Things went as Xia Shang imagined, and controlling the Haisha Gang was much easier than imagined.
Many members of the gang are still unaware of the changes within the gang.
It was not until three days later that Qin Feng entered the place with more than a hundred Xuzhou soldiers that everyone in the Haisha Gang realized that there was a problem within the gang.
But it was already too late to learn that everything was done. Everyone in the Haisha Gang had been poisoned by the Shixiang Ruanjing Powder prepared by Xia Shang in advance. Everyone in the gang lost their fighting power and was easily killed by Qin Yuan's people.
Get it under control.
What awaits the Haisha gang members is a long journey and an endless military life.
This can be regarded as an opportunity for these people. None of the people here have clean hands. Now that they are alive and have the opportunity to work hard for the country in the future, it is also an opportunity to make up for their mistakes.
On the fourth day, Qin Yuan led his team to escort the Haisha Gang to Xuzhou.
Xia Shang left behind those core members of the Haisha Gang who were poisoned by poison.
These people would not live long without Xian'er, and they all had good abilities. With the current shortage of manpower, it would be good to have such a group of people. Xia Shang simply asked Xian'er to coordinate and manage these people.
After dismissing the people from the Haisha Gang, Xia Shang decided to position this place as the base of the Ming Cult.
Speaking of which, Xia Shang was more interested in this magical space.
This place is not only an independent space, but also has a loft with a simple shape. The people from the Haisha Gang settled here just to occupy a magpie's nest. Presumably there were predecessors who lived here before.
Xia Shang's guess was also confirmed by Mu Huansu.
This Mu Huansu likes to study Taoism and is also interested in the Five Elements and Bagua. However, he is limited to the limitations of contemporary Yixue knowledge and has no academic achievements. Therefore, he wears Taoist robes every day but does not have much real talent and practical learning.
He plays the role of military advisor in the Haisha Gang and knows the place very well.
From Mu Huansu's mouth, I learned that there should have been a Taoist master living in seclusion here. Everything now was left by the unknown hermit master. Not only did he leave behind this landscape and a mysterious big
The formation also left behind a room containing many ancient books recording Taoist and mystical arts.
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The residences of the Haisha Gang are built along the mountain, and the mountain roads are neatly arranged. When viewed from the mountain, the scene is spectacular.
But these small residential buildings are very simple, and early
There is a big difference between the lofts built by unknown masters in the previous period.
According to Mu Huansu, there were a total of thirteen attic buildings in the early days, ranging from the foot of the mountain to the lakeside to the top of the mountain. Most of them were simple living rooms, and only one of them had ancient books and even alchemy.
furnace.
When Lu Baiyang first entered this place, he knew that this place was left by an expert from outside the world. After discovering the ancient book, he tried to read it but could not understand it.
However, Lu Baiyang did not destroy the ancient book, but carefully sealed it and did not allow others to get involved in it. Even Mu Huansu's repeated requests to enter the temple were not allowed.
After learning this news, Xia Shang naturally wanted to go to the place where the ancient books were left to find out.
The landscape here is extremely beautiful, lush and crisp. The ancient building is hidden behind a small spring in the mountainside. Above, all kinds of ancient trees growing on the rock wall have their branches hanging upside down, covering the ancient building tightly.
Once again, it is difficult for people who have lived here for a long time to discover this mysterious place.
The ancient building is shaped like a simple little dojo. There is a bluestone platform at the door, and stone lamp holders stand on both sides. The exquisite Bagua stone door is covered with moss, and is locked with thick iron chains. The iron ropes are deeply rusted.
Xia Shang stood at the door and tried to tug on the iron chain. It was not easy to open it. Finally, he relied on Xue Lengxiang's sword to cut off the iron chain.
When I opened the door, I was greeted by a burst of pungent dust. I don't know how many years there had been no one inside. The air was filled with the smell of sulfur and sludge.
Xian'er walked ahead with a light on and covered her mouth and nose with a wet wipe.
Xia Shang and Xue Lengxiang also followed suit.
"I didn't expect there to be such a weird place." Xian'er turned back and said to Xia Shang.
There are windows on the four walls of the dojo. After Xia Shang entered, he opened several windows. As sunlight penetrated into it, the entire space gradually became brighter.
Inside is the alchemy room, because there is a half-collapsed alchemy furnace standing in the middle, and there are some chemicals that have lost their color in the corner.
There are no ancient books here, but there is a staircase leading upstairs.
Seeing this building, Xia Shang also believed what Mu Huansu said that a Taoist priest once lived here.
Going up the stairs, we finally found shelves displaying many ancient books in the small space on the second floor.
There are not many ancient books. At a glance, there are only about twenty volumes. Each volume is covered with dust. It feels like the pages will be blown away with just a gentle blow.
Xia and Shang
I picked up a random book and carefully flipped through a few articles. The contents were quite clear, so being gentle would not damage the book.
However, judging from the content of the book, it seemed to contain some information about the refining of elixirs. Xia Shang just glanced at it and closed it.
Alchemy?
Xia Shang didn't want to try it. How could he eat something made from chemical raw materials? He still wanted to live for a few more years.
Xia Shang was a little disappointed. If the books here were all about elixirs, they would be of little practical value.
Xia Shang picked up another book and after flipping through it, he found that this book recorded some five element formations.
This thing is quite practical, and this area is already in a huge formation. If these books are created or included by experts who created this formation, they must have a certain degree of credibility.
At this time, Xian'er came over with a relatively clean ancient book: "Sir, this seems to be an annotation about the formation here."
Xia Shang took a quick look and found that there were indeed notes on the formation in the entire area, including the structure and principles of the formation, as well as the methods of entry and exit, as well as the key to cracking it.
This book has obviously been read many times, and there isn't much dust on it.
I think it must be Lu Baiyang who has borrowed it many times, so he is the only one who knows how to get in and out of this place.
"Clean the dust and move all the books here. I have to study it carefully when I have time."
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After clearing out the Haisha Gang and getting familiar with the outside world, Xia Shang finally accomplished a small goal, and the Ming Cult also found a place to settle down.
The ancient books found in the dojo were an unexpected gain. Xia Shang was very interested in some of the books on the Five Elements and Bagua formations, so the next time was to study the contents recorded in the ancient books.
Xia and Shang had rich theoretical knowledge of Yi studies, but what they lacked was the way to apply it.
These ancient books recording formations undoubtedly pointed out a clear path to Xia Shang, and these contents that were incomprehensible to others became very mysterious in Xia Shang's eyes.
After reading these records, Xia Shang was quite shocked and marveled at the ability of the person who wrote the book. He could not imagine that anyone else in the world could conceive such a mysterious formation. It also made people doubt whether the formations recorded in the book were really miraculous.
?Many of these formations can be said to have the power of ghosts and gods. Compared with them, the large formation that conceals the entire area seems ordinary.