There is not a trace of life in the empty Taoist temple, whether it is the pillars at the door or the couplets on both sides, all reflect this desolate abode. Pan Shizheng walked out of the back room, saw Zhong Liyan and his party, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you guys are going to Dongxin Garden!"

Zhong Liyan crossed the threshold and said, "That's right, how did you know?" Pan Shizheng invited the four of them into the house and said, "Although I am a simple person, but the world has changed so much, how can I not know? Zhong Li Yan said, "Then do you have any opinions on the matter of this strange beast?"

At this time, Xiao Wu brought tea to the guests, and Xiao Wu saw Feng Shang and shouted happily: "Third Brother Feng, you are here, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Feng Shang touched his head and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, you must have learned a lot of things!" Xiao Wu showed an innocent smile and said, "It's not, since the last incident, the master has been more strict with me, and let me learn a lot of tricks." Feng Shang said: "Uncle Nine is also for your own good, and wants to train you to be his successor." ”

Pan Shizheng coughed after hearing the conversation between the two, interrupted them, and said to Zhong Liyan: "Everyone's previous doubts about the Maoshan faction were because the alien beasts would not die under normal circumstances, so they suspected that the alien beasts were our ghosts. Later, because it was very difficult to kill the alien beast, he led the alien beast to the cave courtyard and sealed it. Since it's just a seal, it means that these alien beasts are not dead, and this time Bai Ye used alien beasts to attack the legion, it is very likely that these sealed alien beasts were dug up from some channels. ”

Zhong Liyan's brain was thinking quickly, and then said, "When it was first sealed, those seniors sealed it very tightly in order to do it once and for all. How long has it been since then, and I don't think it's possible to break the seal. Unless they have other means. By the way, how much do you know about the Cave Garden?"

Pan Shizheng said with a serious face: "I won't tell you, after sealing the strange beast, I did go to the Cave Heart Court once, and out of curiosity, I also want to know how the strange beast was sealed." When I traveled thousands of miles to Dongxinting, I found that it was a place with beautiful scenery and spring all year round, full of green flowers and plants. The only thing that is different is that there is not a single wave on the surface of the huge lake, and even if the wind blows, there is no movement on the surface of the lake. So I suspect that the beast was sealed under the lake. And although it looks picturesque on the surface, because there are a large number of alien beasts sealed under the lake, a layer of black mist is shrouded in the surface of the lake, and I suspect that it is the resentment emanating from the alien beasts. ”

After listening to Pan Shizheng's words, Zhong Liyan said, "What kind of organization is Bai Ye, it seems that there is nothing they can't do. Pan Shizheng smiled and said, "Haven't you capital guards been dealing with Bai Ye? ”

Luo Yun slapped his fists and said, "If Bai Ye can duel with us in a dignified manner, then there is nothing to be afraid of, it's just that they always do some things like stealing chickens and dogs, which makes people very annoyed." Feng Shang took advantage of this to almost ask Pan Shizheng and said, "Uncle Jiu, since you know a lot of things, come and help us together!" Pan Shizheng shook his head and said: "To be honest, the last fight with Bai Ye has made me lose a lot of things, and I still carry the fate of the entire Maoshan faction on my shoulders, I can't joke with the Maoshan faction." ”

Zhong Liyan hurriedly said: "Dao Chang's words are serious, your insights have already been of great help to us, how dare you make too many requests." After speaking, he glanced at Feng Shang, Pan Shizheng looked apologetic and said, "I'm really sorry, please forgive me." But if you are in any trouble, I will do my best to help. ”

Now that Pan Shizheng has made what he said very clearly, and he also told Zhong Liyan everything he knew. Zhong Liyan knew that staying all the time was just a waste of time, so he got up and said goodbye, "Since that's the case, then we won't bother." ”

Pan Shizheng suddenly seemed to see something again, and said, "There is one more thing, I think you should pay attention to it." Zhongli hurriedly said, "What's the matter?"

"Bai Ye has used dead people to indoctrinate external forces before, and I think this incident of the beast is very likely to be related to this matter. Pan Shizheng expressed his opinion. Zhong Liyan bowed his hand to express his gratitude and said, "Thank you for your guidance, we will pay special attention to it." I haven't apologized to you for destroying your house last time, and I'm really sorry to trouble you again this time. Pan Shizheng smiled and said: "It's okay, if it weren't for you and Fengshang at that time, I wouldn't be able to resist Bai Ye's attack alone, I should be grateful to you." ”

"Ah, by the way, Uncle Nine, what's the matter with that woodcutter on the mountainside?" Feng Shang still remembered the woodcutter's matter, and couldn't help but ask. Pan Shizheng thought for a moment and said, "If you don't say it, I forgot, this person has been chopping wood on Maoshan Mountain for a living before his death." Later, he suddenly had a serious illness, and died suddenly while chopping wood, and I only knew that he was no longer there when he was in the first seven, so he buried him on Maoshan Mountain, but his soul did not want to leave, and he had been wandering in Maoshan Mountain, and I saw that he had no relatives, even if he was a ghost, he was so lonely, so he made him a guide on Maoshan Mountain, as long as there were people who went up or down the mountain, he would appear and help those people show the way. ”

"I see, no wonder I saw that the man was walking without his feet, it turned out to be the guide of the Taoist. Zhongli said. Pan Shizheng smiled slightly and said, "Let you see the smile, this is also a way to get the best of both worlds, you will meet him when you go down the mountain later." ”

After leaving Pan Shizheng's Taoist temple, Zhong Liyan and the others walked on the way down the mountain. Ren Xiao, who had not spoken, said: "If the strange beast in Bai Ye's hand was not obtained from the Cave Heart Court, then wouldn't it be for nothing for us to go?"

Zhong Liyan replied to him, "Just now Pan Shizheng also mentioned the situation in the Cave Heart Garden, I think even if Bai Ye wants to use the corpses of the alien beasts to resurrect them, he will have to go to the Cave Heart Court to collect other information about the alien beasts. Feng Shang asked, "Where did the corpses of those alien beasts come from?

Luo Yun sneered and said, "Then there must be a tomb of a strange beast too! Who will bury the strange beasts and erect a monument for them?" Zhong Liyan's brain has not stopped for the past few days, he has been thinking about various things, and he hesitated for a moment at this time, and suddenly said: "Feng Shang is right, there is really a tomb of foreign beasts." Let's go there first. ”

The other three looked confused, glanced at each other, and didn't know what to say, so they had to follow Zhong Liyan.

When he arrived at the mountainside, he met the woodcutter again, but this time Zhong Liyan changed his serious expression in the past few days, returned to his usual smile and stepped forward to talk: "Brother, are you tired of chopping wood?" The woodcutter smiled: "Not tired, not tired, such a life without conflict with the world is what I want." Zhong Liyan said again: "Then what should you do when you finish cutting down all the trees on the mountain?" Zhong Liyan's sentence means that what does it mean for you to live like this all the time. The woodcutter said, "This brother is really good at laughing, how can the tree on this mountain be cut down?" Zhong Liyan didn't plan to ridicule this homeless "person" anymore, so he said: "Then brother, you continue to chop wood, we will go first, I wish you good health." The woodcutter waved his hand to them in a friendly manner and said, "Okay, you also go slowly!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Ren Xiao said: "Should we hurry down the mountain, I don't know how many lonely ghosts like the woodcutter will be there at night." ”

After listening to Ren Xiao's words, the others unconsciously quickened their pace. When the sun went down, the four of them finally walked out of Maoshan Mountain, Feng Shang breathed a sigh of relief, looked back at Maoshan in the night, and only felt that this mountain was getting more and more weird and terrifying. Luo Yun saw that Feng Shang was apprehensive, and sneered: "Just like you, I really can't figure out how you came to help Uncle Nine before?"

Feng Shang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "I didn't know that there were these things at the beginning, so I didn't think too much about it." Ren Xiao suddenly patted Feng Shang on the shoulder, intending to scare him, but Feng Shang really jumped up directly from the ground. Zhong Liyan and the three of them leaned back with a smile, and Feng Shang scolded with a red face: "Ren Xiao, I want to break off my friendship with you!"

The group that originally planned to go directly to the Dongxin Court was rerouted to the Alien Beast Cemetery at the foot of Maoshan Mountain.

Besides, when Li Xiangri and his party arrived at the foot of the capital, Mu Ziyi looked at the magnificent capital castle and sighed: "This is much grander than I imagined!"

Mu Ziyi's sigh is not unreasonable, you must know that this castle is the number one in this country, the highest point of the castle is more than 100 zhang from the ground, and the city gate alone is more than 10 zhang high, surrounded by solid city walls, and the red brick wall is particularly conspicuous in the sun. On the city wall, there are five steps, one sentry, ten steps and one post, and the defense is tightly sealed. Mu Ziyi saw that these soldiers guarding the castle were in high spirits and ready to fight, and asked, "Didn't you say that the four major legions have been wiped out, and where did these soldiers come from?"

Ye Lan shook his head helplessly, and said, "You are really only suitable for staying in Peach Blossom Stream, you don't know anything about these things!" Mu Ziyi shrugged his shoulders and showed an expression of "Should I know?" Li Xiangri explained: "The four legions are the existence to prevent the invasion of the country's territory, and they must be stationed in various parts of the country, and they rarely take care of the capital in peacetime. And the capital has his special Royal Forest Army, this force is much smaller than the major legions in terms of scale, but they only protect this capital castle! Therefore, even if there is no one left in the four major legions, there will still be a force to protect the capital. ”

Mu Ziyi nodded as if he didn't understand, and when a few people stood under the city gate, Mu Ziyi only felt that he was as small as an ant. Tong Qian looked at Ye Lan, then looked at a flag on the city gate and said, "Do you remember this place?"