"Sect Master, we've been going south for two months, why haven't we reached the place you said yet!" As a driver, Daru Huachi is not clear about the destination of the trip, which is really anxious.

Everywhere you go, you have to ask, where is the south? Wu Yao also asked Lin Tian many times in the car, but he never got an accurate answer, every time Lin Tian was just perfunctory, and going south was the only answer Lin Tian gave.

In fact, this was Lin Tian's first trip, and he didn't know his destination. He vaguely remembered the memories of Ghost Face, there were 2 powerful empires in the south, and Ghost Face was most likely in the Canghan Empire now. The main purpose of Lin Tian's trip is to see the highest level of this world, and if he can meet the ghost face, it will also be a surprise for Lin Tian.

"Go down and ask, what is the place to the south, I feel like we're almost there?"

Lin Tian comforted Daru softly, "It's this sentence again, I haven't said it a thousand times, I've heard it eight hundred times." Daru reluctantly jumped out of the car and found someone to inquire.

Now Lin Tian is in the territory of Tengguo, Tengguo is a kingdom, and the royal family is surnamed Ji. Tengguo is located on the north-south transportation artery, which is the transportation hub of the north and the south, and it is also the only place for the western country to go east. Therefore, Tengguo is very martial, and the army's force value is quite high, so it can defend such a treasure land.

Don't look at the territory of Tengguo compared to the other 2 kingdoms, it is much smaller, but the land of Tengguo is a treasure land with every inch of land! Not to mention the many plains in the country, even the key geographical location is also a necessary place for caravans, which brings a lot of tax revenue. Although Teng Guo is heavy on military force, his strength in other aspects is not bad.

Lin Tian took the map of the southern forces that he bought, and the map was not exactly drawn, so Lin Tian would frequently send Daru to ask people. For example, the map now shows that Lin Tian is close to the border between the Teng Kingdom and the Canghan Empire, and Lin Tian is a little uncertain, so he sends Daru to confirm.

Looking at this map, it looks like a giant chessboard. Two emperors, three kings and five monarchs can summarize the power of the south. In the outermost circle are 5 kings, 5 kingdoms, three kingdoms and two empires. The geographical distribution is not circular but fan-shaped, from southwest to northeast.

The southwest is where the two empires are located, and this is also called Middle-earth, not the center, but the center of power in the south, the political center, but also the cultural and economic center.

Lin Tian had also heard that a hundred years ago, there were countless countries on the southern continent, and later the annexation war was serious, and the current balanced situation was formed. The two emperors, three kings and five monarchs check and balance each other, if a large country wants to annex a small country, the equal power will not agree, and its small country will also unite with other forces to resist the big country. No one will allow any force to swallow anyone at will and strengthen themselves. This situation has been maintained for more than 100 years, except for the Liangyi Rebellion eight years ago.

Six years ago, Liangyimen assassinated the emperor of the Longlan Empire, which led to chaos in the Longlan Empire, and the Canghan Empire took the opportunity to seize a large area of land and cities on the border of the Longlan Empire with lightning speed, and no one could react. Even if the new emperor of the Longlan Empire succeeds to the throne, the new emperor of the Longlan Empire is a young son, and he has not yet sat in the seat, and the domestic turmoil has just stabilized, so how dare he take a stand with the outside world, so this dumb loss Longlan Empire swallowed. For a while, the balance of power between the two empires began to tilt, which was the only time in more than a hundred years.

Seeing Lin Tian like this, Lin Tian once again appeared in his mind, and Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh that this game of chess in the world is really a big game of chess! "Sect Master, further south, is the border between the Teng Kingdom and the Canglong Empire, I think we should be almost there." Daru Huachi's mood was completely different from when he went, and when he came back to report, there was a smell of good news, probably he knew that they were really coming.

"Look, what I just said, isn't this about to go to the most prosperous place in the Southern Continent? The Canghan Empire is the biggest force in the south, and we will definitely learn something new there! ”

"You've finally got it right, Daru, let's go! I can't wait for the most prosperous place in the Southern Continent to be, I can't think of it! ”

Wu Yao supported his head with both hands, looked like he was meditating, and said to Daru happily.

"I also want to see it, Teng Country and Phantom Flame Country are already very prosperous, I really want to see what kind of prosperity it is as an empire."

"Let's go!"

Daru raised the reins of his horse, and as soon as he fell, the horse lifted his hooves and walked forward.

As the carriage walked into the afternoon, a teahouse appeared on the side of the road. Daru thought about it for a while, but it was important to hurry and rest until it was dark.

The carriage didn't stop, but a child suddenly popped out on the road to block the lane: "Guest, don't go any further, it's getting dark, let's rest with us for one night!" ”

The child stopped the car, and Daru naturally stopped. Lin Tian and Wu Yao poked their heads out and saw that it was a child, with a round face, which was very gratifying. "Little friend, why don't you let us go, is there a bad guy in front of you?" Wu Yao smiled and said with a smile.

When a child sees a beautiful big sister, he also loves it very much. "This beautiful big sister, there are no bad people in front of her."

"Miss Yao, I see that the child is here to solicit customers, don't pay attention to it, let's still hurry, there are thieves who are not afraid, let alone no thieves." Daru thinks that this kid is here to solicit customers, and to open a store in such a place where there are not many people, there must not be many customers, so soliciting customers is also a common thing.

"Kid, get out of the way, we're in a hurry and we're leaving." Daru lifted the reins and wanted to activate.

"Don't really go forward, there's no one in front of you."

The child was still standing in the middle of the road, insisting on stopping people. Lin Tian was a little puzzled, there was no need to insist so much after refusing, and there was no one in front of the child's mouth.

"Kid, what do you mean there's no one in front of you?"

"It's just that there's no one in front, no one is far, far away."

The child looked innocent and said very seriously.

"This guest, the child is too young to be sensible. But my grandson, it's true. A large part of the distance ahead is deserted, because this is the border between the two countries, and it is basically uninhabited. If the guests go forward and there is no place for supplies, it is better to resupply them in the small shop, and it is not too late to get on the road. ”

At this time, a white-haired old man came over and explained to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian, Wu Yao and Da Lu, the first thing that shocked them was not that Liao was uninhabited after this, but that the old man said that Fang Cai's child was his grandson. Lin Tian thought that he had never seen such a girl-like grandson, with two horns tied to his head, was he serious? The color of the clothes is also very bright and bright, the child's face is round, and the eyes are big, no matter how Lin Tian looks at it, he thinks that this is a girl.

The three people who learned that the situation was really in front of them naturally settled here for a night according to their suggestions. The old man's shop, outside is a tea stall, probably to quench the thirst of pedestrians. The interior of the restaurant seems to have been renovated from its own house, with two floors and several guest rooms.

Watching this group of people go to their store, the child was happy. was busy helping Lin Tian and them carry their luggage and move them to the room. Just looking at an eight- or nine-year-old child, Daru couldn't bear it, let alone other people, so no one let him move. But the child seemed to be idle, and Daru untied the horse to feed and drink the horse, and the child rushed to do it, and went to get the forage in advance and put it in the manger.

Looking at the children running around and busy back and forth, Wu Yao loved it very much. "Children are so sensible, they can do such a job at such a young age."

"Hey, how can we poor children not work, it's nothing. I see that a few of them are also rich and noble, why do they walk alone with a few people! ”

"We heard that the Canghan Empire is the strongest country, and at the same time the most prosperous, let's come and take a look if we are curious."

Lin Tian said casually.

Now there are only Lin Tian and the three guests in the store, and the old man should accompany the guests to relieve their boredom. In this way, you and I chatted sentence by sentence, and from the chat, Lin Tian also learned the name of the child. The family's surname is Tian, the child's name is Tian Yuan, and the nickname is Xiaoyuan; And the old man called himself Tian Laohan.

Chatting and chatting, everyone's topic always ran to Tian Yuan's body. Why is Xiaoyuan wearing bright clothes and pigtails? It's because the Tian family is a flat-headed common man, and the fabric is woven by the old man's wife, and if you want to dye it, you can buy some dye in the town and dye it a solid color. Tian Laohan was dressed in black cloth himself, and the children wanted to be festive and cute, so they made a bright color and made clothes for Xiaoyuan.

After Madoka finished helping, she came back to play with Wu Yao, Madoka likes Wu Yao very much, beautiful things are liked since childhood, not only adults will appreciate beauty, children can also be.

At dinner time, Tian Laohan's wife made a few dishes. Lin Tian placed it on the table outside, and pulled Xiaoyuan, Tian Laohan and his wife to eat together. Tian Laohan's family was naturally unwilling, but they resisted Wu Yao's warm invitation, Wu Yao now likes Xiaoyuan more and more, and stays with him all the time. The two villains, are they bursting into laughter, and they are happy.

Lin Tian and the kindness of the people, Tian Laohan also felt it, and everyone chatted at the dinner table, and it was also deep. For example, Madoka's name, even if ordinary people have no culture, they won't take such a casual name!

It turned out that it was because it was a wish of Madoka's grandparents, and Madoka's father was conscripted into the army before he was born, and he was separated from their family early and has never returned.

Teng Guo is good at martial arts, even to the point of intensity. Between countries, although there is no major war, there are still border frictions. Moreover, since the Canghan Empire annexed the Longlan Empire, it has aroused the vigilance of all the kings, for fear that the next target of the Canghan Empire is himself. And the Teng State is next to the Canghan Empire, and the king of the Teng State pays special attention to it, urgently recruiting armaments, expanding the army, and defending all borders.

Teng has a habit of only expanding its army, and has never disarmed. As long as Teng Guo recruits an army, he will never be disarmed, and this has led to Xiaoyuan's father not coming back, Tian Laohan has been speculating that he may have died in battle, and they have seen it all these years.

Only Madoka's mother, who has not seen her husband all year round, thinks about it day and night, and finally dies depressed. Leaving a young little Yuan, he has been dependent on his grandparents since then, and he is also a hard-working child.