Chapter 12: The Covenant of the Companions
History is constantly advancing, time will obscure all truths, only facts will remain the same.
Looking up, the sky is clear, and from a distance, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is like a fluttering jasper belt, and the motor boat pulls a string of wooden boats to sail through the waves.
Think back to more than 10,000 years ago, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty developed this north-south Grand Canal, the dragon boats and phoenix boats reflected the flowing water, how gorgeous and luxurious! The long river of history is like the Grand Canal, time has passed, and time has passed. On both sides of the river, only the newly planted willow trees are spitting green in the wind, and a stone tablet is planted on the bank of the river with the word "canal" written on it.
Zhou Shao'an didn't expect that the next time he saw the Grand Canal would be 10,000 years later, and looking at the roaring river in front of him, which seemed to be about to choose people and devour the land, it was no longer the peaceful river that nourished the people on both sides of the river in the past.
"What are you thinking?" Lin Susu's questioning voice beside him pulled Zhou Shaoan out of his nostalgic thoughts.
"Little aunt, is this really a legendary canal?How could it become like this?" Looking at the canal in front of him, Zhou Shaoan couldn't help but ask in shock.
Ever since Lin Susu recognized that he was the little kid back then, he has treated himself differently. Immediately pulled himself out of Yuqingfang, came to the outside of the city, and said to himself that he had something important to do. Then he looked at the river in a daze, and a trace of inexplicable expression flashed in his eyes from time to time.
With a "snap", Zhou Shao'an had a big bag on his head, even if he had already refined qi at the seventh level, but no matter how you hid, you couldn't help but Jindan Zhenren wanted to play your brain.
"I told you a long time ago, don't call me little aunt, call me sister. Lin Susu seemed to hate Zhou Shao'an for calling himself his little aunt, and after speaking, he seemed to be angry, and he was about to play Zhou Shao'an's head again, so frightened that Zhou Shaoan hurriedly begged for mercy: "Stop, stop, I know, sister." You are my sister. ”
Seeing Zhou Shao'an's funny appearance begging for mercy, Lin Susu seemed to be in the mood to explain: "That's right, this is the canal, which is said to have been artificially dug by a demon king in ancient times who sacrificed millions of lives, just for him to play." Later, his kingdom was ended by an emissary sent by the gods. And this river is because there are too many souls."
"Fart, leader, you pull her in for me. I'm going to tell him to his face. Hurry up, pull me in. Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui, who has been weak in the group since it was launched, suddenly exploded at this time and shouted in the group.
"Brother Yang, calm, calm. Look at it, they say every day that they don't care about the lives of the people, and they insist on building the Great Wall. How many people were killed. You see I'm all angry. Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng seemed to be a little sympathetic, and when he saw Yang Guang like a crazy demon, he rarely opened his mouth to comfort.
"Okay, I'll say this to you today, and I'll obey you. It was my fault to dig you and burn your house before, so I apologize to you. Xiang Yu couldn't help but sigh when he saw Ying Zheng so open-minded.
Others also persuaded Emperor Yang of Sui.
Only Tang Taizong Li Shimin gloated on the side: "Hehe, see what I said is right, right? ”
When Emperor Yang of Sui heard this, he could bear it, and immediately pointed the finger at Li Shimin: "Second minister and thief, is your family right?"
"What's the matter? The emperor will take turns to come to my house next year. You can't be the emperor, can't you let me be the emperor?" Li Shimin retorted without fear.
"Hehe, how do you know that I am not a good emperor? If it weren't for the fact that you gate valves pressed too hard, in order to divert domestic contradictions and weaken the power of the gate valves, would I be in such a hurry? You are good, rebelling one by one, 18 roads against the king, 64 puffs of smoke and dust killed how many people? How many people have I nurtured by digging the Grand Canal. "Emperor Yang of Sui was not to be outdone.
"If you don't do it, the people will not make a living, and we can't make a fart if we want to rebel......"
"Okay, don't make any noise, what's the use of talking about this now? What's the use of arguing?" Seeing the chaos in the group, Zhou Shaoan hurriedly mediated.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the group suddenly fell silent.
"Ding, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty issued a task. Quell the raging Grand Canal. Quest completion rewards space treasures, Yinchuan jade belt"
Zhou Shaoan "......"
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng: "......"
Han Gaozu Liu Bang: "......"
Tang Taizong Li Shimin: "What do you want to do?"
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty: "It's nothing, it's just that the Grand Canal is a magic weapon that I have refined single-handedly, and today it has become like this, I have the responsibility and obligation to manage him well and not let him wreak havoc." ”
Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty: "I support you." ”
Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty: "I also support you, this Jiangnan is my homeland after all." ”
Song Huizong Zhao Ji: "I also support, and if you need help, you will say." ”
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng: "This is like words." ”
Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu: "......"
Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao: "I support my grandson. ”
"Space treasures, and it's called Yinchuan Jade Belt, this name is so tall when you hear it, it's absolutely powerful. Seeing the attitude of the emperors in the group, Zhou Shaoan decided to accept this seemingly impossible task.
At this moment, two sword lights flew from the direction of Xuzhou, one white and one red, which was particularly conspicuous in the black night sky. It only took two breaths to approach Zhou Shao'an and them.
From a distance, I heard a clear female voice in front of me saying, "Is it Shangqing Sect Lin Daoyou ahead?"
"It's down there, but it's Xuannu Sect Martial Arts, Zhang Erdaoyou?" Lin Susu beside him also asked rhetorically.
"Lin Daoyou, I've been waiting for a long time. It's the two of us. The woman who had just started the question replied.
After another breath, the two women's edgeworthies came to Lin Susu's side. Only then did Zhou Shaoan see the two women clearly, one was dressed in red and the other was dressed in white.
"Lin Daoyou, this is my junior sister Wu Yishu, don't look at her young age, but she is already in the early stage of Jindan, her combat power is very strong, and she is ranked among our seven shows Chu Xiu. This operation can help us. The woman in red looked cheerful and said very well, and introduced with a smile on her face. Mo saw Zhou Shao'an beside Lin Susu and asked again, "Who is this junior brother?"
When Lin Susu heard that the woman named Wu Yishu was actually among the seven shows of Chu Xiu, he couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at the woman carefully. smiled and said to the red-clothed woman named Zhang Xiaoyu: "This is my newly accepted disciple, and I just started to cultivate, which made the two of you laugh." ”
Then he turned his head to Zhou Shaoan and said, "Ping'an, come and see the two seniors." This person in red is Zhang Xiaoyu, the head of the Seven Shows of the Xuannu Gate. This woman in white is Chu Xiuwu Yishu, who is as old as you. ”
Although Zhou Shaoan didn't know what Qixiu was, he still knew about the Xuannumen. Now the strongest sect in Xuzhou controls one of the eight formations. To be at the top of the seven shows in the Xuannu Gate is definitely a figure that cannot be underestimated. hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I've seen Senior Zhang." ”
Zhang Xiaoyu just nodded slightly, after all, the gap between the two people's identities is there.
Zhou Shaoan didn't care, and then looked at the woman in white next to him. At this glance, Zhou Shaoan only felt that his heartbeat seemed to stop.
I saw the woman standing quietly on top of the white flying sword, her posture dignified, and her skin was like congealed fat. Dressed in white, his waist-length black hair fluttered slightly by the night wind, like a fairy, wanting to return by the wind. The girl's bright eyes looked straight at the flowing canal in the distance, and the stars under her eyes flickered, like a bright galaxy. Zhou Shao'an couldn't help but be taken in at a glance, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Soaring like a frightening Hong, graceful like a dragon, Rongyao Qiuju, Huamao Chunsong." The hair is like the moon covered by light clouds, and the fluttering is like the snow of the flowing wind. ”
Lin Susu and Zhang Xiaoyu next to them were immediately surprised when they heard Zhou Shaoan's admiration. It was the first time they had heard such a high-level word. Lin Susu is okay, he has seen Zhou Shao'an's talent for words before, and he is not too surprised at this time, but this nephew seems to be hiding quite deeply, and he needs to be discovered.
Zhang Xiaoyu was really surprised, looking at this Shangqing Sect disciple who only had the seventh level of qi refining, there was nothing special, it turned out that he could be accepted as an apprentice by Lin Susu, but it seemed that he had something extraordinary, just looking at his appearance, it seemed that he had fallen in love with his junior sister, is this possible? Although his words are indeed amazing, but this junior sister is a martial idiot.
Just when the two people next to them had their own concerns, the person concerned, Wu Yishu, finally withdrew his gaze towards the canal and looked back at the man in front of him who admired him. Said to him very seriously: "Thank you for the compliment." ”
Then, throw a punch.
Zhou Shao'an saw that the fairy-like woman turned around after hearing his praise and thanked himself, and he was just about to reply: "You're welcome" By the way, when he introduced himself, he saw the woman swing her fist and hit him head-on with the sound of the howling wind. Before the fist arrived, Zhou Shaoan faintly felt that there was a mountain in front of him pressing down, and subconsciously Zhou Shaoan used all his strength to fight up with both hands.
Both hands and the woman's one-handed touch, Zhou Shaoan only felt like he was hitting a high-speed train head-on, just when he thought he was going to be sent flying, the power that Xiang Yuli could carry from the depths of his body surged, and suddenly helped Zhou Shaoan stabilize his body, Rao is so, Zhou Shaoan was still pressed back several steps.
And Wu Yishu on the other side smiled slightly: "Very good, you are qualified." If you can defeat me head-on, I promise you. Be your double monastic. ”
Zhang Xiaoyu next to him heard this, and looked at Zhou Shao'an, who had just stabilized his body, with his mouth wide open in surprise, as if he had seen something incredible.
For so many years, Zhou Shaoan was the only one who made Wu Yishu smile.