The spirit banner hung over the palace like a dark cloud.

From a distance, it is like a darker black hole suddenly appearing in the dark night sky, and there is no boundary around the black hole, constantly devouring all the forces between heaven and earth.

Yuwen Tianlu and Li Chuntie showed frightened looks.

In the eyes of Xiao Jinyan, Zhao Lanjiang, and Li Chengcheng, it was a different scene. They didn't know where they were, but there was a high mountain in front of them, and there was a fertile field under the mountain.

The mountains and flowing water, the birds and the flowers are fragrant, just like a fairyland on earth.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Where is this?"

They didn't have an answer, and as far as they could see, there was a village at the foot of the mountain, where nearly 100 families lived, some villagers were planting rice in the fields, and a few young men were using hollow bamboo pipes to divert water from the mountain stream halfway up the mountain to irrigate the farmland.

Towards evening, the smoke of cooking rose in the small village, and the evening breeze blew the smoke from side to side, and the people returned to the village in groups after finishing their farm work in the fields.

More than a dozen boys were catching dragonflies in the field, and there was peace everywhere.

It's like a paradise.

The three were amazed.

Just a moment ago, they were still in the palace, fighting to the death with Wang Banxian, and at this moment, they came to such a place full of surprises.

Li Chengcheng asked, "What's going on?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "It's a little weird. ”

The three of them discussed, and decided to go to the village to find out what kind of place this was, could it be that the spirit banner had transferred them to another place?

When the three of them arrived at the entrance of the village, they attracted many onlookers.

An old man stepped forward and said, "Stranger, where are you from?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "Old man, the three of us are from the capital, we happened to pass here, got lost in the mountains, and found this place by chance, I don't know if we can spend a day?"

The old man smiled slightly, "Being able to come to our Peach Blossom Land is also a kind of fate." There have been no strangers here for more than 20 years, and we should do our best to be landlords. ”

Shangri-La?

Li Chengcheng thought about it, could it be that the account of the Peach Blossom Spring written by Tao Qian back then was not a fictitious one? He looked around and felt that the onlookers looked very friendly, and everyone's faces were filled with happiness.

The old man turned around and said a few words, a young man turned to leave, and he said to Xiao Jinyan again, "Three strangers, who are guests, we will hold a bonfire in the village tonight to welcome the three of them." ”

He pointed to the feet of the three people, "We have a rule here, those who enter the village are not allowed to wear shoes. ”

Only then did the three of them notice that the people in this village, men, women, and children, were barefoot. They exchanged glances and took off their shoes, and a child stepped forward and took them away.

The three of them followed the old man towards the village.

After a while, when he came to a wooden house, the old man said, "Stranger, this hut has been vacant for a long time, if you don't dislike it, you will stay here for the night, you are welcome, as your own home." ”

The three of them hurriedly thanked them.

The old man told him that he could freshen up first, and when he waited for the dinner, someone would come and pick them up. The wooden house looks a little old, very clean, and looks very simple, and it is indeed full of gold and silver utensils, as well as ancient paintings, etc.

The three-zhang wooden bed is placed very abruptly in the center of the room. Each bed is small, rectangular, and looks weird.

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Did you find any problems?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "The people here are too friendly, a little fake. ”

"I secretly tried that these people don't know martial arts. ”

There was a rustling sound outside the door.

"Who?"

The three of them were about to go out when they saw a man with scars on his face, ringworm on his head, and sores all over his body walking in, and this man smelled of foul smell that seemed out of place in the village.

Zhao Lanjiang held the knife in his hand.

The man said, "Strangers, don't stay here for long. ”

"Why?"

The man looked a little flustered, but he didn't say why, just said, "Don't drink the wine they gave you!?" At this time, there were footsteps outside the door, and the man was even more panicked.

Three men rushed in, and the man immediately fell to the ground, motionless.

"It turned out to be hidden here. ”

One of them stepped forward and picked the man up, "What are you doing here?"

The man curled up in a ball, shivering.

The man who captured the man said to the three people, "Three distinguished guests, this person is an ominous person in our village, he has a strange disease, he talks crazy all day long, if he says something unpleasant, please Haihan." ”

Xiao Jinyan waved his hand, "It's okay." ”

The man didn't say much, and took the strange man away. Before leaving, the strange man looked at the three of them and opened his mouth, although he didn't speak, but all three of them saw the shape of his mouth.

"Run!"

Li Chengcheng asked, "What should I do next?"

"Wait and see what happens, wait for the evening to get in touch, determine where this is, whether it is the human world, or the illusion made by Wang Banxian, and then find a way to leave. ”

Zhao Lanjiang looked at the three beds, and suddenly said.

"You look at three beds, do they look like three coffins?"

......

Night falls.

Above the square, a bonfire was lit.

Countless villagers dressed in costumes came to participate in this banquet. Their clothes were so splendid and inlaid with gold and silver that it was hard to imagine such a village in such an isolated village.

On the edge of the square, there is a row of shelves. More than a dozen villagers are killing pigs and sheep, putting whole pigs and sheep on the shelf for barbecue, and the smell of meat fills the air.

In front of the table are various fruits that are out of season, such as grapes, longans, and lychees, and the flesh is plump and looks appetizing.

The feast has not yet begun.

Musical instruments were already played in the square, drums, silk music, strings, silk

Young girls and men danced in the room, and older women leaned against the campfire, the wrinkles on their faces showed that they were no longer young, but their happiness was eternal.

When Xiao Jinyan and the three of them came to the square, they were also surprised by the atmosphere here.

It reminded him of the night last year on the Western Chu Prairie, but compared to it, tonight's grand event was more grand, and there was no threat from the Huole tribe.

As soon as the three of them came, they were surrounded by the crowd.

As a foreigner in the village, many people were full of curiosity, and the questions continued one after another, making it difficult for them to move an inch, and finally it was the respected old man who spoke out that freed them from the entanglement.

"Strangers, the last time strangers came to our village, it was more than twenty years ago, they have been some old faces for so many years, and when I see you, I can't help but feel curious, and please forgive them for being rude. ”

The old man welcomed the three of them to the seat of the guests. Only then did he introduce, "In Xiafu's surname Dongfang, he is an elder in the village, I don't know how to call the three?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "Under Xiao Jinyan, these two are my friends, Zhao Lanjiang and Li Chengcheng, I take the liberty to bother today, thank you for your hospitality." ”

The crowd took their seats.

Xiao Jinyan said, "I don't know where this peach blossom source is? The three of us have important things to do, and we have to travel miles tomorrow." ”

Elder Dongfang smiled, "Don't worry, we are extremely secretive here, tomorrow I will send someone to take you out, tonight is a welcome banquet, let's drink three cups first." ”

Someone brought wine.

Wine in the glow-in-the-dark glass.

The wine is bright red and transparent, with a full aroma. Rao is Li Chengcheng has seen so many worlds, and he can't help but say, "Good wine!"

Zhao Lanjiang was unmoved, "I quit drinking." ”

Elder Dongfang's face changed slightly, and he immediately smiled, ?" That Brother Zhao is really a pity. He said to the three again, "It seems that the three of them are all martial arts practitioners?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded.

Elder Dongfang sighed, "For thousands of years, violence and war have almost destroyed our world, and our hometown was also tragically poisoned. ”

He added, "Although the villagers have no opinion on the three of them, if they can follow the customs of the villagers and collect the blades first, the old man will be grateful." ”

It was strange everywhere here, but Zhao Lanjiang and Li Chengcheng still handed over their blades.

Elder Dongfang got up at this time, picked up his wine glass, and said to everyone, "Fellow villagers, today, we have three distinguished guests from the Peach Blossom Garden, from now on, we are a family, please respect each other in the future, and build our Peach Paradise Holy Land together!"

Everyone got up, raised their wine glasses, and toasted the three of them.

Even the children who were playing with the mud on the ground raised their wine glasses and toasted like three people.

Xiao Jinyan suddenly remembered what the abscess-covered man said not long ago, and couldn't help but hesitate, "Dare to ask the elder, what kind of wine is this?"

The elder smiled, "This wine is drunk and dreams of death, after drinking, you can forget all the troubles in the world, and from now on there is only happiness and longevity, with you, please!"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "No need, I've been traveling for days, I'm a little tired, let's go back and rest first." ”

Elder Dongfang said, "This is not a way of hospitality. ”

"Forcing guests to drink alcohol is not the way of the Lord, right?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and they raised their glasses one after another and said to the three, "Drink it, drink it!"

Elder Dongfang said, "Guest?" he said with a look of displeasure on his face, "When you come to the Peach Blossom Spring, you are no longer guests, but a part of our Peach Garden." ”

And he said, "Do you want to be like that madman?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "The Tao is different, don't conspire with each other, let's leave." ”

"Haha!" said the Eastern Elder, "Do you think there is a way to leave when you come here?" he pointed to the others, "If we can leave, we won't have to be trapped here." He ordered, "After drinking these wines, you will be a man in the paradise from now on." ”

Someone said, "yes, drank it." ”

There are also humanitarians, "If you want to leave, you don't even have your shoes." ”

How can you walk without shoes?

This is their logic.

But Zhao Lanjiang doesn't care about this, "Even if it's Zhu Liye, you can't let Lao Tzu drink, how old are you?"

"Who is Zhu Liye?"

"The devil knows who. ”

The crowd was in an uproar.

Elder Dongfang motioned for everyone to be quiet, and he said to the three people, "Three glasses of wine, either drink it and join us, or die in this village, you choose one." ”

Zhao said, "It's a bit difficult to choose. ”

"Is it difficult to choose one of the two?"

"We didn't want to drink and we didn't want to die, so it was a little hard. ”

"But I have to choose. ”

"There is a proverb in my hometown that if the food at the banquet is not to your liking, you have another option, and that is ......"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Flip the table!"

Crash!

Almost simultaneously, the three of them overturned the table in front of them.

Everyone was shocked and made accusations.

Xiao Jinyan had already used string force to probe around, and there was no true element around them, which made them already understand that this was not the human world, but an illusion in the spirit flag.

When Zhao Lanjiang lifted the table, Xiao Jinyan and Zhao Lanjiang stood together, picked up the knife used to cut meat on the table, and prepared to make a big fuss.

A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Elder Dongfang's mouth.

"Since you don't like food and wine, let's welcome you in another way. As soon as these words came out, the entire square immediately changed its appearance.

The people in front of them, their clothes gradually faded, and their bodies began to rot, emitting a foul smell.

The illusion is gone!

The three were taken aback.

On the table in front of me, there are human and animal skulls, and the slimy things contained in them are all bloody, where is it

Wine and wine are the blood of men.

On the meat rack in the square were sliced living people, some of whom were not yet dead, and were crying wolf.

The drum is made of human skin.

The drum hammer is two leg bones.

The bonfires in the field are the grease of the burning people.

There was no lute either, only the ribs of the dead, and uncleaned flesh on them, and blood running down the musician's hands.

All of them were hideous, like demons in hell.

Elder Dongfang sneered, "It's good to be drunk and dream of death, how good it is to join us, but you have to choose a dead path that kills you." ”

Zhao Lanjiang laughed, "Are you living as you imagined?"

"So what?"

"Running away will only make you foolish. ”

"At least, there is no need for food and clothing. And you, bound by, will ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Lanjiang slashed out and cut off the head of the old man in the east.

"Welcome to the real world. ”

When everyone saw Elder Dongfang being killed, they instantly became insane, opened their bloody mouths, and attacked the three of them.

The three of them did not hesitate to kill the killer, and in an instant, the severed limbs flew in the field, killing a bloody path, and retrieved the golden knife and the shocking sword from the table next to them.

Suddenly, the mountains were filled with ghostly sounds.

There were only more than 100 "people" in the village, but after the illusion was gone, I could only hear countless black shadows coming from all directions.

Glamorous Spirit.

Xiao Jinyan gasped, "Good girl, it's lively now." ”

Li Chengcheng asked, "Have you ever killed a ghost?"

Zhao Lanjiang pointed to the head, "The eldest girl got on the sedan chair for the first time." ”

They suddenly remembered that they had killed the ghost king Lady Zongqi back then, but it was also in the real world, and now in this illusion, facing the boundless darkness, they didn't know what would happen in the end.

But they had a thought in their hearts.

God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha.

Kill, begin.

......

Palace.

Yuwen Tianlu asked Wang Banxian, "Where did you send them?"

Wang Banxian said lightly, "Heavenly Dao Test Ground." ”

"Heavenly Dao Proving Ground?"

Wang Banxian nodded and said to the two, "Do you remember that when we went to Shujian Mountain with King Yong, we used to talk with candles and nights, and one day in the future, we will build the world into a paradise?"

"What do you remember?"

"All men are created equal, the people live and work in peace and contentment, there are no officials, no people, no power, no corruption and depravity, everyone performs their duties and treats each other with courtesy, and violence will cease to exist. A world full of sunshine and smiles. Today, this is no longer a dream, it is about to become a reality. ”

"The premise is, you become the Supreme Heavenly Dao?"

Wang Banxian said with a solemn face, "Yes, I have become the Dao of Heaven, and this world will be transformed into a pure land according to my will, not this smoky world." ”

Li Chuntie took a sip of phlegm, "Phew, according to what you mean, isn't it just to turn the world into a big pig farm?"

"So what?" Wang Banxian argued, "the world is still the world, but in a more harmonious way, imagine how wonderful it would be to have a world without killing and forever peaceful?"

Yuwen Tianlu asked Li Chuntie, "What do you think?"

Li Chuntie, "Disgusting. ”

Wang Banxian laughed, "This is exactly where the three of us didn't agree back then, I can't convince you, but it doesn't matter at this moment." He added, "Xiao Jinyan and them, maybe they are now living a drunken life and dreaming of death in my peach blossom garden." ”

Wang Banxian said, "However, I decided to give you a chance. ”

"What chance?"

"An opportunity to transform the human world according to our will, as long as you nod your head, it won't be long before the three of us will become this earthly god's mansion and this earthly heavenly will. ”

Yuwen Tianlu let out a long sigh and said to Li Chuntie, "Dean Li, I always thought you were a madman, but today I found out that I was wrong, compared to him, you are not worth mentioning at all. ”

The corners of Li Chuntie's mouth were full of mockery, "I can't hear this sentence, whether it is praising me or hurting me." ”

"You should take it as a compliment. ”

Li Chuntie looked up at Wang Banxian, "Even so, what are you going to do?"

Wang Banxian said, "With this soul flag, plus the fragments of the will of the Heavenly Dao, in less than ten years, we can remove the arrogance of the people in the entire world, become more obedient, more obedient, and establish a big and common world." He was full of excitement and said, "Isn't this the great Buddha kingdom on earth that Shakyamuni said, or the heaven that Western missionaries said?"

"And we will surpass the Buddha and God and become the ultimate faith in the world, after all, even they have not done this!"

Yuwen Tianlu also laughed.

Li Chuntie clapped his hands together, "Brother Yuwen, I have to admit that a crazy person who is extremely smart is not a lucky thing in this world. ”

Wang Banxian said, "You can't stop me." ”

"We can't stop you, but at least we have to try. Li Chuntie said, "At least, we resisted." ”

Wang Banxian saw that the two of them did not listen to his advice, and his heart was full of sadness, since this person who knew others best in the world could not understand his ambitions, then he could only destroy them.

He raised his hands and muttered words in his mouth.

In the night sky, the spirit banner became larger and larger, like a pitch-black cloth, enveloping the entire capital in it.

After tonight's death, there are still many people who escaped. But when the black shadow fell over their heads, the people in the capital lost consciousness one by one and stood there, motionless.

After a few moments, their bodies began to decay.

The strange thing is that they all have happy smiles on their faces.