The main reason why Pan Long stayed near Wanjiao City was to find Qionghua Pavilion and his party.

The South China Sea is extremely vast, even if the part corresponding to Tianzhu is removed, the remaining part will exceed the territory of Great Xia, even if the fugitive demon only haunts the northern part of the South China Sea, it is at least a huge area tens of thousands of miles long and thousands of miles wide.

If Pan Long flies at full strength, he should be able to cross the entire South China Sea in one day. But if you want to search for a few ships in the middle of the South China Sea, it will be far more than a day's work.

Although real people can fly, they are limited by the wind. Thousands of feet in the air, mixed with a little bit of qi in the wind, in order to support people galloping - if you want to ride the wind, this height is almost the bottom line.

Of course, they can fly at low altitudes, but they can't go up fast.

And I want to observe the sea surface from a height of more than 1,000 feet and see the situation of every ship on the sea...... Not to mention that you can't see clearly, just being covered by clouds from time to time is an unsolvable problem.

Pan Long estimated that if he wanted to make sure that he could see whether Qionghua Pavilion and his party were on the ships at sea, the maximum could not exceed 100 zhang.

At this distance, without the help of natural winds, he would fly thousands of miles a day at most, and he was so tired that he died.

To be honest, flying like this is really not as fast and comfortable as running around the waves.

He didn't have the confidence that he could find Qionghua Pavilion and his party by such a method that was simply unlucky, so he chose another way.

etc. in the port.

The weather in the South China Sea is hot, and food and drinking water on board cannot be stored for a long time. Therefore, the ships had to be replenished regularly.

Although for ordinary boaters, rotten food and stinking wine are part of life and the price that must be paid to make money, but of course the heroes will not treat themselves badly like this.

What is the purpose of martial arts training? Isn't it just for the word "pleasure"?

If you can't eat well, what's the point?

Therefore, the ships searching for the big demon must cruise in the area centered on the ports along the main routes of the South China Sea, because ...... They don't go far.

Coincidentally, the big demon is a land snake, with its high mana, it should be no problem to enter the water temporarily, but if you want to live for a long time, you must only be on land.

Therefore, the heroes of the rivers and lakes who searched for this great demon were all searching among the desert islands and reefs around the various ports, and every once in a while, they had to return to several major ports to exchange information.

For most people in the rivers and lakes, the Great Demon Neidan is something out of reach. They just want to get some benefits from this big demon, or form a good relationship with the masters, accumulate some contacts, or just come to have a good time and try their luck.

In order to take advantage of the strength of the large number of people, of course, it is necessary for everyone to communicate more and connect the entire search group.

Qionghua Pavilion is naturally no exception.

Pan Long had already asked about the whereabouts of Qionghua Pavilion at the intelligence dealer, that is, the tea doctor who inquired about Bao. They set out from Dajiao Island about ten days ago and headed south. If nothing else, after five days at the latest, they will return to the area around Wanjiao City to rest and replenish water and fresh food.

So Pan Long is here to wait for the rabbit.

Of course, he didn't plan to rush over to meet the people of Qionghua Pavilion - this time to hunt down the big demon, the black and white sides of the rivers and lakes have already reached a tacit understanding, only the innate master will come forward, and the real master can come, but he can only protect it in secret, and once the real person makes a move, the corresponding force will have to withdraw by itself.

Disputes in the rivers and lakes do not always have to be resolved by bloodshed. In many cases, this kind of behavior of everyone following the rules is more beneficial to each other.

But not every force can have a real grandmaster, and even if there is, they don't necessarily send the pillars of the sect.

For example, Qionghua Pavilion does not have it.

The predecessor of Qionghua Pavilion was a sect called Qionglou School. This sect also has a long history, dating back to before Bactria at the earliest, and is a sect composed of some idle people in the Warring States Period.

For more than a thousand years, although the Qionglou Sect has never produced an immortal, it has also produced more than one true grandmaster. It's a pity that the years have passed, and generations of real grandmasters have been lost in the dust of history. In the past two or three hundred years, the Qionglou faction has never produced a character who can break through the innate limit, and the momentum of the sect has gradually weakened.

By the time Wu Jixing entered, the Qionglou Sect had only four True Transmission disciples and fifteen Outer Sect disciples left, adding up to less than twenty people.

And now, there are still sixteen disciples left in the Qionglou faction, and the true inheritance has one more martial star, but there are several fewer people in the outer gate.

There are also small advantages to small sects, there is no factional dispute within the Qionglou faction, and everyone is very united. The five true disciples of the upper and lower generations have a very good relationship, even if they take care of the outer disciples, they feel like a family.

And Qionghua Pavilion is almost equivalent to the outer door of the Qionglou faction. Outer disciples have grown up here, and if they can succeed in cultivation and pass the test, they can even be promoted to the true lineage.

...... Of course, that's a theoretical thing. At least until now, except for Wu Jixing, there has not been a second person in the Qionghua Pavilion who has become a true disciple. And Wu Jixing was extremely talented, and he was included in the ranks of true legends as soon as he got started, and at that time, Qionghua Pavilion had not even been established.

Most of the Jianghu forces who came to the South China Sea to participate in the search for the big demon this time are similar to Qionghua Pavilion, which has the inheritance of a real grandmaster, but there is no real grandmaster at present. Their goal is naturally the Great Demon Inner Dan - only they have the ability to give full play to the role of the Great Demon Inner Dan, and even use only this Inner Dan to cultivate a real person.

Of course, they take a big risk for this. But walking the rivers and lakes is originally a risky thing, and the so-called career in the rivers and lakes is a knife licking blood, and everyone has long been psychologically prepared.

But what they don't know is that they're not really alone.

"I really can't imagine that the Xiandu faction will escort these rivers and lakes forces who have no friendship. Pan Long said with a smile, "Chuyang Zhenren's move can be described as righteousness!"

In the clouds and mist not far in front of him, an old man in a gray Taoist robe smiled and said, "Actually, Lao Dao is not the only one who has come to protect secretly this trip. Among the righteous paths in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Qingzhou, there should be six or seven colleagues left behind to watch over them in secret. After all, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, if the big demon breaks through under pressure and cultivates into a demon king. With its supernatural powers and ferocity, the result is bound to be heavy casualties...... It's hurtful!"

Pan Long didn't think it hurt any heavenly harmony, people kill demons, demons kill people, it is a normal fair competition. As long as the snake demon doesn't come to attack the people of the South China Sea, even if it kills the high-rollers who want to hunt it down, it can only be regarded as an ordinary vendetta.

But he can't stand on the side of the snake demon - he is not one of those "likes" who stood and talked on the Internet in his previous life and did not hurt his waist, there is a way to "persuade people to be generous, and they deserve to be thundered", in his opinion, a person must help his relatives and friends first, and then he needs to consider what fairness and justice issues.

Of course, he can only be full of respect for those righteous gentlemen who can really "do not regard their own rights and wrongs, but do the rights and wrongs of others".

A saint is worthy of respect, and if you persuade others to be a saint, you need to ask God to drop a thunderbolt to kill him!

If the snake demon fights with Qionghua Pavilion and his party, and everyone in Qionghua Pavilion is in danger, Pan Long will definitely help.

He believes that these seniors who are secretly guarding should think the same as himself.

Three days later, Pan Long really saw Qionghua Pavilion and his party.

There were about sixty of them, and they returned to Wanjiao City from the south in a large ship. When they got off the boat, they were all tired, and many of them had even been sunburned and peeled off their skin.

"Helper, do we still want to continue looking?" Ding Lao asked weakly, "I think that snake demon may not be in this area at all." ”

"Maybe. Wu Jixing's face was also tired, but his eyes were still bright and firm. "But don't you think this operation is a good opportunity to train the troops?"

"Training?"

"That's right, although the elite of our Qionghua Pavilion was brave and good at fighting, their discipline, vigilance, and ability to adapt to the environment were actually not strong. But after this period of training, although the brothers are very tired, the spirit in their bones is much more excited. Wu Jixing said happily, "In the past, they were strong, but they scattered but did not gather. Now they are strong and cohesive, they are forbidden, and they feel more like an army. ”

"But what are we going to do like an army?" Song Xiaoha asked suspiciously.

Wu Jixing shook his head helplessly: "Don't you know that an army with the same strength can hang the gangs in the rivers and lakes to fight?"

She said: "The scale of our Qionghua Pavilion is probably impossible to further expand in a short period of time. Thousands of gangs, five or six hundred of them can go out to fight, and it's almost the limit - any more, and you're going to get into trouble. Under such circumstances, if we can have an elite force of more than 100 people, our armed forces can be further strengthened. ”

"But we're strong enough......" Song Xiaoha whispered.

Wu Jixing raised his hand and knocked him on a chisel: "Is there anyone in the world who thinks he is too strong? It's a good thing to be stronger! Do you remember the three key points of Emperor Jiazi's military training?"

"First, the soldiers should benefit from the battle; second, discipline is the guarantee of battle; and third, it is better to sweat than to shed blood. Song Xiaoha took out a palm-sized manual, opened it, looked at it, and replied.

"Since you know, then what's the point of rambling!" Wu Jixing snorted coldly, "If you sweat more often, you can shed less blood when you fight." Maybe this training now will make the brothers in the gang less orphans and widows in the future. Xiao Song, you are also helping the middle and high-level, in the future, we will establish rudders in Qionghua Pavilion, you and Lao Ding will be the helmsmen of the rudders, and you should also learn how to manage people and affairs!"

Song Xiaoha had a long mouth and a bitter face.

"Help...... Helper, do you mean to say?" he stammered.

"That's right, from now on, you have to read more. Wu Jixing patted him on the shoulder, with a look of encouragement, "Let's start by memorizing that 'Taizu Famous Sayings' book." ”

Song Xiaoha's face was pale, looking at the fluttering booklet in his hand, but he felt that it weighed more than a thousand catties, which was simply an unbearable weight in life.

He looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on the tall and thin Ding Lao Hum.

"That'...... He's older than me, so he should be the helmsman first!"

As if he had found a life-saving straw, he hurriedly said.

Ding Lao sneered: "Xiao Song, I memorized that Taizu famous quote notebook as early as forty years old. Now that I'm familiar with the history and military books, it's no problem for you to be a teacher—do you think I've lived decades longer than you, and spent all my time eating and sleeping?"

Song Xiaoha's baby face suddenly turned pale, and the whole person seemed to have turned gray.

"Actually, in our gang, in addition to the gang leader, the one who knows these things best is Cuigu. It's a pity that she has rarely participated in the affairs of the gang since she got married, and she will marry to the Northland in the future. Ding Lao sighed, "Otherwise, she should be the first rudder master." ”

Wu Jixing laughed happily: "Who told you that Aunt Cui is not the first helmsman of our Qionghua Pavilion? My plan is that the first rudder of this gang will be built in the Northland!"

"That's too far......" Song Xiaoha said in surprise.

"Far away, is it a problem?" Wu Jixing asked rhetorically, "The men from the north are brave and fierce, and their quality is much better than that of us Yangzhou people. If this Beidi rudder can be built, it is only a matter of time before our Qionghua Pavilion will have a steady stream of elite new blood in the future and become the number one faction in Yangzhou's green forest!"

Ding Lao hum was not so optimistic, he touched his beard and said, "Helper, with all due respect." The biggest problem in front of our Qionghua Pavilion is not that there is a shortage of manpower or the gang is not brave enough, but that there is a lack of top masters in the gang. If you want to become the No. 1 faction in Yangzhou Green Forest, you must at least have a real person in charge. ”

"Aren't we real people?" Song Xiaoha said.

Ding Lao snorted and shook his head: "Pan Daxia is an outsider after all, although I believe that if we are in trouble, he will definitely help." But if we want to convince our fellow Lvlin people, we still have to be hard enough with our own fists. ”

He looked at Wu Jixing seriously: "Helper, in recent years, your enthusiasm for martial arts has obviously not been as good as in the past. I don't know if you're worried about the untamable ferocity, or if you feel that the force of the individual is not enough to compare with the collective - but I want to remind you that the rivers and lakes, especially the green forests, are still a place where you can speak with your fists. No matter how much we can fight, we can't kill others all over the ground every time. ”

He sighed and said, "At the end of the day, it's up to you to be strong enough. If you can cultivate into a real person like Pan Daxia, then our Qionghua Pavilion will really have the confidence to compete for the position of the leader of Yangzhou's green forest!"

Wu Jixing lowered his head when he said this, with a wry smile on his face.

"Lao Ding, of course I understand what you said. It's just that...... After the cultivation reaches the peak of the innate nature, although it can continue to grow, it seems to be endless, and there is no way to see the shadow of the real human realm - that kind of uncomfortable feeling, people who have not experienced it, will not understand......"

"Doesn't the Qionglou Sect have the inheritance of a true grandmaster?"

"I've been able to memorize all those inheritance books. It's one thing to know, you can do it...... It's something else!"

Wu Jixing sighed, his face full of distress and even frustration.