Passing through hall after hall and passing through passage after passage, Cheng Peng and the others didn't know how far they had walked. They only knew that the surrounding environment was getting darker and darker, and the enemies appearing on the road were becoming more and more fierce and frequent.
The battle was fierce, and the original fourteen-member team finally experienced its second attrition after losing five people.
The ones who died this time were Mei Tixin and Zhang Channian.
In the previous battle, they encountered a six-star stone bull. The beast, which was a few points taller than an ordinary elephant, was not very agile, but its attack and defense power were astonishingly high.
When he got up, the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and it was impossible to stop him.
If we were in open terrain, we could still use our flexible skills to deal with it, but at that time we were in the corridor and were being chased by dangerous mechanisms.
In front of them was a huge stone bull that rushed out of the hall and almost occupied the entire corridor. Behind them was a rolling boulder that really occupied the entire corridor. They had no choice but to fight this monster head-on.
Zhang Channian, who was good at fighting giant monsters, stepped forward and used the ax of thunder to inflict a significant wound on Stone Niu's chest. Although he also hung back, he relied on his own sacrifice to inflict a significant wound on the stone cow's chest.
The comparable monster artificially created a fatal weakness; while Medicine Xin immediately took up the position, first being killed by Ikkaku cleanly, and then relied on the ability to continue the battle to fight with negative health points.
The blood-draining skill was used to its limit and the straight knife that emitted dazzling blood penetrated deeply into the scar on the stone cow's chest.
In just a few seconds, the six-star mid-level boss Shi Niu was defeated.
At this time, Cheng Peng, Wang Hu and Liu Xuan, who were working together to resist the huge stone ball rolling from behind, were exhausted and were about to be crushed to death.
Fortunately, everyone finally passed this difficulty with difficulty.
Cheng Peng sat in the hall, panting like an ox, looking at the giant stone ball that had been stuck in the narrow doorway with lingering fear and could no longer roll, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and sigh.
Beside him, Wang Hu had already scolded the designer of this game plot so much that it was conservatively estimated that the guy would have to die seventeen or eighteen times before he could experience all the tragic encounters he had conceived.
"Say less and save your energy." Xu Tu pointed to the front and said, "There may be a big battle to be fought later!"
The direction he pointed was to the end of the hall. As everyone came in, the ground there began to shake, and a high altar rose. There were several soldiers in golden armor guarding the altar, and a cyan light floated above the altar.
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It goes without saying that this is where the treasures in Liuhou's tomb are stored.
I just don’t know what the treasure is... is it something Zhang Liang collected during his life’s adventures? Or is it the ultimate goal of their trip—the Xuanyuan Sword and the Heavenly Book?
Cheng Peng rested for a while and regained some of his strength, then stood up and walked towards the altar.
He had just noticed that the expressions on the faces of the soldiers in golden armor were not ferocious, but cold and serious, without any human touch at all.
Don’t be afraid of seriousness, and don’t be afraid of coldness. As long as the fight doesn’t start as soon as they meet, there is always room for negotiation... Although this hall is surprisingly wide, no matter how wide it is, it has its limit. Cheng Peng came to the bottom of the altar in a short while, as if
As expected, he was stopped by soldiers.
"Who is coming?" A golden-armored soldier asked, "This is the altar of Emperor Xuanyuan. No one can disturb it!"
Cheng Peng was secretly happy in his heart, but he replied politely and respectfully: "I am Cheng Peng, I came here to prevent the barbarians from going south and destroying China."
After saying this, the golden-armored soldier's face suddenly froze, and it took a few seconds before he turned into a look of surprise, and asked: "Cheng Peng? But Cheng Peng, a hussar general who was born in Luoyang, abandoned farming and joined the army, and has made many meritorious deeds." Cheng Wanli?"
Cheng Peng was slightly surprised. Unexpectedly, his name was actually known to this NPC, but he soon understood - just like the situation during the Westward Journey, this was the effect of his "meritorious service".
"I have already returned the hussar seal and ribbon, and I dare not take the title of general." Cheng Pengke replied politely, "Cheng Peng was originally a farmer. He did not seek to be heard by the princes, and he did not wish to become a general or a lord. In the past, he only joined the army to clean up the troubled times, so that There is peace in the world, and I have taken the liberty of disturbing all the sages today because I am here for the sake of peace in the world."
Once Cheng Peng admitted his identity, several golden-armored soldiers immediately stood in awe and put away their halberds blocking the road. The leader even had a smile on his face. Matched with his cold iron face, he looked really serious. Weird.
"Cheng Qiaoqi is so polite! I was just a soldier in front of His Majesty's tent in the past. The princes looked at His Majesty's face and gave me the title of "Hu Ben". At best, I was a bit brave. How dare you call me something in front of Cheng Qiaoqi? Former sage! But I don’t know what Cheng Qiaoqi said just now, ‘he came here for the peace of the world’?”
"Alas...it's a long story..." Cheng Peng sighed, organized his words in his mind, and then began to talk about the outside world.
In his opinion, the decline of the Ming Dynasty was due to the fact that the movement of heaven and earth coincided with the cold period, and there was a severe drought in the north, so thieves emerged in droves; the emperor was stubborn and did not want to increase taxes to the south where the harvest was also affected, nor did he move the capital far away to avoid the war. , in the end the imperial capital fell, and the emperor died for his country. Only a group of lonely and loyal people protected the prince and went to the south to regain his strength.
"The greedy people will not be able to achieve great things in the end. Although Master Wang suffered defeats, he finally defeated the bandits with the help of everyone. He is about to regain his old capital and revive the country." Cheng Peng paused deliberately when he said this. After a while, seeing the doubtful and curious expressions on the faces of the golden-armored soldiers, he sighed and continued, "I only hate that there are so many rebels. Wu, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, saw the stalemate between Wang Shi and the rebels. He thought that God-given opportunity, they actually colluded with foreign enemies to seek glory! At this moment, the northern barbarians have marched southward, and the king's army is extremely exhausted after fighting hard..."
"In this case, shouldn't Cheng Qiaoqi serve in that army and hold up the sky with one hand to turn the tide? Why do you want to come here?"
"Cheng came here to stop a few people who had surrendered to the barbarians!" Cheng Peng replied, "Those people found out from somewhere that the sword and heavenly book used by Emperor Xuanyuan in the past were stored here, so they became interested and planned to Dig out these two treasures and present them to the barbarian king as a means of promotion."
"Bold!" The golden-armored soldiers shouted in unison, and the leader was even more furious and cursed loudly, "There are such people who have betrayed their ancestors and forgotten their ancestors?! If we were not allowed to go out because of our heavy responsibilities, we would definitely kill them. His head is presented to His Majesty on the altar!"
Cheng Peng originally thought that this matter would be completed, but unexpectedly, the golden-armored soldier changed the topic and said: "It's just that there are several altars for His Majesty here, and each one can be worshiped through prayer and communicate with His Majesty's heroic spirit... Cheng Qiaoqi is still
Hurry up and don't let those young people deceive Your Majesty!"
Cheng Peng nodded, bowed, and then climbed onto the altar accompanied by the leader of the golden-armored soldiers.
The altar is not very high. Apart from a battle flag with a yellow bear painted on it, there is a jade platform on the top. The battle flag automatically flutters in the windless environment, while the jade platform emits a warm glow in a slightly dark environment.
The light makes people's hearts warm.
After the leader of the golden-armored soldiers arrived at the top of the altar, he stood on the edge and did not dare to move forward. He just told Cheng Peng from a distance that a sacrifice - preferably a beautiful jade - must be placed on the jade platform before communication can take place.
The heroic spirit of the Yellow Emperor.
When Cheng Peng heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a jade jade - the kind worth one hundred gold - and enshrined it on the jade platform.
Strange to say, as soon as the jade was placed on the jade platform, white light began to shine on it, and then the scenery around him changed, and he appeared on a jade platform that neither touched the sky nor the ground, floating in the endless void.
"Who is coming?" asked a majestic voice in the void, "What is coming?"
Cheng Peng quickly introduced himself and explained the purpose of his trip.
After the voice was silent for a moment, he replied: "The Jurchens are also my descendants. Although they have lived in Liaodong for a long time, they still miss their homeland and their ancestors. At this time, they have rebuilt their ancestral temple and respect me as the ancestor of their clan. There is a difference between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
When it comes to your descendants and descendants, I can’t favor one over the other.”
Cheng Peng was stunned. He didn't expect Huangdi Xuanyuan to answer like this. He quickly emphasized: "But the difference between monarch and ministers cannot be confused! If the greedy people of the common people can covet the position of the supreme, why did your Majesty in the past have to sweep away the universe and destroy Chiyou?"
The Xuanyuan Huangdi in the void sighed and replied: "If you have descendants, and the eldest brother does things unfairly, and the other houses rise up against him, and one house is destroyed by him, now he will destroy the other houses...
Can you say to each roommate, 'Just wait until death, the eldest roommate is the biggest'? This is a family matter, and it doesn't need to be so serious."
"So……"
"I have promised the Jurchen envoys to hand over the sword to them. You should go back and negotiate peace with them as soon as possible. We are all brothers, why do we need to fight with swords..."
Before he finished speaking, Cheng Peng had already returned to the top of the altar.
...Seeing him coming down from the altar with a cold face, everyone guessed what he was doing and couldn't help but sigh.
"How is the situation?" Xu Tu finally asked the question.
Cheng Peng shook his head and replied coldly: "Get ready to go back and prepare the army for war! Even if our ancestors sidestep, we can't let those brutal Tatars take over this great country!"
Before he finished speaking, applause suddenly came from around him.
Looking around, a young man as handsome as a woman clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Not afraid of evil, not afraid of destiny, this is what a hero does. Please come with me."
