More than half a year has passed, and the traces of that battle can still be seen in the Liufeng Valley.
Whether it’s the sunken path left by the giant python Dharma Xiang’s pan-mountain sweep across the valley, the rocks chopped off by Jiang Qingyun’s battle with the giant python, or the circular pit in the middle of the valley that has now become a lake, they are all showing to everyone, That battle was so brutal.
On one side of the lake, Luo Chuan and his party were sitting around on a flat grassland, eating dry food. Although it was already late autumn, the grass and trees in the Liufeng Valley were still green. In this way, until spring next year, Maybe the scenery of the past will return to this valley.
Luo Chuan was wearing a loose Taoist robe, with two beards on his lips, and a long sword with a black hilt and scabbard slung across his back. Sitting among the crowd at the moment, he looked like an ordinary young-looking man. Taoist priest.
On his left is Qianxue, on his right is Shadow and the young female Taoist. Surrounded by Wangchuan Jianxiu, it looks like he is out on a spring outing. At this moment, he is holding a big cake in both hands, chewing on it and saying, "I didn't expect that we Zhang Daozhang still has such skills, and with this skill, he can make a lot of money even if he opens a shop on Licheng Commercial Street."
The black-faced Taoist priest sitting opposite Luo Chuan laughed and took a big bite of the pancake in his hand. He said vaguely, "Master Taishou, we are not bragging. Our parents were really good in Lingcheng back then." There is a shop in the area. People in our northwest Wuzhou do not eat much rice as compared to Hanzhou. Most of what they eat is pancakes, steamed buns and the like. Therefore, the business of our shop is really good, but it is not possible to make a lot of money. Yes, if the whole family can have enough to eat, it’s considered a good life.”
"These pancakes and steamed buns have fine noodles and can only be eaten by the people in Lingcheng. Where can ordinary people outside Lingcheng always eat this?" Old Taoist Song Guiyun chewed slowly and said, "Those with rough noodles are Wowotou can be considered a good family if they can have enough food, but most of them cannot raise a big man like Junior Brother Zhang."
Luo Chuan glanced at the pancake in his hand and nodded, "In Northwest Wuzhou, Ling County is already considered a large county with a large population."
Xiao Zhan on the other hand also nodded, "The best land in Ling County is actually the land between the two rivers of Nujiang River, but because it is too close to the border of Beiyi, even when Master was there, it was mostly used for horse breeding. There is a lot of land in the south of Ling County, but it lacks water and is not fertile enough. Not only compared to Jiangzhou and Hanzhou, it is even worse than Changzhou."
Zhang Biao had finished a piece of big cake at this time and licked the grease on his fingers, "Yes, actually the best place in Wuzhou is Qingjun. This Qingjun is north of the Han River and between the Wei River and the Han River." In the south, although the water veins are not as good as those of Jiangzhou, the land is still fertile after all. Now that even the area north of the Han River in Hanoi County has been transferred to Qingjun, the people of Qingjun will have a much easier life."
"Didn't you say that there was some friction between Qing County and Bahai County some time ago?" On the other side, the long-bearded Taoist who had been quietly eating cakes for a while looked at Qin Wansong and asked.
Qin Wansong didn't eat much and had already finished his meal. Hearing this, he looked at Luo Chuan and said, "This matter has probably not been decided yet, right?"
"It's generally clear," Luo Chuan said as he ate, not caring, "This matter has something to do with our Li County."
"Oh? What's the connection?" Old Taoist Changxu asked immediately.
Luo Chuan picked up half of the pancake in his hand and pointed to the north, "A few months ago, I led Roucheng general Chen Jingzhi to capture Lutou City. Liu Feixu, who was originally entrenched in Lutou City, fled without fighting and led his troops to cross the Han River. Went to Qingjun."
"At that time, Qingjun had just acquired three cities in the northern part of Hanoi County, but it also lost its two large cities north of the Wei River. These two lands were both on the east line of Qingjun, which involved too many troops and attention at once. Unexpectedly..." He took a bite of the pancake and shook his head with a smile, "Unexpectedly, Liu Feixu got help from God and led the remnant of the army all the way to the west, allowing him to reach Qingjun and Bahai smoothly. At the junction of the counties, I probably used some means to capture two important military towns built on the mountains outside the border town of Xige City in Qingjun County in one fell swoop!"
All the Taoist priests looked at each other in shock. Only Zhang Biao widened his eyes and said, "Xige is a big border city in Qingjun. Like Baitong Taiming, it has to face the Western Yi directly. How could it be so easily taken over the peripheral military town?" ?!”
The old Taoist Song Guiyun stroked his beard and said in deep thought, "Liu Feixu took over Qingjun's military town. Naturally, Qingjun will not let it go. But why did Bahai County get involved and even have a conflict with Qingjun?"
"The pass among them is unknown for the time being," Luo Chuan took a sip of water from the water bag handed by Shadow, "I only know that a conflict between Bahai County and Qing County caused chaos at the junction of the two counties. In the battlefield, Qing County failed to recapture the two military towns that fell into the hands of Liu Feixu, and had no intention of giving up the confrontation with Bahai County. The three parties each increased their troops, and the situation was quite tense."
"This Liu Feixu..." Old Taoist Song Guiyun made some calculations and frowned slightly, "It seems to be a lucky guy..."
"In today's troubled times, there are so many people with good fortune. This Liu Feixu is not from a noble family," Zhang Biao finished his sentence and couldn't help but glance at Luo Chuan, then lowered his head to eat pancakes and did not dare to speak anymore.
Luochuan said nothing.
Song Guiyun spoke again, "Since these are troubled times, those who can influence the overall situation of a city, a state, or even the world are not necessarily the only princes. Liu Feixu, the governor, should not be underestimated."
"Of course," Luo Chuan responded, and did not continue the topic. Instead, he smiled and looked at the child in red robe who was also sitting on the other side of Qianxue. The little monster had just finished eating a pancake and was imitating Zhang Biao. He looked like he was licking his chubby fingers, "Jiu Qing, haven't you ever eaten such delicious pancakes at Riyue Lake?"
The child nodded loudly, "The food in Riyue Lake is very boring. Most of the time, they eat fruits and mushrooms, which are really bland. Occasionally, they eat meat and fish, which has no taste and is very unpalatable."
"I see," Luo Chuan nodded, "Jiu Qing, I suddenly feel that we can make a deal."
The child paused after hearing this, and his big eyes subconsciously looked at the face of the beautiful woman next to him, but after a cold look with her eyes, he quickly moved back to Luo Chuan's face, "What... ...What deal?”
"It's very simple. You see, you are interested in everything in the human world, and I am also interested in the affairs of your southern Xinjiang monster clan. Doesn't this make it a perfect match?" Luo Chuan looked at the child and smiled. He said gently, "In the next few days, if I tell you something about the human race, you will tell me a similar story about the demon clan in southern Xinjiang. Isn't it fair and reasonable?"
The child hesitated, "I don't know most of the things about adults..."
"Don't worry, if you really tell me that kind of thing, I might not believe it. Let's just talk about eating, drinking and having fun, like what we just did, that's the best," Luo Chuan said seductively.
The child looked at the expression on Luo Chuan's face several times, and finally nodded through gritted teeth.
Just as Luo Chuan was about to take advantage of the situation and boast a few words, he saw the shadow beside him and the Calabash Taoist priest not far away who had been meditating with his eyes closed all turned their heads to look at the sudden person at the entrance of the valley.
Some people died, but not completely...
