At the foot of Beimang Mountain, Gongsun Yan continued to rush westward. When he climbed over a hillside, his field of vision suddenly widened. There was a stone tablet standing dozens of feet in front of him, with the two big red characters " Rampant Yuan " written on it. It was obviously a boundary monument. He immediately stood down.
Observe your body.
I found that there was no tense atmosphere here, but rather a peaceful and peaceful scene. There were no imaginary iron nets, fences, fences, etc. on the boundary. There were only boundary stakes not far away from each other, and there was a small road not far from the boundary monument.
But there were no carriages, horses or pedestrians.
Even so, Gongsun Yan did not dare to move forward rashly. He decided to wait until evening to enter Xiasu Kingdom from the dense forest area on the Beimang hillside. Then, he sneaked towards the hillside and found a secret place to rest.
In the evening, it was already very dark in the forest. Gongsun Yan quietly sneaked to the border and passed smoothly. Entering the territory of Xia Su Kingdom, he took a deep breath and relaxed his body and mind. He headed west again for about
After more than ten miles, he climbed up to a large pine tree with dense leaves to rest. These days, he was frightened and nervous at the slightest disturbance, so he tried to rest and sleep on the pine tree as much as possible. Only in this way could he feel at ease.
Perhaps due to excessive fatigue, or perhaps because of physical and mental relaxation, Gongsun Yan slept until dawn. He got up and stood on a tree to observe his surroundings, and found that he was only a few hundred feet away from the mountain peak. Although he had been running in the Shuanglang Mountains these days,
He had never climbed a mountain to see the scenery in a grand manner. After all, he was a young man. On a whim, he jumped down from the tree and ran towards the mountain.
Soon he arrived at the top of the mountain, and his eyes suddenly opened up. Opposite him was the South Python Mountain Range. The mountains in the distance were undulating and endless, almost parallel to the North Python Mountain Range at his feet. It was worthy of the name of the "Double Python Mountain Range", the second of the two mountain ranges.
The grand canyon in the middle is majestic, winding and stretching straight to the sky. In the canyon, there are gurgling streams, criss-crossing ravines, green pines and stone mountains, miraculous craftsmanship, lush vegetation on both sides of the stream, and the singing of apes and birds... As he looked at it, Gongsun Yan actually saw
I was a little crazy and burst into tears for a while.
It turned out that what he saw in front of him aroused his thoughts. He couldn't help but think of the Longxi Gorge on the branch of Longji Mountain, his father, and the various scenes of following his father in collecting herbs in the canyon since he was a child... He also thought of the loneliness and helplessness.
Mother, she thought of her young brother, sister, and everything in her hometown...
Gongsun Yan looked toward the southeast. He knew that by going eastward over the Nanmang Mountains, he could return to Huachen Kingdom, the barracks, or even his home in Lishui Town. But his reason told him not to do that.
You want to avenge your father! If you want to change your own destiny and the destiny of your family, you can only become stronger!
Thinking of this, he wiped away his tears and resolutely turned back and headed west.
After walking aimlessly all the way, Gongsun Yan's mood gradually calmed down, and it was time to think about his future.
What he wants now is to avenge his father and prevent his mother, brother and sister from being bullied again. But he also knows that the enemy is powerful and it is difficult to realize his idea. Judging from the current situation, it is even a fantasy. Unless he can become a Jingtianweidi
Only with talent and the ability to stabilize the country can wishes be realized.
In the current Huachen Kingdom, if you want to make achievements and become a general, there are only two most realistic ways. One is to practice martial arts and fight on the battlefield, repeatedly perform extraordinary feats, and then become a general and a marquis; the other is to study to gain fame and help the world.
The state can also be granted the title of marquis and the prime minister.
The so-called "poor in literature and rich in martial arts", according to Gongsun Yan's original family background and background, studying and gaining fame should have been the most suitable way to become a talent. However, his family has undergone tremendous changes, and he is like a duckweed. Now he has no fixed place to live and no livelihood.
Not to mention reading.
As for practicing martial arts, it is even more of a luxury for Gongsun Yan now. First of all, most people who practice martial arts have inheritance, and they need to be apprenticed to teachers and given gifts, which is expensive; secondly, they have to eat well and use it well to ensure that they are strong and healthy, which costs a lot of money.
It’s expensive; thirdly, it’s expensive to buy clothes. The total of these three expenses is simply not something Gongsun Yan can afford at the moment.
Despite the difficulties, Gongsun Yan's determination to become stronger has not wavered. Taking a step back, his current conditions are not without advantages. He knows medical skills. Although it is not exquisite, it is more than enough to survive. However, due to his young age, he cannot
Practicing medicine and sitting in court cannot solve the urgent need; in addition, he is familiar with herbal medicine, and his skills in collecting and identifying medicines are also first-rate. These skills can undoubtedly help him get out of the current predicament, and he has already tasted the benefits on the way to escape.
After thinking about it, he felt that it was better to take it one step at a time. First, use the technology of collecting and identifying herbs to change the current predicament, and then make long-term plans.
In fact, Gongsun Yan has another advantage that he is not aware of, that is, his learning ability is much stronger than that of ordinary people. He has read medical classics since he was a child, has a photographic memory, excellent memory, and high understanding. These are far from being an illiterate.
Bai Ding is comparable to him. Moreover, he usually collects medicinal herbs and travels across the mountains and rivers. He climbs mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground, and his physical fitness is not bad.
In the early morning of this day, Gongsun Yan was walking westward along the stream in the Grand Canyon of the Shuanglang Mountains. This place was hundreds of miles away from the border. As he walked, he looked at the various plants on both sides of the canyon, and occasionally picked some medicinal materials and put them in his backpack.
Suddenly, he found a herb gatherer picking herbs on a cliff not far away. This was the first time he saw his "companion" after entering the Xia Su Kingdom. He felt a little excited, so he immediately rushed over and stopped at the foot of the cliff to wait.
After a short while, the herb gatherer slid down the vines after collecting the herbs. He was a weather-beaten middle-aged man. When he saw Gongsun Yan, he was slightly surprised and asked:
"Are you waiting for me?"
"I've met senior," Gongsun Yan bowed and asked again:
"I'm from the north side of the mountain. I would like to ask senior if there is a big market nearby?"
"Oh, you want to sell medicinal materials?" The middle-aged man glanced at Gongsun Yan's backpack.
"Yes, I want to buy some other things by the way."
"Oh, there is a small market across the Nanmang Mountains from there," the middle-aged man said, pointing to a path up the mountain not far away. He continued:
"However, it is not large in scale and the price of medicinal materials is not high. About fifty miles further west, there is Anhua City near Shuangtou Ridge. Medicinal materials can be sold at a good price there and there are many things."
Gongsun Yan thanked the man and was about to leave, when the middle-aged man said to him again:
"Little guy, do you know Shuangtou Ridge?"
Gongsun Yan shook his head.
"Then you have to be careful. Shuangtou Ridge is the westernmost point of Shuangtou Mountain Range. After Shuangtou Ridge, you enter the mountains. There are many beasts there and it is easy to get lost. Looking at your young age, if there is no adult to guide you, you will
Don’t enter!”
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan thanked the man again and again, said goodbye to the man, and then rushed towards the path.
When we climbed to the top of the Nanmang Mountains, the sky was clear. Looking to the south was an endless plain, with villages, fields and roads vaguely visible in the distance. Gongsun Yan was not in a hurry to go down the mountain. He looked around for no one and looked for one.
Stop in a slightly private place to meditate, rest, and tidy up your backpack.
He gently took out the common medicinal materials such as Coptis chinensis, Phellodendron cypress, Jiujie tea, hibiscus grass and other common medicinal materials placed on the upper layer of the basket, and then placed the Panlong ginseng, Aesculus aesculata, Ganoderma lucidum and other precious medicinal materials placed below.
He took it out to remove the soil and impurities on it, washed it slightly with water in a water bag, shook off the water and put it in the sun to dry. After taking care of it carefully, he took out the dry food and ate it. Looking at the results of the past few days, he secretly
I thought I could sell it for a lot of copper coins, and I was thinking about what I should buy.
Inadvertently, he saw the small package in the backpack that Jiang Qi asked him to carry. He hesitated for a moment, and then remembered what Mr. Jiang had said. He took out the small package and carefully opened it layer by layer. He found that there was only some broken silver inside.
After understanding Jiang Qi's intention, he was very moved. The money was at least five taels, which was enough for him to get through the current predicament, and he couldn't help but feel very good.
He carefully divided the broken silver into several parts, hid them in different parts of his body, packed up the medicinal materials, and quickly went down the mountain. Then he headed westward towards Anhua City.
At about noon, Anhua City is already in sight. Looking from a distance, the city outline covers a vast area, the gray walls and red buildings are very eye-catching, and the Shuangtou Ridge not far away stands tall. Gongsun Yan is getting closer and closer, and the jagged city wall looks even taller.
It is majestic, with the city gate clearly visible, with the two characters "Anhua" written on it, and a red gate tower built above it. There are soldiers guarding the city gate, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians, carriages and horses, but the soldiers did not come forward to question.
Gongsun Yan followed the flow of people into the city gate and entered the city. He was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him. He saw that the streets in the city were crisscrossed and extending in all directions. There were rows of commercial buildings on both sides, and there were many shops. The shop signs and flags were fluttering in the wind, and they were bright.
Eye-catching, the streets were full of vendors and footmen, and the crowds were bustling and bustling. He was a little overwhelmed by the bustling bustle. The man only said that there was an Anhua City here, but he did not tell him how big it was.