Zhao Hai stood on the Ghost King Warship and watched it fly forward. Soon, the Ghost King Warship arrived above Lingshan City. Lingshan City was originally the territory of the Hu Clan. Although the Hu Clan didn't seem to be in control of the city, all the important positions in the city were in the hands of the Hu Clan. Zhao Hai still remembers the first time he came to Lingshan City. The city looked very prosperous, it was just that they passed through the city the first time.
However, when he saw Ling Shan City this time, he realized that Ling Shan City had long been abandoned. There was not a single person in the entire city. There were even traces of war on the city walls. However, from the extent of the grass growing on the city walls, Ling Shan City had been abandoned for a long time.
Hu Yulong, who was standing beside Zhao Hai, looked at the state of Ling Mountain City and sighed, "When the Hu Family was unlucky, Ling Mountain City was also unlucky. In the entire city, almost everyone who was related to the Hu Family was arrested. Even if they were released in the end, almost all of their families were ruined. Although our Hu Family asked for help, most of them moved away and disappeared without a trace."
Then Hu Yulong let out a long breath and said, "Originally, there were still some people here. Because the location is very good, people can still live here. But the Patriarch said that some time ago, the Saber Spirit Nation also made a move here. Most of the people left in the city were killed. Those who weren't killed were driven out of the city."
Zhao Hai let out a long breath, then he said, "Don't worry about them. It will take about three days for our warships to come out. We can't just wait here for a few days. Eighth Uncle, have the Hu Clan's disciples lead the fleet and clear out the surrounding area. Also, don't kill too many people. If the bandits can't survive, then don't blame them. Give them food and arrange for them to live in the city. At the same time, pay attention to those who have committed heinous crimes. If you find such people, don't be polite, just directly kill them."
Hu Yulong nodded and said, "Alright, I'll immediately send a letter to the Patriarch. I believe that the Patriarch is already prepared. But if I do this, wouldn't I be letting down the Sword Spirit Country? Back then, the Sword Spirit Nation had helped us a lot. "
Zhao Hai replied, "When we face the Sword Spirit Country in the future, we need to be polite. I can make the Emperor of the Sword Spirit Country a province, but they must submit to me and join the Lost Soul Empire. They must accept the rule of the Lost Soul Empire. If they don't do this, then I won't be polite. I don't want to see a repeat of this tragedy." Zhao Hai nodded, "Alright.
Hu Yulong sighed and didn't say anything else. He knew that Zhao Hai was right. Only by having the Soldier Spirit Continent under the rule of a powerful empire would a tragedy like this not happen again. The ones who suffered the most from this tragedy were the common people.
Zhao Hai didn't talk to Hu Yulong. Instead, he looked at the mountain not far away and let out a long breath. Looking at the current state of the Sword Spirit Country, Zhao Hai couldn't help but feel heartache.
At this time, Hu Yulong took out his transmission formation and sent a letter to Hu Chao. It didn't take long for Hu Chao to reply. He was already prepared. The Hu Clan's mountain city in the Sword Spirit Country was already empty. This meant that there was no need to worry about the future.
Then on Zhao Hai's Ghost King Ship, a group of Hu Family disciples appeared. After these disciples appeared, they immediately gave Hu Yulong a salute and said, "We've seen Eighth Uncle."
Hu Yulong nodded, then he said, "After seeing your Brother Hai, then we'll head to the other warships. You lead the way, investigate all the bandits in the nearby mountains and cities. Those who are willing to surrender to us and have no crimes committed can live in the nearby cities. We'll give them food and goods to help them get through this difficult time. If there are those who have committed heinous crimes, we'll deal with them directly. As for those who don't want to be commoners and want to be bandits, we don't need to be polite to them. Keeping them alive would only bring disaster to us sooner or later."
The Hu Clan's disciples complied. After giving Wen Wenhai a proper greeting, they were arranged to board the other battleships. Then the battleships dispersed and began to clean up the area.
Because this place was close to the river and there were mountains, there were a lot of bandits here. Naturally, these people were called bandits, but they didn't have anything to rob. They had no choice but to gather together. In the face of such a disaster, it would be very difficult for a single person to survive. Therefore, these people gathered together and formed small groups. They competed with each other for territory, just to grab a bite of food.
Luo Gui was such a person. His family was originally in Ling Shan City. It must be said that his family used to be very wealthy. Because his family had a good relationship with the Hu Clan, they had some business dealings with the Hu Clan. The Hu Clan trusted his family and gave them a lot of business. This allowed his family to be considered a respectable family in Ling Shan City.
However, who would have thought that this would bring about a disaster to their family. The Saber Spirit Nation changed its ruler in a very short period of time. Then, the new ruler didn't care about anything and directly attacked the Hu Clan. The army directly surrounded Lingshan City. The Hu Clan's people received the news and ran away. Those people burned down the Hu Clan's fort. Because of their relationship with the Hu Clan, their father was also arrested and sent to prison. In order to save his father, their family could be said to have gone bankrupt. But in the end, they didn't succeed. His father died in prison, and their family went bankrupt.
However, the Saber Clan didn't make things difficult for his family. After all, they were just a small family clan and not a vassal family of the Hu Family. They were just cooperating. Naturally, they didn't kill them.
Later on, the Hu Family even sent people to contact his family and gave them a lot of support. This gave the Luo Family hope to rise again. At that time, the person in charge of the Luo Family was already Luo Gui.
However, who would have thought that just as the Luo Family was getting a little better, a few nations would suddenly attack the Saber Spirit Nation. The Saber Spirit Nation was in a panic. As the situation at the front line was not good, the people in the Saber Spirit Nation were also in a panic.
However, this didn't affect the Luo Family much. They had already heard the news from the Hu Family and knew that there would definitely be a war. Hence, Luo Gui used up all his family's money and ordered a lot of food and resources. Firstly, he wanted to keep them for his family's use. Secondly, he wanted to see if he could make a fortune from the war. Luo Gui was very clear that during wartime, the price of food and daily necessities were very high.
However, something that Luo Gui didn't expect happened. The Saber Clan actually attacked everyone in the Saber Spirit Nation. They directly sent out an army and burned all the food in Ling Shan City. They didn't even leave any food for the commoners' families. After that, they chased everyone out of Ling Shan City. Then, they lit a fire and burned everything that could be burned in Ling Shan City.
When Luo Gui saw this, he knew that the Saber Spirit Nation was forcing them to their deaths. Luckily, Luo Gui's family didn't suffer much this time. Because of the previous experience, Luo Gui's family also prepared a secret passage. When those soldiers entered the city, Luo Gui and the others had already run from the mystic realm to a slum.
They originally thought that they would be safe like this, but they didn't expect that this wasn't safe either. Those people actually chased everyone out of the city. Luo Gui and the others had no choice but to follow them out of the city. All of their things were either stolen or burned.
After Luo Gui and the others left the city, they saw that Ling Shan City had already been burned. They knew that there was no point in returning to Ling Shan City. Luo Gui gathered everyone in his family, including those who worked for his family and those who were familiar with his family. Then, they ran into the mountains.
The reason why Luo Gui ran into the mountains was because he still had a backup plan in the mountains. This was also prepared for when they escaped. The previous incident had frightened Luo Gui. Hence, when he knew that war was going to break out, he had already secretly prepared a batch of resources and food in the mountains in case of emergency. However, he didn't expect that they would be used so soon.
Relying on these resources and food, Luo Gui and the others were able to get through the most difficult days. Then they established a village, fishing, hunting, and finally survived.
However, Luo Gui soon discovered that there were a few other mountain strongholds around them. Some of these mountain strongholds were very simple and were built by poor people. Some of them were built by the big families of Ling Shan City. They were even better than their mountain strongholds. These mountain strongholds often fought over prey, territory, fish, and other things.
Although Luo Gui didn't have a lot of people, the Luo Family also had some experts. Therefore, they didn't suffer any losses during the battle. On the contrary, they were able to gain a firm foothold in this area. Although life was difficult, in any case, they survived. Being able to survive in this situation was already very fortunate. There was no need to think about anything else.
Luo Gui and the others built their village on a small mountain not far from Ling Shan City. Before this, no one paid attention to this small mountain. However, Luo Gui accidentally found a spring on the mountain. Then, he prepared some food and resources near the spring in case of emergency. In the end, he also built his village here. This way, the village would have its own water source, they wouldn't have to worry about others cutting off their water source.
Luo Gui named this nameless mountain Heavenly Spring Mountain. This was because this mountain and the spring on the mountain had begged for their lives. Therefore, he named this mountain Heavenly Spring Mountain.
Heavenly Spring Mountain wasn't very high, it was only about 500 meters high. The mountain was very dangerous, there were only two paths leading up the mountain. The other paths were rugged and difficult to traverse. However, the top of the mountain was very flat. Moreover, because of the spring, a small pool was formed. This way, not only could the mountain be used for living, it could also be used to grow things. It was a good place.
However, no one paid attention to this place in the past. This was because there were too many fields outside. Who would pay attention to the top of the mountain? Luo Gui inadvertently found out about this place and treated it as his secret base. However, he didn't expect that this base would save his family's life. This could be considered as Heaven's will.
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