In the evening, Chang 'an City was very lively. Many lights had been lit up on the streets. Under the night breeze, the banners hanging outside danced in the wind, spreading the aroma of food and wine in all directions.
In the market square, there were more small wine shops and food stalls. All kinds of food from all over the world gathered here. Steam from steamers and soup pots filled the air.
Shen Luo walked through the bustling crowd, feeling the dense smoke and fire. His restless mood from a while ago unconsciously calmed down.
This Yanhe Meeting was different from the previous ones. Only some big sects would participate. Not to mention the ordinary people, even the leaders of low-level sects were not qualified to participate. Most of them might not even know about it.
Therefore, the impact of this meeting on the people of Chang 'an City was not as obvious as the increase in the rental prices in the city.
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The Tianji Guild Hall was located in the Flower Garden Lane in the east of the city. It was a large garden. After several expansions, the Tianji Guild Hall almost covered the whole area.
Shen Luo came to the door of the Tianji Guild Hall. He found that the door was just a very inconspicuous door with two black carvings. The two black doors were closed. There were two bronze beast heads with rings inlaid on them and 81 brass nails on the door.
He went up and knocked on the door a few times. No one answered. After waiting for a while, the bronze beast heads on the door suddenly opened their mouths and asked, "Who is visiting?"
As the beast heads opened and closed their mouths, the brass rings in their mouths jingled.
"I'm Shen Luo. I'm here to pay a visit to the Young Headmaster," Shen Luo said.
After that, there was another moment of silence.
After a while, the two bronze beast heads opened their mouths at the same time and pulled down the brass rings in their mouths. The two seemingly thin black doors slowly opened inwards with a heavy sound of friction.
When the door opened, there was no courtyard inside. Instead, there was a narrow walkway. On both sides of the walkway were two towering white walls, engraved with the pattern of a Vermilion Bird.
Shen Luo only stared at it for a few moments before he felt a wave of heat wash over him. This was a small protective array formation.
He straightened his clothes and started walking. As soon as he reached the end of the path, a young man dressed in Tianji City's disciple attire immediately came up to him.
After the two of them greeted each other, the disciple said, "Senior Shen, the City Lord is still in seclusion in the secret room. The elders have already gone to invite him. Please follow me to the reception hall to wait for a while."
"Okay." Shen Luo naturally agreed.
After that, he was led by the disciple through the corridor of the guild hall.
Shen Luo didn't walk for long before he felt a little dizzy. The crisscrossing corridors were very complicated, no different from a maze. If there was no one to lead the way, Shen Luo felt that he would get lost.
Moreover, there were many arrays and mechanisms hidden in the corners of the corridor. Along the way, Shen Luo found no less than seven of them. Although he didn't know how powerful they were, just the number of them was enough to make an intruder's scalp tingle.
After passing through the corridor area, the view in front of him suddenly widened. Not far away, there was a pond with dense water vapor. There were fields and lotus leaves scattered on the pond, full of green.
Shen Luo stared at a towering reef in the middle of the pond for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes flashed. He vaguely saw a metallic shadow with a faint glow pass through the crevices of the reef. There were fine traces of scales on it, and it looked like an anaconda.
Seeing Shen Luo's figure stop, the disciple smiled. He didn't mind revealing Shen Luo's secret and said, "Senior Shen, don't be surprised.
That's our Tianji City's puppet with the Art of Halting. It's one of the Four Beasts guarding this Tianji Dojo, the Black Tortoise. This isn't a secret. Many people know about it. "
"Oh, the array at the entrance is also one of the Four Beasts?" Shen Luo asked in surprise.
"That's right. That's the Vermilion Bird Array. There's also a Vermilion Bird Halting Beast underground. However, it doesn't usually appear. It only appears when the Tianji Dojo is under attack," the disciple explained.
Shen Luo looked around and felt that his horizons had been broadened. Along with the disciple's explanation, he finally understood how terrifying the number of defensive measures in this Tianji Dojo was. After looking around, he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.
"Is it really okay to directly inform the visitors of the various arrangements?" Shen Luo couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay. This is something the City Lord has agreed to. Besides, even if everyone knows about the arrangements here, how many people can guarantee that they can break through? This way, many people who don't know their own limits will give up on the idea of sneaking in. "The disciple smiled confidently.
"I'm afraid that's not all, right? Who wouldn't be impressed by the Tianji City's Art of Halting? In the end, they'll all become loyal guests of the Tianji Dojo. "Shen Luo smiled.
"Indeed," the disciple replied generously.
As the two chatted and laughed, they had already arrived in front of the reception hall. Shen Luo saw a familiar face at a glance. It was Elder Fu.
When Elder Fu saw Shen Luo arrive, he hurriedly got up to greet him.
After the two exchanged greetings, they sat down in the hall. Soon, a pretty female servant brought tea to Shen Luo. She had an exquisite figure, a natural expression, and agile movements. However, she wasn't a real person, but a puppet.
"Elder Fu, it's been a long time since we parted in Tianji City. I wonder how Fellow Daoist Yan is doing? Did he come to Chang 'an City this time? "Shen Luo asked.
"Master Wu's injuries have already completely recovered. This time, he didn't follow us to Chang 'an. Instead, he stayed in Tianji City. The City Lord intends to pass the position to him. Now, he's left there to take charge of the affairs of Tianji City, "Elder Fu said with a smile.
"I see. Fellow Daoist Yan is really lucky to have a master like the City Lord," Shen Luo praised.
"I seem to hear someone praising me?" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the hall.
Shen Luo and Elder Fu got up at the same time and went out to greet him.
"City Lord …"
"Senior …"
The person who came was the City Lord of Tianji City, the young master. Elder Fu and Shen Luo greeted him at the same time.
"Haha, no need to be so courteous. Sit down and talk," the young master walked over and said with a smile.
After they sat down again, the young master took the initiative to say, "I heard that when the incident at Mount Fangcun happened, you were there too?"
"That's right. Originally, I was there for … In the end, I happened to meet you." Shen Luo only said half of what he wanted to say.
When the young master heard this, he was slightly startled and said, "You can tell Elder Fu about the repair of the jade pillow. It's okay. We also need his help with this matter. Elder Fu is in charge of collecting the rest of the auxiliary materials. "
When Shen Luo heard this, he first apologized to Elder Fu and then said, "I was originally there for the Mountain River Map. I didn't expect to meet you by chance. It's a pity that I'm too weak to be of much help."
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