During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was harassed by the Xiongnu in the north, and Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was always worried about the invasion of the Xiongnu in the north.

Captain Gao Yuande suggested to Liu Che that he could send a group of envoys to the Western Regions to inform the Yue State to send troops to attack the Xiongnu on both sides together with the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, felt that Gao Taiwei's suggestion was very good, and decided to select a group of envoys from the palace and let them envoy to the Western Regions.

At this time, Zhang Qian in the palace was recruited to the court of Chang'an City.

After Zhang Qian entered the main hall, he saw that the main hall was full of ministers, and bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Qian knelt down and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, the minister Zhang Qian will greet you." ”

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che saw Zhang Qian's burly and sturdy appearance, and said: "Aichen Ping, please get up." ”

Zhang Qian got up and said, "Your Majesty, may I ask what happened to recruit me to the court?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Zhang Qian, recently my northern Han has been invaded by the Xiongnu, so that I can't sleep at night, I sent the army in the good generals repeatedly crusaded, defeated more than victorious, the Xiongnu broke through the Great Wall and captured a city, killed my Han Li people, my Han army can not stop, I heard Gao Taiwei said that there is a Yue country in the north of the Xiongnu, I want to send you as an envoy to the Western Regions, to meet the king of the Yue country, to send this priceless Lian Bi, I hope they can send troops and my Han army together to jointly attack, break the Huns in the north. ”

When Zhang Qian heard that the emperor asked him to be an envoy to the Yueshi country, he replied: "Your Majesty, the minister has received the order, but this Yueshi country in the Western Regions is far away, full of dangers, and has this priceless Lian Bi, and the ministers are weak and weak, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect this priceless Lian Bi, so I implore the emperor to send some guards with strong martial arts to follow me." ”

When Emperor Wu of Han heard this, he said: "Love your ministers and don't worry, the widow has already thought of this, I will send the peerless masters in the palace Li Maicheng and Zhou Xiaotian to you as guards, and Ganfu to you as a guide, escort you all the way to the countries of the Western Regions, and send another hundred elite soldiers to follow you." ”

Zhang Qian said happily when he heard this: "Thank you Emperor Longen, the minister Zhang Qian will definitely live up to his mission, complete the task assigned to me by the emperor, and hand over this Lian clan to the hands of the king of the Yue clan." ”

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he said: "Very good, Zhang Qian, I now appoint you as the Han envoy to the countries of the Western Regions, and tomorrow you will set off from Chang'an City with these hundred elite soldiers." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this order, he replied: "Thank you Emperor Longen, the ministers should go all out to envoy to the countries of the Western Regions to protect this Lian clan." ”

Then Zhang Qian took over Lian Shibi and retired.

Zhang Qian retreated and returned to his attendant mansion, took out the topographic map of the Western Regions, looked at it carefully, and after a while, the peerless masters of the Han Dynasty, Li Maicheng and Zhou Xiaotian, came, and the guide Gan Fu also came.

The four of them gathered in front of the topographic map of the Western Regions to discuss the route of the envoy to the Western Regions.

Li Maicheng introduced to Zhang Qian: "Zhang Han, my subordinate is Li Maicheng, I used to be a cultivator who followed the Cangye Daoist to cultivate, and I knew some demon subjugation techniques. ”

Zhang Qian said in surprise when he heard that he would subdue demons and eliminate demons: "Li Maicheng, you actually know some magic techniques to subdue demons and eliminate demons, you are really powerful, and you are worthy of being a peerless master of my Han Dynasty." ”

Li Maicheng said modestly: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I just followed my master Cangye Daoren to learn some spells to kill demons, Zhang Han, you should know that our mission to the countries of the Western Regions this time is far away and dangerous, and we will encounter some demons and monsters, but it is full of ups and downs." ”

When Zhang Qian heard that there were still demons and monsters, he said in surprise: "Li Maicheng, how did you know that there would be many demons and monsters on the way to the Western Regions." ”

Li Maicheng blinked his eyes and said: "Zhang Han, I am a cultivator, I have never seen any demons and monsters, you can rest assured, I am a teacher of Cangye Dao, and I will protect you all the way and help you kill demons all the way." ”

After Zhang Qian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zhou Xiaotian, what kind of kung fu have you learned." ”

Zhou Xiaotian looked at Zhang Qiansui and said: "Zhang Han, what I want to learn is the cultivation technique of subduing demons and eliminating demons compared to Li Maicheng, and I am learning the strange and treacherous attack and killing technique, even if I encounter demons and monsters, I can fight with him for a few rounds." ”

As soon as Zhang Qian heard that Zhou Xiaotian had learned the art of slaying demons and eliminating demons, he then said to the guide Ganfu: "Ganfu, as a native of the Western Regions, you know the people of the Western Regions very well, is it really as Li Maicheng said, will there be many demons and monsters?"

Gan Fu thought for a while, as if he was thinking, and then said: "Zhang Han envoy, as Li Maicheng said, there are indeed many demons and monsters among the people of the Western Regions, and we will be full of danger all the way, you don't know this Lian Bi, it is not only valuable, it is made by the Tianshan Dao people for ten years of alchemy, and it is said that swallowing this Lian Bi can be immortal and immortal for ten thousand years." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he looked at the piece of Lian's Bi in his hand in amazement, looked at it for a while, and then said: "Then we will go to the Western Regions all the way and take this Lian's Bi, but we will be targeted by the demons and monsters all the way to the Western Regions, and we will experience nine deaths and a lifetime along the way." ”

Li Maicheng saw Zhang Qian's panicked appearance and said: "Zhang Han, don't worry, I am a cultivator, I can fly to the sky, proficient in all kinds of demon subjugation and demon elimination techniques, you can rest assured, with me and Zhou Xiaotian escorting all the way, even if you were captured by the monster, this Lian Shibi was robbed by the monster, and I will definitely rescue you from the monster cave." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he still felt a little flustered, and said, "With the help of the three of you, I will be relieved." Go back, go back and get ready to coil, and we'll leave tomorrow. ”

Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian, and Gan Fu said in unison: "Obey, Lord Zhang Qian." ”

Then Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian, and Gan Fu went out of the official mansion and went back.

After leaving this attendant mansion, Li Maicheng went to Zhongnan Mountain in the south of Chang'an City to say goodbye to his master, Cangye Daoren.

After entering the Yannan Temple of Cangye Daoren, the two waiters led Li Maicheng in to meet Cangye Daoren.

Li Maicheng saw Cangye Daoren and said, "Master, I'm here, and I'm here to say goodbye to you this time." ”

Cangye Daoren stroked his white beard and said, "Maicheng, where are you going?" ”

Li Maicheng replied: "Master, I am going to follow the Han envoy Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, this road to the west is full of dangers, there are many demons and monsters along the way, I don't know when I will return to Chang'an City." ”

Cangye Daoist stroked his beard and said: "Maicheng, you can go with confidence, this is a good time for you to cultivate, remember to punish evil and promote good along the way, subdue demons and eliminate demons, eliminate harm for the people, and escort the Han envoys well." ”

Li Maicheng listened carefully to the teachings of Cangye Daoren, and then said: "Master, I keep these things in mind in my heart, there is one more thing, I have never known my life experience, I want to ask you, how did I go to Yannan to learn art when I was a child. ”

Cangye Taoist thought for a while, and said thoughtfully: "Maicheng, when you were a child, you floated in a wooden basin into the shallow river under this Zhongnan Mountain, my eldest apprentice picked you up and carried you to Yannan Temple, you have taught you to learn art since you were a child, and learned the Taoism of subduing demons and eliminating demons." Now that you have completed your studies, it is a good time for you to follow Zhang Qianhan's envoy to the countries of the Western Regions to subdue demons and eliminate demons. Remember not to be afraid when you encounter demons and monsters, and use the art of flying to the heavens and the earth that you have learned to subdue them. ”

Li Mai Chen nodded and said, "Okay, Master, I remember, by the way, there is one more thing, we went to the Western Regions this time and brought a priceless Lian Clanbi. ”

As soon as the Daoist heard Lian Shibi, his eyes lit up, he stopped brushing his beard, and said: "Maicheng, you really saw Lian Shibi, it was made by the alchemy of the Daoist people of Tianshan Mountain, swallowing it has the effect of immortality and immortality, you take it, it will definitely attract the demons and monsters along the road in the Western Regions to scramble, remember to protect Lian Bi." ”

Li Maicheng nodded casually and said, "Okay, Master, I remember that I must protect Lian Shibi well." ”

Then Li Maicheng said goodbye to the Cangye Daoren and went down to Zhongnan Mountain to return to Chang'an City.

The sun was shining, the white clouds were thousands of miles, a new day was coming, the Han envoy Zhang Qian and his guides Gan Fu, Li Maicheng, Zhou Xiaotian and other 100 elite soldiers rode out from Chang'an City, Zhang Qian said goodbye to the Han Dynasty officials who saw him off one by one, and then embarked on the road to the west.

Zhang Qian rode a high-headed horse and walked on the mountain road with all the soldiers, and there were many peach blossoms in the mountains and fields along the way, which was very beautiful.

Zhang Qian rode on a horse and said: "The road in the Western Regions is very long, we will rush during the day and find someone to rest at night." ”

Li Maicheng heard this and said: "Okay, Zhang Han, I see that this mountain road is dangerous, and there may be monsters ahead." ”

Zhang Qian said in a panic when he heard this: "Maicheng, you don't say nonsense, we are still in the territory of the Han Dynasty, that is, we have encountered robbers and bandits, and the Han court protects us." But you said you encountered a monster, so what should you do? ”

Li Maicheng said with a smile: "Zhang Han, don't be afraid, when I was cultivating in Zhongnan Mountain, I subdued a fox spirit, that blue-eyed fox, specializing in doing evil in the area of Zhongnan Mountain, specializing in digging people's hearts and eating, and was later subdued by me, my master Cangye Daoren abolished her spells and martial arts, and beat her back to her original form and returned to the mountains and forests." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he said in surprise: "It seems that there are really monsters, we have to be careful, even if we are in my Han territory now, we must be cautious." ”

At this time, the sky suddenly darkened, dark clouds rose, and a gust of black wind blew down a hundred elite soldiers led by Zhang Qian, and suddenly a thick smoke hit, the soldiers were panicked, and the horses were also frightened, and they lost more than a dozen of them.

After a while, when this black cloud passed, Li Maicheng found that Zhang Qian's Han envoy was missing, he thought about it for a while, and then shouted: "It's not good, Zhang Qian's Han envoy was captured by monsters, and he still has Lian Shibi on him." ”

When the guide Gan Fu heard this, he panicked and said: "This is not good, the Emperor of Han has instructed us to protect Zhang Qian's Han envoys, Li Maicheng and Zhou Xiaotian, you two are proficient in the cultivation technique of subduing demons and eliminating demons, think of a way." ”

Li Maicheng thought for a while and said: "Every mountain has a land father, and every river has a river god, let's ask the land father-in-law here first." ”

Then Li Maicheng used the technique of flying to the sky and the earth that he had learned, got into the land, and invited the father-in-law of the land out.

I saw that the father-in-law of the land was very short, and his face was full of white beard.

Li Maicheng asked the father-in-law of the land: "Father-in-law of the land, where is this place, just now our envoy Zhang Qian was swept away by a gust of black wind, presumably it was a monster." ”

The father-in-law of the land thought of this and stroked his beard and said: "Donor, this is the Black Hole Ridge, there is a black bull spirit in this group of mountains, he is extremely powerful, you should be very careful, maybe he took your Zhang Qian Han envoy away." ”

When Li Maicheng heard this, he said, "Thank you, father-in-law, you can go back first." ”

Then the father-in-law of the land went into the ground after a puff of white smoke.

Then Li Maicheng said: "Gan Fu, Zhou Xiaotian, you and the other brothers will rest here first, and I will go to meet this black bull spirit for a while." ”

Then Li Maicheng flew away and disappeared into the mountains of the Black Hole Ridge.