Chihong Mountain is a hundred miles in circumference, there are many villages in the mountain, and Ekang City is on the side of Chihong Mountain, which is the only big city within a radius of 100 miles.

Huang Yuchen and the others quickly left the range of Chihong Mountain, passed through the towering jungle and knee-high snow, and finally saw the official road;

The forty creatures and giants were arranged by Huang Yuchen to march forward along the jungle next to the official road, not to touch anyone as much as possible.

The special costume of the feeder and the tall body of the giant, if let others see it, will inevitably cause a lot of turmoil, which is somewhat unfavorable for Huang Yuchen to enter the city in a low-key manner.

In the Chihong Mountain, in addition to many villages, there are many towns, and the town at the foot of the Red Mountain is one of them, but if such a town goes down, I don't know how much time it will take.

Come directly to Ekang City, solve the problems here, and all the following problems will be solved.

There was nothing to say all the way, and a day later, in the early morning, everyone came to the front of the city.

This city doesn't look big, but compared to the big city of Qitian, the oncoming walls are four or five feet high, and they are enough to resist the invading enemy.

In the cold winter, outside the open city, there were two heavily dressed sergeants, two of whom stood in front of the city with spears, looking crumbling.

Behind them was a wooden hut that looked very shabby.

There are not many people entering and leaving the city, Huang Yuchen stood in the distance and observed for a long time, only to see three or two pedestrians, but it seems that entering and leaving the city is not subject to interrogation.

"We went into the city in batches. Huang Yuchen turned his head, looked at Zhuang Lexian, and said, "You take Yin Cai to go in first, find a bigger wine shop, and wait for me inside." ”

Zhuang Lexian nodded, and took Yin Cai straight up. Sure enough, the sergeants defending the city had no intention of blocking the investigation at all, and Zhuang Lexian and Yin Cai went straight into the city.

"Senior, I'm still bothering you to wear a veil. Huang Yuchen said to Su Rong behind him: "The predecessor has such a face, it will definitely attract attention." ”

Su Rong didn't speak, but just took out a white silk ribbon from his arms and put it on his face, blocking most of his face.

Huang Yuchen looked down at himself and Su Rongying's outfits, dressed appropriately, although he didn't want to be a nearby farmer, he was also relatively simple.

After the confirmation, Huang Yuchen settled down, took Su Rong and Jiying, and went directly into the city, as expected, without any hindrance or interrogation, the two soldiers defending the city seemed to not see them at all, and dozed off with their spears.

The reason why Huang Yuchen was cautious was because in the Red Rainbow Sect, he saw his second brother Huang Yongning.

He naturally believed that if Huang Yongning was sober, he would definitely not harm him, but he told himself not to let him go to the imperial capital, in order to prevent himself from listening to him, it was very likely that Huang Yongning would encounter a good stumbling block in advance along the way.

Even Huang Yuchen thought that what happened around here might be a stumbling block caused by his second brother.

Huang Yongning knew Huang Yuchen too well, and his style and thoughts could hardly escape Huang Yongning's calculations.

As Huang Yuchen himself said, if Huang Yongning wanted to calculate him, he really had no way at all.

The streets of Ekang City are deserted, on both sides of the straight main street, almost all the shops are closed, and there are no pedestrians on the street, and they are covered in silver.

Huang Yuchen's brows furrowed slightly, if it was confirmed by what the village chief had seen before and the sergeants he met in the town later, Fan Liao, the defender of Ekang City, should be the biggest warlord in the vicinity, and the villagers who were forcibly conscripted nearby should all be concentrated here.

But the city is so deserted, there is not even a person on the street, but I don't know what is going on.

Fortunately, not far along the main street, Huang Yuchen saw an open wine shop, he did not hesitate, and walked straight in.

The wine shop is not big, but it is also two floors, in the hall on the first floor, Huang Yuchen saw Zhuang Lexian and Yin Cai who were drinking at a glance, and there was a stranger sitting next to them, this person was wearing a lot of warm clothes, and was talking and laughing with Zhuang Lexian.

Seeing this, the corners of Huang Yuchen's mouth raised slightly, and he chose another table to sit down.

"Guest officer, what do you want?" As soon as Huang Yuchen sat down, Xiao Er came up and asked.

There are more than a dozen tables in the hall, but now there are not many people drinking and eating, only three or four tables, Huang Yuchen looked at Xiao Er, and said: "I've been tired all the way, and I have some good wine and good food." ”

"Gotcha. Xiao Er immediately responded, turned his head and left, and didn't forget to look at Su Rong more when he left.

Su Rong's cold feeling of being thousands of miles away is very eye-catching, even if it covers his face.

In addition, Huang Yuchen and the other three were well-dressed, and they were not nearby people at first glance, so the little two went back and muttered a few words to the shopkeeper, and quickly went to the back kitchen.

After a while, the shopkeeper came up with a teapot and a teacup, put the teacup on the table, and poured tea for the three of them, while saying with a smile: "Where did the three come from?"

"West. Huang Yuchen replied lightly, before he figured out the situation, he would be wary of these people who took the initiative to come over to talk.

"West?" The shopkeeper kept smiling on his face, poured tea for the three of them, put the teapot on the table, and said, "That road is far enough, look at your dusty appearance, you have suffered a lot." ”

"It's like that's when you're in a hurry in the cold of winter. Huang Yuchen picked up the teacup and took a sip, the tea was bitter, but it could still be swallowed.

"Where are you going?" the shopkeeper stood beside Huang Yuchen and asked again, "Do you want to stay in the hotel?"

"How many days do you have a guest room here?" Huang Yuchen raised his eyes and glanced at the middle-aged shopkeeper, his posture was a little fat, and he had a smile on his face, and he looked like a perennial businessman.

"We are a wine shop, there are no guest rooms, but if the guest officer needs it, I can find it for you to ensure your satisfaction. The shopkeeper smiled.

"Eat first, eat later. Huang Yuchen took another sip of tea, and then asked the boss: "I heard that this city is the largest city around, why don't you see pedestrians?"

"Hey, I'm not telling you. The shopkeeper replied: "Just a few days ago, our city was still very lively, and the city lord Fan recruited a lot of soldiers from below in order to quell the surrounding rebellion, and the city was almost full at that time. ”

"It's not just two days ago, Lord Fan personally led the team out of the city, I don't know where I went, you said that now this army is in chaos, maybe these people can come back a few when they go out. The shopkeeper said with a sigh.

"City Lord Fan, how is you?" Huang Yuchen remained silent, but began to secretly calculate in his heart.

"Lord Fan, okay!" Speaking of Fan Liao, the shopkeeper immediately gave a thumbs up and said: "This is a rare city lord, I really don't say anything to our people, the snow covers the mountains, he opens a warehouse to release grain, and helps the poor, in such a bad weather, there is no one in Ekang City who died of cold and starvation." ”

"In this way, Lord Fan Liao is still a good official who loves the people like a son. Huang Yuchen smiled and drank the tea in the cup.

"That's nature. The shopkeeper smiled.

At this moment, Xiao Er came over with a big tray, and when the shopkeeper saw this, he helped Xiao Er put all the dishes on the table, and said to Huang Yuchen: "You use it slowly, if you have the need to live in the store, you can talk to Xiao Lao'er at any time." ”

After speaking, the shopkeeper went back to the counter with a smile, and Huang Yuchen looked at the dishes on the table, which were not rich, most of them were meat, but the amount was enough.

"Looks like there's plenty of food and clothing here. Huang Yuchen picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish and put it in his mouth, it tasted good.

Both Jiying and Su Rong glanced at the food on the table lightly, the things here were obviously not as rich as the wine shop in the town at the foot of Chihong Mountain, but they didn't know why.

"It seems that this Fan Liao is not a simple character. While eating, Huang Yuchen said to Jiying and Su Rong: "All this he has done is to gather people's hearts and calm all the surrounding villages and towns, and then accumulate strength to go on the expedition. ”

"Before going out, I didn't forget to pacify the rear, and watched the boss love him, if the foreign enemy invaded, I am afraid that he would not be able to occupy the city at all, but would be trapped here. ”

"Your mind is quick with that. Shadow looked at Huang Yuchen and said softly: "I can't see so many details, you just need to say, what are we going to do next?"

"Eat first. Huang Yuchen smiled slightly, no longer bothered about the two, and took a big bite of his meal.

Zhuang Lexian on the side chatted happily with the stranger, and drank a lot of wine alone. After a while, Huang Yuchen was full of wine and food, got up and went to the counter, and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I want to find a small courtyard." ”

"Oh, is the guest officer going to stay permanently?" the shopkeeper raised his head when he heard this, and looked at Huang Yuchen with a suspicious expression.

"Heavy snow covers the mountain, the front is not very peaceful, stay for a while, the next year is too late in spring, and then go forward. Huang Yuchen smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid it's dangerous to force the way now." ”

The shopkeeper looked at Huang Yuchen, and then looked at the shadow and Su Rong behind him, smiled, and said: "There are empty courtyards in the city, but most of them are not inhabited all year round, and the guest officer can take you to see if you need to." ”

"That's good, just have a place to stay. Huang Yuchen smiled slightly, took out a universal silver ticket for praying for heaven from his arms, and put it on the counter, ten taels.

"Wait a minute, the guest officer, this will be arranged for you. When the shopkeeper saw the silver ticket, he smiled and immediately went down to call someone.

Huang Yuchen glanced back at Zhuang Lexian, he was still chatting with the stranger, chatting hotly, as if he was from this Kangcheng, and he had met an old friend who had not seen him for a long time in the tavern.

Huang Yuchen gestured to Zhuang Lexian, Zhuang Lexian nodded lightly, knowing what Huang Yuchen meant.

Soon, the shopkeeper came out with a half-grown child and said to Huang Yuchen: "Guest officer, the courtyard I told you is their relative's, the person has been gone for many years, and the yard has been empty. ”