Chapter 12: Wooing the Pingtian Sect
The bright moon is in the sky, like frost and moonlight sprinkled between thousands of miles of mountains and fields, and a big river crosses under the cliff.
The two dusty figures reported their homes outside the mountain, and then, under the leadership of the white-clothed sect members, set foot on the rugged mountain road leading to Nanxiao Mountain.
Walking in front, is Tang Yudan of Yanshan Jieyun Palace, Lu Jieyun's apprentice, this trip is the first time to set foot in the territory of the Pingtian Sect, although his master is also ranked among the eight leaders, but the head of the Heping Heaven Sect is the first and the last, there is no analogy at all, for this reason with solemnity in the bottom of the eyes, do not squint when walking.
followed by Cao Aning, who became a wanderer after losing his job in the palace.
In order to regain his position of power, Cao Aning has traveled all over the North and South Dynasties in the past ten years, and it is not the first time that Nanxiao Mountain has come.
"From Nanxiao Mountain, even if you go out of the pass, go downstream along the riverway, and when you reach the estuary, you can see the hundred-foot cliff outside the official city, Fengguancheng will live in seclusion there, and you can climb the hundred-foot cliff to challenge the warriors of Fengguancheng, whether you win or lose, you can count as a hegemon on the rivers and lakes.
"The Pingtian Sect Master ranks first among the eight great kui, and he has challenged Fengguan City in the Hundred Feet Cliff, and he was personally evaluated by Fengguan City as an invincible opponent under the mountain......
When Tang Yudan heard this, he raised his eyes to look at the afterglow of the lights on the top of the mountain, and sighed:
"Although it is not the first in the world, the invincibility under the mountain is also a dream honor for martial artists, and there is the first beauty in the rivers and lakes like the goddess of Toad Palace as a couple, and the husband should be like this."
Cao Aning said with a smile: "This kind of most carefree thing in the world, we mortals can't envy it." Not to mention you and me, even if it is the Night Great Yama King of the capital, his appearance and potential may not be inferior to the Pingtian Sect Master, but Madame is definitely not as good as the Pingtian Sect Master. ”
Tang Yudan pondered, shook his head and said:
"The Night Terror Hall is mixed in the capital, and the appearance is said to be handsome and extraordinary, if it is taken by the empress of the dynasty, the lady can still compare ......"
"Huh."
Cao Aning waved his hand: "Madame's status can be high, but it can't be too outrageous." The leader of the Pingtian Sect and the priestess of the Toad Palace can be regarded as talented and good-looking. And if the Night Yama King is looked down upon by the empress, can he marry the empress? Even if he succeeded Fengguancheng, he was also the first hero of the female emperor to take the rivers and lakes as his concubine, and from then on, 'once he entered the deep palace, he didn't see spring every year', how can he compare with the leader of the Peace Heaven Sect? ”
Tang Yudan thought that this was really the case, so he nodded, and the envy of the Pingtian Sect Master in his heart was a little more.
The two walked all the way and came to the mountainside of Nanxiao Mountain, where there were many passes along the way, and there were countless bright and dark sentinels patrolling.
Above Nanxiao Mountain was the living quarters of the high-level of the Pingtian Sect, and outsiders were forbidden to enter, so before the two of them arrived, they were led by the disciples to bypass and came to a tunnel on the mountainside.
The tunnel was dug out when the Great Wei army attacked Nanxiao Mountain, and now it has been transformed into a general altar by the Pingtian Sect, and the internal scale is quite large.
After Cao Aning and Tang Yudan walked along the tunnel for a while, their eyes suddenly opened up, and an underground hall appeared.
The hall is flanked by eighteen stone lampstands, which are lit with tung oil; In the middle is a long stone paved path that leads to the front steps of the temple.
On the steps are seats carved in stone with large Bagua emblems carved on the back, while on the left and right are two flags.
Cao Aning entered the stone hall, looked up, and found that there was a person sitting on the main hall.
The figure was dressed in a white robe, with a jade crown on his head and a tall side, although the angle of the light made it difficult to see his cheeks, but the astonishing momentum was like a strong dragon entrenched on the top of an early mountain, looking down at the two ants that suddenly visited at his feet.
Tang Yudan just raised his head, and the cold sweat came down, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed:
"Junior, Tang Yudan, meet the Pingtian Sect Master."
On the high platform, the Pingtian Sect Master did not show his face, but said in a voice that was difficult to distinguish between men and women:
"Lu Jieyun has a request for me, why don't you come to the door in person?"
Tang Yudan knew that he was not worthy of being personally received by the Pingtian Sect Master, so he took out a token from his sleeve and said respectfully:
"The younger generation was dispatched by King Yan on this trip, and the family teacher has another important position, so he can't come in person, so I ask the master for forgiveness."
The Pingtian Sect Master glanced at the token and said unhappily:
"King Yan asked you to recruit the Anping Heavenly Sect?"
"Definitely."
Tang Yudan sensed the dissatisfaction of the Pingtian Sect Master, and hurriedly explained:
"The Marquis of Nanshan is loyal to the martyrs of Dayan, the people of the world are obvious to all, and the imperial court has allowed the Marquis of Wanhu to serve as the official position of the Taishou of the Prefecture, and the Marquis of Nanshan is regarded as a disobedient person, and the sect leader will not be recruited.
"King Yan has been planning a big event recently, as long as it is successful, the Great Wei Emperor will be able to fall into the hands of King Yan; As long as the sect leader is willing to assist, the territory in the south of the state can be fully assigned to the sect leader to establish himself as king......"
When the Pingtian Sect Master heard this, he said coldly:
"Self-established king? You should be a three-year-old child? The empress ruled the country with benevolence, ascended the throne for ten years without war, and opened up the trade routes between the north and the south. And the price that the empress gave me was nothing more than a marquis, and the premise was that I had to drag my family to the capital to be a cow and a horse for her. If the Pingtian Sect dares to rebel, the empress will not add a single son, but will only transfer troops to attack Nanxiao Mountain, so that the people of the world can understand what it means that imperial power cannot be disobeyed.
"King Yan can fight well, bravely and strategically, it is because his ambition is too great, and he may lose the country because of his reckless army, so Taizu of Great Wei did not give him the throne. King Yan couldn't even tolerate the Northern Liang, and he said that he promised me to set myself up as king in the south? ”
Cao Aning saw that the situation was not right, and said:
"How can you allow others to snore next to the couch, and the sect leader will restore Dayan in the future, and he will definitely not be able to tolerate Dawei. Considering these, the sect leader must first have the strength to take over the world, with the current foundation of the Pingtian Sect, it is an extravagant hope to even establish Nanyan in a corner of peace, let alone compete in the world.
"Now King Yan has the heart to take the unification, as long as the sect leader assists, even if he doesn't get any return, he can provoke a rebellion among the vassal kings, so that the Great Wei will be in chaos and have no time to take care of the south. This is beneficial to the sect leader. ”
The Pingtian Sect Master asked:
"How is King Yan going to take the throne?"
Cao Aning said seriously: "I have reliable news, the empress is not in good health, and she may die soon, and the only guards around her are Xuanji Zhenren and Night Terror. We will be responsible for opening the door, and at that time, as long as the sect leader helps solve the ...... Xuanji real person."
Trample~
A footstep interrupted the conversation.
The Pingtian Sect Master stood up, walked to the edge of the steps, and stood with his hands in his hands:
"The empress's life is not long in coming, can King Yan wait? The empress has no heirs, and if she dies, the throne can only be given to King Yan or King Liang. If King Yan has a heart, he can hide quietly near Wuzhou, and run to the capital as soon as the empress dies, as long as he runs faster than King Liang, he can justifiably become the emperor. You said that at this time, King Yan was going to run to assassinate the empress? ”
“……”
Cao Aning was silent for a moment and said respectfully:
"The empress is young after all, and no one knows how long she can live. King Yan is nearly sixty years old, and he is afraid that the days will last for a long time......"
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The Pingtian Sect Master's voice was slightly cold: "This Sect Master only thinks that you have not come, and if you talk nonsense, you will be killed." ”
“……”
Cao Aning immediately shut up, and after glancing at Tang Yudan, he turned around and left silently......
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Treading ......
The footsteps faded away, and the stone hall emptied.
The Pingtian Sect Master stood on the steps with his hands in his hands, and waited for the footsteps to disappear completely, before he sat back in his chair, frowning and pondering.
And behind the stone hall, Zhang Henggu, an iron hexagram of Nanshan in a Taoist robe, walked out slowly and thoughtfully:
"It sounds like the Cloud Interception Palace is doing its own thing in the name of King Yan, but the statement that the empress will die soon is the first time I have heard of it. According to the age of the empress, there should be no mistakes. ”
The leader of the Pingtian Sect said: "Back then, the empress forced the palace, and she couldn't deal with Cao Qiansui with only one Xuanji real person, and there must be a master by her side." But all parties have investigated for so many years, but they have not found the master next to the empress, so no one dares to enter the palace rashly.
"Now someone dares to do it, which means that the identity of the dead man has been figured out. The empress is not in good health, and it has nothing to do with the strength of the guards, if they dare to do it...... It can only be that the person who attacked the imperial city with Xuanji Zhenren was the empress herself, and she was left with a secret wound. This news is quite important......"
Zhang Henggu hesitated slightly:
"The last time I went to the capital to pick up my wife and Yunli, I also saw the current situation of Yun'an, the scene of the prosperous world, the Pingtian Sect wants to restore Dayan, and the people may not agree.
"Since there is no hope of restoring Dayan in a short time, it is the first policy to slowly accumulate strength in a corner of peace. If we intervene in this matter, King Yan will become a king, and he will not remember my waiting; King Yan is defeated, and the empress is bound to let me wait to understand what it means to step on the south of the sky......"
The Pingtian Sect Master nodded slightly: "Then don't participate, let the court fight, and I'll wait and see what happens." ”
Speaking of this, the Pingtian Sect Master thought of Luo Ning who was far away in the capital.
Luo Ning returned to Beijing only two days ago, and the letter reporting the news only departed yesterday, and now it is estimated that it has just passed Xiwang Town.
The Pingtian Sect Master did not know the specific situation in the capital, and said:
"I went to write a letter to Luo Ning, urging her to come back quickly and not to accidentally get involved in this matter. Ping'er hasn't replied at all for so long, and she doesn't know what to do......"
Zhang Henggu is over seventy years old, and he can be regarded as having deep experience, his daughter-in-law went to other places and didn't come back for a long time, and she didn't say what she was doing, and it was normal for someone to be outside.
But the sect leader is a girl's family, and he has no awareness of this, Zhang Henggu, as the protector of the Dharma, can't talk nonsense without reason, so he retreated after saying goodbye......
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"Twitter~......"
At the beginning of the morning light, there was a hum in the Canyang Pond surrounded by strange flowers and trees.
The doors and windows of the main hall were closed, and the water in the pool was filled with mist.
Night Terror changed into a clean robe, lay on the beauty couch on the edge of the hot spring pool to avoid sleeping, and leaned in front of the dragon knife with a new scabbard.
The birds, who had been patrolling in the east of the city for most of the night, had flown back in the middle of the night, and were now floating on the water like fat-headed geese, swimming around and humming.
After Yuhu left yesterday, Night Terror Hall took a shower and changed his clothes, and he should have left.
But yesterday he seemed to have Big Stupid, and he wasn't sure if Stupid would come back to clean him up, so he waited here for this, and fell asleep at some point.
It turns out that Dongfang is still very steady, knowing that he will have to be pouted when he comes in the middle of the night, and maybe something more exciting will happen, so he just tosses and turns until dawn, and then brings the palace maid over to have a look.
Stomp ......
Night Terror Hall was lying on the chaise longue, and when he heard the dense footsteps coming from afar, he woke up, and found that it was dawn, turned over and washed himself in the pool, and then picked up the bird and walked out of the door quickly.
Outside the Canyang Pool, Dongfang Liren, who was dressed in a silver python robe, asked the entourage palace people to wait at the door, and entered the door alone.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
The Night Terror Hall came to him with the bird on his shoulder:
"Knowing that His Highness is coming, didn't I wait. If you come and I'm not here, you'll have to be angry again......"
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Dongfang Liren felt that this was saying that she was not good at serving, and wanted to be murderous, but when he saw the face of the night terror, he couldn't help but recall the moment when his lips met last night.
She snorted faintly, took the bird over, turned around and walked in front:
"This king only came to take a look after hearing that the palace people said that you were here. Also, this king has to warn you that you are getting more and more unruly. You are the deputy commander of the black ya, a subordinate of this king, this king is tolerant of you, and appreciates your ability, if you are pampered and arrogant......"
"Got it......"
Night Terror listened carefully to the queen's teachings, and accompanied them to the chariot and horse supervisor, and when she was almost done, she looked at the hem of her skirt:
"Are you okay with your legs?"
Dongfang Liren blinked, and turned his head to look at Night Terror's body:
"It's okay. What about you? Is the injury healed? ”
"It's just a bruise, and I can't see any traces."
"Humph......"
Dongfang Liren remembered the appearance of the night terror hall sacrificing his life to protect her last night, and he was reluctant to continue preaching, so the palace people moved the frame over, boarded the carriage, and sat down on the couch:
"You just got injured, you need to recuperate, come up too."
Seeing this, Night Terror Hall did not refuse, and took Bird Bird to the carriage, sat next to the window, and fed Bird Bird breakfast.
Dongfang had a night terror before leaving people, but it was an accident, it was different from yesterday, at this time in the same room, I always felt a little embarrassed, and the queen's aura couldn't be put out, so I simply took out a booklet from the wooden box next to it, took out Xiaohao's sketch, and made it look like an office.
The Night Terror Hall didn't bother, but after feeding the birds for a while, he suddenly found that the majestic queen who was serious about his work would raise his eyes to look at him after sketching a few strokes on the booklet, and then continue.
?
Night Terror's heart moved slightly, and he put the bird in the food box for it to eat by itself, and then took advantage of Dongfang's lack of attention, and leaned sideways to the front.
As a result, the front of the booklet is a blank piece of paper, and at this time half of the picture has been drawn, which is the scene of the thief and the chivalrous woman babbling.
The tall chivalrous woman sketched by the sketch has no difference in height ratio and curve from the east, but she can't see her face.
The thief can see his expression clearly, pressing the beauty on the back with one hand, and kissing him strongly.
Smack-
Dongfang was caught off guard, and suddenly closed the booklet, and his willow eyebrows stood upside down:
"Who told you to come here?"
Night Terror Hall quickly sat back and said with a smile:
"Isn't this a reward for me to draw, I'll just glance at ......"
Dongfang Liren's face turned red, and he couldn't do anything about this villain, so he raised his hand to show his surprise:
"You go down."
Night Terror didn't say much, got up and got out of the car, and walked by the window.
Wow –
Dongfang Liren closed the window of the car and didn't even let him look.
Even when I walked in the hall at night, I could still hear the sound of birds burying their heads in cooking, and the sound of pen touching paper......
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The carriage drove through the straight streets, and soon left the imperial city and came to the outside of King Jing's mansion.
Night Terror Hall was not invited to sit in this time, in the spirit of coming to the mentality, after seeing Ben Ben enter the palace, he took the bird to the black government behind the palace.
There was chaos in the east of the city last night, and the arresters were working overtime to patrol, but the masters who could lay traps in advance were not so easy to catch, and there were no results in the search.
As soon as the Night Terror Hall walked into the door of the Black Ya, before anyone could ask, he found that the iron-armed Impermanence She Long ran over, and thanked him from afar:
"Lord Night, thanks to your prediction last night, if Liu Qiansheng was really slaughtered by the Hongshan Gang, I would be overjoyed......"
She Long himself is a beginner grandmaster, and his son can be favored by Lao Wukui as a closed disciple, which is indeed a rare opportunity, Liu Qiansheng was almost slaughtered yesterday, and the scared She Long can't sleep now, and he can't wait to stay in front of Liu Qiansheng as a bodyguard.
Night Terror raised his hand and asked:
"What happened to the two people who were arrested yesterday?"
"Shi Yanfeng has several poisons in his body, which has been highly poisonous, and Imperial Physician Wang can hang his life, but it doesn't make any sense, he died in the morning, and the body was sent to Zhang Jinglin, so that he could study the golden scale skin.
"As for Zheng Kun, he was tortured all night, his mouth was quite hard, and he would rather die than confess......"
"Really? Walk over and see ......."
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