No matter whether you come to Qingyang County or leave Qingyang County, what you worry about most are monsters.
Except for the south, there are monsters on almost all three sides of Qingyang County. To go to Huayang Sect, you have to leave the city from the east.
The driver who drove the carriage was a man of few words. He didn't speak much along the way. Of course, he might be worried about encountering monsters.
The carriage is not big, so it is a bit crowded for two people. Not to mention that Xu Bansheng can be as good as Li Xiuping for two people. Fortunately, Li Xiuping is a little thin, otherwise it would be uncomfortable for the two of them to be squeezed into the small carriage. , but it’s much better than walking.
"How long does it take to go to Huayang Sect?" Li Xiuping looked at Xu Bansheng and asked.
Xu Bansheng shook his head and said: "I don't know, I haven't been there."
He went on to explain: "This is my first time coming to Qingyang County, and Master used magic weapons to drive us here directly. It took three days. At the current speed, I'm afraid it will take about a month."
Li Xiuping nodded. This time was acceptable. The main reason was that the travel expenses he brought could only last for more than a month at most. Xu Bansheng didn't have much money on him. After buying the roast chicken before, he had a lot of money in his pocket. I can't even get half a penny out.
Originally, Gao Yunmian insisted on giving some money to Li Xiuping, but Li Xiuping refused, but Li Xiuping thought it should be given to the horseman who drove the carriage. But even so, I'm afraid it won't last long.
Although Li Xiuping didn't go out much, he and his master had walked outside a lot in the past, so he knew that everything cost money when walking around outside.
Li Xiuping glanced outside. It happened to be the place where he met the Chen family and his group that night, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Since they were able to encounter a foundation-building monster here, they might encounter it again this time. They can deal with ordinary monsters, but if they encounter a foundation-building monster again, it will be a huge trouble.
Xu Bansheng seemed to know Li Xiuping's worries and said with a smile: "Although my master is stingy, he left me something after all. There is no problem in dealing with monsters, so don't worry."
Li Xiuping was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
After all, the leader of the Huayang Sect was also a strong man in the Golden Core stage. It was impossible for him to leave his apprentice in Qingyang County, where there were so many monsters, without any backup plan. When it comes to dealing with monsters, these cultivators do have more methods, or more directly. Although Ye Xingsi also has methods and means to deal with monsters, they are not as good as those who practice, otherwise they would not have collected so many monsters. Beast information.
After staying in the Night Travel Division for two years, Li Xiuping knew very well that the Night Travel Division's ability to know the weaknesses of monsters was actually obtained with the lives of countless people. For example, when he killed Gou Lian before, he used a team of two The lives of ten people were exchanged for Gou Lian's weakness that he could only listen but not see.
After Ye Xingsi obtained the information about these monsters, he revised it into a book and read it to the people of Qingyang County, so that everyone could understand the information about the monsters and know how to deal with them if they encountered them.
It can be said that these two secretaries have done a lot for Qingyang County, which is why Li Xiuping admires Kao Hongmian. A female generation with no cultivation was able to lead the Night Travel Division to station in a place like Qingyang County and successfully help Qingyang County resist the monsters for two years. It would be impossible for an ordinary person to do this.
Li Xiuping couldn't help but look back at Qingyang County, which was gradually receding.
After leaving, I don’t know when I can come back, let alone whether Qingyang County will still be there when I come back next time...
The carriage drove forward like this for a while, but did not encounter any monsters. The man driving the carriage said at this time: "Master Li, we are afraid that we will have to spend the night in the mountains tonight. If we go further, we will reach Qixia Mountain. During the day, there are still Okay, the monsters are very active at night, so it’s hard to travel.”
Li Xiuping nodded and said, "It's okay. Find an open place to camp and cross Qixia Mountain again tomorrow morning."
The man driving the bus responded.
Li Xiuping asked again: "After Qixia Mountain, is it Chu Xincheng?"
The man driving the car nodded and said: "Yes, it is safe after entering Chu Xincheng. Now the Night Travel Division has sent two chiefs to cooperate with the government in setting up a defense line in Chu Xincheng. Later, Chief Gao will also withdraw to Chu Xincheng. By then, Chu There are three leaders in the new city, and they will definitely be able to resist the monsters."
Li Xiuping said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Chu Xincheng is still safe and sound now because of the barrier of Qingyang County. Once Qingyang County is abandoned, if there is a beast tide, Chu Xincheng will bear the brunt, plus Chu Xincheng Due to the geographical location of Xincheng, all the monsters will gather in Chuxincheng, and the pressure on Chuxincheng will only be greater than that on Qingyang County."
The man smiled and said: "Young Master Li is indeed the person that Chief Minister Gao likes. It's really remarkable that he can understand everything at such an age."
Li Xiuping smiled and said: "Sister Gao told me this. I have never even been to Chu Xincheng, how could I know this."
The man smiled, said nothing, and drove the carriage forward.
After walking like this for a while, the carriage stopped, and then Li Xiuping and Xu Bansheng stepped out of the carriage.
Standing on the carriage and looking forward, they could see the misty mountains ahead, and where they were at the moment was the only flat land in the world with green grass.
It must be that staying in the carriage was really uncomfortable. Xu Bansheng jumped out of the carriage, stretched his body on the ground, looked around, and said, "The scenery here is quite good."
Li Xiuping helped the man driving the carriage put down the carriage, and then began to search for hay and firewood.
Although there were no monsters encountered along the way, that was because many monsters rarely moved during the day, but once night came, the situation was completely different, not to mention that there was a monk among the three of them. To the monsters, But it's a very tempting existence.
Monsters are afraid of fire, so taking advantage of now to accumulate more things that can be burned can also reduce the threats you may encounter overnight.
After the driver tied up the horses, he also helped with the search. Xu Bansheng saw that the two of them were busy and could not stay alone, so he also went to help. Although he didn't quite understand why Li Xiuping had to pick up so much firewood, He didn't even ask.
As the dusk deepened, I didn't meet any monsters, but I met a group of people.
This group of people also came from the west, and they were quite large. There were about ten men and women in total, and they were all practitioners.
This group of people should also know that traveling at night is dangerous, so after arriving here, they did not continue moving forward, but settled down not far away. They were not as particular as Li Xiuping and the other three, and just sat on the grass.
Although it has already entered autumn, it is not actually too cold. Although there will be a bit of chill at night, it can be ignored. What's more, we are all practitioners, so we don't care about this.
The man who drove the truck took out the rations prepared in Qingyang County and handed them to Li Xiuping and Xu Bansheng. After sitting down, he started to eat them himself. He didn't seem to be interested in that group of people.
After Xu Bansheng took the rations, he asked: "Junior Brother Li, do you know those people?"
Li Xiuping glanced at the group of people, shook his head, and asked, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?"
Xu Bansheng chuckled and said, "Although they are all monks, I know all of the hundreds of sects in Yunzhou, large and small."
He continued: "But judging from the auras of these people, their strength is not low. I can't even tell the depth of two of them. I'm afraid they have entered the foundation building stage."
Li Xiuping just said "Oh" and then lowered his head to nibble on the food in his hand.
Regardless of whether they are building foundations or golden elixirs, those people will definitely look down on them anyway. If they encounter monsters, they might even push them out. This kind of thing was not uncommon when he was in the mountains before. Encountered it.
To be honest, Li Xiuping didn't like these people who were cultivating immortals. Compared with these seemingly aloof figures, he preferred the vulgar men of Ye Xingsi. Take the matter of monsters as an example. A monster outbreak broke out in Qingyang County, but no sect sent even a single monk to resist it. Instead, many people came to hunt the monsters and obtain their belongings. Looking at the people in the Night Travel Division, they are all willing to risk their lives to stand in front of the monsters and protect the peace of Qingyang County for two years.
Li Xiuping had a chat with Gao Yunmian one time, and according to Gao Yunmian, the reason for the outbreak of monsters in Qingyang County this time has a lot to do with these people who are cultivators of immortality. As for what the relationship was, Gao Yunmian didn't say, but Li Xiuping could guess some.
When cultivators hunt monsters, the monsters will naturally resist. Aren’t ordinary people the ones who suffer?
It's just that Li Xiuping didn't bother to think about this kind of thing. Matters of right and wrong were not something that a young blacksmith who could even have trouble eating should think about.
He only knows that whoever treats him well will be treated well, and whoever wants to bully him will not make it easy for him. It's that simple.
At this time, one of the people in the group stood up and walked towards Li Xiuping and the others, looking arrogant.
After the man approached, he said coldly: "Who asked you to light a fire? Didn't you know that it would attract monsters? Put out the fire quickly."
Before Li Xiuping could speak, Xu Bansheng stood up, glared at the other party and said, "If you are afraid, you can go further away. We were here first."
The man said: "Who is afraid?"
Xu Bansheng curled his lips and said, "I'm not afraid of what nonsense you say."
The man said angrily: "You..."
Xu Bansheng interrupted directly: "What are you? This is not your home. I just like to light fires. Can you take care of it?"
The man swung his sleeves and said coldly: "I hope you can still be so stubborn if the monsters are attracted to you later."
After speaking, he turned and left.
Xu Bansheng had no intention of giving up, and said loudly: "Sisters, do you want to come over and warm yourself by the fire? It's very cold in the mountains at night."
Li Xiuping finally understood why there was so much hatred between the major sects. In addition to the differences between the sects, there was also this kind of conflict of spirits.
The man driving the car was a little worried. He was really afraid that these guys would start fighting. Looking at Li Xiuping, he was so steady at such a young age. How good it was.
But a young man should be like Xu Bansheng.
