From a mess of gravel ground, a carp rolled over.

Over the years, he has long been accustomed to being beaten down by Su Chen, and he was not discouraged, he said a few words with a smile, and he was a little tired from practicing martial arts, so he rested on the threshold stone steps of the City God Temple.

"So confident that you can reach my strength?"

Su Chen said with a smile.

"Of course, I am the first-class mid-stage, and Brother Chen, you are the peak realm of the first-class late-stage, and the gap seems to be not small. But in this life, we have cultivated to the peak realm of the first-class late stage, and we are almost at the end.

The hope of becoming a grandmaster is too slim, and we don't count on it. As long as Brother Chen, you can't step into the upper dantian and become a generation of grandmasters, then sooner or later, I will be able to reach the peak realm of the late stage one day and equal your strength!"

Ugly patted his chest and said confidently.

Su Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

Yes, Ah Chou has a solid foundation in the past four or five years, and his martial arts level has been very proficient.

If he wasn't a generation of grandmasters, with a chou's desperate training for about five to ten years, he would indeed be able to catch up with his strength. After all, if it is also a first-class late-stage peak realm, there is only a difference in quantity, and the difference in essence is not very large.

Only the gap in the great realm can seem unsurpassable.

Just as, after a second-rate good player has true qi, he can easily crush a third-rate martial artist. And a first-class master can defeat a second-rate player with weak true qi by virtue of his strong true qi.

First-class top masters will only appear weak and powerless when facing a generation of grandmasters.

The two chatted for a while in front of the ruined temple of the city god.

Su Chen thought of the immortal book exercises he had cultivated in the past few years, and couldn't help but sigh a little: "Ah Chou, do you say that there are any immortals in this world, above the generation of grandmasters?"

He always felt that he had vaguely touched a world of immortals that was far more magical than the rivers and lakes.

But he wanted to take another step forward, but it seemed out of reach.

Su Chen has never seen an immortal in his life, and the legend says that the immortal has the immortal power of moving mountains and seas, and the magical power of soaring in the day, which makes people infinitely reverie.

However, although he has the immortal method of "Wandering Mayfly" in his hand, he doesn't know why, he hasn't moved much after practicing for three years, and he doesn't know what went wrong.

On the contrary, it was the eight ordinary spirit runes and jade slips that had a little harvest, and after three years, he made a few "Golden Armor Lux Talismans", which made him feel that this immortal book was not fake.

Su Chen suspected that the only person in Wu County who was closest to the immortal realm should be the real person of Hanshan.

The people of Wu County all said that the real people of Hanshan had great powers, and the dragon saw the head but did not see the tail, but he was the first foreign master of Wu County.

But everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that this "master outside the world" actually only refers to the first master of the Grandmaster Realm, not that Hanshan Zhenren is an immortal.

Hanshan Zhenren may know more about immortals than he does.

But Su Chen took away a volume of the "Getaway" immortal book from the room of the Qinghe River chief, how dare he go to the real person of Hanshan, it is too late to dodge.

Ah Chou thought seriously for a while, and then scratched his head and wondered: "Are there any immortals in this world?" The storyteller of the county teahouse likes to tell some legends of immortals, saying that immortals can live forever, cast spirit talismans, drive flying swords, have vast magical powers, and have boundless mana.

However, no one has really seen the immortals flying over our heads! Our Jianghu people pay attention to seeing is believing, refining qi and blood, and cultivating true qi, these are real things. It's not like those storytellers and Taoist priests who like to play tricks and boast about the power of immortals every day to fool the common people!"

Ah Chou obviously doesn't think that there are real immortals in this world. Perhaps, but it is also far from the mundane world.

'I have two or three spirit runes. But I'm not an immortal either, and I'm still far from it. ’

Su Chen secretly thought in his heart, these words could only be held in his stomach.

He stood up and said, "That's it, don't talk about these illusory things, I've been suffocating in the mountain villa for the past few days, and I haven't entered the county seat for a long time." Let's go, let's go shopping, tomorrow is Laba, today's county must be very lively, there are many snack and pastry vendors, let's buy some delicious food. ”

He carried a few taels of silver in his pocket, and he had plenty of money, so he was naturally not stingy.

"Okay, there's a newly opened roadside shop in the city, and the tofu flowers sold are very good!"

Ah Chou nodded with joy, jumped up, patted his buttocks and followed Su Chen to Gusu County.

He doesn't have any silver taels on him, he has saved a little spare money over the years, and he has also bought herbs to quench his body and replenish his qi to cultivate, so he is usually willing to spend money to buy some pastries to eat.

Just follow Su Chen, go to the county seat to eat and drink, and relieve the cravings of the past few months.

...

The two entered Gusu County from the East City Gate.

Su Chen found that the streets of Gusu County were extremely lively, and it was not uncommon to see street vendors and pawns from towns and villages everywhere. What surprised him was that there were many high-rollers from other counties in the county, one by one, carrying swords and riding high-headed horses.

Most of them have conspicuous gang logos on their bodies, and there are many masters of the big gangs Aquila Gate, Iron Sword Gate, and Horse Gang. There are also many disciples of small gangs and small sects, either carrying packages on their backs or carrying swords and blades.

It seems that they are all in a hurry to Gusu City.

Su Chen couldn't help but wonder a little.

In previous years, he also played for a day in Gusu County, Labalai, and there were not so many high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, at least seven or eight times more in front of him.

Seeing Su Chen's puzzled expression, Ah Chou couldn't help but be surprised: "Brother Chen, you have been in Yaowang Villa for a few months and have not come out, haven't you heard that there have been a few major events on the rivers and lakes recently?"

"Oh, what's going on on the rivers and lakes?"

Su Chen was strange.

He hadn't left the lodge in months. In the past three years, he has been busy collecting spiritual materials in the thirteen counties of Wu County, and he really rarely takes the initiative to ask about the affairs on the rivers and lakes.

The only turmoil he personally experienced in the rivers and lakes of Wu County was the theft of the treasure book of the Hanshan Taoist Temple, which almost alarmed all the large and small gang forces. In addition, all he knows are trivial things such as the robbery of the water bandit Ding Thirteen, which is not worth mentioning.

Ah Chou immediately said that recently, the latest heinous case on the rivers and lakes of Wu County.

Originally, more than ten years ago, the strength of the five major gangs in Wu County was similar and they were on an equal footing. However, in the past five or six years, the number of displaced people has increased significantly, and the Giant Whale Gang has vigorously collected the displaced people, and its strength has skyrocketed repeatedly, and it has surpassed the gangs.

"A few months ago, the Giant Whale Gang dispatched thousands of elite water bandits and robbed dozens of large official food ships destined for the north, and the entire Wu County gangs were shocked by the Giant Whale Gang's generosity. ”

"In the past, the bandits of the Giant Whale Gang only used to rob local wealthy merchants and fishermen, and they did not dare to attack the government, and they only made small troubles in the local area, which was just a local trouble for the imperial court. Now the Giant Whale Gang has robbed a large number of official rations, which is a blatant enemy of the imperial court, which is almost like a rebellion, and it is almost impossible to openly raise troops to rebel!"

"The southern counties are rich in grain and are the great granaries for the north. The Giant Whale Gang openly robbed a batch of official grain shipped to the capital, directly threatening the safety of the North-South Grand Canal, and even the safety of the capital. ”

The imperial court was furious, and the Taishou of Wujun immediately took thousands of elite naval officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the giant whale gang entrenched in Taihu Lake. However, if the enemy is too light, it is not good to suppress the bandits, but it will lose the troops and generals. Wu Jun Taishou has been dismissed and investigated by the imperial court, and a large number of government officials have fallen. ”

"It is said that the imperial court sent a new Taishou to sit in Wu County. It's just that right now, the new Taishou has not yet arrived, and the entire Wu County is in turmoil.

And the thirteen county officials under the jurisdiction of Wu County, the government officials and city officials are weak in combat effectiveness, and they can't help the Giant Whale Gang, and now even the government officials and city officials are guarding the county seat, not daring to stay away, so as not to be attacked by the water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang. ”

"However, fortunately, we still have the four major gangs of Baidao in Wu County, the Heavenly Eagle Gate, the Iron Sword Gate, the Horse Gang and the Medicine King Gang, and their power is not weaker than the Giant Whale Gang. The main forces of the four gangs are all in or around the counties, and they have always been at odds with the Giant Whale Gang in the underworld.

The Giant Whale Gang bandits were afraid of the strength of the four major gangs, and they did not dare to attack the major counties for the time being. Now people in the rivers and lakes of Wu County say that the great trouble of the Tang Dynasty today is not in the counties south of the Yangtze River, but in the northern and western regions. Therefore, the counties in the south of the Yangtze River have always been outnumbered.

The imperial court is empty, and it is no longer able to subdue the thirteen counties of Wu County, and in the future, this Wu County will be the world of the five major gangs in our Wu County. ”

"In addition to the big case of 'Giant Whale Gang Looting Official Food', another thing that has a great impact is next. ”

"Hanshan Zhenren has returned to the Hanshan Taoist Temple, and together with Wang Xianling, he is preparing to hold the first Jianghu Conference of Wu County in our Gusu County, and invite all gangs to discuss how to stabilize the chaotic situation in the rivers and lakes.

In this Jianghu Conference, all the big and small gangs in Wu County will participate. And the day of the assembly is set for tomorrow, the evening of Laba.

That's why you can see that our Gusu County has a large number of disciples from the thirteen counties of Wu County. ”

Ah Chou added oil and vinegar, and said quickly with spittle.

Only then did Su Chen realize that this was the case, and said in surprise: "Laba, isn't it tomorrow! In this Jianghu Conference, all the gangs in Wu County will come? The water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang will also come?"

"The prestige of Hanshan Zhenren is high, he personally came forward to preside over this Jianghu Conference, who can not give such a big face? Among the five major gangs of our Wu County, except for the giant whale gang on the underworld, the water bandits were not invited. The other four major gangs, the Heavenly Eagle Gate, the Iron Sword Gate, the Horse Gang, and the Medicine King Gang, all of them will participate.

I guess that this Jianghu conference should be intended to divide the territory and power of the various gangs, so as not to stand up to disputes. There are more small gangs and factions in the thirteen counties of Wu County, and they are definitely not willing to be absent, and almost all of them will come to Gusu City to join in the fun. This is the first big gathering of the gangs in Wujun in hundreds of years, and it is rare to see it in a lifetime!"

Ah Chou said with some excitement.

"Oh!"

Su Chen bowed slightly.

The water bandits of the Giant Whale Gang of the underworld are wanted by the government, and they are not in agreement with the White Gang and are naturally not invited by the Jianghu Conference, which is also expected.

This at least shows that the black and white rivers and lakes are still incompatible.

If the water bandits also openly appeared at the Jianghu Conference, I am afraid that the sky of Wu County would really change greatly.

Su Chen was a little surprised, and pondered carefully, what impact such a major event would have on his situation.

He found that there was such a big event on the rivers and lakes, but he didn't make any waves in his heart.

In the past three years, he feels that he has changed a lot, and he is a little unconcerned about these lively and extraordinary events.

For Su Chen, there was a new magical world in the Book of Immortals, which made him indulge in the immortal cultivation exercises of "Getaway", and tried his best to collect spiritual materials, solve the mysteries of each spirit rune, and enjoy it.

It was a world far more wonderful than the rivers and lakes.

Su Chen could only barely glimpse the edge of cultivating immortals now, seeing that the immortal mountain was in the misty place not far ahead, but it was shrouded in mist, unable to go further, and his heart was extremely itchy.

As for the disputes in the rivers and lakes of Wu County, fame and the like, for him now, the food is boring, and he has lost his attraction unconsciously.