"My father-in-law, which direction is the Qilian Mountains?"
In front of a village filled with smoke, a figure wearing a bamboo hat stopped an old man and asked politely.
This old man was wearing coarse linen clothes, his shoulders were bent under the weight of a heavy pole, and his whole body was tanned. He curiously looked at the strange young man in front of him.
"Where did you, young man, come from?"
"I'm from Chang'an."
"Chang'an?" The old man looked him over and over, "That side of the Qilian Mountains is the border of the Huns. What are you going to do alone?"
"If you don't do anything, I'll go take a look."
"It's better not to go to that place. Huns spies come and go from time to time. Be careful!"
The young man smiled and said nothing.
"In that direction, if you walk another twenty miles, you can see the mountains." Finally, the old man pointed out a way.
The young man thanked the old man, lowered the bamboo hat on his head a little, and walked straight towards the Qilian Mountains.
The old man looked at the young man's leaving figure strangely, shook his head, and was about to go home, when he suddenly froze.
"Strange...why is this pole not heavy anymore?"
He carefully checked the contents of the front and rear baskets, and found that they were all still there, but the poo bag weighed on his shoulders, without any weight at all, like a feather.
The old man muttered, then picked up the weightless pole and hurried home.
Without the weight of the shoulder pole, he walked quickly and soon arrived at his home five miles away. It was not until the moment he stepped into the door that the weight of the shoulder pole returned again and fell dullly to the ground.
"Hey, what a ghost." The old man muttered to himself.
at the same time,
Wuquan, who was several miles away, slowly put away his index finger in his sleeve.
"The scope of [the emperor's control] has expanded a lot...but there is still a long way to go before the Marquis in his heyday." He sighed softly and continued walking towards the Qilian Mountains.
The breeze blew up the veil on the bamboo hat, revealing a young man's face, which was completely different from a year ago.
The boy's body grew the fastest, changing every year. In the past year, Wu Quan traveled around half of the country. His skin was a little darker due to the wind and sun, but he had grown a lot, and he was almost as tall as Lin.
Qiye is about the same height.
There was a hint of perseverance and vicissitudes between his brows, and his eyes were extremely deep. He did not look like a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old at all.
After walking in the direction pointed by the old man for a while, he saw the stretching Qilian Mountains. After stopping to admire it for a while, he set off again and walked straight into the mountains.
It is spring now, and the Qilian Mountains are still as cold as winter. Wuquan is wearing thin clothes that are already wet with dew, but he seems to be unaware of the cold as he keeps moving forward along the rugged mountain road, walking as fast as flying.
Along the way, he drank dew from the mountains when he was thirsty, and picked wild fruits from the forest when he was hungry. Moreover, he did not use any mental power in the whole process and relied purely on his physical body to move. He was like a flexible savage. If he looked carefully, he would
You will find that under his skin, there is an occasional trace of red flowing.
Finally, before the sun set, he reached the top of one of the mountains.
In the dim sunset, two figures, one green and one blue, were already sitting on the boulder. Seeing him climbing up here, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"You're finally here."
"Brother Qiye?!" Seeing the familiar face, Wu Quan was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise, "You know I'm coming here?"
"A few days ago, I received a tip from the Zhenxie Division from Gong Yangwan, saying that you left Langjuxu Mountain and headed east. You also said that you would follow the footsteps of the Marquis. The Marquis was defeated.
There are not many locations in the Huns, so I can guess right away that you are coming here."
His eyes scanned Wuquan carefully, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes:
"You actually had a breakthrough?"
Wu Quan smiled.
"When did you break through?"
"Just a few days ago, on Langjuxu Mountain." Wu Quan looked at the sea of clouds gradually surging in the distance, and said slowly, "I have been walking in the world this year, I have seen a lot of suffering, and I have a deep understanding...previously
A few days ago, I went to the place where the Marquis offered sacrifices to heaven, and I suddenly felt something in my heart. I sat there and watched for seven days... When I came back to my senses, I broke the 'heart barrier'."
Lin Qiye nodded, "No wonder...".
Although Wuquan's past was bumpy, it was narrow after all. From Hanshan Orphanage to the fasting center, he always lingered in that corner. Seeing those few people, his mind was naturally not open enough... This year in the human world
The experience can be said to have directly opened up his vision and mentality. After accumulation and accumulation, he broke through the "gate" in his heart in one fell swoop.
"It seems that the body-building method taught to you by the Marquis has achieved some success." Lin Qiye looked at the luster of Wuquan's skin and nodded in praise.
"Brother Qiye, you came to me...is it because the time has come?"
Wu Quan asked tentatively.
"That's right." Lin Qiye's expression was a little complicated, "Your lifespan is limited, so you shouldn't delay it any longer... Now that you have broken through the human ceiling, all the cause and effect in this era have been completed. Next, it is time to return to ours."
It’s time.”
Lin Qiye stretched out his hand and touched it on his waist. The East Emperor Bell rose in the storm and landed heavily on the top of Qilian Mountain. Mysterious runes flowed on the surface of the bronze bell, exuding an ancient and grand atmosphere.
Wu Quan looked at the ancient clock in front of him, clenching his fists tightly and looking forward to it.
"Can we finally go back..."
"The Donghuang Bell will suppress your time, so you won't notice the passage of time... When the Donghuang Bell rings again, you will automatically be unblocked. At that time, this big game of chess will really begin.
"
Wu Quan nodded, walked to the East Emperor Bell, and looked back at Lin Qiye:
"Brother Qiye, we will meet again in two thousand years."
"Um."
Lin Qiye smiled slightly, raised his palm, and the heavy Donghuang Bell emitted a ray of light, directly covering Wuquan. When the light faded, his figure had disappeared.
As Lin Qiye stepped out, the mountain below the East Emperor Bell trembled violently. A gap instantly opened, and the bell body was stuck in it. Huge stones rolled on the ground, and the gap was completely submerged in a moment.
The dust in the sky gradually settled, and the shadow of the Donghuang Bell was no longer visible on Qilian Mountain.
"Two thousand years...sigh." Lin Qiye looked around. Above the sea of clouds, a sunset gradually sank into darkness and disappeared without a trace.
“I don’t know what the scene will be like here two thousand years from now.”
Lin Qiye shook his head, stretched out his hand to hold Jialan's hand, and said softly: "Let's go."
"Yes." A blush appeared on Jia Lan's cheeks, but she did not resist.
Two figures, one green and one blue, gradually disappeared into the darkness.