With the death of countless famous generals in the north, the power of the Hongyu Empire became more and more dwarfed, and the Central Plains finally decided to throw off Dongping City and fight independently. Although the danger of independent combat will be several times higher than before, and the losses can only be borne by himself, the harvest belongs only to him! It is indeed safe to follow behind Dongping City, but after the war, he can only get a little soup and water, how can Brother Jin be satisfied!

Right now, the Hongyu Empire has completely lost time to look south, and it is the best opportunity! Brother Jin really wants to eradicate Hulu City, but instead of dying with Hulu City at this time, it is better to take the opportunity to expand his territory.

The Central Plains of Zhulu was headed by Du Pre, and sent troops to the west, targeting the white jade city in the west of Gulou City, which is also a complex mountainous terrain, famous for producing white jade, and there are a large number of mountain natives in the deep mountains, which is very troublesome to fight, and it also needs to go around a long distance, but it is undoubtedly the best target at the moment. If he doesn't do it, it won't be long before Purgatory and the Three Realms will bypass the mountains and forests to do it.

Look at Dongping City again, because the Dongping army has always been the initiative to invade, Dongping City, which has not been affected by the war, has become more and more prosperous in this troubled era, and the foundation of Dongping City is deeper than that of Hulu City, therefore, the merchants who go to Dongping City to do business are far more than those who come to Hulu City, and the confrontation between Hulu City and Dongping City has not affected the trade of merchants on both sides, and the border army has also given these merchants enough freedom.

Compared to when Xiao Mingsheng first entered Dongping City, Dongping City is already a first-class city, the most prosperous place in the entire south!

As the spy leader of Hulucheng, Shi A, who is alias Shi Run, is getting more and more prosperous in Dongping City, although Zhulu Zhongyuan has always suspected that this Shi Run is Shi A, but because there is no evidence, Shi A has a close relationship with most of the officials in Dongping City, and then hugged the thigh of the sword saint Pei Min, which makes Zhulu Zhongyuan have no way to take Shi A whether it is bright or dark.

Over time, Brother Jin also gave up the idea of getting Shi A out of Dongping City and instead monitored secretly.

In order to better integrate into Dongping City, Shi A used Wu Yi to support his intelligence funds, and with the help of the network of contacts he had established before, he successively opened restaurants and music shops in the city, both of which are the best places to collect intelligence, and it is impossible to lose money by opening restaurants and music shops in the bustling city. With these two gold caves, Shi A's dependence on Hulu City's funds is getting smaller and smaller, and he can basically be self-sufficient.

Although Shi A did a good job in Dongping City, there are only a handful of useful information that can really be fed back to Hulu City, the real core talents under Xiao Mingsheng's command, it is difficult for him to contact him, and the wine bags and rice bags that eat and eat on his side on weekdays are all related households from Xiao Mingsheng's big family, and they seem to be in important positions, but more often than not, and it is not them who really do things.

This group of sons and brothers is still very useful, so Shi Ah spends most of his time consolidating these connections, and through the relationships of these sons and brothers, he can contact higher-level figures.

Pei's swordsman!

This is the hottest place in Dongping City recently, because the person who opened this sword hall is the sword saint Pei Min!

As a disciple, Shi A gave a high degree of support to the teacher's opening of the sword hall, from funding, to publicity, to enrollment. Of course, in return, Pei Min also guided Shi A's sword skills very dedicatedly, and Shi A was able to be promoted to the Holy Rank, thanks to him, and Pei Min also helped him block several assassinations before.

Pei Min of the legendary level, the demigod does not show up, there are really not many people who can fight him, as the only officially certified "Sword Saint" in history, Pei Min's strength is absolutely undoubted.

"Shi A, in the future, this sword hall will be handed over to you, for the teacher to go to the next city, open a new sword hall, and will not return to Dongping City in the short term." Pei Min sat under a scroll of the word "sword" written by him, and explained to Shi A, who was sitting in front of him.

"Master is leaving?" Shi A was not surprised by this, because Pei Min had told him more than once that he wanted to open a sword gym in all cities under the world and spread his sword dao all over the world.

But Shi A was still a little hesitant about Pei Min leaving, with Pei Min's grand goal, it would not be so easy for him to see Pei Min again. And in the secret letter from Hulu City, the lord mentioned the importance of Pei Min more than once.

"Where is Master's next Sword Pavilion going to open? In the opinion of the apprentices, Hulu City is good, the distance is close, and it has not been affected by the war, as long as there is money, it is much easier to open a sword hall than in those cities that are in the midst of war. Shi Apaused and then suggested. As Pei Min's disciple, he is not qualified to make Pei Min loyal to Hulu City, he can only find a way to get people over and let the lord find a way.

"Hulu City? Disciple, it seems that you are very concerned about the affairs of Hulu City! Pei Min smiled mysteriously.

"Uh......" Listening to Pei Min's slightly joking words, Shi A froze suddenly, he had instigated Pei Min to go to Hulu City more than once, and now that he thinks about it, his intention is too obvious.

"Don't hide it from the master, the apprentice is from Hulu City, and he was ordered to lurk in Dongping City to collect intelligence, and the May Day Lord of Hulu City has great respect for Shizun, and he mentioned it in the letter more than once." Shi Ah no longer concealed it, and directly said that the matter was opened, and after getting along with Pei Min for a long time, Shi Ah is no longer just a bare interest for this master.

In Shi A's opinion, as long as Pei Min joins Hulu City and has the support of the lord, his seemingly unrealistic ambitions still have a chance. Of course, one thing must be admitted, that is, with Pei Min's strength, no matter which side he joins, he will inevitably be taken seriously. After all, personal combat effectiveness is different from others, which can be seen directly, like command, intelligence, politics, if you can't look directly at the attribute panel like a player, you can only pass the school examination, through reputation, through combat results, etc., multiple ways to consider, but what if it's a horse! It's hard to say.

Pei Min shook his head: "Hulu City will go to the division, but not now, there are still some personal matters that need to go to Falling Star City, and when the sword hall in Falling Star City is on the right track, the division will go to Gourd City to have a look." ”

For Pei Min's character, Shi A knows very well that it is enough to get this answer, and coercion has no effect.

"The apprentice wishes the master a smooth journey, the sword hall in Dongping City, the apprentice will take care of it, the master can rest assured."

"If you don't worry, I won't give it to you! Be careful yourself, this is for you! After speaking, Pei Min stood up and casually threw Shi A a token, this is the identity token of the Ascending Cliff, Pei Min is from the Ascending Cliff, with this token, Shi A can borrow some of the power of the Ascending Cliff, although the strength of the Ascending Cliff is not much, but it is better than nothing, mainly to further help him cover up the identity of the secret spy.