Although the foreign side is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is a series of mountains and mountains, stretching and undulating on the south bank of the river, and there are 72 peaks. Among them, the steepest is the middle peak Taimur Mountain, which is 500 zhang high and is the highest mountain in the Central Plains. It is rumored that the first wife of King Yu Tu Shan was born here, there is a temple of Qi Mu under the mountain, so it is called "Tai Room", after Xia Qi established the Xia Dynasty, he respected Tai Mur Mountain as a holy mountain, in order to commemorate his mother.

The terrain of Mount Taimuro is steep, and there is only a trail from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, "Fairy Road".

The Immortal Dao is known as the Immortal Dao, and as the name suggests, only the Immortal can climb the rock. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen how difficult the road is, and usually only some skilled and daring herb pickers dare to climb the rock. It's just that in the past few years, none of the medicine pickers who went up the mountain have been able to come back alive, and over time, the mountain people under the mountain have rumored that there are man-eating spirits on the mountain, and no one dares to go up the mountain anymore.

Although Han Xin was seriously injured, he walked without hindrance after a few days of cultivation, and with Xingyu on the side, there was no big problem going up the mountain. The footsteps of Mount Taimuro are rare, and the natural scenery is also very beautiful, Han Xin is a feast for his eyes along the way, and even his mood is much more relaxed.

Compared with the endless battles in the world, this mountain is like a paradise, where you can completely abandon the troubles and desires of the world. It is no wonder that Anjisheng chose this place as a place of cultivation, and it is also very discerning.

Xingyu is obviously familiar with this place, and is extremely familiar with it. It's no wonder that she has followed her master to practice in the mountains and forests since she was a child, which is one of the main places to stay.

Xingyu stretched out his hand and pulled Han Xin up, sat down a little out of breath, wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and glanced at Han Xindao; "I can't see that you are such a thin person, but you are so heavy."

Han Xin smiled, ignored her, and just turned his eyes to look at the mountains and forests in the distance. A small waterfall hangs in the mountains in the distance, and the sound of water can be faintly heard, and it looks like a jade belt across the waist of the mountain peak from a distance, which makes people look at it refreshedly.

Xingyu was wiping the beads of sweat from his face, but when he saw Han Xin looking into the distance with a leisurely expression, he couldn't help but be angry, glared at him and said angrily; "Is it pretty?"

Han Xin nodded grinningly and said; "Yes, I didn't expect there to be such scenery in the world, you enjoy living here."

Xingyu couldn't help but purse his lips when he heard this, and said disapprovingly; "That's your first time here, if you were me, living in these boring scenes for more than ten years, if you can still see it, then I will count you as capable."

Han Xin laughed when he heard this; "That's right, the place where I used to live was a bamboo forest, I was annoyed by watching it for a few years, and now I think about it very nostalgic."

Xingyu nodded when he heard this, glanced at Han Xin again, and his tone changed to judo; "Your body can still hold it."

Han Xin nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm not so weak, I can't help it, like me, who crawls on the battlefield, will naturally be measured." As long as you don't do it, it shouldn't be a big deal, and you can be cured after a month of cultivation. ”

After speaking, he looked at Xingyu with a smile and said; "If your master wants to kill me in a while, you can cover me a little more, I am powerless now, it all depends on you, beauty."

Xingyu glared at him, "You don't have to provoke me, although I'm not a big husband, but the little woman spends a lot of money when she speaks." Since you are so righteous and keep your promises, I said that I will protect you thoroughly, then it will definitely be done. ”

Han Xin grinned, "That's the best." ”

Anyway, there was nothing to do, and there was still a good period of time before it got dark, so Xingyu was not in a hurry to urge Han Xin to hurry, and patiently accompanied him to enjoy the scenery.

It was already noon, and it was time for lunch, so Xingyu took out the dry cakes and braised pork that had been prepared from the bag and handed half of them to Han Xin.

Han Xin took it, but didn't put it in his mouth, but said with a smile; "We're eating dry food here, and it's a bit unreasonable."

Xingyu rolled her eyes at her, "Then what do you want to eat, where do you let me go to get you food in this deep mountain and old forest." ”

Han Xin smiled and pointed to the waterfall in the distance, "Go, catch a few fish for my brother, you have a good mouth today, I will grill fish for you to eat." ”

Xingyu had seen Han Xin's craftsmanship, and when he heard him say this, he had a little bit of a big index finger, so he went to catch a few fish according to his wishes, and picked some wild fruits from the forest as supplementary food.

Soon the bonfire was lit, Han Xin happily skewered a few fresh fish, first took out a cloth bag from his arms, carefully smeared the salt that he carried with him on the belly of the fish, and carefully rolled it on the fire, and it didn't take long for an attractive fragrance to emerge.

After taking the grilled fish handed over by Han Xin, Xingyu put it in his mouth and took a bite gently, and was immediately full of praise. Han Xin took one and ate it himself, looked at her and said; "Your fishing skills are good, and you stabbed the swimming fish with a few swords, so you can see that you have practiced."

Xingyu snorted, "That's for sure, although Master has treated me very well since I was a child, but he doesn't know anything about cooking, when he used to be alone, he always carried more than half a month's worth of dry food with him, and when he was hungry, he took out some and ate casually." I followed him and gnawed on dry food with him for a few months, but then I couldn't stand it anymore and had to hunt on my own. But I'm not as good at my craft as you, so I can barely make do with it. ”

When Han Xin heard her mention An Qisheng again, his heart moved, and he couldn't help asking; "You said that your master has waited so many years to wait until today, what are you going to do, do you really think you can turn back time?"

Xingyu shook his head, "I don't know, in fact, I don't think he himself knows what to do, the codex left by the master is just a few words, most of them are thought up by the master himself." ”

Speaking of this, Xingyu's face couldn't help but darken. "To be honest, I don't think he's going to succeed, so I'm always trying to sabotage his plans. But he is as crazy and persistent as ever, today is the day of the seven stars he has been waiting for for a long time, and I think if he fails, he may wake up from his dream. ”

Han Nobunaga sighed and glanced at her, "Then what are your plans in the future, if your master is still crazy, will you always accompany him?" ”

"What do you say?" Xingyu glanced at him, "If one of Ying Ke and Yu Miaoyi is crazy, will you dislike them?" ”

Han Xin smiled bitterly, "Your analogy is not appropriate, it's really a crow's mouth." ”

"A crow's mouth is better than your mouth." Xingyu obviously hated Han Xin for saying that An Qisheng was "crazy", so he glared at him, "Master treats me like a mountain, no matter what, I will not leave him." ”

Han Xin didn't say anything more, just lowered his head and ate the fish. After eating, the two rested for a while and continued on the road.

As dusk approached, the two climbed to the top of Mt. Omuro. The afterglow of the setting sun imprinted with colorful clouds rendered the entire horizon, and it was very magnificent to look at from the top of the mountain, but unfortunately neither of them had the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but was vigilant and cautious.

The closer he got to the top of the mountain, it meant that he was getting closer and closer to An Jisheng, and Xingyu naturally had nothing to worry about, but Han Xin couldn't be careless at all. Who knows where An Qisheng will suddenly come out, in case he is cut down directly without saying a word, then he will die a real wrong.

At the top of the mountain is a flat land, but it suddenly opens up, and in the distance there are several grass houses, which I think are where An Jisheng and Xingyu usually live. When Han Xin walked to the top of the mountain, he suddenly stopped, standing there with a different expression, Xingyu also seemed to feel something, stopped in unison, and looked into the distance.

Behind a big tree not far away, An Qisheng, who had a thin face, slowly walked out from behind the tree, just glanced at Xingyu, then looked away and stared at Han Xin, his eyes changed several times.

An Qisheng is still wearing a Taoist robe, but the original white Taoist robe is stained dirty, I think it has been a long time since he has changed it, and his hair is also draped casually, and he has not deliberately tidied it up. It's just that his spirit is much better than that time in the suburbs of Xianyang, and the madness in his eyes has faded a lot.

"Xingyu, what do you mean by bringing him?" An Qisheng looked at Han Xin uncertainly, and suddenly raised his voice and turned his head to ask Xiang Xingyu.

Xingyu shrugged his shoulders, "Master, anyway, you are also busy with your big business, I have nothing to do, so I will take him to the top of the mountain to see if your big thing can be successful, maybe you can help something." ”

An Qisheng snorted heavily, his face showing displeasure, but he also knew that this apprentice had always been willful and reckless, and he couldn't do anything about her. He looked Han Xin up and down, and when he saw that his expression was a little sluggish, he showed a little suspicious, and asked Han Xin with a little hesitation, "Are you injured?"

"Yes." Han Xin nodded loudly, and did not deny it.

An Qisheng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and laughed; "Good apprentice, I want to thank you for your kindness." After speaking, he glared at Han Xin viciously and said; "You have repeatedly spoiled me and done good things, but today you have thrown yourself into the net, then don't blame me for being unkind."

After speaking, he drew his sword and flew forward, although Han Xin was seriously injured, he still had the meaning of reacting, and hurriedly shrank back and wanted to retreat, but he heard several Jin Ge handovers in front of him. Xingyu had already drawn his sword and stepped forward to block An Qisheng's attack for him.

An Qisheng didn't expect Xingyu to make a sudden move, and in a hurry, he was forced to retreat by her several moves, and he stepped back and raised his sword and said angrily; "Xingyu, what are you doing?"

Xingyu stopped in front of Han Xin with a sword, and said with a hesitant expression; "Master forgives me, he was invited back by me, so I will protect his thoughtfulness, and I hope Master you don't embarrass me."

An Qisheng's face was gloomy, and he said angrily: "What are you asking him to come back for, is it possible that you want to stop my plan." ”

Xingyu clenched his teeth and whispered; "Master, let's give up. I think it's still too sinister to think about it. Jiuding is a strange thing that has been handed down in ancient times, you are not of Zhou blood, but you want to use his power to do things against the sky, in case of backlash, I am afraid that it will be wiped out, it is better to listen to my persuasion to give up this delusion. ”

An Qisheng said in a calm tone; "I have my own opinions on how to do it, and it's not your turn to make decisions for me." glanced at Han Xin behind Xingyu again, and said coldly; "If I insist on killing him, you won't let him."

Xingyu stubbornly raised his head and said loudly; "Master, back then, you taught me to be trustworthy, once I made a promise, I didn't change my money, I just listened to your previous teachings and did what I thought was right."

An Qisheng didn't laugh angrily, and laughed wildly at the sky. "Hahahaha, this is the good apprentice I raised, and he actually joined forces with outsiders to deal with me."

An Qisheng said hello three times in a row, gritted his teeth; "I have nothing left anyway, and it doesn't make much difference if I lose you as a scoundrel. Today I will clear the portal, and if you stand in my way, I will kill you with you. ”

After speaking, his body flew forward like a ghost, and he quickly attacked several swords in an instant. Xingyu gritted his teeth, took them one by one with tears in his eyes, but refused to back down at all.

Seeing that the two had already been entangled in each other, the person concerned, Han Xin, looked at it with a relaxed face, and then slowly retreated and left the two far away.

He didn't worry much about Xingyu, although Xingyu's martial arts were not as good as his master, but even though An Qisheng was in a rage, he never killed him, and he still couldn't bear it in his heart. So the two of them are fighting back and forth, which seems to be very dangerous, but in fact, there is no suspense.

Sure enough, as he expected, the master and apprentice caught and fought each other for half a night, and it took more than half an hour, but the winner was still not decided, and Han Xin, who was watching from the side, was a little bored, and couldn't help yawning.

The sky was getting darker, and the moon was appearing on the horizon. Today is the fifteenth day of December, the day of the full moon, and the weather is clear, there is not a single cloud in the sky, and the whole earth is illuminated by the bright moon. There were strange celestial phenomena flashing in the sky, and the seven dazzling stars were faintly arranged in a straight line.

This is the rare seven-star alignment, at this time, Yingchao, Qiming, Suixing, Chang Gung, Zhenxing, Chenxing, and Filling Star will be arranged in a straight line in the sky. The last time there was a record of the Seven Stars was in the seventh year of King Mu of Zhou, when the historian recorded a natural vision, and a demon star fell in Chu. King Mu of Zhou was afraid, so he asked the priest for divination to ask for good luck, and the answer given by the sacrifice said that there was a king in Chu who would be born, and asked the Son of Heaven to patrol the south to suppress it, and then there was a matter of King Mu of Zhou who fell into the water and drowned.

An Qisheng withdrew his sword at this time and retreated, leaving Xingyu behind, looked up at the sky, and said coldly to Xingyu; "I'm going to be busy with my business, I warn you, if you deliberately do something bad to me, I will no longer recognize you as an apprentice."

After speaking, he dropped Xingyu without looking back, and quickly ran into the distance, and Xingyu and Han Xin followed him.

In a large open space outside the thatched hut, there is already a thing, which looks like a table from a distance, vaguely like a big ding. An Qisheng stood aside full of anxiety, constantly looking up at the sky, as if waiting for something.

Han Xin and Xingyu looked at each other, and they both saw horror in each other's eyes. Could it be that this is the legendary Jiuding, why does it look so ordinary. Needless to say, Han Xin naturally saw this thing for the first time, and although Xingyu often accompanied An Qisheng, Jiuding was tightly hidden by him, not allowing anyone except him to get close to half a step, so it was also the first time she had seen the real Jiuding.

The moonlight shines quietly on the Jiuding, and some ancient patterns can be vaguely seen on the Jiuding, as if it is some totem in ancient times, but there is no abnormality. Originally, Han Xin had heard so many strange legends about Jiuding, thinking that it was a magical thing that could pass through ghosts and gods and go against the will of heaven, but when he saw it today, he was disappointed, and he couldn't see anything special about it at all.

"This is Jiuding?" Han Xin couldn't help but blurt out, his tone full of disappointment. An Qisheng heard the meaning of his words, glared at him fiercely and said; "Huangkou Xiaoer, what do you know. Jiuding needs a special method to drive, it needs the blood of the Zhou family, I heard that the high priest of Lingnan can try to force the drive, but the price is huge, and the power of the backlash is amazing. ”

Han Xin let out an "oh", squinted at An Qisheng, and said with some schadenfreude; "Then why don't you go to the Zhou family's bloodline?"

An Qisheng's face twitched, and his face was very ugly; "If I can find it, I still use you to say that after the death of King Zhou, the last son of the Zhou Dynasty, his two sons Duke Wen and Zhao Wenjun fought for the nominal Son of Heaven, but the Qin State found an excuse to send troops to destroy the Zhou Dynasty, Duke Wen and Zhao Wenjun were given to die, and the Ji family line was cut off from then on, where do you let me find it."

Before An Qisheng's words fell, his face suddenly changed, and Han Xin and Xingyu also noticed that someone was approaching, and they all looked at An Qisheng's gaze.

I saw An Qisheng glaring fiercely at the night sky in the distance, and shouted; "Yuanzong, since you came, are you still afraid to come out to meet? The dignified Mo family Juzi actually did such a reluctant thing, if it spreads, I am afraid that he will laugh off the big teeth of the world. ”

Han Xin was suddenly shocked when he heard this, his face showed an incredible expression, and he stared closely at the figure that was slowly walking in the distance, and when he got closer and closer, his heart became more and more affirmed.

The middle-aged man was plain-looking, dressed in coarse cloth, carrying a huge sword around his waist, and a pair of conspicuous straw sandals on his feet, which was not much different from the outfit of an ordinary market peddler. The only thing that makes people pay attention is that his expression is calm, his eyes are deep, and the corners of his mouth always have an indifferent smile, he doesn't seem to deliberately hide his whereabouts, but just walks up the mountain casually.

walked slowly, looked at An Qisheng and smiled; "Senior brother, don't come unharmed."

An Qisheng didn't reply well, just glared at him and said; "Don't be here to pretend, you are here just to spoil my good deeds. If you really care about my father's kindness to you, you might as well stand by and watch today, I will be very grateful, and from now on I will look forward to your Mo family, how about it? ”

Yuanzong smiled slightly, but he was noncommittal, just sighed; "Senior brother, it seems that you have always been limited to obsessions, if Master is still alive, I think you will definitely be displeased."

An Qisheng's face changed, but he just snorted heavily, and did not say anything to refute.

At this time, Han Xin unexpectedly stood up and bowed towards Yuanzong with a wry smile, "Uncle Shi, I haven't seen you for many years, do you remember Xin'er?" ”