, it's someone familiar! Isn't that Little Bell?
"You, you're … you're …" Xiaobao pointed at Little Bell, his eyes wide and speechless.
Little Bell pretended to be angry as she walked forward with her hands on her hips. She reached out and grabbed Xiaobao's ear. "What? It's only been a while and you don't remember me anymore?
Tell me, who am I? "
Xiaobao cried out in pain, "Little Bell, you're Little Bell, let go of me, let go of me!"
Little Bell yelled, "It's Sister Little Bell!"
Xiaobao quickly said, "Yes, yes, it's Sister Little Bell!"
Li Chengfeng bowed to Little Bell. "Little Bell, is that Liu Sumei, Spiritual Master Liu?"
Only then did Little Bell let go. She glared at Xiaobao and said, "You still have a conscience. You recognized him right away, and you remember him. Unlike some people, who forget him in the blink of an eye!"
His words were strange and ambiguous. Everyone looked at Xiaobao with an inexplicable gaze. It was as if they were looking at a treacherous scumbag who had abandoned his wife and son.
Xiaobao's face flushed red with embarrassment and anger. He stomped his feet. "I … I didn't! I … I didn't abandon you! I … I'm not close to you, not close at all!"
Little Bell couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw him like this. She laughed so hard that she rocked back and forth. Her voice was as clear as a silver bell and as crisp as a skylark. She stepped forward and grabbed Xiaobao's arm as she leaned into his embrace. She put on a pitiful look and asked, "Xiaobao gege, from today onwards, are we friends?"
Xiaobao's face turned red, and he was speechless. Little Bell nudged Xiaobao with her elbow and asked coquettishly, "Are we close?"
Xiaobao shuddered and quickly said, "Familiar, familiar, very familiar, very familiar!"
Even Li Chengfeng and Han Tianxing couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Just as they were joking around, a group of Blood Guards emerged from the crowd. A Third Rank Officer pointed at Liu Sumei and yelled, "Who dares to sound the Drum of Notification!"
The woman put down her red tasseled copper rod and yelled, "Phoenix Hibiscus Court, Liu Sumei!"
Ninety-nine percent of the people here did not know who Liu Sumei was but the Phoenix Hibiscus Court was a household name!
This third-ranked official was the capital's magistrate. He naturally knew how important the Phoenix Hibiscus Court was. He groaned inwardly but had no choice but to ask, "Why did you strike the drum?"
Liu Sumei yelled, "I'm accusing Tong 'an Prefecture Chief Xu Tao of deceiving his superiors and treating human life like grass!"
As soon as this voice fell, the originally bustling square immediately fell silent.
Everyone in the Divine Capital was very sensitive. They knew very well that the government and the cultivation world were like two rivers that did not cross each other's paths.
But now … someone from the Phoenix Hibiscus Court had struck the Notification Drum and was accusing a prefecture chief!
What did this mean?
Moreover, some people who were more sensitive to the officialdom were keenly aware of an even more terrifying thing: Xu Tao was the Fourth Prince's man!