Volume 1: The Wind Rises in the Heart of the Tree Chapter 28: The Palace Master is not old
A few friends got into the elk cart again, and the deer cart drove down the road to the center of Treeheart City, and the various flowers and castles on the road dazzled several people. Except for Ou Qing, who was unwell because of motion sickness, the rest of the people leaned on the window and curiously browsed everything around them.
As the deer cart advanced, the road became wider and wider, gradually entering the trunk road in the center of Treeheart City. The huge trunk is like a towering wall.
The elk cart slowed down and drove into a circular platform, the guard next to him glanced at the passengers in the car, and found that it was the northern protector Wan Nianqing, after saluting and retreating, he waved his hand to a guard next to him, and the guard pulled the tentacles next to him a few times, and the platform on the elk cart began to rise slowly, and gradually accelerated.
It turned out to be a large lifting platform.
Wan Nianqing patiently explained to everyone: "This is one of the ground passages leading to the palace master's grandmother Wanhua Palace, the Wanhua Palace occupies the second floor of the canopy area, and ordinary people can't enter. ”
Wan Nianqing paused and continued, "When I saw the palace master and several other Dharma protectors, remember to be polite, be cautious and polite, don't look around, don't touch randomly, understand?" ”
A few friends nodded. The platform soon reached the top, and after passing through a circular hollow, it stopped, and the view that greeted them surprised several people.
Although everyone has seen countless beautiful scenery on the ground floor and the first floor of the canopy area, the view on the second floor of the canopy still shocked several people.
The elk cart was parked on the platform, and next to the platform were several guards in petal-like armor and holding a long pole, but other than that, there were no buildings, the elk cart seemed to be in the dark jungle, illuminated by countless shining points of light, a path stretched into the distance, countless branches intertwined with each other, blocking most of the view, and the whiskers of various colors hung down in the air, and all kinds of transparent plankton floated. The ground is covered with all kinds of large and small flowers, and the fresh air is filled with a faint fragrance of flowers, combined with the birdsong that I don't know where to hide, making several people feel like they are in a fairyland. A few friends are used to the forest, and they know that the place where the messy and wild grass breeds randomly in the general forest is actually not good-looking, but there is no such chaotic feeling here, and a few people even saw a white rabbit staring at them seriously in the grass.
Wan Nianqing and the platform guard chief completed the formalities, and the elk cart drove off the platform and walked along the path.
"Isn't this a big tree? Why does it feel like you're in a big forest? Gu Tinglan asked with a confused expression.
"No wonder it's called Wanhua Palace, it lives up to its name." Ou Qing was thoughtful.
Wan Nianqing smiled and said to everyone that this is actually the palace master's private garden, and every scenery here is arranged by the palace master little by little.
The path spiraled upward, and despite the low slope, several people could sense that the vehicle was moving up. A few people also saw a pure white horse grazing leisurely on the side of the road, and saw the elk cart passing by, when the white horse saw the galloping elk cart, he gave up grazing and raised his head to stare at them.
"Wow, that horse has horns." There was an exclamation in the car.
Wan Nianqing smiled and explained, "That's a unicorn, it's a specialty of the Holy Sect. ”
"Wow, look, what's that?" Gu Tinglan pulled her brother and pointed to a huge strange animal outside the car window, this animal has an eagle head, a lion neck, two front legs like eagle claws, two hind legs like lion legs, and white feathers like eagles, it is simply a combination of a lion and an eagle.
Wan Nianqing continued to smile and explained: "That's a griffin, it originated in the mountain and sea realm, it is the product of the gene modulation technology in the mountain and sea realm, and the Holy Sect gave it to the palace master after getting it, and because of its fierce nature, the palace master raised it here." ”
A few friends marveled at the strangeness of the flora and fauna here, and Wan Nianqing explained all the way that they saw a mermaid with a human-like upper body and a fish-like lower body; a two-legged red ostrich; White alpacas spitting at them, and so on.
Following the spiraling path, the sleigh finally drove out of the garden area and onto a huge platform.
There is no longer any trees around. A quarter moon hung silently in the sky. Sprinkled with a silvery white glow.
"Are we at the top of the tree?" Xiong Qian continued to be surprised.
The sled began to slow down and gradually stopped, and a guard stepped forward to take the reins of the sled and opened the door, and several people got out of the car. Looking around, I found that this platform is very wide, and there is a towering palace in the middle of the platform, the palace covers a small area, but the height is very high, the shape resembles a huge pyramid, and the tip is a huge crystal, wrapped in layers of petals, full of the beautiful plant style of the city in the heart of the tree. At the entrance of the palace, there are three big characters written "Wanhua Palace".
A row of flower helmet guards stood neatly at the door, and there were countless defensive plants next to them, in addition to the pea shooter and red lily that had already been seen, there were countless species that several people had not seen, because it was not in wartime now, the petals were tightly wrapped together, and it was impossible to see what it was for, but from the point of view, it was a whole circle larger than the watchtower, and it was not easy to provoke at first glance, these flowers were scattered around, and there was a faint fluorescence flow between them, it should be some kind of defensive array. There were also faint flying guards flying in a queue in the sky. The defense was very tight.
There were dozens of other vehicles next to the sleigh parked, and even a few flying monsters hissed from time to time, but they quickly fell silent under the appeasement of the guards.
A flower man parks a sleigh in a drawn box. Wan Nian Qing Shi Ran took a few people to walk towards the gate of Wanhua Palace, but saw a group of people walking out of the gate Hulala, because it was night, and the distance was still far away, a few friends couldn't see the appearance clearly.
But Wan Nianqing can see it clearly. But I saw a banshee in a thin green shirt and a cloud of smoke shrouded in smoke chatting with a golden, green mopping coat, a long face, and a face full of golden bumps. There are groups of various demons around the side. Wan Nianqing asked a few people to wait for a while, and then stepped forward by himself.
The banshee saw Wan Nianqing approaching, and her beautiful eyes turned: "Zuo Protector, come and see Yu Dali from Nanzhan Buzhou." ”
When Wan Nianqing saw the other party's appearance, he knew in his heart that it was Yu Dali, the prime minister of the corn clan in Nanzhan Buzhou.
Wan Nianqing, who has been in charge of foreign intelligence for a long time, probably knows the other party's intentions. The power of the corn clan has expanded to the extreme in Nanzhan Buzhou over the years, and it intends to develop in Dongsheng Shenzhou, and Shuxin City is definitely the key object of its friendship, and it is not surprising that the other party sent a prime minister to pull the relationship. However, I don't know what deal Emei Yan's protector reached with Yu Dali in private.
Wan Nianqing stepped forward and saluted, and the other party came up and said something inexplicable, and then hugged Wan Nianqing firmly.
Wan Nianqing is not very accustomed to this kind of etiquette, especially when he is still being held by a demon with a tumour face, but the other party quickly let go of him, and said in a stiff Dongsheng Shenzhou Yayan: "Brother, I have long heard of your fame, the last time you defeated the lackey of the Heavenly Palace in Beiju Luzhou, I am admired, your reputation is very famous in Nanzhan Continent." I'll definitely invite you to drink when I have time in the future. ”
Wan Nianqing smiled with a smile on his face: "No problem, no problem." But he was muttering in his heart, even the corn tribe in Nanzhan Buzhou knew about this, so it was imperative to go to the mouth of the river.
That time, Wan Nianqing and the Roaring Sky Dog had a conflict in Beiju Luzhou, and he and dozens of good hands of the Beiju Luzhou Owl Clan besieged him, but he still let the other party flee with serious injuries, and it was a shame to say it. It seems to be very honorable to the other party. is worthy of being the prime minister of the corn clan. If it weren't for the contradiction between Erlang God and Tiangong, these dozens of demon clans besieging Xiaotian Roar would have been settled by Tiangong Qiuhou. It seems that the relationship between the corn clan and the owl of Beiju Luzhou is not shallow.
Yu Dali brought the long face full of pimples to Wan Nianqing, and the long beard on the top was about to sweep to Wan Nianqing's face, and said mysteriously: "Lord Wannian Protector, I still have good wine made from corn there, do you want me to send you a few jars." ”
Wan Nianqing waved his hand: "Dongsheng Shenzhou and Nanzhan Buzhou are thousands of miles apart, and a few jars of wine are too expensive." ”
Yu Dali burped, obviously drinking a little high: "It's okay, send goose feathers for thousands of miles?" I'll arrange for someone to send it back tonight. ”
"Won't you stay for a few days?"
"No, I still have important things to do, so I won't bother you."
A few little demons with granular tumors like him led a handsome black vulture over, and Yu Dali climbed up crookedly and fastened his seat belt. Arching his hand towards Wan Nianqing and Emei Yanyan, pulling the reins, the vulture instigated a few times, rolled up a gust of wind and waves, and then rushed into the air.
Yu Dali and Emeiyan stood side by side, watching the drunk Yu Dali fly crookedly into the clouds. Wan Nianqing asked: "Why are you in such a hurry, you can't stay all night, could it be that something happened?" You're in charge of the Department of Foreign Affairs, don't tell me you don't know. ”
Emeiyan sneered a few times: "Of course, although Yu Dali didn't mention it at tonight's party, I still inquired that there was a Red Queen Jiang He in Nanzhan Buzhou recently, which had a great impact on the alpaca and corn tribes in Nanzhan Buzhou, and the Incas under their rule were sacrificing their lives to the sky every day for protection." ”
"The Red Queen? You mean the ant clan? ”
"Yes, in order to deal with the Heavenly Sect's western expedition, the Heavenly Palace has transferred all the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals stationed in Nanzhan Buzhou back, and there are not enough troops to suppress it, and the original cow ghosts and snake gods who are hiding their heads and tails have come out. The alpaca tribe and the corn tribe were not originally fighting races, and they were beaten by the Red Queen Jianghe, but now they were all panicked, and they went to the Heavenly Palace to complain, but they ate a solid closed door, not to mention the Jade Emperor, and they didn't even see Chang Shengtian. Now that you're panicking, you're pulling relationships around? Now he left in a hurry, to go to Beiju Luzhou to find the group of owls sleeping during the day. ”
"Oh, so they want to pull us in, do they have any sincerity to take it."
Emeiyan shook the cloud in his hand and pointed to the Wanhua Palace: "Five corn cannons." If a cannon goes down, it will erode for ten miles, and it will not be able to carry a single shot. ”
"Oh, that's okay." Wan Nianqing nodded.
Emeiyan sneered a few more times: "Disposable." ”
"Ahh Wan Nianqing frowned: "Disposable, it will be greatly reduced." It can only be used as a strategic deterrent, and it is placed there to see. ”
The two of them wanted to say a few words, but a voice sounded in their ears: "Since the cubs of the Xiong family have brought, why haven't they come in, do you need to be invited by the old body?" ”
Wan Nianqing hurriedly confessed in the direction of Wanhua Palace. I turned around and brought in a few people who had been waiting for a long time.
Panshan Huamei followed Wan Nianqing into the palace gate, and after entering the gate, she walked up hundreds of steps, and came to a hall, this hall is like a huge arched shell, transparent all around, the hall is surrounded by a strong decoration style of the heart of the tree, the ground is a layer of velvet like a carpet, and it is also engraved with complicated patterns, which should be some kind of mana rune array. Around the hall stood a circle of treemen guards, dressed more ornate than the flower-helmeted guards outside, motionless as sculptures. Tentacles glowing with white light hung from the vaulted shell-like ceiling, illuminating the hall like the sun.
Directly opposite the entrance of the hall is a high platform, and there are five seats of different styles at the door, one of which is of square stone; One is shrouded in smoke, as soft as a marshmallow; One is like a mountain peak, with water flowing outside; A flowing golden wood, this should be the seat of the four protectors.
The huge throne in the middle of the seat of the four protectors was covered with all kinds of flowers, like a delicate rockery, which was completely larger than the other seats. This is probably the legendary Throne of Thorns, on which a woman in a rich robe and garland on her head is half-reclining on her seat.
I saw her put her right hand on the armrest, holding a transparent glass cup in her left hand, her white legs half resting on the throne, and a small leg like a lotus root and jade feet leaking out of her long robe. The beautiful eyes are circulating, and the care is shining. was smiling at the group of people who came in.
Wan Nianqing led the group to step forward and salute: "I've seen the palace master." ”
The palace master's grandmother said lightly: "The family members and children don't need to see outside, little ones, raise your head and let the old body take a closer look." ”
A few little guys raised their heads according to their words, they couldn't see clearly from a distance just now, but now a few people saw the appearance of the palace master clearly, but it was far from the kind of 10,000-year-old tree demon in their minds, Gu Tinglan even exclaimed: "It turns out that the palace master is not old." ”