We followed the indigenous team through the uninhabited wasteland for two or three days, and finally entered the rolling hills.

This north-south mountain range is lined with high cliffs, lush forests and ancient trees.

A post-road-like trail winds its way up the mountain until it disappears into the depths of the hazy northern forest.

Such a mountain is so charming, and the Taihua and Zhongnan Mountains in the Qin Land of the Han Dynasty are very similar.

"Young master! How did these natives bring us to this deep mountain forest? They can't have any bad intentions, right? ”

Qin Chong was very vigilant and looked around.

Except for the summer cicadas and the faint mountain breeze, this mountain field is very quiet.

"It is said that the kings and counties in the world are generally in the flat area where the waterway is smooth and the mountains are backed by the water, but now we are walking towards the mountains! Master, there are many people on the other side, and we are outnumbered, and people's hearts are unpredictable! We must be on guard! ”

Tian Bo and Brother Lin walked side by side, and also spoke cautiously.

"These people of the sea land do not understand our feng shui techniques, and it is possible to build the temple of the royal city in the mountains, and the royal city of Yavati is an example! People treat me sincerely, I can't wait for the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman! ”

Brother Lin took a sip of potato wine and said indifferently.

Everyone has seen the sharp weapons of these clay chopsticks.

All they used were stone axes and stone knives, and the most powerful weapons were Muge and pebbles, which did not have the slightest lethality.

Besides, the natives are warm-hearted and help us like their own brothers, so we really shouldn't speculate about others for no reason.

"Qin Chong, pot helmet! Brothers! Everyone's on their toes! If something happens on the way, we must act together! ”

It is better to be cautious in a foreign land, so I retreated to the side of the road and warned everyone.

"What if I get separated? You think of a way for everyone! A guy asked in a loud voice.

Brother Lin is a maritime merchant, and everyone is crowded into palm-sized ships all year round.

Therefore, I don't quite understand how terrible it is to get lost alone in the desert mountains and forests without people, and of course there is no plan and contingency in this regard.

"Heads up, everyone! Have you seen the lone peak in the northwest? It's close to the coast and can be used as a landmark for our future rendezvous! The first to climb to the top and start a fire! Brothers get it, right? Hehe! ”

I pointed with my longbow at the snow-capped lonely peak in the distance and smiled at my brothers.

The trail beneath your feet gets narrower and narrower, just enough for a person or an alpaca to walk sideways on it.

"Got it! Yizi! ”

"Uncle Tian! Give everyone a little bit of the fire you are in charge of! ”

Everyone was hurrying cautiously, and they were in harmony.

"Virtuous brother, my brother has always been a maritime merchant. The landmarks on the land, the mountain and river road conditions, and the response methods of various crises have never been experienced, and he is an out-and-out layman, and he will rely on the virtuous brother in the future! ”

After passing through the narrow section of the valley, we began to follow the meadows on the ridge towards another higher hill, and the road was much better than before.

Brother Lin and I walked side by side, very worried.

This old brother, who is accustomed to the sea route, has been in the mountains and wilderness for such a long time, and now it is estimated that he can't even distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

"Big brother, don't worry, everything is on land

There are me, as well as Qin Chong and Guo Helmet to help from the side. But the eldest brother still has to rely on me, so that the brother can let go! ”

I took Brother Lin and handed me the wine bag, took a few sips, and expressed my worries through the wine.

"The land is not as good as the sea, as long as I can bring these old guys back to my hometown safely, don't say one thing, I want my old life, and I won't say half a word for my brother! How can you and my brother have so many courtesies! ”

"Take care of the big brother! I'm worried that these guys under my brother won't obey me! ”

"Hahaha! This is easy to do! ”

Brother Lin listened to my concerns and laughed heartily.

He turned and climbed the big rock on the side of the road, clapped his hands and gathered everyone together.

"All the young and old brothers have listened to me! From now on, I, Lin, will only drink and walk, eat and sleep! All the big and small affairs on the land are in charge of Yi Zi! If you are not convinced, go to find a way out at home! Whether I live or die in the future, I will have nothing to do with me, Lin! ”

The scene was silent, Lin Qing and Brother Chun looked at each other, not knowing what their master meant.

All the guys on the ship have always been Brother Lin's first look, but now let them listen to the orders of me, the guest on the ship, and they can't turn the corner for a while.

"Boys! Yi Zi is a land merchant, and they have traveled all over the mountains and deserts in this world! Better on land than we are! To tell the truth, Lao Suo can't even tell the location of his homeland over there! If I lead the way, I will lead the whole people to a dead end! Hahaha! Listen to the master! ”

Tian Bo is a reasonable person, of course he knows the power of it, and his explanation also convinces everyone.

"It's not a good job! Our young master just wants to share a little for Lin Ye! Look at your reluctance! ”

"If you don't accept it, we'll go separately! See who makes it to the end! ”

Qin Chong and the pot helmet saw the disdain on the faces of Brother Lin's guys, and they immediately became angry and spoke ill of each other.

"They are all their own brothers, everything is easy to discuss, hehe, everything is easy to discuss! I just want to use my experience as a land merchant to share my eldest brother's worries, not to fight for fame and fortune, let alone for the throne! Hehe, all the brothers, you must not have any ideas, it will ruin our own harmony! ”

Brother Lin and I took each other seriously, and our little brothers were completely infighting, which made people laugh and cry.

"In the future, I will be sent by Yizi!"

"But the Yi family brothers are the first to look forward!"

Seeing that Brother Lin was about to have a seizure, or moved by my sincerity, these righteous Fujian boys finally bowed to me and recognized me as the leader of the land.

"Oh well! According to the rules of our land trade routes, if the road ahead is unclear in order to prevent separation, all food, water, money and goods are separated, and each person has a share! We don't have any money now, and there is no shortage of mountain springs in this sea country, and the rest of the dry food and fire will be divided into the spot and then we will hurry! ”

I walked into the crowd and patted my brothers on the arm and sent off the first errand.

Three days' rations per capita, four barrels of potato wine for an alpaca, and a fire for each person were quickly delivered, and everyone continued on their way.

It was getting late, and the natives ahead had pitched their tents at the end of the distant meadow and were ready to camp on the spot.

We stopped walking, but gathered dead wood and made a bonfire, ate some food, and then huddled together and slept in our clothes.

The merchant who sank to the bottom of the sea

The ship took away all of Brother Lin's belongings and all of our belongings.

The night in the mountains is very cold, and there are no warm bedding and clothes to keep out the cold, and everyone is frozen like chaff.

I had to set up two other bonfires, and after each of them poured a few sips of old wine, I barely slept through.

We followed the pilgrimage procession, crossed the mountains, and finally arrived at the royal city of this sea country on the day before the Sun Festival this year.

The whole country is built on the mountain, a bit like the Buddha country on the bank of the Heishui River in the Green Ridge Ice Field.

The ancient castle and stone house and rooftop square built of huge stones on the top of the mountain are the royal palace and the temple of the sun in this sea country.

The narrow blocks lined with stone platforms descending from the top of the hill should be the official residences, military camps, government offices, and money and grain warehouses of the entire city-state.

Although the sparrow is small, it is like a banana leaf that has been erected, and it extends to the acre of the mountain below.

These acres are very similar to the layers of farmhouse terraces on the Loess Plateau in Hexi.

The purple-red flowers in Tanaka are blooming brightly, not the buckwheat flowers in Guanzhong, nor the pea flowers or broad bean flowers in our Western Regions, nor the fascination of forgetting worries.

Later, I learned that the staple food of the people of the world on this continent is this crop with purple flowers.

The whole size of the royal city is not very large, and it is incomprehensible that it was built on such an isolated mountain.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the persecution of the imperial court or the invasion of foreign tribes, some powerful families would lead the whole clan to flee to the remote mountains to live in seclusion.

It will also raise the strength of several generations to break ground and build homes, and live a free life of self-sufficiency and no quarrel with the world.

And the Xuanshi Castle in front of him is obviously not built by a hermit, but the royal city and the land of Longxing in this sea country.

It's really the big in the world, and there are no surprises!

Disappointingly, there are no inns and liquor stores, and there are no foreign maritime merchants.

The mountain and wild natives who came from all over the country were in an endless stream of black oppression, crowding all the squares and streets of the entire royal city.

It can't help but remind people of the coastal beachhead of the isolated island in the southern wilderness, those sea beasts that live in groups.

"What is this! Young master, let's go! I can't stay in this place for a moment! Qin Chong shouted in disappointment.

Originally, I came here on a whim, but there was nothing in this wild place!

There are no beautiful exotic beauties, no delicious wine and meat, and no maritime merchants who can guide us.

"Where are you going? Can you still get out? ”

Lin He was sweating profusely, struggling desperately in the crowd.

"Let's spend the night! Plan for tomorrow! ”

Brother Lin made a voice at the critical moment, suppressing everyone's dissatisfaction.

The four fields are all high mountains and dense forests, and only a wild path as thick as an earthworm is connected to the outside.

The primitive carnival of the indigenous people of the Sea Country, the land of the royal city the size of a projectile, suddenly surged thousands of people.

Our group was engulfed in the dense flow of people, and there was no way out, trying to find an open place to camp and sleep, but there was no way out.

(End of chapter)

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