Outside Xiangma Town, in the valley, there is a round table and several square bamboo stools. Xiao Fuyi and Xie Erniang are sitting at the table drinking tea.
Behind them, the robbers were sitting or standing. They were all lazily dressed and disheveled. Some of them were open-chested, dragging their single shoes, and yawning constantly. Using the word "rabble" to describe them all has a hidden meaning.
Some element of 'commendation'.
But each of them holds a weapon in their hands; each weapon is sharp enough to kill people!
Directly opposite, there are forests of spears and halberds, and military formations like mountains.
Three armored wolf-riding phalanxes are in the center, lined up vertically; on the left, nearly a thousand antlered beasts with four hooves are restless and their antlers are clanking; on the right, most people are riding horses, and their clothes are relatively messy.
Many sects and forces are mixed together.
Even though the valley is extremely open, it is also completely blocked.
Halfway up the mountain outside the valley, torches are connected together. I don’t know how many people are hiding in the forest! The total number of robbers in the entire Thief Town is only a thousand. At this moment, the number of people in the valley alone is several times that of the robbers.
On this side, the two bandit leaders were busy drinking tea. In front of the large group of people on the opposite side, the formation was even bigger. They actually built a temporary thatched cottage. There were six men and one woman in the cottage, old and young, and they were all busy.
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Two octogenarian men, with white beards and hair, were sitting on the ground. The chessboard was placed in the middle, and they were twirling their beards with their moves. Three middle-aged men were dressed in different styles. One was in gray, one was in armor, and one was in a green robe with brocade. They were chatting and admiring the moon.
Behind him stood a young man in a purple shirt, holding a white-haired wolf cub in his arms, chiming in with a few words from time to time; there was also an old woman, leaning on a wicker chair to one side, closing her eyes and meditating.
The two sides gave up an open space of 70 to 80 meters and faced each other in the valley.
Finally, among the men admiring the moon, the man in green robes with brocade embroidery turned to look at the two bandit leaders, and laughed loudly: "Mr. Xiao, we have made it very clear about your purpose here. But you only care about your taste."
Tea, leaving us alone, I don’t know what you want to do?”
"You are a guest when you come from afar. Could this be the way of hospitality in Xiangma Town?"
An old man with a white beard was always staring at the chessboard, calmly making moves: "Before your ancestors went out to travel, he still had to be courteous when he came. After he has been gone for many years, his rules have been broken by unscrupulous descendants.
!What’s even more embarrassing is that you even dare to rob me of Luyang Mountain’s treasure!”
Xiao Fuyi held up the tea cup and took two sips slowly. He then waved back and asked someone to pick up the teapot and refill the cup. He took a few more sips before uttering two words: "Good tea."
When several people saw that he was ignoring everyone, their expressions were gloomy. The armored general next to the man in green robe refused to take offense and snorted loudly, saying: "A bunch of thieves in the mountains, don't think that having a traveling grandmaster is such a big deal!
If you dare to rob the goods ordered by our Moon King City, even if the Grand Master is here, you must give an explanation, otherwise...when the army arrives, no scrap will be left behind!"
Xiao Fuyi blew the steam from the tea cup and said calmly: "Xiao will write down this sentence for the commander-in-chief first. After the ancestor returns, he will definitely pass it on to the commander-in-chief. There is also the sentence from the old master of Luyang Mountain.
'Improper etiquette' was also written down."
"Don't think that just because you are the commander-in-chief of Moon King City means you are great. You use a hammer, and I use a hammer too. You are in the Bigu stage, and so is I. If you have the ability, just fight with your mother for a while. If you pretend to be a grandson in front of me, do you really think so?
I, Xie Erniang, don’t dare to kill you!” Xie Erniang slapped the table, “Here comes someone!”
Among the gangsters, five big men walked out in response. They were all naked and had bulging muscles. The five of them worked together, carrying a long-handled octagonal copper hammer on their shoulders. They walked slowly and strenuously to Xie Erniang. Xie Erniang lifted the hammer with one hand.
It didn't seem like there was much effort in getting up. I threw it to the opposite side and sat on the bamboo stool without getting up at all!
bump!
The octagonal copper hammer flew more than 20 meters horizontally and landed in the formation, smashing a large crater into the rocks on the ground. The hammer head sank nearly halfway into the ground.
In the thatched hut, the commander's face looked a little ugly. This copper hammer was almost twice as heavy as the round hammer he used. If it were him, it would be his limit to be able to throw it as far as ten meters, and he would have to use a sucker.
Awesome!
"Hmph!" He ignored Xie Erniang's cry, "Bullying a woman is not my style in Moon King City!"
The man in the leader's green robe and splendid embroidery clapped his hands and praised: "The second master is a member of the female class, and his bravery has made all the men in the world bow down. I admire you so much."
"Ji Changxi, I don't need you to flatter me. Otherwise, if you come, I won't even pay attention to any of you, even if there are so many of you!"
Ji Changxi smiled and said: "Second Master has misunderstood. I am here to pay homage to the mountain. How dare you be disrespectful? It's just because my brother Changfeng has been stupid since he was a child. He never thought that he would get lost. Since the two leaders are unwilling to talk to me,
How about we just wait for the ruffian boss to lure my brother back, and then we can discuss it for a while, instead of talking about business, just have a few casual chats?"
When no one pays attention to him, he just keeps to himself:
"Today at dusk, the Green Lantern Buddha appeared in the western sky. Everyone was shocked and all directions were shaken. From now on, there will be a few more temples in Zhongzhou for nothing, and Buddhism will flourish. I wonder what Mr. Xiao thinks about it?"
Xiao Fuyi put down the tea cup in his hand: "I don't believe in Buddhism."
"Oh?" Ji Changxi said with great interest: "Even if the Buddha is born auspicious and the Buddha comes to the world, Zhongzhou will be turbulent, don't you believe it? Once the Buddha comes to the world, some people will definitely feel uncomfortable. He was full of sins during his life, and he will be in trouble after death.
Inexhaustible, cut into pieces with thousands of swords, picking out bones and cramping. Even if you are a warrior emperor, you will eventually die, let alone us mortals, isn't Mr. Xiao afraid?"
The man in gray clothes beside him hurriedly praised: "Brother said it well. It seems that it is better to be an upright person. In life, never fall into evil ways. I am afraid that thieves and bandits will not escape the disaster, and the emperor will not be spared. After the death of the great master of martial arts,
He’s nothing more than a lonely ghost!”
"I didn't believe it in the past, but it's disgusting to believe it now; I wasn't afraid in the past, but it's useless to be afraid now. Ji Changxi, as the brother of the current Moon King and the first deputy city lord of Moon King City, Xiao did not expect that you are actually a fool."
Ji Changxi dusted off the dust on his green robe, "How do you say this?"
Xiao Fuyi also brushed his sleeves. In terms of temperament, the two of them were somewhat similar.
"The Buddha is in the west, and retribution is after death. The outside world is too far away. You and I don't live in the 'distant' world. The Buddha will always be like a mirror, but you are going to die!"
"Hahahaha." Instead of being angry, Ji Changxi laughed heartily, "Xiao Fuyi, you are just a robber. When did you learn astrology and fortune telling? Tell me, when will I die and how will I die?
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"Within five years, you will definitely die. The way of death will be miserable, with your bones shattered and ashes thrown away!"
"Want to hear the details!"
Xiao Fuyi stood up with his hands behind his back, pacing in front of the round table, then suddenly stopped and changed the topic.
"There are four thousand Wolf Riders in Moon King City, and you have brought 3,200 tonight. Three deputy city lords have arrived, plus a chief commander. There are only five strong men in the Bigu stage in Moon King City, and four of them came all of a sudden.
.Coupled with the old master and great elder of Luyang Mountain, and the female sect master of Feiyunjian, they really think highly of me in the bandit town. The army is approaching, all the sects have gathered together, and seven strong men in the Bigu stage are sitting in front of the army.
Nominally speaking, we came here to worship the mountain. The reason is that our people robbed the goods ordered by your city. Secretly, I am afraid that they have already discussed it and made such a rough game. It is just a big gamble..."
Ji Changxi narrowed his eyes: "I have never been addicted to gambling in my life. May I ask Mr. Xiao, what are you gambling on?"
"You're betting..." Xiao Fuyi suddenly turned to him, with murderous intent bursting out of him, "Bet that my ancestor from Thieves Town is dead!"
Everyone in the thatched cottage looked at Xiao Fuyi, who stood up while playing chess, closed his eyes and opened them!
"Everyone knows that when our ancestor was promoted to the position of Grandmaster, he was over seventy years old. The year he decided to go out and travel, he was already ninety years old. Now thirteen years have passed, but he has never appeared again. Calculated according to his age
, I will be one hundred and three years old this year... Yuewang City, Luyang Mountain, and Feiyun Stream, all three of your families have the orthodoxy of grandmasters. Although they have not lived up to expectations in recent years, there are not a few grandmasters in the past generations."
Xiao Fuyi sat down to drink tea again, "Grandmaster lives a long life, but there is an end. The oldest person must be the mayor of your city. It is said that he was also one hundred and three years old when he died. Xiao said
Right?"
"Yes, time is ruthless. When the old city lord passed away, he was also one hundred and three years old!"
Ji Changxi laughed softly and said: "Since Mr. Xiao mentioned the age of the Grandmaster, I have some opinions. When I took over as the city lord of Moon King City, I exhausted the essence of the elixir and tried my best to survive, but I couldn't survive the passing time, so I had to
One hundred and three years of life. I am inevitably curious. How can you conclude that your ancestor is still alive?
However, Mr. Xiao may have misunderstood. I am really just worshiping the mountain. If there is any offense, Ji Changxi will apologize to the two leaders first. Once the matter here is resolved, he will retreat immediately."
"Back off!?"
Xie Erniang took out a small jade talisman from her sleeve. The talisman was engraved with ancient seals. She bit her index finger in public and dripped blood into the jade talisman. The huge stone at the entrance of the town that was seven or eight feet in length suddenly shook with a phantom.
Ripples flashed. Several 'rumbling' sounds were heard from the mountain peaks on the side.
"If my little sweetheart loses half a hair, I will bury this valley directly, and none of you will be able to leave! Even if my ancestors are not here, I, Xie Erniang, will not be afraid of you!"
In the thatched hut, the expressions of several strong men in the Bigu stage changed slightly, and their eyes showed surprise. Only Ji Changxi and the young man in purple standing behind him did not change their expressions.
Among the large group of men and horses behind them, except for the wolf cavalry who remained unmoved, the rest of the men and horses were also a little restless. Exclamations came from the crowd, and they all turned to look at the mountain peaks on the side.
Ji Changxi interrupted her, and then said: "In Xiangma Town, there is a mountain-protecting stone left by the Grandmaster. Once the mountain-protecting formation is opened, the jade and stone will be destroyed. This is the first time I have seen the opening of the formation today. It is indeed extraordinary. Even if the Grandmaster is no longer here,
, but it can barely stop us." After he finished speaking, he carefully observed the reactions of Xie and Xiao.
Xiao Fuyi shook his head: "Now that the matter has been made so clear, you are still testing. Well, Xiao will simply tell you the truth. So that you will know why Xiao can predict the date of your death."
Ji Changxi smiled and said: "People are bound to die. Knowing when to die is not necessarily a bad thing, but I am afraid that some people will not realize that their death is approaching!"
Xiao Fuyi ignored it and continued: "My ancestors did not grow up in the Yongliang Mountain area. You must have heard about it."
Ji Changxi nodded.
"I have indeed heard some rumors that the ancestors of the noble sect had many adventures in their lives and were not local people. However, anything outside Yongliang Mountain can be considered a foreigner, so what?"
"Of course it's related." Xiao Fuyi said, "The place where our ancestor came from is so far away that you can't even imagine it in your dreams!"
The old woman who had been silent for a long time interjected: "When you say this, even my old woman is curious. What is the long-distance method?"
Xiao Fuyi only said two words: "Northern Territory."
Everyone was stunned.
Afterwards, the old head of Luyang Mountain laughed loudly: "Nephew Fuyi, the northern border you are talking about is not the northern border outside the Eastern Territory, right?"
The five major regions of Zhongzhou, namely the Eastern Territory, the Western Desert, the Southern Territory, the Northern Territory, and the Middle Earth, are five vast worlds. They have always only known their names but never heard of their truths. Just like the legend of the Warrior Emperor,
The emperor's reputation spread far and wide, but he could never touch that level!
For people like them, the three thousand miles of inhabited areas and the two thousand miles of wilderness in the mediocre area are mysterious and vast enough. The other four major regions are all too far away.
A legend that is so far away that even a few words cannot cross this distance, and will be lost in the middle of the spread...