Chapter 17: Ugly
Whether it's watching the lively people, the entertainers on the lantern pulling out the car, or the officials standing on the edge of the terrace,
The envoys of the clan and the countries all shut their mouths in unison,
Waiting for the birth of a prosperous wonder. On the fifteenth day of the first month of the third year of Tianbao, it was ugly.
Chang'an, southeast corner of Xingqing Palace Square.
Won Jae is a rational person who believes that everything can be divided into two categories: what can be enjoyed and what cannot be enjoyed. The meaning of life is to constantly transform the latter into the former.
So he never understood how those ordinary people in Chang'an City could be excited to look like this for a red chip that he would never be qualified to enjoy. Won Jae calmly looked at the crowd in the square in the distance, and the crazy faces of those foolish women and hooligans made him feel pathetic.
A low rumbling sound suddenly came from overhead, and Yuan Zai raised his head and saw that the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower had finally woken up. Its body shook a few times, making jerky grinding and squeezing sounds, and then several exterior spindles began to move. Twenty-four lamp houses began to rotate slowly around the core of the light tower.
Now that the red chips are rushing to the Xingqing Palace, the cumbersome security measures cannot be omitted, and it is estimated that it will take a while. Therefore, although the lantern tower is opened, the candle has not yet been lit, and the huge shadow of the black building is reflected by the torch in the Xingqing Palace Square, which is not like the true cultivation of the immortal family, but has some hideous meaning, just like the ancient Kuafu overlooking all living beings.
"A light tower of this size must cost a lot of money, right?" Yuan Zai stared at the lamp tower and sighed in his heart.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. I saw a figure and something rushing out of the light tower, breaking through the skin, drawing an arc in mid-air, swinging weakly on all fours a few times, and then falling heavily to the ground, just not far from Yuan Zai.
The unexpected happened!
Others haven't reacted yet, but Yuan Zai has been waiting for a long time. His eyes lit up, and he rushed forward in three steps and two steps, and saw the man lying on the ground, his limbs twisted and the back of his head dripping with blood. He quickly pounced, helped the other party up, and first observed the face, and found that it was an old man with a rickety back.
The old man's consciousness was no longer clear, and he raised his trembling hand: "Qilin arm...... Explode...... Turn...... Tianshu. Then his head shook and he was silent. Wonjae was confused when he heard this, and he reached over to hold the old man's neck, only to find a narrow blood mark on his neck.
Before the man could fall out, his throat was slit.
At this time, the soldiers of the brigade also picked up the things that fell out, and Yuan Zai saw that it was a long bamboo tube with a special shape, and it shook it, and there seemed to be the sound of water in it. He pulled out the plug at one end of the bamboo tube, and the slimy black liquid flowed out.
"It's a fierce thunder!" One soldier exclaimed that he had participated in the previous siege of the Turkic wolf guards, and that he was still apprehensive about this thing.
Yuan Zai was so frightened that he threw it away, he had read the report, a bucket of Yanzhou stone grease made of fierce fire thunder, can raze half of the small square. If this thing blew up in your hand, how could you get it?
At this time, Long Wujun was also alarmed, and the commander of the checkpoint came over with a few people and asked what was going on here. Yuan Zai showed his Jing'an Division waist card, saying that we were investigating a case, and we happened to see this person and this thing fall out of the light tower, and the murderer was still inside.
Wu Chang approached the old man's corpse and looked at it, and was shocked: "Isn't this Master Mao Shunmao?" ”
"Who's that?"
"Most of the materials in the lamp tower."
As soon as Yuan Zai heard this position, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he quickly thought clearly. He grabbed the commander of the Long Wu Army, and his tone was serious: "I'm afraid that a traitor will sneak into the Xuanyuan Lantern Tower and intend to destroy it." You see, this unicorn arm is filled with fierce fire and thunder, and once it detonates, the lamphouse will be destroyed. Master Mao was afraid that he couldn't stop it, and was blatantly thrown out of the building by the mayfly. ”
This passage is a little more informative, and Chief Wu was a little overwhelmed when he heard it, and hurriedly said that I would report to the peak.
"It's too late!" Yuan Zai stopped drinking, "Master Mao has been murdered, and the mayfly must have been ready to do it in the building." ”
The captain is accustomed to obeying orders, but he lacks response to such emergencies. Yuan Zai said: "What our Jing'an Division is investigating is this case, and we have brought enough manpower. Call your people now, let's go upstairs at once! ”
"But it's not ...... proper way"
"When the Xuanyuan Great Lantern Tower is destroyed, you will be the first to be beheaded!" Yuan Jae threatened. Wu Chang's face turned white with fright, the traitor entered the building, and he, the guard, couldn't escape his responsibilities no matter what. Under Yuan Zai's persuasion, Wu Chang had to call his colleagues to move the thorn wall.
Wonjae's head was divided into two parts at this time, one was desperately integrating the information he had received so far, trying to restore the panorama of the attack plan; The other part, however, is rapidly calculating how much benefit it will be this time.
Stop the grasshopper's conspiracy to destroy the lantern tower, if this thing is done, it can directly reach the heavens, it is a miracle! Moreover, calling this little commander of the Dragon Martial Army, not only will he not share the credit, but he can be used as a shield and scapegoat when necessary.
The plan has been decided, and the spirit is violated. The Long Wu Army and the Brigade Ben Army each had a dozen or so soldiers, and they gathered in a group and rushed towards the Xuanguan under the lamp tower.
Tonight is destined to be the night of my Yuanzai's success!
Zhang Xiaojing and the two guards returned to the main hall again. At this time, the hall was empty, and Zhang Xiaojing said: "I guess Mao Shun has climbed to it." It's too dangerous to go up now, so stay and answer. ”
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "We are ordered to protect you, how can we give up halfway?" ”
"Okay, then you guys keep up."
Zhang Xiaojing didn't talk nonsense, and quickly climbed up the stairs, followed by two guards. On a steep and narrow staircase, the trio climbed up and down in a row. This floor is the Lingguan Pavilion where Li Yu is imprisoned, Zhang Xiaojing is the first to climb the stairs, and the first two are still climbing with their heads down. He jerked around and pulled out*, smacking the last man in two shots, then another double shot, and then shooting the guards behind him.
This order is very important, if you shoot the person behind you first, it is likely that he will fall down and become the last person's meat shield.
Two rounds of four shots were fired almost instantaneously, and the two guards, caught off guard, screamed and fell to the bottom of the stairs. Zhang Xiaojing aimed at the top of their heads, and at such a close distance, he was completely sure to shoot through. Even if they are lucky enough not to die for a while, they will never get up again.
"I'm sorry......" Zhang Xiaojing's single eye was full of sadness, and he casually loaded the last four crossbow arrows, turned around and quickly crawled from the Lingguan Pavilion towards the top pavilion. He could feel the floor trembling under his feet, and the entire Xuanyuan Lantern Tower had officially operated, and the power of movement was too spectacular.
The explosion in the top pavilion was delayed, and Zhang Xiaojing was very worried about whether Mao Shun had temporarily repented again. This damn craftsman is hesitant at both ends, and it's really uneasy not to stare at it.
Now he's finally getting the best out of it. Xiao Gui had already gone down to the Water Power Palace to perform other tasks, and the two guards were also killed, and no one was restrained. As long as he rushed to the top pavilion and forced Mao Shun to detonate the unicorn arm, there should still be time to withdraw.
Soon he reached the top pavilion, kicked open the door, and found that it was empty, only the turning point was clicking. Mao Shun is not there, and neither is the fierce fire and thunder.
Zhang Xiaojing was cold all of a sudden, where can he run? He turned around, quickly walked out of the top pavilion, and looked at the Xuanyuan Lantern Tower above. The interior of the lamp tower, which has not yet lit candles, is like the mouth of a giant beast, full of large and small fangs.
His foot seemed to have stepped on something, and when he looked down, he saw that it was flint and mugwort, and there was a trace of blood. It seems that Mao Shun was not voluntary, but was dragged out of the cabinet.
"Fish intestines!" Zhang Xiaojing squeezed out two words from his mouth.
The only people who are capable of doing this are fish intestines! He was provoking Zhang Xiaojing and forcing Zhang Xiaojing to go to him for a duel.
Zhang Xiaojing turned his head and saw a line drawn by Mao Shun with talc next to the transfer, which was the detonated position. In other words, even if Mao Shun is not there now, Zhang Xiaojing can operate it himself.
However, the unicorn arm is not there, and it is likely to be taken away by the fish intestines.
Looking at the turning point that slowly drove Tianshu to rotate, Zhang Xiaojing tried his best to calm himself down. He suddenly remembered that there should still be a few small tripods left in the row next to the Xuanguan Hall, and Mao Shun had taken them from there before. When Xiao Gui evacuated, he didn't take it all away, and now he returns, he should still be there!
Zhang Xiaojing left the top pavilion, followed the stairs just now, and returned to the main hall. The two guards collapsed at the bottom of the stairs, and Zhang Xiaojing didn't bother to check their lives and deaths, and strode to the back of the hall. The fire of the six small tripods had been extinguished, but in several of them, there were still a few unicorn arms diagonally.
Zhang Xiaojing picked out one casually, carried it on his shoulder, and ran back to the main hall from the back of the hall. He was about to climb the stairs when he heard a "boom" at the entrance of Xuanguan, and the gate was forcibly opened, and the soldiers of the Long Wu Army and the Brigade Ben Army rushed in in a mixed manner.
Since Yuan Zai suffered Zhang Xiaojing's loss, he didn't dare to take the lead, so the one who took the lead was the captain of the Long Wu Army. As soon as he saw Zhang Xiaojing carrying the unicorn arm up, he shouted: "The traitor is gone!" "Straight ahead.
Zhang Xiaojing secretly complained, his current actions could not help but cause misunderstanding. But time was short, and he was not allowed to explain at all. He pulled out his crossbow and shot it forward, hitting the thigh of Wu. Zhang Xiaojing shot three more arrows in succession, knocking down three people each, forcing the vanguard to stop. He took the opportunity to rush towards the staircase.
"Quick! Archery! Wonjae yelled angrily outside the door.
The soldiers who had just woken up from their dreams raised their wrists, and countless crossbows were nailed to the wall on this side like locusts. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaojing climbed the stairs one step earlier, avoided the rain of arrows, passed through the Lingguan Pavilion, and returned to the top pavilion again.
He quickly lowered the unicorn arm to the position where the line was drawn, pulled out the fire twist, and then slammed the flint hard. The officers and soldiers outside had already arrived quickly, and the sound of footsteps on the stairs was louder than the cheers outside. Zhang Xiaojing felt that fate was too wonderful, but he didn't expect that it was the officials and soldiers of the same camp who surrounded him here.
But it's no wonder they, anyone who sees a wanted criminal holding a fierce fire thunder to blow up the lighthouse, will think that he is sabotage, right? It is necessary to explain to them clearly the truth that the bombing of the turnaround is actually saving people, and they must have a calm conversation. Zhang Xiaojing didn't expect those people to give him this opportunity.
Anyway, you'll have to hold on until the unicorn arm explodes!
Zhang Xiaojing frowned, listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer outside, his wrist suddenly flicked, and the fire sickle drew a dazzling spark, which splashed directly on the fire twist, and the fire twist began to sizzle and burn.
Li Mi trudged in the icy water for a long time, and finally reached the exit of the passage. There are four dragon scale dividers here, and the pillars are covered with layers of scales, but one of the pillars has been broken and has obviously been filed.
Maybe Zhang Xiaojing sneaked in from here, Li Mi thought to himself. He dragged his wet body, walked sideways through the water divider, grabbed the aquatic plants on the embankment, and climbed ashore. At this time, his hair bun had been completely soaked, and his face was also very bad, and there was no trace of blood soaked in cold water.
Unable to catch his breath, he looked up and guessed that he was somewhere in the Daozheng Workshop.
This was a good judgment, because there was a surge of cheers and drums from the north, and the huge Xuanyuan Lantern Tower also began to operate. Li Mi simply tore his hair with his hand, brushed away the water droplets on his face, and ran towards many people with one foot deep and one shallow, he knew that there was not much time left for him.
If his guess is correct, the grasshopper is planning to invade Xingqing Palace and reach Ouchi!
The underground waterway that Mao Shun dug in the Daozheng Fang canal flows into the lamphouse from south to north, and there must be a drainage outlet to the north - the nearest place is the dragon pond in Xingqing Palace.
The dragon pond is located in the palace garden in the south of Xingqing Palace, the water is deep and wide, and a small boat can be painted on it. There are lotus leaves in the pond, peonies, willows are planted around the pond, many buildings in the palace such as the Dragon Pavilion, the Agarwood Pavilion, the Calyx Xianghui Building, the Diligent Government Affairs Building, etc., all rise according to the pool, known as the four times and four scenes.
The water of the Longshou Canal of Daozhengfang flows into the Denglou Water Canal, and then discharges into the Dragon Pond, virtually forming a tunnel that avoids the garrison of the forbidden army and sneaks into the Xingqing Palace. As soon as the lamp tower exploded, dozens of squares were eroded around. The mayflies can then take the opportunity to swagger into the Dragon Pond, break into the Xingqing Palace, and launch a second round of attacks on the royal family, high-ranking officials, and even the Son of Heaven himself who survived - so they should be prepared to rely on water.
If the trick of the grasshopper succeeds, this Shangyuan Festival will be the most humiliating day in the history of Datang.
He stumbled along the channel for a while, and finally saw a shadow in front of him, and several soldiers were standing there chatting. They were in charge of guarding the Dragon's Head Canal, but they immediately pulled out the lights, and they were all busy stretching their necks to look that way.
Li Mi rushed over and shouted loudly. The soldiers were startled when they saw a black figure with a cloak suddenly jump out of the ditch, and they all raised their spears and clubs.
Li Mi showed the bronze medal left by Zhang Xiaojing, said that I was Jing'an Sicheng, and immediately took me to find Long Wujun. The soldiers were a little surprised by this change, and finally a veteran took the bronze medal and looked at it, and saw that Li Mi's thin skin and tender hands, his hands were calloused, and although the robe was soaked, he could still see the traces of the official uniform, which was confirmed.
Soon Li Mi contacted the Long Wujun who was stationed at the Daozheng Fang Gate, and they were all surprised when they heard that it was the missing Jing'an Sicheng. Li Mi said that you must take immediate measures to evacuate the people watching the lanterns in Xingqing Palace and the square.
The officers of the Long Wu Army were embarrassed and said that this was impossible. Now the 50,000 people in the square are tightly crowded, unable to move, and the Longwu army is stationed in various places, and it is impossible to assemble at all. If an evacuation is ordered at this time, the people will be killed and injured just by trampling on each other.
Li Mi also knew that these low-level officers had no way to make a decision, so he said that he would take me to see General Chen Xuanli Chen immediately. Seeing that Li Mi was violent, the officer did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly prepared a horse. Long Wujun had his own temporary passage, and Li Mi galloped along this passage, bypassing the impassable square, and ran to the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace in one go.
At this time, Chen Xuanli, as the commander of the forbidden army, was sitting in front of the Jinming Gate.
There are a total of three city gates in the south of Xingqing Palace, Jinming Gate in the southwest, Nanyang Gate in the southeast, and Chuyang Gate in the southeast, collectively known as "Sanyang". The location of the diligent government building is directly opposite the square, which is Tongyang Gate. In full view of everyone, the Red Chip Club passed through this gate and ascended to the platform to thank the Son of Heaven and the many supporters in the square. It mainly assumes the role of etiquette.
The Jinming Gate, which is close to the southwest, is a functional passage. Many materials and personnel of the Shangyuan banquet, drunken officials and nobles, circulars and flying horses from all over the country, and singers and dancers in the pear orchard all passed through this gate and entered and exited the Xingqing Palace.
Therefore, for security, the most critical node is at Jinming Gate, not Tongyang Gate. Chen Xuanli is in charge himself, so it is not surprising.
Li Mi galloped to the front of Jinming Gate, and from a distance, he had already seen Chen Xuanli wearing a bright light armor, standing majestically on the top of the door. He turned his head to look at the more majestic Xuanyuan Lantern Tower, although it turned around, it was still dark upstairs, and the candles had not been lit, and there was still a little time left.
"General Chen, Jing'an Division is urgent!"
Li Mi rode on the horse and shouted loudly, but soon he seemed to be suddenly stuck by the neck, and he suddenly fell dumb. The crotch mount felt its master slamming the reins and hissed unwillingly.
His eyes widened as he saw that the heavy door of the Jinming Gate was ajar, and a luxurious four-looking car hurriedly drove out of it. Originally, the Siwang car should be pulled by a horse, but at this time there were only two horses on the wheel, and the rear of the car did not even insert the flag.
Li Mi recognized it at a glance, it was the prince's car, and the prince himself was in the car. He traveled with the prince more than once, and knew that Li Heng was afraid that the carriage would be stuffy, so every time he took the car, he would open the side window by one-third and habitually put his hand on the window lattice.
At this time, on the right window lattice of the carriage, there was a graceful and rich hand. The fingers tapped lightly, and the owner seemed a little uneasy.
The Shangyuan Spring Banquet has just ended, and after pulling out the lanterns, there are still links such as the gathering of the ministers to enjoy the lanterns, the poems in front of the emperor, and the drinking of Dongtian Holy Wine, why did the prince choose to leave in a hurry at this moment? For a moment, Li Mi was at a loss, and wanted to shout to stop the carriage, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
He reined in his horse and stared blankly at the cart whizzing past him.
At the same time, a huge cheer erupted in front of the Tongyang Gate in the distance. The red chip has already climbed the main building of the diligent government affairs, stepped up to the seven-story star picking hall, stood on the outreach terrace, and threw a burning candle to the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower.
Zhang Xiaojing saw that the fire twist had been ignited, and breathed a sigh of relief. This twist is made of hemp rattan core soaked in oil, once ignited, it will not be easily extinguished, the fly in the ointment is that the speed is slightly slow, how to burn into the bamboo tube how to get seven or eight snaps of fingers, detonation is also after ten snaps of fingers.
Zhang Xiaojing threw down the fire sickle, got up and rushed to the front of the top pavilion, hoping to temporarily block the pursuers behind, just block it, and buy enough time to detonate.
Ironically, this is the second time that Zhang Xiaojing has faced almost the same situation in the same place in just half an hour. What's even more ironic is that the two pursuers outside are clearly hostile to each other.
The soldiers of the Long Wu Army and the Brigade Benjun had already rushed to the door, Zhang Xiaojing's crossbow machine was empty, and he had no other weapons in his hands, so he could only rely on a pair of fleshy palms to resist. He roared, removed the door panel of the top pavilion as a shield, and pressed it out directly at an angle, overwhelming a group of pursuers.
But whether it is the Brigade Army or the Longwu Forbidden Army, they are all elite divisions in Beijing. People kept rushing up at the bottom of the stairs, and the pressure continued to increase, and although the soldiers were not as good as Zhang Xiaojing alone, they could attack him in groups. Zhang Xiaojing could only grab the door panel with his bare hands, and used the narrow corridor passage to push them out desperately. Countless knives chopped on the door panel, sawdust splashed, and the door panel was about to be split into a fence.
A soldier of the Longwu Army saw that the knife slash could not be effective for the time being, so he simply stretched out his arms and pressed the whole person up. Others got the hint and did the same. Zhang Xiaojing could neither hurt the enemy, nor could he fight against the weight of so many people, and he was suddenly pressed under the door panel, unable to move.
It wasn't until this point that Won Jae ascended the stairs. Zhang Xiaojing saw that it was the official of the Xinjing'an Division who was killed by himself in front of Chaofen Gate, and shouted: "I was the one who prompted you to come to Xingqing Palace, I am not a mayfly!" Own! It's your own people! ”
Yuan Zai stared at Zhang Xiaojing, and his heart became more and more complicated. This person killed more than a dozen of his subordinates in front of him, and he was so frightened that he peed his pants - but it was indeed him who reminded him that he came to Xingqing Palace, could it be said that Zhang Xiaojing was really wronged? But Wonjae quickly denied it again. He obviously came to blow up the lamp tower with a fierce fire and thunder, this is an act in full view, isn't he a traitor?
The contradictory behavior of this one-eyed death row prisoner is as smart as Yuan Zai, and he can't figure out what is going on at all. Wonjae decided not to think about it, anyway, just catch him first!
"Don't take his word for it!" Yuan Zai was about to clear his throat and issue the next order, but Zhang Xiaojing's voice took over.
"This lighthouse is already filled with fierce fire and thunder, and it is about to explode! Someone must be sent to stop it now! Zhang Xiaojing shouted hoarsely under the door panel. This statement made Yuan Zai tremble, and he hurriedly raised his head and looked inside the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower. It's a pity that there is no space inside, and I can't see anything clearly.
My God, if this lighthouse is full of fierce fire and thunder, won't even the entire Xingqing Palace go to heaven? Yuan Zai's brain was clouded.
"Long ...... Sir! Be careful! A Dragon Warrior soldier suddenly pointed at the top pavilion and screamed. The door panels have been removed so that everyone in the hallway can see inside.
A unicorn arm was close to the back of the machine, and the twist had been burned into the inside of the bamboo tube. That kind of cold premonition of death suddenly hit Yuan Zai's heart again. Without saying a word, he rolled down the stairs with his head in his hands. And the soldiers who were pressed on Zhang Xiaojing's door panel also jumped away when they saw the commander like this.
I saw that the twist of the unicorn arm burned to the end, flashed a few sparks, and then disappeared. However, Zhang Xiaojing knew that this was not disappearing, but burrowing into the bamboo tube, and soon awakened an extremely terrifying flame monster.
He clenched his fists and closed his eyes, waiting for the moment when he was freed from being swept away by the flames.
One snap, two snaps, three snaps...... At the flick of five fingers, there was still silence in the top pavilion. Zhang Xiaojing didn't hear the expected explosion, but felt that his face was a little hot, he opened his one eye, and saw a warm fire flying next to the plane.
This fierce thunder is a stink bomb.
Zhang Xiaojing quickly found the reason. The tail of this unicorn arm was knocked open in the battle just now, and a black viscous fierce fire oil poured out and spilled onto the floor.
The key to the manufacture of fierce fire thunder is that the inside must be compacted and compacted, and the oil energy must be firmly stored in one place in order to make it successfully detonate. If the seal is broken and the strength is leaked, it will only become an ordinary burn, and it will only have the power of fierce fire and lose the instant strike of thunder. Earlier, the barreled fire thunder carried by the Turkic wolf guards was due to poor sealing, which caused several fire mines to turn into stink bombs.
Obviously, Zhang Xiaojing's luck was not good enough, the tail of this unicorn arm was damaged, and the strength leaked out, making it an ordinary burning fire thunder. Although it burns fiercely, it has no effect on the transformation of the metallic texture.
It still turned indifferently in the raging fire, driving the Celestial Pivot to spin. Zhang Xiaojing closed his eyes helplessly, he had done his best, could this be the will of heaven?
The group of soldiers who had taken refuge downstairs, seeing that there was no explosion, were ready to rush up again. At this time, a huge wave of noise outside came to the face, countless hands were raised in the square, and countless voices of people converged into one sentence: "Pull out the lamp!" Pull out the lights! Pull out the lights! ”
As the most important part of the lantern pulling ceremony, the red chip of pulling out the lantern stands on the main floor of the diligent government affairs, and the Son of Heaven will give him or her a willow branch that sprouts the first to sprout in the palace this year, and there is a music class to play "Qingping Music". Pull out the lantern red chip and hold the willow branch, light it, and then throw it to the lamp tower to ignite the candle flame - not really ignited, but as a ritual, thrown here, the people in the lamp tower will hold the candle at the same time, to mean that spring is about to happen.
When the shout of "pull out the lamp" came, Zhang Xiaojing understood that this Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower was about to enter its final mission. The fish intestines will ignite the flames of the lantern tower, allowing Quelehodo to devour everyone.
But not now!
To ensure maximum results, the operation of fish intestines is divided into two steps. In the first step, he will activate the normal mechanism, and let the twenty-four lamp houses be lit up in turn, attracting the Son of Heaven, the ministers, and the envoys of all countries to the edge of the diligent government building; When all the houses are lit, the fish intestines will ignite the twenty-four pre-planted fire mines, causing them to explode together, and then explode the hidden Quelehodo in the Celestial Pivot.
In other words, as long as the twenty-four light houses are not fully lit, there is still a glimmer of life.
Zhang Xiaojing's eyes shot a dangerous light, and he struggled to get up from under the door. The soldiers had already rushed up for the second time with trepidation, Zhang Xiaojing didn't say a word, covered his face with his hands, and braved the fire to rush into the top pavilion again.
The pursuers were surprised, it was obviously a dead end, and there was a fire burning, could this man have killed himself? Yuan Zai didn't dare to underestimate this death row prisoner, he urged his subordinates to rush over as soon as possible to see what was going on.
Several soldiers rushed to the top of the pavilion and saw that the fire was still burning, and the turning point was still spinning without hindrance, but the people were gone. When Yuan Zai heard this, he ran over in person, and when he looked up, he saw a big hole in the ceiling.
When Zhang Xiaojing attacked the fish intestine just now, he found that this ceiling was very thin, just for show, and his crossbow arrows casually shot through four holes. After he entered the top pavilion again, he used a brigade army standard barrier knife he had picked up to slash the fragile area between the four shooting holes, and quickly split a big hole, and then climbed up with a hot turnaround and entered the interior of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower.
A voice came from inside the cave: "The lighthouse is about to be blown up by fierce fire and thunder, sound the alarm quickly!" Then there was a series of footsteps fading away.
The soldiers raised their legs to chase after them, but were stopped by Wonjae.
"If that guy is right, the light tower is full of fierce fire and thunder now, it's too dangerous." Won Jae narrowed his eyes and looked at the interior of the dark lamp tower above. His premonition grew stronger and stronger, and he couldn't move on. "We need to alert the outside world as soon as possible."
"Didn't you just say, don't take his word for it?" A stupid big-headed soldier questioned.
Wonjae glared at him, but didn't explain much. In fact, even Yuan Zai himself was inexplicable and didn't know how to treat Zhang Xiaojing. If the lighthouse was full of fierce fire and thunder, shouldn't he flee immediately? Now he doesn't even care about the pursuers and forcibly drills in, is it possible that he still wants to stop it? Which side of the hell is he?
"Are we hunting good guys or bad guys?" The stupid big-headed soldier also looked up at his face, looking confused.
This time Won Jae did not scold him: "I don't know. One thing is for sure, though, this is a madman. ”
The moment the red chip was pulled out and the candle was thrown, the square in front of Xingqing Palace suddenly became silent. It was as if there was an invisible warrior who rose up and cut off all the hustle and bustle with one sword. Whether it is watching the lively people, the artists on the lantern car, or the officials, clans and envoys of various countries standing on the edge of the terrace, they all invariably close their mouths, waiting for the birth of a prosperous wonder.
The diligent government building is very close to the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower, and the candle has drawn an elegant arc in the air, and gently falls into the candle dragon head support trough prepared in advance by the lamp building.
The Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower remained motionless, still standing indifferently in the dark, as if it was turning a blind eye to the knock on the door of the candle. There were small ripples in the crowd, and the officials upstairs also exchanged heads. They were worried about whether something would go wrong.
It didn't take long for a squeak like the roar of a giant beast to sound from inside the lighthouse, dispelling everyone's doubts. They craned their necks in unison, noticing that the huge spiral arm of the father began to operate, pushing the twenty-four light houses on the periphery of the light tower to rotate slowly, rising and descending, and rotating endlessly.
The first to turn to the upper end of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower is the "Rende" Lantern House. At first, it was only a little bright, faint as a bean, and I could barely see a figure moving in the room. It staggered over the ceiling of the lighthouse and passed under a sinister paddle. As the lamp house moved forward, the paddles on the fixing frame opened a pipe of inclined liner openings on the roof.
As soon as the mouth was opened, the oil in it flowed out, along the trench throughout the whole lamp house, and finally flowed to the candlelight like beans. Almost instantly, the lamp oil of the entire trench turned into a line of fire, igniting dozens of white-bodied dragon candles next to the trench.
The whole house of lights suddenly became extremely bright, like a bright star blooming in the night, condescending to the world. Its glow contrasted sharply with the darkness of the night, and onlookers could clearly see a man standing in the room with his hands in his hands, nodding his head; Many birds and birds flew around, and a large net was erected on three sides, only one of which hung down to the ground.
This is an allusion to SenseTime's "open side" to show benevolence. The man's figurines are soups; The birds around him were exquisitely made, made of real bird feathers, and the wings of each bird were flying up and down, as if they had really broken out of a net.
The onlookers stammered, shocked by the image in front of them. How have they ever seen such a sight? The lantern figurines that are high above are able to move on their own and come to life. With the gradual decline of the outer light house, the four corners are fluttering and colorful. The common people were fascinated, and some even knelt down to the ground, as if worshipping the gods and descending to earth.
In the next half hour, twenty-three more of the same spectacle will be lit in turn. Everyone suppressed the excitement in their hearts, holding their breath and waiting for what was going to happen next.
At this time, Zhang Xiaojing, who was inside the light tower, was not as excited as the people outside. With the memory he had just made, he touched towards the Celestial Pivot Layer, where the fish intestines should have controlled the mechanism. I don't have to worry about finding the wrong direction, because the Tianshu pillar that runs through the entire lamp tower will definitely not deviate, which is very eye-catching.
But when the tower was put into operation, the situation inside became even more complicated. The spiral columns, suspension bridges, and ubiquitous wooden booms form an intricate labyrinth that is still moving and changing. Zhang Xiaojing struggled to keep his eyes open, jumping from platform to platform.
The only consolation is that as one lamp house after another lights are lit, the light inside the lamphouse is brighter, and there is no need to move forward in the dark.
Zhang Xiaojing climbed all the way up, but soon found that his physical condition was not optimistic, and after running a few steps, he had to stop and breathe for a while. Since he left death row this morning, he has not stopped, he has been injured several times, and he has only rested for a while in the Temple of Mercy. Even if it is an iron-beaten man, I am afraid it is already the end of the strong crossbow.
Zhang Xiaojing was very worried that there would be no way to fight against the fish intestines. That guy is the most dangerous killer, and in this complex environment, he is like a fish in water, and his chances of victory are actually very small - he must adjust his strategy.
He looked up and looked up. At this time, four light houses had already been lit, and the Tianshu layer was still dozens of feet high. Zhang Xiaojing thought for a moment, raised his head and shouted: "Fish intestines, let's make a break!" ”
The sound echoed in the lighthouse for a long time, but there was no response. Zhang Xiaojing originally wanted to use himself as bait to lure the fish intestines down, but obviously the other party ignored him.
Zhang Xiaojing had to grit his teeth, settle down, and jump upward. Unexpectedly, at this time, the lamp tower changed, and the suspension board was wrong, so that his feet suddenly fell empty, and he almost fell. Thanks to Zhang Xiaojing's quick eyes, he grabbed a thick hemp rope hanging down, and the whole person was almost hung in the air.
He bit the knife in his mouth, freed his other hand, and climbed left and right alternately, barely climbing a little, and then swinging a little more, swinging in mid-air to the nearest recess. As soon as Zhang Xiaojing stepped on it, the rope was overwhelmed, and he dragged a few pieces of the board on it and fell to the bottom of the lantern tower with a crackle.
At this moment, the upward passage was torn off, and Zhang Xiaojing was trapped in this narrow recess, in a dilemma.
The place where Zhang Xiaojing settled was a beak protruding from the lantern tower, which was an observation hole used by craftsmen to correct the spiral arm. If you look outward from here, you can just see the spiral arm passing in front of you, and you can see whether the center of the arm is skewed. The name "falcon's beak" is that the foothold here is extremely narrow, like a falcon's beak; The second is that the eagle's eyes are the sharpest and can see the smallest mistakes.
On the line where the spiral arm is moving, there must be a falcon's beak hole at intervals, and all the falcon's beak holes are strictly in the same position. Zhang Xiaojing wanted to continue climbing, and there was only one way, which was to climb from the inside to the beak hole on the outside of the lighthouse, grasp the slowly rising spiral arm, hoist it to the observation hole at a higher place, and jump into the interior of the lighthouse again.
This is an extremely risky route. The spiral arms of the lantern tower are made of thick round bamboo, and the whole body is polished very smooth, which is not easy to grasp. As long as there is the slightest carelessness, the whole person will fall downstairs and fall into a mess of flesh. Even if you catch it by chance, it is unknown whether you can maintain your balance in constant movement and choose to jump out at the right time.
At this time, the fifth lamphouse was also lit, and the time was even more urgent. Zhang Xiaojing had no choice but to lean his body out reluctantly. It was more than forty feet above the ground, and the people and objects on the ground looked like small ants. The night wind was whistling, barely keeping him open.
A spiral arm slowly turned in the distance, and Zhang Xiaojing stared at it, silently calculating the speed and distance. He wasn't sure at all, but it was the only option he could make at the moment.
There are eight spiral arms on the outside of this light tower, and each arm drives three light houses. The surface of their poles is painted black. In this way, from a distance, the black arm will be hidden by the night, and it will be as if the lamp house is hanging in the air. For Zhang Xiaojing, this detail invisibly increases the difficulty of alignment.
"Wen Wuji, if you think I'm doing the right thing, please bless me."
Zhang Xiaojing prayed silently in his heart, then pinned the knife behind him and jumped out of the light tower. He didn't wait, he didn't hesitate, both of these things were the most extravagant things right now. Zhang Xiaojing flew into the air and stretched out his arms to meet the spiral arm. He soon realized that he had chosen the right direction, but had miscalculated the speed. Before his arms wrapped around his spiral arms, his whole body had already "slammed" into it.
This collision made Zhang Xiaojing's eyes glaze and he almost lost his mind. Fortunately, his limbs instinctively stretched forward and bent, and he clung to the edge of the big bamboo pole like a monkey, and finally did not fall. The spiral arm let out a slight squeak, trembled a few times, and continued to lift upward.
At this time, nearly one-third of the light wheels of the Taishang Xuanyuan Building have been lit up one after another, and they are all very bright. The people of Datang like to see these fairy scenes the most, and they do not hesitate to cheer and cheer at all. Everyone's eyes were focused on these glorious and exquisite earthly wonders, and they would not have noticed that near the dark spiral arms, a man trying to save them was climbing into the sky.
After a while, Zhang Xiaojing's eyesight recovered a little. He breathed heavily, and his muscles hurt badly, but he didn't dare to relax a little. The whole person is suspended from the spiral arm, like a drowning man grasping driftwood. A bitter wind blew his loose bun away.
He turned his neck with difficulty, and saw that the outer wall of the lighthouse in front of him was slowly descending, and about ten feet up, there was a protrusion that protruded like the beak of an eagle.
That's what he's aiming for.
As long as you wait for another fifteen fingers or so, the spiral arm will be able to turn to the side of the falcon's beak hole, which is the best time to jump back to the light tower. But at this time, Zhang Xiaojing found that his posture was wrong - now this posture can only ensure that he will not be thrown off the spiral arm, but it is difficult for him to get enough leverage to jump in mid-air.
Zhang Xiaojing moved his body close to the bamboo pole, gradually relaxed his feet, and concentrated the pressure on his clasped hands, and almost fell down several times in the middle. He finally adjusted his body to a posture with his hands hanging down, and began to swing sharply like a swinging scale.
When the distance between the beak and him finally reached the shortest, Zhang Xiaojing suddenly let go of his hands, and the whole person broke away from the spiral arm and flew towards the light tower. Hearing only a "poof", his body actually broke a hole in the skin and fell straight into the lamp tower. Zhang Xiaojing made a decision immediately, turned around and grabbed the beak with his right hand, and hung his whole body so that he didn't fall.
The communication channel of this falcon beak was not damaged, Zhang Xiaojing kicked and kicked with both feet a few times, reached the edge, and then turned his whole body over. As soon as he went up, Zhang Xiaojing lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
He knew that time was pressing, but he had indeed reached the limit. This series of actions did not take long, but it almost exhausted Zhang Xiaojing's physical strength. In particular, the right wrist has already shown signs of muscle spasm due to the weight of the whole body just now.
He raised his head and counted, and the lamphouse was already lit to the tenth. The people on the Xingqing Palace Square have mastered the rhythm of the candles in the big lantern tower, and they will cheer loudly when each lantern house is unveiled, and then the tone will gradually be low until the other lamp house is lit up. The main building of the diligent government affairs is probably empty, and all the banquet personnel have crowded to the high fence outside, enjoying the beautiful scenery up close.
"Fifteen, fifteen, as long as you get up before the fifteenth lamphouse lights up, it's still too late, it's too ......late," Zhang Xiaojing explained to himself. He was a little overwhelmed and had to rest. But as soon as I stopped, I didn't want to move.
Zhang Xiaojing took out the knife and slashed his wrist fiercely, and the severe pain was like a red-hot iron cone, forcing out the last ferocity in his body. He gritted his teeth, forced himself up, and staggered towards his head.
It's close to the Celestial Pivot Level. As soon as Zhang Xiaojing looked up, he could already see the slowly rotating wooden board above his head.
The Tianshu layer is the core of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower, and its most obvious sign is that there is a round of extremely wide circular yellow-brown wooden planks nested around the Tianshu, which is so wide that it cuts off the entire interior of the Lantern Tower, and it looks as if the floor is rotating all the time.
Zhang Xiaojing re-handled the knife and walked towards the stairs leading to the upper floor. He slowed his steps, held his breath, and tried not to make a noise. But as soon as he stepped on the steps, a cold light suddenly appeared. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaojing had already prepared, and used a wooden plaque discarded nearby as a shield and stretched it out in front.
The cold light swept away, and the wooden card was split in half, and Zhang Xiaojing took the opportunity to jump into the Tianshu layer and slash horizontally. The fish intestine guarding the staircase was only able to be used with one arm, so it was too late to retract the knife, so it simply rolled back, avoiding Zhang Xiaojing's edge.
But the strange thing is that Yu Gu did not launch a counterattack, but took a few steps back, revealing a relieved and cruel expression: "It's great that you didn't die, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The hoarse voice was accompanied by a rumbling noise in the sky.
Zhang Xiaojing didn't rush forward, he wanted to buy more time to recover some physical strength. So the two looked at each other, dozens of steps away from each other, and fell into a silent confrontation. The floor under the feet of the two men kept turning slowly, making their backgrounds change like marquees, the light was bright and dark, and the expressions of the two faces became quite subtle.
Zhang Xiaojing suddenly noticed that there was a square wooden platform behind the fish intestines, painted with black lacquer, and there were two eye-catching long handles on it, one indigo and the other red. That should be the hub that controls the detonation of the Celestial Pivot. The last step of Xiao Gui's plan had to be operated by someone, so the fish intestines were left for the end. As long as it is destroyed, the plot will be considered a failure.
"Why didn't you report it to Xiao Gui?" Zhang Xiaojing asked.
"It's useless, that guy won't kill you. Or I'm more at ease with my own hands. The fish intestine licked his lips, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
"So you didn't report me, but killed Mao Shun?"
"That's right. As soon as Mao Shun dies and the Qilin arm is lost, if you want to solve this matter, you have no choice but to go upstairs to me. In this way, I can operate the mechanism in the light tower with peace of mind, and wait for you to come up and die, and I don't have to delay either thing. ”
Zhang Xiaojing frowned and said, "Then do you know that Xiao Gui originally planned to let you die?" ”
He thought that this sentence would make Yu Gu shocked and angry, and then give up blowing up the lamp tower, but Yu Gu replied seriously: "So what? I promised to do ten things for him, and this is the last one, and I won't give up halfway because he wants to kill me. ”
Zhang Xiaojing didn't expect Yu Gu to be such a person who respects promises. The fish gut stretched out its hand and stared at him like a beast, ready to make a move. Zhang Xiaojing tried to persuade: "You stop the mechanism first, and I promise to go out and fight you in a duel." ”
"No, it's perfect!"
As soon as the words fell, the fish intestines rushed over like ghosts. His speed was extremely fast, and Zhang Xiaojing couldn't dodge, so he could only swing the barrier knife and confront him head-on. The heavens clanged, and there were more than a dozen crisp sounds of metallic lattice.
The attack method of fish intestines is mainly fast, and it pays attention to surprise. So when Zhang Xiaojing calmed down and went all out to defend it, it was difficult to find any flaws in the fish intestines for a while. The fish intestines attacked several times, and when they saw that it had no effect, they suddenly retreated, and used the advantage of their body skills to float to the lampstand near the Tianshu layer.
The bamboo brackets in this area are staggered and crisscrossed, and they are denser than the reckless mountains and forests. The fish intestines jumped through it, and Zhang Xiaojing quickly lost his trace, looking left and right, not knowing from which angle this dangerous killer would attack.
Zhang Xiaojing has a lot of experience in the battle, and he knows that in this situation, he must not be controlled by his opponent. He thought for a moment, and suddenly took a few steps back, leaning his back against the inner wall of the lamp tower, and his feet pressed on the two bamboo protrusions.
The floor of the entire Celestial Pivot has been rotating slowly except for the Celestial Pivot itself. Zhang Xiaojing's back is against the inner wall of the lamp tower, and his feet are suspended in the air, so that he can ensure that he will not encounter the enemy on his back; The second is to keep the body from turning with the floor, so that after a few moments, the wooden platform that controls the cardinal will turn in front of it on its own.
His purpose was never to kill the fish intestines, but to destroy the cardinal wooden platform. By taking such a position, Zhang Xiaojing can take the initiative and respond to all changes without change. The fish intestines will either face him head-on, or watch as the cardinal wooden platform turns in front of him and is destroyed.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Xiaojing stood like this, Yu Gu understood the situation and realized that he had to show up. He jumped a few times, and suddenly swooped down viciously from the bamboo frame at an unbelievable angle. Zhang Xiaojing leaned against the wall of the building, and it was easy to determine the direction of the attack, and he waved the barrier knife, and with a crisp sound, he blocked the sneak attack again.
Fish intestines are accustomed to surprise attacks, and if they can't hit them, they will habitually retreat immediately. Zhang Xiaojing twisted the long knife, entangled the opponent, and dragged it into the rhythm of the entanglement. The two have their own advantages and disadvantages, Zhang Xiaojing suffered from exhaustion of physical strength and insufficient strength; And the fish intestine was injured in one arm, and for a while it was quite a fight.
"How long can you hold out?" The fish intestine said while beating.
"Each other, each other." Zhang Xiaojing grinned.
At this time, fifteen of the lamp houses overhead were already lit up, and only nine of them had not yet turned to the zenith to light candles. If the fish intestines had been dragged here, no one would have been able to pull the mechanism and make the unicorn arms of the twenty-four light houses explode.
So neither of these two people can delay.
Seeing that the wooden platform was about to turn around, the attack in the hand of the fish intestine sped up, trying to suppress Zhang Xiaojing. Zhang Xiaojing was not to be outdone, and also fought back. In the interval between the stormy offensive, the remnant hand on the other side of the fish intestine suddenly shook his sleeve, and several drops of green alum oil flew out of the cuffs and sprinkled towards Zhang Xiaojing.
Who knew that Zhang Xiaojing had long been guarding against this move, the long knife was horizontal, and his wrist was half turned. The broad back of the blade slammed into the green liquid that flew in, pumping it back. One drop of green liquid hit the left shoulder of the intestine, sizzling softly on the cloth.
There was a sharp pain in the shoulders of the fish intestines, and I couldn't help but frown. As a killer in the shadows, he is very rare and unaccustomed to this kind of frontal confrontation with people. This guy on the other side is like a piece of glutinous rice slurry dipped in the juice of Baiji, and the knife technique may not be very exquisite, but it is stubborn and tenacious.
Yu Gu felt that he couldn't go on like this. He turned his head and saw that the wooden platform was approaching here, so he simply put on a posture of ending up together and rushed towards Zhang Xiaojing.
When Zhang Xiaojing saw him acting like this, he opened his mouth and laughed.
He saw through it at a glance that the fish intestines were bluffing. How can a killer have the determination to die with others?
In this case, only those who are not afraid of life and death can win.
Zhang Xiaojing stepped steadily on both feet, and swung out another knife. When the fish intestine saw that the other party was unmoved, he had to withdraw his strength halfway and quickly drifted away. The wooden platform was already less than three feet away from Zhang Xiaojing, and the two long wooden handles on the platform were clearly visible, with indigo on one side and red on the other.
"Do you know which side to destroy?" The sound of fish intestines came maliciously from above.
Zhang Xiaojing's long knife, which had already been raised, was stagnant in mid-air.
He doesn't know how to build a mechanism, and who knows if it's a blessing or a curse if this knife goes down? Is it indigo or crimson? What if the wrong chop caused an explosion in advance? Zhang Xiaojing didn't think about these things originally, he just wanted to be happy with a knife, but he became a demon with such a little fish intestine, and he couldn't do it.
Just when Zhang Xiaojing was stunned, the cardinal wooden platform had already swept in front of him and gradually moved away. Zhang Xiaojing hurriedly leaned forward, reached out to grab it, and finally left the inner wall of the light tower.
This small flaw was immediately caught by the fish intestines that were ready to go. He jumped off the scaffolding and flew over. Zhang Xiaojing either went to grab the wooden platform and was stabbed to death by him; Either return to the knife to protect yourself and sit back and watch the wooden platform go away.
Now that the lamp house has been lit up twenty-one, Zhang Xiaojing has no time to wait for it to come back in a circle.
Zhang Xiaojing also knew this, but he didn't know what to do in the face of indigo and red. He gritted his teeth and returned the knife first to block the surprise attack of the fish intestines, but because of this, he missed the opportunity to contact the cardinal wooden platform.
The rotating floor, steadily carrying the wooden platform of the cardinal, gradually faded away.
The fish intestines were silent, but their eyes flashed with excitement. The outcome of this battle is finally coming to light. He suddenly realized that if he didn't kill this guy and let him slide down the abyss of despair, it would be more hateful than killing him.
But after this struggle, Yu Gu also knew that this guy would never give up so easily.
Sure enough, when Zhang Xiaojing saw that the stubborn strategy failed, he also felt the pressure of the hour, and simply pounced. This time he didn't care about anything and went straight to the wooden platform.
The twenty-second house of lights was lit up high in the ceiling.
Zhang Xiaojing's momentum is like a wild boar, ignoring the surroundings. The fish intestine took the opportunity to make a move, and with a flash of cold light, it cut open his right rib, and a piece of blood flew up. But this injury did not slow down Zhang Xiaojing's speed in the slightest.
The fish intestine struck again, this time cutting his left shoulder. Zhang Xiaojing roared, covered in blood and continued to rush, ignoring the wounds on his body.
The expression of the fish intestine became frozen, and the other party rose with an aura that made him extremely afraid, this was the first time in his life. The fish intestine has a hunch that even if he cuts his throat now, the opponent will first tear himself into several pieces and then die.
The panic from the shadow of his childhood rose in his heart. It was when he was seven years old, alone on the grassland, surrounded by a wounded lone wolf. A man and a wolf confronted each other for half a night, but fortunately, a herdsman arrived and beat the wolf away. However, its green eyes left an unforgettable nightmare mark on the fish intestines.
This nightmare turned into Zhang Xiaojing today and appeared in front of the fish intestines. For the first time, he had a strong urge to retreat and dodge.
He let out a low roar, desperately trying to get rid of these chaotic thoughts, but Zhang Xiaojing was already close.
Yu Gu didn't want to confront Zhang Xiaojing head-on, he suppressed the urge to escape, flew up with a knife, and cut off a yellow bamboo frame next to him. The heavy wooden wheel lacked a support, and it sank a little bit when it landed, causing Zhang Xiaojing, who was charging, to crook his body. The fish intestine hurriedly cut another bamboo frame, and the wooden wheel fell a little crooked.
Zhang Xiaojing saw the flat road in front of him, and suddenly turned into a sloping uphill. He grabbed the steel knife and ran forward at a faster pace. The fish gut raised its knife in a frenzy, slicing the third support.
With a bang, the wooden wheel of the Celestial Pivot collapsed in half, and sawdust flew up. Zhang Xiaojing's physical strength was on the verge of the bottom, and he was too seriously injured to control his balance for a while, and slipped all the way to the edge of the wooden wheel. He tried to grasp the things around him, but his arm was already sore and weak, and his whole body slid out of the air at once, and he only relied on one hand to pick at the groove on the edge. The barrier knife spun in a few circles in mid-air and fell into the abyss at the bottom of the light tower.
At the same time, the twenty-third lamp house, lit up.
The fish gut erupted into a burst of maniacal laughter, he rarely made such a gaffe, but today was an exception. In this duel, he won after all. Zhang Xiaojing, the beast, was finally defeated by him.
He walked to the edge of the wooden wheel and stepped on Zhang Xiaojing's five fingers with his leather boots, making a creaking sound. Zhang Xiaojing's body shook helplessly in mid-air, his face was hideous, and he still refused to let go of his fingers.
"At the end of the day, you won't be able to save anyone."
Yu Gu looked down at this defeated subordinate, he could easily kill Zhang Xiaojing now, but he suddenly changed his mind.
Zhang Xiaojing's madness just now made him feel fear. Simply killing this bastard is no longer enough to wash away this humiliation. Only by letting this enemy suffer for a long time in feelings of despair and anguish and then die will the anger in his heart be calmed.
He no longer continued to press Zhang Xiaojing's fingers, but pointed to the cardinal wooden platform and walked over. Zhang Xiaojing roared: "You come and kill me!" Don't pull the traps! ”
The fish intestine listened attentively, and his pace slowed down, this wail was better than the music of the workshop, and he wanted to enjoy the process. Zhang Xiaojing picked at the groove with one hand, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse like a broken gong: "Don't pull it, you will regret it!" ”
In the midst of this roar, the fish intestines slowly stepped onto the wooden platform. Reaching out and grasping the two long handles, he raised his head and looked up at the zenith.
The last "Mingli" lamp house is lit.
The twenty-four lamp houses on the tower of the Taishang Xuanyuan lamp have finally been lit up so far. Twenty-four bright and huge lights are like stars descending from the stars against the background of night.
They rotate with the grandeur of the Emperor, forming a bright and round reincarnation trajectory in mid-air, condescending to the one hundred and eight squares of Chang'an City. The lantern figurines in the house are all treasures*, as if all the wonderful doors are open from here.
At the top of this lighthouse, there are more than a dozen extremely long hemp ropes that are pulled diagonally in different directions, suspended in the air, and the ropes are hung with various colored tulle and colored flags. When the lights are not on, these decorations are inconspicuous. At this time, the lamp house is lit up, and these tulles shake together, filtering the light into crimson, grape purple, green bud green, stone ochre yellow and other colorful light colors, and the inside and outside of the lamp tower are shrouded in a mysterious and wonderful color shadow, like a fairy fantasy.
Whether it is a small person or a nobleman, how many people have witnessed the immortals? And today, everyone's dream has become a reality in front of them, and it is worth talking about for many years. The cheers of the stormy waves came from all directions. The music troupe that had been prepared inside and outside the Xingqing Palace began to play "Shangxian You" in unison. The celebration of the Shangyuan Festival in Chang'an City has reached the most.
Yu Gu glanced at Zhang Xiaojing, and deliberately turned sideways so that he could see his movements clearly. With a force on his wrist, he pushed the long red handle to the end.