Many people were silent, including Lin Jue and Ruan Ping. When they saw these defensive measures in front of them, a word popped up in their minds: Longtan Tiger's Den. The outlook for the trip has also darkened. However, there is one thing that Lin Jue and Ruan Ping understand, that is, in this situation, only internal flowering is the best way, and any kind of means of attacking the mountain will not work without overwhelming force. So, no matter how steep the terrain is, the key to success or failure is not here.

Compared with Lin Jue and Ruan Ping's amazement, some people in the team were not surprised. These people were naturally Gao Muqing and two hundred soldiers of the Luoyan Army, and they had naturally seen the situation in front of them. Especially Gao Muqing, she has personally been to Dazhai on the mountainside, and she is very familiar with the situation along the way, so she is not too surprised.

Five hundred soldiers and horses marched through the path between the cottages in the valley and did not stop until they reached a pass on the side of the mountain. It was nearly noon, and everyone rested in place, eating some dry food and drinking some water. Soon after, a group of soldiers and horses rushed out at the exit of the pass, and came straight to everyone, with a number of three or four hundred, including more than 100 archers, bending bows and arrows to guard in front.

"Who's coming?" A tall, bearded man stood still dozens of steps ahead, pointed at this side with the ring knife in his hand and asked loudly.

Ruan Ping and Lin Jue stepped forward quickly with a few soldiers, and Ruan Ping arched his hand and said: "This master is invited, I am Ruan Ping, the master of the four villages of Beishan Dazhai, and I came to the appointment of the master of Guizhai on the order of the master of my Bao Dazhai." We've sent for news, and you should know it. ”

Of course, the bearded man knew, otherwise how could he allow them to come to the mountain pass.

"Oh, it turned out that Ruan Si was in charge, and he looked up for a long time. I, Qian Leopard, am here to greet me on the orders of the lord of my family. The bearded man arched his hand.

Ruan Ping arched his hand and said: "It turned out that Qian was in charge, could it be that he was the third master of Shiren Mountain, who is known as the Diamond Mountain Leopard?" ”

Qian Leopard laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's me." The diamond mountain leopard is the nickname given by our brothers in Funiu Mountain, but I can't afford it. ”

Ruan Ping nodded with a smile, pointed at Lin Jue and said to Qian Leopard: "Let me introduce, this one is Brother Fang, my deputy." ”

Qian Bao had no interest in this sallow middle-aged man, and besides, he was just a deputy, so he only arched his hand perfunctorily and said, "Brother Fang is polite." ”

Lin Jue also said politely: "Money is good." ”

Qian Leopard turned his head to Ruan Ping and said, "It's not too early, Lord Ruan Zhai, you can follow me up the mountain." The master of my family is waiting for you. But these brothers of yours must stay at the bottom of the mountain, and they cannot go up. ”

Ruan Ping was stunned, his heart was cold, his subordinates were not allowed to go up the mountain, this was troublesome. I didn't think about that beforehand. Ruan Ping was at a loss for a while, and hurriedly looked at Lin Jue.

Lin Jue arched his hand and said: "The money is in charge, our brothers have traveled all the way here, and they have been walking for two days, and they are exhausted one by one. I wanted to go to the cottage to rest my feet, but many of them were soaked, and more than a dozen fell ill. If this is placed at the bottom of the mountain, if you come here tonight, I am afraid that you will die one by one. Please also ask for the accommodation of the money master. We make sure they follow your rules when they get to the cottage and will not cause any trouble. ”

Qian Bao frowned and said: "This is my cottage rule, and you bring so many people here because you don't trust us." There's no need to bring so many people. Do you think we're going to eat you? ”

Ruan Ping hurriedly smiled: "You can't say that, we only brought a few hundred people, and we also want to let the brothers see the majesty of Shiren Mountain Village." It doesn't mean anything else at all. Who would have thought that these guys would not be angry, and they would really toss enough along the way, so let them go to the cottage to have a good rest. How's it about giving face? ”

Qian Leopard frowned and said nothing.

Lin Jue smiled and said: "Could it be that Qian is in charge of us, and hundreds of people are not at ease?" There are thousands of brothers in your big village, are you still afraid of our hundreds of people? If the money is really in charge because of fear, then that's it. Our people will stay at the foot of the mountain, and if the province makes your whole village thousands of soldiers and horses restless, it will not be good. ”

"Damn, what are you talking about? Lord Ruan Zhai, why does your deputy not speak up and down, and he speaks so unpleasantly? Qian Leopard said angrily.

Ruan Ping hurriedly scolded Lin Jue: "Brother Fang, don't talk nonsense, do you have a part to speak here?" Don't retreat yet. ”

Lin Jue arched his hand and took a few steps back. Ruan Ping turned his head and smiled: "Don't be angry, my deputy is a little out of proportion." But what he just said reminded me. Maybe we did ...... into the cottage It will indeed make you wary. So we stayed at the foot of the mountain. It's a big deal to kill dozens of people, and you can't worry about Guishanzhai, right? ”

Qian Leopard chirped: "You don't like what you say, will we be afraid of you with such a few people?" You're too arrogant. Look, you are pitiful, and allow your men to go up the mountain. However, your men and horses can only stay in the sub-village camp below Dazhai, and they can't go to Dazhai. It's not that I'm worried about what you're doing, but the forbidden land of the main village, except for the guards of the lord of my big village, no one can go, this is a strict order from my cottage. Don't embarrass me. ””

"It's good, it's still the cool profit of the money. I hit it off at first sight, and I am so grateful to see each other today. Come on, bring a gift, I want to give a gift to the money owner as a token of gratitude. ”

Ruan Ping's voice fell, and a soldier behind him stepped forward and handed over a long knife with a sheath. The scabbard was engraved with black patterns, and it was obviously very precious.

"The money is the hero. The saber is a good knife. The so-called good knife with a hero, this handle will be given to the right of the money master as a little respect. Ruan Ping said with a smile.

Qian Leopard's eyes were straight, he took the knife, divided his hands, and pulled out half of it. But the cold light is dazzling, and the air conditioning is pressing, which is a fine iron chop. Sabre. Qian Leopard rolled up his sleeves, revealing his furry little arms, and rubbed them lightly on the blade. A few yellow curly hairs floated to the ground.

"Good knife, good knife! How dare I take such a valuable gift? Qian Leopard can't clean it up, look at this knife, and then look at the rusty ring-headed knife in his hand, one is really in the sky and the other is underground.

This slash. The saber was Lin Jue's trophy in Qingtai Town. Shen Tan specially prepared several good knives and swords to mix in the weapons, just to do his best. After the weapon is in hand, this slash. The saber was given to Lin Jue. Gao Muqing used a sword, but he didn't use a knife. Lin Jue is also not good at using knives, and usually hangs on his waist to show off, but this time on the way Lin Jue handed it over to Ruan Ping and asked him to use it to bribe the other party's key person. I don't want to ask for any big benefits, as long as it is convenient, it is good to be able to ask more questions. Ruan Ping was doing what Lin Jue said at the moment. This Drill Mountain Leopard Qian Leopard is the third master of Shiren Mountain Cottage, and he is even valued by Zuo Zongdao, which Gao Muqing also introduced on the road, so he is naturally the best candidate for bribery.

"Please accept it for the sake of your brother's face, this knife is the most suitable for the money to be used by the family. Don't be polite, we came from afar, and we are not familiar with the rules of Guizhai, so it is inevitable that there will be no mistakes. At that time, please be more accommodating, and I will be grateful. Ruan Ping said with a smile.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. In this case, it is better to be respectful than to obey my fate, so I put it away with a shy face. Haha, come on, give way, go up the hill and go up the hill. "The money leopard will be chopped. The saber hung at his waist, turned around and waved his hand loudly to order.

The bandits on the mountain road got out of the way, the horses at the pass were cleared and removed, and the five hundred soldiers and horses slowly moved through, slowly passing through the pass, and marching up the mountain along the winding and steep mountain road.

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After three steep checkpoints in a row, it lasted nearly an hour, and finally at the end of the hour, the Shiren Mountain Village on the mountainside was in sight. The topography of Shiren Mountain Dazhai is exquisitely chosen, it is a two-storey hillside flat land, the left and right are dense forest cliffs, the back is backed by the ridge cliff, and there are soldiers and horses and fortifications stationed above the cliff. It can be said that the only way to reach this village is this dug road up the mountain. In addition, if you want to reach this cottage, I am afraid that only flying birds can do it.

These two levels of hillside flat land are actually two huge stone beams, with a height difference of about 10 zhang, connected by wide stone steps. The lower part is called the sub-village, where a large number of soldiers and horses are stationed, with rows of barracks and warehouses, and some shops and taverns and brothels, which can be regarded as an area where ordinary mountain bandits are stationed and lived.

In the middle of the sub-village, a huge stone step road that can accommodate more than a dozen parallel horses goes all the way up, and leads obliquely to the main village above. At the end of the stairs, there stands a tall and majestic city tower, which is actually the style of the red wall and blue tiles of the eaves cliff, and the golden "Shiren Mountain Dazhai" on the plaque is shining, and it can be seen from a distance.

Standing at the bottom of the stone steps and looking up, the stairs lead to the high place like a ladder, and the tall gate is like a huge palace access control, giving people the feeling that it is a sacred and undesecrated place, giving people a sense of great coercion.

Seeing this situation, Lin Jue couldn't help but smack his tongue. The pattern of this cottage is so ingenious, and Zuo Zongdao took advantage of this to create a sense of sacredness on the ground, which was to become the emperor of the soil in Shiren Mountain Village. Isn't this the pattern of a palace above everyone? This person's scheming can be seen from this.

"Huo, I didn't expect Guizhai to have such momentum, it's incredible. Grandiose, magnificent. Ruan Ping expressed his heartfelt admiration, and at the same time glanced at Lin Jue, which means to say: I originally thought that your Dazhai was magnificent enough, but now compared to others, it is still a small thing.

Qian Leopard smiled proudly: "Hahaha, that's nature." This is all designed by the owner of my family. See, the gate of the main village, which was drawn by the owner of my big village himself, and the craftsmen built it according to the map, it is simply extraordinary. The owner of my family also plans to rebuild our main village hall to build a style like the palace of the emperor Lao'er in Bianliang. Hehe, the emperor can sit in the Jinluan Palace, why can't we sit? ”

Lin Jue was in a cold sweat beside him, and sure enough, all this was Zuo Zongdao's handiwork.