The Dunhuang Grottoes are the Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as the Cave of Thousand Buddhas. They are located in Dunhuang on the west side of the Hexi Corridor. Together with the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, they are also known as the three major grottoes in China.
Traveling westward along the Silk Road, Lu Xiao took out the outfit he had prepared at FGO's sixth singularity.
The desolate Gobi Desert is very windy and sandy. The further you go west, the density of vegetation becomes sparser, and sand and dust climates become more common.
Yuwen Tuo and Dugu Ningke successively sent troops to the Dunhuang Grottoes, but these soldiers were blocked by the power of the Thousand Buddhas in the Dunhuang Grottoes, and were trapped in the caves and were controlled by Fuxi Qin's music that manipulated people's hearts.
The Dunhuang Grottoes are a holy place that contains the meaning of Buddhism, and the Fuxi Qin is also an ancient artifact with benign characteristics.
They will not take heavy action against the soldiers who break into the grotto, but these soldiers who have suffered the magic sound piercing their brains may remain stupid for a period of time.
The power of Fuxi Qin itself can only play a catalytic role, and the power of the Thousand Buddhas who trapped the soldiers in the cave to be baptized by the sound of the Qin is the most critical issue.
Before setting off, Lu Xiao obtained the Pangu Ax from Chen Jingchou. He planned to use the power of the Pangu Ax to split space to forcefully break through the obstruction of the Thousand Buddhas.
When arriving outside the Dunhuang Grottoes, Lu Xiao was a little surprised by the dense military camps scattered on the wasteland.
Combined with the early troops sent by Yuwen Tuo to look for Fu Xiqin and the second batch of troops encouraged by Dugu Ningke, the total number of soldiers outside the Dunhuang Grottoes exceeded 10,000.
'You actually left 10,000 soldiers in remote Dunhuang to be brainwashed by demonic sounds. Yang Guang, you are really willing to do so.'
After the second group of soldiers encouraged by Dugu Ningke also failed, Yang Guang, under Yuwen Tuo's persuasion, did not send additional reinforcements to the Dunhuang Grottoes.
Now the leader of this motley army is Shangguan Zhenyuan, one of Yuwen Tuo's four tiger generals.
However, although he is said to be the commander-in-chief, in fact, his job is basically that of a nanny.
Thousands of stupid soldiers needed care, and Shangguan Zhenyuan had to recruit army caregivers from surrounding villages and towns.
Shangguan Zhenyuan, who was so busy that he had no time or manpower to seal off the Dunhuang Grottoes tightly, slipped into the cave without much effort.
The Dunhuang Grottoes are called Thousand Buddha Caves, and they contain a large number of caves carved with Buddha statues and Buddhist murals.
According to the information obtained by Li Jing, Fu Xiqin should be placed in the deepest part of the Thousand Buddhas Cave. The power of the Thousand Buddhas left by an unknown person is firmly guarding Fu Xiqin.
Once trapped in the formation, it is impossible for anyone to break out of the formation. Fu Xiqin will begin to exert its abilities at this time, driving away the intruders with the sound of the piano that can control people's hearts, and will leave a short-term impact on them.
sequelae.
While admiring the exquisite murals and Buddhist statues along the way, Lu Xiao suddenly stopped before entering one of the caves.
The looming Buddha's light overflowed from the largest cave. Before Lu Xiao entered the cave, his sixth sense began to warn him.
"Is this right here?"
The Sui army, who knew the strangeness of the Dunhuang Grottoes, had already given the cave a wide berth. There were no soldiers on duty nearby, which made Lu Xiao's movements easier.
Taking out the Pangu Ax from his portable space, Lu Xiao injected his own spiritual power into the artifact.
The usage of the Pangu Ax was simple and crude. Lu Xiao picked up the long-handled battle ax with both hands and slashed forward with great force.
"Let's go!"
It was obvious that it struck nothing in mid-air, but Pangu's ax paused for a moment in the air just like it hit a real object.
"Kacha!"
As a crisp cracking sound sounded like substance, the hazy Buddha light in the cave immediately dissipated, and Lu Xiao vaguely heard the sigh of someone who was left in the cave.
Temporarily ignoring the incomplete consciousness left in the power of Thousand Buddhas, Lu Xiao carefully walked into the cave with a giant ax in hand.
There is a huge mural painted on the wall of this cave, and the statues of Buddhas are also carved lifelike.
But Lu Xiao did not focus on these religious artworks. His eyes were attracted by the jade harp placed on the Buddhist altar.
"Is this Fu Xiqin?"
The gradually increasing mental control ability made Lu Xiao frown slightly. The Fuxi Qin placed in the heart of the Buddha Cave Array was playing its role as an ancient artifact all the time.
'Who put Fuxi Qin here?'
The moment he lifted the Fuxi Qin from the Buddhist altar, the strange spiritual wave that filled the Buddha cave finally stopped.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Lu Xiao immediately turned on the aura blocker after taking back the two artifacts, and quietly slipped out of the Mogao Grottoes along the original path.
When he came to the door, his clairvoyance and danger prediction suddenly came into play.
Lu Xiao's left foot, which was about to fall, was hovering in mid-air. He used his right foot, which was supporting his body, to reverse direction on the spot, narrowly escaping the sonic shock aimed at his intended foothold.
He frowned and looked at the direction of the attack. The eagle eye technique had no effect. The person who was hiding in the dark and attacking seemed to be retreated with one blow.
Although it failed to cause any harm to Lu Xiao, the sound waves that suddenly exploded at night attracted Shangguan Zhenyuan's attention.
There was an uninvited guest in Shangguan Zhenyuan's tent who shouldn't be there. Under her reminder, Shangguan Zhenyuan remained vigilant. When the sound wave exploded, he immediately led his personal guards to the scene.
The function of the sound wave is not only an early warning, but the energy ripples passing by also remove Lu Xiao's aura blocking state.
When Shangguan Zhenyuan arrived at the scene, he immediately saw the "Man from the Western Regions" wearing a hood and a veil.
"The Western Regions covet ancient artifacts..."
Shangguan Zhenyuan was an experienced general who led troops. Under someone's deliberate guidance, he immediately connected Lu Xiao with the assassin who set fire to the dragon boat.
Shangguan Zhenyuan's face darkened, and he calmly commanded the guards to surround Lu Xiao: "This person is the assassin who burned the dragon boat. Take him and send him back to Daxing! Let Grand Master Yuwen and Your Majesty decide."
"yes!"
Lu Xiao didn't take these miscellaneous soldiers seriously. He was expanding the scope of his eagle vision to try to find the people who had plotted against him before.
'Found it.'
To Lu Xiao's expectation, this individual with strong vitality was actually hiding in Shangguan Zhenyuan's tent, and the noisy shouts and shouts outside seemed to have nothing to do with her.
"This familiar energy fluctuation..."
Suspicion flashed in Lu Xiao's eyes: "Shan Xiaoxiao? Why is she here?"
Shan Xiaoxiao is one of Dugu Ningke's most valued personal maids and will never leave her side easily.
Although it has not been specifically confirmed, before rendezvous with Zhang Lie and Chen Jingchou, this Daxing City social expert should still be active in the city.
It is almost impossible to visit the spot in advance, and the small action patterns have a very strong purpose.
'My whereabouts have been exposed? Why?'
"Drink!"
The surrounding soldiers shouted in unison, and the shield soldiers formed a tacit formation at the front. The pike soldiers thrust out their weapons from the gaps in the shields, trying to suppress Lu Xiao's movement space by relying on their numbers and formation.
"Qiang!"
In an instant, he pulled out the Immortal Slash that was carried on his back, and the bright light of the sword flashed across the night sky. All the spearmen who dared to attack lost their weapons, and a large number of spears were cut into two pieces from the center.
As Lu Xiao thought, a large amount of water vapor suddenly gathered in the moonless Gobi sky, and it rained heavily in almost the blink of an eye. There were also lightning and thunder mixed in the dark clouds.
"Hiding and not showing up, right?"
He raised his left hand to the sky, and under the surprised gaze of Shangguan Zhenyuan, thick thunderbolts fell from the sky, blowing up the Sui army surrounding Lu Xiao and knocking them off their feet.
"Boom!"
Lu Xiao did not kill these Sui soldiers who were ordered to act, but the thunder and lightning that struck Shangguan Zhenyuan's tent showed no mercy.
The entire night sky was illuminated by this giant thunder and lightning. The natural power that seemed to connect the sky and the earth made the soldiers who fell on the ground look frightened. They subconsciously fell to the ground and moved their bodies, trying to stay away from this thunder that penetrated the sky and the earth.