In addition to agriculture, forestry, fishery, and the emerging machinery industry, there are many strange occupations in the Stardust Continent.

Among them, the highest status is the "soul slashing".

Slaying the spirit is the one who kills the spirit beast.

The fur, bones, spirit core, meat, blood, and internal organs of spirit beasts are all high-value items. Even if they pay for this, there are countless people who rush to it, squeezing their scalps to become a "slashing spirit".

The Spirit Slaying Guild came into being, and it has existed in the Stardust Continent for nearly a thousand years, and even if it is as powerful as the Chen Kingdom, it must face up to the power of the Spirit Slaying Guild.

The strength of the Spirit Slayer is uneven, it is a rather complex group, ordinary people who are completely unable to cultivate the spirit seed can become a Spirit Slayer, but a strong person with a spirit eye may not be able to be recognized by the Spirit Slaying Guild.

Possessing the "Spirit Slaying Badge" issued by the Spirit Slaying Guild does not mean that this "Spirit Slayer" is a great cultivator, but it must be a hunter with rich experience.

The task of killing spirits is to kill spirit beasts, and where there are many spirit beasts, they are there.

There are many spirit beasts in the valley, and the spirit slaying guild will certainly not miss it, but because the northern periphery of the valley is too barren, there is no station.

The southern end of the Robbery Valley, located in the territory of Chenguo, is driven by the spirit beast trade and gradually develops into a prosperous town-Robbery Town.

Although the Spirit Slaying Guild is a non-governmental organization, the so-called people do not fight with officials, no matter how awesome the Spirit Slaying Guild is, Chen Guo has a town mayor and a number of public servants, and the Slaying Spirit has to honestly abide by the laws of the country.

Every time there are many people who go in and how many people come out, there are government personnel who strictly register. If there are fewer people, is it combat attrition, or is it a conspiracy vendetta?

If there are more people, is it a lost civilian, or an infiltrating spy?

The state of Chen can stand for thousands of years, not only by the residual power of a generation of Emperor Chen, but also by the strict laws and regulations of the country and the relative integrity of the officialdom, which is also an important factor.

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Having said that, the name "Soul Slashing" sounds like a cowhide, but the actual cultivation is not very high. The Qi Spirit Domain is one of the strongest ones, the Earth Xuan Domain is extremely rare, and most of the spirit slashers are Jianghu masters who are slightly stronger than ordinary people, not cultivators.

According to the style of the Chen State Mansion, it is usually a powerhouse of the Dixuan Domain who sits here, and he does not give these Jianghu people a chance to be naughty at all.

Honestly, each eats according to his ability!

The town is located just outside the southern end of the valley and is entrenched.

There is a bluestone square in the north of the town, which is very wide and extends to the entrance of the valley. The area around Bluestone Square is occupied by medical centers, buyers, inns, and restaurants.

There are also weapons shops, sewing shops, etc., just like a comprehensive market.

In the middle of the bluestone square, a three-foot stone platform is erected, and there is a pavilion on the platform, and there is a drum and a gong in the pavilion, which is the standard configuration of the Soul Slaying Guild.

Whenever a slaying team entered the valley, the guild deacons beat drums to cheer them off.

When a procession returns, the deacon on duty will sound the gong to welcome him.

Therefore, this pavilion takes the homonym of "gong and drum" as the name, and it is called - Luogu Pavilion. "Falling valley" also has the meaning of sowing rice in the field, which has a bit of meaning.

At the north end of the bluestone square, there are fortifications, a huge gate of the fortress, and a lookout platform on the left and right mountain walls, which are guarded by government soldiers. Through the giant gate of the fortress more than ten meters high, you will officially set foot in the valley.

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In different places, there are different hot topics, like robbing the town, it is usually centered on killing spirits, saying who has passed the assessment, and who has killed how many spirit beasts.

Or which one of the slashers died, and there were old and young in the family, and I don't know how pitiful it was.

All kinds of life have turned into the talk of passers-by A and B, for people to laugh and talk about.

It's just that there are some abnormalities in the past few days, whether it is ordinary people, or knights in the rivers and lakes, or noble slashers, there is a little depression between the eyebrows.

Because there is news that Yanguan Lieyang was ambushed by the Blue Wolf Country and the Ning Kingdom. The world-famous eighteen horsemen of the hot wind died in a heroic battle!

The scorching sun's war dragon mad knife was captured by the blue wolf boss Qing Cang, and it was inserted outside the gate of the blue wolf camp. And Lieyang's own life and death are unknown, but according to reliable information, he was shot through the dantian by Qingcang's Heavenly Wolf Arrow, and he is already a wasted person!

In the teahouse on the west side of Bluestone Square——

"Alas, God is jealous of the talent......"

"The only heir of the Flame Army, why is it abolished?"

"Yanguan Fengshuai is really handsome, just this only son, how can he be willing to let Lieyang go to meet the enemy outside the pass?"

"I heard that Lieyang often takes a hundred horsemen out of the pass, and once he was ambushed, and the Blue Wolf Country arranged 5,000 people, but he didn't trap him......!

"It used to sound cool, but now it'...... Alas, the major general is too crazy, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years!"

"Even if you come back alive and the dantian is abolished, how can this be done?"

"If it's scrapped, it's scrapped, Feng Shuai is in the prime of life, and his old martyr's family inheritance is so good, it's a big deal to have another one. ”

“......”

There are different opinions, and they are all worried about Yanguan Fengshuai. A caravan from the western suburbs happened to stop outside the teahouse, and when they heard a round from the teahouse, a young man with clear eyebrows smiled and didn't think much about it.

I got off the carriage vigorously, there was no wind here, the winter sun was clear, the snowflakes were flying, and it was quite comfortable to sunshine. He thanked the caravan owner, settled the car money for the past few days, and looked at the exquisite teahouse next to him, and suddenly became interested.

Dr. Tea was very excited, seeing that the young man was not poor and sour, and his figure was quite lean, when the young man looked at the teahouse twice, he greeted warmly: "Young man, drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body?

"Broken thoughts?" The boy wanted to go, so he didn't refuse, there was still an hour before lunch, and it was indeed a good choice to drink hot tea and eat some snacks.

Dr. Tea led the way in front and arranged the seats, and introduced: "With milk and noodles, Bao Yan closed the good raisins, and the outside is melon seeds and almonds." Because the heat is just right, the dough is crushed in the mouth, and the nut is just right, and the taste is first-class, so many people still repeat it after tasting it, so it is called 'broken thoughts'. ”

When the young man heard "Yanguan raisins", the corners of his mouth hooked up a handsome smile, and he sat down and did not want ordinary tea, but ordered corn water - this thing warms up and appetizes, if you drink a pot of tea, you should lose your appetite later.

"How can you sell your broken thoughts?" the young man asked the price first.

Dr. Cha was a shrewd man in his twenties and thirties, and said frankly: "Eight yuan a piece." ”

There are two kinds of currency used in the kingdom of Chen, one is a round copper coin, and the other is a certain amount of gold coins, with a ratio of 10,000. In different regions, copper coins are said differently.

Some say "one piece", some say "one yuan", it seems that most regions are used to saying "one piece".

The "eight yuan" mentioned by Dr. Tea is eight copper coins.

In Chenguo, a half-meat bun is only sold for one copper coin, and a pastry of eight yuan is really expensive.

Raiding the town is a trade town level, and goods such as weapons, spirit cores, and spirit animal skins will be relatively cheap, but clothing, food, housing, and transportation will be relatively expensive.

The young man is not an ordinary prodigal son, he just asked, and ordered with a calm expression: "Then a pot of cornwater, five pieces of broken thoughts." ”

"Come on, young man, wait a minute!" Dr. Tea smiled happily, this single order was served for fifty yuan, which is a big gain, how can ordinary people be so generous?

Even if the people of Chen are rich, it is not to the extent that they spend fifty yuan for a casual cup of tea.

The boy waited for less than two minutes, and Dr. Tea came to the table with the refreshments, and saw that the boy was sitting upright, his eyes were full of stars, and his hands on his knees were not as delicate as his age, but had many calluses.

Thinking of that incident in his heart, he accosted: "The young man is from the west, could it be that he came from Ulu Town to participate in the spirit slaying assessment?"

"Spirit Slaying Assessment ......" The young man had something else in his heart, and he didn't react at once, but his face didn't show any doubt, he just read it in his mouth, and then smiled, "The first time I came here, where is the Spirit Slaying Guild located, and when will the assessment start?"

Dr. Tea saw that he was a foreigner, so he pointed to the opposite side of the bluestone square: "Just at the east end of the square, when you hear the gong in the afternoon, it is the beginning of the spirit slaying assessment." ”

There is a radius of forty meters in the bluestone square, and there is a valley pavilion in the middle, the young man took a few looks, and after thanking the enthusiastic tea doctor, he began to drink tea leisurely.

The dim sum called "Broken Thoughts" is also worth it, but without eating, the young man ate all five cakes with one bite and two cups of tea.

I couldn't help it for a while, so I turned over and took out a piece of halva meatloaf and ate it.

The halva meat cake is a special supply from the Zhenbei General's Mansion, and those who can eat this snack are the bigwigs of the Flame Army. This extraordinary young man is the scorching sun who escaped from the valley of robbery!

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He knew that there was a robbery town at the southern end of the valley, and it was not easy to pass.

If his identity is revealed, the scrapping of his dantian will definitely be implemented, which is not good for his father and strong wind. After approaching the southern end, venture to climb the side cliffs.

Thanks to the help of the Wind Spirit Beast, he was able to leave the Tribulation Valley smoothly.

At the time of separation, the scorching sun was reluctant, if his dantian was not abolished, he would still be the first day of the Chen Kingdom who had the strength to look down on the world, and he would bring out the wind spirit beast if he said anything.

But the reality is bleak, Lieyang's strength is not as good as before, so he can only take out most of the halva patties and bake them hot, feed the big white cat a full meal, and then say goodbye.

Leaving the mountains, I met a caravan on a wilderness road, so I negotiated the price and took a short ride. It took another three days of jolting before arriving at the town.

People are safe, but what next?

Lieyang has a bit of a brain sore - go buy a fast horse later, and go back to Yanguan?

That may reassure your parents, but it is a bad choice for the overall situation. The news of the abolition of the dantian has been widely spread, and if it returns to Yanguan, it will definitely cause an uproar.

I also know that the nineteenth Emperor Chen will definitely personally send an envoy to check on the injury.

The Lie clan has guarded the Chen Kingdom for hundreds of years, and with heavy troops in hand, it is inevitable that people will be envied. Emperor Chen of all dynasties loved and hated the Lie family, so ......

"Can't go back to home, play with snakes?" Lieyang was mad by the carriage and had a pain in his back, and when he sighed bitterly, he stretched his waist hard, and when he looked at him, he saw a little girl in ordinary cloth clothes, standing outside the teahouse and looking at himself fixedly.