After avoiding Han Binghe, Jin Ruofeng, under the guidance of the Ka brothers and sisters, opened a secluded path in the mountains in southern Zhongzhou. Anyway, the flying raft can travel in the air, and the generally rugged mountain roads are basically invisible to it.
Because there was nothing, he only traveled on the mountain road, and the speed was much lower. Some boulders and trees that appeared from time to time still caused some trouble to Jin Ruofeng. Other than that, there were no obstacles that could stop the flying raft from moving forward.
After traveling in the mountains for more than ten days, the three of them arrived outside a small town called Tanmao. From the map, it was less than four hundred miles away from Nanyu. In other words, if Jin Ruofeng was willing,
If so, he can reach Kunfeng Mountain within two days at most.
Although the control of flying rafts has long been familiar to Jin Ruofeng, traveling in the mountains these days requires a lot of energy. Finding a place to rest can also better reach Kunfeng Mountain to search for Yuan Xin's whereabouts.
Jin Ruofeng glanced at the stone tablet by the road. This ancient stone tablet explained the origin of Tanmao City. This was actually the place where a hunting team from the north was trapped more than two thousand years ago. At that time, the hunting team
Surrounded by a huge group of monster beasts, the leader of the hunting team, Tan Mao, helped the indigenous residents here build a city overnight to withstand the attack of the monster group. Not only did he save the entire hunting team, but also protected several people around him.
Thousands of indigenous lives were lost. After the monsters retreated, the small town was preserved. Some injured members of the hunting team stayed and became the first generation residents of the small town.
At the entrance of the small town, Jin Ruofeng saw a scene that surprised him. The city wall of Tanmao Town was only less than three feet high, but there was a moat with a width of more than forty feet on the outside. It could be seen from the figures that were constantly shaking in the river.
Come out, there must be some mystery in this water.
There is only one way to get in and out of this small city, and that is a ferry. A ferry is dragged by a rope to transport people who want to enter the city back and forth.
"This place is so strange!" Jin Ruofeng was a little worried. The arrangement of this small town obviously did not happen in a day or two. If it was for their own safety, what made them so nervous?
"Tanmao Town is one of the few places in Zhongzhou with a large number of Nanyu people, and it is also a gathering place for the beast-taming family in Zhongzhou!" Karufi explained from the side, "I want to know the current situation of Nanyu
, this is the best place!"
This place is still more than 200 miles away from the border of Nanyu. It is not surprising to have such a city. Jin Ruofeng is just curious, why does Tanmao City have such vigilant defense facilities?
After paying a spiritual stone, although it was called a "ferry", they were actually stepping on a huge wooden board with ropes tied at both ends. There were specialized people responsible for pulling the ferry across the moat.
The small town is not small, but there are not too many buildings inside, and the buildings are all separated by a large distance. The people in the city also have a look of being distant, and are extremely wary of strangers.
"Isn't it said that the people in Nanyu are very hospitable? Why do people here seem to be enemies when they see outsiders?" Jin Ruofeng asked the Ka brothers and sisters beside him in a low voice.
"Shh, keep your voice down, those people are not from Nanyu, they are from the beast-taming family!" Karufi pointed at a man walking past in a hurry, "Did you see the package he was carrying behind him? There must be something in it.
Monster cub!"
"The cubs of monster beasts are very fickle. Even the members of the beast taming family cannot guarantee whether their monster beasts will rebel before they completely become the masters of the monster beasts! Therefore, in the early stages of beast taming, the influence of the beast tamer on the outside world is
There was an extreme reaction!" Karutu explained on the sidelines.
"What about you?" Jin Ruofeng asked with a smile. There are four rare things in Karutu.
"I am a member of the Ka family, so naturally I will not be bound by these rules. As one of the top ten beast-taming families, how can we do without something extraordinary?"
At this time, two women wearing Nanyu costumes came towards them. They immediately screamed with joy after seeing Karuffi. This was the first time Jin Ruofeng saw people in Tanmao City laughing.
The three of them got together and chatted in Nanyu dialect for a while. Then Karufi pointed at Jin Ruofeng and said something. One of the women frowned and shook her head, while the other pointed to a building in the distance.
The building said something.
"What's going on?" Jin Ruofeng looked at the three people and then asked Karutu who was standing aside.
Karutu sighed and said: "Now that all the borders to Nanyu are closed, it is very difficult for Nanyu people to go back!"
"Who closed the border?" Jin Ruofeng knew that closing the border must be ordered by the emperor. Now that the emperor has passed away, the only person who can issue such an order is Zhao Yin from the Fu Seal Masters Association.
"It's the Talisman Seal Masters Association! Except for the three counties that have pledged allegiance to them, all other counties bordering Nanyu have been cut off!"
"This should be the preparation before the attack!" Since leaving Zhenyun Academy, Jin Ruofeng's experience in marching operations has also increased rapidly.
Karutu nodded and said: "Yes, Tanmao City is now on alert. We don't know yet whether the city owner plans to be loyal to the Talisman Seal Masters Association or to continue to maintain his own uniqueness!"
"Tanmao City dares to fight against the Fu Seal Master Association?" Jin Ruofeng was surprised by this matter. After all, he knew how strong the Fu Seal Master was. The small town of Tanmao was no match for the Fu Seal Master.
"This is what you don't know. Tanmao City has an agreement with the Beast Taming Family. On weekdays, Tanmao City can allow the people of the Beast Taming Family to live freely here, and can guarantee their material supply. Once Tanmao City is attacked,
If there is an attack, the beast taming family will do their best to help the city lord!"
Jin Ruofeng didn't know how strong the beast-taming family was. Judging from the three people he met, the Ka family brother and sister and the second brother, an ordinary team might not be able to defeat them, let alone when it came time to actually defend the city.
, the person who appeared must be a master of the beast taming family, and the monsters dispatched were not the ordinary fifth or sixth grade ones. From the conversation between the Ka brothers and sisters, we can know that some master beast tamers can even mobilize more than thousands of monsters.
Under the threat of high-level monsters, even Talisman seal masters need to consider their own safety.
"Let's go to the tavern and have a look!" After Karuffi finished talking to the two women, he came to Jin Ruofeng and said, "They said that there were some hunting teams that retreated from Nanyu not long ago, and they are now in the tavern.
middle!"
Taverns are the most common buildings throughout Zhongzhou. A town may not have officials or branches of various associations, but it will never be without taverns. This is not only a place for locals to relax, but also a place for business travelers and hunting teams.
A place to obtain various intelligence information.
The tavern in Tanmao City is not small. There is a row of huge wooden cages outside the tavern. There are some monsters staying inside. Jin Ruofeng glanced at it and found that there were many ferocious monsters exceeding the sixth level inside. However, there were also some
It looks like a little monster with no rank.
"That is the basic monster beast used by the beast taming family to cultivate children's skills!" Karutu said next to him.
When the three of them stepped into the door of the tavern, they were immediately shocked by the noisy scene in the tavern. There were thousands of people in this tavern that covered an area of more than 100 feet. No wonder there were no people on the streets in the city. It seemed that they were all hiding.
Here we are. Some of these people in various costumes gathered together to drink and chat, some set aside a space to compete in wrestling, and there were even a few people fighting with swords and guns. If it weren't for the huge roof above,
This is a chaotic street market.
The only thing that can highlight the characteristics of the pub is the huge counter that spreads from the central wine cabinet to the surroundings, and the various bartenders behind the counter who are either beautiful, strong, or just replaced by an ape.
"The Ka family?" As soon as the three people entered the house, a woman dressed in enchanting clothes immediately came to Karutu.
"I am Karutu!" Karutu glanced at the seemingly chaotic scene around him, "Find us a quieter place!"
After the woman took an aura stone from Karutu's hand, she immediately led the three people around the crowd and climbed the wide stairs to the upper floor of the tavern.
The tavern on the upper level was much quieter. There were two level 4 warriors standing at the door to greet the guests. This alone was enough to make Jin Ruofeng speechless. Level 4 warriors were the main force even in the large hunting teams in Shangjing City.
Jin Ruofeng was surprised by the strength of this tavern because he could only serve as a welcome guest here.
"This is where the animal trainer and the leader of the hunting team discuss important matters!" The woman pointed to a counter not far away and said, "If anything happens, you can come to them!"
After saying that, the woman went straight downstairs, and she got an aura stone just by showing her the way. It was too easy to make money, right?
"Master Ka? Why do you have time to come here?" A voice came from the corner.
Jin Ruofeng looked over following the voice and immediately saw a man wearing Nanyu clothing holding a glass of light blue liquid and greeting Karutu.
"It turns out to be Mr. Mu!" Karutu's title made Jin Ruofeng immediately think of another Mr. Mu.
"This guy looks unfamiliar!" Mr. Mu looks like he's in his twenties, and it's hard to tell what he does for a living.
"This is Mr. Jin, the talisman seal master!" Karutu said at the side.
"Fu Seal Master?" Mr. Mu looked at Jin Ruofeng curiously, and then asked in a low voice, "I wonder what level you are at? Human level or spiritual level?"
Jin Ruofeng was stunned for a moment. There were countless people who knew about the level of Talisman Master, but there were very few people who knew about the level of Talisman Seal Master. Even Jin Ruofeng only knew that he was in the trial hall of Zhanyunguan Pass last time.
He is a human-level talisman seal master, while You Mingxiang belongs to the Xuan realm, and Mo Zhengkun is also in the Xuan realm, but he belongs to the highest level in the Xuan realm, just like Qin Zhong is the pinnacle of advanced martial arts warriors, as for the others
He had no idea about the level. The man in front of him actually knew that there was a spiritual level. If he was not a talisman seal master, he had at least seen a spiritual level talisman seal master.
"I am a completely real person!" Jin Ruofeng said calmly.
"Oh?" Mr. Mu chuckled, "No wonder there are only a handful of people who are valued by the Ka family and can become completely real people in Zhongzhou!"
"Why did Mr. Mu have time to get here? Is the situation in Nanyu really so critical?" Karutu seemed not to have heard the conversation between the two.
"Yes!" After hearing Karutu's inquiry, Mr. Mu replied sternly, "The Talisman Masters Association has sent troops to cut off the border. Neither the hunting team nor the animal trainers can pass. Except for a few people around them,
Most of my team got separated there, and I don’t know what the situation is!"
"So our way back is also cut off?" Karufi asked from the side.
"It's like this. Not only you Ka family, there are more than hundreds of animal trainers trapped in Tanmao alone. Although the contact with the family has not been interrupted, according to various sources, Nanyu is still there
We mobilized our troops nervously and set up a camp less than 200 miles away from Tamao with 10,000 troops, so we can attack here at any time!"
Tanmao City is only more than 200 miles away from the border with Nanyu, which means that Nanyu's army has crossed the border and is preparing to launch another attack. Although most of the places where it meets Nanyu are high mountains, they are also monsters.
After the Talisman Seal Masters Association takes over these places, it can naturally control the supply of hunting teams and chambers of commerce. This is definitely a good strategy to kill three birds with one stone. The key is that Zhongzhou's defense in these places is very weak and cannot resist the Talisman.
Seal Master's Attack.
"So that's the case. What is the opinion of Tamao City Lord now?" Karutu asked.
"If you knew, would this place still look like this?" Mr. Mu smiled bitterly, "At present, the city owner is inclined to surrender, but he is worried that once he surrenders, the uniqueness of the small town will be lost. By that time, Tanmao City will also
We are on the verge of collapse! By the way, I met your Ka family elders a few days ago, and they should still be in the city now!"
"Elder? Why are they here?" Karutu was very surprised. The elders of the Ka family would not go out easily. There must be something important to do when they appear in Tamao.
At this time, Jin Ruofeng discovered that there was a huge map hanging on the wall not far away, which clearly depicted the various routes from Nanyu to Zhongzhou. From this map, Jin Ruofeng saw his destination, Kunfeng Mountain.
, What surprised Jin Ruofeng was that the news originally said that Yuan Xin was missing in Juli Town near Kunfeng Mountain, but on this map, Kunfeng Mountain and Juli Town are indeed not far apart, only more than ten miles apart.
, but there is a huge canyon separated between the two, and there is a sign on the ridge on one side of the canyon that it is strictly forbidden to cross.
What exactly happened to Yuan Xin in Kunfeng Mountain?