After Du Xuan and his forty men entered the territory of Shangguan Ge, they did not attack the cities in the north. Instead, they quietly went deep into the hinterland of Shangguan Ge and headed straight for Anping City.
Du Xuan's explanation for this is that Anping City is the hinterland of Shangguan Pavilion, and attacking this city can take people by surprise. Previously, when he turned to the wild forest and raided Shawangzong, he was the first to attack the city to the north of Shangguan Pavilion. Now Shangguan Pavilion and Jiudian
They must have taken strict precautions, especially the city close to the Shawang Sect.
Such a reason is quite reasonable.
Just when Du Xuan and his party finally sneaked into Anping City, the Kongtong East City in Sunjiabao suddenly fell into panic. This was because the Kongtong West City opposite the Western Alliance had accumulated a large number of Western Alliance troops.
Kongtong East City.
This city is the only city directly bordering the Eastern and Western Alliance. It has only two city gates, the West Gate and the East Gate. The city is not large in size, with a radius of only about ten miles. It is located in Sunjiabao and is also located on the southwest border of the entire ASEAN territory.
Today, the guards guarding the city are Sunjiabao and Wumen disciples, with a total of more than a thousand people, with Sunjiabao as the main bodyguard. Each of the two families has a Dharma realm martial cultivator, and there are more than thirty Tao realm cultivators.
As a martial arts cultivator, it can be called the most powerfully defended city in ASEAN.
All merchants in the city have evacuated, and as for the civilians, they all moved away hundreds of years ago. Kongtong East City is already a veritable military camp.
The west city wall is crowded with people and the city gates are closed. All kinds of city defense equipment are being put in place one after another, and a large number of demon cultivators and martial cultivators are on their way to help the east city of Kongtong. However, the Demon Valley has always been the main source of demon cultivators.
Nowadays, it is stretched thin, and it cannot produce many decent demon cultivators, nor can it produce many destructive demon weapons.
In front of the west wall of Kongtong East City, there is an open space for several miles. On weekdays, this open space is a place for merchants from both sides to trade, but now it has long been dead silent, and not a single person can be seen. And in this open space
At the end of the land is Kongtong West City of Ximeng.
The first big shots to arrive at Kongtong East City were the elders of Sun Family Fort, Sun Bahuo and Sun Bahong, both of whom were masters of martial arts in the Shinto realm. Following them were the two elders of Wumen, He Lao and Qin.
The old man, and Shangguan Jin, the second elder of Shangguan Pavilion, are all masters of the Shinto realm.
After Mr. He arrived at Kongtong East City, he immediately sent an envoy to invite the opposite Kongtong West City to discuss matters. The location was in the central area between the two cities.
One day later, the Eastern and Western Alliance met as scheduled. Almost all the elites in Kongtong East City followed, forming a square formation of two thousand people to demonstrate their strength.
This time the Western Alliance troops are approaching, they naturally learned the news about the current civil strife in ASEAN. However, the Western Alliance does not expect to take this opportunity to conquer ASEAN in one fell swoop. The two sides have fought countless battles for more than a thousand years, and the outcome is not much different.
, but no one can annex the other side.
After all, there is only one city bordering the two sides. The Kongtong Mountains, a huge mountain range that stretches for tens of thousands of miles and spans hundreds of thousands of miles, is a natural barrier that is insurmountable for both sides, and logistics is difficult to guarantee. Even if the strength of ASEAN or Western Alliance is
Dominate and kill the opponent steadily, but the hinterland of both sides is extremely deep. With such a long front, unless the gap between the two sides is like the difference between the Tao realm and the martial arts realm of martial practitioners, neither side will be able to swallow the opponent.
Therefore, the Western Alliance's army is approaching the territory this time, just to take the opportunity to invade the territory of the ASEAN, burn, kill, loot, steal women, steal gold and silver, and even steal the magic skills to make a lot of money.
When Mr. He met with Ximeng, he naturally wanted to warn them not to act rashly.
The Western Alliance is actually still hesitant and wants to use a large army to suppress the border to see the reaction of the other side. Although ASEAN is currently in civil strife, there is no reliable news about how much its strength has been weakened. All the news is just rumors among merchants from both sides.
It is unclear whether this civil strife has damaged ASEAN. Otherwise, Western Alliance would not have hesitated to attack the city.
After the meeting between the two sides, the situation on the border did not change. The Western Alliance neither withdrew its troops nor attacked the city. Naturally, the ASEAN had no choice but to follow the confrontation and did not dare to slack off at all.
****
Speaking of Du Xuan, after sneaking into Anping City in Shangguan Pavilion, he left the inn where he stayed alone and walked onto the streets of the city, looking for Tianshuang Restaurant.
Tianshuang Restaurant is located in the west of the city. When Du Xuan found it, he found that there was no scent of Fengyao in the restaurant. He only saw the limping restaurant owner. Judging from his age, he was old enough to have a child in his twenties.
age.
After sitting down, Du Xuan casually ordered two or three side dishes and a pot of wine, thinking about how to secretly find out Feng Yao's whereabouts.
In the past, Du Xuan once heard Fengyao say that her family's Tianshuang Restaurant was opened when she was five years old. It has been more than 20 years ago. However, today's Tianshuang Restaurant is obviously a new one.
It has been decorated and the materials used are more gorgeous.
However, the owner of this restaurant is a cripple. Du Xuan has never heard Feng Yao talk about it before. On the contrary, Feng Yao once said that her parents are very strong and the money to build this restaurant came from the hard work of the two of them.
He earns money by selling fern root glutinous rice cakes at a stall. And he can sell three stalls a day and visit every street in Anping City. If you are crippled, it is almost impossible to do it.
The signature dish of Tianshuang Restaurant is the fern root glutinous rice cake that the waiter highly recommended as soon as Du Xuan sat down to order. Therefore, this restaurant should be the Tianshuang Restaurant mentioned by Feng Yao.
"Xiao Er." Du Xuan shouted.
"Sir, what are your orders?" A waiter ran over quickly and asked diligently.
Du Xuan pointed to the fern root glutinous rice cake on the table, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this your signature dish?"
The waiter was startled. Seeing that Du Xuan's expression was not so good, he asked, "Sir, is this bracken root glutinous rice cake not to your liking?"
Du Xuan remained silent.
Seeing this, the waiter took out the chopsticks he was carrying, carefully picked up a piece of fern root glutinous rice cake on the edge of the plate, put it in his mouth and sipped the tea carefully.
"Sir, there is nothing wrong with this plate of fern root glutinous rice cake." After a pause, the waiter continued, "Sir, are you a foreigner? This fern root glutinous rice cake is the signature dish of our Tianshuang Restaurant, and is served by the proprietress herself.
Made by the chef.”
"I just heard that your Tianshuang Restaurant's fern root glutinous rice cake has been famous for a long time, so I just came here to try it. But it tastes just like that. Is it true that your boss started his business with this fern root glutinous rice cake?" Du Xuan sighed softly.
He asked, with a disappointed look on his face.
The waiter nodded affirmatively and said: "Sir, it's absolutely true! Look at every table in our restaurant that doesn't order a plate of fern root glutinous rice cake. This is really the specialty of our boss and his wife! In the past, Tianshuang Restaurant
It hasn’t opened yet, but the boss and his wife have set up stalls along the street and can sell dozens of kilograms a day!”
Hearing this, Du Xuan has confirmed that this is Feng Yao's home, and the boss is Feng Yao's father. However, for some reason, Feng Yao is not at home. If not at home, where would she be?
Du Xuan sighed softly in his heart, took the wine bottle, filled it for himself, and swallowed it in one gulp. Suddenly, Du Xuan frowned slightly, picked up the wine glass and looked at it, wondering what he was thinking.
"Sir, this wine is unique to our Tianshuang Restaurant." The waiter saw it clearly and said with a smile.
After a pause, the waiter continued to explain: "This wine has a faint sweetness in the mouth, and the aroma is mellow and delicate when it enters the throat. But after the wine is down, the sweetness on the tip of the tongue has a hint of sweetness and bitterness. The sweetness and bitterness blend together, not letting go."
It makes people feel uncomfortable, but it has a different flavor. This wine is brewed by our eldest lady of Tianshuang Restaurant herself. The limit is ten jars per day. If the guest comes later, he may not have it."
"Miss?!" Du Xuan was suddenly startled.
The waiter nodded and said: "Yes! The eldest lady of our Tianshuang Restaurant is a first-class magician. She once practiced in the Magic Valley, and now she is from the Shawang Sect!"
"People from the Shawang Sect...?" Du Xuan was even more shocked.
"Yes, if a disciple of the Shawang Sect marries the eldest daughter of our family, he is not from the Shawang Sect." The waiter said, the look of pride on his face became even brighter, interpreting Du Xuan's shock as the envy of ordinary people.
Hearing this, Du Xuan was struck by lightning. How could Fengyao marry into the Shawang Sect? How could it be possible! This is Shangguan Pavilion. Even if Fengyao wanted to marry into the elder family, she should be the first choice to be a disciple of Shangguan Pavilion. How could she be so far away?
Marry Sha Wang Zong?
Bang!
The wine glass in Du Xuan's hand suddenly fell.
"Guest officer?" The waiter was puzzled and looked at the lost Du Xuan with confusion.
"Where is your eldest lady?" Du Xuan asked.
The waiter looked at Du Xuan in confusion and blurted out: "Of course it's in the Shawang Sect."
"Then you said this wine was made by your eldest lady yourself?" Du Xuan asked coldly.
"Yes, at the beginning of every month, the eldest lady will order someone to deliver what is needed for the next month." The waiter explained, "Sir, please rest assured that this wine is definitely unique to our Tianshuang Restaurant and will never be found in other restaurants.
It is available for sale, and it must have been refined by our eldest lady herself..."
Du Xuan lowered his head slightly. His head was in a trance. He didn't hear the waiter who was still talking and explaining. He took out some broken silver and threw it on the table. He stood up, grabbed the wine bottle, and shook it.
He walked out of Tianshuang Restaurant.
Why did Feng Yao marry the Sha Wang Sect far away? Could it be that he was a disciple of the Sha Wang Sect who had chased her and pestered her in the Demon Valley? But didn’t she hate that guy very much? Also, why did Feng Yao refine wine?
, and it’s such a fine and rare wine. Isn’t she the master of cultivating weapons?
Could it be that Feng Yao was forced to have no choice? Could it be that the disciples of the Shawang Sect were threatening him, threatening him with her family, or threatening her with Du Xuan's safety? Du Xuan couldn't understand, couldn't figure it out. He really wanted to fly to her right away.
Sha Wang Zong, find Fengyao and ask clearly. Or, find Fengyao's father nearby and ask his daughter why he married into Sha Wang Zong.
But, what's the use of asking? Now, she is **.
Besides, what reason does Du Xuan have for him, and in what capacity can he ask her? Over the years, Du Xuan himself has long betrayed his initial short-lived love. In his heart, no matter how much weight he has, not all
Wang Lingyun already exists, although there is no possibility between them. Now that Feng Yao is marrying far away, she does not owe Du Xuan, let alone feel sorry for him.
They are all gone, all gone, completely far away from themselves.