Xu Heng knew how accurate his cheap master's magic calculation was, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the master's hand.

Ma Daoren's calculation was blocked, and he looked up at his apprentice: "Believe it?"

Xu Heng frowned, his face was expressionless, and when he saw that the master was no longer calculating, he let go of his hand and took a step back: "I don't want to know what happens to us in the future, if there is really a fate, then it will be up to him." I only make the choices I want to make. ”

Neither believed nor unbelieved. But in fact, it is still saying that it is not believed.

"I still don't believe it. ”

Ma Daoren smiled, there was no big surprise, he had already experienced the stubbornness of his apprentice. Thinking that he was like this back then, he felt that the world was reincarnated, and he also had to experience the helplessness of his master.

……

Four days later, in the early morning, on the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, the girl in the orange and yellow palace dress went around the entire Qi Palace, but did not find her brother and sister, and finally stopped at a small pavilion on the top of the hill, opened the window, and let the heat in the pavilion disperse outside, gradually becoming as cold as outside.

The girl was discouraged and sat by the window with a round stool, staring blankly at the barren scenery outside the window because of the cold and freezing, and her heart was empty, not uncomfortable, but more than uncomfortable.

"They're gone......" Princess Anle sighed, not knowing how to react to those four words.

Cry?

Brother, did they have an accident, she didn't want to cry, as if her brother and sister would definitely have an accident this time, unlucky and unlucky.

Laugh?

I couldn't laugh, the two closest people in the palace left, and suddenly I felt that most of the interesting things had gone. In this way, this palace is so boring.

My heart was filled with an unknown emotion, as if my uncle was sitting down, crying and laughing, and my heart was uncomfortable.

The desolate winter scene outside seems to feel even more boring, boring, and boring.

Princess Anle sighed again.

All the content discussed by Xu Heng and the three of them is only known to the three of them, when to leave and how to leave are confidential, Shangguan Tingxue doesn't know anything, so she runs to her brothers and sisters if she has nothing to do, and wants to keep her brothers and sisters in check.

Even in his sleep, he woke up from time to time, afraid of the woman next to him without saying goodbye.

In this way, three days have passed, and last night Guan Tingxue slept very well, and slept until dawn, and after waking up, he closed his eyes and looked empty, and the girl's heart instantly became empty.

hurriedly got dressed and ran to his brother to find someone, and Xu Heng was really gone.

So she searched all over the palace with her only hope, and they were gone.

"They're gone......"

Shangguan listened to the snow unconsciously, and sighed for the third time. The little face was full of sorrow, and it was very sad.

"Your Highness," a voice came from outside the pavilion, the voice was soft and pleasant, when the person landed, he had already pushed the door into the pavilion, and before the other party approached, the girl sensed her presence, and the person who entered the door walked behind Shangguan Tingxue and put a brocade robe on the girl's body, "So you are here." ”

"Sister Xiaoyi, they're gone. Shangguan sighed to himself when he heard Xue, his head didn't even move, he just sighed, he was bored.

"Childe is gone, we are still here, so many people like to play with the princess, isn't the princess happy? ”

"Hey, the people I like are gone, it's so boring. ”

"Okay, so the princesses don't like the people who stay?"

Another clear and beautiful voice appeared, and the tone of its voice made Shangguan Tingxue tremble in fright, she turned around, looked at Xiao Xi, who appeared in the pavilion at some point, and took a step back in fear, "Xiao...... Sister Ji, when did you come? I didn't even notice it!"

The playful woman smiled like a flower, and pressed towards the little girl with her teeth and claws, and said with a smile: "Oh, no way, who doesn't let the princess like it, since you don't like it, then you must not pay attention to it,"

Xiao Ji looked at Xiao Yi who was standing next to her and smiled quietly, pouted, "Xiao Yi, we have all become Xiao Transparent that no one cares about!"

As she spoke, she had come to Princess Anle quickly, and the girl remembered the poisonous hands she had suffered before, and her little face turned white with fright, and she hid behind Xiao Yi and didn't let go.

Xiao Ji didn't give up, and with a wicked smile on her face, she and the girl played eagle and catch chickens around Xiao Yi. Shangguan Tingxue and Xiao Xi had a lot of fun, and after playing for a while, they forgot about serious things, and began to play with laughter, Xiao Yi has a gentle temperament, a weak body, and she can't resist when she is caught between the two big demon kings, and she was "mistakenly injured" several times, making her face flushed, and she couldn't stand it for a long time, so she quickly stopped:

"Princess, princess...... Don't you guys play, Xiaoyi, aren't you accompanying Jin Gongzi, is there something wrong with coming over suddenly?"

Xiao Xi was reminded, and finally remembered that there was something wrong when she came over, so she stopped her claws and said to the girl who curiously showed a small head from behind the maid: "By the way, the son said that there seems to be something changed in the princess's subordinates, and I hope the princess will go and see." ”

The girl was still immersed in the game and didn't come out, and at first glance she was a little dazed: "My subordinates are changing?"

"It's the black-clad boy who has been sleeping! ”

"Ahh

Shangguan immediately sobered up when he heard this, and ran away with his legs.

……

In the same early morning, Chen Changyi was walking on the way to the martial arts arena, and when he was halfway there, he met a person who surprised him.

"Gongzi?" Chen Changyi looked at the young man in white who was reading a book not far in front of him in surprise, "Didn't you go to the court today?"

"No, I don't have to go to court all along," Xu Jin, who was high-crowned and Bo, closed the study in his hand when he heard this, held it on his waist, turned to the man on his left, and explained, "The officials of Shen'an City are not qualified to enter the temple from the third rank or below. ”

"That ......" Chen Changyi was fascinated by the rivers and lakes and didn't care much about the affairs of the court, and after Xu Jin explained, he realized that he didn't actually know the official rank of Jin Gongzi. Since you don't have to go to court, why go so early every day?

Basically, I used to get up very early every day, and this question was suppressed by him, and it was inappropriate to blurt out the sentence just now, and this kind of inquiring about other people's privacy is still less asked.

He didn't know what to say for a while, so he was speechless.

"Hehe," Xu Jin smiled hexi, he guessed the other party's doubts, and said directly, "In the past, I went so early just to read books, time is like gold, the sea of books is vast, and my generation must race against time." ”

"The son has good ambitions, and Changyi has been taught. Chen Changyi bowed sincerely to Jin Gongzi, he has never read a few books, so he has always admired the studious and easy reading of readers.

After receiving the gift, Chen Changyi thought that the conversation had come to an end, and he had nothing to say, and he could continue to practice swords.

The sword-wielding man walked towards the man in white, the latter smiled and moved out of the way, but when the former passed by, he said leisurely: "Actually, I stayed in Fuzhong today and didn't go to the imperial city, on the one hand, to send my brother away from Beijing, and on the other hand, to wait for someone,"

Chen Changyi's footsteps paused.

"In my opinion in recent days, this person is pure by nature, noble in ambition, chivalrous in courage, loyal and conscientious, and should be the best candidate to seek the great things of the world with my generation. ”

The sword-wielding man already had a premonition in his heart, but he couldn't help but ask, "I don't know who this person is?"

……

Dinghuancheng is located at the junction of the five counties of Huangjing, the thirty-six forts of Mobei, the seven provinces of the East China Sea, and between the seven old Tu Mountain and the Erhu Mountain. The canyon between the two mountains crosses the north and south, connects the east and west, and the terrain of the canyon in it is flat and unimpeded, and it was originally one of the shortcuts from the imperial capital to the east, and it was an important passage in the previous dynasty.

However, due to the incompetence and brutal rule of the last monarch of the previous dynasty, disasters fell from the sky, the earth shook the mountains, and half of the Qilaotu Mountain and Erhu Mountain collapsed, blocking the canyon between the two mountains.

Since then, Dinghuan City has become an isolated city.

It's easier to defend and harder to attack than before, but it doesn't mean much after it's captured.

After entering the Yang Dynasty, the city was no longer prosperous, the roads were blocked, and the army moved out, making the city lose its original use. The barracks, which were originally designed for garrisons, were abandoned one after another, and the huge city continued to decay, until now, only a quarter of the city is inhabited, and less than half of it has been used, and the rest are in ruins.

Originally, this was just an inconspicuous small city, at most because the scenery and environment in the surrounding canyon behind it would be more famous for those tourists who like to be curious about the mountains and rivers and admire the monuments of the previous generations, but it is not ranked in the famous city of Dayang.

Now, in a very short time, the city has returned to the attention of the people of the whole country.

Because of the ghost town of Xudu.

Xu Heng and the others left the Qi Wangfu on the night of the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, the three of them were dressed in black, holding a ghost guide, at a specific time and a specific place, waiting for a black carriage, after verifying the ghost guide, they were allowed to get on the car.

Only the three of them sat in the car.

The carriage continued to move forward, and when the body began to bumble, Xu Heng knew that they had already left Shen'an City. It's just that there are no windows in the car, and it's pitch black, so you can't see where you have arrived.

Xu Hengmo counted the time, and calculated the direction of the carriage by virtue of his sense of the speed of the carriage and the general forward, backward and backward turns. There are hints in the ghost guide for the specific way to get on the bus, but what method and how much time it takes to get to the ghost city of Xudu are unknown to those who hold the ghost guide.

Xu Heng was very curious about this.

But his tacit count turned out to be useless.

In Xu Heng's calculations, after twelve hours of the whole day, they left the carriage for the first time, and it stands to reason that it should be the same time as they left Shen'an City, it was still night, but it was noon after seeing the light of day again.

The carriage was parked in a courtyard, and there were nearly ten black carriages in the spacious courtyard, and this courtyard, in line with the tone of the carriage and the man in black, was all black.

The courtyard wall was very high, and Xu Heng couldn't see the surrounding environment clearly. In the middle of the courtyard, a tall building stood, and they were directed into it. The ground floor is a hall full of tables and chairs.

I was told in advance that this was a place to rest, and no one paused, so they went to their respective rooms to rest according to the number of the ghost guide in their hands.

The room has no windows, only a portal, and its interior is simply furnished, with a bed, a table, a chair, and a cabinet, and a small black bell next to the door, and no other furnishings.

The room was windowless, and it was lit by candles in the four corners, and the same was true in the corridors, like the carriage they had taken when they came, and it was hard to see the light of day as soon as they entered.

"To disturb the senses, hide the route or something?"

After Xu Heng explored the room, he sat in the room and muttered for a while, once again thinking of the mastermind behind this ancestor worship in the ghost city of Xudu.

To be able to plan such a trip to the ghost city of Xudu under the noses of the Huangjing Shen'an City and the court, and to make many dignitaries in the city trust, the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes must be extraordinary.

So, what does he have to do with the ghost town of Xudu?

Or is it directly this passage created by the ghost city of Xudu, which is why it is so secretive?

Could it be that the ghost city of Xudu has such a strong force in the capital of the Yang Dynasty?

No, no way!

The ghost city of Xudu is a force in the rivers and lakes, and if it makes such a move, Huhai Division will definitely not be unaware.

All kinds of ideas came to Xu Heng's mind, but they were extremely complicated, but because of the lack of clues, it was difficult to draw reliable inferences.

Xu Heng thought a lot between the rotation of his mind, but it didn't help at the moment, so he restrained his thoughts and returned to the present. Because they were worried about the hidden mechanism, the three of them agreed to get together again when they had something, so all they had to do now was to wait and see.

In the black building, there is no time to distinguish, and Xu Heng uses the operation of the Taixuan Sutra as the basis for separating time.

There are ten volumes of the Taixuan Sutra, and he has only cultivated the first volume at present.

Taixuanjing is a very strange exercise, he does not teach specific martial arts, from the beginning it is an internal exercise, teaching you how to luck, how to run, how to improve internal strength, transform internal strength and the like, it is a book of internal strength interpretation of the internal strength is very deep and detailed, and it is a grand view.

According to his master, this volume can be matched with all martial arts, in addition to improving physical qualifications, comparable to the legendary Shaolin martial arts treasure Yijin Sutra, which is extremely wonderful.

Xu Heng scoffed at this. Although after practicing this set of exercises, he has the benefits of sharp five senses, flexible body, and quick consciousness, but he is really weak when he competes with others without knowing a single move of martial arts, even if he is an ordinary martial artist, he can defeat himself with rich experience.

By the way, Xu Heng summed up the martial arts realm on the rivers and lakes according to the information sent by Huhai Division.

Generally speaking, the realm of Jianghu martial arts can be divided into technical martial artists, acquired masters, and innate grandmasters.

As the name suggests, martial arts masters are those ordinary martial arts people who have practiced one or several sets of martial arts to strengthen their bodies and compete in martial arts, and their range is also relatively wide, from beginners who have just practiced a set of boxing techniques to martial artists who have practiced martial arts for decades, they can be called martial artists. Although they can be distinguished from each other according to their martial arts secrets, proficiency, experience against the enemy, and other factors, it is of little significance.

But all the characters who have names and surnames and are famous in the rivers and lakes, there are very few people who are below the realm of acquired masters.

When the martial artist achieves the best state of the body because of the practice of martial arts, and his understanding of this martial arts reaches perfection, the body and spirit are in harmony, and a kind of qi will be produced in the invisible and unphased internal force, which is produced by the acupoints and can follow the will of the martial artist to run in the body.

It can not only enhance the power of the fist and foot sword, open the stele and crack the stone with one punch, but also protect the five internal organs of the body, and be hit hard without damage. This kind of qi is called true qi.

The acquired master is also divided into three small realms, namely physical protection, qi through Changhong, and external qi. Each small realm has its own characteristics, but these are a little far away from Xu Heng, and he hasn't even touched the shadow of his true qi.

The first time Xu Heng ventured into the rivers and lakes, he was either walking in a deserted place, or the territory of his brothers and elders, with people sheltering him, few disputes, and basically a very safe route.

After a trip to the rivers and lakes, I just got to know it and returned to the starting point, and I didn't see the strength of the high-end combat power on the rivers and lakes at all. It was only in the final battle with Zhong Xiuzhen that Grandmaster Lan Xihuang's action made Xu Heng re-attach importance to martial arts.

The reason why he was able to fight with so many acquired masters without incident was just by relying on the illusion ability of the Shadow Sword. With the Chengying Sword, he is indeed able to jump out of several realms and wield his sword qi, but that is not himself after all, in the case of the Chengying Sword being sealed, he can only be regarded as a martial artist, or an ordinary martial artist who has not practiced any martial arts secrets.

Most of the enemies rely on their own quick reactions, body dexterity, in case of encountering a skilled martial arts practitioner, experienced martial arts, he is properly a part of the slaughter, he can't help but care.

Reverie continued, Xu Heng meditated while recalling everything about martial arts, but soon he was disturbed by his cranky thoughts and had to stop. He opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and silently recited the general outline of the Taixuan Sutra to calm his mind, reawaken the state of life and death without moving his mind, and meditate and practice internal strength.

In calm thought, Xu Heng slowly entered a state of meditation, and his breath was long. The internal breath enters the body from the nose, and after completing a cycle in the body according to the mysterious trajectory, it is expelled from the body, and in the process of the flow of the breath in the various points in the body, a trace of energy generated is left in the body and returned to the dantian.

Hundreds of rivers return to the stream, and the vast ocean is growing stronger day by day.

Xu Heng's internal force is growing.

Seven weeks later, Xu Heng felt something, slowly stopped exercising, opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and heard two bells ringing in the dark building.

"When, when"

Before entering the ghost building, the waiter once said: The bell rings in the black building, one set off, and the second summons.

Xu Heng stood up and walked out.