Time is like flowing water, the days of Yanzhuang are as always, in the blink of an eye, it has been five years, and it is the time of spring and summer, the climate is humid and rainy.

In the deeper place of the mountain behind Yanzhuang, there is a dangerous place where evil beasts are infested and poisonous weeds are overgrown, called the Snake Valley, this is a valley that stretches for dozens of miles, there are not only many evil beasts in the valley, but also a large number of poisonous snakes are entrenched, it is a forbidden area for local hunting, there have been many hunters with unique skills after entering the Snake Valley, and they have never come out again.

Therefore, this snake valley is also called the land of death by hunters within a radius of hundreds of miles.

At this time, it was a hazy morning, the sky had not yet brightened, and the lush mountains and fields revealed the twilight of the forest, setting off the misty drizzle woven from the sky, and this snake valley was even darker and mysterious.

And at this moment, in the dark jungle of the Snake Valley, a slender and handsome young man appeared, and this young man was Ming Qi. Five years later, Ming Qi has obviously undergone a huge change, his height has approached one meter seven, not only showing perfect lines all over his body, but also his immature face has become resolute and handsome, Ming Qi even feels that he is more handsome than his previous life after being reborn.

However, Ming Qi didn't think that like in his previous life, Chang Shuai could be eaten, so in the past five years, in the golden stage of physical growth, he meticulously carried out the most basic and important exercises.

Repeat the unchanging refining body, refining the body, refining the body again!

Even if he had already stepped into the artistic conception of the Acquired Double Meeting, he still did not interrupt the project of refining the body.

Whoosh!

Ming Qi was wearing a black shirt and shorts, with a cloth belt around his waist, and he ran like a fly in the jungle of the Snake Valley.

He is athletic, fast as a meteor, like a divine ape and a leopard, and his steps are intricate between the mountains and fields where there is no path to follow, even the nine-ringed flying snake, known as the speed, is willing to bow down in front of his speed, and is far behind by him.

Moreover, as he ran, his hands were holding on to a huge tree trunk with a bowl mouth and a length of two feet. As he ran, all the obstacles he encountered were crushed by the huge trunk of the tree in his hand, and the poisonous snakes that tried to appear were also beaten into ashes by him.

Don't underestimate this giant wood, although only the thickness of the bowl, but the weight is quite heavy, you must know that the material of this giant wood is known for its weight of ironwood, this two-zhang long ironwood, not to mention the weight of seven or eight hundred catties.

After running for a distance, seeing that he was about to reach the exit of the Snake Valley, Ming Qi didn't stop, but he screamed, and the huge ironwood trunk in his hand spun in the air, turning his head directly, and then he just held the giant tree and ran to the depths of the Snake Valley again.

Ming Qi turned back and ran for hundreds of meters, only to see a white shadow flashing in the dense forest in the distance, and the big white four claws took off into the air, roaring and running over. Compared with five years ago, Dabai's physique seems to be more than one lap larger.

"Da Bai, you are so slow again, you are not allowed to eat my roasted snake meat today!"

Seeing the "long overdue" Dabai, Ming Qi laughed, his speed did not decrease, and he continued to run wildly.

Roar ......

Da Bai roared repeatedly, as if in protest, and the speed under the claws seemed to have increased a few points, and he quickly ran to the entrance of the Snake Valley and then turned back like Ming Qi.

This person is a tiger, and he is actually in a competition!

However, it was obvious that the speed of Dabai, the king of beasts, could no longer keep up with Ming Qi's rhythm, and he was left far behind by Ming Qi.

Ming Qi's current speed has completely surpassed the strength of the acquired dual realm, which is naturally the result of his unremitting training.

The acquired three-gravity realm is an important threshold, which is related to whether the monk can continue on the path of martial arts, so Ming Seventy is very cautious.

Of course, it is not unreasonable for him to spend five years laying the foundation, and according to his memory, the stronger the foundation is laid, the greater the achievements in the future.

Rub and go!

After a while, Ming Qi ran to the depths of the Snake Valley.

This is already the bottom of the Snake Valley, and further ahead is the cliff, not to the realm of the heart, do not appreciate the mystery of the aura of heaven and earth, and cannot climb the cliff at all.

Not far below the cliff, there is an empty field with a radius of 100 meters, on which a simple small shed is built, which is the place where Ming Qi usually rests after exercising.

Running here, Ming Qi threw aside the ironwood trunk in his hand, and then swooped into the nearby grass.

After a while, when he reappeared, there were already a few more arm-thick poisonous snakes in his hands, and these poisonous snakes were Ming Qi's food.

Skillfully clean the internal organs and scales of the poisonous snake, take out dry wood from the small shed, set up a fire, and put the snake meat on it for barbecue.

It was only then that Dabai appeared.

"Dabai, you're too slow!"

Seeing Da Bai panting like a cow and the old man with a sagging stone, Ming Qi couldn't help laughing.

Da Bai snorted twice, drooped his head and squatted next to Ming Qi next to the fire.

After this person and a tiger ate snake meat, Ming Qi planned to take a look in Zhuangzi.

He hasn't been back for half a month, and according to the time, it should be the time for the errand to collect taxes, and he has to go home to see what he says.

When he went back, Ming Qi also brought all the beast furs, snake bile, venom herbs and other things that could be exchanged for money that he had harvested during this time.

This person was extremely fast, and in less than an hour, he returned to Yanzhuang.

However, when Ming Qi came out of the back mountain with Dabai to look at Yanzhuang, he saw that the spacious field in front of Yanzhuang Zhuangzi was full of people, and there was obviously a team of soldiers wearing armor among them.

Ming Qi's heart moved, and sure enough, it was the person who collected the tax.

He could already tell from the armor of these soldiers that they were all private troops from Xiandu City.

Xiandu City is a city within the strength of Jinchuan Baifu, which governs an area within a radius of thousands of miles, and Yanzhuang belongs to the jurisdiction of Xiandu City.

Seeing these poor officials and minions who relied on power to make a fortune, Ming Qi's face was also very ugly, but he let Da Bai stay in the mountains, and he quietly walked towards the villagers gathered together.

"This is the private army of the City Lord's Mansion, and the private army is used to collect taxes, so it seems that this time the looting will be even more powerful. ”

Ming Qi came to the crowd and stood still.

This time, the errand officer who came to collect taxes was a round and chubby middle-aged man, with a pinch of mustache, oily hair and flour, and both eyes were covered with bags under his eyes.

At this time, this fat middle-aged man was standing in front of the villagers and speaking word by word.

"Folks, this year, the big people in Baifu have to do a big thing, so this year's tax revenue will be increased and tripled. ”

"Double!"

The villagers gasped and talked for a while, the tax was already outrageously heavy without doubling, and now it has tripled all of a sudden, which is tantamount to completely cutting off their way of life.

"Lord Yuan, double the tax, this is too much, we really can't take it out, my lord, you can do it. ”

Out of the crowd was an old man with a white beard and white hair, who was the village chief of Yanzhuang.

"Huh?"

As soon as he heard that he couldn't take it out, the chubby Lord Yuan suddenly turned up, and his face darkened.

"The big men of the White Mansion have spoken, if I can't collect taxes, I will lose my head, and what about you, I can't see that you can only lose your head. ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and dozens of private soldiers behind him stepped forward and pulled out their waist knives, the swords flashed brightly, and the forest was cold.

"My lord!" the old village chief turned pale and knelt down tremblingly, "Lord Yuan, you have to do well, we really can't come up with so much money." ”

Seeing the old village chief kneeling, Lord Yuan snorted disdainfully, and coldly spit out a few words: "If you don't pay, die!"

At this time, all the villagers were frightened, and they were all pale, and they didn't even dare to come out.

For the situation in Yanzhuang, Ming Qi is very familiar, the original taxes are already overwhelmed, and if they are tripled now, even if they are killed, they will not be able to take it out.

Seeing that Lord Yuan had no mercy at all, Ming Qi was already full of anger in his heart, thinking about finding an opportunity to beat this fat man to death.

Lord Yuan didn't let go, and the old village chief kept kneeling and couldn't get up, repeating those words in his mouth.

Lord Yuan waved impatiently, and a private army with a knife came from behind him, and when he came to the old village chief, he raised his knife and was about to cut it down.

The villagers suddenly exclaimed, these minions were going to kill the village chief in public!

"Hmph, if you don't pay taxes, that's the end!"

The light of the knife flickered, and the villagers couldn't help but close their eyes.

Sou!

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of the village chief with incredible speed, and then a hand stuck the wrist of the private soldier.

Bite!

Before the private soldier could react, the waist knife in his hand fell to the ground without obeying the call.

The person who suddenly appeared was Ming Qi, and he naturally wouldn't watch them kill the village chief like this.

"You!ah!"

The private soldier was still surprised, and after only saying two words, he flew out with a puff.

A strong soldier was thrown out like this!

Seeing this scene, Lord Yuan took a few steps back, let out a frightened scream, stretched out his hand and pointed at Ming Qi and shouted: "You, you actually rebelled, come and kill on the spot!"

Throwing the private army with one hand, Ming Qi did not continue to do it, but untied a beast skin bag from his waist and threw it to the ground in front of Lord Yuan.

"I have paid the taxes of the whole village, and this is Yuanjing, even if the taxes are tripled, it is more than enough, and I ask Lord Yuan not to embarrass the villagers. ”

Ming Qi didn't choose to do it, although he could kill these people without effort right now, but in this way, it would bring disaster to Yanzhuang, he was not stupid.

After speaking, he didn't look at Lord Yuan, stretched out his hand to help the old village chief, and said, "Village chief, it's okay." ”

"Saburo ......"

The old village chief stood up tremblingly, looked at Ming Qi, and the old tears were rampant.

"Child, you are the benefactor of our Yanzhuang!"

Ming Qiwei smiled, "Village Chief, I am also from Yanzhuang, this is what I should do, you take the villagers back, it's okay." ”

Seeing that Ming Qi had no intention of continuing to do it, Lord Yuan hurriedly bent down and picked up the animal skin bag on the ground, opened it and saw that it was indeed a crystal crystal, and he was immediately ecstatic, this Yuan Crystal can only be used by martial arts masters, and its value is huge, and it is simply incomparable with those animal skin prey.

After looking at it for a while, he put away Yuan Jing, his eyes suddenly rolled, and he shouted, "Slow!"

"Huh?"

Ming Qi just wanted to take a step to leave, but when he heard this hateful fat man shouting, he turned around again and looked at him with no anger.

"What else does Lord Yuan command?"