The distance between Nanling and the county seat is really not close, so the group walked all morning before finally coming to the foot of Nanling.

Turning over and dismounting, Li Xuanyi led the catchers to tie the horses to the woods at the foot of the mountain, and then let them each take out water and food to rest in place-

In the morning, when I was in the fast hunting camp, I had already told them to bring water and food, after all, it was noon, and the fast catchers also had to eat something to restore their strength.

After settling down and catching the crowd, Li Xuanyi walked towards Nanling alone.

Although the area of Nanling is vast, the altitude is not high, and it is even lower than Heilong Mountain.

Moreover, its mountain is not very steep, and the mountain road is not as rugged as Wonsan.

Therefore, walking on the stone paved mountain path, breathing in the sweet and fresh air, looking at the green trees on both sides, and listening to the gentle singing of the birds in the forest, Li Xuanyi only felt refreshed and refreshed.

But then, he thought about the battle he was likely to face next, and he couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

With mixed feelings, Li Xuanyi finally reached the top of the mountain.

Before he got close to the stockade, he saw four people standing at the door of the stockade, as if to greet him.

Presumably they should be Gu Hai, Gu He, Gu Huai and Gu Ming.

Thinking so, Li Xuanyi walked to the gate of the village.

An old man in a robe with half-white hair stepped forward, arched his hand, and said with a smile:

"Li Zhutou is really young and promising, and his bearing is extraordinary, and when I see it today, it really makes the old man admire."

"The old man is Gu Hai, the owner of this village, this is Gu He, the younger brother Gu He, and these two are Gu Huai and Gu Ming, the juniors of the Gu family."

Li Xuanyi also responded:

"Master Gu Zhai has a reputation, today is the first meeting with you, because he is in a hurry, so he has not prepared a gift, and I hope you Haihan."

said that he didn't prepare a gift because he was in a hurry, but in fact, Li Xuanyi didn't think about buying a gift at all.

After all, in his expectation, this banquet was simply a Hongmen banquet.

Since it is a Hongmen banquet, there is really no need to waste silver taels to buy gifts.

Hearing this, Gu Hai laughed, and then said:

"What did Li Zhutou say, if you can come to the banquet, it will be very face-saving for the old man, how can you still use a gift!"

"Come in, let's talk as we go."

After speaking, he made a gesture of please, Li Xuanyi was no longer polite, and the group walked towards the stockade.

As soon as he entered the gate of the village, Gu He, who had not spoken just now, suddenly opened his mouth and said:

"Li Zhutou, there are rules in the village, outsiders can't carry weapons when they enter the village, and I hope that Li Zhutou will follow the customs of the villagers, untie the long sword on his body, and put it on the shelf at the door."

"Oh? Does Guizhai still have such rules? ”

Li Xuanyi looked at the shelf at the gate of the village and suddenly stopped.

"It's no wonder that Li catches heads, this is indeed the rule of Xiaozhai all along."

"However, Li Zhutou is our honored guest, so naturally there is no need to follow this rule."

Gu Hai stood up, explained to Li Xuanyi with a smile, and then made a gesture of please, signaling the other party to go inside without unloading his weapon.

Li Xuanyi looked at Gu Hai's smiling face, which seemed to be full of sincerity, and then looked at Gu He on the side, and couldn't help but have a question mark in his heart:

Could it be that these two people are singing red face and white face?

It's kind of interesting!

Anyway, with his current cultivation, the difference between having a weapon or not is not very big, so he simply put the weapon here and see what the other party is going to do!

Thinking of this, Li Xuanyi untied the long sword at his waist, put it on the shelf, and then said:

"It's okay, Gu He's deputy village master reminds me that I am a guest today, so I naturally have to abide by the rules of Gu Jiazhai."

Seeing that Li Xuanyi really untied the weapon and put it at the door, Gu Hai couldn't help but be stunned.

But he quickly returned to normal, and then, after glaring at Gu He, he led Li Xuanyi towards the depths of the village.

After walking for a while, the group of five came to the front of the hall in the depths of the village.

A round table is placed in front of the hall, and the table is filled with various kinds of food and drink.

Seeing this banquet, Li Xuanyi was stunned, but he didn't expect Gu Hai and them to actually put the banquet outside the room.

However, there is no difference between inside and outside the house, and it is still cool outside the house surrounded by green trees.

The group sat down, Gu Hai took the lead in raising his wine glass, and said to Li Xuanyi:

"Li Zhutou, this is the first time we have met, so this first cup, I salute Li Zhutou's new official taking office, and I wish Li Zhutou a prosperous future official fortune!"

Looking at the wine glass in front of him, Li Xuanyi picked it up and touched it with the other party, but he didn't drink it, but said:

"Thank you for the blessing of the owner of the village, but I don't drink alcohol, and I still have official business, so today's wine will be exempted."

It's not that he doesn't know how to drink, but he's afraid that he will be poisoned in it.

In this "Hongmen Banquet", it is better to be careful.

After all, there are too many examples of capsizing boats in the gutter, even if it is as strong as Ding Zhilan, she was poisoned by the Black Dragon Gang when she first came to Jing County.

Seeing that Li Xuanyi did not drink, Gu Hai did not force it, but drank it all by himself, and then said:

"It's okay, Li Zhutou doesn't know how to drink, so if you don't drink, let's talk."

After a pause, he continued:

"Actually, the old man invited Li Zhutou to come here today because he wanted to chat with Li Zhutou."

"Chat?"

Li Xuanyi couldn't help but feel a little strange, but he didn't say much, but motioned for the other party to continue.

Gu Hai looked at Gu He, Gu Huai, and Gu Ming on the side, paused, and continued:

"Can Li Zhutou know that the old man is from the army?"

"Born in the army?" The booklet Guo Shan gave himself did not mention the past experience of Gu Hai and others, so Li Xuanyi naturally didn't know that the other party had also joined the army.

"The old man joined the army at the age of fifteen, and he was not discharged and returned to the field until twenty-five years ago."

"From the beginning of the fight against the Southern Barbarians, to the later fight against Jingguo, the old man spent 20 years in the Great Wei Border Army."

"Southern Barbarian?"

Li Xuanyi was stunned, he didn't understand what this "Southern Barbarian" meant.

Gu Hai stopped talking and explained to him:

"Li Zhutou may not know that this southern barbarian refers to the Yue people living in the south of Wei and Jingguo."

"All along, this group of Southern Barbarians has been subordinate to my Great Wei."

"But just a few decades ago, they rebelled in the south, fought against our Great Wei Border Army, and eventually established the so-called Great Yue Empire in southern Xinjiang, that is, south of Wei and Jing."

"As they build a state, the wars between us and them gradually diminish until they cease altogether."

"However, although the war between us and the Yue Kingdom is over, the southern part of Xinjiang is not peaceful."

"Since the establishment of the Yue Kingdom, they have been expanding their territory until they completely unify the entire southern Xinjiang, and then finally ceased to stop fighting."

Gu Hai shook his head, then poured a glass of wine and drank it all by himself.

Hearing the other party's story, Li Xuanyi couldn't help but be very curious about the "Southern Barbarians" and the "Great Yue Empire" in Gu Haikou.

As far as he can remember, he didn't know anything about them.

So he thought for a moment and asked:

"Master Gu Zhai, you said that this group of southern barbarians unified the entire southern Xinjiang, what is going on?"

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