Three days later, Southern City, Southern City Gate.
Because the situation between the An Kingdom and the Barbarians was getting more and more tense, the inspection for entering and leaving the city from the south was extremely strict. Soldiers with red tasseled spears were divided into several teams to check the luggage of people entering and leaving the city. On top of the city wall, a row of crossbows and arrows were pointed down, ready to shoot thousands of holes at the slightest sign of trouble.
In a herbal tea shop by the city gate, a fair and fat middle-aged man was sitting in front of a wooden table. His bean-sized eyes were looking at the end of the long bluestone street.
Not far away, a few passing peddlers were whispering. "That's the second leader of the Dragon Snake Gang, Fan Jiushe. He's so fat. Rumor has it that he's good at martial arts. Is it true?"
"Who knows? But the fat guy's martial arts on the bed are definitely not good. Last time at the Hidden Spring House, I heard that the two of them had to serve Little Peach to barely fill her stomach. Haha. "
"Do you want to die? Fan Jiushe is the tyrant of Southern City. Let's go. "
As soon as the peddlers left, anger flashed across Fan Jiushe's face. He was a third-level Qi Refinement cultivator. Although he couldn't release his divine sense, his ears and eyes were sharp. He heard every word of the peddlers' conversation.
"Go, follow him and write down the address. Don't be in a hurry. Wait for me to come back. I want to show them if I can do it on their beautiful wives!" Fan Jiushe said to his follower.
"Both of us are going?" the follower asked.
"Both, let's go." Fan Jiushe urged impatiently. "After you're done, go back to the gang and tell the boss that he can rest assured and wait for the good news at home."
"Yes." The two followers cupped their fists and ran away.
Not long after, on the bluestone road, a handsome horse slowly approached. On the horse was a young man in a green robe. He wore a flat bamboo hat that covered his head from the sun, revealing half of his handsome face.
"Eighth Young Master is indeed a man of his word. He's very punctual." Fan Jiushe put down his teacup and quickly went out to welcome him.
This caused the passersby to size up the teen on the horse with a weird look. Who was this to actually make the 2nd Gang Leader of the Dragon Snake Gang welcome him personally?
"Oh, Brother Fan, you're already here. I didn't think you were in a hurry. Please forgive me." Ye Kong's face lit up with joy. With a polite smile, he urged his horse to speed up.
"It's better to come at the right time than to come early. Don't get off the horse, let's get out of the city." Fan Jiushe might be fat, but the way he got on the horse was neat and tidy. It could be seen that his skills were extraordinary.
"Very well, Brother Fan, please." The two horses walked side by side to the city gate. The soldier guarding the gate did not dare to offend Fan Jiushe. When he heard that the young man was Lord Ye Haoran's eighth son, he did not dare to ask for an inspection. He pulled back the antlers and let the two out of the city.
"Friend Ye, I don't know how good your horsemanship is. Time is tight, so why don't we speed up and hurry up?" Once they were out of the city, Fan Jiushe impatiently urged.
The closer they were to success, the more excited they became. They could not wait, and their hearts burned like fire. This was human nature, and Fan Jiushe was no exception. He had waited for twenty years and could not wait any longer. He was anxious to absorb Ye Kong's skills and break through to the fourth level of qi training. When that time came, he would be able to use the small sword instrument.
He did not know if this thing was powerful or not. Could it fly by stepping on it? Could it become bigger? How many people could it kill at once? Fan Jiushe's heart was burning with anxiety. It was like buying a new phone, only to find out that the battery was dead, and patiently waiting for it to be recharged.
Ye Kong said, "Brother Fan, it's rare for me to go out. This is also my first time riding this horse. I really can't ride fast."
Damn, even a horse can't ride fast. You might as well die! Fan Jiushe cursed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
The two of them rode on horses, swaying. This was the first time Ye Kong left the southern city. He saw a green plain in front of him, and a yellowish-brown dirt road rising straight into the distance. At the end of his sight, there were majestic mountains in the haze, towering into the clouds.
"Wow, that mountain is so tall. I wonder what mountain it is?" Ye Kong asked in surprise.
"That's the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It looks close, but it's actually very far. The barbarians live in the mountains. Outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains is the endless wilderness." Fan Jiushe answered weakly.
"Wow! The grass on this grassland is so strange. "Before Fan Jiushe finished, Ye Kong was surprised again.
"What's so strange about it? It's just soap grass used to wash clothes. Many people buy it in the market. In fact, you can pick it outside the city. A little further is candle grass. There's also star grass over there. At night, it's like stars …"
"Wow! Brother Fan, what animal is that in front? It's so powerful … Wow! That big tree looks like a ball of fire. Wow! … "
Fan Jiushe was almost going crazy. This kid really seemed to be a fool. Was this all common sense? Wow like a frog. What's there to be surprised about? It's so annoying. I just need to hurry to the place and deal with this kid.
Needless to say, this first time out of the city was really an eye-opener for Ye Kong. When he lived in Southern City, he thought that Cangnan Continent was similar to Earth's ancient times. Now that he saw it, he realized that the difference was not small.
The scenery of Cangnan Continent was even more relaxing. If it wasn't for the fact that he was thinking about dealing with Fan Jiushe, Ye Kong might have really thought of himself as a tourist.
After riding southward for more than an hour, Fan Jiushe pulled the reins and shouted for the horse to go down the official road.
"Is the market over there?" Ye Kong asked, pretending not to have any ulterior motives.
"The market is still far away. If it's like this, we won't be able to reach it in a day. I'm bringing you through a shortcut. If we get there earlier, you can get some rest." Fan Jiushe said with a smile.
"Oh, Brother Fan is really warm-hearted. Ye was really blind in the past to actually assassinate my two brothers. I hope Brother Fan won't blame me."
"Haha." Fan Jiushe laughed three times and said, "Friend Ye, following Nine Snakes has benefits that you can't even imagine."
The two of them traveled for a while and had already passed the grassland. The surroundings were already sparsely populated. Fan Jiushe pulled the reins again, squeezed his legs, and led the way into the mangrove forest.
Ye Kong didn't ask much. He followed closely and asked, "Brother Fan, what's that on your waist?"
Fan Jiushe patted the black and gray storage bag hanging on his waist and said with a smile, "Friend Ye, you don't even know this? This is a storage bag. Don't look down on it because it's small, the space inside is very big. It's more than enough to put a person in. This is a must-have item for every immortal cultivator. Those rich immortal cultivators have storage bracelets that have even bigger space! I heard that there's a kind of storage ring that can put a mountain in it! "
Ye Kong was surprised, "Storage rings are that powerful? They must be very rare, right? "
Fan Jiushe said proudly, "That's for sure. If it wasn't for a great cultivator of the Yuanying stage, wearing a storage ring would bring him a fatal disaster!"
"So that's how it is. Being with Brother Fan is really an eye-opener." Ye Kong nodded hurriedly.
Fan Jiushe smiled sarcastically and asked again, "Friend Ye, didn't your master, Daoist Master Wan Xuan, tell you this? Why do you seem to know nothing? "
Ye Kong's face suddenly turned red. He stammered, "Brother Fan, please don't blame me. Actually … Daoist Master Wan Xuan refused to accept me as a disciple that day. I just happened to obtain a low-level immortal cultivation technique and then practiced it myself. In the future, I hope that Brother Fan can give me some pointers."
"Haha, no problem." Fan Jiushe heard this and felt relieved. He had already investigated the real situation. Now that Ye Kong told him personally, it was different. It meant that this kid had already sincerely treated him as a friend.
When the time comes, it would be even easier to make a move! Fan Jiushe was originally worried that this kid was smart and quick-witted. It would take some effort, but now it seemed that he was easy to coax.
"Let's hurry. We have to pass through this forest at noon. There might be robbers in the forest. We'll be safe when we reach the plains in front."
"Oh, oh." Ye Kong nodded. The two horses walked into the depths of the forest one after another.
Although Fan Jiushe said that there was a plain in front, it got darker the further they walked. It was as if night had fallen in the forest. The fiery red trees were long gone. Instead, they were replaced by huge trees with towering crowns that reached into the clouds. There were probably not many trees like this on Earth, but here, they were as numerous as the hairs on a cow.
There were no watches in the Cangnan Continent. They didn't know how long they had walked in the dark forest.
"Brother Fan, is it still far?" Ye Kong asked, pretending to be afraid.
"We'll reach the plains soon." Fan Jiushe was even more proud. This kid thought he was very capable, but he was actually just a little kid.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally saw a glimmer of light in the distance of the forest. Fan Jiushe said that it was in front and that they should rest there for a while. He patted his horse and galloped over.
Ye Kong followed behind and found that it was a very small piece of flat land surrounded by trees. It was not a plain at all. It was just an open space in the forest.
The open space was full of weeds. The weeds grew as high as a horse's leg. In the middle of the open space, there was a collapsed stone pavilion.
The two tied their horses to a small tree and came to the collapsed stone pavilion. They found a clean stone to sit on and took out food and water.
"Friend Ye, this is actually the place where I obtained the Immortal Cultivation Method! It's been more than 20 years! " Fan Jiushe bit the jerky and sighed. "Back then, before your father brought the army here, there was no Southern City. This place was under the jurisdiction of the barbarians. My brother and I were barbarian slaves."
"One night, I took advantage of the chaos to escape. There was no moon that day, and it was dark everywhere. There were still pursuers behind me. I panicked and ran here. The pursuers followed. I was tired and hungry, and there was no place to run."
"Heaven took pity on me. In my panic, I found a cave under this stone pavilion. I hid in it in a hurry." Fan Jiushe smiled and said, "Who knew that by hiding, not only did I escape from the pursuers, but I also obtained the relic of a barbarian cultivator. That's why I took this path!"
After Fan Jiushe sighed, he smiled and said, "Friend Ye, do you want to see the place where Jiushe stepped onto the Immortal Path?"
Ye Kong roughly understood why Fan Jiushe ran so far before taking action. It was most likely because there was a cave here. After killing him, he could enter the cave and spend some time refining it. No one would disturb him, and no one would discover it. It was indeed a good place to kill and rob.
Ye Kong pretended to be timid and said, "Brother Fan, I'm timid. It's dark inside the cave. If you want to go, you can go by yourself."
Fan Jiushe did not force him. He smiled and said, "Then let's take a break after eating so that we can continue on our way. I'm going to pee."
"Oh." Ye Kong nodded.
Fan Jiushe got up and went behind Ye Kong. He looked back and saw that the kid was engrossed in eating the steamed bun. He was not on guard at all. Then let's make a move!
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