There were no city walls in the Immortal City. Other than the majestic Celestial Dragon Mountain standing tall on the north side, the east, west, and south sides were all flat plains. A few large rivers flowed through the plains, and the fertile land was filled with undulating buildings and pavilions. The bustling and bustling place could be said to be unparalleled in the world.
This was the largest city in the vast land of the Divine Prefecture, and also the city with the largest population in history. Hundreds of millions of creatures gathered here, and the countless joys and sorrows of the human world played out. Perhaps it was because this place was too prosperous and flourishing that there was no city wall in the world that could encircle it. It was like the legendary divine tree that had existed since the beginning of the world, growing uncontrollably and wildly.
There were ancient ruins in the Immortal City, and the scale of these ruins was extremely large. There were many traces of ruins on the surface, and the scale of the ruins underground was even larger. There were countless secrets hidden inside, and perhaps there were countless treasures. Of course, there could also be countless dangers and monsters.
For so many years, the legend about this ancient ruins had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and there were countless versions of it. However, at this time, the rumors were ultimately just gossip, because the big shots of Zhenxianmeng had cast a spell to seal this ancient ruins many years ago.
When the carriage entered the streets of the Immortal City and steadily moved forward, through the curtains on the carriage, Lu Chen's gaze passed over the houses of different heights on both sides of the street, and saw a very tall but obviously broken statue in the distance.
It had huge fangs and a mighty aura. Standing on top of the city, it seemed to overlook all living things, and it had its own domineering aura, like a giant beast pouncing on one's face. Lu Chen stared in that direction from afar in the carriage. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat. He felt that the already broken eye of the giant beast on the statue seemed to have suddenly come to life at a certain moment, and looked into the carriage.
It was like a shocking roar in the dark, suddenly exploding in one's mind, causing one's body to suddenly turn cold. But very quickly, that feeling receded like the tide, and there was no more sound, as if it was a dream.
Lu Chen's gaze did not leave the statue. After looking at it in silence for a while, he suddenly asked Old Ma, "Is that a white tiger?"
Old Ma looked back at the window, then nodded and said, "Well, yes. The place we're going to this time is in the White Tiger District. That mythological beast statue is too tall. No matter how far it is, as long as you are here, you can probably see it if you raise your head. I guess it's the same in our residence. "
Lu Chen glanced at Old Ma, and a glimmer of light flashed in the depths of his eyes. "How did you feel when you looked at the white tiger statue?"
Old Ma was startled for a moment. Then, he shrugged and smilingly said, "What can I feel? It's nothing more than a sigh. This statue, together with the other three giant statues of mythological beasts in the Immortal City, is said to be originally from this relic. It's just that after so many years, no one can figure out its origin. "
Lu Chen nodded, his gaze slightly drooping. His expression seemed to have some subtle changes, but very quickly returned to normal. He nodded and said, "Indeed, the person who could create such a giant statue must also be an incomparably powerful race."
Old Ma chuckled and said, "Most likely. But who knows, no matter how powerful they are, there are no traces of them now. Perhaps they have encountered some natural or man-made disaster, and have already perished."
The sound of the carriage carried them away, leaving only the giant white tiger statue that stood majestically under the sunlight. It still stood there motionlessly, as if it was still waiting for something in the quiet years.
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Their new residence in the Immortal City was still very good. It was on the side of a gentle tributary of the Mirror River, one of the four major rivers. This was the depths of the White Tiger District, and the surroundings had long been filled with houses. The carriage first crossed a stone bridge called "Horse Washing Bridge", and then went down to a fork in the road. There was a street with two opposite alleys.
The alley on the left was called "Stone Flower Alley". This name sounded a little strange, and no one knew when it was given this name, but it was clearly written as such on the road sign.
Entering Stone Flower Alley, there was a row of houses of various sizes. Most of them looked like large mansions with clear facades. There were about eleven or twelve families. The carriage took them all the way to the deepest part of the alley, and stopped at the door.
The old and lean coachman got off the carriage, went forward to open the door, and directly drove the carriage in. When the door closed, Lu Chen, Old Ma, and Black Dog jumped down from the carriage, and after that, their new home was revealed in front of them.
It looked like an ordinary house with two entrances. On the outside, there was a living room, a few small rooms, and it looked like an ordinary family's kitchen, storeroom, and the like. On the inside, there were two rooms in the east and west, and a courtyard in the middle, surrounded by a veranda, just enough for one person to have one bedroom. The whole house was clean and tidy, and very quiet. It looked like a good place to live. Obviously, when Xue Ying from Fuyunji arranged this matter, she had put in a lot of thought.
After bringing them here, the old coachman quickly took his leave, and it looked like he was not willing to stay for a long time. It seemed that these two people were scourges in his eyes, and if they stayed too long, they might get into trouble.
The courtyard was not very big, but it was enough for Atsu to stroll around for a while. Lu Chen did not care that Atsu was curiously sniffing and running around the house, and turned to Old Ma and said, "Are we going to stay here?"
"Yes, what do you think?" Old Ma replied.
Lu Chen said, "It's okay, anyway, we don't really care about this. Oh right, where are the other things?"
Old Ma said, "They said that they have everything arranged. They should be placed somewhere in this house."
"Oh," Lu Chen said, "Looking for it?"
The two of them walked together. They first went to look at the bedroom, and after they were satisfied, they walked through the entire house. Finally, they found the neatly piled goods in a storeroom in front of them. There were so many of them that they looked like a small mountain, and they were about to fill the storeroom to the brim.
Other than some daily necessities, most of the things here were food, and they were all neatly stacked. Then, they quickly realized that there was a large amount of valuable demon beast flesh. Obviously, the people in Fuyunji had found out about what Lu Chen said previously.
Standing at the door of the storeroom and looking at the "small mountain" that was much taller than their heads, Lu Chen and Old Ma looked at each other and were speechless for a while.
After a while, Lu Chen suddenly said, "Look at this, and think about the ten years that we lived in Qingshuitang Village, those hard times. Damn, isn't the difference in our lives too big? "
Old Ma looked like he was gritting his teeth, and he said bitterly, "Fuyunji is actually so rich here … Damn! I suffered for ten years for nothing! "
Lu Chen clicked his tongue and looked at Old Ma with a faint smile. Then, he patted his shoulder and turned around.
Old Ma was still depressed, and he glared at the full storeroom angrily. Suddenly, he slammed the door shut, and followed behind Lu Chen. At the same time, he scolded, "Corruption!"
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