On the outskirts of the capital, in front of the vermilion city gate, the bustling pedestrians were blocked by the soldiers guarding the city gate, and the ordinary people of Li were also stationed in front of the city gate. Several soldiers were in trouble in the face of the rioting people in front of them, and they had nothing to do for a while.

Until a majestic soldier led a group of guards to appear and guard the city gate, everyone saw this scene, and their faces instantly appeared sad, and they were all uneasy.

The soldier's sharp eyes looked around at those people who didn't know the so-called Diao people, took out a notice respectfully and majestically, and roared angrily: "Paste the emperor's notice on the city wall, let this group of Diao people take a good look, if anyone dares to trespass on the city gate for half a step, they will be killed." ”

The soldiers guarding the city gate also respectfully accepted the notice and posted it smoothly on the city wall. But the soldier sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest, in full view of everyone.

After the intimidation of this person, the noise of the rioting crowd came to an abrupt end, the atmosphere became solemn for a moment, and the people of Li who were blocked no longer dared to resist, the timid and cowardly fled like frightened birds and disappeared without a trace, and there were also bold and fearless pedestrians, who were very curious about the notice on the city wall, and stopped in front of the notice to watch.

"Who knows what is written on this notice? Which one can tell me? I don't know who shouted in the crowd who stopped to watch.

"I'll take a look." A handsome young man stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd, and everyone saw that the young man was polite and polite, exuding the air of a scholar, and they all got out of the way, and in an instant the young man walked quickly from the dodge road to the notice, and carefully considered the notice up and down.

Everyone saw that his face gradually showed a trembling color, and they also felt that something big had happened in the capital.

"This notice says that the emperor wants to recruit and gather talented people in the rivers and lakes to find a solution to the Qingling Lake matter, and if he can't find a solution within three days, he will sacrifice a hundred men and a hundred women to the lake, so that the capital can avoid this monstrous catastrophe."

The news on this notice hit the crowd of onlookers like five thunderbolts, and everyone's hearts suddenly "pounded" violently, and cold sweat oozed from their foreheads in the cold wind of early autumn.

The soldiers in front of the city gate also laughed loudly, thinking it was very funny, the chief general guarding the city gate, seeing this scene, was quite ridiculous, and dared to block in front of the city gate, and really thought that these Diao people had great courage, but they were just a straw bag, and Diao people were Diao people, and they were not to be afraid.

In the streets, someone shouted: "The emperor of the present day will sacrifice the lake with a hundred men and a hundred women in three days." ”

Hearing this, the passers-by who did not know the truth also fled in panic, and the person would relay everything he heard to others, and the rumors spread in the capital.

Gao Yuncheng saw this scene in his eyes, went to the city gate, and read it carefully in front of the notice, and behind him were the phoenix, the unicorn, Long Yan, Chang Shou, and the frightened and trembling Taoist priest.

"You go quickly, if you delay Brother Yuncheng's big event, you will feel good." The ethereal voice of the phoenix echoed in the Daoist's ears.

"Don't dare, I... It's just that the legs are weak, I'll go to the Imperial City, go, go now..."The Taoist priest's body was still trembling, and he hadn't come out of the horror of the transformation of the four divine beasts, especially the dragon Yan, Qilin, and Chang Shou were holding him tightly, staring at him and trembling.

Those soldiers guarding the city gate saw that someone dared to stop in front of the notice, and felt incredible for a while, even the head of the guard slowly stood up, and those soldiers also stared at the six people of Gao Yuncheng with a serious and cautious face, as if they were afraid that they would not know about ruining the notice issued by the emperor, because in their opinion, this matter is unsolvable, and no one will dare to remove this notice at all.

Although these are the alarmist rumors of the Taoist priest for 300 years, if they are passed on by thousands of people and circulated for a hundred years, then the rumors can come true unconsciously, and they are really terrifying.

Under the astonishment of the soldiers guarding the city gate, Gao Yuncheng still took down the notice, and the soldiers glanced at each other and nodded tacitly.

The head of the city gate stepped forward and asked, "You have taken down the notice, so you have a way to solve the matter of Qingling Lake?" ”

"That's nature." Gao Yun Town calmly returned.

The first general looked up and down at Gao Yuncheng, and after such a look, he found that this person exuded a kingly wind, and he actually had fear in the depths of his heart, as if he was intimidating his soul.

Gao Yuncheng was also curious when he saw this person's stunned gaze: "Can we meet the emperor now?" ”

Hearing the sound, the general finally came back to his senses slowly, and when he saw a few people following him, he asked casually: "How many people are with you?" ”

"Yes." Gao Yuncheng replied.

The general carefully considered the interests of this matter, although the emperor had an order, if he could not find a solution to Qingling Lake within three days, he would pay tribute to one hundred men and one hundred women in the city. But today's emperor is also a man of temperament, if it is really a sacrifice of human life, he will also mourn for a while, if these people solve the Qingling Lake matter, the emperor's heart, then he can also be peaceful.

"Then come with us, shall you?" The gesture of inviting the general, and the look of the eyes signaled the soldiers to come forward and surround them, and they could not allow Gao Yuncheng to have the slightest room for remorse.

Seeing this scene, the phoenix was furious, and a voice spread from the sky: "What's the matter with them? Didn't they all say that they were going to the capital, and it was unreasonable for us to do this. ”

"Bear with me, I have to go to the capital anyway, no matter how I go, it's good." Long Yan replied lightly.

In this way, surrounded by soldiers, Gao Yuncheng and several people came to the streets and alleys of the capital.

The soft sunlight spreads over the entire capital, reflecting the abrupt horizontal cornices, the signboards and flags floating among the streets and alleys, the slow passing of cars and horses, and the endless flow of people.

Pedestrians saw the chief general leading a group of soldiers to slow down the street, and only a few people mentioned Qingling Lake in their conversations, and they were sad for a while, and then found the next topic and talked about it.

Suddenly, a burst of crackling firecrackers echoed in everyone's ears one after another, shocking the passers-by in the streets and alleys, until it resounded in the sky.