Chapter XXIII
Fifty miles away from the east of the riverside city, there is a rolling mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles, one of which is called Panlong Mountain, there are many fierce insects and beasts in the mountain, and few people enter and exit on weekdays. Occasionally, a few brave hunters entered in a group, and most of them never came out.
Today, however, it is a little different here, the wild beasts of the mountains are constantly roaring and roaring, and the birds and beasts are fleeing in all directions as if they are terrified. Some powerful and ferocious beasts occupy the mountains and forests, constantly warning the invaders. However, it seems that the roars of these beasts do not have much effect, and instead cause more trouble.
I saw that the whole mountain forest flashed from time to time human figures, one by one, the body is vigorous, the pace is sensitive, walking on the ground, and each with a strong blade in the hand, when encountering the beast, not only did not have the slightest fear, but faintly showed a trace of excitement.
There is an official road at the foot of Panlong Mountain, and there is a huge wooden platform that has been temporarily built for fifty miles on the official road, which occupies an area of three miles, and the foundation is tamped with strong poplar trees, and then the soil and stones are filled inside, and then the fur of wild beasts is pounced on on the wooden platform, and a huge tent is propped up on the head.
Seats and various tea tables and chairs have already been arranged on the wooden platform, and in the center of the wooden platform stands a two-meter-high diamond-shaped pillar. The figure on the pillar flickered, and everyone's eyes seemed to be attracted.
"Mr. Zhao, what do you think of the situation this year?" said a burly middle-aged man wearing a tiger fur mink coat and his eyes were not angry and arrogant, and said to the person next to him.
And what he called Mr. Zhao was a man wearing a Taoist robe, a Taoist bun, starry eyes and sword eyebrows, and a beard on his chin.
"Why should Patriarch Hebu inquire into Lao Dao's thoughts?" This man looked like he was in his early thirties, but he claimed to be Lao Dao, which made people sound a little weird.
"Mr. Zhao, how dare I inquire into your thoughts, it's just that the main person in charge of this election is still your old, this is related to the development of my Hebian clan in the next ten years, you say I can not have a snack!" This middle-aged man is not a bystander, he is the owner of this riverside city, and he is also the contemporary patriarch of the riverside tribe - Hebian Hebu.
At this time, Hebe and Bu sat on a special wooden chair that was much wider than the usual sandalwood chair, and the wooden chair with its burly body creaked. Next to him was the man who claimed to be a veteran.
At the edge of the wooden platform not far from the two of them stood many tribesmen from the riverside tribe, all of whom were young and handsome men and women of the tribe. As the fifth son of the patriarch Kazubu Kawabe, Kawabe Zemu was fortunate enough to get a wooden chair seat on the wooden platform, but Kawabe Zeki's face didn't seem to look good.
As for Hebian Tongchuan, he stood behind Hebian Hebu as the eldest son, and behind the Taoist surnamed Zhao also stood a teenager, but his appearance should be a girl, but for some reason he was dressed as a man. If Lin Chen was here, it shouldn't be difficult to recognize, because this person was Lu Renjia, of course, I don't know if this name is his real name.
"Patriarch Hebu, the Lin Dai'er you selected this time is quite good, I have already reported to the sect, I believe that the sect should send someone in the next few days" The Taoist priest surnamed Zhao seemed to be very satisfied with this Lin Dai'er, and even stroked his chin proudly when he mentioned it.
"Hmph, what's so good about that girl, I think it's nothing other than her appearance!" Lu Renjia, who was standing behind the Taoist priest, muttered, seeming to be very disdainful of Lin Dai'er.
"It's better than you, a dead girl, who ran out without permission and didn't even say hello, do you still have me as a master in your eyes?" the Taoist priest said very harshly, but there was no anger on his face.
"Alas, old man, didn't you just run out to play, as for that!
"Hey, you" The Taoist priest seemed to be a little helpless with Lu Renjia, so he had to ignore her helplessly.
"Hehe, Mr. Zhao's apprentice is really cheerful. Actually, if you want me to say, isn't Purple Girl back well? With her strength, as long as she doesn't encounter powerful demon beasts in this area, there will generally be no problems. "Maybe others don't know the identity of the woman dressed as a man behind the Taoist priest, but he still knows a thing or two. Don't look at the Taoist priest as his master, but when it comes to status, it may not be able to compare.
"Go back and ask your father to clean you up!" The Taoist priest finally put aside a cruel sentence, no longer paid attention to the "Lu Renjia" behind him, and turned his head to continue to look at the situation in the diamond pillar
I don't know what means were used to clearly teleport the situation in Panlong Mountain to the diamond pillar fifty miles away.
At this time, in a dense forest in the mountains, the two groups of people confronted each other, and they wanted to fight if they disagreed.
"Mu Qianyang, what do you want? Today you draw the next line, and we will follow" One of the groups of about thirty people looked like a burly middle-aged strong man with a mountain axe behind him, and his strong muscles showed that this person's physical strength was not small.
"Hahaha, Long Da, is there no one under the fifth young man now?'s turn for you to come out and talk to me?!" The man known as Mu Qianyang was a man in his early twenties, dressed in a strong suit, with a large Aoki bow on his back and an arrow bag hanging from his waist. The short fiery red hair is very conspicuous, even if it is not the tallest in this group, but it is the most eye-catching.
"You" Long Da was originally ready to say something viciously sarcastic, but at this time, Mu Qianyang said this, and he didn't know what to say when he was ready. To say that he and Mu Qianyang are really not equal in terms of strength, Long Da glared at Mu Qianyang in embarrassment, and turned his head to look at the crowd behind him.
As Long Da's gaze came, no one in the crowd spoke, just looked vigilantly at the opponent on the other side, who was obviously much more numerically than his own.
"Alright, Lin Chen. I know you're inside, and I'm sure the fifth young man should have told you about the third and fifth young before you came in, so you don't need me to say anything more!" Mu Qianyang sneered, took a step forward, and said loudly.
"Mu Qianyang really lives up to his reputation, everyone says that you are not only superior in strength, but also extraordinary in resourcefulness, admire it" As the voice came out, the crowd automatically gave way to a way, and Lin Chen slowly walked out of the crowd.
Today's Lin Chen was wearing a black robe, and his slightly thin face was a little less immature and a little more resolute.
"It's over, compared to your Lin Chen's name, we are all just small characters" Mu Qianyang had a signature smile on the corner of his mouth, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart now.
"Hehe, Mu Qianyang, you don't have to be humble about anything, everyone knows each other very well in their hearts. I just don't know why you're stopping us here this time?"
"Well, happy, I like people who get straight to the point. Since you've said that, I'm not going to hide it. The five young and the third young are ready to join forces this time, and there are three rounds in total. In addition to the final battle at the top of the mountain, the other two rounds of the three young people hope that we can join forces to reduce unnecessary trouble" Mu Qianyang's eyes flickered a few times, and then he spoke.
And in these two groups, except for Lin Chen, it seems that everyone else is surprised by Mu Qianyang's words, according to what they know, although the five young rivers Zemu and the third young rivers Zhixing are brothers, they have always rarely interacted, let alone joined forces. On the contrary, Da Shao Riverside Tongchuan and Si Shao Riverside Renzhi have always been friends, and their teaming up is mostly expected by everyone.
"Of course you can, after all, this is something that Wu Shao ordered before. And according to the rules of this competition, whether it is the number of monsters killed in the first round or the second round of tokens, it will be more cost-effective for both of us to join forces. ”
"Well, that's true! The reason why I showed up so early this time is mainly because I heard that the big and young people and the four young people have already begun to purge the retail investors, and the hunters from other tribes will either join them or be ruthlessly cleaned up" Mu Qianyang is also a neat person, since everyone has reached a cooperation agreement, naturally there are some secrets that do not need to be kept secret can be taken out and shared.
"Oh, I didn't expect them to move so quickly this time! As is customary, they only start cleaning up in the second round, and this is also to give those people from other tribes some chances. But now, hey" Lin Chen looked a little lonely, after all, he also came from a small tribe, and he could understand what kind of expectations those hunters had to participate in the Qishan Competition, but he didn't expect that he didn't even pass the first round at this time.
"Lin Chen, these are not something you and I can worry about! I see that there are quite a few people on both sides of us, and if we really have to fight in the end, we may not necessarily lose. However, for the sake of secrecy, I would suggest that everyone go their separate ways. Keep a distance of fifty meters between each other, and if any side encounters trouble, as long as you shout, you can quickly rush to each other's aid, and you can also try to avoid exposing the news of our cooperation too early. ”
"Okay, that's it!" Lin Chen nodded, turned around and patted Long Da on the shoulder, led everyone to change direction, and continued to walk towards the halfway point of Panlong Mountain.
Mu Qianyang's eyes flickered and looked at Lin Chen's back a few times, without saying anything, and also marched halfway up the mountain from another direction with his companions of nearly fifty people.
Whether it was Lin Chen or Mu Qianyang, they all knew that the real test had just begun.