The southern part of Yongchang County is, on the whole, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
To the west is the long and narrow Fubo Mountains, to the south are the countless 100,000 mountains of Southern Xinjiang, and to the east are the thick and mountainous Great Ancient Mountains.
Compared with the narrow Fubo Mountains, the Dagu Mountains stretch wider and have numerous peaks. It is a dangerous place that ordinary hunters, not to mention ordinary hunters, but even warriors and even monks with advanced cultivation dare not easily enter.
Because this is a paradise for monsters.
On this day, it was cloudy, and the sun shone on the mountains deep in the Dagu Mountains, showing mottled light.
Where several mountain peaks intersect, several rivers converge into a pool along the canyon. The vegetation here is dense, and as far as you can see, there are towering trees. The vines are entangled between the branches of the trees, and one after another is hanging down, except for the pool. Everything except the water was covered tightly.
And on the shore closest to the pool, under a shadow, lay an unusually large rhinoceros.
The rhinoceros was two to three feet long, with rough skin and thick flesh. The whole body reflected light like gold and iron, making its body look as heavy as a hill.
This is the most important drinking place for wild beasts within a few miles, but because of its existence, there was a long-lasting silence around the pond that day.
The sun rose and gradually passed over the dense branches and leaves, shining on the body of the rhinoceros, but it remained motionless.
I don't know how long it took, but an old man with short hair and white beard wearing strange clothes suddenly appeared next to the rhinoceros beast. His face was as usual, and he walked closer to the rhinoceros beast step by step. He was not at all prepared for the powerful alien beast in front of him. Normally, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the three-foot-long horn of the nose of the rhinoceros. After closing his eyes and sensing it for a moment, he slowly retracted his hand and shook his head.
Behind him, in the depths of the jungle not far away, a dark green mist emerged out of thin air and gradually solidified. Finally, a figure shrouded in a red cloak walked out of it and asked in a low and magnetic female voice. , "Another ordinary way to die?"
The old man nodded and looked at the pale, pale eye of the rhinoceros beast, with the black pupil almost invisible. His expression was a little solemn, "Although in our ancient mountain range, the number of wild monsters that can die alive is higher than that of other animals." There are more places, but it is extremely rare for four or five people to die like this right now, in more than a month, and I still feel that there is something fishy about it."
The figure under the red cloak was silent for a moment and said, "I have checked the relevant books in the sect, and there is no record of such a method that can make wild monsters lose their vitality. There is not even such a legend. Is it possible? ...Is it a demon?!”
"Demons who steal life essence and blood for their own use are rare, but they do exist, but there is nothing unusual about this kind of stealing life..." The old man frowned and thought for a long time, but still shook his head, "Like this The methods are too unbelievable. If any kind of monster has such methods, it will never be unknown. But if a monster with such methods comes to the Dagu Mountains," he looked at the figure under the red cloak, "we will Be extremely careful!”
"Perhaps we are overthinking it. All these things are indeed rare coincidences?" said the figure under the red cloak.
The old man shook his head without hesitation this time, "At this time, if such a coincidence occurs, it cannot be called a coincidence. The leader must not take it lightly."
The figure under the red cloak nodded, "I understand. In the near future, I will pay more attention to the strange things in the mountains. Elder Chiyan will return to the sect later and issue an order from the head to ask the disciples to go out less. These are indeed not peaceful times right now.”
The old man nodded and followed the order, and then asked, "The master will stay in the sect recently, and there is no need to go to Yicheng again?"
The figure under the red cloak nodded slowly, "The Meng clan of Yongchang is declining. Not only has it lost Heyu City, but now it has also lost Xingcheng. Meng Jiaoyang, the prefect of Yongchang, has surrendered."
The old man's eyes suddenly widened, "Designed... surrendered?" He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked hurriedly, "Who surrendered?!"
The figure under the red cloak said calmly, "Lijun, Luochuan."
The old man's eyes towards the figure under the red cloak became complicated. "Sure enough, he returned to Lijun. The prefect of Lijun is really not simple. The head's previous judgment on this person was absolutely correct."
"Of course it's not simple," the figure under the red cloak looked to the southwest, "but now the Nanyi are marching northward with a fierce attack. Not only did they seize Heyu City silently, but they also destroyed the formation. Zhaoshui City, as a place in Yongchang, is on the front line of southern Xinjiang. The only big city in the world is bound to withstand a hundred times the pressure of the past, and even Yicheng has to face the danger of beast invasion, and the Dagu Mountains may not have peace."
The old man's face was solemn, "Previously, the first and second lines of defense in the south of Anyang County were broken one after another, and the number of beasts and monsters in the Dagu Mountains increased a lot. However, the risks involved were still within the controllable range. If you can control it, According to what the door said...then it is not that peace is hard to come to our Baishou Mountain, but...that there are many crises!"
The figure under the red cloak nodded, still looking to the southwest, "The prefect of Li County is going to lead his army south to recover Heyu City."
A look of shock appeared on the old man's face again, "Recover... Heyu City?!" He opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment. He only felt that this sentence of "recovering Heyu City" sounded reasonable. There was nothing surprising, but he didn’t know why, but he just found it unbelievable, “So for this new governor of Yongchang, do we, Baishou Mountain, also need to express something? Relatively speaking, when he was sent out last time That gift is still too light.”
"Yes, it's too light." The figure under the red cloak shook his head, "But this prefect of Li County is very different from any other prefect in the past nine hundred years. He is now rich in three counties. Tens of millions of people, including sects such as Cangyan Sword Sect and Tingfeng Pavilion, have joined him, what kind of gift should we give to win his heart?"
The old man's heart suddenly trembled when he heard this.
"And he wants to go south to recapture Heyu City," the figure under the red cloak said with a somewhat unclear meaning, "This time, no matter what, I can't clearly see his luck."
The old man was startled, "So the leader wants to wait until this battle is over before making a choice?" He hesitated, "There seems to be something wrong with this..."
"It's very inappropriate," the figure under the red cloak said bluntly, "We must make a choice before he goes south, either to the west or to the east. There is no third option."
The old man became more and more hesitant in his words, "Compared to the Yan family in Anyang County, the Luo family in Li County is still very far behind. However, the result of Li County's army going south this time is really unpredictable. ..."
"It all depends on God's will..." The figure under the red cloak looked up at the sky, "God's will is unpredictable..."
Blue sky and white clouds, cloudy and sunny.
Just like her heart at the moment.
