June 5th, the birthday of Li Xiaoluo, the first vice president of the 12th Academy.

On this day, the 10th and 12th courtyards and the Onmyoji jointly held a birthday party for her, which was crowded and lively, but did not cost much money.

On the other side, it was the day when Wang Xi and the others passed through the boundary gate and tried to have the first conversation with the bereaved.

The underworld originally sent two yin commanders, black and white, but in the end, I felt that they should not come forward. The yang world is in the yang world.

As for the inner courtyard, the people who led this errand were Yang Yunji, Wang Xi, Xiaoyi, and Koyanagi Qinai.

In addition to this, there is also a Taoist Yunliang Taoist, and a Buddhist unwise master.

In this way, the more well-established forces have a representative.

It's just that only Yang Yunji and Wang Xi know what the real task of this trip is.

Others really thought they were going to negotiate with the bereaved people.

That's fine, and their performance will make their mission seem more real and confusing.

This is also the reason for the involvement of Taoism, Buddhism, and Onmyoji.

If you want to fool the enemy, you must first fool yourself.

This is true not only for the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, but also for the people of the Inner Court.

Many people are unaware of the existence of their special squad.

The departure time was chosen at 9 a.m., and the place where the boundary gate was opened was above the big river in Heyang City.

Sanyu set up the formation himself to make sure that no one was disturbed and no one could see what was happening here.

There are not too many words, what should be instructed, all the instructions are almost, and the details of the task have been repeatedly scrutinized many times.

As long as this gate is opened, someone will always be here to maintain it to ensure that it does not collapse and fail.

Yu Wan, director of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Seventh Hospital, will be in charge here.

According to the agreement, as long as the line between her and anyone is broken, it will be regarded as a failure of the mission.

Once this happens, the Third Hospital will immediately organize a rescue.

The reason why the mission has been delayed until today is that it is necessary to wait for the personnel of the various academies and the prefecture to arrive.

At this moment, there are a total of 30,000 Yin soldiers hidden in the Extreme Yin Land within the jurisdiction of the Third Courtyard, and the wolf army that can appear during the day is still a little less, only 8,000.

In the deduction of the courtyard, Wang Xi and his party should be able to obtain a lot of information in this operation.

Therefore, even if the mission fails, no matter how big the price is, they should be rescued.

At the same time, since the mission has failed, it also shows that there is no possibility for the two sides to solve the problem through peaceful means. Then you should do some preparation.

After Yang Yunji used his mobile phone to confirm that there was no trap on the opposite side, he was the first to step through the boundary gate, and then everyone entered in turn.

Here, it's still a good weather, and the climate is pleasant at the turn of spring and summer. The sunlight was soft and not harsh at all.

At the foot is a hill, crawling with grass, occasionally dotted with some flowers that resemble ghost face flowers, colorful and quite showy.

A little farther away is a majestic green mountain, roughly estimated, you can't see the end, just rolling hills, although not famous mountains and rivers, it is just as magnificent and majestic.

Wang Xi took a deep breath, and the familiar fragrance of grass came from his nose.

"The video signal is clear, test the call situation." Sanyu's voice came from the headset.

Wang Xi lowered his head to check the camera on his chest, and then reported the number in turn, indicating that the call was currently barrier-free.

"This mountain, I saw it during the bloody battle of Han'an." Wang Xi said.

Xiao Yi immediately chimed in.

Yang Yunji nodded.

Judging from the clues that have been available so far, the territory of the Jiang Dynasty is very small.

But what does this "small territory" really mean?

If you want to explain it in terms of modern geography and physics, it doesn't make sense.

Naturally, we think of the ground beneath our feet as a sphere.

But in that case, the gravitational acceleration can't be so similar to this.

We didn't feel the extra burden on our bodies.

The discomfort you feel after entering the other world comes only from the soul.

So, they really wanted to go and see the so-called border.

If you follow a path in one direction and eventually return to the original point, then you can refer to the existing experience when building a geographic model.

But if you encounter an impassable border that resembles a ban or is visible to the naked eye, then model it according to the situation of the underworld.

The purpose of their trip was to have a direct conversation with Emperor Changduan, and in order to do so, they first needed to have contact with the bereaved person.

It stands to reason that making a big move is the fastest way to do it.

But in that case, the hostility shown by one's side will be very obvious, and it will not be conducive to the next task.

"Over there." Yang Yunji pointed in one direction, "There should be someone." ”

Wang Xi looked over and found that there was a small river winding not far away, and even saw a small stone bridge.

"Although it is a little more delicate, it can be regarded as green waters and green mountains." Wang Xi said.

After speaking, the group began to embark on the journey.

After walking about a mile, the connection with Sanyu began to be affected, and both the phone call and video became unstable. After another 100 or 200 meters, the electronic signal was completely lost.

All this was expected by everyone, and they did not force it, and continued to hurry.

The stone bridge is very simple, but it is still a little wise, effective, sturdy, concise, and has no problem carrying pedestrians.

Standing on the stone bridge and looking in the direction of the dirt road, you can find a small village.

Calculating the time, it was about ten o'clock in the morning, but there was smoke coming from some houses.

On one side of the village, there is a large field of crops, in which people are working, but it looks very leisurely.

"Rice and potato crops." Yang Yunji said.

Wang Xi said: "It's not surprising, they have been paying attention to Huaxia for so many years, and it is normal to pass these back. This village is not large, according to experience, counting the houses, there are about forty or fifty households, considering that they are still in a feudal society, the population of one household is five or six, and the population is about two or three hundred. But this crop ...... It's not enough to support two or three hundred people...... And why are they so idle? June is the busy season for farming. ”

"I guess I'm done...... Let's record the video first. Professionals can see more. Yang Yunji said.

They stood on the bridge for a while, and already the villagers noticed them.

After a while, a dozen or so men came up with sticks and various farm tools.

"Director Yang, there are young adults here." Wang Xi said quietly.

There are young and middle-aged people, which means that Emperor Changduan's army still has room for expansion.

It seems that he really learned a lot.

If these young men were recruited into the army, they would lose their labor force and the burden on the entire country would be even heavier.

The villagers stopped at the bridgehead, and although they were all armed with rudimentary weapons, they were only pestles on the ground, and they did not put on a tense posture.

"Everyone, introduce the village chief." Yang Yunji said.

A man in his thirties stood up and said, "I am." ”

Wang Xi looked him up and down.

Chief...... Shouldn't they all be gray-haired, and then clubbed with a stick, rubbing their beards tremblingly, and calling themselves old as soon as they open their mouths?

This...... What's the matter with such a strong village chief?!

Yang Yunji also shook his head, and the fat on his face was piled up with a smile that couldn't be faker.

Wang Xi reacted quickly and reminded in a low voice again: "Gifts, gifts." ”

As he spoke, he took the cigarette out of his pocket and wanted to go over and scatter it.

But as soon as he took a step, the group immediately stared at him.

Wang Xi immediately realized that it was not good, this thing may not be easy to use here.

"What brand?" The village chief asked.

Yes!?!?

So sophisticated?

Isn't there a big cultural difference......

Wang Xi was a little lacking in confidence and said, "No...... Not...... Brand...... Big brother, what brand do you usually smoke......

What he was holding in his hand was a homemade cigarette from the courtyard, where was the brand?

The village chief said: "It depends on the situation, whatever you bring back from outside, you can smoke it." ”

He made a look, and immediately a strong young man stepped forward, looked at Wang Xi with a wary expression, and then slowly took a whole box of cigarettes from his hand.

The village chief took the cigarette and dispersed it in turn.

"Smack!" A fire burst out of the village chief's hand, condensed into a small flame, and lit the smoke.

Seeing that the village chief lit a cigarette, the others began to make their own decisions.

Wang Xi and Yang Yunji glanced at each other.

"They have to be smoked by the village chief before anyone else can be smoked." Wang Xi said.

"Emperor Changduan's talent reserve has a good foundation." Yang Yunji said.

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"Your summary is really meaningful...... Yang Yunji teased him, and then looked ahead.

"It's a good smoke. Where are you from? What are you looking for me? I'm familiar with a few villages around here, but I've never seen you. The village chief said.

Wang Xi stood up and said ambiguously: "It's from outside." When I was going to meet His Majesty, I would like to ask the village chief to show me the way. ”

The village chief was puzzled at first, but then his face sank, and he said, "Outside? Since you are going to see Your Majesty, how can you come in? ”

Wang Xi hurriedly said: "It's not this 'outside', it's that 'outside', you know, brother." ”

He said, frowning and winning.

He was purely talking nonsense, but he didn't expect to say it so roundly, and the other party actually understood.

The village chief said: "That's the enemy?" ”

Wang Xi looked at Yang Yunji.

It's only three or two sentences, and that's it. It seems that Emperor Changduan's Dynasty is really united......

At this time, Koyanagi Kotono stood up and spoke: "It should be said that it is more appropriate to say businessman." We are here to make a deal with Your Majesty. Village chief, there are some things that can be solved with money, so there is no need to fight with the lives of the boys, right? Of course, whether His Majesty thinks so or not, we don't know. If he doesn't want to, those of us who can't afford to make a profit, this trip will be considered a loss. ”

Wang Xi secretly praised in his heart, sure enough, he was specially responsible for reception, and he had to speak at a higher level than them.

The implicit meaning of this sentence is that you are not the Changduan Emperor, and there are some things that you can't do.

Sure enough, the village chief understood and said, "Wait a minute, but don't move." ”

After saying that, he ordered two young men and ran towards the mountain.

Koyanagi Kotono retreated and said, "The folk customs are simple. ”

Knowing that they were enemies, they did not take any further action, just made them stand still.

And what they say, the other party believes.

Wang Xi thought for a moment, and said quietly: "Brother Village Chief, you are the first village we have encountered, if Your Majesty agrees to do business with us at that time, then it will be the cheapest for your village." Do business, communicate with each other, I don't know if if we sell this cigarette, can it be popular? ”

The village chief looked at the cigarette in his hand and said, "It's good, but we can't spend much money here." To sell, you get to the end of the mountain, and there are many people in the town. ”

"Then big brother, what is lacking in your village? Knowing this, we can prepare. Otherwise, when the time comes, we will bring truckloads of rice or sweet potatoes over, and you will not lack them at all. Wang Xi continued to probe.

The village chief said: "We are not short of food. This crop is nourished by spiritual power, and it is very good to live, and the harvest is high. But there is no way about the cloth, you have to do it yourself, and there is a lack of cloth. And then there's salt, we don't have any saline land here. ”

With the experience of the village chief, how can he realize that there are actually many secrets hidden in this kind of problem?

In his opinion, it was just a businessman inquiring about something inconspicuous.

Wang Xi said: "Okay, I wrote it down." If the matter is done, next time I come over, I will give my eldest brother a hundred catties of salt and a hundred pieces of cloth to your village. No matter how much we have, we will lose and we will not be able to earn it back. Anything else? ”

When the village chief heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly beckoned people to go back and call people.

After a while, the whole village of two or three hundred people all gathered around, and after listening to the introduction of the village chief, they began to talk word by word.

Wang Xi suddenly felt a little pain in his conscience at this time.

Just a few verbal promises made by themselves, and all these people believed them......

After discussing for a while, the village chief said, "Do you sell the horses?" We are short of horses. ”

"Sell! Of course sell! When you can't give it away, you can buy five horses and get one horse free. Wang Xi's conscience ached for a short while.

At this time, even if you ask him whether the aircraft carrier is for sale, he dares to agree.

He took a few steps forward, held a dozen boxes of cigarettes in the palm of his hand, and then walked more and more slowly, asking with his eyes if he could continue to get closer.

The village chief beckoned and said, "Come here, young man, the six of you, our whole village is here, can you still be afraid that you will eat me?" ”

Wang Xi immediately ran forward, dispersed the smoke, and asked, "Village Chief, the area around you is hilly, what do you want horses to do?" Don't cheat me, when the goods are brought and can't be sold, the owner will punish them. ”

The village chief patted him on the shoulder and said, "Do you see that mountain?" ”

Wang Xi made a harmless look of humans and animals and nodded violently, and said, "I saw it." ”

The village chief continued: "We were cut in half by this mountain. It's just that it's not cut in the center. Our territory in the mountains is much larger. As for Your Majesty, it happens to be on the other side of the mountain. There is only one road in and out of this mountain. With horses, it is much faster to deliver goods. Moreover, if you are lucky, you may be able to join the army. ”

"You're still doing business with the mountain, huh? The village chief will say it first, so as not to rob your business and make you unhappy, or we can sell it to you first, and then you can sell it. These business things are nothing more than a talk about harmony and making money, right? ”

Wang Xi showed a bright smile, looked around at the young people with sunny faces around him, and suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

It's all young and middle-aged!

No children, no women, no old people!