The Taoist ancestor is Cthulhu

Daozu is Cthulhu Chapter 207: Founding Industry

Li Fan escaped and sneaked for hundreds of miles, leaving the boundary of Baiyue Mountain, and only appeared in the plain area and flew into the air with his sword.

Along the way, you can see carriages and horses, and the endless stream is converging in the direction of Baiyue Mountain. Every few hills, you can see marching queues and garrisoned camps. It can be seen that many of them are recruits who are being transferred to replenish the army. There is a vacancy in the Baiyue Mountain Defense Zone.

When passing by a nearby town, Li Fan went to drink tea and inquire about news.

As expected, the Sunda Kingdom is going to attack Baiyue Mountain again. Even the waiter in the teahouse knows it, saying that this time the leader of the Sunda Kingdom has assembled another hundred thousand troops, vowing to sweep Baiyue Mountain and level Luo Feng. The remnants of the Demon Palace.

To be honest, the leader of the Xun Kingdom is probably a bit obsessive like Li Fan, and he always assembles an army of 100,000. It is said that this is the fifth 100,000-scale siege launched by the leader himself since he succeeded to the throne. It’s just that It's been years since I've been able to do it, and I can't even touch the shadow of Luo Feng Dongtian...

Ahem, no matter what, it can be seen that the national strength of the Sunda country is quite strong, and it can actually withstand such repeated hardships...

If we include the local governors and generals who dispatched private soldiers to rob the six tribes of mountain ghosts on a daily basis, then the Xun Kingdom's continuous conquest of the Baiyue area can be said to be a military outburst. But Li Fan took a look at the folk customs in the town and found that the people of the Sunda country looked pretty good...

In fact, it’s normal if you think about it. Sunda’s geographical location is really great.

To the west is Liguo, which is rich in products, to the east is Zhenguo, which is full of money and silk, to the north is the heart of the Central Plains directly under the jurisdiction of Sanyuan, and to the south is the Shangui tribe and Nanhai casual cultivators who can plunder at will and have no power to fight back, as well as the Li River waterway transport of goods. This transportation hub extending in all directions has naturally made the south a more prosperous commercial center than Liguo.

In addition, the Sunda clan maintains apparent harmony with the four great clans, and clearly implements the academy's traditional national policy of farming and war. Until the current seizure of the rightful son, there has been no political internal strife. It has to be said that the Sunda clan The Lord is somewhat level.

Although the problem of land annexation by aristocratic families is equally serious in the Sunda Kingdom, the Sunda Kingdom can also snatch land and population from mountain ghosts and reward poor families and generals in exchange for their loyalty. Therefore, there are checks and balances, and the family members will not be so arrogant as to climb on the head of the country's leader like Li Guo.

In terms of military affairs, the Sunda State adopted a military system that gave preferential treatment to generals, which could pass down the private military service to future generations. Many of them were professional veterans who had been on the battlefield. Not only did they maintain considerable combat effectiveness, but they were also stationed in the fertile south bank of the Li River in the form of military garrisons On the plain, guard the safety of Xingye City. This large-scale field army can not only pay for its own military rations, but even part of it is traded. It is also the biggest reliance for the Sunda clan to deter foreign countries and suppress the clans.

Coupled with the recent turmoil, natural disasters, wars and civil unrest in the north, most of the refugees fleeing from the war in the Central Plains have been trapped in the stable and prosperous Sunda country. After all, compared to the remote Li country, the Sunda country is more closely related to the Central Plains. Recently, a large amount of wealth, technology, and knowledge were brought to Xingye City, which enabled Sunda's industry and commerce to develop rapidly.

In addition, the people of the Shangui tribe were robbed and used as slaves, and there was sufficient manpower. The once barbaric land was developed into a fertile and fertile land that was almost the same as the Central Plains.

As long as there is no internal strife in this place, it is indeed enough to separate one party and make Xu Tu the world. It's no wonder that Yang Sheng is determined to join the Xun Kingdom. There is indeed a chance to achieve a great career.

Even Li Fan doubted that if the remnants of Luo Feng were really wiped out, would Sanyuan really be able to rest assured that the Xun Kingdom would become so powerful. Having to travel thousands of miles to mobilize the Sunda army to fight against the Luo sect, the demon sect, and the divine sect, I am afraid you are a little defensive, right?

Of course, Sanyuan allowed the Xun Kingdom to be indulged, perhaps because the leader of the Xun Kingdom still had a fatal shortcoming, that is, in a world where immortals and demons reigned supreme, the high-end combat power of his cultivators was seriously lacking.

After all, today's clan has been restored halfway and has insufficient foundation.

The high-end immortal cultivation inheritance in hand may not necessarily be comparable to the four major clans. Therefore, the monks in Xun Kingdom now mainly come from the two factions of the academy and the army. Most of the cultivation methods learned are those of the immortal palace. Third-rate trash.

It is said that fourteen gods can be gathered together, but that includes the ancestors of the four major families, the in-laws of Zhen Guo, and Sanyuan's backers. That is to say, when it comes to the battle to destroy the country, they will probably come to help. If there are so many great monks of the God Transformation who obey their orders, then Luofeng Immortal Palace will still stand up to resist.

So to put it bluntly, no matter how well the leader of the Xun Kingdom behaves, he will never be able to escape from Sanyuan's grasp. To put it bluntly, it is possible to follow the example of the previous dynasty and wipe out everyone overnight.

From this point of view, there are capable people in the Immortal Palace, and their style is really ruthless. They nip problems in the bud. Whenever there is an opportunity, they must eradicate the heirlooms of the Luo Feng Immortal Army, which they have inherited. Otherwise, if the Xun Kingdom had a different leader like Jueyin Shenjun today, it would not even be possible to raise troops to attack Sanyuan.

Tsk tsk, be it the vassal king of the Xun Kingdom or the traitor Luo Feng, with Sanyuan at their head, it would be very difficult for these ambitious people to succeed in their careers.

Li Fan was just thinking wildly, while he was inquiring about Xu Shi of the Xun Kingdom, and at the same time imagining his own character, he flew away with sword light and rushed to Xingye City.

Nowadays, it is not appropriate to pretend to be a Taoist priest when traveling around the world, because if you are a serious Taoist priest, you must go around the city to check your inheritance, Taoist certificates, and masters. Those who can't answer are wild Taoists who worship evil gods and are not tolerated by the world of the three major sects.

It would be fine if it was placed in a relaxed place like Liguo, where you are a casual cultivator, I am a casual cultivator, and everyone is a casual cultivator. But the national conditions here in Xun are different, because this is considered the territory of the Immortal Palace, and the Immortal Palace actually does not like Taoist priests at all.

Whether it's the orthodox ones like Xuanmen, the partial ones like Mozhushan, or the rebel ones in the north who worship Huang Tian. Anyway, these outsiders rely on their ability to fly to the sky and escape from the earth. They go their own way all day long and don't behave like dicks and kings, which is very annoying. In addition, Luo Fengxian's army often pretended to be Taoist priests to assassinate clan members in the past, which ruined the reputation of Taoist priests in the Xun Kingdom.

Therefore, the most popular loose cultivating sect in the Central Plains in recent years is the Buddhist sect. God knows where the Buddhist family in this world came from, but there it is. Among the twelve kingdoms, Zhen Kingdom has the most and most prosperous temples, and Xun Kingdom also has many. The leader of Xun Kingdom has recruited many bald monks as thugs, which is better than nothing.

Of course, Li Fan refused to shave his hair, not to mention he was not familiar with the ways of the Shi family. The persona he set for himself this time was Li Fan, a loose cultivator from the South China Sea, a worldly master, and the owner of Epiphyllum Island. Medicine Master, his unique skills are the magical power of the Great Compass Heavenly Finger and the Jade Flute Sword Technique.

Oh, Yu Xiao and Lightning Style showed off their skills in Luo Feng Immortal Palace, right? It doesn't matter, there are not even a thousand but eight hundred people who use swords these days. At worst, they don't need high-end items like Xuantian Sword Technique. Well, just use the Beichen Sword Sect's outer sect's entry-level swordsmanship skills. Anyway, he was always giving pointers to Asha, and he had already mastered it. In this way, in the future, we can also transfer the inheritance to an unknown abandoned disciple of Beichen Sword Sect, Yan Xingyun. Well, it is simply perfect!

As for why he insists on holding the flute in his hand, it's not because he wants to show off, ahem, okay just a little bit, the main reason is that his mood limit has reached 6000, and his mood is less than 5000, so he can play the flute if he has nothing to do. , increase your mood and cultivate your own sentiments, cough cough cough, play the flute seriously, don't think wrong.

So Li Fan blew Two tigers, two tigers run fast to cheer up his mood, and flew all the way to Xingye City. On the way, his consciousness swept away and he found that he had encountered a robber who was robbing him. He blew It's so weird, so weird again, turned around and flew back, landing on the treetop to see what was going on.

Judging from the overturned frame of the vehicle, it was an oxcart. The boxcar was quite old, but it was also inlaid with gold and jade and was very sophisticated. Looking at the regulations of this luxury car, the person who was robbed was probably an official's family. There was a woman and three young children hiding in the car. The slaves outside had fled. Only an old soldier was still guarding with a knife, but he was also seriously injured and on the verge of death.

As for the group of thieves who attacked the carriage, there were about a dozen of them, and they were all at the Foundation Establishment level at most. They all wore face coverings, bare-chested tattoos, held crossbows and daggers, and were dressed like mountain ghosts. They didn't take action for the time being, but turned their heads together and looked at Li Fan, who was playing the flute on the branch. After all, he was not hiding.

At first, Li Fan thought it was Luo Feng's people who were doing something, so he encountered an internal agent. He just happened to be able to escape all the way. But when he turned back and took a closer look, he couldn't help but sneer, haha, you are the mountain ghost. ? If you don't even wear clothes, where is the wild ghost? And the tattoos on the face were clearly painted with glaze! There is also a mountain ghost, it looks like a mandrill...

Looking at the scene in front of him again, Li Fan understood immediately. Oh, isn’t this the kind of thing that says, ‘Your wife and children are in my hands, if you don’t want them to die, just do as I say! ’ expand. Anyway, everything can be blamed on Luo Feng Demon Palace, which is really convenient. However, it seems that the disputes between the two palaces over the legitimate rights have gone too far, and they have directly begun to tie up family members and threaten their wives and children.

Li Fan didn't want to talk nonsense with them, and directly practiced with them, using his energy from the air, pointing, poking and playing around, and he made about ten people numb and weak, and collapsed to the ground. Then he said to the stunned veteran leader, When the road is rough, drawing a sword to help is what a chivalrous person like us should do. You're welcome. Send them to see the official.

Haha, aren't you pretending to be a ghost? I'll throw you into the Yamen. I'll see how you end up. Hehe!

The dozen or so thieves were also shocked, how could they suddenly kill such a nosy lunatic... Then they looked at each other, bit their mouths, and they all bit the poison sac in their mouths and committed suicide!

Damn it? Li Fan was shocked, so incredible? Are they all trained dead soldiers?

The old soldier rushed towards Li Fan and clasped his fist, poof! He had to spit out a mouthful of black blood, and he died quickly and easily.

No...are you dissatisfied or what? What is the comparison to this kind of thing...

The women and children in the van were stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears.

Li Fan couldn't help but have black lines in his head. He was so hungry. This escort mission was too hard-core...

But after all, we can't leave people in this place with no village or shop. Li Fan has no choice but to jump off the branch and ask simply, Where is this lady going? I will take you all the way. How much will you pay?

The lady in the car was crying and mumbling at the same time. She also had a Jiangnan accent. Li Fanling had to listen to it for a long time and cooperated with the system translation to understand it.

This Mrs. Zhou, originally the Zhou family was also a powerful figure in the Sunda country, but her husband was removed from office for a crime, and was exiled. She was also implicated in the suffering. Finally, old friends of the Zhou family helped to intercede, and finally pardoned her husband. The guilty officer was reinstated. Unexpectedly, this unlucky man actually died of illness first. So Madam had no choice but to drag the three youngest sons of the Zhou family back to Xingye City to join their relatives. I never thought that I would be robbed by a mountain ghost again. Now my loyal servant is dead and my family slave has fled with the remaining family property. What should I do? Uh-huh-huh...

Li Fan was a little confused for a moment.

That's it? But it sounds like the Zhou family has already fallen into decline? Then why send so many dead soldiers to kidnap this orphan and widowed mother?

Li Fan took out Si Nan and took a look, but the spoon pointed at Xingye City in the north. It seemed that they didn't have any chance magic weapons hidden in them...

But Mrs. Zhou kept complaining, and Li Fan also had a headache. Hey, please stop complaining. Just tell me where the Zhou family is, and I'll take you there.

Mrs. Zhou continued to say that she didn’t know. The Zhou family’s ancestral property was gone long ago. She still listened to the old servant at home about the matter of being able to return to the capital after being reinstated. Hey, she used to be a rich lady. How could she have such a miserable life? Ying Ying!

Li Fan's head was pounding when he heard this, Then you have a destination all the way to the city, right? Don't tell me that it was all arranged by this old servant? You took your three sons and didn't even ask where you were going?

Zhou finally asked where he was going.

She said that her deceased husband had an older brother who was supposed to inherit the Zhou family business. He also married the eldest daughter of the leader of the Xun Kingdom, but he died young. Although the princess married another woman, she was still enthusiastic. This time, it was the sisters who had been sisters-in-law for several years who helped to pardon the Zhou family's crimes, so they were going to join this Xun country. The princess's.

Oh, the eldest princess of the Sunda country, right? OK, let's go. Finally asked for a name, the eldest princess of the Sunda country will not be able to support a few idlers.

So Li Fan didn't do any ink, he just lifted the ox cart, held it with his hands and flew into the air. He used Qinggong to parkour all the way to Xingye City to hand in the mission.

Zhou had never seen such a posture before, and he was so frightened that he screamed. The three cubs were also making a fuss.

Li Fan is so annoying, hey, you really can’t take this task blindly...

However, with such an exaggerated escort method, ordinary bandits and wild monsters did not dare to show up to interfere. Finally, he was able to fly and jump all the way, and saw the outer city of Xingye City from a distance.

Prosperous people are also responsible for rejuvenating the country and building industry.

Not to mention, this Xingye City has a royal air. The Lijiang River flows eastward here, first north, then south, then east, taking the shape of several characters. There is also a tributary that meanders to the southeast, and it is quite a coincidence that it is named Zanglongpu. The rocky mountain adjacent to the river in the north looks like a crouching tiger, so it is more appropriate to call it Crouching Tiger Hill.

Xingye City is bordered by the river in the north and reaches Zanglongpu in the south. It stands across the river. It is a city because of the mountain and a pond because of the river. The terrain is dangerous and solid, and it has a strange situation, like a dragon, a pan, and a tiger. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by rivers, one can see its dangers and secrets. It is the most fortified city in the south of the Yangtze River. Whether it is the Northern Army's Southern Expedition or the Southern Army's Northern Expedition, Xingye City is a choke point that can never be circumvented to control the north and south of the Yangtze River.

And this city was indeed expanded and renovated from a barracks and fortress. It was the naval station in the previous dynasty. On Jiangxinzhou Island at the entrance of Longpu, you can also see the Sunda Alliance Navy from a distance. It is the sun-shielding flag and the clouds. Qiang and oars, white bones are like flying snow. I don't know how many warships are lined up side by side. Looking from a distance, it looks like another tower is erected across the river.

Although the overall layout of Xingye City is indeed smaller than that of Changsi City, it is also well planned.

To the north, surrounded by Wohu Gang, is the Huju Palace where the Xun King's headquarters is located. The red flaming flying tiger flags that are now favored by the clan are planted all over the city wall. It is said to commemorate the great ancestor who was known as the fierce tiger in the river and led his army to seize the throne and establish the foundation. The outer city is surrounded by thousands of feet, with five gates. There is an inner wall above the palace city. There is an acropolis in the east, a military warehouse in Cangcheng in the north, and a horse race in Yuancheng in the west. In the middle is the Taichu Palace, where the cardinal of the Sunda Kingdom is held daily. The forbidden place.

On both sides of Zanglongpu in the south, merchants gathered, officials and businessmen lived together, the population was complex, and there were many cars and boats. There are millions of people who have lived in Xingye City for a long time, and there are more people traveling from east to west and from north to south. If you take the big picture, UU read www. uukanshu.net The entire southern bank of the Li River and the plain farms on both sides of Zanglongpu can be regarded as the suburbs outside Xingye City.

Just looking at the auras in this city, there are nearly a hundred Yuan Ying level auras, and there are as many as five light pillars in the god transformation stage. At first glance, this quantity is not a little bit stronger than that of Changsi City. However, Changsi City is not actually the center of the Liguo cultivation world, and the Sunda Kingdom is at least superficially united, so it is reasonable for many elites to gather in the capital.

As for the ancestors of the aristocratic families headed by the four major families, they should not be in the city. Most of the manors and fields of the clans are distributed in various parts of the Sunda Kingdom. Those who are officials in the court will naturally purchase real estate and estates on both sides of Zanglongpu. The housing prices are so high that some officials from poor families cannot afford to rent or buy a house in the inner ring of the capital, so they simply live on a flower boat in Zanglongpu.

Don't tell me, Zanglong Pu is also called Rouge Pu. It is this river that gathers the most concentrated merchants, officials and gentry in the north and south of the country, as well as the top courtesans and courtesans in the world. Every day they use water for washing. When you go to the river, you have to dye the water surface into rouge color. Li Fan has also been admiring his reputation for a long time. Cough cough cough cough!

In short, I handed over the escort task first, and then found a flower boat to hang out, to see the serious courtesan and Jin Qing from the South China Sea, who is better?

Fortunately, the eldest princess of the Sunda Kingdom seems to be quite famous. At least Li Fan came riding the waves with an ox cart. When the immortal soldiers of the Sunda Kingdom who stopped him heard that he was looking for the eldest princess, they all changed their faces when they heard the news. Putting on a kind and amiable smile, he reminded him that non-motorized vehicles were not allowed to use the express lane, and then pointed out the way and let him go without daring to ask more questions.

Well, looking at their cowardly looks, it seems that the eldest princesses of all countries are particularly difficult to marry. I don’t know who they are remarrying, but they are so domineering...

Bold! Who broke into the Governor's Mansion without permission!