After the 500 sergeants of the Black Armored Army finished their lunch, they rested for more than an hour before leaving Yi City and continuing on their journey. In one breath, they traveled over 300 Li and finally arrived at their destination at dusk — the Tielian Mountain outside of Huafeng City, where the gold mine was located.
Tielian Mountain was a large mountain with a circumference of nearly ten Li. Of course, it was much smaller than the Great Yan Mountain.
However, Tielian Mountain contained a rich gold mine, which was the biggest source of income for the Gui Yuan Sect.
At the foot of Tielian Mountain, a mighty group of several hundred people gathered. The two people in the lead had similar appearances. They were welcoming the five hundred Black Armoured Corps soldiers from Jiangning County.
"Haha, Shidi Shirasaki!" From afar, one of the two people in the lead shouted in a clear voice.
Shirasaki Commandant finally arrived with the five hundred soldiers.
"Shidi Gui Tao, Shidi Gui Qing." Shirasaki also jumped off the horse and cupped his hands with a smile.
Gui Tao and Gui Qing were brothers over forty this year. They were the famous' Gui Clan's Twin Blades' of the Gui Yuan Sect. The younger brother, Gui Tao, was a Commandant of the Black Armoured Corps. He had already reached the peak of the Postliminary Realm, and his strength was astonishing. The elder brother, Gui Qing, was the Governor of Huafeng City, and his strength was not inferior to his younger brother.
The grandfather of the two brothers was an elder of the Gui Yuan Sect, and his strength was unfathomable. These two people were the mainstays of the Gui Clan. Within the Gui Yuan Sect, there were many disciples of the Gui Clan. Ordinary people did not dare to bully the disciples of the Gui Clan.
"Shidi Shirasaki, these warhorses can't go up the mountain. Leave them to me for the time being." Gui Qing smiled.
"Haha, for the next three months, I will need Shidi's help to take care of these horses." Shirasaki said.
"Of course." Gui Qing waved his hand, and many soldiers behind him immediately ran over to take the horses. More than five hundred warhorses were gathered at the foot of the mountain, and some soldiers of Huafeng City helped to take care of them.
"Let's go up the mountain!"
Immediately, Teng Qingshan and the group all went up the mountain.
… …
Teng Qingshan walked together with the other four centurions.
"This Tielian Mountain is the greatest treasure of our Gui Yuan Sect! Even Qing Hu Island covets this treasure mountain. However, it's useless even if they covet it. This treasure mountain is in our Jiangning County. " Du Hong, the oldest of the five centurions, praised, "There is gold hidden in this mountain."
"Gold is nothing. There's a small Purple Gold Mine in the depths of the mine," said the tall and skinny Wan Fanxiang.
"Purple Gold Mine?" Teng Qingshan asked, "What's that?"
On the way, Teng Qingshan learned about the situation of the Tielian Gold Mine, but he didn't know about the Purple Gold Mine.
Next to him, Tian Dan said, "Brother Qingshan, this gold mine covers a large area. Of course, it's not easy to find gold. There's a place in the depths of the mine. There's no gold there, but there's Purple Gold! Purple Gold. Legend has it that the Heavenly Sword that the Celestial Emperor of Qin Ling used to rule the world was made of Purple Gold! Tsk tsk, one tael of Purple Gold is equivalent to one hundred taels of gold. Purple Gold is very heavy. That Heavenly Sword must weigh over a hundred Jin of Purple Gold. That's one hundred thousand taels of gold! That's a priceless treasure. "
"Even if the Celestial Emperor of Qin Ling's weapon was made of scrap iron, it's still a priceless treasure," said someone next to him.
"Actually, Purple Gold is not very suitable to be used as a weapon. Although the Celestial Emperor of Qin Ling had the Heavenly Sword, he used his hands as a weapon. The Heavenly Sword only represents his status. In terms of hardness, Purple Gold is worse than Darksteel! However, Purple Gold symbolizes a respected status. Some rich merchants or the leaders of various sects also like to use Purple Gold. That's very prestigious, "said the tall and skinny Wan Fanxiang.
Hearing this, Teng Qingshan benefited a lot.
The reason why Purple Gold was precious was because of its prestige!
Since ancient times, only Emperor Yu and the Celestial Emperor of Qin Ling unified the world. Emperor Yu built the nine cauldrons, and the nine cauldrons became the symbol of the Nine Prefectures. Everyone worshiped them. As for the Celestial Emperor of Qin Ling, he used the rare Purple Gold to forge the Heavenly Sword to rule the world. That Purple Gold was extremely precious.
Using Purple Gold would give one face!
"Junior Martial Brother Shirasaki, I heard that in this centurion competition, there's a sixteen-year-old boy called Teng Qingshan. Oh, he should be seventeen now. He defeated many people in a row. Even the proud disciple of Senior Wei Wuya, Yue Song, was defeated by him. I heard that he's in your camp? "
The voice coming from the front made Teng Qingshan raise his head.
Shirasaki and the Gui brothers were walking together. At this moment, Shirasaki turned around and walked over with the Gui brothers.
"Senior Martial Brother, you already know these four. This newcomer is Teng Qingshan! " Shirasaki pointed at Teng Qingshan and said, "Qingshan, this is the Lord of Huafeng City, Lord Gui Qing, and this is Commandant Gui Tao."
When the Lord of Huafeng City, Gui Qing, saw Teng Qingshan, he immediately smiled enthusiastically and said, "Brother Qingshan, I've heard of your great name even in Huafeng City. Haha … You're the same age as Junior Martial Brother Yun, but your strength is also so shocking. In my opinion, in the future, my Gui Yuan Sect will have to rely on Junior Martial Brother Yun, you, and Junior Martial Brother Zang Feng. "
Shirasaki Commandant's face immediately darkened.
"Brother, Junior Martial Brother Shirasaki's strength has advanced by leaps and bounds! I heard that his 《Nine Spears Facing the Morning Sun》 is almost at the Mastery Stage. His strength is almost on par with Junior Martial Brother Zang Feng. "Gui Tao Commandant said with a smile.
Shirasaki Commandant then said with a smile, "A few days ago, when I was watching the rising sun at Longgang, I had an epiphany of this 《Nine Spears Facing the Morning Sun》. I've already seen through the final difficulty of this 《Nine Spears Facing the Morning Sun》. If I spend some more time practicing, I'll be able to master it. Of course, compared to Senior Martial Brother Zang Feng, I'm still a bit lacking. "Although he spoke modestly, there was a hint of pride on his face.
After comprehending the 《Nine Spears Facing the Morning Sun》, Shirasaki was quite proud of himself.
In his opinion, even if he was compared to the number one of the younger generation, Commander Zang Feng, it would be about the same. However, in order to be a bit more humble, he didn't dare to say it was too slow.
"Oh? Then congratulations, Junior Martial Brother. "Gui Tao and Gui Qing were both a bit surprised.
"That's right, Junior Martial Brother, how should we arrange to guard the gold mine?" Gui Tao said, "This matter should be settled tonight. Tomorrow morning, my battalion will return to Jiangning County!"
"Of course." Shirasaki turned around and ordered, "Tian Dan, you will lead a hundred soldiers under your command and be in charge of the first area of the gold mine!"
"Yes." Tian Dan bowed.
"Du Hong, you will lead a hundred soldiers under your command and be in charge of the second area in the south of the gold mine!"
"Yes." Du Hong bowed.
"Liu He! You will lead a hundred soldiers under your command and be in charge of the third area in the west of the gold mine! "
"Yes!" The short Liu He bowed.
"Wan Fanxiang, you will lead a hundred soldiers under your command and be in charge of the fourth area, the last area in the gold mine!"
"Yes!" The tall and skinny Wan Fanxiang bowed.
At this time, out of the five centurions, only Teng Qingshan hadn't received an appointment.
Gui Qing, who was at the side, said in surprise, "Junior Martial Brother, you plan to let Brother Qingshan lead the troops and be in charge of the Purple Gold mine? This is Brother Qingshan's first time leading troops and also his first time being stationed there. He isn't familiar with it yet. I think … we should change it to someone else. "
"No need! Qingshan is quite strong. I believe he will do well. "Shirasaki Commandant looked at Teng Qingshan." Qingshan, right? "
Teng Qingshan cupped his hands and accepted the order.
… …
The next day, Commandant Na Gui Tao led the five hundred soldiers under his command and set off for Jiangning County City. As for Teng Qingshan's troops, they were stationed at Tielian Mountain. In fact, other than the Black Armoured Corps soldiers, there were also nearly a thousand soldiers from Huafeng City and Yi City to assist in the garrison.
However, the responsibility of the Purple Gold mine was too great. Ordinary soldiers were not allowed to interfere.
In the eyes of the Gui Yuan Sect, the Black Armoured Corps was the most trustworthy.
… …
Early in the morning, Teng Qingshan was walking on Tielian Mountain. There were many Black Armoured Corps soldiers, soldiers, and hard workers panning for gold.
"Purple Gold is extremely valuable. One tael of Purple Gold is equivalent to one hundred taels of gold, which is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver! Ordinary civilians can only earn ten to twenty taels of silver a year. One tael of Purple Gold is something they can't earn in their entire lives! Purple Gold moves people's hearts. There are many who risk their lives for Purple Gold, "Teng Qingshan completely understood that being stationed at the Purple Gold mine was an unlucky job after a day of being stationed there. It was very tiring!
If you protected it well and didn't make any mistakes, that was your duty. There wouldn't be any rewards.
However, if something went wrong, it would be your dereliction of duty and you would be punished!
Therefore, the 'Purple Gold Mine' was a hot potato. Being in charge of guarding this place was a hard job.
"This Shirasaki seems to be targeting me." Teng Qingshan squinted his eyes and sped up towards the east.
"Sir!" The soldiers and Black Armoured Corps soldiers at the side bowed respectfully when they saw Teng Qingshan.
Teng Qingshan nodded his head slightly and continued to move forward.
As a martial artist, he had to train hard every day. If he wanted to gain a foothold in this world, he had to rely on his own strength. Morning training had almost become a habit of the Black Armoured Corps soldiers. Of course, the Centurions and Commandant would also train in the morning.
"Haha … … Old Du, although your spear is powerful, it's still lacking in speed. You still have to train hard. " A complacent laughter could be heard coming from the east. When Teng Qingshan heard it, he could tell that it was the voice of Lieutenant Bai Qi. When he got closer, Teng Qingshan saw — —
In the distance, the other four Centurions and Shirasaki Commandant were all there.
Du Hong was lying on the ground. He was supporting himself with his spear and seemed to have injured his leg.
"Spar?" Teng Qingshan laughed.
In the Black Armoured Corps, the Centurions, Commandant, and Commanders were all First Rated Warriors. In order to increase their strength, the Black Armoured Corps allowed the Centurions, Commandant, and Commanders to spar with each other. Of course, there was one condition — they were not allowed to kill.
"Qingshan, we're already training in the morning. Why are you only here now?" Tian Dan shouted from afar. Among the five Commanders, he had the best relationship with Teng Qingshan.
"I practiced my spear art for a while." Teng Qingshan held his Reincarnation Spear and walked over. He smiled at Shirasaki Commandant and said, "Shirasaki Commandant's spear art is indeed powerful. Even Old Du is no match for you! I heard that Lord Commandant has mastered the 《Nine Spears of the Morning Sun》. I wonder if you dare to spar with me? "
Teng Qingshan's voice was loud and clear. Many of the Black Armoured Corps sergeants, ordinary soldiers, and some laborers heard it.
Dare or not?
"Dare" and "willing" were two different meanings.
Teng Qingshan's question was too provocative. If Shirasaki Commandant did not agree, it meant that he did not dare to spar with Teng Qingshan. If a warrior did not have courage, he would be laughed at in the Black Armoured Corps.
"Brother Qingshan is really ruthless." Tian Dan and the other three Centurions snickered.
Many of the Black Armoured Corps sergeants' eyes lit up when they saw this scene.
Shirasaki Commandant, did he dare or not?
Shirasaki Commandant's face turned red. He laughed and said, "Teng Qingshan! You defeated many people in the centurion competition at such a young age. It's normal for you to be arrogant. But today, as Commandant, I will let you know that there is always someone better! "
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