The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Time passed bit by bit, and after about half an hour, Fang Xun and the other three left the Tianyin Mountain Cave and reappeared in the outside world.

After coming out, the four of them parted ways. Luo An's journey was finally over, but for the whole world, it was just a new beginning.

The result of the battle of Luo'an swept across the country like a hurricane, and in just two months it spread throughout the world.

In an instant, countless people were shocked.

The Great Xuan Dynasty collapsed overnight. Although many people had been mentally prepared, they were still shocked when they actually received the news.

For a time, public security was in chaos throughout the country, and countless warriors took on part-time jobs as bandits, making life miserable for the people. Many people speculated that evil forces would rise up and an era of war among the various kingdoms was about to come.

But the subsequent developments were shocking.

The Zhenwu forces in various places not only did not raise flags to start uprisings, but they even began to take the initiative to clear out bullies and bandits in the country and carried out a vigorous campaign to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil.

However, Sichuan and Yuzhou did not gather troops to expand their territory as many people in the outside world had speculated. Instead, they transferred troops from the border to begin rectifying administration and public security within the country.

On the contrary, the Yue Palace in Jiangnan, which had just taken over the four states of the East China Sea and basically digested them, sent out troops to expand on a large scale. Wherever they passed, they conquered the land with the help of edicts and did not encounter any resistance.

Seeing this situation, many people who were ready to make a move seemed to have a basin of ice water poured on their hearts. They calmed down completely and realized something.

Another month passed, and when the army of the Prince of Yue's Palace was still happily encircling the land, Wan Tianya, the King of Chu in western Hunan, took the initiative to bring a letter of surrender to the Prince of Yue's Palace in the south of the Yangtze River and offer the city. In an instant, the master of western Hunan changed!
When the news came out, I don’t know how many people were shocked.

Soon, news came out that the Palace of King Shu and the Palace of King Zhao also sent envoys to the Palace of King Yue.

The masters who served under the Taoist and Buddhist sects also withdrew and returned to the mountain gate.

At once everyone understood that the King of Shu and the King of Zhao had simply given up on the fight for hegemony and were ready to lie down.

Rumor has it that it was because Fang Xun had some unclear relationship with Buddhism and Taoism that caused both sects to give up supporting the King of Shu and the King of Zhao.

Having lost the support of these two giants, the King of Shu and the King of Zhao knew they were powerless to resist.

Some people also said that Fang Xun personally visited the Palace of Prince of Shu and the Palace of Prince of Zhao, which frightened them so much that they dared not compete with the Palace of Prince of Yue again.

But no matter how outsiders speculate, the fact that the King of Shu and the King of Zhao gave up is an indisputable fact.

The army of the Prince of Yue galloped all the way, and wherever they passed, people surrendered upon hearing the news. Only occasionally they would encounter a person who swore to be loyal to Daxuan and refused to open the city and surrender.

But it didn't pose any obstacle and was easily crushed.

In just less than four months, from the East China Sea to the North, a total of eleven major states in the eastern part of the Central Plains were conquered.

Even the Chivalrous Alliance and the Four Seas Escort Agency, the uncrowned kings of the North, did not put up any resistance and actively cooperated with the Yuewang army to take over prefectures and counties one by one.

Then, as the New Year was approaching, heavy snow fell from the sky.

But before everyone could celebrate the New Year, the army of the Prince of Yue's Palace entered Yunzhou, East Henan.

The Shenjian Lake in Yunzhou responded immediately, and a large number of masters were dispatched to cooperate with the Yuewang Palace army to capture various places in Yunzhou.

However, the Great Zen Temple and the Prince Zhao's Mansion were still silent, especially the Prince Zhao's Mansion. Everyone was staking out their own territory, but there was no reaction at all.

It's like an ostrich burying its head deep in the soil, ignoring everything in the outside world.

Coincidentally, just after the New Year, the Prince of Yue sent out an army of 100,000 troops from western Hunan to Sichuan.

The King of Shu also ignored it, but the Sword Forging Pavilion reacted the fastest and mobilized people to cooperate with the Yue Palace army. Then the Qingcheng Sect and the Tang Family in Shu also sent a large number of people, as if to help the Yue Palace take over Sichuan.

This made the attitudes of Taoism and Buddhism, and of the Prince of Zhao and the Prince of Shu clear to all parties in the outside world.

There is no suspense in the battle for supremacy in the Central Plains this time. The winners are King Yue and Fang Xun!

All parts of the Central Plains suddenly calmed down again, and no one took any action, just waiting for the heavenly soldiers to arrive and then they would serve as guides.

Fang Xun, as the center of everyone's conversation, is currently sitting in a tavern in Bingzhou, ordering a plate of peanuts to go with his wine.

The tavern is located in a small market town not far from the northern prairie.

Although there was heavy snow, there was an endless stream of wanderers and merchants traveling between the Central Plains and the Northern Plains to make a living, making the town bustling and prosperous.

After the fall of the Golden Horde in the north, the population movement between the two places became more frequent.

In recent years, towns along the border have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

This small town called Leijiaji is not big, and there are only three taverns. The owner of these three taverns is the same person, and now this person is sitting opposite Fang Xun.

"Tsk, I haven't seen you for many years. You seem to be doing well in the North."

Fang Xun casually threw a peanut into his mouth and said with a smile.

Opposite him was a square-faced man wearing a gentry robe, and he was also an old acquaintance of Fang Xun - Lei Qing.

The pub was filled with the smell of mutton. Compared to the cold and snowy weather outside, the customers in the pub felt warm and comfortable after taking a sip of the mutton soup.

The diners coming and going were clamoring for their food and chatting about interesting things happening inside and outside the pass. It was very lively, but they all subconsciously ignored the presence of Fang Xun and Lei Qing.

Lei Qing looked at Fang Xun in front of him, feeling mixed emotions but also revealing a stiff and bitter smile.

"You are a big shot now. Compared to you, I am just running a Leijia Market and barely making a living."

Fang Xun laughed when he heard this, "Big or small, they all drink the same wine. Can you conjure up a pot of fine wine for me? Let me finish this bowl first."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine bowl. After hearing this, Lei Qing's reservedness disappeared a lot.

"Oh, that's right. Although the lamb wine here is not as good as the nectar, it also has a unique flavor."

With a clang, the two porcelain bowls collided.
“It’s so comfortable.”

After drinking a bowl, Lei Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although my life these years is not as exciting as yours, I am also free and easy on the border. No matter how intense the fighting in the Central Plains is, it can't reach here."

Fang Xun smiled and said, "I can see that you, a great master of Yangshen, don't ask for anything else but just take care of your own market town. Who in Bingzhou, both the black and white worlds, wouldn't give you some face?"

"Haha, unlike you, you have to worry about family and national affairs all day long. Be careful not to be exhausted and age prematurely."

"Who said I was the one worrying? I left all the problems to my wife at home. I go to a restaurant every day and order a plate of peanuts to go with my wine. I feel so comfortable."

For a moment, the two chatted like old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time. (End of this chapter)