Pushing open the window of the inn room, Lu Heng looked down at the bustling crowds on the street below, with calls and shouts occasionally drifting up from various places.
The waiters in the inn below greeted and served every guest with enthusiasm.
Little birds flew by from time to time, and Lu Heng watched them chirp and hop joyfully on the nearby eaves.
Wait, all the animals on the Shenyuan Continent are called magical beasts, so why can these little birds fly into the capital?
Is it because they are small and numerous?
Lu Heng carefully observed the surrounding birds. These birds were indeed not large, similar in size to the sparrows in the apocalypse.
These birds also had no magic crystals. Could it be that because their lifespan was shorter than ordinary magical beasts, they couldn't evolve magic crystals?
If his golden eagle appeared in the sky above the capital, and Lu Heng attached a recording device to the golden eagle, could he observe the entire capital?
Retracting his gaze, Lu Heng glanced at Lu Bai, who was curled up on the bed in his original fox form and sleeping soundly, his ears occasionally twitching.
Walking to the bedside, Lu Heng took out a piece of giant snake meat and placed it on a plate, putting it in front of Lu Bai's nose. This was obtained from killing a level five magical beast in the Cloud Mist Forest, and Lu Bai loved to eat it.
Lu Bai's small nose twitched. He opened his lazy eyes and looked at the snake meat placed before him.
He looked up at Lu Heng, who was sitting beside him, smiling and watching him. Lu Bai stood up on the bed, first stretching his front paws forward, and then lifting his hind legs one by one to stretch.
"Master, you're tempting me with food again," Lu Bai complained to Lu Heng after stretching.
"If I didn't, you wouldn't sleep until noon." Putting away the snake meat, Lu Heng walked to the table in the middle of the room and sat down. "Get dressed, let's go out for a walk. There are still many places in the capital we haven't explored."
A rustling sound of dressing came from behind him. In a short while, Lu Bai transformed into human form, put on a new set of clothes, and walked over.
"Master, I haven't brushed my teeth yet."
Under Lu Heng's careful guidance, Lu Bai's habits were corrected after transforming into human form. For example, Lu Bai could now proactively ask to brush his teeth morning and night.
"Okay, let's go together. I haven't brushed my teeth either." With that, Lu Heng took Lu Bai back into the spatial realm to wash up.
When they emerged again, only a few minutes had passed outside. Lu Heng opened the door of the inn room and led Lu Bai out.
Going downstairs, Lu Heng found a waiter and asked, "Do you have a map of our capital here? This is our first time here, and we're afraid of getting lost. There are too many streets and houses in the capital."
"Yes, we have a map of the capital. It's specially printed by the Imperial City Department, and it's guaranteed to be understandable. However, it costs five crystal stones. We also have to pay for it from the Imperial City Department," the waiter said, taking out a yellowed booklet.
"One copy, please." Lu Heng took out crystal stones and handed them to the waiter. "I saw many birds flying in the city this morning. Doesn't the capital control these magical beasts? I heard that those flying magical beasts used for transportation are not allowed in."
Taking the crystal stones from Lu Heng, the waiter handed the booklet to Lu Heng, his expression now more eager. "The capital does not control these small flying birds, as there are too many of them. But those little things have no offensive power and pose no danger to the capital."
Lu Heng nodded in understanding.
The waiter glanced at Lu Bai, who had been following behind Lu Heng without speaking, and asked, "Do you two need breakfast? Our various breakfasts are no worse than those in other restaurants."
Lu Heng glanced at a table nearby. Some guests who were also staying at the inn were eating breakfast. Lu Heng looked at the simple food on the table and shook his head. "No, I ate some snacks in the room earlier, so I'm not hungry now."
Just then, someone upstairs called for the waiter. Seeing that Lu Heng and the others did not intend to dine at the inn, the waiter bowed and said to Lu Heng, "Alright, honored guest, please take your time. The guest upstairs is calling me."
Seeing the waiter leave, Lu Heng flipped through the map in his hand. The map was as simple as ever, roughly outlining several major districts and important locations such as the Imperial City and government offices, but nothing else was marked.
Lu Heng's mouth twitched. This map was clearly designed to cheat people new to the capital. It seemed he would have to let the golden eagle carry equipment and fly a circle at high altitude.
Putting the simple map into his spatial realm, Lu Heng pulled Lu Bai and left the inn.
This time, they strolled in a different direction from yesterday, and they went into shops they saw along the way.
"Eh, a shop of the Danyang Sect." Lu Heng and Lu Bai stood outside a two-story shop and said with surprise, looking at the plaque. "Let's go in and have a look."
Entering the shop and seeing the disciples of the Danyang Sect busy inside, Lu Heng suddenly felt a sense of returning home.
He had recruited many disciples for the Danyang Sect in Jinyang City using crystals. Although those disciples were bound by contracts, it had caused quite a stir on the entire Shenyuan Continent, making the Danyang Sect the sect with the most disciples for a time.
"Honored guest, what kind of pills are you looking to buy?" A man wearing the uniform of a Danyang Sect disciple walked over, his expression neither humble nor arrogant.
"Just looking around." Lu Heng took out a token from his person. This was a token given to him by Wu Chenzi earlier, who said it could be used in any Danyang Sect shop.
The disciple took the token, examined it carefully, then returned it to Lu Heng and bowed. He didn't know why Lu Heng was here. After verifying Wu Chenzi's token, he thought Lu Heng had something important to discuss with an elder. "Please follow me to the second floor. Our elder is upstairs."
Following the disciple to the second floor of the shop, this area was not open to the public, so there were no customers.
"Elder Lu, someone has brought the token of Grandmaster Wu." The disciple said to the inside of a room door.
Instantly, footsteps sounded from inside the room, and a middle-aged man's voice came from within. "Quick, invite them in. What are you waiting for?"
Then the door was opened from the inside, and a man with a goatee looked out.
"Quick, please come in. Li Zi, go and make tea for our guests. Use the best one." The man instructed the disciple who had just come and then moved aside to let Lu Heng in.
Walking into the room, Lu Heng carefully observed the furnishings. This should be an accountant's room. On a long table in the room, there was an abacus, and many account books were placed on the desktop.
"Hahaha, what are your names? May I also see the token of Grandmaster Wu?"
Lu Heng handed Wu Chenzi's token again, then sat down with Lu Bai on a seat on the side of the room. "My name is Lu Heng, and my brother Lu Bai and I are here to explore the capital. We saw the Danyang Sect's plaque downstairs just now, so we came in to have a look. We don't have any important matters."
After verifying Wu Chenzi's token, the middle-aged man said with a smile, "Uncle-Master Wu Chenzi also came to the capital the day before yesterday. Have you met him?"
"No."
Wu Chenzi, that old fellow, is also in the capital?