The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

As soon as Qiao Zhengyang entered the city, he sensed Fang Xun's aura and was extremely shocked.

The opponent's Qi was as deep as the sea. Just by sensing Qi, he knew that he was definitely no match for him. But this was less than three months after the breakthrough. Wouldn't it be even more exaggerated if it took another year or two? !

Just when Qiao Zhengyang was shocked, a voice in his ear suddenly brought him back to his senses.

"Oh, who am I? It turns out to be Mr. Qiao!"

I saw Liu Zhengwu walking towards me from a distance, with a look of indescribable joy on his face.

These days, he had been feeling Fang Xun's aura getting stronger little by little, which had made him quite nervous. Now, finally, another powerful Zhenwu master had arrived, which made him ecstatic.

"Hero Qiao came thousands of miles to help me, I am deeply grateful"

Qiao Zhengyang came back to his senses and immediately went forward and bowed.

"You are not worthy of the general's behavior. If a foreign tribe comes knocking on our gate, Zhengyang must do his duty!"

"Great! You are worthy of being called Master Qiao. Hearing about him is worse than meeting him in person. You are truly a man of unparalleled kindness and righteousness."

"General, you are too kind."

After the two met and exchanged a few polite greetings, Liu Zhengwu's face suddenly darkened.

"Alas, the country is in a difficult situation. After the battle of Shuntian Prefecture, not only is there the Miaojiang royal court outside, but there are also traitors inside who are eyeing Jiangnan covetously."

"Traitor?" Qiao Zhengyang frowned immediately. "Who are you talking about, General?"

Liu Zhengwu's face became even more serious: "To be honest with you, Mr. Qiao, the King of Chu in Xiangxi has already deployed heavy troops in Zezhou, and they may rush into Jiangzhou at any time!"

For a moment, Qiao Zhengyang's brows frowned even deeper, but then he heard Liu Zhengwu continue speaking.

"The King of Chu is not the only one with evil intentions. Compared to the King of Chu, they are the real threat to the court. Unfortunately, I am alone and weak, so I dare not speak out my anger!"

As Liu Zhengwu spoke, his eyes unconsciously looked towards the post station, which made Qiao Zhengyang's face change completely.

"General, you are talking about the Marquis and the King of Yue. I am familiar with them both, especially the Marquis. Although he is a little eccentric on weekdays, he and the King of Yue are both sympathetic to the people and are good people who truly care about the common people. How could they..."

Liu Zhengwu shook his head: "I didn't mention any names, how could Mr. Qiao think so? Sigh, but when it comes to sympathizing with the people, I'm afraid someone is using small favors to buy people's hearts."

"Haha, I'm afraid General Liu's words are a bit wrong."

At this time, another voice interrupted the conversation between the two. Liu Zhengwu and Qiao Zhengyang immediately turned their heads and saw a wealthy man who had appeared near the city gate at some point. It was the leader of the Dajiang Alliance, Tan Chongtian.

"Countless children of school age were sent to public schools to study and learn martial arts. All tuition and miscellaneous fees were waived. The rent of tenants' land was reduced to 30%. All taxes and corvée labor were exempted. The government had to calculate wages when recruiting people for work.

The cost is huge, it’s not just a small favor.”

Tan Chongtian was still dressed as a wealthy man, with a smile that showed kindness and wealth on his round face.

"Brother Tan, please stop here. Some things should not be said in public."

At this time, another gentle voice was heard. After hearing the content of the other party's words, Liu Zhengwu's heart sank immediately.

Turning around, I saw a handsome young man in a blue gown standing at the city gate, with a folding fan waving in his hand and a sword hanging from his waist.

He looks to be in his twenties, and is dressed like a young man going out for an outing.

Although he was complaining in his heart, Liu Zhengwu still greeted them with a smile: "It turned out to be Alliance Leader Tan and Manor Leader Xiao. I hope you can forgive me for not welcoming you from afar."

"Hey, General, what are you talking about?"

After another round of greetings, Liu Zhengwu spoke again: "I feel relieved that you three can come to help me." He paused and suddenly sighed, looking at the three people with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"It's a pity that the country is in a difficult situation now. We have bad neighbors outside and big thieves inside. There are many kind-hearted people in the world who have lofty ideals."

Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Xiao Qirong just as he started to speak.

"General, please wait. We are just ordinary people under the rule of Daxuan. We are lucky to be able to manage our own land. We are powerless to handle the major affairs of the imperial court."

Tan Chongtian next to him didn't say anything either, still with that friendly smile on his face, while Qiao Zhengyang seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and finally shook his head without saying a word.

Liu Zhengwu cursed inwardly, "Old Fox" in his heart. Knowing that none of the three wanted to get involved in the court's mess, he could only smile and pass over the topic.

"Hahaha, I'm sorry to make you three laugh at my feeling of emotion. Marquis Lin Chuan is still in seclusion, so we can't disturb him. Why don't we go and see the quality of the Miao army first so that we can have a better idea of ​​the situation."

Tan Chongtian nodded: "Then let's go immediately. I want to see if the foreigners in southern Xinjiang have three heads and six arms!"

The four of them acted decisively and left as soon as they said they would. Soon they plunged into the dense forests of the mountains.

But when they arrived at the Miao position more than a hundred miles away, they found that the army had disappeared.

"Ok?"

Qiao Zhengyang, Xiao Qirong and Tan Chongtian were all stunned, and Liu Zhengwu realized something. He immediately investigated and found many obvious traces.

"The 600,000-strong Miao army voluntarily withdrew a few days ago!"

Xiao Qirong said in a deep voice.

"What the hell are they doing?"

Qiao Zhengyang and Tan Chongtian were also confused. They had just arrived at Hongfengkou and were not clear about the situation here. They were also confused.

Liu Zhengwu realized something and turned to look at Hongfengkou, his expression becoming complicated.

"I guess they are afraid of Lin Chuanhou's strength, so they retreated."

When these words were spoken, Qiao Zhengyang and the other two were also shocked, and their mood also became complicated.

Five years ago, the other party was not even at the day after tomorrow level, but after only five years, he had left them behind, which made the three of them wonder if they were getting old.

Soon Qiao Zhengyang calmed down and said, "It's a good thing that the Marquis has such strength."

Tan Chongtian also put on his friendly and profitable smile again.

"Yes, with the Marquis in charge, Hongfengkou is impregnable. Now that the Miao army has taken the initiative to retreat, it is not easy for us to go deep into the dense forest to pursue them. We should go back and wait for the Marquis to come out."

Liu Zhengwu felt very uncomfortable, but he had to admit that Fang Xun's existence relieved most of his pressure.

"In that case, let's go back."

Without further ado, the three of them returned the same way they came.

In Hongfengkou, Xue Qianrou came to the post station. With the official documents from the Prince of Yue's Mansion, the postman soon prepared a superior room for her.

Xue Qianrou stayed at the post station waiting for Fang Xun to come out of seclusion. Looking at the blood cloud that covered most of the Red Wind Outlet, the girl couldn't help but sigh again.

"Fang Xun has made a breakthrough, Sister Yu has also made a breakthrough, but I can't even reach the bottleneck" (End of this chapter)