Longevity starts from strengthening internal organs

Chapter 182 Black Water City, Yusong Mountain

Blackwater City.

It got its name because it was built beside a black water river.

This river originates from the remaining veins of Wanshou Mountain. Its source is an underground river. The water is deep and cold, but it does not freeze all year round. Even in this winter season, it still flows meanderingly.

The rice irrigated by this river water is bright in color, fragrant and has high nutritional value. Therefore, it is highly sought after by dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and wealthy businessmen. A catty of high-quality black rice was once sold for two taels of silver.

Because of this, the Blackwater City is very prosperous.

But that's all in the past tense.

Today's Heishui City, due to years of wars and the impassability of commercial routes, is already in decline.

Although the green rice fields outside the city are still green, the rice merchants who once gathered here are almost extinct.

The last time Zhao Ya and Zui'er took a mountain road, they bypassed the Black Water City and did not enter.

This time, there is no need to detour, Zhao Ya said, looking at the towering walls of Heishui City.

"Let's stay in a hotel in Heishui City tonight."

"En." Zui'er had no objection.

Meng Shiwen would not have any objections.

During this trip, she spoke very little, most of the time she sat in the carriage in a daze, and only occasionally chatted with Zhao Ya.

The carriage drove towards Heishui City, but before it reached the gate of the city, a voice of pleading came from the front.

"Master of the village, I beg you to show mercy outside the law. There is no reason in the world that you have to pay [-]% of the goods when you cross the city?"

Zhao Ya has excellent eyesight, so even if they are far away, he can still see clearly that the speaker is a man in his thirties.

Behind him is Tian Heng who just met him yesterday.

It's just that Tian Heng's face is pale at this moment, and the corner of his mouth is bloody, obviously suffering from internal injuries.

At the same time, the caravan he was guarding had also been held hostage by a group of people, and they were currently moving things down.

Standing in front of this begging man was a burly man, even in the depths of winter, he was still shirtless, revealing his body covered in flower and blue embroidery.

At this moment, after hearing the man's words, the big man let out a sinister laugh.

"I haven't heard of it before, don't you see it now? Don't talk nonsense, your subordinates will fight with me. I didn't kill you. It's already cheaper for you to pack all the goods. Watch your head."

Gao Cong shrank his neck in fright, and secretly complained.

In the past, the merchants often took the route of Heishui City, and stayed here to replenish their supplies. Nothing happened, but who would have thought that something went wrong this time.

It turned out that just two days ago, a group of strong men who came out of nowhere actually broke through the government office of Heishui City, captured the city lord of Heishui City, and took power.

Then they began to exploit the past merchants.

However, this group also has rules, except for some small traders who are alone, they don't hurt the big caravans, they just ask them to pay enough tolls.

This is considered a normal operation in this world, not to mention that the toll they charge is not high, which is about [-]% of the goods.

So the caravan passing by pinched their noses and recognized it.

Although an extra sum of money was paid, the safety of this world is fundamental, at worst, the price of the goods will be increased by then.

Those who can still go out to do business at this time are all selling high-value things, so apart from the two troubles at the beginning, everything will be fine soon afterwards.

Only when they encountered this caravan from Gao's family did something happen.

When Gao Cong saw the arrival of a new group of strong men, asking for money, he was naturally displeased.

For him, every extra penny is his own benefit.

But he didn't dare to make a mistake, after all, it was on someone else's land, so he quietly ordered his men to hide the valuables and falsely report the value.

But who would have thought that this big man was careless, very shrewd, and soon noticed something was wrong, and when he took an inventory in person, he immediately discovered the trickiness.

He didn't get angry, but immediately raised the toll fee from [-]% to [-]%, which was regarded as punishment.

Gao Cong couldn't help but yelled a few words.

The big man stretched out his hand to hit him, but Tian Heng blocked him, and the two moved their hands.

Although Tian Heng is also a martial artist of the three realms, he was injured after just a few encounters with this big man.

Then the big man increased the toll to [-]%.

Only then did Gao Cong realize how powerful he was, so he kept begging for mercy, hoping that the big man would show his respect and let him go.

But the big man ignored it at all, and just ordered his subordinates to move the goods quickly.

Although Zhao Ya didn't know the inside information, he guessed it from a long distance away, so he drove over slowly.

The big man frowned when he saw a lone carriage coming from the official road.

Where did the stunned head come from.

Didn't you see that there is work going on here?

If it were someone else, he probably would have avoided it long ago, but this person came straight over. Could it be that there is something to rely on?
A few thoughts flashed in the big man's mind, but behind him was Heishui City, and all his brothers were there, all of which gave him great courage.

So he winked, and someone immediately stepped forward to stop Zhao Ya's carriage.

"Where is someone coming, and they still don't get out of the car when they see my village master."

Zhao Ya sat firmly on the shaft of the car, completely ignoring the yelling of these young men, and instead looked at Tian Heng who was not far away.

Naturally, Tian Heng also recognized Zhao Ya, and couldn't help sweating for him secretly, and winked wildly at Zhao Ya, signaling him to leave quickly.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ya didn't pay attention to these at all, and instead raised his hand to punch him.

"Commander Tian, ​​I didn't expect to see you again so soon!"

Tian Heng groaned in his heart.

This young man is too courageous.

Although he should have some strength, Tian Heng had already fought this big guy just now, so he naturally knew how powerful this big guy was.

Tian Heng even suspected that this big man might be a warrior of the four realms.

The key point is that this young man is also carrying a female relative in the car. Isn't this a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?
But Zhao Ya had already spoken, so he had no choice but to respond.

"Yes, Zhao Shaoxia, we meet again."

Then Zhao Ya smiled slightly and said, "Did something happen to Commander Tian?"

Gao Cong naturally also noticed Zhao Ya's arrival. Seeing him asking a question, he opened his mouth without waiting for Tian Heng to speak.

"Young man, we passed by from now on, but the village master insisted on letting us keep [-]% of the goods as travel money. This is really too much, and we simply cannot afford the loss."

Zhao Ya ignored Gao Cong, but looked at Tian Heng with a smile on his face.

At the same time, the curtain of the car opened, and Zui'er poked his head out curiously.

"Brother Xiaoya, what's wrong?"

Female dependents.

And she is an extremely beautiful female relative.

For a moment, these minions were stunned.

At this moment, Meng Shiwen also opened the car window, frowning and looking outside.

"Xiaoya, do you want to do it?"

She also heard something was wrong outside in the car, so she was ready to do it.

Fuck, another one.

And all of them are beautiful.

There was a commotion among these gangsters.

The big man's eyes lit up even more, and he walked towards this side.

Seeing this, Tian Heng was very anxious.

If these two beautiful young ladies fall into the hands of this group of strong men, one can imagine what will happen to them.

So he shouted desperately: "Zhao Shaoxia, quickly take the two ladies and run, the farther you run, the better."

"Damn old thing, if you dare to spoil my good deeds, I will kill you first." The big man cursed angrily.

At the same time, his gang of men had surrounded the carriage.

The big man walked up to him quickly, his greedy eyes turned around Meng Shiwen and Zui'er, and then he smiled.

"Hey, boy, you..."

Before the words fell, a knife flashed by.

Then the big man was taken aback for a moment, and then screamed miserably.

"Ahhh my eyes!"

It turned out that the saber was slashing right in his eyes, and immediately canceled his pair of tricks.

Look at Zhao Ya again, with a knife in his hand, standing on the shaft of the chariot, with a calm expression on his face.

The whole place fell silent in an instant.

Tian Heng was also stupid.

Because he didn't see clearly how Zhao Ya made the saber at all.

At this time, the big man covered his eyes with one hand, and waved the other hand indiscriminately.

"Give it to me, kill him, and I will reward those two little girls!"

A few daring minions raised their spears and stabbed towards Zhao Ya.

They thought that with a spear in hand, even if the young man wanted to draw a knife, he would have to work hard.

But in the next second, another knife flashed.

Then I saw the spears in the hands of these minions cut off at the waist, and then the minions were split from the middle.

That's right.

Literally split.

I saw a red line extending from the center of their eyebrows to their crotch, and then slowly separated from the middle and fell to the two sides.

The bloody smell that was so thick that it couldn't be melted was disgusting.

At this moment, the faces of all the minions changed, and they retreated one after another. No matter how much the big man yelled, no one dared to move.

joke.

No matter how stupid these gangsters are, they can see how extraordinary Zhao Ya is now.

Especially the unimaginable knife technique scared the courage of many people. Some people have already started to back away quietly, ready to slip away.

After the last drop of blood fell from the sharp blade, Zhao Ya said calmly, "Which mountain are you gangsters from?"

"I am Fang Dao, the third master of the Three Villages of Yusong Mountain, boy, if you dare to hurt me, you will die!" Fang Dao shouted.

The voice just fell.

Another flash of the knife flashed, and Fang Dao's head flew out immediately, and rolled to Tian Heng's feet with a grunt.

Seeing that the Lord of the Three Villages, who was so arrogant just now, had injured himself, but now he was beheaded without even groaning.

Tian Heng only felt cold in his heart.

What is the origin of this young man?
How could his martial arts be so strong, and his moves so crisp?
But for Zhao Ya, killing someone like Fangdao is as easy as drinking water.

"It's too noisy. Now someone else will answer my question. If you answer it well, you'll live, but if you don't answer it, you'll lose your head." Zhao Ya still had a calm tone.

But these minions were trembling with fright.

Where have they seen such a ruthless person.

Even the Lord of the Three Villages was easily slaughtered in front of him like pigs and dogs, how could these people dare to resist.

"Yes... yes, sir, what do you want to ask?" One of the minions said with a trembling voice.

"How many people are there in Yusong Mountain?" Zhao Ya asked.

"Counting... counting the head of the village, there are more than [-] people in total."

More than two hundred people.

Zhao Ya frowned.

He thought that Yusong Mountain should have some strength to capture Heishui City.

But I didn't expect that there were only so many people.

"What is the strength of your great village master?" Zhao Ya asked again.

These minions looked at each other in blank dismay, and only after a while did they hear what the man said.

"I...we don't know the strength of Master Dazhai, but I have followed him in several battles, and I have never seen anyone who can go through ten moves under the hands of Master Dazhai."

Zhao Ya was thoughtful.

The Fang Dao who just died under his sword should have the strength of half a step four. Such a warrior can be the master of the three villages, and he can roughly calculate the overall strength of this Yusong Mountain.

He ignored these gangsters, but turned to look at Tian Heng.

"Commander Tian, ​​is your crisis over now?"

Tian Heng nodded quickly, "Yes, thank you Zhao Shaoxia!"

"You're welcome, this is also a reward for telling me about the latest situation in Dancing Elephant City. Now that the crisis has been resolved, then leave as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ya put the saber back into its sheath, raised the whip to urge the carriage, and continued to walk forward.

Tian Heng couldn't help being shocked when he saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to block the way, cupped his fists and said, "Zhao Shaoxia, where are you going?"

"Naturally, I went to Heishui City to stay at the top of the hotel. Those who have traveled all the way to eat and sleep in the open should find a place to rest." Zhao Ya smiled.

Tian Heng hopped his feet anxiously.

"You...you must not be like this, that Black Water City is now occupied by strong men from Yusong Mountain, and you killed one of their village owners, wouldn't it be a trap if you enter the city?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ya just smiled slightly at this, "Thank you Commander Tian for your concern. Of course I know this, but I have a sense of proportion, and I happen to have something to ask the Yusongshan group."

As he spoke, he urged the horse to move forward, leaving Tian Heng standing there with a dazed expression.

"Old Tian, ​​what are you doing in a daze? Come and help to load all these goods, and then leave here quickly." Gao Cong shouted.

But Tian Heng didn't move, instead he took a deep breath and said, "Master, I want to go to the city."

"Into the city? What are you going to do in the city?"

"This Shaoxia Zhao saved you and me. I can't see him entering this dragon's pool and tiger's lair alone."

Gao Cong looked Tian Heng up and down like an idiot, and couldn't help but said: "Old Tian, ​​are you sick again? This young knight is super powerful, and he must have a special background. Since he went to the city, he must have his reasons. What are you doing to join in the fun?"

"But he saved us!" Tian Heng said firmly.

"That was voluntary, and we didn't ask him for help! Don't think about such a mess, why do I think you are as impulsive as a seventeen-year-old child after living for four or fifty years?" Gao Cong Disapprovingly said.

But Tian Heng has made up his mind this time.

"Master, when I was practicing martial arts, my master told me to do something and not to do everything. Now I feel that I should stand up. As for you, young master..."

"This place is not far from the destination, and there are no bandits in the back, so I can do it without me."

Gao Cong got angry when he heard it, "All right, all right, if you want to die, then go, young master, I don't bother to care about you!"

With that said, he turned around and went to sort out the caravan.

Without saying a word, Tian Heng cupped his hands at the guards, and then strode towards Heishui City.

Seeing that he really left, Gao Cong became even angrier.

"Damn it, I've never seen such a person. I've practiced martial arts so much that I've lost my mind."

"Then what should we do, young master?" Someone asked.

"What should we do? Hurry up, there will be a fight later, and we will all suffer."

Gao Cong left in a hurry with the caravan.

Zhao Ya didn't know about this episode, he had already entered Heishui City at this time.

There are few pedestrians on the street, most of the shops on the roadside are closed, even if there are a few open occasionally, it is deserted and lifeless.

After Zhao Ya's carriage entered the city, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Zhao Ya didn't find a place to stay at the inn either, because from the looks of it, the inns were probably closed too.

He drove the carriage to the center of the city.

Although I have never been to Heishui City, generally speaking, the city lord's mansion is located in the center of a city.

Zhao Ya was not in a hurry, and walked slowly.

There were more and more peeping eyes on him along the way, but Zhao Ya didn't care, and even chatted and laughed with Zui'er in the carriage.

Heishui City is not big, and soon Zhao Ya's carriage passed through the central street and arrived in front of the government office.

At this time, a large group of people had already gathered here.

Such a big event happened outside the city, the owners of the three villages were all dead, and the people in Yusong Mountain naturally got the news.

When they heard that there was only one person who came and had already entered the city, the others could say that Yao Wang, the village master of Yusong Mountain, was surprised.

As the most powerful person in this group of gangsters, Yao Wang is a real warrior of the four realms.

But he knows that this strength can dominate Heishui City, but it is not enough to look outside.

The person who came here was able to kill Fang Dao with a single blow, and no one even saw how he did it. His strength was obviously extremely powerful.

How could such a cross-river dragon come to you suddenly?
Feeling apprehensive, he summoned all his subordinates and waited for Zhao Ya in front of the government office.

really.

He saw a carriage approaching slowly, and the driver was a handsome young man who looked about 20 years old at most.

At first glance, this young man doesn't seem very surprising.

But Yao Wang's expression became more serious.

Because the more you can't see the strangeness, the more it proves that the person coming is definitely not ordinary.

"Your Excellency killed my Sanzhai Lord and broke into my Blackwater City, what exactly do you want?" Yao Wang decided to preemptively and asked directly.

Zhao Ya pulled the reins, and the carriage stopped slowly.

Then Zhao Ya didn't get out of the car, just sat on the shaft of the car, looked at Yao Wang first, and then said.

"What is your relationship with Qingzhu Ridge?"

(End of this chapter)