If you wanted to be rich, you had to build roads first.
The reason why those feudal lords were unwilling to come here was that the northwest was cold and the road was long and difficult. But these objective reasons could be overcome. Who didn't want to have an independent kingdom of their own? Who didn't want to dominate their own land? Who didn't want to have a way out for themselves?
What really hindered the development of the northwest region and intimidated those lords was not the bitter cold or the road, but the Blacktail Plain. With the Blacktail Plain lying on the north of the Dragon-pressing River and before the northwest region, it would be a joke for the northwest region to develop. Therefore, no one was willing to come here. Not everyone could be like Prince Ning, who was willing to completely abandon the colorful world of the Central Plains to manage the northwest region.
But Zhou Bao could solve this problem. He could open up a road without any danger in the Blacktail Plain, and he could even open up more than one road. This was enough to arouse the interest of all the lords in the northwest. Once all the lords in the northwest came here, the situation in the northwest would be completely chaotic.
But in the same way, he would definitely offend Prince Ning. But then again, Zhou Bao didn't think there was any room for negotiation between him and Prince Ning.
He didn't know Prince Ning at all, but Prince Ning dealt with him again and again. This was enough to make him sick of Prince Ning. Zhou Bao was not a good-tempered Mr. Nice Guy. He had always followed the principle of not offending others if they didn't offend him. But once someone offended him, he would never suppress his temper.
These days, it was Prince Ning who dealt with him. He just dealt with his moves according to the situation and was very passive. Now he didn't want to do that. He wanted to take the initiative to do something to teach Prince Ning a lesson. Opening up the passage to the Blacktail Plain was one of them, but it was also the most fatal and effective.
"I don't know what expression Prince Ning will have after I do this!" Zhou Bao sneered in his heart.
"Prince Ning, now I make a move. Let's see how you deal with it!"
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"What? Kunlun Mountain lost?"
In the camp of Prince Ning at the Dragon-pressing River, Prince Ning looked at Yan Yunyan in disbelief. He was stupefied. In any case, he never thought that Kunlun Mountain would lose so suddenly, so miserably, and so gloomily. They even lost the Invisible Dragon Rod, a Pure Yang Celestial Device.
What was going on?!
"Yes, Kunlun Mountain was defeated. Ning Bo fell into Zhou Bao's trap and trapped a dummy with the Invisible Dragon Rod. Then he fell into Zhou Bao's trap and was subdued by Zhou Bao with a Pure Yang Celestial Device. The Invisible Dragon Rod of Kunlun Mountain was also taken away by Zhou Bao!" Standing beside Yan Yunyan, Shui Hongyan told the truth in an emotionless tone. Both of us were controlled by Wang She. When we woke up, Zhou Bao and Wang She had already left, and the three people of Kunlun Mountain were nowhere to be seen.
"Are you sure that Wang She stole the Pure Yang Celestial Device of Kunlun Mountain?" Prince Ning still did not believe it.
"Of course we're sure. We saw it with our own eyes!" Seeing that Prince Ning did not believe her words, Yan Yunyan could not help being a little unhappy. "Brother Prince Ning, we took a big risk to see the whole thing. If Zhou Bao wanted to kill us, we would not have been able to come back. How could you still doubt our words? Really!"
"Hehe, hehe, sister Yan 'er, you've worked hard. I'm not doubting you, I just feel it's a little unbelievable!" Prince Ning hurriedly smiled, but his smile seemed very forced and forced.
"Your Highness, don't worry. It's not a good thing that Kunlun Mountain lost this time!" A person beside him suddenly said.
"Why do you say that?" Prince Ning's eyes flashed and he asked.
"If Kunlun Mountain only lost, it's fine. Maybe they won't do anything again because of Zhou Bao's strength. But this time, Zhou Bao and Wang She even stole the Pure Yang Celestial Device of Kunlun Mountain, so Kunlun Mountain will never let it go. This time, it was First Elder who lost. Next time, it will be the leader of Kunlun Sect, Kunlun Master, who was one of the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan. No matter how powerful Zhou Bao is, how can he win against Kunlun Master?"
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As long as Zhou Bao existed, there would never be a shortage of big news!
In just 10 days, the whole martial arts world once again confirmed the meaning of this sentence.
Zhou Bao, who had been out of the sight of the martial arts world of the Central Plains for a period of time, suddenly did something big in the northwest.
He cooperated with Wang She of Tian Long Taoism and stole a Pure Yang Celestial Device of Kunlun Mountain!
Pure Yang Celestial Device was a legendary thing. It was extremely precious in the eyes of numerous sects, schools, and well-known families. It was the second time that Zhou Bao was associated with it. The first time was when Yan Fei, the Eldest Prince of Xining Kingdom, obtained the Octupole Exquisite Pagoda from the World Hero Competition, was robbed by Zhou Bao. The second time was when Invisible Dragon Rod, the most precious treasure of Kunlun Mountain, was robbed by Zhou Bao and Wang She.
In total, there were three Pure Yang Celestial Devices that had passed through Zhou Bao's hands, and he owned one.
This was really unbelievable.
What was even more unbelievable was that the channel through which this news spread was actually from Tian Long Taoism.
Because this time, Tian Long Taoism made a rare announcement to the world and issued a warning to Kunlun Mountain. Attacking an Outer Core disciple of Tian Long Taoism for no reason, intending to murder an official and a lord of the Jin, and robbing a Pure Yang Celestial Device of the Jin was something that Tian Long Taoism and even the whole martial arts world of the Jin could not tolerate.
Zhou Bao was an Outer Core disciple of Tian Long Taoism and was guaranteed by Tian Long Taoism. Kunlun Mountain sent a First Elder with a Level Nine cultivation to attack Zhou Bao with a Pure Yang Celestial Device, and was defeated by Zhou Bao in the end. How dare they ask Zhou Bao for justice and the Pure Yang Celestial Device? Weren't they stupid?
For this reason, the leader of Tian Long Taoism, Yu Baimei, even personally came out to warn them that if Kunlun Mountain sent people to harass Zhou Bao again, Tian Long Taoism would not mind fighting with Kunlun Mountain. As one of the three Chiefs of Tian Long Taoism, Wang She's behavior was even more exaggerated. He actually wanted to bring all the forces under him to the northwest region to fight with Kunlun Mountain.
Although it did not succeed under the persuasion of the Elders of Tian Long Mystic Mountain, it was enough to show how much Tian Long Taoism valued Zhou Bao. Although he was an Outer Core disciple, even Wu Yansheng, the Family Head of the Wu Family, where Zhou Bao came from, did not have the power to make the leader of Tian Long Taoism, Yu Baimei, personally come out to seek justice for him.
What's more, although he did not bring all the forces under him, Wang She did not stop after returning to Tian Long Mystic Mountain. Instead, he brought more than 10 men and went straight to the northwest region. These were all his trusted subordinates. Each of them was at the peak of Level Six, and one of them was even about to break through to Level Seven.
For Zhou Bao, who was in dire need of subordinates, this was a powerful force. With more than a dozen people, he would have enough power to control his territory. Zhu Ba would not need to lead the urban management officers to patrol around all day long.
What's more, there was Wang She, a Level Nine expert!
No one would be stupid enough to provoke a Level Nine expert who also had a Pure Yang Celestial Device. Even with Prince Ning's current strength, he did not dare to find trouble with Zhou Bao. Two Pure Yang Celestial Devices and two experts were enough to completely wipe out the strongest forces under Prince Ning.
As expected, due to the pressure from Tian Long Taoism, the forces of Kunlun Mountain did not appear in Zhou Bao's territory again, as if they had tacitly agreed to the end of this matter.
Kunlun Mountain was famous among all the sects in the world for its endurance and cowardice. Last time when Northern Yuan was destroyed, didn't Kunlun Master run back to Kunlun Mountain alone? He became the only Grandmaster among the three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan who escaped unscathed. Although he was ridiculed and ridiculed in this matter, he managed to preserve the foundation of Kunlun Mountain. Those guys laughed and cursed in secret, but no one dared to touch Kunlun Mountain. After the fall of Northern Yuan, Kunlun Mountain enjoyed the same treatment as the Palace of Destruction Demon and was not much different from the Three Great Sects of Jin. What did they rely on?
Because of Kunlun Master and their Pure Yang Celestial Device!
Kunlun Mountain lost a Pure Yang Celestial Device and suffered a great loss in strength, but it did not completely hurt its foundation. Kunlun Mountain had at least two Level Nine experts and a Pure Yang Celestial Device. This kind of strength was enough to make anyone afraid.
This was also the reason why Wang She personally took charge of the northwest after the incident.
Kunlun Mountain was afraid of Tian Long Taoism, so they did not take further action. But they did not take action now, but they might not take action in the future. After all, a Pure Yang Celestial Device was not a joke. Although the Invisible Dragon Rod was now in Wang She's hands, Zhou Bao still had another one.
Wang She was also very worried about this, so he simply moved to the northwest and pretended to live there for a long time. In this regard, the top management of Tian Long Taoism also acquiesced.
All of these dazzling actions dazzled the eyes of others, and at the same time, made those with ulterior motives think too much.
They were not protecting Zhou Bao at all. Obviously, Tian Long Taoism was taking advantage of this to expand their strength. Good heavens, they sent their strength to the northwest.
Whether it was the Mingyi School, the Sect of Flame, or in Jianghu, or in the martial arts world, all sects, big or small, saw different meanings from this action of Tian Long Taoism.
With Zhou Bao's strength and the secret support of Tian Long Taoism, he could control the northwest in a very short time. Now the northwest was bitter cold and desolate, but what about in the future?
It was a vast area with abundant resources. As long as there was time, patience, and enough people, it could definitely prosper. It could even build a huge country that was not inferior to the Jin. This time, Tian Long Taoism had taken the lead. Zhou Bao and Wang She were the agents of Tian Long Taoism in the northwest. Maybe Tian Long Taoism could really carry forward in the northwest!
At this moment, everyone's thoughts became lively. It was too lively.
For a moment, the martial arts world's big and small schools, big and small influences, big and small well-known families began to move secretly. A large number of people were sent to the northwest. Those lords who still stayed in the Jin because their fiefs were in the northwest, but they did not go there because it was bitter cold and far away. They also became popular, and every day they were in contact with people from different influences.
For a moment, the dark tide was surging, and the wind was surging!
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"Bastard! Zhou Bao, you bastard, Wang She, and Tian Long Taoism, why don't you stay in the Central Plains? What are you doing in the northwest? "
At the Dragon-pressing River, in the camp of Prince Ning, Prince Ning was extremely angry. All kinds of information in the past ten days were swaying in front of him, and all of them were unfavorable to him. The northwest had been completely stirred up by the joint action of Zhou Bao and Tian Long Taoism. Countless people had their eyes on this place. His original plan to quietly seize the northwest and gain as much advantage as possible had failed again.
"Your Highness, please calm down. This matter needs to be considered at length!"
Seeing the furious Prince Ning, even the experts in the camp did not dare to say a word. However, those who were dressed like scholars seemed to be thinking about something.
"Calm down? How can I calm down? I've been working hard for three years, and I've put all my strength into this bitter cold place in the northwest. What did I do? It was to occupy the northwest before anyone could react and gain the upper hand. But what about now? What about now? It's all too late. Now everyone has their eyes on the northwest. How can I calm down? "
Prince Ning roared and slammed his fists angrily on the low table in front of the scholar, smashing the low table made of hard wood into pieces.
"My painstaking efforts, all my painstaking efforts, have been spent in the northwest. Now it's all in vain, in vain!"
Being stared at by Prince Ning fiercely, the scholar's face turned pale and his body trembled. For a moment, he did not know what to say. He shrank back, as if he was going to shrink into the chair.
The whole tent was shrouded by Prince Ning's anger. There was silence, like a volcano that could erupt at any time. Even if there was no sound, it would produce a powerful and incredible pressure.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it!"
A voice rang out, breaking this terrifying silence.
All the gazes in the tent turned to the source of the voice. It came from a black-robed scholar with a protruding mouth, monkey cheeks, and a handlebar mustache, who sat at the end of all the scholars' seats.
As if he did not care about the mysterious atmosphere in the tent, he slowly drank his wine, appearing very relaxed. However, under the gaze of everyone in the tent, he was embarrassed to not respond. He just raised his head slightly, glanced at the crowd, and smiled. "Actually, from the very beginning, I didn't agree with your plan. The northwest is bitter cold, vast, and convenient for development. No matter how bitter it is, how vast it is, and how convenient it is for development, this kind of thing can't be hidden from people!" He sighed softly. "Unfortunately, you didn't listen at that time. You insisted that this was a good opportunity!"
"Jia Yuan, don't be deliberately mystifying. If you have something to say, just say it!" The middle-aged scholar, who was the leader of the group of scholars, had an ugly expression on his face as he scolded in a low voice.
"I have nothing to say!" The scholar called Jia Yuan shook his head. He slowly stood up from his seat and bowed deeply to Prince Ning. "However, I feel that now is the best time for Your Highness!"
"Oh?" Prince Ning's eyes flashed, and a strange smile appeared on his face. He took a step forward and stood in front of Jia Yuan. "You said that now is the best time for me? What do you mean? If what you said makes sense, you are my mastermind. If you are deliberately mystifying and deceiving people, I will throw you out of the tent to feed the wild wolves! "Jia Yuan smiled.
"Your Highness, you are exaggerating. I dare not be the mastermind. This matter is not complicated. It's just that the sudden appearance of Zhou Bao made Your Highness and your colleagues lose their composure. That's why they overlooked it. In fact, if you think about it carefully, Your Highness actually did not lose anything in this matter. At most, Kunlun Mountain lost a Pure Yang Celestial Device. The reason why they lost the Pure Yang Celestial Device was entirely due to their incompetence. It had nothing to do with Your Highness, and it did not affect the covenant between Your Highness and them at all!" Speaking of this, Jia Yuan laughed. "Even if the northwest region attracts the attention of others, so what? Your Highness's influence is still the strongest in the northwest region. Coupled with the secret help of Kunlun Mountain, no matter who comes to the northwest region, they have to obey Your Highness. As long as Your Highness is willing, you can make them disappear at any time. What's more, if others pay attention to the northwest region and more people come to the northwest region, Your Highness will not be short of manpower. Many things that were originally planned to be done in five or ten years can now be done. As long as this matter is handled well, these guys who come to the northwest region will not only not become Your Highness's hindrance, but on the contrary, they will become Your Highness's help. As for Zhou Bao … "
Speaking of Zhou Bao, Jia Yuan paused for a moment. "To be honest, Your Royal Highness, you don't need to provoke him at all. He does have some strength, but he doesn't have much ambition. The reason why he's concentrating on managing the northwest is that he's just a wild boy from the mountains. He has no foundation, so he just wants to manage a place. It's just that Your Royal Highness is slowly taking control of the northwest. Are you afraid that he'll rebel?"
"You mean, you don't want me to care about Zhou Bao?"
"Yes, don't care about him. Don't clash with him. Your Highness just needs to concentrate on managing your own influence. Zhou Bao's influence is leaning towards the west, so it won't have much impact on Your Highness!"
"It won't have much impact. How can I allow others to sleep soundly next to my bed? Don't you understand such a simple truth?" The middle-aged scholar at the head of the table sneered. "Jia Yuan, I think you've drunk too much. It seems that you have to sober up the wild wolf outside! "
"I'm not confused!" Jia Yuan smiled and did not care about the other party's threat. "Your Highness, have you ever thought that even without Zhou Bao's existence, can you really unify the northwest region so smoothly? I've said that no matter how secretive you are, you can't hide it from those who have intentions. Princess Heyang is an example. Your Highness's biggest advantage is that you are one step ahead of others, and you are more decisive than others. That's why you've established a huge advantage in the northwest region. Because of this advantage, even if other princes see the benefits, they have too many scruples and dare not take action. Your Highness, you now have an absolute advantage in the northwest region. How can you say that it's wasted? "
"Advantage? Do I have an advantage? Yes, I have an advantage. I do have an absolute advantage. No matter how many people they send, it's none of my business. Even if the rumor is true and Zhou Bao really opens the passageway to the Blacktail Plain, it's only good for me. In this case, the northwest region can prosper at the fastest speed. Yes, yes, what you said makes sense. What you said makes sense! " After hearing Jia Yuan's words, Prince Ning's eyes, which had been full of anger, suddenly lit up. The suffocating aura that filled the entire tent slowly disappeared. He squinted his eyes and slowly paced in the tent.
After about the time it took to finish a meal, Ning Fang stopped. He stood there, looked at Jia Yuan and said, "What you said makes sense. But now the northwest region is surging with undercurrents. What should I do and how to do it better? I still need you to make a good plan for me!"
"This is my duty!" Jia Yuan said with a smile and bowed to the bottom.
At this moment, the hurried sound of horse hooves could be heard from outside the tent. The horse actually stopped right outside Prince Ning's tent. Then, a panting officer rushed over.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, the rumor, the rumor is true. Zhou Bao, Zhou Bao really opened the passageway to the Blacktail Plain!"
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How embarrassing! The Internet at home was disconnected because of arrears, so he came to the Internet cafe to post a chapter!
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