"I looked at the abyss beneath my feet and asked Ran Tho, 'Why don't these sharp-billed birdmen, with wings, fly directly above the maze and attack us?' ’

"Ran Shang Tho said: 'The Huandou people were originally able to fly, but since they were relegated to the secret world, for thousands of years, they have lived underground without an environment to fly, and over time, their ability to fly has deteriorated, and only a pair of useless wings remain. The pair of wings could have slid down from a high place at a critical moment, and the leading Huandou man just wanted to glide from the cliff to the bottom of the valley, but he was carrying a man on his back, and the weight exceeded the wings' capacity, so he fell to the bottom of the canyon. I think they are also unlucky this time. ’

After finishing speaking, he summoned the men and horses to gather in front of the labyrinth, although the droughtmen had casualties this time, the overall loss was not large, and the size of the entire team basically did not change.

"When the team was assembled, Ran Xiang Tho glanced at the sides of the team and said, 'Disband!'

Immediately two Dryfish on either side of the line ran backwards, and in a moment the boulder walls of the stone labyrinth began to move, re-revealing the avenue leading from the hole to the pontoon, and the boulders continued to separate on either side, and re-lined up on the left and right edges of the summit platform, forming two huge combs.

Burning Tho watched the stone henge return to its original state, and stuck the fire-clad knife into his waist.

I handed her the mallet, and she swung it in the air, and it was gone.

The Drought Warriors also put away the cold light mallets in their hands.

"Afterwards, Ran Shang Tho issued an order: 'You go to a few people to report the results of this battle to the various mountain cities and villages, and let the cities and villages guard the main passes, and invite the lords of each city and the heads of the villages to come to the main mountain to participate in the celebration. Leave a team of men here to patrol the entrance of the ladder cave, and the rest will follow me. ’

After speaking, he led the team across the pontoon bridge and came to the mountain castle where he had just fought.

"As soon as we arrived in the mountain city, the Drought Warriors ran towards the edge of the city wall.

"I walked up the stairs with Ransheng Tho to a platform at the highest point of the mountain city.

"By this time the sky was already numb. I found out that the mountain town was built on the top of an entire mountain, surrounded by cliffs.

"Halfway up the mountain, at the foot of the mountaintop, there are thick clouds. The peaks exposed to the clouds, like spring bamboo shoots emerging from the white sand table, stand tall and straight.

"Around the mountain we are on, there are many peaks, each of which is surrounded by cliffs, and these peaks surround our peaks in the middle, forming a trend of stars holding the moon.

"Suddenly, I heard a loud shout: 'Rainbow Bridge!'

Then I saw pontoon bridges slowly rising from the peaks around me.

"It turned out that the warriors who had just run to the perimeter of the city wall were going to pull the pontoon bridge that connected the mountain to the surrounding peaks.

"After a while, centered on the mountain we were on, a radiating circle of pontoon bridges was formed, each of which connected to the summit of a mountain.

"Ran Tho looked at the surrounding peaks and said, 'There are eighty peaks around here, and the one under our feet is exactly ninety-nine eighty-one, and on the top of each peak there is a city in the sky. These cities are the main habitat of our Drought Fish.

"'The mountain we are on is the main mountain of the Drought Realm, and it is also the residence of Her Majesty the Lord of our clan, the Lord of the Monarch Mother, so it is called Jun Mountain, and the city on the top of the mountain is called Tiandu City.

"'The eighty peaks around Jun Mountain are each managed by the lord of the city.

"'Beyond the eighty-one peaks, there are seven hundred and twenty cottages, scattered among the dense forest. These cottages are all under the control of the surrounding eighty mountain towns.

"'There are pontoon bridges between the eighty-one peaks, which, when the sky is fine, merge with the light of the sky, and cannot be seen from below, and when the sky is cloudy, they are hidden in the clouds, and it is more difficult for the people below to find them.

"'In addition, between these eighty-one peaks and the scattered cottages, there are underground secret passages. In this way, the world of my drought people has formed a whole, but it has not been noticed by your Wa royal family for thousands of years. ’

"It was dawn now, and I took a closer look at the castle on the top of this hill.

"The city is distributed according to the topography of the mountaintop, which is high in the south and low in the north, and the buildings in the city gradually rise from north to south. The whole city was surrounded by a ring of walls built on the edge of the cliff, with gates at intervals, and a pontoon bridge was attached to each gate, leading to the surrounding peaks.

"The main entrance of the city was due north, and outside the gate was the lowest pontoon bridge, which led to a hilltop platform lined with rows of boulders, and that was where we had just come.

"At the southernmost end of the city, there are two small platforms, one east and one west, and the west platform is where I and Ran Xiang Tho stand, and this is also the highest place in the whole mountain city, as if an altar has been built.

"On the eastern side, opposite us, is a palace, which, though not magnificent, exudes a hint of majesty.

"When the sun came out of the clouds in the east, and the first rays of sunlight reached the eaves of the palace, someone ran up to the high platform.

"The man stood at the foot of the two steps and said, 'Lord Qiqi Shoufu, the eighty rainbow bridges have been raised, and the mountains have sent people to repair and clean up the city, and now the city has been cleaned up, and the palace of the mother of the king has also been cleaned and stopped. ’

"After hearing this, Ran Sheng Tho nodded slightly, and said, "You send a few soldiers to be on standby in the Tianyi Gate, and follow me to welcome the Holy Mother back to the palace in a while." ’

The man at the bottom of the stairs took the order and left.

"Ran Shang Tho turned to me and said, 'You are a distinguished guest of my people, please come with me to meet you.' ’

I followed her down the altar to a gate to the left of the pontoon that led to the Stonehenge. There were already seven or eight droughts standing there.

"I walked out of the city gate with Ranxiang Tho, and the seven or eight drench soldiers always followed us up the pontoon bridge and walked towards another mountain town.

"The end of the pontoon bridge is not directly connected to the city, but a cave a few feet below the base of the wall.

"When I entered the cave, there was a narrow stone gate, and a company of soldiers was guarding it.

"Seeing us passing, the soldiers opened the stone gate, and when we passed, the stone gate closed again.

"There is an upward stone staircase not far from the stone gate.

"We went up the stone steps, climbed a meal, and went out of the hole that led to the ground, and above the hole was a house, guarded by two rows of soldiers.

"When I went out of the house, I saw the city walls.

"I followed Ran Xiang through several streets of the city to the door of a building that looked like an official office, and the people on duty outside the door went in to report.

"After a while, the man on duty came out and said, 'Your Majesty, please come in.' ’

"We entered the gate, walked through two or three courtyards, and came to a lobby.

In the middle of the lobby sat a middle-aged woman, dressed in a blue fluorescent robe, with gray hair in a bun and a phoenix hairpin.

Behind the woman stood two Drought Maids.

"I know that this woman is Her Majesty, the Lord of the Drought. As Ximu Weixin said before, the appearance of the Drought Fish Lord is indeed different from that of ordinary Drought Fish, but more like the Wa royal family.

"Ran Xiang stepped forward and saluted: 'Now that Laikou has been annihilated, please return to the palace. ’

"I and a few soldiers also stepped forward to salute.

Her Majesty waved her hand and motioned for a waiver, and we retreated to both sides of the hall.

At this time, the monarch's mother spoke: 'This distinguished guest must be the destined person mentioned by Tho Aiqing a few years ago. ’

"Ran Xiang replied, 'Your Majesty, exactly. ’

"When I first entered the door, I felt that Her Majesty looked very familiar, but I didn't care, and after listening to her, I suddenly felt that her voice was very human.

"'Why does it sound so much like Yuhua talking?' I said to myself.

I secretly raised my eyes and glanced at it again, and then I felt that there was indeed a shadow of Yuhua between Her Majesty's eyebrows.

At this moment, a guard suddenly ran in, saluted upwards, and walked to Ran Xiang Tho, and whispered to her ear, not knowing what he was saying.

After the guard finished speaking, Ran Xiangtho stepped forward and saluted the monarch's mother: 'Your Majesty has atoned for your sins, there is still an unexpected matter to deal with today, please Your Majesty will be here for another half a day, and when I finish dealing with this matter, I will come back to the palace again. ’

"The Mother said, 'Go.'" ’

Ran Xiang hurried out. ”