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To the southeast of the Black Mountain Range, twenty-eight li from Qingyang City.
At Hungry Dog Ridge.
This place had high mountains and dense forests, deep streams, and many stones; apart from thorny undergrowth, it was impossible to grow any decent crops.
However, the people of Black Mountain Stronghold had been refugees and bandits evading taxes for years. They were used to plundering and their hands were stained with the blood of innocent civilians. They had long forgotten what it felt like to farm the land, and so they didn't find this perilous region unsuitable in any way.
Of course, they didn't like this place either. Ever since Tang Lin'er had led troops to sweep and eliminate the bandits and strong thieves within fifty li of Heishan City, the Black Mountain Bandits had lost their foothold.
Their original camp had been burned to ashes.