After the Fairy Disappeared

  Chapter 165 I burned paper for you

   "Ah, I seem to have been washed away by the water. When I woke up, I was already at the farmer's house." He Lingchuan could only answer vaguely, "There is no sun and moon in the mountains. How long has it been?"

"It's been almost a month." The Panlong wasteland is huge, and He Lingchuan was washed downstream by the water. It is not surprising that he stayed there for more than ten or twenty days, and Hu Min didn't think much about it, "We all thought you were gone. I burned paper money for you twice. If you don’t show up again, I will burn it to you on the fifteenth day of next month.”

  He Lingchuan patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you!"

   "Then did you hear that?"

   "Hear what?"

   "When burning paper money, I told you the reason why Junshou Sun ran away with a trap. Do you remember our agreement?" Hu Min was also chewing lard residue, "Didn't you hear?"

   "I mean, why do I always feel that someone is whispering in my ear." He Lingchuan suddenly realized, "It turned out to be you! But I really didn't hear clearly."

At that time, the Baling people's backup arrived, and their last heavy vehicle formation was about to be broken in a blink of an eye. He Lingchuan made an agreement with Hu Min that whoever returned alive would find out the reason why Sun Junshou led the trappers and run away, and burn paper money to inform the other party. .

   It was just a whim and a joke, but Hu Min did it seriously.

  He Lingchuan didn't know what it was like in his heart, anyway, he hadn't felt it in the supporting army. He grabbed the wine glass and gulped it down: "What the **** is Junshou Sun doing?"

  Those two traps are not light, they are made of pure wrought iron, each weighing several hundred catties. At that time, the city was broken, and Junjun Sun had to use his manpower to drag these two big iron lumps onto the road. What was he trying to do?

"It's really funny!" The bad goose legs were on the table, and Hu Min grabbed a piece and gnawed slowly, "When Sun Junshou arrived at Panlong City, he checked the furniture and found that he was missing those two traps. Find He Gu for him!"

"Hey, Weicheng is gone, he thought it was his own territory, he could be a tyrant! Commander Xiao ignored him, and I don't know if Junjun Sun sent someone to find those two iron bumps in the end. .”

"However, I have inquired with his subordinates. Junjun Sun's family was originally a hunter. My grandfather used these two iron traps to catch two beasts. One is a wolf demon, and the other is even more outrageous. Demon King!"

   "White Demon King?" He Lingchuan had no impression at all.

"Sixty years ago, the White Demon King was the much-talked-about bear king in the western part of the Panlong Wasteland. It is said that he was a big monster who had become a climate. There were only one or two people in the four exorcising teams, and only one or two returned alive. When Junshou Sun’s grandfather found the White Demon King, he died of exhaustion, with scars all over his body, apparently the trap gave him the final blow.”

"The skin, guts, palms, and teeth of the White Demon King were all sold at high prices. The Sun family made a fortune from this and began to buy land. The old man asked someone to do the math, saying that his family's luck depended on these two iron beast clips, so They hid the beast traps in the ancestral hall. Later, Junshou Sun’s father bought an abandoned mine that was officially eliminated, but the iron ore produced was of high purity. You also know that weapons and food are from the Panlong Wasteland. Hard currency, so there is no doubt that his family has made another fortune; Needless to say, in Sun Junshou's generation, he himself has become a sheriff, so you can say whether these two iron clips are prosperous or not?"

  Looking at Hu Min's malicious eyes, He Lingchuan didn't blurt out the word "Wang", but just smiled and said: "Sure enough, they are two good things, and they saved our lives by the way."

  If it weren’t for the strong force of the beast clamp, which broke Meng San’s leg bone, they would have to pay a high price to stop this fierce man.

"That's right, Junshou Sun also took them with him when he fled. I hope good luck will always follow them." Hu Min patted his thigh, "Oh, maybe it's because of the loss of these two things that Junshou Sun's life is not going well. "

"how?"

"His family bought a very grand mansion in the south of Panlong City. After living in it, they found out that the original owner had written off a lot of money in it and ran away. Now the creditor came to the door with the IOU, and Guan Sun Junshou asked for money, no If you give the money, you will go to court." Hu Min took a sip of his wine, "Also, he brought three or four hundred city guards, and Panlong City does not allow private individuals to bring so many armed forces, only ten for the Sun family. A guard courtyard, and the rest will be scattered and incorporated into the city defenders."

  He Lingchuan shook his head: "Mr. Sun must send people all over the river and valley to find those two iron clippers."

"He clamored to find Mr. Zhong to judge, but unfortunately this is not the prestige city he said it would be." Hu Min lazily said, "Over the years, many wealthy people from nearby have moved to Panlong City to seek safety and want to be a prestige There are many people who are lucky. Hehe, they are all just trying to eat farts!"

   "The houses in Panlong City are very expensive, right?"

  The buddy brought pork head meat, smoked and marinated, and mixed with coriander. Hearing the discussion between the two, he interjected proudly:

   "Isn't that right? In the entire Panlong wasteland, only here is the safest place, and a large number of foreigners move here every year!"

  Who doesn't yearn for a peaceful and stable life?

  Panlong City is the safest and naturally attracts the most people.

  He Lingchuan was curious: "So many people, can they all be accommodated?"

   "It's okay at the moment. The city has long been full of people. The Chipa Plateau is a big place, so there are more people to reclaim wasteland and mine. Master Zhong said that Panlong City is only dangerous when there are fewer people."

  The first element of war must be people.

Hu Min said again: "The houses in Panlong City are divided into fifteen grades. Among them, there are five grades of luxury houses, but even the first-class luxury houses can't occupy more than ten acres of land; there are nine grades of private houses. The above are basically used by officials. , Soldiers and common people live, official distribution, only the fourth and fifth luxury houses can be bought and sold freely.”

   "Is there another one?" He Lingchuan only heard fourteen.

  “There is another kind called dwelling place, which is the place where slaves and prisoners of war live.”

  He Lingchuan expressed his understanding. After all, Panlong City has been in a wartime state. Unlike the situation in ordinary areas where people, money, and things circulate freely, the laws and regulations promulgated here are mandatory and controllable.

   He sighed. Living is not easy, and Panlong City was forced to choose a difficult game.

  Hearing his sigh, Hu Min looked over: "I heard you are from Tusu?"

  He did tell Commander Xiao, He Lingchuan nodded.

   "Are you going to settle in Panlong City in the future?" From Hu Min's point of view, there is no reason to say "no".

  He Lingchuan took a mouthful of wine and meat, vaguely: "I have this idea."

   Come in after dreaming, is it considered a permanent residence?

"That's easy to handle. You have made great contributions to assisting the civilians in Weicheng to retreat. Commander Xiao said at that time, increase titles, increase grain, and increase fields! Panlong City has always been a place where rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and these rewards are not allowed. I will take you there later. Bring it!"

  Drinking too much wine, the two began to get acquainted, and Hu Min patted his chest and arranged for it.

  He Lingchuan was stunned: "I will also have a title and property here?"

  Promotion, salary increase and land purchase in one step? It was too fast, it was as beautiful as a dream, and he had only pursued this in his previous life.

  Oh no, he is in a dream right now.

  Hu Min patted him on the shoulder: "In Panlong City, military merit is everything!"

  The credit for taking your life in exchange is of course worthy of a heavy reward.

   "Want to make contributions, the fastest to fight?"

"Of course!"

  The two toasted each other with a glass of wine, and He Lingchuan thought of another person.

"By the way, what should I do with Meng San?" That guy caused a lot of trouble to the Dafeng Army, but he couldn't move after being caught by the trap and broke his leg. The Dafeng Army took off his weapon and ignored him. He must have been busy at the time. However, I don't know how to deal with it afterwards. "Chopped up with a knife?"

"Hey, it's not possible." Hu Min smiled, "The Red General looked at him and thought he was a good material, so he was locked up and recuperated. His leg was pinched for too long, and he was almost sawn off, and his recovery was even slower. .”

   "Will he surrender?"

   "I still don't want to at the moment, but I can't say for sure later." Hu Min said, "Panlong City has taken in many surrendered generals, so I have my own experience."

   "There is no defection?" He Lingchuan wondered, "People's hearts are changeable, maybe there will be a slave with three surnames."

  Hu Min smiled: "Not yet."

   Speaking of this, He Lingchuan still has a question, which has been pondered for a long time: "By the way, when I entered the city, I saw that the guards are loose, and people, goods and property can easily pass through the customs. Isn't Panlong City afraid of spies breaking in?"

  The strongest fortress is often breached from the inside, which has been proved at least twice at Woling Pass.

  However, Panlong City has been standing for thirty-two years, and there has never been such a trouble. Not only He Lingchuan, but all countries in later generations are curious about how it did it.

"Don't be afraid." Hu Min picked up a piece of pork head and chewed it slowly, "Those who have ulterior motives for Panlong City will reveal their true colors as soon as they pass the city gate. No one knows what the trick is. Anyway, you just need to know That's enough: the spies just can't get in through the front door."

  He Lingchuan let out a long cry, seeming half-knowledgeable.

  Of course, three words came to his mind:

  Three Corpse Worms.

  At this time, Zhong Shengguang had successfully rewarded the gods, and Mitian God gave him the Dafang Pot, so the three corpses are extremely powerful tools with various uses.

  As long as it is used properly, Panlong City will be even more powerful.

  He Lingchuan turned his eyes slightly: "By the way, when did the Red General appear?"

   "Hmm...almost three years ago."

   In other words, Panlong Wasteland became an enclave again three or four years ago. If Zhong Shengguang took charge of Panlong City and began to resist foreign aggression to record the time separately, then it should be around the fifteenth or sixteenth year of the Panlong calendar.

  He Lingchuan shook his head secretly. The mother country is too weak, which is really a great pain and suffering for the soldiers and civilians guarding the border.

Hu Min said again: "Speaking of which, many new regulations in Panlong City were promulgated only three or four years ago. For example, the grades of residential land I just told you were originally only three or four grades, but now they have been extended to fifteen grades. There are many and detailed regulations like this, and you will get to know them slowly.”

   "I've always been curious, what kind of person is the Red General?" He graciously refilled Hu Min's glass, pretending to be humbly listening.

  Hu Min raised his glass and drank: "I can't tell. Anyway, you'll know when you see it."

  (end of this chapter)