The road to the Song Kingdom, hidden deep in the belly of the mountain, after the caravan passed a lush ancient forest, it was guided by the head horse of the way, entered a cave wall, where the holes are connected, thousands of ditches and paths, if there is no familiar person to lead the way, it is very difficult to find the right path.

The horse team walked along the gentle slope of the winding path, at this time it was a light rain, the men were all on the coats, holding the hats, the caravan women were a few into the car to dodge, many were holding up the oil-paper umbrellas painted with the patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects, under the green bamboo umbrella frame, there were a brocade skirts with bright and bright colors, swaying with the footsteps, and the fragrance was beautiful and beautiful in a moment.

There was an eight-horse cart in the horse team, and at this moment the curtain was suddenly lifted, and the fish drum true spirit poked its head out of it, and saw the back row from the front row, and saw it with relish, squeezing his eyebrows from time to time, and causing several women to giggle.

Zhang Yan shook his head slightly, that Mrs. Wang had prepared a car for the two of them separately, but these days, this fish drum is really Ling, and if she is a beautiful woman, she has to go up to talk and laugh a few words, but he still has a good appearance, which has attracted many women's spring hearts, and there is also a woman who has married a woman who has sent a bamboo book incense.

Only then did Zhang Yan know why the head of Qin didn't let this magic weapon come out, so that he would be detained by his side and not let him provoke right and wrong.

This carriage is extremely wide, enough to sit down five or six people, its interior layout is also comfortable and exquisite, gold and silver utensils, toiletries are not lacking, there is a gold wire cage next to the wall of the carriage, which has a golden rooster to ward off evil spirits and report the time, and there are special people to feed them every day.

From these small things, it can be seen that it is true that Zhongzhu Continent is the richest place in Jiuzhou.

The fish drum true spirit looked at it for a while, and then felt bored. Retreated into the carriage and leaned lazily on the thick cushions.

He kept the wine in his hand all day, took the wine jug, poured a sip of sweet wine, and smashed it. Suddenly turned his head and said: "Mountain and river boy, no wonder you say that this Zhongzhu Shenzhou is a rich and gentle township, and the smoke and willows are prosperous, just looking at those gorgeous clothes and ornaments, it is not something that ordinary people in Donghuazhou can afford." ”

Since ancient times, few people in Zhongzhu Shenzhou have been able to ascend to enlightenment. Many monks know that the road is difficult, so they take pleasure in longevity and happiness.

The princes and generals of this continent are all gold, pearls, beautiful jade, and foreign things to attract monks, such as Qi, Song, Wei and other places with strong national strength, and they have to mobilize millions of people every year. Split the mountain and chisel the stone, cut down the forest to open the road, build a temple and build a temple on the precipice of the dangerous mountain, and offer incense.

The abuse of people's power like elsewhere has long been a matter of mourning. The people's grievances are boiling, but the land here is fertile, the products are abundant, and there are few sword soldiers, so it can support such a large consumption.

When the caravan came all the way, it had already seen several beautifully decorated seats. The temple view of carved beams and painted buildings, whenever it is approaching, there are bursts of silk bamboo piano sound from it. The bell chime rang slowly, and people were happy to listen to it and forget their worries.

It seems that such a anointed place is the easiest to wear down people's will, and the cultivators are also like the princes and grandsons, who travel in brocade clothes and jade robes all day long, and travel in chariots and horses. Listening to music is very luxurious. Most of them are deeply trapped in the red dust and can't extricate themselves.

Zhang Yan heard the true spiritual words of the fish drum, and it seemed that he had also been to many realms, and when he thought that he didn't know his origin, he asked: "I haven't asked for advice, which ancestor did Uncle Shi follow that day?"

The fish drum true spirit put down the wine jug, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeves, smiled, and said triumphantly: "Master and nephew, listen well, I am the third generation of the head of the Yuan Zhongzi refined, after I was born with true knowledge, and after two generations of heads repeatedly refined, zuihou to the current Qin head of the hands, only then did the true spirit be born." ”

Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows, unexpectedly, he couldn't imagine that this Yingjie fish drum was so big?

He also heard Zhou Chongju say that the ancestor of the Mingcang faction is a true person of Taiying, but he is not a person from Jiuzhou, but he came from outside the sky, and after the establishment of the Mingcang faction, he has disappeared for only more than 100 years.

And this third-generation head of the Yuan Zhongzi, he is the great disciple of the Taiying Zhenren, the one who really laid the foundation of the Mingcang faction, and one of the ancestors who broke through the realm and ascended in the past dynasties.

In this way, this Yingjie fish drum has passed through the hands of four generations of heads, and the qualifications are far beyond his imagination, but he doesn't know what the masters of the past generations are trying to practice such a magic weapon that cannot be used to kill and fight?

Zhang Yan didn't believe that they had no purpose, but with his current cultivation, he had no way of knowing the secrets.

At that moment, someone shouted outside, "The rain has stopped." ”

Zhang Yan didn't want to sit in the carriage for a long time and get off the train.

After the light rain, there is a light dampness, the air in the gully is smooth, the warm wind blows, and the sound of insects singing and birdsong comes from the ethereal valley.

At this moment, I don't know how much I have penetrated into the belly of the mountain, and I faintly hear the sound of clear spring and flowing water, the moss on the stone, and the corner of the road. Because of the rain and fog, there are still colorful and colorful glittering lights.

After walking forward for half an hour, I came to an open field, and saw a smooth and flat majestic stone wall, in which niches were chiseled out one after another, and more than a thousand stone statues were placed.

Among them, there is a particularly tall stone statue, hidden in the niche wall, which is intricately carved and has a lifelike face, like a real person.

Zhang Yan noticed that although there was no forbidden formation here, the stone statue did not have any broken branches and leaves, and even in some dark corners, there was no filth, and it was obvious that people often wiped and swept it.

At this time, there was a commotion in the horse caravan, and many people left the procession, and ran forward, knelt down to burn prayers, and bowed and worshipped, and looked at the appearance, which was very pious.

Zhang Yan beckoned, summoned the steward Qiu to his side, pointed and asked, "Which real person is this sacrificial?"

Steward Qiu arched his hand and said solemnly: "If you return to the Immortal Master, this is the person from the Wing Cliff of the Ancestor of the Xuan Sect." ”

Steward Qiu pointed to the surroundings and said: "In the past, the people on the wing cliff came here to practice, and they took a fancy to this landscape at a glance, and practiced here for more than 500 years. ”

The Fish Drum True Spirit pursed his lips and said, "What kind of immortal, how can there ever be a person who has ascended in Zhongzhu Continent." If it is calculated by the number of lifespans, he calls my grandfather and thinks he is young. ”

Steward Qiu was taken aback and said, "This Taoist chief, it's okay to talk about this here, if you go to Handjing." You must not blaspheme this immortal, in the territory of the Song Kingdom, there are mostly believers in this immortal. ”

He looked left and right again, lowered his voice a little more, and said, "It's the chariot guard in the horse team." There are also many disciples from the Liexuan Sect. ”

At this time, Zhang Yan saw some believers take out a book and muttered it, so he pointed and said, "What kind of book is that?"

Steward Qiu took a look at it and said, "This is a copy of the Tao Sutra written by the people on the Wing Cliff that day. ”

"Tao Jing?"

Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows, there are so many cultivators in the world, but directly using the word "Tao Sutra" to title his writings is something that even those powerful monks have not dared to do in the past. Then he said, "Show it to me." ”

Steward Qiu hurriedly went to fetch it and handed it over to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan took it and looked at it a few times, smiled slightly, and handed it to the fish drum true spirit.

The fish drum true spirit also glanced at it a few times and sneered. ridiculed: "How should I be, it turned out to be a hodgepodge of more than 100 Taoist books, deceiving fools and fools." ”

Steward Qiu's face turned pale with shock, and he hurriedly looked around, and saw that no one heard, so he put down his hanging heart.

Zhang Yan said with his hand: "The people on the Wing Cliff can be a patriarch. If it is not so shallow, nor so arrogant, it may be forged by later generations. ”

The Fish Drum True Spirit agreed: "Eighty percent is yes." ”

There are indeed many believers on the Wing Cliff. As far as Zhang Yan could see, most of the caravan came here to offer incense.

After an hour of worship, the horse team returned to the road, but it was not far away, and suddenly there was a noise in front of it. The horse team stopped, which immediately alarmed Madame Wang in the rear. She got out of the car with two maidservants, called a guard and asked, "What's wrong?"

The guard said in a panic, "The ropeway on the cliff ahead has somehow been disconnected, and there is no way out. ”

Mrs. Wang frowned and said, "Take me to see it." ”

The guards were busy leading the way, and after walking less than two hundred steps, they saw that on the cliff in front of them, the cableway that was originally connected by iron chains had been disconnected, and they could vaguely see the opposite cliff, and below them was a ravine, and it was impossible to pass unless they crossed the void.

Mrs. Wang was extremely bold, stood on the edge of the cliff for a while, and suddenly said, "Find a few people and drag the chain up." ”

After a short time, dozens of people came and dragged the chains up.

Mrs. Wang stepped forward and took a closer look at the broken opening, and saw that the broken place was neat, obviously beheaded by the sharp blade of the divine soldier, and immediately knew that someone had done it on purpose.

But on the surface, she was silent, caring for everyone to put down the chain, and then went back to the convoy, and then saw that the steward Wu was also hurrying with crutches, and panted: "Madam, I heard that the chain is broken? ”，

Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "Maybe it was done by the demons in the mountains, but now it is difficult, the concubine is shallow, the old steward is well-informed, and he is familiar with the road in the mountains, I don't know if there is another way to go to Beijing?"

Steward Wu touched his beard, thought for a while, and said: "If this road is not passable, you need to take a detour, copy the path out of the valley, you can go to the mainland, but in the valley since the previous year, a person from the empty Dao, received a few apprentices, and captured more than 1,000 people, and set up a Taoist temple there, in the past to collect some money to buy the road, I heard that the disciples of his disciples are ruthless, at least seventy percent, if you go to that place......"

Mrs. Wang said categorically: "You can earn more money after giving up your money, and the goods must be transported. ”

Steward Wu just sighed repeatedly, and kept saying, "The number of days, the number of days." ”

Mrs. Wang returned to the car, and after entering the car, her expression was solemn.

Since her husband and father-in-law died of illness one after another, it was the first time she led a caravan here, but she also inquired clearly in advance, the road to the territory of the Song Kingdom, in addition to this ghost cliff cableway, there are obviously two roads, but Steward Wu only said one, hidden and silent, there must be a problem in this!

Before, she had already felt that Steward Wu was acting suspiciously along the way, but now she was even more sure.

She can also think that she has just proposed to take another path, and if the other party has an arrangement, she will definitely not miss it.

She can be regarded as a first-class heroine among women, she does not panic at all, and keeps thinking about countermeasures in her heart.

After a while, she raised her head and beckoned the maidservant, "Please come over the two Taoist masters." ”

Before the maid could go away, she suddenly stood up, stopped the maidservant again, and said, "Wait, I'd better go myself." ”

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