Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Eagle Falls to the Tigers
Tu Long took the four tiger generals and the four wolf generals to run around overnight, and finally arrived at Khotan City in the Kunlun Void area of the Western Regions.
The city of Khotan is rich in beautiful jade, rich in materials, and lives happily, and you can see the city gate from afar.
The city is built on a mountain, and you can see the high bonfire in the city from a distance, and those who don't know think that there is a fire in the city.
And you can hear the sound of singing and dancing, which is in time for the annual holy fire festival in Khotan, which is very lively.
Every year, the city gate of the Holy Fire Festival is opened, singing and dancing are leveled, Guangtong is open to trade, and amnesty and tax exemption are given.
At night, nine men and nine horses walked through the narrow streets, where the buildings were different from those of the Central Plains, with stone walls and domes, showing the color of sand and earth, and shining golden in the light of fire.
Everyone was holding torches on the road, and there was a bucket of sand and a bucket of water at a distance, which was probably used for fire prevention.
Shops are open on both sides of the street, and there are many mobile vendors, pushing wheelbarrows everywhere and selling them.
Continuing in, I made a few turns uphill to a large square in the middle of the city.
In the middle of the square is a fire pond several feet high, and on the other side of the hill there is a high platform on which many people sit.
It seems that it is some dignitaries, and the fire is surrounded by ordinary people under the high platform, and a large space is vacated next to the fire for people to perform.
The nine people dismounted, and the horses suddenly relaxed a lot, and the neighing sound attracted the attention of the people next to them, and they looked like Han people.
Whether it is dressed or physical, it is quite different from these Uyghurs, and it also attracts the attention of those dignitaries and nobles on the high platform, just glanced at it, and then continued to enjoy the bonfire and singing and dancing performances under the stage.
was drinking wine, hugging the beauty in his arms, and the performance stopped abruptly.
A Uyghur official with beautiful cheeks and hair in the center of the high platform immediately put down his wine glass, looked down the field, and found that the dancing women were dodging to the side.
The Han people just now actually stood in the middle, feeling that the comer was not good.
Next to him, a thin man with a beard and a sharp beak and monkey cheeks said angrily: "Who is coming? Dare to rush into the dinner party, take it for me." ”
A platoon of guards in the audience obeyed the order, and drew their swords to face each other, intending to take down the nine members of the Divine Tiger Gang.
Tu Long unhurriedly took out a token from his chest, and before he could see the movement, he threw it at the official with a whoosh.
The official thought it was a hidden weapon, so frightened that he almost shouted out, and his body dodged unobediently.
But this brand is impartial and just fell into the wine glass in front of him, just this trick "throwing pot" can be seen the high level of his martial arts, dare to be so rampant, it must be extraordinary.
The official looked at the wine glass, and then saw that everyone in the audience was watching, and immediately recovered his demeanor, pretending to be calm, and said in a not very authentic Central Plains dialect: "The one who comes is a guest, Hu Xianye." ”
It turned out that the thin Han man was named Hu Xianye, and after a closer look, this person was petite, skinny, with white temples, wearing a seven-male hat, wearing a gossip robe, and holding a sword-inlaid Nanmu, just like a Taoist priest.
It turned out that this person was the master of the Guannei of Chi Sula, the lord of Khotan City, named Hu Buyong, nicknamed "Hu Xianye".
Looking at the sharp corners of his eyes, the two sparse mustaches are really like a "fox fairy" together.
Hu Xianye hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, my lord." Then he motioned for the guards to put away their swords.
The official picked up the token with chopsticks, and Hu Xianye immediately stepped forward to catch it with both hands, wanting to take the towel in his pocket, but it was really inconvenient to offer it with both hands.
I looked left and right to see that there was no other way, so I had to wipe the cuffs of my clothes clean with three times and five by two, and then respectfully presented them.
This made the official face pick up, and Hu Xianye's flattering eyesight was indeed a handful.
The official didn't pick it up, but looked at this side carefully, and there were two words on it: Wei Ling. thought of something, and then motioned to Hu Xianye to turn around, and saw two big characters on this side: Dongchang.
Seeing Dongchang, he immediately understood what was going on, his pupils dilated, his heart beat faster, he didn't know how to speak, and his eyes looked directly at the token.
Hu Xianye's eyes had already caught the token, and after turning his eyes twice, he took the words to heart, pretending to put his ears in front of the official, and nodded.
Then he stepped back and stood up straight to the nine people: "Lord Wei Chi said, you are distinguished guests of the court, you must be tired from the journey, I invite you to take a seat, and after today's dinner, you will be hospitalized." Please rest assured that as long as it is an important matter between the DPRK and China, we will do our best to support you, and we will definitely let you come to your satisfaction and take advantage of the pleasure. ”
These words are not only polite, but also save the face of Lord Wei Chi, and also make these people who have come all the way to the Western Regions to rest assured.
Tu Long heard that it was reasonable for this Hu Xianye to say this, so he replied with satisfaction: "Okay, since Lord Yu Chi is so gracious, we will accept the affection, and in the Xia Shenhu Gang Tu Long, as long as the matter is done, we will definitely speak for the Lord in Chitose in the future." ”
When Lord Wei Chi heard that he would speak well to Chitose on his behalf, he immediately rejoiced: "Ladies and gentlemen, come and wait." ”
Hu Xianye immediately motioned for a few coquettish maids to come up and accompany Tu Long and the others, which made the nine people very happy.
As soon as he sat down, six white-clothed masked messengers suddenly fell from the sky, all embroidered with an eagle vulture on their clothes, and it seemed that they were from the Eagle Vulture Palace.
According to the past practice, every time the Holy Fire Festival, everyone in Khotan City needs to be touched by the Holy Fire, which is a tradition in the Kunlun Xuan area.
I saw that the leader of it was like an immortal, the gods descended to earth, slowly coming late, slowly descending from the middle of the six people, and the six people shouted in unison: "The palace master is coming, pray for the holy fire, Kunlun dragon vein, and be blessed forever." ”。
The palace master slowly threw an oil-stained black charcoal stick into the fire, and suddenly the flame brightened a lot, it turned out that this holy fire was piled up and burned by a firewood by a person with him, and the so-called high flame of everyone collecting firewood is also a meaning.
In this way, it is over, according to common sense, this Yu Chi Sula, as the lord of a city, should return the salute to the people who participated in the ceremony, but Yu Chi Sula obviously has no such intentions, and only hopes that these people will leave quickly.
Back then, they joined forces with the Central Plains Sect to destroy the Tiannu Sect, and many of the disciples of the Tiannu Sect were from Khotan Town, and many people still had a grudge against them, including Yu Chi Sula, because Yu Chi and Mo Yu had been friends for this generation.
However, the Holy Fire Festival is an extremely important festival in Kunlunxu, and it is said that if there is no holy fire to pray for blessings, it will be buried by the snow in Kunlunxu, so no matter who you are every year, you must participate in the Holy Fire Festival.
Seeing that the seven were about to leave, one of them shouted, "Wait." ”
Yu Chi Sula and Hu Xianye were a little dissatisfied, and the person who spoke was Tu Long, the leader of the Divine Tiger Gang who had just arrived.
"The palace master of the Eagle Vulture Palace is here, why don't you have a few drinks before leaving?"
The Eagle Eagle Palace originally didn't plan to stay here for a long time, and was about to leave after the holy fire, and he didn't look at the people on the high platform, and when he heard someone shouting, the Eagle Eagle Palace Palace Lord "Eagle Spirit King" Kuragi decided not to come down in the air.
Leisurely said: "It seems that this must be an outsider, the Eagle Vulture Palace is not welcome in Khotan City, you intend to invite, I have no intention of staying, your Shenhu Gang suddenly came to Kunlunxu, I'm afraid there is nothing good." ”
Although the palace master of the Eagle Vulture Palace spoke with full of energy, he was full of vicissitudes, and then looked at his white hair, and estimated that his age was at least 100 years old, and at a glance, he knew that the person who spoke was the Divine Tiger Gang, and he must have known that this person was Tu Long, the leader of the Divine Tiger Gang.
Tu Long continued: "The Eagle Spirit King has misunderstood, in three months it will be the sixtieth birthday of the Chitose Lord, Kunlun Xuan is rich in beautiful jade, and the Divine Tiger Gang came to Kunlun Xuan this time just to ask for a treasure for the Chitose Lord. ”
The Eagle Spirit King sneered and said, "Does Qiu Meiyu need the Divine Tiger Gang Four Tiger Generals and Four Wolf Generals to come out of the nest?"
Although the Eagle Spirit King didn't know the purpose of the Divine Tiger Gang's coming to Kunlun Xu, it must not be an ordinary thing to let all the generals of the Divine Tiger Gang come out.
Hu Xianye's eyes rolled, and he said for Tu Long: "Don't always be hostile to Khotanese City, the Tu Gang Master came to look for jade this time and we knew it in advance, and the beautiful jade that we are looking for this time is far away from the top of Kunlun Void." ”
"Besides, there has been a lot of harassment in the Persian Divine Sect recently, and bringing more manpower is just in case, so I took 10,000 steps back and said, Tu Gang Master is also to ensure that nothing goes wrong, this thousand-year-old master's birthday is a major event in the world. ”
The Eagle Spirit King didn't buy it and said: "Hmph, it's not enough to worry about it, follow you, and say goodbye." ”
Just wanted to turn around, who expected Tu Long to suddenly make a move, a move "Violent Tiger Press", the speed was astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, he rose into the air, bullying the Eagle Spirit King, and several messengers around the Eagle Spirit King did not react.
It seems that Tu Long was testing whether this person was the Eagle Spirit King just now, and he immediately shot after he was sure of eight points, in order to take advantage of his unpreparedness to give a fatal blow.
If he can take his life at this time, saving the Sect Master of the Heavenly Nu Sect will have an extra chance of winning.
Eagle Eagle Palace only came today to pray for the holy fire, and did not know that the Divine Tiger Gang would come, did not know the purpose of the Divine Tiger Gang, and did not know that the Divine Tiger Gang would suddenly kill people.
The Eagle Spirit King was a little caught off guard by Tu Long's sudden move, but fortunately, he had profound skills, and he raised his palm with his backhand and made a move "Eagle Strikes the Sky".
Tu Long saw that his reaction was also very fast, and immediately turned his claws into palms, the two palms were facing each other, and the true qi exploded, and the storm that was set off blew the holy flame whirring, burning more vigorously, which showed the depth of the skills of the two.
One palm was tied, although it was not successful, but this palm consumed a lot of internal force.
The four tiger generals and the four wolf generals saw that the gang leader had failed to make a move, and the six messengers had already bullied the gang leader.
The eight people also brushed their hands together, and the six people fell under one move, these six people were just some waiters, and their skills were still shallow.
Tu Long sat down and drank a little wine leisurely, but this palm laid the victory.