Before turning into the long street where King Huan's old palace was located, Qi Jingzhi really couldn't imagine that there was such an empty and lonely place in the noisy and crowded royal capital.

There were not half pedestrians on the long street, the paved stone slabs were covered with wet moss, and the dull stone palace walls stretched for miles, gray and endless.

The huge trees within the palace walls are towering, and there are faint sounds of birdsong and flowing water.

The young battalion lieutenant sent the old man who led the way, and rode slowly under the palace wall on a black and white tiger-striped beast.

After a while, a quaint and solemn but equally gray stone gate came into view.

There are no carvings on the stone door, and there are no plaques and couplets, as if to declare the world, whether it is the old palace of King Huan or the hook Chen Xinya, there is no need for those fancy things to flaunt themselves.

There is no one to guard in front of the open stone door, only two stone statues stand, which are also gray, without half a cent of colorful decoration, but because of their height, they look extremely majestic and majestic.

Qi Jingzhi raised his head and looked carefully, only to see that the stone statue in front of him was two Dharma protector generals, both of them were helmets and armor, the one on the left hand side was angry and wide-eyed, holding a stone mirror high above his head, and the one on the right hand was lowering his eyebrows, unfolding a stone scroll in his hand, and opening his mouth to read it.

Seeing this scene, if Qi Jingzhi hadn't had Jixia Lao Jing to guide the way, he was afraid that he would think that he had taken the wrong path and ran to the door of the Taoist Palace of the unknown Buddhist temple.

As Bannu approached, the stone mirror in the hand of the mirror god suddenly glowed with golden light, and then the brilliant light fell, enveloping the master and servant.

Qi Jingzhi was startled, and then saw his figure on the stone mirror.

It was a plainly dressed mountain boy, with a cracked ancient mirror hanging above his head, a small tree with red branches and blue leaves standing on his shoulder, and a pair of small cranes with blue feathers on his feet.

In addition, the young man also hung a little monk in a big red robe and a tiger-skin monk's robe on his right arm, holding a bright white unicorn cub in his arms, and a black-striped white tiger sitting under his crotch, and a small banner fluttering on the tiger's head.

"It's ......"

Qi Jingzhi thought that he had seen his own mental appearance at first, but he quickly reacted that the Divine Treasure Mirror did not see through the details of his cultivation, but could reflect the nature of all living beings, including the machine spirit.

It's just that although this rather strange stone mirror can illuminate the true form of the Heaven and Earth Xuanjian, it can't see the spirits and evil spirits who are detained in the Heaven and Earth Xuanjian.

Without waiting for Qi Jingzhi to think about it, the words on the gold medal on his waist suddenly broke out of his body, turning into a tiger-shaped beast with a long tail, with six stars on his head, and flew straight to the Xuanzhao Divine General on his right, imprinted on the unfolded scroll.

The originally dull stone scroll was immediately gilded with a touch of gold.

The next moment, a voice sounded in the young man's ears, solemn and solemn: "Qi Jingzhi, the captain of the Wuwu military camp, has left a treasure mirror and a golden list, and you can enter and leave at will except for Wangtai Shou Palace." ”

As the words fell, whether it was the treasure mirror holding the mirror god general, or the golden book of the god general, all of them dissipated their brilliance and turned back into the original gray stone.

With these two gods guarding the portal, it is enough to prevent Xiaoxiao, and there is no need to rely on manpower.

Qi Jingzhi clasped his fists at the two gods, and then patted the stopped Bannu and entered the open door behind the stone statue.

After entering the door, the young man raised his eyes and looked around, but saw the moss and ancient trees Xiao Xiao, the clouds and autumn water, and its deep silence did not look like an official office at all, and it could not match the military camp and the military village.

Far away, a majestic platform goes straight into the sky, overlooking the birds and catching the clouds.

Qi Jingzhi looked at the direction where the high platform was located, and motioned for Bannu to hurry along the vaguely recognizable path on the ground.

The master and servant had only been walking for a moment, and suddenly there was a sound of breaking the air in the ancient trees and deep forests on both sides of the road, and seventeen or eighteen arrows were shot in a strong wind.

Qi Jingzhi snorted coldly, and the crane shoes on his back stretched out their wings, dancing into a cold and shining iron wall.

After the clanging collision, all the incoming arrows were blocked.

Seeing this scene, the deep forests on both sides were quiet for a moment, and then someone shouted: "Oh, I didn't pay attention to the wrong person, and almost scared the little brother, please don't be surprised!" ”

Listening to this accent, it looks like a state and county in the south of Daqi, close to Chaozhou.

Qi Jingzhi grinned when he heard this: "Don't pay attention? Recognize the wrong person? ”

In fact, those arrows didn't come at his body, even if he didn't have to stop it with his wings, he just had to stop where he was, instead of dodging in a hurry, and he wouldn't be hurt in the slightest.

These people hiding in the woods and shooting arrows did not reveal their killing intent, not so much to intercept and kill Qi Jingzhi, but to give the newcomer a dismount.

Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi immediately gave his own response.

The Lingguan's face armor quietly appeared, covering his face, and the crane's wings were suddenly folded, turning into a pair of cold iron armor that could be seen to cover his body.

The long knife, which had not seen blood for a long time, flew out of the scabbard and took the initiative to send the handle into the young man's palm.

"Huh? Little brother, do you want to rely on the advantages of the armor to live with us? ”

The voice in the forest suddenly sank: "Is it really good to bully grandfathers?" ”

Qi Jingzhi was too lazy to talk nonsense, locked the direction of the person who spoke with his heart, jumped down from the back of Bannu, ran wildly with his knife, and swept out several feet in the blink of an eye.

After a brief silence, the sound of bowstrings trembling and arrows breaking through the wind rang out, and dense arrows shot from all directions, ten times denser than before, and made people's scalps tingle.

Qi Jingzhi did not dodge or dodge, rushed forward brazenly, and at the same time silently operated the "Grain Food Qi Chapter", deep breath and long expulsion, Shenhua introverted, and gradually hooked the qi of the wood accumulated in the deep forest ahead.

Between a few breaths and ups and downs, those figures squatting in the grass, hiding behind the trees, and hiding in the canopy of the trees gradually reflected in Qi Jingzhi's heart from near to far.

"Well, thirty-one...... Fifty-six...... Coupled with the forest behind him, there are nearly a hundred crossbowmen, to say the least. ”

At the beginning of the thought, the boy had already jumped into the woods, and without hesitation, he flew up and kicked the guy in the bushes in front of him into a rolling gourd.

This unlucky guy was so angry that not only did he not say a word, but he also clutched a bronze crossbow in his hand, and while his body was still rolling, he aimed at the young man's hideous face armor and pulled the trigger fiercely.

Qi Jingzhi slashed his sword and knocked out the soul-chasing crossbow arrow.

Immediately after that, his figure flashed, and he stepped on the face of the unlucky man, and the sole of his shoe twisted fiercely, blocking the other party's miserable screams.

After stepping on his face and borrowing strength, the young man's forward momentum suddenly deflected, and he swept coldly towards an ancient tree hugged by several people, and aimed at the big man with a bow standing under the tree.

The big man was caught off guard, and in his panic he had to raise his longbow to resist the blade, and his grief and indignation were overflowing.

Who knew that the blade that smashed down on the head and face suddenly turned, and it actually took the initiative to avoid the longbow.

The big man with the bow was stunned, his face just showed a hint of joy, he was kicked heavily in the chest, and the iron helmet on his head hit the trunk of the tree behind him, only to feel that the Venus in front of him was bursting around, and his strong body sat down on the ground softly.

For a time, the young man who broke into the forest was like a tiger entering a flock, and dozens of crossbowmen and wolves in the forest rushed to the head of the wolf, holding their heads and running around, and they couldn't use it at all.

In the canopy of an ancient tree, a man with a fleshy face and wolf's waist and ape arms was carefully hiding in it.

His arms were knotted, he held a carved bow in his hand, and his eyes flickered with cold light, staring at the invincible young man below.

Amid the chaotic shouts of fighting and the rain of arrows, the man's lips moved, as if he was singing an old ballad.

"Broken bamboo, continued bamboo; Flying soil, chasing meat. ”

Qi Jingzhi's ears moved, and he raised his head sharply and looked at the canopy where the man was hiding.

Almost at the same time, the man slammed to his feet, drew his bow like a full moon, and shot a colorful rainbow at the boy.

Between the lightning and flint, Qi Jingzhi seemed to see a tiger descending from the mountain, riding the fierce yellow-black bloody wind, and swooping towards him.

"Good time!"

After entering the forest, Qi Jingzhi stopped for the first time, changed his arms to hold a knife, and fiercely slashed at the arrow that hit his brain.

Boom!

With Qi Jingzhi as the center, the surging waves of qi swept in all directions, not only blowing away the arrows shot by the rest of the crossbowmen, but also overturning all the unlucky ones who were a little closer.

Behind the Lingguan's mask, the young man's face flushed, and a mouthful of reverse blood had already surged to his throat and eyes, and was swallowed alive.

He only felt that the tip of his right finger was wet, as if a crack had opened a thin crack in the tiger's mouth, and the blood was quietly stained with the handle of the knife that fried life.

Facing Fang Cai's amazing arrow, Qi Jingzhi seemed to have returned to the moment when he sacrificed his life with the tiger spirit.

"That's amazing!"

Seeing that the man in the canopy of the tree was slowly drawing his bow again, Qi Jingzhi stood with a knife in his left hand, and shouted: "Linzhou Qi Jingzhi, dare to ask your name and surname!" ”

At this moment, the man in the canopy was actually trembling imperceptibly, and the horizontal flesh on his face was even more uncontrollable.

Seeing that the fierce young man below him seemed to be shocked by himself, he also breathed a sigh of relief, quietly loosened the bowstring that had been half-opened, and replied in a muffled voice: "Bazhou Ji's surname is Li, Li Shenxian!" ”

"Hey, it's really as good as its name!"

Qi Jingzhi's right hand flipped over, and under the iron armor that no one could see, there was already a four-edged black feather arrow in the sleeve.

He immediately clasped his fist at the other party and saluted: "Little brother's ears, haven't you heard it really, but the name of Brother Tai is Li Shenxian?" ”

The man didn't doubt him, and immediately nodded in response: "It's a certain family!" ”

As soon as Li Shenxian's words came out, he suddenly felt dizzy in his head and in a trance, and then he stumbled, and the whole person fell upside down top-heavy.

"Brother Li, be careful!"

Qi Jingzhi threw down the fried life without hesitation, and made a vertical leap to the bottom of the tree.

He raised his arms to catch the man steadily, and carefully leaned the other party against the trunk: "Oh, Brother Li, is this a recurrence of an old disease, or is there a sudden illness?" Can you have symptomatic medications on your body? ”

As he said this, the armor on the young man's face suddenly faded, revealing a face full of concern.

Seeing this sudden change, the crossbowmen scattered around quickly surrounded them, and when they heard the young man's words clearly and saw the young man's expression, no one acted rashly, but looked at their leader with a worried face.

After all, Li Shenxian's cultivation is profound, similar to Qi Jingzhi, and he is only one step away from the third realm, so he eased up with a little pranayama.

He opened his eyes, looked at the young man who was close at hand, and smiled bitterly for a long time: "Thank you for saving this brother!" My Lao Li was competitive for a while, and used the secret archery skills at home, who knew that he was not good at learning, and he was out of strength! ”

Qi Jingzhi hurriedly soothed with kind words, and his face was full of admiration: "Brother Li's divine shooting, it's really shocking!" Although the little brother won half a chance today, he also admired it tightly in his heart! ”

Hearing this, Li Shenxian wanted to refute it, but looking at the immature and sincere young man in front of him, this man opened his mouth, but he couldn't open his mouth.

After a long time, he nodded reluctantly and said: "Brother Qi's handsome sword skills, Lao Li and I are ashamed of myself." ”

This man from the Li clan in Bazhou is not as rough as he seems, he only admits that his sword skills are not as good as those of the boy, and he has never really bowed his head.

Qi Jingzhi naturally heard the difference, and he didn't break it with a smile.

He looked around, and simply sat down on the ground, smiling very kindly: "Brother Li seems to have sung a ballad, the words are simple, the tune is ancient, I have never heard it in Linzhou, is it the ancient tune over there in Bazhou?" ”

Li Shenxian remembered it clearly, the young man in front of him had said it behind his ear a moment ago, but now he asked about the song he hummed softly.

However, as the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, the horizontal flesh on the man's face couldn't help shaking, and he had to reply in a muffled voice: "This is the "Playing Song" handed down by the old man of the Li family in Bazhou, and I often hum it when making bows and arrows and holding hunts. Because my Li family's totem is a tiger, this ballad is also called "Tiger Mighty Divine Strings". ”

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi immediately slapped his hands and exclaimed: "Brother Li can be named after Shenxian, which shows how amazing his archery skills are, and what high hopes are placed on him by the family!" ”

He paused slightly, and then asked curiously: "The Li family of Bazhou takes the tiger as the totem, and Brother Li even relies on the "Tiger Mighty Divine String Song", and shoots an arrow like a tiger descending the mountain. ”

As soon as he talked about this, Li Shenxian, who was a little sluggish, was in good spirits.

He sat up straight, nodded heavily, and said, "Brother Qi, don't look at my old Li with a dark face and ugly appearance, in fact, he is not yet thirty years old this year!" I was only rampant and happy in Bazhou before, but I didn't expect to win the favor of Da Sima and issue an order to recruit me Li Shenxian into the Chen Academy! ”

The more Li Shenxian spoke, the more excited he became: "After I received the order, I immediately took a hundred Bazhou robes to the royal capital day and night, and I have been stationed here for many days. Although he has not been able to meet Da Sima yet, he has also heard a lot of news. Among them, the most closely related to us is that Da Sima wants to set up the Governor's Mansion of the Six Armies in the Hook Chen Courtyard, and as for which six armies it is, it seems that the ...... has not yet been chosen."

"It wasn't until a few days ago that news suddenly came, saying that Da Sima had set a certain military governor's mansion. My brothers and I waited for people to inquire around, and only then did we learn that the donkey is also known as the suyu, and it is an ancient benevolent beast that was born ......."

Li Shenxian's voice suddenly weakened, and the expression on his face became extremely exciting.

Just because the young man in front of him had already laughed and got up, turned the gold medal on his waist to the back, and showed the pattern of the six stars on his head in front of him.

Just because behind the young man, a black and white tiger-striped beast with a small banner on its head walked over as if no one was around.

On the small banner waving in the wind, a black white tiger with a colorful body and a tail longer than the body is depicted.

For a while, the secluded forest was so quiet that you could hear a needle dropping.

(End of chapter)