Chapter Twenty-Three: Rushing to the Witch Ridge
At the beginning of this martial arts conference, there were several candidate locations, and Wusheling was the most unlikely one in everyone's opinion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
But who knew that in the end, Lu Qian, who was the leader of the martial arts alliance, chose a place where it was unlikely that birds could lay eggs. Lu Qian has never been to Saiwai in his life, has never seen the vast desert, has never seen thousands of miles of yellow sand, and has never seen the Tianzhu grassland of a horse and a flat river. He wanted to take this opportunity to fulfill his long-cherished wish in his life, which shows that this young master of the Lu family, who was willful and reckless in the past, is still not a person who can take on great responsibilities with the world in mind.
In addition, Bai Qian said that he had seen Lu Chen outside the gate before, and he always held on to a glimmer of hope.
Before leaving, her daughter had been messing around and wanting to be together. In her eyes, perhaps her father is still the leader of the martial arts alliance after all, with a prominent and honorable status, and no one dares to touch a finger from her.
Lu Qian was so stern that he refused Qingping, and even slapped her.
Before leaving, he was very unhappy, and finally had to send his daughter to the villa in Yangzhou and lock him up.
Qingping saw that the struggle was hopeless, so she stopped tossing. I secretly made up my mind, and when my father left, I dressed up and quietly followed.
Lu Qian went out angrily, and there was always an uneasy mood lingering in his heart along the way.
Wusheling is already the border area of the country, and the west, south and north of the Tianzhu grassland do not belong to this country.
The border pass was once heavily guarded, but fortunately, the mountain is high and dangerous, and the climate on the mountain is also very bad, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round, and there is constant frost and snow at every turn. Therefore, it is sparsely populated, and it is indeed a good place to test martial arts people. The leader of the alliance, Lu Qian, also said, how can our sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes be so heroic, how can they be frightened away by a mere mountain.
He set the place of the conference so far away that each sect could only send a few of its best descendants to participate in it.
Therefore, this year's martial arts conference is far less lively than the one in Guangming four years ago.
At first, everyone was surprised to hear that the venue was so far away. There are even several sects that say they are too lazy to go.
The female nuns of the Emei faction thought about it for a while, the sky is high and the earth is far away, we don't like to travel, and we are not interested in the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance, so let's not go.
Shaolin Temple also felt that it was a group of monks, and did not want to follow the example of the former Master Xuanzang who traveled west to learn scriptures, and always felt that it was so far to go to Wusheling Mountain, and by the way, a few more steps could go to Tianzhu, so forget it.
After a closed meeting and discussion for several days, if it weren't for the admiration of a few respected old monks who admired Master Xuanzang's peerless demeanor when he traveled west to learn scriptures, Shaolin would have withdrawn.
The newly appointed abbot glanced at the old-timers in the temple worriedly, and a handful of old bones may not be able to come back, but thinking that this is not a threat to his abbot status at all, he readily agreed.
This is exactly Lu Qian's purpose, he hopes that the fewer people who go there the better, so that whether it is his martial arts weakness or the selfishness of wanting to meet the Netherworld Swordsman, he can be considered.
Wusheling Ridge, as far as Bai Qian is concerned, is not an unfamiliar name.
The first encounter with Xiling Ye to quell the chaos was in Wusheling Ridge.
Wusheling looks at Longdong in the east, drives the river west in the west, is the place where the soldiers have always been fighting, the Tianzhu grassland under the mountain is endless, the water and grass are abundant, it is the gateway of the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road, and it is also the Fengmei pasture that Xirong has always wanted to compete for.
This grassland and mountains were snatched by the ancestors of Xiling Ye from the Xiongnu at the beginning of the founding of the Yuwen clan in the previous dynasty.
And four years ago, when the martial arts conference was held at the top of Guangming, Wusheling was still under the threat of the Xiongnu and almost lost.
The climate of Wusheling is strange, and it is known as the wonder of snow in June.
Shang Lu followed Bai Qian all the way west, and seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder at night, he couldn't help but complain.
Shang Lu: "Brother Bai, it's not winter yet, why is it getting colder and colder at night?" ”
Bai Qian: "The place we are going to was still a battlefield a few years ago, and the yin qi was heavy, and there were many unjust souls, so it was cold." ”
This explanation frightened Shang Luyi, thinking that now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, what are you going to do in that place?
Shang Lu: "Brother Bai, what are we going to do on the ancient battlefield?"
Bai Qian: "Didn't Uncle Lu say that he wants to hold a martial arts conference." ”
Shang Lu: "If you have a meeting, you have a meeting, why do you want to go to such a strange place?"
Bai Qian: "It is said that I came here to facilitate the killing." ”
Shang Lu has followed Bai Qian these days, and he has not seen any legends of the rivers and lakes, and he has not reaped any benefits, but he has been running around, constantly trekking, turning over mountains, crossing water, hot and tired, and has lost several pounds.
Bai Qiandao is still the same, his face is sad and joyful, it seems that he has endless strength, and he knows how to run around with one mind.
Although he was going to the martial arts conference to make an appointment, he didn't seem to be very interested in anything, and the clouds were so light that he didn't eat the fireworks in the world.
Shang Lu glanced at his own handful of dry and thin bones, and felt that going to such a yin killing place might not be very good for his lifespan, plus all kinds of people were going to fight and his swordsmanship had not been practiced yet, so he couldn't help but secretly sweat for himself. If you die so casually, it's not worth it for yourself.
This is completely different from what I heard from those Taoist priests before, and I don't feel heroic at all. He is ready to make a name for himself, but he doesn't plan to die under anyone's knife and be a nameless wild ghost.
After thinking for a while, he continued, "Big Brother Bai, do you think we will die?"
Bai Qian glanced back at Shang Lu and said, "Also, you are still young, so you died like this, it's a pity." ”
Bai Qian's eyes and tone were full of regret, as if Shang Lu was about to die.
Shang Lu crossed his heart, raised his voice a little, and said, "It's okay, if you can die in the martial arts conference where heroes gather, it's worth it?"
Bai Qian: "What's it worth? You haven't even pulled someone's little girl's hand?"
Shang Lu said dryly: "Good men are ambitious in all directions, and they say that children are long-term. ”、
Hakuzen: "Oh......"
Shang Lu: "If you die at the hands of a martial arts hero, you won't lose too much." ”
Bai Qian turned around and looked at him again, and said, "Just you, I don't think your ideal can be realized, I don't know if you will be killed by a broken sword flying from somewhere." ”
When Shang Lu heard this, he closed his mouth and didn't plan to speak anymore, he could see that Bai Qian was uncomfortable if he didn't hit him for a day.
Bai Qian glanced at the young man who was beaten by himself, and a smile spread to his cheeks.
Looking up at the sunset in the west, which was as red as blood, he pointed to the city in front of him and said, "After that city, we will reach Wusheling Ridge." ”