Baoyu's current cultivation is already the consummation of the four realms and nine turns, if he wants to break through to the five realms, according to the mountain god, it is likely that he will have to go through a dangerous test, and he must choose a pure retreat, and Wufu Hill is a good place. But Baoyu is not in a hurry, anyway, the time is not tight, first take a good look at the customs and customs around Hongjin City, there are many things here that are different from other places in Bayuan.

After refining the stone eggs again, he walked out of the deep wilderness and came to the mountain path, along which he passed some mountain villages. The simple villagers who had lived in the mountains for generations were not too surprised when they saw Baoyu, but they were a little surprised to Baoyu, because it was said that it was rare to see outsiders in such a remote place.

Just like when he was traveling in the middle school of the Xiangmuro country, Baoyu would occasionally find someone to stay with and help with the work. During the conversation, he learned that this is a plateau and a wilderness, but there are often people passing by, and most of the people who come are people with kung fu or supernatural cultivation.

Wufuqiu guards the peace of one side, the evil and evil chaos in this area has been in the past hundreds of years ago, and now even the country of Ba is divided into five, and Wufuqiu has also become a sect of cultivation and inheritance. However, in the area of Red Brocade City, there are still places where various demon clans live together, and there are many demon clans in the wilderness outside Wufu Hill, and even the demon clans have lived for generations in the jurisdiction of Red Brocade City.

When Baoyu was walking in the mountains, he once passed by a demon village. The mountains here are deep and densely forested, and there is only one path leading to the outside, and there is a very high and wide waterfall outside the village. There are about 400 people living in the village, and at first glance they look no different from ordinary people, except for their unique costumes.

But Baoyu saw some clues. The houses of this village are all round, like giant nests, and covered with a very special kind of thatch. The people here are generally half a head shorter than the inhabitants of other nearby villages, and the ratio of limbs to length is slightly different, and most importantly, the rhythm of life is different.

This is a demon village, many of their living habits have been assimilated, ordinary people can hardly see the difference, even Baoyu has not figured out which kind of demon they are descendants? It must be known that the origin of various demon races is almost the same, they are the descendants of the demon kings of the eight realms, or between the demon kings of the eight realms and humans, with the same natural characteristics, and they have multiplied into a unique race.

Some of them may be no different from people, but they have some kind of potential, but some of them are very different in appearance, such as Baoyu, who has seen the Yu people, the Jiaorong people, and the Shanjiao people. They are not demon beasts with successful cultivation, in a sense, they are people with special talents, and if they are successful in cultivation, they may also have the natural supernatural powers of their ancestors.

Baoyu also stayed in this village, which called itself the "Duomu tribe". The people here were very kind, and gave him a separate round grass hut to rest in, and provided him with food. Baoyu did not break their demon identity, and the next day he helped the villagers with their work, ploughing the fields on the hillside and repairing the roofs with dried thatch.

Most of the women in this village are enchanting and seductive. It may be that due to the proportions of the body, the men do not appear so coordinated, but the women's figures are not only petite, but also have a special moving beauty. Baoyu didn't care about these, he was mainly observing those women spinning, and finally found out what the special talent of this demon clan was?

The eyes of the Domi people are very good, far more than the average person, they can see very small things, and the women here are very dexterous. In the spring, the men collect the stamens of the red brocade in the mountains, and after a special drying, in the winter, the women weave them into the stamens. They can weave brocade very densely, comparable to the finest silk satin, or they can weave it very lightly, like a translucent cloud of smoke.

The brocade that is a specialty here may not be woven in other villages, and its quality is much better. The Tamu people did not wear brocade clothes, but they knitted brocade to transport to the market outside the mountains in exchange for what they needed.

Baoyu quietly observed their eyes, which would change at special times, and there seemed to be more than one small pupil inside the black of the eyes. But in normal times, their eyes are no different from ordinary people.

This village is called Tamu Village, and the villagers call themselves Tamu people, which sounds like there are many trees around. Baoyu guessed that it might have been the meaning of "Duomu" at the earliest, but the villagers here were not Cangjie, and they could not write the corresponding language, and outsiders did not know the inside story, so over time they were mistaken for "Duomu".

There should be a lot of demon clans like the Duomu Clan in the mountains around Hongjin City, and there may be more in the depths of the wilderness beyond Wufu Hill. Some of them are easy to distinguish, others are unknown, or only a "master" like Baoyu can detect the clues.

Because of this, there are many specialties in the area of Red Brocade City that cannot be seen elsewhere, such as the kind of brocade that Baoyu saw, which I am afraid can only be produced in Taki Village. On the other hand, due to the different habitats of each demon clan and their different natural abilities, they can always find or use things that are difficult for ordinary people to see, among which there may be natural and earthly treasures that monks need.

This is a plateau area close to the wilderness, and the living environment is even worse than that of other parts of Ba Yuan. Because of ancient legends, the depths of the Southern Wilderness outside Wufu Hill are the places where the demons and evil spirits are in trouble, and there are always many monks who cross the Wufu Hill to go deep into the Southern Wilderness to try, claiming that if they meet demons, they will easily subdue demons and eliminate demons.

When many monks go out to the mountains to travel, they often go to the area of Hongjin City to look for some special products, and on the other hand, they also go into the mountains and fields to do penance. The mountains and wilderness under the jurisdiction of Hongjin City are very vast, and I am afraid that even the city lord can't tell how big the scope is. In the not so treacherous mountains, there are also many other sects, large and small, gathering a group of self-proclaimed ascetics.

This is a variety of situations that Baoyu talked with the village residents he met along the way. Baoyu felt a little funny when he heard the word "penance", although the life in the area of Hongjin City was more difficult than the rich city on the Ba Yuan, it was not a hard time, those people had ever seen the real deep barbarism?

But when I think about it, the purpose of the monks in the world to sharpen their minds in a difficult environment is not to become savages. The demon clan in the area of Hongjin City is mixed, there are many special products, there may be real demons in the wild mountains, and you can find elixirs and natural treasures that are not found elsewhere, so it is not surprising that monks often come to travel here.

In addition to Wufu Hill, there are more than ten cultivation sects large and small in this area, and there are even more monks who usually travel back and forth. Baoyu passed by here, and did not surprise the residents of the villages along the way, they have seen many people of all kinds over the years, not only with dogs. There are also all kinds of birds and beasts.

Looking at Baoyu's appearance, carrying a burden and a dog through the mountains alone, he didn't even have a bow and arrow weapon with him, and he was obviously also a monk who traveled and practiced. But he is so young that many villagers call him Mr. Xiao. Baoyu is now accustomed to hearing this familiar name, and it is estimated that the villagers have called the young monks passing by.

When he turned out of the path between the mountain villages and entered the road to Hongjin City, he met more people along the way. Most of the oncoming caravans took advantage of the winter break to transport truckloads of special goods from Hongjin City to Ba Yuan. And walking in the same direction. Many of them were monks like Baoyu, and there were few solitary wanderers, and most of them came from the same family in groups of three or five.

When these people meet on the way or at the post station, they will greet each other and report their identities and origins, where they come from, what kind of monk they are from, what their name is, and which master they are taught by? There are many people who come from far away, and there are people from all over the country. The disciples of the big sects are often envied by others, but Baoyu's claim to be a loose cultivator from the border wilderness of the Xiangmuro country is not eye-catching.

Baoyu left the mission led by the Northern Dao clan. Until he entered the Red Brocade City, he walked on the road for about a month, and according to him, more than three months had passed since he left the Pengshan Forbidden Land. Gongsho Shrike once left a map in his Yuan Shen with a divine mind, which refers to the main road from the border of the Bamuro Province to Takefuqiu. But Baoyu also went around a lot in the mountains.

If you calculate that you can drive a carriage on the main road without a day's delay, you will return to Bamuro Province from Takefugao along the shortest avenue. It will take about two months. If the cultivation is superb, the time will be shorter if you directly take a shortcut through the mountains. Baoyu boarded Wufuqiu to find Shaowu to relay the news, and Shaowu had no time to rush back on time.

But the point is. In what way did he ascend Wufu Hill? Hou Di told him not to reveal his identity and purpose, let alone the identity of Shaowu, so he could only do it in secret.

Baoyu wandered around the market in the Red Brocade City for several days, saw all kinds of strange things, and also met the people of Duomu Village who came here to sell brocades. The brocade in Duomu Village is obviously very sought-after, and there is a special caravan to buy it, and since they have just met not long ago, these clansmen also greeted Baoyu with a smile and chatted a few words. Even the merchants who were trading didn't know that they were dealing with the demon clan.

The Duomu people are not easy to see, but there are many people in the bazaar who have very unique descriptions, and at a glance they know that they are from the demon clan. They sell the produce of their village, and they often name something to exchange for. Some of the newcomers were curious to point out from afar, while most of the locals were no longer surprised.

Baoyu couldn't help but think of his distant hometown Shanshui City, where the firstborn and double-horned Jiaorong people also haunted the bazaar, and people were surprised to see them at first, but then they got used to it.

Baoyu was not a very good customer, as he wandered around the market for days without buying a single item. I just didn't buy it, but I also observed every artifact I saw very carefully, and I always liked to ask what it was, where it was produced, what it was used for, what it was processed with, how it was processed, and so on.

Baoyu did the same in the bazaar of Rainbow City, and was very unpopular with the vendors there. But it is different in Hongjin City, whether it is a shop specializing in selling goods, or a villager who sets up a stall to sell the products of their respective villages, Baoyu's attitude is very polite and patient, trying to explain and answer all kinds of questions in detail, it doesn't matter if they buy things or not, they seem to be happy to talk to people and introduce them.

It can be seen that the folk customs here are more simple than most of the cities in Ba Yuan, and the people are also very hospitable. But on the other hand, I am afraid that these traders also know that most of the faces who come here are monks from various sects, and there is no need to offend them easily, let alone give people a look for no reason.

In fact, there are many things here that Baoyu is very interested in, so he will observe and inquire in such detail, but if he is interested, he may not have to buy them and take them away. Baoyu still has to go a long way, because his cultivation is shallow, his beast tooth artifact can only take things out but can't put them back in, so there are more and more things in the package along the way.

Taking stock of the contents of the sackcloth package behind him, there were now bamboo tubes containing nine short arrows, a short bow in the shape of a stick, a golden flower magic vessel the size of a finger's belly, a silver horn obtained from a strange beast and a horse, a bottle of Bizhen Pill obtained from Baixi Village, seven treasure vials held in the forbidden land of Pengshan, which contained all kinds of elixirs that could replenish vitality, a piece of gold that had been wanted to be given to Tian Xiao but was not sent, a token of national industry and a token of Chiwangqiu Xingsha in the Xiangshu and Ba Chamber, a set of water cloth single clothes, and a pair of shoes.

The shoes were replaced halfway, made by Granny Shui, but now they are a little small, Baoyu is not willing to throw them, this shoe is very durable after mana treatment, it is not broken, and it is very comfortable to wear. He washed it and put it away, took out another pair of slightly larger shoes from the beast's tooth artifact and put them on, the same was true of the watercloth single suit.

Fourteen or fifteen-year-old children are the time to grow their bodies, and this year Baoyu is a lot taller and his body is also a lot stronger. As for the fox fur he took out last winter, and the felt robe he bought at the bazaar, it was already relatively large, but it can be worn again this year, and it looks more suitable.

Hou Li's own token, and his precious stone egg, were carried in his arms. It was obtained from the magic weapon long whip in Baixi Village, which happened to be tied around the waist as a belt.

Although Baoyu doesn't buy it, he is probably the richest person in this bazaar, like a moving treasure trove. Baoyu knew very well everything he carried, and if he wanted to take anything good with him on this road, he would definitely not be able to carry it in the end.

Wufu Hill is just outside the Red Brocade City, and many people come in the name of Mu Wufu Hill, so there is a special thing to sell in this market, which is all kinds of swords. Baoyu saw treasure swords made of copper or steel, often hanging in the largest shops as treasures of the town, the price was too high for ordinary people to accept, and there were even magic weapons among them.

It is rare to be able to buy ritual utensils in the shops of the bazaar, and it is certainly not unusual for the customers who come to such shops regularly, who are either rich or expensive.

Small shops and even street stalls can also see stone and wooden swords made by people, most of which are just toys or decorations. Some people come here to buy a souvenir to keep a souvenir, and some of the short swords that look like jade are made very small, only the length of a finger, which is very suitable for carrying. This kind of thing is probably the most local thing.

Baoyu didn't buy it, he just looked around, but his companions almost bought a sword, different materials, different sizes, and different values. Baoyu came alone, how could he have a companion?—— met in the inn.

Generally, large villages and cities have post stations, not military posts, but for pedestrians and merchants to rest, the post station is a large courtyard, there are several empty houses in it, and the houses are laid with planks and thatch along the corners of the walls to simply spend the night. The first time Baoyu saw the post station was in Shuangliu Village in Feihong City, where he also met Lingbao.

Of course, there are post stations in Hongjin City, and there is more than one, which can accommodate many people, but it is far from enough. At different times of the year, there are so many caravans, monks from various sects, and young people with dreams that they often can't stay in the inn.

Moreover, monks from all over the world are often either rich or expensive compared to ordinary people, and they do not like the noisy and chaotic environment in the post station, which is also very inconvenient, especially for some female nuns. If the monks of each sect find the master of the city and ask for food and lodging, the city will not be able to receive it. Therefore, except for the national workers of the country and the city, the city will not receive it.

So there were local merchants who started another kind of business, which was to open inns to provide better accommodation for foreign guests, and also to provide very local meals, and these were paid for money. The rooms in the inn are good and bad, there are large rooms with many people and single quiet rooms, and if you spend enough money, you can even enjoy the quiet courtyard at the back.

There were men in the inn who helped take care of the cattle and horses, and not only the monks of various sects liked to stay, but also some caravans carrying valuable goods often stayed.

For the first two days of Baoyu's entry into Hongjin City, he stayed at a post house, and spent the night with a caravan in a messy house. Later, he heard that there were many inns in Hongjin City, so he took Xiaotian to move to the inn to live, found a very large and good one, and asked for a separate courtyard behind. Anyway, he can afford to buy the inn.

Baoyu does not have any extravagant and wasteful habits, whether it is living in a messy inn or a comfortable single room in an inn. He had a dog with him, and he wanted to sit and cultivate, and at that time, there was only this small courtyard where no one lived, and he didn't think about anything else. The reason why he came to the inn was just to see it, and he hadn't lived there before.

But Baoyu only stayed in the inn for one night. The next morning, when he passed the front yard of the inn, he found the innkeeper standing in the courtyard and explaining something to a group of people, still being scolded by them. The other guests in the inn did not dare to approach, and someone had just walked in through the door, but he was startled and quietly retreated.