"No matter whether they care or not, it's better to form an alliance than to do nothing!" Golden Rooster also sighed. "As for how far we can go, it depends on our luck!"
"Yes, it depends on our luck!" Looking at Golden Rooster's receding figure, Zhou Bao smiled.
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In the fourth year of Yongping, the Jin.
The Mingyi School, one of the three biggest sects in the Jin, was destroyed by a mysterious expert. The first pillar of the Jin's imperial court collapsed, and all the well-known families took action frequently. The situation in the Jin, which was at its peak, became strange.
The reason was that the destruction of the Mingyi School was different from the last time when Zhou Bao broke into the Mingyi School. Last time, Zhou Bao broke into the Mingyi School and defeated all the experts there, but he was scared away by the Individual Immortals of the Mingyi School. Although the Mingyi School lost face, it did not lose its foundation. But this time, it was different. All the Individual Immortals of the Mingyi School were killed by the intruder and lost its foundation. Many experts of the Mingyi School were also injured and fled.
The Mingyi School fell, and the whole Jin was in chaos.
For thousands of years, in the land of the Jin, the Mingyi School represented righteousness and truth. Not to mention martial arts, in the land of the Jin and even the dynasties before it, almost all the civil officials in this land regarded the Mingyi School as a holy place and worshipped it. Countless great scholars and scholars were from the Mingyi School, and countless students were proud to attend lectures there. Even in the current imperial court, two of the people within three kilometers were disciples of the Mingyi School, as well as the Six Ministries and the Governors of various places. It could be said that 80% of the high ranking ministers in the cabinet and the low ranking officials in the countryside were from places related to the Mingyi School and were branded with the Mingyi School's brand.
But now, the holy place in their hearts fell. The Mingyi School collapsed, and the whole Jin was in chaos.
It could be said that there was an uproar.
What happened after the uproar? At the same time, the nine biggest well-known families in the Jin jointly wrote a memorial to the Mingyi School. The content of the memorial directly criticized the Mingyi School, saying that the Mingyi School had poisoned the world with crooked ideas and should be banned. Among the court officials, there were many remnants of the Mingyi School who held high positions and had ulterior motives. They should be replaced and punished. The memorial clearly listed the Three Chancellors, the chief officials of four of the six departments, various yamens, and local governors, a total of more than 1,200 people. The whole world was shocked.
Just when the world was in chaos, the northwest of the Jin became a pure land. Great changes were taking place in this desolate land called Wuyang Region. Every day, there were countless carts carrying goods and countless people rushing to Wuyang Region in groups. Outside Yunzhou City, there was a straight official road leading to Wuyang Region. This road was also the biggest miracle in the Jin for thousands of years. The road was 100 feet wide and hundreds of thousands of miles long. There was a post station every 30 miles. There were 20,000 to 30,000 post stations on the road, which were specially used to receive people and goods going to Wuyang Region.
Therefore, this road was also called Wuyang Road.
It was the longest road in the Jin, even in the Central Mainland Region, and even in the Seven-deity Regions. At the same time, it was also the safest road. As long as you walked on this road, Anyuan Store would guarantee your safety. If you were a refugee, homeless, or a beggar, it did not matter. As long as you walked on this road and intended to rely on Wuyang Region, Anyuan Store would guarantee that you could reach Wuyang Region and become a part of it. Whether you were skilled or not, as long as you were willing to endure hardships and work, you could find a job in Wuyang Region that was enough to make a living. You could even start a family. For those homeless people, it was a blessing.
Was there anything better than this in the world?
Therefore, since the road was built, there were gradually more pedestrians on the road. In the beginning, most of them were businessmen. For the businessmen of the Jin, Wuyang Region in the northwest was undoubtedly a treasure land. Although it was desolate, it produced many mines that could not be found in the Central Plains, especially some rare mineral deposits, which were very abundant in the northwest. Most importantly, for the businessmen, this road was safe. Not only was it safe, but it could also make money. Who wouldn't want to do such a thing?
Therefore, for a long time, this road was mainly made up of businessmen. Until two months ago, there was a change in the Jin. The Mingyi School was destroyed by a mysterious expert. The Nine Great Well-Known Families jointly presented a memorial to the Emperor, asking him to clean up the evil and eliminate the remaining evildoers. Since then, the Jin began to be restless. The Well-Known Families suppressed the local officials who had the background of the Mingyi School. Naturally, the local officials would not sit still and wait for their doom. The Mingyi School had a deep foundation in this land, so it was not easy to uproot it. Therefore, the conflict between the two sides escalated quickly and turned into a war. In two months, the Jin was full of flames of war.
In many cases, this Wuyang Road, which was 100 feet wide and hundreds of thousands of miles long, became a refuge.
Why?
Because no conflicts or killings were allowed on Wuyang Road. This rule was set by Zhou Bao, the Marquis of Wuyang, the most powerful man in the Jin and the son-in-law of the current Emperor. No one could disobey it. Even the Nine Great Well-Known Families of the Jin would not use force or pursue people on this road, which was hundreds of thousands of miles long. Therefore, this road was called the Road of Peace and the Road of Bodhisattva by the civilians of the Jin.
Because no matter who you were, no matter what difficulties you faced, as long as you were on this road, there was basically no fatal disaster.
It sounded a little ridiculous, but in fact, it was so. At first, some people were not convinced and several gangs of robbers committed a few crimes on this road. However, after only a few days, the heads of these robbers were piled up in the place where they committed the crimes. There were even Level Five and Six experts among them. There was no exception and no mercy.
As for the clansmen and members of the Nine Great Well-Known Families, they were even more cautious on this road. Even the most arrogant disciples of the Nine Great Well-Known Families did not dare to provoke trouble on this road and get on someone's bad luck.
However, on this day, six hours after the sun rose, this rule seemed to have been broken.
"Giddyup, giddyup, giddyup!"
Five or six fierce horses galloped out of Yunzhou. The horses' hooves stepped on the road of Wuyang Road, stirring up clouds of dust.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. The Qin Family is handling business. Don't block the way!"
The speed of the fierce horses was very fast, and they didn't look at the people at all. On this road, it was the most crowded time. In just a few seconds, a group of people were thrown off their horses, and several people were knocked down to the ground by these fierce horses. Because the momentum was too shocking, the people walking in front also realized the situation behind them and began to deliberately dodge. Therefore, after the six horses knocked down thirteen people, a passage appeared in front of them.
Originally, they thought that they could continue walking like this. However, after an hour, they were stopped.
The person who blocked the way was a very ordinary-looking middle-aged man. His Qi Power was not very strong. He seemed to have practiced martial arts, but his Internal Qi was not at Level One or Two. However, it was this man with a cultivation of Level One or Two that blocked the way in front of them. His face was as cold as water, and he blocked their way forward.
"The Qin Family is on business. Get out of the way!" When the leader saw the situation in front of him, his complexion changed. He let out a loud roar and raised the horsewhip in his hand. When he was thirty feet away from the grey-clothed man, he fiercely raised the whip. The whip turned into a mass of black shadow and fiercely lashed towards the grey-clothed man.
The man in gray's expression changed. He reached for his waist as if he wanted to take something, but it was too late.
When his hand touched his waist, the whip had already hit him. The black shadow of the whip coiled around his body like a spiritual snake. The man's expression changed greatly and showed a painful expression. Then, he felt his body become light and was thrown into the air by the whip. He fell heavily on the ground 30 feet away. After struggling for a while, he fainted.
"Humph! How dare you block the path of the Qin Family's armored cavalry!" The leading rider withdrew his whip and glanced coldly at the man in gray. His horse did not slow down and galloped away as if nothing had happened.
However, they did not know that after they left, the expressions of the pedestrians who witnessed the whole process became strange.
"My goodness, where did these people come from? How dare they!"
"Yes, yes. Not only did they hurt people on Wuyang Road, but they even dared to hit the courier of Wuyang Region. Do these guys want to die?"
"Hehe, this is going to be a good show. They are going to be unlucky!"
"That's hard to say. Didn't you hear them shouting that they were from the Qin Family? The Qin Family of South Mountains is one of the Nine Biggest Well-Known Families in Great Jin. Maybe they really have something important to do! "
"Humph, what's the use of the Nine Biggest Well-Known Families? Don't you know who built this road and set the rules here?" Another person sneered. "Isn't the Wang Family also one of the Nine Biggest Well-Known Families? That father didn't give them any face at all and swallowed up their territory! "
"Shh, no one will treat you as a mute if you don't say anything. Who told you that the Master took over their territory? That territory was given to him by the Emperor! "
"Yes, yes, it was given by the Emperor. Which side do you think the Master will take this time? The Emperor's side or the well-known families' side? Although he is the Emperor's son-in-law, he is also a member of Tian Long Taoism. Tian Long Taoism and these well-known families wear the same pants!"
As they chatted, the topic began to deviate from the original topic. What followed was a heated discussion.
Not to mention the sounds of discussions on the official road, the six horsemen continued to move forward after injuring the grey-robed man. They continued to rush for more than thirty miles. Suddenly, the complexion of the leader of the horsemen changed, and he abruptly pulled on the reins.
Neigh —
The ferocious horse let out a long neigh as it was pulled back by him. The entire horse straightened up and kicked its front hooves in the air a few times before it calmed down.
The five knights behind him did the same thing.
They stopped their horses and looked a little dignified.
This was because there was no one on the originally bustling Wuyang Road. The wind blew, making the empty Wuyang Road look very cold and desolate.
The six riders looked gloomy. Although they did not see anyone, they could feel the murderous intent in the air.
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