Metropolis: I use Chinese martial arts to sweep the world

In the southwestern part of Yan Kingdom, the Great Desolation stands like a black gravel sprinkled in white ash. From here to the southwest is the border of Yan Kingdom.

And the Great Wilderness is like a natural barrier, separating Yan Country from its neighbors.

The border between China and the wilderness is separated by stone fortresses. The fortresses are connected by arm-thick iron chains, and blue lights flash from time to time, which is very strange.

The top of the fortress is piled with dense bones, witnessing the unusual and tragic wars in the past.

About fifty miles away from this section of the separation line is the garrison camp currently on duty in the Great Wilderness.

Because the Great Wilderness requires a long-term army garrison, and everyone cannot do without daily eating and drinking, so a large town has formed here.

Seeing that it is close to Dahuang, the local residents habitually call it Dahuang Town.

There has been no war in Dahuang Town in recent years, and the development of the town is relatively prosperous. It has attracted many casual residents from nearby villages to settle in the town, which has further promoted the development of the town. It has a faint tendency to surpass Qincang and become the most important town in the southwest.

With the increasing population, the town is also getting bigger and bigger. Except for the garrison barracks still standing in the southwest of the town, the entire square town has been expanded to a quarter of the size of Donghai City.

This is the well-deserved number one town in terms of area in the desolate southwest of Yan Kingdom.

There are a total of eight exits in the town, arranged according to eight gates.

There is a small three-story white building on the edge of the southwest gate. It is not a conspicuous building in the high-rise Dahuang Town, and it is not even as tall as the protective wall surrounding the town.

But here is the most important building in Dahuang Town, not one of them, and there are only a handful of people in Dahuang Town who can go to and from Xiaobailou.

There is no courtyard door in Xiaobailou, and the main entrance hall is not open. There is only a simple wooden plaque on the door, with two unpretentious characters written on it - "Ruan Mansion"

On the second floor, Ruan Liuzheng pulled Ruan Liuli to stand in the middle of the living room.

In front of them sat a burly, middle-aged man with a stern face.

The man was dressed in uniform of the army, and sat upright on the top seat. There were a pair of sharp eyes on his square face, and a murderous aura exuded from his whole body.

He is Ruan Xing'an, one of the three generals of the Yan Kingdom, the commander of the Great Wilderness Defense Army.

The Ruan family has been in the army for generations, stationed in the border defense of Yan State, and has repeatedly made military exploits.

Passed down to Ruan Xing'an's generation, the Ruan family's influence and power in the army have reached their peak, and they are one of the most powerful military families in Yan Kingdom.

Not far from him, there was a middle-aged woman sitting upright, her appearance was probably [-]% similar to the standing Ruan sisters, she was also the same peerless beauty, she was Ruan Xing'an's wife, Zhao Mingyue.

"Dad, we're back." Ruan Liuzheng seemed to be a little afraid of him, and said in a low voice.

"En." Ruan Xing'an stared at the two sisters for a long time, and then let out a low sound from his nasal cavity.

Then, the whole living room fell into silence again, and the atmosphere was cold and terrifying.

Ruan Liuzheng stood awkwardly, while Ruan Liuli seemed indifferent to answering.

Ruan Xing'an's face became more and more gloomy, as if he was depressed before the rainstorm.

"Liuli, come on, tell your father you're wrong, and you'll be over if you make a mistake."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhao Mingyue was a little anxious, and hurriedly tried to persuade her.

Ruan Liuli squinted at the man in the first place, "Admit your mistake, what's your mistake, do you appreciate your careless disregard for human life or flatter you for beating mandarin ducks with sticks?"

"I've been out traveling for a few years, and you've only made so much progress?" Ruan Xing'an said with a frown.

"You don't need to worry about whether I've improved or not!" Ruan Liuli confronted her tit for tat, and replied with a stiff neck.

boom!
As soon as the words fell, a blue and white porcelain bowl on the Sifang table suddenly fell apart.

"Presumptuous, how much do you know about what happened back then, where is Liu Jianbai from, what is his background, what is his family background, what is his cultivation level, do you know all about it?"

"Just with a moment of loyalty and his sweet words to you, you can turn against your biological parents who have raised you for nearly 20 years. Have your brains been eaten by dogs?"

"Don't, don't do it..." Ruan Liuzheng couldn't help being shocked when he saw his father's fury, and hurriedly tried to pull his sister behind him.

Zhao Mingyue, who was sitting on the side, also stood up, looking very nervous.

"If he had plotted against me, why did he risk his own life to save me?"

Ruan Liuli broke free from Ruan Liuzheng's shackles, rushed to Ruan Xing'an without any fear, and pointed at Ruan Liuzheng.

"You are domineering, domineering, and act completely according to your own will. You just think that I am inferior to her in everything!"

"You bastard, you..." Ruan Xing'an's face flushed with anger, he raised his hand and was about to hit him.

Dangdang Dangdang!
There was a sudden knock on the living room door.

Let his movements stagnate.

Zhao Mingyue hurried forward and pulled Ruan Liuli aside.

"You... oh..." Ruan Xing'an saw his wife pulling Ruan Liuli away, and knew that this matter would not be settled in a short time.

Shaking his head helplessly, he sat back in his original position and shouted outside the door: "Come in."

squeak!
The door of the living room opened, and a garrison soldier in regular combat uniform walked in.

After entering the room and saluting, he said directly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, Pang Zhan, the deputy commander of the Longxiang Army, came to visit, saying that he has reported military information."

"Pang Zhan?" The middle-aged man paused, "Isn't the Longxiang Army on vacation? How could there be military news?"

"It's not clear yet. Deputy Commander Pang also brought a young man, who said he was an old lady's old friend, and asked to meet you together. Look?" The soldier replied bluntly.

"Huh?" The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, turned around and asked, "Liuzheng, is your friend?"

"Dad, it should be a friend I met in Qincang. It's a long story. You just came back from patrolling the front barracks. I haven't come in time to report to you." Ruan Liuzheng hurriedly replied.

"Oh, let's arrange it in the living room on the first floor. I'll be there later." Ruan Xing'an said after a moment of thought.

"Okay, then I'll make arrangements." The soldier replied and pushed the door open.

"Take care of your daughter, we'll talk about it when we come back." Ruan Xing'an turned around and said to Ruan Liuzheng, "Come with me."

After speaking, he took the lead and walked out.

Ruan Liuzheng glanced at his sister who was still upset and his mother who was a little helpless, sighed, and followed him out of the living room.

On the first floor, in the living room, Chu Fan and Pang Zhan were chatting.

They came directly to Dahuang Town from Qincang.

After Ershu Xia and the others settled down, Chu Fan pondered for a while.

Whether it is entering the Great Wilderness to look for Tanjing Buddha Lotus or visiting the Dark Temple to find Chen Baixiang, you can't get around the Great Wilderness garrison.

Also, whether the other two tokens in Ruan Liuzheng's hands are the keys to the Sumeru Temple has yet to be confirmed.

It has been half a month since he left Donghai, and according to the diagnosis of Elder Qin at that time, Chu Chu's remaining time is only about half a month.

So there is really not much time left for him to find Tanjing Buddha Lotus.

Although he always had a calm heart, but Chu Chu was in danger, it would be a lie to say that he was not in a hurry.

Pang Zhan's mood at the moment was actually similar to Chu Fan's, nervous and apprehensive.

It's just that he has a little more excitement.

This small white building is like a place of pilgrimage in the hearts of the Dahuang garrison.

And the middle-aged man living in Xiaobailou is undoubtedly the god in the hearts of the soldiers.

He has been stationed at the border of the Great Wilderness for 30 years, and the border of Baoyan has been peaceful and prosperous for 30 years. This middle-aged man has explained with practical actions what it means to be one man in charge of the border and ten thousand men not open.

This is also one of the reasons why the middle-aged man was able to become the only three remaining generals in the Yan Kingdom and had the greatest military power.

squeak!
There was a soft knock at the front door of the living room, interrupting the chat between the two of them.

The middle-aged man came in with a quick pace, followed by Miss Ruan who had just reported the situation on the second floor.

Ruan Liuzheng entered the door and saw that it was indeed Chu Fan and Pang Zhan. She already had some guesses in her heart and winked quietly at the two of them.

"Good commander!"

Pang Zhan straightened his collar, and when he saw the middle-aged man, his expression immediately became very solemn, and he stood up neatly to salute.

Chu Fan also stood up at the same time, paying respect to the iron-blooded general stationed at the border.

Ruan Xing'an's expression remained unchanged, and he waved his hand amiably to signal the two to sit down.

Then he drew a chair and sat on the other side of the conference table, and Ruan Liuzheng stood behind him.

"Old Pang, I heard you have a military report?"

After sitting down, Ruan Xing'an casually picked up the cigarette case on the conference table, knocked it out and poured out a cigarette.

After lighting it up, he threw the cigarette case and matches in front of Pang Zhan.

"Yes, Grand Commander." Pang Zhan suddenly stood up again, straightened his body and replied.

"Hehe, you're still on vacation. Tell me, what's the matter?" Ruan Xing'an waved his hand, motioning for Pang Zhan to sit down.

From the beginning to the end, Pang Zhan never intended to introduce Chu Fan.

Pang Zhan recalled it carefully, and then recounted everything that happened in Qin Cang in a loud voice.

While smoking a cigarette, Ruan Xing'an looked at Chu Fan who was sitting next to Pang Zhan with a calm expression.

Although his expression didn't change much, the look of surprise in his eyes became more and more intense.

At the same time, on the [-]-kilometer national road to the southeast of Dahuang Town, two heavily loaded off-road jeeps were advancing crazily.

On the road ahead illuminated by headlights, a military inspection post gradually approached.