Volume 4: The Eventful Years Chapter 176: The Past Is Like Smoke [1]

Baoyu didn't expect to kill this person so neatly, but this is not manslaughter, there is nothing polite in this case, and a slight hesitation may lead to a wide range of innocent deaths and injuries. As soon as Gong Lang died, the Soul Eater Smoke instantly lost control, and Baoyu sacrificed the green lotus leaf to shake out a piece of blue light, which not only dissolved the gray mist, but also woke up several unconscious sergeants on the ground.

Immediately after that, he did not sacrifice the artifact body of the five-colored divine lotus, but used its magic to fuse into the form and god, emitting a five-color rainbow light to dissolve the black clouds, so that it could explode before it could explode, and beckoned Xiao Tian to board the car and leave.

The carriage and horse broke through two levels in a row, and still had no intention of stopping when they entered the Bamuro country, running from morning to afternoon, as long as the horse was not hurt, Baoyu kept the speed as soon as possible and kept hurrying, getting farther and farther away from the border pass and Meng Yingqiu. Of course, it was too late for Xiangmuro Guo to take him, even if Meng Yingqiu's people wanted to chase him and send someone to come after him after getting the news that his disciple had been killed, it would definitely not be so fast.

He passed through several villages along the way, sometimes slowing down and resting his horse, sometimes just outside the village. This is also the road leading to the border pass, so there are many villages next to the fork road to accommodate a large group of people to detour. Before dusk and sunset, Baoyu entered a castle.

This city is called Wangqiu Castle, and like Ryoma Castle in Xiangmuro Country, it is also a military town, with elite military formations stationed in the city, and chariots and horses can reach the border pass in half a day. Baoyu had already had experience in going out more than most of the inhabitants of the Plains, so he found a post house to stay in, and the next day he went to the market to sell the carriage and horses, and then changed into local clothes.

Of course, it is comfortable to travel in a Chinese car and horse, but Baoyu is not in a hurry for the sake of hurrying. Moreover, he often went into the mountains, and it was not convenient for this carriage to carry with him. What's more, this is the chariot and horse of the male womb, although the marks have been erased, it is still very eye-catching, and it is easy to expose the whereabouts.

After selling the carriage and horses and changing the outfit, he left the city and entered the hinterland of the Bamuro country, and Baoyu had a feeling. It is noticeably denser than elsewhere, with many villages close to each other, surrounding fields and bustling markets. When in the territory of the Xiangmuro Kingdom, I am afraid that only Taihe City has this kind of scene, and Baoyu passes through other cities. For example, Gaocheng, Feihong City, and Longma City are not as densely populated as Wangqiu City.

The status of Wangqiu City is similar to that of Ryoma City in the Xiangmuro Kingdom, it is mainly a frontier town, so it can have such a prosperous scene, and it seems that the location of the Bamu Country is indeed the earliest and most prosperous fertile plain for the development of agriculture among the five countries of Bayuan. Leaving Wangqiu City and entering the jurisdiction of another city, Baoyu felt this way the more he walked.

I remember that shortly after he left the wilderness, the first village he arrived at was Baixi Village. Although the scale of Baixi Village is not small. But usually few people pass by. On this avenue, there are pedestrians and cars, and you can always see people in a hurry like Baoyu.

A few days ago, when Baoyu rushed from the hunting garden to the border pass, he could always be recognized along the way, although he was very courteous, but it was also a kind of annoyance. But when he came to the territory of Bamuro, no one knew him or even noticed him. There were many people coming and going on this road, and the residents of the villages along the way rarely paid attention to a single person, and the news of the Xiangmuro country did not reach the Bamuro country, and no one here had heard of the deeds of "Little Mister".

It's better that way. Baoyu was originally worried that her whereabouts would be too conspicuous and easy to be traced. He was originally worried about whether it would be particularly eye-catching with Xiaotian, but now he found that this worry was a bit redundant.

Many pedestrians also brought all kinds of domestic animals, some riding ox carts, riding donkeys, leading sheep and pigs, some carrying chickens and ducks, and of course, some people with dogs. Especially those caravans that come and go. Dogs bark and protect their owners, and when the caravan rests, the dog is both a guard for no money and a guard over the goods.

Many dogs look similar to Xiao Tian. Maybe they are very different from each other in the eyes of dogs, but they don't deliberately distinguish between them in the eyes of people. Xiaotian walked on this avenue, and even felt a little like a dog. As he walked farther and farther away from the border, Baoyu gradually relaxed, no one paid attention to him anymore, and no one was tracking him.

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Baoyu was very cautious, and it was true that no one followed him, let alone ordered him to be arrested. Not to mention in the Bamuro country, even in the phase country he just fled from, there is no such thing.

The death of one of the king's dozens of children is inevitable, but not so much as to lose his mind. General Zhenguo Xinyue not only brought back Gong Lang's body, but also brought back a group of witnesses who were present. When Lord Rissho inquired, the monarch himself listened from behind the screen, and he knew what had happened.

Gong Lang chased after him with a light horse, relying on his cultivation to rush straight to the gate of the village, and without even asking, he shot out the soul devouring smoke. And the little gentleman was unharmed, but slaughtered Gong Lang in the blink of an eye, and easily melted away the soul devouring smoke without causing more casualties.

Lord Xiling has privately deduced that Mr. Xiao is an elephant, and the monarch has already believed it. In addition to Xiangsha's predecessors, what kind of boy in this world can have such means? Gong Lang did that in front of Mr. Xiangsha, that is, he was looking for death, even if he was the son of the monarch and a disciple of Meng Yingqiu, so what could he do?

However, General Xinyue brought back another piece of news, the little gentleman broke through the border pass of the Xiangmuro country with Gong Lang's chariot and horse, and broke through the border pass of the Bamuro country with the token of the star of Chiwangqiu, and he didn't even stop the car or say a word from beginning to end. In his eyes, the border defense is a virtual reality, which sounds simply too bizarre.

The general of Zhenguo guessed that Mr. Xiao was a personal disciple of Xingsha, and the monarch also muttered a little in his heart, and privately found Lord Xiling to ask-if it was Xiangsha, why did he show the token of Xingsha?

Xiling thought for a while and analyzed: "No matter who sees that scene, they may come to the same conclusion as the general." But I think that if he is only a disciple of Xingsha, of course he can pass the pass with a token, but he may not have the bearing and courage at a young age, so he dares to pass two levels in a row without saying a word, and he has never heard of this kind of thing before.

The world says that there is a hidden trace, but how do I know if his old man has walked the world, but no one has found his traces. Not long ago, he had seen Xingsha outside Feihong City, and it was not surprising that there was a token presented by Xingsha. Since he showed himself as a boy and did not want to reveal his identity as an elephant, of course he would not say that he was an elephant before the guard, and showing the token was just to avoid trouble. ”

When the monarch heard this, he also felt that it was very reasonable. If Baoyu is an elephant, the monarch is even afraid that he will be in a bad mood one day and turn back to settle the account. Even if he was not an elephant demon but a personal disciple of Xingsha, the monarch would not be able to pursue this matter, because what Gong Lang did was not reasonable. If this matter spreads and Chiwangqiu sends someone to ask, the Prime Minister will have to apologize and offer a bunch of things to apologize.

Therefore, the monarch did not send a messenger to send a letter of state to ask the neighboring countries to arrest the murderer, and even in the country, he did not dare to order the pursuit of Mr. Xiao, so he had to quietly admit it and not publicize it. The monarch was still very uneasy, fearing that the elephant or Chiwangqiu would come to trouble because of this matter.

The monarch recognized it and did not dare to speak out. But there is another person in the country who is heartbroken, hates Baoyu to the bone, and even frantically wants to avenge Gong Lang, she is Gong Lang's mother Concubine Xiang. Of course, Concubine Xiang couldn't accept this fact, and she didn't know that Xiling guessed that Baoyu was an elephant, and even the monarch didn't dare to talk nonsense to people at will.

Concubine Xiang went to the monarch every day to cry and asked the monarch to send a messenger to the country of Bamu, asking neighboring countries to help arrest the murderer, no matter what the cost. Of course, the monarch couldn't agree, and Concubine Xiang cried endlessly, and later the monarch simply avoided it.

Xiangmuguo couldn't avenge Gong Lang, so Concubine Xiang thought of Meng Yingqiu. Gong Lang is a disciple of Meng Yingqiu, and it is said that he once slept for his life, although it was only one night, but the relationship was by no means ordinary! Gong Lang didn't say anything to anyone else, only told his mother, Concubine Xiang, and told Concubine Xiang that she must not tell others, otherwise she would commit Meng Yingqiu's taboo.

But now that the son who is expected to become the monarch is dead, Concubine Xiang has no other thoughts in her heart except revenge, and the monarch can't count on it, so Concubine Xiang wants to send someone to ask the lord of Meng Yingqiu to kill her, thinking that woman should do something for her son, as long as she is willing to act, a hundred little gentlemen will be finished.

Someone also reminded Concubine Xiang that Mr. Xiao showed the token of Xingsha when he broke through the level, and it was likely that he was a disciple of Chiwangqiu, but Concubine Xiang didn't bother to care about this. Can the heirs of Chiwangqiu openly kill Meng Yingqiu's descendants on the Great Dao? If such a domineering act, if Meng Yingqiu can endure it, how can he gain a foothold in Bayuan in the future!

That's what Concubine Xiang thinks, and the "relationship" between Gong Lang and Fate, no one else knows anything other than her.

The Changchang clan is indeed very powerful in the country, and Concubine Xiang used various channels to find and generously present important people in Meng Yingqiu, expressing her wishes and requirements.

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Mengying Hill is not just a mountain, but a horizontal mountain range and a stretch of mountainous area, like a country within a country in Ba Yuan. Except for the disciples of the sect, most places in the mountains are usually inaccessible. Some of the mountains are beautiful, and some of the canyons are full of miasma, poisonous insects and beasts lurking, and there are also strange flowers and plants full of cliffs.

Medicinal herbs used by the people of Ba Yuan to heal injuries and diseases, as well as wild ingredients that are usually collected, can be found here, but it is difficult for ordinary people to come in and pick them.

There is a beautiful mountain peak in the deepest part of the mountain range, full of vitality and aura, it is the main peak of the mountain range, and it is also the true location of Meng Yingqiu, one of the nine hills of Ba Yuan, the whole mountain area and this cultivation sect are named after it.

This peak is from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and the wall is like a cut, and it is difficult for ordinary people to climb. But from the mountainside upwards, the clouds and mist are misty, the green trees are densely covered with flowers, and the distance looks like a fairyland floating in the clouds. Near the top of the mountain, there is a flat area that looks like a giant axe splitting half of the mountain, while the other half of the peak retains its natural shape.

Behind the flat ground is a high cliff, on the high cliff is carved out a huge stone niche, there is a magic altar in the stone niche, it is actually a square circle of a whole piece of jasper.

If someone has ever climbed the Shude Hill where Qingsha is located, they will find that this jasper platform is a bit like the mountain god Dharma seat on the Shude Hill. At this moment, there was a woman in black sitting on the jasper throne, her skin was very white, the color was like the purest milk, and her black hair was very long, scattered behind her head and shoulders until it hung down to the jasper platform.

In the clearing in front of the jasper terrace are three trees, and their roots are not in the soil, but in the bare rocks. Judging by the appearance of its thin branches extending from the roots, it should be a relatively low shrub, but they have grown in this place for an unknown number of years, and they are several feet high.

The branches of the three trees were blood-red, the leaves were pink, and the fruit on the tree, about an inch in diameter, was fiery red, and from a distance it looked like the flames of the three pillars were burning from the rocks.

It is the legendary elixir of immortality "Lizhu", which is said to have been owned by Emperor Shennong. Of course, the places where the immortal elixir can grow are very special, and it is difficult to find them in the world, but the immortal elixir itself is even more special.

It is said that people should not easily approach the place where it grows, otherwise they will be affected by very strange things, causing great changes in their minds and even madness. The breath of the Lizhu tree is very bearable, and even if it is found, it is difficult to get close to pick it, and only a monk with a high realm can successfully walk under the Lizhu tree and keep his mind in a state of mind to pick the Lizhu fruit.

The three tall and lush beads in front of the jasper platform seemed to have no effect on the woman sitting upright on the altar, and she was cultivating with her eyes closed. At this time, a tall and slender woman wearing a dark dark dress flew outside the peak. She has long hairpins and is a flying artifact.

This person landed on the flat ground at the top of the mountain, put away the magic weapon and bowed forward, but did not speak first, but waited for something. The black-clothed woman on the jasper platform opened her eyes and asked, "Elder Qingxia, is there something wrong with you?"

The name of the person who came was Qingxia, who had six realms of cultivation and was the elder of Meng Yingqiu. But she doesn't look old, and she doesn't look old at all, she is described as about two years old, with bright eyes and beautiful faces. And the woman in black on the jasper platform is the lord of Meng Yingqiu, the fate of the famous Ba Yuan.

The famous fate, the voice is very beautiful. It is soft with an indescribable feeling, as if it is a little hoarse, but it seems to be able to penetrate into people's minds and bone marrow, arousing inexplicable soul-dissolving feelings. That's all it takes to hear the voice, let alone see her in person?

Qingxia subconsciously looked up and saw the figure of the demon on the jasper platform, although she sat upright, there was no trace of swaying movements. But when I hear his voice and see his person, I feel that an inexplicable impulse has been awakened in the depths of my body and mind, as if it is an instinctive desire. And having this kind of desire is a kind of pleasure and enjoyment in itself, which makes people can't help but want to have and desire more and deeper lingering realms.

As a woman, Qingxia actually feels this way, and if a man stands here, the feeling will be even more difficult to describe. Qingxia hurriedly collected her mind and lowered her head. I don't know if it's the influence of the Lizhu tree, or the mental fluctuations inadvertently caused by the opening of the fate, or both.

The place where she was standing had tried not to get close to the three Lizhu Trees, although with her cultivation, of course, she was not afraid of the influence of the Lizhu Tree's aura, but when talking to the fateful evil, it was better not to have that feeling. Qingxia knew that fate was not intentional, she was just entering the country to practice Xuangong, and suddenly noticed that someone had come here. When he spoke, he still carried the power of Xuangong, and at the same time, he also attracted the breath of the Lizhu Tree.

Qingxia bowed her head and said, "Sect Master, several things have happened recently, and I think it is necessary to report them to you in person." ”

Still in that soft voice, the Fateful Devil said, "Let's start with the little things. ”

Qingxia first said a trivial matter: "Gong Liang of the Prime Minister's monarch was killed at the border of Longma City, and the Changchang clan begged Meng Yingqiu, hoping that Meng Yingqiu could pursue the murderer to avenge him, because Gong Liang is also my disciple of Meng Yingqiu." While speaking, with divine thoughts, he explained the details of Miyaliang's beheading, as well as a series of things about the little gentleman.

Hearing this, the fate smiled coldly: "The son of the monarch and the heir of my Meng Yingqiu was beheaded at the border pass, such a humiliating event, the monarch didn't even dare to mention it, let alone order the murderer to be arrested." Xiangmuro Country is still like this, and there is still a face to come to me Meng Yingqiu?

She is no longer the king's favorite concubine, and she is no longer the concubine of the king! The Changchang clan, even if they gain power in the country, will gradually lose their power from today, and it will not be long before the scenery is gone. ...... If they can let you spread the word to me, you must have received a lot of good things, right?"

She opened her mouth to cut off the fate of a favorite concubine and a clan, if this kind of thing was said by someone else, no one might care too much, but as long as she opened her mouth, the listener would feel that the fate of the Changchang and Changchang clans was inevitable, because her name was - fate.

There was also a divine thought in his voice. The matter of her daughter's concubine has offended Cangsha, and the matter of her son's palace has offended Xingsha, what good fate does this concubine want to do? Even if she doesn't cry in front of the monarch, the monarch will alienate her, not to mention that she cries all day long, pestering the monarch to do things he doesn't dare to do and can't do.

And the Changchang clan once had a very promising Miyaliang who would become the monarch in the future, so many forces in the country would meet and greet each other for long-term consideration, at least they did not dare to compete with them for interests. But Gong Liang is dead, and the son of a dead monarch is of no use, and it may be difficult for the unfavored concubine to give birth to another son to the monarch. Even if Concubine Xiang can have another son, it is impossible for her to participate in the struggle for the throne before she reaches adulthood.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Concubine Xiang and the Changchang family have lost power, and they have offended Cangsha and Xingsha, and they will only lose more and more power in the country. The Changchang clan's existing interests in the country will also become the focus of other forces to compete and carve up, and once it declines, it will be very fast.

Fateful asked Qingxia if she had received the benefits of the Changchang clan, but Qingxia didn't have an embarrassed look, and replied very calmly: "I did receive a few treasures, and the Changchang clan didn't find me directly, but first asked those people who went outside to do business, and sent a lot of things before and after." ”