The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 243: Guess Comes True (I have something to do today, so only two chapters)

Before I knew it, another ten days had passed.

After Fang Xun had dealt with all the trivial matters at Sixingtang, he set off with Yu Jiaolong the next day.

The two of them traveled at full speed for ten days, eating and resting on horseback, but they did not go to Lingzhou first and then to Wuzhou.

In the past, the best route would be to start from Jinling and enter Lingzhou by water, and then take the land route directly to Wuzhou Jianye.

However, now almost half of Lingzhou has become a swamp, so the two can only go south to Linzhou first, and then make a big circle before going to Wuzhou.

Linzhou was actually originally part of the Ten Thousand Mountains in southern Xinjiang. Later, as a large number of people from the Central Plains migrated to the south of the Yangtze River, Linzhou was gradually brought under the rule.

This place is mountainous, but over thousands of years, successive dynasties have opened up official roads that lead in all directions. Although it will take a long detour, Fang Xun and the others don't have to take the difficult mountain roads.

After a ten-day long journey, the two set out from Jinling City, traveled through half of Linzhou, and finally arrived at the edge of the area near Wuzhou.

Just as the sky was getting light, two horses were panting as they galloped along the official road. A city in the distance gradually came into view, and the two big characters "Nanyun" on the city gate were particularly eye-catching.

Yu Jiaolong looked up, then looked at the bloodshot in the horse's eyes, and then said to Fang Xun.

"We have already reached Nanyun Prefecture. It will take another half a day to reach Wuzhou. However, after ten days of continuous travel, the horses are almost exhausted. Let's go to the post station in the city to change two horses before continuing on our journey."

Fang Xun nodded: "Then let's go into the city"

At this moment, a rumbling sound in the distance attracted the attention of the two.

Suddenly, teams of soldiers poured out of the city, and people entering the city could only step aside and wait.

Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong looked at each other and frowned.

"It seems that the Nanyun Prefecture's army has set out. What happened? Is there a change in the war at the border, or is there a problem in Lingzhou as you guessed?"

"I don't know. I'll ask the postman at the post station later."

The two men rode their horses to the vicinity of the city gate and dismounted. The two horses finally got some time to rest, and they were panting heavily and their legs were trembling slightly, they were all very tired.

Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong had been running all day and night for ten days, but they were still full of energy and there was no trace of weathering on their faces.

They have great stamina, so even if they feel tired they can just take a nap on horseback, but the horses can't stand it.

These were two Arabian horses that Yu Jiaolong had specially picked out in Jinling, but they couldn't withstand this kind of sleepless long-distance run.

The two men led their horses and stood aside, quietly watching the rows of soldiers marching out of the city and forming battle formations.

About half an hour later, eight thousand soldiers lined up in neat battle array outside the city and marched towards Lingzhou with murderous intent.

After the army left, the city gate resumed normal entry and exit. Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong looked at each other and realized that something really went wrong in Lingzhou.

The two men immediately led their horses towards the city gate without queuing up. After showing their identity tokens to the gatekeepers, they did not encounter any obstruction.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw a busy scene, but Fang Xun keenly noticed that the people walking on the long street were particularly fierce, and most of them were carrying knives or swords.

As a border state, Linzhou is a place where martial spirit prevails, and the local forests are dense, producing a large amount of mountain product resources.

Most of the local warriors make money from the mountains, and the resources such as medicinal materials, wild animals, furs, and minerals have attracted countless merchants from other parts of the world. However, Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong did not want to experience the local customs, and they did not stop all the way, and soon arrived at the city post station.

Officials would pass through post stations when they took office, were transferred, or went out on business for food, lodging, and changing horses.

In addition, the post station was also responsible for receiving guests, delivering official documents and military intelligence, and most of the correspondence between ordinary people was also carried out through the post station.

Only a small number of post stations were located in the city, and most of them were located along the official roads outside the city.

When the two men arrived at the door with their horses, three postmen immediately came to greet them.

They took the bags off the horses' backs, and Yu Jiaolong said, "I am Yu Jiaolong, the commander of the Six Gates of Jiangzhou. I have important business to attend to in Wuzhou, so we can't delay any longer. Please quickly change us two of the best horses and get on with our journey!"

"Master Yu, it will be done soon!"

The two postmen hurriedly took the reins and led the horses to the backyard of the post station, leaving only an older and burly postman to accompany them.

Fang Xun immediately asked, "Lord Yu and I have been on the road for ten days without stopping in other cities. I just saw 8,000 Nanyun Prefecture soldiers leave the city and head towards Lingzhou. Did something happen?"

"Don't you know, my Lords?" The square-faced postman was stunned for a moment, but his expression immediately turned serious again, "Something big has happened in Lingzhou, the Tianli Sect has swept through with millions of followers!
This time, the Tianli Cult is no longer making small moves like before. Not only have a large number of core members gathered in Lingzhou, but even the White Lotus Mother has appeared."

Yu Jiaolong's face changed after hearing this. She looked at Fang Xun and saw that the other party's face was also solemn.

He really guessed it. The White Lotus Mother destroyed the Luo family and detonated the water vein nodes that they suppressed. It turned out that she did not just take action and run away.

Yu Jiaolong looked at the postman with a cold gaze and asked, "Is the Tianli Cult limited to Lingzhou? Or has it already spread to other states?"

The square-faced postman was startled by the look and quickly responded.

“I don’t know much about the specific situation. After learning that Lingzhou had a flood, the four states surrounding Lingzhou sent a total of eight Yin God masters and hundreds of awakened masters to Lingzhou to investigate the situation.

But there was no news for ten days in a row. The officials in the provincial government realized that something was wrong and prepared to send a second group of people to investigate. But at this time, a master sent by Wuzhou came back seriously injured. Only then did the provincial governments realize that something was wrong!

This matter was only reported to the post station yesterday evening via an express express from Wuzhou. We did not dare to delay and handed the document to the prefect and the commander-in-chief as soon as possible.

Soon after receiving the document, the two lords went to the parade ground to gather soldiers. Eight thousand soldiers prepared overnight before leaving the city. "

Fang Xun's face was solemn as he asked, "Did the first batch of experts who went to investigate the situation in Lingzhou get wiped out?"

When he heard this question, a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the square-faced postman.

"No! None of them died, they are still alive and well, but they all...but..."

As the postman spoke of this, his face became more and more frightened, and he began to stutter, as if something terrible had happened and he didn't even dare to mention it.

"What are you talking about?" Yu Jiaolong shouted coldly at him when she saw him like this, "Why don't you tell us what's going on?"

The postman, overwhelmed by Yu Jiaolong's aura, was startled and quickly shouted, "They have all become members of the Tianli sect!!!"

Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong's expressions suddenly changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)