"Now we are in a position that is under the surface of the earth, but it is the top of the mountain," continued Mrs. Hu, "The city of Chongshan is built in the hollow at the top of the mountain, while the palace of Huandou is built through the crust of the mountain, half inside the mountain, half outside the mountain.

"The palace I saw when I reached the top was just outside the mountain. On the surface of the mountain, in addition to this half of the palace, at the highest point of the mountain, there is also a temple of the Huandou people. Now, King Huandou is imprisoned in the temple. ”

"King Huandou is detained?" we asked in unison.

Old Lady Hu shook her head and sighed, "Hey——, he has been detained in the temple since the ministers impeached the king at the clan elders meeting. ”

He Xuanya asked, "As far as we know, King Huandou is a wise man, why should the ministers impeach him?" ”

Mrs. Hu said: "I heard that it is related to the abolition of the reserve and the establishment of a new one, and it is also said that it has something to do with the rebels' invasion of other tribes back then. Exactly for what purpose, I also don't know. ”

He Xuanya said, "Then how can we meet King Huandou?"

Old lady Hu looked at us in surprise and said, "You want to see King Huandou? From here to go to the temple, you must first pass through the palace, go out of the palace gate outside the mountain, and then walk ten miles of snow peak Yongdao to arrive. At this time, the palace had become a forbidden place, and no one was allowed to enter except with the permission of the prime minister. And the road between the palace and the temple is also heavily guarded, and it is difficult to fly through with wings. How can you guys go. Why do you want to see King Huandou? ”

He Xuanya said: "It's not a secret, we were from the Xian World, to go to the Dry Tribe, halfway into the realm of joy, captured by the defenders of the Three Realms Ridge, and sent to Chongshan. Seeing that we were no threat to the Huandou clan, Chongcheng allowed us to operate on our own in Chongshan City, but he planned to send us back to the Wa royal family. Because the matter is urgent, we must rush to the Huandou clan as soon as possible, and we can only ask the king of Huandou to send us to the drought tribe as soon as possible. ”

Old lady Hu said: "The laws of the Huandou clan stipulate that those who mistakenly enter the Huandou clan will never leave. Prime Minister Chong said that he would send you back to the world, I think it is just a move to appease you, even if you ask for King Huandou, he will never send you out of the country. I see, you should spend your life in peace in the Huandou clan. ”

He Xuanya was speechless and turned her head to look at me.

I had an idea and said, "I have an abrupt question that I don't know if to ask." ”

Old lady Hu said, "You ask." ”

I asked, "I don't know what the old gentleman thinks of Prime Minister Chongcheng?"

When Mrs. Hu heard this, she laughed and said: "Prime Minister Chongcheng is a loyal minister and good hometown of my Huandou clan, and his merit covers Huandou 21 Sichuan, and his virtuous can be traced back to Yiyin and Zhou Gong of the world." Why do you ask? ”

I said, "But as far as we know in the past few days, it is far from what the gentleman said." I don't know if we heard something wrong, or if the old gentleman said something wrong. ”

Old lady Hu said: "Since you have heard about it, why should I let this old man say bad things again." ”

I stood up, bowed and bowed, "Since the old gentleman is not a henchman of the prime minister, then I will tell you the truth." Recently, the king of the drought tribe has been seriously ill and is in danger, and we actually have to escort this king and grandson of the drought tribe to the head of the drought tribe. Time is pressing, and it is not allowed to return to the Wa royal family and set off again to go to the Dry Fish Clan. I beg my husband to help us meet King Huandou. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the sailors.

Old lady Hu said in surprise: "No wonder the first time I saw you, I felt that it was not extraordinary, it turned out to be the king and grandson of the drought tribe and the royal family guards, disrespectful and disrespectful." But how do you think I can help you?"

I pointed to his bookshelf and said, "There are royal medical records on this shelf, and Mr. must be a doctor who often goes in and out of the palace." Since it is for the people in the palace to see a doctor, there must be a chance to meet King Huandou. ”

Old lady Hu nodded and said, "It seems that you are not a simple young man." It is true that I often go to the palace to practice medicine, but it is rare to see the face of the king now. ”

I asked, "Then if King Huandou is sick now, who will go to see him?" ”

Old lady Hu said: "Naturally, he is a palace doctor. When I first went to the Huandou realm, I found that the so-called heavenly gate on the mountain was just the palace of the Huandou people, and the various secret methods of seeking immortals and asking divination in the world fell apart in my heart. Thirty years ago, King Huandou had a serious illness, and no one in the palace doctors could treat it. I went at the beckon, and healed the king of his illness and saved his life. The king asked me to take charge of the palace doctor's office, but I was idle and unwilling to go on duty every day, and at the same time I wanted to diagnose the people, so I refused. But I still promised him that if there was someone in the palace who had an incurable disease that the palace doctors could not diagnose, I would go to the palace at any time to consult him. So over the years, I became a regular visitor to the palace. But now that the king is in detention, naturally he will not allow me, an idler, to visit at will. ”

The sailor sighed and said, "Well——, it seems that we can only wait for Grandma Tai to come and bring us back." ”

He Xuanya said: "Sailor, don't worry, we are trying to find a way, there is no endless road, I believe there will be a way to meet King Huandou." ”

The sailor shook his head and said, "But I'm afraid that grandma won't be able to wait for ......."

He Xuanya looked at the sailor and shook her head lightly and said, "Sailor, don't think nonsense, there must be a way." ”

The sailor withdrew half of what he had said and remained silent.

As soon as I saw that Mr. Hu couldn't help us, I stood up and said, "Then we won't bother Mr. Hu." When we're done, we'll come and see him. I took my leave. ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked out the door, and He Xuanya and the others also stood up and followed me out.

"Hey——, if only King Huandou could get a disease that the palace doctors can't cure now. The sailor said with a sigh as he walked.

I whispered, "Sailor, I know you're anxious, but you can't curse King Huandou to be sick." ”

"There you have it, there you have it!" Suddenly, the old lady Hu who had sent us out exclaimed.

The four of us brushed together and turned around.

He Xuanya asked, "Old man, what did you say?"

Mrs. Hu said: "Every year at the autumn equinox, the king will suffer from head disease, headache, and will not be able to sleep all night. The palace doctors couldn't help it, and every time I entered the palace to do acupuncture for the king. Three days later, it was the autumn equinox, and the king had another head disease, and it was only in these few days. I don't know if they will come to me again this time to treat the king. If I really have the opportunity to meet the king, I can choose one of you to pretend to be my medicine boy and enter the palace together. You go back and wait for the letter first, as soon as there is news of the temple, I will inform you as soon as possible. ”

The flame of hope that had just been extinguished in our hearts was now rekindled.

Three days later, it was the autumn equinox, and when we got up in the morning, we fidgeted and waited for Mrs. Hu to send us good news.

After we discussed, I dressed up as a medicine boy and went to the temple with Mrs. Hu.

waited until seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and did not wait for Mrs. Hu to send someone to deliver the letter.

I waited for seven or eight days, but there was still no news at all.

One evening, after dinner, the sailors sat sullenly and did not say a word.

He Xuanya whispered to me: "I don't think the sailor can go on like this, we have to persuade him not to be too anxious, otherwise he will fall ill in a hurry." Originally, this place where there was no night every day made people faintly feel a lot of melancholy, as Mrs. Hu said, it is easy to get depression. ”

I said, "Why don't we take him out for a walk, I feel depressed and panicked when I keep taking him in this banquet building." ”

After speaking, he pulled the sailors and took Zhiyong out of the banquet building together.

At this time, it is the most lively time in Chongshan City, and people come and go on the high and low streets. The restaurant on the street is full of lights and hustle and bustle.

Suddenly, He Xuanya came up to me and whispered, "Have you noticed that someone is following us behind?" ”

As I walked, I peeked behind me, and sure enough, I noticed a man wearing a straw hat not far away, sneaky, staring at us.

As soon as I turned around, the man pretended to go to a grocery stall on the street to rummage through things.

I whispered to He Xuanya, "You come with me." ”

I led them to a side alley, and the three of them continued to walk into the alley, hiding in a dark corner at the entrance of the alley.

As soon as the three of them walked a hundred meters away, a man in black entered the alley and followed He Xuanya and them.

I grabbed a rock beside me and was about to chase it and smash it on the man's head, but the man shouted, "Stay in front of me." ”

When the three of them heard this, they all turned their heads, and I stood behind him in a daze, not knowing what to do.

The man ran two steps and caught up.

He Xuanya protected the sailors and Zhiyong behind him, and shouted loudly: "Who are you and what are you going to do?"

I also chased after them from behind, shouting, "Don't go near them." ”

The man took off his straw hat and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm Liao Mi." ”

As soon as I heard that it was Liao Mi, I remembered that he knocked on the door a few days ago, and the doubts in my heart were aggravated.

I stepped forward and asked, "General Liao, why are you following us?"

Liao Mi looked left and right and said, "This is not the place to talk, let's talk to you in detail in another place." I want you to stand still here, let me go out first, and when I get to the main road, you can go out again, and look for me in the teahouse at the fourth intersection on the east side of the avenue, and I will be in the third private room. ”

Seeing that we didn't react, Liao Mi said again: "You don't believe me?"

We still didn't say anything.

Liao Mi said: "Oh, let me tell you the truth, I have a special task on me and need your help. I'm not a bad person, and I'm not the kind of boneless person who climbs the dragon and the phoenix. Okay, time is limited, I'll go first. Remember, the teahouse on the east side of the fourth intersection of the avenue, the third private room. ”

With that, he turned around and walked out of the alley towards the east.

He Xuanya looked at me and said, "How about it, shall we go or not?"

I asked, "What do you think?"

The sailor said, "I see, this man is so sneaky, he must not have any good intentions, so we better be careful." What he just said may not be true. ”

He Xuanya said: "Go, why don't you go, we are in this foreign land, people and land are unfamiliar, if someone wants to calculate us, we can't hide." It's better to see what he's up to. ”

I said, "That's what I thought, too." ”

After speaking, they went to the agreed place together.