Kingdom of the Great Zhou, 1874, early autumn.

A goose feather snow fell from the sky and covered the entire capital for no reason.

But one day, the towering and undulating Eagle Strike Mountains were covered with ice and snow, and the mountains, forests and villages were covered in snow.

The momentum of the white expanse spreads to the north, and it is connected to the northernmost Baizhang Xiongguan - the North Pass.

Seeing this vision, the people of Zhou couldn't help but exclaim: There is no rest in the snow drifting in the world, and the ice is endless.

Outside the city, the vast blue ocean lake was suddenly hit by freezing weather, and ice and snow began to appear on the surface of the lake, which frightened the ships, fighting ships, sea falcons, and walkers back to the port and docked end to end.

In the end, even the tall and mighty ship of the sea building did not dare to brave the snow, and under the order of Deng Qi, the commander of the naval division, Tianyong Marquis, evacuated the Hongjiang River, which runs for tens of thousands of miles from north to south, and anchored in the backwater bay.

The sailors and soldiers who have been on the ship for many years, at this moment, sitting in the squad room of the land camp, leisurely looking at the fluttering snow, stunned and at the same time can't help but recall the past years.

Even in the bitter winter, there have been no snowstorms for many years, and this place has been a hot zone in the south since ancient times.

The temperature in the four seasons of the year is mostly between 25 and 38 degrees, the highest time can reach 50 degrees Celsius, and the coldest winter is also above 10 degrees.

It seems that there has never been snow in the capital city since he was born, and it seems that the old people who are dying have never said that there is a snow day, and those old immortal cultivators who live in seclusion also say the same.

Heavy snow in early autumn, the world is upside down, is this day going to turn?

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Five Cities Terracotta Division.

In the twilight, the blizzard is as usual.

The black lacquer plaque erected and hung leaned forward slightly, and there were three gilded teeth scratching big characters on it - Zhongcheng Division, even if the sky was dark, it was extremely eye-catching.

Nine sturdy high-headed white-fronted black horses, led by Mai Ma Nu from the right side of the door, stood on the bluestone slab in front of the Yamen, let the wind and snow beat, did not move, as if with the squatting lions on both sides of the competition who can stand still.

On the steps, between two one-foot and six-foot columns.

Nine officials with long knives at their waists stood in a row at the gate to hide from the snow, all with solemn expressions and majestic expressions.

and on the pillars, "the law is not related, and the order is unreasonable; The couplet of "Reward is only serious, and punishment is only light" is very appropriate.

They are all dressed in the same attire, with a red robe on a black background, a green official uniform on the inside, a white jade head on their heads, and pure black official boots on their feet, and their whole bodies are unspeakably expensive.

However, the most dazzling thing is the silver medal with a hideous tiger head hidden and exposed under the robe, which is frightened to those who see it and timid to hear it.

There are obviously only nine people, but it is like a brilliant army formation with thousands of troops, which makes people dare not look directly.

Accompanied by black-clothed officials with black oil umbrellas, despite the blizzard road closure under their feet and the flying snow in the sky, the nine silver-medal officials with solemn expressions turned over and got on their horses.

I saw that their feet were tightly clamped between the horse's belly, their hands grabbed the reins and shook them, they lowered their upper bodies, rode on black horses, and rushed through the middle gate of the three four-pillar Zhongcheng Fang.

The nine black horses flew on all fours, splashing countless snow foams, and for a while, the red robes flew and galloped unscrupulously towards the southern end of Zhongcheng Street.

The teenagers who were having snowball fights on the street avoided one after another, and fled to the foot of the wall to show a look of righteous indignation, but they dared not speak angrily.

These inexplicably excited teenagers who are still at a carefree age are not ordinary people, they are either rich or expensive.

Especially their fathers, who were powerful people who could walk sideways in the city.

Dare to run rampant in front of the solemn Zhongcheng Fang, except for the six-rank silver guard who supervises hundreds of officials in the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and hunts down demons and demons, who else.

Not long after Tiqi rushed out, a two-seated canopy bicycle drove out of the left side door without speed or slowness.

It was not dark, however, the square wind lanterns fixed under the canopy were already burning, emitting dazzling light and bringing a trace of warmth to this cold world.

Driven by a driver clinging to the reins, he made two neat rut marks in the snow along the alleys that the silver medallion rode across.

Just like the untouchable but visible order and rules in this kingdom, it appears quickly and disappears quickly.

However, as long as the order and rules come out, it will inevitably be a bloody storm, and countless people will die.

It can be a human or a ghost, and demons are no exception, and demons are rarely spared.

Under the eaves of Zhongchengfang, a big yellow dog prostrate on the ground, wearing a fur-edged and exposed shirt, looked at the corner where the carriage had disappeared, suddenly got up, turned the dog's head, and ran like crazy along the corner.

Due to the freezing and slippery snow, he did not brake when he turned the corner, and the big yellow dog slid uncontrollably to the ground and fell to the snow.

But it didn't care, got up, and continued to run wildly, as if it was too late to die.

The big yellow dog ran and shuttled under the corners of the city desperately, turning east and west, but he never fell again.

Eventually, he slowed down under the north wall of a courtyard called Wangbeiju in the west of the city.

I saw it stretch out its front feet, lower its body, and slip into the dog hole under the wall, and disappear.

If you are careful, you will be able to find that at an altitude of 100 meters, a vulture with wings two meters long has flapped its wings and always hovered over the snowy sky of the big yellow dog, closely monitoring the movements of the big yellow dog.

The big yellow dog hid in the dog hole for a while, and the canopy car made a continuous axle creaking sound, slowly drove into the street in front of the gate of Wangbeiju, and stopped in front of the gate.

The black-clad coachman rubbed his hands together, jumped out of the carriage, and stood beside the carriage with his hands down, letting the snow fall on him, and in a few moments it was piled up on top of his head and on his shoulders.

Along with the coachman were the two long-trained horses, sculpture-like, with only the occasional white mist from their nostrils, indicating that they were living creatures.

Since the appearance of this car, it is like a substantial rolling killing intent blowing in the wind, enveloping the land within a radius of three hundred meters from Wangbeiju.

……

Look north and live inside.

The pavilions and pavilions are winding and quiet, and the water pavilions and ponds and mountains travel gracefully.

Under the heavy snow in the twilight, you can still get a glimpse of the elegant courtyard.

The West Pavilion, a square pavilion, is twenty meters square, and the white light shines against the backdrop of the court.

Huang Chaoxi was in front of the window of the façade lake, his eyes snatched, looking at the lotus leaves in the lake that were about to collapse under heavy pressure, motionless, as if out of a trance.

Salted fish, you must deliver the letter, otherwise I will destroy this deity in vain, and I will not be able to exchange them for a glimmer of life...... The message to Huang Chaoxi was a salted fish, a salted fish that had become refined.

According to the plan, the salted fish merge into Haoyang Lake through the dark river in the lake, go north against the Hongjiang River, and then turn overland, cross the border of the Zhou State, and arrive at the destination - the southern camp of the Jin Kingdom.

An invisible hand firmly choked Huang Chaoxi's throat, suffocating him and feeling at a loss.

Ten years of hidden spy career, in the end, it is still difficult to escape the defeat, no matter how cautious and clever he Huang Chaoxi is, he can't be special.

As night fell, the darkness that first engulfed the courtyard completely enveloped the entire pavilion looking north.

In normal times, there are already maids lighting lamps and candles, which is very lively, and it is rich and noble in the world.

Today, it is a little abnormal, so cold that it seems that life and death are about to be separated.

The big yellow dog that came in from the dog hole appeared in the West Pavilion again, and at this moment, a scene of change of gods and ghosts appeared.

The front feet of the big yellow dog suddenly rose off the ground, the fur of the whole body was not faded, the whole dog body was twisted and deformed, the flesh and blood were blurred, and it was extremely hideous, but in the end it changed into a human appearance.

The raw-edged single clothes couldn't cover his naked flesh at all, and his chest was exposed, and the steaming heat came out in this bone-chilling abnormal early autumn.

As soon as he entered, he walked around the pavilion where the curtains were flying, and with each stop, he lit a lamp in a lamp.

When he came to Huang Chaoxi's majestic back, he bowed and stood still, the pavilion was already brightly lit, and the figure of Huang Chaoxi, who was lined with wide-sleeved blue robes, was unusually tall and majestic.

The big yellow dog held his breath, calmed down, and reported softly: "Master, the commander of the Beicheng Soldiers and Horses Division has arrived at the door. ”