Chapter 57: There will be a period of high mountains and rivers, and a new map of red-eyed vervet mo
The hoopoe just kept talking.
Wu Ma observed him silently. His expression was very sincere, and what he said could be verified. Moreover, he also moved out Yuwen Jianxue, so he must not have lied.
The problem now is not with Hoopoe, but with Pei Ji.
Wu Ma suddenly thought of something - Pei Ji had long wanted to place the hoopoe in the Awakening Tower, but when he summoned the Awakening Tower, he didn't mention it at all. He waited until Wu Ma completed two divine decrees in succession. In the Tang Dynasty,
The tower stood firm before being lifted out.
Wu Ma can think that Pei Ji has already made up his mind.
And Pei Ji's magnanimity and tolerance. It was clearly Pei Ji who asked Wu Ma to do something, and it was Pei Ji who came up with the dubious strategy, but in the end, Wu Ma seemed to be the one who owed something.
Pei Ji asked the hoopoe to come to the dancing horse, which was not quite right. Although he clearly said that he asked the hoopoe not to embarrass him. How is this possible? If it is really not embarrassing, don't let the hoopoe come. The dancing horse doesn't want to get involved in this at all.
Kind of thing.
Yes, this old guy Pei Ji is still plotting against himself.
Thinking of this, Wu Ma gradually clarified his thoughts.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you with this."
"You should know the reason better than me."
"I might as well make it clear that the Tang Tower was built by Liu Wenjing, not me. You know better than me about the relationship between Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji."
"If you want to repay Mr. Pei, there are many connections, so you don't necessarily have to come to Datang Tower to join in the fun."
"If you want to try your luck and see if I will be soft-hearted, don't give up."
"besides,"
Wu Ma paused, "You can tell Xuanzhen that I want to study the art of awakening - I just want to study the art of awakening."
After listening to Dancing Horse's words, Hoopoe got up from the ground.
"Pei Gong asked me not to cause trouble to you, so I won't be shy and bother you. Pei Gong asked me to be respectful to you, and I don't dare to go beyond the rules."
"But you can't convince me. I'm a straightforward person. I'm in trouble today and you don't want to help me. Don't blame me for feeling knotty in my heart."
The hoopoe said and cupped his hands towards the dancing horse,
"The mountains are high and the rivers are long. We will meet again later."
…
Finally, Pei Ji's stuffing of people into the Tang Tower came to an end, and the condition of the team leaving the city had reached a satisfactory level of horse dancing. He finally had his hands free and had time to do something he wanted to do.
From the day he left Jinyang at night, Wu Ma made a major discovery:
In the space on the second line of the illustration scroll, a new picture appeared - a monster that looked like a macaque, was tall, had red eyes and a long tail, and was holding a short blade.
The picture appears in two colors: gray and white.
The difference between Tian Deping's picture of a bear monster and Qingxia's picture of an ancient Buddha with a blue lantern is that the outermost layer of this painting hangs a pair of chains emitting bronze light.
This has to remind Wu Ma of something similar to a seal.
According to previous research on the evolution of illustrated books, Wu Ma drew two inferences:
First, this red-eyed long-tailed monkey undoubtedly corresponds to a certain awakened disciple in reality.
Second, this awakened disciple must have a significant relationship with Wu Ma's life and death.
Wu Ma quickly included the red-eyed long-tailed monkey picture in the test plan and listed two suspicious candidates on the paper:
The first is the hoopoe; the second is the awakened disciples in the Turkic camp.
If it is a hoopoe, it means that because the dancing horse refused to help deliver the message, the hoopoe and him formed a deadly feud. This is unlikely.
The dancing horse is more inclined to the second option - the Turkic awakeners outside the city are competing with the dancing horse.
Considering that the picture of the red-eyed long-tailed monkey will never appear for no reason, then it must be that night when he went out to Jinyang, something unknown happened on the Turkic side, but it was related to his life and death.
Wu Ma tried to use the gray mist to explore the monkey picture. Unfortunately, the moment he touched the picture, the bronze lock vibrated violently. While the gray mist bounced away, his soul was also shaken and frightened.
Dancing Horse wrote on the record:
[Obviously, the experiment cannot progress unless the bronze lock is removed.
I intuitively believe that the key to unlocking the lock lies in a head-on confrontation with the Turkic awakeners.
I clenched my fists, and I could hear the joints creaking...]
Just when the horse dancing was getting excited, there was a rapid knock on the door of the temporary laboratory set up in the East City Tower.
Wu Ma frowned and stopped writing.
"who?"
Qingxia's voice came from outside the door:
"Wu, come out quickly, the Turks are causing trouble outside!"
"They keep doing it."
"It's going to be big this time."
Really? The dancing horse immediately became energetic.
"Just in time."
He opened the door suddenly, startling Qingxia who was leaning against the crack of the door to eavesdrop.
"You can't say a word before opening the door."
Wu Ma looked at the panicked girl.
By the way, find some time to do her experiments too.
…
Outside Jinyang City, Ashina Jishe led three main things in the past few days.
The first one was to personally lead a large group of elite soldiers and hide in a dense forest in a valley outside the city.
He didn't know what he inserted in the middle of the mountain road, but it flashed a blue light and disappeared.
Then, he climbed up the treetop himself and looked eagerly at the end of the road.
The second thing was to arrange a large number of patrol soldiers to carry out strict night inspections around Jinyang City, except for the valley.
The third thing was to send a messenger and hurry back to Tengrita on the grassland.
Regarding the first thing, the association rate has not gained anything for three nights in a row.
The second thing didn't seem to yield much. Except for catching a few Han people who were traveling at night.
The accompanying generals and soldiers were all confused, and everyone was guessing what the brave and clever special agent was thinking.
All kinds of strange speculations came out.
Some people say that the last time the special agents went south, they fell in love with a beautiful widow in Jinyang City. They were going to take her back, but they didn't expect that she escaped to this mountain forest in the middle of the night.
Some people also say that the special service is the "Kulada" on the grassland. Tengger bestowed upon him earth-shattering spells. He has been setting up very powerful formations in the past few days. As long as the formation is completed, Jinyang City will be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
It was reduced to ruins.
Others say that the Secret Service found a treasure map and that the treasure is hidden in this valley, but they have to wait for the mysterious person to come and meet him.
"This is all a mess."
After hearing this, Sunong Linghua went straight to the association to lead the camp.
"Are you capable or not? You take the soldiers out for a spin every night. How can we fight when they are all dozing off during the day?"
"It's enough for them to be energetic at night."
"Did you know that there has been a rumor in the camp these days that you have fallen in love with a Han Chinese widow?"
"Well, he has a nose and eyes. If he disturbs the morale of the army, I will ask someone to reprimand him."
"You mean, you want to go to that valley tonight?"
"why are you not going?"
"It's been three days," Sun Nonglinghua sat cross-legged next to him, "You've learned nothing."
"That's because there are too many clouds at night these days, and the awakened disciples in Jinyang don't dare to come out! It's different tonight. You see, the sky has been sunny so far, and it will be sunny at night too - they are sure
will come!"
"You just believe that person's words..." Sunong Linghua muttered.
"What did you say? I can't hear you clearly."
"I said,"
Sun Nong Linghua stretched her neck and her voice suddenly became sharper, "We don't have much supplies brought - the wolves in the prairie want meat."
His ears buzzed as he was shocked by her, and he shrank back.
"Then go and rob it. We Turks never went south with baggage. It was the blood and meat of the Han people that fed us."
"What should I do if Jinyang City cannot be captured? You are not willing to charge into the city. If we delay any longer, the vicious dogs around us will hear the sound and come over."
Vicious dog?
The association leader was stunned for a moment and realized. She was talking about the reinforcements from the surrounding areas of Taiyuan.
"There are no vicious dogs here," the association said, "just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered."
"Just take a look," he pointed to the Central Plains in the distance, "this land is vast and fertile, but the owner is very sick and dying.
Well, there are a few hungry dogs, but they showed their fangs and started killing each other - we can stay in Jinyang as long as we want."
"But we can't stay like this forever?" Sun Nungling said: "The Khan is still watching you on the grassland. You can't tell him that these days, you are squatting in the nook of the mountain and lying on the branches."
Youshesu stopped talking and stood up after a while.
Yes, Atta is still looking at himself.
Without Atta's support and trust, how could he lead tens of thousands of troops southward.
"Or," Sun Nungling said, "we can take advantage of the fact that we haven't suffered any losses yet, and go loot the surrounding areas, even if we don't come back empty-handed. Isn't this what we did before—"
"No, never,"
Jiushesu interrupted her, then took off the longbow from the tent wall and slowly opened it,
"Linghua, whether we are hunting ferocious beasts or fighting, we cannot think of an escape route or where to escape without waiting for a fight. The wolf's pride will be worn away by such cowardly thoughts again and again!"
Linghua stopped talking, her big black eyes stared straight at the face of Jushesu.
The association stretched the bowstring and then retracted it several times,
"Let's go and take a look at the surrounding villages and towns."
"Ignore the fat sheep in the livestock shed and hunt some free-range lean chickens?"
"The wolves are gathering around the pen," Jiushe said with a smile, "but the hunters and hounds are hiding inside and refuse to come out. That's why."
Sun Nong Ling Flower Arrangement:
"It's better to rely on the height of the shed wall and wait for the wolves to lose patience."
"If the wolves were holding the bodies of the hunters' relatives in their mouths," Jieshe said, stroking the bowstring lightly, "they would be showing off their power outside the pen."
"The hunter will break out of the pen,"
Sunong Linghua's eyes lit up and she stood up, "They want to take back the bodies of their loved ones and take revenge on the wolves."
"Jinyang City is high and dangerous. It has always been a stronghold for military strategists. Li Yuan can survive with abundant food reserves. However, Jinyang soldiers and the relatives of the people are all over the surrounding villages and towns."
The association leader said: "I want to give this hunter named Li a reason to come out!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his bowstring and flicked it hard.
Even though the string was empty, the arrow still shot, and the sound of the bow resounded throughout the tent and could not be heard without hearing.
---Dividing line---
The first rule of the illustrated book: Every image that appears in the illustrated book corresponds one-to-one with a real awakened disciple.
The second rule of the illustrated book: The image corresponding to the awakened disciple appears in the illustrated book, indicating that this person has a significant relationship with the life and death of the dancing horse (to be proven).
——Excerpted from "Collection of Experimental Records of Prophet's Horse Dance"