There are a total of four state capitals in Nanyuzhou, Taiming Mansion is in the southernmost part, and it is adjacent to Jiangchuan Mansion and Xinqing Mansion, and the junction line of the three prefectures is roughly in the shape of a 'person'.

If you open the map, it will be more obvious, Taiming Mansion is below the word 'people', Jiangzhou Mansion on the left, Xinqing Mansion on the right, and the top of the word 'people' is the main road to Zhongzhou.

This section of the road is also a veritable three-way zone.

Wen Wu looked at the mountains on both sides of the official road, and was amazed by the snowy scene in front of him. It has been three days since it came out of Ninh Binh Town, and this morning, the convoy finally drove out of the boundary of Taemyong Province and entered the border between Jiangchuan Province and Xinqing Province. This is also the only official road leading to Zhongzhou, and on both sides there are thousands of miles of wild mountains and barren mountains.

The carriage was slightly bumpy, but it was fairly smooth.

Wenwu sat on the carport, watching the scenery along the way. Although it is said to be assigned to Nanyuzhou, Jiangchuan and Xinqing Erfu already belong to the edge of Zhongzhou, and the climate is completely different from that of the south. Early this morning, the cold wave hit, the frost and snow fell, and the whole land was white, as if it was covered with silver. When Wen Wu saw this picture for the first time, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Suddenly, the groom shouted, "Little master, there are some mud puddles ahead, sit tight." ”

Wen Wu came back to his senses and looked forward.

The so-called official road is actually a flat hard land. In the morning, the frost and snow are covered, but there are people in front of you to open the road, so you don't have to worry about slipping, but as the sunshine increases, the frost and snow melt a little, and the ground starts to muddy, and trouble comes. This is also the biggest trouble in Nanyuzhou in winter, the temperature difference between day and night is huge, and frost and snow are repeated between freezing and melting.

The wheels sank into the mud, forming rails, and the carriage rose and fell in a very unsteady way. In order to prevent accidents, the convoy had no choice but to slow down.

Wen Wu looked up at the sky, it was already noon.

It didn't take long for the convoy to come to a complete stop. The Suigong convoy in front was forced to stop because it was too long and the road conditions were getting worse and worse, and there was a situation where there was no connection.

Wen Wu stood up and looked, but saw that Li Mad assigned some people to cut down trees in the mountains on both sides, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange, until he saw them spread the branches they cut on the ground. It's a bit of a lot of work, but it's a good idea, but it takes a little time. However, taking advantage of this gap to rest is just right.

"Little master, the villain is going to relieve yourself, you can sit down."

"It doesn't matter."

"Eh, the villain will go back when he goes."

The groom jumped out of the car and ran to the edge of the woods not far away.

At this moment, there are people on both sides of the entire official road, and you can't see the end from the beginning. A rough visual inspection shows that there are not 1,000 but 800 people, who go to the toilet collectively, and the scene is somewhat spectacular.

Wen Wu teased in his heart, and then looked into the distance.

A few hundred meters away on a small hill, a few houses that have been abandoned for many years, or ruins, can be faintly seen. If you don't look closely, it's hidden in the mountains and forests, and it's inconspicuous at all.

"Smell less, what are you looking at?"

"Huh?" Wen Wu turned his head, but saw Li Mad riding a horse to inspect it, so he smiled and shook his head, "I saw a house over there just now, and I thought there were people living there." ”

"Oh?" Li Madness turned his head to look over, squinted a few times, "Oh! You mean that? It used to be a village, but it was a long time ago. ”

"Oh."

"In the past, there were a lot of people living in this area, but since the pipeline was opened, many of them have moved out."

"Oh? Moving to Sanfu Town? ”

Wengo got down from the carport. The junction line of Taemong, Jiangchuan and Xinqing is roughly in the shape of a 'person', and each has a main official road, and the route is about a 'wood' character at the junction of the three prefectures. In the middle, a vertical from Taiming Mansion to Zhongzhou, the upper horizontal connection to Jiangchuan, Xinqing, this vertical and horizontal intersection is Sanfu Town, is the intersection of the three official roads.

"Not necessarily, those who go north, those who go south, those who go to Jiangchuan, those who go to Xinqing, and those who go anywhere." Li Mad seems to be a rough person, but he knows a lot, "There are also those who stay, but there shouldn't be a lot of them." ”

"That's right. Drink tea? ”

"Don't drink anymore, don't bother to pee."

"Huh." Wen Wu smiled, stood on the car step, looked at the mountains and forests covered by frost and snow, and asked casually, "What are you staying for?" Isn't it dangerous to be in the wilderness? ”

"There must be danger, but the beasts in this area can't make the climate, unlike the Meteorite Ruins." After a pause, Li Yan added: "Besides, these people rely on this for a living. ”

"Rely on the mountain to eat the mountain."

"Well, but, hehehe." Li Mad laughed meaningfully, and pointed out: "In this place of poor mountains and bad waters, if you see Orion or some kind of living person, it is better to be careful." ”

Wen Wu raised an eyebrow. This, in fact, he knows a little.

Before the Daxing Dynasty, Nanyuzhou was once known as the 'land of the Southern Barbarians', and it was a refuge for the common people to escape wars, harsh taxes, and disasters, as well as a place of exile for the guilty.

Wen Wu looked at the mountains and forests from afar.

It is called Guangxing Mountain, which is the largest and longest mountain range group in Nanyu Prefecture, spanning the three prefectures from west to east, stretching for thousands of miles; The mountains here are clustered, all of them are poor mountains and bad waters, wild beasts are rampant, wet miasma is everywhere, and the terrain environment is also inferior and dangerous; It is inaccessible, the inhabitants are scattered, the atmosphere is primitive and fierce, the official family is difficult to govern, and the etiquette and law cannot be educated......

To put it bluntly, it is a place outside the law.

In this mountain range, there were many villages of different sizes hidden. These villages have a long history, some dating back hundreds of years. Most of them were founded by refugees who were forced to move south to escape wars and natural disasters, and the original purpose was mostly to find a place to take refuge in order to survive the troubled times.

It's just that with the unification of the Eastern Continent by the Daxing Dynasty, most of the people here have moved away one after another in the past few hundred years. After all, although it can escape from man-made disasters, the environment is harsh, and it is not a place to live for a long time. Although the Daxing Dynasty does not say that the wind and rain are smooth every year, the whole is stable, and the business is prosperous, even if the year is not good, it can barely survive.

Especially after the opening of the Sanfu official road, the road was open to people, providing convenient conditions for the nearby villagers to relocate, so in the past few hundred years, the surrounding villagers have basically chosen to leave and move to other places. According to official records, there are probably only tens of thousands of residents still living in the Guangxing Mountains. And most of these people are the descendants of the northerners who migrated south in the past, and after hundreds of years of reproduction, they have long adapted to the environment of the Guangxing Mountains, and to a certain extent, they are already the aborigines of the mountains.

However, the Guangxing Mountains have always been a wild land.

Because they are not suitable for farming, if they want to survive in the Guangxing Mountains, most of them can only hunt for a living. This is somewhat similar to the hunters of the Meteorite Dragon Ruins, but after all, the periphery of the Meteorite Dragon Ruins is still under the jurisdiction of the Taiming Mansion, which has a more or less deterrent effect on the younger generations, making them dare not blatantly. In addition to the wild and fierce aborigines, there are also many criminals who are afraid of crime and absconding, and the danger is completely different. There is a saying in Nanyuzhou that encountering hunters in the Guangxing Mountains is more dangerous than encountering criminals in the outside world. Because you don't know if they're hunting a beast or something.

If the year is good, then it is good to say, if the year is not good, especially in winter, the prey in the mountains is reduced, and the price of food in the outside world is rising, and they want to survive, then anything can happen. After all, they have lived in the mountains for generations, whether it is the fierce wind of the northerners who left behind their ancestors, or the hunting skills they later forged to survive, they are all just to survive. Not to mention, there are many wicked people who have fled here with crimes.

The so-called backing on the mountain eats the mountain, and occupying the mountain as the king is also the mountain.

In this place, you have no idea whether the hunters you meet are a group of hunters who are also #professional robbers and bandits, or bandits and bandits who are also #professional hunters.

"Let's go, on the road, on the road—"

The convoy set off again, along the winding official road, deep into this unpopulated mountainous range.