The sun sets in the west, and the dim light shines from the courtyard wall, through the treetops, and falls on the edge of the white stone chessboard.
Several chess pieces were covered with withered yellow leaves, and the clouds moved slightly with the wind.
A petite and beautiful woman, wearing a white skirt and a golden bell tied around her waist, sat quietly at the end of the computer.
"If you can't hold back your lovesickness, let your love go deep into Qingyao."
Qingyao is a kind of lantern placed in the river to express one's thoughts. People will write their last words of love on the lampshade.
When the lanterns float away, it means forgetting everything and starting over.
"Without seeing Qing Yao, people can forget everything. But you are not suitable for the path of extreme love." A tall man wearing a blue robe, with big sleeves fluttering, had already stood at one end of the courtyard at some point.
He approached slowly and sat down at the other end of the chessboard familiarly.
"Among the four extreme realms, the extreme mind is the easiest, but also the weakest. But it is the safest."
He looked at the woman opposite.
"You want to go to Jilu and Tianmo, but actually they are not suitable for you."
"But I've already walked most of the way...I can't look back anymore." The woman raised her head, revealing a confused and pale face.
She is suddenly the goddess Tongzhang who has disappeared for who knows how long!
"If you insist, I can indeed help you. But you are not suitable for these two paths." The man sighed.
"I'm not afraid." Tong Xing stretched out his hand and gently placed it on the chess piece. "Someone once told me that in this world, only strength can last forever. Jilu and Tianmo are the strongest."
She felt the coldness on the chess piece and vaguely knew that Bai Ji had forgotten a lot and had become a lot stronger.
But it’s not enough… not enough…
"Then you will be in pain." The man replied.
"I have experienced too much pain, it doesn't matter... No one understands pain better than me. It will only make me stronger." Tong Xing replied.
"..." The man didn't reply. He just looked sideways at the setting sun.
"If you are really sure, then first remember your original desire. Not getting it is the most fundamental thing."
The goddess raised her eyes and looked at the man.
"At first...I wanted to live, but then...then...I forgot."
"Then what do you remember?" the man asked.
I still remember this”
Tong Zhang lowered his head.
"I……"
Her mind went blank and she couldn't answer anything at all.
"You know that becoming stronger will lead to a better life. In order to become stronger, you forget everything. Your obsession is only to become stronger. But you also forget that you don't know why you want to become strong." The man sighed.
"If you can't remember anything, then go find the memory of your past. Whether it's a summer revenge, whether it's repaying a favor, or whether it's protection. No matter what it is, as long as it's yours and it's the most important thing, go for it.
Take it back. Whether you are a demon or a demon, this is very important. Otherwise, if you act like this, you will never be able to reach a higher level. You will always be stuck in the first stage."
"I understand..." Tongzhang closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
Dan Province, Yunlei Mountain.
After two consecutive days of traveling, Mo Qingyu and his party finally led Zhang Rongfang to find Yunxia Mountain.
As for where they were originally going?
That's not Zhang Rongfang's concern.
Yunxia Mountain is famous for the fact that the top of the mountain is often bathed in clouds and refracted by the rays of rays.
The mountain is not big, but the Queguandao mountain road below is densely crisscrossed. It is an important place for communication between Dan Province and other provinces outside the country.
On both sides of Yunxia Mountain are large areas of steep and difficult-to-walk valleys, mountains, etc.
This is the only place that is most suitable for commuting.
"This is Yunxia Mountain."
Ba Qingyu stood on the slope of a hill and pointed to a mountain peak not far away.
"There are three directions from here, namely to Fucheng, Muyang, and Sijiufeng."
"Generally, when outsiders enter the province, they usually go to Fucheng first to inquire about news. After all, Fucheng has the largest population and news reaches all directions..."
Zhang Rongfang looked at the mountain peak, and then glanced around.
He was imagining that if he were Ding Yu and came here with a map in his hand, what would be the first thing he would do?
"Ask. I will find someone to ask first."
Zhang Rongfang feels that his mind has become much smarter recently.
I feel that flesh and blood supplementation seems to be really useful in improving qualifications.
"Where can I find someone to ask?"
"Maybe there are only three biggest channels, one: passers-by. Two: people collecting herbs and cutting firewood. Three: nearby residents."
This passerby is the hardest to grasp, as it is too random.
As for the people collecting herbs and wood, Zhou Guo saw no sign of them this time. Obviously no one came here to chop wood and collect herbs.
Finally the nearby residents.
"Are there any residents nearby?" he asked suddenly.
"We don't come here very often..." Mo Qingyu said hesitantly.
"Wait a minute!" Mo Qingyu trembled and shouted immediately, "There are so many of us, maybe we know a little bit about the surrounding situation!!"
She hurriedly went to discuss with the other women. They were the only ones in the team at this time.
The two men who were captured under the spell had been released long ago.
A group of people asked and answered questions, asked repeatedly, and pursued questions.
Finally, Mi Qingyu was amnesty and found a woman who was familiar with the situation nearby. She pulled him up.
"My lord! My name is Chen Daniu and I am nineteen years old!"
Youzi has pretty features and an excellent upper body figure. However, his skin is a bit dark, and his hands are rough and chapped. Apparently he has been doing farm work since he was a child.
"Daniu, hurry up and don't keep us waiting!" Quan Qingyu urged from the side.
"Yes." Chen Daniu simply began to introduce the situation nearby.
From her dictation, everyone learned that there were three nearest villages around Yunxia Mountain.
As for the villages heading towards Fucheng, there is a place called Ranxin Village.
Immediately, Zhang Rong asked her to lead the way to the village.
The group of people walked non-stop.
After crossing several mountains, we soon found the Ranxin Village that Daniel had mentioned.
The village is not big, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and has only one entrance and exit.
There is also a wooden arrow tower at the entrance.
After Mo Qingyu's people went up to negotiate, the group was allowed to enter the village.
Soon, after paying some favors, Zhang Rongfang easily met the village chief, a seventy-year-old man with the body of a girl.
"Tell me, what's the matter with you? I thought you were traveling merchants nearby, but it turns out you have no goods at all. If you want to ask anything, hurry up. I have to go back to work."
The village chief, named Zheng Chunjuan, despite her petite stature, obviously has a lot of prestige in the entire village.
Zhang Rongfang noticed that the woman who served them tea would tremble slightly when facing the little village chief, obviously extremely frightened.
"That's it. I would like to ask if there has ever been a young man with this appearance passing by here before?" Zhang Rongfang handed over Ding Yu's face, which he had just drawn with charcoal.
Zheng Chunjuan took it and looked at it.
On the paper, a man's face, drawn with very thin limbs and delicate limbs, appeared before his eyes.
"This person..." She pursed her lips, as if trying to remember.
In fact, there are at least ten or twenty men coming into their village every month, so I may not remember them all.
But Ding Yu left a deep impression on her.
It was all because she was so young and had been squeezed for so many days, but she still had the strength to escape, and her legs were still weak. She was really talented! So she was deeply impressed by him.
How long has passed at this time, and someone came to save me so quickly?
. But she didn’t expect that it wasn’t so fast before. It usually took several months or even half a year before someone came to ask.
Most of them have no news, and no one cares about the missing people at all.
"This guy... I have no impression." As for acting, the village chief Zheng Chunjuan has already become proficient in acting, and her heartbeat does not even speed up.
They had done this to deal with the relatives of men they had found countless times.
He had already dealt with it easily, without changing his expression.
"Think about it again?" Zhang Rongfang unconsciously revealed a touch of gold in his hand.
That is the color of gold leaf.
Zheng Chunjuan saw it, and a hint of greed flashed in her eyes.
But she thought about it carefully for a while and shook her head helplessly.
"Sorry, sir, it's not that I don't want to say it, but I really have never seen this person before."
Zhang Rongfang carefully stared at the other person with dark light vision, but there was nothing abnormal about his expression, heartbeat, or breathing.
It seems that he really doesn’t know...
He let out a breath and stood up.
"In that case, no need to bother you, I'll take my leave soon." He still left a piece of silver and turned to leave.
"Dear guest, please go slowly." Zheng Chunjuan smiled, picked up the money, and watched the other party leave.
When no one could be seen at all, she threw away the broken silver.
She doesn't care about this little money at all.
Especially when I just got a large amount of silver and gold tickets from Ding Yu.
The amount of money, such a huge amount, and the token, at first glance, it is not an ordinary power background.
If someone who can be found so quickly casually leaks information, isn't that asking for trouble in vain?
Zheng Chunjuan smiled, she was not that stupid.
Outside the house, Zhang Rongfang and his group were walking quickly between the houses, preparing to leave the village.
When passing by several small buildings, Zhang Rongfang noticed that some of the girls in the building were putting yellow flowers on the bronze mirrors.
Pasting yellow flowers was a custom in the previous dynasty.
Since the founding of the Daling Dynasty, many provinces have not had this custom for two hundred years.
There is actually...
Watching these girls take off the decals, they have faint flower marks on their faces, which is beautiful and elegant.
In addition, many of their clothes are of good quality.
And the houses here are all two-story buildings.
"This village here is very wealthy..." he said aloud.
"It should be because it belongs to Heilong Township and is close to the main traffic road." Mi Qingyu replied in a low voice.
Zhang Rongfang thought for a while and realized that indeed, the entire Dan Province's external traffic passes through here. From this point of view, it does make some sense that it is indeed wealthy.
He immediately stopped thinking and led a group of people out of the village quickly.
The huntress on guard on the tower whistled to them from afar, looking frivolous.
After leaving the village, Zhang Rongfang decided to go directly to Fucheng.
Over there, you can first contact the advance personnel sent by you, and then recruit a group of local personnel to conduct a large-scale search.
This is much more efficient than searching alone.
"That's not right!" Suddenly in the forest, Zhang Rongfang suddenly stopped.
"Sir?" Mo Qingyu and others stopped behind him in confusion."
"What's wrong?"
"Why can't you see a man in that village?" Zhang Rongfang frowned and said.
"..." A group of women looked at each other and didn't understand what they meant.