Listening to the sound of fading away, Feng Yin felt for the first time that there was an indescribable loneliness in her heart, and it was mixed with a trace of pain. This feeling slowly spread in his heart, and little by little it became deeper.

When she came to the agreed place with Tong Yan, she was already standing there waiting, and when she saw Hua Qingmo coming, she immediately knelt down.

"Tong Yan, the fifteenth head of the Tong family, has seen his master."

"Get up!" Hua Qingmo glanced at Tong Yan and spoke, and there were more questions in her heart. She originally thought that Yunwangfu just had a map to go to the Ghost Valley and had little to do with the Ghost Valley, but now that she saw Tong Yan, she was eighty percent sure that the Baili clan was from the Xiaoyao Kingdom.

After Tong Yan stood up, Hua Qingmo immediately asked out loud: "What is the status of the Baili clan in the Xiaoyao Country?" ”

"Master Qiqi, the Xiaoyao Kingdom is in turn to govern, and the ones who can become emperors are the Baili family, the Chu family, the Situ family and the Feng family, each of which will hold the throne for a hundred years, and then change to another family, which has been the case for thousands of years. And the Baili family, to which the master belongs, is one of the four royal families. The child's voice seemed particularly lonely in the night, as if it had come from a long past.

Hearing this, Hua Qingmo fell into deep thought, she really didn't expect that the Yun Wangfu of the Hua Dynasty would be one of the four royal families of the Xiaoyao Kingdom. But what she didn't expect was that the ancestors of the Baili family gave up the throne and went to the Hua Dynasty to be a prince, and I am afraid that there will not be a few in the world who can do this.

It's just that Baili Zheng accompanied the founding emperor of the Chinese Dynasty to conquer the world together with the former Prince of Chu, Prince De, and Prince of the West. Since this hundred miles of expedition is a free country, will the Chu family and the Situ family mentioned in this child's tale be the Chu royal mansion and the Situ royal family of the Hua Dynasty?

However, even if she had this guess, she was afraid that she would not be able to find evidence now. Just like Baili Yu told himself, Situ Heng and the others only knew about the Ghost Valley and the map, and they must know nothing about this free country.

"Tong Yan, who is in charge of the current Xiaoyao Country?" Hua Qingmo's eyes looked at Tong Yan and asked aloud.

"The master's family has been in power for forty years."

"Really?" Hua Qingmo heard Tong Yan's words and fell into deep thought. Then, she looked in the direction of the Xiaoyao Kingdom and said, "Tong Yan, do you know why my ancestors left the Xiaoyao Kingdom?" Did he leave alone? Moreover, since the Baili family still exists in Xiaoyao Kingdom, why do you respect me as the master? ”

"Master, forgive me, this matter is a confidential matter of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, Tong Yan does not know, but Tong Yan heard his grandfather say that the master of Baili, the little prince of the Chu family and the three princes of the Situ family came out of the Xiaoyao Kingdom together, and they never came back after that. And why Tong Yan respects the master is because our Tong family has been following the emperor of the Baili family for generations, and has been guarding the east of the country for generations under the orders of the Baili family. And in the Baili family, only the emperor can raise the Zhongyuan Shenhu and let it be regarded as the master. The master has the Zhongyuan Shenhu in his hands, so you are the master of Tong Yan. Tong Yan's voice had unspeakable respect in it, she looked at Hua Qingmo, and then said: "Forgive Tong Yan for taking the liberty to ask, why did the master come to Xiaoyao Country this time?" ”

Hearing Tong Yan's words, Hua Qingmo smiled slightly and said, "You know that I am coming with a large army, how can you not know what I am here for?" Now, I just want to ask you, let my army pass through the Luoxia Valley? ”

"The master has the Zhongyuan Divine Tiger by his side, even if Tong Yan can lead the beasts to stop it, but in the end, he will inevitably be taken under the majesty of the Lord of the Hundred Beasts and avoid it, so if the master wants to enter the Xiaoyao Kingdom from Luoxia Valley, Tong Yan will not stop it."

Hua Qingmo was a little surprised by these words, she looked at Tong Yan and asked aloud: "Can the Zhongyuan Divine Tiger really make the beasts avoid?" Hua Qingmo didn't believe what Tong Yan said, after all, she was only one small, and the herd of beasts was so huge, no matter how you looked at it, it felt a little impossible.

"Master, the Tong family has been able to drive all beasts for generations, the sound of the bamboo flute is one of them, and the other is the teeth of the Zhongyuan Divine Tiger." After Tong Yan finished speaking, he took out a pendant from the clothes around his neck, on which was a white tiger tooth hanging from a black string. Tong Yan held the tiger tooth, stared at it, and said: "When the head of each generation of the Tong family succeeds to the throne, the master of Sifang City will let people send a tooth of the Zhongyuan Divine Tiger, and with this tooth, the Tong family can drive the beasts and guard this place for generations." ”

"I see." When Hua Qingmo heard this, she finally understood the meaning of the words engraved on the stone gate when she went to get the map of Guigu. No wonder it would be said that as long as there is the company of the Zhongyuan Divine Tiger, it will inevitably reduce a lot of danger, and this is the meaning.

Then, Hua Qingmo took out a piece of blood-colored hook jade from the brocade bag, put it in the palm of her hand, looked at Tong Yan, and asked, "Tong Yan, do you know what this blood-colored hook jade is for?" ”

"I heard from my grandfather that each of the four royal families has a blood-colored hook jade in their hands, which seems to be used to open the passage for placing secret medicines in the Ghost Valley." Tong Yan stared at the magatama tightly and said with some uncertainty.

"What's in the Ghost Valley?" When Hua Qingmo heard Tong Yan's words, she couldn't help but clench the hook jade in her hand and asked again.

As soon as he heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Master, in the Xiaoyao Country, the Ghost Valley is a forbidden place, and no one is allowed to enter it at will, and only people from the four royal families can enter and exit it. So Tong Yan didn't know anything about the ghost valley. However, since the master has returned to the free country, let his subordinates take you back to Sifang City, and now that His Majesty is about to die, the master is a person who is a Zhongyuan Shenhu, and he is one of the heirs to the throne. ”

Tong Yan's words made Hua Qingmo stunned, from these words, she probably understood that the succession to the throne of this Xiaoyao Country should be both male and female, otherwise Tong Yan would not say such a thing. It's a pity that her goal is only the secret medicine of the Ghost Valley, and the emperor of this Xiaoyao Country will let the rest of the Baili family who have never met inherit it!

After that, Hua Qingmo asked Tong Yan some things about Xiaoyao Country, and also had a general understanding of this country that has been established for thousands of years. However, what amazed her the most was that the seven major families around the Guardian Valley could survive thousands of years without being invaded by other countries, and the strength of these people was really terrifying.

Following.

Hua Qingmo led the army directly through the Luoxia Valley, entered the territory of Xiaoyao Country, and then advanced to the place where the Ghost Valley was located. When they were camping and resting in the evening, news came that the other two route armies had also entered the free country, and along with this news came another secret order from the Linyue Emperor.

That is, go to the Ghost Valley and seize the secret medicine.

The moment she saw the secret order, Hua Qingmo had already determined that her previous conjecture was right. The Emperor of Linyue asked them to secretly send troops to attack Xiaoyao, all they wanted was the secret medicine in the Ghost Valley, and then create a death army for him to fight in all directions.

Among the three route armies, she is the closest to the Ghost Valley, and she can get to the surroundings of the Ghost Valley in about a day or two. The other two armies seem to be attacking the east and the west on the one hand, and the other is coming, and the time will be much longer. Emperor Linyue probably knew this as well, and asked her to wait around the Ghost Valley for ten days. Ten days later, if the other two armies did not arrive, she would lead the army into the Ghost Valley alone.

About five miles away from the Ghost Valley, Hua Qingmo chose a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. After settling the army, she took Xiaoxiao in the direction of the Ghost Valley alone, wanting to check it out first.

After arriving at the destination, Hua Qingmo was suddenly stunned by the scene in front of her. In front of her was a lake that could not be seen as far as the eye could see, in which the water was sparkling and rippling, which seemed to be extremely agile, but in fact, it was a kind of weirdness that made people want to escape. Because the lake in front of me is a pure black lake, like ink, black weird, black thick, black horror.

Not only that, but in this blackwater lake, Wang Lian grows. Even though it's only February, the royal lotus here is like a summer day, floating on a black water, like a large emerald green jade plate floating on the water. And against the backdrop of the black water, the leaves of those royal lotuses look even more verdant. Looking from afar, above the black water, the green leaves are full of greenery, but it is a different kind of prosperous scene.

In the middle of the black water, about six or seven miles away from Hua Qingmo, there is a huge island, although Hua Qingmo can't see it really from a long distance, but she can be sure that it is the ghost valley that everyone dreams of.

After standing on the shore of Heishui Lake for a while, Hua Qingmo turned around and was about to go back when she saw Yun Yawen standing behind her. He was dressed in a soldier's coarse cloth shirt, his black hair tied up by a square scarf, and his outfit was extremely simple. But even so, it still can't hide his brilliance, noble and elegant.

The eyes of the two collided unexpectedly, and Yun Yawen's calm eyes reflected Hua Qingmo's elegant and beautiful face, and the bottom of his eyes became more and more calm, burying an indescribable fluctuation.

"Prince Yawen, please wait a few more days, Qingmo will definitely offer the secret medicine of the Ghost Valley with both hands." After being silent for a long time, Hua Qingmo broke the peace with a voice.

"There's no rush on the secret medicine, and if possible, I'd like to postpone it for a few months." A hint of a smile appeared on Yun Yawen's extremely handsome face, he stepped forward slowly, walked to Hua Qingmo's side, looked at the strange black water lake in front of him, and said: "After this separation, I am afraid that we will never see each other again, in this peaceful day, I want to take a good look at you, as the last gift God gave me before letting me kill with my hands." ”

Hearing this, the smile on the corner of Hua Qingmo's lips fell, and her eyes looked ahead, her eyes were extremely distant: "Prince Yawen, you are so outstanding, a woman like Qingmo is not worthy of you being so concerned." Besides, in Qingmo's life, the heart was only given to one person. ”

"Really?" Yun Yawen chuckled, his smile was gentle and touching mixed with a hint of loneliness, and then, there was an unspeakable silence between the two, as if it was as quiet as a late night. After a long time, Yun Yawen turned his head sideways, looked at Hua Qingmo's beautiful face, and said word by word: "Are you happy now?" ”

Such a question made Hua Qingmo stunned for a moment, she turned her head to look at Yun Yawen, her dark eyes seemed to be enriched with a layer of black water fluctuating around her. Looking at Yun Yawen quietly, Hua Qingmo's gaze calmed down from the fluctuations.

"Because of him, I am very happy."