Chapter 62: Nine Days
Kuten's initial development was in Kyoto, and its base was located on the outskirts of Kyoto, on one of the highest mountains near Kyoto. Because you can see the most beautiful sunset in Kyoto, it is also called Mt. Yanka.
Yanxia Mountain is steep and difficult to climb, and there is no road on all sides for people to climb directly to the top of the mountain. And Yanxia Mountain is covered by clouds and mist all the year round, and it is gradually forgotten by the world. However, from Mt. Yanxia, you can see the scene inside Kyoto Castle very well, and Qin Tong chose this place as the base of the Nine Days. In the two years since the disappearance of Xianchen, Qin Tong has been expanding the power of Jiutian like crazy, and now there are strongholds and dark people in Jiutian in the three kingdoms.
"Xiao'er, it seems that you have developed these nine days very well in the past two years." Xianchen sighed as he walked as he watched the dark people of the Nine Heavens undergoing various trainings.
"Don't hide it from the master, the master was forced to that role by the Emperor of the Underworld, and his subordinates have always regretted it, if the original Nine Heavens had the strength they have now, the master would not have been killed by the Emperor of the Underworld, and the Emperor of the Underworld would not have sat in that position until today!" Qin Tong's voice was full of self-blame.
Seeing that Jiutian was developed into its current scale by Qin Tong within two years, Xianchen guessed the ** points. But now that I heard Qin Tong say it in person, it was still a little uncomfortable.
"Xiao'er, that matter is none of your business at all, you have done well enough, not to mention that now I am not back safe and sound? You don't have to blame yourself too much. Slim Dust smiled again.
"Master......" Qin Tong didn't know what to say, and after saying a word about the master, he was silent. Xian Chen couldn't stand this silence the most, so he had to change the topic, "Xiao'er, do you know the whereabouts of Lan Weishu and others when I was at the border two years ago, when King Huai'an ascended the throne and became emperor?" β
Qin Tong thought for a long time, and finally shook his head helplessly: "Master, my subordinates really don't know. Before the news of your accident at the border came that day, Lan Gongzi came to me and asked me to step up my training for nine days, and I must plant the power of nine days in the three kingdoms within two years. The subordinates were still a little confused that day, knowing that you had an accident later, and the subordinates understood the words of Lan Gongzi that day. Qin Tong seemed to have returned to that day two years ago, when Lan Weishu came directly to Yanxia Mountain to find him, and after meeting, he left such an inexplicable sentence, and then he kept thinking that if he was willing to ask more questions that day, or Lan Weishu was willing to say more, maybe those things would not have happened back then. Even though he thought about it countless times, in fact, there was no what if.
After listening to Qin Tong's words, Xian Chen asked in a somewhat anxious tone, "Are you saying that Lan Weishu came to Yanxia Mountain to look for you before I had an accident?" Did he leave any other messages besides that sentence? β
Qin Tong looked at Xian Chen's hand that unconsciously grabbed his sleeve because he was in a hurry, and only after a moment of distraction did he respond: "No, Lan Gongzi left in a hurry after saying that, and I never saw him again." In the past two years, every time I was about to give up, I would think of Lan Gongzi's words in my mind. I think that he is such a smart person, he must know that the master will return as scheduled, so he will let me cultivate a strong enough force for the master to protect the master! β
Xianchen let go of his hand and looked at the remnant sun on the horizon of Yanxia Mountain, his thoughts were scattered. The breeze lifted the corners of her clothes, blowing her hair, three thousand green silks flew in the air at will, and the light hit a circle of golden light on the side of her face, at this moment, Qin Tong felt that Xianchen had never been so far away from him.
"I see." Xianchen didn't look back, and Qin Tong also stood silently aside.
Lan Weishu, you are such a smart person, since you already knew that something would happen to me, why didn't you hide yourself? Since you know I'll be back in two years, what about you? Why don't you tell sΓΉ Qin ζ½ when you will show up? Or did you end up not hiding and something happened?
The night in Yanxia Mountain is very cold, and it is difficult to sleep. The Nine Heavens Secret Guard had already been sent out by Qin Tong to investigate the news of Lan Weishu, Xian Chen was lying on his back on the bed, his hands pillowing behind his head, and his mind was constantly thinking about what Qin Tong said during the day. The mysterious army of the Immortal Emperor was created by the person named Feng Wuya next to him, and the specific situation was not found out for nine days. Moreover, this team appeared at night, and its action and combat effectiveness were not attainable by ordinary armies, like the skeleton army that had disappeared from the mainland for nearly a thousand years. Of course, these were Qin Tong's own guesses, after all, no one had ever seen the real skeleton army.
Xianchen suddenly remembered the people in Kyoto who were full of decay, and the painting that came back from the dead, and the smell on his body. Thinking of the painting, Xianchen couldn't help but think of those indifferent eyes, who was that person? Xianchen simply turned over and got out of bed, changed into night clothes, and went all the way to the palace. Qin Tong watched the delicate figure disappear into the night, and did not move for a long time.
The Imperial Palace, the Hidden Palace.
Xianchen never dreamed that at this time, he would bump into the Emperor of the Underworld who was on the dragon bed and was going through the clouds and rain with someone, and more importantly, that person was still a man! Slim Dust covered her mouth tightly, trying not to make any noise that would disturb the two who were still fighting. Xiao'er said that this Emperor of the Underworld rarely manages the government now, and all the affairs in the court are controlled by Feng Wuya, the national teacher and Jiang Fan. And the Emperor himself is almost singing every night, and the red silk tent is warm. Xianchen walked out of the hidden hall, and when he walked to a place with strong light, he was shocked to realize that the hidden hall did not have anything to illuminate! Originally, Xianchen thought that the two of them were resting and didn't light candles, but when they got out of the dark hall, Xianchen remembered that the entire hidden hall was not a candlestick, not even a night pearl that would emit a faint light, which meant that the entire hidden hall was really dark!
Xian Chen felt that this was not a coincidence at all, either it showed that the Immortal Emperor was afraid of light, or the person in the dark hall was not the Immortal Emperor himself at all! Xianchen suddenly felt that he had not come in vain. Back in Yanxia Mountain, Qin Tong was sitting outside, and when she came back from outside, she didn't show any surprised expression, drinking tea leisurely.
"Xiao'er, why haven't you rested yet? Is there something waiting for me here? Xian Chen stepped forward generously and sat down opposite Qin Tong.
"Master, I just got the news that I seem to have found Lan Gongzi at the foot of Yanxia Mountain." Qin Tong's gaze never moved away from Xian Chen's face, and this time when he saw Xian Chen's slightly changing expression, his pupils finally darkened a little.
"Is the news confirmed?" Xian Chen stood up, brought down the teapot in a panic, and couldn't care about the tea leakage, so he turned around and was about to go down to Yanxia Mountain.
Qin Tong stopped in front of Xian Chen, "Master, if your subordinates didn't guess wrong, the master should have just come from the foot of the mountain, but did you see Lan Gongzi?" Hearing this, Xian Chen's eyes turned cold, "What do you mean?" β
"The master must not be angry, his subordinates just want to say that it is getting late now, maybe Lan Gongzi has found a place to rest. The master might as well wait for dawn before taking Jiutian down the mountain together, so that it will be easier to find Lan Gongzi. And the nine days when he came back to report only said that the person was like Lan Gongzi, but the bearing of his body was not like it at all. Xian Chen's eyebrows softened a little, and he looked at Qin Tong, "What you said also makes sense, according to what you said." β
Xian Chen walked inside, Qin Tong said loudly: "Master rest assured, Jiutian has secretly followed that person's side, tomorrow the master will see it in person, and he will know whether it is Lan Gongzi or not." Xian Chen didn't pay any attention to it and went back to his room, and Qin Tong also left when he saw this.
Early the next morning, Xianchen hurriedly ate breakfast and took Jiuxia down the mountain. Following the mark, he came all the way to a very dilapidated looking hut, Xianchen frowned slightly, and then walked in without hesitation. The people in the hut were still asleep, and Xianchen looked at the person on the couch, although it was also in line with what he said, it was as warm as jade, but it was not Lan Weishu, Xianchen lowered his head in disappointment. Qin Tong naturally saw it, "Master, don't be discouraged, Lan Gongzi is auspicious, it will be fine, let's look for it again." β
"Well, Tong'er, how are your painting skills?" Xian Chen looked at Qin Tong, and Qin Tong understood Xian Chen's intention in an instant.
"Master, don't worry, it's the subordinates who are negligent, and the subordinates will go back and draw the portrait of Lan Gongzi, and then distribute it to Jiutian, so that they will find Lan Gongzi in the Three Kingdoms."
Xianchen nodded, and started to walk out. Qin Tong and the others followed behind him silently, and Xian Chen motioned for those people to go back and walk alone, and Qin Tong left with his subordinates. After Qin Tong and the others left, Xian Chen shouted in the direction of the forest: "Who?" Don't shrink your head and tail, get me out! After a while, there was still no movement, "If you don't come out, don't blame me for being rude." β
Xianchen raised his hand to attack, but the man suddenly walked out of the forest, "I didn't expect you to come back alive?" The voice was mocking.
"Painting! How did you end up here? Xianchen looked at the black-cloaked man in front of him, and his brow furrowed almost invisibly. Hatred suddenly appeared in Huayi's eyes: "Sheng Xianchen, he's gone!" Did you take it away? You say? Xianchen didn't expect Huayi to make a sudden move, and he was caught off guard for a while, and was choked by Huayi's neck, and his back hit the trunk behind him hard, and his back hurt hotly in an instant.
Xian Chen's brows furrowed even deeper, "What are you talking about?" Who did I take with me? Xianchen asked with difficulty, and the painter's expression was in a trance for a moment, and the delicate dust seized the opportunity and buckled his backhand, and the strong internal force forced the painter to let go of his wrist.
Huayi's wrist hurt sharply, and the expression on his face became even more hideous, "You lied to me!" You took him! I didn't expect you to be dead! He's mine! It's mine! β