Almost licking blood on the edge of the knife, and dancing on a tightrope, Yang Ao and Xue Yu forcibly climbed the city wall, but encountered a strange thing that was puzzled and inexplicable.

On the side of the collapsed city tower, twelve very strange black lacquer coffins were crowded one after another.

The reason why it is strange is mainly based on three judgments.

First of all, there is the color. The coffins were all black and shiny, as if they had just been made. According to local customs, wooden coffins are divided into four lacquer colors: red, gold, clear and black, each with its own difference and should not be mixed. Among them, the red lacquer coffin is mostly used to bury the old man who is old and dying, and the white thing is treated as a red thing; the gold lacquer is a privilege that only the royal nobles can enjoy; the varnish, that is, the original wood color, is mostly used by the Li people; and the black lacquer coffin is specially used for those who have suffered from disease and murder and death.

The second is location. According to the rules and regulations of building the city, it has always been "tasting water from the soil, like heaven and law", and there are many rules and regulations, and they are also very solemn. In particular, the city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest are all important places for Tibetan wind and water and access to all directions, why are more than ten black lacquer coffins placed on them?

Finally, and most strangely, the coffins were not stacked haphazardly, but were arranged in a symmetrical layout on the central axis. There are four mouths in the middle, all arranged horizontally and parallelly, like four thick black horizontal lines. The left and right sides are the same, all of which are three sides of the vertical row and a horizontal row of the bottom, similar to the two "mountain" characters.

Yang Ao looked at these strange coffins, and suddenly felt a stream of heat like electricity pass through his brain, and like a kaleidoscope in front of him, flashed back to scenes that were both simple and incomprehensible: groups of cloaked people, holding dark green ghost fire lanterns, lined up in a long snake formation in the misty mountain road, a golden palace, but under it was a thin spewing of boiling lava, and the gray-blue sea, soft and transparent jellyfish slowly floated...... Eventually, the chaotic scene comes to a halt in a static image. The distance is blurry, yet colorful, making the objects in front of you clearer and more visible. And those objects, nothing else, were exactly the same as the current scene, twelve black and shiny coffins.

......

"I think I've seen these coffins somewhere. Yang Ao was stunned and said quietly.

"Where?"

"I can't remember...... Alas. Yang Ao sighed dejectedly, feeling his head swollen.

"Don't think about it, it's weird here, let's go down and open the door quickly!"

The two didn't dare to stay for a long time, so they pulled out and flew downstairs along the slope.

I saw that there were all kinds of blades, bows and crossbows piled up on the ground, broken banners and armor, all stained with blood, and several clouds of ashes still smoking, as if they had experienced a dark melee. However, it is very strange that there is not a single body at the scene, and there is an empty dead silence. Looking at the back of the city gate, there is a heavy square wooden latch horizontally, on which are densely packed and crooked with many feathered arrows, you can imagine how tragic the previous fierce battle was!

Yang Ao looked around vigilantly, and at the same time raised his hand on his shoulder, and with a force, he lifted the wooden latch out of the door and threw it on the ground. The thick latch shattered the masonry of the floor, and there was a loud bang like a bell. The two of them joined hands to open the heavy city gate, and the two elders of Songshi quickly rushed in with Zhang Bo, Yang Ruoqing and others.

Everyone was sweating, happy, and worried. Thankfully, I finally made it to the city with all the twists and turns, and I was worried about what to do next.

Looking up into the city, a long straight brick and stone street leads to the front, both familiar and unfamiliar.

This long street, which has been walked countless times, is the main passage through the whole city and going north to the customs, and it is quite lively with traffic and pedestrians on weekdays, but now it is deserted, like a field of crops swept by locusts. Not only is there no figure on the street, but even the shops and buildings along the road are black-lit and blind, and no sound can be heard.

Seeing that the sky was getting late and the cold wind was rising, Song Henian frowned slightly and drove forward. At the gate of the city just now, he and Shi Zhongyue made a preliminary analysis of the current situation, and were about to inform Xue Yu.

"Uh...... Childe, I don't think the situation here is clear, it's better to be cautious," Song Henian pointed behind him, and said: "The outside of the city is full of bones and heads with both eyes removed, but the city is empty, these are extremely abnormal. If this is already an empty city, why is the drawbridge hanging high and the city gate closed from the inside? Moreover, cold arrows were frequently sent out from the castle tower before, who did it? If it was our palace or the people who guarded the city, they would never have failed to recognize us, let alone secretly acted in the dark. Therefore, Brother Shi and I speculated that there must be people in this city, but they are definitely not our own people. ”

Xue Yu was so anxious by these words that he hurriedly urged: "Then let's not hurry up!"

Song Henian raised his hand and said, "No! Now I am a clear enemy, and I don't know where the other party comes from or how many of them are. Although the old man was also very anxious and worried about the safety of the house, he rushed in so rashly, I am afraid that there will be more luck than lucky. ”

"What then!"

"In my opinion, you might as well have a slap in the face and explore the reality of the other party. Wait until we find out the details, and then make plans. Song Henian lowered his voice.

"How do you startle the snake?"

"Wait!" Song Henian finished speaking, signaling the others to hide behind the houses on the street, and he took out two round pipes wrapped in red paper from his luggage - the round pipes were about half a foot long, revealing a thin gray line, and I don't know what they were. I saw him go to the back of the city gate, pull out a handful of flower-feathered arrows, quickly pick out two of them that are still usable, pick up the rags that can be seen everywhere, skillfully tear them into thin strips, tie the round pipe and the shaft of the arrow one by one, and then handle a discarded longbow with his hand.

"Elder Song, ...... are you?" Seeing that the dignified purple-clothed swordsman suddenly turned into a flower boy who was picking up rags all over the ground, Xue Yu was surprised and a little amused at the same time.

Song Henian shook his hand, but did not answer, leaned over to take out a rag, drew a cluster of flames from a cloud of ashes that had not yet been extinguished, and smiled at Shi Zhongyue opposite. That Shi Zhongyue had been partnering with him for a long time, so he immediately understood, and walked up quickly to take over the lit strip of cloth.

What are these two white-bearded uncles doing? Do they want to play with fire?

I saw that the white beard of the pine crane was flicked, and his legs moved slightly, and he bent his bow and arrow straight to the long street. And Shi Zhongyue didn't wait to say hello, and put the flame of the cloth head on the thin line at the end of the round pipe. I only heard the sound of "snort" - the thin thread was originally a guide cable twisted with gunpowder, and a slight spark came out almost at the same time.

Before Yang Ao and Xue Yu could react, the two sparkling feather arrows had already crossed the twilight, flew a hundred meters away, and plunged headlong into the signboards of the shops along the street!

It turned out to be a thunderbolt! I didn't expect the second elder Songshi to bring this thing with him, and it was really a powerful killing weapon!

Xue Yu also saw this legendary firearm for the first time, and couldn't help but be a little cute, and was about to open his mouth to praise a few words, but was stopped by the second elder who ran to his side with a "shhhhh Oh, yes, yes, don't make a sound! Xue Yu hurriedly covered his mouth, hid his body, and poked out half of his eyes slightly with everyone to see the movement in the long street.

......

Layers of thin clouds surged up in the blue-gray sky, and the bleak moonlight cast into this lonely city, only feeling gloomy.

At the other end of the long street, a pungent smoke gradually dispersed, and the ground was littered with smashed wood chips, and wisps of white air were bubbling from it.

About half a cup of tea, suddenly a cold wind hit, as if something was stepping on the broken wood, making a rustling sound.

The voice was very rapid, getting closer and closer. At the same time, faintly, there seemed to be a few dim lights flickering.

"Let's go and see what's going on!"

A strange shout mixed with scattered footsteps echoed in this empty long street, which seemed extremely tense and weird.

The lights finally approached, and dark shadows were reflected, but they were five or six brocade-clothed men wearing long swords and holding lanterns.

"Seven catties, six catties, you two hold over there! Bald head, you stay here! Fine hair, Ming Tsai, follow me!"

A series of instructions came out one after another, which seemed very experienced and powerful. Then I saw two lanterns dangling, and moved to this end for about ten steps, and two blackbeards held the hilts of their swords, and stood tall and tall on the street. Behind them, a bald man with no hair, stood guard at the door of the shop. The other three got into the store, with a cat in their bodies. Then came the sound of pots and pans falling to the ground and the clatter of wooden stairs...... The light flickered, and in the blink of an eye, it reflected the window on the second floor, and then hurriedly spun around again, and returned to the street.

Six lanterns gathered in one place, illuminating the appearance of the group more clearly: they were all dressed in dark red brocade robes, with a circular pattern of white flowers on their chests, a blue and black belt, and in addition to the long sword, there was also a bright square plaque.

"Uncle Cen, I haven't seen anyone!" a slender young man muttered timidly.

The man known as Uncle Cen turned around and was a middle-aged man with a thin monkey face and a goatee. He lifted the lantern again and looked inside the store twice, half puzzled, half annoyed, and scolded: "My lord has an order, let everyone be on guard, saying that there may be trouble in the next two days...... But this is so strange, who dares to trouble us after eating a leopard!"

"Huh, Uncle Cen, look, what?"

The thin young man had sharp eyes and pointed to the foot of the wall opposite.

When the lantern shone on it, it was a half-cut arrow shaft, and there was a small piece of charred wood tied to the arrowhead.