Everyone looked at Guifang Zong as if they were joking. Ban Nu nodded: "Impossible. Since you can enter the ghost world in Shennongjia, why did you plan for so long?"
Ghost Fangzong waved his hand: "I only said that Ban Shu came from Shennongjia. I didn't say that I had been to Shennongjia. He was a child I picked up outside Shennongjia. The first time I saw him, I knew that this child had pure ghost spirit. Fang’s bloodline, and then brought him back, disguised as an abandoned baby near Wushan for you to adopt.”
The truth was revealed. Ban Nu had already thought of this result. She was not surprised. The only thing she couldn't understand was why Guifang Zong had to wait so long since they had found a pure-blooded Guifang child many years ago. She asked slowly: "Now that you have found him, can't you just use him to enter Shennongjia?"
"No!" Gui Fangzong mentioned this, with confusion on his face: "No matter what methods I use, I can't get this child to take us deep into Shennongjia. Later, thinking about it, this child was probably abandoned, and Or it hasn’t grown up yet, just like a baby learning to speak, it takes time to grow up to master a certain ability.”
"After that, after you went crazy, we gave up any intention of entering Shennongjia and concentrated on looking for the next Luo Shennu. After such a delay, thirty or forty years passed by."
Gui Fangzong's words basically made it clear Ban Shu's life experience. The mystery of Ban Shu's albino has been solved. Song and Yue saw that their guess was true, and their doubts were reduced little by little. However, there was one They had to figure out the problem. Yue Guanchao asked: "Mr. Guifang, the appearance of albino animals in Shennongjia is not your fault, right?"
When Gui Fangzong heard this, he shook his head: "No, we pretended to be repairing the temple near the Nongshenji Temple. In fact, we were just using different methods to find a way out. The increase in albino animals was indeed a phenomenon that occurred after we repaired the temple. , However, we don’t know what the reason is, we can only think that Xuanfa has moved something, causing the number of albino animals to gradually increase.”
No wonder... I have to find the Luo Shennu to do this. It turns out that I still can't do it myself. Although I still don't understand the phenomenon of the increase of albino animals in Shennongjia, at least part of the reason has been found - Gui Fangzong and others disturbed the Nong Shenji Temple. What caused the abnormal movement in Shennongjia.
"Now that I've explained the situation, I wonder, what do you think about taking us into Shennongjia?"
Gui Fangzong looked at Ban Nu, his eyes seemed to be begging, but in fact he was threatening her. After all, Ban Shu and them were all in his hands, and the entire situation was in his favor.
"No problem, but I have a condition."
Ghost Fangzong nodded: "I understand, you have helped Hua Yuxiu get rid of the insect, so she is fine. I just want to get what I want, and no one else wants to be my enemy."
Guifang Zong is used to observing the situation. If Sun Tianqi and Guifang Zong are allowed to fight, it is not necessarily who will lose. The only thing he can do now is to compromise with them and let them go when they get the things. Otherwise, no one can guarantee as a result of.
"Okay then, it's a deal."
Gui Fangzong readily agreed, and then reminded: "There are many people going to Shennongjia this time, so we won't be traveling together this time. Just find an excuse to go to Shennongjia, and don't let anyone know our purpose."
"no problem."
"Farewell, see you again in Shennongjia."
Gui Fangzong seemed to have something important to do and took the craftsman away quickly. After he left, Yue Guanchao and the others walked into the living room: "This old man is quite pressed for time."
Chief Ban Nu exhaled: "Most likely, he came back in a hurry. If Ban Shu hadn't informed him, he probably wouldn't have been able to come back. Fortunately, he didn't ask us to go with him. Otherwise, it would have been a constraint everywhere."
"I have packed my things in the past few days and are going to go to the God of Agriculture Village first. You can visit your old friends in the God of Agriculture Village, and then we will go to the depths of Shennongjia."
Shennongjia is more than a hundred miles away from Wushan County in a straight line. The distance is indeed not too far. If it is in a plain area, it can be reached in a day and night by horse-drawn carriage.
However, the southwest region is mountainous. Since this is the choke point of the southwest, there are not too many mountains. There are enough peaks in Wushan alone, and if you include the mountains in the remaining mountains of Shennongjia, they will become endless. It's like a hundred thousand green snails arranged on a mountain.
If you look at it from a high place, you will see large and small mountains dotted here and there, hidden in the perennial clouds and mist in the southwest, which seem to have no end.
It was particularly difficult for carriages to travel in such a mountainous area. They could only continue to use waterways to get to the vicinity of Shennongjia. After the fatigue of traveling by boat and carriage, it was already four or five days before they actually arrived near Shennongjia.
The place where the boat docks is called Xingshandu, which is the county seat in the northeast of Zigui County. It is only thirty miles away from Shennongjia. Nongshen Village is under the jurisdiction of Xingshan County. It is even closer to Shennongjia, about ten miles away. about.
Yue Guanchao and the others originally wanted to take a boat directly to Nongshen Village, but under Tan Yanqiu's suggestion, they decided to go to Xingshan County to find the descendants of the Mi family first, and then let them bring them into the village.
After the boat docked at the ferry, everyone walked to the county town carrying their things.
Xingshan County is a small county in the southwest of Han Province. It is a county town but an ancient town with a slightly larger population. It is incomparable to a large county like Wushan County.
The entire county town is only one mile long and wide. Many of the gaps in the blue brick city wall have collapsed, and then they were repaired with yellow mud. It looks like the city wall is covered with yellow mud holes, and there are broken tiles and green and yellow weeds at the top of the wall at any time. , looks extremely depressed.
"They are both Jiangbian counties. Why are they so different from Wushan County?"
Yue Erpao walked to the city gate, looked at the slightly dilapidated city wall, and asked curiously.
"Hiss, it's mainly because Xingshan County is too heavy-handed."
Sun Daqiao took out a map of Han Province: "Wushan County is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River and is diverged by the Daning River. It is naturally the choke point of the southwest. All entry and exit must pass through Wushan County. The county here is adjacent to the Yangtze River. Of course, freight is good. No matter how bad it is, It should also be like Zigui County, which is also good as a temporary inn. Xingshan County has no tributaries and is far away from the river. The freight diversion and inn station are not close to it. It is normal for such a place to be inferior to Wushan County."
After that, he unfolded the map of Han Province and told everyone to continue looking at it. In addition to the boundaries of Han Province, this map also included parts of Shu and Shaanxi Provinces.
It can be clearly seen that there are many ferries in Wushan County and Zigui is connected to the river bank. They are all built near the water. Only Xingshan County is far away from the river. If you want to enter Xingshan County, you have to turn from the river to Yehe River to get there.
Song Siyuan looked at the map of Han Province: "From the perspective of freight transportation, the prosperous towns along the river are mostly related to freight evacuation. Towns that do not play this role will probably not have much development. Xingshan The county is far away from the river bank and close to the uninhabited Shennongjia. Even trade is not expected to be much. The transportation capacity is destined to be limited, and it has no chance of developing into a big city."
"That's what Song Qianjin said."
Tan Yanqiu explained: "When I was young, this place was still relatively small, just Xingshan Town. A few decades later, it became a county seat. It is indeed not as good as the county town along the river, but it is not without development. At least, Xingshan is already a county seat. ”
"Boss Tan, is the Mi family you mentioned still in Xingshan County?"
Song Siyuan asked, since we were looking for someone, it would be better to ask for the address.
Tan Yanqiu took out the envelope: "Over the years, I still have some contact with the Mi family. Their family opened Nongshen Trading Store in Xingshan County. It is already one of the top department stores in Xingshan County. It is probably between Yehe and Wan. I will take you to the confluence of the rivers."
After they entered the county town, they took a few rickshaws and drove them along the town streets to the intersection of the rivers.
Xingshan County looks like a whole, but in fact it is just framed together by the city wall. The county passes through the Wanhe River from west to east and the Yehe River from south to north. The two rivers merge to form a "human" shaped river beach, which connects the county seat. It is divided into three parts and then surrounded by city walls. If seen from a high altitude, the river and the county wall form the word "prison".
Since ancient times, only flood and drought docks can develop into a place where commodities flourish. Although it is not the main ferry of the river, it can be regarded as the nearest ferry near Shennongjia. If there is business and freight in the nearby towns and villages, they will mostly gather in the county, which provides To facilitate the flow of goods, of course it must be close to a river.
Because of this, the most prosperous place in Xingshan County is the intersection of Yehe River and Wanhe River. After crossing the arch bridge along the river, they stopped near the north bank.
The shops facing the river come into view in the distance. A "herringbone"-shaped shop block extends along the river, and rows of balustrades and pavilions form a quaint Republic of China block.
The shopkeepers of the Farm God Trading Company could be seen from a long way away. Tan Yanqiu led them into the shop on the street and walked in.
"Mr. Tan!"
Inside the store, several clerks were counting the goods being stored. The shopkeeper was standing behind the counter, explaining matters in the store to others. When he saw Tan Yanqiu coming, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Shopkeeper Mi, you're fine."
Tan Yanqiu raised his hand and said, "I have received your letter, but something has delayed me, so I am here to bother you now."
Mi Libai laughed and laughed: "Hey, you and I are friends, and you have supported my Mi family. No matter what time you talk about, whether you want to disturb me or not, when you come, my Mi family will definitely fulfill the friendship of the landlord."
"Come on, come on, hurry up and have tea in the inner courtyard."
Mi Libai opened the curtain and invited them all into the inner courtyard. After everyone sat down, Tan Yanqiu greeted him and said, "I didn't see Mr. Mi at all."
The old man Tan Yanqiu refers to is the old man Mi Laoshuan who took them into Shennongjia.
He has two sons and one daughter, namely Mi Libai, Mi Li Yang, and Mi Limei. Except for the death of his old wife, the daughter is unmarried and they are all married now.
The person in front of them was Milaoshuan's eldest son, Milibai.
Shopkeeper Mi took a sip of tea and explained: "Dad is old and has been too lazy to come here to see the goods in the past few years. Li Yang and I look after the store and the other sells the goods. Li Mei happens to be taking care of him in the old house. .”
"Is your body still strong now?"
