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Passing through the Hengduan Mountains, there is an undulating hilly land, and the hills of this Zhongzhou are full of a fruit called "Burning Sun", which can release wisps of spiritual light in the middle of the night.

The people of Zhongzhou like to use this fruit to make wine, and it is said that after drinking, it can not only replenish spiritual power, but also purify the turbid Danhai, so that the cultivation is more exquisite.

Of course, this statement is full of exaggeration, but in fact, this is a good fruit with thunder and fire attributes, and making wine will destroy its fruit elemental attributes.

The water vapor from the north was blown by the strong wind and gathered here, but it was blocked by the towering Hengduan Mountain Range, and the water vapor rose and gathered into clouds, and the clouds became thicker and thicker, and because of the humid aura of the Hengduan Mountain Range, the thunder flashed here, and it was extremely hot.

This climate gives the fruit a very good living environment and allows it to grow luxuriantly.

When Li Shaoyang crossed the Hengduan Mountains with Greenland, he was catching up with a thunderstorm.

On the other side of the mountain, the sky was still clear, but here it was as dark as night, and the thunder flickered overhead, and the torrential rain was swept up by the strong wind, forming a rich fold in the sky.

"Dad, the weather here is so weird." Greenland, holding an umbrella made of leaves, stood in the rainstorm and said loudly.

A few thunderbolts fell, and there was a clattering sound, like a train rushing through his ears, Li Shaoyang stood in the rain, all the water droplets floated around him, and he really reached the level of supernatural control of the water element.

"There's a thatched hut up ahead!" Li Shaoyang pointed ahead, and the two walked over.

When I arrived near the thatched hut, I saw that there was still smoke coming from the back of the house, and a burst of fragrance came to my nose.

Li Shaoyang put away the water element, and the rain around him fell in a hurry, and he suddenly deliberately got wet on his body, pulling Greenland and knocking on the door.

The door opened slightly, and an old man was surprised when he saw them: "Why are you still rushing outside in such a heavy rain, hurry, come in." ”

The room was warm, and the rhizomes of the sun fruit were dried and crackling in the fire in the house, with a fragrant smell, but the room was more of a wine, the smell of aged wine.

The old man asked them to sit down, turned to the back and took a thick old bearskin fur, and handed it to Li Shaoyang.

The bearskin coat looked rough and handmade, and now it was hot from the fire, and Li Shaoyang thanked him and draped it over Greenland's body.

The old man turned his head and shouted, "Old woman, is the meal ready?" A guest came to the door. ”

A silver old lady walked in, holding a brazier, and smiled when she saw the two of them: "Since the withdrawal of the Hou Ye's army, there are few people in this place, why did you two come out in such a heavy rain." ”

As he spoke, he put down the brazier, and there was a pheasant leaning on the brazier, and under the pheasant there was a layer of flesh of the fiery sun fruit, which was sweet and delicious.

"Is there still a large army stationed here?" Li Shaoyang asked casually.

The old man seemed to have not seen anyone for a long time, so he was so hospitable, the old man squatted down and roasted the fire: "Yes, some time ago, they all said that they were going to attack Southwest County, and the army was at the bottom of this mountain, piece by piece, and I sold a lot of this Burning Sun Fruit in those days, and I almost got rich." ”

The old woman took a sip: "I also said, I finally earned some spiritual jade, let you buy some good pills, we can also improve our lower cultivation, you are good, you have all bought tofu, is that thing really delicious?" ”

The old man cherished a piece of tofu from the wooden cabinet, carefully pinched a piece and chewed it: "This is a good thing, only sold in Southwest County, after this Hengduan Mountain, the price has increased tenfold." ”

Greenland smiled, this tofu is Li Shaoyang's exclusive secret, and now it has become the most beautiful commodity in Southwest County, and I heard that even the imperial capital is asking for it.

The old man ate a piece himself, but he seemed to be reluctant to entertain the guests, so he was embarrassed to put it back again.

Li Shaoyang was more interested in this roasted pheasant with Lieyang fruit, and after taking a bite, he was immediately full of praise: "Good, it tastes really good." ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of spiritual jade, about 1o squares, and handed it to the old man: "There is not much money, the old man will accept it." ”

The old man hurriedly waved his hand, but the old woman's eyes lit up, so she took it with her hands in her hands embarrassed, and happily, she went outside to bring a lot of high-quality sun fruits.

Li Shaoyang ate the unique fruit of southern Zhongzhou, so he asked casually: "There are so many fields here, are they all from the two old men?" ”

"How can there be ......" the old man smiled bitterly: "These fields are all housekeepers of the Hou Mansion, in the past, when the Zhongzhou Chamber of Commerce had not rebelled, it was the Chamber of Commerce that was in charge, and later when the Ouyang family was not bad, it was the Ouyang family who was in charge, and now the Chamber of Commerce and the Ouyang family are gone, and this land will belong to the big housekeeper again." ”

Li Shaoyang smiled: "Zhennan Hou doesn't even let go of this place, is the entire southern part of Zhongzhou his family's private property?" ”

"Sir, don't say that." The old woman seemed to be scared, and waved her hand again and again: "How can Master Hou look at our poor place." is the big housekeeper of the Hou Ye's Mansion, and it has nothing to do with the Hou Ye. ”

The old man also said: "It turns out that there are many families in this place, and then I heard that there was going to be a war with Southwest County, so they all moved away, and recently Hou Ye has opened a lot of training grounds, and there are still a few young people, so they all went to various cities in Zhongzhou to practice." ”

Li Shaoyang snorted: "So, Lord Hou is now gathering the young people in the county to prepare to expand the army?" ”

The old man was stunned: "What expansion of the army?" ”

Greenland said with a smile while eating roast chicken: "Stupid, you Hou Ye suddenly opened the training ground and summoned the monks to cultivate, don't you just want to see how many young people in the county can fight, and when they go to the training ground, find a way, coerce and lure, and all of them are included in the army, isn't this just an expansion of the army." ”

The old woman smiled: "We don't understand this, old man, don't talk nonsense." ”

The atmosphere became awkward for a while, and Li Shaoyang smiled: "Don't be suspicious, two old men, I'm just an idle mercenary, just passing by here by chance, let's leave immediately." ”

The two old men secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just now they vaguely felt that this young man with a child was a little weird, especially the words he said, which sounded scary.

Is Hou Ye really going to expand the army? What's that for? Attack Southwest?

After the meal, the rain outside also stopped, Li Shaoyang took Greenland to say goodbye and left, leaving 1o Fang Lingyu behind.

"Dad, this old man is really good to us, why don't you keep more money?" Greenland Road couldn't help but ask.

Li Shaoyang touched her head: "This is the poorest place in Zhongzhou, only live by planting Burning Sun Fruit, if you give them too much money, the two old people may attract death, more money is not a good thing, 1o can improve their lives, and it will not cause the greed of bad people, understand." ”

Greenland doesn't seem to understand, and the two of them can already see the ethereal mountains in Zhongzhou County after passing through this hill.

At the foot of the ethereal mountain, there are three cities and one town.

Fengyue City, Forest City, Shanyang City, and Huoyun Town.

Take the meaning of the wind forest and mountain fire, around the misty mountain, the three cities and one town arch guard the four corners, and there are pieces of military camps around it.

Li Shaoyang pointed to the direction of the military camp: "The Marquis of Zhennan has already made a layout and moved the military camp to the vicinity of Miao Mountain, so that after he expands his army, the new army will gather and can directly enter Miao Mountain." ”

"But why the Ethereal Mountain?" Greenland now has a vague idea of what it calls military and political: "Shouldn't it be in the direction of the imperial capital, ready to defend the emperor at any time?" ”

Li Shaoyang smiled: "So I think that there must be some mystery in Zhennanhou's trip to the Ethereal Mountain, maybe he has a secret passage in the mountain, which can directly pass through the Ethereal Mountain and enter the imperial capital." ”

If that were the case, the army in the south of Zhongzhou could directly pass through the outer defense line of the imperial capital and go straight to the center, even if Lu Bukong was bullish, he would have to face the terrifying scene of 100,000 monks.

The two came to Huoyun Town.

Huoyun Town is actually a big city, there are two major forces in the city, the Huo family and the Yun family, both of which are the general families around the Marquis of Zhennan, and the men and children in the city are all subordinates of the generals, which can be described as a militarized city.

Li Shaoyang took out the identity certificate prepared for him by Xu Jingyang outside the city, proving that he was a well-known mercenary in Zhongzhou, so he easily passed the customs and entered the city.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw an army of about twenty people galloping towards him riding a flame lizard.

The leader was a short middle-aged man, and he shouted: "Two old immortals, they haven't handed over the good things they have hidden, but now they are the things that the Hou Ye ordered to want, I will see how long they can hide them." ”

Li Shaoyang frowned, pulled Greenland, and quietly came to the vicinity of the city, pretending to look at the scenery, but saw that the group of people and horses went all the way to the south, in the direction of the Lieyang Fruit Field.

"Let's go!" Li Shaoyang didn't expect that the two old men really had trouble coming to the door, and it sounded as if they had hidden something and didn't hand it over.

Greenland followed him straight through the city gate and out, speeding along the road, and hurried into the grass hut one step ahead of time.

The two old men were taking advantage of the rain to stop outside the house to dry the Burning Sun Fruit, and when they saw them come back suddenly, they were puzzled.

"Someone has come to trouble you." Li Shaoyang said directly: "It seems that it is the people of Huoyun Town, saying that you have hidden some treasures, and now they will come to rob it immediately!" ”

The old man's face changed drastically: "They are here for the fruit essence!" ”

The old woman pulled him: "What fruit essence is not fruitful, it is just a fruit, we are not afraid." ”

Only then did the old man feel that he had slipped out, embarrassed and scared.

Li Shaoyang shook his head and smiled: "It seems that the two old men have their own ways to deal with it, so I won't care about this idle matter." ”

Saying that he was leaving, the old woman grabbed him in a panic: "This mercenary, you, since you are a mercenary, then we will pay for it, and it will not be possible to ask you for a favor." ”

The old man hung his head dejectedly: "Forget it, this mercenary gave us money, he doesn't look like the kind of mercenary who loves money." ”

Li Shaoyang looked at them and sighed, but Greenland couldn't help it, and touched the fur on his body: "Don't be afraid, if you give me clothes, I will help you deal with those bad guys, and kill a few." ”

When they heard that they were going to be killed, the two old men became scared again.

Li Shaoyang whispered to Greenland: "Take them to the back, you go dig a crypt for them to hide, and we will deal with those people." ”

Giggling, Greenland pulled the second elder to the back, punched out a hole several meters deep in the field, put two old people who had just arrived at the Yuan Infant Realm into it, Greenland gathered mud into a board, and then waved his hand to release the purple spores The queen guarded near the cave, the purple spores were copied, covering the cave, and Greenland pulled some more sun fruit rhizomes to cover it, and then turned back.

At this time, the cavalry had already appeared in the field, and Li Shaoyang entered the house as soon as he pulled Greenland.