Volume Four, Three Southern Counties, Chapter 307, In Vanity Fair
After resting for a while, everyone headed towards the depths of Shiwan Mountain.
The hazy distant mountains are covered with a layer of gauze and thin clouds, making them shadowy.
Looking up at the mountains, the peaks are shrouded in clouds and mist, as if there are winding trails in the mountains, like a colorful ribbon falling from the top of the mountain.
That is the path of the herb collector.
The people around Nanxiang County often go into the Shiwan Mountain.
This place is the border, and the monsters that used to live outside were not very strong.
It wasn't until it became a proving ground that many powerful demons appeared.
After traveling for dozens of kilometers, everyone rested again.
It's getting dark and it's time to prepare a place to stay.
"Master Jiu!" The big black snake came over, "I think there seems to be something familiar around here."
"Familiar? Have you been here before?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"I can't remember!" The big black snake shook his head, "I always feel that there are some inexplicable things affecting me here in Shiwandashan."
"Let's rest first and don't act without permission."
Lu Jiuzhang reminded.
Peng Qiang has already set up a tent on the back of a high mountain.
This place is leeward and relatively secluded.
After eating something casually, everyone went into the tent to rest.
Lu Jiuzhang opened the corner of the tent's exit and looked up at the sky full of stars.
It was night, and the little fat man Zhou Zheng came over carrying a jar of wine.
"Brother, have something to drink?"
The little fat man Zhou Zheng shook the wine jar in his hand.
"Come in, there are a lot of mosquitoes outside."
Lu Jiuzhang said.
Although it is winter, it is extremely cold in northern Xinjiang.
And the hundreds of thousands of mountains here look like midsummer.
Being in a jungle, it is normal for there to be many mosquitoes, rats and ants.
Fatty Zhou Zheng got into Lu Jiuzhang's tent, placed the wine in the middle, and then took out some snacks from the storage ring.
These meals are prepared by the chefs of the top inns in the castle.
"Our great Zhou Dynasty has a vast territory, extending from Beiyu Pass in the north to Shiwanda Mountain in the south. Although it is the same season, the scenery is different." Little Fatty Zhou Zheng said slowly, "In midsummer, heavy snow falls outside Beiyu Pass.
I once heard that the thick snow was as deep as half a person."
"In the middle of winter, there is a severe cold, but here in the southern border, you can feel the heat of summer."
"I admire my ancestor more and more. Only he can create such great achievements!" Zhou Zheng, the little fat man, sighed with emotion. "I wonder if I can have one-tenth of the ability of the first ancestor and be able to establish the great Zhou Dynasty."
He has great achievements and is a famous person in history."
"Little fat guy thinks a lot in a day!"
Lu Jiuzhang smiled.
The royal family has no pressure in life. The only pressure is to make themselves more outstanding, to make their family prominent, and to pass on this identity.
To be precise, the little fat man is a loser, and his father is a loser, having lost the right to succeed to the throne.
Therefore, the little fat man felt that he had to work harder.
"Brother, don't you have any goals?" the little fat man asked.
"My previous goal was to avenge my eldest brother. Now it seems that this goal has been completed." Lu Jiuzhang said, "The next step is to deal with the threat from the Minister of Rites."
"If I have the ability, I would actually like to investigate the [Beijing Blood Corpse Case] clearly. If I can overturn the case and bring justice to those who lived there, that would be enough."
Lu Jiuzhang's goals have never been ambitious.
It's just to protect myself.
Despite all the layers of imprisonment and finding a person behind the scenes, people behind the scenes continue to appear.
Therefore, you must practice!
Only when martial arts progresses can one have the right to speak.
If Lu Jiuzhang were at the first level of martial arts today, he would probably be able to deal with any overt or covert attack with ease.
"Have you heard of the [Beijing Blood Corpse Case]?" Lu Jiuzhang became interested and asked.
"I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. This incident happened before I was born, and it was one of the biggest unsolved cases in those years. In fact, the case itself is not complicated. What is complicated is that it involves too many people, and it also involves
There are too many benefits.”
"Every one of the officials in the court is honest and honest in front of the new emperor. They wish to behave like an old scalper. Not only do they not pose any threat, but they also work hard without complaining."
"But privately, these people's cities are deeper than the sea."
"They take advantage of the situation and often start their own plans with the help of a small thing, so that they can gain huge benefits. Being in those vanity fairs is actually a helpless move. If they don't harm others, I'm afraid others will find a way to do it.
The stumbling block harmed them."
"So, I used to be very curious. I was in such a vortex and was always on tenterhooks. Why didn't I think of a way to get out?"
The little fat man Zhou Zheng said, "I once read ancient books. There was a small dynasty located on the border. The new king would often kill the old king. But even so, many people would still take the position of the new king.
Go grab it."
"Later I learned that no one can refuse the temptation brought by power. Those ministers were already involved when they were young and became small officials. They cannot retreat, they can only move forward, step by step.
Walk."
"They are not under their own control, they are just being pushed forward."
Zhou Zheng took another sip of wine.
Everyone has their own worries. What the merchants and hawkers worry about is what they will eat tomorrow.
Those big shots are also worried about their own interests, worried that they are in trouble all day long, and have all kinds of things to deal with.
Even if he sits on the throne of the new emperor, with tens of thousands of people and hundreds of millions of people kneeling down to worship him, he still cannot be secure.
"Master Jiu!"
Outside the tent, a small black snake came in.
"Why, do you want to drink too?"
The little fat man Zhou Zheng raised the wine jar and asked.
"Why don't you drink alcohol? This beast is not interested in this." The little black snake said, "I noticed a monster approaching us, and the monster headed by it is very... very strong!"
"Are they approaching, or are they actually taking advantage of the road?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
This needs to be asked clearly.
If you just use the road to leave, it's okay.
But if you come straight to the crowd, then you have something to say.
"I think it's coming towards us. Let's be careful. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst." The big black snake said.
"You let everyone rest for the time being, pack up the tents, and prepare to leave."
Lu Jiuzhang said in a deep voice, "Zhou Zheng, tell me to work together to erase all traces of this place."
"By the way, how strong is that monster?" Lu Jiuzhang asked.
"I can't find out. Anyway, it should be more powerful than me. I am no match for it." The big black snake explained, "The strength of this kind of monster should be much greater than mine."
"I feel a little uneasy right now, which is not a good thing."
The strength of the big black snake is almost invincible in front of the same level.
If it even feels that there is something wrong with it, then it should not be underestimated.