The barren continent is vast and vast, and I don't know how broad it is.

The great Radiance Dynasty was just a small dynasty on this behemoth continent. Even so, ordinary people who have been poor all their lives still cannot measure the breadth of this glorious dynasty.

The Yaohe River in the north and the Huijiang River in the south cut off the endless mountain ranges, and they don't know how many thousands of miles. It's hard to imagine what it took to be so brilliant to build such a magnificent dynasty that spanned millions of miles.

In the middle of the Yaohe River and the Huijiang River, there is a large barren land, dense jungles, endless towering mountains, countless strange spirit beasts... This central forbidden land was constructed.

It is rumored that the magnificent Huijiang River and Yaohe River both originated from the high and distant Central Forbidden Land, winding for tens of thousands of miles, one south and one north across the Huiyao Dynasty. However, no one had ever been able to follow the source into the depths of the Central Forbidden Land, a place of legend and unknowability.

On the outskirts of the Central Forbidden Territory is a paradise for wild beasts, a haven for predators and hunters, a golden land for intrigue and strangulation, death and sudden riches.

The central forbidden land is boundless, and it produces rare elixirs, all kinds of strange beasts, and exotic beasts, which are all treasures that major wealthy families, families, and sects compete for. Every moment, what happens here is an open and secret fight, a deceit, a forcible seizure, and countless countless.

All of the Radiant Dynasty's top ranks have established strongholds, large or small, around this central forbidden land. Collect the four seasons of the four seasons of the spirit herb, elixir, strange beasts, animal bones, young beasts, and so on.

The pills made of elixir can detoxify, stop bleeding, build muscles, and improve strength; the bones of strange beasts can be made into weapons, carved runes, and grind powder to match potions; and young beasts can be captured or hatched to domesticate powerful alien beasts......

All of them, all of which are necessary for walking the rivers and lakes, exploring the world, exploring and exploring, and the demand is huge, for example, just say that a pill of antidote can often be sold for hundreds of silver in the hands of people who are in urgent need, and it is really a lucrative industry.

Maybe you don't know what the concept of hundreds of silver is, so let's popularize the financial standards of the Barren Continent. The output of an ordinary person working for a month is two hundred taels of silver, and the ordinary diet is about ten taels a day. I have to say how difficult the people's livelihood is, in the era of swords, it is not easy to make a living.

One ingot of gold can be exchanged for a thousand taels of snowflake silver. In every town recognized by the Hui Yao Dynasty, there are pawnshops, which are public institutions set up by the Hui Yao Dynasty, which are responsible for various businesses such as exchange and mortgage, and of course, a 5% handling fee will be levied on one entry and one exit.

The Huiyao Dynasty established the country with martial arts, and it couldn't help fighting in the rivers and lakes, and it was transcendent, controlling most of the gold and silver mines, and this alone grabbed everyone's lifeblood.

Floating Light City.

It is a small city built on the edge of the Huijiang River, near the Central Forbidden Land.

At the earliest, it was rumored that there was a burst of light in the central forbidden land, which could be seen hundreds of miles away, and many people in the rivers and lakes thought that Tianbao was born, and they rushed to seek opportunities. It's a pity that there was no result afterwards, and many people did not believe in evil and wandered around. Tianbao naturally didn't find it, but Dibao found a lot. Each of them collected a lot of rare, rare, and last year medicinal materials, and made a windfall by going out of the way. Later, some people took a fancy to the resources and excellent location of the good land here, settled in the village for development, collected medicinal materials and sold them, and made a lot of profits.

Gradually, everyone discovered the business opportunities of this cornucopia and set up points one after another.

Many years later, the Huiyao Dynasty built a small city here, which, according to local legend, was named "Floating Light City". Set up the post of city lord and guard a hundred.

The city lord of this term is surnamed Shen, whose name is Cangyun, and he is the younger brother of Shen Canghai, the lord of Shenjiabao in the southwest. One of the brothers is on the top of the high hall, and the other is far away from the rivers and lakes. The relationship is cold in name, but in fact, they often communicate secretly, not to mention anything else, Shen Cangyun can serve as the city lord of this floating light city, and he has to pay all kinds of filial piety, dredge, and take care of it. Naturally, Shen Jiabao was behind him. Now, on the official side, Shen Cangyun is the city lord, relying on the mountains and eating the mountains, and being close to the central forbidden land, which is beneficial, and Shen Jiabao can be regarded as making a lot of money.

Although Fuguang City is small, it is small and has all kinds of equipment, accommodation, auctions, bazaars, and ......

However, it is the entry and exit payment, the fee for renting and buying the ground, and the fee for pawnshop transactions...... I have to say that the Huiyao Dynasty is so calculating!

Fuguang City is adjacent to the Yishui River.

If the Huijiang River is a tall jade belt flowing out of the Central Forbidden Land, then the Yishui River is a small river formed by the melting and confluence of the high mountain snow in the Central Forbidden Land. The river flows into the Huijiang River through Nandi. Fuguang City is on the edge of the Yishui River, fifty miles away from the periphery of the Central Forbidden Land, and more than a thousand miles away from Chenjiazhuang in Kunjiang Prefecture. Through the Yishui River, down the river, you can enter the main road of the Huijiang River in half a day, and you can go everywhere along the way. Although the fee is very large, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to a transaction.

Everyone is not stupid, the business is fine, not long after the city was established, Wudang lay family power, Jiangnan Murong family, Gusu family, Shenjiabao, Xujiazhuang, Chenjiazhuang and other Jiangnan Jiangbei forces have bought land here to set up points. One after another, a little farther away also came to trade here. Although Shen Jiabao is a third-rate force, he has officials and figures to take care of him, and even if he is a first-class force of the big faction, he has to give some face.

The Huiyao Dynasty explicitly decreed that fighting was forbidden in the city. Those who violate the order will be killed. As soon as there is a warning, the guards in the city will immediately arrive, and they will be wiped out without asking the reason. There is a fair and safe guarantee in the city, which is why many people are willing to pay the fees.

On this day, it was Mu Feng's turn to be on duty.

Travelers who come and go, put a silver or two into the city, and don't want to go out of the city, and charge one-way. All the silver is put into the tin box in front of the level, and the guards only need to supervise.

The repetition of coming and going every day is really boring for the people on guard. Mu Feng had a dog's tail grass in his mouth, and he was bored in a daze while picking his teeth, and the busyness of Floating Light City had nothing to do with them.

Just thinking about having some fun, the three figures in the distance galloped directly to the gate of the city, and it was forbidden to ride horses in the city, and the three of them did not speak, but directly raised the sign in their arms and lit up.

When Mu Feng saw it, the three of them looked anxious and haggard, and the galloping horses were also foaming at the mouth, obviously running a long distance. What is bright is Chenjiazhuang's monthly card brand.

"You three, what are you doing? Mu Feng got up and jumped off the guard platform, checked the moon card brand, glanced at the three of them, and asked slowly.

The first person frowned, and said with a smile: "This big brother, we are from Chenjiazhuang, and the cards this month can't be faked, isn't this a little urgent in the village." Hurry back to the city to report. The steward on our side is Chen Xuanzhong, the nephew of the second elder, and you must have heard of the name of the second elder. Please also ask the little brother to be accommodating. After that, with the help of covering up the cuffs, he quietly stuffed a large ingot of silver, which was a hundred taels.

Mu Feng naturally put his hand into his arms, coughed lightly and said, "Oh, Chen Jiazhuang, Chen Xuanzhong." I know it too. It's all old acquaintances, let's go over. ！“

The three of them were gone.

After a while, a few more riders came, and they were also extremely arrogant and just wanted to pass quickly. Mu Feng interrogated, it was the little steward of the Kunjiang Mansion Lord.

An hour later, several more fast horses came rushing one after another. At first glance, they are all the kind that is fast, and after interrogation, they belong to the general trend of Jiangnan.

"Did something big happen?"

Mu Feng frowned and thought for a moment. After that, he beckoned a small soldier to come over and ordered, "Stay here, I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion." “

The city lord's mansion is located in the center of the whole floating light city, the city government is built with all stone carvings, there is a huge square in front of the house, the center of the square is a rockery, the rockery is surrounded by a pool, there are some inexplicable water fish in the pool, it is said that they are rare species that flow out of the central forbidden land.

Beyond the square is the hall of the city government, and the city lord Shen Cangyun generally sits in the back building of the hall.

Fuguang City is close to the mountain and the water, the west gate is adjacent to the water, the east gate and the north gate enter the mountain, and the south gate road leads to all directions. The checkpoint has a south gate, the west gate is near the water, and the door is a wharf, which is generally a cargo wharf. There are also people who set up cards.

After greeting the guard's brother and making a report, Mu Feng knocked on the door and entered the small building.

What catches my eye is a row of quaint wooden furniture, a tooth**, and a futon. The bearded man sat upright on the futon, sitting upright.

"What's the report?"

Shen Cangyun, who was meditating, sighed, finished his work, and swept it over with just one glance, and the temperature in the room plummeted. A coercion arose spontaneously, and Mu Feng was almost out of breath.

Mu Feng swallowed his saliva hard, and said tremblingly: "Back to the city lord, little Mu Feng, who is on duty to guard the south gate today, there is an incident, and his subordinates feel strange, so they have come to report it." “

"What's so strange?"

"On weekdays, there are merchants from all over the world, which can be seen at a glance. In the last two hours today, there have been three or four waves of people from the rivers and lakes, all of whom have come on fast horses, and their subordinates have carefully inquired about them, all of them are the powerful families in the south of the Yangtze River, Kunjiang Mansion, Chenjiazhuang, Murong Family, Bagua Gate and the like. I thought about it, maybe something big happened in the land south of the Yangtze River, and I didn't know about it, so I came to report to the city lord that he knew. Mu Feng told everything he saw and heard.

Shen Cangyun pondered for a long time, waved his big hand outward, and said, "Very good, go down and receive the reward." “

"Thank you for the city lord's reward, the little one will retire!" Mu Feng retreated step by step, and carefully closed the door before leaving.

"What?!" Chen Xuanzhong was drinking tea in the living room, and when he heard the bad news, he got up angrily and smashed the cup on the ground.

"Bang!" the tea splashed on the ground, and a few people not far away shrank in fright.

"The Scarlet Hell is really too deceitful!" After walking back and forth a few times, Chen Xuan repeated and asked urgently, "What about the damage in the village?"

"The owner was seriously injured and unconscious. Xuanfeng Xuanhu and other elders were slightly injured, Xie Kun defected, and Xuanfeng blew himself up. There were heavy casualties in the village...", and the people came back one by one.

Chen Xuanzhong heard that the three corpses were violently jumping, and he couldn't sit down for a moment. He muttered, "Traitor, waste, waste, no, I have to report to my uncle quickly." “

"You've worked hard all the way, what else is there to report?"

"Yes, a group of elders passed a letter saying that they should clean up as soon as possible, and ask the second elder to take the capable clansmen and return to the village as soon as possible. “

"I see. You are tired and tired all the way, so let's go down and rest for the time being. I'll report it to my uncle right away. Several people arranged to rest, Chen Xuanzhong hurried to the backyard, and a flying pigeon fluttered its wings and flew out. Fly somewhere in the Central Forbidden Land.

Chen Luoyun, the second elder of Chenjiazhuang, was not in Fuguang City, but in a cave on the periphery of the Central Forbidden Land. This place is close to the forbidden land, and the aura around it is slightly thicker than in other places.

Don't underestimate these, in the era of withering aura, a slightly richer aura means that you can go further.

Chen Luoyun was thirty-five years old and had the title of fist and sword, but now, half a jiazi has passed, and his martial arts are more convergent, but if he does not break through, he is waiting for death. That kind of tormenting feeling has been experienced by every martial artist, but whenever there is a chance to break through, all of them must cut their heads forward.

"It's too much deception!" Chen Luoyun, who received the news from the flying pigeon, had a cold look in his eyes, and punched the stone bench under the seat, turning the gravel of a stone bench alive.

In the middle of the night, Chen Luoyun, who had cleaned up a little, ran out of the cave after a few ups and downs, and in an instant, a gust of wind passed, and Chen Luoyun ran towards Fuguang City with his skills.

Within a few days, the news of the attack on Chenjiazhuang and the destruction of Zhuang spread throughout the eighteen prefectures of Kyushu in the south of the Yangtze River. And it spreads rapidly with an extremely rapid attitude. It's like a boulder thrown into the water, stirring up infinite ripples.

Not to mention that the anger everywhere in Chenjiazhuang was monstrous, and when Lei Ming entered the Wudang faction with the news, he had a secret conversation with the palace master of the Yuxu Palace and the Wudang Sect for a long time.

After that, I went to the Jiangbei Bagua Gate, which is not far away. Although the last battle in Panlong Town, Jiang Tianao, the master of the Jiangbei Bagua Gate, broke his arm and suffered heavy losses. After that, Jiang Tianao passed the position of the master of the door to his son Jiang Feng, and he retreated into the background.

There are also Jiangnan Murong family, Gusu family, Nangong family...

After Lei Ming visited one by one, the major forces strengthened their guards one after another, and there was a rumor among the rivers and lakes for a while.