Chifeng Canyon, the peak is hundreds of miles high.

The steel-cast mountain is covered with rows of missile silos, giant artillery batteries, large-caliber dead light launchers... and other heavy defensive weapons, enough to drive the dense phobia insane.

And if you look carefully in the sun, there are countless mysterious runes carved on the dark metal background of the mountains, and it is obvious that there is no lack of blessings of extraordinary power.

It gives a sense of hopelessness that cannot be overcome.

The cold wind howled, blowing the fine iron-rich sand on the ground and dusting the sky, and the miasma of black smoke was smoky.

Standing in front of the slender and deep valley road in Chifeng Canyon, Zhang Jiao, who moved his steps little by little, wiped his face with a gray cloth covering his face, and asked the broker who followed closely beside him: "Brother Xu, do you think we can clear the customs today?"

The broker Lao Xu was a long-faced man, lean-looking, and used to be a neat-tongued businessman, but later because of a greedy business, he misjudged the situation and lost all his money.

After doing it for many years, the situation has changed several times, but the road is familiar with it, and he said with a smile when he heard the words: "Boss Zhang, don't worry, I can go over today." ”

"Then it's still annoying Brother Xu, so I have to worry a lot. Zhang Jiao smiled and said.

"Take people's money and solve problems with others. Lao Xu said confidently: "Since Boss Zhang has given enough 'sincerity' according to my asking price, I, Lao Xu, will also ensure that you will clear the customs smoothly." ”

When Zhang Jiao heard this, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Xu is refreshing." ”

After that, he looked at the magnificent red steel fortress in the distance, and said gossipingly, "Speaking of which, this Red Wind Canyon is also interesting.

It is obviously a giant pass that has been artificially built to block Shennongjia and Jiangchuzheng District, but it is called a canyon.

What's the allusion?"

"Allusion to bullshit. Lao Xu Wang spit out a mouthful of saliva mixed with red sand on the ground, and said with a big grin: "The imperial court has nothing to gain from fighting Western Qin and Shanjin, and even Yiyuan has not been cheap."

At this time, the wild people of Shennongjia rebelled, and they also colluded with the lizardmen to defeat the counterinsurgency army.

At this moment, the people reversed the situation, but the court was afraid that the lizard people would counterattack in the name of the wild people of Shennongjia.

That's why we urgently created a pass at this critical point under our feet.

But he felt that the reputation of the customs card in China was not good, and he seemed to be afraid of those wild people, so he named it Chifeng Canyon.

In fact, it's just covering your ears and stealing bells, and the donkey and eggs are painted with gold paint and the surface is shiny. ”

The area around Chifeng Canyon is regarded as the border land of Jiangchu, which belongs to the nerve endings under the jurisdiction of the government, and the people are fierce, and it is very normal to have no scruples.

However, Lao Xu's unbridled rhetoric in front of a foreign merchant undoubtedly shows that the repeated conquests of the Jiang and Chu courts are unfavorable, and they have caused a lot of negative effects among the people.

Even the religious brainwashing of Taoism has not been completely eliminated.

"That's the pros and cons of everything. "Thinking of this? The corners of the mouth hidden under the face covering? A shallow smile appeared, "After hearing that Taoism was gaining power before?" Fierce religious tactics? Violence spreads faith.

Even if it is not produced, it cannot delay religious activities? The slightest impiety is a corporal punishment, and if it is repeated, it will be directly executed.

Although against human nature? The decline of one's own power that kills oneself? But under the big waves, the rest are not diehards, and they have slowly become diehards, so there is no worry about civil strife at all.

But this time the pseudonym 'Total' got into trouble? First Lu Yang and Jiang Chu? However, he changed his strategy and still retained the imperial court and aristocratic systems of the two countries, and played the trick of soft proselytizing.

Although the internal friction has been greatly reduced and the external pressure has been relieved, the human heart has become less pure.

I can't see it when it's going well, but under setbacks and setbacks? Hey. ”

Thinking of this, he spoke: "Brother Xu? Do you also know that the Shennong people are now committing a taboo? Rather than trading, whether it is buying or selling, it is light to go to jail.

The trade route over there? Am I familiar with them all? Relationships are all opened? This Jiang Chu is still the first time to go on the road..."

"Boss Zhang, don't worry. Lao Xu laughed, raised his hand and pointed to the long line in front and back, "So many people are your peers, is the court closed?"

Besides, pulling goods into the customs is an enemy, and leaving the customs is not the other way around.

As long as you pay the bills, no one cares. ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "My own brother is an official in the defense army of the Red Wind Canyon, and he said that the border army is already in arrears.

The Son of Heaven is not short of hungry soldiers, the court does not pay money, and people are not allowed to raise their own funds to live.

The reason why I collect so much money from you is that most of it is here. ”

When Zhang Jiao heard this, he understood the reason why the Chifeng Canyon had openly turned into a colander and the smuggling caravan was lined up, shook his head, and muttered, "I see."

Has Jiang Chu's financial environment deteriorated to such an extent, not in theory? ”

"We ordinary people who are fighting in the war have eaten bran vegetables, how can it not. When Lao Xu heard this, he sighed and said, "Just this 'total Dao' continues to levy one-tenth of the religious tax."

Alas, forget it, don't talk about it, it's all tears if you talk too much. ”

He said it pitifully, but in fact, as a broker who colluded with the border troops and smugglers to earn a lot of benefits, how could he really have a hard time.

However, it can be inferred that the living standards of the people in Jiangchupu have dropped a lot because of the successive wars and the fact that they have not received any war dividends.

Half a day later, the moon rises in the middle of the sky.

Zhang Jiao's improvised caravan finally passed through the Chifeng Canyon without danger.

The process of customs clearance was not as simple as Lao Xu said, but the defenders carefully inspected the goods and checked the identities of all the personnel of the caravan one by one.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiao was prepared for this and prepared a real Nanyang passport, of course, the information was completely forged.

The hired employees also have Jiang Chu's official identity, so they passed the inspection smoothly.

After that, he did not continue to go deep into the territory of Jiangchu, but constantly changed directions around the border line and traveled thousands of miles, and came to the junction of Jiangchu, Shanjin, and Western Qin, which is also the place where the supernatural catastrophe was transferred.

Tiger Collar has the word 'Ling' in its name, but it is not anyone's territory, it used to be a buffer zone of the three strongest vassal states of the Great Zhou, although there is a local government, but it has never formed effective management, and the situation is more chaotic than the ordinary zero area.

Now under the catalysis of the supernatural catastrophe, it is even more mixed, with a little way, or people who are afraid of death have run away at any cost.

Only the outlaws who really dared to do their best, for fame, and for profit were left.

And the employees in the caravan that Zhang Jiao temporarily put together, although they were all brave enough, otherwise they would not have taken the initiative to go to the rebellious Shennongjia to beg for a living under the identity of Jiang Chu, but after all, they still spared their lives.

What's more, the consequences of mental pollution can sometimes be as simple as death.

Therefore, when he was close to the place where the supernatural catastrophe occurred, he died and did not move forward, and there was no brave man under the heavy reward.