Chapter 100 Firefly

The crow falls in the west, and the rabbit rises in the east.

The news that the two inns suddenly caught fire and Xu Xiaodao was shot dead in the street spread like wildfire and spread throughout the streets and alleys.

"Haha, the Xiaodao Gang is finally going to be finished!"

"Yes, the Xiaodao Gang is bullying the market, collecting so many head fees, stall fees, and festival fees..."

"Xu Xiaodao deserves to die. I heard that they not only extorted and blackmailed everywhere in the city, but also were more unscrupulous outside the city, robbing women, forcing good women into prostitution, and slaughtering many refugees."

"Why did I hear that Xu Xiaodao was killed because he hooked up with someone else's wife?"

"Ah, adultery has always led to death!"

...

In the evening of a cold and snowy winter day, the people had something to talk about after dinner, and they talked about it and said all kinds of things.

On the contrary, not many people cared about the two inns that were burned down.

After all, they would not stay in the inn often.

But Xu Xiaodao is different.

He is the most famous local tyrant in the county, a typical representative of bullies, and has profoundly affected all aspects of people's lives.

After his death, some people cheered for him, some felt that God had finally opened his eyes, and some people were planning to fight for his territory.

"Xu Xiaodao, dead..."

Liang Buqing looked haggard, his eyes were red, and he muttered to himself.

This morning, he left Hanxianglou and returned home. He has been absent-minded and uneasy.

His spirit has been tense, always feeling that something is wrong, and something big might happen.

Never expected that what you fear will come, and the big thing will come so quickly.

"Xu Xiaodao was shot to death by an arrow, so the murderer is..."

Liang Buqing was terrified and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

After he realized that he had leaked the secret, he wanted to find Fang Zhixing and report it to him quickly.

But he hesitated, holding a glimmer of luck.

Until this moment, he realized that everything was too late.

Dongdong~

Someone knocked on the door.

Liang Buqing hurried to open the door and saw Chen Ping, the receptionist of the Internal Affairs Department, appearing outside the door.

Liang Buqing hurriedly opened the door to greet him and said in surprise: "Brother Chen, why are you here?"

Chen Ping had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Old Liang, Master Fang Xiang asked me to inform you that you are fired and he will not continue to employ you."

As soon as these words came out!

Liang Buqing was struck by lightning, and instantly broke into cold sweats. He sat down on the ground dejectedly, his face ashen and his soul lost.

Seeing this, Chen Ping shook his head contemptuously, stopped talking nonsense, and turned away with a flick of his sleeves.

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…

At dawn the next day, it was still dark.

Fang Zhixing got up early, ate some breakfast casually, took his bag, and quietly rode away from the yamen.

This time, he went out to go to the third-level restricted area.

Whether he can advance to the first bird realm depends on how much he has gained from this trip.

However, this time he acted secretly and left without saying goodbye.

He did not notify anyone in advance.

He only left a letter in the house.

If he did not come back for a long time and was considered missing by everyone, then the people investigating his whereabouts would definitely come to his other room and soon find the letter.

Xigou curled up in Fang Zhixing's arms, with only his head exposed, yawning constantly, and was so sleepy.

He muttered and asked, "Can it work without Liang Buqing as a guide?"

Fang Zhixing replied, "It doesn't matter. With the experience of last time, I have figured out how to play in the restricted area. I can still play without Liang Buqing."

Xigou stopped talking nonsense.

Fang Zhixing's personal ability is beyond doubt. If he says it's okay, then it must be okay.

Since Fang Zhixing is okay, it means that Liang Buqing is dispensable.

In addition, Liang Buqing betrayed Fang Zhixing. Even if he did not betray him intentionally, he also angered Fang Zhixing.

Fang Zhixing naturally abandoned him like a worn-out shoe.

Another point is that Fang Zhixing has too many secrets, and he is very suspicious. He will not easily allow someone to stay with him for too long.

Liang Buqing should be abandoned, so there is nothing to say.

Even if he brings Liang Buqing with him this time, Fang Zhixing will still abandon him next time.

"A lonely shadow on the cold river, an old friend from the rivers and lakes, why do we have to know each other before we meet!"

Fang Zhixing is not talking, he is serious.

He is like this to Duan Caiyan, who has a love affair with him, let alone Liang Buqing?

Da Da Da!

Out of the city, all the way west, galloping, the horse's hooves are fast.

While marching...

Less than ten miles out of the city, Fang Zhixing's eyes flashed, and his face became cold.

Along the way, he saw more than ten corpses.

All of them were refugees who were frozen to death!

Two of them were still babies in swaddling clothes.

"Alas, there are frozen bones on the road..."

Fang Zhixing sighed softly.

Even though I have read the famous poems and quatrains thousands of times, I still can't see them with my own eyes, which is more shocking and touching.

The tragedy of the world is so sad!

"Go~"

Fang Zhixing restrained his emotions and galloped on his horse.

The third-level restricted area is located on the edge of the firefly forest.

The forest is very vast, spanning three or four counties.

Because there are so many fireflies in the forest, every night, the fireflies are bright, flying and dense, like stars in the sky falling on the earth, hence the name.

It is about 480 miles from Qinglin County to the Firefly Forest.

Fang Zhixing rode a white horse, hurriedly and slowly, and arrived at about 2:30 in the afternoon.

He first climbed to a hilltop, more than a hundred meters high, and looked far ahead.

Looking around, there is an ancient forest with no end in sight. The trees are thick and towering like clouds.

Starting from the edge of the forest, an extremely huge basin suddenly appeared. The overall outline was an almost perfect circle.

The circular basin is shrouded in thin gray mist, which seems real and illusory and cannot be seen clearly, giving people a sense of mystery and unpredictability.

When Xigou woke up, he stuck out his tongue, yawned and asked, "Is that the third level restricted area?"

Fang Zhixing nodded and said, "Well, this is also called the Firefly Restricted Area. It is said that at night, there are thousands of fireflies, and the scenery is really beautiful."

The thin dog took a closer look, suddenly looked somewhere, and reminded: "Look, the camp is over there."

Fang Zhixing also saw it.

If you observe carefully, you will find that the scale of that camp is much larger than the camp in the Black Wind Restricted Area.

In other words, there are only a lot more people coming here to hunt.

"Everyone talks about how dangerous the Level 3 restricted area is, but it turns out there are not many people taking risks here."

Fang Zhixing pondered.

Hearing this, Xigou laughed and said: "Wealth can be found in danger. As the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!"

Fang Zhixing no longer hesitated, and clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the white horse immediately swooped down the mountain.

Within a moment, Fang Zhixing entered the camp on horseback.

It was still early in the morning, and the camp was quiet, with not many people moving around.

He first went to the inn, showed two identity tokens, then chose a superior room, and checked in very smoothly.

Afterwards, Fang Zhixing quickly packed his luggage, sat down to eat something to satisfy his hunger, and took out a topographic map of the Yinghuo restricted area to study it carefully.

Xigou came over, looked at the picture and said, "What do you want to do?"

Fang Zhixing responded: "There are three tasks in total, hunting a third-level alien beast, collecting Tiansha grass, and collecting Yin snake blood.

Now I have determined that Yin Snake's blood is in a place called 'Yinfeng Valley'.

Tiansha grass is in a place with underground hot springs, and the specific location still needs to be investigated.

As for hunting level three exotic beasts, you can leave it to the end. "

Xigou thought there was no problem, and suggested: "The full-level plug-in only requires you to hunt a level three alien beast, but there is no clear requirement which one must be hunted, so you can choose a relatively weak one to hunt."

Fang Zhixing nodded, deeply convinced.

After all, he was just a giant python. In front of the ferocious third-level beasts, he was undoubtedly like a rabbit fighting a lion, so he had to act according to his ability.

Xigou asked again: "So, where is the guide? After all, you have never entered the Firefly Restricted Area and don't understand the situation inside."

Fang Zhixing responded: "It's a simple matter."

He pushed open the door and went out, called the waiter, gave him a small reward, and borrowed a piece of wood.

Then he wrote a notice and placed it outside the restaurant.

Notices are in the form of text plus pictures.

After all, many people are illiterate and can only understand by drawing pictures.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

The camp gradually became lively.

One by one, hunting teams came out of the basin.

Some were covered in mud, some were covered in blood, and everyone's face was filled with exhaustion.

Regardless of their appearance, they went to a restaurant to eat first to fill their stomachs.

Soon, someone saw the notice and read aloud: "Hire a guide at a high price and ask to go to Shadowwind Valley."

"Hey, Shadowwind Valley. Speaking of which, I seem to have never run to that place."

"Well, I went to Shadowwind Valley more than six years ago, and I can't remember the way."

"I'm actually quite familiar with Shadowwind Valley. I passed by that place last month, but I just never went in to explore it."

…

As expected, there are many talents among the hunters.

Fang Zhixing sat in front of the table and placed ten shiny golden beans, full of sincerity.

There is an endless stream of people coming to apply for jobs.

Fang Zhixing interviewed them one by one, asking them how they arrived at Yinfeng Valley last time, what was in the valley, etc., and asked them in detail.

Then, he compiled everyone's answers and corroborated each other in every detail, thereby selecting the person who knew the Shadowwind Valley best.

"Uncle Lu, I will hire you."

Fang Zhixing finally chose a middle-aged uncle in his forties named Lu Chuanyin.

What's outrageous is that he is not a warrior, but an ordinary herb collector who makes a living by collecting various exotic flowers and herbs for sale.

It is really unimaginable that such an ordinary person dares to wander into the third-level restricted area.

"The masters are among the people!" Fang Zhixing marveled.

Lu Chuanyin was very happy.

In fact, he originally planned to go to Yinfeng Valley to collect medicinal materials, just on the way.

I never expected that I could actually earn a sum of money for guiding people. I was really happy.

Fang Zhixing was moved and couldn't help but ask: "Are there many herb collectors like you?"

"many!"

Lu Chuanyin grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellowed teeth. One of his front teeth was missing, and he spoke with a bit of a tongue.

He sighed: "These days, life is getting harder and harder every day. If we don't take risks and work hard, my whole family will starve to death."

Only then did he know that he had done it, so he took the opportunity to ask: "Has anyone among you ever collected Tiansha grass?"

"Tiansha grass?"

Lu Chuanyin was surprised, "Why, boss, you also want to collect Tiansha grass?"

"also?!"

Fang Zhixing blinked and asked, "Who else is collecting Tiansha grass?"

Lü Chuanyin replied, "The people of Qisha Villa have been searching and purchasing Tiansha grass. I heard that they need Tiansha grass to make medicine when practicing the Seven Evil Palms."

"Qisha Villa..."

Fang Zhixing has heard of this Qisha Villa.

According to the division of Jianghu forces, below the sects are the gangs.

And Qisha Villa is between the two, not as good as the best but better than the worst.

In terms of strength and sphere of influence, Qisha Villa is equivalent to a hall of Tieshanmen, slightly inferior to Zhubingtang.

In other words, there must be a Five Animal Realm expert in Qisha Villa.

Fang Zhixing couldn't help asking, "Are people from Qisha Villa here?"

Lü Chuanyin nodded and said, "Yes, they hired herbalists a few days ago, and I almost followed them."

Fang Zhixing was surprised and asked, "Why didn't you go?"

Lü Chuanyin lowered his voice and said, "I heard that once people from Qisha Villa are attacked by strange beasts in the restricted area, they will immediately injure one or two herbalists, feed them to the strange beasts, and then take the opportunity to escape."

Fang Zhixing quickly understood.

The night passed quickly.

The next morning, it was just dawn.

Fang Zhixing put on a suit of armor, took the dog, and entered the firefly restricted area under the guidance of Lü Chuanyin.

As soon as he entered the basin, Fang Zhixing immediately noticed that the air temperature was getting higher and higher.

It was a cold winter outside, but it felt like autumn in the restricted area, and it was even a little stuffy.

Looking around, he saw ancient trees towering and blocking the sky.

Between the trees, vines intertwined, as if covered with layers of large nets, not even a beam of sunlight could penetrate.

Gray mist floated in the air, floating unsteadily, thick from a distance, thin from a close distance.

This place is really incredible and indescribable. There is a gloomy and mysterious atmosphere everywhere, which makes people afraid and want to explore.

As they continued to go deeper, all kinds of ancient trees and strange trees came into view, which was dazzling.

About two hours later, Fang Zhixing looked up and saw the strange mountains and ridges with streams and waterfalls.

Is this the terrain that should be in the basin?

The dog jumped around and smelled this and that curiously.

He has indeed grown up and can walk easily in the thorns everywhere, unlike the last time when he could only lie on Fang Zhixing's shoulder.

Lu Chuanyin also showed the appearance of an old hunter. Every time he arrived in a new area, the first thing he did was to find fresh feces and then smear it on his body.

And he could always find a safe route to avoid encountering those terrible beasts.

By the way, he also picked some herbs.

Once, a bird of prey suddenly swooped down from a tree. It was a human-faced bird.

Fang Zhixing was ready to fight, but he didn't expect that Lu Chuanyin suddenly blew a whistle and imitated a bird's call.

As a result, the human-faced bird hesitated for a moment and flew away on its own.

Lu Chuanyin smiled and said, "This human-faced bird is female and is in the mating period. I imitated the call of a male bird to seduce her. She didn't like me and flew away."

"..."

Fang Zhixing and Xigou looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a while.

Around noon, they crossed a mountain.

"We're here!"

Lü Chuanyin pointed to a valley at the foot of the mountain and said excitedly, "The valley below is the Yinfeng Valley. Be careful, there are gusts of cold wind there, and the cold wind penetrates your bones."

Fang Zhixing nodded and observed carefully. It was indeed a shady place with a very heavy yin energy.

He was refreshed and walked down the mountain and soon entered the valley.