Chapter 26: The Contest
From the second son's dormitory to the castle of the city lord, it is about dozens of miles, and soon the bright fall and the wind come to the gate of the main hall.
The blood stains of the fierce battle just now in the city have been cleared, and even the smell of blood has been covered up with fragrant flowers and the fragrance of flower juice.
The Qilin Army was stationed outside the main hall, that is, where the Seven-Colored Wing Dragon Army had just been wiped out, and another bloody storm was about to begin.
The guards did not stop as before, and the guards informed Mingluo and the second prince Fenglai that only the two of them could go in, Qingyao was left outside the main hall, and Mingluo instructed the commander of the Qilin Army to take good care of it.
Fei Lai and Mingluo walked into the city lord's hall, surrounded by brilliant lights, jade pillars carved dragons and tigers, very magnificent. I saw that the cloud top fragrant wood in the main hall was the beam, the crystal jasper was the lamp, the pearl was the hanging lian, and the gold was the pillar.
The wide agarwood seat is hung with a big tent full of rain, and the tent is embroidered with pearls and silver threads and jade hall flowers, and the wind rises and the tent moves, like a heavenly fairyland.
There is a huge big pearl hanging on the big top of the hall, shining, like a bright moon, and the ground is covered with white jade.
In the middle of the main hall, Feng Tianling sat on the seat and saw the second son and Mingluo coming over, but did not get up. The appearance of the old dragon clock, the expression is tired.
Let Mingluo and the second prince feel that the old city lord is still sad for the eldest son, and he has not yet gotten out of the pain in his heart. Mingluo and the second son also uncharacteristically did not meet each other, but sat on the guest seat on the side. I just obviously felt that the second son's hand was trembling.
The Lord of Wind City didn't seem to pay attention to these etiquettes either: "You have worked hard, now that the big thing has been decided, I feel old for my father, and I will pass on the throne to you in a few days." Feng Lai pursed his lips and said nothing, Mingluo got up and saluted back: "The old city lord is not safe in the Holy Body, and after a few days of rest, it will be as good as ever, but how should this eldest prince fall?"
The city lord sighed heavily and said: "That rebel, after being caught by me, still did not repent, and wanted to kill me with a sword, I was in a hurry, so I killed him." Mingluo's expression darkened and he didn't say anything, the second son came to his side, his teeth were clenched, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding.
The city lord got up and comforted: "I am also very distressed, but such a rebellious son, it is also a disaster to stay." Come to someone, serve wine, and celebrate the two heroes. ”
Not long after, two black-clothed guards with knives hanging from their waists brought out two glasses of wine and presented them to Mingluo and the second son. Mingluo took the wine glass and looked at it carefully and said, "City Lord, is it still necessary to perform this play?" The City Lord was not surprised and said, "The play must be done enough, otherwise the plot will not develop well." ”
The second son got up and pinched the neck of a man in black with lightning speed, and poured the wine from the wine glass into the mouth of the man in black.
The city lord shook his head and said, "Do you have to pierce it so early? you are in such a hurry to die, but you can tell me when you feel wrong, did you not see the seven-colored pterodactyl army is not there, but it is too late." ”
The corners of Mingluo's mouth moved, "Your Excellency, you still overestimate yourself, and the biggest mistake is that you don't understand the Ming family's army. ”
"Tell me about it. The city lord asked with a smile.
"The subordinates you sent should not reply to the inquiries of the second son, my subordinates do not dare to answer other people's inquiries without my permission. I've told the second son that things are not as simple as we think. Mingluo said in a hard tone.
The city lord pulled down his mask, and the black-clothed guard leader covered his face with a black veil and said: "I didn't expect this detail, even if I do a good job, I can't hide it from General Ming, since the general knows that it is a trap, why do you want to walk in, is it to give me a chance to eliminate you." ”
"It's just to confirm whether the eldest prince and the city lord are still there, but now it seems that there is no need. Mingluo patted the second son's shoulder and said.
The black-clothed leader clapped his hands and said, "No matter what the reason, just come in, why don't you ask who I am and who my master is?" ”
The second son sneered: "There is no need to ask, because I will definitely chase to the end, so that the enemies who hurt my family will die." ”
Mingluo followed: "Yes, revenge will be avenged." It's just that if you do this, you won't be afraid of the Emperor of Heaven asking about it. ”
The black-clothed commander said: "Now it is rumored outside that the second prince has killed the eldest prince and the city lord for the position of the city lord, and now as long as you are killed, what suspicion does the emperor have of us, and then killing you is just to avenge the city lord." ”
The black-clothed armor is densely gathered, the armor is made of thick alloy, and the thickness is thickened, and he doesn't care about the attack of the blade, the black-clothed armor is full of spikes, and there is no way to resist it with his hands.
Mingluo said to Feilai, "Be careful." "The sword in his hand is like a dragon, dancing up and down, the tip of the sword is not in the gap in the armor, and the sword qi in the body of the wandering person is gone, and the people who are close to the armor army are beaten to one piece, but there are many people, one piece is poured, and the other piece catches up quickly, and gradually falls into the disadvantage.
The black-clothed commander stood on the throne, looking at everything in front of him, and his face was actually proud. But the frustration came faster.
The roar of the rune arrow, an arrow exploded the hall, Mingluo's eyes were full of smiles, and finally waited for the reinforcements, shocking, the eighteen arrows of the wind city of the weeping ghosts and gods came, the arrow was on the bow Xuan, the rune arrow came out of the bow and whistled, the arrow was like a flowing cloud, taking people's lives.
The terrifying thing about the eighteen arrows is its rune arrows, which are spells written by the mages of Windy City, spells can make the arrows accelerate, as fast as lightning, and the arrows are filled with black **, and they will explode when they hit the target.
The eighteen arrows of Windy City are the eighteen people who are the sharpest attacks under Ming Luo's men, and the people sent by Ming Luo's second son after leaving the palace are actually beckoning them back. The artillery array that was dumb was what they did.
The sharp weapon of the country cannot be released unless it is dangerous, and it will be victorious when it is released. The black-clothed armor also turned into tofu under the arrows of the Eighteen Archers. As soon as an arrow comes in, it starts exploding. The black-clothed commander watched as his armor was torn apart, and his head and bloody flesh flew all over the sky.
Mingluo packed up these black-clothed armored soldiers, turned his face to the black-clothed commander and said, "It's your turn." ”
The black-clothed commander laughed, screamed a few times towards the sky, the ground began to shake, and Mingluo and the second prince hurriedly left the hall with eighteen arrows.
The monster emerged from the ground, and the entire hall was on his back, but as the monster stood up, the hall slipped off his back, and a deep pit was buried in the ground.
The black-clothed commander flew over the monster's head and looked at Mingluo and the others who had run away on the ground. Bright and thin a large number of this monster. It is tall and cloudy, with four long sharp claws, a pointed nose and a short nose, large and dull eyes, the fur on the whole body is as smooth as snow, and the horns on the head emit a faint golden light. On both sides there is a pair of wings that cover the sky. The limbs are strong and powerful. Bloody mouth with sharp teeth, dripping drools on the ground without tails.
The thing of the underworld, Mingluo was shocked in his heart, but he couldn't remember what it was for a while? The black-clothed commander did not attack, and bounced off the ground with the monster and flew westward.
Qing Yao surrounded him with the Qilin soldiers and said, "How did he escape." The second prince explained: "He is a thing from the underworld, and the celestial meter can detect his location. ”
Mingluo asked Qing Yao with concern: "How are you outside?" Qing Yao said, after you left, the guard soldiers arranged for us to rest outside. But we came with the Eighteen Arrows. ”
A few days later, the Emperor of Heaven decreed that the second son, Fenglai, would be the lord of Windy City.
The celebration of the city lord began on the third day, and the father of Windy City Qingyao, the king of Nanjun and the king of Beijun, also came to the capital to congratulate him.
The next morning, in the drizzle, Mingluo left the General's Mansion and traveled westward to a mansion, which was the temporary residence of the county lord of Qingyao.
As soon as Ming Luo got off the horse, a man walked over and said, "See General Ming, your subordinates are Andy, the guards of the county lord of Qingyao, and the princess has received your greeting stickers yesterday, so let your subordinates come down to greet you." ”
Mingluo under the leadership of Andy, saw Qing Yao playing in the boudoir, Andy retreated, heard the sound of Qing Yao's piano, the river was rolling eastward, the jade hand flicked, only to see that Qianqian's jade fingers playing quickly on the strings, the piano sound was sharp and high, but not intense. It is like countless fierce horses running to meet the rising sun......
Mingluo couldn't help but dance the sword, the moonlight flew down the begonia branches, and the spring breeze and drums on the floor were sad. The jade cup sucks up and leaks, and the golden sword dances and the flowers move.
The sound of the piano is affectionate, the sword is affectionate, and the drizzle accompanies you.
Mingluo and Qing Yao looked at each other and smiled, Qing Yao said: "The general is coming, there must be something important to discuss, please speak up." ”
Mingluo raised his hand and said, "Mingluo has always suspected that there are others behind the black-clothed commander. ”
"Wasn't it arranged by the people of the underworld?" asked Qing Yao.
"The man in black who appeared that day was indeed from the underworld, and later I found out that he might be one of the nine great generals of the underworld, Yuexin, and his spirit beast, but it is impossible for him to use so many troops, there must be someone behind the scenes to support him. Mingluo's tone was affirmative.
"Who could it be, did you start with the identity of the soldier and the poison of the second son?" Qing Yao reminded Ming Luodao
Mingluo said: "Poison, the second prince has arranged an investigation, I have already arranged for someone to investigate the origin of these people, but I haven't found anything yet, but according to the soil under their feet, I found that they are from Beijun." ”
Qing Yao exclaimed: "King Beijun! ”
Mingluo said: "This can only depend on the results of the final snake venom investigation, whether it is the same as mine, may I ask the girl what she knows about this poison." ”
Qing Yao said: "I am fortunate to have heard the medical saint say that this kind of snake, this snake is also called a two-headed snake, it eats meat for a living, but it eats poisonous creatures in the deep forest, and absorbs their toxins for a living, so the older the poison, the stronger the poison." ”
"I also heard from the Medical Saint that many cultivators adopt snake yin poison cultivation, allowing the toxin to permeate the whole body and become a poison, and some cultivators end up falling into the demon category in order to cultivate quickly, which is not tolerated by the Three Realms. ”
Mingluo couldn't help asking, "Then where did you hear about this snake?" ”
"Windy City North County!" Qing Yao replied without hesitation.