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Chapter 116 Nanman Ancient Temple
Since he planned to settle the accounts with Nanman 20 years ago, Lin Huaian did not delay and casually explained some matters in the mansion to Qin Hua.

Not much was explained, just some caring reminders. At present, the great master Liu Zongyan is in charge of the mansion. The visions Xu Qianyuan said have not yet come, and no one can threaten the safety of the Qin mansion yet.

Besides, it was just a trip to the Southern Barbarians, and Lin Huaian didn't think it would take long. With his current strength, if nothing unexpected happened, a return trip of a few days should be enough.

Qin Hua is not the kind of woman who likes to gossip and have lingering feelings. While saying a few words to reassure his uncle, he also talked about the recent interesting things inside and outside the house, and finally ordered the servants to take care of him. The uncle has prepared some simple travel essentials.

Lin Huaian did not intend to bring these so-called essential items for traveling, but his little niece was very concerned and could not refuse. However, after seeing his little niece bring a few ingots of gold, he instantly felt that these essential items for traveling were indeed Still need to bring some.

After saying goodbye to his little niece, Lin Huaian headed south. The journey to Nanman was not short, and he had to pass through Jingzhou. If it had been before, he might have planned to meet Zhao Xuanzi, the great master of Jingzhou, and talk about the farm. But now Bai Ruzhi has taken care of everything, and there is no need for him to see that Zhao Xuanzi again.

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Since ancient times, Jingzhou has been a good land with fertile fields and fertile soil.

As the great master of Jingzhou, Zhao Xuanzi usually did not care about the affairs of his subordinates, but the disciples and grandsons below him would handle the matters he handed down honestly without any slightest care.

For example, recently, after returning to Jingzhou with Bai Rushi at the teahouse last time, Zhao Xuanzi specifically asked his disciples and grandsons to pay attention to Grandmaster Lin who replaced Wang Jue in Jiangzhou.

Zhao Xuanzi is still very concerned about Lin Huaian. He has a mysterious origin and has the strength of a great master, but he is lurking in a small and unknown family. He has been invisible for so many years, and he took Jiangzhou directly with one move. No one even knew that Wang Jue had been dead for so long.

The more Zhao Xuanzi thought about this person, the more terrifying he felt, and he immediately ordered his disciples to pay more attention to the trends in Jiangzhou.

On this day, Zhao Xuanzi was sitting on the attic, facing the east, bathing in the morning sun. His Taoist robe was soaked in red, his messy hair was rising with the breeze, and there were idle clouds and wild cranes floating from high in the sky, looking like a noble man.

"Master, Jiangzhou Grand Master Lin Huaian is here!"

Suddenly, a disciple shouted from below.

Zhao Xuanzi's eyebrows widened and he immediately stood up. He was no longer as calm as before. While arranging his appearance, he said: "Where is the person? There must be no negligence."

The disciple below twitched his face and stammered: "Master, that Grandmaster Lin didn't come to our place. Our people have been paying attention to the movements in Jiangzhou. There were people watching all the way, and we saw that master running all the way. , starting from Jiangzhou, passed by us, and then went directly to Nanman..."

Zhao Xuanzi immediately choked up. He originally thought that as a great master, he would come to see him and pay a visit anyway. It was a matter of etiquette. As a result, he was ignored directly. Fortunately, he just returned the favor. With an excited face, it can be said that he lost face in front of his disciples.

Zhao Xuanzi suddenly disliked this great master he had never met before, because he felt that this person was too rude...

However, he did not say this, but wondered: "Why did he go to the Southern Barbarians? The land there is barren and there are no resources. If you go there, you won't get any benefits..."

Zhao Xuanzi stood up and walked back and forth, stepping on the green tiles with his feet, making a clicking sound.

The disciple below didn't dare to guess casually, so he simply lowered his head and said nothing.

The more Zhao Xuanzi thought about it, the more curious he became, and finally he couldn't bear it any longer: "No, I want to go to Nanman for a visit. It is impossible for a great master to go to Nanman for no reason. He must have some purpose. I will be away for the next few days. If you cause trouble, I'll go and come back." After Zhao Xuanzi finished explaining, he didn't care about the disciple's other problems. He tiptoed lightly, jumped up a few times, and instantly crossed several attics and headed towards the direction of Nanman.

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The southern barbarians have a dangerous geographical location, with barren mountains and rivers, and desolate Gobi deserts everywhere. Wisps of wind and sand are constantly blowing, making sharp howls.

Lin Huaian's initial impression of this place was based on book records. It was only after he actually arrived in Nanman that he realized how desolate this place was.

Here, half is the yellow sand Gobi, and the other half is steep mountains, and the environment is extremely harsh.

On the Great Gobi Desert, you can see several short but strong earthen bunkers standing there at any time, with their backs to the wind. Inside are some southern barbarians. This is their home.

Due to their geographical location and harsh environment, the Nanman people's physiques are much stronger than those of ordinary people, and their ability to adapt to harsh environments is also extremely strong.

Lin Huai'an didn't know the way, so he took a map of the Nanman, looked for the location of the Nanman palace, and plunged into the Gobi.

Most of the southern barbarians encountered along the way had hostile and vigilant eyes, and many of them simply came out with knives and surrounded him, saying they wanted to rob him.

The Nanman people themselves were hostile to the Central Plains people, and the Central Plains people had always been synonymous with fat sheep in their eyes. Now that they saw this lone Central Plains person, they naturally became hostile.

Lin Huaian didn't even bother to say anything to these desert robbers, and just slapped them to death. Along the way, he almost started a bloody storm...

Killing the robbers along the way, he relied on the map to ask for directions. In the long desert, surrounded by wind and sand, he got closer and closer to the palace of the Barbarian King.

It wasn't until he met a group of people that he paused on his way.

It was a group of loudspeakers, all wearing bright red cassocks, holding prayer tubes in their hands, kneeling with pious expressions on their faces, and chanting some incomprehensible characters.

The ancient temple they knelt down to worship was an ancient temple. The ancient temple was located on a cliff, with a relatively wide area. It was surrounded by steep and lonely walls, and the terrain was very dangerous.

Behind a group of loudspeakers was a group of Nanman people, all of whom also knelt down and worshiped in front of the ancient temple. They muttered words and walked toward the ancient temple with three kneels and one prostrations.

Lin Huaian was very curious. This group of southern barbarians were not like the previous ones. When they saw him, they were either hostile or shouting to kill him. Everyone seemed to ignore his existence. They all knelt down and worshiped in front of the ancient temple. OK.

Curious, he couldn't help but look at the location of the ancient temple. In addition to the remote and dangerous location, the ancient temple itself also looked very dilapidated. Only some outlines of the buildings in the temples were exposed in the yellow sand, and they were not visible. clear.

However, even so, the group of southern barbarians did not show any signs of disdain, only piety on their faces.

(End of this chapter)