Xianlu

Chapter 129 Shezhao Ghost City
When Xu Dao left, the Bone Temple was still in the early spring, warm and cold.

Now that January has passed, when we came to Shezhao's territory, the weather has completely warmed up, and because of the mountains, the climate on Shezhao's side is even hotter and more humid.

Riding a donkey and walking in the wilderness, Xu Dao put on a green shirt and single clothes with fluttering belts, looking quite romantic and suave.

After the three of them and a donkey spent the night in the wasteland, they finally arrived in front of Shezhao Mountain City in the evening of the next day.

Because it was close to the Shezhao tribe, and it was a trading place within a radius of thousands of miles, they encountered many caravans and convoys along the way.

Although Xu Dao and the others looked old, young, weak, and completely incompetent, but because of this, few caravans dared to pay attention to them.

It should be known that Shezhao Mountain City is adjacent to Shiwan Dashan, no matter if they come out of the mountain or come all the way from the west, they are not easy to provoke.

Under the thin sunlight, Xu Dao rode on a donkey, looked up at a high mountain in front of his eyes, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "It's finally here."

When the swordsman leading the donkey and Su Jiu holding the sword heard this, their eyes also revealed expressions of relief.Although the two of them didn't utter a word of distress along the way, they each suffered from sore waists and legs and numbness in the soles of their feet.

Especially the little fox girl Su Jiu, if she hadn't changed the fox fur and somehow changed her body, otherwise, with her original body, she would probably be ruined.

Groups of oxen and horses appeared in the sight of the three of them, and they were taking turns crossing the river in front of them. Besides the oxen and horses visible in the plains, there were also groups of yaks with long hair on the highlands. Groups of herdsmen drove them to step on their feet in disorder. Go up the volley cable bridge and walk to the mountain on the other side of the river.

Seeing Xu Dao staring at the mountain city of Shezhao in a daze, the swordsman explained aloud:
"I heard that the Shezhao tribe was not a group at the beginning, but tribes large and small in the mountains, with tens of hundreds of shares... Later, when the king conquered the country, he established the Liuzhao tribe, and this formed the Shezhao tribe in front of us. .”

"The mountain city in front of me was dug out at that time. This mountain is called 'Sheshan'. The wood paved on the river is hundreds of years of demon wood, soaked in tung oil and baked. The grommets on both sides of the river are full of people It is the size of a head. I heard that after the ruler conquered this area of ​​land, he gathered all the iron tools to cast it. Otherwise, he would have to rely on boats to cross the river and enter the mountains..."

Xu Dao listened to the introduction of the swordsman beside him, and saw that the other party said in such detail, especially about the Shezhao Li clan, which was far clearer than what he had inquired in the temple of bones, so he couldn't help showing a surprised look.

Combined with the opponent's demeanor between walking, sitting and lying, and the smell of iron and blood on his body, Xu Dao couldn't help guessing that the swordsman was originally a member of the army.

But the swordsman surnamed Sha is just an ordinary person, even if the other party has some past events and identities, Xu Dao doesn't take it to heart.He looked at it for a while, then looked away, kicked the donkey's stomach, and only ordered: "Cross the river."

"Yes, master." Hearing this, the swordsman hurriedly dragged his donkey forward.

The boy Su Jiu, who was looking around with his head open, also held the iron sword and hurriedly followed.

Stepping on the iron chain bridge across the river, Xu Dao found out that what the old swordsman said was true. The iron chains on both sides were three to four hundred feet long.

Although he couldn't see any clues, but after 300 years, the iron cables of this bridge have been weather-beaten but there is no rust, and they keep emitting a dull and hard black light, which is obviously not ordinary.

There is also the bridge deck under the feet, people and horses walking on it, it is like walking on solid ground, it will not shake at all, and the chain bridge is more than ten feet wide, even if a dozen horse-drawn carriages run side by side, it is not a problem.

Such bridges and materials cannot be built by ordinary manpower. Most likely, as the old swordsman said, it was built by the king of Wu with a large army when he was fighting against the country.

There are many horses and horses passing by on the bridge, and many herdsmen drive their cattle and horses directly on the bridge without worrying that the cattle and horses will fall off.

Xu Dao riding a donkey was among them. He raised his eyes and jumped over the iron chains on both sides, looking at the river below.

Looking from a distance, the river at the bottom seems to be split from the mountains. Except for a few miles around the wilderness highlands, which are relatively flat, the rest of the banks are surrounded by rock walls, strange rocks, and mountains.

The name of the river is Wuxia River, which flows from the depths of the Shiwanda Mountains and can lead to the interior of the Wu Kingdom. The monster haunts.

Not to mention going upstream from the inland to this mountain city of Shezhao, even if you want to go downstream from the mountain city, you can only wait for the season when the snow in the mountains melts and the river surges.

Moreover, there is a custom here in Shezhao. Whenever the river is passable, the water god of the river must be sacrificed first, and then the boats can be built and go down the river.

This also led to Shezhao's place where it is possible to go out, but it is difficult to get in. Either take the mountain road, or take a detour from the highlands, and the goods from the outside world are very sought-after here.

However, the above difficulties are mostly for ordinary people, but it is not the same for Taoists who have achieved success in practice.

Xu Dao looked at the river, and suddenly saw a barefooted man in seedling clothes walking on the river, and then leaped up the river on both sides of the river, and climbed up Sheshan as if walking on flat ground.

Looking up at the tall and tall Sheshan Mountain, the mountain is strange and hollow inside, just like a healthy mountain that was washed away by the river from the middle, and then the rest was hollowed out, and layers of pavilions and bamboo villages were cast.

"It's really not an ordinary mortal tribe. I heard that there are 10 people living in the interior of this mountain alone. If you count the people at the foot of the mountain and other places, the number should reach more than a dozen or hundreds of thousands."

"This is not a village, but a city, no wonder it is called 'Mountain City'."

Xu Dao was calculating in his heart, and secretly said:

"Based on the current appearance, apart from the mortal trading market in the mountain city, there should indeed be a 'ghost market' on the mountain as we learned from inquiries."

The ghost market is not unique to the Temple of White Bones, but a market for practitioners to trade, and there are other square markets.

At the moment, Xu Dao looked at the tall Shezhao mountain city in front of him, especially the mountain top that was shrouded in clouds and mist, and his heart was lifted.

The reason why he came here not far away is because this place is far away from the Bone Temple, and it is a big city, which is suitable for him to avoid disaster.

It is also because the ghost market here is open to the outside world, and can be used for casual cultivators in the mountains and even monsters in the mountains to trade, unlike the ghost market in the Temple of Bones, which is only used by disciples.

And there are many people in it, good and evil are mixed, Xu Dao mixed in it can not only conceal his identity, but also has the opportunity to sell spiritual objects and buy panacea.

Of course, he has a more important reason.

That is the lack of news in the Bone Temple, especially the news about the practice world. Apart from knowing that there is a ghost market here, Xu Dao does not know where there is a ghost market.

If he didn't come here first to inquire about it, he would have no idea where to go first after leaving the Temple of the White Bones.

"Settle here first, inquire about the news, and when you open your eyes, you won't have to worry about where to go." Xu Dao comforted himself in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, he shook his head secretly:
"Although this Shezhao tribe is mostly occupied by monsters like the Temple of the Bone...but the world is big, how can it be different?"

Rubbing the breath-holding jade hook on his waist, he began to think about it...

(End of this chapter)