(The collection increased by 16, in order to cash, add three more sections, woo, forced yourself hard.) It's good. If you don't go crazy, you won't survive. ）

There are dislocated red rock bases everywhere, because there is no vegetation, they are weathered badly, especially on the windward side, there are strange rocks, which are abrupt and unique.

As Wang Mingcheng searched for one or two places, Dia Bird's problems gradually increased.

Wang Mingcheng explained to him: "The reason why it is judged that there are keels here is because the topography here is peculiar, and the huge keel is embedded in these rocks...... I speculate that more than 100 years ago, there was a mountain dislocation, the rock fractured, the inside of the rock was exposed, and the secret could not be hidden. ”

He prepared a shovel and a hammer in his hand, and knocked down a rock for Dia to see.

Dia Bird clearly saw a strange-looking insect inside, and he felt strange in his heart, but he said deliberately: "Mingcheng." It's a stone spot. ”

Wang Mingcheng said: "The vast majority of people think so, after all, they are not like me to dig a lot of such rocks, a stone because of the peculiar structure, showing the body of this kind of living creature, can be used as the texture of the stone, but many stones are brought, this is strange." Some species are not like the current creatures, but many are very close, like the fish I showed to Xue a few days ago. Therefore, the king can first put aside all thoughts and assume that my doctrine is correct. ”

Dia Bird nodded.

He was suddenly curious and asked, "Then how do you know that there is a keel here?" Have you been here? ”

Wang Mingcheng smiled heartily, revealing a row of snowy teeth, he blocked the sun, approached Dia Bird, took out a book from his arms, and said, "Great King." I haven't been here, but someone has been. This is a travelogue written by a monk named Hui Yuan, he painted a rock face by hand, strange patterns on the head, said to be a mural left by the gods and Buddhas, but I judged at a glance that it was a creature, you look at the teeth, neck, I suspect it is a dragon. ”

He flipped to one of the pages and told Dia Bird to look at it.

Dia Bird leaned over, and sure enough, there were strange hand-drawn drawings on the page, the beak was clear and the neck was clear, and the mouth full of teeth made people think that the creature was unusually fierce when it was alive.

Dia Bird took the page and stared, and there was already an uproar in his heart, this creature is so strange, is it a dragon? Immediately, he remembered a sentence: dragons give birth to nine sons...... One of the nine sons of the dragon. However, when I think of the nine sub-diagrams of dragons in my mind, none of them are similar.

What is particularly interesting is that the monks felt that it was a miracle left by the Buddha, and Wang Mingcheng regarded it as a living thing, which was a bit of "the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise".

Wang Mingcheng started and said: "I studied in the capital, lived in the wing room of Xiangguo Temple, and when I borrowed their Buddhist scriptures, I found a manuscript...... The manuscript was also written by this Huiyuan monk, who had been here, not only here, but also traveled around the grassland countries. ”

Diao was only interested in the last sentence, and asked rhetorically: "He traveled around the steppe countries?" ”

Wang Mingcheng said: "That's right. I asked him about his life. The monk told me that since he heard that there were many Buddhist countries in the grassland and the west, he had the heart to go and see, and one day soon after, the Buddha gave him a dream, as for what he dreamed of, we could not know, since then he made up his mind, out of the plug to seek, back and forth, lasted more than 20 years, before and after more than ten times, brought back a large number of manuscripts, manuscripts not only detailed the various Buddha countries, but also recorded the style of the grassland countries, it is said that the emperor has secretly received him, but also to give him an official. I read his manuscript and saw him with all my heart, but he left the fortress for the last time three years ago and never returned. ”

Diao sighed, "Maybe still wandering in the grasslands." This is a strange monk. Even Battle, who fought on the grassland, may not have been able to travel to every corner of the grassland in his life, the world is too big, the grassland is too big, and the climate is treacherous. How many of his manuscripts did you copy, first handed over to Lone, Lone overnight let people copy and bind, if there is a record of the grassland countries above, the meaning of the Eastern Xia is equally important. ”

Wang Mingcheng nodded.

After being familiar with the prescription circle, as soon as a few people went back, they saw the person sent by Zhao Guo.

Just talked about the monk Huiyuan, as soon as he heard that someone handed over the letter, Di Aniao's first reaction was to ask Wang Mingcheng: "This monk has been in and out of Hanhai several times, can't it be the Huiyuan you mentioned?" ”

Wang Mingcheng hesitated and asked in disbelief: "It's not such a coincidence, right?" ”

Dia Bird took two steps to himself, and suddenly turned around and instructed the comer, "Be courteous." What if you really have a letter to the emperor from the Tuhu Special Ministry? The monks who have been in and out of Hanhai several times, whether they are Huiyuan or not, are all respected. You send people to Lone, and Lone wants to see him. ”

Instructed the people sent by Zhao Guo to rest, Dia Niao hoped that Wang Mingcheng could first persuade the monks who were about to be escorted over, and pondered: "Mingcheng, Lone's itinerary has been arranged, and he will take someone to Hanhai tomorrow. If we can grasp the water source of Hanhai and lead an army across Hanhai, we will definitely be able to greatly exceed the enemy's expectations, which will be an indelible achievement for Dongxia and your court. ”

In order to show the significance of this matter, he sighed and said: "Lone has sent people to survey more than once, but the grasp of the water source is still not ideal, we Dongxia has built a few observation posts in it, and we also need to regularly transport clean water and food, it is said that there was once a river in the Hanhai, and then it turned into a dark river, and the country's local experts have made predictions according to the topography and a few parchment scrolls in the past, but they have not been verified, Lone has also tried to equip them with a compass, but soon someone reported it, and the compass reached some areas inside, The direction indicated is wrong. ”

Wang Mingcheng is proficient in geopolitics, thought for a while and said: "More than a hundred years ago, this generation of mountaineering is likely to deviate the direction of the dark river. And the scenery of the Hanhai Sea is still affected by the remnants of the dark river, I wonder if your people have counted this into it? ”

It suddenly occurred to him that he should also be proficient in geography, and beckoned him to follow him into the carriage.

When I got to the top, I spread out the map of the local bureau, and there was a whole picture of the Hanhai Sea on it.

A few red dotted lines speculate on the direction of the dark river, the source of which is a mountain thousands of miles away, and the end point is a sea of marshland dozens of miles to the east.

Wang Mingcheng thought for a moment and said: "The current war is related to Jingkang and Dongxia. If the king thinks that Hanhai is very important, I can also put aside the matter of looking for the dragon bone and go with the king, so that we might as well wait for the monk here, and at the same time gather the local experts from the country to find the location of the dark river once and for all, if it exists. ”

Dia Bird asked in an inquiring tone: "War is coming, let's hold our feet temporarily?" ”

Wang Mingcheng nodded.

He said: "It's one thing for the king to find it, but it's not necessarily a bad thing to make a big show if he can't find it. Students read books and are familiar with a saying: false and real, and soldiers are treacherous. ”

Dia Bird nodded.

Hanhai can't march, and he can't stop fighting.

The original intention of this trip was to cover up the truth if it could march, and to publicize it if it could not march.

He laughed twice, narrowed his eyes, pointed at Wang Mingcheng with his index finger and said, "You're right." Lone will do what you want. But Lone still has to explore the way first. Because Lone was afraid that the war would escalate in advance, once the scale of the war exceeded 50,000, Lone would have to go back to Yuyang to convene a national meeting and recruit the people of the whole country. ”

Wang Mingcheng dissuaded: "What's the use of the king coming first? Does the king want to walk through Hanhai first? ”

Dia Bird affirmed, "Yes." Lone has to walk in the Hanhai Sea first. Because the people of Dongxia all say that there is a palace of gods in Hanhai, and mortals can't find the direction when they go in, so they must go in once to dispel these nonsense, otherwise the dark river will be found and the water source will be there, but the soldiers are afraid that they will be swallowed by the Hanhai Sea. ”

Wang Mingcheng was taken aback, half got up and said, "Just now the king said that he wanted to go in, I thought the king was only walking on the edge." Since it is rumored that Hanhai is so dangerous, how can the king take risks lightly? ”

Dia Bird smiled and said softly, "You don't have to worry about this, you have a way to do it alone." It's not that no one has gone deep into Hanhai, the lone soldiers and horses are fast, and even many local counselors have gone deep into the ...... They can, Gu is naturally more confident, not to mention that Gu has already made an appointment with a partner. ”

It was getting dark.

Half of Wang Mingcheng's face was hidden in the darkness, and he arched himself and tried to dissuade him, forming a huge outline.

"The son of a thousand daughters, do not sit in the hall", this is the golden law that is spread in the Central Plains, as the emperor of the Ninety-Five, it is even more perennial to live in the deep palace, and it can't be moved.

At this time, Wang Mingcheng, like many scholars and officials in the Central Plains, felt the difference between Dia Niao and the princes of the Central Plains: this great king, he just loves to run around, and refuses to sit in the palace without saying anything, the more you say it is dangerous in front of him, the more reckless he wants to go, as if he is not a king if he doesn't go.

Dia Xue came to disturb and called them to eat.

Wang Mingcheng retracted his sculpture-like body, turned to Di Axue and said, "Princess Axue." Persuade the king. He wants to go deep into the Hanhai. ”

Diaxue wondered, "Go deep, go deep." What's all the fuss. ”

Dia Niao laughed and looked at Wang Mingcheng sarcastically: "The case of suing the orphan is really not the place, right, Ah Xue." ”

Wang Mingcheng emphasized: "Ah Xue, you don't know. There are many people who get lost in the Hanhai Sea. Encounter a quicksand storm and die for life. This Hui Yuan monk has a record. Camels can be buried in the bottom. ”

Di Axue let out an "ah" and begged: "Brother, it's so powerful." Then I'm going too. ”

Wang Mingcheng is wooden.

Dia Bird waved his hand at them and said with a smile: "Mingcheng." Aren't you causing trouble for orphans? ”

Turning his head, he carefully said to Di Axue: "You don't have the experience of surviving in the desert, so I let you stay because I want you to help Mingcheng preside over the major matter of calculating the dark river." Lonely, Lone is not to play, but to observe once, to see if ordinary people can tolerate the process of marching. What Ming Cheng said is not false, but it doesn't apply to Lonely, who has made an appointment with some mysterious partners. ”

Di Axue hurriedly asked, "Who?" ”

Dia Bird laughed and said softly, "Go." Walk. Dine. When they have finished eating, they should come, and when they are lonely, they will tell you. ”

Speaking of going to eat, Wang Mingcheng walked ahead, and Dia Niao stared at his back, smiling and nodding.

After eating and drinking, it was dark.

Dia Xue happily took Dia Bird's arm and asked, "Have you made an appointment?" ”

Dia Bird said, "Yes." They're coming. ”

He shouted, "Tooth pig." The face of the ice leopard is white, and the sun is not sunburned. You go and prepare it right away, and see who brings it to Lao Tzu. I made an appointment with my companion and set off tomorrow. Oh. When they come, it doesn't matter if you're ready or not. ”

A group of bullocks were full of food and drink, with a sleepy face, but when they heard this, they immediately became tigers, leopards and bears, all of them were spirited, and they attacked each other, loudly comparing whose faces were black.

Wang Mingcheng smiled bitterly and was powerless to recover......

Unexpectedly, while he was in a daze, the sturdy tooth-grabbing poked his head out from under his ribs, startling him, and after scaring him, he laughed like a sheepdog with a tongue out, and whispered, "Scholar." You speak for me. Let the king take me. I don't feel at ease with others. ”

They had been lively on the hill for a short time, and there was movement in the valley.

Hundreds of blue-maned wolves driven away by the Eastern Xia herdsmen passed by and roared in the valley.

Dia Bird has studied under Xie Daolin, and has made deductions about the absence of wolves in the grassland, plus the development of pastures in various places, are fighting wolves, I don't know what's going on, it's like having compassion for the wolves, afraid that the herdsmen will raise livestock and make the wolves extinct...... He stopped the bulls preparing their bows and arrows, and said with a smile, "Ah Xue." My brother's partner has already arrived, and I really want to set off with them now. ”