It is a small hill about a kilometer away from Wuhuazhou, the hill is oval-shaped, and it is backed by a lake shaped like a sickle, which arches the small hill in the middle.

At this moment, the breeze is blowing, there is a slight moisture in the breeze, and you can faintly smell the fragrance of grass. The sun rises on three poles, the lake glows with golden fish scales, a few young yellow nameless flowers swaying in the wind, a few butterflies are entwined and flying, everything seems so harmonious.

"Brother, what is your name yet, how do you know me?" At that moment, a voice came from behind him, mixed with the crisp sound of chains hitting stones.

The two people who appeared were Qing Ming and Xiang Ji.

Qing Ming turned his head to look at Xiang Ji, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Brother Xiang, you really don't know me? I'm Qing Ming!"

After listening to Qing Ming's words, Xiang Ji exclaimed.

"You're Qingming?"

Qing Ming nodded.

He looked at Xiang Ji, and Xiang Ji's face was shocked.

"It's... How did you become like this?"

Qing Ming didn't understand the meaning of Xiang Ji's words at first, but when he walked to the lake and looked, the reflection on the lake was a man with messy hair and a full beard, like a beggar.

Is this still me?" Qing Ming smiled bitterly in his heart.

"That's not the point now, the reason why I'm in prison is because of Lingxi!" Qing Ming turned his head to look at Xiang Ji, with an extremely heavy expression on his face.

Then Qing Ming told Xiang Ji what he had seen and heard after coming to Wuhua Prefecture, Xiang Ji was a trustworthy person, so he didn't hide anything from Xiang Ji, including Lingxi's identity as a merman. Of course, Xiang Ji was also surprised at first, but then he was not too surprised, and it didn't take long for him to regain his composure.

"I've been in prison for a while and haven't seen strangers come in. There are three major prisons in Wuhua Prefecture, these three prisons are called hell, and the prison we just walked out of is the "Ghost Cave Prison", and the other two prisons are "Ghost Eye Prison" and "Ghost Soft Prison", these three prisons have strong handles, and the three major prisons are ranked at the bottom of the "Ghost Cave Prison", and it is Hu Mang who guards it, and I don't know much about the other two prisons. ”

The three major horror prisons in Wuhua Prefecture are almost a household name, so there is not much hidden information, as for the situation inside, you only know the people who have entered it, and the people who have entered it are almost not coming out. So while everyone knows about these three horrific prisons, not many people know where they are.

If Xiang Ji hadn't been slandered, he wouldn't have fallen into the "ghost cave prison", he really couldn't figure out who had a grudge against him, he thought he got along well with others.

"I originally got some clues, Hu Mang should know the reason, but I didn't expect ......" Speaking of this, Qing Ming was silent, he didn't expect Hu Mang to go crazy and blow himself up, let alone ask him for clues.

In addition to finding clues about whether Lingxi had fallen into the hands of the governor, what worried him even more was the appearance of the legendary forbidden martial arts, and the sudden appearance of the forbidden martial arts that had disappeared for countless years, which made many questions arise in Qing Ming's heart.

"Let's go to the city to find out some news!" Qing Ming looked at Xiang Ji and said, now he needs to reorganize, he needs to regain his strength.

After speaking, the two quietly blended into the crowd and walked towards the city of Wuhuazhou.

Wuhua Prefecture, located in the southwest of the entire Shengyuan Empire, near the West Sea, is a city that can accommodate millions of people, and it is also an important seaport city in the entire Shengyuan Empire.

The buildings in the city are lined up one after another, towering into the clouds, the water bodies in the city are criss-crossed, the boats pass through it, leisurely, and there is a unique appearance of the water scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the center of the city, an octagonal glazed tower as high as 100 zhang rises from the ground, the top of the tower flies the eaves and warps the wall, towering into the clouds, and the wind chimes around make a crisp and pleasant sound under the breeze, like the sound of the Buddha from the nine heavens, and like the sound of insects scattered in the galaxy.

This tower is called "Stargazing Pavilion", covers an area of 2,000 square meters, the body of the tower is carved with dragons and phoenixes, the beams and columns present the dougong structure, the fineness of its structure is amazing, which is why it can become one of the landmark buildings in Wuhua Prefecture.

The tower body has a total of 30 floors, it is the meeting place of the dignitaries and nobles, at this time it is located on the top floor, the governor of Wuhua Prefecture Sheng Tianqi is feasting all directions, among which in addition to the dignitaries and dignitaries, there are many celebrity monks.

"Thank you for coming to our state capital, I Sheng Tianqi is extremely honored, today the banquet is here, with the help of the treasure of this place, gather from the * VIPs, everyone communicates with each other, learns from each other, and hopes everyone has fun!" Sheng Tianqi raised his wine glass to drink with the surrounding guests, and the surrounding people also echoed. At this moment, the sound of clinking glasses, the sound of inflammation and drinking comes and goes.

Halfway through the banquet, a soldier in armor rushed to Sheng Tianqi's side and whispered a few words in his ear, Sheng Tianqi's face changed greatly, but it was only for a moment, and his face returned to its original state.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are still some things to deal with in the lower mansion, so take the first step!" Sheng Tianqi arched his hand to the guests around him, then looked at a Taoist priest sitting next to him and said, "Daoist Li, please come with me!"

After saying that, the two of them rushed down the tower together, leaving only the guests with inexplicable faces.

"Daoist Li, there is one thing I have to tell you, Hu Mang, who guarded the 'Ghost Cave Prison', is dead!" Sheng Tianqi said to the Taoist priest next to him as he walked.

"Dead?" said Daochang Li with a look of surprise and astonishment on his face.

"Yes, he died while fighting people!" Sheng Tianqi paused when he said this, his brows furrowed, and then he said, "The skill is not as good as that of people to death, but ......"

Li Daochang seemed to have a premonition of something, and he also stopped and looked at Sheng Tianqi beside him.

"That's right, the Dao Leader must have guessed that he died because of the explosion caused by that martial art!"

"What!" Daochang Li had a shocked look on his face.

Sheng Tianqi nodded to him.

"The man he fought against escaped from prison, and I just hope he didn't see any clues!" Sheng Tianqi looked worried.

"Well, that's true, but that martial art has been gone for endless years, and someone must recognize it. Just in case, it's better to find him as soon as possible, and then ......" Daochang Li said this, touching his neck with his hand.

"I've handed over the rest of the people I saw to the dead, and now only the two who escaped are left!" Sheng Tianqi said.

Daoist Li nodded, and then the two left in a hurry.

......

It is ten years in the middle of the day, and the scorching sun is the headshot, but for Wuhuazhou, the weather is just cool and pleasant. On both sides of the street, there are a variety of goods, and pedestrians and monks stop to watch. The one-horned rhinoceros carried dignitaries through the center on the street, and the shouting on both sides was endless, some people were full of smiles on their faces, and some were in a hurry, which was a lively scene.

At this moment, a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old stepped into the crowd, and saw that she was carrying a dark cyan sword behind her, and the sword was as tall as her, so it was extremely strange to walk in the crowd.

A few drops of sweat dripped from the little girl's delicate pink face, which she carefully wiped away with her little hands, and then looked around in surprise.

"Sword, sword, I hope you are not wrong, can you really find Brother Qingming here!"

The little girl lifted her sword back and walked towards the front of the street.