Chapter 20 Guandou - Departure

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Thin clouds whipped around the Black Stone Tower, and Chris marveled at how the ancients could build such a formidable structure with their own hands. The towering tower of Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info is built on the corner of the Pagoda Reef, and you can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire area from the sea to Blackwater Bay. This time, Li Qing personally led several distinguished guests to the tower, and eight huge stone pillars stretched out horizontally from the tower, and the winding stone pillars were above the sea, like a huge eight-clawed monster jumping out of the sea.

The black banner hung high over the iron pole, and the black mountain basilisk embroidered with golden silk thread on it was so close that you could see that the basilisk was a snake head, a scorpion tail, and eight claws. The flag shook in the wind, and it looked like eight tentacles were wriggling.

Each tentacle is a large arched passage made of rocks, and when you step inside, you can look out through the peep window to the surrounding islands, and you can vaguely see the scenery of the islands.

Chang Yutong smiled and led the way for everyone in front, walking towards the passage that could look at the North Changshan Island, while Li Qing walked beside Wang Shu and Teng Chuliang, talking from time to time.

Hong Qili walked in the opposite direction with the others, and he came to the window, looking at the Great Black Mountain Island in the distance, and a huge smoky black stone castle was located on the island. The stone castle clings to the center of the island, like a poisonous snake that hibernates and coils, and Yueyu'er is locked up in it. He wondered in his heart: After going to the island, why did he not receive the carrier pigeons from the beggar gang, and did he explain what happened to them? But at the moment he was on the island, he didn't want to think too much, so he simply put his mind on rescuing Yue Yu'er first, and then talk about how to get out of the island when the time comes.

On the other side, the Dao Gu of the Taishan faction walked together. The little junior sister followed a few senior sisters, and finally walked into the passage, she couldn't help but be scared in her heart, and asked, "The wind is so strong here, won't it blow down?"

Huang Jingjing also said timidly: "It's not only windy, but also wet and cold." ”

Chris thought to himself: This is not a building that can be blown down by the wind. However, the Black Stone Tower is built on the seabed, which must resist both wave erosion and sea breezes, and is very reasonable and durable from design to construction, which is by no means comparable to ordinary buildings.

Teng Chuliang also saw that there were a lot of exquisite devices on Shamen Island, and said to Li Qing: "Brother Li, there are really a lot of novelties on the island, I don't know who planned it?

"This ......"

Teng Chuliang saw Li Qingzhiwu, his voice lowered a little, and said, "Oh, Brother Li, does he have any trouble?"

"Don't hide it from my brother, this person was invited by me from the Jade Palace, this master has a strange temper and asks a lot, so it's not troublesome!" He paused and said, "I can introduce you when I go back, but I don't know if the other party is willing to ...... or not."

Teng Chuliang said: "I see!"

From the "wooden elevator" in the Emerald Palace to the large and small fortresses and walled cities on Shamen Island, they are all works of great art, and these are all made by Dugu Lianghui? Where are the others on Shamen Island? Why didn't he come to help Li Qingjian when he wasn't the master of the Iron Buddha Hall? Chris was full of questions in his heart. Go back and discuss it with Brother Teng, it's better to start from his side and see if you can meet this organ master.

In the middle of speaking, North Changshan Island suddenly rang a gong to announce.

Changyu Channel: "The auspicious time has arrived, just wait for the order of the lord of the stone!"

Li Qing smiled at the guests and said, "Please watch the ceremony!"

Chang Yutong instructed his subordinates: "Let's start!"

The Black Stone Tower has a long slope on its wings, which drags out a long arc to connect with the land, and is attached to the cliff of the promontory, and the tail is decorated with a large iron hook, symbolizing the "scorpion tail" of the basilisk. Beneath the iron hook is a platform on which a row of huge bronze horns is erected, coiling like a snake around the edge of the cliff.

The horn sounded.

I saw a group of heavily armed soldiers walking out of the Black Stone Fort on Nanchangshan Island, they were wearing gold scale armor, black snake helmets inlaid with poisonous snake bronze teeth, and long black feathers, so they were not majestic.

They lined up left and right in front of the only suspension bridge that led to North Changshan Island.

Immediately afterwards, the martial arts people gathered in the long hall yesterday appeared one by one.

Despite the distance, Chris could see the starting procession, and the small black dots the size of ants walked onto the suspension bridge. They walked on the suspension bridge, the wooden rope was shaking, and under the bridge was an abyss full of stormy waves and reefs, which looked thrilling.

After crossing the bridge, they will be greeted by people and sent to the island in batches according to the principle of the island they have chosen, first far and then near.

Xiong Daiying's attention has been on the "Black Stone Fort" on the side of the suspension bridge, because he met with Lord Shiying that night, he personally told himself that in the end, the Black Mountain Fort on the big island may be just a trick, and these prizes, including the Jingtong Fengming Sword, are likely to be hidden in the Black Stone Fort next to the prison. As for Dugu Liangyi's whereabouts, Phantom and Lianying have not reported the results of the investigation back to Beijing, Xiong Daiying is a little uneasy in his heart, and he always feels a bad premonition.

When everyone was watching intently, a light smile brushed Wang Xu's lips.

He said elegantly: "Lord Li, aren't you planning to let this official watch the island seizure conference like this?"

Li Qing and Chang Yutong glanced at each other, in the end, he was still wary of Wang Xu.

Li Qingdao: "My lord, what does this mean?"

Wang Shu said: "This person is like a sesame seed, and he can't see it clearly, what's the meaning? I knew that it was so boring, and this official might as well stay in Qingzhou comfortably." ”

Chang Yutong asked, "Do you want to go to the island to watch?"

"Haha, Xiao Hei really won my heart!"

Chang Yutong regretted it after speaking, this was really abrupt, he looked at Li Qing's brows and frowned, and glared at himself.

Li Qingdao: "The island is full of dangers, how can you let adults take risks?"

"If you can only watch like this, you might as well arrange a boat as soon as possible and send this official out of Salmon Island. ”

Seeing this, Chang Yutong hurriedly persuaded: "My lord doesn't know, the lord is for the sake of the adult's safety, not to mention that the prisoners have been released, the island is full of poisonous snakes, poisonous scorpions, and poisonous insects. ”

Wang Shu raised his eyebrows and asked: "So, Nuo is a big Shamen Island, and Lord Li can't even guarantee the safety of his own official, so he invites me to the island?"

Li Qing and Chang Yutong didn't expect that Wang Shu suddenly became sharp-tongued, but they didn't dare to reply anymore, so they hurriedly leaned over and bowed their heads. Qin Yujiu knew that Wang Xu's work had always been like this, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Li Qing hurriedly said: "The adults are angry, and the lowly position will be arranged." ”

Chang Yutong looked at Li Qing, he didn't expect the Lord to give in so easily.

Li Qing reluctantly nodded to him and said, "You go down and make arrangements, I will personally accompany the adults to the island!"

In this way, everyone took the ferry back to South Changshan Island. Because of Wang Xu's insistence, Li Qing had to bring enough guards, and the inner and outer three layers escorted them to the suspension bridge.

Walking on it, Chris realized how long and high the suspension bridge is, and how spectacular it is to be compared to the Capulano Suspension Bridge (1). The bridge is suspended by two giant iron chains over Blackwater Bay, and the green sea water pours into the Blackwater River, surging and surging, and the river meets the sea, stirring up huge waves to crash on the cornerstone of Blackstone Castle.

The cliff opposite the suspension bridge looks as if it has been cut through by a giant axe, and the black boulder is carved with mottled marks.

Looking up along the mountain, there is a black fortress carved out of it, divided into two floors, the upper floor is a single-storey building connected by three towers, the shape resembles a conjoined triplet baby, strange and indescribable. Connected to them is a cylindrical lighthouse, built at the top of a cliff, and the lower level is a balustrade-free multi-tiered platform that juts out of the cliff and hangs halfway up the mountainside, as if it were about to fall into the sea at any moment. After several days of hunger, thirst and exposure, coupled with the torture of sea storms and rains, in the end, the prisoners could not stand it and would be driven crazy, and they would take the initiative to jump off the sea from above.

When the people heard this, they danced in horror, and when they looked at the cliff again, they still seemed to hear screams and wails in the wind.

The main body of the suspension bridge is made of wooden ropes, and walking on it is wobbly and terrifying. As Chris walked, the wind lifted her cloak, blowing the salty smell of seawater. Don't underestimate this journey, she feels as if she has walked a century.

As they all crossed the drawbridge, the drum beat again, and with that, the huge iron gate of North Changshan Island slowly opened.

In ancient China, the south was regarded as supreme, and the north meant defeat and surrender, so the prison of Salmon Island was built on this North Changshan Island. Prisons have been a gloomy and bleak place since ancient times, and there are still many places on North Changshan Island, but the cells that used to hold prisoners are now empty, and they have all been released. And this short-term freedom is only to decide the life and death of these prisoners in the coming year.

Compared with the "Black Stone Tower" and "Black Stone Castle", the prison in front of him seems much more mediocre and clumsy. It is gray and made of large cut stones, interspersed with figure-eight guards' platforms that overlook every corner of the prison and is surrounded by a curtain wall. The cells have thick walls and narrow iron bars and windows, in order to make people feel depressed. In the square of the prison stood a dilapidated gallows, dangling from rusty chains, which had rarely been used since the Capture of the Islands.

They were greeted by the captain of the prison guard, who led the team in full gear. Behind them were two mobile lookout carts with huge wheels, which could be used to climb and watch at any time, and there were several donkey carts behind them, and the boxes were piled up on the carts, all of which were war readiness and supplies.

Chris found that there were a few more martial arts people in the team, and said to himself: Shouldn't they have already gone to those islands with treasures?

Hearing a familiar laughter, Qiu Yulong walked over with a folding fan and said, "I really didn't expect to see all the fairy girls again, Xiaosheng is polite!" Although he spoke respectfully, he looked at the little junior sister Zi Ling with his spare eyes.

Being watched by those lewd eyes of the Wind and Moon Field, the little junior sister was extremely uncomfortable, and hurriedly hid behind the senior sisters.

Seeing the displeasure on the faces of several Taoist aunts, Chang Yutong was very clever and hurriedly interjected: "It seems that Gongzi Qiu is also preparing to go directly to Xiaoshan Island this year!"

Qiu Yulong smiled at Chang Yutong and said, "Xiao Sheng naturally knows how many catties and taels he has, and he doesn't dare to ask for it, so he has to recharge his energy before the big war comes." ”

Chang Yu channel: "Qiu Gongzi is really humble and vain, it must be inevitable!"

Qiu Yulong smiled silently.

Wang Shu asked, "Xiao Hei, what do they mean?"

Chang Yutong replied: "These people have unique skills, so they naturally disdain to compete for treasures on other islands, they are all waiting to go to Little Black Mountain Island to compete for the rare treasures in the roster!"

"I see!"

In this group of people, there are not only Zhang Changbei, Yuan Bin, and Bei Sanqi, but also the sarcoma man, as well as "Suo Soul".

In addition, they found the three island villagers, one of whom was carrying a bow and arrow, while the other two were armed with farming implements, an iron rake, and a harpoon. Hong Qili said in his heart: These three people are just a little more dexterous than ordinary people, no matter what, they can't get close to their unique skills, why did they stay?

Seeing Zhang Changbei, Chang Yutong was the most surprised, and said in his heart: Doctor Zhang is so confident in himself this year. He asked: "Zhang Daguan, didn't you usually go to Scorpion Island? What did you fancy this year?"

Zhang Changbei didn't answer, snorted coldly and walked away. Zhang Changbei is such a temper, Chang Yutong doesn't think it's angry.

Continue to go eastward for dozens of miles, the scorching sun is on the head, although it is early winter, everyone also feels hot, but at this moment, a cool and refreshing wind blows. It turned out that they were on high ground, overlooking Half Moon Bay at the eastern end of the island. The eastern and western headlands protrude into the sea, encircling the bay and forming a half-moon-shaped beach washed by the waves, which lies quietly in the bay like a golden moon against the blue waters.

The little junior sister pulled Huang Jingjing to Chris's eyes, and asked shyly: "Brother Xiaoyi, let's go over there and take a look at the sea view!"

Chris didn't expect the other party to invite him, so he was slightly stunned, and then said, "Okay!"

The two women answered in the affirmative and relaxed.

After hearing this, everyone followed the three of them forward.

Condescendingly, they saw the ultimate mesmerizing view. The sand is flooded with damp light, reflecting nearly 100 kinds of mottled hues, some white as jade, some red as agate, some as jade, and some as bright pearls, as if they have entered a bejeweled, bizarre and wonderful world.

The little junior sister was very happy, clapped her hands and said, "What is that, it's so beautiful!"

Chris was about to say that she didn't know it either, but the bear man behind her answered for her.

"That should be the Jewel Stone!" Teng Chu said quietly: "I have heard that there is a crescent moon bay on Salmon Island, and there are Jewel Stones on it, which is very magical. Not only is the fragrance and color clear, but also the hardness is extremely high, which must be an excellent raw material for making pottery. ”

"Pottery?"

When the little junior sister heard him, she was full of interest and wanted to hear Teng Chuliang continue to say something.

Several other senior sisters, when they saw this burly strong man, would show a sincere smile when they talked about pottery, and they also thought it was really interesting.

But Teng Chuliang saw that several female Dao aunts were looking at him, and he immediately became silent.

If he hadn't known in advance, Xiong Daiying would not have imagined that the dignified Great Valley Lord of Immortal Moon Valley was afraid to talk to a woman! When he looked at Teng Chuliang again, he found that even his ears had turned red.

Chang Yutong grinned and said, "Mr. Teng likes pottery, and the lord has already collected some high-grade pearl stone balls in Half Moon Bay, and he will send them with that pottery!"

Teng Chuliang smiled shallowly and arched his hand to Li Qing: "Brother Li is really thoughtful, thank you!"

"Where, a little bit of the foolish brother's heart, I hope that the virtuous brother will often come to Salmon Island as a guest. ”

Ning Yifei heard that this bay was called "Half Moon Bay", and he thought about "Yueyuer" in his heart, and for a while, he looked at the sea and became distracted.

Li Qing turned back to the channel with Changyu: "The hour is almost there, right?!"