The Chinese New Year is coming soon, there are more things to do, and the updates are a bit unstable. Please forgive me and please continue to gain weight. By the way, I wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year ^_^. ********* The Effigy Tree is a strange tree that grows on Immortal Peak. It is like a giant ginseng. It likes to move around and its whereabouts are unpredictable. As for its origin, it is very old and nowhere to be found. It is said that it is a product of the same era as the "Yizhimei" in Plum Blossom Town. "The red blood flows in the human statue tree, and the fruits it produces have sound limbs and complete internal organs, just like the human body, and are indestructible and eternally youthful. Precisely because this tree is extraordinary, it takes a thousand years to bear a "human image fruit", so there are many people who want to get this "fruit". But not everyone is qualified to covet portraits. The fate of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the best lesson for others. Rumor has it that the fruits on the human statue tree have long been determined by the strong men in the fairyland, and mortals are not allowed to ask for them. But now, there are only three fruits left on the human statue tree, so they are even more precious. Instead, the people in the portrait tree are like blood. The immortals of the immortal kingdom will give a lot of compassion for rewards and will not compete with mortals. Of course, the premise is that the assassins from the mortal country can find the human statue tree. Gao Yang naturally wanted to obtain the Human Image Fruit in order to use it as the body of Madman Zhuo. However, if you want to resurrect Madman Zhuo, the portrait fruit alone is not enough. In addition, you need the help of the two immortal thorns "Soul Possession" and "Carving Knife". Only then can you have a chance to do it. According to Yang Xu, the "soul attached" to the Immortal Thorn is in the hands of Yin Changsheng, the leader of the Yin Fu Sect. As for the "carving knife" of the Immortal Thorn, its whereabouts are still unknown and further exploration is needed. Among these three conditions, the portrait fruit can be said to be the most difficult problem. Because this kind of fruit must be snatched from the hands of the immortals in the fairyland. If Gao Yang's strength does not reach the immortal master level, it will be the same as seeking death. Not only will he not be able to save Madman Zhuo, but he will also take his own life. Precisely because he knew that it was not easy to obtain a portrait, Gao Yang set a five-year deadline in Gaizhu Cave and has been struggling to restrain this idea. No wonder Song Hu and Mo Yueding had such a big reaction after knowing Gao Yang's thoughts. Seeing that Gao Yang was determined, Song Hu couldn't persuade him any more. After drinking a few glasses of strong wine with a solemn mood, he turned to Gao Yang and said: "This Wushan Market is mainly divided into Nan City and North City, and some of the most prosperous areas are , are all controlled by the most powerful monster-hunting clan. For example, the Fang Family Restaurant in Nanshi needs to pay tribute and pay huge sums of money to the monster-hunting clan every year in order to survive in the cracks. If you want To develop well in Wushanji, you have to deal with the monster hunting clan. "Mo Yueding also just came to Wushanji not long ago. Hearing this, he frowned and said: "What is the origin of this monster hunting clan? The guy I just killed. , he kept claiming to be a member of the Demon Hunting Clan, and asked me to give up my seat in an arrogant and unreasonable manner. When I ignored him, he drew his sword and killed me. It¡¯s really hateful.¡± Song Hu said: ¡°The Demon Hunting Clan was originally a person. It was an organization initiated by a group of assassins who fled to Wushanji. Their original goal was to deal with the ferocious birds and beasts from Wushan, and to organize a large number of manpower to enter the depths of Wushan to hunt monsters and beasts in order to strengthen their strength. To consolidate the living environment, they did not interfere too much with the personnel affairs of other Wushanji, so they did not do any evil. But since Situ Biao, the current leader of the demon hunting tribe, came to Wushanji two years ago, he began to do so. They use the monster hunting clan to bully the weak and take advantage of others, so everyone keeps away from them" "Today's monster hunting clan has become a lawless and criminal gang that commits all kinds of evil. Their slogan is 'Every monster must be hunted and every enemy must be killed'. Brother Mo, if you kill someone here, trouble will come to you soon." Mo Yueding sucked his greasy fingers and said, "Although I am most afraid of trouble, I can't do it because of trouble. , you just hide and don¡¯t even dare to eat dog meat, right? Besides, you don¡¯t need to take it too seriously, because you are a good person, Gao Yang, and you will definitely help me stand up for Situ Biao. "Yes, right?" Gao Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly, then asked Song Hu: "I once heard Liu Yan say that your original gang house of the Ivory Gang was located near this Fangjia Restaurant, because you were dissatisfied with what Situ Biao did. Only then was he forced to live in exile on Ivory Island, and was ordered not to step into Wushanji again?" Song Huxiang blushed and sighed: "After all, this is a place where strength speaks for itself. Who told me that I am inferior to others in terms of skill and ability? But what about him?" Gao Yang nodded slightly and said nothing. If it had been three years ago, he would have said, "Then I will help you get the house back." But now he just keeps it in his mind silently and will not express his position easily. This is not to say that Gao Yang lacks the chivalrous heart of "drawing a sword to help when the road is rough", but as he grows older, he understands moreIt has increased the weight of the promise, so it will no longer be easily announced. Song Hu said something more about Wushan Market, and then the restaurant waiter brought some more food and wine. But this time the person who delivered the food was a well-dressed young man with a scholarly demeanor, only about twenty-five years old. The man obviously recognized Song Hu. He put down the dishes and said, "I just came back from outside. I heard from the waiter that Brother Song is here, and there are people who killed members of the demon hunting clan here, so I came up to see what happened in person." He turned around and said, "Why, now that you have hired help, are you not afraid of Situ Biao?" As he said this, he looked at Gao Yang and Mo Yueding with interest. Song Hu made a brief introduction and said that this young man was Fang Shaoling, the owner of Fangjia Restaurant. He was young but wealthy, and could be regarded as a well-known figure in Wushanji. This person not only runs a restaurant, but also has connections with the "Auction City" in Chang'an. In the past, the "Lingxu-level" beasts captured by the demon hunters in Wushan, as well as other precious materials for making thorns, were obtained through Fang Shaoling. Way, get it to Chang'an to auction it and exchange it for wealth. Although Fang Shaoling was well versed in business, he was obviously still a newbie when it came to observing other people's cultivation strength. He saw Gao Yang and Mo Yueding, one was young, the other was greedy, and even had a decent thorn in his hand. He didn't have any weapons, so he seemed to be alone, much weaker than Song Hu. But fortunately, he knew Song Hu's character and knew that Song Hu was stable and would never bring people to Nanshi casually, so he asked softly: "These two are" Song Hu glanced at Gao Yang and said, Seeing Gao Yang nodded slightly, he introduced to Fang Shaoling: "His name is Gao Yang." These simple words seemed to have nothing else worthy of praise except his name. Fang Shaoling became more and more curious. After reciting it silently twice, he suddenly realized something. He couldn't help shouting excitedly and said: "Could it be that you fought Xiao Baxian twice and killed the evil king Li Dexing in Longxiang City?" , and the head of the Gao Zhuo Mansion, Gao Yang, who did not hesitate to become an enemy of Emperor Yongwen in order to abide by the engagement? " Gao Yang said with a smile: "Probably, right" Gao Yang, as the person involved, naturally knew that Li Dexing was killed. It was all on his own head. As the saying goes, debts are too much to bear, and Gao Yang didn't bother to explain Li Dexing's death. Besides, if he explained it, no one might believe it. It is said that Emperor Yongwen was so angry that he personally went to the balcony to watch and asked the viewer Li Ketian to take action against Gao Yang. But Li Ketian was known as the most powerful person in the Taoist Tang Dynasty, and he was naturally an extremely arrogant person. He felt that it was beneath his status and dignity to deal with Gao Yang by himself, so he refused Emperor Yongwen's request. Emperor Yongwen had no choice but to issue an "Emperor's Killing Order": Anyone who captures or kills Gao Yang will be promoted to a noble rank by the imperial court, granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, and will be allowed to practice in Balcony Temple for three years. Nowadays, there are many assassins in the world who are gearing up to take Yang's life in order to achieve a lifetime of glory and wealth. Of course, there are also many people who are applauding Gao Yang, especially the killing of Li Dexing, which is really satisfying. As for some of the enemy countries of the Tang Dynasty of Dao, such as the Jin Dynasty of Xuan, the Qin Dynasty of Fa, etc., they even extended an olive branch to Gao Yang, promising favorable conditions and a bright future. Naturally, Mo Yueding had heard about Gao Yang's recent situation. When he saw Fang Shaoling's reaction, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Isn't it possible that Boss Fang was just so happy that he wanted to kill Gao Yang in exchange for Emperor Yongwen's death?" That honor, right?" Fang Shaoling said: "Seeing that Hunter is happy, there is someone else. That Situ Biao has always wanted to find an opportunity to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. If he knows that the Marquis is gathering in Wushan at this moment, Most of the time, all the troops will be dispatched and the killing generals will come. " Gao Yang said: "Boss Fang, just call me Gao Yang. Now that Xiao Ba is dead, I, the Marquis of Eighteen Miles, have long been dead in name only. " Fang Shaoling is a man who can get along well in the scene. , so he changed his name to Gao Yang as "Young Master Gao", which was quite appropriate. Gao Yang then asked: "Then what is Situ Biao's background?" Fang Shaoling said: "This man was originally the third person in the Taiping Sect. He was sent by Zhang Changyi to Wushanji to teach the teachings. However, due to his ambition, he wanted to He became the 'Wushan King', so he left the Taiping Sect and intended to join the imperial court. It is said that this person has extraordinary cultivation and his strength has long been on par with the four great masters. If Young Master Gao meets this person, he needs to be extra careful." Gao Yang smiled lightly. He said: "I will be worried in the future, so why not go and say hello to him now? Where is Situ Biao now?" Gao Yang said this calmly and without any anger. Fang Shaoling thought that Gao Yang really just wanted to "fight" Situ Biao. "Hello," he said: "Every afternoon at two o'clock, Situ Biao will appear in the Colosseum, presiding over the extremely cruel fight between humans and animals. If you don't mind, I can personally lead the way. " Gao Yang asked Song Hu, "Do you know how to get there?" Song Hu shrugged, and before he could speak, Fang Shaoling already smiled and said, "The circular Colosseum was transformed from the original Ivory Gang's mansion. .How could Song Hu not know?¡±