After the idle affairs were finished, Fang Xing left a letter for Fang Chuanrong, and then led Liang Mengzi away. As for Liang Mengyou, who has become more and more mischievous after losing her sister's control, she can only stay and give Zhu'er and Xiaoyi a headache......

After converging Fang Laifu's guards, Fang Xing and his party galloped until the afternoon, when they glimpsed the sharp cold iron battlements of the Hanshan Fortress under the oblique light of the sun. The target was imminent, Fang Xing and the others turned to drive their horses slowly, and after traveling for several miles, the Cold Mountain Fortress was already close in front of them.

Outside the Hanshan Fortress is a battleground for soldiers, and within a stone's throw is the most important mineral source in Dongping, and the rulers of each generation of the fortress have spared no effort to build this huge fortress. The walls of the Cold Mountain Fortress are high and strong, and the fortress stands majestically on a mountain peak. The original towering top of the mountain was completely destroyed by an unknown city builder with powerful supernatural powers in an unrecorded era, and the entire mountain was cut in half, and the collapsed rocks were built into a foundation, and the entire fortress was built on it.

The fortress is made of solid black rock and thick bluestone. It was then poured with iron smelted from the cold iron and some of the more precious ores to build. Not only that, but there are countless cold iron bricks on the outside of the wall, and inside the wall are one after another forbidden formations, and the efforts of the builders have made the entire fortress impregnable.

Time flies. It has a history of more than 400 years, starting from the recorded era. The owner of the land of Dongping has changed countless times, and the Cold Mountain Fortress still stands proudly. According to the records, the Cold Mountain Fortress has never fallen, but its owner has been changed one turn after another, the most recent of which was thirty years ago.

Thirty years ago, the Fang family used a strong dragon to cross the border, and here they defeated the Dongping coalition army led by the Liu family, forcing the defenders in the fortress to surrender. After occupying the crucial core area of Dongping in one fell swoop, the Fang family then controlled the nearby large and small mines, obtained rich financial resources and resources, and was able to gain a foothold in Dongping.

It has been more than 30 years since such vicissitudes of life. But when Fang Laifu mentioned it, there was still irrepressible pride in his words. He raised his whip and pointed at the majestic fortress and introduced Fang Xing: "That is the Cold Mountain Fortress. Countless warriors once fought bloody battles here, and the blood of heroes was spilled all over the land for miles. To this day, the red 'flowers' in the vicinity bloom more brilliantly than in other places, and some people say that it is because of the blood of man. ”

He glanced at Liang Mengzi behind Fang Xing, and continued: "Thirty years ago, the family also had a tragic fight here. In that year, the Dongping coalition army was here to guard against family raids. The Ironclad Guards of the Coalition formed a tight battle formation, tougher than a rock; The group of thousands of heavily armored cavalry charged, like a landslide cracking the ground; The number of Qi Refiners participating in the battle is greater than that of our clan. However......"

Fang Laifu did not participate in the battle of that year, but this did not prevent him from being proud of his family's heroic deeds. Facing the ancient battlefield, he said proudly: "...... However, everything was decided at high altitude. Back then, Lao Jiazun led all the clansmen of the Tongshen realm to fight at a height of 10,000 feet. After they killed each other's masters, they set up a large array of falling clouds in the sky. In the midst of the great array, the clouds fell from the sky, and the power was like a meteorite, defeating the coalition forces fighting in array on the ground in one fell swoop. The cowardly defenders of the Cold Mountain Fortress were seized and surrendered without a fight. By the time other monks of the Liu family arrived one after another, the overall situation of the battlefield had been decided, and the family had gained a firm foothold in Dongping from then on. ”

Fang Xing pursed his lips and nodded approvingly when he heard this, but did not speak. He knew that the old family honored him in Fang Laifu's words was his mother's father and his grandfather. However, he didn't have much impression of this old man, only that this former family leader had already unloaded his authority many years ago, traveled the mountains and rivers, and 'wanted' to get a glimpse of the innate opportunity. Until now, the family doesn't know what the outcome of his old man's family is.

The ink under the seat snorted, and its front hooves stirred up a burst of dirt, and the soil was black, like the 'color' of dirty blood after it had dried up. The galloping 'waves' that traveled hundreds of miles did not make this dragon horse show any signs of tiredness in the future, on the contrary, it was the thick fierce aura near the Cold Mountain Fortress, which made the sensitive Mo Yan very impatient. Fang Xing stretched out his hand to stroke his love to ride, and after being appeased by his master, the black horse's inky black and shiny mane 'hair' trembled, a look of extreme enjoyment, but Fang Xing suddenly thought about it.

Fang Laifu recounted a few more words about the past of the Hanshan Fortress, and the group was already very close to the fortress, and gradually entered the warning range of the fortress. Soon several groups of scouts were approaching from all sides and on guard from a distance, and two groups of cavalry galloped out of the fortress to meet them. Fang Xing heard someone shouting something at them, and then Fang Laifu responded loudly to various commands. After that, a bronze bell rang from inside the fortress, and the bell sounded as loudly as the ancient bronze bell in the family school yard.

The solemn and vigorous sound of the bell came slowly, and Fang Xing entered the Cold Mountain Fortress surrounded by the surrounding guards. He saw that the rock battlements at the top of the walls were densely packed with trebuchets, ballistas, and fire-breathing beast heads. These armors, in wartime, will 'shoot' refined powerful crossbow arrows, 'yin' thunder, thundering stones, etc., which are powerful enough to bombard any Qi Refiner who has the vast majority of True Spirits for three days, even Qi Refiners of the Tongshen Realm do not dare to rashly enter the fire strike range of the fortress.

There were also hundreds of helmet-wearing men behind the walls, looking out with their heads out, or holding their chests silent. These people are full of blood and spirit, and their expressions are resolute, like a hound in the cultivation of 'fine' and sharp, 'fine' fierce, fierce and waiting for the call of the master at any time. The walls meander into the distance, more battlements, more guards, more defenses.

When passing through the dark city 'hole', Fang Xing glanced at the 'hole' of the hidden soldiers above the city 'gate', there were countless strong crossbows and spear tips exuding a cold death aura in the darkness, like the fierce teeth in the mouth of a fierce beast, which made people feel cold. The foundation of the city wall made of boulders is more than ten zhang thick, and there is a thick layer of cold iron bricks on the outside.

Fang Xing estimated that even when he was in good condition, if he struck a blow, it would not be enough to penetrate this thick layer of protection. What's more, there are many unexplained prohibitions in it, which make the fortress stronger and more difficult to break. - This is indeed an impregnable fortress! The power of the fortress itself can stop any True Spirit Three-Day Realm figure! In fact, with the exception of a watchtower that was rumored to have been smashed into ruins by a great master of the Innate Realm, hundreds of years of bloody battles have not left indelible damage to the fortress.

After arriving at the station, Fang Xing dismounted, and there was a neighing sound around him, he turned around and found that Fang Wu was wearing a gold-tattooed black robe that represented the head of the family's guards, and walked over from the front. This strong man has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and the black robe of the commander looks a little empty on him, and his face is full of bitterness. Fang Xing knew that not only was he injured in the battle of ambushing the bloody murderer, but also that this person had a very good relationship with the two family leaders who died in the battle, and he was very sad about the death of his companion.

Facing Fang Xing, Fang Wu barely 'revealed' a bitter smile, while Fang Xing bowed slightly to him. Ever since he learned about Fang Wu's mission and his rise to power, Fang Xing had gradually gained new ideas about this person's senses, and he even somewhat appreciated the merits that this man had gathered. Fang Xing has now learned to face up to the advantages of everyone, and the advantages of Fang Wu are naturally the objects of his study.

Sometimes, Fang Xing would also pay attention to what Fang Wu did, among the family guards, except for Liang Mengzi, Fang Laifu and Fang Wu were the most well-known by Fang Xing. The two of them often made some innocuous jokes with Fang Xing, but Fang Xing had never seen him laughing with those guards, he had always kept a straight face to these subordinates, and the guards avoided him like a beast, they were afraid of the power and cultivation that Fang Laifu represented, rather than respecting him as a person.

Fang Wu was completely different, this man was happy and angry, and he could be respected and aweed by the other guards; He could mingle with the most ordinary of guards, drinking wine in a broken bowl; can also ruthlessly punish those acquaintances who were still laughing with him a moment ago - as long as the other party violated the law of the family.

Being able to grow from a powerless and powerless 'medicine' farmer in the past to the current head of the guards, Fang Wu's mind cannot be described as resolute, his means cannot be called resolute, and what is even more rare and valuable is the loyalty on his body - this person can be called the benchmark for the struggle of the children of the cold 'gate'!

Fang Wu walked up to Fang Xing and saluted, "Congratulations to San Lang." The worship is in retreat, and at the moment the Hanshan Fortress is in the hands of his subordinates, who are waiting for any orders from Saburo. Fang Xing noticed that in front of his 'chest', there was a metal crest decorated with the appearance of a scepter. This meant that Fang Wu was now the staff bearer of the Cold Mountain Fortress, in charge of all the daily affairs of the fortress.

Fang Xing stretched out his hand to take out the Fire Seal Cipher from his arms, handed it over, and said, "I received the family secret order before, right?" Here's the specific content, let's do it after reading it! "On the way to the Cold Mountain Fortress, there was another secret order from behind. According to this secret order, Fang Xing will recruit his subordinates in the garrison of the Hanshan Fortress and the scattered repair of the mining area near the fortress to form a guard camp under his command.

"The decree of the family honor, the subordinates have received it, and they should receive the order." Fang Wu took the ciphertext with both hands and replied respectfully, but he was still meticulous when checking the ciphertext, and he checked it several times before putting it down. This kind of serious attitude, Fang Xing not only did not think it was a fool, but appreciated it a little. He said in his heart that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely take this person under his command, maybe this person could become his right-hand man! However, Fang Xing also knew that Fang Wu's loyalty was to the family, not to him personally. In order to subdue this kind of character, he must be stronger.

Fang Wu took the order and left, and then a large flag was raised in a military camp inside the fortress. Fang Xing stood on a high place and watched from a distance, and one after another, some guards came to apply after seeing the list. The screening work at the beginning was boring and boring, and Fang Xing felt bored after watching it for a while. He left these tasks to Fang Laifu and Fang Wu to do, and took Liang Mengzi to visit the market by the fortress.

PS: I finally gritted my teeth and 'survived' this hurdle! 'Through' passed!