In Liang County, on the third day of March, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.
Xi Yao casually walked into a roadside wine shop, ordered a pot of slightly indifferent wine, and ordered a plate of soy sauce beef. He listened to the sounds of the drunken drinkers in the wine shop, and looked at the center of the wine shop. The storyteller who was frothing at the mouth felt that all the fatigue of these days had been swept away.
Three years ago, he had been to Liangjun once. Compared with three years ago, the streets of Liangjun now are full of bustling street scenes, with green tiles and red walls everywhere, cars and people coming and going, and a constant flow of pedestrians. There were comfortable smiles on their faces.
This made him more and more certain that everything his uncle had done in the past three years was correct.
"Hey, Old Man Li, who wants to hear these love stories? Let's talk about some important events in the world!"
"Yes, you are still suitable for telling stories about fighting, killing, swords and blood."
"That's right, how can you not talk about world affairs when you are in Liang County?"
The diners were shouting one after another, and the storyteller on the high platform of the restaurant had to stop what he was talking about in the romance storybook, thought for a while, clapped the gavel next to his hand again, and said:
"Dear readers, if that's the case, let me tell you about the heroes from all walks of life who are the most popular in the world today."
"Okay, this is good, waiter, here's another bottle of wine, I like to hear this."
Hearing the storyteller talk about the anecdotes about the world, Xi Yao became a little interested and simply turned sideways, looking like he was listening.
"Three years ago, the emperor was killed by rebels in Jiangdu. Heroes from all walks of life joined forces and the world was in chaos, but it also led to countless heroes in troubled times."
"If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just say that the young marshal Kou Zhong who is in charge of Liang County is the one who suddenly emerged three years ago and took Liang County from the hands of the Li Clan, and has risen all the way."
After hearing the news about the current ruler of Liang County, the diners in the wine shop cheered up, and the originally groggy atmosphere suddenly became lively.
The storyteller cleared his throat and continued: "After capturing Liang County, the young marshal led the army to repel the Kuge horse thieves from Khitan and the army of the rebel Yu Wenhuaji, and killed Wei generals Yuwen Chengdu and Yuwen Wudi. , and then captured the cities of Xiapi, Huairen, Langya, Liangcheng, and Lanling, defeated Li Zitong's Wu army at Dulong Gorge, captured the cities of Donghai and Muyang, and completely became one of the few warlords in the world."
The storyteller spoke very fast, but spoke in great detail, clearly explaining Kou Zhong's achievements, which made the audience below burst into applause.
"Okay! Fortunately, it's Young Commander Liang Jun. If we continue like this, we will be able to pacify those aristocratic families in just a few days."
"Yes, in the past few years, life in Liang County has been much more comfortable than in the neighboring county. Refugees from the neighboring county have fled to Liang County from time to time."
"Old man Li, you said that Young Marshal Kou is so powerful, why do you still call yourself Young Marshal? I see that other warlords call themselves Marshal, which sounds like they are one level higher than Young Marshal."
In the crowd, some diners seemed to have drunk too much wine, so they shouted this at the top of their lungs.
As the words fell, a piece of silver was thrown on the storyteller's table.
Joy flashed in the storyteller's eyes, he calmly picked up the broken silver, coughed, and said slowly: "The young marshal calls himself young marshal because he is the descendant of Laojun Guan. The backer behind the young marshal is the demon sect." The Lord, Demon Lord Song Xing.”
As soon as the word "Demon Lord" came out, the entire wine shop instantly became silent, and it took a while before anyone uttered an exclamation.
"Is Laojun Guan behind the young commander's army?"
"Let me tell you, behind the Li clan is Cihang Jingzhai's support. The young marshal was able to seize Liang County from the Li clan. It turns out that Laojun Guan is behind him."
"Laojun Guan has unified the Demon Sect in the past few years, and his strength even surpasses that of Cihang Jingzhai. There are so many talents. No wonder the Li clan cannot suppress the young commander."
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The storyteller was shocked again, and waited until everyone calmed down before speaking again: "In recent years, Buddhism and Taoism have fought with the Demon Sect several times. Although the Demon Lord rarely takes action, his few achievements are enough to make the entire Baidao unstoppable. Dare to act rashly."
"Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Rong Jiaojiao, Bai Qing'er, and Xi Yao are the most popular figures in Lao Jun Guan in recent years. Among the younger generation of Bai Dao, only the Holy Lady Cihang Jingzhai can compete with them. war."
"You know, Laojun observed that back then..."
When Xi Yao heard this, he stood up with a smile and did not continue to listen. He did not come to Liang County to listen to books.
Three years ago, Song Xing suddenly emerged and unified the Demon Sect. Then Kou Zhong, a disciple of the Demon Lord, fought for supremacy in the world based on the Dajiang Gang in Luoyang, while the Baidao forces headed by Cihang Jingzhai supported the Li Clan in Taiyuan and officially launched a rebellion. The battle between good and evil.
In the past three years, with Song Que's strong support, Laojun Guan's power has expanded at an almost terrifying speed.
In terms of force, Song Xing and Song Que joined forces and were able to suppress everything. If Song Xing had not deliberately retained his hand, the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism would have been destroyed by Song Xing.
In terms of military strength, Song Que and Kou Zhong were both military wizards. In the past three years, except for Li Shimin of the Li Clan who could fight with them, the rest of the forces were basically vulnerable.
In terms of financial resources, Laojun Guan, who dominates the Demon Sect, covers almost all the channels for the Demon Sect to make money. In addition, with the full support of the Song family, which has been selling sea salt for generations, all cities that have been included in Laojun Guan's sphere of influence have prospered in the past three years. than other fields.
Although the leaders of the original sects of the Demon Sect died, their foundations remained. Song Xing vigorously promoted the middle and high-level people of each sect who had been excluded from the inner circle. These people were grateful to Song Xing for his promotion and were loyal to him. Although the Demon Sect's power was temporarily weakened, It is showing signs of decline, but after three years of development, it is even more powerful than before.
In the past two years, Song Xing rarely appeared in the outside world and spent most of his time in seclusion. Laojun Guan let Pi Chen handle all the secular affairs, and the outside affairs were mostly handled by a few juniors. Instead, Kou Zhong, Xi Yao and others were in charge. Having made a name for himself in the arena, his popularity is unprecedented.
Xi Yao left the wine shop, but did not enter Liang County. Instead, he slowly headed towards Jinzhong Lake outside the city.
It is said that there was once a huge ancient temple on the edge of Admiralty Lake, which was a temple of immortals. However, after years of erosion, it is now dilapidated. The lake is closely surrounded by towering mountains, with beautiful scenery and the fragrance of ancient rocks and springs.
When Xi Yao came here, he chose the tallest and most dangerous mountain and climbed all the way up.
When we reached the top of the mountain, we saw that there was a huge ring of mountains on the top of the mountain, which turned out to be a huge volcano.
Xi Yao tapped his feet lightly and fell straight towards the crater. He jumped several times and reached the bottom of the volcano. After passing through a narrow tunnel in the mountain, Xi Yao felt the temperature getting higher and higher. He almost thought he had reached the depths of the earth. .
Just when Xi Yao gradually felt unbearable, the tunnel had come to the end, and Xi Yao slowed down. Although it was not the first time he saw such a scene, he still felt extremely shocked.
A large amount of hot magma flowed in this small space, giving Xi Yao almost the illusion that he was in hell. In the center of the magma, on a huge black stone pillar, sat the figure of Song Xing.
Xi Yao could not imagine that in the past two years, Song Xing spent most of his time in seclusion in this purgatory-like scene and practiced hard.
Three years ago, his uncle, his uncle, was one of the best in the world. He was able to improve his Huangtian Dafa all the way, thanks to Song Xing's careful guidance, so Xi Yao has always been grateful to Song Xing in his heart.
"Uncle Master!"
Seeing Song Xing open his eyes and look at him, Xi Yao bowed and said, "I have a clue about the golden mask you want me to find."
