There are four prefectures in Nanyuzhou. Taiming Prefecture is at the southernmost end, adjacent to Jiangchuan Prefecture and Xinqing Prefecture. The border line of the three prefectures is roughly in the shape of a "ren".

If you open the map, it will be more obvious. Taiming Mansion is below the character "Ren", on the left, Jiangzhou Mansion on the right, and Xinqing Mansion on the top of the character "Ren" is the main road leading to Zhongzhou.

This section of the road is also a veritable area of ​​no-counseling.

Wen Wu looked at the mountains on both sides of the official road and was amazed at the snow scene in front of him. It had been three days since he left Ningping Town. This morning, the convoy finally drove out of the territory of Taiming Prefecture and entered the junction of Jiangchuan Prefecture and Xinqing Prefecture. This is also the only official road leading to Zhongzhou. On both sides are wild ridges and barren mountains.

The carriage was slightly bumpy, but it was still stable.

Wen Wu sat in the carport and watched the scenery along the way. Although it was classified as Nanyuzhou, Jiangchuan and Xinqing Prefectures were already on the edge of Zhongzhou, and the climate was completely different from that of the south. Early this morning, a cold wave hit and frost and snow fell. The whole earth was white, as if covered with silver. Wen Wu couldn't help but be amazed when he saw this scene for the first time.

Suddenly, the groom shouted, "Young Master, there are some mud in front of you, sit firmly."

Wen Wu came back to his senses and looked forward.

The so-called official road is actually a flatter hard land. It is covered with frost and snow in the morning, but there is someone in front of you, so you don’t have to worry about slipping. However, as the sunlight increases, the frost and snow melt, and the ground begins to become muddy, and trouble comes. This is also the biggest trouble in Nanyuzhou in winter. The temperature difference between day and night is extremely large, and frost and snow are repeated between freezing and melting.

The wheels were trapped in the mud, forming rails, and the carriages were undulating and walking unsteadily. In order to prevent accidents, the convoy had to slow down its speed.

Wen Wu looked up at the sky and saw that it was noon.

Soon, the convoy completely stopped. The Suigong convoy in front was too long and the road conditions were getting worse and worse, and there was a situation where the beginning and end were not connected, so he was forced to stop.

Wen Wu stood up and looked, but saw Li Kuang sending some people to the mountains on both sides to cut trees. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. He realized it until he saw them spreading the branches they had cut down on the ground. Although the workload was a bit large, it was a good idea, and it just took a little time. However, it was just right to take advantage of this gap to rest.

"Young master, go and untire yourself, you can sit down."

“It’s okay.”

"Hey, the villain will go back."

The groom jumped out of the car and ran to the woods not far away in a hurry.

At this moment, there were people on both sides of the entire official road, and there was no end to be seen from beginning to end. A rough estimate showed that there were no one thousand people, and there were eight hundred people in the toilet group, and the scene was somewhat spectacular.

Wen Wu teased him in his heart, and then looked into the distance.

On a small hill a few hundred meters away, several houses that have been abandoned for many years, or ruins can be seen. If you don’t look carefully, it is hidden in the mountains and forests and is inconspicuous at all.

"Young Master Wen, what are you looking at?"

"Huh?" Wen Wu turned his head, but saw Li Kuang riding a horse to patrol, so he smiled and shook his head, "I just saw a house there, and I thought there was someone living there."

"Oh?" Li Kuang turned his head and looked over, squinted for a few times, "Oh! Are you talking about that? It was indeed a village before, but it happened a long time ago."

"oh."

"In the past, there were many people living in this mountain, but since the pipeline was opened, many of them have moved out."

"Oh? Move to Sanfu Town?"

Wen Wu got off the carport. The junction lines of the three prefectures of Taiming, Jiangchuan and Xinqing are roughly in the shape of a ‘man’, each with a main official road, and the junction lines of the three prefectures are roughly the ‘mu’. A vertical line in the middle is direct from Taiming Prefecture to Zhongzhou, and a horizontal line above connects Jiangchuan and Xinqing. The intersection of this vertical and horizontal line is the Sanfu Town, which is the place where the three prefectures intersect.

"Not necessarily, there are people who go north, people who go south, people who go to Jiangchuan, people who go to Xinqing, and people who go anywhere." Li Kuang seemed to be rough, but he knew a lot, "There are some who stayed, but there shouldn't be many."

"Why are you drinking tea?"

"Don't drink anymore, I'm too lazy to pee."

"Ha." Wen Wu smiled, stood on the car, looked at the forest covered with frost and snow, and asked casually: "What are you staying for? Isn't it dangerous in the wilderness?"

"There must be dangers, but the wild beasts in this area cannot become a climate, unlike the ones in the Meteorological Dragon Ruins." After a moment, Li Kuang added: "Besides, these people rely on this to survive."

"By the mountain and eat the mountain."

"Well, but, hehe." Li Kuang smiled meaningfully, saying something: "If you see hunters or strangers in this poor mountain and water, it's better to be careful if you see hunters or strangers."

Wen Wu raised his eyebrows. Actually, he knew a little about this.

Before the Daxing Dynasty, Nanyuzhou was once called the "land of the Southern Barbarians". Throughout the dynasties, it was a refuge for the people to escape war, taxes, disasters, and exile for guilty people.

Wen Wu looked at the forest from afar.

This place is called Guangxing Mountains, which is the largest and longest mountain range in Nanyuzhou. It spans three prefectures from west to east and stretches for thousands of miles; the mountains here are surrounded by poor mountains and rivers, wild animals are rampant, and the terrain and environment are also harsh and dangerous. There are few people here, the residents are scattered, the atmosphere is primitive and fierce, the officials are difficult to govern, and the etiquette is incompetent and the etiquette is incompetent...

To put it bluntly, it is a place beyond the law.

In this mountain, there were originally many villages of different sizes hidden. These villages have a long history and some of them can even be traced back hundreds or thousands of years. Most of them were established by refugees who were forced to migrate south to escape war and natural disasters. Their original purpose was mostly to find a refuge in order to survive disasters in troubled times.

However, with the Daxing Dynasty unifying the Eastern Land Continent, most of the people here have moved away in the past few hundred years. After all, although it can avoid man-made disasters, the environment is harsh and not a place to live for a long time. Although the Daxing Dynasty does not say that the weather is good every year, it is stable overall, and the business is in full swing. Even if the year is not good, it can barely survive.

Especially after the official roads of the three prefectures were opened, the roads were open, providing convenient conditions for nearby villagers to move out. Therefore, in the past few hundred years, the surrounding villagers basically chose to leave and move elsewhere. According to official records, there are only tens of thousands of residents who still live in the Guangxing Mountains. Most of these people are descendants of northerners who migrated south in the past. After hundreds of years of reproduction, they have long adapted to the environment of Guangxing Mountains. To a certain extent, they have become indigenous people of the mountains.

However, Guangxing Mountains have always been a wild land.

Because it is not suitable for farming, if you want to survive in Guangxing Mountains, most people can only make a living by hunting. This is somewhat similar to the hunters of the Moon Dragon Ruins, but the periphery of the Moon Dragon Ruins is still under the jurisdiction of the Taiming Mansion, which has more or less a deterrent effect on the poor, making them dare not blatantly. In Guangxing Mountains, it is difficult to manage the three prefectures. In addition to the wild and fierce aborigines, there are also many prisoners who escaped fearing crimes. The danger is completely different. There is a saying in Nanyuzhou that meeting a hunter in Guangxing Mountains is more dangerous than meeting criminals outside. Because you don’t know whether the other party is hunting a wild beast or something else.

If the year is good, it would be fine. If the year is bad, especially in winter, prey in the mountains decreases and food prices rise outside, everything may happen in order to survive. After all, they have lived in the mountains for generations, whether it is the fierce style of the northerners left behind by their ancestors or the hunting skills that were later for survival, it is nothing more than just to survive. Not to mention, there are many evil people who have already fled here for crimes.

The so-called "backing the mountain to eat the mountain", and occupying the mountain is also a mountain.

In this place, you have no idea whether the hunters you meet are a group of robbers, thieves, or thieves, thieves.

"Let's go, get on the road, get on the road--"

The convoy set off again and followed the winding official road and penetrated into this deserted mountain.
Chapter completed!