Chapter 5 The path of refining the heart, asking the way
Dongfang Longyun didn't rush into this castle, everything here seemed too weird, and the old hunter only saw this castle from a distance, so he didn't dare to go forward.
Therefore, when he arrives here, it is difficult for him to predict what will happen further and what kind of danger will be.
"I don't know if Wang Yuan has the life to come here, otherwise there will be a few more cannon fodder. ”
Dongfang Longyun said to himself in his heart, now he really hopes that Wang Yuan and the others will come over as soon as possible.
At this moment, Dongfang Longyun felt something behind him, turned around and looked, and his face suddenly appeared happy.
I am really thirsty for water, sleepy and have a pillow, Wang Yuanxiao Wangye, you are really good people, send charcoal in the snow, Dongfang Longyun is happy in his heart, and then let's see how to fool them in.
I saw that Wang Yuan and his party just walked out of the woods not far away, and there were five people, which made Dongfang Longyun surprised, he didn't expect them to be so bold and dare to enter the woods, and there were five people who could get here alive, luck was really good.
You know, he went around left and right, trying his best to avoid the woods and grasses to get here, and just like that, he lost an arm and almost lost his life before he broke through.
However, at this time, Wang Yuan's condition was not much better than him, and he was carried out by the other four.
Dongfang Longyun clearly saw that at this time, Wang Yuan's right arm was gone, wrapped in a bloodstained cotton cloth, and his face was pale lying on the improvised stretcher.
One of the other four people is Wang Yuan's attendant, it can be seen that the other person is only afraid that he is more than lucky, and the other three are also sergeants of the Praetorian Guard, including a squad leader and two ordinary sergeants, but their commander is not there, and it seems that they have also returned to the west.
The condition of these four people is slightly better, but it is not optimistic, their bodies are full of scars, and in some places there is even black blood flowing and emitting a disgusting stench.
One of them, in particular, had a huge wound that was a little difficult to bandage, and he simply wrapped it in a strip of cotton cloth, and judging by the extent of his injury, it was difficult for this person to survive today.
However, he still relied on his profound cultivation to support him, carrying Wang Yuan to prevent himself from falling, and the stench on his body was even more diffuse, and Dongfang Longyun could faintly smell it from afar.
Seeing Dongfang Longyun standing in front of the castle, staring at them with a smile on his face, Wang Yuan was suddenly furious.
"Little bastard, what the hell is this place? How do you get out? Tell the king that he can forgive your sins. ”
said it on his lips, but in his heart, Wang Yuan had already decided that he must not let this little bastard get better, and he must be tortured to death.
It is too hateful and unforgivable to bring me to such a terrible place, and to let the guards and followers that this king has worked so hard to cultivate, almost all of them be wiped out.
"Say, what kind of place is this? It led us to this kind of hellish place, little bastard, if you don't say it, I'll make your life worse than death. ”
The attendant also shouted loudly, and the other three also looked at Dongfang Longyun with hatred and anger.
"Hehehe, little prince, you are really ghostly, did I let you follow? It was you who entered this place only because you were bent on murdering me, how can you blame me?"
Dongfang Longyun ignored their anger and resentment, still smiling, and said.
"Besides, the more people you die, the better, I'm happy, and now I'm in a good mood, hahahaha......"
Dongfang Longyun smiled exaggeratedly, in fact, in his heart, he was also very anxious, he didn't worry about going out, but how to enter this castle and get the things inside, he didn't have a clue yet, he could faintly feel that this was his chance, a big opportunity.
And now that Wang Yuan has followed, he has to go to some trouble to trick them into letting them find their way.
Now that he is talking like this, he is angry Wang Yuan.
"You...... You...... Hmph, Dongfang Longyun, I believe you also know that this valley is too dangerous, aren't you yourself seriously injured?
If I'm not mistaken, your arm must have been lost in this valley as well. ”
When Wang Yuan heard Dongfang Longyun's words, his face turned blue with anger and he wanted to vomit blood, but he soon returned to normal, and his name for Dongfang Longyun also changed, which made Dongfang Longyun even more jealous of this person in his heart.
In the past few years, he has had a lot of contact with Wang Yuan, and he deeply knows how ruthless this idle prince who seems to be ruthless and abandoned by the royal family because of his poor cultivation qualifications is, and how deep his scheming is.
"This king can promise you that as long as you take this king out safely, this king will not only forgive your sins, but also ask His Majesty the Emperor to let you go back to Eagle City, how about it?"
Wang Yuan's voice was calm, without the slightest wave.
"Then do you know what I want to do most now?"
Dongfang Longyun was vigilant in his heart, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at Wang Yuan's eyes tightly.
"Kill me, or even destroy the entire dynastic empire. ”
Wang Yuan looked directly at Dongfang Longyun and did not retreat even a step.
"In that case, doesn't the little prince want to say something?"
"What can you say, if you miss today, this king will definitely hunt you down with all his might, but now, we need to cooperate, otherwise, the consequences, I think you know very well, you should know this place better than we do." ”
"Okay, I'll cooperate with you, but what you said about forgiving sins will be forgiven, I, Dongfang Longyun, am not from the Dynasty Empire, and I don't need your pardon.
If I miss today, I will also go all out, looking for an opportunity to kill you, and even disrupt the entire dynastic empire, so that this great empire that has stood on the continent for thousands of years will fall from now on. ”
"You have the ability, but I'll stop you, though. ”
"Welcome, alright, now let's discuss what to do. ”
"Then you have to tell what you know first, otherwise, if you have any bad intentions and trick us, then won't we suffer a big loss?"
Beside Wang Yun, the surviving attendant suddenly said sharply.
Dongfang Longyun ignored him, making his face gloomy, and staring at Dongfang Longyun fiercely, as if he was going to eat him.
Dongfang Longyun turned his head to look at Wang Yuan.
"Hehe, he may indeed know some of the situation here, but I think he only knows, and further along, such as the palace castle in front of him, I think, he doesn't know much about it, otherwise, he wouldn't be waiting for us here. ”
"The little prince is really discerning, indeed, I do know a little about some of the roads ahead, but it's just here, this ancient castle, to be honest, I really don't know anything about it. ”
Wang Yuan got off the stretcher, walked to the gate of the ancient castle, and stood side by side with Dongfang Longyun, he was much taller than Dongfang Longyun, after all, Dongfang Longyun was only more than six years old, almost seven years old, and because of the perennial abuse, his body was thinner than the average six or seven-year-old child, and he looked only five or six years old.
The two were more than three feet apart, and they didn't seem to be at all defenseless against each other, but in fact, the two of them were secretly ready, and as long as they had the opportunity, they would definitely give each other a fatal blow.
However, relatively speaking, Dongfang Long Yun was more nervous in his heart, because he had almost lost his combat effectiveness now, and although Wang Yuan was also seriously injured and missing an arm, his combat effectiveness had not decreased too much.
Wang Yuan didn't act rashly, he also knew Dongfang Longyun's current situation, but, as he said, here, without Dongfang Longyun leading the way, it would be almost impossible for him to escape.
The other four people also followed, faintly surrounding Dongfang Longyun in the middle.
Seeing this, Wang Yuan did not speak, although he must cooperate with Dongfang Longyun now, he must also let Dongfang Longyun know that he must correct his position and not go too far.
And Dongfang Longyun didn't care, no one knew what would happen after entering the castle.
These people surround themselves, although they will have some restrictions on themselves, but at the same time, they are not a kind of protection, they are their own shields.
"Dong Li!"
"In!"
Beside Wang Yuan, the poisoned man replied respectfully, at this time, the smell on his body was even stronger, and there were also a few black lines on his face, obviously, the poison attack on his body was more serious.
Hearing that Wang Yuan called him, the man's eyes did not have any look of fear, but a feeling of relief, and the two people next to him were a little unbearable and a little reluctant, but they looked at Wang Yuan, but they didn't say anything.
"Thank you, Lord Wang!"
Dong Li kowtowed to Wang Yuan three times, then didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards the gate of the ancient castle.
Dongfang Longyun naturally knew what this person meant, he was already highly poisonous, and he was afraid that he would not survive today, and Wang Yuan asked him to lead the way, which was obviously regarded as making the best use of people, of course, from now on, his family Wang Yuan would definitely take good care of him.
Dong Li was in front, Dongfang Longyun and Wang Yuan and others followed behind him, slowly walking into the ancient castle, everyone was cautious, not daring to make any superfluous movements, and even suppressed their voices as much as possible.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that there was no danger at all except for the pitch black, the five fingers missing, and the feeling of being eerie.
However, everyone also discovered a strange situation, according to their speed, they have already walked dozens of miles all the way, and the castle seems to be dead, and the area is only three miles.
"Maybe the bare part of the castle is just an entrance, and the one embedded in the cave is the real castle, which cannot be seen from the outside. ”
The people comforted themselves in this way, even though they themselves did not believe it.
Suddenly, the light in front of me was bright, and everyone was overjoyed, finally seeing the light.
After getting used to the sudden arrival of light, everyone found that about a hundred zhang in front of them, a huge stone monument with a height of 100 zhang was standing up and down the body, exuding endless light.
On the stele, six ancient characters flashed with purple light, extremely dazzling, everyone was sure that they didn't know these six ancient words, but they all understood the meaning of these six words: refining the heart road, asking the way.
And there is also a kind of thought that seems to appear directly in their minds, so that they understand that this is a test, if they pass, there will be a great chance, and if they can't pass, they don't say what the consequences will be.
Then, before they could react, the monument suddenly lit up, and then they lost consciousness.
It seemed like a moment had passed, and it seemed like tens of thousands of years, and Dongfang Long Yun felt that his time seemed to be a little chaotic.
Shaking his head with difficulty, and when he opened his eyes, Dongfang Longyun found that Wang Yuan and the others were gone, he was standing on the top of the first step at this time, looking up, this staircase had no end, I don't know how high.
"Climb up!"
An ancient voice of vicissitudes sounded in his ears, Dongfang Longyun turned his head to look around, only to find that he couldn't see everything around him clearly at all, everything was white, and there were no other scenic items.
"Climb up!"
The voice rang out again.
Dongfang Longyun knew that this was the so-called test, but he didn't know what the specific content of the test was.
Without any further delay, Dongfang Longyun slowly raised his steps and stepped forward to take a step, this step he walked very slowly, he was sensing the situation of this ladder, he instinctively felt that this test was not so simple.