Longevity starts with strengthening the internal organs

The mountain forest at night is cold and lonely, with only the occasional sound of birds chirping and beasts roaring, warning of the danger here.

A colorful poisonous spider swam slowly on the branches, its goal was a bird's nest in front of it.

But before it could crawl closer, a figure suddenly rushed out of the darkness and touched its body with its toes.

With a soft snap, the poisonous spider was directly stepped on and exploded.

Looking at this figure again, he had disappeared into the jungle and disappeared.

It was Zhao Ya who was on his way.

He settled Meng Shiwen and Zui'er, then left the city alone and rushed to Qingzhu Ridge.

He wanted to go get some information first, at least to know what Qingzhu Ridge was planning to do.

His body was moving quickly through the forest. If he didn't occasionally need to step on branches to gain strength, he would be no different from flying.

Since practicing the Xiaowu Road Soul Chasing Kick, Zhao Ya's body skills have improved greatly. Although he still lacks a sense of understanding between breaking through and returning to his true nature, he is at least much better than before.

Even after such a long journey, Zhao Ya did not feel particularly tired.

In just about half an hour, he had arrived at the edge of Qingzhu Ridge.

After arriving here, Zhao Ya slowed down and activated his breathing technique. He immediately merged with the forest and moved forward quietly.

But not long after walking, the sound of footsteps was heard in front of him. Although the sound was very small, Zhao Ya's ears were very strong, so he still caught the sound keenly.

He dodged and jumped up to a big tree next to him, using the branches to cover his figure.

as expected.

Just ten seconds later, a group of patrolling minions came out of the mountain forest. The leader was wearing rattan armor and carrying a long knife, which looked quite imposing.

His eyes wandered around, not missing every tree around him, and even looked at the big tree where Zhao Ya was hiding.

But with the blessing of the breath-containing technique, the mountain patrol leader did not notice anything unusual and finally withdrew his gaze.

"The surroundings are not peaceful these days. You all need to cheer up. Otherwise, if you make any mistakes, you and I will be thrown into the mines to do hard labor. Do you understand?" the leader said solemnly.

"yes!"

The men behind him didn't know whether they were taken by his momentum or frightened by the words of being thrown into the mine to do coolies. In short, everyone's expressions became very solemn.

However, with these people's methods, it was natural that they would not be able to discover Zhao Ya.

After searching and confirming that the surrounding area was safe, the patrol team left.

After they left, Zhao Ya looked a little solemn.

It can be seen from this mountain patrol team that Qingzhuling is no longer an ordinary bandit den, and these people are not ordinary bandits.

They have evolved into an army with strict discipline.

Although they still rely on violence and intimidation to maintain discipline, this is already terrifying.

If it continues to develop like this, Qingzhu Ridge will become a serious problem.

However, Zhao Ya came here to investigate the affairs of Wuxiang City, so he suppressed these thoughts in his heart for the time being, and then moved on.

Ten minutes later, he could vaguely see the outline of Qingzhu Ridge.

Qingzhuling is not very high, so it is named because the mountains are covered with green bamboos.

But the road is quite steep. The only road into the mountain is surrounded by several hills, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

After arriving here, the guards became even tighter.

In just a short journey, Zhao Ya encountered at least three groups of mountain patrols. If it weren't for his extraordinary body skills and the blessing of breath-condensing techniques, even Zhao Ya would not have been able to guarantee that he would not be discovered.

But the more tightly guarded they were, the more Zhao Ya understood that he had come to the right place.

Because it's just a bandit's den, is it worth setting up layers of defenses in such a big way?

In particular, the forces in and around Wuxiang City have been completely wiped out by Qingzhu Ridge, so what are they guarding against?

After walking for a while, a small hill appeared in front of us.

This is also the first stop into Qingzhuling.

now.

There are several houses built under this hill. The lights are on in the houses, and mountain patrols come and go from here from time to time, obviously reporting the situation to the people inside.

Although there were several lanterns hanging high on the open space in front of the house, they were still not enough to see in this dark night.

Zhao Ya followed the dark corners that could not be illuminated by the lanterns, and slowly walked around to the back of these houses.

Maybe it's because this place already belongs to the core area of ​​Qingzhu Ridge, and there are so many mountain patrol guards in front of it, so the defense measures here are not too strict.

Zhao Ya arrived at the back wall of one of the houses smoothly.

Because of their proximity to the hills, these houses have no windows on their back walls.

But this can't stop Zhao Ya.

He put his ear gently against the wall and listened carefully.

I heard a patrolling guy inside talking back.

"Report to the leader of the village, the 17 mountain patrol teams sent out did not find anything unusual."

"good."

A slightly older voice replied, and then continued: "Don't relax, the leader of the village is at a critical moment now, so you must not take it lightly."

"yes!"

"So, what's the code word for today's conversation?"

"The sky is clear and the moon is bright."

"Changed to a violent storm."

"clear!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ya, who was lying on the back wall, frowned slightly.

Because he always felt that this voice sounded familiar.

Although the sound is somewhat distorted due to the obstruction of the masonry, the feeling cannot be faked.

Who is it?

Zhao Ya was thinking when he heard another voice coming from the room.

"Second brother, you are really much calmer now. How do you say that? Sit tight on the Diaoyutai!" someone praised.

Hearing this voice, Zhao Ya's whole body trembled slightly, and a cold light suddenly shot out in his eyes.

He heard it.

The person who spoke later was none other than the Fire Dragon Master Huo Tianxiao, and the person who gave the order before was Zhan Feng, the second village leader of Qingzhu Ridge.

What a coincidence.

Originally, I just planned to come here to gather information, but I didn't expect that I would encounter two enemies as soon as I entered the mountain.

Huo Tianxiao aside, Zhan Feng left a very deep impression on Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya, who had just reached the peak of the Three Realms at that time, was chased everywhere by him.

Although before leaving Wuxiang City, Zhao Ya relied on various arrangements to fight back and lost one of Zhan Feng's eyes, Zhao Ya has never forgotten this grudge.

It's just that isn't Zhan Feng the second village leader of Qingzhuling?

Why are you here now, doing mountain patrols?

Zhao Ya was just wondering when he heard Zhan Feng's wry laughter coming from the room.

"Okay, stop praising me. I've been reduced to the master of the patrol village now. What else is there to brag about?"

"Then you will always be my second brother!"

Huo Tianxiao said something, and then said with resentment.

"I always feel that the leader of the village has been brainwashed by those sons of bitches, and he actually asked his second brother to do such a thing."

"Hush, fifth brother, be careful what you say!"

"What are you saying carefully? Haven't you seen the situation on the ridge now? The leader of the village listens to those guys in everything. As a result, we have reached this situation. Even our brothers who have followed the leader of the village for many years have to step aside. Stop, it’s really annoying.”

At the end of the sentence, Huo Tianxiao's resentment almost overflowed.

"Hey, who made those people so talented that they not only found an iron mine for the leader of the village, but also helped him break through the pass and advance to the fifth realm? If it were you, how could you not be tempted?"

Although he was defending the leader of the Dazhai, Zhan Feng's words clearly revealed a sense of frustration.

"Shit, it's true that they found the iron ore, but we are doing the dirty work like digging. And if these guys hadn't made trouble and killed nearly half of the residents of Dancing Elephant City, what would we do? As for attacking everywhere and arresting the surrounding bandits to supplement the coolies?"

Huo Tianxiao was obviously holding back his anger. Once he started talking, he was filled with complaints.

"Lao Wu, these words can only be said by you and me, brothers, and must not be said to others!" Zhan Feng said solemnly.

"Don't worry, second brother, I'm so old, can I still understand this truth? I just can't get angry, and it's not just me, the third lady also seems to be very dissatisfied with the big village leader's current partiality! "

"Miss Third? What did she say?" Zhan Feng was startled and asked immediately.

"The third lady said that these people have no bottom line in their work. Just to test their own strength, they poisoned nearly half of the residents of Wuxiang City. This shows that they should not be closely friends with each other, so she once persuaded the leader of the village to stop. As a result, the two brothers and sisters We had several private quarrels over this."

Zhan Feng finally understood the meaning of Huo Tianxiao's words.

"Lao Wu, what do you mean..."

"I think we can't just sit back and wait for death. If this continues, sooner or later we will all be squeezed to death, so I think we should join forces with the third lady to drive away those sons of bitches first."

Zhan Feng was silent.

Huo Tianxiao couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw this.

His temperament is like the fire oil that he is best at. He gets burned by fire and is extremely impatient.

"Second brother, why are you still hesitating at this time? I believe that if we brothers join forces, we will definitely be able to win over those guys. After all, apart from being able to poison secretly, these guys are very ordinary in strength."

"This matter needs long-term consideration!"

After a long time, Zhan Feng slowly said something.

Huo Tianxiao was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to say something but was stopped by Zhan Feng.

"Now that I'm blind in one eye, and I'm poisoned by a strange poison, my strength is greatly damaged. Even if I want to join you, I'm powerless, so I have to think carefully."

"Oh... Okay, second brother, please think about it carefully, little brother, I will leave now!"

After saying this, Huo Tianxiao stood up, said goodbye and left.

Zhao Ya, who was lying on the back wall, listened clearly to the conversation between the two of them, and the information he gained was huge.

But the most noteworthy point is that a group of people entered Qingzhu Ridge and gained the trust of the leader of Qingzhu Ridge.

Most of what happened later in Dancing Elephant City was caused by this group of people.

So, who are these people?

At this time, Huo Tianxiao had already come out and was walking along the mountain road.

I don't know whether it was out of self-confidence or loss of power, but he didn't even have a follower around him.

Zhao Ya's eyes flashed when he saw this, and then he followed him quietly.