It is said that Xue Ding took Meng Juntong all the way to the north, and now the Zhao State occupies almost the entire north, and it is said that after the battle of Yan Zhao, the national strength of the Zhao State has been in danger, but after all, this is the annexation of a former hegemonic country, although the countries often tentatively launch border wars on the border, but they have never moved seriously, and this is undoubtedly an opportunity for Zhao to recuperate and recuperate, and at the same time further absorb the nutrients left by the Yan State.

Two days later, Meng Juntong and Xue Ding had already arrived in the territory of Zhao State.

Xuncheng is a military town on the border between Zhao and Qin, and not far from him is the Bailong Pass, the gateway of Zhao.

Perhaps because of the autumn, there are many fewer merchants from Zhao to Qin, but now the city is extremely deserted.

At present, there is no war between Qin and Zhao, but when the two entered Xuncheng, they still went through some necessary investigations, especially Meng Juntong and Xue Ding, both of whom were armed with weapons, and this investigation was much more detailed.

However, Xue Ding walked the rivers and lakes all the year round, and after making some gold and silver dots, he did not cause any unnecessary trouble.

"Brother Xue, how far is it to go to the Beishan Mine. ”

It was not too early, and the two of them found an inn and prepared to settle down in the city.

Neither of them had horses, so the journey was not very fast. In addition, Meng Juntong came to the world for the first time, and he was quite interested in many world things, and he stopped in several places along the way.

Perhaps because of the fusion of Xue Ying's soul, compared to before, Xue Ding gave people a little less cold and indifferent, and his words were a little more.

"We are now in Xuncheng, the northwest gateway of Zhao Kingdom, we have to enter from here, pass through Zhao Kingdom, and go all the way to the north. It is estimated that if it is faster, it will take another month, and if it is slower, it will take two months. Schröding patiently explained.

Meng Juntong nodded, when she was in Shaohua City before, the high priest of Luoshu had told her that the road in this world needs to be walked step by step, ordinary people, without the art of going to heaven and earth, flying into the air and resisting the wind, may not be able to travel that ten thousand miles in a lifetime,

It takes two months to walk from one place to another casually, and the longevity of ordinary people is only a child, and the longevity is also a hundred years old, so it is not easy to travel far.

The two of them ordered some food casually in the inn, and were ready to go to rest after eating.

There was a sudden commotion outside the inn for some reason, and many people who were eating and drinking in the inn also got up and ran outside to take a look.

Meng Juntong was a lively person, and hurriedly grabbed a diner who was about to run over and asked, "This brother, what's going on outside, what are you all going to see?"

The diner was very impatient, but when he looked up, he saw that he was a little girl who was as beautiful as a fairy, and the impatience on his face disappeared at once, and he explained to Meng Juntong with a smile: "Girl, you don't know, listening to this movement, it is most likely that there is a death fight on the other side of East Street." ”

"Deathmatch, what is that?" Meng Juntong looked puzzled.

The diner seemed to be in a hurry to grab a good spot, and stomped his foot lightly: "This death match is a death match, girl, if you want to join in the fun, you have to hurry, there will be no place after a while." With that, he turned and ran out the door.

Meng Juntong looked at Xue Ding with some puzzlement: "Brother Xue, do you know what a death match is?"

Xue Ding drank all the tea in the cup and explained to Meng Juntong: "The so-called death fight is also called life and death fight, and it is also called gambling fight, which is a form that has been passed down from the Qin State. Unlike street fights because of personal grudges, the two sides of a life and death fight may sometimes even be two people who don't know each other at all.

The two people involved in the fight are each hired by one of the forces to participate in the fight, which can be regarded as an alternative gamble. It's just that the rules of the deathmatch are more bloody, and you have to divide life and death before the gambling contract is over. ”

Meng Juntong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, isn't this a joke with his life.

"Are all the people involved in the death match voluntary?, would anyone really joke with their own lives?" Meng Juntong couldn't believe it, and she confirmed to Xue Ding.

Schröding nodded: "Both sides of the death match signed life and death certificates to their respective employers, either win or die, everything is known to them before they come to power." ”

After speaking, Schröding paused, and then sighed softly: "In fact, what Xiang Ming said that day was not entirely wrong. I don't know where you're from, but in this world, human life is really worthless. ”

Meng Juntong, who was originally full of desire to see the excitement, heard the words Xue Ming, and his mood suddenly dropped.

There is no such thing as a life-and-death dispute in Shaohua City, as if all people are born like brothers.

Even if the three major families compete for the glory of the Shaohua City Lord, it is all fair and fair, and everything is on the bright side.

The winning side will naturally be recognized by the other families, and the other two families will also spare no effort to assist and help the city lord family govern Shaohua City.

But when you enter this world, everything seems to be different.

Meng Juntong stood up: "Brother Xue, I want to go and see this deathmatch." ”

Xue Ding had already taken out the copper coin and settled the account with the shopkeeper: "Let's go." ”

Xue Ding didn't say much, since Meng Juntong wanted to see it, then he went to see it.

The two left the inn and walked directly in the direction of the most crowded, which was undoubtedly the center of the deathmatch.

"I heard that, this time it was Song Yi, the captain of Xuncheng, who had a fight with the old snake Han Jia. ”

"But it's not, this Han family is really domineering, even the people in the army dare to move. ”

"What's wrong with the people in the army, isn't the background of the Han family small? But this Song Yi is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and the Han family has been running in Xuncheng for several generations, which is what he can offend as a captain of the new army. ”

Two passers-by casually talked about the two sides of the gamble.

Meng Juntong turned his head and asked Xue Dingdao, "Brother Xue, is this army captain very big?"

Xue Ding himself used to be the captain of the iron-clad army of Yan State, so he naturally knew more about the military affairs: "The official rank of the captain himself is not high, but in the locality, especially in the military town, it is all in the hands of real power, and some can even mobilize troops below 1,000 people." ”

"So powerful," Meng Juntong looked surprised, he could call a thousand people, it wasn't just a casual talk.

When they were in Yangguan City, it was just a few hundred people who almost let them fold in the Yangguan Taishou Mansion, and many times it was really useless not to mention that there were many people, and many ants could bite the elephant to death, not to mention the brave soldiers in armor and halberds.

"Song Yi," Xue Ding naturally heard the name mentioned by passers-by, and whispered, "I don't know if it's the Song Yi I know." ”

Meng Juntong's ears were sharp, Xue Ding's words fell on her ears, and she immediately asked, "Brother Xue, do you know that Song Yidu Lieutenant?"

Xue Ding shook his head and said: "It may also be the same name and surname, the Song Yi I know is not from Zhao State." ”

"Just go and see, Brother Xue, let's go!" Meng Juntong was a little excited, pulling Xue Ding's arm and drilling into the depths of the crowd.