"drive!"
The grayish-yellow mountain road was splashed with dust and gravel by horseshoes, and a strong yellow puma galloped across the mountain road, and the strong wind brought down the grass heads on both sides of the road.
The masked knight in black clothes was sweating profusely, with thin black veins bulging on his forehead, and his vest was already drenched with sweat.
"Go!" Suddenly, he shouted in a low voice.
A black stone hit from the side out of thin air, with great force, it hit the knight's left shoulder.
He knocked him off his horse with a bang.
Herod!
After the yellow puma hissed long, he fled away in panic even faster. Only the black-clothed knight who fell off his horse barely got up from the ground.
boom!
A big foot wearing riding boots stomped hard on the man's shoulder, pushed him back again, and lay on the ground.
"Pawn of Wuyou Mansion, hey, it's still the black-clothed guard!" A shabby-dressed bald monk jumped out of the grass by the side of the road.
He skillfully lifted the black-clothed knight's hand upwards, and scratched his forearm with sharp knife-like nails, cutting through his clothes and skin immediately, and pulled out a small piece of yellow parchment mixed with blood.
"Who the hell are you guys!!?" The knight in black was thrown from the galloping horse, and his body hit several stones. He was already seriously injured, and at this moment, he began to vomit blood from his mouth. , Seeing that it was about to die, but he was still not reconciled, and asked sharply with his eyes wide open.
"Us? After so many interactions, don't you still understand?" The fat monk, whose cassock was covered in black and gray spots of oil, laughed immediately after hearing this. He also ignored the black knight, and looked at the piece of leather paper that was turned out in his hand.
"Let the Buddha see what kind of information, 'The Zhen family escaped.... The chaos in the Northland....The Shangyang family moved in....'"
"You are the remnants of Yunzhou...!" The black knight suddenly remembered something and opened his eyes wide.
puff!
His chest collapsed under the foot of the fat monk, and he lost his breath immediately.
"Master!" A few more people came out from the mountain wall not far away, and when they saw someone on the ground here, they rushed over.
Among them, the person in the front has delicate features, handsome appearance, fair and delicate skin. At first glance, he looks like a nobleman who is used to being pampered. The linen clothes on his body look out of place with him.
"Mr. Li is here. Here, I happened to catch a pawn from Wuyou Mansion. I thought I could get some valuable information, but I didn't expect it to be some big events that have nothing to do with me." Throw the parchment to the visitor.
This Mr. Li was exactly Li Shunxi who had just left Yanshan City and wandered in the area between the Central Plains and the Northland for a long time. Behind him were the sisters of the Liu family who were described as extremely ugly.
The terrain between the Northland and the Central Plains is extremely complicated. There are mountains, grasslands, and forests. Li Shunxi is also lucky. He is on the verge of extinction several times and encounters ghosts and monsters. He either escaped by luck by relying on his own skills, or happened to meet the same lonely sisters of the Liu family. .
The three of them got together because of their common enemy, King Wuyou, and when they were staying overnight in a ruined temple, they met this fat-headed, big-eared monk who claimed to be Master Qingshui.
"Master Qing Shui's actions are too fast, if we can keep this man alive, maybe we can learn about King Wuyou's next actions from him." Li Shunxi smiled wryly.
"We have been fighting against the Wuyou Mansion for a long time. We all know what we should know. You and the little lady of the Liu family just follow the monk honestly. You will know when you get to the place. King Wuyou has done too many evil things and wants to crusade against him. He has a lot of like-minded people." Fat monk Master Qingshui said with a smile.
"It's just that our strength is weak, even if we join you, Grandmaster, what effect will it have?" Li Shunxi said helplessly.
"That's not necessarily the case. The little lady of the Liu family trusts you a lot. You don't know about some things now, but you will gradually understand in the future." Master Qingshui looked at the sisters of the Liu family behind Li Shunxi with deep meaning.
The younger of the two sisters lowered her head in embarrassment, but the older sister snorted coldly, staring at her as if extremely dissatisfied.
If this girl hadn't been so fascinated by Li Shunxi, how could they have divided half of the most precious thing in the family into Li Shunxi's body. By the time she found out, it was too late.
"Okay, let's go, the masters of Wuyou Mansion should catch up soon. We must reach our destination." The fat monk urged.
"Alright, if I can avenge my revenge one day, I will never forget the kindness of Master for guiding us today." Li Shunxi saluted Master Qingshui respectfully.
"Let's go, don't dawdle!!" Master Qing Shui didn't pick him up and saluted, but he waved his sleeves and walked away.
Li Shunxi smiled wryly, and looked back at the sisters of the Liu family.
"Let's go together, two girls?"
"En." Liu Caiyun hurriedly responded shyly.
Liuqin strode across Li Shunxi with her big hands in her arms, and chased after the fat monk.
In the ninth year of Emperor Tangzong of the Great Song Dynasty, the Zhenhong Rebellion in the North was pacified. The aristocratic family was empty, and ghosts gradually began to breed rampantly.
Without the suppression of the gods, the Northland was unable to guarantee the safety of the trade routes, and soon began to decline. A large number of fur specialty products piled up and could not be shipped out, and the amount of food purchased dropped sharply. The entire Northland gradually began to fall into a food crisis. All kinds of living prices have risen sharply, and the lives of the people are miserable.
Along the mountain city, Golden Light Pagoda.
On the top of the nine-story Golden Light Pagoda, Lu Sheng was dressed in white with fluttering sleeves, standing on the viewing platform and looking into the distance.
The huge city along the mountain has a panoramic view at this height, like a large simulated sand table, with large areas of red roofs occupying most of the field of vision, only a few buildings suddenly protruding, most of which are tall towers, stone monument decorations, etc.
"If this famine is not contained, it may become more and more serious..." Lu Sheng frowned and said in a deep voice.
In the small hall on the top of the tower behind him, Hong Mingzi was slowly holding the dishes on the table with his chopsticks, chewing slowly one bite at a time.
"There have been refugees now, and there are more and more incidents of looting property, but this should be something that the government is worried about. We just need to do our job well."
Lu Sheng nodded and turned around: "Shangyang's family is obviously not very concerned about the Northland. During this period, Miss Jiuli of Shangyang was stationed. Since the Red Square retreated more than two months ago to now, she and I have not even met once. I haven’t seen them before, they’re all in retreat and hard work.”
He continued: "There are advantages and disadvantages in this way. The advantage is that you should not worry about seizing power. The disadvantage is that there is something to do. Unless it is particularly important and urgent, there is no difference between the masters of the family who are stationed."
"Isn't this better?" Hong Mingzi said casually, "My Red Whale Gang can completely monopolize the Northland."
"Business routes are shrinking, and the exclusive benefits are not as good as before, so what's the use?" Lu Sheng shook his head. "Brother, you are not in your position, but you have let go of everything."
"It's not that we let go, but we are really powerless now. Without the suppression of local families like the Zhen family, the Shangyang family can at most guarantee the normal operation of our Red Whale Gang, but we will not take action against the growing ghosts and strange things. We After all, he is an ordinary person and can do nothing." Hong Mingzi picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
"That's right. After all, the Shangyang family is just a family from the Central Plains..." Lu Sheng nodded. After the retreat of Red Square, the owner of the workshop has not returned for a long time, and his biggest opponent in the Northland is Umbrella Girl.
After going to Hongfang from Shangyang Jiuli a month ago, he also contacted Zhuo Wenyu again to collect Yin Qi items, but the other party seemed to have disappeared. Obviously, either he was discovered by Hongfang, or he himself was different from him. Once, the status and exposure were too high, Zhuo Wenyu gave up.
The little tripod remained in Lu Sheng's hands like this. He studied it for a while, but found nothing, so he left it in the dark box and left it alone.
Only in this way, the source of Yin Qi will be cut off.
"By the way, brother, do you have any clues to what I want you to help find?" Lu Sheng asked suddenly.
"Collecting antiques. I found a few more, but they are similar to the ones you have seen before. I'm afraid you still won't find something you like." Hong Mingzi shook his head.
Lu Sheng declared to the outside world that he likes collecting antiques. He even held an appreciation meeting before, but still found nothing.
"Indeed...." He also felt that such a random search was too inefficient.
"Report!" Suddenly at the entrance and exit of the stairs, he pretended to help the crowd and rushed up and knelt down on one knee.
"Report to the leader of the gang, Xiao Hongye sent an invitation to the banquet outside Xiao Yuan."
"Xiao Hongye?" Lu Sheng was the only one in a daze.
The big butler of the Wuyou Mansion suddenly appeared for some kind of banquet, and he didn't know what he wanted to do.
"Bring the invitation." He said lightly.
The group of people immediately stepped forward respectfully and handed the invitation to Lu Sheng.
After receiving the post, Lu Sheng opened it lightly, only to see some relevant content roughly written on it. It means inviting him to discuss important matters.
After closing the post, he pondered for a while.
"I'm going to meet this person tonight. The Wuyou Mansion, the power between the ghosts of the family and the mortals, seems quite mysterious. Before this, it was a small meeting to talk about matters, and this banquet was the first time. I want to see what the housekeeper Xiao Hongye has in mind."
He is currently in charge of the Red Whale Gang, and he has a lot of power. From time to time, he will also contact Taoist Baifeng and Xiao Hongye to discuss some difficult troubles. The three of them work together to resolve. This is the so-called small meeting.
"It's good for junior brother to know." Hong Mingzi nodded.
Lu Sheng nodded.
The two of them rested on the top of the tower for a while, and Lu Sheng took care of the related work, and when it was almost noon, they drove towards home.
The scorching sun is in the sky, and the weather has completely entered the hot season.
The Lu family also gained a firm foothold in Yanshan City. After Lu Quanan followed Lu Sheng's advice, he hoarded a lot of food. At this time, it became the first pot of gold for rebuilding the family business. With this large sum of money, he opened another Many stores have directly started the medicinal material business.
There happened to be a lot of medicinal materials in the Northland, and very few of them could be shipped out. The price plummeted, and they were bought by the Lu family in large quantities. However, the Red Whale Gang needed a lot of medicinal materials, so Lu Sheng secretly distributed some of the business to the Lu family, which was regarded as a good development.
After Lu Sheng rode a carriage through the city for a while, he quickly returned to Lu Mansion.
Immediately, a young man stepped forward to greet him.
"The eldest son is back!"
"Where's the Patriarch?" Lu Sheng asked casually as he got out of the car.