Chapter 359 The Tower of the World
"Hands and feet are light, don't be discovered!!".
In the dark night, Sun Jian and his entourage quietly came out of the rear army, and Cheng Puhan, who was walking in the middle, reminded everyone in a low voice.
But fortunately, the soldiers brought by Sun Jian this time were the elite of the elite, and they traveled quietly, and they slipped out of the army without knowing it~~ by night~~
"Hehe~~ Qiao Lao is really a clever plan~~ How did you always know that there were no sentry posts in the rear army?" Sun Jian sat leisurely on the horse and asked with a smile.
Qiao Lao smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and said, "It's not that there is no sentry, but that the rear army sentry has no military discipline at all, which ~~hehehehe~~ Although the general He Jin is arrogant, the soldiers he brought out really dare not compliment, which is why the general never commands the troops~~~."
"Hey~~ In this way, He Jin can be regarded as self-aware~~~ But why did you call this Wen Belt Soldier out again this time? Doesn't he know that this Zhang Wen is even more unbearable~~~" Sun Ce on the side smiled, he didn't have any prejudice against He Jin, but he felt disgusted with this Zhang Wen from the bottom of his heart.
"No one is available~~~ You don't know that Luoyang is indeed upside down now, and it is extremely chaotic~~ The dispute between He Jin's party and the ten permanent servants has intensified, I'm afraid this war will start soon~~ He Jin will definitely keep some capable people by his side at this time, so this expedition, of course, can only call this vain Zhang Wen to come~~~."
"I see~~~ Luoyang is so chaotic now~ Alas, if I hadn't been injured, I really wanted to go on a trip and see what those people who are also from the world have excelled" Sun Jian sighed with a little regret.
Zhou Yu on the side lowered his head at this time, and he didn't know what he was thinking, Qiao Lao looked at him and asked with a smile, "Zhou Lang seems to have something on his mind~~ It's better to say it for everyone to hear~~."
Zhou Yu looked up at Sun Jian, hesitated for a moment and said, "I think Uncle Sun is a little too hasty to come out this time~~~ I have an ominous premonition, although I don't know why, but I am always restless~~~."
"Zhou Lang is too worried~~~Hehehe~~ You are young and talented, and Dongwu will rely on you and Ce'er in the future, and now I naturally have to lay a good foundation for you, otherwise how can I succeed in the future~~~."
"Having said that, but this Xiliang and his party always feel weird, only from the attack on my uncle halfway to the robbery in the forest, this step by step seems to be carefully designed, and from my short contact with the leader of the Qiang tribe, this person has not yet had the ability ~~ to design such an interlocking lore ~~~."
Sun Jian pondered for a moment, recalled the experience of Mo Tong robbing and killing himself that day, and nodded in response, "Well~~ That's true, now that I think about it, he had many opportunities to kill me that day, but he missed them all~~~~ This person is too cautious, and he really doesn't look like someone who can have such a scheming ~~~ Then who do you say will be behind this? ”。
"I don't know~~" Zhou Yu had no clue, so he could only sigh and say, "I just feel something, I hope it's just a wrong premonition~~~."
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the military horses in front, and not long after everyone came out of the army, Sun Jian was taken aback, and immediately thought that he had been discovered, and hurriedly looked forward.
I saw a thin figure, from far to near, fluttering, light like a fallen leaf, silent, and came to Sun Jian in an instant.
Everyone was shocked, Qiao Lao leaned sideways in front for the first time, looking at this thin man with vigilant eyes, and his expression became nervous, this person brought him a stronger feeling than that Mo Tuo, Mo Tuo is a fierce beast, dangerous but traceable, and this person is like a ghost, it is very likely that you will be killed silently~~~
"Hahaha~~Don't panic~~ I'm not here to harm the head of the Sun family~~~" The person who came smiled slightly, stood still and said.
"Who are you, and why do you know about the movements of our army?" Sun Ce and Zhou Yu outflanked him on the left and right, faintly surrounding him in the middle, and besieged him on three sides if something was wrong.
"Don't you ask me what I'm here for? Why do you have to make such a big move~~" The person who came calmly took out a letter from his arms, shook it casually and said, "This letter can be given to the head of the Sun family~~~."
Sun Ce picked it up with one hand, took the letter, and just when he was about to open it, suddenly the figure of the person flashed, and he retreated sharply, and when everyone reacted, he had already floated out of the distance of three feet, and then twisted his body, brushed twice and disappeared into the night, leaving only a sentence in the air, "Please take a look at the head of the Sun family first~~~~".
"This person is sneaky~~ It's better for the head of the family to ignore it~~" Cheng Pu is more sophisticated, and there is something strange in this, as long as he feels that it is inappropriate, he will not act rashly.
Qiao Lao agreed with this statement, "Demou said well, acting strangely, there must be a demon, I think this letter is not to read for the time being~~~ It's better to rush back as soon as possible."
Sun Jian smiled slightly, "What can I do with a mere letter~~ Qiao Lao is too cautious, Demou~~~ Open the way ahead, let's go~~."
As he spoke, he had already taken the letter from Sun Ce's hand, and when he started it, he only felt that the weight of the letter was wrong, so he opened the outer cover casually.
"Father~~ There seems to be something in this letter ~~~".
Just before Sun Ce's words fell, Sun Jian had already opened the outer seal, and with a soft sound, an item slipped from the seal and fell to the ground.
"The first close-fitting jade pendant !!" Sun Jian hurriedly turned over and dismounted, picked it up and saw that it was really good, it was Qin Jie's jade pendant, and there were faint traces of blood on it, Sun Jian felt bad in his heart, and hurriedly opened the letter to check.
"Don't!!" Seeing that this was wrong, Qiao Lao hurriedly stopped it.
"No~~~poof~poof~~" But it was too late, I saw Sun Jian rushing to attack his heart, opening his mouth and spurting out a mouthful of blood, and the person fell backwards.
"Hold on!" Just when everyone was shocked, Qiao Lao had already stepped forward, holding Sun Jian's back with one arm, and screamed, gathering all his strength in the other hand.
"Drink!" A stream of true qi came up with him, enveloping Sun Jian in it, "I use my true qi to protect his lifeline, you go and prepare ice water, remember~~ The cooler the better."
Someone immediately opened the luggage of the army, and there was spare ice cubes in it, mixed with the water, and immediately brought the water cold.
"Clamp it hard for me, don't let him move," Qiao Lao said in a deep voice.
When Cheng Puhan sandwiched Sun Jian in the middle with one left and one right, Qiao Lao suddenly swiped in the water with his hand, and countless streams of water shot straight towards Sun Jian's acupoint, and these streams hit Sun Jian at the same time.
I saw that he was shocked, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his eyes opened faintly, but at this time, Sun Jian was like a weak old man, with a sad look on his face, tears in his eyes, and no one present had ever seen Sun Jian look like this.
Qiao Lao collected his strength, gently waved his hand, stepped forward to support Sun Jian's arms, and said in a low voice, "People can't be resurrected after death~~Let's mourn and change~~ You still have a heavy responsibility to do, and you must not have an accident~~~ You are not living alone for you~~ understand? “。
"I understand~~understand~~, but ~~~".
"Father~~~On the letter~~" Sun Ce was about to open his mouth, only to see Zhou Yu pull him away, his face was gloomy as water, and he said word by word, "The overall situation is important, this revenge will not be avenged~~ swear not to be a person~~~".
In this gloomy atmosphere, even the two girls who had always been cheerful became sullen and unusually serious, Sun Jian held the letter and the jade pendant tightly in his hand, and his mood was extremely painful, and finally under the repeated persuasion of Qiao Lao, he finally got into the carriage.
At this time, he can no longer ride a horse, the injury and the blow to his heart made Sun Jian seem to be ten years old in an instant, just in his prime, he was shrouded in a lifeless emotion, Sun Jian, who was physically and mentally exhausted, lay motionless on the carriage, and kept recalling the past in his mind, Qin Jie and the others crossed their faces one by one, and their eyes were always with tears, and the sadness lingered.
And Zhou Yu, who was riding on horseback, clenched his teeth at this time, his lips were about to be bitten by him and bleed, his eyes were shining, and his whole body was full of true anger.
After Sun Ce understood the matter, he became silent, this silence was extremely abnormal, it was the kind of dead silence before the outbreak, no one knew what the consequences would be when he broke out, only then would he really know.
In this way, the group gradually drifted away in an atmosphere of silence and grief and indignation, Xiliang was a place they would never want to mention again, the pain caused to them here may never go away, and the energy behind the pain was unimaginable to anyone.
At the same time, far away in the hundreds of miles of Nanyang, Jingzhou, there is a huge village, which seems to be ordinary, but it has a breathtaking architecture and an intimidating name.
This place is one of the seven gates of the famous rivers and lakes, Nanyang [Absolute Weapon Building], the name of the Absolute Weapon, as the name suggests, in the creation of weapons, the Absolute Weapon Building can be called the first of the Han Dynasty, the annual supply of equipment to the imperial court, can support the expenditure of the Absolute Weapon Building for three years, it can be seen how strong its financial resources are.
In the middle of the village, there is a tall attic, the attic is octagonal, five floors high and eight battles six, covering an area of nearly ten acres, the attic is surrounded by an artificial river, there are four stone bridges, ingenious workmanship, the river does not stop flowing, from the underground to the river outside the village, there are gates all around, there are four guards next to each door day and night, look at its momentum can know that they are all those who have profound internal strength.
You can imagine its scale, not to mention in Jingzhou, even in the Luoyang Palace, there is no such magnificent pavilion.
The people of this village are no different from other places, they live and work in peace and contentment, and they are often visited by merchants and other merchants, because the people are rich and their families are abundant, and they are deeply loved by merchants.
Although the residents of the village are safe and happy, there is an unwritten rule that all children, as long as they reach the age of six, will be taken to the stone bridge to be selected in the attic, and those who can be selected to be selected into the building are all gifted, and their families will be honored.
Of course, it is an unwritten rule that these people are willing to bring their children to come, and they have never been coerced in the attic, and they do not come at will, but there are still many people who come with children every year, and even more, there are thousands of miles to rush here, just to be selected into the building, which shows its momentum, and every year on this day, there will be a sea of people here, and it is very lively.
And on this day, the gates, which are rarely closed in normal times, were all merged, and the guards outside the gate were heavily guarded, and everyone was angry, and their eyes seemed to be able to burst into flames, glaring at everyone who came.
Such a move discouraged and deterred all those who came to accept the selection.
Just when everyone was discussing, suddenly a door was opened, and a person came out of it and opened his mouth and said, "Folks, there is something important in the building today, and the screening will be postponed for ten days, please go back first~~~."