An old man sat on a stone platform on the side of the street, the street that had just rained looked a little slippery, and the rain in the puddle was clear, reflecting the wrinkles and faint sadness on the old man's face.

Smoking dry smoke, clumps of smoke rose in the still humid air, and a group of heavily armed soldiers ran by, the old man's expression was indifferent, and he was used to the soldiers. Next to the old man sat a ten-year-old grandson, with big eyes, watching the soldiers run over, and asked in a crisp voice, "Grandpa, are they going to arrest people again?"

The old man nodded indifferently.

Sun Tzu asked, "Is this time to catch beggars or people's husbands?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "Probably catching beggars." ”

The grandson sighed: "Then why don't they take the beggar and make it a man?"

The old man said: "Because the emperor doesn't like beggars." ”

The grandson's expression was very bright: "Father, uncle, and brothers have all gone to work as migrant workers, when will they come back?"

The old man was silent, smoking a dry cigarette.

The grandson pouted and said, "If you keep arresting like this, how can there be so many people, I don't want to grow up, otherwise I will be arrested." ”

The old man sighed: "Who can not grow up?"

Sun Tzu seemed to understand: "Yes, grandpa, five years ago, the emperor began to arrest the people for the first time, and the brothers were not arrested, but last year, they were all arrested." Grandpa, in another four years, I will also be arrested. ”

The old man looked at his grandson lovingly: "I hope that in four years, our Emperor Yan can fight back." ”

On another street, the soldiers who had just run around three ragged men, led by the man who was in tears: "Sir, we are really not beggars, we are just poor and have no new clothes. ”

The soldier squad leader looked the man up and down with a dark face: "Why are you holding a broken bowl in your hand?"

The man at the head hurriedly explained: "Sir, this is not a broken bowl, this is an old object of more than 100 years, the three of us sold our belongings in exchange for this antique, and now we have to find a buyer. Sir, we're not beggars!"

The team leader took the porcelain bowl and looked it up and down: "This is an antique?"

The three men hurriedly laughed together: "It's an antique." ”

"Valuable?"

"It's worth it, sir!"

"Oh. ”

The team leader carefully put the bowl into his arms: "You three are really not beggars. ”

The three men swallowed and looked at the squad leader pleadingly, and the squad leader smiled: "Comrades, you are needed for national construction. ”

The faces of the three men changed: "Sir, what do you mean?"

The team leader turned around and strode away, and at the same time said, "Report, three volunteers are willing to go to the Western Regions to dig the Heavenly Road." ”

The three men were pushed away by the soldiers.

In the box of the small building not far away, Cang Yun, Du Shengyue, Xiao Tong, and Zhang Lingfeng watched the scene that happened.

Du Shengyue smiled bitterly: "Helper, now send a few brothers to the Tianlu construction site to be undercover, and you have to take an antique, the cost is very high." ”

After five years of wind and frost, Cangyun appeared more mature, and said with a smile: "Elder Du, can a piece of official kiln red porcelain make you feel distressed?"

Du Shengyue said: "Gang leader, for some reason this year, Zhao Ting's bastard has stepped up the search for my beggar gang again, and some dark spots have been discovered, there are some problems with our southern trade routes, and the days must be tighter." ”

Zhang Lingfeng and Xiao Tong looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Lingfeng sighed: "Elder Du, your life is still tighter?" I just knew that your beggar gang actually has so many industries, and it turns out that two of the dark business passages on Nansan Road are in the hands of the beggar gang, I really admire Elder Du's methods." ”

Du Shengyue laughed and said: "Speaking of this, I really want to thank Huang Rongjin for that traitor, his business methods are not ordinary." Zhang Daxia, you also know that five years ago, Zhao Ting ordered to exterminate the beggar gang, for a while, I don't know how many beggars died in the world, and how many poor people died in vain, which made people panic, our brothers did not dare to beg on the street, the income was much worse, the gang owner was kind-hearted, and he also had to help these brothers who had lost their jobs, so the funds in the gang were very tight. ”

Xiao Tong really wanted to take a mouthful of thick phlegm on Du Shengyue's face, beggars are considered labor positions? It's good to be able to support themselves, now most of the beggar brothers have been absorbed by Feng Decai, and have set up bases in Jingshan, Gangshan, Dazhai and other places, turning from beggars to thieves, falling into the grass, and becoming a good man in the rivers and lakes, not only did his income not decrease, but embarked on a promising new career, secretly cooperating with Zhao Hong's military operations to contain Zhao Ting's army, Zhao Hong also regularly allocated military salaries to Feng Decai, the days were leisurely, fast, Du Shengyue actually cried poor with a thick old face.

Cangyun said: "Zhang Daxia, Xiao Daxia, tell me the news you brought." ”

Zhang Lingfeng said: "The prince's side of the soldiers, horses, grain and grass has been assembled, and there will be a large-scale battle with Zhao Ting's Northern Route Army on the third day of the next month, at that time, I was afraid that the Beiyi army would attack from behind, and I hoped that Elder Feng would send a team to Beiyi to harass him, and at the same time, the dark nails of Dayan Wulin in Beiyi will cooperate with the Beiyi beggars gang, sneak attack the Beiyi Yamen, and release the news that the Beiyi Emperor came out." ”

"Oh, oh, really, what a ploy. Cangyun had a black line on his face: "And why do you know that Emperor Beiyi has come out?"

Zhang Lingfeng laughed: "Because it was the little junior brother who came out in person, well, don't say it." ”

Zhang Lingfeng straightened his face and said: "The prince is unwilling to fight a protracted war, as long as Zhao Ting's Northern Route Army is assembled, and he is unable to take care of the northwest, then General Li Yulong of Liangzhou can take the opportunity to take the two big cities of Landu and Chonglin." The crown prince and General Li Yulong have been preparing for this battle for a long time, and for this reason, General Huang Chao has secretly gone to Liangzhou, where he will appear as a masked general, and must take Landu and Chonglin. ”

Cang Yun nodded and said, "In the military operation, my beggar gang will fully cooperate." ”

Xiao Tong said: "There is another matter, although after many inquiries, I still don't know where the Yang Sword is hidden, and the spies in the palace have been pulled out by Zhao Ting, and the news behind it is even more difficult." ”

Cangyun couldn't help pinching his forehead: "Could it be that you can only go to Hao Jian Villa?"

Zhang Lingfeng said: "There are indeed rumors on the rivers and lakes that Hao Jian Villa has a divine sword comparable to Shenglong Villa, but there are also legends that the divine sword has been taken away by the old-timers of Hao Jian Villa, and it is missing. Cang Daxia, Hao Jianshan Villa is very mysterious, I am afraid that even if we find Hao Jianshan, Hao Jianwei, the owner of Hao Jianshan, may not be able to lend the sword. ”

Cangyun did feel a headache, he discussed Hao Jianshanzhuang with Yang Shenglong, Yang Shenglong didn't know where Hao Jianshanzhuang was, and he didn't want to make contact, let alone take Cangyun to borrow a sword. Cang Yun and Yang Shenglong have never been able to understand what kind of magical power that Boss Ma has, and he can freely enter and leave Hao Jian Villa.

"Elder Du, how far has Zhao Ting's Heavenly Road been dug?" Zhang Lingfeng asked.

Du Shengyue took out a sheepskin from his bosom and spread it on the table: "This is a picture of the newly sent materials sent by the brothers, Zhao Ting camped three miles away from the first peak of the Kunlun Mountains, and then camped one hundred miles into the mountain, and camped again one hundred and fifty miles, and nearly a million people have been transported, digging day and night, to the third camp, the weather is already very cold, and ordinary people are unbearable." The mountains of the Kunlun Mountains are hard, there are many caves after digging, and they are easy to collapse, and in five years, about 300,000 people have died, and the injured do not know how much. Now Zhao Ting has advanced one hundred and seventy-five miles into the Kunlun Mountains, only ten miles are left between the first battalion and the second battalion, the second battalion has run through the three battalions, and the third battalion has advanced twenty-five miles, it is said that Zhao Ting has sent a vanguard to advance three hundred miles and go deep into the Kunlun Mountains, because after the three battalions, there is a basin, more than two hundred miles wide, there is no need for a large number of people to dig, only need to build roads, but it is cold there, I don't know how many people will freeze to death. ”

Xiao Tong sneered: "What a Zhao Ting, it's really careless about people's lives, fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several generals have set themselves up as kings, and they can still keep the peace of the people." I heard that Zhao Ting has begun to arrest the people in the Western Regions, making the people's livelihood miserable, and the Western Regions coalition army has been very dissatisfied. ”

Zhang Lingfeng said: "As long as Cang Daxia is in one day, then Zhao Ting will not dare to leave the imperial city, what is the use of digging out this heavenly road? ”

Cangyun's eyes drifted into the distance: "How long can I wait? Is this a day a year, or a thousand years a day." ”

Du Shengyue and the three of them glanced at each other a few times, and shrugged their shoulders at the same time, not knowing what Cangyun was talking about.

"I'll go to Tianlu to have a look," Cang Yun said with a smile: "Since Zhao Ting doesn't dare to come out, I'm free." ”

The Imperial Study.

Zhao Ting's face was full of hard beard scum, and his eyes were cold, far from the chic appearance of the former demon boy.

Bai Ye was still the same as before, standing in front of Zhao Ting with his hands behind his back.

"Still haven't been able to find Cangyun?" Zhao Ting asked in a hoarse voice.

Bai Ye's expression was relaxed: "No." ”

Zhao Ting Huoran stood up: "It's been five years! Five years! This son has never been out of this forbidden palace! Just to prevent that cloud from attacking! This son is going crazy, going crazy!"

The demon boy's eyes were red: "This son is not afraid of the clouds! The black knife, the yang sword in hand, who can stop this son?"

Bai Ye said: "Childe, what you said is right, we don't have to be afraid of him, but now the road to heaven is not completed, why worry." What do you want? good wine, rights, women? it's all here, why go out. Besides, if Cangyun gets other divine weapons, it will not be good if he dies with you. ”

The demon boy said angrily: "Fart! This son is a man who wants to become the demon king!"

Bai Ye suddenly said, "Oh, which demon king?"

"Get out!" roared the Demon Child.

Bai Ye pouted: "No problem, it's better like this, I'll take some members of the white team to go to the Heavenly Road, maybe Cangyun secretly ran along your Heavenly Road." ”

Zhao Ting sat on the dragon chair and waved his hand irritably: "You can go if you want, he doesn't know the specific route of the Heavenly God Treasure Road, and it is impossible to find a way out with the current direction, how can he go to the Heavenly Road." ”

The white night thief looked at Zhao Ting with a smile: "Childe, do you want to summon Boss Ma back, otherwise as soon as I leave, there will be no master to protect you, what should you do if you are attacked from behind by the big demon king Cangyun in the middle of the night?"

"Get out of here!"