In the second half of the night, the emperor opened his eyes, and Zhang Liangxi, who had always sat quietly with his eyes closed, noticed it and immediately got up.

"Your Majesty has a dry mouth?"

The Emperor did not speak, but looked to the side of the tent, where his own sword of the Son of Heaven hung from it.

"It turned out to be a dream, it's really absurd"

I woke up at this moment, it was the time when the memory of the dream was the clearest, and the emperor now recalled that the thinking of the person in the dream was a little strange, and although the direction of judgment was correct, the judgment was not normal.

For example, if you have noticed that it is strange before entering the mountain, you should not rush into the mountain normally.

For another example, the ministers in the dream are obviously so abnormal but ignore it, it is really not their own style, and my imperial guards will not be as unbearable as in the dream!

Zhang Liangxi still poured a cup of hot water for the emperor and walked to the bed.

"Your Majesty is dreaming?"

"Well, maybe it's because of this autumn hunt, the dream is a bit ridiculous."

The emperor took the cup handed by Zhang Liangxi, drank water to moisten his throat and then lay down to rest, not particularly concerned about the previous dream.

Three days have passed, and the entire periphery of Yanshan has been completely blocked by the forbidden army, and by the early morning of this day, the real autumn hunting activities will begin.

Outside the camp, there were many columns, far from each other, and the hunters from all sides were gearing up one by one, and among the sergeants around the emperor, some of them released goshawks.

The hounds barked wildly and the horses neighed

"Phew-"

The loud hawk resounded in the sky, and the emperor, who had long since forgotten the previous dream, ordered to enter the mountain, beat drums on the camp, waved flags, and rode horses.

In the midst of the smoke and dust, many teams divided into multiple lanes and entered the mountain in their own directions.

Yanshan is not a large mountain range, it is not boundless, but Yanshan is not small, enough for many royal hunting teams to go in the established direction to meet each other.

There are definitely good and bad resources, but the next thing is to depend on luck and ability.

The emperor's team continued to move forward, and the goshawk guiding hounds followed, but the forbidden army camp at the foot of the mountain was beating drums and shouting at the beginning, which must have frightened many animals, and it was difficult for the outskirts of the mountain to make any big gains.

Perhaps there were already some people in the ranks of many princes who were anxious, but the emperor was able to endure it.

The speed of the horses slowed down, the vegetation around them became thicker, and the guards who opened the way ahead made their way through the forest with light feats.

"Wow~~~"

A strange cry startled one of the guards, jumped up to a tree to take a look, only to see a house under the cliff in the distance.

The depths of Yanshan should be uninhabited!

The guards jumped down, and soon came to the front of the house, but they did not find anyone, and there was no trace of smoke and fire inside and outside for a short time, it seemed to be abandoned for a long time, but the surroundings were clean.

The house is also strange, there seem to be broken bricks and tiles in the lower part and some places, and there are many stones on the top, and the roof is made of logs and grass.

It's like a house built by someone on top of a broken wall.

After looking at it for a while, the guard decided to go back and report it.

It didn't take long for the brigade to arrive here, and the guards led the old governor and the emperor's horses, and slowly reached the vicinity of the house.

"Strange thing, this area should have been investigated before, how can there be an empty house"

The emperor smiled when he heard Zou Jie's voice.

"The mountains are big and the forests are deep, and it is difficult for animals to run all, let alone people."

The ministers who drank together before were only Zou Jie and She Wuxuan by their side, and Chu Hang and others were among the several princes valued by the emperor.

She Wuxuan was in the back position, looking at the house under the cliff, and for some reason he had a strange feeling.

"Your Majesty, don't approach it easily!"

Zou Jie glanced back at She Wuxuan and didn't say anything, the surroundings had already been cleaned up, and there wasn't even a mouse in the house, but he didn't want to waste time here, hunting was important.

At this moment, She Wuxuan suddenly felt alarmed, and immediately rode to the emperor's side, and when he looked up again, he saw a figure in the shadow of the room.

"Who-"

Many masters didn't notice anything, but when they heard She Wuxuan's roar, they instinctively became nervous, and many people subconsciously looked at the small room under the cliff.

Someone in the house?

"Zheng~"Zheng~"Zheng~"Zheng~".

Many guards drew their swords directly, and there was a creak of bending the bow and pulling the strings, and the sense of slaughter instantly gathered in front of the house.

The emperor also frowned, this house should have been checked repeatedly, how could there be anyone? Looking around, this is what my forbidden army and guards should look like.

But everyone looked at the room and didn't notice any movement, and She Wuxuan himself suspected that it was a delusion

"Whew"

A slight low whistle came from the room, and the hearts of the people who were still thinking in their hearts just now whether it was the Lord of the Heavenly Prison who had seen the mistake suddenly tensed.

"Wangwang" "Wangwang"

The hound, which had not reacted until now, began to bark.

Even the emperor subconsciously became nervous, and the old governor Zou Jie quietly arrived in front of the emperor, and Zhang Liangxi had quietly dismounted, and his feet could exert his strength more than riding a horse.

In the shadow of the broken house, a pair of arms that seemed to be hairy were stretched out, and a strange figure cautiously walked to the door of the house, wearing a ragged robe covering some banana leaves, and a straw hat on his head seemed to be a blind thing.

And a pair of big hands that are different from ordinary people are holding a certain animal.

Is this a man or a ghost?

The thought arose in the hearts of many people, but without an order, none of the guards made the first move, just watched the scene nervously.

But at this moment, the hounds that were being led, whether they were yellow dogs or black dogs, actually quieted down one after another.

The man who led the dog was also the one who kept the dog, and they all looked surprised, because they all knew very well that the hounds were not afraid.

In the hut, the strange man's body slowly lowered down, and people could not see its full picture clearly, only a "non-human" feeling, it lowered the animal in its hand, and then slowly retreated into the shadow of the house.

The guards clutched their knives, the sergeants clutched their halberds, and the archers kept pulling the strings, and a little sweat was already oozing from their foreheads.

But after a while, there was no movement in front of the house.

Two guards with knives had already reached the door of the broken house, and one glanced at the corner of the house.

The room is not smaller, smaller than the average family's kitchen, and you can see everything at a glance.

No one!

The guard was shocked, and looked up at the top of the house, which was also very low, and the top could be seen at a glance, and there was no one hiding from the broken wooden beams on it.

"Your Majesty, the Governor, there is no one in the house!"

"What?"

At least dozens of pairs of eyes staring at that room, how could there be no one?

"Holy Lord, I'll go and confirm!"

After speaking, without waiting for the emperor's reaction, Zou Jie turned over and dismounted, walked to the front of the house step by step with his saber in his hand, and then looked into the house, and sure enough, there was no one.

"Hell yes."

Zou Jie muttered, facing the emperor over there.

"Holy Lord, there is really no one!"

At this time, the emperor also turned over and dismounted, She Wuxuan hurriedly followed, some people wanted to stop it, but they didn't dare to make any moves in the face of the emperor's eyes.

Soon, attention fell to the animals in front of the house.

It is an animal with black fur that looks like a cat, but it has long and curled hair at the tips of its ears, a thick and long tail, and is much larger than the average cat.

The Emperor seemed to feel something.

"Look at its forehead."

Hearing the emperor's order, one of the guards pinched the "cat's" chin and twisted his head around.

I saw that there was a blood mark on the center of the strange cat's eyebrows, which seemed to be the fatal cause, but the blood had coagulated.

"It seems to have been dead for a while, this coat is extremely shiny, what kind of beast is this?"

Zou Jie was puzzled, and also squatted down to check the beast corpse, to be honest, he had never seen this kind of beast in his life, and this fur was really good.

At this moment, the emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the absurd dream of the previous days.

"Holy Lord, do you want to tear this house down?"

Someone asked, the emperor looked up at the small room in front of him, and She Wuxuan on the side hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty can't, the minister privately thinks that this is the spirit of the mountain who feels Your Majesty's heavenly might, and seeing that I have waited for a long time and has no gain, he took the initiative to offer his prey."

The Emperor smiled.

"Let's keep the house, maybe it's the abode of the mountain god."

"What about the beasts of the earth?"

The emperor did not speak, but looked at She Wuxuan.

"She Aiqing seems to be the one who sacrificed his prey, but is it vicious?"

She Wuxuan said bluntly.

"What I saw just now didn't feel any malice, but there was a clear inspiration, maybe it was really a mountain god."

The Emperor smiled.

"Then take it, Ben is also my prey!"

Saying that, the emperor has gone back to get on the horse, and what he said just now is a pun, but the people around him must not know the deep meaning, maybe only the mountain god also understands.

With the roar of the eagle, the hunting party set off again, and at this time many prey in the mountains were finally driven out.

——

This strange incident of the autumn hunt is just an episode for the entire Dayong Royal Autumn Hunting activity, but this episode is a microcosm of the Star Luo Festival on a certain level.

On the day of frost that year, the gate of the Heavenly Realm was in full bloom, and cultivators from all over the world came to this Heavenly Domain.

The manifestation of the Heavenly Ladder is not necessarily in one area, and even the Heavenly Ladder sometimes manifests more than one, but no matter which direction it comes from, it will always go to that Heavenly Gate.

In the courtyard of the Mo family in Mingzhou, Mo Xiaorong has been following Shi Sheng all day long recently, almost never leaving except when he is sleeping.

As soon as Shi Sheng went out today, Mo Xiaorong, who had finished eating in a hurry, hurriedly trotted over.

Shi Sheng, who had only walked out of the dining hall for more than a dozen steps, reluctantly turned to look at his sister, compared to three years ago, this girl had grown a lot taller.

In Mo Xiaorong's own senses, she has grown from an eight-year-old child to an eleven-year-old adult!

"Xiaorong, don't keep following me, okay?"

"It's not good, I'm afraid you'll run away directly, don't take me to play, I know the time is near!"

Shi Sheng couldn't cry or laugh.

"I'm your brother, how can I not keep my promise after I promised you!"

Shi Sheng said, pointing to the corner of his mouth with a gesture.

"Who knows, you won't even tell me where you're going!"

Mo Xiaorong said as he wiped the rice grains from the corners of his mouth with his hands and ate them in his mouth.

It's no wonder that Mo Xiaorong is nervous, and her brother doesn't know the time and place, and he doesn't tell his father and mother, and she is always prevaricated when she asks, which is difficult to convince.

In the dining hall, the Mo family couple, who looked at the brother and sister from a distance and didn't know what to say, also smiled.

Shi Sheng outside was helpless.

"Okay, I'll tell you, I'll take you out on the day of the winter solstice, I'm afraid that you won't be too excited to sleep after telling you, so how can I take you out?"

"You lie, how can you take someone out when you're asleep, you can't see anything when you're asleep!"

Shi Sheng really missed his sister who was so naïve that he believed everything he said, and bent down and said to his sister patiently.

"Brother is also going out for the sake of this, this time the stars outside will be very bright, bright to dazzling, the wind will be very strong, so big that it hurts the spirit, I will find my junior brother to get something, I really want to disappear directly, do you think you girl can stop it?"

Mo Xiaorong frowned and looked at his brother and stopped talking.

Shi Sheng smiled and pointed to the sky.

"Count how many rays of light have crossed the sky, don't think it's an illusion, anyway, if you feel it, it's one, and tell me when I come back!"

"Hmm!"

"Well, I'll be back soon!"

After speaking, Shi Sheng walked away quickly.

(End of chapter)