After leaving the gate of the palace for one or two hundred meters, He Xuanya stopped.

"I don't know where this cone path is, how can we get there. He Xuanya said.

"Why don't you ask somebody? I said.

"No need to ask, no one will tell you. The Cone Gate Trail is a forbidden place and is not allowed to be set foot in by ordinary people. If you inquire about it, others will think that you have a bad plan, and if you don't do it well, they will report you. Mrs. Hu said and walked towards us.

I stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Hu, why are you here?"

Old lady Hu said, "Since the last time I saw you, I have been waiting for news from the Zongmiao. But so far, there has been no movement. Hey——, it seems that they don't care whether the king lives or dies. However, it may also be possible that the king did not fall ill for several years.

"Last night, I heard that you had been arrested and put in prison, so I rushed over early in the morning to inquire about your news, but I didn't expect to meet you here.

"By the way, I heard that you were arrested for harboring criminals, why were you released so quickly. What the hell is going on?"

I said, "It's a long story, so I'll tell you about it when I have time." Now we want to go to the Cone Gate Trail, we don't know how to get there, and you say you can't ask people, so what should we do? ”

"I'm so difficult, I'll take you there. Old lady Hu stroked her beard and said.

"That's great, let's go. He Xuanya said impatiently.

"Are you going like this?" asked Mrs. Hu.

We looked at each other, but we didn't understand what Mrs. Hu meant.

Old Lady Hu looked at us and shook her head and said, "Do you know how high the mountain is?"

We all shook our heads.

He said: "Chongshan is the highest mountain in the Yuanwu area, with a height of thousands of feet. ”

We were still indifferent one by one, not knowing what he was trying to say.

Old lady Hu was so angry that she stomped her feet and said, "Oh, ——, say that we Wa royals are smart, why are your brains so slow." This lofty mountain towers into the clouds, and on the top of the mountain, it is covered with snow and ice all year round, and it is extremely cold. You're so thinly dressed, you'll freeze as soon as you cross the cone lane. ”

I thought for a while and said, "This is strange, this Chongshan City is only separated from the outside of the mountain by a layer of mountain shell, why is Chongshan City so warm?"

Mrs. Hu said: "If you talk about the height, although Chongshan City is located on the top of the mountain, it is bathed by the earthly atmosphere under the mountain, and it is hot and warm all year round, not as cold as outside the mountain. This is also a good place chosen by the ancestors of the Huandou tribe. Let's go, you go back with me to get the cotton clothes first. ”

He Xuanya said: "Aren't the ancestors of the Huandou clan relegated to Chongshan, do they still have a choice?"

Mrs. Hu said: "The ancestors of the Huandou clan were relegated to Chongshan, but the Chongshan is not the Chongshan today, but refers to the entire territory of the Huandou tribe today. At the beginning, the Huandou people called themselves Chongshan hermits, and later they chose to build the capital here, so they named Chongshan City, which means the capital of Chongshan people, after thousands of years of changes, Huandou people's self-proclaimed people have changed many times, but the name of Chongshan City has continued to this day. This mountain is also named after the city, and people have gradually called it Chongshan. ”

When I heard this, I thought it was very novel, so I said, "I always thought that the name of Chongshan Castle came from Chongshan, and the capital city built on Chongshan Mountain was naturally Chongshan Castle. Today, when I heard what the old gentleman said, I really gained a lot of knowledge. ”

Mrs. Hu said: "Hahaha, when I first came to the Huandou clan, I thought the same thing. After a long time, I have a thorough understanding of the customs and geography, traditional evolution, and human affairs of the Huandou people. There are a lot of strange things in the middle, and I will tell you about it slowly later. ”

We followed Mrs. Hu, took cotton clothes, and walked around a few winding streets and alleys to a cave directly above the palace.

Old lady Hu pointed to the front and said: "From this cave in, walk four or five miles, it is a narrow road, directly connected to the outside of the mountain, the path is in the gap between the mountains and rocks, the width is only three feet, the height is not more than one person, the shape is like a sharp cone, and it is like a pass, so it is called the cone gate path." The Cone Gate Trail is the main passage from Chongshan City to the ground, so it is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to get out. ”

He Xuanya said: "If it is difficult, we must rush over, let's go." ”

As he spoke, he walked into the cave.

Old lady Hu hurriedly stopped her and said, "Girl, don't worry. How can a few of you rush through a pass guarded by thousands of people? ”

"Thousands of guards?" He Xuanya stopped, turned around and opened her mouth with a look of surprise.

"Come with me. As he spoke, Master Hu Lai walked towards a rocky beach by the cave.

We followed him around a stone forest to the edge of a cliff.

Old lady Hu pointed to the bottom of the cliff and said, "Look, where is this?"

I looked down, and under my feet was a corner of the palace.

Old lady Hu said: "Now our location is only a few zhang away from the ground of the palace, and from here we can easily go down to this side courtyard of the palace. ”

I said, "Just now a guard entered the palace, and we were not found when we entered?"

Mrs. Hu said: "The team of guards just now went to Yongdao to change shifts. They do not stop in the palace, but walk through the palace and go out through the gate on the mountain to the direction of Jongmyo. We are to go down to the palace and go out through the palace before the guard who has been replaced, passes through the palace. ”

As he spoke, he took out a ball of rope from his cloth bag, tied one end to the rock, and threw the other to the palace below.

"Let's go down. He said.

One by one, we pulled the ropes and descended to the palace.

Mrs. Hu put the rope away, waved at us, and motioned for us to go quickly.

We turned around several palace chambers, walked through many corridors, and finally arrived in front of a large hall.

Half of the hall was embedded in the cliff wall behind, with only the front eaves exposed. In the middle of the main hall are written six words: the hall of the second division of the dark light.

He Xuanya said: "This should be the right path to the outside. The netherworld is dichotomy, that is, half is dim and half is light, and the other end of this temple should be a place where you can see the blue sky and white clouds. ”

The sailor said excitedly: "Sister Xiaoya, let's go over quickly, I haven't seen the blue sky and white clouds for a long time, I miss it so much." ”

Zhiyong also babbled for a long time.

As we spoke, we heard the faint sound of "kick and tap" footsteps in the main hall.

I said, "Oh no, it's supposed to be the guards who have changed shifts coming in." ”

Listening to the footsteps getting closer, I shouted, "Run." ”

Everyone ran towards a courtyard gate by the side of the Yuming Half Temple.

Because the hall of the second half of the light is surrounded by wide squares, from the front of the hall to any place where you can hide, you have to go through a long distance.

As soon as we ran into the courtyard gate, the sound of footsteps approached the gate of the main hall, and immediately a group of soldiers in armor came out of the main hall.

"Not good, there are assassins. One of the guards, the first to leave the temple gate, shouted.

"Assassin, who's going to assassinate?" there was a burst of laughter among the guards.

"Don't laugh, I really saw someone running into the courtyard of the palace over there. ”

"Let's go, go over and have a look. ”

As the guards approached the gate of the palace compound where we were hiding, my heart rose to my throat.

I thought to myself, "Is this the end of it?" General Liao's painstaking efforts may be ruined in our hands. ”

He Xuanya whispered next to me, "How many of them are there?" ”

I said, "There were forty or fifty people who just went to change shifts, and the number of people who came back this time is probably about the same number." Forty or fifty people, the two of us may not be able to fight, but if we can fight 10,000 steps back, so what? Once we fight with them, our identities will be completely exposed, and at the same time, a steady stream of soldiers will come to arrest us. At that time, not only would we not be able to fulfill the promise, but we would also be captured. ”

Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, we all waited quietly to be captured. In the moment of great urgency, a loud bang was heard on the other side of the palace.

The guards immediately turned around and ran towards the place where the noise had been made.

When they had run away, we came out of the courtyard gate and ran into the big red gate of the Hall of the Bright Half.

After entering the hall, I found that this hall is elongated, the left and right sides are only three or four rooms wide, but the depth is two or three miles long. It's not so much a temple as a wide road.

We walked to the other end of the road, and in front of us was the palace gate.

The long-lost light passed through the crack in the door and shone on the smooth bluestone floor, although it was only a thin light, but it made us excited after not seeing the light of day for many days.

At the same time, a biting cold wind blew from outside, and I couldn't help but shiver.

He Xuanya said, "Let's go, let's go out." Keep your eyes closed when you open the door. Otherwise, the light will blind the eyes. ”

After saying that, he pushed open the palace door, and we closed our eyes randomly.

When we slowly opened our eyes, what was unfolding in front of us was a piece of Lang Lang Qiankun, and it was only then that I realized the true artistic conception of the four words "Lang Lang Qiankun".

Walking out of the palace gate, at a glance, the palace room is full of golden splendor, and the roof, wall, and courtyard are all covered with snow, shining in the sun. In the distance, the clouds are shrouded in mist, and occasionally the peak of a steamed bun is exposed above the sea of clouds, like a fairyland.

"Wow, I've never seen such a beautiful place, no wonder so many people have come here from ancient times to the present day to seek immortal medicine. He Xuanya exclaimed.

The sailors and Zhiyong were also dumbfounded.

I said, "Don't look at the beautiful scenery yet, hurry up and get down to business, don't delay." You can wait until you're done. ”

After speaking, he got out of the main hall and walked straight to the palace gate.

When I walked to the inside of the palace gate, I saw that the gate was tightly closed, and there was a huge door latch that was one foot square and more than two zhang long.

I was just about to go up and open the door when I heard someone talking outside.