Chapter 8: The Fog Lock Maze
"The day before yesterday, Mrs. Zihan of Zihan Courtyard sent a message, saying that Mr. Gushan of Heyumen passed away, and you came back from Zihan Courtyard in Luoxia Mountain, you should know what is going on?" Chi Tang heard Qian Chong behind him whispering to Ji Rui and Xue Yang, knowing that Ji Rui Xue Yang would talk to Qian Chong in detail, and he didn't interject, but just paid attention to the layout of the Qian family, this is another place in the Demon Dao, but he has to take a good look at what is different from that Zihan Courtyard.
Ji Rui was already whispering to Qianchong what had happened in Zihan Courtyard, and when he heard that these incidents were actually caused by the conspiracy of the Blood Spring Ghost Clan, Qianchong frowned and said to himself: "The Ghost Clan has finally launched. ”
Chi Tang is looking up at the courtyard of the Qianjia family, there are a few strange words written on the door, it looks like an ancient seal, but it is quite different from the seal that has been handed down since the Qin and Han dynasties.
Seeing Chi Tang's discerning and thoughtful expression, Qian Chong retreated with a sad look on his face, and explained with a smile: "This is the ancient Chu seal script, and the venerable monarch may not recognize it." This is written on the four characters of Qianmen Daozun. This is also an allusion, the first generation of my Qianjia respected the Qiangong You, that is, when the ancestors first established the Qianjia, it happened that at the beginning of the Warring States Period, after King Chu Jian went out to fight Ju, the soldiers of the Ju State were defeated and destroyed the country, and some people were not angry, secretly used witchcraft, and detained three monsters in Cangshan who had cultivated into the palace of the king of Chu, causing trouble in the palace, intending to murder the king of Chu. It was in the ancestor Qiangong saw that the demons invaded the royal family, and entered the palace to show his might to eliminate the three monsters and the demons of Juguo, King Chu Jian felt the grace of Qiangong to save him, and he wanted to keep Qiangong as an important minister, but Qiangong insisted on not accepting it, so the king of Chu specially left this word to make the name of the Zhaoqian family. ”
Chi Tang didn't expect that it was just the inscription on the front of the Qian's family, so he introduced such an allusion, which was very interesting, and asked: "What other feats and deeds does the Qianjia have?" ”
Qian Chong said with a smile: "The Qianjia family is only capable of killing demons in close quarters, how can there be many famous stories that will go down in history? At most, it is just where to kill some demons and monsters on a certain year, month, and day, and the honorable monarch wants to listen, and this kind of demon killing can be said for ten days and ten nights, but I am afraid that the honorable monarch will be sleepy when he hears it." ”
"Well, I'm going to hear it too. Bao'er shouted behind him, he was full of yearning and curiosity about the subjugation of demons and demons, and naturally wanted to hear more.
Dong Yao's eyes also flashed with a strange light, since he deeply recognized the existence of demons and monsters in the world, he seemed to have gradually calmed down from the shock and fear at the beginning, what he saw these days were all characters who had the ability to subdue demons and subdue demons, and he was in the company of these people, what else was there to be afraid of demons and monsters? Thinking of the demon, Dong Yao turned his head to look at Zhenghuan Wushi who was walking aside, this guy was talking about speculation with another goblin, Yan Haozi, just from their low tone and the admiration and obscene laughter that Wushi made from time to time, it was conceivable that it was definitely not a good conversation.
"But...... If the youkai were like this, it would be fun. Dong Yao thought about it, and she felt funny.
Walked into the main gate of the Qian's house, Chitang looked around, a path paved with gravel winds straight to the inner room, both sides are planted with trees, behind the trees, you can see several wooden houses, Chitang does not know that this is the building of the wind of ancient Chu, for thousands of years, the Qianjia has protected this place of victory with the technique of breaking the air and taking the land, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the house of the Qianjia has not changed much, that is, this house was also built at that time, and it has a history of hundreds of years.
As far as what I saw in front of him, the Qianjia courtyard was quite simple and elegant, and Chi Tang took a long breath and was full of confidence.
"Come! The main hall has dinner, and it's not too late to talk when you're full. When he walked to the brightly lit wooden house in front of him, he stepped forward and greeted him warmly.
The aroma of food came from the house, and the first one without food jumped into the house, cheering in his mouth: "Wow, haha, there is something delicious." ”
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The fog, so thick that it was steaming, and a few people could only hear the sound of horses' hooves stepping on the trail under the forest and the heavy wheezing of the long period of depression.
"Jiang Yu, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Mo Yumei felt that a few people had been walking in this valley with dense fog for several hours, but this road seemed to have no end, looking up at the sky, the thick fog seemed to cover the sky, making them unable to distinguish the direction and time.
The real name of the river bird is Jiang Ci, so he took the homonym and took the cormorant as his nickname, and at this moment he was also sweating slightly on his forehead: "The plan is right, two years ago, I worked for Da Sima, and I walked through this valley several times, and there was no mistake." ”...,
"It's really unusual to have such a thick fog in a season like this. Shiyun Xun Helian said that it was not only for Jiang Ci to play a round, but also to relieve Mo Yumei's anxious mood.
The peck peak iron crane behind him was a little unimpressed: "The south is humid, and it is common for such a thick fog to appear, don't worry, as long as the direction is right, I don't believe that I can't go out of this valley." "He was a thin, half-hundred-year-old man, but his temples were bulging high, and he was very disproportionate to his thin figure.
Mo Yumei frowned: "We have been riding our horses for more than three hours, according to the map, how can we get out of the valley, but now? The road in front of us seems to be endless, and we can't finish walking." ”
The Flipper didn't speak, but used his sword to make another mark on the trunk of the tree it passed.
"How?" asked Helian asked the Sharp Winged Evil Bird, who knew that although this man had always been silent and silent, he was extremely meticulous in his actions, and as soon as he entered the fog, he frequently used his sword to leave marks on the path he traveled as a contrast to the path.
"The imprint is not repeated, and the direction is right. The sharp webbed evil crane said in a hoarse voice, and the right hand holding the long sword was extremely wide, and after speaking, he didn't look at it, and sent the long sword into the scabbard under his waist steadily.
The Sharp Flipper only said eight words, but these eight words have been said very clearly, and the trees that left their marks have not reappeared, which means that everyone has been moving forward, at least not circling around the path, and the direction should be roughly the same.
Helian Ju whispered to Mo Yumei: "In this case, let's go on another journey, maybe in a short time, we will be able to cross this valley." ”
Mo Yumei made a gesture to remind everyone to stop galloping.
"Lonely Goose, what's wrong?" Peck Peak Iron Crane said strangely, the Cloud Swift Buccard and the Mei Yu Lonely Goose have feelings for each other, so they can naturally call them by their names, and like them, as the swordsmen after the Mei Yu Lonely Goose, they are only called by nicknames.
Mo Yumei looked around vigilantly, although the fog was too big for her to see the surrounding situation clearly, but her years of swordsman career made her have an ominous premonition in her heart. The other four horsemen didn't say much, quietly waiting for her to give orders.
"Horses follow the path on the ground. Mo Yumei finally spoke, "If there is a problem on this road, won't we go wrong and not know it?"
The other four did not speak, Mei Yu Guyan said very reasonably, even if everyone did not spin in place, but as long as the road was obliquely inserted into the deep mountains, it would be difficult for everyone to identify the direction of the valley.
Mo Yumei turned over and jumped off the horse, with a graceful posture, put the cloak on the horse's back, and gave the order at the same time: "Dismount! Pointing to the pines on both sides, "Go up from the trees, don't look at the underground road, and then beckon the horses to follow when you go out, and immediately don't need to take the parcel, just bring some dry food and water with you." ”
Without saying a word, the other four dismounted, took off their cloaks, took out water bags from under the saddle and put them on their bodies, and grabbed some dry cakes and the like and put them in their arms. The thirteen swords of the Great Sima Mansion are all outstanding, and the light skills of jumping over the trees and branches are naturally not a problem. The Sharp Flipper was the first to jump on the pine branch beside him, and the branch sank downward, and the Sharp Flipper took advantage of this sinking elasticity to leap forward, and then jumped on the pine tree in front of him, and was vigorous.
The Eagles were the first to go, and the rest of the people did the same, and in a short time, the figures disappeared into the deep mist, leaving only five horses to snort in place.
Among the five people, it is obvious that Mo Yumei's light skills are the highest, and she soon rushed to the front of the sharp webbing evil bird, and her slender figure is as swift as a flying swallow under the branches and leaves, which is extremely graceful, and the peck peak iron crane is not good at light skills, not only fell to the back, but now she is also out of breath and tired.
I don't know how long it took to jump between the pine branches, Mo Yumei couldn't see the pine trees in front of her, and when she looked at the branches, she could only see a white mist.
Mo Yumei skimmed down the tree lightly, and looked around vigilantly when her feet reached the ground, and the other four people also jumped down, leaning on Mo Yumei's side, with solemn expressions on their faces, only the peck peak Tiehe Wu gasped.
"Be on guard! Go into the fog and take a look!" Mo Yumei drew her sword out of the sheath and gave an order. I have come here, and there is no reason to go back the way I came, so the only way to do this is to walk into this deep fog.
The swordsmen of the Great Sima Mansion were naturally bold and bold, although everyone saw that this thick fog was quite strange, but they didn't take it to heart, even if there were poisonous snakes and beasts in the fog, what was there to fear? The other four people all "shouted", pulled out the swords on their waists, and followed Mo Yumei step by step into the deep fog. ...,
The fog was hazy, making people feel as if they were between the clouds, and it didn't take long for Mo Yumei to see the scene in the fog in front of her, and stopped in amazement.
The other four were also deeply shocked, Helian Jue stepped forward and stood side by side with Mo Yumei, and said hesitantly: "Yes...... Is it a city?"
In front of you is clearly a well-built city wall, commensurate with the white fog, it seems that the entire city wall is pitch black, and if you look closely, there is no moat or drawbridge under the city wall, and there is no figure on the battlements, let alone the banner of the city.
Jiang Ci didn't wait for Mo Yumei to ask, he had already shouted: "When was the Chengguan built here? How is it possible? Two years ago, it was indeed just an empty valley. ”
Mo Yumei didn't speak, and took the four of them to the city wall, and when she got closer, she felt that the city pass was several feet high, and it was very majestic.
Peck Feng Tiehe Qi said: "This kind of city pass can't be built like this without ten years of work, Jiang Yu, you really came here two years ago?"
The river bird has calmed down: "I have indeed been here, but I have never seen this city pass, and now there are only two explanations, one is that we have taken the wrong path, and the other is that a new city has been built here in two years." ”
Mo Yumei reached over and touched the wall tiles of the city wall, the black bricks and stones were neatly carved, and they were damp and cold to the touch.
"The path is right. Mo Yumei said, which undoubtedly vetoed the first explanation of the river bird that attacked the water, "If you are poor and build day and night, it is not impossible to build such a city in two years." It's just that any of you have heard of the order of the DPRK to build a new castle in the country?"
Helian Jue nodded and said: "Yes, the major events in the court and the central government have all ordered the Great Sima, and we have been with the Great Sima for a long time, and we have never heard of the imperial court ordering a new city pass." Besides, if it is said that it is the past to build a new city in the border with the Donghu people or the Di people, it makes no sense to build a city in this place. ”
"Or ......" Peck Peak Iron Crane's eyes lit up, as if he had captured something: "...... The county guards here support the soldiers and have the heart of not being subordinate, so they privately build the city in the deep valley, secretly store the soldiers and grain, once the imperial army is in the north, the country is empty, and it takes the opportunity to rebel...... If this is the case, we will inadvertently make a great contribution to Da Sima. Peck Feng Tiehe rubbed his hands excitedly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his statement was very reasonable.
Mo Yumei chuckled in her heart, this peck of the Iron Crane was old, his heart was dark, and he really dared to guess, so he said lightly: "If it is really the city pass that the county guard with a heart of disobedience is used to prepare for the uprising, then in such a critical place, how can there not be a guard at the head of the city? This is too unreasonable." ”
Peck Feng Tiehe's expression froze, and just for what Mo Yumei said, he felt a little difficult to justify.
"It's useless to speculate, it's better to go into the city and take a look. The Sharp Evil Crane, who had not spoken, said suddenly, and at the same time stretched out his hand to the left and pointed to the front, and everyone followed his gesture to look, only to see that the city gate was wide open, empty, and it was the way into the city.
Mo Yumei swung her long sword: "Let's go! Go in and see what kind of mystery and weirdness it is." ”
The five swordsmen of the Great Sima Mansion each held their swords and walked into the city surrounded by thick fog
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