Chapter 47: The Willow River
Eight thousand miles of Liulin River mighty, across most of the Vedic state, although the name is so, but in fact there is not a single willow tree on both sides, and other places are different, here is quite prosperous, many wharves have been built on both banks, and there are not a few merchant ships trading in the river.
"Most of these merchant ships belonged to the wealthy merchants who were powerful on one side, and they had a deep background and raised a large number of private troops, otherwise they would not dare to take advantage of the fire and do business in the Vedic state. ”
On a flat boat, Wang Hao was looking at several merchant ships in the distance.
The Vedic state is notoriously barren, but it produces a precious ore, so the development of commerce and trade is not lagging behind, but how can it be ordinary people who can trade here, including the shadow of the princes and important ministers of the imperial court.
Soon after leaving Dongta City, Wang Hao changed his route and chose to rush to Anlan City by water, which also happened to avoid Huai'anhou's spies.
The boat broke the waves, like an arrow from the string, although the speed was much slower than that of the war horse, but the trip was quite safe, and it could save a lot of trouble.
"Now I can understand why Emperor Tianwu tried his best to dig a canal when he first succeeded to the throne, water transport is like the blood of a country, and trade will become prosperous after the development of water transport, and most importantly, it can strengthen the connection between various state capitals, which is conducive to the stability of the imperial court, especially in wartime, and the importance of the canal can be revealed. ”
Wang Hao said to himself, today's emperor is indeed called an emperor through the ages, and his vision and ambition far surpass those of his ancestors.
"In wartime, the army can be put into the battlefield on a large scale in a short period of time, which is why it is difficult for the sect to confront the imperial court, after all, the distance between the sects is too far, and the war is over by the time the reinforcements arrive. ”
The strength of the Han Celestial Dynasty is not without reason, looking at the frontier, although there are strong enemies around, but the Han is still as stable as Mount Tai, and even has the spare strength to exterminate the sect, if there is no canal, I am afraid that the Emperor Tianwu will not easily start a war with the sect.
Soon the boat had traveled hundreds of miles, and mountains began to appear around it, towering into the sky.
The banks of the Liulin River are not all dock counties, and some places are difficult to be exploited, and the influence of the imperial court is weak, so these places have become camps for bandits and robbers over time.
This kind of terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not only bandits, but even some sects have built their stations in the mountains.
Suddenly, Wang Hao frowned, because he sensed that his mind was staring at him.
"The master of this idea is not strong, it should be around the Five Elements Realm, could it be a person from a certain sect?"
Wang Hao thought about it, although there are many bandits in the Vedic State, it is basically difficult to have strong people, after all, after the Four Elephant Realm, they can worship a certain sect, and they can't do anything like burning, killing and looting anymore.
The powerhouses of the Five Elements Realm had already given birth to their minds, but their minds were not strong, and they only extended for about three or four miles.
"I'm alone, and there are no treasures on the ship, so I shouldn't attract the attention of the sect or the bandits. ”
Wang Hao stood calmly at the bow of the boat, as if he hadn't noticed the thought.
"How dare a man rush in the Liulin River? This man is either powerful or a fool. ”
Three miles away, an old man dressed in black muttered, "There is no oil or water on the boat, so it's not worth doing it at all." ”
"But this person is so young that he is in the Four Elephants Realm, he may have a good background, and he may be able to make a lot of money by tying him up and asking for ransom. ”
As he spoke, the old man's eyes became cold, as if there were signs of a move.
"Huh, haven't you retreated yet?"
Wang Hao was a little unhappy in the distance, and it didn't feel good to be watched all the time.
"In that case, let's teach you a lesson. ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw him slap his palm in the direction where his mind was sweeping, and then a sword light nearly five miles long broke through the air, and the sharp edge seemed to split the heavens and the earth.
"What?!"
The old man was shocked, the sword light was too fast, and it appeared above his head in the blink of an eye.
"Not good!"
He could only barely use his strength to protect himself and shake the sword light's killing.
Just listening to the bang, the old man's whole person was knocked hundreds of meters away, and there was a deep wound on his chest, if the edge of the sword light was more powerful, I am afraid that he would have been cut in two at this time.
"Probably not dead. ”
Wang Hao retracted his gaze, and after slashing back the enemy with a sword, he didn't make any more moves.
After all, this person was just peeking at himself, and he didn't show any hostility.
"But I've made a move once, I can't stay here anymore, I have to leave in a hurry, it won't be good if I attract a strong person in the Liuhe Realm. ”
There is a reason why Wang Hao did not fall in love with the war, he and the powerhouse of the Five Elements Realm gathered for three or four miles, and it was difficult to kill him from such a distance, and I am afraid it would be difficult to succeed in a short period of time, and this is the station of the sect, and if he is not careful, there will be a disaster of killing.
So he didn't stop for a moment, and after dozens of breaths, the boat had already rushed out for nearly ten miles.
At this time, someone from the old man's side had already arrived.
"What's going on? Could it be that they are the miscellaneous of the Ziwei Sect again? Audacious, this place is already the sphere of influence of our Fire Worship Sect, do they have to start a war?!"
A burly middle-aged man was furious, his aura was much stronger than that of an older man, but it was not a breakthrough to the Liuhe Realm.
"Sect Master, don't act rashly, it's not a member of the Ziwei Sect. ”
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly spoke, not even caring about his injuries, and then he told the middle-aged man what happened before.
"Are you saying that a young man seriously injured you with a sword from three miles away?"
The face of the Sect Master of the Fire Worship Sect changed.
"I'm also a little unconvinced, but the focus is on the four elephant realms of this talent. ”
The old man palpitated, if Wang Hao swung a few more swords just now, I am afraid that he will fall.
The edge of that sword light was too terrifying to resist.
"The ordinary Four Elephant Realm can't be compared to the Five Elements Realm at all, let alone defeat you so easily, that person must be using sword intent, only then will it be so powerful. ”
The Sect Master of the Fire Worship Sect was well-informed, and soon deduced that Wang Hao had unleashed his sword intent.
"But this is too unbelievable, I have been with him for more than three miles, normally the attack range of the sword intent is only about two miles at most, could it be that the person has already achieved the sword intent?"
The old man was a little unconvinced, there were many difficulties in improving the way of the sword, it was far more difficult than breaking through the cultivation, and it was impossible to do it without decades of practice, in his opinion, Wang Hao was too young to go far in the way of the sword.
"What you said makes sense, but there are still proud sons of heaven and earth. ”
The Flame Worship Sect Sect Master nodded, he also felt that he might be thinking too much, because he could also use some treasures to perform such an attack.
"Tell me what the man looks like. ”
Suddenly, the Sect Master of the Fire Worship Sect thought of something and immediately spoke.