Teng Qinglei traveled around the world in his early years and was well-informed. Naturally, he knew more than everyone present. He nodded and said: "Well, it seems vast outside the Great Wall, but in fact the land is barren and resources are extremely scarce. If you want to herd sheep, you need a lot of people."
Grassland. But these grasslands are controlled by some large forces."
"Those nomadic peoples who want grassland to graze sheep need to surrender to these forces, and the forces will give them land. On the contrary, these nomadic peoples need to pay a certain amount of cattle, sheep, horses, and even women and children to these forces every year, including this one
The so-called Zen Sect, hey, the area outside the Great Wall is even more chaotic than our Kyushu. Those nomadic peoples fight for territory and fight with each other. Almost every year, some tribes are wiped out, and it’s very bloody!”
Hearing Teng Qinglei's words, Han Wenqing suddenly showed surprise: "These forces only want women, why are they robbing children?"
Teng Qinglei continued: "The main purpose of robbing children is to provide fresh blood to the forces. Every force needs to train its children. The forces outside the Great Wall must also do the same in order to make the foundation of the force prosperous. The nomads fight each other and manage them.
They don’t care about the forces. As long as you hand it over on time, even if you slaughter all the other tribes, these forces will not make a sound! Although the internal struggles of the nomadic people outside the Great Wall are very fierce, they never kill children. "
"Why?" Han Wenqing became more and more confused as he listened.
Teng Qinglei said: "Those forces outside the Great Wall have long had orders not to kill children, because this is the cornerstone of their future. Zen Buddhism is relatively stable and will not be as barbaric as other forces. They educate the children of nomads from an early age.
, teach them martial arts and literacy, and cultivate their loyalty to Zen Buddhism! Thousands of years of accumulation have allowed this Zen Buddhism to develop rapidly, and it is currently the most powerful force outside the Great Wall."
Lu Chen said: "These red-robed lamas were silent along the way and seemed quite self-disciplined. I have always guessed where they came from, but I didn't expect it to be so extraordinary!"
"The Zen Sect is very strict with its disciples and has its own beliefs. For these red-robed lamas to appear in the Kyushu Continent, they must have been invited by Jia Tianpeng at a huge cost!" Teng Qinglei took a sip of wine and said carefully.
Murong Ziyun nodded thoughtfully: "That's it!"
"With these lamas here, I think this road will be much safer!" Han Wenqing said somewhat innocently.
Lu Chen warned: "Don't be careless. Most of the time, you stumble. This Jia Tianpeng is the third son of Jia Caishen. It is extremely dangerous to return to the family to seize the throne this time. Do you think his brothers will let it go?"
"Lu Chen is right, let's escort them out of Qingzhou and we're done. Don't meddle in other people's business!" Murong Ziyun said.
After dinner, the Jianzong disciples went back to their guest rooms to rest. Jia Tianpeng's housekeeper put the wooden boxes filled with gold and silver jewelry into the guest rooms on the first floor of the inn, and sent someone to strictly guard them.
In the dead of night, Lu Chen was sitting cross-legged in the guest room, meditating and practicing. Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the window, and he was startled.
Then he opened the window and rushed out.
On the ridge of the roof, a dark figure slithered into the inn, like a civet cat. It crept into the last guest room on the left side of the second floor. It gently used a knife to pry the door bolt and got in. After a while, it came out.
When Lu Chen came to the second floor, he happened to see the man in black emerging from the house of Jia Tianpeng, the housekeeper, and immediately shouted: "Who are you!" With this low voice, everyone in the inn woke up.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the man in black ran away, smashed open the window at the end of the corridor, and flew out.
Lu Chen reacted quickly and hurriedly chased after him.
Snow is everywhere in Iron Imperial City in the middle of the night, so you can see far away. Against the backdrop of the snow, you can clearly see a black shadow speeding through the narrow dark alley.
"Where to escape!" Lu Chen jumped up in the air from an attic, waved his finger, and a large number of copper coins flew out like rain from the sky.
The man in black stepped on the wall of the dark alley, flipped flexibly in mid-air, and dodged the coins that were flying towards him. The moment he landed, two bricks were thrown out of his hands.
A cold sword light flashed, and the two bricks instantly split into two halves in mid-air.
"Not bad!" Lu Chenlang laughed and jumped down in the air, like an eagle flying high towards the hare scurrying in the grass.
The man in black was shocked, his body rose up like a tiger, his inner energy surged, and he slapped Lu Chen's chest with a fierce palm, and a roar came from the air: "Thunder and Shattering Gold Palm!"
"No!" Feeling the power coming towards him, Lu Chen stretched out his left hand like lightning and hit him.
"Peng!" There was a muffled sound, and the air between the two people shook violently. Lu Chen was knocked several steps away by a strong force, and the other party also took a few steps back, which was considered to be the same.
"His left hand?" The man in black looked solemnly at the opponent's left arm that was wrapped in bandages, with a flash of surprise in his eyes. His 'Thunder and Broken Gold Palm' has reached its peak. The day after tomorrow, warriors can
There are only a handful of people who have been hit by him head-on and not suffered any injuries.
This Lu Chen was actually able to knock it down with one palm without any damage, so he was quite capable.
"Who sent you, and why are you following us?" Lu Chen shouted coldly.
The man in black pointed at Lu Chen and warned: "You'd better mind your own business, otherwise your life will be at risk!"
"It seems that there is someone else behind you! Now that you are here, don't even think about leaving!" Lu Chen shook the soft sword in his hand gently.
The man in black sneered: "It's up to you!" After saying that, he quickly took out a handful of lime from his arms and threw it towards Lu Chen.
Lu Chen's expression flashed with vigilance. Seeing that the situation was not good, he pulled away and retreated. However, his retreat gave the other party an opportunity to take advantage of him, and he suddenly disappeared.
"Damn it, let him escape!" The man in black disappeared, Lu Chen sighed to himself, turned around and walked back to the inn.
After returning to the inn, all the Sword Sect disciples gathered on the first floor of the inn, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
After seeing Lu Chen come back, Murong Ziyun stepped forward to greet him. She asked with concern: "How is it? Did you catch that person?"
"No, let him escape, this guy is very cunning!" Lu Chen ran to the table and poured himself a glass of water.
Han Wenqing came to the side and asked, "Have you found anything?"
"Never had
After two moves, the opponent's strength is not inferior to mine!" Lu Chen said slowly.
Teng Qinglei asked: "Is there only one person?"
"Well, I guess he was sent to find out!" Lu Chen guessed.
Murong Ziyun said seriously: "Things are indeed not as simple as imagined. They must have other tricks!"
"This has just begun, but some people can't help it anymore. This Jia Tianpeng's opponent is not easy!" Lu Chen sighed softly.
Murong Ziyun asked: "The man in black sneaked in, did he lose anything?"
"No!" Han Wenqing shook his head.
"Me neither!" Teng Qinglei said.
At this time, Jia Tianpeng's housekeeper hurried down from the second floor and asked: "How is it, everyone, have you caught the man in black?"
"The other party is very cunning, let him run away!" Lu Chen said helplessly.
"Trash!" His daughter Jia Qing, who came with the housekeeper, couldn't help but ridicule.
Han Wenqing said angrily: "Hey, what are you talking about? Our duty is only to escort you, not to help you catch thieves!"
"You can't even catch a thief, and you still have the nerve to say so!" Jia Qing sneered, his tone very mean.
"Qing'er, stop talking!" the housekeeper immediately stopped his daughter's rude behavior.
Lu Chen cupped his hands and said, "Butler, the man in black just broke into your guest room. Is there anything missing?"
"Nothing less, nothing less, it's just that the route map I drew has been flipped over!" the housekeeper said worriedly.
"Road map? What is that?" Murong Ziyun asked doubtfully.
The steward sighed softly and explained: "That is a map I carefully drew based on the geographical location of Qingzhou. According to the itinerary, the convoy will block the Tiandi Bridge at the junction of Qingzhou and Yangzhou within half a month. The master has arranged for someone to greet us there.
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"Can the itinerary be changed?" Lu Chen frowned and said.
The butler shook his head and said: "No, the route was jointly customized by my friend and I. If I have to change it, I have to inform my friend. It takes too long to go back and forth!"
"Then what should we do? The man in black has looked at the route map of the convoy. Someone will definitely ambush us halfway!" Murong Ziyun said in a serious tone.
The housekeeper said angrily: "It's all my fault. If I had burned the road map, there wouldn't be so much trouble!"
"Forget it, it's a blessing, not a curse, but we can't avoid it! Since the other party dares to ambush us, they must be prepared, so there's no point in worrying!" Lu Chen comforted.
The housekeeper sighed bitterly: "This is the only way!"
"If soldiers come to block you, if water comes to cover you, don't be afraid!" Teng Qinglei had obviously experienced a big battle, so his tone was very relaxed.
"Well, Brother Lu is right. What is coming will always come, and you can't hide from it. It's going to be dawn soon. Could you please help guard these wooden boxes? I'm afraid those thieves will come again!" the housekeeper said with a cupped hand.
