Chapter 1219 Trapped Dragon

"Then do it."

Zhao Cheng raised his hand, but did not look at Xu Huo. His eyes were still looking into the distance. At this moment, the rising red sun just pierced through the mountains. The last clouds and mist made the vast mountains all dyed with a layer of bright red.

The scorching sun was like fire, shining brightly on the world.

A little further away, several soldiers who were sent by Zhao Cheng to look for ore and dressed as mountain people had their eyes pierced by the sunlight through the gaps between the trees. They blinked subconsciously and felt a little tired. However, thinking that the matter had been done, the subsequent rewards would not be less, and this little tiredness was immediately washed away.

The mountains and forests are deep and deep, and it is really not an easy thing to walk in them.

The mountains are deep and the forests are dense, and the beauty of the mountains cannot be seen. There are only evil and danger...

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Southern Wilderness, Wucheng.

This city was built on the mountain and is the only way out of the Southern Wilderness. It is as solid as a rock and is defended by natural barriers. Over the long years, countless people have relied on this natural barrier to unify the Southern Wilderness and become kings.

As for the name of Wucheng, it has nothing to do with the Wu family. Indeed, Wucheng is the place where the Wu family started, but Wucheng was first built by King Wu who knew how many years ago.

King Wu built a city here, relying on natural barriers. A solid city is a good thing, but if it is too solid, it is easy to make people lose their enterprising spirit.

King Wu at that time was like this. He thought that the solidity of Wucheng was the eternal legacy of his descendants and emperors, but if he left the Southern Wilderness, it would be dangerous and dangerous, and it would be overturned if he was not careful.

Instead, it is better to be king and dominate here.

It has been two months since the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry defeated the Yellow Sky Army. In the past two months, whether before or after the war, the wind of war has not blown into the city. The city has been orderly from beginning to end, without any chaos, which shows the means of the Wu family.

After all, as long as the station is set, how can there be no impact? !

Take Wucheng for example. One of the major sources of its income is the caravans coming and going.

The South Wilderness is mountainous, and the mountains and rivers are full of spirits. There are many mountain products that are rarely seen outside. Salt, iron, tea, spices, and even grain outside are all in short supply in the South Wilderness.

The profit can be several times higher.

As the gateway to the South Wilderness, Wucheng naturally imposes heavy taxes on these transactions.

Although the tax is heavy, the caravans are still coming and going. The Wu family has made countless money and even cultivated elites such as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Everyone knows that elite soldiers are powerful, but there are not many who have the strength to cultivate them.

The biggest impact of this war is the sudden decrease in the number of caravans coming here.

The caravans entering the city, not to mention the taxes brought by the transactions, but their food and drink expenses, and the replenishment of water are another layer of income. More importantly, the people in the city can also get money. When the people have money in their hands, they will naturally spend it, which is another layer.

Once the trade route is cut off, the operation of the entire system will undoubtedly be interrupted.

When everyone has money to take, there is naturally no problem. Once it is gone, it will test the ruler's skills.

"The Wu family sits on the natural barrier. Just relying on the caravans, they can harvest countless wealth every year. Therefore, the saying that whoever gets Wucheng gets the Southern Wilderness has existed since ancient times. Unfortunately, from ancient times to the present, there have been countless people who have owned Wucheng, but most of them, after sitting on it, their descendants began to be arrogant and extravagant, and few have survived for several generations."

"There is a legend that this is the curse of the first generation of King Wu, but in reality, it is just born in worry and die in comfort. The descendants are born with everything, and they don’t know the difficulties of starting a business, so they indulge in pleasure."

"The Wu family is a There is an exception. From the generation with records, the ancestor of the Wu family was just a horseman, and he didn't even have a surname. He raised horses for his master for generations. It was not until the ancestor of the Wu family saved his master by chance that he escaped from slavery and was given the surname Wu. For more than a dozen generations, the Wu family has branched out and continued to operate. In each generation, there are always people who can carry the tripod. Even if there are a few generations with less ability, they can still maintain the status quo. Until this generation, it is no longer possible. "

"Even though the Wu family has been The children in the family were all educated. Their ancestors had worked hard to start their own business, but none of them were successful. Wu Qi was also a great hero, but his eldest son, for a woman, first contradicted Wu Qi, and then became angry and cut off his flesh to replace his father and cut off his bones to return his mother in front of Wu Qi. The second son was probably frightened by his eldest brother's experience. He spent all day in brothels and ignored government affairs. The third son loved opera and often dressed up as a woman. He had no dignity as a ruler. The fourth son was tyrannical and would beat and kill servants and concubines at any time. Snatching a famous woman is notorious. If he is the master, it will definitely cause public resentment. Wu Jiawu is a bit scheming, but he is a eunuch without descendants. How can he be the master? ! "

"So, Wu Qi let his nephew Wu Yuan join the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, thinking that the uncle and nephew would succeed each other, which is also a good story of the generation. Think about the ancient overlord. "

"It's a pity that Wu Yuan died just like this, in the deep forest..."

On a tall building, Ji Zhengwo talked freely.

And on the side, it was Fan Qingmeng and Fan Qingmeng's junior brother Mu Xuan.

Now that more than a month has passed, most of the Taoists have scattered and each has their own place.

As for Fan Qingmeng and Mu Xuan, they are not in a hurry to leave. They want to see the subsequent changes in the Wu family's aura, so they stay here and even enter Wucheng.

And Ji Zhengyi still stays here, but it is because the Wu family he originally selected was the Wu family. As early as decades ago, it was established in this generation. Now he stays here, on the one hand, to deal with the various issues here. On the other hand, I also want to see if things can turn around.

After many years of hard work, even if he is a talented person and has experienced many years of ups and downs in the world, he has polished his mind to be very firm, but when he encounters such a change, it is still impossible to achieve complete peace of mind.

Precisely because of many years of planning, he knew the Wu family more clearly than many people named Wu. He even vaguely guessed that Wu Yuan was actually Wu Qi's son.

This is naturally a top secret, but the Taoist has his own miraculous powers. In addition, his entire sect is staring at such a family. After a long time, some clues can still be seen.

"It's true that blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that in just one month, the spirit of a family could decline to such a state."

“Not long ago, there was still a lurking dragon in the abyss, but now it has the appearance of yesterday’s flowers.”

"However, Wu Qi is indeed a hero. When he saw that something was wrong, he did not hesitate to kill twelve thousand of Huang Tian's prisoners. Indeed, this move harmed Tianhe. In the eyes of outsiders, it was even more It’s a sign of violence, but if we don’t kill, something happens in the deep forest, if someone regroups, fights out of the mountain, and responds to the surrender, there will be a big chaos in an instant.”

"As for venting anger and self-destruction, this matter does have some meaning, but it is not the most important thing."

Fan Qingmeng said.