Chapter 16: The Promise of the Torturers
Ji Yiming and Yu Zhenzhen circled around the entire small red pine forest.
The strange thing is that the feeling that belongs to the "Taiyi Longevity Formula" has always been strong, but he has never been able to find the strongest point in the induction. This is not only the case in the vicinity of the Korean pine forest, but even the search range has expanded several times, but there is still no clue.
"Do you want someone to find that Liu Xiaoran to take a look?" After looking for a while, Yu Zhenzhen was obviously a little anxious: "Is your induction good, just thunder and no rain! Don't wait for them to finish fighting below, there is no progress here at all......"
There were no two crooked-necked trees nearby as he had described. Ji Yiming pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "In fact, I think he saw this scene at that time with hallucinatory elements, looking at the plant style on Tianchang Mountain, almost all of them are pine leaf forests. The foliage is leafy, the trunk is high, and the likelihood of a crooked-necked tree is low. ”
"Then you say, what next?"
Ji Yiming's eyes fell on the snow-capped peak, and his eyes showed a look of thought: "Although this place is the most inductive, and Xiao You has also left clues, I always feel that there may be more traces on the peak." ”
"Induction?"
"No, just guess. ”
Yu Zhenzhen glanced at him a little speechlessly, didn't bother to continue to complain, and followed Ji Yiming to climb to the peak.
I don't know when it started, but a small piece of snow like powder fell in the sky. The temperature, which was originally as low as minus ten degrees, dropped slightly, but it did not have much impact on the two people wearing Qianlongyuan's customized mountaineering suits, and in just ten minutes, they crossed the remaining two or three hundred meters like an ape and reached the top of the highest peak in Suifenhe City.
The north wind was blowing in the open area at the top of the mountain, and there was no trace of the coniferous forest that covered the slopes, except for the craggy boulders covered with thick snow, and an old wooden pavilion built at an unknown age.
Yu Zhenzhen dusted off the snow on her body and walked into the pavilion, and looked down the mountain for a moment: "It seems that the fight is over, so I don't know if the torturers have been completely disabled." Although the character of winning the boss may not be wiped out, at least it can make them honest and dare not come out again for a few years......"
Ji Yiming, who also walked into the wooden pavilion, did not answer, but just glanced around, and the internal breath of the "Taiyi Longevity Formula" in the meridians was running wildly, and the mysterious spiritual sense was extended to the maximum under deliberate control.
The feeling of the summit made him strange.
"The induction seems to be slightly weaker than that of the Korean pine forest, but it seems to be increasing a little bit over time. He frowned slightly, and his fingers brushed lightly over the unsnow-covered railing of the wooden pavilion: "Have you noticed that the texture of these trees is very similar to that red pine forest?"
Yu Zhenzhen looked at it carefully, and although she nodded in agreement, she turned to him with a more strange gaze: "So what, isn't it normal to build a pavilion on the top of the mountain to collect materials nearby?"
"I don't mean that. Ji Yiming knocked on the railing and the thick wooden pillar in the center of the pavilion, and then turned his gaze to the ground: "Although I don't know the age of the pavilion, I can't see that these railings and pillars are at least modern products, right?"
"Well, just look at the style of wood carving and the degree of weathering. Yu Zhenzhen nodded slightly: "About the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it must have been repaired in the later period, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain it as it is now." ”
"Look at the traces, even if there are repairs, there won't be too many. Normally, the most vulnerable to damage to this kind of kiosk should be the roof and the surrounding railing, but have you seen too much damage over the years?"
Yu Zhenzhen checked it according to his words, and nodded in agreement: "It is true that there is not much damage, but since the Ming Dynasty, except for a few Jurchen tribes and Koreans competing with each other, there have been few wars." It's not surprising that the wooden pavilions built back then have survived - what the hell do you want to say. ”
"What I want to say is that since the railings and wooden posts are not damaged, Tianchang Mountain is not next to Suifenhe City, and the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk, so why is the floor ......?"
Yu Zhenzhen noticed her feet at this time, and a strange light flashed in her eyes: "The pouring time is very short, maybe less than half a month!"
"So ......"
Originally, she had always been distrustful of Ji Yiming's judgment, but she finally raised her head and glanced at the former: "It is not much different from the engraving time on the red pine forest, so even this cement base was arranged and poured by Jiang Zhiyou?"
"The secret, perhaps, lies beneath this pedestal. ”
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As Ji Yiming and Yu Zhenzhen expected, before they reached the peak of Tianchang Mountain, the battle at the foot of the mountain was nearing the end.
The two great masters of the criminal organization who were continuously pressed and beaten by Win Xingtian finally seized the opportunity to punch the chest at the same time under a small mistake. Under the unrivaled power, even if the ancestral witch with the terrifying recovery ability "receives" the upper body, both of them spit blood and fly out more than ten meters.
Except for Zhu Huang, who still had the strength to reluctantly get up, the other Witch Dao Sect Master simply closed his eyes and passed out.
"You...... Have you already surpassed the Grandmaster Realm?" Looking at Ying Xingtian who walked in front of him, the No. 1 leader of the Criminal Soldier Organization reluctantly got up, and his eyes were more disbelief-free: "The step that has been legendary for thousands of years has finally been taken by you Hidden Dragon Yuan...... Did you come out?"
Ying Xingtian stood in front of him, his eyes met that of the Witch Dao Sect Master whose figure had shrunk back to about two meters, and for the first time there was a slight compassion on his face: "My generation of cultivators, fighting with people and fighting with the sky. Even though Qianlong Yuan has been the guardian of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the present, manpower is exhausted from time to time, and the countless calamities of the Chinese nation in history are not just the ability of us cultivators to turn the tide. That legendary step, countless amazing people in history have tried to walk but have not been able to get out, and I may only be a little closer than them. ”
Zhu Huang coughed up blood again, and when he laughed, the three thick wrinkles on his forehead moved slightly: "I understand, we didn't lose unjustly." Qianlong Yuan was born with a grandmaster like you, who was overwhelming the world, and my criminal soldiers were destined to have this catastrophe...... Let's do it, I just hope that Your Excellency will recite the same lineage of Chinese cultivators as us...... Leave some legacy for the criminals!"
"The criminal inheritance will not be broken, and you will not die. Ying Xingtian looked at him for a moment, then turned to leave: "As long as from now on, when I explore the ruins in the Hidden Dragon Yuan, you will consciously retreat." ”
Zhu Huang sat up and looked around blankly, looking at the members of the criminal soldiers who were beaten to the ground by the masters of Qianlong Yuan not far away, and after a moment of silence, he raised his voice towards the back of the former: "Within ten years, wherever Qianlong Yuan goes, my criminal soldiers will automatically retreat!"
On the other side, "Yan Dao" Ou Haichao, who had always been paying attention to the battlefield, won with a shy face: "Congratulations, after this battle, your organization can finally establish the position of the leader of the Huaxia cultivator world." ”
Ying Xingtian glanced at him lightly: "From ancient times to the present, my Qianlong Yuan has always been the first, and there has never been a second. ”
Ou Haichao touched his head but was not annoyed, and still smiled very affectionately: "Yandao Qianlongyuan has always been the same as the branches. This time we have witnessed your organization's victory over the enemy, and we are still honored even if we have only made a small effort. As long as there is something helpful to explore the ruins here, just win the boss and say hello. ”
Behind him, a group of members of the Yandao Organization who came over covered their faces with their hands, and they couldn't bear to see this own leader behaving so shamelessly.
Ying Xingtian looked at him and muttered for a moment, and recalled the scene when this "greedy for life and fear of death" guy and his group were born and died in Cixi Shanglinhu Ancient Kiln City, and finally his heart softened: "You and Yiming are good friends, as long as he agrees to this ruins expedition, you can go in with him." However, it is limited to personal cooperation, and 'Yandao' wants to participate in ......"
As he spoke, Yan Dao Leader Ji Daoyan also walked to the two of them, and looked at Ying Xingtian with a smile: "We have benefited a lot from the ancient kiln city ruins shared by your organization before. This time, I just wanted to see if there was anything I could cooperate with or help, and I didn't have to intervene in it. ”
Hearing this, Ying Xingtian turned his head slightly to him, and the expression in his eyes was a little like a smile: "Is it just a helper? Maybe that's the case here...... What about Hanzhong University...... Professor Him?"
The latter's expression finally became serious, and he glanced at Ying Xingtian deeply and said: "One yard is one yard, we have indeed taken advantage of Qianlong Yuan in the matter of Shanglin Lake in Cixi." However, Hanzhong University's 'that incident' has a lot to do with it, and even if your organization has been set up in Hanzhong City for many years, it is impossible for me to quit easily. ”
Ying Xingtian had an expression that he had already known, and did not continue on this topic.
At this moment, he suddenly received a message on his mobile phone in his pocket, took it out and looked at it, and immediately turned his gaze to the snow-capped peak of Tianchang Mountain next to him: "There is a clue, prepare to go up the mountain." ”
Before the people of Qianlong Yuan could react, Ou Haichao was in good spirits and went directly to the side to look: "Did my little brother Ji find out?" Sure enough, he is worthy of being a good brother who has passed my life, and his efficiency is always one step faster than others! Win boss, let's go up now or wait, this ruin shouldn't be as dangerous as last time, right?"
Ying Xingtian turned his body sideways with some disgust, shook his head helplessly and ignored him, and only ordered the group of members of Qianlong Yuan in front of him: "The combat team will go back to repair, and the logistics team will treat the wounded...... All the members of the Exploration Department follow me up the mountain!"
Under the order, everyone acted quickly. The members of the combat team who treated the wounded and had the ability to move began to clean up the battlefield, and all the people of the Ruins Exploration Department who had been reorganized after the battle of Shanglin Lake Ancient Kiln City also quickly gathered behind Ying Xingtian and were ready to go.
"Uh-huh, get ready to go up the mountain. Ou Haichao was not embarrassed at all, and while taking out the fried peanuts in his pocket and chewing them, he followed closely behind Ying Xingtian - closer than several members of the Ruins Exploration Department: "Support my little brother Ji!"