Chapter 16: Hell on Earth (16)
Such a mountainous terrain coupled with the prescribed position almost made Fang Zhong immediately think of his hometown along the Luoshui River.
At the beginning, Luoshui City was located next to Luoshui, but it was later destroyed in the war, and countless people fled here, so Fang Zhong's parents lived in seclusion in the mountains, but they didn't go far, and they were still in the mountains of the Heluo area. On the danger of the mountains and rivers, the solid terrain, when the first to push through the Qinling Mountains after the Guanzhong, Fang Zhong set out from Beidouzhi, and the mountains that galloped along the way were one of the Qinling Mountains, if it was difficult to return to Shu from the ground, it would be much more difficult to come and go in the air.
In the past, when Kunlun and other Taoist sects and archmages competed for victory, the first place where the war broke out was Luocheng, and this place has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. The east of the Qinling Mountains is Luoshui, Luoshui to the east is the Yellow River, and the south mountain is Zhongnan Mountain.
Although Luoshui is not in the eight rivers such as the Wei River and the Bahe River, its reputation is not less than that of the eight waters, and it also stems from an ancient legend that the daughter of the Fuxi clan is named Concubine Mi, who is the goddess of Luoshui, famous for her virtuous and gorgeous, "Hu Yi shoots the husband Hebo, and his wife is a concubine." "A generation of heroes Hou Yi killed Hebo, took the concubine, and lived on both sides of Luoshui. The story of such a heroic beauty is always talked about and passed on by later generations.
Fang Zhongxiao had also heard his parents tell such stories, and he used to think that it was just a beautiful lie to deceive children, but now he felt that the widely circulated story, no matter how outrageous, must have a big event behind it.
The land is far away from the ghosts, and the enemy hates by the lonely promise
The dark clouds were already within reach, and the dark clouds looked like they were also pitch black because of the sunlight blocked, and there seemed to be countless black qi raging inside, but Fang Zhong knew that it was just a yin wind blowing, not darkness that could not be seen without seeing the five fingers. The monstrous beast hovered in the air, whining in front of it, a familiar sensation that made it feel a little intimidating. In the lonely hell, there is nothing but ghosts, dark skies, and stones, and such an environment is of course disliked by the hideous beasts who like the deep mountains and old forests. Fang Zhong also frowned and pondered, wondering if he should continue to go deeper. There must be something strange in that dark place, and if you meet that Buddha and be sent to a lonely hell again, I'm afraid you really won't have such good luck to come out.
The dark clouds were spreading in all directions, and they didn't seem to be fast, it was because they were too far away, and Fang Zhong was already very close, but he could personally feel that the clouds were spreading outwards rapidly. A small hill in the distance was still in the sunlight just now, looking lush and vibrant, and the moment Fang Zhong and the Hideous Beast stopped, the light was obscured by the clouds, and the entire hill was covered with a layer of gray color.
The single ball is not hated by trouble
Even if Fang Zhong didn't rush under this dark cloud, after a while, the clouds would drift in, and he would already be in it.
It was impossible to go back like this, Fang Zhong didn't see anything, and he couldn't explain what had happened. However, Fang Zhong's intrusion in the air was too eye-catching, and he pressed the monstrous beast and flew towards the ground below. Anyway, we have already arrived here, for the sake of safety, it is better to search and advance on the ground, or we can avoid the eyes and ears of the Buddha.
After not hating distant love, Sun Qiu hated after the moon
The monstrous beast continued to gallop forward along the foot of the mountain, but its speed was much slower, Fang Zhong walked and looked, and found that countless birds and beasts were panicked because of this change in the heavenly phase, the roars of tigers and wolves in the mountains and forests were endless, and a large flock of birds could be seen in the air flying around restlessly, aimlessly. These birds and beasts didn't know how to dodge even if they saw Fang Zhong, and they almost collided with Fang Zhong several times, but Fang Zhong avoided them first.
After not hating the distant love Sun Qiu and the moon, even if he didn't rush under this dark cloud, after a while, the clouds would drift in, and he would already be in it.
Fang Zhong simply stretched out his hand and cast a spell, turning into a wall of wind in front of him, protecting the hideous beast and himself, and then as close to the ground as possible, he quickly moved forward. After walking for another half hour, there were dark clouds above him, and if he turned back, he could see a bright color in the sky, which was not yet covered by the dark clouds, and if he went deeper, the last light would disappear, and the surrounding environment would really be like the scene in the lonely hell. Because the dark clouds have just covered the earth, many mountains and rivers have not yet turned gray, and you can still see trees and flowers of various colors, but the wind blowing on these mountains and rivers has become cold and cold, making people shiver as if they have fallen into an ice cave or in the middle of winter.
The wind is no different from the yin winds that blow in hell, full of death and corruption.
Although you can still see the green mountains and forests in front of you, under the cold wind, it will not take long for the green leaves to fall and lose your vitality, becoming a dead land.
After flying over a hill or two, an unknown village and town appeared in front of me, where dozens of families lived, and a winding path led into the distance. I don't know how many villages like this are on the Heluo Plain, but it is these people who have a longing in their hearts, adhere to the truth, goodness and beauty of the world, and pass on many major events through word of mouth and from generation to generation.
Before Fang Zhong approached this small village, he saw the people in the village helping the old and the young, standing outside the door one by one, some looking up at the sky, with anxious expressions, and some talking to the people next to them, talking about it, an old man who looked like a village chief was instructing several young people to set up a table, with offerings on it, and light sandalwood, and then the people on both sides beat gongs and drums, making a knocking sound. These people made this strange heaven a heavenly dog swallowing the sun, and there was no conscription at all, and they didn't have time to beat the gongs and drums, so they were busy continuing these rituals after it was already dark overhead, trying to save the golden crow that had been swallowed.
The Tengu swallowing the sun will happen once in hundreds of years, but this time it has never swallowed all the golden crows, so when they were busy beating gongs and drums, many people blamed themselves for not doing it earlier, which caused such a catastrophe.
The sound of the gong was carried far away along the yin wind, and there was the sound of many people kneeling and praying, when the gong was still beating, the sound of the trees breaking came from the distant mountains and forests, and then several whistling remembered, three four-legged beasts rushed out in a row, the heads were huge, like a lion, but they were much more powerful than the lions. When the sky changed dramatically, these beasts were not afraid, and wanted to run out and hurt people.
At first, Fang Zhong thought that it was just a fierce beast in the mountains and forests that was frightened out, but when he saw the appearance of these three fierce beasts clearly, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Listen! ”