There's something wrong with this guy

Chapter 127 Weiyu Town

Under one county, there are usually five to seven towns. The big ones are cities and the small ones are towns. The cities are surrounded by high walls, and the towns are usually surrounded by green mountains and green waters. Xi Huanyan and his party head south along the official road. After about 30 miles, get off the right auxiliary road.

On one side of this road is a mountain wall, on the other side is a dense forest, winding and winding, and it is already night, and the sound of the wind beating the leaves is desolate and treacherous.

Tanghu and the others were strung together by a rope, followed the horse, and ran all the way. When Xi Huanyan and the others stopped to check the route, they couldn't support themselves and fell to the ground.

"The town can't get in at night, even our locals can't get in, otherwise we won't be staying outside!" Tanghu shouted hoarsely, "I beg you, just treat us as farts and let us go Come on, we have eyes but no pearls, and we don't know Mount Tai!"

It's a pity that no one paid any attention to him.

"This area has been subjected to a deceptive illusion. It should be the town's regular nighttime defense. There is no need to force it." Xi Huanyan said, "Old rules, the upper and lower night shifts."

Relying on the fact that the attention of this group of people was not on himself and the others, Tang Hu unscrupulously belittled the behavior of the academy students to the people around him, showed his wisdom, and laughed at them for not being able to stay in the post, so he had to go on the road in the evening. It must be dark now.

One of them pouted his dry mouth, "Boss, I think they are really abnormal."

Tang Hu turned his head and looked over, and saw that some of them entered the forest, closed their clothes, or lay down on the ground, or leaned against a tree trunk, and fell asleep directly, while the other part lit a fire beside the road, and there were barbecues. , some sit cross-legged and meditate, some fight in pairs, some chat in low voices, they simply don't take this black sky seriously!

Tang Hu and his group stared at the middle of the night, couldn't help but fell asleep, and in the second half of the night, they were awakened by a burst of shouting and screaming, looked over with black eye bags, and changed a group of people on duty, "..."

It's just a change, what are you doing in the middle of the night, do you have to compete!
Finally, when the sky was slightly bright, these people finally calmed down. His eyelids drooped, he didn’t sleep for a while, and was awakened by the sound of reading aloud. He barely opened his eyes and saw 24 people holding books in their hands, standing or sitting, Surrounded in a semicircle, Dongjun stood in front, as if he was leading the reading and explaining.

Not to mention, the sound of Lang Lang was so pleasant, Tanghu felt drowsy and dozed off. Halfway through the fight, the argument started again, and from time to time he roared and filled his ears, making people's heads pop.

Tang Hu almost shed tears, if it was to torture him, there was no need for it.

Today's cultural class is over, the sun just jumped out of the morning clouds, and it is a brand new day.

The students of the academy washed up briefly, and got on their horses energetically, preparing to enter the town.

Qu Fujiao shook the round fan, "The traces of the psychedelic technique sensed yesterday have disappeared. It seems that it is indeed a psychedelic array that is only activated at night."

"The setting is too obvious. People with stronger wills can pass through it directly, but they can only confuse the beast." Xi Huanyan expressed doubts about the presence of a powerful star-level origin master in this town, and beckoned to send a book to Tanghu and the others. Bring it on.

"Weiyu Town, what is the highest star rating and how many are there?"

Tang Hu's head was heavy, and he couldn't think of anything to say, blurted out, "Three stars, four, originally there was one with four stars, and I don't know if he died on the battlefield or was captured."

Xi Huanyan made a decision in her heart, "Go to the town secretary and meet the mayor. It's best to get it done as soon as possible."

The dirt road was dusty, and within three moments, the view was wide. A stone archway appeared in front of it, and there were arrow towers on both sides. There were always nearly 30 people standing guard on the ground and on the arrow towers. It is an ordinary warrior.

The two-star martial artist saw a group of people coming on horseback from a distance, and they seemed to have star emblems on their chests. They were so frightened that they pulled out the horse-repelling stakes, set up arrow arrays, and shouted, "Where did you come from? You came here." What are you doing!"

A group of people stopped their horses and sent a book to drive forward, "Tongzhou's highest academy, Tongtu students have traveled here to study, want to ask the world's truths with respected people, want to learn source arts and martial arts with capable people, hope to open the door of convenience .”

The two-star martial artist saw Tang Hu's eyes begging for help, and also saw the customs clearance certificate displayed by Xi Huanyan and the token on her waist. His scalp became numb for a moment, and he waved his hands to withdraw from the enemy's battle, and stepped back, not even daring to ask her for help. identity.

After the battle between Xingjin and the Tongzhou Army, the post-war prestige was still there, which made him dare not question the authenticity of Dongjun's token. After watching them enter the town, he hurriedly took a shortcut to the town secretary to present the matter face-to-face.

So when Xi Huanyan came to Zhensi, the mayor happened to lead the crowd to welcome him.

The head of the town has already grown silver-haired white hair, her figure is tall and straight, and she is still as tough as a drawn sword. She seems to know Xi Huanyan, and she worships Xi Huanyan when they meet, "See Dongjun!"

"The mayor is free." Xi Huanyan got off her horse and entered the mansion with her, "I met the mayor? How do you call him?"

"Ai Ling, I am a retired soldier under the Duke's command, and I am a senior in the military rank."

After entering the lobby, Xi Huanyan intended to have a private chat, and Chief Ai Ling invited her to the study with a wink, leaving the assistant officer to accompany the others.

Zhensi looks like a tall courtyard, and the lobby in front is also exquisite everywhere. There are padded benches and single seats called wooden sofas, which are produced by the fusion of Eastern and Western styles. The windows are not in line with the restrained characteristics of the Eastern Region. stained glass.

But when you leave the lobby and enter the wide backyard, you will see nothing but bare eyes, turn around the corridor and walk into the important area of ​​the study, where there are long benches, a simple square table with four pillars supporting it, and light and simple bookshelves in primary colors. No frills.

"There's a big difference between inside and outside."

"Dong Jun laughed." Ai Ling explained, "This mansion has a certain background. More than 20 years ago, before the fall of Muzhou, it was the town secretary's mansion. After the fall of Muzhou, all levels of government and academy system were abolished. It almost changed hands and fell into the hands of the Zhaojian family. The head of the family, Yu Yuansheng, was a four-star martial artist and was also a commander of the Muzhou army. When he died, the family fled overnight for fear of being implicated. After I took office, the land and The house will be taken back, and the town office will be re-opened."

As she spoke, she said with a smile, "Organizing manpower and setting up a social school cost a lot in all aspects, and the resources allocated from above were not enough. Fortunately, Yu Yuansheng decorated the house in a magnificent manner, and sold strange stones, jades, and gold leaf layer by layer. , temporarily relieved the pressure on the treasury, leaving only the outer lobby as a facade."

"So that's how it is." Xi Huanyan went straight to the point, "I heard the mayor mentioned the family, can you tell me what you think about the Muzhou family, martial arts, guilds and the academy system?"

Ai Ling poured two glasses of water and murmured, "We are prosperous. We don't have a serious family. If we have to say there is, it refers to the clan members of the same blood in the village. We all have empires all the way up from social studies and academies. Selfless support does not require families to form a group to survive. This principle is also applied to martial arts and guilds. Therefore, there is no room for the development of families, martial arts and other forces within the empire.

The Western Regions are different, there is no protective cover on them, so whoever has important survival materials such as source arts and martial arts in his hands is qualified to be the "center".

For example, Yu Yuansheng, before the fall of Muzhou, was a three-star martial artist and belonged to Shinji. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was given the surname of Yu in the town of "Weiyu", and he was specially allowed to study at the highest academy in Muzhou at that time. With his profound martial arts skills, he learned the swordsmanship that became famous later, and after the fall of Muzhou, he passed on the swordsmanship to his blood relatives and children, and founded the swordsmanship family. "

Speaking of this, Ai Ling said, "All the academy's exercises belong to the empire. Except for the Huangpin exercises, which are passed on to outsiders, the third-rank exercises of Xuan, Earth, and Heaven cannot be passed on to others after learning, otherwise they will be considered treason. , this rule was forgotten.”

Xi Huanyan was startled, "You mean, these martial arts clubs and families in Muzhou are actually supported by academy exercises?"

Ai Ling nodded, "I can't say all of them, but most of them are."

(End of this chapter)