Wang Gui and Wang Bin passed through the county seat of Wushan, and met the White Lotus Sect disciples on the mountain road, and sold talisman water to them. It was also mentioned in the conversation that the evil ghosts of the Oniwang Temple were born, and only the divine water could keep the clouds safe.

There seems to be a lot of shabby settlements and homeless people gathered in the vicinity, begging for a living here. There were porters, dock coolies, coal and iron mines, and bandits. At the junction of the Sichuan Political Envoy Department and the Huguang Ground, the mountains and rivers have complex topography, and it is the eastern hub of Sichuan, the government is weak, and the mountain bandits and river bandits are notoriously numerous.

As a result, the White Lotus Sect, the Ming Sect and other large and small sects that were explicitly forbidden by the imperial court were all in and out of the vicinity. The chaos in this place is not a pure land, and it is not unusual for Wang Gui and others to meet the disciples again.

When Wang Gui and the others found the valley of the "Ghost King Temple", there was a gust of wind. The valley is in a tuyere position, and the strong winds are pouring into the narrow valley, which is simply flying sand and rocks.

The dust, sand, gravel, barren grass, and leaves of the sky are flying wildly, covering the sky, and the wind is "woo-woo-woo...... whistling like a ghost crying and a god howling! Wang Gui thought of the White Lotus Sect's words again, and even his face changed.

Wang Bin hadn't been here, but his face didn't change, and he sneered: "I killed so many people, and I was full of resentful ghosts, and if there was a ghost king, I came to collect them." ”

They climbed up the mountain along the narrow path on the mountainside, and the wind was so strong that it almost overturned people, and Wang Gui used his hands and feet at the same time, which was very embarrassing. The two of them managed to climb to a temple hanging over the cliff. This temple is obviously some years old, and it is really strange to build it on the stone wall, and it has nothing to do with all the sects at this time, no wonder there are rumors all around.

No one had been in the temple for a while, and the mud bodhisattva's body, doors, windows, and ground were covered with dust. Wang Gui was even worried about whether the people in the valley were dead.

Wang Gui carried a big burden on his back, lit a torch and walked into the black room inside, walked straight to a stone slab, and went to lift a stone slab on the ground. Wang Bin said: "According to the fire, I will come." ”

When the slab was lifted, a stone staircase carved out of the stone appeared in front of them. The two of them walked down with torches one after the other.

It was cold and damp, and there was a subtle sound of water droplets everywhere, but in this kind of cave, there was living water that would not suffocate to death. Wang Gui has been here, but he is not so worried. He followed the path he had walked before, and slowly touched forward.

However, after a long time, there was a faint light in the crack in the stone in front of me, but a large stone blocked the way. Wang Bin stretched out his hand and tried it, but the stone did not move at all.

Wang Gui came up with a torch, looked for a while on the stone wall, then grabbed a rope and pulled it, and the sound of "jingling" suddenly sounded outside.

Seeing this, Wang Bin looked abrupt.

After ringing the bell several times, the two of them leaned against the stone wall and waited. After waiting for a long time, a crack in the stone that shone with bright light suddenly darkened, and it seemed that a pair of eyes had come to it.

Wang Gui immediately stood up straight, and the torch shone on himself and said, "It's our family!" ”

At this moment, Wang Bin thought for a while and said, "My business is done, don't leave it at that." ”

Wang Gui also hugged his fists and said: "Commander Wang should be careful all the way back." ”

"Farewell." Wang Bin stretched out his hand to take the torch, turned around and left.

After a while, the large stone blocking the entrance of the cave began to move, and the boulder slowly moved a crack in the sound of "...... bang". Wang Gui squeezed out of the crack in the stone sideways.

Outside the cave, there is a dripping stone cavity road, located in the middle of the cliff. When Wang Gui walked out, he saw that all four people were standing on the stone road, but only three big men were pushing the boulder. Qu Neng's father and son, Sheng Yong, and Qi Tai stood behind and watched.

"Guys, don't come unharmed?" Wang Gui's expression was a little embarrassed, and he bowed.

The men all clasped their fists in return. Qu Neng looked like the owner of this place and asked, "Why did the prince come here this time?" ”

Because Qu Neng's father and son came to this place first, when Sheng Yong and Qi Tai came over one after another, Qu Neng was already familiar with this place.

Wang Gui said: "The prince ordered our family to stay here. ”

Several people looked at each other, but did not say anything. The three men worked together and pushed the stone up again with difficulty.

Wang Gui followed them forward, and couldn't help but look back again, the entrance of the cave had been repaired, and he didn't know where he got such a huge stone; Without the three big men working together, I'm afraid it won't be opened.

…… The valley is full of vegetation and surrounded by mountains, and it seems that there is not even an exit. The water from the stone wall flowed down and merged into a small stream. Several wooden houses of Qu Neng and others were built next to the stream.

A few houses and a wooden stake fence form a small village in this deep uninhabited valley. Wang Gui was surprised to find that there were crops and vegetable fields around the village, and one of the roads inside was actually paved with stone slabs. For these Han Chinese who have a labor force, as long as there is land to cultivate, they will definitely be able to build a village.

Qu Neng and the others did not ask Wang Gui anything else, but only talked about crops. Qu Neng said: "None of us have ever farmed, and we don't know the envoys who cultivate, but Mr. Qi (Qi Tai) knows a lot." ”

Qi Tai and Sheng Yong also talked about what vegetables to grow in what season.

At first, Wang Gui was a little convinced that they would settle down here with peace of mind, but soon he felt that something was wrong: how could he settle down without a woman?

And when Wang Gui was welcomed to Qi Tai's house, and saw the rough wooden walls and tables full of drawings and papers, Wang Gui decided: These people don't want to hide here for the rest of their lives!

The map looks like a topographic map of the eastern Ming region, with many lines on it. Wang Gui took a closer look, and the names of many generals and places were written on the map, such as the three words "Shengyongbu", and Jinan City was written next to it...... This is the situation map of the various battles of the "Battle of Jingyan"!

Qi Tai hurriedly said: "Unexpectedly, there are guests today, I didn't have time to clean up, everyone laughed." ”

Sheng Yong's expression was gloomy when he saw these things, and then he spoke: "These big battles recorded by Qi Butang, as long as one battle is won, the situation in the world is very different!" ”

Qi Tai said: "General Sheng, don't call me again. The two talked about this topic, and Qi Tai couldn't help muttering, "As long as there is no Huang Zicheng, how can this situation be ......?"

At the beginning, everyone only talked about growing vegetables, but at this time, even Qu Neng snorted: "In the first year of Jianwen, hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers entered Beiping, and the soldiers came to the city. If it weren't for Li Jinglong being the handsome, we would have won long ago! ”

Qi Tai said: "If there is no Huang Zicheng, what is the matter with Li Jinglong?" He seems to be very dissatisfied with Huang Zicheng alone.

Sheng Yong's expression gradually calmed down, and he said indifferently on the side: "How can there be no Huang Zicheng?" Without those Confucian scholars, it is difficult to say whether Jianwenjun would inherit the throne. ”

Wang Gui finally spoke: "The Huang Zicheng you said has been buried in the ground, and he died a miserable death. ”

Everyone fell silent for a while.