The village at the foot of the mountain was located more than seventy miles to the east of Mingkang Town. Because its back was against the Mengze Mountainous Area, and its front was facing the Tai Yue Mountain Range, the area around the village was like a gourd surrounded by two mountains. It was extremely remote and desolate. Ordinary people would never go to this place.
After crossing the front mountain of the Mengze Mountains, one would be able to walk out of the territory controlled by the Black water thief for another forty to fifty kilometers. From there, one could enter the south valley where the forces of the Cloud Sky City, the Black water thief, and Heng Shan City all intersected. In the center of the south valley was a town called Tianmaji. Because it was a place where all the forces intersected but didn't control, Tianmaji was very chaotic, but it was also very prosperous. It was an abnormal prosperity.
The autumn wind was strong, and under the misty sky, on the rugged mountain road that extended west from the front mountain of the Mengze Mountains, two figures were quickly running towards the foot of the mountain. Within the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the figure in front had already reached the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the figure was about to head towards the dirt road, the figure behind couldn't help but yell, "Big brother Wang, wait for me!"
These two figures were Wang Yan and Diwu Yun. It had been one and a half months since Wang Yan settled down at the foot of the mountain. During this time, Wang Yan's arm injury had greatly improved, and most of the children in the village had also started to train their bodies. Therefore, after discussing with Diwu Yun, Wang Yan decided to leave for Tianmaji today to see if they could find a cultivation method suitable for building their foundation.
Cultivation methods had always been a secret. Even the lowest level manuals such as the Ba Gua Steps and the Vigorous Steps were sold exclusively by the dojos in the big cities. At least on the surface, no one in the big cities or towns dared to openly sell these manuals because it was a taboo. However, Tianmaji was an exception. This kind of ungoverned area was very chaotic. Many bandits and robbers from the north would go there to sell their stolen goods. There were even rumors that Cloud Sky City and Heng Shan City had secretly supported one or two big companies to set up shops in Tianmaji and secretly sell their stolen goods, including some manuals that had been stolen from other sects.
Other than this, there were also many players gathered in Tianmaji. These lawless players loved this kind of chaotic place, so there were many people who set up stalls in Tianmaji to sell their loot.
Wang Yan wasn't sure if Chen Wenyuan would let him go or not. He wouldn't go to the Black Water thief's territory, and Tianmaji was a special place. Therefore, from all aspects, Tianmaji was the best place to find cultivation methods. Not to mention high level martial arts, it was very possible to find cultivation methods for building one's foundation.
However, Tianmaji was very chaotic, so people would often be ambushed and killed on the way. Wang Yan originally wanted to go alone, but Diwu Yun mentioned something that made him change his mind. Now, the two of them were going together.
Hearing Diwu Yun's shout, Wang Yan stood at the foot of the mountain, and turned his head to look back. His gaze passed through the veil of the bamboo hat, and he saw a beautiful figure stumbling and jumping down from the mountain rocks. After the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, Diwu Yun finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. Then, she found a big rock and sat on it. She panted heavily.
Seeing Diwu Yun so weak, Wang Yan shook his head. He really didn't know how Diwu Yun trained. For the past month, Diwu Yun had been hunting in the mountains for half a day, but her qinggong hadn't improved at all. Perhaps this kind of girl really wasn't suitable for the martial world. No wonder she would stay in the mountains and play her 'nurturing game'.
"Let's go."
Wang Yan didn't want to waste any more time. He waited for Diwu Yun to catch her breath and walked forward. His plan was very clear. Whether or not he could get the cultivation method, he had to return to the mountain on the same day. He couldn't spend the night outside. After all, Tianmaji was a very chaotic place. In order to prevent the Black Water thief from hiding, Wang Yan even wore an ice silk hat.
Seeing that Wang Yan was about to leave, Diwu Yun pouted and said, "Is there a need to be in such a hurry? We're leaving before the sun is up. Women who don't sleep well will grow old very quickly. "
Wang Yan didn't care about Diwu Yun's complaints. Instead, he activated his qinggong and flew forward. In just a few jumps, he was already more than ten meters away. Seeing this, Diwu Yun didn't dare to waste any more time. She used her qinggong to chase after him.
The two chased after each other like this. The Heavenly Horse Town was already in sight before noon. Wang Yan didn't go there directly for safety reasons. Instead, he took Diwu Yun to a secluded place to adjust his breathing. Then, the two of them leisurely walked towards the Heavenly Horse Town after they had recovered their inner strength.
Seeing that Tianmaji was getting closer and closer, Diwu Yun finally said, "Brother Wang, do we need to be so careful? Even if we meet some bad people, we'll just die once. We can save on the journey back."
Wang Yan knew that players had a 'respawn point'. After dying, they would respawn at the respawn point after a period of time. Diwu Yun's respawn point was obviously in the village at the foot of the mountain. This woman's martial arts was weak, and she had nothing to do in the mountains. She was the type of player who wasn't afraid of death.
"Die once? If I die once, I'll have to re-train my inner strength for half a year. Not to mention, if I lose all my money, what will I use to buy a secret manual? "
Wang Yan put himself in the shoes of a player. Although it was a bit awkward, he still said these words to deal with Diwu Yun. However, when it came to inner strength, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. After leaving the Aojian Villa, he couldn't go to the Ice Moon Cold Pond to train, and he didn't have a lot of experience. His mediocre talent was undoubtedly revealed. Although he had been training hard for the past one and a half months, his inner strength progress could be described as a snail's crawl. Until now, he had only accumulated less than 7000 points for the 6th level of [Sword Origin Heart Sutra]. With this speed, he would need at least ten more months to break through.
However, everything has its pros and cons, and vice versa. Although his cultivation speed was slow, his foundation was naturally unstable due to the consecutive breakthroughs in his Inner Force in a short period of time. Now that he had slowly polished his foundation, his foundation was gradually stabilized, and Wang Yan had less to worry about.
While he was thinking, Wang Yan and Diwu Yun were getting closer and closer to Tianmaji. There were many different kinds of people from the martial world on the road outside the town. Wang Yan looked around. These people who were heading to Tianmaji either looked ferocious or had their faces covered. In any case, they didn't look like good people.
But because of this, Diwu Yun, who didn't wear any makeup, was very eye-catching. Wang Yan noticed that people were looking at him and Diwu Yun from time to time. He immediately felt that something was wrong. He pulled Diwu Yun and quickly walked to the entrance of Tianmaji.
At the entrance of the town, there were more than ten men wearing black clothes and carrying long sabers. When these people saw Wang Yan and Diwu Yun rushing to the entrance of the town, two of them immediately went up to stop them. One of them said, "If you want to enter the town, you need to show your pass or pay one silver tael each."
One silver tael per person as the entrance fee was quite evil. However, Wang Yan, who was experienced in the martial world, didn't say much. He took out two pieces of silver and handed them over. Then, he pulled Diwu Yun into the town.
Before they left, Wang Yan had asked Diwu Yun about the situation in Tianmaji. He knew that there were three big forces in Tianmaji. They were the Black Knife Gang, the Green Skin Society, and the South River Society. These three forces jointly controlled Tianmaji and maintained some order on the surface. For example, the three forces took turns to set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the town. The entrance fee was indeed one silver tael per person.
Tianmaji wasn't very big. After entering the town, there was a street that was no more than three to four meters wide. There was a lot of people on both sides of the street. There were buildings of different heights and colors. From time to time, there were peddlers on the side of the street. However, the loudest sound was the voice of a prostitute trying to attract customers.
"Gentlemen, today, our Spring Night House has a Hong Guniang. She's 16 years old, and she's very pretty. Most importantly, she hasn't bloomed yet. Tonight, this Guniang wants to betroth her body in front of everyone. It's really a heaven-sent opportunity for any gentleman to be favored by her. So, gentlemen, please come and support us tonight."
As soon as they entered the town, there was a four-story building standing at the top of the town. In front of the building, there was a horizontal board with the words "Night Spring House" written on it. A madam dressed in red and green was standing in front of the building, trying to attract customers. Behind the madam were seven or eight young women. All of them were holding handkerchiefs and waving at the people of Jianghu in front of the building. In just a short while, three or four people were pulled into the building.
This was the first time that Wang Yan had seen this so-called brothel. He couldn't help but take a few more glances. However, his entire body seemed to be frozen in place as he murmured, "Xia He? What is he doing here? "
Tianmaji was the largest place to dispose of stolen goods in the north, so it was naturally a place to squander money. Therefore, prostitution and gambling were extremely developed. However, these brothels and gambling houses were doing business with people of Jianghu, so they naturally needed extremely strong guards. Just like this Night Spring House, there were seven or eight guards dressed in red clothes and holding swords in their hands. However, what Wang Yan didn't expect was that he would actually see Xia He in the middle.
Wang Yan didn't know what happened to the Qi Ming House that day, but with his understanding of Xia He, this person was proud and arrogant. He was definitely not someone who was willing to be a subordinate, so why would he come to a brothel to be a guard?
"Big Brother Wang, what's wrong?"
Diwu Yun saw that Wang Yan suddenly stopped and couldn't help but ask. Wang Yan came back to his senses and shook his head, "It's nothing, I just saw an acquaintance. However, let's not complicate matters. Let's go."
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