Southern border, Langya Ridge, Yuezhao Mountain.

The weather was fine, but there was already a chill in the air, and the winter wind was blowing in the mountains, making a desolate sound like weeping.

A short man in a brocade robe, with his hands in his sleeves and a faint smile on his thin and sharp face, was walking towards the top of the mountain. Accompanying him were eight Hercules who had come with him, and eight Hercules were in pairs, each carrying a beautiful-looking suitcase. Judging by all indications, these four large boxes seem to be very heavy.

In addition to the strong men, there was also a group of bandits surrounding the short men, some leading the way in front, some pressing the formation behind, one by one with strained faces and raised eyebrows.

Yuezhao Mountain is a thief's den in the southern border area of the Great Yan Country, and everyone on the mountain is a thief.

If ordinary people come here, they must be scared and want to go first. But the short man was not an ordinary person, but a dignified envoy of the Tianluo Kingdom, and such a small scene did not frighten him.

While going up the mountain, the envoy did not forget to look around at the situation on the mountain, and measured the strength of the moonlight mountain in his heart. After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't help but nod secretly, the bottom of this Yuezhao Mountain is still very thick, the mountain is full of young and strong bandits, and a lot of weapons such as cannons have been built, plus the mountain is steep, this is an easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Yes, yes, let this mountain become a nail that pierces the soles of Great Yan Kingdom's feet." The messenger laughed in his heart, and his single eyelid narrowed into a crescent moon.

The group finally walked up to the top of the hill and arrived at a man-made square, on the edge of which was a tall and magnificent Juyi Hall. In front of the door of the Juyi Hall, a large flag was erected, and the flag was embroidered with the arrogant four-character "Heaven and earth do not care"!

A thief entered the hall to report the news, but the person never returned, causing the envoy and others to wait outside.

No matter how big the Juyi Hall is, it is limited, and it doesn't take much time to pass back and forth, and the thieves are obviously tired of not coming back.

The messenger waited a little impatiently, a little angry, and did not understand why the bandits here were so procrastinating. His keen gaze flickered slightly, and he figured out this verse, and sneered in his heart: "Does this Mountain King want to shake his majesty in front of me, the messenger?" It's ridiculous. No matter how big a shelf you put on as a mountain king, you are just a mountain king after all, how can you compare to me, a dignified envoy of the Tianluo Kingdom. ”

After thinking about this verse, the messenger was not in a hurry, and held his head high, waiting for the thieves to come out to meet him.

After another stick of incense or so, a thief finally came out of the righteous hall, indicating that the lord of the general village had summoned the messenger.

The messenger sneered slightly, straightened his neckline, waved at the eight strong men who came with him, and walked towards the Gathering Hall.

The interior of the hall is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people. Many windows were opened on both sides to bring in sunlight and illuminate the hall. On either side stood two groups of tall bandits, and interestingly, both rows of bandits were equally tall and apparently carefully selected. These two rows of centaurs may not be too strong, but this style is not small.

At the end of the Juyi Hall, there are five chairs, and the five village owners on the mountain each occupy a chair, and everyone's bearing is quite extraordinary, especially the general village master who sits in the middle, and is the dragon and phoenix among the people.

This Dazhai master is eight feet tall and in his early forties, which is the heyday of a man's life. He has a face like a crown of jade, his eyebrows are straight, and there is a vertical line between his eyebrows that is not angry but mighty. He didn't wear a blade, and he didn't have much of a martial artist's wild spirit, but he had a little more elegant temperament. At first glance, he doesn't look like a bandit leader at all, but rather a bureaucrat in a high position.

Seeing that the lord of the village was so outstanding, the envoy restrained his previous contempt, walked forward quickly, bowed respectfully to the lord of the village, and said respectfully: "Han Yingfeng, the envoy of the Luo Kingdom in the lower heavens, meet the lord of Zou Tianjin, and wish the lord of the village a long life and good life." ”

"Han envoy, please, this cottage and your country have always been good friends, and they are friends with each other, so there is no need to be so polite." The master of the big village called Zou Tianjin raised his hand slightly, and said straight to the point, "Dare to ask the Han envoy, why did you come here this time?" ”

"Back to the lord of Dazhai, I have been ordered by the king to send a gift and a letter to Guishan." The messenger tapped his hand twice and uttered a code.

Eight strong men understood, stepped forward with heavy boxes, placed the four boxes on the ground one by one, and lifted the lids. Colorful light came out of the chest, which was very eye-catching, and the gifts contained in these boxes were different, the first box was full of gold bars, the second box was full of jewelry, the third box was filled with precious herbs, and the fourth box was filled with animal bones and other materials.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the four boxes at once, and their eyes all changed, some greedy, some surprised, and few people could still maintain peace and reason.

Even if you are knowledgeable and only make a rough estimate, you can roughly judge the value of these gifts, and these gifts together are at least more than one million taels, which is not a small amount.

After all, Zou Tianjin is a very person, and he did not lose his temper because of this generous gift, he still maintained his previous prestige and calmness, and said lightly: "The gift is good, what about the letter?" ”

"The king's secret letter is here, please take a look at it." The messenger took out a beautifully wrapped piece of letter paper from his sleeve and presented it to Zou Tianjin with both hands.

Zou Tianjin frowned slightly, opened the letter, looked at it fixedly, and after reading it, he gasped. What was written in this letter shook him far more than the gift worth more than a million taels.

The letter was written by the king of Tianluo Kingdom himself, and the king's seal was also stamped in the lower right corner, and its content was probably to let Zou Tianjin lead a group of thieves on the mountain to make trouble in the surrounding area, and do more things to kill people and set fires, so as to bring trouble to the border guards of the Great Yan Kingdom.

The Great Yan Kingdom has a large number of martial artists, and the martial style is serious, and it is a country that is reckless in military force, often at war with neighboring countries, and has more victories and fewer defeats. Among the surrounding countries, except for the Eight Desolations that can bring some threats to the Great Yan Country, there are very few countries that can threaten the Great Yan Country.

In the past two years, the Great Yan Kingdom has been at war with the Tianluo Kingdom because of territorial disputes, at the beginning, the Great Yan Kingdom has always had the upper hand, and then the Tianluo Kingdom was forced to be in a hurry, and several small countries around it were united to fight against the Great Yan Country together, which turned the situation around. Several small countries have lost their lips and relied on each other, and now they have become a group, and their military strength should not be underestimated.

Langya Ridge is located in the southern border area of the Great Yan Kingdom, very close to the war zone between the Great Yan Kingdom and the Tianluo Kingdom. If the bandits on Yuezhao Mountain make trouble here, or even cut off the grain and grass of the Great Yan [***] team, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble to the border guarding army of the Great Yan Country, which will be very beneficial to the Tianluo Kingdom.

As a member of the Great Yan Country, if he helps a foreign country to harass his own border gates, it is tantamount to a traitor, and even a thief will not easily agree to do such a thing. In order to buy Zou Tianjin, the lord of the village and the entire Yuezhao Mountain, Tianluo Kingdom gave a very rich reward, in addition to a large number of gold and silver treasures, but also to Zou Tianjin promised a high-ranking official, if Tianluo can take the Great Yan Kingdom, let Zou Tianjin be crowned king in the Great Yan Kingdom, if the Tianluo Kingdom is defeated, will also let Zou Tianjin to Tianluo Kingdom to be crowned king. Moreover, as long as Zou Tianjin agrees to do this, the Tianluo Congress will fully support him, whether it is asking for money, food or people, he will supply it unconditionally.

Zou Tianjin's heart was moved, he is an ambitious person, and he has an incomprehensible attachment to power, if it weren't for this, he would not occupy the mountain here as the king and be the party to the disaster.

It is true that the possible surname of the Tianluo Kingdom to defeat the Great Yan Kingdom is not high, but it is also quite a good thing to be crowned king in the Tianluo Kingdom, which is much better than being a mountain king here.

The four village owners around, as well as some minions, all noticed the change on Zou Tianjin's face, showing curiosity, and they all wanted to know what the content of the letter was. It's a pity that this matter is very important, and it is absolutely impossible for Zou Tianjin to read it out in public.

"Envoy Han, do you know what is written in this letter?" Zou Tianjin folded the letter and asked solemnly.

"Before I left, the king had already told me." The messenger smiled.

"This matter is very important, I am undecided for a while, but I do have some heartbeat, you give me some time, let me think about it."

"Of course, this is possible, but the border is tight, so it is better to ask the owner of Dazhai to make a decision as soon as possible. If the owner of the village agrees to this matter, he can take action directly, and His Majesty the king sees the sincerity of the owner of the village, and the matter is decided. Seeing that the owner of Dazhai has taken action, my country will also take action. I hope that the two of us can cooperate happily and seek great things together. The messenger said something mysteriously.

Zou Tianjin and the envoy glanced at each other, and made some exchanges through their eyes, and the two tacitly knew that there was no need to say more. Zou Tianjin changed his words and chatted about some unnutritious gossip, and then sent the envoy away and arranged a temporary accommodation for him.

After the envoy left, the owners of the small village immediately asked about the content of the letter, and Zou Tianjin did not answer directly, but hid the secret in his heart. After prevaricating, Zou Tianjin called a few minions, asked the minions to follow him with four boxes, and moved the four boxes all the way to the treasure house on the mountain.

When they arrived at the door, the minions stopped in their tracks, and left one by one, not daring to linger longer. As long as they are not new thieves, they should know that the treasure vault is a three-inch forbidden land on the mountain, not to mention their minions, even the small village owner is not qualified to enter, only the big village owner can enter and exit freely.

After sending away the idlers and others, Zou Tianjin opened the door of the treasure vault and moved the four boxes into it by himself.

After years of looting and looting, Mt. Moonlight has amassed considerable wealth, and the treasures in the treasure vault are piled up like a mountain, exuding an alluring light. Among the many treasures, the most eye-catching is a jewel placed on a shelf.

The orb was the size of an egg, round throughout, with a smooth, pale blue surface, and a layer of damp water vapor condensed on the surface for some reason. Like this kind of orb, naturally no one will be idle and pour water on it, and this layer of water vapor is condensed by the orb itself.

This condensed jewel has a very loud name, called "Dragon Ball", and its value cannot be measured by money at all, but it is a rare treasure that cannot be bought with money.

Every time Zou Tianjin came to this treasure house in person, he would take a few glances at the "Dragon Ball", and he never got tired of watching it.

This time was no exception, after settling the four treasure chests, Zou Tianjin took the dragon ball off the shelf, held it in his hand, and played with it well, so that his palms were stained with water vapor, and after playing enough, he put it back in place.

In fact, since just now, Zou Tianjin has been a little absent-minded, thinking about serving Tianluo Kingdom, and repeatedly weighing the pros and cons. But after thinking about it, he still couldn't make up his mind, this was really not a thing that could be made hastily.

If he promised Tianluo Kingdom, he would be able to get a chance to be crowned king, but he would have to pay the price of being infamous as a traitor.

If he doesn't agree to the Tianluo Kingdom, he will miss the opportunity and miss the throne.

Two different thoughts were fighting between heaven and man in Zou Tianjin's mind, and in the end, ambition prevailed.

"Sitting and watching the angler, there is nothing to envy the fish. If I have such ambitions, how can I easily let go of this opportunity? If I hadn't tried it myself, I'd have always been that spectator. Zou Tianjin made a secret decision, and two cold flashes flashed in his bright eyes.