The group of people in the Nanshan League will set off on the second day, and they only have one day to prepare.

On the second day, he was supposed to go to the school pavilion, but Fang Cun could hide and hide, so he only asked Xiao Qingliu to go to the academy to help him take leave, but he was early in the morning, he had already ridden the high-headed horse carefully selected from the stable, brought the embroidered bag containing several life-saving elixirs inside, tied the old umbrella upside down, and came to the avenue in the south of Liuhu City, waiting for the people of the Nanshan League.

When I arrived at Dechen, I saw that on the road of the academy, there were figures and buildings, and more than a dozen horsemen were rushing quickly, led by the five people of the Nanshan League with Meng Zhixue as the center, Fang Cun had also inquired before, and knew that the Nanshan League of the Baixiang Academy was centered on these five people, and those who followed them were all helpers they selected from among the students for this time to cross the demon.

At first glance, Fang Cun couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed.

It seems that what Nanshan Meng said before is really good, and his current cultivation is really a bit ...... than them

The five sons of the Nanshan League, their cultivation is so high that they can't be seen by Fang Cun, and these helpers they selected are actually all consummated in the Refining Realm, and the most inferior is also in the late stage of the Refining Realm, which is nearly two small realms stronger than Fang Cun who has just reached the middle level of refining now.

I really seem to have come here specifically to rub merit......

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"Second Prince Fang came early......

Seeing Fang Cun waiting here, everyone restrained their mounts, looked at Fang Cun who was wearing a white robe, carrying an old umbrella, and riding on a horse, subconsciously, he felt a little dwarfed, the stout young man Nie Quan seemed to be still thinking about the hatred that was called the wrong name yesterday, snorted coldly, and said: "The second son of Fang is still shallow in cultivation, but this outfit is very handsome and ......."

According to legend, the students of the academy know how to ride the clouds, but in fact, when they travel, most of them still ride horses.

With their cultivation, it may not be impossible to fly through the air, but if they have to travel far away, their cultivation is far from enough.

However, it is also because of the horseback riding, it makes people feel a little embarrassed, Fang Ergongzi's cultivation is the lowest among the people, but when he looks at the mount under this, he is riding a white horse that travels thousands of miles a day, half a horse's head higher than other horses, with a wide body and long legs, and a divine horse.

There is only Meng Zhixue's master, the tall cloud-patterned snow deer, which can be compared with the square inch of the white horse, and it is not inferior to the divine essence.

"This trip is still far away, and there is not much time, so let's talk while walking!"

Meng Zhixue came out to play a round for Fang Cun, so he patted the head of the snow deer under the seat, led the crowd to walk in front, and said to Fang Cun as he walked: "Yesterday, you have seen the transition demon, you should know what happened to us in this act, the people of Liuhu City, it is difficult to survive, not only in recent years, the land is poor, the grain is not harvested, and there are bandits and bandits, demons are in chaos, and the livelihood is broken, and now we are going, because something happened in Qingpo County in the south of the city, there is a town of people, overnight, disappeared cleanly, no one is left!"

"Whether it's a demon or something else hidden, we must find out what happened and find out the reason!"

"Yes!"

Fang Cun nodded in response, his eyes swept slightly.

Now out of the city, you can see that the scene is different from the city, a large area of fertile soil, full of weeds, at first glance, it is lush, ambitious, beautiful scenery, but looking at the weeds between a little wheat grass, sparse rice ears, that belong to the literati and the elegant meaning but all fade, the difference, but let people give birth to some sad and pitiful meaning.

It's miserable!

In the distant land, near and far away, you can see some people plowing the fields under the rising sun, sweating profusely.

However, on the side of the road, you can still see a lot of ragged people, even difficult to cover the body, with children and daughters, or in twos and threes, or gathered in groups, with women and women, step by step slowly to the south, seeing the sound of horses' hooves, some people subconsciously stretched out the broken bowl, or directly turned their heads and knelt down, about to beg, but seeing that the horses were coming quickly, they hurriedly fled to the side of the road.

"I've found out about the disappearance of the people of this town!"

Riding behind, a few steps quickly, walking side by side with Meng Zhixue and Fang Cun, it was Yu Qingli who was right away, he frowned and said: "In fact, there are many things about the disappearance of the displaced people in the south of the city, these displaced people have no roots and no connections, they often move, and the city guard's orders can't be prevented, occasionally a few people are missing, it's not a big deal, and they can't be found at all, this time, it's also because the people of the whole town have disappeared, so it has attracted attention, and the city guard has another important matter, and there is no time for anyone to investigate, so he threw the case into our academy!"

"Hmph, I think these homeless people deserve it!"

Another voice took over the conversation, it was that Meng Qing'er, she pursed her lips and said: "Around Liuhu City, there is our Baixiang Academy, there are city guards, and the demons don't dare to be presumptuous, but they want to run into the mountains one by one, there are many demons and monsters in the mountains, and we can't reach them, so we will catch them and eat them casually, don't you just bring disaster upon yourself?"

When Meng Zhixue heard this, she didn't rush to answer, her expression was very condensed.

It was a square inch, but he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

"I'm afraid these homeless people didn't go to the mountains voluntarily......"

Long before entering the academy, Fang Cun had been wandering all day long, and he had a deep understanding of all aspects of the world, and he saw some clues.

As Meng Qing'er said, these out-of-town homeless people, if they gather at the edge of Liuhu City, they can indeed receive some protection, no matter how powerful the demons are, they don't dare to come down to Liuhu City to make trouble, at most, they occasionally sneak over to eat one or two people, and they also have to risk being taken down by Mr. Academy or the people below the city guard as credit, and entering the deep mountains is equivalent to sending themselves into the mouth of the tiger.

But is it that simple?

Looking at the surrounding farmland, it can be seen that most of these farmlands are extremely poor, and the weeds are short.

And in the distance, you can see a piece of medicinal fragrance, blowing in the wind.

Fang Cun knew that those were all elixirs and herbs of value, which were important materials for the alchemy of qi refiners.

In this world, there are qi refiners.

And the Qi Refiner, to refine the pill and refine the medicine, a large amount of spiritual grass is needed, but this kind of spiritual grass, unlike ordinary crops, consumes land fertility very much, after planting the spiritual grass once, these farmlands will run out of fertility, and it will not be able to slow down for several years, although there is a clear text on the law of Great Xia, after planting a year of spiritual grass, it cannot be planted again, it must be returned to the people, and used to grow crops.

But the farmland is thin, and after planting crops, it will not be able to harvest grain for a year or two.

The people's rations were not enough, and they had taxes and rents, so they could not eat enough, so they could only go into the mountains to reclaim the famine, and find new land to grow valuable grain.

And the farmland they reclaimed, I am afraid that in a short time, the spiritual grass needed by the qi refiners will be planted, and they will have to leave again.

In such a cycle, these homeless people can't go deeper and deeper into the mountains step by step?

Even if there are many spirits and demons in the mountains, then you have to go.

Just thinking about it, everyone has been far away from Liuhu City, came to a side of the intersection, looked forward, only to see the left front of the reeds swaying, black steaming, and then to the south, but there is a side of the boundless mountain, like a giant beast, crawling on the earth.

Yu Qing said: "Go to the left, it is the Black Water Beach, where the bandits are entrenched, fierce and vicious, let's try to bypass it, so as not to cause more trouble, and from the right, it is Qinghu Mountain, the town we want to check is also in this deep mountain!"

"Blackwater Beach, is that the bandit's den?"

When all the students heard this, they all looked forward and faintly saw a cottage standing among the reeds.

Meng Qing'er sneered: "These demons are becoming more and more fierce, each with its own name, what is the head of the dynasty, the four major helmsmen, the seven protectors, hehe, the dragon and snake are mixed, the black smoke and miasma, not only harboring evil cultivators, but also repeatedly causing trouble, most of the gentry in Liuhu City have suffered their losses, and even some of the businesses of the city guard have been beaten by them, and now even the cottage has been built, demarcated as a boundary, patrolling day and night, and waiting for the idlers to get closer, they will fight and kill, more horizontal than the city guard......"

Fang Cun looked at the black steaming reeds, and seemed to be able to feel the fierce wind, before the Fang family almost ate the loss of the old dynasty of the Sea Swallowing Gang, these so-called people in the rivers and lakes are naturally no strangers, to a certain extent, they are not even just doing evil, they are simply occupying the mountain as the king, the two sides pull up the people, maybe they really dare to fight with the city guard.

In terms of helping the bandits, they have those homeless people who can't eat enough and are willing to serve and gather all people.

As for the means of refining qi, don't underestimate these bandits, there are also many masters in them.

Just like these academy students, after the expiration of the three-year period, there are three existing paths, which are to enter the county sect, enter the county government, or enter the night vigil palace.

But to enter the county sect, you need to be extremely talented and far from the public.

To enter the county government, you need connections and background.

Into the Eternal Night Wasteland, it's too dangerous!

The three don't want to go, so what other choice is there than to escape into the rivers and lakes?

It is precisely because of these reasons, coupled with some people who have been ostracized and can't stay in the court, who have committed something for some reason, who are wanted by Great Xia, or who can't find an opportunity to break through on the righteous path, one by one, most of them have become people in the rivers and lakes......

What evil demons, scattered cultivators, and those who privately teach qi refining methods, all belong to this category.

Chaos, gloomy, fierce, this is the rivers and lakes......

"In the previous life, there was always a dream of rivers and lakes, but this real river and lake is different from what we think......"

When he thought like this in his heart, Fang Cun groaned slightly, and said, "The disappearance of the people in the village, will it have something to do with these bandits?"

Nie Quan on the side listened to Fang Cun's words, suddenly laughed, and said: "Second Prince Fang really doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, these bandits are afraid that they can't eat enough, and they don't cultivate the wasteland, let alone open the Tzu Chi Hall, what are these people doing?"

When everyone heard this, they all smiled awkwardly and turned their heads to look at Fang Cun.

Fang Cun scolded in his heart, but he had to smile and said, "I'm just wondering, will they ...... What kind of demon method do you do to kidnap people?"