The sacred bird Qingluan spreads its wings and flies high, crossing the clouds and soaring above the nine heavens.
It flows down the wide Huai River.
Yu Yuan and Long Ji sat on the broad back of the sacred bird Qingluan, overlooking the Huai River below.
I saw that the river was as blue as a mirror, reflecting the clouds and green mountains in the sun.
Not long after, the sacred bird Qingluan gently folded its wings and quietly landed in a paradise along the downstream coast.
The beautiful mountains and clear waters here, the spring flowers and the autumn moon, the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and the rich spiritual energy make it feel like a fairyland outside the world.
“I didn’t expect that this place has changed so much!”
Long Ji put away the Qingluan Bird and looked at the surrounding environment with some surprise.
She had also been here when she had just been demoted to the mortal world, but at that time Linhuan Pass was just a remote, crude and deserted place, and even the city gates were in tatters.
But now that she has returned to this place, she feels that the spiritual energy here is extremely rich, not much different from the cave heaven paradise where the immortals and gods live.
At a glance, neat large tracts of farmland come into view.
Along the river bank, huge waterwheels rotate slowly driven by the water flow, continuously drawing clear river water into the canals.
The three-foot-wide canal is like a big net, irrigating Huaihe water into every piece of farmland.
Long Ji looked at it curiously for a while, his mouth gradually opened wide, and he said in surprise: "This thing is not driven by formations!"
"Um."
Yu Yuan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It's too early for you to be surprised. There are still many things you haven't seen here."
Long Ji followed him towards a tall city in the distance with its back to the Huai River.
This city is tall and majestic, very spectacular.
The city wall towers into the clouds and is several feet thick.
Entering the city, you can see the wide streets lined with shops, bustling with people and merchants, making it very prosperous. Every house in the city is exquisitely carved, as if even the bricks and tiles have been carefully crafted by craftsmen.
The common people all looked cheerful, rosy-cheeked, and full of vitality, without any panic or fear of the impending war.
Yu Yuan frowned slightly, and after asking a few passers-by, he found out that Wen Zhong had not made it known to the public that the Dashan army was about to attack the city.
Based on Yu Yuan's understanding of him, most likely he did not want to cause panic and turmoil.
So he was not in a hurry to see Wen Zhong, but wandered around the city with Long Ji.
This city was newly expanded by Wen Zhong based on the original city wall of Linhuan Pass.
Because there are too many people migrating from various places, and at the same time, there are also some evil forces around who are coveting the prosperity of Linhuan Pass and want to take it for themselves.
In this environment, Wen Zhong came up with the idea of building a city.
Naturally, Yu Yuan strongly supported this. Not only did he provide him with several ideas for city design, he also asked Bai Ling to send masters from the clan who were good at earth and wood arts to help participate in the construction of the city.
After more than ten years of construction, a majestic city that can accommodate nearly 200,000 people was finally built.
Although Yu Yuan has always paid attention to Linhuan Pass, and Wen Zhong often asked his opinion on certain matters through the bronze mirror, he was already somewhat unfamiliar with Linhuan Pass at this time.
Along the way, I saw many unseen and unheard of artifacts.
"I didn't expect the world to be so interesting. The people who invented these appliances are so smart!" Long Ji said excitedly.
"Smart indeed."
Yu Yuan also nodded.
It has been a long time since he came to Huanguan.
In addition to the addition of many new tools and workshops here, the biggest change is that the spiritual energy has become extremely rich!
Yu Yuan was originally a little puzzled.
What does it mean that the merchants did not go to the southwest to cause trouble for the Zhou people, but instead came to besiege Linhuan Pass?
Although Linhuan Pass has indeed developed rapidly in recent years, Wen Zhong neither proclaimed himself king nor openly rebelled, so how could Chaoge be alarmed?
And they also dispatched an army of 300,000 troops at once!
Linhuan Pass is no more than a small place.
There is not even a formal army.
Where is the need to dispatch 300,000 troops?
However, when Yu Yuan came to Linhuan Pass and saw this majestic and majestic city, as well as the prosperous and happy people in the city and the large green farmland outside the city, he knew that this battle was indeed inevitable.
As the saying goes, how can one allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?
As long as one of the top executives of Dashang is not a fool, they will definitely try their best to capture Linhuan Pass!
If you can't take it, then destroy it without hesitation!
Because if Linhuan Pass is allowed to develop, it will inevitably grow into an extremely terrifying and powerful enemy.
In particular, the Huai River seems to be nurturing some kind of heavenly and earthly treasures. Colorful aura often overflows from the river, and occasionally huge shadows can be seen swimming underwater.
Yu Yuan naturally knew what the treasure in the water was.
That was the human destiny that he intercepted and later kept in the lower reaches of the Huai River.
Now, with the rapid development of Linhuan Pass, this human destiny has also grown rapidly, and now it has turned into a water dragon vein.
At this moment, if there are masters who are good at the art of looking at qi, they can see that the human qi of the entire Nanfangbu Continent has been divided into three parts.
The largest part occupies two-thirds of the entire human destiny. It is shaped like a huge black bird hanging over the land of Dashang. The head of the black bird is located in Chaoge, the capital of the country.
The remaining third was split into two halves.
Half of it is located in the southwest of Dashang, turning into a blazing fire phoenix. Although its size is less than one percent of the size of Dashang Xuanniao, it has an unstoppable spirit. It is staring at Dashang Xuanniao with high will, as if is to replace it.
The other half of the human destiny is located in the southeast of Dashang, where Linhuan Pass is located.
This part of the human destiny has turned into a water dragon, diving into the abyss, focusing on its own development and not interested in the changes around it.
Now Linhuanguan is focusing on its own development.
Wen Zhong wanted to build Linhuan Pass into a blessed place for human beings to live and work in peace and contentment.
However, even if Wen Zhong, as the city lord, had no intention of establishing himself as king and overthrowing the great merchants, when Linhuan Pass became powerful enough, he would no longer be able to control it.
Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most correct choice to start picking the fruits of victory before Linhuan Pass has fully grown up.
At this time, Dashang sent an army of 300,000 troops to attack Linhuan Pass, which is enough to show that its leaders possess extraordinary strategic vision and extremely courageous decision-making power.
When a lion fights a rabbit, he still needs to use all his strength.
The purpose of dispatching an army of 300,000 men was obviously to kill them with one strike and not give any chance to resist.
If not, Wen Zhong would not ask him for help at this time.
The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of the new city. It is not very tall, but it occupies a large area.
In addition to Wen Zhong, all the officials under his command also live here.
This is the center of Linhuan Pass in every sense.
Yu Yuan walked around the city and finally came to the door of the city lord's palace. He let out a little breath and immediately alerted Wen Zhong who was busy inside.
"Brother!"
"You're finally here!"
After starting to run Linhuan Pass, Wen Zhong has obviously become a lot more mature.
Not only mentally, but also physically, he has changed into the appearance of a young man. He seems to be older than Yu Yuan.
There is a common sense in ancient times that things come from the heart.
The appearance of a god depends on his heart.
Yu Yuandu is more than a thousand years old, and he still looks young and heroic, without any change, which shows that he still has his original intention.
However, Wen Zhong has undergone tremendous changes after running Linhuan Pass, and it is obvious that he has grown a lot internally.
Senior brothers meet again after a long absence, so they naturally have a lot to say.
That night, Wen Zhong held a banquet in the city lord's mansion and entertained Yu Yuan warmly.
His parents and family members also showed up at the banquet to thank Yu Yuan.
This time King Shang was planning to attack Linhuan Pass, and the first thing he did was to send people to capture Wen Zhong's family, preparing to use them to hijack Wen Zhong.
Fortunately, Yu Yuan had asked Bai Ling to arrange for the tribe to hide in Chaoge a long time ago, and promptly rescued Wen Zhong's family at the critical moment, and escorted them to Linhuan Pass after all the hardships.
All this is to prevent Wen Zhong from worrying about his future, so that he can be free from worries and can fully utilize his talents to benefit the people.
"Senior brother, you still have foresight." Wen Zhong bowed respectfully and said sincerely: "If you hadn't taken precautions in advance this time, senior brother, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life."
After the banquet, Wen Zhong took Yu Yuan to hold a candle and talk at night.
"Junior brother, what do you think about the future of Linhuan Pass?"
This question is very important, related to Yu Yuan's future plan in the world.
Wen Zhong did not shy away from this issue and said seriously: "To be honest, senior brother, during the day, I summoned the city officials to discuss this matter.
Dashang sent troops this time because some surrounding city gates falsely accused us of plundering the surrounding people at Linhuan Pass and deliberately treason!
In my opinion, we should take the initiative to go to the Book Shang King to explain this matter clearly and express Linhuanguan’s position in a timely manner..."
"What position?"
Yu Yuan shook his head and interrupted Wen Zhong's words.
"The new king of Dashang has just ascended the throne, and the situation in Dashang is still unstable. He urgently needs a big victory to consolidate his position.
Furthermore, with the development speed of Linhuan Pass, it is absolutely impossible for the Shang King to give up this piece of fat as long as his mind is clear.
If Dashang was too lazy to pay attention to you a few years ago, now it has taken Linhuanguan Pass into its pocket!
Now Dashang has dispatched 300,000 troops, obviously to solve Linhuan Pass at once. If you still want Linhuan Pass to continue to exist, there is only one way to go. "
Hearing this, Wen Zhong fell silent.
He has a delicate mind and has become much more mature, so he can naturally think of what the path Yu Yuan mentioned is referring to.
To be king means to establish one's own country.
From now on, Linhuan Pass is no longer the territory of the Great Shang, but an enemy country on an equal footing with the Shang State.
"Brother, I..."
Wen Zhong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.
"For the sake of the people of Linhuan Pass, this matter cannot be avoided after all."
Yu Yuan patted Wen Zhong on the shoulder and told him not to worry too much.
"Besides, now it is Dashang who takes action first, and you are forced to do so."
Wen Zhong fell silent after hearing this.
He naturally understood what Yu Yuan meant.
Now Dashang is determined to destroy himself. Even if he has no objection, Dashang will never tolerate Linhuanguan to continue to develop rapidly like this.
Because the development of Linhuan Pass was advanced, it attracted a large number of people to migrate here in a short period of time.
To take a step back, even if the merchants don't care about this, the water dragon veins have condensed in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and have developed a certain climate. In order to eradicate the weeds, I am afraid they will not hesitate to take action.
"It seems that my previous thoughts were a bit naive..."
Wen Zhong sighed and was silent for a long time.
"But if we really go to war with Dashang, the war will inevitably affect the people of Linhuan Pass. I can't harm everyone's lives because of my own selfishness."
Yu Yuan said angrily: "What you are thinking now is selfish."
"ah?"
Wen Zhong looked at Yu Yuan in surprise, "Why did senior brother say that?"
Yu Yuan looked at him and asked, "Do you think that Linhuan Pass belongs to you and Wen Zhong alone?"
Wen Zhong was shocked and shook his head quickly: "No! How could Linhuan Pass belong to me alone? Without you, senior brother, there would be no Linhuan Pass now!"
And the people in the city!
It is their hard work and hard work that made Linhuan Pass possible! "
"In that case, why don't you make the current situation public and then ask the people for their opinions." Yu Yuan looked at him and said, "Let's see if these people are willing to return to Dachang or are willing to rise up and resist!"
"This..." Wen Zhong hesitated, "If we really want to fight, a lot of people will die, right?"
Yu Yuan nodded, and then said seriously: "How can there be no death in a war? But since you want to prevent people from suffering the suffering of war, you must have strong enough force!
Without powerful force, there would be no pure land to live and work in peace and contentment in this world.
Otherwise, the Great Shang will come today, and the Great Eastern Yi will come tomorrow, and then there will be the Great Zhou, Nanman, and even Xirong, Beidi, etc.
Are you going to surrender once if one comes?
Even if they accept your surrender, can you guarantee that these forces will not harm the people of Linhuan Pass?
Also, isn’t your wish to protect all human races? Don’t you intend to take care of the human races outside Linhuan Pass? "
Wen Zhong was speechless.
"Is there just... no other way?"
Yu Yuan shook his head.
The world is far more cruel than imagined.
The weak will only be stronger if they are not strong.
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!"
"The principles are the same."
"If you want to protect the human race, you must first turn all the races into your subjects!"
…
Listening to Yu Yuan's persuasive words, the confusion in Wen Zhong's eyes gradually dissipated, and his eyes became firmer little by little.
He took a deep breath, looked at Yu Yuan and said seriously: "What the senior brother taught me is that I was narrow-minded before. What I want to protect is not only the human race in Linhuan Pass, but also the Great Shang... no, the entire prehistoric world. The human race!
I want to apply the successful experience of Linhuan Pass to the entire prehistoric era!
I want the people to live and work in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing!
I want to establish a country and lead the human race to develop and grow like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors! "
(End of chapter)
