The carriage drove unhurriedly on the official road.

This is the third day of their outing, and now they have long since left the jurisdiction of the county and entered the wilderness.

Yes, it's the Wild Lands.

After arriving here, there are no more tea stalls and inns on the roadside, except for the abandoned farmland and the deserted village that has collapsed most of it, proving that this was once a densely populated place, all traces of civilization are rapidly disappearing.

The tigers, leopards, and jackals regained the upper hand, and even stopped being afraid of people, daring to peek at the caravans on the official road in the mountains and forests in the distance in broad daylight.

If they see someone alone, they will not hesitate to pounce on them and enjoy a delicious meal.

The situation has collapsed to this point, and Zhao Ya knows that this Great Yan, who has enjoyed the country for hundreds of years, has been completely eroded and completely irreparable.

It was only a matter of time before it was completely destroyed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ya couldn't help but sigh slightly.

In the troubled world, human life is like a mustard, and I don't know how many people will die in this chaos.

Roar!

A beast roar came from the nearby mountain forest, and then a colorful tiger jumped out of it and headed straight for the carriage.

The two horses pulling the cart were shaking, their legs were already weak, and they were unable to run at all.

But at this moment, the fierce tiger that was originally rushing towards suddenly turned around and ran as if he had seen some extremely terrifying existence.

But it was too late, and a palm carved from green jade suddenly appeared and grabbed its tail.

The tiger let out a terrified cry and struggled like a frightened kitten.

But everything was so futile, and with a slight force of this hand, the tiger, which was as big as a calf, was dragged back.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Zhao Ya stretch out his hand and gently touch it somewhere on the tiger's back.

With a crisp click, the tiger instantly collapsed to the ground, and after two weak screams, he died of breath.

The whole process only took a few seconds, and then Zhao Ya leaned down with interest to observe.

"Well, this time the tiger skin is good, and there is no damage at all."

Zhao Ya was very satisfied.

Meng Shiwen was a little helpless.

Along the way, Zhao Ya deliberately concealed his breath to lure these mountain and forest beasts to attack, and then suddenly hunted them.

I've done this more than a dozen times.

There were already as many as twenty or thirty tigers, leopards and black bears that died in Zhao Ya's hands alone.

The key is that Zhao Ya is still very happy with this, which makes Meng Shiwen quite helpless.

"What do you want so many tiger skins for?" Meng Shiwen asked.

"Selling for money, a complete tiger skin can sell for a lot of money." Zhao Ya said with a smile.

At the same time, the movements under his hands are non-stop, and he is very neatly peeling off the tiger skin.

After the tiger skin was peeled off, Zhao Ya carefully examined the corpse, and then frowned. Sure enough, it was another polluted beast.

Of course, Zhao Ya was not idle and had nothing to do, so he went on a killing spree for a few skins.

He did this because he noticed that the beasts were much larger than before.

In the past, when Zhao Ya was in Dancing Elephant City, he often went hunting in the mountains and forests, and it was not that he had never encountered these fierce beasts.

But even the beasts that have been completely alienated do not have such a large size.

So Zhao Ya killed a few, and then studied them carefully.

Then he discovered that although these beasts had not been transformed into alien beasts, their flesh and blood contained a strange toxin, as if they had been contaminated.

This is probably the reason why they have become larger and more aggressive.

For this new phenomenon, Zhao Ya was awe-inspiring in his heart, and he always felt that it was not a good sign.

But at this moment, Zhao Ya didn't have any clues, so he had to secretly keep this phenomenon in his heart.

This contaminated flesh is naturally inedible, and spreads in order to prevent it from being eaten by other beasts.

Zhao Ya poured a little oil on the tiger corpse, and then lit it on fire.

As for this tiger skin, Zhao Ya hung it on the back of the carriage to dry.

While they were busy, a caravan slowly passed by them.

When they saw the huge tiger skin, many of the caravan looked surprised.

One of them, a man in his forties who looked like a guard commander, threw a fist at Zhao Ya.

"Friend, did you hunt this giant tiger?"

Zhao Ya nodded.

A look of surprise flashed in the man's eyes.

In recent years, he has often been doing business in Yunxiao County, so he naturally knows very well how powerful this new giant tiger is.

Ordinary martial artists can't get close to three or five of them, and even if they are not careful, they will be victimized by them.

Only the martial artists of the Three Realms have the ability to hunt this thing.

In this way, this young man is at least a Three Realms martial artist.

Thinking of this, the man's attitude became more humble.

"Good skills, in Shimoda Heng, he is the guard commander of the Gao family firm in Yiyang City."

Although Yunxiao County is not a big county in Dayan, its area is actually not small, and the cities under its rule are also dotted, but most of them are small cities such as Dancing Elephant City.

Yiyang City is one of them.

Zhao Ya nodded slightly, "County City, Zhao Ya." ”

Although it is famous among the county towns, after all, the time is still short, and the world is not easy to transport, so the news has not yet spread.

Therefore, this Tian Heng has never heard of Zhao Ya's name, and he only hugged his fist when he heard the words.

"It turned out to be Zhao Shaoxia, dare to ask where Zhao Shaoxia is going this time?"

"Dancing Elephant City!"

Hearing the name Dancing Elephant City, Tian Heng's face changed suddenly, and then he glanced at Zhao Ya and the carriage in the distance.

"I take the liberty of asking again, can Zhao Shaoxia join the caravan when he goes to Dancing Elephant City this time?"

"No, it's just me."

"Then I advise you not to go."

"Oh? Why? Zhao Ya was interested.

It seems that this Tian Heng should know something.

Tian Heng looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said: "Don't hide it, I have a guy who passed by Dancing Elephant City some time ago, and after coming back, he told me that the situation there is very bad, not only is there a strong man in Qingzhuling raging, but there seems to be a plague." ”

"The plague?" Zhao Ya was taken aback.

"Yes, although I didn't enter the city, according to my fellow, the people around this Dancing Elephant City are almost dead, and the beasts in the mountains and forests are even more like crazy, and they dare to openly attack people in groups during the day.

Zhao Ya's heart sank when he heard this.

It doesn't sound like the situation in this Elephant Dancing City is really good.

But will the Hong family and the Yang family let this happen?

Although in the eyes of these people, the life and death of ordinary people are insignificant.

But if a place can prosper and have oil and water to squeeze, the number of people is a major premise.

If you don't have enough people, it's all in the air.

Therefore, even the most frantic people cannot stand idly by the ravages of beasts and pestilences under their rule.

But listening to what Tian Heng meant, he didn't know what the situation was in the city.

Despite this, Zhao Ya was still grateful.

Because Tian Heng has no obligation or responsibility to tell himself this.

Especially in these troubled times, any information is precious.

Now he can tell himself for free, which shows that he has a good character.

Therefore, Zhao Ya hugged his fist quite solemnly, "Thank you Commander Tian for telling me." ”

"You're welcome, this world is so difficult, if you don't help each other when you encounter something, it will be even more difficult for that person to live." Tian Heng sighed with emotion, and then said goodbye and left.

Zhao Ya looked at his distant back, and felt more and more that this person was good.

He turned and returned to the carriage.

"Xiaoya, what's wrong?" Meng Shiwen's voice came from the carriage.

She heard the sound of horses' hooves just now, lifted the corner of the curtain and looked around, and found that it was a caravan, and Zhao Ya was talking to a guard.

As a woman, in order to avoid trouble, Meng Shiwen did not get out of the car.

It wasn't until Zhao Ya came back that she asked.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that I met a caravan passing by, so we just talked a few words."

Zhao Ya didn't mention the matter of Dancing Elephant City, because what he said only only increased their worries.

He sat on the wheel, waved his whip, and continued on his way.

At the same time, after returning to the caravan, Nada Heng came to the carriage in the center.

"Young Master!" He shouted respectfully.

Then the window opened, revealing the face of a man.

This man is about thirty years old, and he looks upright, but his eyes are shining brightly, and he seems to be a little thoughtful.

"What's going on?"

"That's right, I met ...... just now."

Tian Heng roughly recounted what happened.

The man frowned slightly.

"A Three Realms martial artist around twenty years old? Lao Tian, are you sure you read that right? ”

"It shouldn't be wrong, after all, that giant tiger is not something that ordinary people can hunt."

"Maybe it's a trick, this person is himself?" The man asked.

"There's still a carriage in there, but there's no one coming down from it, so I guess there should be a female dependent."

"Hehe, I'm alone with my female dependents, and I'm not afraid to do it." The man sneered, then looked at Tian Heng.

"Lao Tian, it's not me talking about you, you're just too enthusiastic, and you're willing to help anyone you meet, what did you tell him about Dancing Elephant City? If he likes to go, he will go, and it has nothing to do with us if he dies. ”

Tian Heng lowered his head when he was reprimanded, and said in a low voice: "I just think that when I go out, I can help someone when I meet them, and besides, it doesn't take much effort." ”

"I haven't had time to take care of myself these days, how can I have so much energy to help others?" The man said dissatisfied.

"Besides, you can't help it, what if you say this, he is cowardly and relies on our caravan? Do you want to give him a ride for nothing? ”

"Yes, young master, I understand!" Tian Heng said in a low voice.

"In the future, when you encounter this kind of thing, stay away, although this information is not valuable, you can't tell others in vain."

"Also, tell everyone to speed up, get rid of this guy, and save him from eating white food after him."

Tian Heng didn't speak, hugged his fists, and then walked away.

Gao Cong sneered slightly when he saw this, and then closed the window.

As the second young master of the Gao family, he has been learning business with his father since he was a child, and now he is able to take charge of himself.

And the edification since he was a child has also made him develop a character that he is reluctant to give more than even a penny.

So he looked down on the style of people like Tian Heng.

In his opinion, this is simply a misuse of good people.

Everything has a price, and if you don't give enough money, Gao Cong will never help anyone.

This is what he has always been for.

So under his order, the caravan picked up speed, and soon overtook Zhao Ya's carriage, and then quickly left.

Looking at the caravan in the distance, Zhao Ya was slightly stunned, and even though he understood the meaning, he couldn't help but smile faintly.

Interesting.

(End of chapter)