Chapter 439: Sisters
The Divine Capital was the home of the Jin Emperor on top of being the greatest city in the dynasty.
The areas outside were naturally guarded with numerous army camps. Anyone who wanted to touch the capital must pay a monstrous price.
There were nine gates and seventy-two towns protecting the capital like stars surrounding the moon. There were guards everywhere on the path to the capital. Even the water route required going through many posts.
“Gaga.” Wild geese were uniformly flying southward, each was as big as a dustpan. It was a sunny day but the air felt quite refreshing on the path through Rouge Maple. Red leaves were fluttering to the wind.
Feng Feiyun wore a white daoist robe with a carefree temperament just like a scholar. He stepped on the leaves and stared at the red scene before him: “Winter comes at the end of autumn.”
“The winter at the capital is always bleak. When snow falls, many beggars will die on the street. People will collect their bodies like trash in the early morning and dump them in the river outside the city.” Xiaoxiang looked a bit flimsy yet still lovely in her purple dress while walking behind him.
“There are beggars here too?” Feiyun thought that only cultivators were there, that it was a debaucherous paradise.
“As long as there are people, there will be beggars.” Xiaoxiang answered before suddenly stopping.
Feiyun also stopped and turned back only to find her glistening eyes like two grapes that have just fallen into the river: “We’re about to reach the biggest southern town outside the capital. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely take you to the capital.”
“Back to the Beauty’s Smile Pavilion.” She said.
“That’s right.” Feiyun replied.
Xiaoxiang bit her lips before slightly opening them to say: “I don’t want to go back. Feng Feiyun, take me away from the capital and I’ll follow you anywhere, even to the edge of the earth...”