Chapter 70: The Smoke of Gunfire in front of Gesar's Palace
Walking in the decaying city, Chu Xiang saw only three young people, these three young Tibetans looked peaceful, without sorrow or joy, obviously like those old people, they had already held the consciousness of death.
Although there are few people in the city, the streets are very clean, there is no garbage, unlike the city where the refugees are fleeing, there are discarded items everywhere, clean and tidy, the only difference is that the people are gone, the government departments that maintain order are also empty, the whole city has been abandoned, only the monks who stick to it and the old people who do not want to leave their homes, and tourists from other places.
Walking around, he unconsciously arrived at the foot of Gesar Palace, and what surprised Chu Xiang was that there was a barbecue stall in front of the Gesar Palace Square, with flue-curled smoke and fragrant fragrance, and it was actually full.
The square of Gesar Palace is very large, this barbecue stall is not small, the tables and chairs are set up in almost two-thirds of the square, each table has people, most of them are one person per table, and there are very few people per table, there are three middle-aged people wearing white hats and scimitars hanging from their waists are barbecuing meat, two young people wearing white hats are running errands, and an old man with a gray beard sits next to the barbecue stall and smokes dry smoke.
Chu Xiang already knew about the relevant information, but he didn't expect the situation to develop like this, these invaders were so unscrupulous and gathered directly in front of Gesar Palace.
The guests of the barbecue stall are not ordinary people, all with knives and swords, and there are many with guns, divided into two groups of obvious opposites, all here are Chinese, the number accounts for about two-fifths of the total, all sitting in the northeast of the square, facing southwest, most of the others are foreigners, blacks, whites, mixed-race children, and even women have more than a dozen, all with fierce breaths, and the Chinese here form a confrontation.
Everyone was sitting quietly, some were eating barbecue, some were already full of bones on the table, and they didn't know how long they had been eating, and some were looking at a piece of barbecue in front of them, sitting quietly, not saying a word.
Unexpectedly, it was such a situation, Chu Xiang was a little surprised, the foreign coalition forces were so arrogant and confronted the master who came to protect the Gesar Palace. But if you think about it, their strategy is actually not surprising at all, the Thirteen-Nation Alliance, it is difficult to command, plus most of them are not familiar with the situation in China, and it is easy to be broken by each of them when they act separately, so they gather together and mix with the domestic guardians, China cannot use tactical weapons to attack them, and at the same time, it can also reduce the difficulty of their command, and besides, a part of the strength is displayed in the open, which can confuse the guardians to cover the forces in the shadows, and if the guardians do not gather strength to resist, they can also break through China's defense line in a battle, quickly resolve the battle, so as not to be dragged down by domestic reinforcements.
These foreigners seem to be unruly, the other party's commander can make them obey the order is obviously not a mediocre person, the current information given above does not clarify who the other party's commander is, can not lock the other party's location, if you can determine the other party's commander, it is undoubtedly best to kill it directly.
Chu Xiangzheng wanted to go over to see how the barbecue was sold, and saw a wooden board erected next to the barbecue stand, written in Chinese and English: Only real money and silver are accepted.
Touching his pocket, there was neither real gold nor silver, Chu Xiang could only sigh.
Chu Xiang was about to leave when a voice came: "Friend, it's actually here, it's better to come and sit down." ”
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man, with a face full of meat, sitting alone at a table, a cooked copper stick standing on the edge of the table, facing Chu Xiang, seeing Chu Xiang looking over, he raised his glass.
Chu Xiang smiled, shook his head and said, "No money." ”
"What's the matter, I'll please." The middle-aged man said.
"Forget it, I don't have money in my pocket, and I can't eat steadily." Chu Xiang arched his hand and turned to leave.
"It's a pity." The strong man returned the salute and continued to drink alone.
The barbecue stall was facing Gesar Palace, and when he looked up at the majestic palace, Chu Xiang was shocked in his heart, and looked around Gesar Palace carefully. I didn't feel anything when I came here before, but now when I look at this palace, this place makes him feel a little strange, and the people inside also make him feel a little strange, and the overall breath of this place is like an angry dragon sleeping, which makes him a little afraid, and he wants to go up but he doesn't dare to go up.
In a mysterious place, observing the Gesar Palace, Chu Xiang found that this palace was far more mysterious than he imagined, and he couldn't see through the secrets inside. Thinking of the business of this trip, Chu Xiang walked around Gesar Palace again, this circle Chu Xiang's eyes have been on Gesar Palace, but his six senses have always been on the people around him. After a circle, Chu Xiang 'saw' a lot of people, many people lurking around Gesar Palace, all of them were people with deep breaths, some showed obvious hostility, some had obscure hiding, and some were curious observers.
In the case of friends and foes being more difficult to distinguish, even people can't see it, and it is impossible to judge whether the other party is a foreigner or a Chinese, even if it is a Chinese, it is not guaranteed that it is a comrade-in-arms, and it may not necessarily have been plotted against the other party, not to mention that among these comrades-in-arms, there are many people who have grievances against each other.
After a circle, although the six senses were not concentrated on the Gesar Palace, Chu Xiang obviously felt that the Gesar Palace in his senses was a little different, and the depth of his six senses seemed to be deeper, and the things he sensed were clearer. With joy in his heart, Chu Xiang began to keep circling around Gesar Palace, and every time he went around one more circle, the Gesar Palace in his senses became clear, a little different, like a cabbage peeling off layer by layer, and his own senses became more and more acute, and his six senses had extended to the surrounding mountains, and he saw more lurking people.
Seeing Chu Xiang circling round and round, someone on the mountain couldn't help but poke his head out to look, not knowing whether it was friend or foe.
The sky is gradually getting darker, the vision is getting more and more blurred, Chu Xiang is still going around in circles, circle after circle, there is no intention of stopping at all, the guests at the barbecue stall are still eating meat and drinking, and no one has the intention of leaving. The number of people in the barbecue stalls is constantly increasing, there are Chinese and foreigners, the atmosphere is becoming more and more depressing, and the heavy clouds overhead are shrouded, I don't know if the wind and rain are coming.
When it got dark, the silent Gesar Palace gradually disappeared into the night, and the charcoal fire in the barbecue stall seemed to be even hotter, illuminating the faces of the people next to them red, and an indescribable strange atmosphere was brewing and spreading.
Seventy-six laps, when Chu Xiang walked seventy-six laps around Gesar Palace, it was dawn. The sun rises in the east, the morning glow is full of sky, and the magnificent Gesar Palace gradually reveals a clear face in the morning mist, as if the angry dragon has awakened, and the calm and majestic momentum is frightening, and the breath of the palace is clearly sensed, Chu Xiang trembled in his heart, as if he was afraid, and as if excited.
When Chu Xiang turned around Gesar Palace for eighty-two circles, a lonely and cold figure appeared under the morning sun in the east, slowly walking towards Gesar Palace, the slim figure pulled out a long shadow on the ground, under the illumination of the morning sun, it was still like ice that would not melt for thousands of years, lonely and cold.
The figure that is cold and can't even warm the sun, but like a dazzling sun, it attracts everyone's attention. Everyone at the barbecue stall looked at the figure coming slowly, and suddenly the atmosphere changed greatly, the momentum of the domestic defenders was greatly boosted, and the invaders of the foreign coalition forces were no longer arrogant and hesitant.
Suddenly, there was a scorching smell, and the master of the barbecue stall looked at the lonely figure, forgetting to look at the fire, and the meat on the stove was burned.
The cold figure glanced up at the majestic Sagar Palace slightly, slowly turned his head, and glanced at the barbecue stalls again, and continued to walk forward, and after a while, the figure appeared on the viewing platform of the Medicine King Palace on the right side of the foot of Gesar Palace.
The cold figure stood on the observation deck with his hands in his hands, looking up at Gesar Palace slightly, as if it had become an ice sculpture, an ice sculpture that even the sun avoided.
When Chu Xiang turned to the front of the Medicine King Palace in the eighty-third circle, the cold figure above glanced down at Chu Xiang, and then returned to his original state.
Surprised, very surprised, Chu Xiang didn't expect to see Liu Boyong here, the sword god Liu Boyong actually came, the strongest person in the martial arts conference who was awarded the rank of major general.
As soon as Chu Xiang and Liu Boyong's eyes met, it was as if a stone had been thrown down from the calm lake, and the ripples spread in the hearts of everyone in the barbecue stall, some people were excited, some people were nervous, some people were as if nothing happened, and some people were frightened.
Liu Boyong's appearance stirred up the wind and clouds in the sky, the sky suddenly changed, the people in the barbecue stall were different, the dormant atmosphere around had also changed, and the storm was coming.
When he turned back to the front of Gesar Palace in the eighty-fifth circle, Chu Xiang saw a special person again-a rickety old couple, the two of them supported each other and walked slowly from the northeast street, full of white hair, old and dry hands and feet, and so old that they could barely walk, making people suspect that they would fall down at any time.
At this time, it was naturally not an ordinary person who came here, Chu Xiang hesitated, walked in front of the two old people, and helped the old couple.
The old couple was unaware of Chu Xiang's approach, Chu Xiang's hand held them, and they realized that there was one more person next to them, and the old man glanced up at Chu Xiang with difficulty, showing a wrinkled smile on his face, and said in a voice that seemed to be about to die at any time: "Thank you, young man." ”
"Wife, there are still good people in the world." The old woman slowly turned her head to the old man who was supporting her, as if she was afraid that she would twist her neck too quickly.
"Thank you, kind lad." The old woman smiled and looked at Chu Xiang kindly.
Chu Xiang smiled.
Holding the two old men, they slowly walked forward step by step, the speed was only a little faster than the ants, and after walking for a long time, the three of them walked to the guardrail of Gesar Palace Square.
"Thank you, young man, I'm going to take a break, you can get busy." The old woman grabbed the guardrail.
Helping the two old men to sit down, Chu Xiang exerted a slight force under his feet, the hard cement floor cracked, Chu Xiang tore off the connected steel bars, grabbed the cement slab and inserted it vertically into the hard ground to block the cold northeast wind.
Everyone in the barbecue stall saw Chu Xiang open the stele and crack the stone with his hands and feet, break the iron and steel, and the cement pavement with a thickness of thirty or forty centimeters and at least five or six hundred catties was easily lifted up, and it was inserted into the ground lightly, and they were all shocked.
"Thank you, lad." The old man said gratefully, his expression was not surprised, as if Chu Xiang was just doing a very ordinary thing.
Nodding slightly, Chu Xiang continued to go around in circles, and everyone in the barbecue stall observed the old couple for a while, and continued to drink and eat meat.
The square was calm again, as if the circle could never be exhausted, and the wine and meat could never be eaten. The sun was gradually rising, basking in the warm sun, and when Chu Xiang passed in front of Gesar Palace again, the old couple had already fallen asleep leaning on the guardrail.
The number of people in the barbecue stall is still increasing, and at the eighty-sixth lap, a blonde and blue-eyed foreign drunkard staggered towards the Gesar Palace, drunk and hazy, and kept pouring wine into his mouth while walking, and just arrived at the foot of the Gesar Palace, the swaying figure fell into the grass drunkenly, snoring loudly.
At noon, a thin monk appeared on the street west of Gesar Palace, the monk kowtowed step by step, measuring the road under his feet with a life-length head, his dark face was full of the vicissitudes of time, the white stubble was like a steel needle, revealing half of the thin arms, black and swarthy as if made of steel, his expression was stoic and pious, and he was barefoot like Chu Xiang, and his feet were black and full of mud.
The monk's forehead has thick calluses, the clothes at the knees have long been worn out, the clothes on his chest are covered with dust, and his palms are full of calluses.
The warm sun became scorching, there were more and more people around Gesar Palace, and there were people flashing on the mountains in the distance, the oppressive atmosphere in the air was becoming more and more urgent, and everyone in the barbecue stall was sitting in danger, with swords in their hands, and their momentum was calm, ready to meet the coming storm.
Time crawled slowly like a snail, the situation in the square did not change, the tense atmosphere went to the top and slowly loosened again, and the battle horn still did not appear.
The sun is slowly setting, the dark clouds are condensing, the people in the barbecue stall seem to have become stone carvings, the temperature is slowly dropping, the cold and lonely atmosphere is spreading, the pilgrim monks in front of Gesar Palace have sat up, facing the majestic palace, cross-legged and closed their eyes, as if they have fallen asleep.
Night came, and the heavens and the earth fell into darkness. Suddenly, there was a whistling sound in the southeast, the sound was sharp and piercing, and a moment later, a black shadow arrived in the air, hovering in mid-air, and blue flames erupted from under his feet. When the black shadow in mid-air arrived, the ground shook, and a tall figure leaped from the darkness and stopped directly below the black shadow in the air.
At this time, Chu Xiang happened to come around from behind the mountain, and immediately jumped onto the wall of Gesar Palace, looking at the two black shadows that had just arrived on the side of the barbecue stall, and Liu Boyong, who was like an ice sculpture, also turned around.
The wind rose, and the fire in the oven suddenly became violent, rising two meters high, and with the light of the fire, Chu Xiang saw the appearance of the person who came. The people in the air are covered in blue flames, covered in dark armor, impermeable, and look like Iron Man in the movie. The figure on the ground is more than three meters tall, the upper body is naked, and the muscles and flesh are knotted, like an enlarged version of the Hulk in the movie, the difference is that this giant is not green, but gray-black, and a pair of eyes are blue and faint.
The generals came out of the battle, and the foreign coalition troops stood up, and the momentum was great, and the condensed breath was as majestic as a mountain, overwhelmingly surging over. The battle was about to break out, and the defenders all stood up, and the situation was tense to the freezing point, and the whistling north wind seemed to be even colder, blowing cold.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a wolf howl in the distance, and in a moment the wolf howl had reached a close distance, and suddenly a black shadow flashed, and a cold figure appeared in front of Iron Man and the gray giant, Chu Xiang looked at it, and the person who came had sharp claws and fangs, and was covered with long hair, and it turned out to be a werewolf, half squatting was almost two meters tall, with strong muscles, giving people a heavy sense of oppression.
Seeing the werewolf appear, all the blacks, whites and mixed-race people in the barbecue stall all stood up, and a fierce battle intent was permeating, at this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance on the east street, and a passionate and heroic majestic voice came: Zhao Keman Hu Ying, Wu Hook Frost Xueming, silver saddle shines on white horses, sassy like meteors.........
The horse's hooves are like drums, like thousands of horses, the poetry is heroic and agitated, exciting, the blood is boiling, the person is still far away when he speaks, the three lines of poetry are not finished, and the person has arrived in front of the Gesar Palace.