Chapter 128: Eight Formations
"Master, Elder Concubine, why are you here?" said the young man happily.
"Hmph, you are causing trouble everywhere, can't I come and take a look?" Zhang Lao beckoned the bartender to come over, and said angrily: "Half of the people in this black street already know about the competition in the flea market and the high-priced purchase of the copper sheet in the flea market yesterday!"
"This ......" The young man was helpless, he didn't expect this place to be so well-informed.
"This is not the Western Desert, and showing your skills at will will only cause you more trouble for yourself. Boss Zhang looked at the young man with a face, but then squinted and smiled: "However, you did a good job this time, hehe." ”
The boy shrugged and was about to say something, when the bartender approached. Zhang Lao motioned for the young man to be silent for a while, and turned to the thin bartender with a smile.
I saw the bartender say to the sloppy old man with a smile on his face: "Old Zhang, you are here again, are you the same?"
"Ahem...... We are the same two old ......," said the elder, pointing to the young man and the little maiden, "bring them a bucket of fresh grape juice and a pot of Sumai bread!"
The bartender turned and headed for the counter, where he was soon served two large glasses of rum, a barrel of grape juice, a pot of sumai bread, and a small plate of beef jerky with it.
Zhang Lao and Yu Jiu picked up the wine glass and touched it, took a big sip as if they had not been in it for a long time, and said with enjoyment: "Ah, it's still the rum of the giant's ribs that tastes good!"
Looking at Yu Jiu's comfortable sitting posture and Zhang Lao's skillful appearance, the young man and the little Xuannu both widened their eyes. Obviously, this isn't the first time they've come to the Giant's Rib Tavern!
Seeing the stunned look of the two people, Zhang Lao smiled angrily and said, "What's so strange, we have been visiting this tavern since the first day it opened. Try it, the grape juice here is just as famous as its rum!"
The young man poured a little and handed it to Xiaobai, and then took a big sip of it himself, sure enough, it was sweet and mellow, and then took a bite of Sumai bread, the taste was a perfect match, and he couldn't help but give a thumbs up and nod his head again and again.
After the little Xuannu took a bite. Don't say a word. Directly carried the bucket of grape juice and poured it into his stomach. The height of the big wooden barrel and the little lady was completely disproportionate, which caused some of the travelers at the adjacent table to cast surprised glances.
"You foodie, leave me some!"
The young man knocked the little girl on the head, snatched the barrel and poured a large glass for himself. Then I picked up a slice of beef jerky and grape juice and swallowed it!
Speaking of which. I didn't eat anything after a morning of shopping. The two of them were also a little hungry now, and at first they were out of control, gobbling up the food on the table. Look at these two new strange arrivals. There was a burst of laughter from the nearby tables, and the tension eased a lot.
Those eyes that were originally focused on the young man consciously turned away after seeing Zhang Lao and Yu Jiu, drinking and chatting by themselves, as if nothing happened.
The young man's keen eyes and intuition immediately sensed the change in the atmosphere, chewed a piece of bread, squeezed a few words from between his teeth, and whispered, "Those people ......"
"Well, they're all the snakes on this street, there are bandits, robbers, and some organizations. Presumably, most of them are eyeing the silver on you, but they haven't had a chance to do it yet. Zhang Lao nodded and said lightly.
"Well, I remember that the atmosphere here used to be much more relaxed and cheerful, but now it has a little more of a faint atmosphere. Yu Jiu said dryly. After a few sips, he talked a little more than ever.
"Those old friends in Beihai City are almost gone, and even this city of freedom and merchants has some dark smell......" Zhang Lao poured another sip of rum and muttered thoughtfully.
Looking at the two imps who were fighting for food, he suddenly said, "Bring me those copper pieces you collected!"
The young man's mouth was stuffed with somai bread and beef jerky, and he was holding the bucket of grape juice in one hand and the frenzied little girl in the other. Hearing Zhang Lao's words, he hurriedly put down the wooden barrel, groped in his arms, took out the package containing copper sheets and threw it to Zhang Lao.
Zhang Lao smiled, ignored the two greedy imps, and took out a piece of copper in the package to observe carefully.
I saw that the copper pieces were so broken that it was almost impossible to put them back together without collecting all the copper pieces. Judging from a single piece of copper, there is indeed nothing special except for the karmic fire fluctuations, and perhaps this is the reason why the secret of the copper sheet has been able to precipitate in the sea for so many years.
If you look closely, there are some shallow marks or patterns on the copper plates, and maybe there will be some runes or patterns after all these copper pieces are put together. It's just that now it looks like some scratches from the years.
"I seem to remember that during the last battle of Beihai City, the Ancient Emperor Jiang clan once dispatched a Taishi Supreme Treasure in order to resist the invasion of the Protoss. The treasure was eventually shot down into the sea, and it seemed that the ancestral land of the Ancient Emperor clan was involved. I don't know if it will be the pile of copper pieces in front of me. Zhang Lao stroked his beard and muttered.
"As far as I know, that treasure is called the Xuanlong True Soldier Battle Array, and because it is divided into eight doors and eight methods, it is also called the Eight Array Diagram. However, what that thing looks like, it is estimated that only the clan of the ancient emperor and the protoss who survived the war know how to ......"
"This is unlikely, I have read from some ancient books in the clan that the ancient emperor clan has made eight formations according to the shape of the feng shui dragon veins of the ancestral land, which can directly mobilize the power of the dragon veins to form a formation, which can be worth millions of heavenly soldiers!" Yu Jiu's sharp eyes looked at the copper piece in Zhang Lao's hand, and said dryly.
"There is a narrative in the ancient books, when the eight arrays were urged, the vision of heaven and earth, the clouds and rain, the flying dragons and beasts, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. Among them, there are endless changes, infinite applications, and millions of troops are still carried around in battle against people, and they are unstoppable! How can a treasure like that easily appear here?"
The young man, Xiaobai, and Xiaoxuannu all stopped what they were doing when they heard this, and listened carefully. The boy's eyes were full of curiosity. And Xiao Bai and Xiao Xuannu's faces showed a dignified look. Obviously, they had all heard of this treasure.
"Well, it's hard to say, in that war, it was precisely because of the damage of that treasure that it reached the dragon vein of the ancient emperor's ancestral land, that the entire ancient emperor domain became today's cursed land, which may be a kind of self-preservation instinct of the dragon vein. Zhang Lao looked at the copper sheet in his hand, and seemed a little distracted. Suddenly, he put the copper piece back in the package, handed it to the young man, and said, "It's hard to say about fate, and when the time comes, all the truth will come to the surface." That's not what we're supposed to be looking for right now!"
At this time, there was a lot of noise in the tavern. The sound of banging lamps came and went, and there were laughter and scolding. Zhang Lao and the others all lowered their voices, so no one noticed what they were saying, otherwise it might cause a sensation.
The boy nodded. Solemnly put away the copper sheet. I thought about it for a moment. He took out a gold ring from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Lao and asked, "Master, do you have this gold ring?"
Zhang Lao took the ring, shook his head at first glance, and said, "In my opinion, this is an ordinary gold ring." I wonder what's so special about the Dao?"
The young man sighed and said a little frustratedly: "Even the master can't recognize it, this is a bit difficult to do! Although this gold ring is unremarkable, it can't be put into a treasure weapon with the power of space, and I really don't know what use it is for." ”
"What!?" Zhang Lao was suddenly shocked! A few beads of sweat flowed from his forehead, and for the first time there was a trace of panic in his expression, he held the golden ring in both hands and looked over and over again, and there were words in his mouth, and above his ten fingers were attached to the unphased karmic fire that ordinary people could not detect.
Half a moment later, a small spatial black hole gradually appeared in the palm of Zhang Lao's hand, and the ring was suspended in the black hole!
The young man's heart jumped, and he quickly turned his head to look around, and found that no one had noticed such a vision. Immediately realized that this was probably because Zhang Lao had shielded the space here with mantra runes, so that outsiders could not detect what was happening in it.
After relieving his heart, the young man turned his head and continued to observe Zhang Lao's actions. I saw that the black hole in the palm of his hand was rotating violently, and it had the potential to devour everything, if it wasn't for Zhang Lao covering it with his hand, there would be a lot of chaos here.
However, in the face of such a strong devouring force, the golden ring was like a light boat, floating there quietly, standing still, not at all affected by the black hole in that space. It feels like it doesn't exist!
After a while, Zhang Lao accepted the magic circle, pulled the golden ring in the palm of his hand, and re-examined it. Finally, he sighed and said to the young man: "This matter is very serious, this ring is temporarily kept by me, as for the reason...... Even I can't tell, but maybe we'll have an answer when we get back from that place. ”
Then Zhang Lao looked at the little Xuannu on the side eagerly and said, "Xuannu, you have to go with me, leave today!"
"Where are you going?" asked the boy, also feeling the gravity of the situation.
Because, even when he was talking about the supreme treasure of the ancient emperor clan just now, he didn't see the slightest nervous look on his face, but after the young man took out the golden ring, such a change happened. This made the teenager curious, where did Zhang Lao and the others go to find the answer?
"Fire Demon Island, Necronomical Swamp. Zhang Lao looked at the young man and said: "This place is not in the Yuancang Realm, it was separated to another space in the battle of the gods in the Taishi Era, and I don't know when Lu Dao will be able to come back." ”
"You are the most gifted disciple I have ever taught, and your attainments in the talisman array have improved rapidly, presumably you will be able to deal with things alone in the future, and there is nothing left to teach you as a teacher. If the avenue is simple, the big ingenuity is clumsy. You just have to remember that the most basic things are the most important things!"
The young man listened while silently remembering these words in his heart, although he didn't know why Zhang Laohui suddenly said these words, but his heart was bright, and he immediately understood what he meant.
Zhang Laoguan looked at the young man's expression, smiled slightly, took out a map made of animal skin from his arms, handed it to the young man and said: "As soon as the auction held by the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce is over, you will immediately set off for the beast domain, this is the map of the beast domain, which marks the location of the demon dragon treasure of the Nine Hell Mountain Range, and you have to go by yourself in the future." ”
The young man accepted the map, nodded and looked at Elder Zhang and said, "I understand, does Master have any advice?"
Zhang Lao smiled, took a sip of rum and said, "Using what you have learned in the desert, it is a blessing to be straightforward." You've done a good job along the way, and I'm proud to have a disciple like you!"
The young man heard this hurtful old man praise himself for the first time, but for some reason his nose was sour, wiped a handful of tears and said with a smile: "How can you say it as if you will say goodbye, it makes my nose sour." ”
But when he saw the grim faces of Yu Jiu and Xiao Xuannu, he finally realized that the place Zhang Lao was going to might be much more dangerous than he said. I couldn't help but take Zhang Lao's hand and said, "Master, you have to come back, don't use a few low-level magic circles to bluff me!"
This sloppy old man brought him from the Yang family to the outside world, although he suffered a lot, but he always gave him advice and help at critical moments. The young man seemed to be accustomed to following Elder Zhang's guidance, and now thinking of the danger that Elder Zhang and the others might encounter, he felt unprecedented tension in his heart.
Zhang Lao looked at the nervous Yang Rui calmly, smiled, and sighed in his heart, this child's performance and what he has experienced often make people ignore his age, in fact, he is only a thirteen-year-old boy!
Touching the young man's smooth black hair, Zhang Lao shook his head and said, "I don't want to lie to you about this, even I don't know what the result will be when I go this time." If I'm in any danger, you go back to the palace of the concubine, and the princess and the princess will be waiting for you there. ”
Then he took another sip of rum and said with a smile: "But you don't have to worry too much, my old bones are not so easy to deal with!"
(If you want to know what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.) (To be continued......)