Chapter 15 The Dangerous Road
Pingyang City, less than 30 miles away from Yungang Pass, the last barrier on the border, is the closest to the border pass among the six counties of the empire, and it is also the least prosperous capital.
At the beginning, the Sima family set up its foundation here, in order to show the determination of the head of the family, to use the body as a barrier to block the invasion of the beasts, and to protect the land behind them, so that the children and grandchildren of the Sima family can grow and grow one day under this cover.
In addition to the period of the Great War of the Hundred Tribes, Yungang Pass was once destroyed, and the rest of history, for thousands of years, Yungang Pass blocked the approach of the Northwest Beast Clan, and the blood of the generals of the Sima family stained every part of this desert red, in exchange for the peace of the human race in the rear, and the sense of responsibility for defending the land and protecting the people, which was deeply imprinted in the body of each generation of Sima family heads and even every Sima clan.
“...... Before the establishment of Yungang Pass, Pingyang City was the capital of the six counties with the highest renewal rate. ”
Wen Quzhi looked at Pingyang from afar, and said with a smile: "The beast clan invaded seventeen or eighteen times a month, beating this place to pieces, and renovating it every year, there is no chance of turning it into an ancient city at all, if it weren't for the ruthlessness of the ancestors of the Sima family, moving their family here, and building Yungang Pass, today's northwest will still only be a barren smoke......
Long Yun'er said: "It's rare to hear the head of the family affirm people so much, it seems that you have a lot of praise for the Sima family." ”
Wen Quzhi glanced at Pingyang again, with a little reluctance, turned his head, and said lightly: "During the war of the hundred clans, the Sima family also had heroes. ”
"Stop!"
Situ Xiaoshu, who was walking beside him, couldn't help but say: "During the war, the famous generals of the Sima family came out one after another, and they were there in several important battles, and they did all the dirty work and tiring work, and they didn't know how many ordinary ......people sacrificed their lives for this."
"Huh?" Long Yun'er said curiously: "Is that so? But in order to commemorate the heroes, the empire did not see many generals of the Sima family on the list of generals compiled, I remember...... The proportion is less than one in fifteen. ”
Long Yun'er didn't mean to question it, but because his father was on the list, and the Long family also included a lot of rankings, he was very familiar with the star list.
However, Situ Xiaoshu felt like he had been trampled on a sore foot, and after listening to it, he directly burst out with a sentence, "On the list of generals you are familiar with, in addition to the Long family and the Li family, is there also the name of the Broken Star Cluster?"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding Sealing Sword Alliance personnel all changed color, in the current political atmosphere, if this word flowed out, it would be an endless disaster, even if Situ Xiaoshu was noble, it was not easy to carry it, let alone say it in front of Wen Peel, a slave trader, this is simply digging a pit for himself to jump.
Situ Xiaoshu said a word, and he also knew that he was speechless, but he didn't flinch, just glared at Wen Quai.
The atmosphere was rigid for a while, Long Yun'er regretted it, she had no intention of saying a wrong word, and the atmosphere that had been difficult for the two sides to ease up again made tension again.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the master of the Wen family, and the good hand of the Sealing Sword Alliance was particularly nervous, pressing his hand on the handle of the knife, as if as long as Wen Qu was sick and said something wrong, he would immediately start to cut it.
"Let's talk casually, don't be so nervous, right?" Wen Quzhi smiled: "The star list is still somewhat reliable, the Cangfeng heroes of the Sima family, not only brave and strategic, but also iron-boned and courageous, at the beginning, surrounded by a large number of demon beasts, they worked hard to rebuild Yungang Pass, and laid the foundation for the great victory in the northwest, they are great heroes." ”
These words seem to be big and muddy, but they really relieved everyone, Situ Xiaoshu didn't expect him to say this, nodded and said: "I can't see it, you still have a vision, but one thing you said is wrong, Sima Qiaofeng, Wu Cangni and his wife, although they successfully rebuilt Yungang Pass, but the real heroes are actually other people, my grandfather said......"
Speaking of this, Situ Xiaoshu seemed to be alert to the inappropriateness, paused his words, and said, "Don't say it, let's go, we have to rush to save people, there is no time." ”
The group stayed away from Pingyang City, went west into the desolate mountains, and prepared to follow the mountain trail and go out of the mountain.
In order to speed up, the Fengdao Alliance and his party gave the horses they brought to Wen Quzhi and the three of them, and they rode two of them, and quickly entered the mountain.
Cangliang Mountain is more than 3,000 meters high, runs through hundreds of miles, Yungang Pass is built in the largest pass in the west, blocks the footsteps of the invaders, the high mountain also blocks the water vapor, there is still a large piece of green in the east, after turning to the west, it is a large piece of soil yellow, the vegetation is scarce, it is desolate, so it is called Cangliang Mountain.
There are locals leading the way, and there are mounts, Wen Qubing and other people are fast, most of the day, has gone deep into the desolate mountains, through the mist, faintly visible at the other end of the mountain, Yungang Pass stands proudly in the clouds, the smoke is swirling, facing the morning light, does not stop blooming the ripples of golden mangs, the sea of clouds sets off waves, the lonely ridge is dangerous, occupies all the momentum, as if the sky will guard, never breakable.
"Yunshan Mountain Gang, this is Yungang Pass...... The pride of the Terrans. ”
Long Yun'er looked at Xiongguan from afar, and there was an indescribable feeling in her heart, she had read it countless times in the book in the past, and imagined countless dangers, and finally appeared in front of her, for some reason, the woman's body herself gave birth to that kind of blood-boiling feeling......
"How many human sages and martyrs have sacrificed their lives in Si, and every inch of land is a heroic ...... refined by a thousand bloods"
It was also the first time to witness Situ Xiaoshu, who had witnessed Yungang Pass, forced himself to bear the excitement in his chest, raised the knife, and bowed to Yungang Pass, and the other good players of the Sealing Knife Alliance behind him also made the same action and bowed to Yungang Pass.
Wen Qu was behind them, and he didn't show respect, just stared at the level that made him almost die, the golden ripples that couldn't help but escape, and judged the situation inside.
(The Great Guard Array has opened, the customs closure order has arrived, and look at the momentum...... How many people have arrived at the Kongo Temple? Not half, but also a third, this is pouring out of the nest!) The sharp eyes of the battle-hardened are just from a distance, Wen Quzhi has glimpsed part of the situation in the pass, and even guesses what kind of tense situation is inside, but ...... It has nothing to do with who you are now.
The crowd continued to walk, the mountain road was steep, and soon they had to abandon their horses, Wen Quai, recalling the old times, smiled, and secretly thought that this group of stupid birds would soon know that they would be powerful......
After walking for more than an hour, most of them are stepping on the rocks with no path, large squash areas, it seems that there is no edge, there is no difference, if you get lost, you must be lost, and when everyone finally passes this road, what appears in front of you is no longer an ordinary sheep intestine path.
Between the cliffs, a winding path, clinging to the cliff, on the other side is a bottomless deep valley, the mountain wind is as cold as a knife, and the trail is almost not a road, and in some places it is even difficult to stick your feet together.
"This ...... What kind of shortcut is this?"
The treacherous mountain, not to mention the low level, is the fourth level of the intermediate level, and he can't help but change color on his face, the mountain path he said before only said that it is a remote place where no one walks, and he didn't say that it is this kind of dangerous place that will be fatal, if he knew it early in the morning......
"Hero, this road is a little narrower, but it's not that difficult to walk, I'm walking ahead. ”
In order to reassure everyone, the villager took the lead in the front, he walked lightly, and after walking a little way, he waved to the back and signaled everyone to come.
Everyone looked at each other, and Wen Quzhi smiled: "It's normal, how long has the Sima family been in Cangliang Mountain? This place has already been familiar, if it weren't for this kind of road that normal people can't walk at all, will there be a gap for the locals to drill?"
After speaking, in the surprised eyes of everyone, Wen Quzhi took the lead to walk down the trail, "Even an ordinary local can walk through, but such a bunch of low, middle and high-level people are holding back, can't you say it?"
As soon as he moved here, Long Yun'er immediately hugged Xiangxue to follow, and the good hands of the Sealing Sword Alliance saw him without hesitation, stepping on that dangerous road, and couldn't help but admire, just this courage is not something ordinary people can do.
Situ Xiaoshu said: "A trafficker has this kind of guts, we have no reason to be inferior to him, let's all follow me, but don't be reluctant, if you feel that your strength is not enough, return to Pingyang City, and I will come back to meet after I finish my work." ”
No one wants to retreat and lose face, all the good hands of the Sealing Knife Alliance followed, and the group walked on the cliff path that was so narrow that it was not good, and the feet were narrow, and there were crunchy stone walls next to it, it was extremely difficult to walk, but what really hurt was the strong mountain wind that blew from time to time, and if you were not careful, you would be blown down.
Long Yun'er and Situ Xiaoshu relied on high-level cultivation, or used claw buckles, or used palms to adsorb, so that they could walk against the stone wall and not be blown off the cliff by the wind.
At this point, they fully experienced the difficulty of this road, and Long Yun'er and Situ Xiaoshu were not only frightened, but also stunned...... Why was Wen Qubing and the villager so steady......? Absolutely unreasonable.
Suddenly, Wen Quai, who was walking in front, sped up his feet, grabbed a few steps and jumped in a row, and grabbed the villager at the front.
"Fellow, what are you holding in your hands?"
The question was unceremoniously, and he was asking, but he had directly grabbed the villager's arm, buckled his wrist tendon, and forced him to spread his hand, only to see a few golden feathers inside, which looked inconspicuous at first glance, but glowed faintly blue.
The others were far away and couldn't see it, but Wen Quai's face changed color, "The wind-fixing feather of the gray-eyed golden-winged eagle? This is a rare high-end product, where did you get it?"
The villager was grabbed by the hand, and said with a sad face: "Attached, pick it up nearby, hero, take it if you want, don't kill me!"
The feathers of the ancient fierce birds were high-priced goods on the auction floor, so how could they be picked up casually? When these words came out, the people who heard them did not believe it, but the voice of Wen Quai's illness suddenly rose.
"Is there a nest of a gray-eyed goldenfinch eagle nearby?" Wen Quzhi hurriedly checked his surroundings, "...... The terrain is high, there is little moisture, but the cold air is heavy...... Sunny overhead...... Damn, this is where the Grey-eyed Goldfinch likes......"
The gray-eyed golden-winged eagle is a kind of demon beast, the fierce name is far and wide, everyone listened to Wen Quai's words, their hearts were beating, and before they could say anything, there was a sudden sound of rock collapse above, and at the same time, the wind that exceeded the previous ten times the strength of the wind, whistling and rolling.
Wen Quzhi grabbed the villager, his mind was not confused, and he noticed that there was something wrong with this wind, not only the fishy smell of demon beasts in it, but also the faint sword qi, and even a kind of ...... Peculiar thunder.
(This is ...... Purple Divine Palm?)
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