On the road leading to Kangyuan City, in this direction alone, there were several rows of caravans gathered by horse-drawn carriages, as well as teams gathered in some scattered villages and towns.
There were many types of people in the crowd, but the most conspicuous among them were naturally a group of warriors riding tall horses, wearing powerful clothes and wind-blocking cloaks.
The signs on this group of people are different, but anyone with a little insight knows that the few people parked at the city gate are not something they can provoke.
Because the signs of these people are somewhat similar, like a burning bonfire.
In Kangyuan City, the three types of people who should not be provoked the most are the warriors of Fierce Fire Sect, the second type are the eight families in the inner city, and the last type are the Hong family who are spread all over the city and outside.
Even if ordinary people see the latter two, they are difficult to come into contact with, but they are not very dangerous.
However, the warriors of Fierce Fire Sect have opened martial arts schools all over the outer city, and their disciples are responsible for protecting almost half of the streets and chambers of commerce. They are powerful and can be found everywhere. If they are provoked, they will be tortured to death near the outer city.
At this time, there was clearly a warrior with the fierce fire gate sign at the city gate. The person talking was an acquaintance of Wang Xing.
On the way here, Wang Xing heard the sound of horse hooves and was waiting by the roadside, and met these people passing by. Now I know that these people from Yunmen Town actually came to Kangyuan City not far away for hundreds of miles.
Wang Xing asked his parents to find a place first, while he said he would go and wander around alone.
When there were no other people around him, Wang Xing approached the city gate and secretly listened to what those people were saying.
"...I'm going back with you, I don't want any problems to arise."
"Yes, with you here, we can feel at ease this time."
Wang Xing passed these people and found that he could not hear any useful news. But that didn't stop him from continuing to eavesdrop.
Because after these people met briefly at the city gate, they went directly to find a place to eat, drink and have fun. Wang Xing followed them quietly along the way, determined their destination, and then found a place to exchange money and change clothes.
After dressing up completely differently, Wang Xing sneaked into the side of the restaurant where those people were eating and drinking, ducked into the alley, then turned over and climbed around the wall, and little by little he came to the outside of the restaurant where these people were.
Thanks to the fact that it was already dark, Wang Xing didn't have to worry about others seeing him when he looked up.
Sitting outside, Wang Xing silently ate the meat he bought on the road, listening to the people inside talking about everything, bragging about how he encountered various enemies when he went out to travel around the world and how he dealt with them.
After three rounds of drinking, these people, who became more and more open-minded, had already gone to the place to sleep.
Wang Xingjian couldn't overhear what was going on, so when these people were holding each other's back, he suddenly took down the person behind him.
The city wall of Kangyuan City is not the rammed earth building that looks like a whole hill like that of Yunmen Town. The city walls here are made of big stones, high and thick. Not only are there more than 20 garrison troops at the entrance of the city gate, they are also maintaining security at the internal and external exits, looking for sneaky people among them.
And not far from the city gate, there is a small military camp where soldiers conduct simple training to deter unruly people.
On some busy streets, soldiers mill around every once in a while.
But these peace are only superficial.
After Wang Xing saw that there were no masters among these soldiers, he quietly took the knocked unconscious man around and soon found an abandoned small courtyard with no one.
After going to get some water from around to wake the person up, Wang Xing began to ask what he wanted to know.
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Singing, dancing, drinking and beauties.
After coming to Kangyuan City from Yunmen Town, the enjoyment alone was much better.
When everyone was having fun, the people in Yunmen Town did not forget to have a serious chat with the people here before doing things.
After letting the dancer leave temporarily, the eldest disciple of Yunmen Town rubbed his face and regained consciousness temporarily.
"We in Yunmen Town are also from Fierce Fire Sect. Of course we should do our best to do what the higher-ups ask us to do. But recently we have encountered many difficulties that we cannot handle. Let me tell you about them one by one."
Although it is nominally just for fun now, the person responsible for arranging the reception also knows the priorities.
The problems encountered by the people below may be trivial to the people below, but small things everywhere are known but not reported, and together they become big things.
Their Fierce Fire Sect is not really the only one in the state. It is better to say that they are close to acquiring the core of Beidou City, so when they encounter various small things, even if they can work a little more and work harder, they try their best to do it. Won't wait for something to happen.
After listening to the narration of the person in front of him, the receptionist was silent for a moment, sorted out what he had just heard in his mind, and briefly repeated it.
"The difficulties you are currently encountering should be of two kinds."
"The first one is Yunmen Town and Nanping Town. In addition to the branches of your sects, the masters of the local families have also received help from Beidou City and have cultivated many powerful people. , began to build a new town outside the town, dividing the power."
After hearing this incisive summary, the visitor hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"As for the second question, it's all the little things in Yunmen Town. Many craftsmen have begun to leave, and the last remaining people are old farmers and laborers who know nothing. And there are no places around Yunmen Town. It’s so peaceful.”
"That's right." The visitor nodded again, and at the other party's signal, he hurriedly explained the truth about the little things he mentioned just now.
"In the villages and towns on the road from Yunmen Town to Kangyuan City, the people in those villages are very dishonest. They always disguise themselves as bandits and rob caravans, killing them endlessly, which is very annoying. Moreover, some villages and towns are occupied by some foreign warriors. They We don’t know what’s going on over there.”
"What else? No matter how big or small, as long as something comes up, tell me everything."
"Yes, yes. In addition, several people in Yunmen Town were killed. The masters around the county magistrate were injured, and the concubine was first raped and then killed. As for the people who manage various shops under us, one of them The butcher was killed.”
"Butcher? Have you investigated clearly?"
"Well, our manpower over there is insufficient. However, when the butcher made the transaction before, he bought it jointly with others. We can't figure out whether someone else deliberately set a trap to lure the butcher to take advantage of it, or whether he was unlucky enough to meet someone he shouldn't mess with. .”
"Huh, the place is not big, but there are a lot of things. Forget it, I will report to the masters who have been captured and let a special team go with you to resolve all the unstable factors."
"yes."
"Okay, don't continue to be so sullen. Go ahead and have fun. We'll leave tomorrow afternoon."
"yes!"
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The next afternoon.
At the inn outside Kangyuan City, there was already a group of people wearing smart clothes and cloaks. They were ready. They were waiting for a few people from Yunmen Town not far away to come over and set off together.
