The reason why Zhongzhou is in the middle of the world, so that the ancient dynasty chose to set the capital here, is because Zhongzhou is a flat river, not to mention compared with the mountainous Jiangnan, it is compared to Jiangbei, the Jiangbei that was originally quite flat also seems to be hilly and undulating, it can be imagined how flat Zhongzhou is, and how endless.

Walking on this vast plain, the world is empty, and it is inevitable that there will be a sense of boredom. But suddenly, a black wall that seemed to be higher than the sky appeared in his sight, and it seemed like a dark cloud drooping far and near, and it was extremely shocking.

Walking on the plains of a flat river, suddenly a dark mountain rises from the ground, which is a completely different feeling from seeing a steep peak in a mountainous area.

The south of the Yangtze River is mountainous, in the mountains, no matter how dangerous and strange the high mountains are not surprising, the north of the river is hilly and undulating, it is like step by step, layer by layer, even if it is Dongyue, it is difficult to show the majesty, only on this plain, a high mountain rises from the ground, like a high-rise building on the flat ground, there is no slightest paving undulation, the extreme drop, can show the ultimate shock.

This is Zhongyue.

Jingzenji Temple is located on top of Nakadake.

A long river passes through Zhongyue, just as Daomen is also called Xuanmen, and Buddhism is also called Shamen, so this river is called Shahe.

It was winter, and a large amount of ice floes were floating on the surface of the Shahe River, sometimes colliding, stirring up a piece of crystal.

A figure slowly surfaced, climbed a huge ice floe with difficulty, and then turned over and lay on its back in the shape of a "big" figure, facing the sky, gasping for breath.

He only felt as if he had swallowed a piece of red-hot coal, burning his entire trachea and chest like fire, and the smell of blood was thick between his breath.

The man who had narrowly escaped his life was in a state of disarray, with a shocking scar on top of his head, and the flesh was turned open to reveal the skull. There was also a hideous wound on his face, which cut open the entire left side of his cheek, and even the gums and Bai Sensen's teeth could be seen. The tattered monk's robes were even more bloodstained, and even after they were soaked, there was no sign of dissolving.

This person is the monk Yanxiu, after he left the Yulan Temple, and wandered around for a while, and then decided to return to Zhongzhou Jingchan Temple, as a result of the arrival in Zhongzhou, he encountered a group of unknown people ambushed and killed, if he did not have the life-saving treasure given by Buddhism, it was already dead.

Rao was so, but he still paid a very heavy price to flee here.

Seeing that they had already entered the range of Zhongyue, no matter how bold this group of people were, they did not dare to pursue rashly, so they had no choice but to retreat.

Monk Yanxiu, who escaped with his life, couldn't help but think deeply, what is the origin of this group of people? The first few people have cultivated to a high level, not ordinary people in the stage of returning to the truth, and the rest of the people are not mediocre hands, if they didn't have the idea of capturing themselves alive at the beginning, they were afraid that they would die on the spot before they had time to use the treasure they escaped.

Who the hell are these guys? What is the purpose?

He only recognized one of them, who was one of the two women who fought fiercely at the temple that day, could it be that he had come for the sake of the temple? But this group of people is obviously not from the Daomen, but like people who have a secret association.

Although Buddhism has in fact also supported the secret association to deal with the Taoist sect, the secret association is only a general term, and if it is really subdivided, the major secret associations have their own positions, and even have contradictions and struggles with each other, and it is really difficult for me to determine the origin of this group of people for a while.

Having said that, the fact that this group of people chose to set up an ambush in Zhongzhou shows that they have long found out their details and know that they are monks from Jingchan Temple. Knowing that he is a member of Buddhism, he still acts so boldly, most of which has nothing to do with Buddhism.

However, the top priority now is to return to Jingzen Temple, recover from his injuries, and save his life, as for other things, I will leave them for later.

He drifted along the ice floes for a while, and only after regaining some strength did he slowly get up, jump, step on the large and small ice floes on the river, and walk in the direction of Jingzen Temple.

……

King Xiao Qin and Xie Qiuniang stood on the bank of the Sand River, and at the end of the sight, there was the towering Zhongyue.

The Sand River is very long, running through several states, but further on, it is within the scope of Jingzen Temple. With their identity, it is not good to enter it openly, once they are caught by the Buddhism, it will be a catastrophe.

On the contrary, it is the people in the Taoist Gate, you can use the introduction of the Yulan Temple to enter it openly, and even visit the door to dignitaries, after all, the Taoist Gate replaced Confucianism to become the orthodoxy of the world, and won the battle between Buddhism and Taoism, forcing Buddhism to sign an alliance under the city, not to mention the Western Regions, only in the nineteen states of the Central Plains, there is still this confidence.

"Strange. The people in the Daomen haven't moved yet, they knocked out their teeth and swallowed them in their stomachs, when did the people of the Daomen talk so well? Xie Qiuniang said softly, "Or do they plan to wait until the end of the New Year to bother with this matter?" ”

Xiao Qin Wang didn't give a clear answer, but said, "Wait for the news of Hua Jianyi." ”

Soon, Hua Jianyi came to the two of them from not far away—she had just avoided the two of them to pick up the Daozi Mu Talisman.

King Xiao Qin asked, "Is there any news over there?" ”

Hua Jianyi's face was not good-looking: "It's clear, the two of them have arrived at Shangqing Mansion, because it is the core area of Zhengyi, and the interior of Daomen is not very peaceful, Wan Miao Zhenren Qi Sect is leading thirty-six Quanzhen Dao high-grade Taoist priests to Yunjin Mountain and Jin to the Great Heavenly Master, so the entire Shangqing Mansion is heavily guarded, and the Li family has nothing to fear, but our people have not been able to continue to follow." ”

Xie Qiuniang immediately heard that something was wrong: "Daomen two? Who else? ”

Hua Jianyi was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Qiu Niang, the person you said may not be dead. ”

"How is that possible! Under the mighty divine power, except for the dead, all living beings cannot escape, unless he is a genuine celestial. But if he is a celestial, then it should be the Yanxiu monk who died. Xie Qiuniang said immediately.

King Xiao Qin fell into deep thought.

The two women looked at King Xiao Qin in unison, there was a cooperative relationship between the three of them, there was no clear who was the leader, somewhat similar to the three deputy masters of the Daomen, but King Xiao Qin was the mastermind.

After a while, King Xiao Qin made a conjecture: "Is there such a possibility that 'Xuanyu' actually fell into the hands of that person, and he survived in the divine power precisely because of 'Xuanyu'." ”

Both women fell silent for a moment.

This claim does have a high degree of credibility, and at least it can be justified.

Xie Qiuniang said slowly: "If this is the case, we ambushed Monk Yanxiu but did useless work. ”

"I can't say that." King Xiao Qin shook his head and said, "After all, it's just a conjecture, there is no real evidence, and maybe it's other reasons." ”

"So, can we still go to the Daomen and the two?" Xie Qiuniang knew that there was little hope, but she couldn't help but ask.

King Xiao Qin smiled bitterly: "Compared with going to Yunjin Mountain to find someone, it is more reliable to storm Jingchan Temple, but the result is the same, only one death." ”

Xie Qiuniang said again: "Then wait for them to leave the Shangqing Mansion......"

Hua Jianyi said with a solemn face: "It is very likely that they will not return to Yujing by land, but will return to Yujing by flying boat directly from Shangqing Palace." And it is more likely that they have handed over the 'Xuanyu' to the Great True Person's Mansion, and it has fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Master or a certain Counselor, and there is no hope of regaining it. ”

Xie Qiuniang stopped talking, but just shook her hand fiercely, causing a large splash on the surface of the river.

King Xiao Qin sighed: "In this way, whether it is Yunjin Mountain or Jingzen Temple, in a short period of time, it is difficult for us to make any moves, and this task of fighting for 'Xuanyu' can be regarded as a failure." However, please pay more attention to the flower girl, maybe she will meet these people in the future, and there may not be no turnaround. ”

The flower nodded in response.

King Xiao Qin asked again, "By the way, what is the news in the meeting recently?" ”

Hua Jian said: "When I was talking about business with Qi Niang, Qi Niang sent me a news that was about to be outdated, saying that the Taiping Dao Dazhen had left Penglai Island and left for Yujing, preparing to hand over to the Quanzhen Dao Dazhen who was sitting in Yujing, and took up the rotating Dazhen, and then the Quanzhen Dao Dazhen will also return to the Wanshou Chongyang Palace located in the Dilung Mountain, and in the next half a year, the national teacher will be the head of the Daomen." ”

Xiao Qin Wang laughed: "It is indeed news that is about to become obsolete, and in a few days, half of the Taiping money will not be worth it." ”