Jianzhou is mountainous, this is Li Mu's reaction at the first glance when he stepped into Jianzhou. The mountains in Jianzhou are different from the mountains that Li Mu has seen in the south of Shengzhou. The mountains here really made Li Mu feel the meaning of the four words "high mountains".

The mountains and the sky are high, and the clouds are all together.

Shen Li told Li Mu that the entire state capital of Jianzhou is such a mountainous area. Only in the hinterland of Jianzhou, there is a flat place. It is also the most central place in Jianzhou. Such terrain is also the origin of the name of Jianzhou. The word Jian Yiyi means slow action. Li Mu came to Jianzhou and really understood the meaning of the name of Jianzhou.

They set out from Shengzhou, went south through Shuzhou, Lizhou, and finally arrived in Jianzhou. After coming to Jianzhou, their speed slowed down. If they could have traveled twenty or thirty miles a day, now, they are walking one mountain road after another, and at the end of the day, the straight-line distance may not be able to walk three or four miles.

Time flies, and the weather has completely cooled down. In the cold winter, the temperature in the mountainous areas of Jianzhou is even lower than in other places. Along the way, they had already encountered several snowfalls, and the ice and snow on the side of the mountain road could be seen everywhere.

Li Mu and the others had already changed into thick winter clothes, and even added hats, capes and other clothes as tools to resist the wind. Rao is like this, Li Mu, who was sitting outside driving, still felt the chill invading his body.

Huang Dou also wrapped himself tightly, shrunk on the wheel, and pointed the way for Li Mu. Huang Dou, who grew up in Jianzhou since he was a child, is familiar with everything in Jianzhou. He looked at the somewhat gloomy sky and knew that there might be another snowfall later. So, he urged, "Hurry up, it may snow later." It's not easy to walk the mountain road when the snow is down, and around the mountain in front, there is a cottage to shelter from the wind and snow, and we have to go there before the snow falls. ”

Li Mu held the reins and said, "I know." "Along the way, Huang Dou was originally a coachman, but the road was far away, and Huang Dou was the only one to drive, so he was easily sleepy. After entering Jianzhou, the mountain roads gradually increased. Most of the mountain roads are carved into the mountain walls, with cliffs on one side and abysses on the other. If you are not careful, you may lose your car.

For the safety of the whole car, and also for his own safety, Li Mu had to stand up and volunteer to drive. Li Mu has a talent for driving, which was already reflected when Li Mu learned the six arts from Mr. Su.

The horses that pulled the cart were also changed when they entered the state. When the Ning family delivered the car, the horses that came with it were horses produced by the northern horse farm. These horses are tall and good-looking, but their stamina is not at all comparable to that of a pony that can climb mountain trails. Therefore, Ling Jiuhao specially found a horse merchant to change horses.

This kind of pony is a special product of Yunnan and Yunnan, and the transportation in Jianzhou is inconvenient, so it all depends on the salt horse of Shuzhou to transport the horses in.

Three short horses, but pulling such a big cart. Li Mu can also be regarded as having seen the strength of the pony. Inside the carriage, Ling Jiuhao closed his eyes and recuperated. And Yi Fan yawned, bored. Compared to the cold wind outside, there was an extra brazier inside the carriage, and charcoal was placed in it. So the whole carriage is warm. However, there is a disadvantage that you have to open the windows from time to time to prevent the smoke from the brazier from fainting.

Shen Li was also sitting in the carriage, as a woman, she was more afraid of cold than these men. She was draped in a blanket and was still together. Shen Li looked at the little sparks in the brazier and frowned a little. She has some of a hate for pyrotechnics. However, with Ling Jiuhao in front of him, Shen Li didn't dare to express his emotions.

Along the way, Ling Jiuhao is old after all, and when he gets along with others, there is a generation gap after all. Huang Dou and Shen Li are fine. After all, it was his apprentice. And Li Mu and Yi Fan are too young for Ling Jiuhao. Neither side is very talkative. So, the atmosphere in the carriage was a bit dreary.

Li Mu drove the car, under the guidance of Huang Dou, and finally saw the shadow of the cottage.

It is a cottage built on a cliff, with a gate at the foot of the mountain and a wall around it. The houses in the village are all built on the mountain, layer upon layer, and stretch up along the mountain. These houses have a distinct characteristic. The wall near the hill wall was built on top of the hill wall, while on the other side the house was piled with wooden or iron pillars. The houses in this stockade were all built in this way.

Huang Dou said that he was going to the cottage to avoid the snow, so Li Mu drove directly to the village. When I came to the gate of the village, there were two guards with guns who came up to interrogate them. Li Mu is no longer surprised by such a scene.

Jianzhou is mountainous, so there are many more places to hide. In addition, the transportation in Jianzhou is inconvenient and the materials are scarce. This created the existence of the Jianzhou bandits. Yes, unlike the Taiping in the southern states and counties in the eastern part of Dazhen, there are bandits in Jianzhou, including the eastern part of Shuzhou.

The complex terrain gave the bandits a place to hide, and also increased the difficulty of the government's encirclement and suppression. In other states, the method of patrolling and summoning troops to encircle and suppress is completely useless on the boundaries of Jianzhou. In Jianzhou, all the large-scale villages basically have their own armed forces. In order to be able to protect oneself when the bandits attack. And in order to prevent the bandits from sending people to touch the stockade, the inside should be combined with the outside, and everyone who enters the stockade must be interrogated by the guards.

Facing the guards' interrogation, Li Mu did not speak. Because of these things, Huang Dou will deal with them. In Jianzhou, the name of the Nine Hundred Sect is still very loud. Among the thirteen leaders, the leader of Jianzhou is Xu Bajin of the Fushan faction. The Fushan faction is one of the eight major sects, and it still has a great influence in Jianzhou.

In the Fushan faction back then, the dispute between Xu Bajin and Ling Jiuhao was widely spread. Then Ling Jiuhao became an independent portal and created the Jiuqian faction, which can be said to have spread his reputation throughout Jianzhou. Therefore, when Huang Dou took out Ling Jiuhao's name, the two guards saw the token of the Jiu Yan faction and let the carriage into the stockade.

Huang Dou asked Li Mu to park the car in front of a tavern, and they were going to go to the tavern to take a break and eat something by the way. The people in the carriage all walked down. Yi Fan stretched his muscles and said to Li Mu, "I can finally eat something." I'm dying of hunger. ”

Ling Jiuhao walked towards the door of the tavern alone. Before he reached the door, a person flew out of the door and landed at Ling Jiuhao's feet. Li Mu glanced at the man, only to see that the man fell to the ground, and blood was constantly oozing from his shoulder socket.

"What's going on?" Yi Fan said, poking his head into the door, then turned his head and said, "It seems that there is a fight inside." Before he could finish speaking, he heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground in the tavern.

Huang Dou said on the side: "There are often things, let's go in." As he spoke, he looked at Ling Jiuhao. Ling Jiuhao didn't care at all, he walked in with his head held high. Li Mu and the others followed him and rushed in.

There was a fireplace in the tavern, and a fire was burning inside. The flame not only brought heat, but also illuminated the tavern. The tavern is not large, with about six tables in total. At one of the tables, a man in a brown cloak held a bright silver spear with a bloody tip. Beside him, four people fell.

Ling Jiuhao led someone into the tavern, and that person's gaze also looked over. Seeing the man's face, Li Mu, Yi Fan, and Shen Li were all stunned, and then shouted out a name in unison, "Leng Zizhou?"

That's right, this person with a gun is Leng Zizhou that Li Mu and the three of them met when they were in Yacheng. At that time, he also lived in Lai Yunjun's yard. He is not good at words, but he is a righteous man. When Lai Yunjun was bullied by Xu Hu, Leng Zizhou and Li Mu shot together to vent a bad breath for Lai Yunjun.

Yi Fanneng met Li Mu and Shen Li because he also participated in the ring competition, and he relied on the identity of the Da Kun Gang to pull Leng Zizhou to play a fake match. In this way, eat the periphery of the four major gambling houses in Yacheng.

When the three of them left Yacheng, Leng Zizhou was still living in Lai Yunjun's courtyard. His goal is to make a ten-game winning streak in the ring at the Earthquake Workshop in the due east and then go to the central ring. This is also the best way for young people to become famous in Yacheng.

Li Mu and the three of them all knew about this matter. Therefore, they were very surprised that Leng Zizhou appeared in Jianzhou. Leng Zizhou also recognized Li Mu and the others, and he was also full of surprise.

"There is a way to meet thousands of miles away, Brother Leng, we meet again. Yi Fan greeted him with a smile.

Leng Zizhou frowned, as if he was not very happy. When he was in Yacheng, he looked down on Yi Fan a little. Because of Yi Fan's rogue style, Leng Zizhou was very uncomfortable.

At this time, Li Mu and Shen Li also walked up. Li Mu asked, "Brother Leng, why are you here?"

Leng Zizhou glanced at the person who got up on the ground and said, "There is some trouble, I will explain it to you later." As he spoke, he grabbed a gun and was going to kill again.

Li Mu stretched out his hand to stop him, "It doesn't seem good to get a lawsuit here?" How did they provoke you?"

Leng Zizhou glanced at him, and the side by side in Yacheng formed a friendship between the two. Therefore, Leng Zizhou's attitude towards Li Mu is not cold. "They provoked first. ”

"No, it's you who rely on martial arts and are quite unreasonable. One of them said as he got up from the ground. Leng Zizhou looked at him coldly, and there was murderous intent directly in his eyes. The man who spoke was shocked and did not dare to speak again.

At this time, Li Mu stood in front of Leng Zizhou, he looked at the group of people, pointed at Ling Jiuhao and Huang Dou and said, "You had better think clearly, this is the head of the Nine Sect Ling, and we are all under the head of Ling." There were a lot of you just now, and now, are you sure you want to do it?"

Ling ...... Ling Jiuhao?" That group of people had obviously heard of Ling Jiuhao's name. The man who spoke at first was silent, turned his head and beckoned his brother to take a seat, and died down.