The Flame Realm is divided into three major empires: the Burning Flame Empire, the Burning Yuan Empire, and the Demon Fire Empire.

Among them, the Burning Flame Empire has faintly suppressed the other two countries due to the existence of the Tushi Xuanhuo Palace, and the empire is subordinate to nine cities and eighteen counties, and Chizhang County is one of them, located at the junction of the two domains of Yan Burning and Ice, and is a necessary place for the two domains to communicate and trade.

Groups of monks can be seen everywhere in the county, and most of them are still low-level monks in the stage of cleansing and building the foundation.

Occasionally, you can see monks in the three-two fusion period, which can be said to be a rare existence in this county.

Some of these people are making a living, occasionally taking on some errands to escort caravans to earn some Tianyuan Tongbao (earth currency), and some are hunting some human-level desolate beasts in exchange for some low-grade martial arts books, Dao Dan, refining consumables, and so on.

On the North Gate Street of Chizhang County, the environment is noisy and noisy on weekdays, and the behavior of pedestrians is also uneven, but today it is a little quiet.

Along the street, there is the only bounty alliance station in the county, the whole station door is nine zhang wide, blue bricks and red tiles, a plaque under the eaves, gold paint on a red background, and four big characters of "Bounty Alliance" are written on it.

Most of the people who come and go every day gather here to find some lucrative bounty tasks, and sometimes even fight each other for a single task.

As the saying goes, the people of the world are bustling, all of them are for profit, and the people of the world are bustling, all of them are for profit.

A young man with a weak crown stood in front of the Bounty Alliance's station, his figure was slightly thin, his eyebrows were clear and his eyes looked like a weak scholar, and the most peculiar thing was that there was a brown mark on the back of his neck, which could be vaguely seen to be about the word "sky".

He stared at the wooden sign hanging on the door, which read: "Strike the market", and then turned around and walked to the inn at the corner of the three-way road with a puzzled look on his face.

The young man entered the inn and arrived at the cabinet, the shopkeeper looked like a meaty face, and when he saw the guests coming, he greeted him and asked with a smile: "Look, the son of this line should not be from this county, is he going to make a fire (a light meal on the way) or stay in a hotel?"

The young man responded: "Brother shopkeeper, is there still a number room?"

The shopkeeper saw that he just asked for a personal number room, his face instantly drooped, and he said in a deep voice: "There is another room, five Tianyuan Tongbao a day, pay the rent for two days first, and pay it first." ”

The boy took out a small cloth bag from his bosom and lit five dark gold Tongbao coins and placed them on the cabinet.

The shopkeeper took the money neatly and no longer looked at the young man, bowing his head and shouting: "Erya! ”

After saying that, a short and fat woman who couldn't see the age and geometry led the way in front of her with the brand, and the young man naturally noticed the change in the attitude of the shopkeeper before and after, and followed with a frown.

The chubby girl went up to the second floor, turned right, passed a few rooms, and then turned right around the corner to the door of the last room at the end of the corridor and stopped.

Turning his head to the young man, he said: "Oh, that's it, take the brand, if you leave the store, take the brand to the shopkeeper to settle the rent, if you need to come down to the lobby to find me." The fat girl shoved the brand into the boy's hand and let him go.

The boy pushed open the door and looked around, the room had only one side window, also closed, the whole room was a little dark, an old round table and two chairs made of small logs in the middle, there was a couch against the wall, a thin blanket was placed on the couch, the boy took out a fire fold and lit a candle, and then moved to sit on the couch, and the couch would make a "squeak, squeak" sound of grinding ears.

The boy thought to himself, "Alas... This condition is too cold, and it is really non-negotiable. Forget it, let's go out and inquire about how the Bounty Alliance is closed. ”

After the boy went downstairs out of the inn, he looked on the street to see if there was any place to inquire about the news, walking on the street occasionally saw some pedestrians are also walking in a hurry, when the meal was almost a street, almost to the end of the North Gate Street, the boy stopped and looked left and right for a while, and saw a restaurant on the opposite street, the restaurant signboard was hung high, and the book was written in gold lacquer and big characters: Hongyun Building.

The boy thought to himself, "Hmm... In a place like a restaurant, there are many people, so you should be able to inquire about something. So he went straight to the street.

When I entered the restaurant, I found that it was not as crowded as on the street, but the lobby was full of people, so I chose a seat by the window and sat down.

When the guy saw the guest, he immediately stepped forward and asked with a smile: "This guest officer, what do you want, our restaurant's signature brine intestine, stewed mutton, and stewed three fresh, the diners are full of praise." ”

The young man responded: "If you don't like mutton, let's have a brine intestine and stewed three fresh, and then a pot of eight-year-old Chen's daughter Hong." ”

The shopkeeper paused slightly: "Yo, this young master, you must have just come to us from Lielan County in the west, right?

"Okay, that's all, oh... By the way, little brother, I'll ask you about something, why is the Bounty Alliance station on Beimen Street closed today? The street is also sparsely populated, and there should be an endless stream of people coming and going on this important road out of the county. The boy asked.

"I don't know about this little one, but I heard that the county keeper issued a ban, and recently you have to enter and exit the main road of the county gate, and the vendors on the entire street of North Gate Street have been driven away, who knows what this is for..."

"Little Er..." At this time, the other guests also urged the guy to order.

"Eh, it's coming, it's coming, then you sit back and wait for a while, and the little one will arrange for the food to be served immediately." With that, the shopkeeper turned around and went busy.

After a while, the man stumbled when he served the food, and the plate in his hand shook, and the marinade from the brine intestine spilled out a little, dripping a little on the back of the young man's neck.

"Ah, I'm really sorry, the little one will wipe it down for you, and I'll change the dishes for you later. As he spoke, he was going to wipe the boy with a dry cloth.

The young man was dirty and said, "Forget it, I can do it myself, let you go with the wine." ”

Then the boy loosened his robe a little and wiped the back of his neck with his own scarf, all of which was watched by a man sitting behind him.

The young man squinted and burned the knife and was savoring the mellowness, when he suddenly smelled: "Little brother, it's very lonely to drink alone, how about drinking a cup together?"

It was the man who was sitting behind the young man just now, carrying a wine jug and asking with a smile.

The young man looked back at him, and saw that he was standing close to his age, dressed in a green shirt, with a mellow face, and responded with a smile: "The younger brother is also the first to come here, and the eldest brother is willing to be a companion, so why not do it?

"I heard that the little brother was talking to the buddy before, and the little brother's hometown is in Lielan County?" asked the man in the green shirt.

"The younger brother's hometown is indeed Lielan County, is the eldest brother also from Lielan County?" the young man asked.

"Haha, it's really a foreign acquaintance, in the lower Zhao Wangmeng, didn't you ask the little brother to respect the name?" Zhao Wangmeng asked with a fist.

"The three surnames are one, when it is a hero among people, a good name for the eldest brother. The younger brother's surname is Tian, and his single name is a Ze character. ”

At this time, the guy had already finished all the dishes, and Zhao Wangmeng added another pot of wine.

"Tianze... I'm older, if I don't mind, we'll be brothers, drink him today. Zhao Wangmeng said.

"Okay, just follow the eldest brother's wishes, and the younger brother will do it first as respect. Tian Ze drank it all in his cup.

"Happy! Uh..."Zhao Wang Meng also took a cup and drank it all and then asked: "I heard that my brother was inquiring about the Bounty Alliance, and my eldest brother also knows a thing or two, so I can talk about it." Recently, the county guard of Chizhang issued a ban on all city gates except for those who hold pass tokens are not allowed to leave the county without permission, saying that they are going to receive several big people, and violators will be severely fined. Beimen Avenue was originally the main route for bounty hunters to enter and exit, but now it is closed to traffic. ”

"Hmm, this bounty hunter is a cultivator, and he has never obeyed government decrees, so this Chizhang County guard has this ability?" Tian Ze wondered.

"Don't you know, now this Chizhang County Guard is said to have some relationship with the Tushi Xuanhuo Palace, don't say that the small county, even the entire Burning Flame Empire, who would dare to offend the Tushi Xuanhuo Palace. Zhao Wangmeng explained.

"I see, Brother Guan is also a cultivator, and his cultivation is unpredictable, could it be that the eldest brother is also a bounty hunter? Tianze said.

"Haha, no, no, no, there is only some relationship with the Bounty Alliance, if the brothers go to the Bounty Alliance, they will naturally have a fate to reunite, and the future will be long, come! After Zhao Wangmeng finished speaking, he had another cup of stomach.

The two hit it off at first sight, pushed the cup and changed the lamp, talked happily, and went back separately after the feast.