The morning sun shone lazily down from the sky, bringing a new day's light to the city. The Youth Conservation Contest opened today, although the competition in Yiran City was all covered by the royal family, but no shili dared not give face, so they all made up a lot of people, and it also seemed very lively.

In the hall of the inner hall of the Zhang family's mercenary station.

Accumulating wealth has always been the most important means for the family to survive, such as the mercenary hall of Xi Ran Kingdom, the Zhang family has set up countless points in the entire dalu. Mainly organize mercenary adventures, distribute and accept tasks such as hire.

At this moment, the hall of the mercenary hall was full of joy, and many burly men were shuttling back and forth, some were cleaning, and some were busy serving tea and pouring water. In short, the flow of people is non-stop and quite lively.

In the courtyard, an old man with Huafa stood in the center, looking at the busy crowd, with a smile on his face: "Little dog, move out the two pots of Tingshan pine in my study." Today, there are distinguished guests coming, if you lose the people of our mercenary hall, see that I don't look back and cut you kid. ”

Hearing the old man's words, a big man with sweat on his forehead grinned, stretched out his hand and brushed off his sweat: "Lord, my puppy is used to rolling in the group of monsters, and his skin is thick." Besides, it's not that you haven't been cut, the skin is itching for the past two days, and I've been waiting for your words. ”

"Stinky boy, you're still kicking your nose in the face, come, stretch out your stinky face, and let the old man slap him twice!" the old man laughed and scolded, and walked towards the big man. Seeing this, the latter screamed and hurriedly dodged, and walked towards the study with a smile.

Seeing this scene, the busy people around were also laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. The old man standing in the courtyard also smiled and shook his head, not really angry. It seems that in ordinary times, the person in charge of the mercenary hall is quite able to get along with the subordinates.

"Dad, Uncle Zhang Fei has arrived. It is now outside the gate. A young man with a beautiful face walked into the courtyard, his eyes fell on the old man, and he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Oh, go with the old man to greet you. The old man's face straightened, and he quickly tidied up his clothes, and followed the young man towards the hall outside.

When he came to the door of the mercenary hall, he saw a person standing in front of the courtyard gate in a white robe and hat to cover his body, Wu Yan took two steps quickly, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Fei, there is still more than half a month before returning to the empire to report on work, why did you leave early this year?"

Zhang Fei, the cousin of the head of the Zhang family in this generation, is also the backbone of the Zhang family. It is the second-in-command of the stronghold of the desperate town, and his strength is very strong.

Hearing the words behind him, Zhang Fei did not turn his head to answer, his eyes kept staring at the mural on the wall in front of him, for a long time, he let out a long breath, and said: "I have seen this picture of breaking the sky and flying more than a hundred times, but every time I see it, I can't sigh!"

Hearing the deep loneliness in his tone, the old man named Wu Yan sighed secretly, took two steps forward, and said: "Brother, the heavens and the earth are decaying, how many days have you been trapped in the past 80,000 years? ”

Nodding, Zhang Fei turned around, showing his ruddy face. It has been thirty-five years since he was promoted to summon the legend, and although the phantom beast has broken through to the nine-star lower level, he can completely rely on the origin law comprehended by the phantom beast to slowly cultivate, but he has never been able to take the step of refining the divine thunder body. has been trapped for decades, but he can't really comprehend the supreme law between heaven and earth on his own.

"If you can't take the step of refining the body of the divine thunder and connecting the heavens and the earth with the divine soul, the lifespan will not be extended, and it will soon turn into a puff of loess. Zhang Fei shook his head with a wry smile.

"Brother, you have at least condensed the Illusion Pill, and you have passed a major threshold in cultivation. Now that you are only more than two hundred years old, plus the sharing of phantom beasts, and the lifespan of more than two hundred years, with your talent, how can you not take that step, it is only a matter of time. ”

After comforting, he looked at Zhang Fei in front of him, and Wu Yan sighed: "Every time I see my brother." I can't help but envy you, who are a few years older than me, and now your face is like the prime of life, while I have gray temples. Like an old man, if you sigh again, how can I live?"

"Haha...... The elder brother laughed, and occasionally had some feelings. Hearing this, Zhang Fei smiled apologetically, and walked towards the inner courtyard in Wu Yan's greeting.

"Brother, how is the harvest of Desperate Town this year?" Wu Yan asked with a smile as he walked.

"It's okay. It's just that the Wang family has been stationed in the desperate town since ten years ago, and they have been low-key for a while, but this year they have increased the stronghold of the desperate town, Liliang, and there is a lot of friction with us. Although the Cheng family did not directly participate in the Desperate Swamp on the surface, the Wang family's move this time also had the shadow of the Cheng family's instigation. It seems that the plans of these two families are not small, and they faintly have the meaning of the war letter to the Zhang family and the Shangguan family. Zhang Fei's face became solemn.

Among the four major families of the Tianshui Empire, the Cheng family and the Wang family are relatively close, while the Shangguan family and the Zhang family have been friendly for generations. Coupled with the growing power of the imperial family and the ambition of this emperor, the confrontation between the two alliances has become increasingly fierce due to generations of operation and self-provocation. The juniors of each other met each other in the experience, and the shots were quite ruthless, and it was not uncommon for them to shed blood and lose their lives. Fortunately, the heads of the four major families are all scheming people, so the upper echelons are very restrained and have not torn their faces.

The Four Great Dangers of Zhengyuan Dalu are like four huge treasure troves, which contain countless treasures such as demonic beasts, crystals, spiritual grasses, and heaven and earth holy fruits. The relatively large forces in the three empires will set up strongholds near the four dangerous places, in order to get a piece of the pie in the big treasure house. On the surface, everyone's strongholds are stationed together, but in fact, there are storms in the mainland. Once the respective adventure teams meet, it is very common for them to fight for the treasure in each other's hands.

In order to ease the relationship between the four major families of the Tianshui Empire, they faintly divided the four dangerous places. The Zhang family and the Shangguan family have always focused on the Blood Sea Forest and the Desperate Swamp, while the Wang family and the Cheng family have focused on the Broken Soul Mountain Range and the Dry Bone Desert. Now, as the Cheng family grows stronger, they gradually extend their hands to the other two dangerous places, and the friction between the four major families is increasing, and the relationship is becoming more and more tense.

"Hmph! The Cheng family used to be just a deflated family, and with the support of the royal family, it has risen rapidly in the past thousands of years. Now full-fledged, not only throwing off the royal independence, but also rising to the top. If you want to replace the position of the first family of my Zhang family's empire, it is simply unbelievable. Wu Yan's tone was full of disdain.

"Brother, you can't say that. Today's Cheng family is not a small family thousands of years ago. Three generations of bloodlines have been replaced, each generation is stronger than the next, and the industry is not much less than our family. However, it is the royal family that should cry without tears, and it is the hard work of more than 1,000 years to cultivate the rise of the Cheng family to contain and suppress the other three families, but the result is that it is dumb and can't say that it is bitter to eat Yellow Lotus. Zhang Fei's face flashed with a hint of playfulness.

With that, several people walked into the inner courtyard, Zhang Fei looked up and saw the grand scene in the courtyard, and there were two rows of people standing next to the reception hall, with a humble smile on their faces.

"Brother, what are you doing here? It's been so many years, you still don't know my temperament?" Zhang Fei turned his head to glance at Wu Yan, the unhappiness on his face was very obvious.

Seeing this, Wu Yan's face was calm. Although he is a disciple of the inner door, there is not much difference in age from Zhang Fei. The two grew up together since childhood, went to the same academy, and later in an experience in the Blood Sea Forest, Wu Yan sacrificed his life to save Zhang Fei, and since then the two have become friends of life and death.

However, it was that battle that Wu Yan's soul and body were severely damaged, and he had a cultivation talent similar to Zhang Fei, but after recovering from his injury, he was unable to break through to summon the Heavenly Master because of the hidden illness of his divine soul. Although Zhang Fei also tried his best to find the Heaven and Earth Holy Fruit to help him extend his meridians, but his meridians shrank and blocked due to injuries, which always led to the waste of energy, and after a long time, he gradually gave up his dream of cultivation.

"How can I not know that my brother has always been low-key and quiet, but today happens to be the 70th anniversary of the establishment of our Mercenary Hall. The first is to welcome you, a distinguished guest, and the other is to let the elder brother enjoy his face and have a drink with the elites who have been busy for a year. Don't worry, these sons and daughters who have been recalled have been with me for many years, and they are all confidants, so there is no problem. Looking at Zhang Fei, Wu Yan knew that Zhang Fei was going to the Zhang family, and said with sincerity.

After looking at each other for a long time, Zhang Fei let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand to stop Wu Yan's shoulder, and sighed: "Seventy years! Your talent is even better than mine, and if it weren't for saving me, your achievements would never be below mine now. I won't be secretly sad, and I have to come to this barren place to live this life. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Fei's eyes flashed with a fluctuation, and said: "My brother still has the strength to summon grandmasters, and the phantom beast has also grown to the eight-star level, and your ability is extremely not weak, if you want......"

Shaking his head, Wu Yan smiled bitterly. He couldn't remember how many times Zhang Fei persuaded him. Maybe when he first came to Xiran City, he still had a little bit of hope in his heart. But after a long time, his heart has become indifferent, and he is accustomed to this kind of dull but constantly adventurous life, and he feels that it is a kind of happiness to live like this for the rest of his life.

Sometimes, the helplessness after putting aside fame and fortune is not all pain. In a different way of living, you may really be able to find the true meaning of happiness and joy. Nothing to worry about, contentment and happiness, this is a state of mind that Wu Yan has truly understood and has been doing in the past 70 years.

Feeling the natural and bland rejection on Wu Yan's face, Zhang Fei sighed secretly in his heart, he also knew what the old guy in front of him was thinking now, so he was no longer reluctant, stopped the other party's shoulder, and said, "Don't mention unhappy things." I have been transferred to the desperate town for 20 years, once a year, and our brothers have never been drunk once, no matter what today, if you don't get drunk, you won't return. ”

"Isn't it? In the past twenty years, you have returned to the family on behalf of the stronghold every year, and this old face is tired of looking at it, and I don't want to say that I will change people!" Wu Yan grinned at the corner of his mouth and quipped.

"You old face is beautiful, come, tell my brother about business, have you been messing with little women in Yiran City recently......"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm upright, I've never done those things......"

"Yo Yo Yo, I don't even want to expose your old story, I went to Desperate Town the year before last, but I didn't treat you badly. Not to mention, after you leave, people think about it every day, think about it every night, and every time you mention it, they are full of praise. It's quite obedient to say that you have conquered it, woo woo woo ......"

Seeing that Zhang Fei looked old and indecent and couldn't stop his mouth, Wu Yan hurriedly stretched out his hand to plug his mouth, and said, "The child is next to him, don't talk nonsense......"

"What's this?" Reaching out and pulling Wu Yan's hand off, Zhang Fei's eyebrows twitched, and he said obscenely: "My brother's body is really enviable, teach two tricks, my brother is not strong recently......"

"Ahh......h That Lang, go and bring the ten jars of good wine that my father treasured, and I will have two glasses with your Uncle Fei. ”

Feeling the constant playful gaze from the side, Wu Yan was embarrassed twice, and after greeting his son, he shouted: "Go away, go away." Prepare to open the table, if anyone stands and goes back today, don't enter the gate of our mercenary hall tomorrow. ”

With Wu Yan's words, the dozens of men standing around laughed and dispersed, moving the table for a while, and the noise of serving food and wine came from time to time.

Tilting his neck and looking at Wu Yan's son who was walking away, Zhang Fei smashed his mouth: "He is a good seedling of cultivation, he should be fifteen or sixteen years old at this age, and he is old enough to enter the academy, right?"

Not noticing the hidden light in Zhang Fei's eyes, Wu Yan said with relief: "Well, I am just fifteen years old this year, and as soon as the competition is over, I will go to the Tianshui Empire with the escort team, and I have to trouble the old brother to help me in this matter." ”

"It's on me. The Elemental Control Illusionist Academy has extremely strict admissions and is difficult to enter, but the second-ranked Magic Illusionist Academy is still no problem. ”

After that, Zhang Fei put his head next to Wu Yan and said with a wicked smile: "My brother is two hundred and seven years old this year, but he gave birth to an heir at the age of one hundred and ninety-one, which is really enviable, is there any trick to teach." ”

Hearing this, Wu Yan twitched his brows, no longer paid attention to Zhang Fei, and strode towards the hall, but after a while, a sentence came: "Brother, send you four sentences! Carefully oil and maintain frequently, fly less planes and more guns, don't be greedy to ride a white horse at night, and don't try to emit white light every time! Accept it when you see it, have a plan, and have moderation." That's the trick!"

"Rub it, it's absolutely high!"

Zhang Fei was stunned, looking at the martial arts words that turned around and looked like a gentleman, and a sense of admiration emanated from the bottom of his heart......

Note: In the past few days, my cervical spine has been painful, and I am thinking about activities. It turned out that there was a big square near the place where I lived! The uncles and aunts in the square were dancing with music. As a result, I followed the others for a few days and shouted! Don't say it, our little waist is twisted, four words!