Chapter 332: Meeting an Old Friend in Songzhen

Chapter 332: Meeting an Old Friend in Songzhen

Chapter 332: Meeting an Old Friend in Qiansong Town

"Aim, Ready, Fire!"

Swish, swish, swish! Three feather arrows simultaneously hit the bandit who was wandering in front. The bandit roared and rushed towards the three returning villagers not far away, but what greeted him was the second round of volleys.

Whoosh whoosh!Whoosh whoosh!
After three consecutive volleys, the bandit, covered in arrows, finally fell heavily to the ground, without a sound.

The three people in the distance put away their bows and arrows, and the leader asked, "Whose turn is it this time?"

"It's my turn." The person who spoke quickly rushed to the corpse and touched it skillfully.

"Oh my god, some equipment has dropped - a bandit's scimitar with 18 points of attack. So cool!" The man who was touching the corpse got excited when he found out that something had been dropped.

The two people next to them looked at him with envy, "That's amazing! It's worth more than a hundred coins even if it's thrown into the store."

"Not bad, not bad. Keep up the good work and try to fill the bag before dark."

"Brother Wang's idea is the best. The three of us can attack the monsters one by one from a distance. We don't need to fight in close combat, and we don't even need to drink blood bottles. It's a sure win."

"Haha, everyone executed it well."

The three of them were discussing their earnings from the past few days with smiles on their faces. Although the leveling efficiency was a bit low, it was indeed safe and the earnings were extremely stable. After deducting the leveling expenses, they could earn an average of one to two thousand coins a day. According to the current gold price, that would be twenty to thirty thousand yuan.

For retail gold farmers who originally just earned some hard-earned money by playing online games, this income is definitely a huge success.

The three were just about to make up their minds and continue their money-making enterprise when suddenly the ground shook, and even the snow on the ground began to tremble.

"What's going on?" someone asked in surprise.

"Is it an earthquake?" another person asked hesitantly.

"Look!" the third person suddenly shouted loudly, and saw a black mass of cavalry suddenly emerging from the horizon of the snowy field in the distance, sweeping across the land like a tide and sweeping towards them.

"Fuck, it's coming towards us, hurry up, hide in the mountains."

The three of them scrambled and rolled as they ran up the hill nearby, fearing that if they walked too slowly they would be drowned by the tide of cavalry.

It was called a mountain, but it was just a raised mound of earth. The three of them climbed up in a panic, looking at the cavalry army that was getting closer and closer in fear.

"It's the player!" someone suddenly exclaimed.

The other two also noticed you.

Sure enough, as they got closer, the names above the cavalrymen's heads appeared. They were all green names. They were indeed players.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, but then they looked at each other in shock. They all saw how shocked they were. Why did so many players suddenly appear? This must be a big deal.

At this moment, Xiao Jie was in the midst of this dark and surging cavalry army.

This time, the Dragon Flying Knights came out in full force, gathering troops from the six towns and all six branches gathered here. Together with the more than fifty people from the main group, there were a total of more than three hundred people.

In addition, there are a large number of generals in the Longxiang Knights, and these generals all bring soldiers with them, and when gathered together there are more than 500 cavalrymen.

Xiao Jie originally thought that five hundred cavalrymen were not a large number, but it was not until he saw it with his own eyes and participated in it personally that he felt the magnificence of the army, especially the sight of five hundred cavalrymen galloping together in the wilderness. The scene was particularly shocking.

Even the earth was shaking.

At this moment, he was following not far behind Long Xingtianxia and was in the second echelon of the army.

"There's a leveling avatar ahead, who wants to ask for directions?"

"Roger that—I'll go!"

"I am coming too!"

Immediately, several riders broke away from the main force and headed towards the hill, and Xiao Jie followed them.

More than ten riders quickly surrounded the hill where the three people were.

When the small players saw the big players surrounding them, they were so scared that they were stunned and extremely nervous.

Qianlong Wuyong asked, "Hey guys, I want to ask for directions. Is Qiansong Town this way?"

"Yes... yes, big brother, yes, it's... just in front to the northeast,... about three or four miles... just... it's here."

The person who was talking to him spoke haltingly and was obviously very nervous.

Xiao Jie could understand the other party's nervousness. The highest of the three small accounts in front of him was only level 14. The difference in level and strength between the two sides meant that killing them was as easy as crushing an ant.

Although this game has a red name penalty mechanism, it is rare for a big character to kill a small character, but you can't stand being at the mercy of others. The feeling of having your life and death controlled by others must not be very comfortable.

Qianlong Wuyong said in a gentle voice: "Don't be nervous, we are just asking for directions. Thanks, friend." Then he threw a tael of silver over.

With a pat on the horse, more than ten riders gathered together again in the group.

The three newcomers looked at each other and dared not continue leveling up. They quickly found a safe map and went offline.

Long Xingtianxia didn't care about those newcomers. After learning that the route was correct, the army sped up again. Not long after, a town appeared in the snowy forest ahead.

Unlike the brick and stone city walls commonly found in Fengyinzhou, the walls of this town are made of huge logs, making it look a bit like an oversized fortress.

The town is not small, but its population is relatively small.

As the Flying Dragon Knights rushed towards the city gate, the players inside and outside the city were all stunned.

I have never seen such a large army approaching.

Some went directly to the city wall to avoid the might of the cavalry, while others simply found a place to log off.

The brave ones also hid in the buildings on both sides, secretly observing the army that suddenly appeared.

Fortunately, because they were green names, the guards in the city had no intention of stopping them and allowed hundreds of people to rush into the city.

Long Xing Tian Xia immediately assigned the task.

People were arranged to guard and monitor the four city gates, and the troops were stationed in various parts of the city according to their branches. The largest restaurant was directly used as the headquarters.

In the blink of an eye, they essentially took over the town.

Xiao Jie looked at it with a sidelong glance, "The president is very professional. I have to say, the feeling of this large army gathering is indeed quite domineering."

Little White Dragon said, "That's nothing. When we establish our country in the future, we can all lead troops to fight. It would be exciting to have tens of thousands of troops and directly start the war mode."

Xiao Jie imagined that scene in his mind and was quite fascinated by it.

At this time, Long Xing Tianxia shouted in the group, "Everyone stay here first, don't disperse, all the branch presidents should come to the restaurant for a meeting."

After a while, everyone gathered in the restaurant. They were all presidents of various branches and senior leaders of the main group. Xiao Jie was also called over by Long Xingtianxia to discuss the next action plan.

"Everyone has seen the map, right? The Falling Snow Valley is fifteen miles to the west, and the main force of the Azure Dragon Society is in Xuelan Town, west of the Falling Snow Valley. It's about thirty miles away from here, so we can be said to be facing each other across the river.

With such a big push on our part, the other party will definitely get the message, and it depends on how they react.

The intelligence team has already started investigating and the results will probably be out soon.

Although we have a great advantage, the Qinglong Society will most likely not dare to go to war with us. However, war is a serious matter that must not be overlooked. We must be prepared for war just in case.

Taking into account that each branch has been fighting independently before, there is no need to force them to be concentrated. Everyone should still cooperate according to their respective teams. However, while there is still time, the generals of each branch must be gathered together and used together.

Sihai, you will be in charge of leading this group of generals. If a field battle breaks out later, then the Qinglong Society will know what war is! "

Long Xingtianxia was quite confident in his words. He said that the generals could fight on horseback and lead soldiers. A first-level general could lead one soldier, a second-level general could lead two soldiers, and a third-level general could lead four soldiers.

The Dragon Knights had more than 50 generals, all with cavalry, adding up to more than 100 or nearly 200 cavalry. These 200 cavalry were all genuine cavalry. When they charged in the plains, even 100 physical players could not stop them. If they operated well, they could even defeat the Azure Dragon Society in one go. It could be said that they had the power to make the final decision.

Of course, this is just the most ideal situation, and the Qinglong Society must have its own tactical arrangements.

In addition to the cavalry regiment, Long Xing Tian Xia also gathered all the high-level mages from various branches to form a magic group. This team was much smaller because many half-mages had limited spellcasting abilities and were not included.

So there are less than twenty people in total. This team is made up of professionals who are responsible for fire support and spell assistance. They are also the essence of the Dragon Knights and are led by a necromancer named Hongfu Qitian.

While the intelligence team has not returned yet, Long Xingtian asked the two groups to get together and get familiar with each other. The others can move freely, but they are still not allowed to leave the city.

Long Xingtianxia had obviously served in the military. He commanded in an orderly manner and assigned each position in the blink of an eye. However, it was obvious that the positions were mainly assigned to core members. Guests like Xiao Jie were basically free to move around.

Taking advantage of the free time, Xiao Jie took me to stroll on the streets of Qiansong City.

The Beiming Province is vast and sparsely populated, with a cold climate, numerous wild beasts, monsters everywhere, and ancient barbarians and ancient monsters living in the mountains and forests. Therefore, the local people are also particularly tough.

You can see many shirtless men wearing animal skins, or mountain splitters carrying large axes and dragging huge logs.

Or a hunter out hunting, leading his dog and carrying prey.

Although it is a town, it feels like a wild place.

Xiao Jie mainly wanted to visit the shops here to see if he could buy some special products.

I wanted to become an immortal, but suddenly I said, "Brother Feng, I'll go over there to see if there are any axe fighting skills I can learn." As he said that, he walked into a tavern where mountain splitters gathered and started chatting with the group of rough men carrying big axes.

Xiao Jie thought to himself that this boy had met someone in the same field as him.

He continued to wander around alone, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

It was a fur workshop, with shelves full of peeled skins, including those of wild boars, bears, leopards, and even tigers.

You can take a look around here and see if there are any good leather armors to buy.

When I walked to the door, I found a monk and a Taoist standing in front of the workshop, arguing about something.

Xiao Jie immediately went over. It was obvious that this monk and Taoist combination were not ordinary people. Perhaps they could trigger some adventure.

Then I heard the monk sigh.

"Alas, all this killing and all these evil deeds are really unbearable to watch. Good, good, good."

The Taoist said, "Haha, bald donkey, what you said is wrong. How can killing tigers and leopards be considered evil deeds? Tigers and leopards are both vicious beasts. Killing them is to eliminate evil, which is actually a good deed."

The monk shook his head and said, "Tigers and leopards eat humans only to survive, but humans kill them for their fur, bones, and money. All of these are motivated by greed for money. Isn't this evil?"

"A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. Killing vicious wild animals can not only gain wealth but also eliminate evil. How can it be considered evil? I think it is a great virtue. Look at tigers and leopards. They not only eat people but also other animals, such as cows, sheep, pigs and rabbits. A tiger eats so many animals in a year. When people kill tigers, they are doing great good for cows, sheep, rabbits and pigs. It is naturally a good deed, not an evil deed."

"But people also eat cattle, sheep, rabbits and pigs? Isn't that evil too?"

"People eating cattle, sheep, rabbits and pigs is naturally evil, but killing a tiger is also a good deed. As the saying goes, good and evil offset each other, so it is probably neither good nor evil."

Xiao Jie found what he heard interesting, and thought that these two were quite good at arguing.

"Hahahaha!" At this moment a loud laugh suddenly came from behind them. Xiao Jie and the monk and the Taoist turned their heads to look, and saw that it was a wandering Taoist.

Feng Buqi (The Wandering Taoist): Level 28. HP: 880.

"What are you laughing at, Taoist?" the monk and the Taoist asked in unison.

"I laugh at the two of you being so foolish and ignorant, arguing about good and evil in vain."

The monk and the Taoist looked at each other and said, "Oh, what do you think, Taoist? Is this man good or evil? Tell me."

The Taoist priest smiled slightly.
"Let me ask you, is it good or evil for a tiger to eat a human?"

The Taoist said, "Of course it is evil."

"What about the man who eats the tiger?"

The monk said, “That is also evil.”

"What about tigers eating sheep?"

The Taoist said, "It's still evil."

"People eat cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens?"

The monk said, “It’s still evil.”

"But a tiger will starve to death if it doesn't eat meat."

The monk said, "Can you still eat vegetarian food? Buddha is merciful. As long as you recite the sutras and convert people with Buddhist teachings, even tigers can eat vegetarian food and become Buddhas."

The Taoist monk Youfang asked, "Aren't flowers, plants, and trees living things?"

The monk said, "Of course not. Plants and trees have no perception."

"How do you know that you have no perception? You have to know that there are flower demons and tree spirits in this world. Since all things have spirits and can cultivate to become spirits, it shows that plants and trees also have perception. Even if you are a vegetarian, eating thousands of grasses in one meal is worse than a tiger eating a sheep, isn't it?"

The monk was stunned on the spot.

The Taoist laughed, "Haha, you old monk are also stumped by this question, right? If that's the case, doesn't that mean everything is evil?"

Taoist You Fang smiled and shook his head: "No, no, there is no good or evil in the world. It is people who define good and evil, and then there is the concept of good and evil. Before people appeared, there was no distinction between good and evil.

In the eyes of wild animals, the only thing they care about is survival and reproduction. Whether they eat meat or grass, it is only because these are edible and can keep them alive. This is the way of nature.

In order to excuse some of their own behaviors, people define good and evil, and discuss what is good and bad.

It is naturally evil for a tiger to eat a human, and it is naturally good for a sheep to be eaten by a human, because the tiger and the sheep are both "it", and the human is "me". In the eyes of "me", all others should be eaten and used by me, and only then are they good. If they hurt or harm me, they are evil. The so-called good and evil are nothing but narrow concepts produced by one's own perspective.

Moreover, today's good may become tomorrow's evil, and today's evil may become tomorrow's good.

Burying a child to serve the mother can be the highest virtue, but if it reaches the point of disrespecting filial piety, it is the greatest evil.

It can be seen that there is no fixed definition of good and evil, what changes is the human heart.

There is no good or evil in people, they just argue for their own purposes. "

The monk and the Taoist priest suddenly changed color.

They all looked angry, but didn't know how to refute.

The wandering Taoist suddenly looked at Xiao Jie, "Brother Suifeng, do you think what I said is right?"

Huh? Xiao Jie was stunned, wondering why this matter suddenly came up with me.

"We know each other?"

"Haha, I didn't expect that after not seeing you for so long, Brother Suifeng wouldn't recognize me. But I have never forgotten your kindness in giving me wine."

Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment. He looked at the Taoist carefully. He had an immortal-like appearance and an unfathomable look, but his facial features looked somewhat familiar.

Feng Buqi (The Wandering Taoist): Level 28, HP: 880.
The wind is not an instrument...the wind...

Xiao Jie suddenly had an idea and said in surprise: "You are... the Crazy Taoist!"

(End of this chapter)