Chapter 530: The Trek
When Chang Liaofeng heard Chitose's words, he suddenly felt cold all around. He didn't doubt at all that what Chitose said was true or false, after all, in the Dream Country, there was only one way out of death for those who dared to replace the word "Chitose".
However, Chang Liaofeng didn't think that he would definitely die on this border, I saw him turn around, grab a pot of fine wine brewed in the military camp from the hands of his subordinates, be bold, smile lightly and hold the wine up, and at the same time said in his mouth: "Liaofeng is blind, I don't know that Chitose came in person, I beg your forgiveness!"
After all, after being a famous family, Chang Liaofeng is still quite clear about the big and small things in the officialdom. If you offend someone who can't be offended, it's just to come to the door to apologize, lower your posture, and say good things by three means. And in the face of Chitose, Chang Liaofeng can't wait to use these three methods to the extreme, in case he doesn't know each other and turns the crisis into a blessing and gets acquainted with Chitose, he Chang Liaofeng will definitely sit firmly as the head of the family in the near future. No one can shake his foundation.
His gaze fell on Zhuge Chen's body without a trace, and he not only snorted coldly. He could feel that the white clothes were just ordinary mortals, except for the fact that the skin was brilliant, there was nothing to praise, as for why he was able to get the blue eyes of a thousand years old alone, in Chang Liaofeng's opinion, at best, it was just shit luck, not worth mentioning. And Qing Yue, who had just fought with him, had enough strength. It's a pity that after all, he is a disciple of Qingshan Daoren, and he can't be regarded as walking on the right path. In the future, just find a random reason and send her to the prison under the water town, and let her fend for herself.
As for Chitose, for him, it's just a step to a higher place. Ten years or decades later, he will eventually collapse in bed due to the erosion of time. When that happens, what Chitose? Isn't it still fish on the board, and I don't have time to take care of myself.
But just as he was thinking about the future, a dagger was already in his chest. The wine in his hand was spilled on the ground, and after a while, there was no trace.
Chitose gently pulled out the dagger and said, "I've seen a lot of wolf cubs like you, who are the best at ingratitude, so it's no wonder. Do you know how your Chang family got to where they are today? Although it has nothing to do with me, it was only after tearing down countless people's bridges on the way across the river that they got to where they are today. Do you think I'll ...... Do you care about you who were born into such a family?"
The surrounding soldiers watched the main general gradually lose his breath, but they still didn't dare to act rashly. Just the word Chitose has exploded in their hearts. Only one of them walked closer, took out the white cloth behind him, and gently covered Chang Liaofeng's body. Just help him close his eyes and let him rest in peace.
Seeing this scene, Chitose shook his head slightly, beckoned Zhuge Chen and Qingyue, and walked along the path under his feet towards the outside of the border. Although it was Chitose's thunder method that finally solved Chang Liaofeng, because Yuhuatai was still far away from here, he could only rush there non-stop. This journey can be regarded as suffering Zhuge Chen, if it weren't for Chitose still taking care of him, he would have already broken his legs.
Approaching the Feather Terrace, you still need to climb the last mountain.
Zhuge Chen looked at the top of the mountain and gasped, and scolded: "It's really a dead horse running from the mountain, it's really tiring to death!"
Above the peaks, the fog shrouded. From afar, it looks like a fairyland. Zhuge Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his head to look at Chitose beside him, and said, "Do you know from the seniors, have the other four people come here?"
Chitose shook his head slightly, but did not speak, but had already set foot on the mountain path.
The hiking trail is winding and extremely treacherous. There are places where only one person can pass through, and you have to be very careful, because if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and fall to pieces. Even if the road is wide, it is extremely steep, and even if you carry a hook with you, you may not be able to pass it unharmed.
Dou Da's sweat dripped from Zhuge Chen's forehead, although he was Chitose in front of him and Qingyue behind him, if he had made a mistake in his staggering steps, he could have been rescued by these two people before he fell off the cliff, but he still had no bottom in his heart. What's more, looking up and not seeing the end, he can't help but retreat. It's a pity that it is now halfway up the mountain, and it is more difficult to go down the mountain than to go up the mountain.
In order to let Zhuge Chen relax and not be so cautious and embarrassed for himself, Chitose said: "As a mortal, Zhuge Kid can follow the two immortal monks to this place, which is already very good. The old slave has practiced for most of his life, and now he is a person buried in the loess around his neck, and he still feels that although talent is important, whether he can persevere or not will not fall behind. Like the five of us, although we are blessed, if we count them after death, we are all guilty of heinous sins. Even the barefoot bald donkey was no exception. You can't take it away, only sin is with you. ”
On the cliff, Zhuge Chen looked at the abyss under his feet, and he didn't know what to say for a while. His mind was ethereal, as if he had transcended everything at this moment. By the time he came back to his senses, Kiyotsuki and Chitose had already gone a long way. He sighed lightly, shook his head and said to himself that it really hurt me, and then followed.
Climbing to the top of the mountain and exchanging views of the unique scenery beyond the border of the dream country is indeed pleasing to the eye. Even people like Zhuge Chen, who don't understand the amorous customs, feel that they are all beautiful scenery.
Although there is a feather platform over the mountain, there is still a wasteland in the middle. Zhuge Chen sighed, holding his cheek with one hand, he was too lazy to move.
Chitose looked at the white clothes, smiled, and said empathetically: "It's really not good...... Just rest here for a while. Counting the days, it should be early, even if the four of them go first, it's fine. If I don't go, I won't be able to fight after all. It just so happened that at this time, I also rearranged my gold stripes on my scarlet robe. ”
Zhuge Chen was relieved when he nodded, and immediately fell to the ground, like a corpse. Qingyue sat beside him, looking up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.
The preparation that Chitose said actually requires slow work and meticulous work. Therefore, it took a long time, and at this time, Zhuge Chen closed his eyes and fell asleep.
These days, overwork has left him with no time to rest, so he fell into a dream and played chess with "Zhou Gong", which was not easy to wake up.
In the midst of the water and sky, Zhuge Chen raised his head, and the ghost sent a god to ask the sky: "There is a dream in a dream, what does it mean?"
No one answered.
With a heavy sigh in the sky, Zhuge Chen felt that he was in a chaos, and this sense of emptiness that invaded his mood actually made him cry like rain.
In front of his eyes, there were countless dreams of countless people. The appearance of all beings, in the final analysis, is their own appearance. The so-called all laws are universal, and the way of cultivation is over, whether it is the three religions or the hundred schools, they will eventually converge at the final intersection place. Presumably, this saint who wants to enter the Tao with dreams and become an immortal is like this, but unfortunately, in the end, he fell short and died.
Suddenly woke up, Zhuge Chen found that it was already late at night, and the full moon above his head was like a white jade plate, which was out of reach. There was once a cultivator in the realm of drawing water with a bamboo basket, refining the moon of countless small worlds and hidden in his big sleeve, even if the realm did not move at all, it was difficult to kill it even if it was a great way. After all, countless full moons are his true body, and they are shattered in turn, and I am afraid that the speed of refining is not as fast as this person's. However, if the saint made a move, he would naturally not be left with such time. Therefore, for a practitioner, the most important thing is the word realm.
Zhuge Chen rubbed his swollen eyebrows, looked at Chitose not far away, and walked over with a pot of wine. Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Chitose turned around, took the wine, took a sip, and said, "This wine is so strong, it's happy!"
Zhuge Chen was in the moonlight, put his hands on his knees, sat up cross-legged, and said: "The status of the thousand-year-old senior in the dream country is so high, what kind of wine has not been drunk? Not to mention that I am just an ordinary spirit, there is nothing peculiar. ”
When Chitose heard this, he laughed and said: "After the old slave entered the palace with a clean body, in the first half of his life, no matter how cold or hot it was, he repeated the events of the previous day every day. When I am free every day, I can still find three or two palace maids to talk about the world, and I don't know how happy I am with a pot of good wine rewarded by the master. In the second half of my life, I don't drink a drop after quitting drinking, but all strong alcohol is like burning my throat, which is really pleasant. If it weren't for the chaos in the palace at the beginning, in order to save my life, I wouldn't be the Chitose I am now. I used to think that as long as the status was high enough, it was a happy enough thing, but now that I think about it, it's really stupid. Zhuge boy, tell me, what is happiness?"
The sound of insects chirping through the night, and the moon, which was still shining on the two of them, was also hidden by dark clouds. In the blink of an eye, it was pouring rain. Outside of the dream country, the weather is unpredictable. It's just that Chitose is here, and when he raises his hand, he keeps the rain curtain out. piggybacked, and also sheltered Qingyue.
Zhuge Chen looked at the wine pot in front of him and said: "The so-called happiness is probably the unrestrained nature of heaven and earth. Fortunately it was noon during the day, after waking up from drinking, I went out to travel and climb the mountain, and returned home in the evening with three or two friends, sitting and drinking, and it went on and on. ”
"Listening to you say this, it is the meaning of some of the people in the court of the dream country who have been degraded or lost their official hats. Chitose reached out his hand, took a handful of rainwater, put it into his mouth, and said, "It's like this rootless water, where it falls, you can't help yourself." To be honest, I don't know about the other four, but I really don't want to leave the dream country. Even if you don't want to be a Chitose, you think like this. It can be regarded as leaving a way back for himself and returning to his hometown. It's a pity, God doesn't allow it, you have to divide one of you to live or die. Zhuge boy, I really hope that you will be an immortal monk with a very high realm, the best and the best, the incarnation of that God. ”
After Zhuge Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say to relieve Chitose.
How did he know why he came to Dream Country, and he didn't even know himself.
Standing up and gently patting off the dust on the scarlet robe, Chitose spoke, "Don't talk about that, it's time to leave for the Feather Terrace." If it's a little later, I'm afraid I won't be able to seize the opportunity. ”
After Zhuge Chen heard this, he gently shook Qingyue awake, and the three of them continued on the road.
On the way down the mountain, Chitose deliberately walked last, always paying attention to prevent the two people in front of him from planting down the cliff. Fortunately, Zhuge Chen is careful enough and steady step by step. And Qingyue was even more unhurried, and landed on the protruding rock steadily.
When the three of them walked down the mountain, Chitose looked into the distance and said, "I think that back then, the border of the Dream Country could be established, or it was the result of my efforts in the court. There are not many capable officials in the dream country, and they are suppressed by a group of colluding famous families and cannot raise their heads. The court is full of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, if so, it would be fine, but they only know how to eat, drink and have fun. I was killed by me under the pretext of setting up the border, and since then I have been honest and peaceful, and I only dare to say some bad things about me behind my back. Now that I think about it, I should have killed them all. Just let them scold it, it's not as good as in my ears, and it won't bother you. ”
As for why the Dream Country border was established, it was because outside the border, there were many wild tribes entrenched. They drink blood, are brave and warlike, but their minds are really simpler, otherwise it is not known who the water town in the south of the Yangtze River will be. And like the border army led by Chang Liaofeng, there are enough of these hundred. Usually, they practice martial arts, and when the savages attack, they will rise up to defend against the enemy.
And the wasteland where the three of them walked now is the territory of the savages.
Before the three of them walked out of a pillar of incense, they heard the overwhelming sound of hooves, which was deafening. In this ravine-crisscrossed wasteland, riding a horse is not as easy as walking, so the mounts under the crotch of the savages are all sturdy and consuming oxen. Its momentum was so great that Zhuge Chen's chest was dull, and he didn't even dare to breathe.
It was only when the sound of hooves gradually subsided that Zhuge Chen saw the savages dressed in simple clothes sewn from fur in the smoke and dust that had dispersed.
Chitose stepped forward, and among the savages, there was also a yak stepping out. On top of the yak sat an old savage, whose life was more than ten times longer than that of an ordinary man, but his temples were still gray, and even his beard had grown so long that he could only wrap around his neck. This wild man is the oldest elder of the tribe who is now running on a yak.
Chitose seemed to know each other, and talked with each other in a language that Zhuge Chen couldn't understand at all.
"Chitose once came to this wasteland in person for the smooth completion of the border, and talked to the savages of countless tribes. Qingyue laughed and explained to Zhuge Chen: "It is said to be a conversation, but we all know that it is to convince people with force." After all, the savages are martial, and there is no way to knock their arrogant heads down with their fists, and it will not be useful for you to break through the sky. ”
Zhuge Chen nodded slightly, and at this moment, other savages had already surrounded him. Some of the savages looked at Qingyue and roared in a strange tone, and then reached out to take Qingyue to their mount, the yak. But how could Qingyue let the savage succeed? Quickly grabbed the opponent's wrist, only to hear a crisp click, the savage's wrist was broken, and he fell down from the yak in pain, lying on the ground and rolling.
Knowing how powerful Qingyue was, these savages naturally didn't dare to offend. It's just that Zhuge Chen is not so lucky, the male savage wants to compete with him, and wants to know the strength of this outsider. As for the female savage, she is also salivating, and if no one stops her, it seems that she will have to bring it back to the tribe.
"You two, hurry up and keep up!" Fortunately, Chitose's voice sounded at this moment, helping Zhuge Chen to break the siege.
Bai Yi hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, and quickly ran forward, letting out a long breath.
Qingyue said to Chitose: "What's the matter? Chitose senior, did you ask something?"
"Looks like we're going to pick up some speed. Chitose replied, "Jiang Wang and the barefoot monk have already passed through this tribe three days ago, and the Qingshan Dao people are only one step ahead of us, just last night. As for Zuo Yichun, Elder Savage didn't have much of an impression, it should be behind us, but it wouldn't be too far behind. But at the very least, if Qingshan hadn't come to Feather Terrace first, at least there wouldn't be a sinister mechanism waiting for us. ”
Qingyue nodded slightly, but her whole body trembled a little uncontrollably.
"Nizi, you don't have to be afraid, there is an old slave and I am here, and your former master can't hurt you. Even if the old slave dies, it is impossible to leave such a scourge as Qingshan. "Chitose relieves the pressure for Kiyotsuki.
After all, Qingyue grew up beside the Qingshan Dao people since she was a child, and now that she has defected, it is naturally impossible to say that she is not afraid. If it weren't for Chitose's words, it is very likely that Qingyue would have retreated at this time.
Although it was not a relief, Qingyue, who was not so cringe, said, "Thank you Chitose seniors." ”
Chitose shook his head and said sincerely: "You're welcome, besides, it's me who should say thank you." In any case, meeting the two of you at this time is already one of the luckiest things in my life!"
At this moment, Zhuge Chen sat on a yak borrowed by Chitose from the savage elder and dozed off, and he naturally didn't hear what the two said. But if he were awake at the moment, he would have replied half-jokingly, "Indeed." ”
......
It was another full day of trekking, and the three of them finally saw the whole picture of Yuhuatai.
The first thing that catches your eye is the Tower of Babel, and above the spire, there is a large round platform. Walking into the tower, Zhuge Chen looked at the countless stairs, and couldn't help crying: "Why is there such a long way!"