Origin

Since it was early spring, there were not many insects in the mountains. Except for the occasional bird song in the distance, the surroundings were very quiet. Wu Zhongyuan led the horse and walked in the dark night. Although he could tell the direction of north and south, he did not know where the road led. . Although there were horses at this time, there were very few cars, and most of the roads were very narrow. The road he was taking at this time was only more than two feet wide. It was not that he deliberately chose a narrow road, but another one. The fork in the road is also as narrow as this one, and it is impossible to distinguish the priority. Wu Zhongyuan walked very slowly. It was very dangerous to walk alone in the mountains at night. There were wild beasts hiding everywhere, so he had to be alert at all times. But this is only one of the reasons why he walks slowly. Another reason is that he is not sure whether the path he is taking is correct. If he goes wrong, he will have to go back. The sound of horse hooves as White Nose walked made him feel a little reassured. With White Nose beside him, at least he was not alone. Fear mainly comes from the unknown, and darkness is a type of unknown. Fortunately, he has night vision and can see the surrounding scenery clearly. This also makes him feel anxious but not afraid. After walking silently for more than half an hour, a black shadow vaguely appeared in front of him. Since it was still far away, he couldn't see its true appearance. All he could see was that the shadow moved in a way that looked very much like a human walking. Although he had always hoped to meet a passerby to ask for directions, when someone actually showed up, Wu Zhongyuan became nervous because he could not be sure whether the person coming was a good person or a bad person. Those who can drive in the dark have night vision. If it's a good person, that's fine. If it's a bad person, if they see the horses and their goods, they'll probably rob them. As the distance shortened, Wu Zhongyuan saw clearly the appearance of the person who came. He was a short, fat man wearing a big coat and a yellow dog-skin hat on his head. He was carrying a bag and a knife, with a fierce look on his face. While Wu Zhongyuan was looking at this person, the short and fat man was also looking at him. His eyes were not very friendly, but he was hostile and wary. Wu Zhongyuan didn't stop, and neither did the short and fat man. When walking forward, whoever stops first shows that he is timid. When the short and fat man approached, Wu Zhongyuan said in a low voice, "It's not easy. I finally met someone." In fact, he His voice was not that rough. The reason why he spoke harshly was to show his courage. As soon as he said this, the short and fat man frowned slightly and tilted his head to look at him. "Brother," Wu Zhongyuan raised his hand to the other party, "It's freezing cold. Let's have a drink before leaving." "What do you want to do?" The short, fat man frowned at him. "I don't want to do anything," Wu Zhongyuan immediately took the jar of wine given by the inn, "I seem to be lost, and I want to ask you something." "Where are you going?" asked the short and fat man. "Is this the way to go to the Fox Clan?" Wu Zhongyuan handed the wine jar to the short and fat man, "Have a few sips." "Yes." After finishing speaking, the short and fat man stepped forward without taking the wine jar that Wu Zhongyuan handed him. "Just have a few sips." Wu Zhongyuan said again. "No more drinking," the short and fat man waved his hand, "The Fox Clan is not close to here, so hurry up and leave." Wu Zhongyuan thanked him loudly, put away the wine jar, and led his horse before heading off. This time he walked again, and he felt less panic. In fact, the difficulties he might encounter along the way were not what he was most worried about. What he was most worried about was that he was going in the wrong direction. Not far away, the sound of horse hooves came from behind. Along with the sound of horse hooves, there was the sound of men and women talking and laughing. Listen carefully, it seemed like they were flirting. Hearing the two talking, Wu Zhongyuan hurriedly led the horse into the woods on the roadside. The man's voice was unfamiliar to him, but the woman's voice was very familiar to him. It was the Baihua Lady who talked to him last night. Lady Baihua and the man were in a state of arousal and distracted. They did not notice Wu Zhongyuan in the forest, so they galloped past and headed to the southeast. After the two of them were far away, Wu Zhongyuan led the horse and walked out of the woods. Lady Baihua had seen him last night. Fortunately, she hadn't noticed him just now, otherwise she would have been entangled and started to fight. Not far away from the south, I suddenly heard the sound of breaking wind behind me. I looked back and saw two men rushing towards me from the north. The one in front was a young man in his mid-twenties, and behind him was a young man in his mid-twenties. The person is a middle-aged man about forty years old. The two of them were walking in a hurry. When Wu Zhongyuan approached, they neither stopped nor walked around.

Instead, it jumped directly over its head and continued to sweep forward. Wu Zhongyuan frowned and looked at the two people who were walking away. He didn't know who these two people were, but he knew who they were. These two people were warriors of the Bird Tribe. The basis for his judgment was that they carried a small wooden stick on their backs. box. What Sanhu transferred was not all of Wu Kuo's memories, but some things that were not mixed with Wu Kuo's subjective cognition. In Wu Kuo's memory, this kind of small wooden box was used by bird warriors to store armor. The Bird Tribe is good at smelting metal, and their warriors can improve their strength by wearing special armor. Warriors of different levels can wear different levels of armor, and the range of summoned armor is also different. Red Qi warriors can summon ten miles, and blue Qi warriors can summon ten miles. The Qi Warrior can summon his armor from hundreds of miles away, while the Purple Qi Warrior can summon his armor from thousands of miles away. The two bird warriors who passed by before should have blue energy or dark blue cultivation. The range of the summoning armor is limited, so they need to be carried with them. After standing for a moment, Wu Zhongyuan pulled his white nose and walked forward again. Not far away, he vaguely heard someone arguing in the south, and there was a female voice among them, who seemed to be Lady Baihua. The place where the sound came from was in Shanyang, and he was currently in Shandong. He could only hear the argument, but couldn't see who Lady Baihua was arguing with. A white nose has the advantage of not being easily frightened, nor sneezing, or exposing his whereabouts. Wu Zhongyuan walked forward and listened carefully. The person arguing with Lady Baihua was a middle-aged man. The reason for the quarrel seemed to be that Lady Baihua had given them fake medicine. Lady Baihua was arguing, saying that the medicine she gave them was made from some kind of snake or insect. Fake. The middle-aged man had been blaming Lady Baihua, complaining that she gave them fake medicines while getting benefits, ruining their big business. Lady Baihua seemed to be very wary of the person speaking, and did not dare to offend her too much. She only said that the medicine prepared for them was the nemesis of some bloodline, and as long as it was used properly, it would definitely have the desired effect. At the end of the conversation, a young man spoke in a gloomy voice, asking Lady Baihua to go with them and personally take action to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Lady Baihua agreed, and the sound of horse hooves sounded. When the sound of horse hooves faded away, Wu Zhongyuan led the horse around to Shanyang. He saw a horse lying dead not far away, and a man lying on the ground. Looking carefully, the man who fell dead was the man who had flirted with Lady Baihua earlier. Seeing the corpses of people and horses, Wu Zhongyuan knew why Baihua Lady was so afraid of the two of them. The two bird warriors who had quarreled with her before were probably the two bird warriors. After the two caught up with Baihua Lady, they first killed her concubine to vent their anger, and then Just talk to her. The man who died was hit hard on the head, bleeding from seven holes, and his death was ugly. However, Wu Zhongyuan did not let him go. He had found Qi-tonifying pills on his enemies before and tasted the benefits. However, nothing decent was found this time. There was only a small porcelain bottle. The cork was removed and there were some small red pills inside. I don’t know what the use is, so I’ll keep it for now. Searching the baggage again, there were several gold bars in the baggage. The so-called gold bars are not gold bars in the true sense, but copper bars to be precise. The gold mentioned in ancient times was actually copper. Due to the low smelting level, the metal was not available at this time. Relatively scarce, it can also be used as currency. After searching, leave quickly, lest anyone see you and mistakenly think that he killed you. Most people's thinking characteristics are the same. If something is lacking, they feel it is important. People who have milk feel that bread is important, while people who have bread feel that milk is better. In modern times, there are many things that cannot be done due to legal restrictions. At that time, he even longed to return to the ancient times without legal restrictions, where he could enjoy grudges and grudges. But when I really came back, I found that it was better to have legal restrictions. This was an era where killing was not illegal. Anyone could kill and anyone could be killed. There was no sense of security at all, and the nerves were always tense. Although spring has begun, the nights are still very cold, but Wu Zhongyuan did not light a fire to rest, because lighting a fire will provide light, and the light will reveal his position. Ordinary wild animals are indeed afraid of fire, but there are some who are not afraid of fire. They come from deep mountains at night. Starting a fire is not a wise move and can do more harm than good. After walking all night, at dawn, I saw a cottage in the distance. The cottage was located on the mountainside of Xishan Mountain. There was a branch road leading to the cottage. After a brief stop, Wu Zhongyuan continued on his way and did not go to the cottage. He had dry food with him, so there was no need to go there and cause trouble. After the sun rose, he stopped, led his horse to the roadside, and looked for branches to make a fire. The meat jerky and pancakes are very hard and will become softer after being roasted over fire. While the meat breasts and pancakes were being cooked, a group of people came over from the north. This group of people should be from the cottage in front of them. They are all men. They are dressed in rags and carry fishing nets, fishing baskets and other items. It seems that they want to go fishing somewhere. When everyone saw Wu Zhongyuan, they did not show any friendliness, but there was no strong hostility either. One of them spoke loudly to him, asking him to put out the fire when he left, so as not to cause a mountain fire and damage their village. Wu Zhongyuan nodded in agreement. Someone saw something on the horse and asked him what it was carrying. Wu Zhongyuan told the truth. When they heard it was cloth, everyone was very interested and came over to see it. These people were ordinary people without spiritual energy cultivation. Wu Zhongyuan was not afraid of them, so he took one and spread it out for display. The Bear Clan has the most advanced textile technology at present. The silk and cloth are fine in texture, soft and tough. Everyone likes them very much, so they negotiate to exchange with him and ask him what he wants. These things were all used to exchange food seeds with the Fox Clan. Wu Zhongyuan did not dare to exchange them easily. The most important thing was that he did not know what the other party had. Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's hesitation, a leading old man offered to exchange five pairs of yin and yang fish for one piece of cloth. Wu Zhongyuan didn't know what the yin-yang fish the other party was talking about was, so he could only shake his head and refuse.

Everyone was very sorry and reluctantly returned the cloth. The yin-yang fish they called seemed to be the best thing they could get away with. Wu Zhongyuan didn't even want the yin-yang fish, and there was no hope for anything else. Everyone left, Wu Zhongyuan continued to roast the dry food, and after eating, continued to lead the horse on the road...