Zheng Sheng received a letter from Li Anjian in a small village called Shanghuang Village, and learned about what happened in Qingzhuling yesterday.

Immediately, he remembered that after learning that Huang Juan was frozen to death by the river last year, he also thought about returning to Qingzhuling to visit Wang Wuyu, who also fell into the water.

As a result, he forgot about it, but Wang Wuyu had a serious illness because of it, until the fire took his life!

Wang Wuyu is Wang Qian's father, he was sick and burned to death by fire! He doesn't know! Wang Qian sat in the study hall with him every day and read, accompanied by him day and night, but he didn't see that such a thing happened to his family!

Wang Qian's heart is like this, and he doesn't want to pursue anything. But......

Zheng Sheng frowned and looked at the letter, was there any explanation from Wang Zhong.

But Wang Zhong didn't explain anything to him. After all, in addition to Wang Qian's father, Wang Wuyu is just an ordinary fisherman in Lijia Village.

In the invasion of survival thieves in Qingzhuling, a total of seven people died, four were the guards of the Tiger Guard Camp, and three were villagers. Zheng Sheng recovered from his illness after he was busy, and Wang Zhong only mentioned to him about the casualties in Qingzhuling.

Moreover, seven people died, isn't it a heavy price?

It's like a country defeating an enemy and killing 10,000 enemies and losing 3,000.

His Tiger Guard Battalion, plus his family and villagers, defeated forty or fifty bandits, although he won more and less, it was already good that he only killed seven people!

This is what Zheng Sheng thought after hearing it at the time.

Death is always inevitable, and all he can do for them is to arrange the aftermath.

Zheng Sheng replied to Li Anjian with a letter, thought about it and wrote a letter to Qiu Fuzi.

Zheng Sheng was very sullen and walked out of the hut.

Liu Wei'er was adding carbon to the small furnace, and Zheng Sheng helped her put the kettle up: "You're tired!" I'll go back and sleep well, and tomorrow we'll continue south! ”

Liu Yan'er looked bitter: "I still have to hurry!" ”

Zheng Sheng nodded, and Liu Wei'er was silent and didn't say anything more.

Zheng Sheng remembered what happened before leaving Qingzhuling.

The day before yesterday, that is, on March 24, Zheng Sheng knew that Hao Ci was going to come to Qingzhuling the next day. Because he didn't want to meet him, so as not to be embarrassed, Zheng Sheng went out.

Mrs. Wang asked him to bring Qing'er and Liu Wei'er with him so that she could take care of him, after all, his elbow was not good yet.

Zheng Sheng thought for a moment, "Then I'll take one of them with me!" "Take so many "many" maidservants to meet those villagers, isn't he really a noble son who goes to the mountains and rivers?

Liu Wen'er's heart was gloomy, and she said softly: "I went out with Shizi last time, let Qing'er go out to breathe this time!" ”

Qing'er happily squinted at her little friend to express her gratitude.

Zheng Sheng couldn't forget to pour cold water on her, and deliberately teased her: "I didn't go to Shunyang City to play this time, I went to Negative Wu Mountain." It's tiring to keep going around in circles in the mountains! ”

Qing'er suddenly remembered the situation when she accompanied Zheng Sheng to Nanshan not long ago, Qing'er's small body trembled, and exclaimed: "Shizi, I, I don't want to go!" ”

Zheng Sheng tried every possible explanation but didn't make her change her mind. So, Liu Wei'er was pushed out by Qing'er to "suffer" for her.

In addition to Liu Wei'er, there were also two guides prepared for him by Sima Dingyun, including Ye Jun and Zheng Yu and other ten capable guards of the Tiger Guard Battalion and eight guards selected by Wang Zhong.

Such an arrangement is really a fuss in Zheng Sheng's opinion! He's just patrolling the territory, not going to any dangerous place. But no matter how Zheng Sheng complained, a group of more than 20 people set off like this.

They went all the way east, passed through Shunyang without entering, crossed the Danshui by boat at Qingchuan Ferry, and walked into the negative Wu Mountain with the brand-new and more detailed map given to him by Sima Dingyun in their arms.

That afternoon, they arrived at the first place where the ownership would "belong" to him for the next twenty years, the Snake Farm. This is the depths of the Negative Wu Mountain, and the road is narrow and difficult to navigate.

Shepanzhuang is located in the northwest corner of that map. Since it is a place in the negative noon mountain, it is not surprising that there are few people, poor land, and no cultivated fields are all hunters.

After spending the night at the farm, they continued east.

The guide was a little dissatisfied with Zheng Sheng, and he suggested to Zheng Sheng that he go southeast. No matter how bad it is, you have to take a detour to the north, go out of the mountain and turn back.

For there is no way to go east.

But Zheng Sheng insisted on going east, and the east was his "territory", even if there was no road before, he had to take a road out to see what the situation was there.

As expected, to the east is a more rugged and difficult mountain road, they fight against the mountains and forests, meet the mountains over the mountains, meet the forest through the forest, meet the water wading through the water, after crossing the mountains and water, what they see is still the mountains and forests.

Zheng Sheng looked at the map and deeply felt that he had been deceived.

Isn't Sima Dingyun's map fake? On the map, it is clearly depicted that the place where Shepanzhuang goes east for one or two miles is not a hill in the shape of "people, entering", but in fact, it is still a mountain, a mountain that stretches endlessly.

Yesterday at noon, however, they found a new village, a small village hidden in the mountains, with fewer than ten families scattered in the forest, and even the village did not even have a name.

If it weren't for the fact that the inhabitants of the village were dressed like people outside the mountains and spoke Chinese, Zheng Sheng would have mistaken them for uncivilized savages.

There are no elders in the village, such as the village chief, Li Zheng, and the three elders, who have gathered into villages on their own because of the dangers of the mountains and forests. Even the reason for not going out of the mountain, they also claimed that they had forgotten it because of the age.

This is still the Negative Wu Mountain, but the people here call the surrounding mountains Shijian Mountain. This name wizard knows, too.

Because this village is in Shijian Mountain, Zheng Sheng called it Shijian Village and marked it on the map.

After a night's rest here, continue your journey.

This time, Zheng Sheng and his entourage had another guide, a young man in Shijian Village who was unwilling to be lonely, he planned to go out of the mountain to see, and he was familiar with the terrain to the east of Shijian Village. So Zheng Sheng hired this seventeen or eighteen-year-old little guide, Han Congyi.

Han Congyi is indeed very familiar with the mountains and forests here, and Ye Jun discussed with him all the way how to set traps to catch prey, how to hide his whereabouts, and so on.

But the mountains to the east were even more steep, and Zheng Sheng felt as if he had returned to Taihe Mountain. A little further east, Han Congyi became a little hesitant, and he told everyone that he had never been to the mountain further ahead. He didn't know how to go.

Zheng Sheng didn't care, anyway, when they went to Shijian Village, they also found it by crossing the river by feeling the stones, and it was nothing if they went any further.

However, to everyone's surprise, after walking a few miles further, the mountain suddenly lowered sharply, and suddenly it became clear that they had already left the mountain.

They soon came to a small village, which was called Shanghuang Village. It is the Waihuang Village that Zheng Sheng saw on the map. Out of the "everyone, enter" shaped mountain where Shepanzhuang is located, about 30 miles to the east of Waihuang Village.

This is no longer his "territory", and it is not even the royal land of King Shunyang. This place belongs to Li County, which is already the category of Nanyang County.

Lixian is just northeast of Waihuang Village, twenty or thirty miles away. Zheng Sheng thought of the fact that he looked at the mountains to the west in Lixian County back then, and he looked at Lixian in the mountains today.

And that year, he went north along the Turbulent River all the way north to Lixian. The Turbulent River is more than ten miles to the east. But Zheng Sheng didn't plan to go that way again.

Zheng Sheng looked at the map carefully, and they had already walked along the northern edge of the territory. Therefore, they did not have to go further east, but naturally went south.

He still doesn't believe it, if the place depicted in this picture is not a mountain, will it be a mountain? No way!

After a night's rest in Waihuang Village, continue your journey.

The two guides sent to him by Sima Dingyun were a little slack. In the past two or three days, finally Qi was good at accompanying Zheng Sheng to rush in the negative afternoon mountain, tired and tired, and he didn't want to continue anymore.

Zheng Sheng left the two of them behind and continued to set off with the others.

The road to the south is much easier, although it is still a long hill, and there is still a deserted forest as far as the eye can see, but it is much better here than in Shijian Mountain.

The terrain to the south is getting gentler, but it is still uninhabited.

It wasn't until they got out of the forest that a river about two feet wide and flowing slowly from west to east appeared in front of everyone, and a peaceful village appeared in front of them at the same time.

This is a large village compared to Shepanzhuang and Waihuang Village, and Zheng Sheng realizes that he has arrived at a new destination, Juxiju. This river is also Fangju Creek.

Zheng Sheng walked into the village with people and asked for directions, and sure enough, it was Juxiju.

Zheng Sheng quickly found Li Zheng and Wen Zeping of Juxiju. Wen Zeping received an order from the Shunyang government and knew about Zheng Sheng.

The reason Zheng Sheng came to Li Zheng was to know the situation around here. After some conversation, Zheng Sheng was disappointed with the situation in Jushuiju, a group of nearly 100 households farming a field east along the north bank of Fangju Creek, except for the mountains and forests, and the nearest village to them was more than ten miles south of Fangju Creek.

It's still a barren place! But Zheng Sheng also understands that this place is located at the junction of Shunyang and Nanyang, and at the foot of the Negative Wu Mountain, so it is certain that there are few people.

But it was only here that Zheng Sheng discovered the exact definition of a small number of people. However, this is just right, he can show his skills!

In the afternoon, Zheng Sheng did not plan to continue south. He only took Ye Jun and Ju Shuiju's guide Wen Xiao to travel along Fangju Creek. Others rest in the village.

Wen Xiao, a young man in his twenties and a talkative man, introduced the scenery of Fangju Creek to Zheng Sheng: "The source of Fangju Creek is a place with extremely beautiful scenery, and there are lush chrysanthemums, so the river is called Fangju Creek. It's a pity that you came early, but if you come in autumn, you can enjoy it. ”

"However, the source of the stream is perennially stained with chrysanthemums, and the spring water is unusually sweet. Legend has it that it has the effect of prolonging life. ”

Zheng Sheng nodded, he was not interested in prolonging life. But now that he is here, Zheng Sheng has no objection to going over and taking a look.

Ye Jun drove an ox cart, and Zheng Sheng and Wen Xiao sat in the uncovered car and chatted casually.

Walking to the west is still a forest, and the Fangju River is trickling, in this situation, Zheng Sheng feels that he has really come out to play!

The ox cart walked slowly, and suddenly their eyes lit up, and they came out of the woods again, Zheng Sheng stood up from the cart suddenly, this place?