"By the way." Before leaving, Zhang Linchuan suddenly looked at Tang Dun, "Is your name Tang Dun?"
"That's my name."
Zhang Linchuan smiled and said, "Dun Zhe, kind and sincere. This is a good name."
Tang Dun scratched his head and said, "It was given to me by our teacher when I was young."
"Oh?" Zhang Linchuan asked.
"We in Tangshe Town are poor and can't afford to be a monk, and few Orion families care about whether they can read or not. It was my husband who came here to study and stayed to teach us for three years. But three years later, he went on a long journey. Yes. He liked me the most back then and said I was such a jade."
In this case, it makes sense.
The custom of traveling to study while studying was highly praised by people at that time, and was practiced by disciples of all schools.
For example, Confucian disciples believe in reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, and many of them travel around the world. But some do it to expand their knowledge, while others do it to sell themselves everywhere.
Another example is that the disciples of Momen travel all over the world and experience everything firsthand. However, if they had met Tang Dun, they might have been taught more martial arts or even some superficial machine skills instead of reading and literacy.
Although Zhuang State regards Taoism as its state religion, it does not exclude disciples from other schools. There is nothing wrong with Tang Dun's experience.
Jiang Wang then said: "Since you are still studying, it is a bit wasteful to be a small catcher here. After taking care of Niuer's funeral, if you have nothing to worry about, you can take the exam for the outer gate of the City Taoist Academy."
Seeing his simplicity, he has some love for talents, but in the end, it still depends on Tang Dun's own choice.
…
After leaving Tangshe Town, go straight south along the official road, which is the way back to Maplewood City.
Because of the engraving of the corresponding formation patterns, wild beasts disappeared on the official road.
The horse's hooves were not in a hurry, and Zhang Linchuan's voice on the horse was neither urgent nor slow: "Do you know how much resources the court has to invest every year to maintain the officialdom of the entire Zhuang Kingdom?"
Jiang Wang shook his head. He really didn't understand these things.
"That's an astronomical number." Zhang Linchuan said: "Moreover, these array patterns can only repel low-level monsters. Those powerful monsters and ferocious beasts still need strong people to clean them. The imperial court invests huge manpower and material resources every year to To maintain the smooth flow of all places. We also invest resources into the Taoist temple regardless of the cost, and the only thing we can do is to grow as quickly as possible to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities."
"Been taught a lesson."
"Then let me ask you again, the big city is protected by a large formation, why doesn't the court allow everyone to gather in the big city to live?"
"I think there are two reasons." Jiang Wang thought for a while and said: "First, big cities have their limits and cannot meet everyone's survival needs. Second, the radiation range of each city is limited, and the imperial court needs these official roads to go to. Extend in all directions, with towns as nodes, because this represents the de facto territory. And land is a resource."
"You can see clearly. The formations in the towns and villages cannot be as safe as in the big cities, but the villages and towns also have their irreplaceable features. Just like Tangshe Town, as long as it still exists, Maplewood City can reap a steady stream of benefits. The resources in the Qichang Mountains will continue to grow. Once Tangshe Town is gone one day, the Qichang Mountains will have nothing to do with our country."
"The people of Tangshe dare to hunt in the Qichang Mountains, and of course they have experts. The monster was lurking when the Criminal Investigation Department went there, and there was no other movement when we were not there. But he attacked when we arrived... …”
Having said this, Zhang Linchuan turned his head and looked at Jiang Wang with a half-smile: "Junior Brother Jiang, is there anything about you that attracts them?"
Jiang Wang couldn't answer.
Of course he has secrets, but they are limited to the virtual key he inherited from Zuo Guanglie. All changes occurred in Taixu Illusion, and they should not have been discovered in reality. But if this is not involved, the first time he was attacked by a monster seemed to be after he entered the illusory realm.
While he was thinking about how to use his words to fool him, Zhang Linchuan suddenly raised his hand, curled up his middle and ring fingers, and stretched out the other three fingers, looking directly at Jiang Wang.
And the electric arc jumped from the tips of the three raised fingers, forming a thunder, heading towards Jiang Wang!
Jiang Wang didn't even have time to react. The thunderbolt slipped past his ear and hit a poisonous arrow dyed dark green, destroying it and falling to the ground.
Only then did Jiang Wang's ears hear the sharp scream of the poisonous arrow that had suddenly accelerated, and his nose smelled the burnt smell of hair that had been struck by the lightning.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhang Linchuan jumped up from his horse, raised his free right hand up in a very weird pinching gesture, and a whip of thunder and lightning condensed out of thin air.
"Come die with me!"
He controlled the whip of thunder and lightning, pounced like an eagle, and rushed towards the attacker hidden in the forest on the left side of the official road.
It turned out that he had been prepared in advance, and he was multi-tasking, secretly making secrets, and preparing two Taoist techniques in advance, so that he could counterattack as soon as the attack occurred.
There is still a long way to go between Jiang Wang and these senior brothers who have been tested for a long time in battle.
At this time, a voice sounded from the forest on the right, "It's a prick, let's retreat separately!"
Jiang Wang, who was about to catch up with Zhang Linchuan, suddenly turned back!
How could he not recognize this voice? Even just a few words of conversation in that little girl's room in Tangshe Town were enough to make him unforgettable!
A Dao Yuan exploded silently in Tongtian Palace, and Jiang Wang, like a crazy beast, hit the direction of the sound with the most decisive attitude.
Living in Zhuang State, the first thing that almost all civilians must remember before going out is to stay away from officialdom.
Because except for the radiation range of human towns and official roads, everything is wild. That is the territory where wild beasts, monsters, and even vicious beasts are active.
Zhang Linchuan was strong enough, so he ignored it.
Jiang Wang wanted to kill someone, so he didn't care.
He had never, ever, ever been so angry. Although Fang Pengju's betrayal of him was hateful, there were traces of it. But that little girl, she is still so young, how innocent is she?
Jiang Wang's sword trembled in its scabbard. It seems that it has begun to be excited, and it seems that it also knows that it will burst into the most brilliant glory in its life.
After ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has never been tested. Today I am showing you to you, who has any injustice?
Clang Clang Clang Clang.
The moment the long sword jumped out, it actually collided with the scabbard five times. Then he took off the sheath and came out!
The sword is like a shooting star, and the person is like a dragon.
A big tree fell to the ground with a cry, and the Zuo Dao demon hiding in the tree jumped back.
In his haste, he couldn't see his face clearly, but he could only see his pale complexion hidden by his messy hair.
The Daoyuan in Tongtian Palace exploded one after another.
Jiang Wang had never been so squandered, and he felt that his whole body was full of strength.
Before the Dao Xuan is condensed, every squandering of Dao Yuan is a setback in practice.
He didn't care about the eternal life and the promising future.
He wanted to kill this demon so that the pent-up anger could have an outlet and gain peace of mind.
Purple Qi Donglai Sword, the second killing method, brings out a frosty light.
The white-faced demon retreated and had no time to make a seal. His right arm expanded rapidly, his muscles protruded, and his blood vessels bulged. He suddenly punched Shuangguang with a straight punch.
The sword clashed with this demonic right arm more than ten times in an instant.
Jiang Wang suddenly woke up at this moment, and his judgment was wrong! This opponent is very strong! At least it's much better than him! It was definitely not what he thought before, just relying on arrangements and just being a bit stronger in cultivation.
In other words, if the white-faced demon had unleashed all his strength when he attacked Tangshe Town, it would be difficult for Jiang Wang to guarantee that he would survive at that time.
But Jiang Wang didn't flinch, and the long sword shook again, and a sharp whistle sounded.
Purple Qi Dong Lai Sword Jue, the third killing method!
The demonized right arm was completely severed and flew away!
"Damn!!"
The white-faced demon roared. He didn't expect that he would be cornered by this desperate young man if he wasn't paying attention.
His back foot suddenly stopped on a big tree on the way of flying upside down. He knew that he could not retreat any further, otherwise he would die. Life comes from fighting.
Centered on the point where his hind feet came into contact, the entire tree withered instantly.
Then from his roaring mouth, gray mist spurted out, carrying an extremely strong rotten smell and a pungent stench.
Controlling the power of life and death, this is a Taoist technique belonging to the netherworld!
The sword light surged.
Daoyuan activated his sword light, which cut through the gray fog. Jiang Wang jumped out of the gray fog!
Purple Qi Dong Lai Sword Jue, the fourth killing method!
Tangshe Town allowed this monster to escape. He was caught off guard and was at a loss to do anything.
At least at this moment, at this moment, he must give an explanation to the little girl named Niuer!
This is your responsibility as a cultivator to the common people.
This is an adult's responsibility to children!
Jiang Wang's figure jumped into the air, broke through the gray fog, and appeared in the eyes of the white-faced demon.
And in his eyes that were opening wider and wider, filled with fear, a bright sword light came from top to bottom.
That was the last light he saw before the eternal darkness.
