Outside Shangzhou City, on the bank of Luohe River.
The sun is shining high and the wind is blowing.
Among the long grass by the river, two figures were hiding behind an old tree, looking from time to time at the winding path that ran parallel to the Luo River.
"Junior brother, is your calculation of asking about the breath of heaven accurate?
We've all been waiting here for two or three hours, why haven't we seen a handsome driver yet?" Shang Bai, a middle-aged man, said to his companion Shang Ren with a somewhat complaining tone.
The rather handsome Shang Ren glared at him and scolded him: "Don't make any noise!"
Then he buried his head in calculation again.
Shang Bai's face was filled with sadness, and he was boredly observing the scenery around him. Among the deep forest paths filled with wild trees, he could only occasionally hear a few birdsong. Even the birdsongs reflected the silence of the deep forest at the moment.
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On the river slope in the distance, under the cover of vegetation, you can still see several wild graves with scrawled stone tablets...
On such a rarely visited road, would a bad guy really pass by?
Looking at those wild graves where the soil had been washed away by the rain, exposing the rotten coffins underneath, Shang Bai suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
He was beating a drum in his heart, and wanted to ask Shang Ren about the result of 'exploring the breath of heaven'. Unexpectedly, he turned his eyes, but did not see his companion beside him, only a handsome monk wearing dark gray monk's robes!
Shang Bai was shocked and didn't know what was going on. He opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment. The monk looked into his eyes, suddenly smiled and said, "How is the scenery here, donor?"
"Ah? Ah -" Shang Bai couldn't react anymore and shouted twice. When he came to his senses and wanted to respond to the young monk, another voice came from behind him.
The man said: "Just take it back.
A bad handsome man still needs to find someone to question."
Hearing the sudden voice from behind him, Shang Bai quickly turned his head and saw a short man carrying Shang Ren on his shoulders and walking towards the path not far away.
Shang Bai followed the direction of the short man and saw dozens of riders gathered on the path, numerous men and women, surrounding a tall young man in the center. The young man stood there, seemingly sensing Shang Bai's movement.
Peeping at him, she also glanced at him.
——Is this what they call bad handsomeness?
To actually meet a group of bad guys in this way...
Shang Bai quickly lowered his head, thoughts rushing through his mind. At this moment, he heard the young monk talking to him with a smile: "Donor, please come with me."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked towards the cavalry team. Shang Bai looked around and realized that there was no possibility of escape. Shang Ren was already being carried into the car formation of the bad guy, so he couldn't leave his best friend behind.
He ran away alone, so he had to bite the bullet and follow the young monk, and together with the unknown young monk approached the car formation of the bad guy.
"It's true as the general said, these two people are indeed hidden there." The short man carrying Shang Ren walked into the car formation and patted Shang Ren's butt on his shoulder as if to take credit, causing Shang Ren to glare at him.
, he didn't care, grinned a few times, and threw Shang Ren to the ground.
The young monk walking in front of Shang Bai also led him to the horse of the "bad handsome man". After he put his hands together and saluted the bad handsome man, he also joined the car formation.
The unscrupulous commander on the horse, Su Wu, looked down at the two middle-aged men and said with a smile: "The two Taoist friends from the Zhongmiao Sect specially asked about my Qi and veins and why they stayed here to wait for me. ?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Bai looked up at him in surprise.
Shang Bai did not expect that he and the bad handsome man had never met before, and Shang Ren only used the method of 'asking for the breath of the sky' to determine the whereabouts of the bad handsome man - there was no direct or indirect contact between the two parties. He had already figured out the whereabouts of the two of them, and even followed the traces that were so subtle that they were caught directly!
What kind of old monster is this?
I’m afraid Headmaster Shang Yong doesn’t have such a method!
Compared to Shang Bai, Shang Ren was much calmer. He was proficient in the method of "Asking for Heaven's Breath". When he used the method of "Asking for Heaven's Breath" to spy on Su Wu's whereabouts, he already had a premonition that what he had done had been betrayed by this person. What the bad commander felt, in turn, locked his own cause and effect - this was the main reason why he led Shang Bai to surrender to the bad commander.
"Senior Brother Shang Bai and I now hold important positions in Sitiantai and are responsible for monitoring the celestial phenomena.
Ever since the general set foot on Huashan Mountain, there have been frequent strange phenomena in Huashan Mountain. Black clouds cover the sun, giant trees tower into the sky, the mountains shake and the ground trembles, the Wei River bursts its banks... All these strange phenomena are not auspicious, and the saint has hidden worries in his heart. With the help of my two senior brothers, spies from the Lijing Sect, eminent monks and Taoist priests from the Buddhist and Taoist sects, and several unscrupulous people in charge, we will investigate the root cause of the frequent strange appearances in Huashan." Shang Ren took a deep breath and cleared his chest. The words that had been rehearsed countless times were spoken to Su Wu, "With the help of the method of 'asking for the breath of the sky', Pindao accidentally discovered the general's aura and knew that the general might pass by here, so he specially waited for the general here.
The general is deeply involved in the strange changes in Huashan, and he naturally knows better than outsiders the reasons for the various phenomena in Huashan. Senior Brother Shangren and I are here to 'question' the general."
"Are you asking..." Shang Ren's carefully prepared words really caught Su Wu's attention.
He understood what Shang Ren meant.
The saints in the capital of Chang'an frequently dispatched various forces to explore the truth behind the strange changes in Huashan Mountain. In fact, it has been shown that nowadays, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, bad people or the spies of the Lijing Sect, it is absolutely difficult for the saints to completely trust them.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty originally relied heavily on the Taoist sect, and greatly promoted the Taoist sect disciples who entered the court as officials, and would often follow several high-ranking Taoists around him.
In the past, if he wanted to find out the truth of something, he would often ask Ye Fashan or Luo Gongyuan to go and find out the truth.
Now, regarding the strange changes in Mount Huashan, he did not ask Ye Fashan to do it for him. Instead, he mobilized all forces to go to the surrounding areas of Mount Huashan and asked them to collect information from all parties.
His trust in Taoism suddenly became less than before.
What's the reason?
Su Wu secretly had the answer in his heart.
What Shang Ren said now actually corresponds to the various clues Su Wu collected and explored in various places after leaving Huashan. The other party did not try to deceive him.
Xuanzong's true attitude can only be fully ascertained after he returns to Beijing and meets the other party face to face.
It was just the reminders from the two Taoist priests of Zhongmiao Sect that made Su Wu more mentally prepared. He looked at Shang Bai, who looked worried and confused, and then said to Shang Ren: "The Queen of Heaven is here.
The "Longhua Sacred Tree" was born at the foot of Mount Hua, and was nourished and grown by the roots of the mountain and the water from the Wei River. They wanted to create a "Longhua First Meeting". But I joined forces with all parties to cut down the sacred tree, causing the roots of the mountain to tremble, and the Queen of Heaven fled far away.
And left - this is the whole truth about the strange changes in Huashan Mountain.