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The gate of Songfeng Mountain is only twenty miles away from the city of Songfeng County. There is a house where the deacons of Songfeng Mountain are stationed in the city. Any young martial arts practitioner who thinks he has good qualifications and is aspiring to study in Songfeng Mountain can do so. You can come here to find the deacon who uses Songfeng Mountain's unique methods to explore your innate talents. If your talent is perfect and flawless, after the other two deacons of Songfeng Mountain come down to check your character, you can become an unnamed disciple of the outer mountain of Songfeng Mountain. During this period, you will not be taught advanced martial arts on Songfeng Mountain. The main thing is to temper and beat the martial artist's body.
When the three-year period of training and strengthening the martial arts body in Songfeng County is over, all the respected elders in the mountain meeting hall will go down to the mountain together to test the martial arts of these anonymous disciples from outside the mountain one by one.
Those who have gone through the examinations of the extremely visionary elders of Songfeng Mountain Council and are still able to stay are those outside disciples who can be worthy of the Songfeng Mountainside Card. Ten years ago, the status of being an outside disciple of Songfeng Mountain was not as rare as it is today. The intertwined factions can be counted on one hand. Not to mention the personal status of the inner disciples and elders, it is not easy for the nephews and descendants of the relatives to arrange an ordinary outer disciple? At that time, Gao Xu dared to say even half a word of "no" ?Aren’t you afraid that the council will abandon Gao Xu and not have to choose another mountain master?
At that time, Gao Xu was controlled by the Assembly Hall and these factions in Songfeng Mountain. Even if he wanted to eliminate these disadvantages, he was still unable to do anything. Until the protracted game between Songfeng Mountain and Yanyu Tower ended with the defeat of Yanyu Tower, The originally deep-rooted factions on Songfeng Mountain have also been severely weakened. Naturally, Gao Xu will not miss this great opportunity to rectify the rules on the mountain.
As a result, Gao Xu gradually took over the authority of the factions and council elders in Songfeng Mountain, which was not originally very strict for outside disciples to enter Songfeng Mountain. Since it was stipulated that outside disciples must take a three-year examination before entering the mountain. rule.
After Songfeng Mountain became the leader in Jiangzhou's arena, young warriors from far more than just Jiangzhou came here because of its reputation. Naturally, it was inevitable that the good and the bad would be mixed. Gao Xu's move stopped the minds of most people who tried to enter Songfeng Mountain through remote roads, although it was unavoidable. There are still some people who have a long history with Songfeng Mountain that have not been cut off, but generally speaking, the disciples from outside the mountain who have gone through many tests and polished their way to the gate of Songfeng Mountain are undoubtedly much higher in talent and talent than before.
Among the counties in Jiangzhou, Songfeng County originally ranked last in terms of population and prosperity. However, it is only twenty miles away from the gate of Songfeng Mountain. After the latter unified Jiangzhou, he intended to completely control the land of Songfeng County. He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to acquire house titles in the city. Gao Xu was determined to build a city belonging to the Jianghu sect in Dayao. Such an unprecedented move in the rivers and lakes in the sixteen states of Dayao naturally could not escape the eyes of the people in Wuhang City and even the capital. For this reason, the capital There are also some letters talking about this matter in the study rooms of several important figures in Wuhang City.
The beatings from the governor's office and the capital could not shake Gao Xu's determination to turn Songfeng County into the second Songfeng Mountain. Songfeng Mountain is the only solitary mountain within a hundred miles that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is no shortage of water on the mountain. Even if food is With sufficient reserves, it is truly impregnable. But Songfeng Mountain is a lonely mountain. If it is besieged, there will be no way out except to hold on. For the sake of the next hundred years of foundation, Gao Xu will not even damage the real money and silver relief. The famine-stricken people only had the affection they had accumulated from the emperor during that catastrophic disaster, and they had to find a way out for Songfeng Mountain even at the risk of the world's disapproval.
According to the news received publicly by Jiangzhou Governor's Office, 23% of the real estate in Songfeng County is already under the name of Songfeng Mountain. However, in fact, there is still another 10% to 20%, which is 45% of 10%.
Forty-five out of ten real estate acquisitions in the county and city. Even though Songfeng Mountain has been operating in the city for a hundred years, and there were many pavilions and pavilions in the city that made a lot of money every day, the amount of silver required for such a large-scale expansion is still appalling.
The number, even if most of Yanyu Tower's property is included, is still barely enough for half.
Wei Changpan and his two men were not hindered from entering the city. Most of them relied on Chen Shi to get the two pieces of paper that could be faked from somewhere. If they didn't have this, then they would have to spend a lot of time to enter the city. He has so far
There are still some doubts as to why Chen Shi still had so many opportunities when they were reduced to bereft dogs, and why someone was willing to risk being arrested by the government to bring them these two travel documents.
Could it be that having money can make the devil grind the mill?
At this time, it seems that the prosperity of the city, the dance pavilions, the singing stage, and the busy traffic are not far away from Wuhang City, which shows that it is quite difficult to operate Songfeng Mountain in the city.
Xin. Among Jiangzhou sects, Songfeng Mountain has a lot of rules and regulations. There are one hundred and twenty rules and regulations that disciples outside the mountain need to follow. If any of the disciples violates them, they will be punished with a few days of hard labor on the mountain, and in more serious cases they will be punished.
Go to the realm of martial arts and be driven out of the mountain gate.
Among them, the most severe one is the gambling of Songfeng Mountain disciples. If there is any violation of the rules in terms of sex, no matter how talented the disciples are, they will not escape severe punishment. Therefore, the Goulan Gambling House in Songfeng County City is under the government's supervision once every three days.
Xiao Cha, as a result of the five-day search, they either changed their profession or moved to other counties to do business and make a living. In addition, the anonymous disciples in the city often patrol the city in groups, and they encounter bullies.
The green-skinned scoundrel who stole a woman's chicken or a dog was either punished or sent to the government.
If any of these green-skinned scoundrels want to fight back? Well, any of these young warriors who have been working hard in the city all day long are not strong-blooded masters. In a few moments, these green-skinned scoundrels who are not skilled in martial arts will be taken care of and sent to the government.
If you go, you can get a few more silver rewards, so why not do it.
As a result, the police officers in the yamen of the county city have almost all become idlers collecting money and food. It is no wonder that these servants are not careful. It is true that these anonymous disciples of Songfeng Mountain did not leave any work for them. Even those in the city
Every idle scoundrel was punished so that he could either live a serious life, or he couldn't survive in the city and found his friends elsewhere.
The atmosphere of Songfeng County after the strict customs was rare in Jiangzhou. Wei Changpan and the scar-faced man walking in the city looked like miserable farmers who were worried about their livelihood all day long.
, the cotton wool on the short coat with piles of patches was exposed, and although the soles of the cotton shoes were as thin as paper, the toes were not exposed at least.
Wei Changpan is quite comfortable wearing this outfit. After all, compared with the days when he spent the winter in Qingshan Town when he was a child, he might not even have thick clothes. Not to mention the tatters on the outside, at least he is warm on the inside. But the scar on Yanyulou
Although the handsome man did not come from a wealthy family, he had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had no worries about food and drink. After entering Yanyu Tower, his circumstances were quite good. How could he be so ragged that he felt uncomfortable all over.
The disguise technique taught by Chen Shi in a hurry was not very good. In addition, Wei Changpan and Wei Changpan had limited understanding. The sad faces of the two farmers also looked a bit rigid. Fortunately, the faces after the disguise tended to be rough, so nothing was revealed.
Too big a flaw.
"I didn't expect that Songfeng County would be so prosperous under the management of Songfeng Mountain." Even the scar-faced man from Yanyulou couldn't help but sigh, "That bastard Gao Xu is really a bit..."
The man hurriedly shut up, forgetting that the two of him were now walking in the hinterland of Songfeng Mountain. They had to be careful in their words and deeds. Who knew that the passers-by passing by you had nothing to do with Songfeng Mountain? He looked around as if
No one heard his disrespectful words towards the master of Songfeng Mountain before he spoke again:
"Restaurants and restaurants are all good places to go, but it's a pity that with the way we are now, we may not be able to get in and out of more popular places."
Wei Changpan lowered his head and looked at the shabby clothes and felt a little helpless. He prepared this rags to not attract attention, but after entering the city, he saw that everyone in the city had silk and satin wraps.
With their ironed coats and their out-of-place attire, it was difficult for them to avoid attracting attention from passers-by. When passers-by on the street saw these two people who were extremely poor in their clothes, they all muttered to themselves that the farmers in Songfeng County were not hopelessly lazy.
Yes, who would be reduced to such a plight, perhaps because of the migration of people from other states and counties?
The two of them, who had quite a bit of money on their hands, did not dare to enter larger restaurants or restaurants, fearing that the waiters would beat them up as beggars and lose face. It was easy to find three or five people in a noodle shop.
The man was dressed up and talking loudly, so he naturally refused to let it go easily. One of them ordered a bowl of chopped green onion noodles and sat down at a table closer to those people. He listened carefully to their words and rambled on for a while.
Finally, the conversation turned to the news they were looking forward to hearing.
"I heard rumors that Songfeng Mountain was attacked and killed by warriors of unknown origin in recent days, and many men were lost. Is it true or false?"
"Not only that, the news released by the Baishitong family said that in addition to the loss of dozens of capable people, some important items were also lost, which made the high mountain master of Songfeng Mountain furious, and a considerable number of the inner disciples of Songfeng Mountain were also spread to the world.
Go around and ask for information."
"These thieves are so audacious. They disturbed Tai Sui's head and even loosened it.
Fengshan is in such a mess, tsk tsk, he is really capable, but it is just a few days after the fall of grasshoppers. Songfengshan regards this as a great shame and humiliation. Not to mention, dozens of lives have been lost in Jiangzhou in a few days. Here,
In the age of peace, why not give the government a slap in the face? With the combined efforts of the government and Songfeng Mountain, I think a few people will lose their heads in a few days."
"I don't think so. How can ordinary thieves capture those dozens of Songfeng Mountain disciples? How many desperadoes whose martial arts skills are not inferior to those of the Songfeng Mountain disciples can be found in Jiangzhou in the black and white circles right now? Even if they are enough,
After counting, how many of them dare to do it without fear of Songfeng Mountain's revenge?" Among these Jianghu people dressed as knights, there is an older one who seems to have much more experience and knowledge than those at the same table.
, picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and didn’t rush to put it into his mouth, but gave a meaningful look, "Think carefully with that thing you are carrying on your shoulders. If you have the ability and the courage to confront Songfeng Mountain, you will die.
Kowtow, what kind of sect does it belong to in Jiangzhou?"
After eating the food with chopsticks, before the people at the table could recover from their deep thoughts, the Jianghu man with a sword and a beard said with emotion: "You people all said that those so-called thieves and bandits were in front of Songfeng Mountain and Jiangzhou officials."
Just like grasshoppers in the autumn, they can only jump for a few days, but this group of people who have the ability to attack and kill the disciples of Songfeng Mountain without even letting half of them escape are really as unbearable as you say..."
Probably remembering that he was within the power of Songfeng Mountain at this time, the man's voice suddenly dropped, but he did not stop speaking: "Besides, since Renyanyulou dares to return to Jiangzhou to seek sorrow and hatred, it may not be the same as Songfeng Mountain.
There is no strength to fight, not to mention that Gao Xu is now acting perversely in our Jiangzhou. Dare we, the rangers and the local sects, have no less resentment in our hearts? Since Songfeng Mountain has put on such a domineering attitude, we
Why do you guys need to look down on others and make yourself miserable again?"
Hearing this man's fast talk, the people at the same table relieved themselves a little from the suffocation they had been feeling at the gate of Songfeng Mountain, and they all complimented Jiang Youxia for what he said. Wei Changpan could probably guess one, two, or three.
Most of these wandering knights wanted to go to Songfeng Mountain to pay homage to the mountain gate, but they were resented by the rejection on the mountain.
Songfeng Mountain, which prides itself on being a well-known and upright family, has never been very fond of knights. The former is like a scholar and can go to the hall, while the latter is a mud-legged person who may not even be able to cook in the kitchen. A gentleman will cook far away, so Songfeng Mountain will naturally not be able to do so.
Hang out with these rangers who wander around like rootless duckweeds.
After that, these cash-strapped knights also talked about their deeds in the world, taking their time to focus on the bowl in front of them, just to sit on the stool in the noodle shop for a while. After all, it was easy to come and go in the past two days.
Fengshan was walking on two legs. He was really tired. He didn't have much luggage left. When he went back to the inn and couldn't pay for the room, he still had to face the cold eyes of the shopkeeper. If it weren't for the fact that the swords in their hands were all shining brightly.
On top of that, all the slang and insults from the common people were thrown at them, making them feel ashamed.
People are not happy in the world. In the Ming Dynasty, they return to their hometowns to lead scalpers and wander around the world. How can outsiders look so relaxed and comfortable?
When the few knights saw each other, the remaining soup in their bowls was almost frozen. They also knew that if they sat down again, they would not be able to hear the voice of the innkeeper, but the waiter could hear enough.
He took out the copper plates and put them neatly on the table, picked up his sword, stood up and left gracefully.
"What kind of hero is this? He comes to our small shop to eat noodles and is not even willing to pay a few cents for pickled vegetables." The waiter muttered and went to collect the tableware. He was not afraid that Wei Changpan and the other two would smell it and turn around to see this.
Two poor-looking peasants only touched the noodle bowl with their chopsticks a few times, then rolled their eyes and looked away and muttered, "It's not a big store, but we've occupied this place for a long time, how can we let other customers come in to eat noodles."
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Wei Changpan ignored the chatter of the waiter in the shop, and just frowned and thought hard about where he had seen the ranger named Jiang.