Chapter 5 The Journey

The diary left by the former Xiangxiong Shizi, the first one began at noon on the Mid-Autumn Festival in 841 A.D., and the last one ended on the eve of the Double Ninth Festival in 848 A.D.

For seven years, the diary has not been interrupted, and it can be seen that the owner of the diary has put a lot of effort into it.

Each journal is divided into four sections according to a strict writing template. The first paragraph of the opening chapter records daily life, like a daily life record; The second paragraph records some of the new knowledge he learned that day, including everything from astronomy and geography, and these passages are summarized like a book of observations; The third is his experience of the day; In the fourth paragraph, he will summarize the day's work and write a memo in order of priority for the six things to be done in the next three days.

As he reads these diaries, he seems to have witnessed how the former Mahio Seiko spent each day. At the same time, it also gave him a more detailed understanding of his grandmother, the Xingmangyuan tribe.

For several days, the twelve knights of the temple escorted the floating leaves on the ancient road between the heavens and abandoned mountains, day and night. The mountain road is bumpy, the plank road is steep, the road is full of falling rocks, and there are occasional dangerous sections of landslides, and the road needs to be temporarily opened to allow the carriage to pass.

In addition to being curious about the strange scenery in the mountains a few days ago, he continued to look at the diary left by the former Elephant Male Prince for the next few days. Under his painstaking reading of all night, he read all the diaries that took him seven years to complete in less than a week.

At the end of the diary is a message to the floating leaves. The former Xiangxiong Shizi told him to burn all the diaries after reading them and not to circulate them.

After thinking about it again and again, he still couldn't bear to burn all such a wonderful diary, so he wrapped the diary in several layers of oily paper, and then buried the package under a century-old banyan tree on the side of the ancient road.

At this time, the floating leaves have been immersed in the identity of the prince of the Elephant Division. Because of the miracles he revealed when he walked out of the Jade Maiden Peak Moon Temple, the twelve knights of the temple who accompanied him worshiped him as if he were a god.

Through the understanding of the diary of the former Elephant Zobu Shizi in the past few days, Fushengye has come to a conclusion that there are three major truths of life on any planet: violence can really solve everything, handsome can really be eaten, and money can really do whatever you want.

The prince of Shoobe seems to be one such person. The Red Gold Khanate is the largest country on the Grandmother Planet, but it is sparsely populated and the land is barren.

Under the rule of the Red Golden Khan, there were four major tribal alliances. They are the Dongyi tribe that occupies the southeastern grasslands and the Beidi tribe who live between the Gobi desert oasis in the north of the desert, the Xirong tribe in the snowy region of the southwest plateau of the Tianqi Mountains, and the Nanban tribe in the 100,000 mountains in the southeast.

The Chijin Khanate worshipped the gods of the sun and the moon. On the highest peaks in the north and south of the snowy plateau, the majestic Sun Temple and the Moon Temple were built respectively. The person in charge of the Sun Temple is called the Great Commander, and the person in charge of the Moon Temple is called the Young Commander.

The Zhangxiong tribe belongs to a branch of the Nanban tribe. The Elephant Warrior Son Fushengye is in charge of some external affairs in the Moon Temple. The Temple of the Moon God has no independent armament, and the Twelve Guardians are actually the Holy Knights from the Temple of the Sun. All of them are under the control of the Sun Temple, and will only obey the messengers of the Sun Temple.

When the Temple of the Moon needs the Holy Knights, it has to apply to the Temple of the Sun, and there is a large fee to pay.

Therefore, the twelve guardian knights and the Moon God Temple that Fushengye accompanied this time are just an employment relationship. At the end of the mission, they will be separated from each other, and the heavens will be separated.

Perhaps for this reason, although the Twelve Guardian Knights were full of reverence for the Floating Leaf, they still deliberately kept their distance from him.

They rarely communicate with the floating leaves unless they have to.

Floating leaves still have a good impression of the Twelve Guardians. He knew that the selection of paladins in the Sun Temple was very strict, and only those with excellent character and good family backgrounds could join.

The Twelve Guardians are a full cavalry squad. It consisted of ten heavily armed cavalrymen and a ten-commander, plus an orderly.

The Holy Knights are strictly disciplined, and ordinary cavalrymen are not allowed to communicate with outsiders, so they usually look like mutes. However, the coercion generated by the formation of ten silent samurai in a row was also very powerful.

The Captain of the Ten was able to communicate with outsiders because he had to give orders. But this ten-master is obviously also a man with a cold temperament. He seemed reluctant to say a word other than work. After a few days of observation, Fushengye found that this ten-master was resolute in handling things, and belonged to the kind of person who was not angry and arrogant. Such a person is as firm as iron in his heart and is often invulnerable. Fushengye felt that it was difficult to change a person who had already been qualitated like the Ten-Commander.

The orderlies were the hardest of them all. His combat effectiveness is not high, but he has a lot of things to be responsible for, and they are also very important.

He needs to act as a scout, and must often walk far in front of the horse team to find his way. He was also responsible for the procurement of provisions. In short, he is a guide when he is on the road, a cook when he eats, and he has to know some medical skills when a team member is injured or sick.

Such a person is incompetent without a little brain. Such a person can't be too boring, otherwise he won't be able to communicate with the players and the outside world.

The orderly's name is Fang Rui. He had the privilege of being the first friend Floating Leaf had since he arrived on Grandmother's Star.

Fushengye opened the curtain of the carriage, revealing his face wearing a golden mask, and said kindly to the orderly riding by the carriage: "Hello! My friend, how long are we left to get to the Temple of the Moon? ”

Fang Rui replied respectfully on the horse: "Honorable prince, I am just a low-ranking soldier, not worthy of being your friend!" Please call me by my first name, Fang Rui. ”

Fushengye said: "It's okay! Respect for a person is not just lip service. In my heart, when you are my friend, when I call your name, I call my friend. ”

Fang Rui said gratefully: "This is really my honor. If the weather is good, we'll be able to reach the Temple of the Moon the day after tomorrow! ”

It was cold outside the car window, and the weather on the plateau was already very cold before winter.

The floating leaves looked up at the hazy sky, and the towering snow-capped mountains in the distance connected the sky, and it was impossible to tell which direction the sun was.

Fushengye said to Fang Rui: "If we don't have you with us, we have to get lost." The people of the Central Plains Empire said that our Red Golden Khanate will snow in August, which is really appropriate. ”

Fang Rui said: "The Central Plains Empire occupies the most beautiful and rich land in the East, and its citizens are cunning. However, its poetry is very popular, and the women in its country are much better looking than the women in our Mangyuan tribes. ”

Floating leaves laughed when they heard this!

Fang Rui said: "It's the subordinates who are open-mouthed, which makes the prince laugh!" ”

Fushengye waved his hand and said, "No, no!" It's just a normal chat, just be casual! ”

Fang Rui said: "The prince has traveled to various countries and read all the wonders of the world, but if there are any strange things to say, come and listen!" Let me wait for a long time. ”

Fushengye thought for a while and said: "I once knew a friend, and his mantra was just eight words - life and death are downbeat, and if you don't accept it, you will do it!" ”

Fang Rui said frankly: "What this friend of yours said is reasonable, I don't know who he is, and who is his surname?" ”

Fushengye said: "He is a merchant of the Central Plains Empire. ”

Fang Rui asked, "What line of businessman is he?" ”

Fushengye said: "The commodity he deals in is called millet. ”

Fang Rui said: "Xiaomi! I've eaten. I originally thought that the people who sold rice were all business giants, and it turned out that those who sold millet could also be experts. ”

Fushengye came back to his senses from the distant memories, and the corners of his mouth flashed with a meaningful smile: "That's!" Is there a champion in the line? ”

Fang Rui said: "The son of the world is high! After my Guanshizi came out of the Jade Girl Peak Moon Temple, it was like being reborn. Presumably in the temple, he received guidance from the moon god. In the future, Shizi will definitely be the brightest new star in the plain. ”

Fushengye was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said in a mysterious tone: "If I tell you that I will be a different person after I come out of the Moon God Temple, do you believe it?" ”

Fang Rui said: "Of course I believe that whatever the son of the world says is what it is!" The Twelve Guardians were fortunate enough to witness the miracle of the Moon Temple, and naturally looked at it with the head of the world. ”

Fusheng Ye said sternly: "Then keep in mind what I said before, don't tell anyone what you see in the Moon God Temple." Don't mention it in front of me again, forget about it forever. You didn't see anything that day. Do you understand? ”

Fang Rui nodded solemnly and said, "No! ”

The weather suddenly changed that evening, and it actually started a storm. Fang Rui relied on his experience to find a settlement on the side of the ancient road before the wind and rain came, and he was sweating profusely for a while, and finally settled everyone down. This settlement is a deserted stone house located between two hills. The stone house is only three rooms in size, and it is very crowded with more than a dozen people living in it. But compared to the raging storm outside, it's already paradise.

The heavy rain churned the roof at night, and the rumbling sound of the earth shaking and shaking came from the distant mountains outside the house, lightning and thunder, and the sound of explosion and thunder rolled endlessly, and the unusual sound woke everyone up.

Fang Rui saw that everyone sat up, but he found an empty place to lie down alone and said, "It looks like a slight earthquake, don't worry." Because it's useless to worry, it's impossible to run because of the ghost weather outside, so it's better to sleep peacefully until dawn. ”

Fushengye asked worriedly, "The earthquake won't shake the house down, right?" ”

Fang Rui said: "Don't worry, the house is down and there is a high top!" ”

As soon as the Captain waved his hand, the ten knights immediately formed a circle around the Floating Leaves, crossing their spears above his head to form a protective shield-like formation.

Fushengye reluctantly lay down and continued to sleep.

The next morning, Floating Leaf opened his eyes and woke up, only to find that the protective array above his head had already been withdrawn. The twelve guardians were all asleep.

He walked softly to the door and peered through the crack. Floating leaves found that the sun was shining outside the door, and there was a quiet and peaceful scene.

Suddenly, a behemoth appeared on the col not far away, it was a huge snow lion.

According to the diary of the former prince of the Elephant Clan, the average snow lion was as big as an ox and weighed a thousand pounds in adulthood. But the snow lion in front of him has completely exceeded the common sense of the previous people. The snow lion was the size of a cow on its head alone, and its huge body was about the size of a house.

The fluff on its whole body was as white as snow, like clouds in the sky falling to the grassland.

"Hurry up!"

Fushengye hurriedly turned around and called for the Twelve Guardians.