The majestic Ting Mountain, stretching for hundreds of miles, is a natural barrier between the Tang Kingdom and the Susha Kingdom.

Regarded as a patron saint by the border people.

Tingshan County is located in the middle of the mountain range, and it is supposed to be the safest border boundary, but there is a hidden valley through the mountain, which has become the most dangerous place on the border.

So critical,

It is supposed to build fortresses and border passes, and send a large army to garrison them all year round.

However, Tingshan is a dead mountain, the surface of the mountain is all rough black gravel, there is no grass all year round, it cannot conserve water and soil, and even the groundwater emits an unpleasant rancid smell.

If you really want to build a fortress,

Drinking water is a big problem.

A hundred years ago, when the castle was built, the royal court chose the site of the castle on the bank of the secluded water further west, trying to replace the fortress with a fortified city to resist the invasion of the Inui people.

Few people know that

In the longer years, Tingshan is not actually called Tingshan, but called Yuquan Mountain, the vegetation in the mountain is dense, birds and beasts are everywhere, the spring water is clear and sweet, it is a veritable splendid mountain and river.

Early the next morning,

Tang Jing took his general, Zhong Xiong, and hurried to the foot of Ting Mountain.

Leaving the horses to Zhong Xiong to take care of, Tang Jing entered the mountain alone, turning around, climbing rocks and wading streams, and it was close to noon before he came to a quiet valley behind Jinxia Peak.

The valley is very small, less than ten acres of land, planted with rows of cabbage and turnips, and there is a deep well in the corner, and beside it are twenty-four large vats that receive rainwater.

Four simple wooden houses were built under the cliff, and the eaves were hung with bacon, pickled fish, and dried radish.

An old man wrapped in a shabby apron, a three-eyed boy in a tight gray robe, and a black dog as thin as a sausage, sat side by side under the eaves, each holding a large bowl, eating.

"Hey, senior brother is here, have you eaten, I'll give it to you." The three-eyed boy looked happy, licked the bottom of the bowl, trotted into the kitchen, and came out with two large bowls of porridge in his hand.

Dried radish, cabbage, and bacon are placed in it, and you can smell a peculiar medicinal fragrance.

"After walking for a long time on the mountain road, I'm really hungry," Tang Jing was not polite, took a bowl of it, sat down next to the old man, and called in a low voice: "Master......"

"Eat first, snoring~~~" The old man was very busy.

"Okay,"

"Purr Purr ~~~"

After eating, the three-eyed young man went to wash the dishes, and the old man took the initiative to ask: "How is the martial arts practice?" ”

"The disciple is stupid, and he just stepped into the sevenfold Star Realm not long ago."

"Hey," the old man sneered, "With your supreme talent, if you really want to concentrate on martial arts, you should enter the Star Realm Ninefold, which is equivalent to Erlang." If you want to hide it, you will live an old-fashioned life at the age of eighteen. ”

"It's the disciple who is wrong." Tang Jing said sincerely.

"Huh?"

Now it was the old man's turn to be surprised, every time he said in the past, this disciple could have thousands of reasons to refute, which made him hate iron but not steel, and he was helpless.

"But what happened?" The old man's eyes twinkled.

Tang Jing didn't hide it, he went up the mountain this time to ask the master for help, and told him about the relationship, and said with emotion: "The disciple originally thought that as long as he was low-key, he would be able to get along well, but it turned out to be wrong, in the eyes of my suspicious second uncle, I am afraid that no matter how low-key I am, it is useless." ”

"If only you could figure it out." The old man was very pleased, "Young people should have the vigor of young people, what does it look like in the twilight?" ”

"Is the master willing to go down the mountain to help me?" Tang Jing's eyes were full of anticipation.

In the past ten years, he has been able to run Tingshan like an iron bucket, and even has the spare energy to develop the intelligence organization [Qingluan], which has a lot to do with the master's teachings in addition to his identity as a traverser.

Don't look at the master is just a bad old man now, when he was young, he also made a great reputation in the ranger world, Wen Tao and Wu are all superior, and people give him the nickname - Yuding Zhenren.

Also after the apprenticeship,

Tang Jingcai basically determined that although Pangu Continent has the projection of "Romance of the Gods", there are no immortals.

"I'm an old bone, I don't want to toss anymore, let Erlang go down the mountain with you." Yuding is really humane.

“...... Hey? ”

Tang Jing was even more surprised, "Master, are you willing to let your junior brother go down the mountain?" ”

Senior brother Yang Jian, naturally a big celebrity, among the generals of King Wu, the most comprehensive quality, the most comprehensive ability, outstanding IQ and strategy, good popularity, wide contacts, is Jiang Shang's general who turned the tide, and repeatedly supported the overall situation in danger.

calculating time,

Yang Jian has at least ten years to go out of the mountain.

"Is this the butterfly effect?" Tang Jing secretly pondered to himself, he had the opportunity to apprentice with Yuding Zhenren back then, and perhaps he had changed Yang Jian's fate, "Is it a cultivated version of Yang Jian?" Interesting, interesting. ”

Yang Jian, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, also quietly pricked up his ears at this time.

Although he is calm by nature, he is only seventeen years old in the end, which is the most detached and rebellious age in his life.

The key is to be with my brother......

"No matter how good the iron is, it is difficult to become a weapon without being hammered, with your current situation, Erlang should be able to endure a lot of hardships and suffer a lot of beatings by your side, which is a rare opportunity to experience." Yuding real person said.

Tang Jing: "......"

Yang Jian: "......"

"Master, don't you worry that I'm tired of my junior brother?" Tang Jing asked deliberately.

"What is there to worry about? I said a long time ago, you were born with a purple micro life, and your life is very hard. ”

"It's strange to believe you, the year before last you said that I had a rich and noble personality, but I am not a poor person until now!" Tang Jingcai didn't believe the master's nonsense.

"Did I say that? You must be misremembering. ”

Yuding Zhenren was extremely thick-skinned, in order to change the topic, he got up and came to the well, his right hand stretched out, and the power of the stars in his body erupted, turning into a sucking palm, and sucked up a honeycomb ball that was only the size of an egg and carved from white bones from the water, and threw it to Tang Jing, "Take this, you can use it in the future." ”

Tang Jing frowned, "Master, you will give me the bone erosion ball, what should I do in the valley?" Come down with me. "The Bone Eater is also a treasure that purifies the water and is fundamental to the survival of the valley.

Yuding Zhenren gave the bone eclipse ball to Tang Jing, which meant that he wanted to give up this valley.

"Hugh wants to be a daughter, hurry up and take Erlang down the mountain." Yuding Zhenren shook his hand impatiently, "Without worry, I can just travel the world, I heard that there is an immortal mountain on the East China Sea, and I want to find out." ”

Tang Jing: "......"

What about a handful of old bones?

When the two were talking, Yang Jian had already packed up, in fact, there were only two simple sets of clothes, holding a three-pointed and two-edged knife in his hand, he came to Yuding Zhenren's side, and said sincerely: "Master, since you are also leaving, can I take away the bacon at home, and I can take half of it." ”

Senior brother said all day long that he was a poor bastard, and he was a little worried......

"Wangwang~~~"

The Howling Dog jumped to his feet, took two pieces of bacon in his mouth, and supported his master's decision with his actions.

"Don't think!"

Yuding Zhenren was furious, "Dead dog, I'll stew you sooner or later!" ”

"Wangwang~~~"

The roaring dog was not intimidated at all, his figure flashed, as fast as lightning, and he had already hidden behind his master, baring his teeth and grinning.

", a bunch of uneasy guys!" Yuding was really angry, grabbing the broom and about to chase out of the valley, which scared Tang Jing and the two of them to quickly slip away.

Out of the 100 meters,

Only then did they kneel down in unison at the mouth of the valley and bowed respectfully.

"Senior brother, you say, can we see the master again?" When it was time to part, Yang Jian was reluctant to get up, and he lost his excitement.

"When the master is tired, he will naturally come to us."

"Oh....."

Yang Jian was suspicious and followed Tang Jing down the mountain.

After meeting with his family general Zhong Xiong, Tang Jing did not return to the city immediately, but turned to the valley.

As the only way for the Inuyi people to invade the border of the Tang Kingdom, for thousands of years, the valley has not known how many fierce battles have taken place.

The most recent one was ten years ago, when Tang Aigong led his troops to fight the Susha Kingdom.

In that battle, although the Tang State repelled the army of Susha with difficulty, the price paid was that the famous general Buxie was seriously injured, and the ace division Mingguang Brigade suffered more than half of the casualties.

Tang Aigong was also severely injured in that battle, and soon died of illness, Tang Mi took advantage of the situation and seized the throne.

There are even rumors among the people that the reason why the groundwater in Tingshan emits an unpleasant rancid smell is because there are too many people dying there, and the blood soaks the land and pollutes the water source.

During the reign of Tang Jing,

Relying on Tingshan Jiancheng, more than ten bright posts and secret posts were set up in the valley, and an active defensive strategy was adopted, and the invading Inuyi people were resolutely counterattacked, but they also protected the peace of the party.

In the past two years, there have been no offends.

"Childe, what are we doing in the Valley?" The family general Zhongxiong asked curiously.

"You'll find out later."

Tang Jing took out the Yin Tiger Talisman from his arms......