The rain stopped. This morning, the heavy rain that had lasted all night came to an abrupt end, as if someone had turned off the faucet. The clouds and fog dissipated, and the clear sky and sun reappeared, ruling the earth again. Zhang Yuan stood in the yard, feeling the sun shining on his face again, and his mood became much brighter. That old man Kou was right, exactly five days had passed. Bang! Bang! At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was slammed hard: "Brother Zhao Yun, open the door quickly, I'm Qu Hong!" Zhang Yuan's good mood was dispelled a lot at once. He went over to open the door in a bad mood, frowned and asked: "What's the matter?" To be honest, Zhang Yuan's favorability towards old man Kou now exceeds that of the manager of Xishanji.
Old man Kou looks quite wretched, but he actually knows how to advance and retreat, and his performance when he came to the door later was not annoying. And this Qu Hong was enthusiastic on the surface, said a lot of nice words, but his inner thoughts were sinister. The manager of Xishanji asked with a smile: "Brother Zhao Yun, the rainy season is over. Do you want to go hunting in the mountains together?" "I have organized a team, all of them are good players, and I plan to do something big!" Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment and replied: "Forget it, I am used to hunting alone, so I won't go with you." The rainy season is over, and Taiwu Mountain and Xiaxu area are about to usher in a cold winter. But there is a half-month period in between, which is an excellent time to go into the mountains to hunt. At this time, many wild animals in the mountains will come out to forage for food and fatten up to survive the cold winter. So the prey is often particularly plump. And this half month is also called the hunting season. Every year when the hunting season comes, the hunters of Xiaxu will go out in groups of three or five to go into the mountains to hunt. There are also a large number of mountain hunters coming in droves. Collecting various medicinal materials. It was old man Kou who told Zhang Yuan about the hunting season. During this period, as long as you don't go too deep into the mountains and move around in the outer area of Taiwu Mountain, there is generally no major danger. Even if he encountered something strange, it was basically just a minor one. As long as he mastered the Blood Burning Technique or carried a talisman, he could deal with it. In the past month, Zhang Yuan had been staying at home so much that he almost grew hair. So he wanted to go into the mountains to have a look.
He had quite a lot of hunting experience, so he naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity. But Zhang Yuan declined Qu Hong's invitation. To be honest, Zhang Yuan was not afraid of any conspiracy from the other party. Because in the face of absolute strength, the means of ghosts and monsters could not hurt him at all. But Zhang Yuan was impatient to intrigue with Qu Hong, and he had to be on guard all the time after entering the mountains, which was completely asking for trouble. He even wanted to give up killing this guy. He could also be at peace! But Qu Hong didn't know that he was already standing at the gate of hell. Seeing that Zhang Yuan's attitude of refusing was very firm, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said, "Okay then." The manager of Xishanji hesitated for a moment, and asked again, "Brother Zhao Yun, do you know Zhenwumen?" Zhenwumen? Zhang Yuan shook his head: "I haven't heard of it." Qu Hong lowered his voice and said: "I just heard a piece of news..." It turns out that Zhenwu Sect is a gang entrenched in Xixu, and its strength ranks in the middle among the various forces in Xiaxu. In the past year, Zhenwu Sect has had fierce conflicts with Xionghu Gang, which is also in Xixu. Zhenwu Sect is not strong enough and has lost most of its territory. It is very likely to be driven out of Xixu! Xiaxu is divided into five areas: east, west, north, and middle. The outer area is larger. But basically they all have owners. This time, Zhenwu Sect was seriously injured and could not gain a foothold in the city. It is also difficult to regain territory in the outer area. Usually, the final result is the disbanding of the gang or being annexed by other gangs. However, Zhenwu Sect was not content with this... Zhang Yuan understood after hearing this: "Are they targeting Xishanji?" "That's right!" Qu Hong said bitterly: "If nothing unexpected happens, Zhenwu Sect will come after the New Year!" Xishanji is not a Feng Shui treasure land. On the contrary, it is very dangerous because it is close to Taiwu Mountain. But Zhenwu Sect does not want to operate Xishanji as a new territory. They only intend to use it as a temporary base to accumulate strength and fight back. The timing chosen by Zhenwu Sect is also very good.
Not long ago, the giant mountain ghost ran down and wreaked havoc. According to past experience, Xishanji can be stable for two or three years. It is enough for Zhenwu Sect to recuperate! "They calculated it very well." Qu Hong looked gloomy: "But we in Xishanji are in trouble!" Zhenwu Sect suffered heavy losses in the fight with the Xionghu Gang and must replenish its manpower. It is difficult for them to poach people from other places. And there are thousands of warriors without any sect or school in Xishanji! It is completely imaginable what kind of situation will arise once the forces of Zhenwu Sect invade Xishanji. "Brother Zhao Yun, if you don't want to be forcibly recruited by Zhenwu Sect..." Qu Hong said in a deep voice: "Then we can only work together to stop them!" Zhang Yuan was silent for a while and asked: "How many people in Zhenwu Sect have entered the Qi realm?" Qu Hong's expression froze, and after a moment he replied: "Five, four fourth-level, one fifth-level." He added: "It is said that the leader of Zhenwu Sect, Su Zhen, was seriously injured. They only have four fourth-level warriors who can fight." That's easy to say! Zhang Yuan couldn't help but glance at him. Although there is only one level difference between the fourth level and the third level, the difference in combat power is at least ten times. Zhang Yuan has heard of a saying. Thirty to fifty third-level warriors holding swords and weapons, cooperating tacitly and fearless of death, can kill a fourth-level warrior. The premise is that this Qi warrior fights to the death, otherwise he can't stop him from breaking through. There are four fourth-level warriors on the Zhenwu Sect side, plus a large number of gang members below the fourth level. Can these scattered soldiers and mobs of Xishanji resist? Zhang Yuan is very skeptical! Qu Hong said it easily, as if everyone can stop Zhenwu Sect together. But things are not that easy! "I don't want to die." Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "If I can't afford to offend you, can I hide? If the people from Zhenwu Sect come, I will just move away." Qu Hong was a little confused: "Then you don't want the house here?"
"If you lose the house, you can build another one." Zhang Yuan looked at the manager of Xishanji: "It's better than losing your life, don't you think?" Qu Hong was speechless. He never thought that Zhang Yuan would be so cowardly and run away without hesitation. After a long time, Qu Hong smiled bitterly and said, "That's right." "It's just that it's easy for you to leave, but we have lived here for so long, we really don't want to leave." "Besides, where can we run to?" At this moment, Qu Hong showed some sincerity. However, Zhang Yuan had no sympathy for him. And trust!