The two talked a few more gossips with Meng Niangzi, and then walked to the mountain. The weather is getting warmer, and the fields are green, and you can already see farmers working in the fields.

Li Bochen thought for a while and said, "This is really a good place. Mr. Chang, I heard that Zhu Hou did not have a good reputation in the past, but I didn't expect to manage this place in an orderly manner. ”

Chang Qiuwu said: "Yes." Although this place is small, it is well run and is also a foundation. ”

Li Bochen thought to himself that he had only met him once, and he shouldn't say anything like "foundation". Now that he is exporting, he is treating himself as a temptation. He really wanted to hear what they thought of him, but he didn't know how to speak, so he said, "Mr. Chang, there is a question I don't understand very well, and I want to ask for advice." ”

Chang Qiuwu said: "Brother Chen is polite, let's discuss it together." ”

Li Bochen said: "When I came, I passed through many towns and cities, and all I saw were people who were lonely and displaced. The reason why this weather can exist here is because at least there are people who can take care of it. I heard that Linxijun is also known as where everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and there are laws under his rule. ”

"But what if there is a conflict between the inheritance of one land and one land in the future?

Chang Qiuwu smiled and said, "Brother Chen has a point. So, what does Brother Chen think he should do?"

Li Bochen said: "I'm just curious, the Chang family is very popular, how could they stay here and not assist Lin Xijun." ”

Chang Qiuwu glanced at him and said, "Brother Chen's tone also sounds like a strategist. ”

Is he hinting at his identity? Li Bochen pretended not to understand.

Chang Qiuwu turned his back and said, "Linxi Jun Li Shengyi is this person...... Looks like a human king. ”

Li Bochen thought about it for a while, and felt that the latter sentence didn't seem to be a good thing - did it mean that he "looked like the material for being a human king"?

If he is an ordinary person, he should not talk about it here. But he thinks of himself as a Sui who has come to listen to the news, and he should say something more. Sure enough, I heard Chang Qiuwu say: "I actually dealt with Li Shengyi before moving here. That was more than 10 years ago. ”

"He has just started an incident and is weak, but because he is the only Wang surname, there are still many Li Guo's old people who secretly follow him. This kind of thing should be considered in the long run, and it should not be rushed. If you are anxious, not only will you be in trouble, but others will also be in trouble. ”

"At that time, my ancestors and I persuaded Li Shengyi to wait for a solid foundation before calling him a lonely widow. But he insisted on going his own way, and in the second year of the incident, he called himself Linxijun. In this way, even if the five countries don't take him seriously for the time being, they will be suppressed. ”

As a result, he followed his old family...... Alas, many of them survived the national crisis and suffered the scourge of extinction. Since then, we know that this person is not worthy of virtue, so we have avoided Fengzhou. ”

It turns out that Lin Xijun still has such a past. Li Bochen thought about it, and he didn't judge Li Shengyi's character well. More than ten years ago...... Li Shengyi should be the same age as himself, right? If he had to do that because he was young and vigorous, maybe he would regret it now.

He said, "I see." But Linxijun has a reputation over the years, and it seems that he is doing well. ”

Chang Qiuwu glanced at him, with a slight surprise in his eyes, he didn't expect Li Bochen to help Lin Xijun speak. But after thinking about it again, he seemed to understand something, and said, "It does look good." But this is not without a price - the Five Kingdoms have already lost their vitality, and the Demon Kingdom in the north is pressing forward step by step, and after the experience more than ten years ago, everyone is tired. Therefore, he tacitly understood with the garrisons in various parts of the five countries - he ran the western land, and the countries no longer spoke lightly of swordsmen. Speaking of which, at the moment, his relationship with the royal families of the five countries is quite good. ”

Li Bochen really didn't expect this, and couldn't help asking: "Don't the people who follow him have any objections?"

Chang Qiuwu said: "The affairs within the six countries are still human affairs. But the war in the north is a matter of people and demons. Li Shengyi doesn't want to cheapen the Demon Kingdom at this time - with this kind of righteousness, who will have any objections?"

There was a slight mockery in his tone when he spoke, and Li Bochen didn't know if he was dissatisfied with Li Shengyi's approach, or if he felt that Li Shengyi was just selling his reputation.

But at this point, I can finally ask what I want to know. He said, "Oh...... Then Mr. Chang, do you want the descendants of King Li in this world to be more than just Lin Xijun?"

Chang Qiuwu thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, that person is now weak, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to become a climate." ”

Li Bochen immediately said: "Then, what if there is strong support from the outside and such an ordinary foundation inside?"

Chang Qiuwu's eyes flashed. At this time, the two walked to the meadow last night, and he walked a few steps silently, and said in a deep voice: "What kind of reinforcement?"

Li Bochen said: "For example, is it also the surname of the king of the Five Kingdoms?"

Chang Qiuwu walked a few steps slowly and said, "That is naturally promising." ”

Li Bochen sighed and didn't speak again. Somehow, he felt a little disappointed in his heart. After thinking about it, I realized that it was because of Chang Qiuwu's attitude. He apparently thought that he was acting on behalf of Sui Wujiao and asked if the two sides wanted to form an alliance.

Although he is a descendant of King Li, he has lived in the Sui Kingdom for so long and feels that he is half a Sui person. I didn't have much experience of the war of annihilation of the Li State more than ten years ago, so I didn't have any hatred for the Sui State and the Five Kingdoms in my heart.

But Chang Qiuwu and Chang Xiu shouldn't be like this. In that catastrophe, so many people died, and the country hated the family...... Was he really willing to form an alliance with Sui Wuyi? He was sarcastic when he talked about Li Shengyi's "peace" with the Five Kingdoms just now, but his own actions seemed to be no different.

He finally couldn't help but say, "Mr. Chang, I thought you hated the Five Royal Families to the core. ”

Chang Qiuwu smiled: "Heroes should move at the right time, and move according to the situation. If you want to hate alone, it is empty talk. ”

Li Bochen also smiled, but he really didn't know what to say. The Chang family looked down on Lin Xijun, and looking at what he said to himself, "Sui Buxiu", it seems that he does have the meaning of supporting another descendant of King Li. But in this way, it is inevitable that he will fight in the same room in the future, so is he for Li Guo or for personal gain?

Isn't this kind of approach very similar to what Ye Lu wants to do himself? Moreover, he didn't seem to say what the attitude of "the descendant of the king" was, did he think that if he really found himself, he would definitely be obedient?

Last night, Xiaoman said to himself that if you want to protect yourself, it is best to have a foundation. But Li Bochen didn't know whether he should stay here at this time and join the Chang family.

At this time, the two of them crossed the meadow and walked on the road to the mountain. Li Bochen said in his heart, it's okay, these things are not in a hurry, you can go back and discuss with Xiaoman today. Then he said, "Mr. Chang, have you brought dry food?"

Chang Qiuwu was stunned and didn't speak for a long time. Li Bochen thought about it and knew that he should have misunderstood—he was thinking about the meaning of his words. So he smiled, patted the cloth bag tied around his waist, and said, "I brought a few cakes, I don't know if you are used to eating them." ”

Chang Qiuwu reacted and said, "Oh...... I didn't bring it. But it shouldn't take long for us to do it. ”

Li Bochen thought to himself, did he originally just plan to come for a spin? More to talk to himself? He was a little disappointed in his heart, but he only hummed.

After that, the two of them only gossiped. After walking for about an hour, they had entered the deep mountains, and the road was gone. Chang Qiuwu took him up to a mountain ridge, and when he looked from here, he saw that the mountains were reckless and green, and there was mist in the depths, and Jinghu Mountain and Mengjiatun could not be seen.

Chang Qiuwu let out a sigh of relief and said, "Most of the people in Tunli went into the mountains to collect medicine, most of them were around here. ”

He pointed to a cliff in front of him: "The Zhou family should have been carried back there." ”

The first time Li Bochen entered the mountain, he looked around a few more times. On one side of the ridge where he was now was a deep valley. The valley was wide, with a small river at the bottom and a series of peaks on the other side. He frowned and said, "Mr. Chang, does this valley lead all the way to the north?"

Chang Qiuwu said: "It should be." Some of the mountaineers further north in Tunli moved over from this valley. ”

"How long is this valley from here to the north?"

Chang Qiuwu thought for a while: "It's hard to say. But there were thirty or forty miles—and from there there came through this valley. ”

Li Bochen thought about it and his heart jumped. From this place to the northland, there are mountains separated by forty or fifty miles. But if this valley had been winding for thirty or forty miles, wouldn't it have become a natural passage? The northern border of the Li Kingdom was not like the Sui State, and there was no war because of natural dangers, but if this valley had been led all the way to the Beiyuan...... The monster beast may really get by!

He said in a deep voice, "This valley ...... If it was really the demon beast that harmed the Zhou family, I was afraid that it would not be good. ”

Chang Qiuwu was stunned, as if he thought for a while before he understood what he said, and smiled: "Brother Chen is too careful." I have also lived here for more than ten years, and the demon beast army has also attacked in the northern plains for more than ten years, but no demon beast has ever appeared in this mountain, which shows that the mountains and the Yan River in the north can be blocked. ”

Li Bochen shook his head: "I don't think so." Mr. Chang, in the past ten years, the offensive of the Demon Beast Army was actually not particularly fierce. Because they took down the North Plains before, they were seriously injured and wounded, and they should be slowly recuperating. It was only after these two years that the vitality was restored, and it began to move south again. ”

"I'm thinking that this mountain can become a natural danger in the past ten years, firstly, because of what I said, and secondly, because there is a mountain king. But more than ten years ago, there was a great chaos in Li Kingdom, and many living spirit gods also participated in the war, but I am afraid that it will also hurt the vitality. If...... The mountain monarch there is no longer in the north of the Yan River, and the monks of the Demon Kingdom, such as the monks of the Void Transformation and the Heavenly Demon Realm, have destroyed the mountains with their supernatural powers?"

Chang Qiuwu seemed to be startled when he heard what he said, and said, "Is there such a risk?"

Seeing him like this, Li Bochen felt a lot more comfortable, thinking that he still cared about the war in the north, not just thinking about fighting for power. But I sighed again, along the way, I rarely heard Li Guoren say how the demon country was. On the one hand, it is because of the war and chaos, and on the other hand, it is also because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the geographical location is too superior, so I relaxed my vigilance!

He sighed and said, "Mr. Chang may not know much about things in the north. The Northern Plains were still ours twenty years ago, and it was more than ten years ago when the Son of Heaven attacked Li, and the northern army was empty, so they took advantage of the weakness to seize it. ”

Chang Qiuwu said: "I know this. ”

Li Bochen nodded and said, "Although I haven't experienced the great battle in the north back then, I heard that the demon beasts, Rakshasas, and Sumeru people have killed and injured more than 100,000 people in those two or three years. That's why they couldn't afford to continue southward, so we were able to resist in the vicinity of the Immeasurable City and the Wanyou City. But since a few years ago, the people of the Demon Kingdom have attacked again, and this year, Dangtu Mountain in the Sui Realm has finally been lost. I think they are doing it in the Sui Realm, and there is no reason why they should not try to think of a way here. ”

Chang Qiuwu's face became solemn, thought for a while, and said, "I'm ashamed." I really don't know anything about military affairs, thanks to your words today. Brother Chen, then let's go to that cliff and take a good look - I'm afraid I'm going to eat your cake today. ”

Li Bochen smiled and said, "It's easy to say!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped up the cliff. This cliff is actually not very high, only five or six feet, and there is a small path that can be detoured from the side. But Li Bochen wanted to see what Chang Qiuwu's realm was, so he jumped up two zhang high and landed on a stone. The feet did not stop, and a little more, jumped up again. The kung fu of three verticals and two verticals is already standing on the cliff.

At this time, when I looked down again, I saw Chang Qiuwu also swept up like a big bird, and his figure was extremely chic and elegant. Li Bochen said in his heart, this person's realm is definitely not below him, it should already be the dragon and tiger realm. So, is the recessed a spiritual realm?

He just wanted to say "good kung fu", but he heard Chang Qiuwu say: "There is someone over there!?"

There is a dense forest on the cliff, which is now green and can be called luxuriant. When Li Bochen heard this, he hurriedly turned around and looked into the forest behind him, and sure enough, he saw a person sitting under a tree, as if he was asleep.

He was stunned, and said in his heart, could this person be Feng San, who had not returned home in the past few days, as Sun Cha said?

There were large blood stains on the man's face and chest, which had turned dark and brown, and must have dried up for a long time. If it were his own, he would have been a corpse. Li Bochen thought of this, but Chang Qiuwu had already strode over, and said, "Do you have something?!"

When I tried to get the news from him, I was disappointed in him one after another. But now looking at him like this, Li Bochen has a good impression of him again. No matter what this person thinks in terms of the general trend, as an old nobleman of the Li Kingdom and a cultivator of the Dragon and Tiger Realm, it is really rare to be anxious because of an ordinary mountain person.

It's just that maybe Chang Qiuwu hasn't fought with people much, so he is really inexperienced. Seeing a person appear here in this kind of wilderness, even Li Bochen himself had to look at it before he dared to step forward, but he went straight over.

He hurriedly said, "Mr. Chang, be careful!"

Chang Qiuwu had already walked in front of the man at this time, and only after hearing his words did he pause.

But the man who sat under the tree let out a long breath, as if his voice had been hoarse for a long time, and opened his eyes again, tilted his head to the side, and looked straight at the two of them.

It turns out that this man is still alive!