Liangzhou, located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor, is the closest place to the land of the Tang Dynasty among the four counties in Hexi, and is also an important town on the Silk Road.

Huo Yuanzhen's world is the case of a hussar general Huo Qubing who defeated the Xiongnu and incorporated Liangzhou into the territory.

However, it is not very clear what the situation is in this world, but there are still those two Liangzhou words that have been passed down through the ages.

"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, a lonely city and ten thousand mountains, why should the Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the Yumen Pass. ”

"Grape wine glow-in-the-dark cup, if you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately, drunk and lying on the battlefield, how many people will come back to fight in ancient times?"

Liangzhou to the west, is the endless desert, the four counties of Hexi from east to west are Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Xiaozhou, Shazhou.

The road from Liangzhou to the west is the famous Silk Road, the key point connecting the East and the West.

Although all of them are located in the desert and relatively desolate, the residents of the four counties are relatively wealthy, even more than some counties in the interior of the Tang Dynasty.

Now the four counties of Hexi have all fallen into the hands of Ma Daoyuan, among which Xiaozhou has been designated as the capital of Great Xia by Ma Daoyuan, and it has been more than four months since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it no longer belongs to the land of the Tang Dynasty.

And Liangzhou as the border of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Xia, now it is heavily guarded, among which the Yellow River has established countless beacon towers, there are many military camps along the river, once there is a Tang Dynasty army to try to sneak attack, the Great Xia soldiers will immediately enter the state of attack.

Ma Daoyuan is very smart, he knows where the bottom line of the Tang Dynasty is, that is, the psychological defense line of the Yellow River, a natural obstacle, is not lost, so the Tang Dynasty people will not enter a state of all-out war with Great Xia and defend the Yellow River.

Anyway, the four counties of Hexi have little to do with the mainland of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, ruling across the river is a strategy set by Ma Daoyuan early on, and now it has really succeeded, except that when Liangzhou was just lost, the Tang Dynasty army organized some counterattacks, and now it has been more than three months and has not taken the initiative to provoke disputes.

Inspections along the Yellow River are relatively strict. When Huo Yuanzhen and Ji Wushuang crossed the river from the Lanzhou border, they were interrogated by the Great Xia soldiers.

However, Huo Yuan is really a monk, and Ji Wushuang looks more of a scholar, maybe the Great Xia army thinks they are not threatening, and after inquiring for a while, they let them go.

The horses of the two men also crossed the Yellow River, and after crossing the river, they went to Liangzhou City.

Ji Wushuang didn't tell Huo Yuanzhen where the old man was, but just said that he needed to go all the way to the west, and he had to go a long way.

When gradually approaching Liangzhou City. Ji Wushuang told Huo Yuanzhen: "Abbot." We're being targeted. ”

Huo Yuanzhen also nodded slightly, now that his skills are profound, he can naturally detect some people who are secretly following. It's just that he doesn't know what the people who are secretly following them do.

Ji Wushuang said to Huo Yuanzhen: "Abbot, those ordinary soldiers don't know what we do, but those Jianghu people can still see that we are people who practice martial arts. And the rivers and lakes in the west of the river are now respected by the Falling Flower God Sect, and the people who follow us must also be from the Falling Flower God Sect. ”

Huo Yuanzhen is really not familiar with the situation in Hexi, and when he came to the northwest region before, he flew directly to the Tianshan Mountains by the Golden-Eyed Eagle, and he did not know anything about the situation.

Ji Wushuang continued: "But the abbot doesn't have to worry, as long as we don't have any abnormal behavior. They won't come to find trouble, let's go to Liangzhou to rest and rest, and then go straight to the road. ”

Huo Yuanzhen thought for a while and asked, "Master Ji, what kind of water source is there in the Hexi region?"

Ji Wushuang paused for a moment: "If you say that there is sand everywhere in Hexi, but if you talk about water sources, there are really few places, I think there is a Jiuquan in Xiaozhou." There is also a crescent spring between Xiaozhou and Shazhou, which can probably be regarded as a water source. Hearing Ji Wushuang's words, Huo Yuanzhen thought that there was also a small Jiuquan in the Butterfly Valley, and Dongfang Qing left a letter for himself. If you say that you will choose to cultivate in a place with a water source, will you be in Jiuquan?

"Since the benefactor said that your master is in the west. The poor monk saw that we didn't have to go into this Liangzhou City to rest, just go west. ”

Hearing Huo Yuanzhen say this, Ji Wushuang hurriedly nodded: "That's naturally good, but we still have to go to this Liangzhou, we can store the horses here, and then go to rent two camels and bring enough food and water, after all, this is a desert to the west, and there is no supply land on the way." ”

Huo Yuanzhen realized that they were about to enter the desert area, no better than walking in the interior, although the white horse was better, but it could not replace the camel.

Or according to Ji Wushuang's words, the two of them went to Liangzhou, stored the horses, and then rented two big camels, brought more than a dozen water bladders, and didn't bring much food, after all, both of them have good internal strength, and ten days and eight days of Bigu are a piece of cake.

During this period, those people from the Fallen Flower God Cult have been secretly monitoring them.

Huo Yuanzhen and the others didn't pay attention to these people, and just packed up their things.

"You read that right? Is it really a Shaolin ring?"

The deadwood monk was resting, and when he heard the report of the people below, he immediately sat up.

"Master, you can't be wrong, that Shaolin abbot has long been the key person to monitor in our sect, he and Ji Wushuang were discovered by our people as soon as they crossed the Yellow River, and they have been following them to the city, and now they are renting camels, and it seems that they are going to the west. ”

The deadwood monk couldn't help but grit his teeth a little: "Okay, you have a ring, you just snatched the Heavenly Demon Qin from the poor monk, and now you still have the courage to come to Hexi, don't you know that this is already the Great Xia Kingdom, and it is the world of the Falling Flower God Sect!"

Hearing that Deadwood was so resentful of the One Ring, the man under his command said, "Master, do you want to go and gather your brothers now and take down that One Ring." ”

Deadwood waved his hand: "No need, it's useless for you to go, the ability of a ring is not something you can imagine." ”

"Then do you want to inform the army and send a team of officers and soldiers, Yijie should not be an opponent. ”

"The poor monk will tell you again, the ability of the first ring is no longer something that ordinary people can deal with by relying on many people, now you will continue to keep an eye on me, I will go to see the deputy sect leader, I hope he can solve the first ring." ”

Deadwood left the room where they lived, a large compound in Liangzhou, and turned a few corners to the door of another room. Knock lightly on the door.

"It's Master Deadwood, please come in. ”

Voices came from inside, and the door opened at the same time.

Deadwood stepped into the room, and the door closed strangely of its own.

The room was brightly lit, and a middle-aged man dressed in black and white was studying a chess game there.

Seeing Deadwood coming in, the middle-aged man immediately beckoned: "Master Deadwood, come on, help me study this chess game." Hematemesis spectrum. It's disgusting and can't be solved. ”

Deadwood laughed: "The deputy sect leader is very interested, but the old man doesn't have much research on chess, so I'm afraid he can't help you much." ”

The middle-aged man said: "Master Deadwood is modest. You are more than 100 years old, you eat more salt than I eat rice, and the chess game is already above me. Monks like to be humble. ”

Deadwood came to the opposite side of the middle-aged man, sat down, and the two of them studied for a while, but Deadwood did not give any constructive proposals.

The middle-aged man looked at the dead wood with some surprise: "The master seems to be uncertain today, could it be something?"

"Alas!"

Deadwood finally stopped studying the chess game, but said to the middle-aged man: "Deputy Sect Master, don't hide it, Lao Wei is here today." Yes, there is something to be desired. When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately said: "If it is a matter on the rivers and lakes, the master does not need to say it, I have withdrawn from the rivers and lakes for more than 20 years, and I no longer want to be contaminated with the world, so I should find someone else in the sect to do it." ”

Deadwood knew that this person would answer like this, but he continued: "It is indeed a matter of the rivers and lakes. But the deputy sect leader please listen to the poor monk finish speaking, if after listening to the poor monk's words, the deputy sect leader still insists on it, just treat it as if the poor monk did not say it. ”

"Alright, I'll continue my research. The master said yours. ”

The middle-aged man seemed to be confident and continued to study his chess game.

Deadwood said alone on the side: "The deputy sect leader withdrew from the rivers and lakes more than twenty years ago. The outside world didn't know the detailed reason, and thought that it was because you had gone wrong in your practice, but in fact, the old man knew that the deputy sect leader chose to quit because his skills had reached a limit, and for some personal reasons, right? ”

The middle-aged man let out a "hmm" from the inside of his nose, even if he answered.

"Over the years, the deputy sect leader has been willingly following her, one is because you like her, and the other is because her skills are indeed above the deputy sect leader. ”

The middle-aged man squinted at the dead wood: "Does the master have to say everything so clearly? ”

"Then the old man said, what restricts the deputy sect leader is actually a bottleneck, once this bottleneck is broken, then the deputy sect master's skills will immediately improve by leaps and bounds, and the congenital perfection will be achieved. ”

The middle-aged man finally put down the chess in his hand and said to the deadwood: "Since the master has said this, then I will also say that this is indeed a bottleneck, the opponent is difficult to find, and I can't resist the congenital perfection, but if it is an opponent of the level of the deadwood master, I don't want to make a move." ”

Deadwood smiled: "What if this opponent is Li Yifeng and Li Liuyun's brothers?"

The middle-aged man said: "The two of them joined forces and claimed to be invincible under the consummation, but after all, they are two people, and whether they win or lose, this result can't help my state of mind, don't go." ”

Deadwood was not discouraged, and continued: "Then the old man still has one thing to tell the deputy sect master, that is, Mo Tianxie has also improved, and now his strength is equal to that of the deputy sect master. ”

"What! he's got to this point?"

The middle-aged man was finally moved: "I didn't expect that there are still people in the world who have reached this point, it seems that I finally have an opponent, and it is still Mo Tianxie, which is interesting." ”

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man said to the dead wood: "Master, if Mo Tianxie is here, then I am willing to meet him." ”

Unexpectedly, at this time, Deadwood waved his hand: "What the old man wants to say is that there is another person, but I am afraid that it is also comparable to the strength of the deputy sect leader, I wonder if the deputy sect leader is interested in seeing and seeing?"