"Killing chickens and making an example of monkeys?"

Cheng Li also walked over and glanced at the two stone sculptures and banners. "Unfortunately, we're not monkeys. That kind of patron saint, if you think that this can scare us away, it is a little too naïve. ”

Xiaoqing also walked over and exclaimed, "It's amazing." When we set off just now, I saw the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper staying in the town. But in the blink of an eye, they were turned into stone sculptures, and they were placed in front of us? By the way, is it possible...... It's really the guardian god who started it. And this guardian god can really fly?"

While speaking, both Xiaoqing and Cheng Li unexpectedly remembered the white lady who was missing at the moment. Assuming that the half-human, half-snake patron saint is also related to the snake clan, and his cultivation is comparable to that of the White Lady, then flying in the sky is really a trivial matter.

The Bodhisattva Man didn't know anything about the Snake Clan and the White Lady. She muttered: "Where are the gods and demons in the world? The so-called guardian of the true gods and the like are just the editors of the Pai Sect to deceive those foolish men and women.

Even if you turn people into stones, it's not some kind of fairy magic, it's probably some kind of strange and weird martial arts. Since he is a master, he has to rely on his clever skills to block ahead of us first, and it is not difficult to think about it. ”

Cheng Li shook his head: "There are too few clues." We're guessing here, and we can't guess why. Let's rush to Yongzhou first. ”

Xiaoqing and Bodhisattva Man agreed with this. At the moment, I dug a soil pit on the side of the road at random, put two stone sculptures in it and buried them, and it was considered to be in the soil. Immediately hurried up and rushed all the way to Yongzhou.

Between Shaozhou and Yongzhou, the straight-line distance is actually only more than 200 miles. But along the way, there are many mountains and forests, and there are rivers blocking it. Therefore, Cheng Li and his party still walked for three full days before arriving in Yongzhou.

Back then, Qin Shi Huang unified the world, abolished feudalism, and implemented counties. Changsha County and Lingling County are located. By the time of the Sui Dynasty, the Lingling Tomb was abolished and the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion was established. Since then, this city built at the confluence of the two rivers of Xiaoshui and Xiangshui has been named Yongzhou City, and has been used to this day.

Eight hundred years ago, the snake clan entrenched in the deep mountains near Yongzhou, raising exotic snakes in order to purify the bloodline, and then open the road to the cave and return to the distant ancestral land. Due to the calamity of the strange snake, the imperial court sent the "Daozun" to exterminate it. Daozun and the Snake Clan, around Yongzhou City, have had many fierce battles.

At that time, Xiaoqing, as a member of the Snake Clan, also personally participated in these battles. Especially in the last battle of the year. Xiaoqing and Xiaobai joined forces to face the personal disciples of "Daozun" on the pagoda in the center of Yongzhou City.

Under the fierce battle between the two sides, Xiao Bai unexpectedly absorbed the lifelong cultivation of the disciples of Daozun, not only his skills skyrocketed, but also stimulated his innate potential, turning from a snake into a python. I couldn't control it for a while, since I destroyed most of Yongzhou City.

However, that was 800 years ago. The world is changing, and the vicissitudes of life. Yongzhou City has not only been restored for a long time, but also changed its shape. and the Yongzhou City in Xiaoqing's memory, there is no longer any similarity.

Therefore, although Xiaoqing stood at the city gate for a long time, no matter how hard he tried to recall, he was never able to overlap the Yongzhou City in front of him with the Yongzhou City in his memory.

When she was melancholy, suddenly, Xiaoqing felt a warmth in her palms. When he looked back, he saw Cheng Li standing beside him silently, also looking up at the city gate. said lightly: "What is past has passed after all." The most important thing is always now. No matter how yang, Xiaoqing, I'm by your side. ”

Xiaoqing Zhan Yanran, nodded, and said softly: "Well, I know." Half of his body was snuggled in Cheng Li's arms, and for a while, the melancholy in his chest full of bitterness had been replaced by tenderness and sweetness.

The Bodhisattva looked at his face and asked, "Little young girl, have you been to Yongzhou before?"

Xiaoqing said lightly: "Well, I've been here." However, it was many years ago. But this one. Sister Rou, what should we do after we enter the city?"

The Bodhisattva said, "Find a place to settle down first." Then let's do it when the opportunity arises. Since the guardian god has already set his sights on us. Then sooner or later he will come to the door on his own initiative. When the time comes, we'll just see the move. ”

Cheng Lijaw said: "That's okay." Let's go. Pulled up Xiaoqing, led the horse, and walked into Yongzhou City.

In the city of Yongzhou, the market is not prosperous. There weren't many pedestrians on the streets. But Cheng Li and the others looked for several inns one after another, but they were all told that they were already full of guests and there were no vacant rooms.

Cheng Li felt strange, so he asked the shopkeeper of the inn what was going on. After asking, I learned that in the final analysis, it was still the mountain closure order of the Pai Sect. As soon as this order was given, people from outside could not enter, but the merchants who came to Yongzhou to buy all kinds of local products, as well as the people who came with these merchants, could not leave. These people are all crowded together, how can these inns in Yongzhou City not be all full?

The three of them searched for a long time, but they couldn't find a place to stay. I was standing on the side, feeling helpless. Suddenly, I only heard a loud gong sound of "dang~" in the distance.

Cheng Li turned around and saw a team of people coming over on the other side of the road in the distance. At the front are four black horses, and the knights on the horses are dressed in strong suits and hold gongs in their hands. Behind him were four white horses, immediately holding leather drums. Behind them are four jujube red horses, immediately holding high four flags, the flag fluttering in the wind, revealing the words "Chenzhou" and "Yan".

Behind the twelve horses was a luxurious carriage pulled by four jade horses. The carriage windows and doors were closed, and it was impossible to see who was sitting inside. And after the carriage there were twelve knights, all with swords and swords, with longbows hanging from their saddles, and quivers behind them.

But when I see people like tigers and horses like dragons, people are both agile and majestic. Hug in front and back, sound gongs and drums to open the way. Such a big show, even compared with the prime minister's trip on the spot, is not inferior.

"Isn't it Chenzhou Yan's family?"

Cheng Liqi said: "Didn't you say that the two branches of the southern and northern rows are mutually intimate, and no one can tolerate anyone?

The Bodhisattva muttered: "On both sides of the southern and northern rows, they compete with each other for orthodoxy. In the past few years, there have indeed been several major battles, and it can be said that there are countless casualties. However, the south row opened the mountain gate and recruited heroes to join, and those who came did not refuse. Even if there is a loss, it can be replenished very quickly.

On the other hand, on the Yan family's side, in the final analysis, they are all dominated by the Yan family's own people. Although the Yan family is one of the eight great families of martial arts, the talents in the clan are limited after all. Once there is a major loss, it is difficult to replenish it in a short period of time.

In addition, the cultivation of the sect leader himself is also bottomless. Therefore, the Yan family has lost consecutive battles. In the end, he could only shrink in Chenzhou, not daring to come out again. The territory outside Chenzhou has also been lost.

Originally, everyone thought that the sect leader would take down Chenzhou in one go. But very unexpectedly, the leader of the Pai Sect let go of Chenzhou and expanded in other directions.

So since then, the Yan family has been faintly divided into two factions. One faction insisted on fighting to the end with Yongzhou Nanpai and would never compromise. The other faction believes that negotiations can be held with Yongzhou. As long as the interests of the Yan family can be ensured, then it is not impossible to talk about the re-merging of the two branches of the Pai Sect in the north and the south, and recognizing the sect leader as the sole leader of the Pai Sect. ”

Cheng Li looked at the team of people who had already walked in front of him, and said in a condensed voice, "In this way, the differences within the Yan family have been resolved. In the end, they also decided to merge with the southern pai and surrendered to the Pai sect leader. ”

The Bodhisattva smiled and said, "That's probably it. No, strictly speaking, the Yan family will make this kind of decision, and I think most of it has nothing to do with you. ”

Cheng Liqi said: "Does it have anything to do with me?"

The Bodhisattva smiled and said, "The faction of the Yan family that insists on fighting to the end is not a fool who knows that his strength is not good, and he insists on hitting the iron plate. So they sent an outstanding disciple of their clan to take refuge in Yan Donglou, the son of the old prime minister of Yan, the little prime minister. I hope to use the power of the imperial court to attack the southern row of Yongzhou. ”

A hint of surprise flashed between Cheng Li's eyebrows, and then he smiled: "I see." That's really no coincidence. This master of the Yan family is the one who was killed by me in Hangzhou not long ago, right?"

The Bodhisattva said: "His name is Yan Fangda, and he is one of the most qualified disciples in the generation of the Yan family. The zombie skill of the Yan family, it is said that the highest level is the flying yaksha. It is said that Yan Fangda is very hopeful that he can practice to this realm.

It's a pity that he was killed by you on the West Lake. In this incident alone, the heavy losses suffered by the Yan family were at least one-third of the blows that were hit by the Yongzhou South Platoon that year. And after this incident, the Yan family can't find a second son, so they can send him out to join the court. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the main battle faction of the Yan family has been completely suppressed, and it will be replaced by the main peace faction. ”

Cheng Li shook his head: "That's really a coincidence. But for now, we're ......"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, a sudden vibration interrupted Cheng Li's words.

The shaking came from the ground, not by man, but by the earth itself. In the beginning, the amplitude was not very strong. But in a moment, the tremors became more and more intense. It was simply shaking the heavens and the earth, and the entire Yongzhou City was trembling violently and endlessly.

The buildings on both sides of the street were the first to be unbearable. The roof tiles are like hailstones, "crackling~" desperately falling down. The Yan family's team has not gone far at this time. A large number of tiles fell wildly, and the horses were frightened, and they all stood up, each raising his hooves and screaming. The knights on the horses did their best to appease, but the earthquakes did not stop, and where could the horses settle down?

In a moment, a large number of people rushed out of the houses in a panic and fled one after another. Then, one house after another, like dominoes, collapsed under the ravages of the earthquake. In addition to stirring up the billowing smoke and dust that covered the sky and the sun, countless ordinary people were buried in the rubble because they had no time to escape.

Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular. Even if you run away from collapsed houses and run into empty streets, you may not be safe. In the blink of an eye, the ground shook violently, and huge cracks appeared one after another. Many people couldn't avoid it, and they stumbled and fell into the crack. But when I heard the screams, they quickly annihilated, and the living lives were swallowed up by the earth.