Dark clouds cover the sky, a lonely harbor sits at the end of the vast land.

Xue Baijin was wearing a cloak and two iron shovels hanging behind his waist, standing on the reef where the waves were lapping, looking at the endless sea in the east.

After returning from Beiliang, Xue Baijin didn't stay long, so he left Jingjie City with Yunli and began to search for the whereabouts of the last three Minglong pictures in the world.

The first six Minglong pictures are also mostly from the Southern Dynasty, Xue Baijin is also very familiar with the rivers and lakes of the Southern Dynasty, and feels that the possibility of the last three pictures hidden in the Great Wei is very small, so he went directly out of the customs to Beiliang, which traveled all the sects of Yanbei Road for a month, and ran all the way to the Tianqi Road in the east, but unfortunately found nothing.

The last three pictures seem to be as rumored, not only are the pictures missing, but even the clues have been erased by a mysterious force in the heavens and the earth, and even who has succeeded in history can't be found.

The clues disappeared so completely, Xue Baijin even suspected that there were no last three pictures in the world, and the rumors of the so-called nine pictures were just nonsense from idlers, but the Night Terror Hall was clearly deduced, and it was clearly recorded in the history books - Wu Taizu took the dragon and left, leaving nine immortal pictures to bless future generations.

In history, the people who deduced the Ming Dragon Diagram on their own died without exception, it was just a matter of time sooner or later, even if the Night Terror Hall was peerless, it might not be able to jump out of this taboo.

Xue Baijin promised to help find the last three pictures, but at this time, he was faced with the dilemma of looking for a needle in the vast sea, and after being silent for a long time, Ruo Ruo let out a soft sigh:

"Alas......"

In comparison, Yunli is much more lively.

The current location of the master and apprentice is the easternmost 'Haijiao Port' of the Tianqi Road.

Haijiao Port and the official city of Tiannan, the permafrost lake of the northern wilderness, and the Tianya Peak where the ancestors of the Qichi Department took root, and called the 'four poles of mountains and rivers'.

These four places are not the end of the whole world, but beyond are either mountains and deserts, or endless sea water, which cannot be crossed at all, so these four places have become the end of mortals' involvement, and they have also become the places where people in the rivers and lakes must go in this life.

Haijiao Harbor is located in the easternmost part of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the name is only the official scientific name, there is no port in it, only a small fishing village that travelers often set foot in, because the terrain is narrow and long, surrounded by sea water on three sides, extending nearly four miles to the East China Sea, the people of the rivers and lakes generally call this place the image of 'the whip of the earth'.

Local fishermen even set up a temple at the end of the cape, which houses an indescribable god called 'Yang Guan', which is said to be very spiritual.

Although it is separated by hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers from the nearest city, because of the special geographical location, there are not many people from the rivers and lakes who come all the way to check in.

At this time, in front of the stone-built earthen temple, dozens of Jianghu people lined up outside, waiting to go in to worship incense and pray for blessings.

And near the temple is the fishing village, because people run here every day, fishermen rarely go out to sea to fish, directly in the village opened a tea shop restaurant, do a tourism business.

Zhi Yunli was wearing a common costume for a heroine in the Northern Liang Dynasty, with a hat on her head, a five-foot long knife on her shoulder, standing on tiptoe to look at the long big stone fished out of the sea in the temple, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart - what a big horn Mr., it's a pity that my cousin is not there......

There are many heroines and women who come to Haijiao Port to leave footprints, but the people who dare to go to Yangguan Temple to incense must be mainly men.

"Tian Wuliang is also lucky, it is said that he really grabbed the snow lake flower in Tianlang Lake, and now he is not only back to the top, but also a step further......

"Yin Shicheng used to kill Lei Gong Island as a bandit in order to give a name to the imperial court, and Tian Wuliang made a comeback, if he didn't take revenge on the shame, how could he be worthy of the two thousand brothers......

"No wonder there are people from Jun Tianfu everywhere outside, I'm afraid that this day is going to change......

……

From the mouth of the Night Terror Hall, Zhe Yunli had heard about Tian Wuliang, and at this time he interjected curiously:

"I heard that after Tian Wuliang fell into the water, he floated to an overseas immortal island and was rescued by the immortals, so he picked up a life, is this true?"

A few talking rangers looked back when they heard the sound, and one of the old men found that it was a half-grown girl who interjected, and his attitude was quite friendly:

"Where did this little woman get this news? The old man had never heard of this. ”

After Tian Wuliang fell into the water and was saved, he was afraid of being killed by Yin Shicheng, and he was also afraid of getting into trouble.

Seeing that several people didn't know, Zhi Yunli casually made it up:

"Listen to outsiders. Is there really a fairy island outside of this country? ”

The old man touched his beard and showed the endless sea of surprise:

"There should be, the nearby fishermen all know such legends, and the First Emperor sent people to the sea to look for them, but they didn't find them.

"These things are the adventures of the people of the rivers and lakes, which can be met but not sought. Just like it is often said in the rivers and lakes that after someone falls off the cliff, he encounters a master of the world and a secret book of divine skills, but in fact, those who take the initiative to jump off the cliff can only meet the Lord of Yama, and they can't ask for it. ”

"Oh." Zheyunli nodded thoughtfully.

The old man thought for a while and said: "The people who can find Xiandao are all heroes favored by heaven, you said that Tian Wuliang fell into the water and accidentally floated to Xiandao to be rescued, it is estimated that it is really possible." At that time, Yin Shicheng and the people of the government were blocked on Leigong Island and the beach for half a month, and Tian Wuliang was seriously injured, even if he floated to a desert island, it was impossible to live, and the only way to survive was to be rescued by someone at sea......"

Zhe Yunli sat down at the tea stall, holding his face with both hands:

"In addition to Tian Wuliang, is there anyone else in the rivers and lakes who has had this kind of adventure?"

The old man touched his beard and thought about it, obviously he hadn't heard much of it.

And next to a ranger in his thirties, with a slight recollection, the mysterious secret way:

"I'm from Ya'an Mansion, not far from Shuofeng City, I heard from my hometown that the lord of Shuofeng City was born as a fisherman, and then somehow, I practiced a peerless martial arts, and directly knocked down Dusk Yunsheng, and the speed of the upper position is bizarre, and only the night demon of the Southern Dynasty can be compared to ...... in the whole world."

The old man hadn't heard the story yet, so he got closer:

"What do you mean?"

Ranger spread his hands and said: "The Night Demon has been working from patrol and catching to a martial saint for more than a year, I said that he has been trained hard by hard work, do you believe it or not?" ”

The people in the tea shop definitely didn't believe it, and even Zhe Yunli shook their heads.

After all, Brother Shock's talent and comprehension are the best in the north and south, and he can also be ranked as a martial saint in hard practice, but without the blessing of Tianlang Zhu and Minglong Tu, he is now at most just ranked as a sword leader, and it is impossible to jump directly to the martial saint in a year like the Heavenly Monkey.

Zhe Yunli pondered a little, and felt that what this person said made sense, so he asked:

"What does the hero mean is that there are also such adventures in the north clouds?"

Ranger nodded and said, "Isn't this clear?" The night devil is in power, and there are traces of the history of the rivers and lakes, from the beginning of the reputation of killing the wingless owl, to the battle of Zhongsun Sheng in Bishui Forest a few days ago, step by step, I understand what happened.

"Beiyunbian is not, the first time he showed his face was Shuofeng City, he became famous all over the world in the First World War, and he compared the old Zuoxian King to the bottom, there was no adventure behind this, and I didn't believe it if I was killed. But if it's related to overseas fairy islands, I'm not sure......"

Zhe Yunli was intrigued by this incident and listened carefully.

While everyone was talking nonsense, Xue Baijin had already come to the back silently, raised his hand and patted Yunli on the shoulder:

"Gone."

Only then did Zhe Yunli come back to his senses, got up and said goodbye to a few Jianghu rangers, and followed out:

"Master, where are we going next?"

"Wind City."

"Huh?"

Zhi Yunli was stunned for a moment, then looked left and right, and said in a low voice:

"To kill people and take treasures?"

Xue Baijin searched for no direction, this must be the meaning at the moment, but as the leader of the Pingtian Sect, she naturally couldn't teach bad apprentices, and said seriously:

"It's chivalrous! Let's go and see if there is anything bad done in Beiyunbian first. ”

Zhe Yunli was quite motivated about this matter, and hurriedly wanted to lead the horses and set off, but after thinking about it, he looked back at Xiangyang Guan Temple:

"This place is estimated to come once in a lifetime, should we go in and put incense on the pillar?"

“……”

Xue Baijin actually walked to the East Pole for the first time, and it stands to reason that he should go to the pillar incense, but after looking at the big sparrow enshrined in the temple, he still felt that he would be laughed to death by the heroes of the rivers and lakes, so he explained:

"Women belong to yin, and it is not appropriate to enter the temple of yang officials."

"Oh......"

Zheyunli put the knife on his shoulder and looked back

"It would be nice if my cousin was here, such a big ...... The idol, he must go in and worship. ”

Xue Baijin shook his head secretly, thought for a moment, and asked:

"After being away for so long, you don't want to miss the Night Terrors?"

"I definitely want to, there are also my sister and my chicken, do you want it?"

Xue Baijin was stopped by this, after all, she was really worried about the physical condition of the Night Terror Hall, but she didn't tell Yun Li about the Night Terror Hall's deduction of the Ming Dragon Diagram, saying that Yun Li might have misunderstood, so she said casually:

"I miss my wife. Let's go, if we find a good treasure in Shuofeng City, let's just take it back and pay a visit. ”

"Okay~"

……

——

Hoofs hooves dack......

The scorching sun scorched the endless wasteland, and the streets of the blackened city were devoid of pedestrians, all hiding from the scorching sun in the pergola.

A team of seven horses entered through the city gates.

Li Si, the squire who walked in front, dressed as an ordinary businessman, with a self-defense sword hanging from his waist, paid attention to the movement of the street from time to time when he walked, obviously on guard against thieves who might emerge at any time.

From Li Si's point of view, going to the desert alone to negotiate with the Shatuo Department and letting Huang Liansheng enter the customs with his soldiers and horses was obviously a crucial but dangerous move.

After all, the two dynasties of the north and the south have spies planted with each other, and it is impossible to completely conceal the liaison between the Northern Liang and the desert, and if the Southern Dynasties know the news, they will inevitably block it and slaughter him, the envoy of lobbying, which is very in line with the interests of the Southern Dynasties.

And in order to let Huang Liansheng contain the night terrors, he also took the divine pill that the imperial court had painstakingly refined, this thing is a hot potato, and his own people may have bad intentions to kill people and oversell goods.

For this reason, this pill can only be held by Hua Junchen - Hua Junchen has already eaten it, and it will not have much effect if he eats it again, there is no motive to swallow it privately, and there are hundreds of people in the Hua family as a guarantee.

But Hua Junchen's reinsurance is only a downstream Wukui, if he bumps into the powerful Wukui Wusheng on the road, there is still no chance of survival.

For this reason, even if Li Si brought Hua Junchen and Xu Tianying, plus the four famous people recruited by the imperial court, to form a luxurious escort team, he still had no bottom in his heart at this time.

Compared with Li Si, Hua Junchen and Xu Tianying, who were walking on both sides, were more relaxed in their hearts.

After all, the two of them knew in their hearts that the forces of Northern Liang would definitely not move Li Si, after all, people who have no ability can't rob it, and those who have this ability can directly ask the court to ask for it, and they can't commit the crime of intercepting and killing foreign envoys and committing treason with the enemy.

Not to mention the Southern Dynasty, Hua Junchen was given the elixir, so he had to be loyal to the Northern Liang, and this trip was entrusted with a heavy task, but the pill that set up the military order or Li Hei made a mistake, then Hua Junchen definitely couldn't go back alive, judging from the style of the Night Terror, he wouldn't rob it from his father-in-law.

Knowing that the Southern and Northern Dynasties had no motive to kill people and cross goods, Hua Junchen and Xu Tianying naturally did not have much pressure, and after arriving outside the garrison yamen, they turned over and dismounted, and accompanied Li Si to the gate.

The housekeeper Li Xian and the monk who were waiting for the news here were already at the door.

Seeing this, Li Xian greeted him, raised his hand and said:

"Li Shilang, please, the house has prepared a banquet......"

Li Si did not enter as he said, bowed in front of the door, and said:

"Military affairs cannot be delayed. Morning Update: How are the horses prepared? ”

"It's already in place, it's all a thousand miles of horses from the Witch Horse Department......"

"That's good. The imperial court has already made arrangements, and ordered me to visit the leader of the Shatuo tribe as a foreign envoy, and the master of the pure space should quickly pack up his things and set off, and talk about the rest of the way. ”

The monk came over to talk about things, but he didn't have the heart to eat and drink here, seeing Li Si's posture, he obviously agreed to the appeal of the Shatuo Department, where would there be delay, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to set off.

Li Si didn't even take a sip of water, waited outside the door for a while, and after seeing more than a dozen Shatuo envoys come out, he turned over and got on the new horse and walked towards the outside of the city.

The Monk and the others also changed into the thousands of miles of good horses that were sent, and galloped out with Li Si, communicating about assistance along the way.

Li Si and his entourage have never been to Shatuobu, they only know that they can go from Huangming Mountain, and when they saw the monk Jingkong going out of the city, they ran south, preparing to cross the river, and they were a little puzzled:

"To go south to Shatuobu?"

The monk raised his hand to signal the sun in the sky:

"In this weather, it's too risky to go back to the original, I'm waiting to come over and walk to Wangheya, Liangzhou, where supplies are convenient......"

“？”

When Li Si heard that he was going to borrow from the Southern Dynasty, he was naturally anxious:

"If you go from the territory of the Southern Dynasties, the risk is not great?"

"Borrowing Liangzhou, at most, it is fighting with people, and we have the strength to fight. And if you don't return to the original, you are fighting with the sky, and the risk is incalculable. Liangzhou is very chaotic over there, the Southern Dynasty doesn't have much eyeliner at all, let's disguise ourselves as horse bandits, as long as we avoid villages and towns, no one will find out......"

Li Si didn't believe this nonsense and even had a little suspicion, Jiang Zahu suddenly appeared in the Xihai Protectorate, it was this group of desert barbarians who were arrogant and attracted people through the territory of the Hongshan Gang.

Of course, this statement is a bit far-fetched, in order not to hurt the peace, Li Si did not say it explicitly, but said:

"With so many masters, it is extremely risky not to return to the original capital, how can the soldiers and horses of the Shatuo Department come to the West Sea? Could it be that he also borrowed from the Southern Dynasty? ”

The monk said to this: "Since the leader of my family is in contact with Daliang, he naturally has a way to transport troops. Over the years, the Shatuo Department has been exploring in the desert and found a road with water supply along the way. I don't know the allusion of 'Heavenly Soldiers Fighting Li', has Li Shilang heard of it? ”

Li Si is a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and he naturally treasures the history of various countries.

Before the great changes in the mountains and rivers, the Central Plains was in the area of the current West China Sea, and the 'First Emperor' started from the west of Huangming Mountain.

Because of the Duolan Valley, that is, the ancient period of the 'capture of the South Pass', the first emperor could not defeat it, so he went around to the north of Huangming Mountain, it is said that with the help of the cave canyon across the mountain range, arrived at the north side of today's Wumabu, and destroyed a small country named 'Li', thus unifying the world.

Since the great changes in the mountains and rivers and the transformation of the Xihai tribes into desert Gobi, it is difficult to find even the city of the year in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and no one knows about this remote place.

When Li Si heard the words of the monk of the clear space, he said unexpectedly:

"You found that path?"

The monk said to this: "This is the foundation of my Shatuo Department, if we can go over, the West Sea Tiger Wolf can come over, so only the leader knows the exact route, and I hope Li Shilang will forgive me." ”

Hua Junchen has been listening, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but interject:

"In that place in the desert, even you dislike it, and want to run to the West Sea Tribes, how can they think of fighting there."

The monk explained: "The tribes of the West Sea know that we want to take root in the West Sea, so they will definitely attack us first. To put it mildly, if Li Shilang has the hidden stakes of the Southern Dynasty or the Xihai tribes around him, I will take you along that military route, I am afraid that the Xihai rangers will kill the Shatuo tribe's lair the next day......"

Li Si didn't have the heart to listen to these nonsense, waved his hand and said:

"Master Jingkong, rest assured, the people I brought with me are all die-hard people of the imperial court, and I haven't inquired about your soldiers. However, we will definitely not be able to go to Liangzhou, although there are supplies through Liangzhou, but the distance is too far, and it will delay time. The military order is like a mountain, and the people Li carried today, even if half of them died, they were able to rush to the Shatuo Department as quickly as possible. ”

The monk of Jingkong really felt that it was too difficult to go back to the original, so he wanted to go back to Liangzhou, and when he saw that the envoy of Daliang was so insistent, he didn't say much, and turned the horse's head:

"Then listen to Li Shilang's arrangement, let's go back without returning to our original ......"

"Drive-"

As they talked, the horses galloped west......

——

At the same time, in the black cluster city.

When the Night Terror Hall went to the Xihai Capital, he left Jiang Laojiu and the others in the Black Cluster City, staring at the movements of the envoys of the Shatuo Tribe.

After receiving the news that Li Si was about to send an envoy to the Shatuo Department, the Night Terror Hall naturally did not look for Li Si's traces, and after resting for the night, he directly flew back to Black Cluster City and waited for the rabbit near the Yamen.

And the truth was as he expected, as soon as he arrived in Black Cluster City and had not finished eating, he saw Uncle Hua riding a horse galloping through the street, and then quickly took the Monk of the Clear Sky and others towards the outside of the city.

Because it was easy to be noticed if he was too close, Night Terror didn't rush to set off, but just let Bird Bird follow first, and he bought some daily necessities in the city first.

In the small streets of the city, the night terror hall led the horse and followed Aunt Fan, selected all kinds of dry food, and comforted:

"Don't worry, Uncle Hua is just a guard, I will follow behind, there will definitely be no danger."

Hua Qingzhi couldn't walk conveniently, and she didn't have a wheelchair, so she sat on horseback, because she couldn't ride a horse, and she was hugged by Xuanji Zhenren.

Seeing her father flash by on the street, Hua Qingzhi was really worried in her heart, but when she heard the words of the Night Terror, she was quite relaxed, and asked:

"We're going to the desert next? I'm familiar with history books, and I know a little bit about the situation over there, but I don't know if it will drag down my son. ”

The night terrors are dignified martial saints, Shui'er is still a half-saint, if you can't even take the two girls, don't take people out in the future. To this said:

"It's no problem to take it, but looking at Uncle Hua's direction, they are preparing to never return to the past, this weather, people can die in the desert, you probably can't stand it, why don't you stay here with Fairy Lu and wait for me to come back after finishing things?"

Xuanji Zhenren said to this: "Do you know how to go without returning to the original? ”

Night Terror Hall had been to the Origin of No Return with Qing He before, but he only ran inside, and was stabbed by Qing He and fell down from the roof, and he didn't go deeper, he smiled:

"I don't know, but just follow Li Si and them."

"The people from the Shatuo Department came from Liangzhou, which means that they are not sure, if they encounter a sandstorm, they will still get lost, what will you do then?"

Night Terror Hall thought about it, and Fan Qinghe turned around and asked: Then he asked:

"Do you know how to get around?"

Xuanji Zhenren's eyes showed three points of pride: "I went deep into the desert for 3,000 miles, and I didn't come back until I walked to the place where the poplar trees didn't grow. ”

Saying that, he looked at Hua Qingzhi again:

"Night Terror Hall is afraid that you can't stand the desert weather, I know where there is a water source, it's just hotter, it's not a big deal."

Although Hua Qingzhi has been golden and jade since she was a child, she is not so squeamish that she can't stand the heat at all, so she bows her head lightly.

Lu Zhu followed beside him, helping to hold the objects he bought, and after thinking about it, he was curious:

"Fairy Lu, I heard that the desert is full of sand, and I can't find the direction, how did you find water in the desert before?"

Fan Qinghe remembered the joke in the boudoir and casually continued:

"She is the reincarnation of the water god Niangniang, and she will spray herself."

"Huh?"

"Poof......

Night Terror Hall sneered when he heard this, but he was immediately kicked lightly by Shui Er's foot, and quickly recovered his cold and extraordinary color.

Xuanji Zhenren's face turned red by three points, and he felt that He He was a little skinny, but he didn't teach Qinghe to be a man on the spot, but just said:

"Naturally sensitive, just like a camel, it can feel the heavy moisture of the place."

"yes, I thought Fairy Lu would beg for rain......"

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(End of chapter)