Xiangyunzhuang is located in Ningfeng City, the main city of Fengxin Prefecture, one of the 36 states of the Shuntian Empire.

The forces of all parties in Ningfeng City are mixed, fighting openly and secretly, but the powerful forces that have endured and stood firm are recognized by everyone as having a total of five, and Xiangyunzhuang is one of them, which is listed as the five major forces of Ningfeng City together with the City Lord's Mansion, the Wanma Gang, the Golden Jade Tower and the Zhongyi Gate!

The City Lord's Mansion is the ruling body established by the Shuntian Empire, and as an official representative, there is no doubt about its strength; the Wanma Gang and Xiangyunzhuang are peers, both of which are mainly engaged in the horse business; Jin Yulou operates gambling houses and brothels, and is the leader of the underground dark forces; Zhongyimen is mainly engaged in the production of iron weapons and weapons, and is also in charge of the largest dart game in Fengxin Prefecture, the Weiyuan Dart Bureau, and its strength ranks among the top five, and no one disagrees. These five forces jointly dominate the fate of Fengxin Prefecture.

Of course, many people want to break the balance of these five forces, some want to replace them, some want to eradicate dissent and strengthen themselves, and some even want to merge and dominate one side, so under the calm river of Fengxin Prefecture, there are waves surging!

Xiangyunzhuang was built in the southwest corner of Ningfeng City, and the whole manor was built unpretentious, solemn and elegant. At this time, the atmosphere in the secret room in the village was not as calm as that of the manor. The six people in the secret room were all frowning, and the clouds were gloomy.

"Big brother, a month has passed, and the supplies sent to Fenghe Ranch have not yet arrived, and if it is too late, we will suffer heavy losses!" Second Elder Zhou Jing was anxious in his heart, and couldn't help but say loudly.

Hearing the Second Elder's words, everyone's brows furrowed again.

"The second elder is right, the income of Fenghe Ranch accounts for seventy percent of the total income of our Xiangyun Village, if there is an accident there, it will seriously affect the operation of our entire Xiangyun Village, if there is any mistake, the other four families will eat us without hesitation!" Fifth Elder Zhou Cangtai was also worried, and continued: "However, it has been snowing heavily for a whole month, and the road leading to the ranch has been blocked by heavy snow, and there is nothing we can do about it at the moment!"

At this time, Zhou Feng, the owner of the village sitting in the first seat, stretched out his hand to interrupt everyone's conversation: "It is snowing heavily and the road is closed, and we are powerless to change this situation." In the matter of Fenghe Ranch, we can only pray for the blessing of God! However, everyone does not have to worry about the safety of the Great Elder and his party. ”

The voice paused slightly, and the owner's words turned sharp, "However, during this period, everyone must do a good job of defense, the Wanma Gang has been a little restless recently!"

Hearing the owner's words, the crowd was furious, and even their eyes breathed fire, pointing at the sky and scolding the earth. From the day of its establishment, Xiangyunzhuang has been in constant friction with the horse business of the Ten Thousand Horse Gang, and the conflict continues, and over the decades, the loss of manpower in Xiangyunzhuang is seven or eight out of ten in the hands of the Ten Thousand Horse Gang, and the hostility between the two sides has been a long time, and it can be said that it is endless.

Peers are enemies, no matter what the original intentions of both parties are, since they are peers, there will inevitably be competition. Xiangyunzhuang took root in Ningfeng City, a large Zhuangzi people want to eat and drink to survive, it is impossible to wait for pies to fall from the sky, they can only find their own way out, and the developed animal husbandry in Xinfeng Prefecture has naturally become the first choice. But when Xiangyunzhuang stepped in, the income of the Wanma Gang, the original leader in the horse business, was affected.

At the beginning, the Wanma Gang didn't care, after all, new forces are rising from time to time, and the forces that seem to be mixed up today may be wiped out by others without a trace in the next day. Big gangs naturally have the confidence of big gangs, and it is impossible to listen to the wind or rain. There have been many peers in Xiangyunzhuang before, but their endings are not very good. Therefore, the Wanma Gang did not pay attention to the newly established Xiangyunzhuang at all. It's just that later Xiangyunzhuang rose too rapidly, completely out of the expectation of the Wanma Gang, and it didn't take long for the profits of the Wanma Gang to drop by three percent!

People die for money, birds die for food, seeing that someone is blocking their own financial path, the Wanma Gang soon couldn't hold their breath, and then became red-eyed, and began to stumble on Xiangyunzhuang, set up a secret trap, and even hit the door with open fire, trying every means to suppress or even collapse Xiangyunzhuang.

Since you want to eat rice on the rivers and lakes, you must be prepared to work hard at any time. Although Xiangyunzhuang is an emerging force, it is not a soft persimmon to be manipulated, and it is not a group of people who are willing to suffer, you yin and I punch, I will find an opportunity to kick you, you set a trap for me, I will dig a big pit for you, come and go, the grudge is getting deeper and deeper, and the two sides soon become an irreconcilable feud.

"Alright!" the owner whispered, interrupting everyone's discussion, and the secret room immediately fell silent. Master Zhou Zhuang continued: "This time everyone must make every effort to prepare, our Xiangyunzhuang is not a bone to gnaw, since Luo Zhicheng wants to fall into the well, then be ready to lift a stone and hit his own feet!" Everyone was excited after hearing this, and they all nodded yes. After detailed deliberation, a plan was decided, and the owner of Zhou Zhuang waved his hand to let everyone exit the secret room, and each prepared according to the plan.

Everyone left in a hurry, and the owner of Zhou Zhuang looked to the northwest, which was the direction of Fenghe Ranch, and his deep gaze gradually melted into the dark night......

The wind is cold and the snow is fluttering.

A team of horse-drawn carriages walked from the endless snowfield in the face of the wind and snow, and gradually entered the Dayang Mountain Range. The convoy consisted of hundreds of wagons, winding like a long dragon. The carriage moved slowly, running over the silent snow, leaving deep scars.

In the front carriage, the coachman was an old man, wrapped in a thick sheepskin jacket, wearing a fox fur hat on his head, and a long beard with snow-white frost. The old man's eyes were slightly closed, and he occasionally reached into his arms, took out the wine gourd in his arms, and drank a sip of old wine. The fur of the horses pulling the cart is black and shiny, and they are very powerful, and the old man does not see the whip commanding, and the horses seem to know the way, and choose the road.

Another sip of old wine, the old man opened his slightly closed eyes, two blazing eyes flashed away, and then became cloudy and unfocused, "After crossing two mountains, you will arrive at Fenghe Ranch, the heavy snow will close the road, and the usual ten-day journey will take more than a month this time, I don't know if Fenghe Ranch can hold on?" the old man muttered, and then began to close his eyes again.

Not long after, a young man of sixteen or seventeen ran from behind, the young man was dressed in a black power suit, shrewd and capable, heroic, with a long knife behind him, and jumped lightly on the car next to the old man's car, pretending to ask mysteriously: "Old stone, what do you think I brought you?"

"Stinky boy, if you don't hurry up and take out any good things, you still have to tease the old man!" the old man said angrily.

The young man immediately took out a paper bag from his body and said with a smile: "How can it, didn't I deliberately honor your old man, look at what this is!"

After sniffing deeply, the old stone snatched the paper bag and said happily: "Sauce beef! Stinky boy, count yourself as filial, you know that the old man loves this mouthful, since the food and drink have been brought over, come, reward you with a few sips of my Xingfen drunk!" said and took out the wine gourd in his arms and handed it to the young man.

Taking the wine gourd in the old man's hand, the young man was not polite, opened his mouth and drank it, only to feel a hot current down his throat to the dantian, and then he felt ambiguous, extremely comfortable, wiped his lips, the young man sighed: "Happy! Shuchang! It's still your old Xingfen drunk and delicious!"

"Needless to say, the old man, I brewed my own Xingfen drunk, and once I came out of the cellar in ten years, I couldn't make enough money by drinking it. If it weren't for the fact that you, the little guy, still have eyesight, and I am filial to the old man, otherwise I would not have had a door to drink my wine. As he spoke, he snatched the wine gourd from the young man's hand and yelled in great pain: "Stinky boy, how can you drink like this, drink at least half a catty of my wine in one go!"

"It's a pleasure to drink like this!" the young man laughed, a scoundrel expression.

The old stone slapped the young man's head fiercely, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, no matter how big or small you are, you don't know the rules, be careful that you don't drink alcohol in the future!"

The old man is actually very fond of the young man, the young man's name is Chu Tianxiao, he is the best of the third generation of disciples of Xiangyunzhuang, although he is only sixteen years old, his martial arts have reached the intermediate martial arts, not to mention the entire Xiangyunzhuang, that is, looking at the entire Shuntian Empire, there are very few people who can reach the realm of martial arts at the age of sixteen, therefore, Chu Tianxiao can definitely be called an outstanding genius!

The Tianyun Continent respects martial arts, so the practice of martial arts has become a trend, up to the emperor's relatives and relatives, down to the common people of Limin, regardless of men and women, old and young, high and low, as long as there are people, there are people who practice martial arts. It is no exaggeration to say that the practice of martial arts has been integrated into the lives of the entire population. Strong martial arts means strong strength. A person's strength directly determines a person's life, status, fame, and so on. Although it is said that strength is not omnipotent, in the Heavenly Fortune Continent, it is absolutely impossible to have no strength! But it is not so easy to have enough strength. The Heavenly Fortune Continent is full of people who practice martial arts, and everywhere is a place to practice, but it can really reach the point where people look up to it, which can be said to be less than one in 10,000. Therefore, a person standing in a high position, although he is watched by thousands of people and has a shining aura, the hard work and sweat behind him are unimaginable to ordinary people.

And judging the level of a person's strength has a clear division in the Heavenly Fortune Continent. The martial ranks from low to high are Warrior, Samurai, Martial Master, Martial Hero, Martial Hero, Martial King, Martial Sect, Martial Emperor, and Martial Saint. There are three levels of low, medium and high levels for each level. Generally speaking, those who can reach the martial arts level are very great characters, and they are already the existence that the people look up to. But to reach the martial arts level, under normal circumstances, there is no accumulation of more than ten or decades of precipitation, so you don't have to think about it.

Therefore, Chu Tianxiao reached the martial artist level at the age of sixteen, one step away from the martial arts rank admired by thousands of people, and he couldn't help but admire his extraordinary talent and amazing dedication.

"Old stone, seeing that it is getting dark again, he can't continue to hurry, it seems that he has to find a place to camp, these grains and grasses in the car are all life-saving food in Fenghe Ranch, and nothing can go wrong. Chu Tian looked at the sky with a smile and said worriedly. The Dayang Mountain Range is a paradise for monsters, and it is taboo to travel at night, so I can't help but be worried.

The old stone pondered for a while and said, "Ten miles further is the Blue Wolf Ridge, and there is a large valley under the Blue Wolf Ridge, where you can hide from the wind and snow. Moreover, our Fenghe Ranch has always been friendly with the Red Flame Wolf King, and it belongs to the territory of the wolf clan, so it should not be attacked by other demon beasts. Safety can be guaranteed, everyone can have a good night's rest, you go and ask the Great Elder for instructions, how about camping there tonight?" Chu Tianxiao nodded and trotted towards the convoy behind.

The person in charge of transporting the materials this time was Zhou Wen, the great elder of Xiangyunzhuang, who sent such a heavyweight to escort him personally, which shows how much Xiangyunzhuang attaches importance to the delivery of materials. Zhou Wen is in Ningfeng City, and even in the entire Fengxin Prefecture, he is a well-known big man who can be ranked. Thirty years ago, the three brothers Zhou Feng, Zhou Wen and Zhou Jing came to Ningfeng City together, started from scratch, worked hard all the way, and then founded Xiangyunzhuang, and gradually developed into one of the five major forces in Ningfeng City, making the name of the three heroes of the Zhou family resounding in the sky.

Zhou Wen favored poetry and books in his early years, and later abandoned literature and martial arts, and was good at using a long sword, a Qingfeng once fought all over half of the Shuntian Empire, and after establishing Fenghe Ranch, he cut horse thieves, killed bullies, and leveled thieves, and made great contributions to the rise of Xiangyunzhuang. Although he is over the age of six, he is still in a long shirt in Tsing Yi, dressed as a scholar, and his demeanor is magnificent, revealing a chic and calm.

Chu Tianxiao came to the center of the convoy to find the Great Elder Zhou Wen and relayed the old stone's suggestion, and the Great Elder nodded in agreement after a little thought.

A team of chariots and horses braved the wind and snow, and moved forward with difficulty, but it was quite smooth, and they did not encounter the attack of demon beasts along the way, and finally arrived at the big valley under the Blue Wolf Ridge before it was completely dark.

Entering the valley, there was no need to supervise, and the whole team began to get busy. The coachmen and guards are all veterans of walking the rivers and lakes, setting up camps, building stoves, and making meals...... Everyone performs their duties and works in an orderly manner. After dinner, most of the guards who lined up for patrol began to sleep.

In the past month, I have been sleeping in the open along the way, and from time to time I will be attacked by demon beasts, and where I dare to sleep at night, I will turn a blind eye and be extremely vigilant! Tonight, I will camp at the foot of the Blue Wolf Ridge, and I don't have to be as worried as before, as long as I completely relax my spirit, many people will let out a thunderous snoring sound as soon as they lie down.

After the old stone was tied to the horses, he began to fill the horses and drink water. Lao Shi is the best horse trainer in Xiangyunzhuang and the best veterinarian. Every day before resting, he must check the horses and deal with them according to the different conditions of the horses, so as to ensure that not a single horse is left behind due to illness during the month-long journey.

Lao Shi has lived in Xiangyunzhuang for nearly 30 years, and as for his origin, no one knows except for a few high-level officials such as the owner of Xiangyunzhuang. Everyone only knows that his surname is Shi, and he is diligent and honest, like a thick stone, so everyone calls him an old stone. Suddenly, the old stone stopped what he was doing, his ears seemed to move, and then his face changed slightly.

At this time, Chu Tianxiao was patrolling everywhere, but for some reason, he always felt restless tonight, took a few deep breaths of fresh and cold air, and his spirit was lifted, and his uneasy feeling finally improved. Just about to go back to the camp to rest, I accidentally glanced at the blue wolf ridge at a high place, and couldn't help but feel a cold air rushing from the soles of my feet to the top of my head!

I saw countless pairs of eyes glowing with green light, layer upon layer, which could not be seen at a glance, forming a huge encirclement, like a wind and clouds, quickly approaching the camp!