The merchants had no objection when they heard this. These missions are all foreign ministers, and as long as they are in the territory of Baoshu Country, the escort team has an obligation to their personal safety.

"Are they in such a hurry to go back?"

"Who knows?" Xu Dongdong shrugged, "I only know that the White Elephant Kingdom is because the distance is too far. Last time, my king had a 750th birthday, and the White Elephant Country sent a demoiselle crane to congratulate him on his birthday, and it is said that it flew for seven or eight days one way. This time, the gifts sent by the White Elephant Kingdom are so many and heavy that the crane demon can't take them, so they will be transported by land for at least forty or fifty days. 「

There is a guard team in front of the road, even if the emperor has just passed, no robber who is not long-sighted dares to come out.

The journey was very peaceful, and soon passed the guava corner.

When you arrive at this landmark, you officially leave the outskirts of Fufeng City. Xu Dongdong could only be sent here, and immediately said goodbye to He Lingchuan and the others, and went home.

"I hope to be able to work with Brother He in a few months."

......

After a few days, it was safe and sound.

He Lingchuan was always on guard, but seeing that the road ahead was getting wider and wider, and there were more and more business trips on the road, it was obvious that there was peace in all directions, and there was no disaster.

He was a little disappointed.

If the journey had been going so well, how would he have calculated the spirit seed?

It's easy to touch the fish when the water is muddy.

Counting the time, the mission of Yamaba Province should have set off for the east under the escort of Fufeng Castle. If Fu Shanyue wants to complete the task, he should follow him, right?

Then they will part ways with the escort team going north, and their own group should not be able to meet Fushanyue.

Fushan Yue has a set of killing snakes, and I don't know if the big python in the country of Yamaba is dead or alive now.

In the past few days, He Lingchuan has secretly designed a plan, but he has not found a suitable way to seize the spirit seed.

The Soul Mirror suggested to his master, "Why don't we try to make the leader of the Guardian look in the mirror?" As long as the dementor is successful, he will be able to take the initiative to donate seeds."

He Lingchuan vetoed: "It's beautiful to think about, they have Yuan Force to protect themselves. You were able to charm Wu Jinsong and the others because they were far away from their homeland and their resistance was too weak."

The Spirit Seed Guardian has a Yuan Force Protector, and has a fairly high resistance to spells, poisons, and curses, and even has a partial credit for attacks on warriors.

It's not impossible to capture their souls, but they need to be tired, weak, and demoralized to have a chance of success. After all, Yuanli is not omnipotent.

In the current situation, it is definitely impossible to force it, and he does not have an advantage in numbers and force.

So, stealing?

The vitality of the spirit seed is strong, and it cannot be put in the storage ring. Therefore, unless the escort team has the mustard seed hiding technology of Songyang Mansion, it can only be hidden by the captain on himself.

But this person knows very well the importance of the spirit seed, and he is surrounded by five or six guards at all times, so how easy is it to steal it?

If you send out eyeball spiders to steal, well, it seems like you can think of a way.

So, where is the best place to start?

At this time, the crops on both sides of the official road gradually decreased, and there was no longer the beautiful scenery of endless ears of wheat swaggering in the wind. Instead, steppes and tundra are growing, and rocky cliffs begin to play a leading role.

He Lingchuan often walks on the Chipa Plateau, knowing that this is a landform that transitions from a plain to a plateau, showing that the altitude is getting higher and higher.

Shi Er's master also introduced that the team was indeed walking on the plateau. The ground here is at least one hundred and seventy or eighty feet higher than that of Fufeng City, and it will go higher and higher in the future.

This can be seen in the gradual thinning of vegetation.

After that, the vast scene of mountains and dragons and a tree leaning on the sun is not strange.

This place is called the Tempest Tundra.

Although both are plateaus, it is completely different from the Chipa Plateau, which has a warm water vapor and pleasant climate, and is a paradise for flowers, vegetables and fruits. As the name suggests, the tundra is a place where the wind howls all year round, and it is remarkable that the turf can catch the cracks in the ground, and there are hardly any delicate crops that can grow here.

The official road winds like a dragon in the mountains, sometimes lying on a high ridge.

Pedestrians look to both sides, and the dry slope is ten thousand.

Even so, the official road on the mountain road is wide and flat, and guardrails are installed on both sides to prevent pedestrians from falling, which is really very intimate.

The further the team progressed, the higher the altitude and the lower the temperature.

Fast forward to the June weather, and the branches of the trees in the early morning actually condensed frost flowers.

Looking at the high mountains, the snow does not melt all year round.

The human began to exhale white vapor when he spoke, and the Shimen caravan was very experienced, so he hurriedly took out the cotton clothes and distributed them.

There are very few villages and towns on this plateau, and there is only one every seventy or eighty miles, which is not as dotted as the plains. The team should allocate their time wisely so as not to miss the night.

Fortunately, the escort team is more thoughtful than others, and everyone just needs to follow them and not fall behind, so you don't have to worry.

On this day, the team arrived at Heiyan Village before nightfall, and finally had a sheltered place to sleep.

Heiyan Village was originally just a small village of more than 100 people, but with the maturity and prosperity of this trade route, it is also operating more and more as a service area on the official road. Today, there are more than 800 people living here, and most of them provide services for passing business travelers.

Empty has the advantage of being empty, and the place is covered casually. There are more than 300 wooden houses in Heiyan Village, both single-door detached houses and bunks that can accommodate twenty or thirty people, and the guards, missions and caravans can fully live in.

The only problem is that everything is expensive.

Accommodation is expensive, food is expensive, He Lingchuan can understand. After all, the grain harvest here is poor, and eighty percent of it has to be transported from abroad.

But even squatting in the pit has to be charged, so to speak, eating, drinking, and Lazar collect money in everything-

Heiyan Village firmly controls the only water source within a radius of 30 miles, and it is afraid that people will pollute it, so it is never allowed to solve it anywhere.

He Lingchuan and Shi Er sat in the restaurant to eat, and immediately found the feeling of eating in the school cafeteria.

This is the largest restaurant in Heishi Village, with at least three or four hundred diners.

The caravan chose to eat here, because the food was good and affordable, and the crowded places were always warmer.

The caravan buddies can only eat a hot yam egg here, which is great with a bowl of hot noodle soup. Shi Er's family and He Lingchuan asked for mutton blood sausage soup to warm up, with buns filled with miscellaneous mushrooms, and they couldn't even find shredded meat in them, but the taste was actually good.

After a long journey all day, the two of them snorted and ate deliciously, but they saw the three guards behind them coming over and also went to the food stall to pack, asking for good ingredients for big meat and meat.

He Lingchuan recognized these members of the Spirit Seed Guard, as if they were of a lower rank in the team, and they always served food for the chief.

He listened closely, and sure enough.

One of them complained, "These messengers have their own hands and feet, so why is it that God has made us work for them?"

Another guard laughed and said, "Who said that there are hands and feet, messenger of the kingdom of Sura......

"Shhhhhh The third person is more serious, "There are many people, don't mess up."

The man who spoke first said, "What is there that no one else can hear? It's the envoy of the Red Yan Kingdom who hides in the house every time he stays overnight and doesn't come out, is he a gecko or a mountain ghost, can't he see the light? 「

The second person yawned and looked tired: "If they go back to eat and test the poison, you said that if they are not at ease, why don't they cook by themselves?"

After they finished eating, they left, and Shi Er took a bite of the bun and said, "I have talked to the envoys of the Sula Kingdom, but I have only seen the envoys of the Chiyan Kingdom twice, and he does not appear in public, it is said that the carriage and the residence are guarded by guards, and no one is allowed to approach."

At this time, a guy rushed in from outside, with a solemn face, and reported to Shi Er's family:

"News came back earlier: Pingshan rockslide two days ago, the official road has collapsed, and it will take at least half a month to repair."

The so-called rockslide is a landslide. Mountains stand on the plateau, and it is not uncommon to see them.

It is not easy to build bridges and roads on the plateau. Shi Er's master frowned: "We can't wait here for fifteen or sixteen days. I'm going to ask how the escorts are going, and I'm guessing that ninety percent of them will turn around and borrow the Wind Demon Mountain."

He looked at He Lingchuan and was stunned: "Hey, Brother He, what are you laughing at?" He was smiling a lot.

"Nothing." He Lingchuan coughed lightly, "What is the place of Wind Demon Mountain?" Listen to the name, this place has a story.

The most important thing is that he seems to smell a hint of conspiracy.

Otherwise, why didn't Pingshan collapse sooner or later, but collapsed at this juncture?

It's good to have a conspiracy, I can help him muddy the waters.

"Seven years ago, Ping Shan suddenly collapsed and the terrain was deformed, and the official talent II opened an official road from here to the north. And before that, everyone has to take the Wind Demon Mountain, which is the only way to the north." Shi Er's master smiled, "Don't bluff people by name, it's actually very safe, and the Shimen caravan has passed through at least four or five times. The scenery is so beautiful that if we can get there before sunrise tomorrow morning, you'll be in for a treat. 「

The old man of the restaurant happened to come over to close the dishes, looked up and smiled, "I came out of the Wind Demon Mountain, I was collecting medicine on the mountain in my early years, and I came here because my back leg was broken."

He Lingchuan saw that he was walking a little lame, and grabbed a dozen copper plates for him: "Uncle, please have two more baskets of fried buns."

This old man also sells fried buns, which taste good and have a lot of oil, but it is a bit expensive, and the pawns are not willing to buy it.

The old man grinned, and his teeth were missing: "Good!"

He turned around and took two fried buns, which were almost full: "Two more for you."

"Let's talk about Wind Demon Mountain." The locals know more than Shi Er's master.

"That's my hometown, and the wind is stronger than here, but snow lotus and topaz ginseng are very expensive medicinal herbs produced in the mountains. We can't grow this, we used to collect medicine for a living when we were young."

"Topaz ginseng is indeed ridiculously expensive. There is this smell in the auxiliary medicine for refining Baishan Pill, and it costs ten taels of silver if it is not as long as the index finger.

Harvested in harsh natural environments, the price is expensive.

The old man smacked his mouth: "Wind Demon Mountain was originally the territory of the Immortal Sect's Ethereal Sect, but later it became a Dao Gate and did not change its name. This gate itself is not very good, but it has raised a very powerful monster called the "Wind Demon", which often goes down the mountain to do evil, scraping houses and sweeping away living people.

"The Wind Demon of Wind Demon Mountain?"