Everything went as Xiao Tianhe had planned, allowing Ao Jianwei to go into battle, feigning to break through the ice from the bottom of the river to scare off the enemy, and it seemed that it did not arouse suspicion. At this time, the three of them were talking enthusiastically about the "Ice River Hidden Demon" as they walked!

"I'm really glad that the uncle smashed a big hole in the ice and annoyed the demon clan sleeping below. In this way, it is worth it for us to be injured by the ice crystals!" Sun Hailiang rejoiced.

"Yes, it was because it wasn't us who caused the trouble that the demon clan didn't embarrass us in the end. Lu Xiaoyan was extremely excited, "It's the first time I've seen the demon clan, holding a long knife, majestic, standing up to the sky and the earth, I am the only one, it's really domineering!"

Liao Qifeng touched his chin and was slightly puzzled: "This can be regarded as the hinterland of the demon clan, even if there are immortal cultivators scattering wild, how can there still be a demon clan? The timing of the appearance of the demon clan is too coincidental, a moment later, I'm afraid I'm going to die!"

Sun Hailiang looked at him: "Brother Liao, do you mean that the demon clan is in a group with us, and they specially appeared to save our lives?"

"Then you have to ask her......" Liao Qifeng looked back at the woman who was silently following at the end, and asked loudly, "Hey, that girl, do you know the red-haired demon clan just now?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head softly.

"How is that possible...... If she knows the demon clan, and still needs our help? I think we and the demon clan met purely by chance, and you think too much. Sun Hailiang patted Liao Qifeng on the shoulder.

Liao Qifeng's gaze fell on the package that the woman was still clinging to, and asked again: "What is in your baggage?

"Nothing, just some money. The woman replied vaguely.

Liao Qifeng sneered: "Just a little money is worth your life to protect? You almost lost your life for you just now, and you still refuse to tell the truth! Damn!" After saying that, he turned his head away and ignored the woman.

Lu Xiaoyan suddenly said to the woman: "You said that your package is full of money?" His eyes were staring closely at the bulging baggage, as if he had seen all kinds of delicious delicacies and delicious snacks, and his saliva was about to flow out.

The greedy gaze was a greedy look in the woman's eyes, and she subconsciously hugged the package tighter, and asked vigilantly, "What are you going to do?"

Seeing this, Xiao Tianhe hurriedly came out to play a round and explained to the woman: "Sister, don't get me wrong, we are on the road with beads, but I didn't expect that the money village that came all the way here could not redeem the money, this little brother is not a bad person, but he is a little greedy, and he has seen a lot of delicacies in the towns he passes through, but he suffers from no money to enjoy, and he is really suffocated." As soon as I heard that you had cash, I lost my temper. ”

"I left this money to me from my deceased husband, and I won't give it to anyone!" the woman said.

"Okay, okay, I didn't say I have to ask for your money, it's really boring!" Lu Xiaoyan turned around dissatisfied.

"The eldest sister's day mourns and changes. Xiao Tianhe arched his hand and said, "Then we will hurry first, and there will be a period later." ”

"Hey, wait a minute!" the woman hurriedly shouted, her face flushed as she seemed embarrassed to speak.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Xiao Tianhe comforted her.

The woman took a deep breath to ease her nervousness, and then said slowly, "Can you take me on the road with you?"

Before Xiao Tianhe could answer, Liao Qifeng looked back and refused: "No, no, it's not a relative, I don't know each other, how can I go with me casually?"

Sun Hailiang also said: "There are four of us, and it is inconvenient to take you and a woman." ”

The woman hurriedly waved her hand: "It's okay, I'll follow you behind, whether it's okay or stop, you are free, I will never drag you down!"

Xiao Tianhe was puzzled: "Eldest sister, you don't even know where we're going, so you dare to go with us? Don't you have a place to go? Aren't you afraid that we will hurt you?"

The woman forced out a smile: "I saw that you were heading southwest along the river, and my destination happened to be in that direction, and when you saw me, you were just chased back by those wicked people." Although I don't know your identity, I now believe that you are all good people, and with so many of you, I don't think there will be any wicked people who dare to bully me. Please!" With that, the woman bowed deeply to the four.

"You believe us, we don't believe you yet!" Liao Qifeng was still annoyed by what had happened before.

The woman hesitated for a moment, and finally confided her true words: "Okay! Those three people just now wanted to rob one of my deceased husband's relics. It was a strange drawing, and I don't know exactly what it was drawing. My deceased husband entrusted him to me before he died, so even if I fought for my life, I would not let it be taken away by the wicked. As she spoke, the woman's eyes turned red, and tears rolled in her eyes, but they didn't fall in the end.

"Uh......" Liao Qifeng scratched his head, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"What do you call the eldest sister?" Xiao Tianhe asked.

"My surname is Zhan, and my name is Hongyue. ”

"Miss Zhan, if you can, can you lend me a look at that strange picture?"

Zhan Hongyue nodded and said, "Since it has been said, there is nothing to hide." But I don't think you understand it. She crouched down and opened the bag, which was filled with old men's clothes. The woman gradually shook off her clothes, as if she wasn't sure where the strange picture was hidden. Finally, a palm-sized square slab slipped out of a sackcloth corset. "Well, this is it. Zhan Hongyue said.

Xiao Tianhe picked up the stone slab, and several other people also approached to observe it carefully.

The slate is ochre-red in color, and the texture seems to be particularly hard, and the surface is very smooth, with six dots of candle-thickness engraved on them, and the pits are painted with vermilion lacquer. Four of the dots are lined up horizontally, and there are two points in between

Located in the middle of the top and bottom, the distance between the points is approximately the same. Turning over the slate, there was nothing on the other side.

"Just these few red dots?" Liao Qifeng asked in surprise.

"Yes. ”

"What kind of thing is this drawing?" Sun Hailiang said, "It's really a strange picture." ”

Zhan Hongyue sighed: "The deceased husband didn't say what kind of picture this was, what was the use, only said that it was good to keep it." Ever since I took over, there have been all sorts of unknown people trying to snatch it and hurt my life. So, I named it 'Cursed Slate' myself. Look at that weird ochre color, how uncomfortable it looks. If it weren't for my dead husband, I would have thrown it away a long time ago!"

Xiao Tianhe couldn't see the reason for turning the slate over, so he had to return it to Zhan Hongyue: "Since many people want it, it should be a very precious slate." There are probably many people who know the mysteries, so you should be careful. ”

"I really don't understand, what's there to grab just these six broken points!" Liao Qifeng pouted, "Besides, it's not even a picture, just glance at it and easily remember it, those people don't hesitate to kill people for this thing?"

Zhan Hongyue carefully put away the slate again, and after bunching up the baggage, she asked again, "Can you take me on the road now?"

"It doesn't matter. One more person and one less person are gone. Liao Qifeng put his arm behind his head and took a step.

"That...... Sister Zhan, do you really have no cash?" Lu Xiaoyan leaned in and asked in a low voice.

Zhan Hongyue looked at his expectant eyes and smiled awkwardly: "Little brother, I've been running for my life, how can I be in the mood to hurry with money? These old clothes of the deceased husband are my last 'belongings'!"

"Well, that's right. You suffered. Lu Xiaoyan sighed regretfully and caught up with the person in front.

"You don't have to be behind, just walk along. Xiao Tianhe said to Zhan Hongyue.

Zhan Hongyue nodded and walked side by side with Xiao Tianhe.

After that, in response to Xiao Tianhe's strength in the battle on the glacier that was completely inconsistent with his one-yuan realm, Liao Qifeng and Sun Hailiang asked a series of questions. There were also doubts about the black magic knife.

Xiao Tianhe was in a hurry and put the reason on the fake "Golden Phoenix Chaoyang Dagger". After hearing his explanation, Liao and Sun were really envious. The fake of the Lingbao-level magic weapon, the grade has dropped to the Huabao level, and its amplification effect can be so significant, from the one-yuan level to the three-talent level, but it has crossed two levels!

"It's worthy of the 'Golden Phoenix Chaoyang Dagger' of the five great spirit birds! Even its fakes are so powerful!" Liao Qifeng smacked his lips in admiration. In fact, whether a fake is good or not has nothing to do with the real thing.

"Then it's because of the magic weapon? You don't look at who forged it. Sun Hailiang attributed the reason to Marshal Xin's superb strength and good casting skills.

As for the Split Sky Knife, he casually lied that it was due to the damage of the Huangyan Knife, so he had to ask his friend for a broken knife for self-defense on the road. Anyway, the Sky Splitting Knife didn't look like a powerful divine blade, so Liao Qifeng didn't continue to ask. In this way, Xiao Tianhe barely passed the test in a fool's way.

Because there was one more member of the team, it was still a woman, and unconsciously, the speed of everyone's journey slowed down a lot. Zhan Hongyue proposed to avoid the state city and the main road so as not to be recognized again and be hunted down. Everyone agreed, and they had planned to take the trail anyway.

After a few days of travel, Zhan Hongyue gradually became familiar with these people, her depression gradually eased, she talked more, and laughed more. Among the four men, Zhan Hongyue especially likes to talk to Xiao Tianhe and Lu Xiaoyan, perhaps because Xiao Tianhe has always had a good attitude towards her. As for Lu Xiaoyan, his personality is like a child who has not grown up, and Zhan Hongyue's tone when she talks to him is like a gentle big sister.

It's just a little strange that Zhan Hongyue has never said where she is going. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the camp he was deployed, one day, Xiao Tianhe finally couldn't help but ask about it.

Zhan Hongyue didn't answer, but smiled faintly and said to everyone: "If I'm not mistaken, you were transferred from the Feiyun District to the Demon Eight Kings Camp, right?"

"That's right, how do you know?" Sun Hailiang said in surprise.

"The four of you have beads but can't redeem the money, I think most of them came from the direction of Feiyun District. And you are not merchants, because merchants do not make the low-level mistake of 'not being able to redeem cash'. Judging from the sturdy bodies of these two big brothers, I guess you should be from the military. Feiyun District is a famous Ascension District, and this One-Yuan Sword Demon Xiao Gongzi should be the Ascendant of the Demon Clan's reappearance, plus I occasionally hear you mention the word 'Xinwangying', so I'm even more sure. You traveled a long way to the southwest and didn't bring much luggage, so I guess you should have accompanied Xiao Gongzi, who had just finished participating in the Lower-level Cultivator Evaluation Competition, to the Eight Kings Camp. Am I right?" said Zhan Hongyue.

"Papapa", Lu Xiaoyan took the lead in applauding and exclaimed: "Sister Hongyue, you guessed right, it's amazing!"

"Well, as it happens, my destination is exactly the same as yours. "Zhan Hongyue Road.

Lu Xiaoyan was surprised: "You also go to the Eight Kings Camp?" should you...... Are you going to sign up for the army?"

"Where, you misunderstood, what am I doing as a widow joining the army? The place I want to go to is the Eight Kings City, and I have a distant sister there, so I went to join it. Zhan Hongyue explained.

Lu Xiaoyan nodded: "That's really a coincidence." For the rest of the journey, we can still walk together. ”

"Hmm!" Zhan Hongyue smiled softly.

Xiao Tianhe suddenly asked Liao Qifeng: "Speaking of joining the army, it seems that there is no choice when I progress step by step, how can I still sign up for the army?

"Of course not, the military is not about men, women and children

Everyone takes it. How many people are there in the whole demon world, if the whole people join the army, they can't afford it alone...... So the army is merit-based. You are a soarer, and there is no need to talk about qualifications or anything, so you don't need to sign up and deploy directly. ”

"Uh...... Then can I choose not to join the army?" Xiao Tianhe prefers freedom.

Sun Hailiang answered: "If you explain it to Marshal Xin in advance, you should be able to discuss." But now that the appointment has been issued, there is no way to do it. But you're stupid, others can't join the army even if they can't join it, and you still want to retreat?"

"What is there to fight about being governed by others?" Xiao Tianhe couldn't understand, "Is it just for that little bit of money?"

Liao Qifeng replied: "The people who are accommodated in the army can be called the elite of demon cultivators, and the most valuable resources of Xiuzhen are concentrated in the army, the emperor is in charge of the marshal, and there are generals under each marshal, and the generals are in charge of the armies of each camp, you should know this ruling pattern, right? ”

Sun Hailiang added: "Also, in fact, it is much faster to accumulate wealth by relying on the army than not joining the army, except, of course, those shrewd businessmen. However, it is harder and more troublesome for them to make money, and in contrast, the army is more convenient, more stable, and more durable. In addition, only the army has the strength to fight the demon clan, at least it is much safer than going it alone. ”

"Are the demons at war with the demons?" Xiao Tianhe asked.

"There have been large-scale battles, and skirmishes have never stopped. After all, the demon race and the human race are opposites. Only after joining the army can you have the opportunity to set foot on the battlefield of demon extermination, and the benefits of fighting with the demon clan are too many, not only can you obtain meritorious services and quickly improve your status, but you can also hunt demon spirit orbs, either sell them for money or cast treasures, how can you make a lot of money! So, you can work hard in the army with peace of mind!haha!" Liao Qifeng patted Xiao Tianhe's shoulder and laughed.

Even Zhan Hongyue persuaded: "The two eldest brothers are right. Xiao Gongzi, you can't waste such a unique advantage, I want to join the army, but the army will definitely not accept me, I went to the Eight Kings City to send people under the fence in desperation, alas, my life is hard!"

"That's it......" Xiao Tianhe scratched his head, he still didn't want to go to the army in his heart. He didn't care much about any of the resources, merits, status, and demon spirit orbs. Instead of obeying others in the army, it is better to walk the rivers and lakes freely alone, and you can also enjoy the fertile land of Yuyu Realm. It can be said that what Xiao Tianhe is most afraid of is the word "bondage".

Liao Qifeng grabbed Xiao Tianhe and said with a smile: "Besides, you are not willing to leave us, are you?

"Okay!" Xiao Tianhe echoed and smiled.

"Then again, why is the name of the camp so ugly...... Eight Wang Camp, at first glance it sounds like 'Wang Eight Camp'......" Lu Xiaoyan shook his head and sighed.

Liao Qifeng gave him a burst of chest: "We have to stay there for a long time, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhan Hongyue said with a smile: "Xiaoyan, you don't know anything. The name of 'Eight Kings Camp' is taken from the 'Eight Kings City', and there are allusions to the 'Eight Kings City'.

Legend has it that in ancient times, eight orphans were adopted by the same kind-hearted couple, and the eight children were of the same age. It was a happy big family, but it was destroyed by a sudden war. When disaster strikes, the couple hastily hides their eight children in the cellar, but they can't escape and are brutally chopped into pieces.

The children hiding in the cellar saw everything through the cracks, and were so frightened that they did not even dare to come out of the atmosphere, until the wicked man had left. The children collected the corpses of their 'parents' and set up graves for them. With the loss of their parents, the eight poor children were orphaned again, and they had no one to support them, so they had to go their separate ways after crying, and they lost contact with each other.

After a few years, the scene of the division of the heroes finally eased, and there were only eight emperors left in the world, but the days of peace were still far away, because the strength of these eight emperors was too close to unify the world in a short period of time. For the sake of the people, the eight emperors agreed that they would no longer use the army, and only compete with their personal strength, with the winner being the king and the loser being the prime minister, ending the war and benefiting the people.

The date and venue were set, and the eight emperors did not bring any retinues, and all went alone. It wasn't until they met that the eight found out that they were the eight poor orphans back then. When brothers and sisters meet, where is there still hostility? The eight hugged each other one after another, crying for joy at the hard-won reunion. They each took out the fragments of the eight jade rings that their "parents" handed over to them before they died, and put them together again into a circle.

Since then, the war between the eight kings has stopped, the world is unified, and the eight brothers are jointly in charge. Because the eight people were named Qi, Ying, Lin, Qi, Kun, Yan, Wan, and Ju, the descendants combined the beauty of the reunion of the broken jade, and added oblique jade to each of their names, becoming Qi, Ying, Lin, Qi, Kun, Yan, Wan, and Ju. Later, these eight characters gradually evolved into the eight kinds of beautiful jade we see today. In order to commemorate this event, a castle was built at the place where the eight emperors reunited, and it was named 'Eight Kings City'. This is the origin of the name of the Eight Kings Castle. Zhan Hongyue's gentle and gentle narration fascinated several people.

"Brothers reunited, the war has subsided, the world is united, it turns out that the Eight Kings City has such a beautiful meaning!" Lu Xiaoyan grinned, "I think I've started to like that place!"

Sun Hailiang also exclaimed: "Linking the name of the Eight Kings with the clue of the reunion - the jade ring, which happens to correspond to the eight kinds of beautiful jade, tsk, although I know that the story should not be true, I have to say that the person who made up the story is really attentive." ”

"Exactly. If the story is good, it will last for a long time. "Zhan Hongyue Road.

"But there's more to the story than that. Xiao Tianhe smiled slightly, "I don't know if you have noticed, the names of the eight emperors in the story happen to be eight strokes!"

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