After another two months of intermittent appearance and disappearance, they finally came to the scope of the Xingshan Sect.

The reason why the royal family was able to retreat to Xingshan was entirely because of the dangerous terrain, and to enter Xingshan, they needed to pass through a moat, which was much larger than the one outside the gate of the Refining Instrument Sect, and the other side could not be seen from this side, and the moat was still shrouded in smoke all year round, and few people could safely pass through it; In addition to this moat, there is another road that is not so dangerous to enter the Xing Mountain, but although the terrain is not dangerous enough, it is not safer than this side at all, and that is the legendary place of the catastrophe: the Heavenly Thunder Array, and it is impossible for the ten ** people who enter to come out alive.

Now that they have come to the front of the Heavenly Trench, this is the Three Regardless of the Boundary, and many people who have offended the Great Gate Sect and cannot gain a foothold in the Central Plains have come here, forming a small city-state around the Heavenly Trench. The current situation is very complicated, before they came, they didn't expect that there was a small circle of city-states outside the huge trench, blocking them from the Punishment Mountain, and behind them, there were menacing Refining Sect chasers.

These city-states were unusually united, and before they had even arrived here, the people of the city-states had already received the news, and when they came, the city-state steward had already brought a large group of people waiting for them 10 miles outside the city-state.

The two groups of people met at a distance of ten miles outside the city, and the steward said to them with a smile on his face: "Welcome to all guests who have come from afar, I am the steward of these city-states, and today we have set up camp here to receive you from the wind and dust. ”

This steward looked like he was in his prime, his hair was gray, and his face was full of traces of the weather, and his enthusiasm for not asking the reason also made them a little overwhelmed, for more than two months, they had been hunted down and killed all the way, and now that they were outside the Punishment Mountain, they actually encountered warm hospitality, and it didn't seem right to think about it.

After Yu Suifeng stood up and saluted the old man in charge, he asked, "You are the steward of the city-state?" ”

The old man in charge returned the salute and replied, "Yes, I am not talented, and I am recommended by the city lords to become the steward of these twelve city-states. ”

"There are twelve city-states here?" Yu Suifeng was taken aback, the last time she received the news, there were only eight city-states, and four more had been added so quickly.

"Yes." The old man in charge replied respectfully.

"Why are you doing it for us? Why are you so enthusiastic about us? Are you so welcoming to everyone who comes here? Yu Suifeng asked a few questions in a row.

The old man still had a respectful smile on his face, he nodded and said, "It is the tradition of the city-state to wash the dust for you, as for why we are so enthusiastic? That's certainly for a reason. ”

It's good if there is a reason, but I'm afraid that there is no reason, and when I finally settle the account, I'm afraid that I can't afford to pay it back.

"Can I ask why?" Yu Suifeng also asked respectfully.

"Why don't you talk while eating?" The old man took two steps back and made a gesture of please.

Yu Suifeng looked back at them, Elilian nodded, they were chased and killed along the way, and it was not good to eat, and of course it was good to be able to eat hot now.

The group was invited to the camp tent by the old man, and after the guests and hosts sat down, someone soon served wine and food, and Yuan Sanye hid in the package and could only see but not eat, listening to a few of them eating happily and lively, he couldn't help but poke his head out.

"Ahh Monster! "A little girl who served the food had just served the food, and when she looked up and was about to leave, she saw a fish head emerging from Elilian's arms, and she screamed in fright, fell to the ground, and crawled backwards again and again.

Yuan Sanye saw that he was frightened, and quickly retracted his head, Elilian reached out to cover her chest and pinched her hard, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little tense.

The old man looked at the frightened maids below, and then looked at the people who were obviously a little weak-hearted, and felt that it was better not to offend them, after all, they could survive from the full pursuit of the Refining Weapon Sect, and they were not ordinary people, as long as they sent away these plague gods.

Thinking of this, the old man in charge yelled: "Presumptuous! Someone dragged her out. ”

When the maid was dragged out, he walked up to Elilyn with a wine glass, and apologized with a smile on his face: "The little girl is not sensible, she scared the distinguished guest, the old man apologized to the distinguished guest here on her behalf, and I hope the distinguished guest will not care." ”

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Elilian looked at the old man strangely, he was so humble that he was a little groveling, let's go!

"I'm fine." She waved her hand and drank the wine handed by the old man.

After three rounds of drinking, they were all full of food and drink, and Yu Suifeng asked that question again at this time: "Old man, you haven't told us yet, why are you so enthusiastic about us?" ”

The old man also saw that they had eaten food and drunk wine, as the saying goes, eating people is soft-mouthed, and taking people is short-handed, and now they may be able to talk a little better if they ask for it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what your plans are for here?"

The old man did not answer her question directly, but asked another question.

"Evacuate." Yu Suifeng said very bluntly.

"So, I wonder if you want to take refuge here in the city-state, or go into the Torture Mountain?" The old man asked again.

"Go to the Torture Mountain." It's not a secret that can't be said.

When the old man heard her say that their purpose was to go to the Punishment Mountain, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he was afraid that they would not leave the city-state, and this place could not afford to resist several rounds of attacks from the Refining Weapon Sect.

"Go to the Torture Mountain!" The old man smiled at the person behind him, touched his beard and stood up, and said, "Since you want to go to Xingshan, then the old man will show you the way." ”

"Old man, please speak."

"There are only two ways to enter Xingshan, one is the moat behind this city-state, I have been guarding here for more than ten years, and I have not seen anyone succeed in passing it."

"So, what about another way?" Yu Suifeng asked.

"About 100 miles to the north, there are two peaks rising from the ground that block this moat, and there is a sheep's intestine path in the middle, from which you can pass." The old man touched his beard and pointed them to the side of the Heavenly Thunder Array.

Yu Suifeng turned her head to look at them, wanting to hear what the others had to say.

Elilian looked at the old man and felt that he had bad intentions, and she said, "Since you know the way into the Torture Mountain, why do you still set up a city-state outside this moat?" As far as I know, you're all here to hide from your enemies, so why don't you hide a little deeper? ”

Faced with this problem, the old man had already prepared a set of rhetoric: "It's true that we are hiding from the enemy, but we don't know what the situation is in Xingshan, besides, the old family has also done a lot of things to pull the emperor off the horse, and it is difficult to say whether the Xingshan Sect will turn over this old account." ”

In this way, it makes sense.

Elilyn had nothing to say.

"Today you can rest here for the night, and tomorrow morning, the old man will send someone to take you to the sheep intestine path." After the old man finished speaking, without waiting for them to agree, he withdrew from the camp with his own people.

When he reached the door of the tent, he suddenly turned back and smiled at the crowd, and the smile was indescribably strange.