Baihua Palace did not dare to say anything. People said they were frightened by Jianwan. In short, they cheered for him instead, thus establishing the prestige of Junling City.
Since then, that is, since 20 years ago, even if someone robs the caravan in Junling City, they will do so politely and they can leave after paying the money to buy the way.
At the same time, because Baihua Palace lost its prestige, more and more people were opposing Baihua Palace, and some even had the power to betray them.
They were in trouble and began to shrink their power, which made the situation in Fang Lingzhou even worse. More people hid in Junling City to avoid disaster.
If the city could not contain enough space, they were placed outside the city and treated as tenants.
In ten years, it absorbed hundreds of thousands of people and demons, developed 100 villages and towns, and opened up 3 million acres of fertile land.
(1,500 acres is 1 square kilometer, three million acres of fertile land is 2,000 square kilometers, and Junling City is a hundred miles in radius, which is 10,000 square kilometers.)
The external situation has also changed in the past ten years.
Baihua Palace retreated to the southeast with the collected resources. Although it no longer showed its teeth and claws, it was still the strongest.
The south is a hive, controlled by the bee demons cultivated by Baihua Palace. It is unclear whether they are superiors or subordinates. Anyway, the policies are the same, they are quite open and allow caravans to come and go.
The southwest is the sphere of influence of the Snake and Scorpion Alliance, with the snake demon as the leader and the scorpion demon as the auxiliary force of poisonous insects. As long as the locals don't go into the wild, they will be fine.
A Lanruo Temple appeared in the northwest. It was a sinister force of tree spirits and mountain ghosts. It controlled local water sources and forced people to donate their essence.
Junling City is included in the Central Plains, which is a business alliance and the boss of the Demon Exterminator Alliance.
The north, northeast, north and east are dominated by the human race. However, in the past 10 years, through more marriages, they have been closely connected and formed the Song Alliance, with Fahai Chanyuan behind it.
The abbot of Fahai Zen Monastery, Zen Master Fahai, is a sturdy monk with white hair, white eyebrows and a white beard. On the surface, he is kind, but privately he advocates the eradication of evil spirits.
Ten years ago, a nine-story monster locking tower was built in Dongyue Mountain, allowing monsters to kill each other and fend for themselves.
Also 10 years ago, Zen Master Fahai deliberately lured Li Bai into a fight with him and collected 6 sword pellets with his alms bowl, but his golden silk cassock did not block the remaining 30 sword pellets.
It was the sloppy monk Daoji who appeared in time and took away the remaining sword pills with his sleeves, saving him from death.
Afterwards, he pretended it was a misunderstanding, stopped fighting, and returned the sword pill.
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The forces that often move around Junling City today are the Central Plains Merchant Alliance, the Human Race Song Alliance, the Southern Bee Alliance, and the Southeast Hundred Flowers Palace.
There are also people from the Southwest Snake and Scorpion Alliance, but they don't care about the caravan. Their caravan does not dare to use their banner, so it looks chaotic.
But there are less regulations there, less taxes, and business is pretty good.
In comparison, the one with the most taxes and the most chaos is the Human League. They are probably too smart, so they have nothing to do but intrigue.
There was no caravan coming to Lanruo Temple, and it was said to be sealed to prevent everyone from escaping and causing trouble.
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Yamazaki thought about it for a while, and it seemed that the merits would start from Lanruo Temple.
Based on Lanruo Temple's rebellious behavior, it should generate enough merit to allow Shan Mao and Xiao Bai to leave Fang Lingzhou.
Wu Jieya doesn't need it, she shouldn't owe Fang Lingzhou anything.
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While walking around the city, Shandai and Xiaobai came.
Compared to Manager Li Bai, a busy person who oversees the overall situation, Xiao Bai, an idler, is more familiar with the city and is like a local snake in the city.
He has detailed information about various gangs, including those who smuggle goods, buy and sell people, underground gambling stalls, etc.
There is also a black market for monks run privately by gangs and exorcists, specializing in selling things related to spiritual practice, including furnaces and cauldrons.
Shandai teased: "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, you are really capable."
Xiaobai said proudly, "That's right, I'm so powerful now. I can see what they are doing without going out. They can't see me yet."
Shan Dai pinched her neck, "You idiot, what do you mean to me, if you do this in our land, do they pay taxes? This is all money! It's a spiritual stone, do you understand?"
Xiaobai's tongue was hanging out, "Hey...Master, I'm going to be strangled to death by you."
Shandai stopped, "Forget it by strangling him to death. How could I accept a stupid apprentice like you?"
Shan Mao laughed and said: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish. A mixture of fish and dragons is the best water."
Yamazaki nodded and said: "Indeed, in the dark places where the rules of light cannot be exhausted, there are new rules. However, as long as the officials are clear and clear, these darkness will be bound in a small circle."
Manager Li Bai understood, "My master's lesson is that I will go back and conduct a detailed investigation to see who is involved and covering for them."
Yamazaki smiled and said: "No need, novices know these things, right?"
Xiaobai said proudly: "Yes."
"What's so proud about this!"
"It's okay, Master, I'm not proud."
Yamazaki was funny, "When you get back, you can make a list."
"ah?"
"You are stupid now."
"Master."
"Don't act pitiful with tears in your eyes. Go and look in the mirror. Your face changes faster than flipping through a book."
"Is there any?"
Xiaobai actually mastered the water mirror technique, looked at the water mirror, and admired himself.
Shandai rolled her eyes, "I'm really defeated by you."
Xiaobai retorted, "No way, Master will lie to others, how can I defeat Master."
"I'm speechless." Shandai decided to keep silent.
In the midst of laughter, I walked outside a clothing store, but there were many customers chatting inside. But if you keep staring, you will find that most of these people are just looking to buy.
"This is it, one of the largest underground gambling stalls in this city. Xiaobai, you should know the incision, take us in."
"Oh, but how did you know, uncle?"
"You can see it with your mental power, and we can naturally see it too, but we don't want to force our way in, so we need you to talk through the door."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Xiaobai went in to have the incision made, then came back to lead everyone in, followed the waiter to the back hall, and entered one of the six locker rooms.
The dressing room is a place for changing clothes. It is one foot square and has only one chair.
"Everyone, be careful where you step."
"Boom, boom, boom."
The man stamped his feet three times, and the ground suddenly sank.
Below are two monks who have formed the Sand Pill, controlling the formation.
This is actually a Bagua Array. The reason there are only six rooms is because the rooms are just a blindfold, making people think that the directions of the six rooms are related to the Bagua.
The other two directions, one is the entrance to the back hall, and the other is behind the wall opposite the entrance, which is blocked by the wall.
The incision is a member's ticket, but the Bagua array changes all the time but is not known to outsiders.
Even if all six locker rooms are full, as long as the people above do not pass on the message, the people below will not activate the formation.
Naturally, this is not about stamping one's feet when delivering a message, it is about the guest leaving to report the message elsewhere.
After receiving the notification, in a specific room, stamp your feet three times with magic power to be effective.
It can be seen that in order to hide this underground gambling stall, a lot of effort was put into arranging the entry and exit of customers.