Yu Xian glanced at Guo Jia and said, "Next, it's time to enlist the people to collect salt."
"Collecting firewood and boiling salt springs requires a lot of manpower, and it is impossible to keep it a secret. We need to build fortifications near here and stockpile soldiers and horses to avoid being negligent and attracting covetousness."
Seeing that Guo Jia was listening attentively, Yu Xian explained the matter directly, "These things are complicated and I'm afraid others can't handle them well. How about you?"
Guo Jia nodded lowly.
These things were naturally just trivial matters to him, but Guo Jia always felt a little hard-headed in front of this demon.
After solving the salt problem, Yu Xian finally let go of his worries.
Then, it was time to head to Sichuan as planned.
Yu Xian did not go straight west to Bashan, but first returned to Shangyong with Guo Jia, then crossed the Hanzhong Plain, and then crossed Micang Mountain.
Bashan Ghost King's territory is the core area of the Shouwu Clan. It is not a good idea to go too far into it rashly.
In this way, although it takes a lot of detours, you can go to a crowded place and try to avoid early contact with the Witch Ghost Sect.
Although there are many dangers along the way, they are nothing to Yu Xian who is walking alone.
Sometimes when he encountered a place where heavy troops were stationed, Yu Xian would simply wrap himself in smoke and cross over at night.
Before I knew it, I came to a place where I saw a towering pass in front of me, and there was no way around.
When Yu Xian closed the huge tree canopy, he felt in a trance.
It turns out to be here.
After running all the way for many days, I have actually arrived at Jiange.
Perhaps because they had fallen out with Hanzhong, Jiange searched the passers-by very closely.
However, Yu Xian was the national preceptor of the Han Dynasty, the guardian of Nanzheng, Chenggu, Xicheng, Baozhong, Mianyang, Anyang, Xi, Shangyong, and Fangling, the inheritor of Zhou Gong's will, and the redeemer of the four gods of the ancestors.
The conqueror of Jiange, the father of Demon Peach, it is not a piece of cake to sneak out of Jiange secretly.
Yu Xian left the sword pavilion easily and saw that the demon peach in front of the pass had grown bigger and bigger.
I don't know whether it was because they were afraid of Chongxuanzi's old way, or because the demon peach itself had become a climate, but the Yizhou army who occupied the sword pavilion did not take advantage of the demon peach.
Except for a small number of soldiers guarding the place sporadically, it was almost a state of resignation.
Yu Xian remembered what Chongxuanzi said, that this was his unfinished practice.
I know that there is still an unsolved cause and effect between myself and this demon peach.
This demon peach was originally a dry peach tree sapling. Yu Xian gathered a lot of vitality from the surrounding trees to make it grow rapidly.
In addition, in order to prevent the demon peach from blooming and bear fruit and provide vitality to the fruit, Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan personally worshiped it at the expense of a lot of yin virtue, so that the peach blossom fell to the ground and the branches continued to grow.
Eventually it grew into a monster that covered the sword pavilion.
Later, the peach tree cut off its yin and yang, differentiated its gender, and lost the ability to reproduce on its own.
This allowed Liu Yan to save a lot of moral virtue, but it also hid a lot of hidden dangers.
Because even if no one worships it, this demon peach still has the possibility to grow infinitely.
Yu Xian raised such a monster, so naturally he couldn't ignore it.
Thinking in his mind, he summoned a cloud of smoke to cover him up, and slowly walked towards the peach tree itself.
But as soon as it got closer, the demon peach seemed to be aware of it, and all the huge branches were shaking.
At this time, the cold winter has just passed, and there is a hint of spring.
The peach tree was originally bare, but in just a few moments, buds sprouted.
Then, the huge demon peach tree was filled with peach blossoms, and in a blink of an eye, the tree was filled with fragrance, as gorgeous as brocade.
Yu Xian looked up and saw bright red peach blossoms covering the sky and the sun under the huge canopy of trees.
Yu Xian looked at the sea of blooming flowers and was so beautiful that he had no words to express.
At this moment, a petal fell in front of Yu Xian.
Yu Xian felt something in his heart and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Yu Xian's sigh seemed to shake the mountains and rivers and sway the grand scenery.
The peach blossoms on the tree fell at the same time, falling like a waterfall of flowers.
Yu Xian felt a little sour in his heart.
Slowly stepping on the petals on the ground, he walked forward, patted the tree trunk with his hand, and said slowly and softly, "Fool, no one needs you to work so hard to make it beautiful anymore."
Chen Tiao is dead.
The demon peach seemed ignorant and had no reaction to Yu Xian's words.
Yu Xian opened his mouth and spit out the silver gourd, and whispered to the demon peach, "Come with me, and I will plant you in front of his grave, just like an ordinary peach tree."
"Every spring, you can decorate his grave with peach blossoms."
After Yu Xian finished speaking, the demon peach didn't respond for a long time.
Activate the gourd.
Unfortunately, the power of the silver gourd has dropped sharply. Without the cooperation of the demon peach, it would be impossible to contain such a huge monster.
Yu Xian was in trouble and didn't know how to resolve the cause and effect.
Suddenly, a stream of light surged from the demon peach tree and rushed towards the silver gourd. Yu Xian quickly controlled the silver gourd to meet it and collected the stream of light into the gourd.
As soon as Yu Xian's mind was immersed, he saw a stream of light flying in all directions on the cracked earth in the gourd.
Wherever the stream of light flew, patches of peach trees grew. After a while, a large peach forest grew in the space in the gourd.
As it turned into peach trees, the flowing spirituality slowly dissipated.
Yu Xian felt very sorry, but he couldn't force it.
When the peach grove grows, the streak of light will completely disappear.
The demon peach that once gave birth to spiritual wisdom, ignorantly separated yin and yang for itself, and distinguished gender, has completely lost its spirituality and turned into this peach forest.
"Go back and find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and leave you and Chen Tiao there."
Yu Xian made up his mind and then slowly came back to his senses.
The peach tree in front of me has lost its vitality, leaving only its huge withered body.
The sudden blooming and falling of the demonic peach has attracted the attention of the Jiange defenders.
When Yu Xian saw the door open and a small group of cavalry coming to search, he didn't want to cause trouble, so he still wrapped it in smoke and slowly headed south.
From Jiange to the south, the closest one is Zitong City.
After Liu Yan took control of Yizhou, he deliberately moved his seat of government from Luo County to Mianzhu in order to avoid the constraints of the local faction.
Later, in order to attack Hanzhong and to guard against Jia Long, a temporary political center was built in Zitong.
At the end of last year, Liu Yan braved the disapproval of the world and secretly transferred Yanniu Commander Lang Lu.
Lieutenant Langlu of Yanniu attacked Jia Long's rear and defeated Jia Long and Ren Qi's coalition forces in one fell swoop.
So far, although the situation in Hanzhong was not optimistic, Liu Yan had completely purged his political opponents within Yizhou.
Zhang Xiu's rebellion blocked Liu Yan's journey to Luo, but the ambitious Liu Yan refused to give up.
On the one hand, he ordered people to hoard grain and grass in Zitong to train soldiers and horses, and on the other hand, he ordered people to build thousands of vehicles and equipment in Mianzhu.
As long as Hanzhong is conquered and Luo is successfully conquered, Liu Yan will enter Luoyang with great satisfaction and will bring these emperor's honor guards with him.