Qiyun Mountain is not a mountain, but a series of mountains, like a black and gray Great Wall that stretches between two provinces.
There is a layer of snow line on the top of the mountain all year round, but as the seasons change, this layer of snow line will rise and fall with the swallows returning from the south to the north.
However, Qiyun Mountain is not a desperate place. Between the two peaks in the middle of the mountain, there is a long canyon that can be passed by people.
As usual, Wu Gen sent scouts to explore the situation in the canyon. Ever since he discovered that a big bird was spying on his march last night, Wu Gen had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sitting two miles away from the mouth of the canyon, the Fearless Army quietly waited for the return of Ha Ying and Suo Ji. Today it was his turn to go out for reconnaissance.
But after waiting there for two hours, there was no movement from the two of them. The mouth of the canyon is actually halfway up the mountain, and there are only a few small cold-resistant trees growing hard among the rocks.
Sitting on a rock, Wu Gen's face became increasingly ugly. According to the map, this canyon was only fifteen miles long. With such a small distance, the two of them should have finished exploring it long ago.
Looking at the mountains that were so close and rising abruptly, Wu Gen suddenly wondered if it would be better if he climbed directly over the snow-capped mountains.
Suddenly, the ground beside him began to squirm, and a white insect emerged from the soil, which was exactly what Suoji had brought with him.
Que Xing wrapped around Wu Gen's arm, making a hissing sound, and kept swinging his head towards the valley. This one passed through the calamity together with Wu Gen. Suoji also cherished it very much on weekdays and would never throw it away.
m Wu Gen's eyes narrowed, he slowly stood up and looked towards the mouth of the canyon hidden in a shadow.
"I'm going to explore the valley. You guys stay back. If I don't come back, Xue Xin will lead the troops back to Shixing Village." Wu Gen summoned several leaders to discuss matters together and gave a few simple explanations.
"Captain, I'll go with you." Zhuo Ke didn't raise any objections, and his first reaction was to follow Wu Gen.
"No one is allowed to go in. I went into the valley alone. If something happens, I can still escape by means of my own means." Wu Gen looked sternly, glanced at a few people, paused and said, "What if something happens?" , Never act on impulse." After saying that, Wu Gen tightened his tight clothes, turned around and rushed towards the entrance of the valley.
Standing at the mouth of the valley, which looks like the mouth of a giant beast, the biting mountain wind suddenly picked up, and the whining sound sounded like a beast wailing.
Pushing back his wildly flying hair, Wu Gen looked up at the sloping cliff. He reached for the handle of the knife at his waist, tried it twice, found a comfortable position, and then held it tightly. The handle of the knife.
As he walked along the canyon, Wu Gen's mood became heavier and heavier as he walked. There were many auras of people in the canyon. Among them, Wu Gen couldn't say whether he could withstand the most powerful one.
After walking less than three miles, a straight road appeared in the winding canyon. Wu Gen stopped, took a deep breath, and his body gradually became tense.
In the canyon ahead, rows of soldiers stood impressively. In front of these soldiers, there was a man in his late fifties, using a large stone as a table and a wine flask to pour himself a drink.
The man has a fluttering beard, a fair complexion, and is wearing a green shirt. He has some resemblance to Mr. Zha. As he raised his hands, his long tail swayed gently behind him, making him look very relaxed.
Ha Ying and Suo Ji were tied up, their mouths were gagged, and they were thrown to the ground casually. Seeing Wu Gen coming over, Ha Ying whined and squirmed desperately on the ground, signaling Wu Gen to leave quickly.
"This friend, I've been waiting for you for a long time. It's cold in the mountains, but you dare to come over and have a drink together." The man looked warm and raised his hand in greeting.
Wu Gen raised his head slightly and looked sideways at the man beside the stone.
"Why are you being so hypocritical and pretending to be elegant here? My friend, how dare you tell your people to move away." The man was startled, as if he couldn't accept Wu Gen's rudeness.
He shook his head and waved his hand back casually. The soldiers behind him, led by the officers, turned around on the spot and walked slowly deeper into the valley, disappearing in the twists and turns of the valley after a while.
Unexpectedly, Wu Gen didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, so Wu Gen no longer hesitated, glanced at Ha Ying and Suo Ji in the distance, and strode to the stone table to sit down.
The man smiled slightly, holding the pot in his right hand and his long sleeve with his left hand, and filled a cup for Wu Gen. Looking at the table, there was only a handful of sliced beef on hemp paper and some cooked beans.
Wu Gen drank the wine in the glass, picked up a piece of beef with his fingers and chewed it. The man didn't care about Wu Gen's move. He poured another glass for Wu Gen, put down the pot and said, "My name is Hua Yanlin, and I am a member of Wanhu in Yanxinglu." Wu Gen was startled, put down the wine glass in his hand, and tilted his head. He glanced at the other person,
"Tsk, tsk, tens of thousands of people can't stand up to a son of a concubine of the Hulan family. He personally led the troops to intercept our fearless army. Wu is really flattered." Hua Yanlin spread his hands and said helplessly: "Then what can I do? What's ahead? You have passed through so many family territories, and they can pretend that they have not discovered it, or that they cannot resist it. But my Hua family cannot do that. We know that there is only one road to the Iron Shou Province, and Yanxing Road is the closest to the Iron Shou Province. If I miss it again, how will you let the Hulan family view me? I still want to gain a foothold here. Although the Hulan family has not issued a document to arrest you, I can't turn a blind eye to the Hulan family's face."
"Oh." Wu Gen pointed to the meat and wine in front of him and sneered: "In that case, just take us down directly, why bother to be so mysterious." Hua Yanlin smiled slightly and asked without answering: "What will happen to the Fearless Army?" What are you doing in Kuntianzhou?" Wu Gen thought for a while, looking directly at the other person with bright eyes,
"In order to prevent Beizhou and Kuntianzhou from becoming vassals of the divine religion." Hua Yanlin blinked, raised his head and laughed,
"With such a strong tone, I thought you were going to lead the human race to rebel."
"Is it big? It's quite big, involving hundreds of millions of people in two continents. But, if you think about it carefully, it's really not that big." Wu Gen picked up a bean that was as frozen as a stone and chewed it hard.
"Before I came to Kuntian Continent, the Divine Cult had already sent people to travel to various countries in Beizhou, preparing to build temples in various places. Once the Divine Cult takes over Beizhou, wouldn't it be easy to deal with Kuntian Continent with the power of the two continents?" Hua The smile on Yanlin's face gradually disappeared. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly and raised his glass to Wu Gen.
After the glass of wine was finished, Wu Gen's body became much warmer and he said casually: "Since Wanhu said big, let's say small. The Fearless Army wants to open up the sea route between Kuntian Continent and Tianyuan Continent, and grab some money. It is used by the military. When the time is right, the Fearless Army will return to Beizhou to fight against the claws of the Divine Cult. However, the roads to and from Kuntian Continent are firmly controlled by the lords of various provinces. These people are stuck in their ways and only focus on There is a small profit in front of me, and no one can get involved in it, but I don’t know that other people’s religions have already been sharpening their knives.”
"Yes, since these people have already benefited, how can they allow others to change the current situation." Hua Yanlin sighed,
"By the time the ships of the Divine Cult gather around the coast of Kuntian Continent, I'm afraid it will be too late. Your name is Wu Gen, right? In fact, your thoughts are quite similar to mine. Given the current situation, the various provinces of Kuntian Continent should Organize bravery to harass Tianyuan Continent from the sea and cut off its connection with Beizhou. At the same time, they will continue to harass Tianyuan, causing the divine religion to slowly lose blood. When the balance of strength between the two sides is imbalanced, they can invade Tianyuan Continent in one fell swoop and change the passive situation of the herdsmen. However, now that all the superiors are clinging to their old laurels, it is extremely difficult to persuade them. Unless..." Hua Yanlin sighed as he spoke, bowing his head in silence.
Wu Gen's heart moved. Hua Yanlin's words had a certain meaning, and he seemed to have some complaints against the Hulan family.
Holding the pot and pouring a glass of wine for the other party, Wu Gen smiled softly and said: "No matter how difficult it is, it will be difficult for my fearless army. We are surrounded by enemies on all sides and are weak and helpless. But we have never given up. We have walked step by step until now, and finally we have the courage to fight with you." A person with ten thousand households is qualified to drink together." Hua Yanlin laughed dumbly.
"Indeed, when Hulan Fuyan found me, I was still wondering what kind of person dared to kidnap the lord's heir. Could it be that he is some kind of insidious and cunning person with three heads and six arms, but he didn't want to be like me, who has a nose and two noses. Just one eye. Wu Gen, in that case, as a shepherd and as a Wanhu who dares to intercept you with so many hands, I offer you a toast." As they spoke, the two raised their glasses to eyebrows, and through the cup surface, They were all looking at each other.
After a while, both of them understood what the other meant and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Wu Gen, if you are in my position and want to do something for the shepherd, what should you do?" Hua Yanlin saluted Wu Gen with a rather sincere tone.
Wu Gen took the other party's wine glass and tipped it on the stone with a slight smile. Hua Yanlin had a confused expression on his face, silently staring at the wine glass on the table, and after a while he said, "It's difficult."
"It all depends on human effort." Wu Gen said calmly.
"You can be sure of going to Iron Hand Province." Hua Yanlin suddenly raised his head and asked an irrelevant question.
"I am familiar with the Ji family, and there are people who help me in the Dengtian Palace, and I am a member of the Mo Dao Sect. As for how powerful the Mo Dao Sect is, I can't say much. I can only say that it is against the divine religion. He has survived for many years and still has some strength." Wu Gen said calmly.
"Oh? No wonder." Hua Yanlin glanced at Wu Gen meaningfully, and gently placed his hand on his wine glass.
"Wu Gen, the reason why I came here in person today is to see what kind of people are like who dare to stroke the beards of Hulan family tigers. When I saw them today, they were indeed extraordinary. It was worthwhile for me to brave the cold wind and do this. Absurd things can be said over a glass of wine." Hua Yanlin suppressed the smile on his face, slowly straightened his body, and an indescribable powerful aura enveloped his surroundings.
"Today, I personally led people to guard the canyon, but I didn't find any trace of the Fearless Army. The Hulan family can't blame me for this." Hua Yanlin folded his hands in his sleeves and seemed to be talking to himself.
"Of course I have never met Mr. Wanhu." Wu Gen stared at him with a smile and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Yanlin raised his head and laughed, picked up the wine glass from the stone and handed it to Wu Gen.
"We also have Liangxi Village on Yanxing Road. It's up to them to decide where they want to go. I won't stop them in the slightest." Wu Gen reached out to take it and pushed his wine glass in front of the other party.
"If there are changes in Bailing Province, our fearless army will help." Hua Yanlin nodded,
"Very well, if, I mean if, if you help me and make Bailing Province change its flag, what do you want?"
"Hengmen Port."
"It's too much, be careful not to bite off more than you can chew."
"It's half done."
"Okay." Hua Yanlin looked at the wine glass in front of him and asked tentatively: "People say high-fiving is an oath. I think we might as well change the method and throw a glass as an oath."
"You have nothing to do." Wu Gen smiled and threw the cup in his hand on the ground. The celadon cup immediately broke into several pieces.
Hua Yanlin also broke the wine glass in his hand, stood up and said, "It's getting late, so I should leave. Don't worry, I've seen this place, and there is no one else but members of my Hua family." Wu Gen also stood up and nodded towards the other party,
"Thank you." Ha Ying and Suoji were about to walk away.
"Wu Gen, I also have someone in the Dengtian Palace. It was this person who mentioned you, so I became curious and made a special trip here to meet him." When the two of them passed by each other, Hua Yanlin suddenly whispered road.
Could it be Yu Hao? Wu Gen was stunned for a moment. When he was about to speak, Hua Yanlin waved his hand.
"I'll have a chance to see him tomorrow." Without saying a word, Wu Gen walked straight to Ha Ying and Suo Ji, untied the ropes from their bodies, and walked out of the canyon together.
When he was about to turn the corner, Wu Gen stopped, looked back at Hua Yanlin, who was still standing there, smiled slightly, and turned away.
