Chapter Thirty-two Entering Wusong Town

  "Go!" Zhao Ba, although he didn't know what method Guo Fei used to quickly control the horse, felt an even greater surge of anger in his heart. He let out a loud shout, slapped the horse's backside, and galloped off at top speed, with the cavalrymen hot on their heels. This was clearly meant to give Guo Fei, this "new hand", a taste of humiliation, making him lose face in terms of horsemanship.

  Guo Fei smiled slightly, and without even slapping the horse, its four hooves lifted off the ground and it shot out quickly, its speed like a thunderbolt, clearly much faster than anyone else's horse. This speed was even quicker than Guo Fei's ninja speed.

  Cavalry. Guo Fei fell in love with it at once, if he could upgrade the cavalry to "fourth level", just having a horse like "Blood Colt" would make its running speed incredibly fast, and if he had a demonic mount like Jiang's "Leopard", plus his own symbol's bonus to horses, the speed would be as fast as lightning, where in this world could stop him.

  And let alone Guo Fei's daydreaming on the galloping horse, his rapid dash stunned Zhao Xue, Zhao Ba and the cavalrymen beside him. With both hands not holding the reins, he sat steadily on the horseback, as the horse's body rose and fell, while Guo Fei's body was steady and stable, seemingly merged with the horse, surpassing everyone like a flash of lightning. Is this still an infantry warrior? His horsemanship is even more brilliant than that of cavalrymen.

  "Is this horse the fastest in the cavalry?" Zhao Xue also wondered and asked the middle team leader beside her.

  "The horse is mediocre in the cavalry, neither outstanding in speed nor endurance. I don't know how it suddenly burst out with such speed today, it's really puzzling," said the middle-aged captain in a deep voice.

  "Guo Fei, you really are hard for this young lady to see through!" Zhao Xue said in a low voice as she watched Guo Fei's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

  At this speed, Guo Fei arrived at the outer wall of Hei Bi defense half a time earlier and waited for nearly half an hour before the cavalry team led by Zhao Xue and Zhao Ba returned.

  The cavalry passed through Hei Bi and headed towards Wu Song Town. Guo Fei originally wanted to go and ask about the whereabouts of Lao Jiu and others, but now with these clothes, he really had no face to see people.

  He had always been concerned about Uncle Wen in his heart, but after some consideration, Guo Fei decided to go to Wusong Town first, where he would buy a few kilograms of wine for Uncle Wen and purchase some gifts to pay his respects.

  Within a radius of several hundred kilometers around Heiwaifang, there is only this one settlement. Guo Fei had heard about it long ago and had been wanting to see it for himself.

  Wusong Town, named after five pine trees. Due to the influence of the Ghost Fog Sea of Death, there are almost no trees within a few hundred kilometers around Heibei Square, with occasional shrubs and rhizome plants.

  If you haven't seen a tree for a long time, you will understand Guo Fei's mood at this moment. When Guo Fei saw these five trees, he had the urge to run up and kiss them.

  It's been so many days, the first time I saw trees, although these five trees are not thick or tall, and even not lush enough, with leaves that are "yellow and sparse", the five trees stand alone in a dilapidated town, looking exceptionally desolate.

  At this time, Guo Fei understood why the people in the barracks were so fond of these five trees. It was not just because they were the only living trees in the hundreds of kilometers around, but also because their existence reminded them of the flourishing world inside Beiyuan, with its dense forests and beautiful mountains and rivers, reminding them of the beauty of their hometowns. For most soldiers, they symbolized a longing for happiness.

  Guo Fei had heard that Jin Datong would bring his team to this place every month or so to drink and have fun. Moreover, Lao Er had a special hobby, which was women.

  It was in Wusong Town that Jin Datong and Dapian had a conflict. The reason was to fight for a "woman", the woman Old Two liked, was taken away by Dapian. A fight broke out between the two groups, Jin Datong and others were outnumbered, fortunately, Captain Wang Zhi happened to pass by and rescued them, otherwise, that time Dapian would have made them suffer a great loss.

  So, the story of Wusong Town was something that Guo Fei had heard so many times before. For the warriors guarding the Black Wall, this was the only place to "find joy".

  Here, the two things that are most famous and attractive to soldiers are women and wine. Lonely soldiers who can't even see a mother pig in the barracks, especially those who have been married and tasted the freshness, cannot bear such loneliness, so many soldiers' military pay is spent on women's bodies.

  Wine is also a universal consumer product in this world. For warriors who have been away from home for a long time and are walking on the line between life and death, drinking wine is about nostalgia, helplessness, heartache, heroism, and loneliness... Everyone can find their own state of mind in it.

  The most famous wines here are "black wheat wine" and "fire head". With Jin Datong's financial resources, he can't afford to drink such wine at all. However, when he boasts, he often says that he used to drink such wine frequently. Guo Fei and others don't quite believe it.

  The town has a simple wall, the central main building is a grand military camp and a palace, where a guard cavalry regiment and an axe cavalry battalion are stationed. The two barracks flank a luxurious palace. The palace was prepared for the big men of the kingdom. For example, when King Zhao came to Hei Bi personally, he stayed here, and Zhao Xue's father often came here to supervise the war, and Zhao Xue also had his own separate room here.

  Outside the palace, there are three streets surrounding it. One street is mainly hotels, and another street called "Lipstick Street" has about a dozen brothels operating here. These two streets are mainly serving the barracks, and the kingdom encourages these businessmen to come and trade here, giving them many preferential conditions. After all, in this desolate place, without these recreational facilities, many soldiers would become deserters.

  Another street has some grocery stores, clothing stores, iron shops, transportation companies, and a security firm. On this street, there are also two shops that sell talismans, weapons, and an important business is the collection of soul crystals, which can be exchanged for gold coins or spirit stones.

  Soul Crystal is a spoils of war for warriors, apart from submitting it to the authorities in exchange for merits and completing tasks, it can also be exchanged for gold coins. However, the price at which Zhao Guo buys them is relatively low, far lower than the prices offered by the shops. According to this theory, these two shops are simply here to snatch business away from Zhao Guo, and Zhao Guo should not have allowed them to exist in the first place.

  When Guo Fei heard Jin Datong and others mention this matter, he was very puzzled. Of course, they couldn't explain it clearly either. So when entering Wusong Town, Guo Fei asked Zhao Xue sideways.

  "The 'Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce' of the Ming Empire, and the 'Tangchong Chamber of Commerce' of the Tang Empire, are all official chambers of commerce. They're like leeches, wherever there's profit, they'll set up shop. The Ming Empire and the Tang Empire aren't something our Zhao country can contend with, we can only let them come do business." Zhao Xue said helplessly.

  In the dead of night, Guo Fei followed the cavalry into Wusong Town.

  "Guo Fei, you can stay at 'Zui Yun Lou' in Wu Song Town first. After I report to my father, we will discuss your position." Zhao Xue said to Guo Fei when they arrived outside the imperial palace.

  Guo Fei knew that this imperial palace was a military stronghold, and although he had saved Zhao Xue, with his current identity, it was really not suitable for him to enter here.

  "County Lord, I'm as poor as a church mouse, without a penny to my name. I'm counting on your gold coins to get by." Guo Fei said with a bitter face as he watched County Lord Zhao Xue prepare to leave. A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving one; repaying debts is only natural. Guo Fei remembered clearly that Zhao Xue still owed him 200,000 gold coins. Currently, he didn't have a single coin on him, and life was a struggle. He couldn't just forget about the debt now that he had returned.

  "Don't worry, I've already arranged everything. Tomorrow, someone will bring over some money and then bring you a new set of clothes, your current clothes are really not presentable. As for the gold coins, I'll give them to you later, it's not convenient for you to carry such a large amount on you." Zhao Xue smiled and nodded at a knight, who led him through the streets until they reached the Drunken Cloud Building, two kilometers away from the imperial palace.

  The knight seems to be familiar with the boss here, and after a brief introduction, the boss warmly welcomed Guo Fei.

  Kuo Fei dismounted and handed the war horse over to this knight. The horse seemed reluctant to leave Kuo Fei, looking back at him three times as it was led away by the knight.