In front of me is a vast sea of flowers, red, white, pink, on branches, on grass, on vines, all colorful and colorful. The air is filled with the rich fragrance of flowers.
The last time Tang Zhao saw so many flowers was at Fuhui, but compared to the ingenious flower fence on Jianzhou Island, the flowers here were more vibrant and wild.
Especially the fragrance of flowers. The flower fence on Jianzhou Island confines the fragrance of flowers. Only when you get closer can you smell the unique smell of various flowers. However, here, all the floral fragrances are mixed together and are so strong that they seem to drip out of water.
It's even so strong that it can't even be called a fragrance, but the taste becomes strange.
"It's very good." Tang Zhao sniffed.
For those who appreciate the flowers, the flowers here are a bit messy, but for the fujian masters who extract the fragrance, this place can be regarded as a paradise.
Zhang Rong said: "Collect this fragrance first. If you feel it is not enough, there is another kind of wind in it."
Tang Zhao said: "What?"
Zhang Rong said: "There is a big bell inside. It is a historical relic from the previous dynasty. It is said to be the bell tower at the old site of Zuocheng. According to your classification, the sound is also a kind of wind, right?"
Tang Zhao nodded. Sound is really a kind of wind. It can be heard, cannot be seen or touched, and it has properties, so it is naturally considered wind. But in sword-making materials, sound is not easy to use because the sound is fluctuating and unstable.
Swords made from unstable materials are too risky to make and have always been unpopular. If Tang Zhao chose the two sword techniques of the Dragon Fang Sword as materials, he would choose Dragon Power instead of Dragon Roar. But if it was in a deserted wilderness,
A big bell emits a rich chime, so it should be worth collecting.
Zhang Rong said: "I saw this place in the classics. It is said that in the last years of the previous dynasty, there was a bloody battle in front of the bell tower. A prince king who was our ally in the Jin Dynasty attacked the city. The city gate had been breached. Seeing that
The city could not be saved. Later, the former governor attached his spirit to the bell, transformed into a bell spirit, and rang the bell, killing tens of thousands of troops... and all the people in the city. The hundreds of miles around the city became a dead place.
.”
Tang Zhao was shocked and said: "Is this... the end of the dynasty? Can such a thing... be done?"
The spirit official attached his spirit form to the bell, and the bell shocked tens of thousands of people to death? He had seen all kinds of weird methods of spirit form in the talisman meeting, but he didn't know that there were such branches. This should be an indiscriminate attack
Is it a big move? Why don't the turtle bandits use it? If someone unexpectedly uses this move at a meeting, not to mention the swordsman, how many of the young fu sword masters can resist it? Hundreds of people will die, and Long Yuan will be completely defeated.
.
Zhang Rong said: "The legends from a hundred years ago may be exaggerated? But the spiritual officials in the previous dynasty had many methods. It is said that some controlled living people and some attached corpses. Who knows that there were no attached objects to enhance energy? They also possessed bronze bells.
It may not be possible. At most, it is lost now.”
Tang Zhao thoughtfully said: "Yes, the spirit officer system of the previous dynasty was similar to the Phantom, ever-changing. In fact, the swordsman and the spirit officer are both systems with unlimited potential. It would be great if they could be combined."
Zhang Rong laughed at the situation and said: "It's okay to say what you said now. If you had said it at the beginning, I'm afraid both sides would have got rid of each other and then hastened. As the saying goes, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Now it's the world of swordsmen.
, Lingguan’s scriptures can no longer be read. It’s a pity that Lingguan was in full bloom and prosperous back then. Now it’s just a few lines of history books.”
He sighed a few words and said: "You can collect your energy here first. Later, let's go to the bell to pay homage and then collect the bells. If the bells are not enough by then, we can dig deeper and maybe we can find something.
Some murderous spirit."
Tang Zhao shook his head and said: "It's just the murderous spirit. The murderous spirit is also popular, and it's ominous. But it's always good to pay homage."
Both of them are scholars, and it is inevitable that they have some hobby of nostalgic discussion of history. When they see the ancient monuments of the past dynasties, they will inevitably feel emotional and maybe write poems to pay homage to them. Tang Zhao could not compose poems, but it does not prevent him from wanting to visit them.
Look. Of course, the important thing at hand is to collect materials first, and other things come later. When time is tight, you can save anything by paying homage to the past.
At that moment, Tang Zhao took out the talisman page, prepared the materials, and began to collect the floral fragrance.
Neither of them noticed that there was a pair of eyes deep in the flowers staring at them.
——
"Feng Zhai".
Jiang Shenyi stood in front of a mansion, reading the plaque on the door.
"This family's surname is Feng?"
Mai Shiyu said: "They are one of the three major aristocratic families in the local city. Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that they would join the Demon Cult and become the den of Demon Cult thieves in Zuocheng. Now that the Demon Cult gangsters have fled here, they can never deny it.
.It’s true that if you don’t take the road to heaven, there will be no door to hell.”
Behind her, the prosecutors and prosecutors had already surrounded the mansion. However, although they were surrounding, everyone seemed to be a little wary and did not show any murderous intent.
Mai Shiyu waved his hand and said: "Find someone with a loud voice and give them an ultimatum to make them surrender, otherwise they may not be able to lay eggs if the nest is overturned."
Qianhu, the prosecutor next to him, agreed and said softly: "Deputy envoy, can you give me a little more time?"
Mai Shiyu didn't even look back and said, "What are you worried about? Are you afraid of a powerful local family? The powerful ones are those who are destroyed by the Land Control Bureau."
The thousand households said: "This family's surname is Feng."
Mai Shiyu paused for a moment and said: "The guard envoy is from Zhengyang County, not a local at all. Does he have any serious relatives in the local area? The Feng family is just clinging to him, and his relatives have been around five hundred years ago. If the guard envoy
Now, if I know that the Feng family is plotting against others, I will not be the first to let them go."
Jiang Shenyi said: "It's inconvenient for you to inspect the land department, so I'll take action."
Mai Shiyu was startled, then smiled softly and said: "Thank you, Brother Jiang, for your righteousness, but it is precisely because their family has a roundabout relationship with the guardian envoy that the District Prosecution Department must take action."
After saying that, she drew her sword.
The flowers are raining down from the sky, and the peaches and plums are scattered all over the garden, adding a touch of spring to the deep courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, screams were heard in the house, one after another, as if something terrible happened in the house while the flowers were raining.
All the prosecutors and military attachés looked nervous. Most of the older ones were unbearable, but most of the younger ones were excited. It was obvious that the deputy envoy's tough tactics were admired by them.
Within a moment, someone in the house said: "Surrender, we surrender! We are willing to hand over the demon, please forgive me, my family is full of women and children!"
Mai Shiyu said to Jiang Shenyi: "Look, I haven't done anything serious yet. These arrogant and aristocratic families actually have no bones. They are more evil-minded. They live a good life but just want to do some crooked ways. But when the guillotine is about to be cut, they are more obedient than anyone else.
.Wouldn’t it be better to surrender so early?”
Jiang Shenyi held his chin and said: "Don't you want to give an ultimatum first? You haven't persuaded them to surrender yet, how can they have the chance to surrender?"
…
Mai Shiyu ignored Jiang Shenyi's words and said loudly: "People inside, listen, don't play tricks on me. All the tunnel entrances are blocked, no one can escape. I want sixteen demon sect members, one is missing, you guys
Get someone from your own home to take over."
There was silence in the door. Apparently Mai Shiyu could even count the number of people clearly, which made the Feng family feel desperate.
Sure enough, after a while, the door opened, and the Feng family sent out sixteen tightly tied members of the demon sect. The head of the Feng family, dressed in white, led everyone in the family to lie down on the ground to plead guilty.
These Feng family members had some wounds on their bodies, as if they had been cut by fine blades. Obviously, the rain of flowers falling from the sky brought more than just a beautiful spectacle.
Mai Shiyu waved his hand, and the prosecutor pounced on them. The demon cultists were captured, and the Feng family was taken into custody. Others entered the mansion to search, first searching for the demon cultists who were not hiding, and then searching for the Feng family's involvement in the demon cult.
The physical evidence is conclusive that the Feng family has connected with the Demonic Cult. What remains doubtful is only their status in the Demonic Cult.
The search for demonic cults in the city has been completed, and the district inspection department has won a complete victory. Mai Shiyu presided over it very beautifully, which also greatly increased her prestige within the district inspection department. Therefore, she did not stop the Dongjun Temple because all the demon cultists were arrested.
Instead of carrying out the ceremony, she insisted that all people pray in the temple, and no one questioned her.
In the evening, Tang Zhao and Zhang Rong came to the bell tower at the old site of Zhaocheng.
The old site of the city has been immersed in hundreds of years, and the ruins are covered with weeds and flowers. It is green and full of vitality. From a distance, only the lush vegetation can be seen, and no trace of the scenery of the past can be seen.
Among the vegetation, the only remaining building is the bell tower. The wall is still intact, but it is covered with vines and ivy, and is covered with green embroidery like an unearthed bronze vessel. The rope hanging the bronze bell has long since rotted, and the big bell has fallen to the ground.
The bronze bell is covered with green patina, and even when the sun shines obliquely, it doesn't reflect any metallic luster.
Tang Zhao was very disappointed when he saw this scene - it seems that the bronze bell that once shook hundreds of miles can no longer make a sound.
In the spirit of "Come on, come on", the two of them walked up to the bell tower. Tang Zhao cut the grass and vines climbing on the clock and struck the surface of the clock with a little force with his fingers, only to make a muffled "buzzing" sound.
It's really ruined.
Fortunately, he did collect a lot of strong floral fragrance in the flower garden, and half of today's task was completed. If it was not possible, he could only ask Jiang Shenyi for some pure wind to make up for it.
"Shall we go back? Excuse me, sir."
Zhang Rong said: "Let's try cleaning it again? Does the Fu Sword Master have a way to clean the copper rust?"
Tang Zhaodao: "Yes, but it's also a delicate job. It's only a day or two before the Devil's Cave arrives, and you have a lot to do. I also have to deal with the materials, and... who else?"
His eyes flashed, and he saw a figure flashing past the corner of the bell tower, which seemed to be a human figure in red.
He turned back to Zhang Rong to confirm, and Zhang Rong nodded slightly. Apparently, this swordsman and martial arts master also saw something unusual.
Tang Zhao pulled out the magic weapon and said, "I'll go take a look." He jumped slightly and rushed towards the figure.
Normally, you wouldn't be so nervous when meeting other people in the suburbs, but this time is just before the arrival of the Devil's Cave, the situation in the city is so turbulent, and the place is so desolate that people can't help but think too much about it.
However, after running a few steps towards the figure, he saw that the ground was covered with grass and there was no human figure. Tang Zhao pushed aside the grass, but still found nothing.
Worried about being lured away from the mountain, Tang Zhao hurried back to the bell tower.
On the bell tower, Zhang Rong was safe and sound. Tang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was the one who should be worried about the two of them. If someone wanted to sneak attack a great master or great swordsman, then they had found the right person.
When he looked up, he suddenly discovered that the bell had been hung up again by Zhang Rong. Once the huge bronze vessel was lifted off the ground, it was still very spectacular.
"Mr. Zhang...this?"
"It's all here. Give it a try."
Tang Zhao still felt that it was unnecessary. Hanging the copper bell looked more like a pile of scrap metal.
Zhang Rong smiled and said: "Then let me do it." He took out something from his sleeve, which turned out to be the Xiang Fei bamboo folding fan.
He used this light folding fan to strike the copper bell.
"When-when-"
The sound of drums and bells in the evening and morning resounds for hundreds of miles!