After crossing the river, Ling Li came to Jinyu Guancheng.

Jinyu Guancheng is still the same as before, life has not been affected by many demon insect disasters from the North and South Pole, in fact, some disaster news has added a little talk to people after dinner, the disaster is still far away from them, and even if it really comes, it is the army at the forefront, and the government will arrange for ordinary people to evacuate in an orderly manner.

The streets are still full of traffic, and during the morning and evening rush hour, the roads are jammed.

In just a few years, the number of private cars owned by ordinary families has increased dozens of times, and the business of major automobile companies has been extremely prosperous in recent years.

In Ling Li's plan, he was originally going to go directly to the Burning Heaven Secret Realm of Gutang Pass.

It was one of his bases, and under the supervision of Elder Jing and Elder Lieshan, a fastened castle had been built in the deep mountain where the Burning Sky Secret Realm was located.

When passing through Bailang City, Ling Li suddenly remembered the confession of the evil cultivator in the trial space, Xiahe City and Xizhou are considered the lair of the True God Sect, there are many people in this area, coupled with the connivance of the government, there is a great tendency to flood, considering the reason for the future preparations, he temporarily decided to go to that area to personally inspect the situation.

After making up his mind, he planned to take a shuttle bus at Jinchengguan and go to Xiahe City. The reason for choosing to take a car is that you can get some real things from other people's chats in the car.

Jinyu Guancheng is located on the south bank of the Great River, located in a mountainous area, and the temperature feels lower than that of Beiliangfu. Although the change in temperature had little effect on a cultivator like Ling Li, he still changed into an autumn coat and wore a windbreaker outside.

This kind of dress looks very common on the street, and it is not enough to attract attention.

Walking on the street, there are many shops with not only the Eastern Regions characters on the signs, but also a row of Western Regions flash letters, which is a bit exotic.

Seeing this scene, Ling Li couldn't help but sigh and complain in his heart about the management of the local government, no wonder the True God Sect had grown strong in this area, and even the government had to compromise.

Eastern Regions people: What Western Regions alphabet do you use?

And except for the missionary rabbis, this phonetic alphabet is practically incomprehensible to anyone.

But this cultural imprint is ingrained in people's hearts.

After inquiring about the location of the long-distance bus station in the direction of Xiahe, Ling Li first found a small restaurant and asked for a bowl of mutton soup, two pancakes and a plate of sheep scorpions, that is, sheep neck bones. When eating out, don't eat near train and bus stations, restaurants in that area are already used to ripping off customers, not only expensive, but also bad taste.

The mutton soup in the northwest uses a large bowl, like a small basin, and it has a rough taste just by looking at it.

In this era of national cultivation, the amount of food for martial artists is very large, and a middle-aged man sitting on the table next to Ling Li, looking even a little thin, directly asked for three bowls of mutton soup.

People are pretty much used to this.

I bought a ticket at the long-distance bus station, the departure time was five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were more than two hours left, Ling Li left the station and walked around the street casually.

Walking on the street, Ling Li felt that there were still some differences between this city and the mainland, and even Beiliangfu.

There was a bazaar not far from the station, and Ling Li selected some relatively rare medicinal herbs in it, and then returned to the long-distance bus station.

There was a bustle of people at the entrance of the long-distance bus station, and Ling Li suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure, as if it was his classmate in high school, but in the blink of an eye, he couldn't see it again.

He felt a little strange, and after making a pit stop, he looked for it casually, but he didn't see it again.

With some doubts, he boarded the shuttle bus to Xiahe City.

What he didn't know was that behind a window at the station, a pair of eyes were staring at him until the shuttle left the station......

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Taozhou, Huaiqiang Fort outside Ningchuan City, this is one of the larger of the dozens of pioneer forts in Ningchuan City. It is not very special, because it is located in the mountainous area, it mainly relies on animal husbandry, and the farmland is mainly concentrated on the banks of several rivers in the territory.

It was evening, the wilderness was silent, the pioneer fort was not like in the city, there were no street lights on the streets, it was very dim, and only the light came out of the houses. And in a luxurious mansion in the fortress, it is full of lights, the courtyard is brightly lit, there are more than a dozen banquets, and the villagers gather in this courtyard to eat and chat, which is very lively.

Today is the day when Bai Chengyin, the fifth elder of the Bai family, marries.

The Bai family is a big family in Ningchuan City, and there are two powerhouses in the transcendent realm, not only in the Ningchuan realm, but even in Taozhou City.

On such a happy day, the villagers of the fortress naturally came to the Bai family compound as much as possible to congratulate.

Bai Lao Wu is nothing, but the Bai family's face can't be withheld.

Otherwise, if you provoke the Bai family, who knows what kind of revenge you will face in private.

At this time, it was more than eight o'clock in the evening, and the sky was already very dark, but the sky was clear, and two bright moons hung high in the sky, so there was still some visibility.

Huaiqiang Fort is close to the Nanchuan River, located in a remote area, and there is a simple road leading to Ningchuan City. However, the road surface is in poor condition, full of potholes and pits exposing the loess, and in the rainy season, passing vehicles will fall into the mud puddles from time to time.

Fortunately, the weather was good in the past few days, and the Bai family mobilized the villagers to repair the road, which did not delay Bai Chengyin's convoy to marry the bride.

The fortress was very lively, and at the same time as the banquet began, the Bai family also invited a singing and dancing team from the city, and set up a stage at the corner of the fortress to perform songs and dances......

The evening breeze was slightly cool, and at this time, outside the fortress, on a hillside on the bank of the Nanchuan River, a black-clothed masked figure stood in front of the dilapidated river temple, his eyes squinted slightly, and he quietly stared at the pioneer fortress under the mountain.

“…… Sanjiazhuang came to deliver the message, and the poor prime minister returned to Yin. From now on, you will suffer all kinds of pain, twenty years of hard work. Let the virtuous brother grit his teeth and endure the humiliation, and leave a name for the orphans through the ages......"

On the stage at the entrance of the village, a man dressed as an ancient man was singing, and the words faintly heard in the wind made the man in black subconsciously reach out and hold the handle of the knife at his waist tightly.

"It's been eight years, Bai family, I'm back with Hu Wenxue......"

The masked man bit his lip and whispered slowly, word by word.

In front of his eyes, it seemed that the tragic scene of his father being beaten by several people of the Bai family on the street at that time, and his flesh and blood were blurred.

Just because of an ordinary verbal conflict, Hu Fengnian, who had been honest all his life, was beaten to death. Her mother remarried, her sister left the country, and she was abducted by human traffickers, and a normal family was destroyed in this way......

And the Bai family, under the protection of their transcendent realm brothers, only Bai Lao Wu Bai Chengyin was sentenced to five years in prison!

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs."

The masked man looked up at the fortress and turned cold......