I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 398
September tenth.

It is a thousand miles south of Shuzhou City.

It is bordered by Shiwan Dashan in the west, Shuzhou City in the north, Ning'an County in the east, and thousands of miles south to the border of Dali.

Although such a geographical location is not considered unique, it is not bad to be surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Since the news that Ning Yuke was going to build a new city came out, countless people have been guessing where the new city will be located.

Now that the answer is revealed, many people are actually a little surprised.

There is no other reason, just because this new city is too close to Shuzhou City.

In ancient times, there were generally two motives for building a new city——

One, the diversion of population.

Second, political symbols.

Regardless of the motivation, the scale of the new cities to be built will not be too large, and most of them will be far away from the main cities in the area.

But Ning Yuke did the opposite. Not only was the scale and area of ​​the new city not small at all, but it was only a thousand miles away from Shuzhou City.

In this way, the two cities will undoubtedly compete for the population and resources in the same area, which is an extremely failed decision no matter how you look at it.

Of course, these are all evaluations based on common sense.

If everyone knows that this new city is for the demon clan to live in, then there will probably be a different expression on their faces.

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"Worship the land, mountain god!"

"Break ground! Safe and auspicious!"

"Scatter the beans!"

"Stone!"

"Ring the bell!"

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At Sishi, the ceremonial officials in green robes stood on a temporary high platform and began to preside over the ceremony of breaking the ground, while there were many craftsmen and coolies standing under their feet.

After all, it is a large-scale project, so this grand ceremony is relatively grand.

Si Tianjian specially calculated the good time, and some people went to the surrounding low mountains to pay homage to various mountain gods and land gods in advance.

Even Ning Yuke came to the scene under heavy guards, preparing to inscribe the name of Xincheng himself.

The eyebrows are like a distant mountain without being drawn and darkened, and the lips are painted with sand but not dotted.

Under the attention of everyone, she stood on the dragon platform in a gorgeous dress. The golden skirt moved with the wind, and the dragon's title and tassels hung down from her hair in golden steps. The brilliance of colorful embroidery is full of incomparable dignity and elegance.

Is Ning Yuke pretty?

Undoubtedly beautiful.

Is the Empress fresh?

Of course fresh.

Most of the tens of thousands of craftsmen on the scene were vulgar men. They had never seen such a beautiful woman, and they had never seen the emperor with their own eyes. Reasonably, they should be looking straight at this moment.

However, when "pretty woman" and "emperor" are combined, few people will have any dirty thoughts.

Many people even felt that they would offend Ning Yuke by taking a second glance, so they often lowered their heads quickly after just a glance, and kept admiring such a divine figure in their hearts.

With her beauty and temperament alone, she has conquered a large number of people, and Ning Yuke can be regarded as having a bit of "face value".

But for the court spies who were among the crowd, they were more concerned about another woman standing on the high platform.

Covering her face with a white gauze, her figure is uneven, with a blue long sword on her waist, and there is no trace of sadness or joy in her eyes.

If it is said that Ning Yuke has displayed the beauty of "elegance and luxury" to the extreme, then this woman in simple clothes is vaguely detached from such mortal beauty, just standing there is as lonely and independent as a fairy.

There is only one woman in the world who can have this kind of temperament.

It was Qing Xian who had officially "take office" and became Ning Yuke's personal bodyguard.

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Faintly feeling several gazes, Qingxian glanced in several directions calmly, and recorded several faces in her heart.

These spies probably never imagined that they would be exposed so easily, and they are still trying their best to guess Qing Xian's identity.

Of course, Qingxian would not kill Xizuo in public, so after a few glances, he moved his gaze to a further distance.

The dense forest with a radius of hundreds of miles is flat, and several small rivers flow in it.

If Wei Changtian can keep his promise, if Shuzhou can defeat the [-] counter-insurgency army and gain a firm foothold.

Then, after half a year, a new city will stand here, a new city where humans and demons coexist peacefully.

And this new city will open the door to a new world for the monster race that has been suppressed by humans for thousands of years
"Your Majesty, the ceremony is complete."

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Qingxian's thoughts.

The long bells gradually died down, and the ceremony officer bowed his head and walked to Ning Yuke's side, respectfully holding an ivory-handled Zihao brush in front of the latter.

"Your Majesty, please give the new city a name."

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He took the Zihao pen in one hand, and slightly pulled up the long sleeve with the other.

Ning Yuke glanced at the tens of thousands of people who were waiting not far away, and the blank gold silk rice paper was spread out in front of her.

Immediately, the tip of the pen fell down, and two upright and ancient characters were outlined with a few strokes.

From this moment on, this high-profile new city, which is destined to leave a strong mark in history, finally has its name.

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As the sun shines, Qing Xian slightly squints her eyes.

Of course she saw those two words.

As the most direct "stakeholder", after hesitating for a moment, she lowered her voice and asked, "Girl, what is the meaning of these two words?"

"Senior Qing Xian, I didn't come up with this name, but Young Master Wei."

Shaking her head lightly, Ning Yuke turned her head and replied, "I was also puzzled at the time, but Mr. Wei only answered four words."

"Which four words?"

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Moving closer, Ning Yuke whispered the answer.

This answer made Qing Xian's pupils contract suddenly, and her breathing gradually became short.

Then, a green light flashed past.

"Cang!"

With a crisp sound, the long sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and the sword body reflected sunlight and scattered countless gold spots, and then it turned into several icy sword qi in the astonished eyes of everyone, and went straight to a huge bluestone in the distance.

The bluestone is as tall as five people, and it was originally planned to be used to engrave the name of the new city.

However, judging from the current situation, those masons standing aside may no longer be useful.

"call!!"

"Shoot!!!"

The sword energy set off a gust of wind, passing over the bluestone, and the broken stone turned into powder and swayed with the wind. After the wind passed, only sword marks several inches into the stone were left.

Each sword mark is nearly ten feet long, and they intersect with each other, forming two large characters that are almost exactly the same as those written by Ning Yuke on the paper from top to bottom.

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"Dude, what are those two words?"

"How do I know, I can't read."

"Brother, do you know him?"

"Well, I only know that the first character is 'big', and we don't know the second character."

"Big? Big what?"

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Although Qingxian uses sword energy as a knife, the two words carved on the bluestone are powerful enough and shocking enough.

However, most of the artisans gathered here are illiterate, so it is inevitable that they will whisper a few words, eager to know what this new city is called.

The noisy discussion suddenly rang out, and then stopped abruptly in the high-pitched recitation of the ritual officer.

"On the way of the great way, the world is for the public, selecting the worthy and capable, preaching faith and cultivating harmony, so people don't just kiss their own relatives."

"Men have a share, women have a home, if evil is abandoned on the ground, there is no need to hide it, and if power is evil, it does not come from the body and does not need to be for oneself"

"This kindness means that the world is in harmony!"

"Therefore, Your Majesty named this city"

"Datong!"

(End of this chapter)