After going around the top of the mountain, the view ahead is several hundred meters wide. There is a valley on the mountain that is close to the daily line. The town is located there. There are all single-family villas with gardens, and flat and straight concrete roads crisscrossing the town.
The town starts from the col and spreads out into the depths. It is not appropriate to call it a town. A town that can accommodate more than 10,000 people must not be small.
Its level of luxury exceeded Xia Zuo's expectations.
Along the way, he searched for photos of ethnic minority settlements in Bagui Province. The soil was gray and the roofs were covered with black and brown tiles. Old farmers with rolled-up trouser legs were leading oxen and walking on cobblestone paths.
The only thing that hints of modernity is the electric pole at the entrance of the village.
As a result, Xia Zuo formed a stereotyped impression of ethnic minority settlements in foreign countries: isolated and poor villages.
I was stunned when I saw this scene. Instead of being poor and backward, they were astonishingly rich.
Xia Zuo quickly realized that Qinghe Branch was the most powerful one in Bagui Province, and all the funds for the major branches of Bagui Province had to be obtained from Qinghe Branch.
The money that the Five Elements Alliance headquarters gives them every year is equivalent to the annual gross profit of a small enterprise.
How could such a force live in poverty?
It's no wonder they built palaces in the mountains.
Xia Zuo looked at the valley in the distance, and his light blue pupils regained their calm.
"Qinghe Branch, we've arrived..." As soon as he finished speaking, a three-meter-tall giant hairy ape suddenly jumped out from the dense forest ahead, dragging a piece of broken wood. It sprinted a few steps with one hand supporting the ground and threw it out with all its might.
The broken wood came spinning and crashing down. The demon hunter in the front row snorted coldly. Then, a small tornado arose, swept the broken wood into the sky and dropped it into the dense forest not far away.
"Tsk~"
The driver stepped on the brakes so hard that the tires left black marks on the road.
In front, a young man walked out of the woods carrying a rifle. He was wearing a blue cloth shirt with a gorgeous pattern embroidered on it. He had dark skin and aggressive eyes, and possessed the unique toughness of the Qinghe tribe.
He first calmed the angry giant ape, then shouted in serious Mandarin: "Yes, not the one who was punished by heaven?"
Before the Heavenly Punishment Team set off, the Five Elements Alliance headquarters sent an email to inform the Qinghe branch.
The siren Osmond poked his head out and said coldly: "You welcome guests by breaking wood and smashing cars? You are indeed a group of lowly, uncivilized and stupid race." He said the last half of the sentence in a foreign language.
The young man really didn't understand and repeated, "Isn't it God's punishment for humans?"
The demon hunter waved his hand, signaling his subordinate Osmond to calm down and not do anything bad. He took out a document from his briefcase, controlled the airflow and sent it over, smiling: "This is the instruction manual of the Five Elements Alliance headquarters!"
The document fluttered in the wind towards the young man in blue. The young man took it and scanned it casually. After carefully examining the text information and the official seal of the Five Elements Alliance headquarters and confirming that there was no problem, he folded the document and put it in his pocket. He pinched his lips and whistled. Soon, a rustling sound came from the dense forest and the bushes shook violently. Then a giant tiger with a shoulder height of 1.6 meters came out and landed on the road with a thud.
The young man in blue climbed onto the tiger's back, ordered the giant ape to return to the jungle, then turned around and shouted at the car, "Follow me!"
The giant tiger walked towards the town at a leisurely pace, and the commercial vehicle followed slowly. Hoover stared at the giant tiger and said, "The ancestor of the Qinghe tribe was an earth monster, but this person seems to be a wood monster?"
Xia Zuo glanced at the computer screen and nodded, "Earth monsters and wood monsters are some of the mainstream professions in Qinghe. Earth monsters have a higher status than wood monsters. But the weird thing is that the person who is comparable to a demigod is an earth monster, but his descendants are often wood monsters.
Osmond's eyes lit up as if he had smelled some gossip: "Could it be that his offspring is actually of another race?"
The atmosphere here is not yet so open. Xia Zuo shook his head and said, "Remember what I said just now? The Qinghe tribe has many medical and witchcraft skills passed down by ancient practitioners. The medical skills should come from the wood monsters. In addition, they have lived in the mountains for many years and are proficient in the eating habits of plants, so they are more compatible with the wood monsters. It is normal for earth monsters and wood monsters to appear frequently in the mountains for a long time. It is not necessarily inherited from the ancestral bloodline."
"Wood Fairies and Earth Monsters are the most compatible among the five major professions. When they are in the Saint stage, many of their special
The methods used to create special creatures are surprisingly consistent, such as alienating plants and manipulating animals. "As they were talking, the car arrived at the town.
The crowds suddenly increased. The people of the Qinghe tribe either stood by the windows overlooking the guests outside, or stood at the gate of the courtyard to watch a few naughty children rushing to the side of the road to watch and boldly spitting at the car.
Osmond frowned and wanted to kill these brats.
As the direct descendant of the Harry family, he is highly regarded by the family elders. He has been the center of attention since he was a child and has zero tolerance for any rude offense, even if the other party is a child.
But he was not the kind of playboy who could not control himself when he got angry. He knew that business was important at the moment, so he rolled up the car window, closed his eyes, and pretended to see nothing.
Soon the young man riding the giant tiger brought them to a large villa. The villa had a spacious garden, covered an area of 11,000 square meters, and was magnificently decorated.
The three buildings consist of a pointed-roof main building and two side buildings, which are connected by aerial bridges.
The young man on the tiger's back yelled: "Clan leader, clan leader... Uncle Gui, the punishment guest from heaven is here."
The mixture of thick accents, lame Mandarin and down-to-earth names somewhat undermines the grandeur of the villa.
A few minutes later, a young girl wearing a silver crown, riding a big rat, came to the iron gate and looked at the car curiously, and said in a soft voice, "Brother Tiesheng, have you seen the certificate?"
She is extremely beautiful, with fair skin, bright and clear eyes, and no makeup... Her face exudes a purity and simplicity that is far away from the glitz and glamour.
"I looked at it," the young man said angrily, "Sister Yunmeng, I am careless, but I am not stupid, you see!"
The young girl glanced at the document, immediately opened the iron gate, and drove into the yard.
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"Mr. Fu Chang, I'm in trouble," Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice.
He was not surprised at all that Tianfa could locate Pluto. Yuanshi Tianzun could get inspiration through astrology, so Taiyi Sect's Sun-wandering God could certainly do the same, and he could even calculate more accurately.
Coupled with the help of the rule-based item, the Realm of Prophecy, it was easier for Tianfa to find King Mi than for him.
Zhang Yuanqing originally wanted to create a time difference, taking advantage of the fact that Tianfa didn't know that he was also hunting down King Mi, and secretly kill this evil foreigner. Tianfa arrived just at the critical time when Pluto was about to fall asleep.
Ye Qian didn't know if it was really such a coincidence or if the realm of prophecy played a role.
"It's best not to conflict with Tianfa, because the Qinghe branch will not help you and you will face multiple dangers," Fu Qingyang said lightly.
"I can't help you with this matter. You should judge the situation yourself." Capturing Pluto was a private job that Yuanshi took on himself. Whether it succeeded or not would not have much impact.
Mr. Qian was busy with many things and didn't want to waste time and energy on these trivial matters. After saying so, he hung up the phone.
"It seems that I can only rely on my own efforts." Zhang Yuanqing sighed. He originally wanted to ask Mr. Qian to come for help, but with such an attitude, he had to give up.
"Do you need help?" The drug chaser observed his expression and knew that he was in trouble.
"Of course I need you. Just be on standby." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly thought of the drug chaser's half-brother.
That level 6 illusionist is a good helper, and together with the level 5 swordsman, the Poison Chaser, although he cannot be the main force, he is at least a level 5 swordsman. Let's find out the whereabouts of Tianfa first, Zhang Yuanqing thought.
"I'm going to take the team out to do some work first." All the staff are on standby these days waiting for my news. Search @ on Bing or Baidu
Compared with the people of the Qinghe tribe, they are more afraid of the investigation of Tribe Chang, the sixth son of the ancestor, whose power is even higher than that of the tribe leader.
The minister was also in the reception room at this time, sitting opposite the demon hunter. His name was Wu Youhua, an eighth-level Spring God (wood demon) of about the same age as Wu Agui. He had a gray beard tied into a short pigtail and a sharp gaze. He was intimidating without even getting angry. At first glance, he was an extremely strong and overbearing old man, completely different from his nephew Wu Agui.
"That's right," the demon hunter smiled, "a wanted criminal of the Heavenly Punishment has recently sneaked into the Eight Noble Provinces. We speculate that he may be hiding in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
Wu Agui, the clan leader, did not say anything. Wu Youhua, the investigation department leader, spoke in a deep voice: "Does Tianfa want us to help search the mountains?"
The demon hunter nodded: "Yes"
Without waiting for Wu Youming to speak, he turned and looked at his three subordinates.
Osmond and the other two tacitly placed the portable safe at their feet on the table and clicked the lock.
Stacks of grass-green banknotes were neatly stacked in the box. The demon hunter said sincerely, "Here is a deposit of three million federal coins. After the matter is over, we will pay the balance of five million federal coins."
"What the Qinghe branch has to do is help find people and seal off Shiwan Daxiang Mountain, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving."
"A total of 8 million federal coins, according to the current exchange rate, is more than 50 million RMB."
Wu Youminhua nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, but if you need the Lord to help, you'll have to pay more."
The demon hunter smiled confidently: "No need!"
Just then, a shrill cell phone ringtone suddenly rang outside the living room.
Wu Youhua frowned and scolded: "Yunmeng!
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Sixth Uncle, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I'm leaving now." Yun Meng at the door covered her phone and ran away.
She ran out of the villa and came to a secluded flower garden to answer the call. She whispered, "Yuanshi Tianzun? You actually contacted me on your own initiative. You almost caused me to be punished by my sixth uncle just now."
"Sorry, I didn't know you were busy." Yuanshi Tianzun's charming male voice came from the other side.
Yun Meng pursed her lips and said, "It's not a big deal. What do you want from me?"
"Nothing. I was busy with official duties recently and now I have some free time. I remembered that I have a beautiful and lovely comrade, so I wanted to say hello. How are you doing recently?" Zhang Yuanqing said with a smile.
Yunmeng, who grew up in the mountains, had never experienced such a sugar-coated bullet and felt secretly happy.
"It's been good lately. I raise pigs and cattle and grow herbs during the day, and watch TV series at home at night. Oh, and I'm almost level 5, hehe."
"Awesome, you are worthy of being the talented girl who braved the sea of Yashan with me." Zhang Yuanqing gradually increased his offensive.
"I have seen many female elites in the government, but few can compare with you."
Yun Meng chuckled and said, "No, Yin Ji is much stronger than me in terms of talent and strength. You should have a good relationship with her."
"Yin Ji? Haha, I almost forgot about her. I haven't contacted her since we settled the profits. But you make me think of you from time to time."
Zhang Yuanqing, who studied under the scumbag love saint, knows best what these naive young girls like to hear.
Yun Meng's smile grew wider unconsciously, and she said happily: "You sound really nice, but I won't be fooled by you."
"I..." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly sighed, "Why would I lie to you?"
"I've been so annoyed lately. I might even be ruined."
Yun Meng's smile suddenly disappeared, and she asked with concern, "What happened?"
"If you are not a person of heaven's punishment, you will know from yesterday's exchange meeting that our official team was defeated miserably. That sea monster was not satisfied with defeating the Fire Prince and wanted to challenge me. You know that I have just entered the sixth level and I am definitely not his opponent. Once I lose, I will be ruined!" Zhang Yuanqing said.
Yun Meng first snorted in a sympathetic manner and then consoled him, "Don't worry, they don't have time to trouble you."
"Oh? Why?" Zhang Yuanqing pretended to be surprised!
Yun Meng lowered her voice and said stealthily, "I'll tell you in secret, the Tianfa team is at my house, they just came to our Qinghe branch."
Zhang Yuanqing then asked, "Why did Tianfa come to your house?"
"I was just eavesdropping on this. They said they wanted us to help search the Shiwan Mountains and help them catch wanted criminals. They also gave us three million federal coins as a deposit."
"Has Qinghe Branch agreed?"
"My sixth uncle agreed. He values money very much. He said money is the foundation for Qinghe's prosperity. He often tells us this."
"Three million federal coins for a master from your clan to help?"
"No, we're just searching for people. Uncle Six said that if we do anything, we'll have to pay more."
"Oh, so that's the case. The wealthy man is really rich." Zhang Yuanqing commented casually with an "Oh".
Then they chatted about this and that for another half an hour, and only then did Yunmeng reluctantly say "bye" and hang up the phone.
"It's not good!" Zhang Yuanqing scratched his hair in the staff dormitory, feeling a little anxious.
The three women at the table looked at him with complicated expressions, as if wondering, "This man is good at coaxing women, but why can't he coax me?"
"Put aside your inner drama, things are a bit troublesome." Zhang Yuanqing forcefully pulled them into a meeting. "Tian Fa thinks that Pluto can choose the Shiwan Mountains as the sleeping place. This is an idea. The territory of Qinghe Branch is the most suitable in a sense."
Annie said, "This is troublesome. The number of demon hunters is already beyond our capacity. If Qinghe Branch helps, the success rate of capturing Pluto is almost zero."
"So we must come up with a solution," Zhang Yuanjing said with a serious face, "a solution that will prevent the Qinghe branch from interfering in this matter."
It is difficult to ask the Marshal for help because it would interfere with the freedom of the Qinghe branch and they would protest.
And it will be revealed to the witcher, so the witcher will know to capture Pluto's rival as well.
The Queen suggested: "How about asking for help from Master Fu Chang?"
"He won't get involved." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. He could ask for help from the Demon Eye King. As long as he told him that it was me who asked, he would definitely agree. However, the northwest is 180,000 miles away from here, and the ancient war god doesn't have the ability to escape, so he won't be able to get here in time.
Well, I can also find the Palace Master... Zhang Wuqing just thought so.
Then Xie Lingxi said, "Looking for the Palace Master Sister."
"Who is the Palace Master's sister?" Annie asked.
"It means one of Brother Yuanshi's concubines," said Xie Lingxi.
Zhang Yuanqing gave her a slap on the face.
"A musician master." He stroked his chin and said, "With the strength of the palace master, it is no problem to hold back the demon hunter. But if an opponent of the same level appears, he will definitely ask for help from the Qinghe branch. The Qinghe clan probably has quite a few masters. With such a large force, there must be three or four masters."
"I have an idea!" Little Green Tea showed a cunning smile: "Brother, Yunmeng is your flirt, right? Then she will definitely be willing to help you."
Zhang Yuanqing wanted to explain Guan, but when he heard this, he thought, "You mean..."
"Let her help to trick the Heavenly Punishment people away, saying that they have found the trace of Hades, and then lead the Heavenly Punishment people to circle in the forest, and we will take the opportunity to lock onto Hades and arrest him." Xie Lingxi said: "Even if the Heavenly Punishment knows that Yunmeng is a liar, she will not dare to do anything to her on the territory of the Qinghe tribe. The only price is that she may be forced to give you up afterwards."
Zhang Yuanqing was greatly inspired and said: "It's a good idea. Just use a method, but there is no need for Yunmeng. I know how to do it now."
On the second night, the hotel outside the Shiwandashan Scenic Area was quite impressive. Zhang Yuanqing sat cross-legged on the rooftop of the hotel. In front of him was a small mound of earth half a meter high. On top of the mound was a black iron star plate. The deadline for Pluto's sleep had come.
The Qinghe branch is more than 200 kilometers away from Nanming City, and it takes three hours to drive. If Hades really chooses to sleep here, by the time he arrives at the Shiwan Mountains, Tianfa may have successfully captured Hades and sent him back home.
So he came here specially in advance to watch the stars in the scenic area. If Pluto chose to sleep in a place other than the Ten Thousand Mountains, he would have to sleep anyway. The worst that could happen was to relock him. However, the members of the Sky Punishment Team who were in the Ten Thousand Mountains could not be faster than him.
Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes, and the bright stars were reflected in his pupils.
, filling the black velvet night sky.