The Qingluan Divine Bird spreads its wings and flies high, crossing the clouds, soaring above the nine heavens.

It flows down the wide expanse of Huai Shui.

Yu Yuan and Long Ji sat on the broad back of the Qingluan Divine Bird, condescendingly overlooking the Huaishui below.

I saw that the river was as blue as a mirror, reflecting the clouds and green mountains in the sun.

After a while, the Qingluan Divine Bird gently folded its wings and quietly landed in a paradise along the downstream coast.

The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the spring flowers and autumn moon, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the aura is rich, as if it is a fairyland outside the world.

"I didn't expect such a big change here!"

Long Ji put away the Qingluan Divine Bird and looked at the surrounding environment with some surprise.

When she was first demoted to the mortal world, she had also been here, but at that time, Linzhuanguan was just a remote, simple and reckless place, and even the city pass was in tatters.

But now that she has returned to this place, she feels that the aura here is extremely rich, and it is not much different from the cave blessed land where those immortals live.

As far as the eye can see, a large area of neat farmland comes into view.

Along the banks of the river, huge waterwheels slowly rotate under the drive of the current, continuously drawing the clear water into the canal.

The three-foot-wide canal is like a large net, irrigating water into every piece of farmland.

Long Ji looked at it curiously for a while, his mouth gradually widened, and he said in surprise: "This thing is actually not driven by a formation!" ”

"Hmm."

Yu Yuan bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "It's too early for you to be surprised now, there are still many things you haven't seen here." ”

Long Ji followed him and walked towards a tall city with his back to the Huai River in the distance.

The city is tall and majestic, and it is very spectacular.

The walls are towering into the sky, and the thickness is several feet.

Entering the city, you can see that the wide street is lined with shops, people are bustling, merchants gather, and it is very prosperous. Every house in the city is exquisitely carved, as if even the bricks and tiles have been meticulously carved by craftsmen.

The people looked beaming, ruddy, full of vitality, and there was no panic or fear of the approaching war.

Yu Yuan frowned slightly, and after asking a few passers-by, he learned that Wen Zhong had not made the news of the imminent arrival of the Great Shang army public.

With Yu Yuan's understanding of him, nine times out of ten, he didn't want to cause panic and turmoil.

So he was not in a hurry to see Wen Zhong, but hung out in the city with Long Ji.

This city was newly expanded by Wen Zhong on the basis of the original city wall of Linzhuanguan.

Because there are too many people who have migrated from all over the world, and at the same time, there are some ill-intentioned forces around who covet the prosperity of Linlianguan and want to take it for themselves.

In this environment, Wen Zhong came up with the idea of building a city.

Yu Yuan naturally supported this, not only provided him with several ideas for city design, but also asked Bai Ling to send the masters of the clan who were good at earth and wood Taoism to help participate in the construction of the city.

After more than ten years of construction, a majestic city capable of accommodating nearly 200,000 people has finally been built.

Although Yu Yuan has always paid attention to Linzhuanguan, and Wen Zhong often asks his opinion on certain things through the bronze treasure mirror, he is already a little unfamiliar with Linzhuanguan at this time.

Along the way, I saw many unseen and unheard of utensils.

"I can't imagine that the world is so interesting, the person who invented these tools is too smart!" Long Ji Xing rushed to the tunnel.

"Clever indeed."

Yu Yuan also nodded.

It's been a long time since he's been here.

In addition to the addition of a lot of new tools and workshops, the biggest change is that the aura has become extremely rich!

Yu Yuan was still a little puzzled.

What does it mean that Dashang didn't go to the southwest to find trouble with the Zhou people, and came to encircle and suppress Linzhuanguan?

Although Linzhuanguan has indeed developed rapidly over the years, Wen Zhong has neither claimed the title of king, nor has he publicly rebelled, so why did he alarm Chaoge?

And 300,000 troops were sent out at once!

Linzhuan Pass is just a projectile land.

Not even a full-fledged army.

Where is the need to send 300,000 troops?

However, when Yu Yuan came to Linzhuanguan and saw this majestic city, as well as the rich and peaceful people in the city and the large green farmland outside the city, he knew that this battle was indeed inevitable.

As the so-called side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly!

If there is a high-level person in the big business who is not a straw bag, he will definitely try his best to win Linzhuo Pass!

If you can't take it, don't hesitate to destroy it!

Because if you let Linzhuan Pass develop, it will inevitably grow into an incomparably terrifying and formidable enemy.

In particular, the Huai water seems to be pregnant with some natural treasures, and there are often colorful and dense gases overflowing in the river, and occasionally you can see huge shadows swimming in the water.

Yu Yuan naturally knew what the treasure in the water was.

It was the humane luck that he intercepted at the beginning, and then he raised it in the lower reaches of this Huaishui.

Now, with the rapid development of Linzhuan Pass, this humane luck has also grown rapidly, and now it has turned into a water dragon vein.

At this moment, if there is a master who is good at the art of looking at qi, you can see that the human luck of the entire Southern Ganbu Continent has been divided into three parts.

The largest part occupies two-thirds of the entire human luck, and is shaped like a huge Xuanyao hanging over the land of the Great Shang, and the head of the Xuanyao is located in the capital of Chaoge.

The remaining third is split into two halves.

Half of it is located in the southwest of Dashang, turning into a blazing fire phoenix, although its size is less than one percent of that of Dashang Xuanniao, but it has an unstoppable sharp energy, staring at Dashang Xuanniao with high will, as if to replace it.

Half of the humane luck is located in the southeast of Dashang, that is, the place where Linzhuan Pass is located.

This part of humanity has turned into a water dragon, lurking in the abyss, focusing on its own development, completely uninterested in the changes around it.

Now Linzhuanguan is focusing on its own development.

Wen Zhong wants to build Linzhuanguan into a blessed place for the human race to live and work in peace and contentment.

It's just that even if Wen Zhong, as the city lord, doesn't want to establish himself as the king and overthrow the big merchants, but when Linzhuanguan is strong enough to a certain extent, he can't help it under the general trend.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most correct choice to start picking the fruits of victory before Linzhuanguan has completely grown.

The fact that Dashang sent 300,000 troops to Linzhuan Pass at this point in time is enough to show that its rulers have extraordinary strategic vision and incomparably decisive determination.

The lion fights the rabbit, and it still needs to be exhausted.

The dispatch of 300,000 troops was obviously to kill with one blow and not to give any chance to resist.

If it weren't for that, Wen Zhong wouldn't have asked him for help at this time.

The Castle Lord's Mansion is located in the center of the new city, and it is not very tall, but it covers a large area.

In addition to Wen Zhong, the officials under his command also lived here.

This is the center of Linzhuanguan in every sense.

Yu Yuan walked around the city, and finally came to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, and let out a wisp of breath, which immediately alarmed Wen Zhong, who was busy inside.

"Senior brother!"

"You're here!"

After starting to operate Linlianguan, Wen Zhong has obviously become a lot more mature.

Not only psychologically, but even in appearance, he has become a young man, and he seems to be older than Yu Yuan.

Hong Huang has a common sense born from the heart.

The physical image of the fairy god depends on his heart.

Yu Yuandu is more than a thousand years old, and he still looks like a young and heroic warrior, without the slightest change, which shows that he still has not changed his original intention.

However, Wen Zhong has undergone great changes after operating Linlianguan, and it is obvious that his heart has grown a lot.

The brothers and sisters reunited after a long absence, and they have a lot to say.

That night, Wen Zhong held a banquet in the City Lord's Mansion and entertained Yu Yuan.

His parents and family also appeared during the banquet to thank Yu Yuan.

This time, the king of Shang was ready to make a move on Linzhuanguan, and the first thing he did was to send someone to arrest Wen Zhong's family, preparing to use it to hold Wen Zhong hostage.

Fortunately, Yu Yuan asked Bai Ling to arrange for his clan to hide in Chaoge a long time ago, rescued Wen Zhong's family in time at a critical moment, and escorted them to Linli Pass after a lot of hardships.

All this is to prevent Wen Zhong's worries, so that he has no worries and can give full play to his talents and benefit the people.

"It's still the senior brother who is far-sighted." Wen Zhong bowed respectfully and said sincerely: "If it weren't for you to take precautions in advance this time, senior brother, I'm afraid I would have regretted it for the rest of my life." ”

After the banquet, Wen Zhong pulled Yu Yuan to talk at night.

"What do you think of the future of Linzhuanguan, junior brother?"

This question is very important, and it is related to Yu Yuan's future planning in the world.

Wen Zhong didn't shy away from this question, and said, "Don't hide it from Senior Brother, during the day, I also gathered the officials in the city to discuss this matter.

Dashang sent troops this time because some surrounding cities and passes framed us for looting the surrounding people and deliberately rebelling!

In my opinion, we should take the initiative to go to the bookseller king, explain this matter clearly, and make Linzhuanguan's position clear in a timely manner......"

"What position?"

Yu Yuan shook his head and interrupted Wen Zhong's words.

"Now that the new king of the Great Shang has just ascended the throne, the situation in the territory of the Great Shang is still unstable, and he desperately needs a great victory to strengthen his position.

Besides, with the speed of development of Linzhuanguan, as long as the Shang King's mind is still clear, it is absolutely impossible to give up this piece of fat.

If a few years ago, the big merchants were too lazy to pay attention to you, then now it has regarded Linzhuanguan as a bag!

Now Dashang has dispatched 300,000 troops, obviously to solve the Linli Pass at one time. If you still want Linzhuanguan to continue to exist, there is only one way to go. ”

Hearing this, Wen Zhong fell silent.

He was delicate and had become much more mature, so he could naturally think of what Yu Yuan was referring to.

To be king is to establish a kingdom of oneself.

From now on, Linlianguan is no longer the territory of the Great Shang, but an enemy country on an equal footing with the Shang State.

"Senior brother, I'm ......"

Wen Zhong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

"For the sake of the people in Linhuanguan, this matter cannot be avoided after all."

Yu Yuan patted Wen Zhong on the shoulder, telling him not to worry too much.

"Besides, now it's the big businessmen who make the first move, and you are also forced to do it."

Wen Zhong fell silent when he heard this.

He naturally understood what Yu Yuan meant.

Now that Dashang has made up his mind to destroy himself, even if he has no objections, it is absolutely impossible for Dashang to tolerate Linzhuanguan to continue to develop rapidly.

Because the development of Linzhuanguan is advanced, it has attracted a large number of people to migrate here in a short period of time.

Taking a step back, even if the big merchants don't care about this, the downstream of Huaishui has condensed the water dragon vein, and has developed a certain climate, in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, I am afraid that they will not hesitate to do it.

"It seems that my previous thoughts were a little naïve......"

Wen Zhong sighed and was silent for a long time.

"But if there is really a war with Dashang, the war will inevitably affect the people of Linjiaoguan, and I can't harm everyone's lives because of my own selfishness."

Yu Yuan said angrily: "What you think now is selfishness. ”

"Huh?"

Wen Zhong looked at Yu Yuan in surprise, "Why did Senior Brother say that?" ”

Yu Yuan looked at him and asked, "Do you think that this Linzhuan Pass belongs to you Wen Zhong alone?" ”

Wen Zhong's heart sank, and he hurriedly shook his head and said, "No!" How could Linzhuanguan be my own? If it weren't for you, Senior Brother, there would be no Linhuan Pass now!

And the people of the city!

It is their diligence and hard work that have worked together to create Linlianguan! ”

"In that case, why don't you make the current situation public, and then ask the people for their opinions." Yu Yuan looked at him and said, "Let's see if these people are willing to return to Dashang, or are they willing to rise up and resist!" ”

"This ......" Wen Zhong hesitated a little, "If you really want to fight, a lot of people will die, right?" ”

Yu Yuan nodded, and then said with a straight face: "How can there be immortals in war?" But if you want to prevent your people from suffering from war, you must have enough force!

Without strong force, there would be no pure land in this world where people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Otherwise, today is Dashang, tomorrow will be Dadongyi, and then there will be Da Zhou, Nanban, and even Xirong, Beidi and so on.

Do you come to one, and you surrender once?

Even if they accept your surrender, can you guarantee that these forces will not harm the people of Linshuanguan?

Also, isn't your wish to protect all the human races, aren't you going to care about the human races outside the Linzhuan Pass? ”

Wen Zhong was speechless.

"Is that all...... Is there no other way? ”

Yu Yuan shook his head.

The world is far more cruel than you think.

The weak eat the strong, only stronger.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!"

"It's all the same."

"If you want to protect the Terrans, first turn all the Terrans into your people!"

……

Listening to Yu Yuan's seductive words, the confusion in Wen Zhong's eyes gradually dissipated, and his gaze became firm little by little.

He took a deep breath, looked at Yu Yuan Zhengse and said, "Senior brother taught me that I was narrow-minded before. What I want to protect is not only the Terrans in Linzhuanguan, but also the Great Shang ...... No, it's all the Terrans of the entire Flood Wilderness!

I want to carry out the successful experience of Linzhuanguan to the entire flood famine!

I want the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing!

I want to build a country and lead the human race to develop and grow like the Three Emperors and Five Emperors! ”

(End of chapter)