According to ancient records, thousands of years ago, Yongzhou was also called Zhongzhou, which was guarded by the other eight states, and the Kyushu continent was also known as the Longyuan continent.

The Longyuan River spans Zhou, Yongzhou and Yanzhou, and is the largest river in the mainland of Kyushu. The river is rushing endlessly, and the river is turbulent.

When the Longyuan River flows through Yongzhou, the river becomes wider, and the widest place is four miles away, and the river is much calmer.

In one of the sections of the river, there is an island of 200 acres, the island is shrouded in fog all the year round, and the undercurrent whirlpool is dense outside the island, and the passing ships are far away from the island, making the island mysterious and abnormal.

Who knows, this island is one of the holy places of the rivers and lakes: Wuyin Island, where the main altar of the famous inn is located.

The island is lush with vegetation and several houses are nestled in the woods. The largest room in the center of the island has a plaque on it, which reads: Longyuan Palace.

In the middle of the hall is a three-zhang long five-clawed golden dragon, and nine futons are evenly placed around it.

On three of the futons, there are three people sitting cross-legged at the moment.

The three of them wore large yellow robes, unable to see their figures, and wore red, cyan, and purple masks on their faces. The mask is furious and fanged, very hideous, only different in color.

I only heard the red-masked man whisper: "The stars turn into the void, the clouds rise and the dragon soars, the four directions are unified, and the sword breaks through the sky." ”

"Isn't this the number of Kyushu lives that Tianyan Sect used to deduce with the power of the whole sect. The cyan masked man said in surprise.

"Hmph, make two ambiguous words, pretend to be mysterious. The purple-masked man spoke with disdain.

"The world has been chaotic, the dragon qi has dispersed, and the person who condenses the true dragon qi is about to appear. I'm afraid that this battle of dragon qi will be another bloody storm. The red-masked man sighed.

"Even the long-dormant Southern Witch Clan has taken action. The blood talisman brought back by the golden abacus last time was the secret technique of the clan. The man in the cyan mask continued.

"I've checked this, the dart of the Kyushu Dart Bureau is a dead dart. Something in it should be of great use to the Southern Wu Clan, so he took the risk to do it, and the person who shot it was also a person from the rivers and lakes, and it did not break the rules of the past thousand years. "It was the man in the purple mask who spoke.

The so-called dead dart means that the dart is delivered to the designated place on time, but there is no one to receive it, so the dart is stored in the nearby treasure house, and after the time is unclaimed, the dart is transported back to the main altar for disposal.

"The person mentioned by the Golden Abacus, I'm getting more and more interested. The red-masked man's tone changed and he said slowly.

"But the owner of the village in Xiong'an. According to Jin Abacus, this person killed two high-level martial artists within a few moves, and he should be a rare master. In the past few days, there have been rumors about this person, but I don't know whether it is true or not. The man in the cyan mask said.

"I have investigated clearly, the heads of several major rivers and lakes in Jiaozhou, in addition to Dongfang Yuhong, the Qinglong Gang Guan Ye, Brother Changshan, Xianhe Zonghuan Leopard, the Silver Dragon Gang Gu Fen, Juli Men Suoju, Liu Shiyu's Gao Yong and Yao Gang, all disappeared, and it seems that they were all killed by that person. Counting the previous deadly scholars, black and white ghosts, there are more than ten high-level martial artists who have died in the hands of this person, and there is a killing star. The man in the red mask praised Ma Yun in his tone.

"Could it be that this person has really reached the Innate Realm?" said the purple-masked man suspiciously.

"No matter what the state is, the identity of this person is a mystery. I only know that this person suddenly appeared near Xiong'an Village, took down the cottage, and accepted the people. There are some traces of the Shadowless Sword Technique in the moves, but apart from the three masters in the Shadowless Gate, it is impossible for such a master to be so young and so young. ”

The red-masked man paused, pulling out a scroll from his bosom. After slowly unfolding, a young man appeared in the painting, with a thin face, a full forehead, and eyes that were focused.

"This is a portrait I have people draw, and it should be the face of this person. I have an inn and a wonderful sound workshop, and I am said to be the two most well-informed organizations in Kyushu, but I can't find out the details of this person, so I am interested in this person. The Man in the Red Mask continued.

"It's interesting to be young, superb in martial arts, and unknown in origin. The cyan masked man bowed slightly.

"I'm going to go and thank this person and make a good relationship first, what do you think?" the red-masked man looked at the other two.

"It's a good choice before you find out the details. ”

"After all, this person is kind to me and has an inn, and I should thank him. Both agreed with the Red Mask Man's idea.

Golden Hook Gambling House, casinos all over the city of Kyushu, like the Kyushu dart game and an inn, are also ancient rivers and lakes.

It's just that they're in the business: killing people. As long as the buyer pays a starting price, anyone is their business.

The Golden Hook Gambling House in Qianwei City is a three-story pavilion located in the west of the city. Day and night, the Golden Hook Casino is overcrowded.

Early in the morning, a man wrapped in a black robe entered the gambling house.

"This guest officer, I want to play something. The waiter hurried forward to greet him.

"I want to buy something. The black-robed man said coldly.

"Guest officer, inside the situation. The waiter's face changed slightly, and he directly led the black-robed man up to the third floor.

On the second floor, there are many fewer gamblers, and from the point of view of clothing, most of them are rich and noble, while on the third floor, it is very elegant, with poems, calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and a kite screen in the house, which is elegant and quiet.

The waiter led the black-robed man outside the third floor, and then quietly retreated, and a woman in yellow palace clothes greeted him.

Before the woman could speak, the black-robed man took out a piece of paper and said coldly, "The name is here, let's make an offer." ”

The woman did not pay any attention to the black-robed man's actions, but took the paper with a smile. When opened, the woman's brow furrowed, but after a moment she was smiling again.

"The things that the guest officer wants to buy are somewhat valuable, and this is the price. The woman took a pen and wrote a few words on the paper.

The black-robed man took the paper and looked at it. "The price is fair!"

"The guest officer is a regular customer at first glance, the old rule, pay the honorarium first," the palace woman said with a smile.

"Here you go!" The black-robed man came prepared, and directly took out a silver ticket and handed it over.

"Guest officer, be happy, within a month, the goods will be delivered. What else do you want?"

"Don't. After speaking, the black-robed man got up and left.

"Guest, go slowly!"

After the figure of the black-robed man disappeared, the smile of the palace woman disappeared and changed to a solemn expression.

"If this person is as powerful as the rumors, then the business seems to be asking for a low price. The woman in the palace costume said to herself.

Just when the black-robed man was discussing the so-called business with the woman in the palace costume, Ma Yun in the Xiong'an Village was talking happily with a burly man.

The face of the Han Dynasty, the eyes of the phoenix, the eyebrows of the silkworm, and the dignified appearance are the Xi Jian who is determined to submit to Ma Yun.

Xi Jian and Ma Yun met for the first time, although they decided to surrender, but they still had some mustard in their hearts, and Ma Yun didn't want to be too polite, so he directly said his thoughts.

"Don't hide it from General Xi, there is a big chaos today, I have no intention of making contributions, but I can't bear the people suffering from the war, and I have a grudge against King Nalu by mistake. At this point, I want to accomplish something and keep the people of the world safe. General Xi is benevolent, righteous and generous, if he can get General Xi's help, great things can be accomplished. ”

"The owner of the village is kind-hearted, chivalrous, and ambitious, Xi admires, just to protect the safety of the people in the world, is it a bit long-term?" Xi Jian frowned.

A cottage owner, but he wants to keep the people of the world safe, he can't help but be a little delusional.

"What General Xi said is that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, if General Xi helps, is it possible to capture Najiayuan City?" Ma Yun asked Xi Jian's heart.

I only heard Xi Jian say slowly: "It's not a secret, before I returned to the lord of the village, I had the idea of capturing Jiayuan City, but the city of Jiayuan City was strong, and there were more than 7,000 troops of Liu Shiyu, so with my two thousand brothers, I was a little delusional." ”

"I know the difficulty of attacking the city, and I think that Liu Shiyu's army of more than 10,000 people will encircle and suppress my cottage of 300 people, but it will not end. If you want to capture Jiayuan City, you can only outwit it, not storm it. ”

"Outwitting the owner of the village, is there a good plan?" asked Xi Jian hurriedly.

"I have a plan, but I need to use the Beifu soldiers as bait to lure the army of Naliu Shiyu out of the city and take the opportunity to capture Jiayuan City. ”

After hearing this, Xi Jian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said with a smile: "There is a possibility that this plan will be successful, and it needs to be carefully discussed." ”

"The matter of returning to obedience, please also ask the general to keep it secret from his subordinates, and it will not be too late to announce it after capturing Jiayuan City; and the matter of the general's awakening, don't be discovered by Liu Shiyu, so as not to make him defensive. ”

"This is natural. ”

Everything is difficult at the beginning, Ma Yun and Xi Jian are in contact for the first time after all, and now that the two have a common goal, it will be much easier to cooperate again.

Ma Yun knew in his heart that although this Xi Jian decided to submit to him, most of them were forced by the situation, and only by capturing Jiayuan City could this Xi Jian truly believe in him.

If there is no Xi Jian to return to obedience, with the 7,000 troops in Jiayuan City, he definitely has no idea of taking the city, even if he gives the city to him, he will not be able to defend it.

But with Xi Jian and his two thousand Beifu soldiers, Ma Yun has enough strength to fight.

In the City Lord's Mansion of Jiayuan City, Dongfang Yuhong's hair was disheveled and his clothes were disheveled, and he was pouring tea for Liu Shiyu, while Liu Shiyu was frowning and reading a letter.

After a while, I saw Liu Shiyu put the letter in his palm and rubbed it a few times, and the letter turned into powder and floated away.

"King Lu ordered me not to care about the thieves' village anymore, just to exterminate the remnants of Xi Jian's army. Liu Shiyu said in a deep voice.

"Dashuai, this is a good thing, the master of the village has superb martial arts, we have no way to kill him if we want to, let's let King Lu find a way." As for the remnants of Xi Jian, a group of rabble, they can only hide in the mountains and forests, without food, to see how long they can hide. Dongfang Yuhong brought the teacup to Liu Shiyu.

"Xi Jian's remnants are not to be worried, there is no food, either starve to death or come out to die; With the martial arts of the thief leader, it would have been easy to assassinate me. Liu Shiyu seems to believe that Xi Jian is dead.

"What the marshal is very worried about is that the thief's martial arts are superb, but in this city lord's mansion, the thief leader does not dare to mess around easily. ”

"It's better to exterminate the remnants of Xi Jian as soon as possible and stay away from this Jiayuan City. Liu Shiyu already has a deep fear of Ma Yun.

Who would have thought that a small cottage owner would make the princes of one side and many super forces pay attention to it.