Xilan, in fact, is the name of a mountain, located in the southwestern border of the Great Wei Dynasty. This mountain is undulating for hundreds of miles, the terrain is complex, it is the last barrier of the western defense line of the Great Wei, and the western oblique is the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, the west slope was the territory of the Western Zhou Dynasty a long time ago, but later the Great Wei Dynasty was strong, waved troops to the west, occupied the west slope, and built this place into a barrier of the western defense line. Later, the Western Zhou came to attack several times, but they did not get it back.

After living in the smoky land of the West for a long time, the people of the West have formed their own separate folk customs, and their folk customs are neither as bold as the Western Zhou people, nor as restrained as the Great Wei people.

The West Slope Mountain is closed to the outside world, so it is extremely mysterious.

In the mountains hundreds of miles to the west, there are hundreds of villages of all sizes, but these villages have a common leader, the Yue clan.

The Yue clan is also a tribe in the western slope mountains, but it is hidden in the deep mountains, its whereabouts are secretive, and it never shows its true face. There are one hundred and ten villages in the Xislanting Mountains, and only the head of each village is qualified to meet them.

The western slope of the mountain is rich in a variety of herbs, and the Yue clan is best at medicine.

Medicine can save people and kill people.

Therefore, Yue's medication controls the entire western slope.

The herbs produced in the Xixie Mountain occupy one-third of the medicinal materials market in the Great Wei and Western Zhou Dynasty.

Whether it was the Western Zhou Dynasty in the past or the current Great Wei, they must first get the support of the Yue clan to manage the Western Slope.

According to legend, the reason why the Great Wei was able to seize the Western Slope from the Western Zhou was because the Western Zhou people offended the Yue clan. With the support of the Yue clan, the Great Wei was able to defeat the Western Zhou and capture the Western Slope.

It was precisely because of the support of the Yue clan that the Western Zhou tried to seize Xixian from the Great Wei several times without success. A few decades ago, when the Great Wei Dynasty was in trouble, the Western Zhou raised 100,000 troops and took advantage of the civil strife in the Great Wei to seize the Western Slope in one fell swoop.

When it was about to succeed, the Western Zhou army broke out with a plague, and its combat strength was greatly reduced, and it was driven out of the west slope by the Wei army's counterattack. It is said that this is also because the Yue clan helped Dawei.

With Ji Xuan's token, Ding Muxi and Guo Dongming, the official posts along the way, can rest and change horses at any time.

The two of them traveled non-stop, day and night, and finally arrived at a small town at dusk five days later.

"It's finally here. Ding Muxi looked at the rolling western slope mountains in the distance, and finally showed joy.

Although Gong Que said that Chen Qi would be fine with him, Ding Muxi was still very worried. After days of hurrying and the cold wind, her face was a little haggard at this time.

Guo Dongming said: "We will stay in the town tonight, and tomorrow we will go up the mountain to collect medicine." The senior brother said that these herbs are of little use, and I am afraid that no one will buy them, so we will only go up the mountain to pick them ourselves. ”

Ding Muxi said: "I think tomorrow we will still find a few pharmacies to ask, if we have to buy it directly, we will not be able to enter the mountains and cause unnecessary trouble." ”

Guo Dongming nodded and said, "It's okay, if you can't buy it, we'll pick it again." ”

This town comes from the east and is the only place to enter the west, and it is also an important town for trade between the west and the Central Plains, so there are many merchants in this town.

The two found a relatively large inn and asked for two upper rooms next to each other to live in.

After days of traveling, both of them were slightly tired, and after dinner, they washed up and went to sleep.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, after dinner, the two went to the town's pharmacy to look for the herbs.

Herbs are abundant in the Xislanting Mountains, and these medicinal materials are all in the hands of the Yue people, so they do not allow anyone outside the mountain village to enter the mountains to collect medicines. There are also those who venture into the mountains, but it's okay not to be discovered, but if they are discovered, they will lose their lives.

Regarding this rule of Xixiao Mountain, the two had already heard Gong Que say it when they came, so Ding Muxi wanted to go to the pharmacy first, if he could buy it, it would be the best.

Not only to collect medicines, but also to do a business of medicinal materials here, you must also get the consent of the Yue family.

There are three pharmacists in the town, who are responsible for collecting medicinal materials from the villages in the mountains, and the medicinal materials they collect must first be inspected by the Yue people before they can be sold to pharmacists from other places.

In order to avoid trouble, Ding Muxi and Guo Dongming went to different pharmacies separately. Despite this, they did not say all the herbs needed at once. But to their disappointment, the three pharmacies didn't have the herbs they needed.

"It looks like we're going to have to do it ourselves. Ding Muxi said disappointedly.

Guo Dongming said: "Since you want to do it yourself, you need to go in and out quickly, so as not to give birth to branches." ”

Ding Muxi nodded, and then the two of them headed towards the mountain. It was impossible to ride horses in the mountains, so the two left their horses at the inn and went on foot.

Although it is early winter, the western slope of the mountain in the southwest is still full of greenery.

Ding Muxi and Guo Dongming entered the mountain, and with light work, they walked extremely fast. The two of them tried to go to remote places to avoid encountering people.

In order to detoxify Chen Qi, a total of seven flavor herbs were needed, and they had quickly picked five flavors, and there were still dust-free flowers and tooth grass left to be found.

......

"Who are you who are so bold to go to the western mountains to collect medicine without permission?"

The two of them were looking for the last two herbs all over the mountain, when suddenly a deep male voice came from the mountain.

Listening to this voice, the person who spoke should be very far away from the two of them.

Ding Muxi clasped his fist towards the voice and said: "Because I urgently need herbs to save people, I can't buy them in the pharmacy outside, so I only go into the mountains to pick them in a hurry. ”

The man said: "Rules are rules, and if they are broken, they are broken, and Xixishan never listens to explanations." ”

Ding Muxi was slightly angry when he heard this, but he still forced a smile and said, "What if we can't buy the herbs we need outside?"

The man said, "If you can't buy it outside, you shouldn't get it." ”

Ding Muxi said: "We urgently need these herbs to save our lives, do you just look at death and don't save it?"

The man said: "The life and death of others have nothing to do with me. ”

Ding Muxi talked to the man, but Guo Dongming was not idle. Finally, he found the tooth grass.

"Miss Ding, you drag him first, with this tooth grass, we will be left with dust-free flowers, and we will leave as soon as we find it." Guo Dongming whispered to Ding Muxi while digging his teeth and grass.

"It looks like you're really looking for death!" the man apparently saw that Guo Dongming didn't stop after he spoke, and scolded angrily.

As soon as the voice fell, a black figure approached the two of them.

This black shadow arrived and ran directly towards Guo Dongming. Dan Ding Muxi had already taken precautions and stood in front of Guo Dongming and exchanged hands with that person.

This person was dressed in a black robe, blocking his entire body extremely tightly, and he couldn't tell his appearance and age.

But this person shot extremely fast, and instantly attacked Ding Muxi with more than a dozen moves.

Ding Muxi did not draw his sword, but used his palms to fight fast.

Guo Dongming had already dug up the tooth grass at this time, and after collecting it, he stood aside and said: "We just need a few herbs that are common in the Xixiao Mountain to save people, not to make money, but to ...... Don't blame the seniors. Guo Dongming looked at the person in the black robe and didn't know what to call this person.

The man said, "If you want these herbs, you can just leave this girl here." There is lightness in these words.

Ding Muxi sneered and said, "Delusional!"

This person's words had completely angered Ding Muxi, and at the same time, in order to quickly find the dustless flower, she had no reservations.

That person's martial arts are extraordinary, but there is still a gap between him and Ding Muxi, and after Ding Muxi tried his best, he gradually lost his opponent.

"What a great girl, but it's a pity that you met someone you shouldn't have met!"

After the man finished speaking, he danced his black robe and blocked between him and Ding Muxi.

"Be careful!"

Guo Dongming, who had been watching the two of them move by the side, suddenly exclaimed.