Back in the barracks, Fang Zhong carefully put away the box containing the fire source crystal, took the stone box given by the old man, hesitated, and still didn't open it.

It's not that he doesn't like the old man's things, but this thing is handed down by the old man's ancestors, and it must be very important to the old man, he just gave some silver, and if he asks for other people's ancestral things like this, he himself feels that he can't go away.

"I'll go back now, the old man will definitely not want it. Fang thought about it for a while, and solemnly put away the stone box, "Let's wait, and then find a chance to return it to the old man when I go to Zhaonan County in the future." ”

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Time flies in a hurry, spring goes to autumn, and half a year is in a blink of an eye.

In half a year, Fang Chong's height grew a little longer, seven feet (one meter seventy-five), revealing a Ling Ran's heroic spirit.

"In the past six months, my body has become stronger, but I still can't cross the last barrier and step into the realm of first-class martial artists. Looking up at the clouds in the sky, Fang Zhong couldn't help but think of his cultivation, his strength had improved by leaps and bounds in the past six months, and he had reached the peak realm of a second-rate martial artist.

However, since reaching the peak realm of a second-rate martial artist, his cultivation has stagnated, and he has never been able to cross the barrier of the first-class martial artist realm.

"Could it be that to break through the barrier, you need not only physical exercise, but also realm awareness?" Fang Zhong frowned and whispered, feeling helpless in his heart.

The perception in the realm, this kind of thing is very mysterious, I can't explain it in words, and I can't ask others, so I can only slowly explore it myself.

For example, in the innate realm, many people are stagnant in the acquired peak realm for ten years, twenty years, or even a lifetime, but they are never allowed to enter, this is the problem of realm perception, breaking through the barrier, cultivating for progress, sometimes it takes understanding and chance.

"Forget it, it's useless to be anxious, when the time comes, it will naturally break through. In the end, Fang Zhong could only smile helplessly and walked towards the school field.

On the school ground, the soldiers were practicing, tired and sweaty, covered in sweat.

Seeing Fang Chong coming, the hundred soldiers under his command were immediately solemn, saluted in unison, and shouted, "My lord!" In half a year, these people and Fang Chong were already very familiar.

As the centurion of this hundred-man team, although Fang Zhong is usually strict, he also knows how to combine work and rest, and often mingles with his soldiers in his spare time, and is willing to spend money and act generously, over time, these soldiers naturally support him even more.

His eyes swept around the soldiers under him, Fang Zhong nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Yes, you have all improved a lot in the past six months, and you should be happy." ”

Hearing Fang Chong's praise, the soldiers immediately straightened up.

In the past half a year, Fang Chong will also guide their cultivation in his spare time, Fang Chong is not like others, there are no so-called sects and family restrictions, and he is not complacent about his own martial arts, and he is happy to teach these soldiers some martial arts at will, which has also benefited them a lot.

Especially Zhang Daniu and Tong Man, as Fang Zhong's henchmen, the two naturally got a lot more benefits than others.

Three months ago, Fang re-transmitted the two of them "Jiuyang Divine Skill".

Jiuyang Divine Skill, to the Yang Dynasty, after practice, there is unpredictable power, and it is not a lie to raise your feet and landslide.

This magic skill is also a great mastery in the world of Fang Chong's previous life, it has been lost for hundreds of years, Fang Zhong also obtained it from an ancient tomb by chance, because it is too strong, so he has not cultivated, but he did not expect it to be passed on in this world.

The Jiuyang Divine Skill is fierce and fierce, and the requirements for the cultivator themselves are very high, but Tong Man and Zhang Daniu are extremely talented, and it is very suitable to cultivate this Jiuyang Divine Skill.

In just three months, the two of them had already cultivated the Jiuyang Divine Skill to the entry realm, and with such a fast cultivation speed, even Fang Zhong was a little surprised.

"Although Jiuyang Divine Skill is only an entry, it is a peerless study after all, and the gains of the two of them are not small. Fang Chong's eyes were vicious, and he could see at a glance that Tong Man and Zhang Daniu had both broken through a realm.

Now, Tong Man's cultivation has reached the late stage of a first-class martial artist, and Zhang Daniu has also reached the early stage of a second-rate martial artist.

On the school field, hundreds of warriors had straight shoulders, like sharp swords, and the powerful momentum spread out, so that the surrounding warriors couldn't help but be frightened.

"Okay, rein in your momentum and continue to cultivate. Fang pressed his hand and said in a deep voice: "Although your cultivation has made a lot of progress, it is still not enough, you can sweat more in peacetime to shed less blood in wartime, I don't want to see any of you die in battle." ”

"Yes, my lord!" the hundred people agreed in unison, and their voices were like thunder.

That's when —

Liu Yuan rode a war horse, dressed in military uniform, came from a distance, landed beside Fang Chong, and said, "Brother Fang Chong, Lord Qianhu called us over, there is something important." ”

Fang Chong was taken aback and asked, "Brother Liu, do you know what is important?" He has been very idle for the past six months, why did he suddenly have something important at this time?

Liu Yuan glanced around, lowered his voice, and said: "It is said that there is a rebellion of brute beasts in the endless mountains in the south, I think it is for us to suppress it, and it is time to clear out the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge, this time we are lucky, it is our turn to go to the camp." ”

"There is a brute beast turmoil in the endless mountains in the south?" Fang Zhong was shocked, remembering the brute beast that the Fang family used to worship the ancestors of the heavens, and his heart suddenly became hot, "Brother Liu, so we can see the legendary brute beast this time?"

"Hmm. Liu Yuan nodded, but his brows furrowed, "But I'd rather not look at this brute beast, every time I go to suppress the brute rebellion, many brothers will die." ”

The endless mountains in the south, the brute beasts are vertical and horizontal, and some have reached the innate realm, although the Red Tiger Army is strong, but when encountering the brute beasts of the innate realm, they still can't eat and walk around.

But the Red Tiger Army is to protect the peace of Zhaonan County, and they naturally want to suppress the beast turmoil, which can be said to be a chore every time they go to suppress the beast, if you are lucky, you don't encounter a powerful beast, that's the best, if you are unlucky, then it's really dangerous.

In this regard, Fang Zhong could only be silent, brute beasts are beasts, and humans are born mortal enemies, suppressing brute beasts, fighting and sacrifice are inevitable.

"Let's go, brother, I hope I won't encounter a powerful brute beast this time. Liu Yuan prayed, and took Fang Zhong to the tent of Xu Changfeng in a thousand households.

Xu Changfeng, a thousand households, has rarely shown up, Fang Zhong has been in the Red Tiger Army for more than half a year, and he has only seen Xu Changfeng five times.

When the two of them came to Xu Changfeng's tent, there were already several people gathered inside, all of them were centurions of the first army and the third battalion, there were seven people in total, together with Fang Zhong and Liu Yuan, there were nine people, but the last person had not yet come, so there should be something delayed.

"Fang Zhong (Liu Yuan) visited Lord Qianhu. Fang Zhong and Liu Yuan saluted at the same time.

"Well, let's take a seat first, the snow geese haven't come back yet, so wait a minute. Xu Changfeng's face was unwavering, and his eyes glanced at Fang Chong intentionally or unintentionally, and said lightly.

The two took their seats, exchanged a few polite words with the centurions, and then fell silent.

After a while, a person came in at the door of the tent again, which surprised Fang Chong, although this person was dressed in military uniform and heavy armor, but it was a woman, with fair skin, a straight nose, and a pair of sword eyebrows flying obliquely into the sideburns, looking like she had a unique heroic spirit.

The woman knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Subordinate snow geese, meet Lord Qianhu." ”

"Hurry up. Xu Changfeng showed a smile on his face, obviously not ordinary to this snow goose, and smiled again and again: "You are here, I and you have been waiting here for a long time, in this army, I am afraid that only the capital commander has this kind of treatment." ”

"The subordinates are panicking!" said the snow goose in military uniform.

"Alright, no more politeness. Xu Changfeng smiled, his expression suddenly became serious, and said: "This time I called everyone because the brute beasts in the endless mountains in the south have been a little restless recently, and there have been several cases of brute beasts attacking the villagers. ”

"Of course, it's time to calculate the time to clean up the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge, this time since we have a mission, we won't trouble others anymore, and stop for a few days when passing by the Black Wind Ridge, and by the way, clean up the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge. ”

Xu Changfeng said slowly, the meaning of it was already clear to everyone, the first was naturally to suppress the brute beasts, and it was just easy to clean up the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge.

However, when they heard that the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge were being cleared, all the centurions were overjoyed.

The bandits in Heifengling are rampant, looting all year round, and naturally looting a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, this Red Tiger Army went to clean up the bandits in Heifengling, clearly saying that it was to clean up the bandits and eliminate harm for the people, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is to rob, but not to rob the good people, but to rob the bandits.

Robbing and robbers, this is a good thing with a lot of oil and water, whoever goes will get rich, no wonder these centurions are so happy.

Seeing such a situation, Fang Chong suddenly remembered what Zhuang Jun had said: "It's not that the bandits in the Black Wind Ridge can't be cleared, one of them is that it is difficult for the master to be destroyed, and the other is also within the Red Tiger Army. ”

In this way, Fang Zhong understood that this Red Tiger Army was an army, and there was not much oil and water in normal times, so he simply raised the bandits in Heifengling as fat pigs, and when they were almost raised, they would slaughter them once, and they would not be eliminated, let him continue to raise them, and they could be killed again in the future.

"No wonder the Black Wind Ridge bandits can never be clean. Fang Zhong sighed in his heart, but his face was calm, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, he found that among the nine centurions, only the snow goose was as expressionless as him, and there were no mood swings.

"It seems that this snow goose is not very much in favor of conniving at the robbery of the Black Wind Ridge. Fang Chong thought to himself, and thought a little higher about this snow goose.

The meeting lasted for an hour, mainly to make a plan for a specific action plan, which is not complicated, but there are many things involved.

Once the task is set and the plan of action is set, the rest of the matter will be simple.

Sorting out armaments, counting supplies, gathering soldiers, and preparing war horses and weapons can be completed in a day or two.