Chapter 30 The Floating Palace of Hangu Pass
The majestic Hangu Pass gate slowly opened, the narrow valley road could only accommodate a carriage to pass, at this time a huge black carriage like a palace was shrouded in black cloth layer by layer, pulled by fifteen horses, stepped out of the air, floated forward above the Hangu Guan Valley Road, under the carriage were thousands of ironclad Qin soldiers, their expressions were solemn, their steps were steady, and their breathing had a unified rhythm, thousands of people breathed and breathed to let their energy flow with it, and the branches and leaves all over the mountains and fields were relieved and rolled up with the energy of the Qin soldiers. Causing the mountains to buzz and reverberate, this group of silent troops containing infinite power accompanied the huge carriage in the sky to walk outside the pass, the guards of Hangu Pass did not let out a long breath of turbidity until this group of people completely disappeared from view, there was a feeling of being rescued after drowning, but their backs were already soaked in the cool autumn season.
There was no one to command the whole team, they just had to follow the carriage in the air all the way forward, this floating carriage was covered with black cloth, but there was a steady stream of consciousness emanating out, connected to the consciousness of each Qin soldier, everyone was tied to one person, and one person was everyone.
The floating palace did not fall to the ground until it was dark to rest, and thousands of soldiers, ordered by the consciousness of the owner of the carriage, quietly surrounded the carriage in the center, each took out food and ate and drank in silence, without any communication with each other.
At midnight everyone fell asleep, and even when they slept, they breathed at the same pace.
The giant carriage stopped quietly in the center of the procession, all the scattered consciousness swept back like a low tide, the cover cloth outside the carriage was windless and automatic, and after the cover was calm, the window was gently lifted by the people in the carriage, and there was a real darkness inside, even the moonlight was cut off, unable to enter the carriage, a palm that could not be described in words stretched out from the window, as if bathed in moonlight, the fingers spread out in turn, and gently dotted in the air rhythmically, when the dark clouds covered the moon, this palm was quietly withdrawn, A few more grains of fluorescent light appeared in the air as the finger flicked through the clouds, and when the moon passed through the dark clouds and scattered the glow again on the earth, these fluorescent lights were awakened, and they conjured into slender wings that flew into the infinite sky, and everything was silent again.
Wu Ye followed the passenger ship along the way to inquire about the news, but no one has ever seen the miraculous event of the sky falling from the sky and the ship disappearing out of thin air, the boat boss comforted Wu Ye not to be discouraged, according to his experience of wandering for many years, no news may be the best news.
Wu Ye, who is optimistic by nature, also believes that Wu Yong and Zeng Jing are still alive in the world, but the Central Plains is so big, the sky is different, and it is not easy to see each other again. Instead of being depressed, it is better to live happily and tell yourself that sooner or later, there will still be a day when brothers will meet. Wu Ye sat in Shiguan with this cabin, a ship of staff are very fond of this laughing and hard-working young man, when parting, everyone sent something to Wu Ye as a souvenir, the crew went south and north, the collection of things is strange, Wu Ye does not take the items expensive, a smile accepted, but unfortunately he is penniless, otherwise he will give back some silver taels to the crew to express his gratitude for being taken care of by everyone these days. The boat boss waved his hand very boldly, but gave Wu Ye a few taels of silver, these are all exchanged for everyone's wandering on the river, although it is not much, but it is very precious, after experiencing that inexplicable change, everyone's feelings are much deeper, Wu Ye took everyone's blessings and stepped on the land of Shiguan.
Shiguan is located in the northwest corner of the Jin Kingdom, the location is remote, two hundred miles away from the Hanguan Valley, there are only a small number of defenders, this time the Qin State attacked on a large scale, and it is estimated that Shiguan will not be spared. Wu Ye saw from a distance that the gate of the city had not been closed, and people were coming and going, and it was peaceful. Entering Shiguan City, Wu Ye first found an inn to rest, Shiguan City originally had Jin merchants and Yan merchants who went west and south to rest here, since the nomads in the west were annihilated by the Qin State, the merchants no longer do business with the west, and now the Qin and Jin are at war, I don't know how the Jin merchants handled themselves in this war.
After observing for a long time, Wu Ye strangely found that this small northwest city was not as remote and dilapidated as he imagined, but the building was luxurious, rich in materials, many luxury items had never been seen in Hongshui, and several strings of red lanterns were hung on more wooden buildings, and several listless middle-aged people continued to catch up on sleep while yawning.
Wu Ye walked around Shiguan City all afternoon, and inquired about a lot of interesting information, for example, about seventy miles northwest of Shiguan City, there is a horse mountain, this mountain looks like a horse galloping with hooves, and some people even say that when everything is quiet at night, you can hear the sound of horses neighing from this mountain.
Wu Ye casually slipped up the city tower and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he could see the shadow of a mountain range, maybe it was Junma Mountain. Looking down from the city tower, the bustling merchant convoy is rushing to the city, I heard the people in the city say that since the Qin and Jin Dynasty started the war, the merchants who come and go in Shiguan City have become more, I don't know what they mean by doing it, as the so-called wealth and wealth are in danger, there is no huge benefit, this group of businessmen will not risk their lives.
After the night fell, Shiguancheng finally revealed its true face, everywhere was full of lights, singing and dancing, and the middle-aged people who were confused during the day had changed into young women in revealing clothes, disturbing the guests on the streets.
"Guest officer, there is a young woman in there to play and sing for you."
"This son, look at the slave family's clothes like this, hey, don't go."
Wu Ye was walking on the street, when suddenly two meat balls flashed in front of him, and the owner of the meat balls put his left hand on Wu Ye's shoulder, and said in a greasy and sweet voice: "Where did you come from such a handsome little brother, come and accompany my sister upstairs to play." ”
Wu Ye watched the other party twist his waist and swing his hips, showing off coquettishness, and smiled helplessly, he was such a person, no matter how embarrassing he was, the smile always hung on his face.
The coquettish woman saw Wu Ye's handsome appearance clearly, and her eyes immediately brightened, and she couldn't wait to pull Wu Ye to go upstairs, and said: "Cheap you, cheap you, my sister has taken a fancy to you today, don't charge money, go upstairs with my sister and be happy." ”
As soon as he turned around, Wu Ye had already slipped to the corner of the street.
Wu Ye leaned his back against the wall, panting heavily, while laughing self-deprecatingly, although he was eighteen, he was already at the age of marriage and childbirth in a normal family, but he had never had such close contact with a woman, and he was given on the spot by this coquettish woman's style, and it took him a long time to think of running away, which was really a little embarrassing, but the jade rabbit that was about to come out was really unforgettable.
"Yo, where did this handsome little brother come from, don't run away, come and sit upstairs and listen to the little song."
Wu Ye dared to stop, and fled back to the inn with a smoke.