At the foot of the North Python Mountain, Gongsun Yan continued to gallop westward, turned over a hillside, and his vision suddenly widened, and there was a stone tablet erected dozens of zhang in front of him, with two big red characters on the book "Rampant", which were obviously boundary monuments, and he immediately bent down to observe.

It was found that there was no tension here, but a quiet and peaceful scene, there were no imaginary iron nets, fences, fences and other things on the border, but there were boundary posts not far away, and there was a small road not far from the boundary monument, but there were no cars and horses and pedestrians.

Even so, Gongsun Yan didn't dare to move forward rashly, he decided to wait until the evening to enter the territory of Xia Su Kingdom from the dense forest area on the slope of the North Python Mountain. Immediately, he sneaked towards the hillside and found a hidden place to rest.

In the evening, the forest was already very dark, Gongsun Yan quietly sneaked to the border, passed very smoothly, entered the territory of Xia Su Kingdom, he took a deep breath, his body and mind relaxed at once, he walked west for about ten miles, and then climbed a big pine tree with dense leaves to rest. These days he is like a frightened bird, and he is nervous at the slightest disturbance, so he tries to rest and sleep on the pine trees as much as possible, and only then can he be at ease.

Maybe it's overtired, maybe it's the relaxation of body and mind, this sleep Gongsun Yan slept until dawn, he got up and stood on the tree to observe the surroundings, and found that it was only a few hundred zhang away from the peak, although he has been running in the Double Python Mountains these days, but he has never climbed the mountain peak to see the scenery. After all, it was the nature of a young man, and on a whim, he jumped off the tree and ran towards the mountain.

Soon he came to the top of the mountain, the eyes suddenly opened up, the opposite is the South Python Mountains, the mountains in the distance are undulating, stretching endlessly, and the North Python Mountains at the foot are almost parallel to each other, worthy of the name of "Double Python Mountains", the Grand Canyon between the two mountain ranges is magnificent, winding and longitudinal, straight to the sky, the stream in the canyon is murmuring, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the stone mountains are green pines, the ghosts are wonderful, the grass and trees on both sides of the stream are luxuriant, the apes cry and the birds sing...... Looking at it, Gongsun Yan was a little stupid, and burst into tears for a while.

It turned out that all this in front of him aroused his thoughts, and he couldn't help but think of Longxi Gorge in the branch of Longji Mountain, his father, and the various scenes of following his father to collect medicine in the canyon since he was a child...... I also think of my lonely and helpless mother, my younger brother and sister, and everything in my hometown......

Gongsun Yan stared at the southeast, he knew that if he crossed the South Python Mountain Range and traveled eastward, he could return to Huachen Kingdom, return to the barracks, and even return to his home in Dishui Town. But reason told him that he couldn't do that, that he wanted to avenge his father! If you want to change your own destiny and change the fate of your family, you can only become stronger!

Thinking of this, he wiped away his tears and resolutely turned back to the west.

Walking aimlessly all the way, Gongsun Yan's mood gradually calmed down, and it was time to think about his future.

His heart now wants to avenge his father and prevent his mother, brother and sister from being bullied again. But he also knows that the enemy family is powerful, and it is difficult to realize his ideas, and in the current situation, it is even a fool's dream. Unless you can become a talent who has passed through the heavens and latitudes, and you can realize your wish with the power of peace and stability.

In the current Huachen Kingdom, if you want to make a name for yourself and become a general, there are only two ways to be the most realistic, one is to practice martial arts and fight on the battlefield, repeatedly perform miraculous feats, and then worship the generals; The second is to study to gain fame, help the world and prosper the country, and also pay homage to the prime minister.

The so-called "poor literature and rich martial arts", according to Gongsun Yan's original family background and background, reading to gain fame should be the most suitable way to become a talent, but his family has changed dramatically, his body is like duckweed, he now has no fixed place to live, no livelihood, let alone study.

As for the practice of martial arts, it is even more extravagant for the current Gongsun Yan. First of all, most of the people who practice martial arts have a heritage, and they need to be apprenticed to give gifts, which is expensive; Then it is necessary to eat well and use it well to ensure that the body is strong and healthy, which costs a lot of money; Third, it is necessary to purchase a bank, which is very expensive. Together, these three expenses are simply not something Gongsun Yan can afford at present.

Despite the difficulties, Gongsun Yan's determination to become stronger did not waver. Taking a step back, his current conditions are not without advantages, he understands medical skills, although he is not exquisite, but he can rely on this to survive more than enough, but he is still young and cannot practice medicine, and he can't solve his urgent needs; In addition, he is familiar with materia medica, and his skills in collecting and distinguishing medicines are also first-class, and these skills can undoubtedly help him get out of the current predicament, and he has already tasted the benefits on the way to escape.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was better to take one step at a time. First, use the technology of drug collection and drug identification to change the current dilemma, and then seek a long-term plan.

In fact, Gongsun Yan also has an advantage that he does not realize, that is, his learning ability is much stronger than that of ordinary people, he has read medical classics since he was a child, he has never forgotten, has a superior memory, and has a high level of understanding, which is far from being comparable to an illiterate Bai Ding. Moreover, he usually collects medicine between mountains and rivers, climbs mountains and mountains, and his physical fitness is not bad.

In the early morning of this day, Gongsun Yan was walking west along the stream between the Grand Canyon of the Double Python Mountain Range, which was hundreds of miles away from the border. Suddenly, he found that there were herb pickers picking herbs on the cliff not far away, this was the first time he saw "peers" in the territory of Xia Su Kingdom, and he was a little excited in his heart, so he immediately rushed over and stopped under the cliff to wait.

It didn't take much effort, the herb picker slid down the vine after picking the herb, this is a middle-aged man who has been weathered, he was slightly surprised when he saw Gongsun Yan, and asked:

"Are you waiting for me?"

"I've seen my predecessors," Gongsun Yan bowed and asked:

"I'm from the north side of the mountain, and I want to ask my seniors if there is a big market near here?"

"Oh, you want to sell medicinal herbs?" The middle-aged man glanced at Gongsun Yan's back basket.

"yes, by the way, I want to buy something else."

"Oh, there's a small bazaar just over the South Python Mountains from there," said the middle-aged man, pointing to a path up the hill not far away. He continued:

"However, the scale is not large, and the price of medicinal materials is not high, and then about fifty miles to the west, there is an Anhua City near Shuangtouling, where medicinal materials can be sold at a good price, and there are many things."

Gongsun Yan thanked the man and was about to hurry, when the middle-aged man said to him again:

"Little one, do you know Double-Headed Ridge?"

Gongsun Yan shook his head.

"Then you have to be careful, Shuangtou Ridge is the westernmost point of the Shuangtou Mountain Range, after Shuangtou Ridge you will enter the mountain, where there are more fierce beasts, it is easy to get lost, look at your young age, if there is no adult with you, don't enter!"

Hearing this, Gongsun Yan thanked him again and again, said goodbye to the man, and then rushed to the path.

Climbing to the top of the Southern Python Mountains, the sky is clear, and the south looks like an endless plain, with villages, fields, and roads looming in the distance. Gongsun Yan was not in a hurry to go down the mountain, he saw that there was no one around, so he found a slightly hidden place to stop and meditate, rest, and tidy up his back basket by the way.

He gently took out the common medicinal materials such as Coptis chinensis, Phellodendron chinensis, Jiujie tea, hibiscus grass and other ordinary medicinal materials placed on the upper layer of the back basket and put them aside, and then took out the precious medicinal materials such as Panlong ginseng, seven-leaf one-branch flower, and Ganoderma lucidum placed below to remove the soil and impurities on it, cleaned it slightly with water in a water bag, shook off the water and put it to dry in the sun, and after careful care, he took out the dry food and ate it. Looking at the results of the past few days, I secretly thought that I should be able to sell a lot of copper coins, and I was thinking about what to buy.

Inadvertently, he saw the small package that Jiang Qi asked him to bring in the back basket, hesitated, remembered what Mr. Jiang said, he took out the small package, carefully opened it layer by layer, and found that it was only some broken silver, he instantly understood Jiang Qi's intentions, and was very moved in his heart, these silver were at least more than five taels, enough for him to get through the current predicament, and he couldn't help but feel good.

He carefully divided the broken silver into several parts, hid them in different parts of his body, packed up the medicinal herbs, and quickly descended the mountain. Then he traveled all the way west in the direction of Anhua City.

At about noon, Anhua City has been in sight, look at the past from afar, the city outline covers a vast area, the gray wall and red building are very eye-catching, and the double-headed ridge not far away stands majestically. Gongsun Yan gradually approached, the jagged city wall appeared taller and more majestic, the city gate was clearly visible, the two big characters of "Anhua" were written on it, and there was a red gatehouse built above. There were soldiers guarding the city gate, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians, cars and horses, and the soldiers did not come forward to interrogate.

Gongsun Yan walked into the city gate with the flow of people, entered the city, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him, only to see that the streets in the city crisscrossed and extended in all directions, the commercial buildings on both sides were lined up, the shops were lined up, the shop signboard flags fluttered in the wind, bright and eye-catching, the streets were full of peddlers and pawns, the crowd was bustling, shoulder to shoulder, so prosperous and lively made him a little overwhelmed. The man only said that there was an Anhua city here, but he didn't tell him how big it was.