After leaving Shushan and going thousands of miles north, Tongzhou is.

Tongzhou is close to the north, and naturally close to the Northern Barbarians.

In the previous dynasty, those barbarians were not prevented from trading with the people. The Central Plains needed Malaysia in the north, while the North needed the products of civilization in the Central Plains.

There is a state that gradually became a bridge for trade communication between the Northern Barbarians and the Central Plains, and also a major trade state in the north. It is well-connected from north to south, has diverse cultures and prosperous trade, so it is named Tongzhou.

With the establishment of the Holy Dynasty, the Northern Barbarians and the previous dynasty had a strong relationship, so they became the main target of the Holy Dynasty's attacks.

So, let alone trade, now the people in the south of the Holy Dynasty saw the people of the Northern Barbarians red eyes, as if they had a great revenge to seize their wives and kill their fathers. They were all brainwashed by those exaggerated or fabricated stories.

In their imagination, the Northern Barbarians were all demons who were ignorant of etiquette, righteousness, shamelessness, evil spirits, and murder without blinking. They believed in loudspeakers and did not have a complete set of etiquette. There were no moral standards and norms, nor explicit regulations. All of them were the same, no high and low, no high and low. There was no silk, no water conservancy, and no agriculture. They were still wearing ancient animal skins and living a group life. In the eyes of the people of the Central Plains, they were just a group of monkeys with high hair and tall growth.

So they looked down on the Northern Barbarians. Of course, that was when the Holy Dynasty was not defeated.

With the first defeat in the battle, the Northern Barbarians changed from a group of well-haired and tall monkeys to a group of murderous demons in the eyes of the Central Plains people.

But no matter what outsiders think, the three of the four prefectures in Tongzhou had no objection to the Northern Barbarians. The control of the Holy Dynasty did not make them give up their huge profits, but the trade was transferred from the ground to the underground.

In the Holy Dynasty, this behavior has a bad name, called smuggling.

It can be said that Tongzhou is now a place that is entirely supported by smuggling. Except for Zhenman Mansion, which has been stationed in defenders all year round, the other three prefectures, Ling'an Mansion, Sui'an Mansion and Jing'an Mansion are all welcomed by the barbarians' trade.

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Located in the north, this folk custom has become simple and tough.

"Brother, it's raining heavily. Do you want to walk with me?" The man who was pulling a ox cart saw a young man wearing a southern uniform and carrying a long sword on the muddy official road.

This young man naturally came from Shushan to Xu Chang'an in Tongzhou.

Xu Changan heard this title a little familiar, and grabbed his head and thought for a while, then he remembered that this "little brother" was the pseudonym given to him by the three strange guys from Changsheng.

Could it be that those three guys have also come to Tongzhou to be a hero?

The name "little brother" is a slang from the north.

Xu Changan thought of this and smiled. The man continued, "You kid, will you leave or not? If you don't leave, I won't care about you. Look at this day, the evil dragon will come again later."

"Evil dragon?" Xu Changan frowned.

"It's just heavy rain. The Dragon Prince cares about spring rain, good rain, water for crop growth; but this evil dragon is different. It rains randomly no matter what time the season, and whether you have harvested the wheat." Xu Changan was confused and confused.

"Brother, are you an outsider?" The old man who was pulling a ox cart had a pair of eyes that were cognitive.

"Brother, yes, I'll come from outside."

When the man heard that Xu Changan was an outsider, he immediately said, "Brother, you have to be more careful. Do you know how many bandits have appeared in Tongzhou recently?"

Xu Changan just came out of Shushan, how could he know about Tongzhou?

"Oh, please tell me."

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"It is rumored that there is an old man with a hunchback and a child who specializes in killing young kids like you. After killing them, you will take out your heart and lungs and feed them to the dogs, and then throw the body into the government offices of each government."

When Xu Changan heard this, he felt a little strange.

This old man is just an ordinary cart puller. How could he know so many things? He also knows in detail the target group of the two murderers and also targets outsiders.

Thinking of this, Xu Changan's eyes became sharp.

The old man was frightened by the look and waved his hand quickly, "Little brother, what are you looking at me?"

Looking at Xu Changan's unkind eyes, although he was only a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, his eyes were as sharp as a warrior who broke through the sea of ​​swords and fires.

"It is said that... the two of them are those stingy things. The Northern Barbarians have had a good relationship with our Tongzhou natives for generations, so they are specifically targeting outsiders..." The old man's voice became smaller and smaller, and Xu Changan finally put his guard against the big man.

The big man felt relieved when he saw Xu Changan let go of his guard.

Xu Changan was stunned. The man whipped the cow hard on the butt. The cow was in pain and took a step and pulled the car and ran away.

Xu Changan came to his senses. Didn’t the old man just say he wanted to take a ride on him?

He walked forward and remembered the old man's outfit. The car was empty and the heavy rain was coming slowly. There should be a town or village ahead. Xu Chang'an was not familiar with the place, so he had to ask someone where Ling'an Mansion was.

Walking forward for a quarter of an hour ahead was still a muddy road winding forward. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and heavy rain was coming again, there happened to be a dilapidated temple on the side of the road, Xu Chang'an could only go to the temple.

The dilapidated temples of the Holy Dynasty generally belonged to Taoism. When the Holy Dynasty was established, the power of this Taoism was far greater than that of Buddhism, so the Holy Emperor would consciously suppress Taoism and admire Buddha. Otherwise, how could the vain reclining Buddha Temple be at the center of Fancheng?

After a series of suppression by the Holy Emperor, many Taoists have been away from the mountains. Taoist temples that were originally close to towns have now gone to see the sky.

Xu Changan looked up and saw that the name was no longer recognized on the dilapidated plaque. The view was full of weeds, and the Sanqing worshipped was also missing. Xu Changan walked up and grabbed the straw and slapped the dust on Sanqing's body. He didn't know how long it took for this dilapidated temple to no one, and smoke and dust suddenly filled.

Xu Changan coughed twice, and Xiaobai in his arms was also woken up and shouted twice in protest.

Looking at this dilapidated scene, Xu Changan decided to give up.

He respectfully went to the Sanqing statue and bowed. Shushan also belonged to the Taoist lineage. Although he no longer belonged to Shushan, from the bottom of his heart, he still recognized the master Lame.

He looked around, grabbed some dead grass and worn door panels, and started a fire.

After a while, heavy rain came. Xu Changan held Xiaobai and sat by the fire, listening to the sound of raindrops outside.

After several months of intermittent training, Xu Changan entered the Tongqiao Realm with extremely sensitive ears. He heard two people running towards the dilapidated temple in the heavy rain.

Although their footsteps were covered by the sound of rain, they still couldn't escape his ears.

One old and one young, the old man took extremely fast and light steps. The young man took a heavy step, as if he was not afraid of the mud on the ground splashing on his newly bought shoes, and he just ran hard.

However, the time of a hundred breaths, as Xu Changan expected, the old and the young broke in.

When they saw the fire, perhaps the rain was too cool, and they were soaked all over and didn't care much, so they rubbed directly against Xu Changan and parted with him

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Enjoy this rare warmth.

Xiaobai was already disgusted with strangers, let alone two wet people. He poked his head out of Xu Changan's arms and shouted dissatisfiedly.

The old man glanced at Xiaobai and suddenly his eyes shone.

Xu Changan naturally noticed it and looked at the two people who broke in with vigilance.

The old man was wearing a felt piece, with a big eye bag on his waist, which was quite close to an old farmer who grazed sheep. The young man was wearing a black tight-fitting suit, wet by the rain, and pressed tightly on his body, outlining the beautiful lines.

Xu Changan was a little regretful. If he were a girl, he would not be so cold in this dilapidated temple at this moment.

Xiaobai seemed to have insight into Xu Changan’s thoughts, and called out contemptuously, and Xu Changan gently patted his head.

"It must have been infected by you, you were infected by your lustful father."

After saying that, Xu Changan remembered that there were two people around him whom he had never known each other.

The two of them also looked at Xu Changan.

"Hello, my name is Xiaoyu, there are fish every year." The young man stretched out his hand, and the back of his hand still looked white and delicate under the reflection of the fire.

Xu Changan also stretched out his hand.

"My name is Xu Chang'an." But when Xu Chang'an held his hand, he found that the person's hands, especially the joints, were full of calluses.

After exploring since childhood, Uncle Shi taught him intentionally or unintentionally, and he also knew that this showed that this person was a good knife player.

"That's my grandfather, old fish." Xiaoyu introduced enthusiastically.

"By the way, we had our clothes wet by the heavy rain before, so we forced ourselves to borrow half of the fire before we could tell Brother Xu. Brother Xu wouldn't mind."

Xu Changan naturally said that he wouldn't mind, but the two of them had no good behavior before, so he could only curl his lips and express silent protest.

Three people and one cat surrounded a ball of fire, and only the sound of dry firewood being burned.

Xiaoyu spoke first: "I wonder where Brother Xu is planning to go this time?"

"Ling'an Mansion, I wonder where the two of you are going?"

The two of them heard the words Ling'an Mansion, looked at each other, and then replied: "We are also going to Ling'an Mansion."

Xiaoyu then asked, "I wonder if Brother Xu went to Ling'an Mansion for that reason?"

Xu Changan was a little confused: "What's the matter?"

"I went to Ling'an Mansion this time to join my relatives. Could something big happen to Ling'an Mansion recently?"

The little fish shook his head.

"No, we also went to visit relatives. My grandfather's old friend decades ago heard that he had settled his home in Ling'an Mansion."

Seeing Xiaoyu's nervous look, Xu Changan nodded.

When the heavy rain gradually became lighter, the old man made an extremely unpleasant voice: "Little fish, let's go, it's time for us to set off."

From beginning to end, the old man had never looked at Xu Changan. Except for Xiaobai, he had his eyelids drooping and looked drowsy.

Xiaoyu followed the old man out.

Suddenly he turned his head and revealed his white teeth: "The evil dragon is gone, we are on the road first, we will see you again if you are destined to be together. Remember, my name is Xiaoyu, a fish that has fish every year and a fish in the river." After that, he followed the old man without looking back.

Only then did Xu Changan realize that the evil dragons mentioned by the locals refer to the heavy rain that damages crops.

He suddenly realized that the grandfather and grandson were also going to Ling'an Mansion, so why didn't he ask for directions or set off together? Thinking of this, he wanted to give himself two big mouths.

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