"Oh? I don't know what the big deal is? ”

Qian Shaobai came to Shiliang Twelve Villages this time to spy on the number of troops and garrisons of each bandit village, and to find out the terrain and roads that changed after the flood, so that the follow-up army could clear it.

"The 12 villages of Shiliang used to do their own things, making a living on each other's own turf, and the well water did not interfere with the river water." Chen Da put down the wine bowl: "But in the past two years, Bailongzhai has become more and more prosperous, and the village is rich in money and food, and even a court official army is under his command, and the soldiers and armor are abundant."

The name of the big boss of Bailongzhai is Hong Shangwu, and an arrow can make Fangyuan County obediently give money and food, if there is no disobedience, he will pick up soldiers and horses to kill down the mountain. Those county guards and county commanders were so frightened that they were scared and trembled, and if they were lucky, they could escape in time, but if they were unlucky, they were cut off their heads, and their hearts and livers were cut out to give wine to several masters in Bailongzhai. ”

"Human flesh is too fishy, it's not delicious." Qian Shaobai deliberately pretended to look like he had been in the green forest for a long time.

Master Chen smiled stiffly, thinking that this Qian Duoqian Immortal was really a ruthless character.

"A few days ago, Bailongzhai sent an arrow and invited all villages to discuss major matters." Chen Da said: "In fact, we also know that Bailongzhai is planning to take this opportunity to annex the Twelve Villages, they are no longer satisfied with mixing on the green forest road, this is planning to take all walks of life down the mountain, occupy a piece of territory and dominate." ”

Qian Shaobai raised his eyebrows lightly: "Now that the world is full of flames, it is not surprising that Bailongzhai has this thought." Could it be that Chen Da doesn't want to get involved in this matter? ”

"Even if I don't want to, where can I stop it?" Chen Da said helplessly: "But our Liuye Village has a weak background, and I am afraid that we will not get any benefits in the future, so we will be sent to fight with the officials and soldiers of the imperial court." ”

Qian Shaobai laughed secretly, this Chen Da master is still somewhat self-aware. But if the twelve villages of Shiliang are really merged into one, they will definitely not stop at attacking the city in the area of the Shiliang River.

If this gang of bandits is allowed to divide one side or even operate for a long time, it will be even more expensive to eliminate them in the future.

And now the Youxiong Kingdom really can't withstand such a cost, and there have been endless disasters for ten years, and there have been several confrontations with the Yaochi Kingdom and the Xuanming Kingdom during this period, and there is not much victory.

But just maintaining this situation has already consumed a lot of people's strength, and the four immortal princes and the disciples of Shangjing Sect are also exhausted. The foundation of national strength that Shouyang had accumulated for more than ten years was exhausted in the following ten years, and the state affairs became even more difficult than before the army.

"Then I don't know what Master Chen wants Qian to do?" Qian Shaobai was already thinking in his heart, if he waited for the twelve villages to become one family, only with the soldiers and horses under Guan Shiping, he would definitely not be able to suppress the bandits, if he could break the plan of Bailongzhai, and then take various strategies to break through in the future, he might be able to reverse the situation.

"I heard that Hong Shangwu invited the leaders of each village this time, and there is another important matter." Chen Da took a sip of wine and moistened his throat: "I heard that the mountain occupied by their Bailongzhai is not an ordinary place, and the dragon pond in the mountain is one of the sources of the Shiliang River, and it is rumored that there were dragons hiding in it in ancient times. ”

Qian Shaobai raised the bowl for a moment, but in a hurry, he couldn't remember what the dragon was in charge of in the Shiliang River area, so he listened to Chen Da continue to say:

"Hong Shangwu issued an order this time, not only to discuss the merger of the villages, but also to invite people from all walks of life to open the Jiaolong Cave Mansion in the depths of Longtan. If there is any panacea in it, it is naturally filial piety to these masters, and the gold and silver treasures in the cave will be used as a resource for recruiting troops and horses in the future. ”

"I understand." Qian Shaobai said with a smile: "Master Chen hopes that Qian Mou can take the lead in opening this Jiaolong Cave Mansion, even if he can't monopolize the treasures inside, he can also make Liuye Village a little more confident, so that it will not be easily annexed by Bailongzhai." Yes and no? ”

"Qian Xian is like a god, and the villain admires it." Chen Da said: "In fact, Bailongzhai also enshrines several immortal cultivators, and they tried to open the cave several times, but in vain. It also made the mountain over there in Bailongzhai shine, and it can be seen at night, which makes everyone know.

Hong Shangwu was forced to ask by the villages, and there was no way, so he confessed that there was a Jiaolong Cave Mansion in Longtan.

I was thinking, Qian Xianchang is good at flying swords, and he thinks that he is much more clever than those wild ways enshrined in Bailongzhai. Open the Jiaolong Cave Mansion, isn't it easy to get by? ”

Qian Shaobai was not carried away, but just listened to the other party's relay, Longtan can shine at night, if it is not a sign of the birth of the treasure of the cave, it is the immortal master refining qi and channeling, in short, the vision of heaven and earth is unusual.

It's just that for a monk like Qian Shaobai, the birth of the Cave Mansion Treasure may not be a good thing.

Qian Shaobai guessed that the owner of the Hongzhai in Bailongzhai probably didn't know how valuable the real Jiaolong Cave Mansion was, if the news was true and credible, he was afraid that it would cause the immortal masters to appear and compete, and even provoke the covetousness of demons.

When the time comes, the masters of all parties will fight for the Jiaolong Cave Mansion, how much life and foundation can he leave in Bailongzhai? This kind of news should not be spread everywhere, and it is not advisable to make too much noise to open the cave.

However, as Master Chen said, the monks enshrined in Bailongzhai may not be the disciples of a big faction, it is estimated that they are some loose cultivators in the rivers and lakes, with a shallow background, and a lack of stability and foresight in their actions, so it is not surprising that this result will be made.

Thinking about it this way, the so-called Jiaolong Cave Mansion is not enough to be believed. If it is really the Shuifu Dragon Palace built by Jiaolong, Qian Shaobai also has enough reasons to invite one of the Four Immortal Princes to come forward, and it will not be difficult to level the twelve villages of Shiliang at that time.

"Good! I want to see what the mystery of this Jiaolong Cave Mansion is! Qian Shaobai made up his mind to personally explore this Longtan tiger's den.

……

The mighty breeze blows, sweeping the mountains and forests, rolling the waves, and blowing the flag in the village to hunt and swing.

"Look, there's movement again."

In the White Dragon Village, a gatekeeper and his companion on the opposite side signaled to the mountains in the distance.

"Fei Xianchang, they are tinkering with the Nalaoshzi Cave Mansion in Longtan again?" When his companion looked up, he saw that the blue sky, which had been clear, had appeared clouds and mist covering the top of the mountain for no reason, hovering and accumulating.

"Could it be that there is really a dragon in this mountain?" I asked curiously.

The companion on the opposite side said: "When I was a child, I heard the old man say that the Juyi Hall in the village was the temple where the dragon lord worshipped back then, but there was no spiritual response. ”

"If there is really a spiritual response, why don't that dragon rush out immediately and raise your stockade?" There was sarcasm.

The two gatekeepers were startled, and when they turned around, they saw a swordsman-like figure coming to the gate, but their eyes were staring at the cloud-covered mountain, and a group of bandits hurriedly arrived behind.

"Which village are you from?" The doorkeeper asked.

Qian Shaobai slapped him without saying a word: "A watchdog, who made you talk like that?" ”

The guards were beaten, and there was an immediate commotion inside and outside the walled gate, and someone inside rang the alarm bell to summon the message, and hundreds of minions rushed towards the walled gate, and the tip of the spear could be seen shaking from a distance.

Chen Da was so frightened that he hurriedly dissuaded: "Oops! Qian Xianchang, what are you doing here? ”

"The White Dragon Village is powerful, if we blindly succumb, we will let them look down on us and others, and we won't even be able to get close to Longtan." Qian Shaobai understands these green forest heroes, in the final analysis, he still relies on martial arts and courage to convince everyone, and he can't do anything if he is gentle and elegant: "Don't panic, and see how I open their eyes." ”

As soon as the words fell, the door of the village opened, and hundreds of minions wearing two crotch armor lined up with spears, which was completely the enemy formation of the official army foot soldiers, and there were also crossbowmen mixed in between, and they could shoot the enemy with cold arrows at any time.

"Which fool who doesn't have long eyes dares to provoke me Bailongzhai?" There was a loud shout from the rear, and a man with a big knife walked out.

"Liuye Village has a lot of money, so I'm here to pay my respects!" Qian Shaobai was not polite, the sword was pointed, and the sword behind him flew out of its sheath, stabbing the man with the knife and leaving.

The man with the knife was on guard, instinctively raised his head, and the blade was directly cut in half by the flying sword, and swept forward, like a rainbow sword qi scratching the corner of the man's eyebrows, so frightened that he exclaimed, and hurriedly retreated into the rear spear array.

"Where to run?!" Qian Shaobai waved his finger at the sword, and the flying sword shuttled freely in the spear array, like a fish swimming between the water and grass, easily cutting off the spearheads one by one, and shaving the minions from time to time, making the formation chaotic, deliberately showing the subtlety of swordsmanship.

In fact, Qian Shaobai's swordsmanship attainments can only be regarded as mediocre among the younger disciples of Shangjing Sect, and the most profound swordsmanship in Shangjing Sect is Yi Zhenzi, one of the four immortals.

This senior has been able to refine the tangible and qualitative flying sword into an invisible sword qi, which is in harmony with the body, and when he opens his mouth, he is the mighty sword qi that cuts the peak and divides the river, and he has a terrifying sword intent power when he stands still, where can he scare people with a flying sword like himself?

With a pass of the sword, the spear array was scattered by himself, and occasionally a few crossbowmen released arrows, but they were also blocked by the rainbow sword qi.

"How? Can this kind of ability provoke Bailongzhai? Qian Shaobai put away his sword and smiled.

The man with the knife wiped the blood from his face: "You...... Immortal Chang is the leader of Liuye Village? ”

"Yes, Qian Xianchang is now the third leader of my Liuye Village, don't take it seriously!" Chen Da came forward to introduce that he was secretly proud when he saw that Bailongzhai was at a loss.

The man with the knife didn't expect the impoverished Liuye Village to get such a great help out of thin air, so he could only suppress his anger, get up and give his hand, and changed his face: "It turned out to be Qian Xianchang, Fang is the little brother, I have no eyes, and please forgive me!" The lord of Hongzhai has already set up a banquet, just waiting for all of you in Liuye Village! ”

"Then lead the way." Qian Shaobai still looks arrogant.

The man with the knife didn't hesitate, first asked his subordinates to report, and then led Qian Shaobai and his party into the village.

Qian Shaobai did not forget to carefully observe the terrain fortifications along the way, compared to the unsightly Liuye Village, this Bailong Village covers a vast area, he only entered from the west gate of the village, and found that the periphery of the wall is continuous, and the watchtower, pier platform, arrow tower, sentry post, and flint fort are arranged in an orderly manner on the hill, including a large area of mountains.

On the wall, minions with bows and crossbows look at the enemy's situation, foot soldiers with swords and spears take turns to take up posts, and even servants with baskets and pots bring water to quench their thirst. As for the outside of the cottage, from time to time there will be scouts riding fast horses to rush back by land, and there are boats carrying large sums of money and food to and from the camp on the water mooring in the distance.

The subtleties are the most effortful, it can be said that Bailongzhai can no longer be described as a bandit cottage, and the arrangements are in good order, and it is not too much to say that it is a military town.

Considering those who wore standard two-crotch armor, as well as the crossbows that were only issued in the army, it seems that Bailongzhai not only recruited a court official army, but also made the bandit Shui Kou gradually change his appearance.

This situation is what Qian Shaobai is most worried about, he is not afraid of bandits making chaos and looting, he is afraid that the bandits will invite the people to gather the hearts of the people, and since then he has gradually become bigger.

Compared with Bailongzhai, the turbulent situation on the distant mountain made Qian Shaobai pay more attention. He could sense that it was not an ordinary cloud, but a collection of pure qi.

The reason why the cloud qi loops around the mountain peak is not only because of the abnormal leyline, but also because it is more likely to be summoned by magic.

When Qian Shaobai was cultivating in Tiancheng Mountain, he often saw the change in the color of the clouds under the five peaks. The people of Shangjing Sect have succeeded in cultivating the Three Lights Wonderful Method, the body is bright, and the clouds can be refined into clouds with light, and they can take advantage of it to soar too empty, and they can also protect the fetal immortal out of the body.

Seeing such a large piece of Zhiqingyun Qi hovering back and forth, Qian Shaobai couldn't help but have doubts, if it was the birth of the cave, this vision didn't seem to come from within. Qian Shaobai also vaguely sensed that the qi machines in all directions were converging towards Bailongzhai, which was like a master ascending the altar.

Shangjingzong is also proficient in rituals and rituals, although most outsiders don't notice, uu read books but Qian Shaobai knows, and the current head of Han Yuanzi is really a Dharma master.

And judging from that group of Zhiqingyun Qi, if someone really ascends the altar, even if his ability is not as good as Han Yuanzi, I am afraid it will not be far away.

For some reason, Qian Shaobai suddenly thought of the Marquis Zhenming of Huaxu Kingdom, and heard that he was the descendant of the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Ceremony, and he studied the ritual and law very deeply. If he could be enveloped back then, there would be a bear country, first, it would be clear that the bear country would inherit the orthodoxy of Tianxia, and second, it would be helpful to calm down the troubled times as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Zhao Xiao went astray and died.

"Master Chen, you are so capable, you can invite such a master to help."

Outside the Juyi Hall, Hong Shangwu, who had a beard and chest and a heroic appearance, led the crowd out.

Chen Da saw the other village owners standing behind Hong Shangwu, even if he was half shorter, he understood that Hong Shangwu didn't put Liuye Village in his eyes at all, and the merger of the twelve villages in Shiliang had already been negotiated.

"I'm ashamed." Chen Da was terrified, and he really didn't know how to answer, so he had to bow his head and give his hand.

But I saw Qian Xian standing tall beside him: "Oh? This is the owner of Hongzhai in Bailongzhai? I thought it was a green forest and grass, but I didn't expect it to be a disciple of Chongxu Mountain. A body of true qi is exhaled with the environment, there is an atmosphere of humility, coupled with the feet taking root and the body is calm, it seems that the Xuanmen Immortal Martial Arts of Chongxu Mountain, you have indeed obtained a bit of true inheritance. ”

As soon as these words came out, all parties looked at the owner of Bailong Village with suspicious eyes, and Hong Shangwu himself could not hide his shocked expression, and the true qi in his body was instantly lifted, spreading hundreds of limbs and bones, and surpassing gold and iron.

However, Hong Shangwu, who was broken by the Tao, was not angry, and instead laughed: "I only occasionally get a point or two from the seniors in the rivers and lakes, and I don't dare to pretend to be the heir disciple of Chongxu Mountain, otherwise it will make my fellow Daoists laugh!" ”