Chapter 655: Hometown of the West Chamber

Chengzhou City is located at the core of the Central Plains in the Longteng Empire.
The terrain of Chengzhou City extends in all directions, and the entire middle and small plains are connected as a whole, which can be regarded as a hub.
But at the same time, because of the smooth traffic, Chengzhou City has no danger to defend. As long as a military disaster breaks out, this city can never be defended. Therefore, for thousands of years, Chengzhou City has always belonged to this land. Economic and cultural center, but it has never been regarded as a political center.
It is also today, and now occupying the richest central plain of the Dragon Empire are the tripartite forces of Chengzhou Jiedu ambassador Kong Yingxiang, Qingtianfeng Jiedu ambassador Lu Jiong, and Zhang Guangsheng, the commander of the East China Sea Army.
The reason for the formation of such a situation of interlocking forces among the three parties is also the result of years of military disasters.
Since the Longteng Empire collapsed and existed in name only, local tycoons, empire dignitaries, and feudal officials began to fight wildly for power and territory.
During the struggle, Lu Jiong, who was supposed to guard the country on the front line of the Qingtianfeng Mountains in the north, was defeated by the Juding Chamber of Commerce and the local powers. He retreated all the way into the Central Plains, directly relying on his remaining forces. Cut a large piece of land in a small plain and became the grass head king.
And Zhang Guangsheng, the chief soldier of the East China Sea Army Preparation Dao who was supposed to guard against the Sharks along the East China Sea, also because he coveted the wealthy people in the small plains, he simply attracted troops to attack, and for many years he has also laid his own world here.
The most unlucky thing is actually to say that Chengzhou Jiedu, who was supposed to control the Great Plains, made Kong Yingxiang, and this great official in Xinjiang was indeed miserable. Chengzhou, the large Central Plains, was originally a great place to dominate. , Lu Jiong and Zhang Guang were bitten by Lu Jiong and Zhang Guang.
This is not to say that Kong Yingxiang is so incompetent and cowardly. It can only be said that Chengzhou, the Great Plains of China, is too rich. After so many years of peace, there are not many others, and the most is not counted. Qing local tycoons.
This group of tycoons even have their own private armed forces. They can oppress the village in peaceful times, and they can support themselves in chaotic times.
Moreover, these great families will fight each other, marry each other, and the chaotic relationship is inextricably linked, which is really difficult to control.
So on the surface, it looks like a peaceful and peaceful state, but in fact, the Longteng Empire actually split before it was upset by the great sage Qibei.
The so-called Chengzhou Jiedushi actually can control nothing more than Chengzhou and Ngee'an City where the Jieduzhifu is located.
It is ridiculous to say that the Nghe'an City where this Jiedu's Mansion is located was originally called Nghe'an Guard, which was originally a small guard place.
It was only later that Chengzhou City was really easy to attack and difficult to defend, so the Jiedu Zhifu, which is the administrative office of Chengzhou, was moved to Ngee Ann Wei, and later slowly developed into Ngee Ann City.
But even in these troubled times, Chengzhou City is still very prosperous and peaceful.
After all, it is the core city of the entire Longteng Great Plain. If anyone dared to destroy Chengzhou City, then the economy of the entire Central Plains would be paralyzed instantly, and that would not be a bad luck for everyone. What.
Therefore, even if the outside world is raging, Chengzhou City is still a splendid paradise on earth.
But this time Cheng Hao's goal was not Chengzhou City, but Xing'an Village, 40 miles outside Chengzhou City.
When Cheng Hao passed through Chengzhou City, he just sighed for the prosperity and splendor of Chengzhou City. He didn't make more stops, and went straight to Xing'an Village.
There is almost no mountain outside the city of Chengzhou. Xing’an Village was built on an avenue. It is said that it was a village that was converted from a post station 300 years ago. It happened to occupy the place of a resting place outside the city of Chengzhou. So the small village soon Developed.
For more than a century, because of the Longteng Civil War, many merchants and travelers were afraid to take a rest outside the big city pool, so Xing'an Village gradually declined again.
It is such a small mountain village, but it is Qin Yue's hometown.
Cheng Hao didn't ride a beast. Since arriving at Dazhou City, he has started walking, paying attention to the various traces on the road, hoping to find clues left by Qin Yue and others.
He didn't particularly believe that Qin Yue and others would still stay in Xing'an Village.
However, Cheng Hao couldn't find any valuable traces along the way. He walked all the way to Xing'an Village. Only when he saw the entrance to the village, Cheng Hao felt that his consciousness was slightly blurred...
"Cheng Hao! Cheng Hao! You are standing in a daze again, do you have a preference for being in a daze?"
An unfamiliar but familiar voice rang in Cheng Hao's ears, and Cheng Hao raised his head slightly and saw a very thin dirty boy standing not far away smiling and greeting himself.
This boy is about 14 or 15 years old, thin and withered, except for the bones, that is skin.
And it seems that because of long-term exposure to the sun, visible signs of dryness and cracking can be seen on the skin.
She had no clothes on her body, just wrapped a piece of burlap around her lower body to hide her shame, and her hair was messy. He smiled at Cheng Hao and his broken teeth punched his eyes.
"You... are you a slave?" Cheng Hao looked at the other party in astonishment for a moment, and asked uncertainly.
"It's not me! Is your kid daydreaming and hysteria again? Not soon, the master is going to get angry, you are the only one!"
After that, the boy named Ban Nu ran over to pull Cheng Hao's wrist.
Cheng Hao felt a trance, Ban slave? That's not... ten thousand years ago... wait! What are you thinking about? What ten thousand years ago?
Cheng Hao felt chaos in his head, and shook his head. It seemed that there were a lot of messy but very important things that were thrown out of his mind, and he immediately felt relieved.
When I look at the surroundings, the sky is bright and the earth is wide, but I can't feel it at all.
"Go on! Hurry up!" Ban Nu dragged Cheng Hao and trot all the way, and Cheng Hao felt a strange discomfort on the sole of his feet before he took a few steps.
Looking down, he found that he was running barefoot on the gravel ground without wearing shoes like Ban Nu.
Look at the surrounding houses. They are basically rammed earth structures. Adding a piece of thatch to the roof is considered a house.
This village... isn't it the Xixiang Village where I grew up? What's the matter? Today I looked at this familiar village and felt so strange.
It's really hysteria.
Cheng Hao laughed at himself and moved forward in line with Ban Nu's pace, but he didn't know what happened, he always felt that he should be able to run faster, faster, and faster!