This is a magnificent mountain range. It stretches across the land, stretching from north to south. Thousands of mountains rise and fall, and the peaks compete with each other. It is unknown how many layers of miasma are shrouded in it.
It separates two states and crosses all prefectures.
This mountain range is called Changliu, with high and dangerous peaks. It is one of the seven famous mountains of Longyuan Dao. It is said that ancient immortals once practiced here. Although we don’t know whether it is true or not, it also attracted many people seeking immortals and visiting Taoism.
Taoist cultivators have existed in all dynasties, and they are also found in many stories about swordsmen.
With such a famous mountain, there is naturally no shortage of Taoist temples and warriors who want to establish sects.
In fact, just a few decades ago, there were several sects in this mountain, and dozens of Taoist temples were established here.
However, with the catastrophe that swept through the martial arts world, everything became a passing thing. Later, although no one established a sect here, due to its high mountains and dense forests, it became a hiding place for fleeing criminals.
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Over time, it has become a place that ordinary people stay away from.
It's just that this mountain is adjacent to two states and borders various prefectures. The mountain roads are dense and there are always places to communicate with each other. There is naturally no shortage of caravans who want to pass here.
On the contrary, he also raised a group of rogue thieves who roamed the various prefectures.
"Stretching across two states, across all prefectures, with many mountains, dense forests, and miasma, it is really a good place to set up a place. Except for the nine kings of the Ming Dynasty who led their hundreds of battles to the rivers and lakes, who can conquer this place?
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Standing on a desolate mountaintop, Yu Changjing sighed a lot.
All famous sects in the world are rooted in famous mountains. Is it because it is easy to practice in mountains?
No, the terrain in the mountains is complicated. If something unexpected happens, you can advance or retreat as you wish.
Who doesn’t know that the best place for cultivation in the world is in Gongmen, where the royal court of the Ming Dynasty leads hundreds of millions of people and has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians?
But who can stay away from him without respect?
In the final analysis, they are just warriors, not Taoist priests, and there is no need to be pure and ascetic.
If not forced by the situation, who would want to get into this ravine where there are no other benefits except poisonous insects and miasma?
"Compared to our Bailongxuan, it is much better."
The few people who came with him looked at the mountain and compared it in their minds, but they had to admit that there is a reason why Changliu Mountain can be called a famous mountain.
At this time, the sky was just bright, and the clouds and mist were lingering above Changliu Mountain, and the endless dangers and dangers were covered, making it look more like a paradise in a cave or a cave in an immortal's home.
Anyone who doesn’t experience the miasma of poisonous insects for themselves will have to praise the beautiful scenery.
"Senior Brother Yu, there are countless dangerous peaks in the Changliu Mountains. Where should we go?"
A slightly younger swordsman guessed:
"Then Xu Wenji will definitely issue a large number of rewards to suppress the bandits for a long time. If we find a good place and attack at the right time, it will indeed be much better than a large group of people."
The others also agreed.
Xu Wenji and Nie Wendong represent the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, especially the former, who once controlled large armies. With their orders, no matter which sect they were, they had to sell face.
Afraid of being denounced as an evil heretic.
What's more important is that the imperial court's reward is really delicious.
After cutting down mountains and destroying temples, the place with the most martial arts secrets in the world is no longer the Sutra Pavilion of Lanke Temple, but the Ouchi Imperial Library.
Moreover, the imperial court also had the most abundant elixirs.
Both of these are great temptations for anyone in the martial arts world.
"You guessed wrong."
Unexpectedly, Yu Changjing sneered:
"Who told you that I am here to help Xu Wenji?"
"Wha, what..."
"Senior Brother Yu, do you want to help Changliu Mountain? Isn't this a way to die..."
"How can the district chief Liu Shan resist the imperial court? Brother, please think twice!"
Bailongxuan has always been connected with the Green Forest Road, but it was just a conflict of interests. To put it bluntly, it was just to allow the caravan under the sect to pass through dangerous places.
In addition, there are all kinds of valuable things that were looted on the green forest road and cannot be disposed of.
But he doesn’t really have any friendship with Green Forest Road.
That's all in ordinary times. Isn't it just asking for death to make friends with gangsters at this time?
"Haha~"
Yu Changjing could see the expressions on everyone's faces as if they were watching fire, but he also understood that this was the thought of most brainless people in Qingzhou today.
He just sneered.
He sneered until everyone else dared not speak, and then he said:
"Have you forgotten why Yunzhou Wulin withered?"
"Yunzhou Wulin is withering?"
Several people were a little confused:
"Isn't the Dilong Villa in Yunzhou also a good place with a great reputation? Seven years ago, didn't Senior Brother Yu follow his uncles as a guest?"
"It's just a superficial appearance! The Yunzhou martial arts world has already been declining for a long time. It doesn't need any external force. In a few years, it will completely wither away!"
Yu Changjing's face was gloomy.
"How can this be?"
Several people were immediately in an uproar.
Longyuan Road is located on the border, adjacent to Liuji Mountain, a battleground between the three families. For four hundred years, martial arts have been flourishing. Although Yunzhou has not become Qingzhou, which is famous all over the world because of Qingzhou Soldiers.
But his martial arts style is particularly strong.
Not to mention the martial arts world, even civil quarrels will most likely involve the use of weapons.
Therefore, in previous years, the Yunzhou Wulin still outperformed the Qingzhou Wulin, but in the Long Yuan Dao Three-state Martial Arts Competition held every thirty years, Yunzhou still came out on top.
"You only know that Xu Wenji climbed from being a head hunter in a small town to the central government, where he was ranked first-class, but you don't know how he got into the court."
Yu Changjing's eyes flickered.
It is difficult for mud-legged people in all dynasties to stand out. To be like Taizu of the Ming Dynasty is simply a miracle and has never happened before.
Yu Changjing walked into the center from a small border town, which was also a miracle!
You know, Nie Wendong, who came from a famous family and studied under the world's great scholars, has not yet been able to enter the center.
"this……"
Several people looked at each other, feeling a little regretful in their hearts.
We asked you why you went against the imperial court. What did you say about Xu Wenji?
I was full of slander in my heart, but I still had the courage to ask:
"Why?"
"It took him fifteen years to register all the forces and people in Yunzhou... and he used the ultimatum that was originally only for monks and Taoists to use on us..."
Speaking of this, Yu Changjing's tone became a little erratic:
"Dilong Villa is the leader in Yunzhou's martial arts world, but when I went there seven years ago, the youngest among their sect was already in his thirties..."
The trip to Yunzhou was an eye-opener for him.
What Xu Wenji did in Yunzhou is almost unprecedented.
He didn't know which big shot in the court agreed to it, and he implemented several of the ten principles for governing the country he wrote in Yunzhou.
Including but not limited to ‘du ultimatum’, ‘equal land’ and ‘population census’.
So much so that everyone from the aristocratic families to the powerful country gentry hate the current operation.
The few powerful men who once owned thousands of hectares of land and whipped hundreds of slaves have been buried in the ground, and those who were lucky enough to escape the liquidation will no longer have the glory they once had.
On the Green Forest Road in Yunzhou, the Jianghu sect suffered a huge defeat and was cut off from the roots.
An ultimatum?
The others were stunned for a moment, and then felt a little chilly.
If sects and gangs require permission from the court to recruit disciples, then they are not far away from extinction...
"Do you really think that Jilongshan's gathering of righteousness attracted Xu Wenji?"
Yu Changjing took a deep breath:
"It's because Xu Wenji is coming that we have the chance to stay together in Jilongshan!"
At this point, the rest of the people started to wonder, vaguely guessing something. They looked at each other, but no longer questioned anything.
Seeing this, Yu Changjing nodded in his heart.
After a few casual explanations, he took only one person with him and walked into the Changliu Mountains, shrouded in mist and mist, like a fairyland and a blessed land.
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In Changliu Mountain, the clouds and fog never disperse all year round.
The rugged mountain road naturally could not stop Yu Changjing's footsteps. He climbed over the mountains and forests with ease and arrived at his destination just after noon.
This is a dangerous peak surrounded by mountains, surrounded by moss-covered cliffs. There is only one relatively smooth mountain road that seems to have been specially excavated, leading directly to the pass that is vaguely visible halfway up the mountain.
At this time, there were horse-drawn carriages driving along this mountain road. At a glance, there was no end or tail visible, and I don’t know how many.
"It seems that I came too late..."
Yu Changjing smiled slightly.
The young swordsman behind him was a little stunned: "These are..."
"Naturally it was supposed to come."
Yu Changjing smiled faintly:
"Junior brother Zhou, don't you think that it is the senior brother who makes the decision to help the fists and stay longer, right?"
"Could it be?"
Zhou Xingyun's heart thumped.
Yu Changjing didn't say much, and went up the mountain with ease, without being blocked by the pass. He greeted the gangsters on duty as if he was familiar with them.
Zhou Xingyun looked confused and even felt a little weak.
Half a year ago, Jin Yiwei accused them of being collaborators, but he was still not convinced. At this time, it seemed that the relationship between the sect and these thieves on the Green Forest Road was probably very deep.
It's not Lu Ming, Lu Wanchuan and the others, but...
Zhou Xingyun felt weak and felt even more uncomfortable when he walked into this famous den of thieves in Qingzhou. He didn't dare to look or speak.
But I was also surprised that this mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Many of the repairs are more similar to the military style, and I am afraid that they were also guided by experts.
And on the carriages, there were occasional sounds of gold and iron clashing. Occasionally, strong winds lifted the covers on the carriages, revealing the neatly arranged swords.
Even arrows.
Most of the people escorting the carriage were masked, but they all walked steadily, showing that they were skilled in martial arts. He glanced briefly and recognized the characteristics of several families.
"Okay, Junior Brother Zhou, please wait here. Only Senior Brother can enter this pass."
After passing several dangerous passes, Yu Changjing stopped again.
After undergoing several inspections, I was able to enter the checkpoint that cut across the mountain road and enter Changliu Mountain Village.
The huge mountain village was completely silent at this time, quite a bit like the quiet before the storm was about to come.
"Brother Yu came just in time. Today he is out of seclusion and is meeting with the leaders!"
The person who came to greet the long mirror was a burly middle-aged man with a beard as messy as thatch. His bare right arm was wrapped with an iron rope, and behind him hung a dark meteor hammer made of some strange metal.
"It's really a shame that Chief Lao Wu came to welcome him personally. What's the matter, the chief is out of seclusion today?"
Yu Changjing did not dare to be negligent and bowed to respond.
After Jilong Mountain entered Changliu, he first destroyed the most powerful force in the mountain and established Changliu Mountain Stronghold, and then subdued several other forces. Together with the several major bandits since Juyi, they are collectively known as the Seven Bandits of Changliu.
The person in front of me is named Wu Changshan. Although he is the last among the seven bandits, he is also a bandit who once had a proud reputation and ran rampant in the prefecture. His martial arts skills are all top-notch.
"If you don't leave the customs, won't the whole village be picked on?"
Wu Changshan gave a ferocious laugh, his beard trembling like a wild beard:
"The imperial court is coming fiercely, and we will not sit back and wait for death. The big leader is going out of seclusion this time to seize ten cities as a declaration of war and send it to the elder of the two dynasties, Mr. Xu!"