Chapter 449: The Bright Star (13)
Even though they had won a great victory, everyone around Broken Blade Mountain was still tense because of the upcoming war.
Some people left, but most stayed. Since Frost Tribulation, Beast Tide, and even the Linlang Chamber of Commerce couldn't make them leave their hometown, neither could the Tie Li Cavalry.
While all the people left behind were busy preparing for the war and building fortifications, there were also many people from other places coming from all directions, seeking military exploits and other opportunities.
Either they are warriors who want to join the vanguard or the militia to gain military exploits and obtain further qualifications; or they are poor people who want to earn the most generous rewards in the most dangerous work with their lives.
Naturally, this also includes the True Demon Sect.
Construction around Linjiang City was in full swing. Taking advantage of the small number of people in the city and the increasing number of puppets, Anjing made a huge change to the city's construction plan, optimizing some of the ground nodes, but mostly for To prevent the forces behind the Linlang Chamber of Commerce from easily sneaking into the city with the help of the original city formation planning map.
The only people who could participate in this part of the work were the original Hanlang Escort Bureau and the guards of the Mingjing Sect, as well as Bai Qinghan's men. Yanpup took on most of the physical work, leaving many people with ulterior motives helpless.
But the target of the True Demon Sect's spies is not inside the city... but deep inside Broken Blade Mountain.
A seemingly ordinary middle-aged man with thick calluses from working in the mountains lurked in the herb collection team heading to Broken Edge Mountain. He was silent and had a foreign accent when he spoke, but this did not attract anyone. Suspicious, because most of the people who dare to come to the area around the current Broken Edge Mountain to engage in collecting work are outsiders who come to Linjiang City for the generous rewards.
"Your mission is to purchase the following spiritual materials: ginseng, vitality grass, golden edge grass, polygonatum, red leaf pulp... Remember, only purchase these spiritual materials, we will not accept the others, no matter how precious they are. "Collect, if it's a spiritual plant that the higher-ups ask for protection, if you dare to pick a leaf, the master above will dare to pick your heads!"
The leader of the team stated his requirements and restrictions directly without lengthy speeches.
Everyone present was a little confused. No one could understand why it was necessary to collect these spiritual materials, which even the poorest poor people could occasionally collect one or two in the mountains, and to offer a relatively high price for them.
But who cares, in this world, there are very few places in Northern Xinjiang that can offer prices instead of forced labor. The master of Linjiang City can do whatever he likes, as long as he can make money.
The middle-aged man followed the group into the mountain forest along the established route, and then quietly disappeared into the roots and shadows of the Qiu knot during the subsequent free movement.
"It's really impressive..."
Running quickly through the mountains and forests, the middle-aged man was wrapped in a cloud of mist, and the constantly blowing wind pushed him forward. This was the mysterious "body in the mist".
He recalled the Linjiang City he had seen before. Even though he had sold his life to the demon a long time ago, he still couldn't help but sigh: "I said the world is difficult because there are too many people. Look at how few people there are. , just a teenager can make a city look good, and anyone can make money... Your Majesty is right, all the troubles are caused by too many people, Kill him 70% to 89%, hey, wouldn’t that world become a paradise?”
He was a commoner son of a marginalized member of a wealthy family. His parents were in poverty, and he had always been discriminated against and oppressed as a free labor force. His father died when he was young, and other members of the family had to come over to live in poverty... Speaking of hardships, it was really hard work. I couldn't finish talking about it for days and nights. Fortunately, there are demons in this world. If a big family is evil, how can there be demons in the world?
Since then, he has served the True Demon Cult wholeheartedly, and he is fearless even in the most difficult and dangerous infiltration missions.
——I am doing a good thing. If I kill more people, won’t it be easier for those who survive? If I die, there will be less people to eat in this world.
With this mentality, he took on the task of ‘investigating the spiritual land in Broken Blade Mountain’.
This task seems simple, but is actually difficult. Frost Tribulation has turned the world pale and wiped out all living things. This is certainly a good thing, but it also makes infiltration difficult. Before him, many spies have been caught and eliminated by some iron kite. , at present, the only way to enter the mountain is from the inside.
Not long after, with the blessing of the Heavenly Demon's secret method, he arrived at the center of Broken Blade Mountain with a figure like the wind. However, what was beyond his expectation was that the center of the blessed land, which was supposed to be a "vast spiritual field" in the original intelligence, had changed drastically.
What appeared in front of him was a huge complex spiritual plant group that was so lush that it was beyond imagination. It was composed of countless different plants, vines, shrubs, trees, grass, leaves and fungi.
"This, this is..."
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man said in astonishment: "This is the great demon spirit of the Sea of Trees from Broken Edge Mountain, who wants to advance to the Divine Treasure?!"
Without hesitation, he immediately took out the talisman from his arms to send the message. When he finished sending the message and was about to sneak further into the blessed land, a hand that had been waiting for a long time and lurking in the shadows reached out from the blind corner and covered it. His muzzle, dragging it into the shadows.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?!"
The middle-aged man noticed something was wrong, and he realized that the reason why he was able to lurk deep in the Broken Blade Mountain, see this scene, and even send out the message was all arranged by others - he intended to activate the devil's trump card in his body. He escaped, but another fist that was larger and stronger than the previous hand also came out of the shadows. With a faint thunder, it hit his head, knocking him out in an instant.
After a while, outside Broken Blade Mountain.
"Not bad, Ogura, your magical power to connect with the underworld is incredible. Not only can you escape into the shadows of the underworld, but you can also lead others to escape!"
After dealing with the spies of the True Demon Cult, An Jing smiled and fist-fighted with Cang Lingzu, who was a head shorter than him but had indeed grown a lot in stature: "My strength has improved a lot. It seems like I suppressed it before." When you grow up, you should be allowed to go out and explore on your own? "
The boy who was slightly shorter but considered tall among his peers also grinned and said: "Hey, Brother Jing, what are you talking about? Your thunder method is really powerful. You can kill this high-level person with just one punch." The spy with the secret technique of the devil knocked him out and captured him alive. If it were me, I would have to deal with him for a long time even if he was poisoned, and he might be able to escape. "
"As for growing up... Big brother, you also know that I like to practice martial arts and fight. The job of a pioneer scout in the army is just right for me. Once a person is comfortable, everything will naturally go smoothly."
"Anyway, seeing you in such good condition makes me feel relieved."
An Jing nodded slightly, he was sincerely happy for Cang Lingzu.
This morning, Cang Lulu arrived at Linjiang City with a group of military armors, and An Jing happened to be arresting the spies of the True Demon Cult. When he saw his brothers coming, he called them together to take action - except for this middle-aged man. In addition, they also caught a lot of miscellaneous people with ulterior motives, some from Tie Li, some from the Southern Chamber of Commerce, some who probably wanted to smuggle themselves into the mountains, and a few of them were from the True Demon Sect.
These people would later be sent to prison and tortured severely. After being asked for relevant information, those who were not guilty enough to die would be sent back to their original positions, and the rest would be thrown into the fertile fields of Yucui.
As for Cang Lingzu's growth, An Jing had long known it through the fate connection. When he was in Xuanming Village, he was indeed a martial arts fanatic and had a good fighting personality. Thinking about it carefully, the army was indeed the most suitable for him. He and Gu had to be together. It is indeed inappropriate for Ye Qi to go to the sect together.
"I always feel like I've seen something before somewhere..."
An Jing felt a little familiar with Cang Lingzu's current state, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that wasn't this his previous life? Thinking of this, An Jing suddenly felt that he had many experiences and lessons that he wanted to pass on to his brothers.
[Big brother is so awesome. He is so amazing without saying a word. The existence of people like us is really dragging him down.]
However, it was at this moment when he 'wanted to teach/talk/communicate' that An Jing suddenly realized that his and Cang Ryuzu's thoughts were suddenly connected.
It was at this moment that in his divine sea, within the armillary sphere, the star representing the [Zhenxing] suddenly lit up!
(End of this chapter)