Volume Four, Three Southern Counties Chapter 427: Young Man with a Sword
Time passed by a few months later, and it was already the end of the year.
Even in the midst of the war, Yiyun County still has a strong flavor of the New Year.
The snow in Yiyun County is not as heavy as that in Beilu County. The snow often melts into raindrops before it even hits the ground.
The entire Yiyun County is filled with a joyful atmosphere.
People came out to meet each other, and a lantern show was even held in the city.
Under the control of Lu Jiuzhang, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Battalion had a relatively harmonious relationship with the local people.
Lu Jiuzhang, Bai Xiaosu, Heizi and others took to the street.
There are red lanterns, fireworks and firecrackers everywhere.
Red occupies Yiyun County.
"I haven't enjoyed life like this for a long time."
Heizi said with emotion, "Master Jiu, I always feel that we are imprisoned in Yiyun County. Think about how good it used to be, you can go wherever you want, and your life is so comfortable."
"In today's world, it would be nice to have a stable life." Lu Jiuzhang said, "In places like Shuizhou County and Jiangshui County, people still don't know how to celebrate the New Year!"
…
In the far north, the wind howls.
The great scholar Xu Shi and his disciples have gone thousands of kilometers deep here.
There is no green around, just endless glaciers.
Wu Rendi had no cultivation skills, so he could only stay by Master Xu's side all day long, feeling as warm as spring.
"It's Chinese New Year, let's have a good meal too!"
Master Xu said with a smile, "I didn't encounter many monsters along the way. The monster meat I had stored before was almost eaten, but today we are brave enough to eat all the remaining monster meat."
"And the wine, let's warm it up too."
"If you have meat today, eat it now; if you have wine today, you will get drunk now!"
Master Xu is free and easy.
After finding a place with leeward wind, Liu Yuren came down to live first.
After the fire started, Wang Muchun came down to help.
The monster meat is roasted on the fire, and the wine is placed in a pot close to the fire to warm it.
After a while, the monster meat was cooked, and everyone ate the monster meat and drank wine.
"We will set off toward the southwest tomorrow."
Master Xu said, "It's almost six or seven thousand kilometers in a circle. Let's see what's in the southwest."
"Okay, teacher!"
Wu Rendi moved closer to the fire to keep warm and nodded at the same time.
On the other hand, his disciple Liu Yuren has now advanced in cultivation and has reached the sixth level of Confucianism and Taoism.
His hair is like jade, and he has a little bit of the temperament of a young master.
"Master, I don't know what's going on with my uncle Lu Jiuzhang." Liu Yuren asked.
"Hahaha, why do you worry about what he does!"
Master Xu seemed to be very relieved about Lu Jiuzhang.
"Junior brother is smart, so nothing serious should happen." Wu Rendi said, "I will be very worried about the third junior sister. She is now trapped in the palace and is in a very bad situation."
"If Chang'an Emperor Zhou Qian attacks him, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome."
"Don't worry, worry about yourself first. Whether it's your third junior sister or junior junior brother, they are all better than you." Master Xu spoke of his eldest disciple without any politeness.
"Students understand."
Wu Rendi nodded in shame.
"You, you, when will you finally get the idea?"
Master Xu has a big head.
…
Nanxiang County.
Pei Yunzhang is unusually not working today.
Under his governance, the people in the two counties and cities lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their living environment gradually improved.
At this time, the people of the two counties were talking about the supply of the ruins sect every day.
Yang Wuyun, who was seriously injured, has completely recovered after several months of recuperation.
He followed Pei Yunzhang, protecting him on both sides.
"My lord, when will we take action against Yiyun County?" Yang Wuyun asked, "On the side of the Demon Clan, Emperor Yao Wuming has urged us several times, saying that all their masters from the Demon Clan have gone to Shuizhou County.
"
"Moreover, the rebels on the Eastern Front and Western Front are advancing in full force, and the territory occupied by the Great Zhou Dynasty is getting smaller and smaller. If they rush to Jingzhao Mansion first, we may lose the opportunity."
"Don't worry, the situation is not chaotic enough." Pei Yunzhang said with a smile.
"Isn't it chaotic enough? Now many parties are working hard. Not to mention our Nanxiang County, Chen Wei on the western front occupies the territory of five counties, Xiang Gong on the eastern front occupies the territory of seven counties, and the demon tribe occupies the territory of six counties."
"Excluding the three major sects, we occupy the smallest territory, and we will definitely suffer losses in the future."
Yang Wuyun said.
"It's not time for us to take action yet." Pei Yunzhang calculated, "Three days from now!"
"Why three days later?"
"You'll know then."
Pei Yunzhang smiled and said no more.
Shuizhou County.
The people were miserable, and under the guardianship of the demon clan, they were constantly building fortifications and mining everywhere.
The end of the year is a rare time for people to rest.
A group of miners gathered together, drinking wine sadly.
In the past, the demon tribe had too strict supervision, many people died, and many committed suicide.
In the end, when the demon clan saw that there was really no one left, they relaxed their control a little.
Give the people some rest time.
But this is just to better exploit these people.
The monsters in the distance were eating meat and drinking wine.
Beyond that, it was pitch black, with no sight of the darkness of tomorrow's dawn.
There were also many people who resisted the demon clan, but most of those who resisted died.
Those who were not dead also went underground, keeping a secret to protect those monsters.
"What are you looking at?"
After seeing everyone's gaze, a monster rushed over and hit everyone with several whips.
"You think we are greedy for eating meat? Let me tell you, you bastards are old and poor, and you are not worthy of us."
After that, the monster whipped him a few more times.
They are only interested in young girls and children.
Everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak, and lowered their heads silently.
"rub……"
Suddenly, there seemed to be a flash of white light.
Everyone hurriedly raised their heads and found that the monster that had whipped them just now was dead.
Then, a handsome young man appeared in front of everyone.
In the distance, the monsters hiding in the house eating meat and drinking wine also died inexplicably.
In front of him, only this young man was left.
"Everyone has suffered, come with me."
The young man said.
"You...you are?"
Everyone asked tremblingly with tears in their eyes.
"The demon slayer—Lu Junxian is the one."
The young man stood with his sword behind his back.
"It turns out to be you!"
Everyone became even more excited.
They have long heard that there is a sword-wielding scholar who has been saving these suffering people.
Unexpectedly, they would meet in this lifetime.
"Follow me to a place of refuge."
The young man picked up all the corpses of the monsters and led more than two hundred people towards the mountains.
In front of a huge river, a young man guided everyone forward.
This place turned out to be an illusory formation, which looked like a river, but actually there was a cave inside.
It is a huge canyon.
There are tens of thousands of people hiding in the canyon!