Yi Jing vaguely felt that things were not that simple, but if he wanted to directly persuade the other party to give up his fantasy about Vivian, it seemed even more impossible. Fang Liangliang seemed to have fallen into the trap of Vivian's beauty and was unable to extricate himself. . If you directly persuade him, it may arouse his resentment. He frowned and immediately turned the conversation to someone else, "Master Fang."
"You can just call me Brother Fang. You feel like an old friend at first sight. I don't know what my brother wants."
Yi Jing said politely, "Brother Fang, with the style of your Gu Yuan Village, you are by no means an ordinary person. Moreover, Brother Fang has seen countless storms while walking in Wuhun Continent. But I don't know where this Gu Yuan Village came from. ."
Fang Liangliang answered him out of the blue, "Guyuan Manor was built by several generations of our Fang family. My ancestor was originally a brave general in the Wuhun Continent Dynasty. Later, he was hijacked by the demon prime minister because of the Wuhun Dynasty. The family and country are gone, and the ancestors So I moved here, and did not cut off contact with Wuhun Continent. By the time Guyuan Village was passed to my generation, it was already a separatist force of its own.
But the ancestors have always left a legacy. If one day, someone can restore the Wuhun Dynasty. The descendants of the Fang family must shoot a man and horse to help this person win the world.
I heard that King Yi Chongtian of Xingcheng and King Yue, the fourth prince, had formed a team respectively at this moment. We are currently debating which team we should join. Fortunately, Brother Yi, you are here. You must resolve this matter for me. "
As soon as these words came out, it was Yi Jing's turn to have a headache.
The king of Xingcheng, Yi Chongtian, and the fourth prince, King Yue, are both arrogant heroes who stir up troubles in Wuhun Continent. They have many capable men, but they are not popular among the people. Most of the people in the territory they rule are disgusted with them. Moreover, these two people were originally the emperor's uncle and emperor's nephew. Because they were competing for the throne, they had already stood on opposite sides and fought with each other, which greatly weakened the power of the restoration of the dynasty. He is despised by the visionary and knowledgeable overlord-level forces on Wuhun Continent.
However, Yichong Tian, the king of Xingcheng, was fortunate to have the support of Feng Qingyou, the leader of the Saintess Sect, and he was the only force supported by the Baidao Jianghu Xuanmen in the entire Wuhun Continent. Therefore, the strength cannot be underestimated.
"Since Brother Fang has inquired, I have no choice but to tell the truth. Please forgive me for speaking frankly. The king of Xingcheng, Yi Chongtian, is ambitious and not a wise master, while the fourth prince, King Yue, is like a devil in the cloak of the royal family. .Have you ever heard of Death Valley?”
The latter said in astonishment, "Death Valley is a place where no business travelers dare to pass. What's wrong?"
"Hey, a few years ago, when I established a small reputation on Wuhun Continent and obtained a city, I once sent a caravan through the Death Valley area to do business outside the territory.
The team was accompanied by many members of merchant gangs from outside the territory. Plus my more than a thousand martial soul soldiers, this team can be said to be both a soldier and a merchant.
Unexpectedly, such a powerful team still failed to avoid the curse of Death Valley. Due to a sudden hurricane outside the valley, the caravan entered the valley to take shelter. However, the next day, among the tens of thousands of people in the team, only one person survived by chance. Come down. In order to track down this matter, I used almost all my connections, and it took me more than two years to completely dig out the manipulator behind the scenes. "
Speaking of this, Yi Jing felt a pain in his heart, picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine.
Fang Liangliang said in shock, "This incident caused a sensation in the entire continent at the time. I also heard about it. What happened next? Brother Yi seems to be hinting to me that this matter has something to do with both King Xingcheng and the Fourth Prince?"
Yi Jing sneered, "As the overlords on Wuhun Continent, King Xingcheng and the fourth prince certainly would not dare to directly send troops to seize the caravan's resources. In that case, they would be criticized by thousands of people, and their reputation on Wuhun Continent would plummet, becoming The traitors that everyone accuses. They will never be so stupid."
"Oh, I understand. The two royal families are actually secretly supporting the forces that robbed the caravan, right?"
Yi Jing nodded and said, "That's right."
When Fang Liangliang heard this, he stood up suddenly, put one hand behind his back, and stroked his beard with the other. His whole body was shaking with shock, "Oh my God, it's lucky that Brother Yi mentioned this, otherwise I would have almost led tens of thousands of people in the village." The troops have taken refuge with King Xingcheng Yi Chongtian. He has such a bad reputation and is domineering and unscrupulous. If King Xingcheng is allowed to ascend to the throne and become emperor, then another tyrant will rise in Wuhun Continent, which is not a good thing."
Yi Jing nodded and stood up, poured a glass of wine and handed one to the other person, "Since you call me brother, I have to tell you a few words from my heart.
Brother Fang, the world of Wuhun Continent is in chaos now. All the major forces are secretly cultivating their own power and fighting for the ultimate supremacy of Wuhun Continent.
It is precisely because of this that Master Tuo and I decided to put aside the messy things on Wuhun Continent for the time being and go to the Wuhun Plains in the wilderness outside the Great Wall to practice, so that we can hone our martial arts skills. skills, and secondly, you can make more friends. After a year and a half, it was finally a worthwhile trip.
But when Brother Fang mentioned your girl Vivian who was rescued by you, the younger brother had to persuade you to give up this idea. Cut off all contact with Vivian immediately, otherwise Brother Fang will definitely be harmed by this witch.
Because we already know her true identity, how can the proud disciple of Demon Lord Bituo deceive our eyes. "
Fang Liangliang was about to speak when suddenly there was a noise outside the courtyard, and then an expert from the village came over to report, "Master, someone brought Miss An back. But Miss An seems to have fainted."
"Ah, there is such a thing, go out and take a look immediately." Fang Liangliang turned around embarrassedly and said to Yi Jing, "Brother Yi, this is what I'm thinking about. Youdao is a hero who has a hard time with a beauty. This old woman I have fallen in love with her, and regardless of whether she is a disciple of Demon Lord or not, Fang wants to take her as his concubine and favor her for life."
Yi Jing shook his head and smiled bitterly, making a gesture of invitation. Fang Liangliang was overjoyed when he understood and took the lead to walk out the door.
I saw the peerless Vivian, sleeping sideways on the carriage, seemingly asleep.
Next to her were more than a dozen martial arts masters who were protecting her. They were all very popular and had weapons in their hands.
It was precisely because the people of Guyuan Village saw how powerful they were that they didn't let them in. When the village owner arrived, the manager immediately said to Fang Liang, "Mr. owner of the village, Madam An is on the carriage."
"Yes, I understand." Turning to the big black men on horseback, Fang Liang said brightly, "Thanks to you all for rescuing me, I am very grateful to you for bringing Miss Vivian here. Please come and get 10,000 soul coins to reward you all. Help from a hero.”
Immediately, some subordinates went to the courtyard to collect money. One of the big men stopped and said, "There is no need for reward. Guyuan Village guards Guyuan Pass. My master wants to use this to ask for a convenience from the owner of the village. I don't know, Lord of the village. Can you agree to switch it on and off for a day to allow our troops to pass through your pass?"
Fang Liangliang said in surprise, "I wonder who your master is? Which tribe does he belong to in Wuhun Plain?"
"Old man, why are you asking so many questions? Ask what you should and shouldn't ask. Don't ask."
"Well, the owner of the village is the owner of Guyuan Village, and Guyuan Pass is their family's territory. We'd better be polite."
The bossy young man in black finally fell silent and looked at the men and horses of Guyuan Village fiercely.
Fang Liangliang's men were immediately angered by this group of violent masters in black, and everyone was gearing up to take action.
"Manager Ma." Manager Ma quickly walked over with a treasure chest containing tens of thousands of soul coins, "My subordinate is here."
Owner Fang immediately said, "Give them the money and get the people over."
Manager Ma sent out several bodyguards from the village, and immediately got on the carriage to pick up the people. The big man who was commanding more than a dozen men in black on the horse, who was probably the leader of this group of people, sawed off his hand. The machete was placed across the horse's back, and with a slight pick, he knocked all the soul coins in Manager Ma's hand to the ground. He laughed and said, "We don't take the tens of thousands of soul coins in our eyes. , if the village owner is really sincere and wants to do this transaction, he has to switch. This is the only condition for us to release him. As for the other things, the village owner doesn’t have to worry too much, we will never agree. of."
"Ah, you still refuse to agree. Ten thousand soul coins is already a lot of money. Miss Vivian is from my Guyuan Village. You send her here. The entire Guyuan Village is grateful. No, but you are so unreasonable and force me to open Guyuan Village and let you use the pass. This goes against the ancestral precepts of Guyuan Village, so I cannot do it."
Fang Liangliang hummed deeply and immediately rejected the other party's request.
Only then did Yi Jing know that Guyuan Pass, located between the two peaks in Hengdan, turned out to be the property of the Fang family.
It turns out that Guyuanzhuang used its strong strength to guard the pass, let ordinary business travelers pass, and collect a certain toll from it as money to buy the road, and relied on this to maintain the entire tribe.
Guyuan Pass was originally a remote place of death. It was the arrival of the ancestors of the Fang family who opened up a shortcut that can directly connect to Wuhun Continent.
If the tribal merchants on Wuhun Plain want to transport their goods to Wuhun Continent as quickly as possible to complete the transaction, they can pass through Guyuan Pass, which will save at least one-third of the journey, even if they have to pay some small fees. Taxes are also earned.
Therefore, the merchants on Wuhun Yuan and Wuhun Continent did not think that this was an act of "stealing wealth." Instead, it became a move that benefited the people.
This is why the Fang family has been able to establish their clan here for hundreds of years. It has been a long time since the first generation of the old owner of the village was passed down to the present.
I learned from Fang Liangliang that the Fang family guarded the pass and protected travelers and large caravans, which had become a consensual rule.