Windy sand is the biggest feature of the Western Region, but wherever it is a little flat, the wind will blow endlessly. It's windy when it's sunny, it's windy when it's raining, it's still windy when it's snowing and hailing. The vast Gobi Desert
The wind is blowing, the majestic pass is blowing, and even the rocky Skeleton Mountain is blowing, as if the wind in the Western Regions will never stop blowing.
When the wind blows, there is a sound of wind, and the sound of the wind heard in different places is also different. The wind above the woods is whistling. The wind in the desert is like billowing smoke and dust, and it is powerful. The wind in the pass rolls up the remaining clouds and roars. The wind in Skull Mountain is different from these places
They are all different. It sounds like it is crying, and the whimpering is getting weirder and weirder.
According to Su Ren's plan, after leaving Yumen, he should directly enter Ganliang Road, follow the long canyon eastward past Jincheng, and then enter the territory of the Han Dynasty. But Su Ren wanted to go to Shanshan Kingdom to see, and here is the Jade Kingdom.
The barrier with the gate in the southwest was also his first stop after arriving in the Western Region. This place has special significance to Su Ren.
After passing Bailongtan, you need to pass through a Skeleton Mountain. The sandstone created this Skeleton Mountain. Although it is not big, no one or caravan has ever dared to stay here. No one else because this Skeleton Mountain once had a very strange and miserable legend.
Legend. It is said that after the first generation of King Shanshan defeated the city lord of Qianni City at that time, in order to avenge his subordinates, he executed all the people in Qianni City, men, women, old and young. Although Qianni City at that time was not as good as it is now.
It is prosperous, but it is also a big city of 30,000 people. All 30,000 innocent souls live in this Skull Mountain. Whenever a strong wind blows, the entire Skull Mountain cries. Some people have even seen ghosts floating out of Skull Mountain.
It's not surprising that it happened once or twice. The more times it happened, no one dared to stay here anymore.
The sandstones were carved by the wind and sand into various shapes, and various shapes can be found here. Su Ren marveled at the uncanny craftsmanship of nature while looking at it. This Skeleton Mountain is not big, and the tallest sandstone pillar is only more than ten meters high. Back then, Su Ren
He didn't see such a place when he visited Gansu, so he estimated that it would have been flattened by strong winds two thousand years later.
The wind started to whimper, and as the wind got stronger and stronger, you could actually hear painful wails and screams. If you didn't know the inside story, you would be frightened by the sudden sound. Su Ren found that there were already several people there.
He held his head and got into the tent.
Hawking whipped the frightened guys with a whip: "Damn it, my eldest brother said it was the sound made by the wind blowing on the sandstone. You are all frightened like this. Are you still a fucking soldier? Come out."
, If you don’t come out, I will rush you all out tonight, if you don’t believe me, try it!”
"Yes, everyone rush in! What's so scary? Isn't it just the rumor?" Huo Qubing is now Hawking's little follower. He follows Hawking all day long and has been influenced by Hawking to start killing people.
Being frightened by Hawking, the soldiers could only come out obediently, with expressions uglier than their dead parents. Su Ren ignored these guys and stood on a small dirt bun outside the camp, looking at the Skull Mountain in front of him.
.A white shadow flashed across the sandstone. Manniu immediately drew out his long sword and stood in front of Su Ren. A faint smile appeared on Su Ren's face: "Is it really coming? Go and get people ready!"
Huang Shisan agreed and raised his ax high. A dozen war horses suddenly rushed out from nowhere and swarmed into Skull Mountain. Screams immediately sounded, mixing with the sobs in the wind.
It sounded eerie. When the knights rushed into the sandstone mountain, they could see clearly the people in the camp. Everyone forgot about their fear and stretched their necks to look inside.
Not long after, an empty horse ran out of the Skull Mountain, shaking its head. It was obviously frightened by something, and it ran around shaking its head. It took more than a dozen people to catch it, but the horse was already dead.
Already scattered, they must have been frightened crazy by something.
Hawking scratched his head and patted Heifeng twice on the neck: "Brother, what is it?"
Su Ren shook his head: "You will know as soon as you catch him."
"Could it be a ghost?" Huo Qubing asked.
Su Ren looked back at him: "Have you seen ghosts or are you afraid of ghosts?"
Huo Qubing puffed up his chest: "I'm not afraid! The teacher said that the most terrifying thing in the world is people. I killed one yesterday. If I'm not afraid of people, how can I be afraid of ghosts?"
"Then go in and take a look! See if they caught you?"
"Ah! Are you really going?"
Su Ren smiled: "Forget it if you're afraid!"
Huo Qubing swallowed his saliva and looked at Hawking. Hawking sneered: "Even if you are a ghost, I still want to see you, drive!"
Huo Jin ran away, and Huo Qubing quickly followed. The two men and two horses got into the sandstone pile. Han Qing shook his head: "You always said that Qubing was too courageous, which would hinder his future leadership of the army. Why did you let him go today? Did you
Is it intentional?"
Su Ren shook his head: "The ignorant are fearless. The reason this child is not afraid is because he doesn't know what fear is. Let him see for himself to let him know that in fact, everything in this world has its own truth.
In the future, even if he is so bold as to poke a hole in the sky, he will understand the truth and it will be good for him!"
Han Qing sighed: "This is the first time I've seen such a religious method, I hope so!"
Soon, Huo Qubing was the first to run out of Skull Mountain, urging his horse while shouting: "Caught, caught! Sir, caught!"
Dressed in white, he was so skinny that he really looked like a skeleton from a distance. Su Ren looked at the thing in front of him up and down for a long time, and finally determined that he was definitely not a savage, because the man's eyes showed that he knew
He knew what he was doing, and knew what would happen to him. Although this man was trapped, the soldiers around him were still worried, holding the weapons in their hands tightly and looking at him warily.
"Tell me, how many of you are there? What do you want to do if you stay here?"
The man rolled his eyes: "Are you the Han Chinese?"
"I know a lot. It's true that I am the Han Chinese!"
The man suddenly pulled his neck back, and his whole body made a crackling sound. After a breath, the rope on his body fell down. When no one could react, the guard guarding him held the scimitar in his hand.
It was already in the man's hands, and before Huang Shisan and Man Niu could step forward, hands like chicken claws suddenly appeared in front of Su Ren, grabbed Su Ren's collar, and pulled Su Ren into his arms.
"Tell them to put down their weapons and take fifty steps back!"
The cold scimitar was placed at Su Ren's neck. Su Ren did not expect that things would turn out like this: "What do you want to do?"
Han Qing quickly ordered everyone to retreat. He took three steps back and said nervously: "We have no ill intentions. As long as you let Mr. Su go, everything will be fine!"
The man rolled his dead eyes and looked at Han Qing: "I know you are his aide, but your words don't count. Back off! Fifty steps, not even one step less!" As he spoke, the scimitar penetrated deeper into his flesh.
At one point, frightened Han Qing quickly ordered everyone to retreat quickly.
The man sneered and said to Su Ren: "Did you see it? These are your subordinates. They will never come to save you when you are threatened!"
Su Ren tried his best to move his body back, trying to avoid the man's blade: "Slow down, slow down! We have no ill intentions, we just want to talk to your leader. Really, I know that you were once Qianni people, and I want to talk to you.
Let’s talk about the restoration of the country.”
"Rejuvenate the country? Are you kidding?" The man laughed like a duck: "You are so kind? Do you think I will believe it? We people have been living like wandering ghosts for so many years, and there has never been anyone
You said such a funny joke! You Han people helped King Shanshan take back Shanshan and don’t think we don’t know about it, and now you are saying that you will help us restore our country. Do you think we are fools?”
"I don't know if I'm stupid or not, but I can guarantee that what I said is absolutely true, otherwise I will die without a burial place!" Su Ren raised a hand.
The man hesitated slightly: "Really?"
"I've already sworn, what do you think?" The man was pretty good, and he really let Su Ren go. Su Ren straightened his clothes, turned his head and glanced at the man: "Can you tell me your name?
Only the royal family was driven out of the Thousand Clay People, and the subjects and common people were accepted by King Shanshan. It is indeed not easy for you to live in Skull Mountain for so many years. Sit down and let's talk slowly!"
The Thousand-Nude Man's Thing was a ballad sung by a bard that Su Ren saw in Gesang's notes. At that time, he was just curious. After reading the ballad carefully, he found that many of the things in it were found elsewhere.
There was relative confirmation, so Su Ren took it seriously and sent people to search for it. Only then did he discover the Thousand Clay Man who had been hiding for more than fifty years.
The search for Qianni people is not really to restore their country, but to bury a nail in the Shanshan Kingdom. Among the forces surrounding Yumen, Hami is a small country, and there is no threat to Yumen in terms of civilian power or military strength. King Hunxie is among them.
During the fight, as long as Jin Rixiang is safe, King Hunxie will not be able to send troops into the Western Region with peace of mind. King Xiutu wants to march eastward. As long as he goes east, the war between Han and Hungary will probably begin. King Xiutu will
Don't even think about coming back. Only Shanshan Kingdom is in trouble.
He single-handedly supported Shanshan. He not only drove away the Mohists and Fang Xiandao, but also regained the throne for King Shanshan. Shanshan's soldiers and horses also suffered little losses in the subsequent battles. The most important thing is that Su Ren knew that Shanshan
The king is not so cowardly as he seems. If a non-cowardly person pretends to be cowardly, there must be something wrong with it. In order to guard against Shanshan Kingdom, the appearance of the Thousand Clay Man just gave Su Ren an excuse.
"My name is Genoa! I am not a royal family, just a guard under my Qianni King." Genoa did not sit down, still holding the scimitar in his hand, looking around warily: "If you are really willing to help us Qianni people
, just let me go back, and I will explain to the king that if you just deceive me, then kill me, our king will not avenge me, but you will never find my people!"
Su Ren nodded: "Well, you go back and tell your king that I will stay here for three days. If he is willing, he can come out to see me. If he is not willing, we will leave after three days. Okay, let him go!" (