Chapter 249: On the banks of the Yan River
Lu Yu's chosen flight path was extremely cautious, and in order to avoid the Xuanxing Guards in the Xuanmai Mountain area, she headed eastward. It will fly over the Xuanjiang River, bypass the Xuanmai Mountain area, and then cross the Yan River before reaching the Flame War Zone.
Because of the long distance, the departure will be ten days early.
Fortunately, the three of them traveled relatively smoothly, and within a few days, they flew over half of the Chen country and came to a small city on the south bank of the Yan River - Jing'an City.
Speaking of Jing'an City alone, it may be unknown on the Stardust Continent, but the main city across the river from it is famous all over the world!
"Flame City, it's on the other side. The sun exhaled lightly, looking at the huge silhouette across the boiling river, and many related memories flashed through his mind.
It was noon, and Lieyang was staying with two companions in an inn on the banks of the Yan River. He had already asked the local residents about the deterioration of the Yanhe River, and after the arrival of the Wild Wave Army, navigation was completely banned.
Jing'an City is quite good, but hundreds of miles away in the upper reaches of the Yanhe River fork, there have already been many conflicts between the Flame Army and the Raging Wave Army! Hundreds of miles to the west, across several hills of the Yanhe River, is a town that has left a good memory.
Lieyang and his party were especially careful when they came from the south, only pretending to be ordinary cultivators walking the rivers and lakes, and they didn't even dare to use the Wind and Snow Wings - the Wild Waves Army was also equipped with flying tools, and the aerial eyeliner was dense, and Lieyang was 100% sure that if they forcibly crossed the river from the air, they would most likely be intercepted by the generals of the Wild Waves Army Cave Heaven Domain!
He didn't want to see the lives ruined, so naturally he didn't plan to have a head-on conflict with the Wild Waves Army.
Lu Yu and Leng Qianshuang drank him, and changed into a more ordinary knight makeup, coupled with the overall shelter effect of the black sky, on the south bank of the Yan River, which was tense, did not attract more attention.
"If you want to cross the river, it's not that simple......" Lu Yu and Leng Qianshuang went to the counter to order lunch, and ordered to bring it to the room where the sun was scorching. Seeing Lieyang standing in front of the window in a daze, Lu Yu was also worried, "Even if you cross the Yan River, there will be trouble on the Flame Army's side." β
Lie Yang shook his head: "That's right, grandfather's choice makes me very confused. β
You have to go back to Yanguan to find your parents before you can quickly understand the situation of the Flame Army.
Leng Qianshuang didn't think about it that complicated, and suggested: "Anyway, there is enough time, there is really no better way, we can bypass the Hetao Plain and fly to Yanguan." β
This detour, I'm afraid it will take thousands of miles.
"There's another way. Lu Yu came up with a plan, "Let's go northwest to the town of robberyβisn't the valley a natural shortcut?"
Although it also bypasses the front of the Hetao Plain, it is indeed a lot closer when compared on the map.
"Then go rob the town!" Lieyang smiled sharply.
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In the northwest of Chenguo, rob the town.
Due to the thorough development of the valley, it has ushered in a wave of development opportunities. The town has more than doubled in size, and markets are booming.
For the top powerhouses above the Cave Heaven Domain, the Valley of Tribulation without the Wild Snow Giant Ape had lost its value. But for the middle and lower class people, there is still an infinite attraction in the valley!
And if you want to enter the Valley of Tribulation to slay spirit beasts, you must have a spirit slaying badge. Due to the full number of people, the imperial court issued the latest decree that those who enter the forbidden land of spirit beasts by attaching to the spirit slaying team must also hold the spirit slaying badge.
Otherwise, don't enter!
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Robbery on the eastern outskirts of the town, among the mountains.
"Alas, it's really embarrassing to have no spirit slaying badge......" In the dense bushes, a certain little brother who was resting muttered to himself, "There is still half a year before the next spirit slaying assessment, and now the assessment is becoming more and more strict, and I don't know if I can be admitted." β
"Yes, Mu Xueyi, Gu Haoran, and Huo Guang are all in the Xuan Domain. One of his companions bowed his head and sighed, "Some of the standards of the Soul Slayer Guild's Heist Branch have also been raised. β
The fact is not only that, not only has the standard of obtaining the Spirit Slaying Badge in the town of robbery been improved, but with the popularity of the town robbery, there are also many cultivators from all over the country who have come to the town to develop and they will also rob some places.
"Xu Yan, Tang Yu, what are you talking about?" the third person laughed, "We are the locals who robbed the town, as long as we work hard enough, Minister Mu will take extra care of it, and give us a junior spirit slaying badge, it shouldn't be a problem!"
These three people are the apprentices recruited by Yueyang Lou at the beginning - Xu Yan, Tang Yu, and Liu Jianlong!
After Lieyang left, the information of Yueyanglou's team was still there, and the three of them had also entered the valley of robbery based on this, but the decree was changed, and now they could only come to the mountains to kill ordinary beasts.
Tang Yu is not a pessimistic person, and bumped Liu Jianlong, who was sitting on the figure, with his shoulder: "I heard that your father often asks people from the guild to play cards, what's the matter, there is a way?"
"What a fart...... Liu Jianlong rolled his eyes, "Don't you know, Gu Haoran has a lot of connections with the Wild Tao Army, and after the son left, he stared at our Yueyang Tower." I asked my father to go to his friends in the guild and the government to ease the situation. β
Xu Yan and Tang Yu nodded suddenly, and immediately sighed in unison.
The days with Childe were full of passion and dreams, but after Childe left, everyone's situation became embarrassing.
Gu Haoran wants to target, and some well-known people in the rivers and lakes will also provoke - Liu Jianlong according to the cultivation method given by Lieyang, and only after a while did he finally condense the spirit seed and become a cultivator of the lower realm of enlightenment.
However, this combat power is basically negligible in the robbery town of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The three of them had been hunting in the mountains for seven or eight days, and they were already unkempt at the moment, and after a short rest, Liu Jianlong beckoned: "Let's go, go home - fortunately, I also hit a sawtooth roe deer that ran out of the valley, and it can be sold for a lot of gold coins!"
Xu Yan looked at the packed prey and smiled slightly: "That's right, I haven't taken a bath for a long time, and my body is sticky - when I go back this time, I have to find a good friend to pinch me well!"
Tang Yu snorted: "Bah, you are a good friend, when are you looking for a good look?"
He and Xu Yan are both from Orion, the high-risk characteristics of their professions, and they are not as majestic as the Spirit Slayers, so they are not welcomed in the eyes of the girls.
Xu Yan smiled evilly at "secrecy", picked up his backpack, and ran forward with a cigarette.
However, Liu Jianlong ruthlessly pierced it, and said with eyebrows and eyes: "Brother Tang doesn't know, how can he have any good feelings, it's Sister Yiyi, and he has to go to that place every three or five days ago...... Tsk, hey, hey, you know. β
"I'm Nima, isn't it?" Tang Yu looked incredulous and shouted forward, "Lao Xu, you gave it to Sister Yao for the first time that you were so precious?
Xu Yan shrugged his shoulders indifferently and snorted: "What's Sister Yao? The women of the Qinglou are also for life, how hard they work to serve good guests, do you know?
Tang Yu's face darkened: "Lao Tzu has never prostituted again, of course I don't know ......"
Liu Jianlong thought that Tang Yu was going to fight with Xu Yan in a righteous manner, but he didn't expect this guy's eyes to roll, so he caught up with Xu Yan, hooked his shoulders and said: "Brother Xu, take me next time! Let's work hard every day, and it's adventure hunting, maybe one day we'll burp - I don't want to die without touching my sister's hand!"
Seeing that the two brothers were chatting in the alley, their expressions became more and more obscene, Liu Jianlong rolled his eyes: "Convinced." β
However, at the moment when the atmosphere was cheerful, Liu Jianlong's eyes had not yet rolled back, and he suddenly felt a piercing chill coming from behind!
Like a ferocious poisonous snake dormant in the dead branches and leaves, attacking at this moment!
Woohoo!
A few sharp sounds of breaking the sky were heard immediately!
"Be careful of cold arrows!" Liu Jianlong frowned, immediately threw off the heavy backpack, wiped his wrist, and pulled out the three-foot long sword inserted in the backpack!
Point out with precision and shoot cold arrows from different directions into the air. The cold arrow came with a spiritual attack of a certain intensity, Liu Jianlong slashed out three swords, and the fine iron long sword in his hand actually appeared a gap, almost shattering!
His wrist was also shaken and sore**!
Liu Jianlong's breath trembled, he could only determine the location of an ambusher, and immediately kicked the backpack over, and shouted at Xu Yan and Tang Yu: "Run!"
If the other party is for money, they will stop and inspect the goods in the backpack - there are the spirit cores of the sawtooth roe deer, the fur, and a lot of valuable mountain goods!
However, the five ambushers didn't even look at the backpack at all, each holding a sharp blade, and rushed out from five directions! The loss was that Liu Jianlong reacted very quickly, pulling two companions along the original road and rushing to the deep mountain, otherwise they would be surrounded by these five people, and there would be only one way to die!
"Lie down, what's the situation!" Xu Yan and Tang Yu were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat, and they could hear the sound of pursuit not far behind them, and they felt even more terrifying than being chased by spirit beasts!
They didn't dare to be greedy for finances at all, so they threw away the backpacks on their shoulders, left only self-defense weapons, and followed Liu Jianlong to escape lifelessly in the mountains and forests.
"I guess I've put up with us for too long......" Liu Jianlong knew the stakes involved, "Gongzi and His Majesty are at odds, and we have received great favors from Gongzi - you and I have praised Gongzi's kindness on different occasions, and there are always people who don't like us!"
Tang Yu gritted his teeth angrily: "Gu Haoran, I look at him politely on weekdays, but I didn't expect him to be so hot!"
Liu Jianlong didn't dare to make a conclusion, tried to distinguish the path, and reminded: "Follow me, escape with your life!"
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The five people didn't expect the target to be so slippery, and as soon as the cold arrow left the string, Liu Jianlong reacted in time. And it is not so easy to turn around and get out of trouble as soon as possible, and then look for an opportunity to kill in the deep mountains!
The killers are all Enlightenment Realm, and speed has an advantage. But the jungle is complicated, Xu Yan and others can use the terrain to maneuver, and the distance will not be shortened for a while.
However, from time to time, the crossbow arrows that swept to his side and shot through the trees made Liu Jianlong and the others dare not have any luck!
The cold and brutal pursuit lasted for about ten minutes, and with a muffled grunt in the jungle, Xu Yan, who was at the end of the group, stumbled and tripped over a horizontal branch.
His left arm was pierced by a crossbow arrow!
"Brother Xu!" Tang Yu and Liu Jianlong were stunned, and they all wanted to turn around to rescue, but the arrows that came from the roar had no friendship to talk about, and as soon as the two turned around, they were shot to the ground......