Chapter 62

The southeast region of Mangzhou is far from Vast Mountain, and for Mangzhou, it can be considered a wealthy place.

But because of this, that region has been a place for military strategists to fight for generations.

On the south side of Vast Mountain, what has been forgotten by the imperial court and various rebel armies for generations is the large area of mountain ridges along the Vast Mountain range.

In fact, this area of mountain ridges also has fertile mountain valleys and basins, and is rich in products.

For example, Li Cheng.

It was built on a basin not far from the foot of Cangmang Mountain, and it can be considered a relatively large city in the south.

But because it is close to Cangmang Mountain, to the north is Cangmang Mountain and the desert, and there is almost no development to speak of, while to the south, it takes a long mountain road to reach the state city.

And it often has to suffer from the invasion of fierce beasts in Cangmang Mountain. If the Tianhe people pass through the Cangmang Mountain canyon, the first place to attack is also the city near Cangmang Mountain like Li City.

Therefore, it has been a place forgotten by the imperial court and various forces for generations.

It can also be considered a buffer zone between the Tianhe people and the Great Ming Kingdom.

This time, the war in the state city and the state city area was like a raging fire, but after more than half a year, it still hadn't spread to Li Cheng, which shows that no one really cares about Li Cheng at present.

Luogui City, like Li City, is also a city close to Cangmang Mountain and the north.

Along the Cangmang Mountain range, it is more than ten days' journey from Li City.

However, Luogui City can only be considered a small city.

The destination of Xia Daoming and Liu Qiaolian this time is Gengyun Mountain, more than seventy miles outside Luogui City.

Gengyun Mountain is a branch of Cangmang Mountain.

The Liu Family Village is located in a valley surrounded by the peaks of Gengyun Mountain.

It is said that the ancestors of the Liu Family Village fled to Gengyun Mountain to avoid war and enemies.

Seeing that Gengyun Mountain was surrounded by mountains, and there was a valley below, with clear springs and flowing water, fertile land, and clear scenery, and there was only one passage to enter the valley, it can be said to be a good place to live in seclusion and multiply.

The biggest disadvantage is that it is located in the branch of Cangmang Mountain, and it has to suffer from the invasion of fierce birds and beasts and demon birds and beasts in the mountains from time to time.

Logically speaking, the Liu family gradually developed in Gengyun Mountain later, and produced a martial arts Grandmaster, so they could choose another place to develop.

At least they could migrate to the nearest Luogui City to develop.

But I don't know why that martial arts Grandmaster was unwilling to migrate, saying that Gengyun Mountain is the blessed land of the Liu family, and the Liu family will develop here for generations to come, and must not migrate unless it is a last resort.

Later, that martial arts Grandmaster died unexpectedly, and the Liu family declined generation after generation. Even if the Liu family wanted to migrate, they didn't have the strength.

On this day, Xia Daoming and Liu Qiaolian stood side by side on a hilltop, looking at the city at the foot of the mountain, their brows slightly frowned.

Before coming, Xia Daoming had already inquired about the situation of her enemy from Liu Qiaolian in detail.

It was a nest of mountain bandits in Eku Mountain outside Luogui City.

The six bandit leaders were called the Six Evils of Eku, and each of them was bloodthirsty and cruel.

The Six Evils of Eku had been bullying and doing evil outside Luogui City all year round, and no one knew how many passersby they had killed, and how many villages and towns they had burned, killed, and looted.

But in terms of cultivation, the Six Evils of Eku, three were fifth-rank Great Martial Masters, and three were fourth-rank Martial Masters. In Li City, they really couldn't be counted as anything, so they could only bully around Luogui City.

With this cultivation, even if the Six Evils of Eku had a group of bandits under their hands, Xia Daoming was confident that he wouldn't need much effort to wipe them out.

As a result, unexpectedly, several years had passed, and now the leader of the Six Evils of Eku had actually transformed into the city lord of Luogui City.

It is said that his cultivation is even more astonishing, having reached the seventh-rank realm.

Not only that, along the way.

Xia Daoming and Liu Qiaolian found that every household in the villages within a hundred miles of Luogui City was raising poisonous snakes in jars.

And they were very precious, feeding them with all kinds of poisonous things and meat every day.

It is said that this was ordered by the city lord, and these poisonous snakes were very particular, requiring them to be hatched in the Yin year and Yin month at least.

If they were hatched in the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin hour, they were even more precious, and the city lord would reward them.

The city lord would send people to collect them every once in a while. Anyone who couldn't hand them over, or used poisonous snakes that didn't meet the requirements to muddle through, would have their direct relatives in the same village and their neighbors implicated and killed.

This discovery made Xia Daoming feel a thick and weird evil spirit.

"Master, this Luogui City is no longer the original Luogui City, and the Six Evils of Eku are no longer the Six Evils of Eku they used to be. I feel uneasy in my heart, so why don't we go back, and talk about revenge later." Liu Qiaolian said.

"Well, this matter is indeed weird. If we go to take revenge rashly like this, it is really dangerous and unpredictable. A gentleman's revenge is not too late in ten years. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to come back when I become a Grandmaster.

However, since we have traveled a long way to get here, we should go to Gengyun Mountain Liu Family Village to have a look. You haven't returned for several years, so you should go to pay homage to your family." Xia Daoming pondered for a moment and said.

"Thank you, Master!" Liu Qiaolian breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

"Let's go, bypass Luogui City." Xia Daoming said with some frustration.

One day later.

Morning.

The fiery red sun rose slowly from the east mountain.

The mountains were filled with clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

"Master, ahead is Gengyun Mountain. There is a path to enter the valley, which is the road to the Liu Family Village, but it looks like it hasn't been walked for a long time." Liu Qiaolian first pointed to the peaks standing in front, and then pointed to the front right, her face full of excitement, and her eyes were already wet without knowing it.

That area was overgrown with weeds, and the branches and leaves of the trees were lush and messy, so it was impossible to see that there had once been a mountain road there.

"Let's go!" Xia Daoming reached out and gently stroked Liu Qiaolian's smooth back.

"Hmm!" Liu Qiaolian wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, drove her horse forward, and used a machete to cut branches to clear the way for the two.

Xia Daoming looked at Liu Qiaolian, who had a plump and graceful figure, holding a machete to clear the way for the two, his eyes full of pity and helplessness.

At home, he could use family law to threaten her to take medicine or observe secret maps.

Only for these rough jobs, no matter what Xia Daoming said, even if he took out family law to threaten her, it was in vain.

So Xia Daoming could only silently be the man behind her.

Liu Qiaolian took the machete to clear the way all the way, and after about half an hour, there was no path ahead, with cliffs standing on both sides, and clouds and mist covering the bottom of the cliff, and no one knew how many feet deep it was.

Opposite were peaks piercing the sky, which, together with the mountain where the two were, surrounded the churning clouds and mist below.

This made Xia Daoming think of the Cold Mist Valley in Cangmang Mountain that he had visited a few months ago.

"What a big mist!" Liu Qiaolian stood on the edge of the cliff and exclaimed.

"Was there no such big mist before?" Xia Daoming's heart moved slightly and asked.

"There was, but it was relatively rare. When the sun shone fiercely at noon, the clouds and mist would disperse, but we don't need to wait for the clouds and mist to disperse, we can just jump down." Liu Qiaolian replied.

"Could it be that this cliff is not deep?" Xia Daoming lowered his head and tried hard to look down, but he still couldn't see how deep the cliff was because of the thick fog.

"It's only about two feet deep. Below is a large flat slope, covered with green grass, and then it's a gentle slope, all the way to the valley, which is the only entrance and exit of the Liu Family Village.

In the past, this slave naturally didn't dare to jump down directly, and needed to use ropes and vines. Now that I have received Master's cultivation and have cultivated dark force, I don't need to use external force." Liu Qiaolian replied.

Hearing this, Xia Daoming looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was still in the east, and there was still some time before it hung in the middle, knowing that Liu Qiaolian was eager to return home, so he said: "Since that's the case, let's tie the horses first, and then I'll take you to jump down."

"Hmm!" Liu Qiaolian nodded obediently and tied the horses to a big tree in the mountain ridge.

Then, Xia Daoming held Liu Qiaolian's soft jade hand, looked down again, grabbed an old vine, and jumped down.