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Chapter 202 Fengzhou Border
After returning to the mountain, the young master of Lingjian Mountain went into seclusion again, breaking through to the boundless realm.

However, this news did not attract much attention or discussion, because to outsiders, she had been in seclusion for half a year and had never gone out during that time, nor had she been held in the arms of a strange man and kissed passionately, leaving a wound on the corner of her mouth.

Before going into seclusion, Yan Shuyi even wrote a letter to Ji You.

The letter roughly stated that many people had seen the wound on his lip that the other man had bitten, and warned him to be careful not to get stabbed to death while walking on the street.

Her tone was full of arrogance, but she seemed to be in a good mood.

In addition, Yuan Caiwei, the daughter of Danzong, also wrote a letter to Ji You.

The letters mostly shared her daily life with Yuan Chen at the Dan Sect.

According to the letter, Yuan Chen has begun to try to wield the sacred artifact at the instruction of the sect leader Yuan Li, but so far there has been no success.

Yuan Li said that this was because Yuan Chen's loyalty was not firm enough, which was why he could not gain Hong Lu's approval, so he confiscated all the manuscripts that Yuan Chen had brought from Shengjing.

After visiting the Heavenly Academy, Yuan Caiwei seemed to become much closer to him. The content of her letters was no longer as formal as before, and she no longer addressed him as Young Master Ji. Instead, she often called him Ji You.

There was also a mark that had been drawn on, as if it had been written incorrectly, but you could vaguely make out that the two characters that had been scribbled on were Ji Lang...

"Actually, it's quite noticeable that there are two people missing in the courtyard, because the courtyard suddenly becomes quiet and the lively atmosphere disappears."

Ji You was sitting on the bumpy carriage at this moment, thinking of the two letters, and muttered a word like a lonely old man.

Upon hearing his words, Kuang Cheng's eyes suddenly turned strange: "A good physique truly conquers the world."

"what?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about having another one somewhere."

Where is there another one?

"I feel like it's almost time."

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Kuang Cheng, after the new era began, was not idle. He was busy dealing with the temporary transportation of the Snowfield Demon Stones from the old Fengzhou road.

The repair of the official road will take some time. The Snowfield Demon Stones are now taking the old route west of Fengzhou, and the first batch was delivered to Kyushu a few days ago.

When the demon race's spirit stones re-entered the Nine Provinces, the demon race also began transporting products from the Nine Provinces back to the Snow Region.

Buying and selling is a transactional affair, which should be commonplace. However, an incident that occurred later caught the attention of the Directorate of Immortals.

That is, several demon merchants who entered Kyushu were collecting landscape albums of Fengzhou, and they were offering very high prices. They were among the most valuable items to be returned, and they were all taken back to the Snow Region.

It should be noted that Fengzhou has always been a backup front for the human race after the Han Tie Pass was breached. Last autumn, the barbarian tribe invited the demon race to form an alliance, so this move by the demon race merchant immediately aroused their vigilance.

Could it be that they are familiarizing themselves with the terrain of Fengzhou in preparation for breaching Hantie Pass?
This speculation is extremely dangerous and has directly stirred up many people's nerves.

Among them was a painter from Fengzhou named Wei Hong, who sold the most paintings because of his excellent skills. He was even specially arrested and questioned by the Imperial Observatory.

But after questioning them, they discovered that most of the collected drawings were depictions of landscapes, such as the mountains and rivers of Fengzhou, and sometimes even a single tree.

Such a drawing, let alone the demon race, even the artist himself might not be able to pinpoint exactly where it depicts, so it lacks any strategic purpose.

The people in the Imperial Observatory were relieved, but at the same time, they were very puzzled.

Why would the demon race collect these picture books?
Could it be that the demon race yearns for the Nine Provinces so much that they bought these to show their people?

The problem is, why only include pictures of Fengzhou, the most barren place in Kyushu? This is the most incomprehensible thing.

Inside the interrogation room at that time, only the Director of the Reception Office of the Imperial Observatory was present. The top scholar of the second year of Taiwu seemed to suddenly realize something, so he opened his mouth in astonishment and his expression became thoughtful.

A healthy body conquers the world.

Ji You looked at him and thought to himself that scholars were really being mysterious.

At this moment, the vast and boundless Fengzhou gradually filled their vision.

The official road in Fengzhou needs to be repaired, and joint farming is about to begin. That's why the two of them came here.

At this moment, countless carriages loaded with magical artifacts sped past them, heading towards Danshui County.

Dansu County was an important transit point on the selected route, connecting the four directions of Fengzhou: east, west, north, and south.

No matter how Fengzhou develops in the future, the flow of economy will depend on this road, which is why you must build roads first if you want to get rich.

Ji You attaches great importance to this road, no less so than to the Great Xia and the Sixianjian, so he came here personally to inspect the stone materials.

After the carriage arrived, the two alighted and walked into the area where the stones were stored. They then drew their swords and, with a clang, cleaved one stone in two, then the second, and the third…

Who was responsible for transporting this stone?

"The name written on the register is Chen Zhang."

"Summon the Prefect of Danshui County."

Ji You looked at the foundation stone that hadn't cracked under the sword energy, but instead turned into fragments, and murmured something.

Some officials in the Great Xia Dynasty have become accustomed to greed under the tax system of so many years, so it would be surprising if this situation didn't occur.

The next day, a group of people were added to the iron prison in Fengzhou Prefecture.

Then came the second stop, the third stop, and so on, with people being sent in one after another.

Although the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty are not as powerful as immortals, they have held their positions for many years and, whether through scheming or acting as lackeys, they generally have some influence in Qingyun.

So the news spread that Ji You was inspecting stone materials in Fengzhou and arresting batch after batch of them.

Even now, many people believe that Ji You's use of the Human Path as a cover was just a facade, but they never expected that he would actually go and investigate the stone materials himself.

Subsequently, joint reclamation in Fengzhou began.

Last autumn, Ji You convened a joint harvesting team under the guise of tax collection. At that time, only cultivators at the Micro-Illumination Realm and below participated in the team. However, after news spread that Snowfield Demon Stones began to enter the country from Fengzhou and that Ji You was selling Danzong Spirit Pills, the joint reclamation team gained many more cultivators at the Condensation Realm.

A few peach blossoms bloom outside the bamboo grove; it's the season when ducks are the first to know when the spring river warms.

Every day, the people of Fengzhou could see countless cultivators standing in a row when they went out. With a shout of "Practice!", the nine-foot immortal wheels in their hands would be driven by spiritual energy, turning up a patch of soil on the ground.

Zhang Pingyang, who was among the first to join the joint harvesting team, has become increasingly proficient in using the Nine-Foot Immortal Wheel and has even trained several apprentices.

He is increasingly suspecting that his cultivation of immortality is just for this purpose.

Because he, who was originally facing one obstacle after another on the path of cultivation, found a sense of genius in joint land reclamation.

At that moment, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded.

After the combine harvest began, the people were no longer as afraid of them as before, and would often bring them tea. At this time, a girl named Lanlan came. She was the daughter of a farmer in Xunyang Town, south of Fengzhou Prefecture. She usually stood on the edge of the field and watched him.

Sometimes when he was tired from practicing, he would look around during his rest and accidentally make eye contact with her. He would then see that Miss Lanlan would look away in panic.

At that moment, even cultivators like Zhang Pingyang, abandoned by their families, seemed to be stunned...

Fengzhou has no shortage of land, and as long as there is land, the people can survive.

As a result, after the news of the joint reclamation spread, more people from Yunzhou and Zhongzhou migrated to Fengzhou.

At this time, a large number of migrants gathered at the border of Yunzhou. Under the teahouse on the right side of the checkpoint, a dozen or so people were sitting. The youngest of them looked to be in their forties or fifties. Each of them had sharp, hook-like eyes, but their clothes were somewhat tattered. After eating by the roadside, they turned to look at the border checkpoint.

"Brother Tiexiong, are we really going to do this?"

"Ermin, are you going to spend your whole life as a private cultivator, hiding from the world every day? The Immortal Master said that as long as someone dies in the Ji residence, no matter who it is, they can get the status of a worshipper and will no longer be a private cultivator!"

"Brother Tiexiong is right. We're already here, so why hesitate? Let's do it!"

The group slammed their teacups on the table and headed towards the checkpoint.

Then they were called into the small hut one by one for questioning.

Back in Shengjing, Ji You had asked the Great Xia to cancel the government orders in Yunzhou and Zhongzhou prohibiting unauthorized migration, so the checkpoints in Yunzhou had actually been removed.

The checkpoint at that time was actually set up by Fengzhou.

As the people entered the small house one by one, most of them went into Fengzhou through the back door, while a small number of them came back with a struggle on their faces.

Seeing this, the private cultivator named Tie Xiong frowned slightly: "I don't know what they're checking, but it looks like we might not be able to get through. Brothers, be careful."

Zhao Ermin pondered for a moment upon hearing this: "They might ask about our place of origin and what we did for a living before. Just say it was before we came up the mountain."

"clear."

"Go."

Tie Xiong uttered a word and then saw his brothers, the Barber brothers, walking ahead of him, enter the small house inside the checkpoint.

The crowd watched from behind, and soon Barber passed through the hut and entered Fengzhou. However, for some reason, his eyes seemed somewhat complicated.

Seeing this, Tie Xiong and Zhao Ermin exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that the investigation was indeed quite thorough.

However, since Barber was able to get across, it means there was little risk involved.

Besides, there aren't any cultivators guarding this level, so even if you fail, there shouldn't be any risk.

So one by one, everyone went over, and finally even Zhao Ermin went over. Then he turned to look at him with a somewhat unreadable expression.

Tie Xiong smiled, signaling his brothers to rest assured, and then stepped into the hut.

There were actually only three officials in the room: two sitting inside and one guarding the door.

"Name."

"That's what everyone in the village calls him. His parents died early and didn't give him a proper name."

How old are you?

"Thirty-four."

Tie Xiong thought to himself that the initial questions were only this much, and it seemed that the real challenges were yet to come.

At this moment, the constable looked up and said, "There's something I need to tell you in advance, so you should think about it carefully."

Tie Xiong held his breath: "Please ask, sir."

“Our Fengzhou is very close to Hantie Pass. Outside are the demon race and the barbarian race. If war breaks out one day, Fengzhou will be the first to be hit. At that time, many demon race soldiers and barbarian soldiers may flood into Fengzhou, and people will die. Are you still willing to come?”

Tie Xiong was slightly taken aback.

The official wasn't surprised, since many people had the same expression: "The lord above said he would try his best to prevent this from happening, but he also said he couldn't guarantee it, and that people's lives should be in their own hands."

Tie Xiong frowned: "You asked everyone that question?"

"asked."

"So many people still went?"

The constable glanced at him and said, "It's better than living like an animal. The officials above say that everyone has their own life, and you should have the right to make a choice."

The constable standing by the door glanced at the slightly glowing magical artifact in his hand: "Even if it's a private cultivation, one could still survive by farming in the past."

If war breaks out in Fengzhou, it will be a matter of life and death for the people of Fengzhou.

But for the people of other states, this was not their fate. Little did they know that Fengzhou was actually a backup front, and they had no idea about demons or barbarians.

How could someone at the Profound Realm possibly protect the world? The best way is to tell them and let them choose for themselves: to live or to die.

(End of this chapter)