The desert Gobi that stretches for thousands of miles in Guangxin Prefecture has layers of cliffs of the flaming mountains cut by axes and knives, as well as the boundless wilderness with yellow grass and rare trees, and the clear sea that is endless and like a mirror in the wasteland. In the distance of these seas, there must be the high cliffs and towering snow-capped mountains.

Ordinary people in the wasteland like to call the most towering and majestic snow-capped mountains in a place a sacred mountain. On top of these sacred mountains, there are often heavy floors and rows of immortal mansions, which are not close to people, but enjoy the incense of the world.

Compared with the vast wasteland of the Gobi, those sparse villages and people seem to be very lonely, like outcasts in the vast world, if you don't get closer and take a closer look, you don't know that there are still people here.

And those Taoist sects on the mountains that are in charge of the life and death of living beings in a place and have been indoctrinated in sequence are even more in the secret realm of the mountains; most mortals, if they can't withstand the hardship of walking for hundreds of miles, they won't have the opportunity to see them at all.

The North Wilderness City extends from the east coast of Xuanhuang Tianxia to the west, to the northwest wasteland bordering the Youyuan and Liaoyuan, turns to the south, and then crosses the entire Guangxin Prefecture, and the city head reaches the west coast. Therefore, this section of the Great Wall, which guards the entire world from being invaded by madmen on a large scale, is strictly speaking, in fact, divided into the northern city and the western city. The northern city stretches thousands of miles from east to west, while the western city crosses a longer boundary than the northern city. It's just that there are many towering snow-capped mountains in Guangxin Prefecture in the west, and ordinary people can't climb to the top. Therefore, the route of the city wall is also very exquisite, and the places that pass through are mostly connected with the same mountain veins. On those steep cliffs and snow-covered mountains for thousands of years, only in the reach of manpower, some military stations and beacon towers that can echo each other can be built at intervals, and there is no need to build cities.

Therefore, although the western city is wider and spans larger, the total length of the real city wall is only half of that of the northern city. In the bitter and cold land of the Western Wilderness, the products are scarce and the supply is difficult, so the garrison of the West City is not even one-third of the North City.

Therefore, the entire Great Wall, which is dominated by the Northern City, has always been called the Northern Wilderness City. And those mad barbarians with amazing physique and outstanding combat power also live in the northern wilderness with fertile water and grass. In the desert wilderness to the west, the distribution of madman tribes is extremely scarce.

It is precisely because of this kind of barren land that they hate each other, so the madmen of the desert will not bother to unite the tribes everywhere and attack Guangxin Prefecture, which is not much different from their own situation. And Guangxin Prefecture, which has accepted the Taoism and education, whether it is the sect on the mountain or the soldiers of the Northern Wilderness City, does not believe that his family business, which is ashamed to show people, and the sparse population, will be worthy of the attention of the madman who is good at large-scale slaughter.

Therefore, the border city defense in the west is better than nothing.

Large-scale invasions and massacres have never been seen in thousands of years, but the smuggling of a handful of madmen to disturb the territory, and even looting and slaughtering entire border villages, have occurred from time to time. This kind of thing is mostly done by a small group of crazy people who are forced to live. And most of the people who suffered misfortune were prisoners and homeless people with four walls and no long things.

Normal people, but with a little bit of ability, who would want to live in the most desolate and dangerous border place?

The soldiers and the local sect forces have a tacit understanding that has been running in with each other for thousands of years. Anyway, no matter who takes a nap and takes precautions to take a chance, it doesn't matter, turn around and greet each other, and if they can chase and intercept the intruders in time, they will be annihilated in one fell swoop. It's too late, and it doesn't matter, organize a group of people, have soldiers riding armor, monks on the mountain who are skilled in martial arts, plus local warriors, to go to the tribes in the western desert that are close to the becometh to fight a grass valley, cut off some heads with madmen's faces, and come back to do errands.

In this way, not only the local people have nothing to say, but the soldiers of the Northern Wilderness City and the Shangzong of Hongmeng Mountain are indispensable to commend their respective subordinates. As for the materials to be rewarded, they vary according to the number of military exploits, and in any case, each other can live a long or short period of nourishment.

Crazy people invade the realm, and the death of so many ants is not all bad. If there are no accidents like this, for the Taoist soldiers in the bitter cold and barren land, it is really impossible to live.

As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, how can you not get your feet wet. these

If you take too many negligent naps, intentionally or unintentionally, you will also get used to it. Over the years, there have often been some quite powerful madman tribes, feeling that there is an opportunity to take advantage of, from time to time will organize a small group of people and horses to quietly cross the border, but will not rashly attack in the border land without oil and water, but all the way to endure and hibernate, spend ten and a half months of effort, sneak hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles, and quietly touch the relatively rich hinterland of Guangxin Prefecture.

Their goal is no longer sparsely populated villages, but relatively prosperous cities and towns.

This kind of madman barbarian who has penetrated thousands of miles deep may be the memory of thousands of years of fighting with humans for generations, and once he makes a move, he must strike a blow. Before making a move, scouts with sharp eyes and a keen sense of smell will be dispatched to patiently explore the road and survey the terrain, and even investigate the population size of the target town, the amount of property, the main wealthy families in the city, and the location of the granary arsenal.

Once these barbarians conquer a city, they never love war, nor are they greedy for more than they want. Come lightly, go lightly, and the dragon will not see the head but the tail. It's just that what they took away was definitely rare items that were very scarce in the western wasteland, and they could be exchanged for a considerable amount of wealth.

At this time, in a deep ravine of Rita Mountain in the central part of Guangxin Prefecture, there was a strange human being of unknown origin. It was getting late, and the group of "people" were sitting or standing idly, scattered in a clearing in the woods, and were eating.

The so-called meal, that is a rare horror in the world, the so-called Ru Mao drinking blood, but that's it. I saw that these giants, who were two or three feet tall and had a burly body, used the scimitar with a strange form and a sharp edge to cut off large pieces of fresh flesh and blood from two wild yaks hunted from nowhere, stuffed them directly into their mouths, tore and devoured them, and ate their mouths full of blood, with relish.

In the bitter cold wind of the high mountain and snowy mountains, most of the people were naked, and they seemed to be not afraid of the cold at all. Looking at the chest, abdomen, hands and feet of those giants, you can see the thick brown body hair everywhere. Even if you see that bronze face with some human polish, no one feels that these creatures can be regarded as humans.

In terms of "people", there are about 20 people in this group, all of whom are men. Although it is not my race, there is no need to argue about the gender, and it can be seen at a glance by looking at the majestic body that does not have half of the shame.

Although there are only about 20 people, looking at the size of the bone shelf, the original body is probably no less than a thousand catties of wild yaks, and there is not much left.

A man with a rock-like face sits in the middle of the woodland. Unlike the other giants who were gobbling it up, this man sitting on the ground was obviously full, and the blood on his hands and face had already been wiped clean.

The madman barbarian shares the prey, and the most tender and tasty parts of the prey are dedicated to the first to eat.

This madman went thousands of miles away from the Guangxin Prefecture region, and when he came here, he still had nothing to lose. And he even had to hide in the mountainside ravine of a snowy peak, and feed on the wild beasts hunted there, this time the teacher was unfavorable, it can be imagined.

But the leader refused to give up, and went further east, in the words of his constant agitation of his subordinates. This road has already been frightened, only by day and night, continue to the east, it is possible to avoid the interception of those Xuanhuang villains.

Anyway, in this season, the northwest land, the days are short and the nights are long, which is more suitable for them to act.

Those soldiers and petite Taoist martial artists look vulnerable, but when they really fight the enemy, the madmen and barbarians have always been defeated. They have always been afraid of it. The reason why they dare to go into the hinterland of Guangxin Prefecture to beg for a life is that they are fighting for those Taoists who come and go high and have strange methods, and the martial artists whose physique is as invulnerable as steel, after all, there are very few. As long as you can escape the interception and pursuit of the soldiers and cavalry, you will still have a lot to do in the sparsely populated Guangxin Prefecture.

The construction site of Bailing Villa, which is in full swing in the west of Luoma City, has begun to take shape in all lanes, and even one of the small but extremely ingenious exquisite houses has been completed. At this time, the house is there

In the quiet and elegant back garden, the lights are bright, and there is a middle-aged white-clothed Taoist who walks leisurely, as if admiring the pavilions and scenes of the new courtyard, and as if waiting for someone.

A long red rainbow with golden light pierced the night sky and fell into the garden. In front of the white-clothed Taoist, there was an extra middle-aged man with luxurious clothes and graceful demeanor. The man was dressed in a red robe of Shu brocade, and the rest of the Xuan Ang was the lord of Lotus Mountain, Yu Taixing, who belonged to the Xuanzhen Guanxia Sect.

Needless to say, that white-clothed Taoist is the Nine Eyes Peak Mountain Lord Zhang Taixuan.

Zhang Taixuan smiled at Yan Yan, and hurriedly greeted this senior brother who had returned from a long journey, and then made a gesture of invitation, guiding him to the inconspicuous pavilion in the courtyard.

In fact, as soon as Yu Taixing landed, after greeting his junior brother, he habitually looked left and right. The small courtyard was not big, and the red-robed man soon found a cup of exquisite tea set in the small pavilion. There was already a young maid in the pavilion who was quick with her hands and feet, so she boiled water on a charcoal stove.

The two sat opposite each other at the stone table in the pavilion, and Zhang Taixuan smiled and said, "Senior Brother Yu has traveled thousands of miles this time, and it has been hard. ”

Yu Taixing changed the gentleness and elegance of tasting tea in the past, and after pouring a few cups of water like a cow, his brows furrowed slightly. It's not the tea made by Xiao Tairou herself, and sure enough, the taste and taste are so meaningless. It's just that the brocade-robed Taoist who was hearty by nature was immediately relieved and regained his lofty posture, but he smiled and began to scold his mother: "Those thin hills in the west are really stunned young people who refuse to open their heads even if they pierce their heads. It's just that when you talk about yellow and white things, you haven't seen the brilliance in your eyes. ”

Yu Taixing pointed to the full moon in the sky above his head, and sighed mournfully, "I have to fight with that." A little bit of petty profit, not to mention making ghosts grind, let the gods pick up dung. If the entire Guangxin Prefecture is like this, once the western trade road is opened, what will be carried to this Luoma City day and night, but not the gold and silver mountains? ”

Faced with the sigh of the senior brother who seemed to be off topic, but in fact had already clearly stated the result of this trip, Zhang Taixuanyun was light and said with a smile: "With such a bold handwriting as senior brother, it is naturally a piece of cake to contact those small sects in the west. I don't know what the situation is on Senior Sister Xiao's side, can I communicate with you on the way?"

Yu Taixing's face suddenly softened, and she said with a smile: "She is just the same as a bad person, she has been cultivating for a hundred years, and the arrogance of a female martial artist has not diminished." Once you go out to do business, you never want to take the initiative to give a message halfway. It's just that I think about the few sects in the central part of the country, although they are still very poor compared to Xiqiao Mountain, but in Guangxin Prefecture, where birds don't, after all, they are still some facades, and the progress may be slower, and the requirements may be more. So on the way back, I deliberately took a detour, and without wasting much effort, I found traces of the barbarians in a big mountain in the middle. It must not be difficult to get them into the east smoothly. But you here, how to force those people to flee west, without any traces and no handles, it takes a lot of thought. ”

Zhang Taixuan nodded lightly, "This, I have already arranged, the six assassins of the twelve-story floor before are actually just a wayfinding stone in themselves, and they are also a trick to stabilize people's hearts." They thought that by killing people in such a clumsy way, they would be able to evade tracking. That's fine, wait for the bloody murderous aura that runs through the Gobi for thousands of miles, surging in, and the strange and unpredictable twelve-story building here, even if Hu Jiu has a back hand and hidden backup, it is also a certain death. ”

Yu Taixing was a little worried, rubbed his temples and said: "If you do this, will you force someone to be in a hurry, break the jar, and fight to form a grudge with the Twelfth Building, and you have to find out?"

Zhang Taixuan put his head on his hands and said with a relaxed expression: "The so-called so-called of the Twelfth Floor, although it is not ashamed of the Taoist decency, has always had a tacit understanding of the mutual benefit of both sides. If that master really dares to tear his face and get to the bottom of it, he will fall into the handle of the upright sect and the thief who is not tied to the boat, which will help us a lot. A lot of things that would have been nerve-wracking are just a matter of course, isn't it beautiful. ”