Chapter 220: Rebellion

In the sunset, a man and a dog climbed over mountains and reached the top of a hill.

"Look, there's a village over there."

The thin dog suddenly barked.

There was only wisps of smoke rising from the foot of the mountain, and a dozen inconspicuous thatched houses were visible among the woods.

Fang Zhixing responded, "Let's stay in this village tonight."

Qingfeng County has suffered greatly from war. The county seat and the surrounding large towns have almost all been devastated by several rounds of war. The area is devastated and dilapidated, with nine out of ten houses empty.

Fang Zhixing and Xigou had been running for a day, but this was the first inhabited village they encountered.

They walked down the mountain.

The thin dog stopped in the woods, and Fang Zhixing walked into the village on his own.

Looking around, there were only a few old ladies and women in the village, all of them were emaciated from hunger.

There is not a single male child.

They were making a fire and cooking, and they didn't eat grains, but only wild vegetables dug from the mountains.

Fang Zhixing stood behind the tree and observed for a while before walking out.

When the women in the village saw the man, they all looked terrified.

Young girls and women quickly went into hiding.

An old lady with a cane came out, her face full of vigilance, and asked, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Fang Zhixing immediately showed a kind smile and replied: "Old man, I am just passing by. I have no ill intentions. I just want to find a place to stay for the night."

The old lady looked at Fang Zhixing carefully, thought for a moment, turned around and pointed to a thatched house at the bottom of the slope and said, "No one lives in that house. You can stay there for one night."

"Thank you very much."

Fang Zhixing didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left, quickly entering the fenced yard.

The room was covered with dust and there was nothing in it except a bed.

Soon, the old lady brought a yellow quilt that was a little dirty.

She sighed and said, "The war broke out two years ago. Our village was ravaged and all the men died. Only women like us are left."

Fang Zhixing understood and immediately took out some big money and stuffed it into the old lady's hand, saying with a smile: "Use this little money to buy some food."

The old lady shook her head and declined, saying, "It's useless even if you have money. Where can you sell us food?"

Fang Zhixing couldn't help but remain silent.

He had lived in the county town for half a year, mingling with the aristocratic circle that lived a life of luxury, and had long forgotten that there was a world of war and chaos outside.

The life of ordinary people at the bottom of society is really hard.

In the eyes of the upper class, ordinary people seem to not exist.

Having said that, Fang Zhixing only expressed his emotion for a moment, and his eyes quickly became as cold as usual.

From beginning to end, he had no intention of helping the old lady and the others.

After dark, the thin dog sneaked into the house and brought out a fat wild rabbit in its mouth.

Fang Zhixing smiled slightly and said excitedly: "I haven't eaten barbecue for a long time. Today I'll let you taste my cooking skills."

The thin dog lay on the ground obediently, without saying a word.

Soon, the aroma of flame-roasted rabbit filled the air.

The women in the village smelled it, and they all stuck their heads out, swallowing their saliva.

After a while, the rabbit meat was roasted.

Fang Zhixing and Xigou shared the meal and ate it with relish.

The next morning.

It was just daybreak when the man and the dog got up early and left quietly.

They kept on traveling, crossing mountains and rivers.

Although the road ahead was long and very unfamiliar, Fang Zhixing had a map in his hand and knew the general direction, so he did not get lost along the way.

That afternoon, they passed through a woods and suddenly the road ahead opened up and there was a fork in the road.

There was a tea stall on the side of the road, and three or five pedestrians were drinking tea.

Seeing this, the little dog wisely hid himself.

Fang Zhixing walked over on his own, ordered a pot of tea, and took a few sips to quench his thirst.

Then he took out a map and asked the stall owner: "Boss, where is this place?"

The stall owner replied, "Sir, this is 'Yima Chakou'. A few miles ahead is 'Yima Bridge'."

Fang Zhixing's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "After crossing the 'Yima Bridge', the 'Yima Plain' is just ahead, right?"

The stall owner asked, "Yes, yes, what's the matter, sir? Are you going to leave Qingfeng County and go to Xiahe County?"

There is only a plain between Qingfeng County and Xiahe County, which is Yima Plain, meaning a flat plain as a horse.

Fang Zhixing replied: "Yes, I want to go to Xiahe County to do some small business."

The stall owner continued, "Then I advise you not to go. Xiahe County is currently at war and the disaster is severe."

Fang Zhixing frowned and asked, "Rebel?"

"Uh-huh."

The stall owner lowered his voice and reminded, "After the great traitor Tan Lang was defeated in Qingfeng County, he retreated to Xiahe County. After lying dormant for half a year, he suddenly launched an attack and conquered seven of the nine counties in Xiahe County in just a few days. His momentum was extremely huge!"

Fang Zhixing laughed in his heart and said, "Thank you for the reminder. I will be careful."

Soon, he turned back to the woods, quickly crossed the fork in the road with his dog, and ran forward.

A stone arch bridge soon appeared in front of us, and next to it stood a stone tablet with the words "Yima Bridge" inscribed on it.

On the other side of the stone arch bridge stands a hill over a hundred meters high.

Just on the top of the mountain, a magnificent villa can be vaguely seen.

The dog couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is that place?"

Fang Zhixing glanced at it and shook his head, "I don't know, there's no mark on the map."

The man and the dog walked without stopping and walked straight onto the stone arch bridge.

At this time, a carriage came towards them.

The stone arch bridge was not very wide, and the carriage took up almost half of the bridge deck.

Fang Zhixing and Xigou didn't want to get involved, so they walked to the side of the bridge and politely gave way.

The carriage came slowly and suddenly stopped.

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"Fang Maofu, get in the car."

A familiar voice was heard in the carriage.

Fang Zhixing was stunned at first, then he got on the carriage confidently and walked into the car.

At this time, there was a young woman sitting in the carriage. She was wearing a red dress, and was graceful and beautiful beyond compare.

Fang Zhixing bowed calmly and said, "Ms. Wu."

The person who came was Wu Hongqiu. She smiled and said, "Sit down and talk."

Fang Zhixing sat down and asked with a smile: "There are more than a dozen roads to leave Qingfeng County. How can Miss Wu be sure that I will take this one?"

Wu Hongqiu replied vaguely: "I said it was luck and coincidence, do you believe it?"

Fang Zhixing said with a click of his tongue: "The power of your clan is indeed huge. It is really not that easy to escape from your clutches."

Wu Hongqiu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I came to find you not to capture you, but to give you a chance."

Fang Zhixing raised his eyebrows and listened attentively.

Wu Hongqiu straightened his expression and asked carefully, "You are in the Nine Ox Realm, right?"

Fang Zhixing replied: "So what?"

Wu Hongqiu asked again: "Did the six Nine Ox Realm masters from the Feng and Shen families die in your hands?"

Fang Zhixing spread his hands and said, "Do you think I have that ability?"

Wu Hongqiu sneered and said, "Although all this is hard to believe, you have indeed created a miracle that surprised everyone."

Fang Zhixing looked at her calmly and replied, "So, what is the 'opportunity' you are talking about?"

Wu Hongqiu said: "I will arrange for you to fake your death and make you disappear from the face of the world. After that, you will change your appearance and work for my Wu family. I will definitely not treat you unfairly in terms of treatment."

Fang Zhixing laughed dumbly and said speechlessly: "I was just abandoned by the Luo family. Do you think I will climb out of one fire pit and jump into another fire pit?"

"What else?"

Wu Hongqiu said confidently, "Even if you escape Qinghe County and go somewhere else, the result will be the same. The whole world belongs to the aristocratic families. No matter where you go, you will always meet another Luo family."

Fang Zhixing smiled and said, "I didn't have a choice before, but now I don't want to be a lackey of the aristocratic family. I want to be a human being."

Wu Hongqiu said coldly: "Don't think you can be arrogant just because you have been promoted to the Ninth Bull Realm. To tell you the truth, the Ninth Bull Realm is nothing. As long as I give the order, you will be killed immediately."

Fang Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Feng Xinglu and Shen Jinsong also said similar things to me."

Wu Hongqiu paused for a moment and stared at Fang Zhixing.

After a while, Fang Zhixing stood up and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Miss Wu. We have a long way to go. We'll meet again if we're lucky."

He got out of the car and strode forward.

The thin dog followed immediately.

A man and a dog crossed the bridge.

After a while, the carriage slowly moved and drove to the other side of the bridge.

They walked quickly along the road into a black pine forest.

Not long after, Fang Zhi walked out of the black pine forest, and the scenery that came into view suddenly changed, revealing a vast plain.

“Ha, it’s out!”

Fang Zhixing was delighted and said with a smile: "We are now on the border of Qingfeng County. After crossing this plain, we can reach Xiahe County."

The dog looked around for a few seconds and smacked his lips and said, "In such an open area, it's easy to expose our whereabouts!"

Fang Zhixing shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Yima Plain is not very big. At our speed, we can reach the end in half a day."

Xigou understood and nodded, saying, "Then let's run and leave this damn place of Qinghe County as soon as possible."

The man and the dog then ran as fast as they could, raising a trail of dust across the plain.

Most of the day passed in a flash.

Fang Zhixing suddenly looked up and saw a mountain range rising from the ground. It was majestic, huge, tall and steep, with a span of hundreds of miles.

The man and the dog did not feel tired at all and continued on their way. Relying on their strong physical strength, they managed to cross the mountain.

Two days later, a town appeared ahead.

Fang Zhixing finally saw people again.

"End of this volume!"

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