Nanyang Mountain is located in the northeast of Jialing River in Baishui Pass. The mountain is not high and there is a large pool on the top called Laolongchi.
It is said that more than a hundred years ago, a rare treasure from heaven fell to the ground like a blue dragon and landed on this mountain, creating a huge crater and causing mountain springs to gush out and turn into a pool of water, hence the name.
Of course, whatever treasures landed in the first place are definitely gone now.
The two places were not far apart. Lu Jing and Yan Ling went all the way north, starting at noon and arriving at the foot of Nanyang Mountain in the afternoon.
"This is it."
Yan Ling looked up at the top of the mountain and said seriously: "Half a month ago, when my Yan family's caravan was crossing the river, I accidentally discovered a secret cave next to the Old Dragon Pond in this mountain. The entrance of the cave was sealed and a barrier was set up inside. After cracking it,
There is an ancient road leading to a secret place in the middle of the mountain. Inside is a medicinal garden, in which there are three [Blue Leaf Begonia Flowers]. Unfortunately, there are strange beasts, fire toads, waiting for them, and they seem to be waiting for the flowers to bloom. My people did not wait to pick the flowers.
Let the fire of the toad subside, and only two people in the ten-man team will escape..."
The Fire Toad is as big as a rolling disk, its whole body is red, it is as motionless as a mountain when it is still, and when it is angry it erupts with flames, it is very powerful.
Lu Jing frowned and said, "Could it be a scam?"
Yan Ling thought carefully: "I came here to check later. The cave door was covered with moss, and the ancient path was overgrown with weeds. It didn't look like it had an owner. Moreover, the medicine garden was also overgrown with weeds, which robbed many spiritual plants of their vitality.
.Even if it has had an owner, at least it has not been taken care of for a few years, otherwise it would be a waste of money."
"Um."
Lu Ding nodded and said, "Then let's go in and have a look."
He took out the [Gu Refining Spirit Altar] and handed it to Yan Ling: "Take it."
Yan Ling didn't answer, tilted her head, and said with a strange smile: "Master Jijiu, aren't you worried about me setting up an ambush in the mountains? What if I deliberately lured you here, waiting for an opportunity to kill you? After all, my reputation is very unpleasant..."
Lu Jingdao: "In Fengyin Pavilion, I gave you seven chances, and I deliberately exposed five flaws along the way, but you didn't do anything. I really want to see what kind of ambush there might be in the cave."
After saying that, he strode forward.
Yan Ling held the Gu altar with a strange look on her face. She was stunned for a while before following her.
The two of them went up the mountain and looked back. In the distance, in front of Baishui Pass at the bottom of the mountain, two armies were facing each other. The clouds were filled with mist, and the sound of fighting could be heard faintly.
Lu Jing looked fascinated.
Yan Ling said: "Baishui Pass is the first pass in northern Sichuan and the throat of Yizhou. The city walls and gates are made of extraordinary materials. Every wall brick is engraved with formation patterns. In the past, Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shu and was ordered to do so.
Ten thousand machine masters and three thousand talisman masters renovated the three Sichuan and Sichuan passes, making each of the three passes integrated and impeccable. With these three passes, it was no small matter to capture Bashu for thirteen years! Even if Huang Zhong and Wei Yan had tens of thousands of people, they could not do anything wrong.
It is not easy to break through this barrier with great courage, not to mention that Chengdu will definitely send troops to support Liu Bei after hearing the news. Liu Bei is alone, and the odds are against him."
Lu Jing smiled and turned his head to look at her: "Miss Yan is knowledgeable, but Liu Bei is not so easy to defeat. With the golden sign of the great Han Emperor Liu, there may be many strange people from the mountains and wild fields to help."
Didn't you read in the novel that even the half-immortal Zuo Ci wanted to kill Cao Cao and force him to give way to Liu Bei?
No matter how difficult the pass is, there are so many traitors that it can't stand.
Lu Jing glanced at Yan Ling, "Oh, by the way, there's Grandpa You... The beheaded general at the beginning vowed not to surrender, and then he became the leader...
Lu Jing stopped looking down and went straight to the old dragon pond on the top of the mountain.
The water in the pool is as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the clear sky thousands of miles away, and is as beautiful as a picture scroll.
Yan Ling went to one side of the mountain wall and twisted the mechanism. The moss-covered stone door on one side slowly opened, revealing a path.
A cold wind rushed out.
Yan Ling went first, followed by Lu Jing.
The cave is overgrown with weeds and lush, with some rare and colorful flowers and plants.
Yan Ling had been here before, walking quickly and heading straight to the hinterland.
Lu Jing followed closely behind her. Suddenly, he looked forward, his face changed slightly, and he immediately used the light skill "Thunder and Wind Step", and his body turned into lightning and disappeared without a trace!
Yan Ling had already entered the hinterland entrance at this time. In front of him was a huge cave, surrounded by jagged rocks, arranged in formations, faintly showing murderous aura. The whole thing was exactly the same as the cave under Wujiabao in Laogan Mountain, but it was a little messier and changed little. Although there were too many, the power was not enough. Yan Ling turned around and was about to ask Lu Jing to follow carefully and be careful of getting lost in the formation, when she saw that there was no one behind her.
Yan Ling was startled, then thought about it carefully, and found it strange that the Gu altar was already delivered to her, why did she give up halfway?
Is it because I am worried that there is a scam in the array, so I don’t want to enter?
Then just say no, why would you leave without saying goodbye?
Even if it's just for the sake of the Gu altar, at worst I can go in and bring out the flowers and the fire toads...
"Forget it, if you don't want to go in then don't. I have the Gu altar in hand, I'll just go in and get it."
Yan Ling only thought that Lu Jing was weird. Besides, it was not once or twice that he was wronged and accused of evil intentions. Yan Ling was used to it. She thought Lu Jing was a little special, and it was the same now.
She is a trustworthy person and will do what she promises. Regardless of whether Lu Jing is around or not, the flowers and toads will always be given to him.
So, Yan Ling carefully took out the Gu altar, opened the seal, pressed the body of the altar with her hand, and began to pour in the true energy.
The talismans on the surface of the Gu altar were activated one after another, turning into illusory talismans floating around. The strange medicine at the bottom of the altar took effect, and a strange fragrance began to waft out.
This aroma is harmless to humans, but it is fatally attractive to poisonous insects!
No matter how big or ferocious the fire toad is, it is still one of the five poisons. This Gu altar can defeat it. As long as it is lured here, it will inhale the aroma like crazy. Yan Ling can take the opportunity to enter the central medicine garden of the array and take the green leaves first. Begonia flower, and then capture the fire toad alive and take it out of the cave.
The aroma floats and gradually spreads into the array...
Gua!
Gua!
Suddenly there were two deafening toad calls.
Then the earth trembled, and the huge fire toad jumped towards the Gu altar!
Its body is huge, burly and powerful, and it can jump more than ten feet in one jump!
I saw a group of red light flickering in and out, arriving at the entrance in a blink of an eye.
"really!"
Yan Ling's heart was excited. Seeing the toads coming, she immediately rushed into the formation from the other direction and used the medical light skill "Cloud Step". Her body flashed and she rushed out of the maze of formations at extremely fast speeds and arrived at the medicine garden in the center. .
When I came out of the formation, I took a quick glance and saw about half an acre of medicine garden filled with various elixirs.
They have different colors and strange shapes. From a distance, they look like a colorful carpet in the cave.
There are also dozens of colorful swallowtail butterflies flying gracefully in it. The ancient cave is quiet and truly beautiful.
Yan Ling has excellent medical skills and can tell at a glance the grade of the elixirs everywhere. Most of them are around the sixth or seventh grade, which are already very precious. Not to mention that there are five kinds of elixirs that can increase one's medical power and make them invulnerable to all poisons. Product【Biye Begonia Flower】.
This medicinal garden is of great value, but it is a pity that no one has repaired it, so many weeds have grown in the medicinal garden, taking away a lot of its vitality. Otherwise, the medicinal properties will surely be improved to a higher level.
Yan Ling felt regretful and rushed to the medicine garden. Just as she was about to get the flowers, a cold voice came into her ears.
“Taking without telling anyone is called stealing, taking without asking is called stealing!”
From behind the rocks on the opposite side, a burly man came out, wearing rags, with short hair, an unkempt beard, and an unkempt appearance. He had fine iron shackles on his limbs, wrists and ankles, and a four-edged gold mace hanging across his waist.
The golden mace is nearly four feet long, which is very different from the ordinary double mace. It is a single-wielding weapon and cannot be used unless it is a person with great strength.
The strong man looked at Yan Ling, smiled slightly, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Miss Yan, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
God refining realm!
Yan Ling was taken aback, quickly pulled out the dagger from her waist, put on a defensive posture, and said coldly: "The punishment of Kunqiu..." (Kunqiu, a kind of punishment, refers to shaving off the hair and beard, and wearing a
instrument of torture.)
The hair and skin of the body are received from parents and dare not be damaged, which is the beginning of filial piety.
Since the publication of the Confucian "Book of Filial Piety", the imperial court has ruled the people with the three principles of "virtue", "loyalty" and "filial piety". Punishments such as mutilating the body and cutting off the hair are regarded as great insults!
Originally, this was normal, but this person who was being tortured was in the realm of refining gods, and the shackles on his body were just decorations, deliberately displayed to the public, either to insult himself or to hold grudges. For this reason, he is willing to do Gou Jian's courageous act!
Yan Ling said: "Who are you?"
The man sneered and said: "Prisoner from Yizhou, Miss Yan doesn't know me, but Old General Yan should know me. My name is Peng Yi!"
An idea flashed in Yan Ling's mind, and she suddenly said: "It turns out it's you, the secretary who was reviled by Zhou Mu!"
Peng Yi, whose courtesy name was Yongnian, was originally a small clerk around Liu Zhang. Later, because people around him slandered him and falsely accused him of stealing rare treasures, he was tortured by Liu Zhang and sent to a remote mountainous area to work as a coolie.
Unexpectedly, he had another chance and worshiped a stranger as his teacher in the mountains. He learned magical skills, obtained rare treasures, and greatly improved his martial arts. He then assassinated Liu Zhang to avenge his humiliation.
But how could he compare with the soldiers around Liu Zhang when he was alone? Peng Yi failed in his assassination without any surprise, suffered heavy losses, and disappeared.
This matter was a big deal back then, and Yan Ling had heard about it, but she didn't expect to see him here. Listening to his words, it seemed that this was still his place...
"hehe……"
Peng Wanpi said with a smile: "It's rare that Miss Yan actually knows about me... Then you should know that Liu Zhang listened to the slanderous words and false accusations, and made me suffer the torture of the tongs and demoted me to a prisoner. This is such a shame and great humiliation. I
I will destroy his home and city to vent my hatred!"
Peng Yi's face was filled with murderous intent.
Yan Ling was confused, what does this have to do with me? Why did you say you were waiting for me?
Peng Yi said coldly: "Who in Shu doesn't know that Miss Yan is the apple of Old General Yan's eye? As long as I capture you and offer it to Uncle Liu Huang, Yan Yan will surely surrender, and the Jingzhou army can directly take Bajun and go all the way north to join the emperor's uncle."
We march directly to Chengdu, capture Liu Zhang, and defeat Xichuan in one fell swoop! With such a great gift, Liu Huangshu will definitely treat him favorably. If he can take revenge, he can also achieve success. Peng, why not do it?"
Yan Ling's face instantly turned cold.
I see……
It seems that the two previous inspections alerted this person and allowed him to find out the details of the caravan, so he stayed here and waited.
Peng Yi smiled instead, took off the golden mace from his waist, and his momentum surged: "My original intention was to come back to get the medicine to offer to the emperor's uncle in order to surrender, but I didn't expect that there was an unexpected surprise... Miss Yan, you came at the right time...
…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Peng Yiru came out of the gate and a fierce tiger attacked Yan Ling: "Surrender obediently!"
"You are delusional!"
Yan Ling angrily reprimanded and threw out the [Moon Hidden Needle] on her wrist, and the battle immediately entered its climax.