The outside of the other city gates in Tanzhou is the same as the inside of the city, and it is also the Bitan River that runs through the city. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Only the north gate is different, out of the city gate, is the endless Black Moon Mountain.

The reason why so many people would think of escaping from Tanzhou from the north gate is because this mountainous Black Moon Mountain is a natural hiding place for escape.

After Wei Youqing and Wu Xing finished talking, they went out of the north gate that night, but instead of going straight to Daozhou, they left the road and disappeared into the dense forest of Moling, the peak of Heiyue Mountain outside Tanzhou.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the dense forest covers the sky and the sun during the day, and it is even more cold at night. There was no sound in the quiet night, only the occasional "hissing" sound, which was the sound of a viper circling among the trees.

In the middle of this "hissing" sound, the sound of music sounded intermittently, and this sound made Wei Youqing feel angry in his heart, this was the sound of the snake clan controlling the poisonous snake to attack.

The snake didn't mean to attack Wei Youqing, and the "hiss" sound gradually faded away. Wei Youqing didn't slow down, and continued to walk due west, until he heard a loud "hissing" sound around him, and countless poisonous snakes gathered towards him.

Of course, the so-called "hissing" sound and "Dasheng" sound to the ears of ordinary people are nothing more than the "rustle" sound of the wind blowing through the woods.

Wei Youqing didn't say anything, only sneered in his heart. If you don't return to Pearl Island for a long time, the group of barbaric southerners will betray, and even the snake people in the army will rebel?

At this moment, his regret for the flowers turned into resentment. After many years of love, for the sake of Guanlan's birth, you have to be so ruthless?

Thinking so, Wei Youqing summoned the cold iron sword from the ring, and luckily between his right wrist, between the hand and the hilt, the cold iron sword drew an arc in Wei Youqing's hand.

In the arc, an arc of black light that was invisible in the dark night dispersed. The poisonous snakes that surrounded them seemed to be swept up by the wind, and one by one they flew backwards and hit the big trees in the dense forest. The thick smell of snake blood lingers in this dense forest.

Wei Youqing shouted: "Come out!" If you don't come out again, you don't recognize me, the lord of Pearl Island, and I have no choice but to disrecognize you as a Pearl Island carp man! ”

After a while, a short and sturdy man jumped from the tree, dressed in a black lieutenant's uniform, and stepped forward and saluted Wei Youqing with a fist.

"It turned out to be you." Wei Youqing glanced at the visitor, "Po Yuan, you want to test whether this priest's supernatural powers are true or false, right?" ”

The surname Po is the surname of the snake tribe on Pearl Island. Among the seventy-two tribes of Pearl Island, the three beast taming tribes surnamed Eagle Clan, Snake Clan, and Ant Clan Na are the oldest tribes and the most faithful guardians of the Cheng Temple.

"No, the woman only saw people coming, but she didn't see that it was a priest. And Po Mandarin is now a soldier, and he was ordered to guard here, and he didn't dare to relax. ”

Wei Youqing's anger has dissipated a lot, he knows that the people of Pearl Island will not make perfunctory excuses, and Po Yuan's words are true. I think it's because of the contradiction between myself and Hua Xi.

Wei Youqing's tone softened a lot, and asked, "Where is Jiezhu?" Take me there. ”

The woman agreed, and led the way in front, and the two of them tossed and turned along a path that could hardly be seen in the dense forest, and after a short time there were many fewer trees in front of them, and the dense forest began to thin, revealing a stone step hidden in the artemisia grass.

The stone pavement has fallen into disrepair, collapsed in many places, and the moss marks are all over the steps, and it is extremely slippery. Not far away, there was the sound of flowing water, but it was a crystal clear mountain stream on the side of the road.

This kind of road is naturally familiar to Po Yuan, but he has nothing to say all the way. Wei Youqing thought about how much he had misunderstood him just now, and he was quite apologetic, so he wanted to say a few words to ease the dull atmosphere:

"Po Yuan, how long have you been stationed here?"

"Since I followed the prince here, I have been staying here."

"Homesick?"

The woman didn't answer, but his slight sigh revealed what he was thinking.

Wei Youqing said: "A few days ago, didn't General Liu arrange for the southerners to go home to save their relatives? Have you ever been back? ”

Po Yuan shook his head and said, "The subordinates didn't go back, Chief Jie said that this position is very important, and it has to be guarded, and he is not at ease if someone else comes." ”

"Do you have anyone going back here?"

Po Yuan glanced back at Wei Youqing, but her feet slipped and she almost fell.

Wei Youqing looked at Po Mandarin strangely, such a place is no different from peace for the people of Pearl Island, Po Yuan almost fell, it can be seen how heavy his heart is at the moment.

"Po Yuan, what's going on on Pearl Island, right?"

Po Yuan glanced back at Wei Youqing again, and stopped talking.

Wei Youqing stopped and said sternly: "Po Yuan, you have been out for so long, and you have followed Jiezhu, do you know what the situation is like on Pearl Island?" ”

Po Yuan also stood still, turned around and bowed and said, "Yes, my subordinates already know." Pearl Island was originally the land of Lingnan, and was later renamed the fief of His Royal Highness King Chen by the imperial court, and His Royal Highness King Chen appointed the priest as the lord of Pearl Island. So," he glanced up at Wei Youqing, "Pearl Island belongs to the priests. ”

"Now that you know, tell you the truth, what happened on Pearl Island?"

Po Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "No, everything is business as usual on Pearl Island." The Holy Maiden is in charge of the south, and Chief Wei is in charge of the north. The taxes due each year are also paid normally......"

Wei Youqing's bright eyes stared at Po Yuan, although Po Yuan, who lowered her head and didn't look at him, she could still feel the pressure of a thousand jun.

"Say something different." Wei Youqing's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of Po Yuan.

"Subordinate, subordinate did not go back, what they know is not certain, wait until I see Chief Jie, let the brothers who go back say to the lord."

After Po Yuan finished speaking, she turned her head without the slightest hesitation, and walked forward without waiting for Wei Youqing's approval.

Wei Youqing already knew what had happened, and because of the loyalty of the southerners to the saintess, he didn't want to persecute Po Mandarin too much.

Therefore, Wei Youqing did not continue to ask, followed the footsteps of Po Yuan, and the two of them came to Jiezhu's station, the Fengmo Cave, one of the thirty-six caves on the Black Moon Mountain.

The stone steps in front of the Fengmo Cave Mansion had obviously been recently trimmed, and it was flatter than all the paths they had taken. At the bottom of the stone staircase road is a stone mountain gate.

It is said to be a mountain gate, but it is actually a gatehouse. It looks like this building is some years old, and there are some old sword marks on it, like the traces left by those swordsmen who used to practice here in ancient times.

Po Yuan stood still in front of the mountain gate, and soon, two sergeants flashed out of the woods on both sides, and Po Yuan said: "Governor Wang Fu Wei has arrived, please report to the two of you." ”

The two sergeants listened, and one of them hurried up the steps, and when one turned, he disappeared into the winding stone steps.