In the middle of September, the mountains are red and the forests are dyed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the distance, the mountains full of maple forests are undulating, and the sun falls, reflecting and rising with bursts of red light, like a layer of orange-red mist.

There is also a mountain nearby, but the scenery is different.

Most of the maple forests on the mountain have disappeared without a trace, revealing bare stones, and many wooden huts have been built halfway up the mountainside, in the valley, and by the stream, some of which have flickered in the forest, others in the clearing, illuminated by the sun that falls obliquely from the sky.

At the bottom of the mountain, the rocks are craggy, and the whole valley is full of ores, and from a distance, people walk through the rocks like ants, pushing special wheelbarrows, which are full of rough stones, and from time to time there are shouts, straight into the sky, and drifting in the valley with the wind.

In the air, a rock eagle hovers among the mountains, occasionally letting out a clear hiss.

Gu Xiaozhao and his entourage walked on a winding path, the path was a yellow mud path, filled with a lot of gravel, walking through the valley, high and low, on both sides were tall red maple forests, the wind blew, rustling, like red waves undulating.

One end of this trail is Xujia Village, Gu Xiaozhao and his entourage came to the mountains yesterday, and after inspecting the mine, they went to Xujia Village to live temporarily.

Gu Xiaozhao and his entourage were naturally dominated by Gu Xiaozhao, and Meng Zhaonan, the steward in charge of mine affairs, followed him upside down, in addition, Xu Qingyuan in Xujia Village did not care about old age and frailty, accompanied by Gu Xiaozhao, with a smile on his face, wrinkled, like a ripe persimmon that was about to rot.

A month ago, Gu Xiaozhao took control of the entire Gu family.

That battle not only allowed him to control the Gu family, but also completely established his position in Qinghua County and became a big man who spoke his word.

It's just that the big people who originally controlled the power in Qinghua County did not move closer to him like they did after every change of power in the past, and wanted to have a good relationship with him, on the contrary, their attitude was to avoid it, even if they had to deal with the Gu family, if it was not necessary, they would look for Gu Chengming or Su Qiao'er and others, and they would never contact Gu Xiaozhao in person.

There is a rumor among the high-level leaders of Qinghua County, that is, Gu Xiaozhao should have the blood of a stranger.

After all, if it weren't for that, he would have been a blood mist when he was done that day.

It is an unwritten rule that only the Inhumans can control the foreign body and be exempt from the blood sacrifice, and there are no exceptions.

For these people, the Inhumans are like ghosts and gods, only to reverie, not to be touched, just like livestock such as pigs and sheep dare not approach the butcher, after all, you must know that it is not uncommon for the Inhumans to sacrifice a city with blood in anger.

Of course, such rumors only spread among a small number of people.

Figures like Xu Qingyuan and Meng Zhaonan didn't know anything about this, they only knew that Gu Xiaozhao had integrated the Gu family's main sect, and the power of Changfang had been completely eradicated by it, not only that, but huge forces like Tianhe Daochang had also chosen to bow their heads.

One day, the two owners, Gong Student and Xia Wenbing, accompanied by the county commander Jiangnan Xiangjiang, came to visit Gu Xiaozhao, accompanied by gifts from several carriages.

However, Gu Xiaozhao did not meet these people, but just told Gu Chengming to come forward and accept those gifts!

Gu Xiaozhao was so arrogant, but Gong Student and the others were still full of smiles, without any complaints, their attitudes were extremely low, and they left with a smile.

This is the weather vane, indicating that Qinghua County has officially entered the era of Gu Xiaozhao.

This time, Gu Xiaozhao came to the mine, Xu Qingyuan was naturally flattered, of course, he also had fear in his heart, for fear that Gu Xiaozhao would turn his face.

Although Gu Xiaozhao signed an agreement with Xujiacun in Gotou Town and made certain concessions, Xu Qingyuan only treated that agreement as a piece of waste paper.

He only hopes that Gu Xiaozhao's heart will not be so ruthless, even if he expells the people of Xujia Village from the mine, he must not treat these young adults in Xujia Village as free labor to squeeze, if Gu Xiaozhao really wants to do it, they can't do it, and they can't do it if they want to die and break the net.

At this time, there will not be any local forces on the side of Xujiacun.

In the end, however, he was nothing more than a fool's errand.

Gu Xiaozhao did not do that, but acted in accordance with the contract, giving Xujia Village a lot of benefits, and when he was inspecting the mine yesterday, he also told Meng Zhaonan not to be reluctant to give up money, and to treat the miners better, the place where they live must be warm and ventilated, and there must be meat every day in terms of food.

Not only that, but he also made new rules.

The miners only work five hours a day, and they cannot spare manpower for the sake of production, and the safety measures of those mines must be checked every day to avoid mining disasters.

These measures were promulgated in front of everyone, and Gu Xiaozhao immediately gained the respect of everyone, even an old fox like Xu Qingyuan was grateful to him.

After all, most of the people working in the mines are mountain people from Xujia Village.

Meng Zhaonan also made a statement to Gu Xiaozhao in private, saying that this would increase the cost burden, and the mine would earn a lot less.

Gu Xiaozhao just smiled and asked him to do what he was told.

For Gu Xiaozhao, whether it is wealth or power, it is nothing, after experiencing three lifetimes, he came to this world as if he had woken up from a dream, he knew very well what he wanted, what he lacked, if he wanted to achieve great perfection, if he wanted to get great liberation, he had only one way to go.

The truth lies in this world!

Not long after, Gu Xiaozhao and his entourage followed the trail through a red maple forest to the valley, the stream flowed from the bottom of the valley, and after leaving the valley, the stream became no longer clear, but gray, and had to flow for more than ten miles before returning to its original state.

"What?"

Meng Zhaonan opened his mouth, a little dazed.

Just now, Gu Xiaozhao said that he was going to go down to the mine to see it in person, if he hadn't heard it with his own ears, Meng Zhaonan would never believe it.

You know, even he rarely enters the mines.

Mining is a high-risk affair, the damp and dark inside the mine, and in some places even narrow enough for one person to crawl, the danger is everywhere.

Meng Zhaonan looked at Xu Qingyuan on the side, hoping that he could speak.

Xu Qingyuan coughed dryly.

"Gu Gongzi, Your Excellency is noble, let the little ones do these heavy things......"

Gu Xiaozhao smiled and did not speak.

Looking at Gu Xiaozhao, Xu Qingyuan chuckled in his heart, and no longer persuaded him, he knew very well that the other party seemed to be young, but he was determined, and once he made a decision, he would not change, nor would he allow others to disobey, every big man was like this.

Gu Xiaozhao stood in front of the mine, looking inside, thoughtful.

Meng Zhaonan carried the torch with his own hands, with a bitter face, since the master wanted to go in person, he could only accompany him, although he said that he would bring a few more people, but Gu Xiaozhao vetoed it.

This time when he entered the mine, Gu Xiaozhao only took him.

Before that, all absenteeism was evacuated.

Why did Gu Xiaozhao do this, Meng Zhaonan was very puzzled, if it was changed to before, he might have asked the bottom of the matter and wanted to get an explanation, but now, Gu Xiaozhao is becoming more and more authoritative, as long as the other party's eyes are a little sharper, Meng Zhaonan doesn't even dare to breathe.

"Young master, come with me, please be careful......"

Under the gaze of an idle absenteeism, Meng Zhaonan entered the mine with a torch first, followed by Gu Xiaozhao.

The entrance is naturally spacious, with huge wooden beams overhead, and wooden stakes supporting each not far away, and from time to time the wind blows back and forth in the cave, making people feel cold, so that they will not feel stuffy and will not make it difficult for people to breathe.

Inside the cave, only the rustle of footsteps sounded.

I don't know how long I walked, the mine became narrower and narrower, and the damp smell became thicker and stronger, but at this time, it was not too deep, but it was not so stuffy.

Meng Zhaonan is also a martial artist, although he is not a very good master of the inner family, there are still 108,000 miles away from opening up Xiao Zhoutian, and his mind is okay, after knowing that he can't change it, he also packed up his mentality, and seriously led the way for Gu Xiaozhao, introducing the situation of the mine to Gu Xiaozhao as he walked.

I also stayed in this mine for a few years, although I didn't go down to the mine in person, but I also went down a few times, before leaving, I also found the old miners of the mine to ask them about the specific situation inside, and temporarily hugged the Buddha's feet, at this time there is still something to say.

Gu Xiaozhao didn't respond, just walked silently.

After a while, they came to a three-way intersection, and Meng Zhaonan subconsciously turned to the right.

"To the left!"

At this time, Gu Xiaozhao said in a deep voice.

"On the left is an abandoned mine, the ore in it has been exhausted, and there was a landslide some time ago, blocking the passage ......"

Meng Zhaonan hesitated for a moment, his brows furrowed.

"To the left!"

Gu Xiaozhao didn't say much, and said again.

"Yes, young master!"

Meng Zhaonan nodded, holding the torch and moving forward, the mine became low, and he had to bend down slightly, so that his head would not hit the rock above his head.

After walking for a while, they came to the cave-in.

A pile of rubble blocked the passage, and there was nowhere to go.

Meng Zhaonan turned his head to look at Gu Xiaozhao, the meaning in his eyes was very clear.

"Let's go!"

Gu Xiaozhao said loudly, and then, he and Meng Zhaonan switched positions, and after that, he ordered Meng Zhaonan to retreat backwards, and he did not continue until he was ten zhang away.

Then, he threw a punch into the pile of rubble blocking the passage.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, and the dust rippled.

Meng Zhaonan was shocked in his heart, endured it for a while, and then he didn't turn around and run wildly, in his sight, there were black and white qi circling along the passage, sweeping away the dust full of holes.

"Young Master!"

He shouted and ran towards Gu Xiaozhao.

After a while, he ran to Gu Xiaozhao, and at this time, part of the pile of rocks had been smashed into powder by Gu Xiaozhao, revealing a big hole in the middle.

Gu Xiaozhao was holding a rock the size of a baby's fist in his hand, with a phosphorescent glow on it.

He handed it to Meng Zhaonan.

Meng Zhaonan took it and couldn't help but scream.

"Chalcedony!"

Gu Xiaozhao took a deep breath.

It seems that his own induction is real, and with the cyan nebula material rotating in the sea of consciousness, he can really sense the existence of chalcedony at a certain distance.

The so-called foreign body, the most basic substance, is extracted from chalcedony.

I don't know where the chalcedony produced in my own mine has gone, and during this time, I sorted out the account books and checked the records, and there was no record of the sale of chalcedony.

It's like they don't exist, where do they go?