"The horses are tied to the shade of green pines, and the road is creeping along the cliffs. The birds are frightened in the flower forest, and the empty mountains answer people's words. The clouds are unbearable, and they go straight into the dark mist..."
"The famous mountains and rivers in the Xianwu World are indeed extraordinary!"
Gu Cheng climbed the mountain leisurely.
It had been half a month since he left the capital. At this time, he went up the mountain with a group of guards, as relaxed as a nobleman traveling around the mountains and rivers. There was no sense of urgency in the Yuanling crisis.
In fact, regarding the invasion of Yuanling, those who knew about it were concentrated at the top. The reason why the prince left the capital to inform the world was that he felt that the Yellow Turbans were causing chaos and wanted to observe the people's sentiments and inspect the surrounding areas.
As a result, officials from all counties and counties mobilized to welcome the crown prince in their best condition.
It's a pity that no matter how much they cover it up, they can't hide it from Gu Cheng.
In the past half month, Gu Cheng passed through Yongning and Yiyang counties and found that the land was barren, the rent was too heavy, the farmers had little profit, and grievances accumulated. Affected by various natural disasters or corruption, the lives of the Han people were very difficult. .
This is still close to Luoyang, at the feet of the emperor, let alone far away.
It has to be said that it is not without reason that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was able to gather hundreds of millions of believers and sweep across all nine states in the world. It was so huge.
The country of the Han Dynasty was governed by several generations of weak kings, controlled by relatives and powerful officials, and the eunuchs stirred up troubles. The country was devastated, the people were miserable, and the officials forced the people to rebel. This kind of resentment could not be resolved in a year or two.
No matter how wise the king is, he will need more than ten years to stabilize the people and turn the country's power from decline to prosperity.
The people are the foundation of the country. This is by no means a simple slogan. If nothing else, when the people are grateful to the imperial court and the people's sacrifices are continuously poured into the body of Yanlong, the power will be enough to suppress the four parties and make the ambitious people dare not move.
Gu Cheng knew that this matter was imminent, so he observed the people's sentiments all the way to Huayuan Mountain.
Shenyuan Mountain is dangerous and has Shenyuan Pass on it, which is Luoyang.
In other words, only after passing this level can we officially leave Luoyang.
Compared with Hangu Pass, the first of the eight passes, Shenyuan Pass is less famous, but it is located between the Taishi and the Shaoshi of Songshan Mountain, and the later Shaolin Temple is not far from the south of the mountain.
Naturally, there are no ancient Buddhist temples now. The group of people entered Songshan Mountain. Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows and felt that the vitality of heaven and earth here was much richer than the outside world.
Shi Zixuan on one side pointed to the top of the mountain: "Your Highness, that is the Zhongyue Cave Heaven. Its spiritual energy escapes and is covered with water."
"oh?"
Gu Cheng smiled, from this point of view, if he does not solve Buddhism, there will be a battle between dragons and tigers in Buddhism and Taoism in the future in order to compete for the treasure land of Zhongyue Songshan Mountain.
The confrontation between religious forces is more hidden than the imperial power, and the killing is more bloodless. What's more, this is the Immortal Martial Arts, and the thieves and thieves do not know what shocking methods they will use.
A group of people went up the mountain, their destination was the Zhongyue Cave, but as soon as they reached the halfway point of the mountain, their attention was attracted by the sharp cry from the sky.
"Mo Yunpeng?"
When four big black birds with handsome heads flew over from high in the sky, Shi Zixuan's eyes narrowed: "This kind of exotic bird comes from Hanzhong and has always been breeding in Emei, Qingcheng. How did it fly here?"
Before he could see anything, the birds flew towards this direction, their wings spread out, covering the sky and the sun, casting a dark shadow that just covered the top of their heads.
The guards changed their colors.
"The evil beast shall die!"
How could a majestic prince be blocked from the sunlight above his head by an animal? Sun Ce immediately picked up his bow and arrow, and shot four arrows in a row.
These four arrows are imbued with star power, rising like meteors, unstoppable and shooting in all directions.
However, Namo Yunpeng flapped his wings and the air flow surged, and he easily knocked away the four arrows and continued to circle and hiss, his voice full of mockery.
"Um?"
Sun Ce's eyes became solemn, and he filled his bow again. There was a fierce power all over his body, like thousands of troops charging into battle. The cold evil aura made the sky certain.
"The inheritance of the Soldier Saint is extraordinary!"
Shi Zi nodded slightly, the bowstring rang loudly, and an arrow was shot out again.
This arrow was like a thunderbolt, overflowing with domineering power and unstoppable power. It seemed like it was just one arrow, but it was actually Sun Ce's true skill.
The lion also used all his strength to fight the rabbit. He had made a fool of himself with four arrows before, but he learned his lesson and became serious immediately.
However, Sun Ce never expected that he was just teasing, and Mo Yunpeng had never used his true skills before.
At this moment, facing Sun Ce's arrow, the four pairs of wings closed together, and tornadoes were born out of thin air. They roared wildly, the air flow rolled, and the whirlpools intertwined. The arrow flowed into the sea like mud and disappeared without a trace. There was no wave at all.
"Huh?"
Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions became solemn.
Originally, Sun Ce was the youngest among the guards and was highly talented. Everyone intended to be modest and let him take the limelight, but they didn't expect that he couldn't win!
These four evil beasts are well hidden, and each of them has probably reached the unparalleled level of combat power. They are already exotic beasts. Could it be that some master is raising them?
The nature is different!
"slow!"
Soon after saying it, Xu Zhu bent his legs and was about to jump up, but Gu Cheng stretched out his hand to stop him and said with great interest: "Why lose interest, let's just treat it as a hunt. Whoever can shoot down, there are many dangerous things."
reward!"
"yes!"
Everyone was in high spirits and bent their bows one after another. Gu Cheng was already walking up the mountain, with Shi Zixuan and Xu Chu following closely.
"Your Highness, this bird comes strangely..."
"Haha, I'm afraid some people can't sit still after spending the whole day traveling around the mountains and rivers..."
Communicating with spirits, strolling along, bowstrings trembled behind them, and the sky over Songshan Mountain became a spectacle for a moment.
"Beasts will be beasts after all. In His Highness's eyes, they are just toys for fun. Let's see who can come out on top!"
When Sun Jian and Xu Huang shot out arrows in succession, and his cultivation level improved even further due to training, and when he was on the verge of breaking through to Ju Yao, Shi Zixuan showed admiration, and just as he was about to speak, his pupils suddenly shrank, and the fly whisk in his hand was thrown out.
He is an unparalleled fifth-level astrological practitioner, and his strength is not comparable to that of Sun Ce and Xu Huang. With just a flick of his hand, the void shook, dividing the two realms.
But it was useless.
Whoosh!
An ordinary arrow appeared, just for a flash, piercing the sky. With a shrill scream, the huge body of the four Moyunpeng was penetrated at the same time, and they all fell downwards, impartially.
It hit a big tree in front of me.
"It was not the arrow we shot!"
Amidst the falling leaves, Sun Ce and Xu Huang screamed, Xu Zhu's face showed unprecedented solemnity, and he protected Gu Cheng.
"The way of space can penetrate a hundred miles, and kill four eagles with one arrow. With such archery skills, if I were to assassinate His Highness..."
Sweat appeared on Shi Zixiao's forehead. He turned his palm over, held the Yangping Zhidu Gong Seal, and looked to the east.
Under the protection of everyone as if facing a formidable enemy, the space fluctuated, and a middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance teleported over, carrying a bow and arrow on his back, half-kneeling down, and his hoarse voice revealed desire:
"Your Highness, if a common man kills an evil bird, can he get a reward?"