Chunjiao and Nie Shisan arrived at Xia Shang's side almost at the same time.
Xia Shang's expression was solemn and he said nothing.
Chunjiao was a little anxious: "Sir, are you injured anywhere?"
Xia Shang waved his hand: "Let's go."
Chunjiao and Nie Shisan were both a little confused. They looked at each other and wanted to ask who the person was just now, but after thinking about it, they didn't say anything.
Xia Shang was still thinking about what happened before. He didn't expect that even Yue Haitang was involved. What was this major event that prompted the world's masters to take action?
What does the dragon slaying they keep saying mean?
Thinking about the dragon shadow seen in the clouds in the palace a few days ago, Xia Shang was not only a little shocked.
Are there really dragons in this world?
Are they really ready to fight the dragon?
Since Yue Haitang personally came to remind him, Xia Shang no longer had to guess. This trip must be full of dangers, so he had better hurry up and leave as soon as he completed the task.
The team set off overnight and arrived at the foot of Xiantao Mountain at noon.
Xiantao Mountain is no stranger to the Xia Shang Dynasty. It is a famous gathering place for gardens in the capital. In addition to the luxurious royal gardens, many wealthy businessmen have built their own manors on Xiantao Mountain.
Under the lower half of the mountain, acres and acres of peach groves form a very wonderful scenery. When the peach blossoms bloom, the endless sea of peach blossoms can make all the guests in the world stop and marvel.
It's a pity that this year there is constant snow and extreme cold, so I don't know if there will still be a forest of peach blossoms.
Looking at the sickly peach trees weighed down by the snow, I couldn't find anything familiar.
The last few times I've been here, I've been halfway up the mountain, and I've never been to the Golden Summit of Xiantao Mountain.
It is said that Xiantao Mountain is nearly two thousand meters above sea level. The peak penetrates the clouds, and you can see the wonderful view of the sea of clouds from the golden top.
But it is also difficult to walk up the mountain road, especially since you have to transport a huge black iron box.
After walking for a certain distance, the carriage could no longer go up, so everyone had to dismount and walk. The black iron box was left to Nie Shisan alone to carry it up.
Fortunately, Nie Shisan is a master. Even though the black box is extremely heavy, it is obviously not enough to stop the master.
Although the way up the mountain was much slower, it didn't hurt all the way here.
There was no danger, not even a soul was encountered.
But the more this happened, the more uneasy Xia Shang felt.
Judging from everything that has been experienced so far, escorting such a black box does not require such a large battle. So what is the emperor's intention?
As the mountains go higher, the snow becomes thicker and the vegetation on the mountains becomes low and sparse.
Looking up, you can vaguely see the top of the mountain. On the top of the mountain, there is not only white snow, but also faint traces of people, and a tent camp.
When Xia Shang could see the camp above, a small group of officers and soldiers rushed down from above.
"Who are you?" The leader of the squad stopped in front of Xia Shang.
At this time, Long Er pushed his wheelchair forward and took out the emperor's imperial order.
After looking at it, the officers and soldiers bowed respectfully to Xia Shang and then called him "Sir."
As Xia Shang walked up the mountain, he asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
"Replying to your lord, we are subordinates of General Zuo Wu'an, and we have been ordered to come to Xiantao Mountain's Golden Summit to set up defenses."
Xia Shang was stunned. This left general Wu An was the general responsible for the floods in the Jianghuai area a few years ago, right? He should be a close associate of the prince.
The soldier added: "Not only has General Wu been stationed at Jinding for many days, General Wei Hehe also came yesterday."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"I'm just following orders, and I don't dare to speculate on the emperor's intentions. Your Excellency, you'd better go to the Golden Summit and ask the general."
Full of questions, Xia Shang walked for about half an hour and finally arrived at his destination.
The Golden Summit of Xiantao Mountain is not what Xia Shang imagined. It is a large piece of flat land covered with snow. It is estimated to be several hundred square meters. There is nothing but snow on it, and no other peaks can be seen around it.
There are not many beautiful scenery. The only strange scenery is the clouds above the head. It seems that you can enter the clouds with just a hand and a jump. The flying snowflakes keep falling. It only takes a few seconds from the time they appear to the time they fall to the ground.
clock time.
On top of the golden dome, dozens of large and small tents were supported, and many soldiers were patrolling. There were many pits on the ground, and many soldiers were eating. It seemed like a military camp.
There is also a large platform built in a remote place on the Golden Summit, with sacrifices placed on it and flags on all sides.
, and also wrote strange scriptures.
Xia Shang's team had just arrived here, and everyone was looking around. No one expected that the destination would be like this.
Not long after, a hearty laugh appeared in front of Xia Shang: "Everyone from the Metropolitan Procuratorate is finally here?"
Looking for the sound, he saw a middle-aged man wearing golden armor and a big beard walking over quickly. Without waiting for Xia Shang to react, he grabbed Xia Shang's hand and gave him a warm hug.
"Master Xiaoxia is so young and holds such a high position. It's really a formidable future!"
Xia Shang was confused by the other party's excessive enthusiasm: "Who are you?"
"I am Wei Hehehe."
"It turns out he is our general of Dahua. I am disrespectful." Xia Shang sincerely clasped his fists at the opponent.
This Weihe River Valley is not an ordinary person. Not only is he a master, he is also proficient in the art of war. He has been stationed in northern Xinjiang to resist the Northern Yi all year round. He has fought with the Northern Yi rangers for twenty or thirty years. He has never let the Northern Yi people enter Dahua. How could he be able to do so once?
, and has never lost a battle. His reputation in Dahua is extremely high.
"I'm just a reckless man, so there's no need to say those polite words. What you are carrying behind your back should be things sent by the palace, right?"
"Exactly."
Wei Hehe pointed at the altar built in the distance: "Just put it over there."
Xia Shang winked at Nie Shisan, who carried the things alone and headed towards the altar.
Wei Hehe nodded repeatedly: "I didn't expect that a master of swordsmanship like Nie Shisan could obey Master Xiaoxia. It's really admirable."
"It seems that the general and Nie Shisan have some old friends?"
"We only fought once. It took me a lot of effort to win one and a half moves from him. Nie Shisan is not an easy person."
Of course Xia Shang knew that Nie Shisan was not simple, but this general actually defeated Nie Shisan. Naturally, the general was even more extraordinary.
"Sir, it's cold outside, please come with me to the tent and let's talk."
Xia Shang indeed had many questions that he wanted to ask, so he followed Wei Hehe to the military camp.
Chunjiao was the only one who followed Xia Shang into the account.
The military tent was large enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people. Once they entered the military tent, the people inside surprised Xia Shang.
Except for the expected left general Wu An, everyone here was beyond Xia Shang's expectations, and most of them were familiar faces!