Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

Chapter 166 Golden Wuxi falls into the ghost town in the forest
A team of fifty or sixty people.

It is an eye-catching presence wherever it is placed, let alone riding across the city.

Soon, it attracted countless gazes.

Nanjian City is not big at all.

In addition, they are Han Chinese.

It can be regarded as extremely rare in the West Yunnan Road where hundreds of barbarians live together.

but.

After all, Nanjian City belongs to the Zuo family chieftain.

The third young master was even more famous for being cruel and cruel.

Riding horses like this in the city.

"Okay, it's his house."

According to his plan, it was best to reach Lucheng and reach Fuxian Lake within three days.

In other words, today's Tusi Mansion is ultimately an empty shell.

A papery tiger relies solely on the residual intimidation accumulated over hundreds of years.

The same was true for the Miao restaurant that Bamo took to Ami Prefecture.

That is the most common symbol of the Miao family.

Although the Chen family makes a living by fighting against each other.

Look in the direction she points.

But since he returned to his native land, his strength has actually been weakened by more than half.

A few more years.

Weishan Zuo clan looks like a giant.

The reason why.

As the horse undulated, a silver bell rang in his ears.

Do you still care about such small things?

But the three generations of shopkeepers all have the heart of a Bodhisattva.

These people are afraid that the road is narrow.

Predictably so.

Chen Yulou seemed to have never seen this.

Now, half a day has passed.

The red girl pointed to the distance with a hint of surprise.

He had already learned enough truths from the former soldier.

Although he still has the responsibility of being in charge of one party, there are checks and balances from the local magistrate outside the chieftain's house, so all aspects have to be restricted.

"Shopkeeper, there is Jian Miao's Restaurant in front of you, do you want to try it?"

According to Huamaguai.

I just wanted to find a place to eat and rest as soon as possible.

It's not about being domineering or arrogant.

The real power of the Weishan Zuo family has plummeted.

A mere descendant of a chieftain and a dandy, how could he have so much time to play tricks with him?
Where the slap is a little bigger, why not ban horses?

When the local magistrate was changed to the county magistrate, he was responsible for many responsibilities such as local security, people's livelihood, and even important matters such as troop deployment, and there was no need to communicate with the chieftain's government.

Everyone shook their heads, looking at them with eyes full of sympathy.

On the contrary, his reputation in Sanxiang and Four Rivers is obvious to all.

only……

That is to say, those native mountain people, who are still afraid of the Zuo family, the Tuzhai, who is flexible and powerful, are already obedient to the Tusi Mansion.

Chen Yulou saw the green flag fluttering in the wind at a glance, with a horn pattern painted on the flag.

really.

Do you really think you are your own emperor?
The former Qing Dynasty had been dead for several years.

not to mention.

The Tusi Mansion will truly exist in name only.

Not to mention Zuo Yuanhai, what if this generation of chieftains is here?
People who cultivate immortality are going against nature.

Especially in the past few years, with wars and natural disasters all over the place, the number of refugees gathered in Chenjiazhuang is not just a few hundred, but also countless living people.

And after the Republic of China.

Chen Yulou nodded.

Although it has been a long time.

He really missed the Miao village flavor.

The cavalry team headed straight outside the restaurant. There was such a big movement in the city, so naturally it couldn't be hidden from the boss's eyes and ears, so he had already come out to welcome it.

only……

He has been doing business in Nanjian City for so many years.

I can't figure out the origin of this group of people.

If you ride a horse in the city, wouldn't you step on the face of the third young master?
If there were one or two merchants, he would politely decline. There was no need to take the risk of offending the chieftain's government just for that penny and a half.

In the final analysis, they are just making a living on the Zuo family's territory and living under the roof of others. Life or death is just a matter of a word from the Third Young Master.

But right.

At a glance, there were fifty or sixty people, all wearing bright clothes and angry horses, with aloof temperaments.

At first glance, he is no ordinary person.

He looked at countless people, his eyes were more poisonous than snakes, and those horses were all divine horses.

It's infinitely better than the Third Young Master's horse.

These days, people who can afford to raise horses are not ordinary people.

What's more, there is one person and one horse, or even one person and two horses.

I'm afraid the Chieftain's Mansion doesn't even have the courage.

The wealth of Po Tian is right in front of the door. Whether to accept it or not, the boss made an instant decision in his mind.

"Hurry up, please come inside. It's really a great honor for all of you distinguished guests to come to our store."

Although they are Miao people.

But the boss speaks Chinese very well.

With a smile on his face, he invited the group of people into the store.

"Boss, our horse..."

Red Girl reminded.

The boss reacted immediately and said with a smile, "Don't worry, girl, I'll have someone take her to the backyard, feed her with good concentrate, and give her a good scrub."

"it is good."

The red girl nodded.

That's how business should be done.

They number 50 or 60, they are definitely big customers.

Respectfully invite everyone to the second floor.

Seeing that he was on the road like this, Chen Yulou and others would naturally not be stingy. Not to mention that they had gained a lot from this trip, they had to gallop all the way in the afternoon, and they must eat and drink enough.

Immediately ordered a large table of dishes.

only.

What makes the boss strange is.

These guests seemed to be quite taboo about alcohol.

Even if he offered to offer some jars of old wine, they refused.

How could he have imagined that the group of people were not jealous of alcohol, but simply drank too much in Maluzhai during this period, and now they were shaking when they smelled the alcohol.

"Okay, everyone, wait a moment, I'm going to serve the food now."

He walked downstairs with a smile.

The boss hired a smart guy and asked him to watch outside the door.

What if someone really comes from Tu County?

He can also make preparations in advance.

but.

Until the dishes were served, there was no movement anywhere in the city, which made him murmur in his heart.

You must know that the soldiers in the Chieftain's Mansion are like wolves and tigers. As long as there is oil and water to squeeze out, they would like to skin people, cramp them, and then tear apart the bones.

This group of people ignored the rules set by the Third Young Master.

Riding wildly in the city.

With their ears and eyes, they shouldn't have been unable to respond for so long.

"Old...boss."

Leaning in front of the counter, the boss glanced at the stairs from time to time, and could still faintly hear the sounds of the guests talking and laughing.

Just when he was puzzled.

Suddenly a panting voice came from outside the counter.

It turned out to be the guy who was sent out.

"I'm not asking you to stare..."

The boss had an unkind look on his face and scolded him when he opened his mouth, but seeing the unconcealed horror on the waiter's face, he reacted immediately and swallowed hard, "Coming?"

The man nodded like a fool.

The boss's face suddenly turned ugly.

Taking a deep breath, he was about to go upstairs to remind him.

But before he had taken a few steps, the man's voice sounded behind him again.

"Boss, wait a minute, it doesn't seem like you're here for the guests."

"How to say?"

The boss suddenly stopped.

"Just...just someone came."

"one?"

At this time, the boss was also a little confused.

What those government soldiers are best at is bullying the weak, using the strong to bully the weak, and using the name of the chieftain's government to show off their power in the city all day long.

If he really came here for the guests upstairs.

By their virtue.

That would definitely be all out.

"I gonna go see."

After hesitating for a while, the boss was still worried and turned around and walked towards the door.

Not long after, a familiar figure broke into sight.

"Lord Kegu..."

He knows all the soldiers in Tu County.

At this moment, you can spot the person at a glance.

However, he seemed a little strange today. His face was expressionless, his eyes were empty, and he was holding a scroll tightly in his hands.

I don’t know if it’s a painting or what.

This group of people is greedy to the core, cruel and ruthless, and there is no one who is kind to them. If you meet them in the city on weekdays, you will either stay away from them. If you can't avoid them, you have to go up and see them.

Although he is just a low-level soldier.

But to them, he is also an unattainable figure.

Thinking of this, he quickly forced a smile on his face and bent down to salute.

After all, don't hit someone with a smiling face. He knows this well after having been in the market for many years.

But oddly enough.

This time there was no response.

The boss couldn't help but raise his head, only to find that Ke Gu had already walked away and headed straight to the second floor.

"bad thing……"

Seeing this situation, the boss's heart suddenly pounded.

How dare you delay.

He quickly chased after him.

But the figure in front was very fast and disappeared around the corner in the blink of an eye. When he caught up to the stairs, he didn't even bother to breathe, thinking of rushing forward to say good things.

only……

What shocked him was.

Kegu, who was usually domineering, was now as meek and humble as a lamb.

Standing respectfully in front of the man in green shirt.

Hands raised.

He handed over the scroll.

Seeing this scene, the boss was filled with astonishment, which was even more unbelievable than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

"Boss, I want another fish in sour soup."

Just when his heart was beating like a drum and his mind was in chaos, a calm voice suddenly came to his ears.

Look up.

A figure as tall as a mountain appeared in front of him at some point.

Just enough to cover his sight.

"Yes...yes, I'll go right away." Although Kunlun looked calm, the overwhelming aura exuding from his body made him breathless.

The boss didn't dare to think too much, so he quickly went downstairs.

"Sir, this is the map hidden by the county government."

"Okay, good job."

Chen Yulou opened the map casually.

As expected of the Zuo family chieftain who has been in charge of the West Yunnan Road for five hundred years, his control over this place is truly astonishing.

Even the inaccessible mountains and old forests are marked in detail.

"Go on down, don't look back when you're out the door, just count thirty times silently."

This map is definitely an unexpected surprise.

Chen Yulou nodded with satisfaction and gave instructions casually.

"Yes, my lord."

Ke Gu still looked immersed in surprise.

Just nodded subconsciously.

Turn around and go downstairs.

Under the confused eyes of the restaurant owner and the waiters, he walked straight through the lobby and out of the door.

He was still mumbling something.

If you get closer.

You will hear numbers like eleven and twelve.

"Twenty-nine."

"thirty."

boom!
The last number has just dropped.

There was a thunderous sound in Kegu's mind, and the next moment, the picture in front of him flashed, the trance disappeared, and it became extremely clear.

only……

Watching people coming and going on the long street.

Those faces that were in awe and fear of themselves.

His expression became even more confused.

Isn't it your turn to guard the gate today? Why did you come here?
After scratching his head, Kegu looked hesitant and had no idea what was going on.

"Forget it, I can't remember."

"It's better to go back to bed first."

Shaking his head, Kegu didn't think much, identified the direction, and then rushed out of the city gate.

The second floor of the restaurant.

See the scene downstairs through the window.

The Xiling bandits were even more surprised, and looked at Chen Yulou with even more awe.

The shopkeeper's methods are becoming more and more unpredictable.

They only regard it as a foreign method such as Miao Village Gu Master and Chenzhou Taoist.

But at this moment, Partridge Whistle had already vaguely seen some clues.

This is definitely not a category that Alchemy can reach.

He had also heard of the round light demon technique that seduces the soul and attracts the soul. The person who is subjected to this technique loses his mind and his mind is confused, and in the end he can only end up as a fool.

There are three people in front and behind.

Just missing memory.

Almost no different from ordinary people.

The control over the mind is already minute.

The most frightening thing is that Chen Yulou did not cover up the whole process. He was intent on observing, but he didn't even know when the technique would start or when it would be resolved.

Before coming here, he was far from being able to do this.

Just a trip to Zhelong Mountain.

Looking at him again, he looked more and more like Yue Linyuan, hard to figure out.

I thought I was practicing all the time, and I didn’t dare to delay for even half a day.

In just two months, from crossing the Dragon Gate for the first time, barely breaking the Qi refining barrier, to now successfully cultivating Qi, the progress has been extremely amazing.

But I didn't expect it.

If you keep chasing closely, you will never be able to catch up.

"Brother Dao..."

Chen Yulou didn't notice anything strange about him.

At this moment, his attention was entirely on the map.

After careful comparison, I have already planned several routes in my mind.

Say hello.

Not only Partridge Whistle, but also Hualing, Red Girl, Old Foreigner, and Kunlun all gathered around.

"Now we can either take the mountain road, cross the Zixi Mountains, arrive at Lucheng and then go to Xianren Lake."

"The second way is to continue the waterway, along the Lishe River, into the Lvzhi River, all the way north, through the East River into Dianchi Lake, and finally reach Xianren Lake."

His finger traced across the map.

Chen Yulou briefly explained the two routes.

The mountain road is difficult to travel, and most of it passes through vast and endless virgin mountain forests, where no one is allowed to go. However, it does not need to be too detoured, which can save a considerable amount of time.

As for waterways.

When they came, they sailed across the river.

It took almost a full month to get from Xiangxi to Nanjian, which was too long.

"Mountain road."

Partridge Whistle pondered for a moment.

Give your own answer.

Mountain movers have been roaming the mountains since ancient times. No matter how big the mountains and rivers are, they can traverse them with just two feet.

Now one person and two horses, the world is so big, where can't he go?
Chen Yulou nodded.

The Partridge Whistle's answer was what he expected.

"Where are Honggu and Kunlun? What do you think?"

"Of course I will listen to you, the shopkeeper."

The red girl smiled.

Kunlun on the side echoed with the sound of an urn.

"In that case, let's take the mountain road."

He put the roll of maps in his hand back into the waterproof leather bag and handed it to Kunlun.

The line was determined.

The group of people did not waste any time, quickly filled their stomachs, and asked the restaurant owner to help purchase a batch of dry food.

When walking on mountain roads, the difficulty and danger of the road are secondary.

Food rations for dozens of people are the key.

Many times, there is not a single family or village within a hundred or ten miles, and even if there is, most of them are natives who cannot understand the language and are extremely hostile and wary of outsiders.

To get supplies is as difficult as going to the sky.

and so.

Take this opportunity.

I prepared everything I needed for half a month in one go.

The reason for this was simply to prepare for a rainy day, but it shocked the restaurant owner quite a bit.

Nanjian City is such a small place.

I have never seen such a big family before.

Money is spent like water.

Of course, because he helped with these things, he also made a lot of profits from it, and he smiled so hard that his mouth never closed.

When a group of people mounted their horses and prepared to leave the city.

The shopkeeper wanted to send him away ten miles away.

This one business trip almost earned him as much money as he usually earns in several months or even half a year.

Fortunately, I didn't refuse before.

Otherwise, how could such a huge fortune come to him?
The only thing that confused him was that most Han people came here to sell salt, tea, iron, etc. Instead of doing business, these people spent a lot of money.

He was allowed to wander around the world for many years.

I can't even figure it out even if I break my head.

As for the scene he saw when he went upstairs earlier, he is a smart man and knows well that he cannot talk nonsense, so he naturally plans to keep everything in his stomach.

He is just a low-level citizen doing business.

No one can afford to offend either side.

Simply pretend you don't know anything. Only if you are confused can you live longer.

Wait until you get out of the city.

Chen Yulou glanced at the base of the city wall. Kegu and the other three were curled up in a ball and sleeping unconsciously.

"Let's go, at least reach Longtan Mountain before sunset."

I ignored it.

Chen Yulou waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice.

Longtan Mountain is less than a hundred miles away from here.

If there are dragon colts and horses on weekdays, it will not be a problem to travel hundreds of kilometers a day.

but.

At this moment, I looked across the Red River to the east.

As far as the eye can see, the entire world is filled with vast green mountains and dense forests.

A hundred miles or so would probably be barely enough.

But Longtan Mountain is the nearest inhabited place.

If possible, it would be best to stay there for the night.

Otherwise, when night falls, demons will run rampant, ghosts will revive, and there will be many dangers.

In the blink of an eye.

Several hours passed.

The scorching sun above our heads gradually sets down the mountain.

The sky is filled with fire and clouds, reflecting the mountains and forests in red, like a golden crow fire nest.

"Shopkeeper, how far is it from Longtan Mountain?"

The red girl was wearing a red dress and was floating on the horse. Seeing that it was getting dark, she couldn't help but show a trace of worry on her face.

Not that I'm worried about night blindness, guys.

But if you are traveling at night, you will easily startle your horse.

Especially in such deep mountains, where jackals are spying on tigers and leopards, and a beast's roar startles the horses, it is more terrifying than the roar of the camp.

"It should be soon."

Chen Yulou has already seen the map.

Longtan Mountain is a stone peak with a secluded pool at the foot of the mountain, hence its name.

Mark by map.

It should be not far from here.

But I don’t know why I haven’t seen it yet.

"Yuan Hong, Kunlun."

"The two of you form a team and go ahead to explore the front, but don't go too far away, just within three to five miles at most."

"Yes!"

Yuan Hong belongs to the genus of ape and is born in the mountains and forests.

After fusing the remains of the mandrill, his strength increased greatly.

As long as you don't encounter a big demon with condensed demon core, you can easily deal with it.

As for Kunlun, once entering the mountains and forests, it is like a dragon returning to the sea.

With the two of them exploring the road, at least they were in peace.

He responded.

The two of them rode horses and quickly headed east.

just.

We have only gone a mile or two.

Yuan Hong seemed to have noticed something. He reined in his horse and stopped, looking solemnly at the dense forest ahead.

Seeing its strangeness, Kunlun didn't know what happened.

But he pulled out the big halberd with a swipe and held it in his hand, with blood all over his body.

A pair of amber eyes stared intently for a moment.

All I could see was the misty forest.

An ancient city stands faintly.

The evil spirit in the city soared into the sky, making Yuan Hong unable to help but feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, with his hair standing on end.

"Kunlun, go back... inform the master that we may have hit a ghost town."

(End of this chapter)