Three mighty men in heavy scaly iron armor walked out and said in unison, "Obey." ”

I have to say that Jiang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Guan, is the cousin of the lord Jiang Fu, and he is also of royal blood.

In the early years, he apprenticed to the father of Hua Luo of the Liuyun Sect, and Hua Luo was a senior brother, and the uncle of the Liuyun Sect.

He was born with a strong force and did not like politics. However, as a royal blood, he had to share it for his cousin.

He left Liuyunzong in the sixth year of the Great Era, and in the following year, he successively served as the commander of the city defense army of Muyuefu, the commander-in-chief of the border passes of the two southwestern countries, and then the commander-in-chief of the border passes of the Nanliu Kingdom, in charge of the national defense of the Nanliu Kingdom.

Because of his conscientiousness, loyalty, and never involvement in politics, Jiang Fu trusted him very much, and was specially named the general of the country and the king of loyalty.

He was in the middle of the three of them, on the left was Lan Cheng, the commander of Bailin Pass, and on the right was Nangong Xiaotian, the commander of Taiyue Fengguan.

After the three of them saluted, they stepped back.

Jiang Fu nodded with satisfaction, and said in a dignified tone again: "Qu Xing'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, orders you to entertain the Eastern Qianguo delegation with the courtesy of a prince. ”

Qu Xing'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked out respectfully and said, "Qu Xing'an obeys the order. ”

Jiang Fu turned his head and said with a smile: "King Changhuai will rest in the hotel for a few days, and when the agreement is ready, the lord of the country will sign the seal with you." ”

Song Jae-wook got up, and he said, "Thank you for the hospitality of the Lord of Nanliu." As the king of a country, the lord of the country must be busy with affairs, so he won't bother much. Visit again another day to ask for a meeting, and retire. ”

Jiang Fu smiled: "Okay, King Changhuai will go slowly." ”

Song Jae-wook left, he was very depressed, he always felt that this matter was not so simple. This Jiang Fu was not only sloppy, but also seemed to have suffered a big loss.

Although it is not difficult not to mobilize troops against the Eastern Empire, and generally these agreements have a term of no more than ten years. What kind of development will he be able to develop into the Nanliu Kingdom in the past ten years? Could it be that he will have the strength to fight the Dongqian Empire?

Song Jae-wook didn't believe it, so he had to leave with doubts.

Jiang Fu saw Song Zaien's figure drifting away, and ordered Qu Xingan and Fang Liangchou to retreat.

And then...... He smiled: "Haha, haha, hum, what a Dongqian, what a Song Zaixu!"

Jiang Che looked a little confused, and said, "Father, why are you so happy? This agreement always feels unfavorable to us!"

Jiang Fu turned his head to look at his outstanding son and said, "Che'er, tell me, why is it unfavorable?"

Jiang Che also stood up, walked to Jiang Fu's side, and said, "Let's start by trading 100,000 stone of grain with the Dongqian Empire every year. If this is really confirmed, within three years, Dongqian will have enough food to attack us again, won't it be digging his own grave?"

Jiang Fu shook his head and vetoed, and said: "You look down on them, as I expected, in October next year, he Song Zaien got 100,000 stone of grain, and he will definitely provoke a war." ”

Jiang Che was shocked and said, "If that's the case, why do you have to respond? This is not a caravan trading grain, but a country to country, and it must not be in arrears." Once it spreads, it will make the people say that we are not keeping our promises, and then people's hearts will be turbulent and it will be difficult to end. ”

Jiang Fu looked into the distance and said, "With the peace agreement in hand, he will be somewhat jealous and will not blatantly use his sword against us." Heh, however, he will instigate Beiling Kingdom to stir up trouble. ”

Jiang Che said: "The most noteworthy thing is the direction of Xiyun Kingdom. It is not allowed that he Dongqian will make a move against the Xiyun Kingdom, and the Xiyun Kingdom will not have the strength to defend against the attack of the Dongqian at that time. ”

Jiang Fu pondered for a while and said, "What you said about you and An Pu last night is not impossible to think about now. Indeed, they should beware of their Shura Hall sneaking in and out of the caravan, or...... The caravan was completely camouflaged by them.

Therefore, you are now fully responsible for this matter, and Ding Nanwei's actions do not need to be consulted by me

Let the Shura Hall Leader remember it for a long time, and let them know that our Nanliu Kingdom is not something they want to come to. ”

"Erchen knows. ”

Jiang Fu immediately said again: "Also, I will write a letter in a while, and you will order someone to send it to the six princes of Xiyun Kingdom immediately, there must be no mistake." ”

Jiang Che said, "Yes." ”

After that, Jiang Che also retreated.

Jiang Fu said secretly: "Hmph, don't think you don't know what your idea is. ”

Three days later, the Southern Ryū and the Eastern Empire signed a trade agreement and promised each other not to provoke war for ten years.

This indicates that the secret confrontation has begun.

And in the past few days, Shen Shifang and the others naturally didn't know the actions of Nanliu and Dongqian. After a few days of walking, they are now showing a bitter face on their faces.

Because... They arrived at the foot of the Black Dead Mountain Range, and were spreading out maps on the official road to study.

"You see, this is one of the Hundred Ghost Villages of the Eighteen Villages of the Black Death Mountain, known as the first of the Eighteen Villages, and its strength is also the strongest. Of course, they are the ones who do the most hurtful things. ”

It was Lian Kongling who spoke.

He has gradually integrated into the team, belonging to the identity of a dog-headed military advisor.

Shen Shifang crossed over each cottage location, and finally stopped at the location of the Hundred Ghost Village, and said, "What is their strength?

Lian Kongling recalled, and after a while, a thin wooden stick in his hand clicked on the map and said: "I haven't been in Nanliu for a long time, but I learned in the rivers and lakes that the owner of the Hundred Ghost Village is called the Ghost King, and his name is Luo Yan.

The grandfather of this family was a dart master, and he learned a good kung fu since he was a child, so he often bullied the weak. Later, due to the decline of his family, he was used to vanity since he was a child, and he couldn't stand poverty, and he couldn't stand the feeling of being on top.

So he recruited a few people from the rivers and lakes to make a name for himself in this Black Dead Mountain, and many people came to join him. So when the manpower was sufficient, he established a hundred ghost villages, and continued to conquer other bandits in the Black Death Mountain.

In the end, he, the number one hundred, really subdued the bandits in the Black Death Mountain, and was crowned the head of the eighteen villages in the Black Death Mountain. The owner of the village is called the ghost king, and his strength is ...... It is estimated that it is about the fifth level of the middle spirit.

But the ninety-nine demons and monsters under his command are not bad, everyone has opened the dantian, the low one has a heavy spiritual sense, and the high one has the middle spirit. ”

After listening to Lian Kongling's explanation, Shen Shifang felt that this Luo Yan's experience was somewhat similar to someone's, and he relied on harming heaven and reason to establish power.

The difference is that this Luo Yan's achievements are not as big as those of the Lie Qilin, and his strength is far from the latter.

After all, the Lie Qilin broke through the door between the sects. He said that he was just beating up those bandits who did not enter the stream, and it was not worth mentioning.

Shen Shifang said: "Although the Hundred Ghost Villages are the most powerful among the eighteen villages, there must be a cottage that disobeys him, right?"

Lian Kongling nodded and said, "Not bad, and there are quite a few." After all, Luo Yan stepped on the corpse of other bandits to the top of the eighteen villages, how could he have no enemies? ”

Shen Shifang thought and didn't speak.

Hua whispered that urgency showed up again at this moment, and said: "Otherwise, if you change your mask, or the acupuncture points are disguised, you can still be afraid that someone will recognize you?"

Situ Jie also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's okay if you don't change the route." ”

Shen Shifang and Xiao Yang looked at each other and smiled, and the former said, "You girl, why is your head not bright this time?"

Situ Jie flattened his mouth and muttered, "I'm not you, I need to think about these things all day long." ”

Shen Shifang said with a smile: "Let's talk about the disguise first! Xiao Yang and I both have great feelings, the mask is used for emergencies, in case you often show your face and be known, both are the same person."

Speaking of the acupuncture points that change their appearance, I already felt the resistance of the body's true qi at that time, and it was extremely easy to be counterattacked, and even made your cultivation not go down.

After all, if the acupuncture points have been sealed for a long time, it is inevitable that other unclear conditions will occur. Therefore, I have to think about when I will meet Master Changeling to solve the confusion in my heart. ”

Hua whispered disdainfully: "Ha, then why don't you change your path?"

Shen Shifang smiled and didn't answer the question, the thoughts in his head were elsewhere.

Seeing this, Hua Qingyu once again felt the feeling of being scorned, and said angrily: "You elm pimple, are we in the same group, why are you so secretive about us?"

Shen Shifang stretched his waist, sighed to the sky, and said, "What is the purpose of our trip?"

Hua whispered: "Find that nine-life order." ”

Shen Shifang continued to ask, "What else?"

"Experience. ”

This is what Situ Jie answered.

Shen Shifang nodded and said, "Our trip is an experience, one is to find the Nine Lives Order and smash the ambitions of the world, so that this river and lake can reduce killings."

Second, it is to do some modest efforts for our world, the way of chivalry, and the righteousness of the way. By the way, you can also exercise yourself, the so-called self-cultivation.

Third, it is a private matter between me and Xiao Yang, which has nothing to do with you. Once you embark on a circle of experience, those who should return to the Liuyun Sect will go back to the Liuyun Sect, and those who should return to the Treasure Casting Treasure Garden, I will also send them all the way. ”

When the words fell, the atmosphere felt a little wrong, except for Shen Shifang and Xiao Yang, the faces of the remaining three people were a little not good-looking.

Lian Kongling said solemnly: "I said Shifang, you don't mean that the three of us are in a group! What are you talking about? You don't want to go to be happy alone, anyway, I will follow you, such exciting rivers and lakes are what I want the most." ”

Situ Jie also nodded again and again, looked at Shen Shifang's handsome and extraordinary face gently, and said, "How can you go back on your word if you say that you will work together?" I believe that if something happens to any of us, you will definitely not sit idly by, right?"

Hua whispered not so sensational, and said: "I can't see you the most, just share the joys and sorrows." ”

Shen Shifang was a little moved by what they said, and his nose was almost sore, he touched his nose and said, "Okay, I can't help you, let's discuss it first, how to solve the current situation, right?"

Lian Kongling pouted and said, "Don't pretend, I know you have a plan, say it!"

Shen Shifang smiled and said, "You are amazing, this can't escape your eyes." I think so, we don't have enough manpower to defeat this gang of thieves from the Hundred Ghost Village.

It is also risky to change the route, and there are thieves on the other side of Black Death Mountain. After Wuzifengzhai was dismissed, there must be other bandits occupying the magpie's nest. And it takes a few more days to travel, which is not cost-effective.

On this road, there must be people from Baigui Village watching, and once there are people passing by, they will definitely not escape. Therefore, we have to rise to the challenge, really go through the experience, and solve a problem for the people who have passed by. ”

Lian Kongling rubbed his hands, very interested in Shen Shifang's strategy, and said, "How to do it?"

Shen Shifang's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he said, "Borrow a knife to kill." ”

Situ Jie felt Shen Shifang's chill, first slightly frightened, and then pulled the corner of Shen Shifang's clothes.

The latter reacted, withdrew the murderous aura on his body, and said, "I'm sorry, I just thought of something, I should suppress the anger in my heart." ”

Even Kong Ling didn't care, he put one hand on Xiao Yang's shoulder and said, "Whose knife did you borrow?"

Shen Shifang heard the sound of approaching horses' hooves, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and said, "It's here." ”