Kucheng is indeed a special city, surrounded by mountains on three sides, only one side, which is also the entrance to the city gate, opened in an open place.

From a distance, Kucheng is a very spectacular city, even more majestic than Handan City.

The bear reined in his horse and stopped three miles away from the bitter city, looking at the city, and secretly measuring in his heart what would happen in this city. Soon, the next city will be able to reach Fusang directly. Thinking of this, the bear had an inexplicable excitement.

"Drive~" The bear patted the horse under him and galloped forward happily.

After a while, Xiong appeared at the gate of the Bitter City, Xiong smiled slightly, slowed down, and slowly walked into the Bitter City.

"It seems that this bitter city is not bitter!" After approaching the city, Xiong didn't feel anything special, the layout and furnishings in this city were not much different from Handan City. If I had to find a noticeable difference, it would be the statue standing at the gates.

"Who is this statue carved into?" Xiong looked at the statue in a daze, and always felt that this statue was weird, as if it was out of place with the environment of the entire Bitter City. But such an incompatible statue is still placed in such an obvious position. And the people around didn't react, and no one showed any feelings for the statue, as if the statue had been standing in this place for a long time.

"Auntie, who is carved on this statue?" asked the bear, turning over and dismounting, stopping an old lady passing by.

When the old lady heard Xiong's words, she suddenly became less friendly, took a step back, looked at Xiong carefully, and did not answer Xiong's question, but asked Xiong instead, "Who are you and why are you here?"

"How do you know I'm from outside?" Xiong was a little puzzled, but he didn't deny it, and nodded in response, "That's right, I just arrived in Kucheng today, and I'm looking for a way to Fusang, and it is said that if you get to Kucheng, then Fusang won't be far away, right?"

But when Xiong mentioned the word Fusang, the old lady's brows tightened, as if she was thinking about something, "Fusang, what are you going to do there?"

"Oh, that's right, there's a guy going to Fuso, and I have to find him, so I have to go to Fuso too. Xiong said, asking the old lady what kind of country Fusang is, "By the way, auntie, do you know what kind of place Fusang is, I have never been there, and I don't know the situation there." ”

After hearing Xiong's words, the old lady's vigilance relaxed, "Fusang is a very distant place, even if you get to our bitter city, it will take a few days to get there, because the next city is the ferry point to Fusang." ”

"That's it!" There was a hint of loss in Xiong's eyes, originally Xiong thought that he would be able to reach Fusang in two or three days, but now that he heard it, he still had to take the waterway, and it was estimated that it would take six or seven days to reach Fusang.

"I see that you are also an honest person, why do you have to go to a place like Fuso, can't you wait for him to come back if you find someone?" the old lady suddenly said, making Xiong a little unsure of how to answer.

"This person's whereabouts are not fixed. After saying that, Xiong realized what the old lady meant, "What's wrong with Fusang, is there something I don't know?"

The old lady looked around left and right for a while, then pulled the bear into a small corner, and whispered to the bear, "Young man, let me tell you, this Fusang is really a terrifying place, anyone who goes to Fusang, I haven't heard of being able to come back safely, it is equivalent to nine deaths and a lifetime, but anyone who has a little way out will definitely not go to Fusang." ”

The bear who said this was a little embarrassed, although the old lady said it was very scary, but the bear would not change his mind because of what others said. This passer-by must be found, and Fusang must also go, but for the dangerous Fusang, the bear will take more precautions and try not to hurt himself.

But then, the old lady said something that surprised the bear: "Let me tell you, young man, your sister has been to Fuso, and may not know the situation there." But you saw that sculpture just now, right?"

"What's the matter with the sculpture?" Xiong turned his head to look at the sculpture that asked the old lady just now, "What does this sculpture have to do with Fusang?"

The old lady nodded, "That's right, this statue was forcibly placed here by the Fuso people." At first, the people of Kucheng vigorously opposed it, but our strong opposition not only did not usher in a compromise with the Fuso people, on the contrary, they sent a large number of men and horses to brutally kill and suppress us, the common people of Kucheng. ”

"What?" Xiong heard this, and then became anxious, "How can they do this? This is a crazy person at all, even more violent than Tyrannical Qin!"

"Shhhh

From this sentence, Xiong heard something wrong: "Why, is there still someone from Fusang in this bitter city?"

"That's right, these Fuso people look similar to us, some of them have been specially trained and have learned our language, and if you don't distinguish them carefully, they look no different from us ordinary people. The old lady said, taking a breath, "These Fuso people are sent to spy on us, and if someone in our bitter city makes any remarks against Fusang, then in less than a day, his life will be in danger." ”

"How can this be, it's too much, doesn't the government care?" Xiong was very angry, thinking to himself where the government and the righteous people had gone?

But the old lady shook her head, "It's not that this government doesn't want to take care of it, but the Fusang people are too cunning, and you also know that this place is very close to Fusang, but our country's army is far away from here, and with that little person in the yamen, they are not the opponents of those Fusang people at all." It's also fortunate that the government didn't ask about these things, otherwise, the government would probably no longer exist now. ”

Xiong was stunned, he didn't expect that these Fusang people had been rampant to such an extent. As a person in the rivers and lakes, a person who is dedicated to chivalry, it is absolutely impossible for Xiong to sit on the side and watch the play, he patted the old lady on the shoulder, "Auntie, you don't have to worry, now that I'm here, I will take care of this matter, aren't these Fusang people, don't you be afraid of them!"

"Oh, young man, don't dare to talk nonsense, you are so young, you still have a good life, don't cherish your life. When the old lady saw the bear's performance, she was directly frightened, and hurriedly persuaded the bear, "How many days can a person live in this life, and he can still endure it as much as he can, it's not a big deal." ”