If there was no help from the "Wanjintang" and the "Evil Dog Gate", Cao Duyun would only take the officers and soldiers of the Sailor Division into the valley, and his combat power would have been greatly weakened, and the risk would have been a little greater.

At this time, he suddenly heard Hua Bushi say: "Miss Lan'er is willing to stay outside the valley with me, Hua Bushi can't ask for it, but Uncle Xiong's big army is more appropriate to go into the valley with Cao Gongzi's sailor army, and if you really encounter the main force of pirates, you can still respond." ”

Hua Bushi's words made Cao Duyun quite surprised. The eldest young master had been thinking with his head down before, as if he was thinking about something difficult to solve, but now the expression on his face was cheerful, as if the problem in his heart had been solved.

Yang Jiangyi's eyebrows condensed slightly, and his eyes looked at Hua Bushi a little strangely, as if he also realized something, but Sima Rulan has always been obedient to this "Mr. Hua", and almost didn't think about his arrangements, so he habitually nodded and agreed.

Hua Bushi immediately turned to Cao Duyun and said, "It may be dangerous to enter the valley tonight, but since Brother Cao has made a decision, the younger brother will not stop him, so he will lead the disciples of the 'Evil Dog Gate' to guard in this Sea God Temple, so as to cut off Brother Cao's army." ”

Even if he wants to go into the valley to investigate, it is also a very important thing after the break, with Hua Bushi leading the people to guard the valley mouth, Cao Duyun can rest assured, and he didn't have much hope for the two hundred inconspicuous indigenous legions of the "Evil Dog Gate".

Therefore, hearing the eldest young master say this, the unhappiness that Cao Duyun originally had in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he immediately arched his hand and said: "Then there is Brother Lao Hua, and the junior brother will leave two hundred sailor soldiers to guard this place together with Brother Hua and your disciples!"

The combat power of the soldiers of the 200 Water Division was far inferior to that of the "Wanjin Hall", and it was insignificant to Cao Duyun, and he offered to keep the soldiers, but it was indeed out of kindness, worried that the indigenous disciples brought by Hua Bushi would not be enough to take on the duty of guarding the broken queen.

Hua Bushi didn't shirk either, and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Cao only needs to leave two hundred archers under my command." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Just according to Brother Hua's words." He thought in his heart that Hua Bushi wanted 200 archers, it must be to guard the city wall, and he didn't think it was strange at the moment.

The soldiers of the ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Marine Division were quickly assembled. Cao Duyun sent 200 archers, led by a general named Hu Jing, who ordered him to stay outside the palace and obey Hua Bushi's command, while the other soldiers and nearly 3,000 people from the Great Gang Department formed a column and marched from the blasted stone wall to the valley.

These 3,000 soldiers are overwhelming, and with the three masters of Cao Duyun, Qiu Hengbo and Xiong Bailing in charge, even if they encounter the Black Dragon King in the valley, there is no need to be afraid.

The valley was wide, fifty feet wide, flanked on either side by steep cliffs, the highest black rock peak on the island. There is no danger of someone ambushing on the top of the cliff, because a cliff like this hundred zhang high is impossible for even a master of light skills to climb. And the faint white mist that permeated the valley slowly surged above everyone's heads, but it added a bit of mystery and weirdness to the valley.

This valley is actually a crack in the peak of the Black Rock Mountain, but it is not visible from a distance on the island, probably because of the fog that covers it.

Xiong Bailing volunteered to lead the Great Rebellion to open the way in front of the head, Cao Duyun hesitated slightly, and agreed.

The valley was longer than expected, and the road ahead was very tortuous, but fortunately it did not diverge, but it went all the way. After walking out of seven or eight miles, there was still no end in sight, and the white mist above his head was thicker than before, and it had turned into a misty.

"Spread out in formation, pay attention to probe, and beware of enemy ambushes!" Cao Duyun ordered.

Although most of the people of the Dragon Palace had already left the island, it stands to reason that there were not many people who could ambush them, and the ambush of a small group of pirates was insignificant for an army of thousands, but Cao Duyun still maintained enough caution and decided to take it step by step, rather than rushing forward.

But at this time, I only heard Xiong Bailing at the front shouting: "Out of the valley, there must be a crystal palace on the opposite mountainside!"

Cao Duyun was overjoyed when he heard this, and he rode forward, and soon galloped to the front of the team, while Qiu Hengbo followed him like a shadow.

Sure enough, there is Taniguchi ahead. As soon as you leave the valley, you will be open in front of you, and the clouds and mist above your head will be much lighter, and you can see the stars in the night sky, and in front of you is an extremely wide valley.

It turned out that the middle of the black stone peak was empty!

This valley is more than ten miles long, and there are many huge black stones and stone pillars scattered in the valley, the short ones are more than one high, and the high ones are two or three zhang, jagged Luobu, like a black and oppressive forest. The valley is surrounded by straight cliffs on all sides, like an incomparably huge patio.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the underground volcano must have erupted from here, and now Cao Duyun and a group of soldiers have come to the crater.

When the volcano erupts, it must have been a furnace hell of boiling lava, and no living thing could survive here. However, thousands of years have passed, and the former volcano has long since died, but this valley under the mountain pass has come to life, and some grass and trees have grown out of the cracks in the black rocks on the surface, but the whole valley has shown a faint vitality.

The treacherous topography of the patio and the black rocky forest are not the most attractive things, because on the other side of the valley, halfway up the mountainside, hundreds of feet high, stands a splendid palace.

If the sea temple outside the valley is just a majestic hall like a temple, the palace located on the opposite mountainside is definitely the kind of building that can only be found in the imperial palace, and it is a place that only a real emperor can have.

If it weren't for the emperor, how could he afford to build such a palace! And even the word "splendid" is not enough to describe its luxury!

Cao Duyun had lived in Beijing for a long time, and he had been in the Forbidden City many times, and he had seen a lot of various palaces in the inner courtyard of the palace, but he felt that the palace on the mountainside opposite was much more gorgeous than any he had seen before.

Even ten miles away, from this side of the valley, it can be seen that the bricks of the palace are made of pure gold, with a golden halo under the glazed light, and on the corners and eaves, inlaid with countless pearls and gems, bright as stars, and the purple tiles of the roof seem to be carved from beautiful jade, exquisitely clear and dazzling.

This must be the legendary Crystal Palace! Only the place where the dragon king with the endless jewels of the myth lived could be so magnificent!

This kind of place has never even been seen by Cao Duyun, let alone the others, and almost all of them are looking at it with straight eyes, dizziness, and forgetfulness for a while.

"All the soldiers, obey the order, advance, and rush through this valley!"

Cao Duyun shouted a shouting order, which made these sailors and soldiers wake up, and the three thousand men and horses immediately lined up in formation at the mouth of the valley and drove in the direction of the palace opposite the valley.

Everyone's eyes lit up with excitement, their mouths swallowed saliva, the blood in their chests surged upward, and their steps unconsciously sped up a lot!

Of course, these ordinary soldiers did not dare to expect to be able to divide all the treasures in that palace, but as long as they got one of the gems and a gold brick, they would be able to live without food and clothing for the rest of their lives. And even if all the treasures in the palace are obtained by the imperial court, the rewards for these soldiers must be indispensable.

This palace in the middle of the basin is simply the glory and wealth of their lives!

In the face of this temptation, no one cared about the more than ten miles through the valley, and the forest formed by these black strange rocks in front of him was not worth the sun at all. The eyes of every soldier were fixed on the glittering golden palace on the opposite mountainside and refused to move away.

However, as they walked for several miles, the closer they approached, the palace, which seemed to be close at hand, suddenly became blurred, and not only did the original dazzling brilliance greatly diminished, but the scene shook slightly, like a floating shadow printed upside down in the water!

Cao Duyun rode at the front of the queue and was the first to notice such a change. His face changed greatly, his feet flew up from the horse's back, and he had swept up several feet in an instant, and jumped onto the top of a boulder, and he was shocked to find that the palace with gold bricks and blue tiles on the opposite mountainside had disappeared in this instant!

Qiu Hengbo flew closely behind Cao Duyun, standing on the top of the stone and looking around, with a look of surprise and surprise on his face.

A moment later, Xiong Bailing led the Great Rebellion Department and the soldiers of the Sailor Division to the front, all of them staring at the front in amazement, and all of them had an expression of disbelief on their faces.

The palace was an ethereal illusion, and it had been scattered by the wind, leaving no trace!

"This ...... What's going on?" Even if his scheming was as deep as Cao Duyun, he couldn't hide the anger and disappointment in his heart, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Could it be that the Black Dragon King will use the demon law to move that palace away!" shouted one of the soldiers of the Water Master.

"Impossible, where can such a big palace be said to move away, I think we must have fallen into a trick!" said another.

"Oh no! there must be someone in that gang of pirates who can do sorcery!"

"Shut up! don't talk nonsense!" Xiong Bailing snapped.

He looked around and said in a deep voice: "The old man once heard that in the vast ocean or in the desert, there is a so-called 'mirage', and people can see an illusory fairyland in the distance, and they will disappear before they get close. The palace scene we saw just now must be this kind of illusion!"