Zu Zhenlin and Li Cao decided to go to the neighboring country to find the enemy, they wanted to enter the mountain again, follow the road to Lijia Village, think of the other end, see where it leads, and whether they can find clues to the enemy.

The sky is filled with clouds and mist, and the mountain rain is coming.

Stepping into the mountain again, Li Cao was even more silent, and Zu Zhenlin didn't know what to say, so he could only move forward without saying a word.

The ruins and broken walls, the dead grass and the dead leaves, no longer saw the excitement of the past, and overnight, it was reduced to nothing.

Li Caoben was sad in his heart, and his face was quite calm, but the flesh on his face was twisted together, which made people see that he was holding back tears. When I arrived at the old site of Mr. Yang, I found that there was nothing, and tears welled up in an instant, this person who was like a master and a father, this person with a hard mouth and a soft heart, and this person who was quiet and lacking desires, was gone without leaving a word, and Li Cao's heart was like a knife.

When Li Cao saw the graves of Grandma Li and Xiao Yiyi, she couldn't cry.

Zu Zhenlin's eyes were also wet, although the time they spent together was short, but it made Zhenlin unforgettable, slowly clenched his fists, and thought in his heart, Master didn't have time to do anything for you, and now he can only do the last thing for you, so that the people who killed you will also die.

After Zu Zhenlin and the two paid their respects, they went on the road again. However, I was disappointed that this secret passage was just a mountain road leading to the border between the two countries, and there were no bandit nests or cities at all.

After inquiry, Zu Zhenlin and Li Cao also knew something about the two countries, the country to which Li Cao belonged was Yan, and the neighboring country was Yan. The two countries have a long history, and the Yan State was originally a subject country of the Great Yan, but with the increase in the national strength of the Yan State, the King of Yan is no longer a minister, but ascends the throne and is called the emperor. The Great Yan Dynasty naturally did not agree, and fought for many years, but unfortunately there were victories and defeats for each other, but they couldn't help each other, and if they continued to fight, they would only lose both, and they would cheapen others, so they could only pinch their noses and admit it. After that, the two countries were at peace and without war, and they recuperated. However, after many years, friction began to continue, and there were many wars, but the scale was limited and did not rise to the level of national war. However, judging from the wars in recent years, Yan has the advantage. This massacre may be the beginning of a full-scale war in the Yan Kingdom.

Zu Zhenlin and the others began to march towards Yan Kingdom, and in order to take care of Li Cao, Zhenlin specially bought two horses.

Since ancient times, there have been many bandits on the border, but now that the war has begun, there are naturally more.

Autumn is mild and white clouds are long.

Desolate ancient road, the autumn wind blows, and the sound of horses' hooves.

In order to take care of Li Cao and save physical strength, Zu Zhenlin bought two horses to hurry.

There were two people standing abruptly on the road, one wearing a green shirt, wearing a scarf, carrying a bamboo box, and his demeanor was graceful. One man was coarse and linen, holding a long knife in his hand, and he was fierce and vicious. Looking at the evil man's face, he was not satisfied with this harvest.

Seeing this, Li Cao asked, "What should I do?"

Zu Zhenlin was silent and watched coldly.

Dahan saw the two riding horses straight forward, ignoring himself at all, which can be said to be ignoring, and his heart was angry. It can be said that it is not easy to gain something by yourself. In this war-torn area, either they are guarding the caravans and do not dare to attack, or the bandits in the Wuthering Mountains and forests have to worry about being robbed. It's hard to run into one or two people, how can you let it go?

The horizontal knife blocked the way, and the strong man shouted, "I planted this tree, I opened this road, if you want to fight this, leave the money to buy the road." Hurry up and give grandpa a horse and roll me down. These two horses belong to Lao Tzu. ”

Zu Zhenlin was condescending and sat firmly on horseback.

The wicked man said angrily: "Damn, don't you hurry up and roll down for Lao Tzu, do you want to die?"

The wicked man said as he gestured with a long knife.

The scholar was beside him, and he hurriedly persuaded: "You guys hurry down, he is a robber, unreasonable, and he will really kill." ”

"Haha, it's still a scholar who knows current affairs, but his mother is a little poorer. The wicked man scolded.

Zu Zhenlin looked down at the robbers, "Get out." ”

When the wicked man heard this, he was instantly furious and raised his long knife, "Lao Tzu has chopped you." ”

The scholar shouted, "Wait a minute, I'm ...... I still have things here, I gave them to you, you put them. ”

"Something, what? Where are you hiding?" asked the wicked man, viciously.

The scholar turned around, put his hand into his lower body, pulled out a jade pendant, held it in his hand and rubbed it, and was reluctant to give up.

"You're really fucking good at hiding, bring it over. The villain said.

The scholar clenched the jade pendant tightly and insisted: "If you promise to let them go, I will give it to you." ”

The wicked man sneered: "Are you telling me the conditions? You are also worthy, hand it over quickly, otherwise I will not let you go." ”

"You ......" the scholar was speechless, but he held the jade pendant tightly.

"Just praise you for knowing current affairs, and you will look for death. ”

The wicked man is no longer verbose, but raises his sword and cuts. The scholar no longer begs for mercy, closes his eyes and waits for death.

"Ah, save him. Li Cao shouted.

Zu Zhenlin mobilized his aura, put his fingers together, and shot out a spiritual aura, like a sharp arrow, piercing his wrist.

The evil man's eyes widened in disbelief, and the long knife in his hand fell off. Without hesitation, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life." ”

"Give him back his stuff. Zu Zhenlin said indifferently.

"Okay, I'm back, I'm still here. As he spoke, the wicked man took out a purse from his bosom and threw it to the scholar.

Zu Zhenlin shot out a spiritual aura again, piercing through his head. Before the wicked man could react, he was dying.

"Where is Childe going, if you stop by with us, don't you mind walking together?" asked Li Cao.

The scholar was startled when he saw that Zhenlin was like crushing an ant to death, killing the robbers, and shooting ruthlessly, and when he heard Li Cao's question, he said carefully, "I also want to go to Yan Kingdom, and the way is the way, I don't know if it will cause trouble to the two beneficiaries?"

"It's okay, then the boy and I will share a ride. Li Cao invited.

In the face of the invitation, the book business moved, but looking at Zhenlin's indifference, he had some scruples, but in the end, he was worried that he would encounter danger again, so he decided to accept it.

"Then there's work. The scholar thanked.

"My name is Lin Xi, I wonder if you can tell me the names of the two beneficiaries?" the scholar hugged his fists.

"My name is Li Cao. ”

"Zu Zhenlin. ”

"Thank you for saving your life, I didn't find out that Engong was hiding deeply, I was worried in vain. Lin Xi said.

"Where you are, you are hidden. Zu Zhenlin said.

Lin Xi thought that he had hidden the jade pendant, and was a little embarrassed, "No way, that jade pendant was given to me by the teacher when I traveled around the world, it is of great significance, I dare not give it up at will, so I can only make this decision." ”

"The two benefactors are not from the Yan Kingdom, are they? Then you also want to go to the Wangu Yudao Academy, ready to try your luck?"

Li Cao had never heard of it, so he couldn't help asking, "What is the Eternal Yudao Academy, and what is it for?"

Zu Zhenlin didn't listen to his father's family talk about it, and he was a little curious.

"You don't know this, the Eternal Yudao Academy is very powerful, and it can be regarded as the top existence in the world, but it is not a sect gang, but like the academy, the students recruited do not need to belong to the academy forever, they are independent and free, and they can apply to leave. It is said that the dean who founded the academy was not very talented, and he wanted to worship a famous family, so he was not accepted, so he could only become a casual cultivator. How do you know that he will meet in the wind and clouds, and when the time comes, he coincidentally obtained the anti-heaven exercise, and his strength has advanced suddenly, becoming the peak of existence. Therefore, he founded the Wangu Yudao Academy, with the purpose of teaching without class, regardless of background, and not seeking natural qualifications. I came here this time to enter the academy, learn the exercises, and become a practitioner, just like Engong. Lin Xi introduced.

"You're out on the road alone, and you don't have the means to save your life, aren't you afraid that something will happen? If you hadn't met us, you would have died. Li Cao said.

Lin Xi smiled bitterly: "Of course I'm scared, but adhering to the master's will, there is no way, the college will only enroll students once in three to fifty years, I don't want to miss it, I can only hurry up, I didn't expect to be afraid of something, I encountered a robbery, fortunately, good people have good rewards, God has eyes, let me meet two benevolent fathers." ”

"Good people have good rewards, hum, self-comfort, only the strong can always have good rewards, and the weak are just a moment of good luck. Zu Zhenlin said indifferently.

Lin Xi said with a smile: "Engong is right, but the weak may just need some luck to become a strong person, and that dean is not just lucky, so he will be reborn and become a top powerhouse." Why be persistent in being a person, whether it is comfort or facts, it is a kind of life attitude of people, I still think that being a good person is simpler, more comfortable, and easier to attract good luck. ”

Zu Zhenlin stopped talking.

"Engong, I think it's good to teach that person a lesson just now, if you don't get angry, it's okay to beat him with broken bones and tendons, you don't have to take his life, and you can give him a chance to mend his ways. Lin Xi continued.

"You think I was too ruthless, he almost killed you. Zu Zhenlin asked

"In fact, when he stopped me from robbing, he just robbed me of my coil, and did not want to kill me, and left me some money for the journey, and did not search me carefully, and finally wanted to kill me, but I hid the jade pendant, teased him, and made him angry. Speaking of which, this person still has a clear conscience. Lin Xi said what he thought.

"Can you guarantee that he will survive, that he will change his mind, and become a new person? Can you guarantee that he will no longer be angry and kill people? Can you?" Zu Zhenlin asked one after another.

Lin Xi was speechless, and "I ......" looked depressed at the end.

The three of them walked forward silently, but it didn't take long for Lin Xi to talk again, mainly about what he had seen and heard along the way, Li Cao was embarrassed to snub him, and the two chatted.

At dusk, the three of them entered the city, which was different from the border of Dayan, the wind was loud, the soldiers had not arrived, and the city was already strict. Everything in Yan Country is as usual, it is convenient to enter and exit, and the soldiers on both sides are good, only when they see the goods and vehicles, they will check it, but they will be released soon.

Zu Zhenlin and the three of them entered the city smoothly, found a small inn at random, opened three rooms, and then asked the boss to serve food.

Zu Zhenlin already knew that Yan and Yan pursued the state and county system, and unlike Da Yan, the border pass of Yan State was not the highest level of assassination, but Zhao Wangye, this Zhao Wangye was the biological brother of the former emperor, controlled four of the fifteen states, held military and political power, and had the right to kill and kill, as long as he wrote a chapter and reported it to the emperor. But other things are not known.

Only Zu Zhenlin was eating in the small shop, and the boss was eating alone.

"Shopkeeper, eat alone, what a meaning, together. Zu Zhenlin invited.

"That's embarrassing. ”

The shopkeeper said no, but he brought the food and wine jug to Zhenlin's table.

"A few guest officers aren't from Yan Guo, right?" the boss asked.

"Alas, how can the store see it, are we so obvious?" Lin Xi asked curiously.

"No, a few guest officers should also see it, there are not many people in my store, in fact, they are not usually like this, although they are not much better. I told a few guest officers, there is going to be a war, so at this time, he still came to the border to close the store, he must not be from Yan Guo, and he must be far away from us. The owner explained.

"It's true that we are not from the Yan Kingdom, we have just traveled here, but I don't think we are going to fight, the city gate is still open in the evening. Zu Zhenlin said.

"Hmph, we're not afraid of anyone yet, they haven't come yet, why should we change. Besides, they may not be able to come, and our army will hit their doorstep. ”