People in the Guihai Empire know that the Longlin Empire is a poor country, and it is a problem for them to be fed and clothed, how can they have the ability to cultivate top masters?" The owner of the village smiled, "Uncle, you don't have to say more, I understand what you mean, you just don't want to tell me, I'm just a whim, if you don't say it, don't say it." ”

"No, I'm going to figure it out. ”

Dongfang Shuo looked at him, and his expression seemed to be a little more stubborn, "You say, the Longlin Empire is a poor mountain and bad water, poor countryside, what does this mean?"

The owner of the village was stunned for a moment, looking at his expression, obviously a little confused.

But the owner of the village, who doesn't know what Dongfang Shuo means, can only tell the truth.

The owner of the village said: "That's it...... Literally. ”

"Have you ever been to the Dragon Forest Empire?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

"No, I didn't. ”

The owner shook his head.

"In that case, how can you conclude that the Longlin Empire is a poor mountain and a bad water?"

"Then don't you need to ask, our Guihai Empire has business contacts with other empires, but the Dragon Forest Empire alone has the fewest merchants, and the ones sold are basically useless and defective. The owner of the village said, "That's it, every time there is a war, the Longlin Empire is either defeated or bent down and beggars, isn't that just a poor mountain and bad water?"

Dongfang Shuo stared.

Empires fought against each other, insulting and belittling enemy nations, and it happened in every empire.

However, although this situation is the norm, what the owner of the village said in front of him made Dongfang Shuo feel that something was not right.

But what is wrong, Dongfang Shuo can't say.

"At least as far as I know, the Longlin Empire has never bent its knees and begged, and in the past ten years, the southern territory of the Longlin Empire has been guarded by Feng Qingyang, which can be said to be inconceded not an inch of land, so how can it be said that it is losing and retreating?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

But these words made the owner of the village stunned for a moment.

"At the beginning of spring last year, there was a dispute in the north, and our Guihai Empire also swallowed two counties of the Longlin Empire one after another, and there were still many slaves in our city at that time. Having said this, the eyes of the owner of the village suddenly appeared a little different, "But although it is a poor mountain and bad water, the slave girl is very moisturized." ”

Looking at his appearance, Dongfang Shuo couldn't help frowning.

It's not that he doesn't believe it, but because of the look of the owner of the village at the moment, he has to believe it.

But Dongfang Shuo's tidying up the territory of the empire was only a recent thing, and in the past few decades, the Longlin Empire had not lost even a single city or pool.

And Dongfang Shuo can also see clearly when he stands in the court, the Longlin Empire is located in the north of Xuzhou in the south and looks down on the heroes, and it is difficult to protect itself in front of the Longlin Empire, so how can he have the strength to capture the two southern counties of the Longlin Empire in one spring?

This is simply nonsense.

But then again, even if the owner of the village listened to the rumors, the slaves he saw with his own eyes would not be fake.

How can this be explained by the slaves from the north?

In the middle of his thoughts, Dongfang Shuo suddenly remembered another thing in his mind.

At this moment, he was in the valley to the north of the city, and this city to the south of him was the last place where he came to the Guihai Empire.

But at this time, the city was different from before he went to hunt down the sturgeon Zhengyang, and it was obviously smaller than before.

Dongfang Shuo had already discovered this when he returned to the city after waking up.

Why is that?

Mystery, the more you think about it, the more you think about it.

But no matter how he thought about it, Dongfang Shuo was never able to think about them and think them through.

"You said that there are slaves from the Longlin Empire in the city, right?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

“...... Oh, yes. ”

Although the owner of the village was stunned for a moment, he still quickly gave an answer.

Dongfang Shuo immediately took his hand, faced the outside of the house, and said: "I'm going to the city, you collect the map and the money as ordered, and follow me." ”

"To the city?!"

The owner of the village was immediately shocked.

Dongfang Shuo glanced back at him and said coldly: "You have to show me the way, so you can't help but go." If you go, there may be a glimmer of life, but if you don't, you will lose your value now. ”

Hearing this, the owner of the village was full of excitement.

He didn't hesitate and hurriedly packed up the map at his feet.

After receiving them in the Na Ring, he immediately took steps to catch up with Dongfang Shuo.

He took out his umbrella to protect Dongfang Shuo from the rain, but he was already soaking wet with wind and rain.

After walking out of the valley and crossing the muddy mountain road, the two set foot on the official road. Although they were in a hurry in the wind and rain, they walked on the official road, and the speed was raised, and within a moment the two of them were already approaching the north gate of the city.

This city is the commercial artery of the Guihai Empire on the edge of the sea of clouds, but what puzzles Dongfang Shuo is that unlike the luxuriance of the southern city gate, the north city gate is relatively deserted, not only the size of the city gate is small, but even the garrison force seems to be relatively weak.

And this point just corroborates the statement of the owner of the village.

The north of the Guihai Empire is the Longlin Empire, and the Longlin Empire is poor and outgrown, so the north of the city is much more deserted.

"The rain is about to stop, so let's go in as soon as possible while the rain hasn't stopped. ”

Dongfang Shuo looked up at the queen of heaven, his face sank, and the steps under his feet also sped up a little.

The owner of the village with an umbrella nodded, and hurriedly sped up his pace.

Because of the rain, the pedestrians on the road were also in a hurry, and the guards at the city gate were not too strict.

So in the end, Dongfang Shuo and the others also entered the city smoothly.

Inside the city, it is completely different from the desolation outside the city, the road is full of traffic, so lively, but this scene is no different from the previous Dongfang Shuo's first visit.

However, at that time, Dongfang Shuo did not carefully observe the scenery in the city, so looking at the appearance of the city at this time, he obviously felt that something was different, but he couldn't tell what was different there.

"Where are the slaves you are talking about?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

The owner of the village glanced at Dongfang Shuo and said, "In the places where slaves are held in the city, there are usually many people from the Tiger Camp, and it will not be good if our whereabouts are revealed to them. ”

Dongfang Shuo also looked at him: "Then what do you mean?"

"Let's go to Hualiu Lane, there will be a lot of female slaves there, and if the uncle wants to ask, he will ask them the same. Speaking of this, the eyes of the owner of the village gave rise to a touch of greed.

And Dongfang Shuo looked at his face, and naturally saw at a glance what Xiao Jiujiu he was fighting.

"Then lead the way. ”

However, if you see through it or not, Dongfang Shuo's purpose is to ask, in this case, asking anyone is asking, and there is no need to be so stubborn.

When the owner of the village heard this, he immediately nodded, and then put away his umbrella and walked ahead.

At this point, the WITH has stopped.

(End of chapter)