No matter how big setbacks there are, there will be a time to pass, and no matter how long the road is, there will be a moment to come to an end.

It was almost noon, and the heavy snow that had been sprinkled for more than a month finally stopped. The sun, which had not been seen for a long time, finally struggled to climb out of the clouds and spread its warm rays onto the long-suffering land. Xiangyunzhuang's convoy faced the sunshine and finally arrived at the destination of the trip - Fenghe Ranch.

It was lunch time, but there was no cooking smoke in Fenghe Ranch at this time.

The heavy snow covers the mountains, and even a trace of dry firewood is sent to livestock to be counted as fodder, where is it willing to be used to make a fire to make food? Looking at the hungry and thin men in the Fenghe Ranch who didn't even have the strength to walk, the Great Elder felt a sour feeling in his heart.

Great Elder Zhou Wen fought last night, but his spiritual power was exhausted, and he fell into a coma due to his lack of strength, and now he woke up, only feeling weak, and there was no major problem.

All the way into the pasture, all you see is a tragic situation: hungry herds, frozen cattle and sheep, skinny horses...... The only thing that made the Great Elder happy was that even though it was so difficult, everyone in the ranch retained a sense of perseverance, no one despaired, and no one gave up!

Everyone had something to do, clearing the snow, disposing of the dead livestock, digging forage, finding food, reinforcing the stables and sheepfolds, and caring for the surviving livestock...... Even when hungry, everyone is doing what they can to help the ranch get through it.

As soon as the Great Elder led the convoy into Fenghe Ranch, a large group of people immediately surrounded him, just like greeting his long-lost relatives, the scene was sour, warm and moving.

"Great Elder, I finally looked forward to you! After this heavy snowfall, our ranch has suffered heavy losses!" As soon as the convoy arrived, He Xingyuan, the third elder in charge of the ranch operation, immediately appeared in front of the Great Elder with the senior management of the ranch.

"Third Elder, you have worked hard, let's go into the house and talk. "The Great Elder has also experienced ups and downs along the way, and looking at the situation in the pasture, his heart is even more depressed. Everyone knows in their hearts that this loss is indeed huge!

The people entered the council hall, and the Great Elder sat in the center, and the others sat in their own seats.

"Great Elder, I'm afraid it won't go well for you to come this time, I see that there are not many people entering the ranch, and the coachman is actually only Lao Shi, and almost all of them are injured, has something wrong?" He Xingyuan and the other Great Elders sat down and asked.

"What's more, it's not going well, everyone's lives were almost lost on the way, it's the black hands of the Wanma Gang and Jinyu downstairs. The Great Elder's words were calm, as if he were talking about a very ordinary matter, but everyone could hear the hatred in it.

"The bastards of the Wanma Gang and Jin Yulou, don't fall into the hands of Lao Tzu, otherwise you will have to skin them!" the sixth elder Zhao Anqian slapped the table and scolded angrily.

Fenghe Ranch, as the pillar industry of Xiangyunzhuang, usually has three elders in charge. The third elder, He Xing, was originally the ranch owner and was responsible for the overall operation, the sixth elder Zhao Anqian was responsible for the security work, and the seventh elder Zhou Zuen was in charge of animal husbandry. The six elders have the hottest temper, and they have always been vigorous and resolute, and when they heard that someone was secretly doing something, they couldn't help but be angry.

"This account must be settled! But the urgent need at the moment is that we must get through the current difficulties no matter what. The elder looked at everyone and continued: "The supplies brought this time should have been enough for three months, but they were attacked by the enemy halfway and lost some of them. And the next batch of materials arranged by the village will not be able to come over until the New Year festival at the earliest. There should still be some problems in terms of materials, and we will discuss and solve them later. Third Elder, please tell me about the situation of the ranch!"

The Third Elder nodded, stood up, and said in a heavy tone: "This time our losses are the most serious since the establishment of the village! Due to the sudden cold weather and continuous snowfall, we cannot graze in the mountains, and our pasture reserves are insufficient, and the livestock pens are also insufficient, and the losses are even more serious than expected!" There were originally 50,000 sheep, but more than 35,000 of them froze to death this time, and almost all of the lambs born this year froze to death; the herd was better, but the loss in number was not too great, with more than 10,000 of the original and more than 2,000 dead, and the most important problem was that there was a shortage of forage, and the weight of the surviving cattle had dropped particularly badly, and many of them were sick, and the situation was not optimistic. The Third Elder paused, then continued, "Finally, we have to talk about horses. We had 20,000 horses, and we lost half of them. And in order to keep the good breed, the daily supply of forage for ordinary horses is seriously insufficient, and so far, at least dozens of horses are dying every day. The most important thing is that the newly cultivated dark clouds this year are all dead!"

Listening to what the three elders said, everyone's hearts were heavy.

"How's the personnel concerned, is the loss big?" the Great Elder frowned and asked.

"Seventeen people froze to death. Except for a few high-ranking martial artists, almost all of them have frostbite, especially women, children and children, and the situation is even more serious. ”

"Third Elder, quickly arrange for someone to distribute the cotton clothes and quilts that have been transported!" As soon as the Third Elder's voice fell, the Great Elder immediately spoke.

Hearing the Great Elder's order, the Third Elder immediately got up and arranged for people to do it.

"The loss of Fenghe Ranch this time is very large! I think it will take at least three years to recover. However, I believe that our Xiangyunzhuang will definitely be able to survive!" The Great Elder said in a firm tone, "The plum blossom fragrance has come from the bitter cold and has experienced this ordeal, I believe that our Xiangyunzhuang will definitely become stronger and stronger! Because, no matter what hardships we have experienced, our Xiangyunzhuang has been growing! Now I will tell you a few good news: First of all, I, Zhou Wen, have entered the martial arts realm for seventeen years, and after the battle of the Cangwolf Ridge Valley, I have now successfully broken through to the Martial King level!"

"Really? It's really God's favor, our Xiangyun Village finally has a strong warrior in charge, now I want to see if those miscellaneous pieces of the Wanma Gang dare to bully us!"

"Congratulations to the Great Elder, Martial King Realm, looking at the entire Shuntian Empire, it can be regarded as a top-level existence, I heard it right?"

"Great, there is a strong warrior king, and when I turn around, I will go to destroy the Wanma Gang and Jinyulou, and see if they dare to be arrogant!

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The words of the Great Elder were like throwing a boulder at the dreary atmosphere of the council hall, stirring up waves of waves! Everyone was overjoyed and excited.

The Great Elder pressed his hands, and everyone immediately quieted down, "I haven't finished my words yet, the second news I want to tell you here is that our Xiangyun Village not only has a Martial King, but also three!"

"Three!" When everyone heard this, they were shocked or shocked, and they were still surprised! Someone hurriedly asked, "Great Elder, who are the other two besides you?"

The eldest elder stroked his beard and said slowly: "The first one is naturally the owner of the village, the owner of the village has broken through the martial king level three years ago! Just to increase the heritage of our Xiangyun Village, and at the same time not to be concerned by other forces, thus causing unnecessary trouble, so it has been kept secret; as for the third one, for special reasons, he doesn't want everyone to know, without the consent of his old man, he can't tell everyone, but if it comes to the moment of crisis, our Xiangyun Village will have three martial kings appear!"

"Ahh

"It's worthy of being the owner, it's amazing!"

"Three Martial Kings, just thinking about it makes people excited!"

"It doesn't matter who the third place is, the important thing is that the strength of our Xiangyunzhuang has improved a lot!"

"How do you feel that happiness comes so suddenly!"

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Listening to everyone's enthusiastic discussions, looking at everyone's excited expressions, the heavy mood of the Great Elder Zhou Wen was finally relieved, as long as everyone takes Zhuang as their home, works with one heart and one mind, and does not lose hope, the current predicament will not stop the pace of Xiangyunzhuang in any case!

The Great Elder's gaze glanced over the old stone sitting in the corner, if it wasn't for the old stone's timely appearance, the consequences really didn't dare to imagine. Although the attendees were all high-level executives of Fenghe Ranch, even if the identity of King Wu was not disclosed, as the best veterinarian and horse trainer in Xiangyunzhuang, he naturally reserved a seat for him.

The identity of the old stone warrior king, after smashing the conspiracy between the Wanma Gang and the Jin Yulou, the old man Shi asked everyone to keep it a secret. Because, once his identity is revealed, it will definitely bring death to Xiangyunzhuang! People in the rivers and lakes, sometimes, the more you know, the more dangerous it is, even if there is another hidden secret, it is inconvenient to tell everyone, and no one asks more. After all, the things that can make King Wu worry must not be a trivial matter! Everyone walks the rivers and lakes, and some of the mysteries are naturally understood, so after the battle of the Cangwolf Ridge Great Valley, the forty-two people who knew this secret all decided to rot this secret in their hearts.

The Great Elder didn't wait for everyone to be happy, continued to strike while the iron was hot, and said the third exciting news: "Finally, the third good news I want to say is that we have added two more martial artists to Xiangyun Village! These two are Tai Shien, the captain of the escort team, and Chu Tianxiao, a disciple of three generations!"

Hearing the words of the Great Elder, the hall set off a new climax. For the public, super powerhouses such as the Martial King Rank are like gods, although they are full of admiration, they always feel that they are high and too far away from the public. On the contrary, the martial arts powerhouses who are higher than the public are the real powerhouses close to the public's perception. Everyone congratulated the two one after another, and for a moment the hall was full of joy and laughter, and the originally dull atmosphere was swept away.

Looking at the elated appearance of everyone in front of him, the Great Elder breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart. The loss of Fenghe Ranch this time was too great, and everyone was under heavy pressure. At this time, everyone needs some encouragement and decompression! So, in order to help everyone breathe a sigh of relief, the Great Elder thought twice on the way here, and decided to announce the news that should have been a secret, and now it seems that the effect is very good!

"Everyone, be quiet," Seeing that everyone's emotions were being vented, the Great Elder stood up and signaled to everyone in a loud voice. Everyone immediately quieted down and focused their gaze on the Great Elder again, and at this time, everyone's eyes were shining.

"We have the news that there are three martial kings in Xiangyun Village, everyone can know it, it must be put in the stomach, and it must not be spread out, let alone let the bastards of Wanmazhuang and Jinyulou know, do you understand?"

"Great Elder, don't worry, everyone must not talk nonsense, we still have to hold our strength, and we will definitely give them a big surprise when the time comes, hahahaha!" Sixth Elder Zhao Anqian assured loudly, "If anyone's mouth is not strict, Lao Tzu will sew his mouth shut now!" Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter.

Although the others did not speak, everyone's eyes indicated everyone's position.

After the meeting, Lao Shi took Ye Heng to his residence. As the first horse trainer of Xiangyunzhuang, of course, he enjoys independent housing. The old stone arranged a room for Ye Heng, built a simple small bed with wooden boards, let Ye Heng rest by himself, and then went out. There were so many livestock lost in the pasture, and many of those who survived were sick, that Old Stone had to be seen.

When he came back in the evening, the old stone was tired, and he carried a large basin in his hand, which was still steaming, and a large package with a quilt and two sheepskins on his back.

"Come, little one, have something to eat. Help Ye Heng make the bed, and the old stone called him to the table to eat.

"Freshly stewed mutton, eat it while it's hot!" Old Shi took out the wine gourd in his arms, grabbed a large piece of meat and handed it to Ye Heng.

Ye Heng was not polite, as if he was returning to his own home, very casual. Seeing that Ye Heng ate so sweetly, the old stone's eyes exuded a loving light.

"Pity the little ones in the ranch, since the heavy snow closed the mountain, they can't even eat cooked food, let alone cook. For many days, many people can only eat the raw meat of these dead sheep in order to survive. Although they survived, many people fell ill! What a hateful natural disaster!" Old Stone took a big sip of wine, and his voice was a little desolate.

"Old Shi, can they eat cooked rice now?" Hearing Old Shi's words, Ye Heng asked.

"Well, it's eaten. However, they are not yet able to eat and drink, so they can only drink a little less thin porridge. After being hungry for nearly a month, the stomach and intestines also need a process of adaptation. The old stone reached out and grabbed a bone and bit it, turned to Ye Heng and asked, "By the way, little guy, what's your name?"

"Ye Heng. ”

"Ye Heng, the Red Flame Wolf King handed you over to me, and I will start teaching you martial arts from tomorrow. However, my method is very special, very boring, and very painful, give you a night to think about it, if you are willing to follow me to practice martial arts, it will officially start tomorrow, if you are not willing, I can send you to the martial arts hall in the village, where you will study with the disciples of Xiangyunzhuang, you think about it, make a choice. ”

"Don't think about it, Shi Lao, I'm willing to learn from you. Ye Heng's tone was firm.

"Well, don't you think about it? If you go to the martial arts hall in the village to study, you will have many companions, if you follow me, you are the only one, very lonely. Old Stone was slightly taken aback and said with a smile.

"Learning from a former martial artist, I think I can become stronger faster!Old Shi, please accept me as an apprentice!" As he spoke, Ye Heng knelt in front of the old stone.

"How did you know about the former Martial Sect?" asked Old Stone in surprise, "By the way, it must have been the Red Flame guy who told you." Since he told you all this secret, it seems that he didn't treat you as an outsider!"

"Brother Chiyan said, you used to be very powerful, and he was not your opponent, so let me definitely worship you as a teacher!" Ye Heng replied truthfully.

"Hehe, it seems that Chiyan values you very much, and he has to guide you to find any kind of master! Okay, you can teach you, but you don't have to accept apprentices. Because, there is very little I can teach you. Lao Shi poured more than a dozen sips of wine in one go, and finally made a decision: "If you want to learn martial arts with me, you can do it, but you have to promise me one condition!"

"You say, I will agree to any conditions!" Ye Heng replied eagerly.

"From tomorrow onwards, you will do whatever I ask you to do, don't ask anything, just do it well, how about it?"

"Okay, I promise!"