Xiao'an, located on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yuhe River and the south bank of the lower reaches of the Mohe River, is surrounded by water on three sides and faces the mountains on one side. Jiuxuan Peak is the "one mountain" in this feng shui treasure land, located between the peaks and peaks, steep and steep, cliffs and strange peaks, compared with the hundred miles of Pingchuan near Xiao'an, it is particularly majestic and magnificent.

The mountain road leading to Jiuxuan Peak was originally just a small road one person wide, but because Emperor Huan ordered the excavation, a stone road about two zhang wide was formed, which was slow and roundabout, all the way up.

Jiuxuan Cave is located at the top of Jiuxuan Peak, about half between the foot of the mountain and the top of the mountain, the mountain is extremely steep, and it is difficult to walk in the snow in winter, so the incense case of worshiping Emperor Huan has always been set up in a flat and open place in the middle of the mountain. In order to commemorate the first emperor, Lin Qitan built a stone pavilion here, called "Yizun Pavilion".

As the dawn dawned in the east and the morning mist filled the city, the chariots and horses drove along the rolling mountains for about an hour, and finally set foot on the mountain road to Jiuxuan Peak.

Nearly 1,000 Yu Lin Jun, together with officials such as Fu Yuanwu and Taiwei Lou Qijun of Taichang Temple, who were in charge of the sacrificial rites of the temple, carried all kinds of ritual utensils, incense and candles and other items to the Yizun Pavilion to prepare for the worship of Emperor Huan.

The remaining 4,000 Yulin troops were divided into two roads, 1,000 men held halberds majestically to open the way, and 3,000 people followed closely behind the BMW carved cars, and deployed troops along the way with Long Yuan. If you go on like this, the journey from the foot of the mountain to the halfway point of the mountain will be full of stubborn Yulin troops.

Lin Yiren closed his eyes slightly, and his figure swayed slightly with the carriage. This is the place where my father was killed, and it is also the place where the emperor's grandfather was buried...... It's just that the emperor who guides the country and has experienced the world is not a young man who has just fallen in love, how can he save the heart of death just because of the death of a beloved woman, and isolate himself in the Nine Xuan Cave, this matter is really a bit unbelievable.

The air was filled with a cold mist, the nose was filled with the unique scent of mountain streams, the faint chirping of birds was heard in the ears, and the wheels crushed the partially melted snow and made a subtle creaking sound.

The birds that survive in the mountains in winter are not a noble species...... Lin Yiren thought as he looked sideways out of the carriage. The entire Jiuxuan Peak was shrouded in dense fog, and the mountains on the top of the peak were completely obscured, and the original appearance could not be seen at all.

fluttering ...... Among the pines and cypresses shrouded in the morning mist, a few small birds suddenly flapped their wings and swept into the sky.

Qiang, Qiang, Qiang, there was a sudden sound of Yulin Army drawing swords and drawing swords.

"Commander Qiao, what's going on?" Wu Huansheng said in a loud voice.

Long Yuan, Feng Jia and the accompanying carriages slowly stopped on the stone road.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and Qiao Xinning's calm voice came from afar, "Gonggong Wu, please tell the emperor that there is a small beast in front of you, which has disturbed the birds, please continue to move forward with peace of mind." ”

"There's Laucho in charge. After Wu Huan finished speaking, the dragon banner and the car continued to move forward.

Listening to Qiao Xinning's loud dispatch, let the two teams of Yulin Army behind the carriage move forward quickly, closely following Long Yuan and Feng Jia, Lin Qitan held the stove and gathered the mink wool.

Twenty years ago, his father came back from the Butterfly Valley and put a woman who was about to die in the Nine Xuan Cave; fifteen years ago, also in this foggy winter, his father ordered the craftsman Long Wu to use the five tokens of Gu Mo Xuantie as the key to start supervising the construction of the Nine Xuan Cave; thirteen years ago, the king of the Nine Peaks walked into the Nine Xuan Cave with the treasure map of the Xuan Kingdom, and locked himself and the Bone Fairy Grass into the hole...... But how can a person who intends to kill himself need a treasure map on his deathbed?

Lin Qitan didn't think about looking for a skillful craftsman to open the Jiuxuan Cave, but an edict of Emperor Huan was in front of him, "the machine failed, the Jiuxuan Cave collapsed", entering the Jiuxuan Cave without permission is equivalent to violating the holy will, in case the bones of Emperor Huan are damaged when entering the cave, as an emperor, Lin Qitan's charge of disrespect and unfilial piety cannot be removed for a lifetime.

The second is that the bone fairy grass is not yet mature, and once the elixir of the immortal god is dyed by the qi of mortal dust, it will not only affect its growth, but also increase the risk of theft.

Bone fairy grass, purple stem, white flowers, thirty years of grass fruit, can bring the dead back to life, rejuvenation, in the martial arts has a miraculous effect...... If you are a mortal, how can you be unmoved by the idea of eternal life?

Lin Qitan had secretly sent someone to look for Long Wu, and since the machine of the Nine Xuandong Cave was made by him, Lin Qitan did not believe that there was no other way to enter the cave except to break through.

However, there is indeed no trace of Long Wu.

At that time, Chen Dongxian, the master of the Luoyun faction, returned to Lin Tantan two years after investigating the whereabouts of Long Wuxing, "Your Majesty, Long Wu has always been idle and wild cranes, and his whereabouts are difficult to find, but he and the drunken old man are close friends, and the two meet every year in Qikou Qingping Mountain for ten days, since the death of the first emperor, Long Wu has never appeared in Qikou again, and the drunken old man has already traveled west with a crane, and he will find Long Wu in the future, and the villain is afraid that he will be powerless." ”

Lin Qitan didn't expect that Long Wu would disappear so completely, but at the same time, Chen Dongxian also brought another piece of good news.

"The villain learned that the Gu Mo Xuantie that disappeared with the Dragon Five had already been left in the hands of the thieves in the Muyuan Wangting, recently, the five major villas have sent people to work together to recapture it, Gu Mo Xuantie is a royal thing, in this case, why not wait for time, wait for the bone fairy grass to mature, and then issue an order for the five major villas to offer Gu Mo Xuantie. ”

Lin Qitan immediately understood what Chen Dongxian meant...... Instead of looking for Long Wu to open the Nine Xuan Caves, it is better to use Gu Mo Xuantie to enter the Nine Xuan Caves in a grand manner without violating the edict of the previous emperor.

Since then, the entrances to the nine caves on Jiuxuan Peak have been sealed by Lin Qitan's order, and the true location of Jiuxuan Cave has become a taboo that no one mentions anymore.

An hour later, the slope of the mountain road suddenly becomes larger, the cold sun pokes its head out of the clouds, the outline of the mountains gradually becomes clear, and the extreme eye can see the high clouds and the lower layers of peaks and mountains, although there is no water, but there is a murmuring sound constantly into the ears. It's just that the top of Jiuxuan Peak is still shrouded in clouds and mist, just like the mysterious Xianshan Cave Mansion in the ink painting scroll, and he refuses to reveal his true face at all.

When the morning fog dissipated, and the sky was red, Lin Qitan and his entourage finally drove up the halfway of the Jiuxuan Peak.

Yizun Pavilion is still half a mile away from the place where everyone dismounts, and you need to step on the steps of the stone to the place where you look up to the sky and the ground. Lin Qitan refused the invitation of Fang Tixin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Ling Xiufu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to board the sedan chair, and took the lead and walked up the stone steps.

In the Yizun Pavilion, Fu Yuanwu of Taichang Temple and the officials who took the lead had already set up an incense case to worship Emperor Huan, and saw Lin Qitan, Yuan Tingyi and the princes and concubines of the palaces ascending the flat slope of the mountain one after another, and immediately bowed down to meet him.

"Your Majesty, the queen, please rest for a while with your masters in the simple house, and when the auspicious time comes, Weichen will ask the emperor and the queen to perform a sacrificial ceremony. Fu Yuan enlightened.

Fu Yuanwu's so-called "simple house" was an open-air tent temporarily pulled up by the soldiers guarding the imperial tomb with bright yellow curtains, the purpose of which was only to isolate it for a while, so that the royal people could rest before worshipping.

Lin Qitan snorted softly and walked towards the bright yellow curtain next to the stone wall.