In the barn of Xishui Village, Ma Cheng began to talk about the demon beast.

Listening to this old man at this time, the expressions of the chiefs of the Ten Thousand Swords Academy Palace present were slightly different before.

I heard him talk about the case before, and everyone just listened, not carelessly, but it was impossible to talk about how serious it was.

It's different now, and the ears are pricked up.

Especially Jiang Yuan, the daughter of the Western Prince, not only pricked up her ears to listen, but also walked behind Dong Taixu and reached out to gently pick up Zhou Wuji's two ears.

Zhou Wuji raised his head and glared at Jiang Yuan, but he didn't say anything, and listened carefully:

"You masters should have also heard that the southern frontier back then was the territory of demon beasts.

Not to mention the depths of the 100,000 mountains, even here, the outer boundaries of this mountainous area are also full of monsters.

Until the establishment of the Yuqing Dynasty three hundred years ago, the king of Chu was enthroned in southern Xinjiang and led an army of 100,000 to eliminate demon beasts.

At that time, the masters of the Ten Thousand Swords Academy Palace also contributed a lot, and only then did our dynasty basically eliminate the demon beasts and truly incorporate the southern Xinjiang into the dynasty territory.

Southern Xinjiang was originally deserted, and the villagers of this Xishui Village, including my Ma Cheng, were all descendants of the 100,000-strong army of the King of Chu back then.

At that time, the world was stable, and the ancestors burned forests here to clear the wasteland and settled down......"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan became impatient again: "Ma Zhutou, can you say something we don't know?" ”

"That's going to be soon." Ma Cheng glanced at the girl in the red dress, and continued with a smile, "The soldiers are going out on the expedition, and they are all men.

To settle here, to spread out and thrive, you need women.

But southern Xinjiang is so barren, whose daughter is willing to marry it?

The kings of Chu in the past dynasties also tried their best to send fleets to the sea to do business, and they didn't want anything else, just female slaves.

It is expensive to buy a woman abroad, and the quantity is a drop in the bucket for southern Xinjiang.

Later, the imperial court first banned the sea and then cut the domain, and the power of the king of Chu in foreign trade was also lost, so there was no solution to this matter.

In addition, people in the mountains are basically heavy physical work, and it is common to prefer sons over women.

To tell you the truth, in my life, I have been on an errand and handling cases, and the corpse I have seen the most is a baby girl.

Therefore, there are few in the first place, and they are often not born in the first place, which has caused a shortage of women in southern Xinjiang since ancient times.

Speaking of which, you might as well guess, in our southern Xinjiang, what is the most valuable? ”

When Zhou Wuji heard this, he looked up at Jiang Yuan, who was pulling his ears: "You are the most valuable." ”

Jiang Yuan blushed, slapped the little Taoist priest on the head, and scolded: "If you don't study well at a young age, what are you thinking about all day long?" ”

The little Taoist priest was very aggrieved and looked at Xia Yan.

Xia Yan shook his head: "She's worthless." ”

Jiang Yuan was a little embarrassed when he heard that he was worth money just now, and when he heard that it was not worth it, he was anxious again: "Why?" ”

Xia Yan didn't say anything, but waited for Ma to catch his head and continue.

"Master Xia is really a shrewd person who sees things clearly." Ma Cheng praised first and continued, "Here, the quality of a woman's appearance is not the most important thing, the key is whether she has been born and raised.

Pregnancy and childbirth in October are the ghost gates of a woman's life.

After this level, regeneration is easy.

Therefore, a woman who has given birth to a child is the most valuable.

And in the 100,000 mountains of southern Xinjiang, what is the longest face for men, that is, there is such a woman as a mistress.

It's just that since ancient times, gambling and stealing and adulterous life and death, adulterous lover and life are a set.

So my boys, on weekdays, sleep with widows everywhere in official uniforms, and I have beaten and scolded.

As I said, sooner or later they will die on the belly of a woman.

As a result, I never thought about it, and it became a prophecy.

Because that demon beast looks like such a woman. ”

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Thousands of miles away, there is a liquor store in the southern city of Yanjing, and across the street is the prison of the Criminal Department.

That afternoon, Tu Gaoyuan was finally released from prison.

This god of wealth in the world has been in prison for three days, and Chen Wenbing is sitting in the wine shop opposite, watching officials big and small, almost stepping on the threshold of the prison of the Criminal Department.

The first day was the Criminal Department, the second day was the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the third day was the Dali Temple.

The three legal divisions of the Yuqing Dynasty are responsible for hearing major cases, which is like passing the test, and they have all gone through it in front of Tu Gaoyuan.

When they entered, these officials all had sad faces, and when they came out, they all smiled.

Chen Wenbing saw this in his eyes, and his mood was very complicated.

With Tu Gaoyuan's shot, his godfather Xia Yuntian should be fine, and the next case trial will be a procedure.

It's just that he has witnessed the degeneration of the Three Law Divisions to this extent, and as a citizen of the Yuqing Dynasty, Chen Wenbing actually doesn't feel good in his heart.

Originally, he had already lost his heart on cultivation and wanted to be a cook or a businessman with peace of mind.

After reading this, he was glad that he was carrying the three pieces of yellow paper in his arms.

Sure enough, everything is inferior, only the cultivation is high.

Three days before, Chen Wenbing didn't drink wine at the liquor store, but just bought a seat.

Today, he feels like he can have a few drinks.

The matter in prison has basically been resolved, and he sent a letter to Xia Yan in the evening to report his safety, and then he was idle in the capital.

Go back to Nancheng to find a house to rent and rent it, learn from Xia Yan's style in the past few years, practice hard at home, and stare at Old Man Xia's stall by the way.

Having made up his mind, Chen Wenbing ordered two appetizers and planned to have a drink.

He knew how much he was drinking, and if he didn't have a snack to eat, he wouldn't be able to drink it for long.

When the appetizers were served, Chen Wenbing had just taken two sips of wine and felt that his eyes were dark.

Across the table, sat down a tall man.

Chen Gongzi looked up and saw it, North Kunlun.

Li Juling took off the bamboo hat on his head and rested it on a stool: "You drink alone?" ”

Chen Wenbing turned his head and greeted: "Shop, add another jar of wine and four dishes." ”

Li Juling nodded, as if he was satisfied with Chen Wenbing's reaction, and then lowered his voice and asked, "Chen Wenbing, let me ask you, how did Xia Yan and Tu Su get along?" ”

When Chen Wenbing heard this, his heart was happy.

I didn't expect this famous North Kunlun to be quite gossipy.

Chen Gongzi patted his chest: "You are asking the right person about this." ”

Li Juling asked in a deep voice, "What?" ”

"As for Xia Yan's elm pimple, if it weren't for the help of my brother, how would he be able to get along with someone in his life?" Chen Wenbing said proudly, "I tried my best to match, both openly and secretly, so that this guy could get a beauty." ”

Li Juling stared at Chen Wenbing, his eyes narrowed, and the muscles on his face began to tremble uncontrollably.

Chen Wenbing lowered his head and took a sip of wine, didn't pay attention to Li Juling's expression, and continued: "But to tell you the truth, although I have the heart to help in this matter, it actually doesn't play a big role, it was Tu Su who moved his heart first. As the saying goes, men chase women, women chase ......men, and women chase men.

The corners of Li Juling's eyes jumped at this moment, and he interrupted: "Don't say it again!" ”

"Isn't that what you asked?" Chen Wenbing was inexplicable.

Li Juling was speechless for a while, then raised his hand and gently slapped himself, and said to himself: "I owe it, I deserve it." ”

Hearing this, Chen Wenbing was not drunk after all, and he already understood.

North Kunlun and South Imperial Sword, of course, this matter can't be asked in detail.

Just as the shopkeeper came over with a wine jar, Chen Wenbing stretched out his hand to take it, poured a bowl of wine for Li Juling, and pushed it over: "Come on, come on, get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows." ”

Li Juling picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.

Chen Wenbing knew that he was speechless, and he was somewhat weak-hearted, looking left and right for a while, thinking about what topic to come up with to resolve the embarrassment.

When his eyes fell on the door of the store, he found a beautiful girl outside the door, looking into the store.

As soon as she saw Li Juling, she retracted her head again.

Chen Wenbing felt that this matter was new, and asked softly: "Senior Li, why are you still following a dark pile by your side?" ”

"With her stupidity, how can she deserve to do anything secret." Li Juling shook his head, his face was a little helpless, "She has followed me since Sanjiangkou, and she insists that I accept her as an apprentice, and I can't get rid of her." ”

Chen Wenbing found the topic at this time, and said with a smile: "Senior Li, if you lose the east, you will receive the mulberry elm." People who are far away in the sky, don't worry about it, this kind of close to you is the benefit. ”

While speaking, Chen Wenbing beckoned to the door of the store: "Come, this girl, come and drink together." ”

As soon as Chen Wenbing's voice fell, a flower appeared in front of him, and the beautiful girl was already standing beside Li Juling, and bowed her head: "Master." ”

"I'm not your master!" Li Juling retorted, "Cheng Biluo, let me tell you, if you follow me again, I will break your legs!" ”

Cheng Biluo nodded, lifted the hem of the skirt, revealing a white calf:

"Thank you for your punishment."

Li Juling opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Chen Wenbing made a round: "Sit down first, if there is something to talk about." ”

As a result, Cheng Biluo didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Li Juling.

Li Juling shook his hand impatiently: "If people ask you to sit, you will sit." ”

"Thank you for your honor." Cheng Biluo sat down at this time, and then looked at Chen Wenbing with a smile, "This son, thank you." ”

Chen Wenbing looked at this woman and thought that this little appearance was really good, not much worse than Tu Su and Jiang Yuan.

And Chen Gongzi has eaten and seen it, knows the goods, this woman has hooks in her eyes, and she is charming and introverted.

Good fire and good woman Fei Han, this is the lord of Fei Han.

Li Juling glared at Cheng Biluo and said viciously: "Tonight, you are not allowed to follow me again!" ”

Cheng Biluo looked resentful: "That disciple will commit suicide tonight." ”

Li Juling rolled his eyes: "You love to die!" ”

Cheng Biluo's eyes rolled: "I know, Shizun is going to the palace tonight, I don't want Biluo to have any accidents, it turns out that Shizun still feels very sorry for me." ”

"Why am I ......" Li Juling was speechless for a while, and then looked at Chen Wenbing, "Why did you call her over, and let her drink?" ”

Chen Wenbing didn't expect this, so he could only hug his fists apologetically.

Cheng Biluo continued: "Master, the disciple advises you to be cautious.

You're currently ranked second on the Imperial Kendo Rankings, and the one in the palace is number one.

The rankings of the rivers and lakes are often not worthy of the name, if it is really a fair competition, the disciples think that the master has a great chance of winning.

But after all, the palace is the opponent's home field, and Shizun took the risk to go to the risk, afraid that he would not get the opportunity to compete fairly. ”

Li Juling said lightly: "You don't need to worry about this. ”

"Master, the swordsman in the palace, do you know what his path is?" Cheng Biluo said again, "According to my previous master, Jia Xiantu, this swordsman is already a hundred years old.

Although his realm is high, kendo stopped fifty years ago.

In the past fifty years, he has mainly practiced not the way of the sword, but a secret method called alchemy. ”

"Alchemy?" Li Juling frowned, "What kind of method is that?" ”

"In short...... Cheng Biluo said slowly: "Refining people is a demon." ”

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