sword sentient beings

Chapter 179 Labyrinth City

Sleeping in the wild for another night, relying on the guidance of the Big Dipper and Polaris, as well as a little help from Mr. Gui, Tang Zhao managed to get back on the right road. In the afternoon of the second day, he saw the Labyrinth City.

After all, it has been four days since he set off from Baicheng.

The distance symbol will open, and there are three days left.

There are still two and a half days before the opening of the Jianzhou Passage in the Labyrinth City.

Whether this speed is fast or slow.If everyone starts at the same time as him, then his speed is considered fast.But it wasn't too early for him to arrive in Baicheng. When he arrived, many people had already set off. Even though the journey took longer than him, they still arrived in Labyrinth City earlier than him.

Tang Zhao stood in the distance, looking at the Labyrinth City.

The first thing I saw was a dense forest.

There are forests on Kungang, but most of them are sparse and mostly meadows.This dense forest is extremely lush, with various types of trees, more abundant than Yunzhou, and it is almost like a large mountain forest in the south.

The labyrinth city is hidden in the forest.

In the distance, one can see the looming city walls of the Labyrinth City and various strange-shaped buildings that rise above the walls.

On Jiugao Mountain, each Zhenyu disciple's sword house has its own characteristics, but individually, although the style is weird, it is still harmonious in itself and can become a complete landscape.But if these sword cottages were to be gathered together to form a town without excessive, it would be extremely discordant, even grotesque and comical.

This labyrinth city is just such a city.

Every building in the city has its own style, some are tall and pointed, some are short and fat, some are raised at both ends, and some are top-heavy.There are those that look like boats, kettles, and pipes, but they don’t look like houses for people, but like a pile of building blocks put together at will.

"This labyrinth city has been built for [-] years, and a talisman meeting was held locally that year. It was weird at first, but after Longyuan's renovation, it went in a more bizarre direction." Turtle pointed out very professionally, "You are here. You can’t see it from the outside, but go inside to experience the beauty.”

The gates of the labyrinth city are open, no one is guarding them, you can enter if you want.There is a moat outside the city, and the city gate is very thick, suspended in the sky, once it falls, it will be a gate of ten thousand catties, and no one can open it.When Tang Zhao passed the gate, he looked up at the gate and saw spikes under the gate, as if there were countless sharp swords hanging above his head.

After entering the Labyrinth City, Tang Zhaofang knew what it meant to be eccentric.

He can only see the shape of the building from the outside, but he can see the material of the building clearly when he is inside.

Ordinary buildings are nothing more than wood and stone construction, at most bricks and tiles are used to supplement carved beams and painted buildings.But the buildings here are made of various materials.Logs, bluestones, metals and even ceramics are fine, there are also priceless materials such as crystal and white jade, wild materials such as bones and teeth, Tang Zhao even saw houses made of paper and leaves.

It is impossible for a normal paper house to stand up for a long time, and this paper house is not only stable, but also has two floors, and the chimney on the attic can still emit smoke.This can only be said to be a miracle of symbols.

In other words, the labyrinth city is the city of miracles.

The tortoise said: "This is not the most miraculous, the most miraculous will be known at night."

Tang Zhao found that although the tortoise said that seeing Longyeon was disgusting, it was still subtle and proud of Longyeon's achievements.

According to the tortoise's instructions, Tang Zhao first had to choose a house to live in.

According to the rules of the labyrinth city, each of you chooses a house as a base, then answers questions during the day, and comes out to steal questions at night.On the last night, everything is released, and there is no limit to melee. Everyone can eliminate their opponents as much as they want, until the road to the most central Jianzhou opens at dawn.

Although the labyrinth city is not big, there are only ninety-nine young disciples, more than enough for one person and one room, and there are even a lot of houses left for transit.

"Should I choose a stronger one or a more flexible one?"

Tang Zhao walked along the street, admiring the houses on both sides, occasionally felt prying eyes.It was a gift for the attention of the seniors who came to the labyrinth city first.Tang Zhao carefully observed and found that most of the houses that the first comers lived in were also solid houses, mainly made of earth, stone and metal.These houses give people a sense of security.

"Then I'll live..."

Tang Zhao came to a house that looked like a mixture of crystal and metal.The house wasn't deviant, the metal was solid, some kind of alloy, and the crystal on the upper half gave a good view.The two-storey house is neither high nor low, trapezoidal, with a large bottom and a small opening, and a round top, a bit like an upside-down washbasin.Tang Zhao still felt that a room that was too high was easy to fall over.

From this point of view, he is quite conservative and chose a house that is more in line with the mainstream aesthetic tendency.

Of course, aesthetics is secondary, and safety and practicality come first. Tang Zhao just naturally chooses the house that suits his aesthetics among two houses with similar materials.

He even compared the layout of the houses on both sides. The materials of the surrounding houses were relatively fragile and did not pose a threat.But the tortoise reminded him not to pay too much attention to the neighbors in the lot. In the labyrinth city, these will change at any time.

There is a sign hanging at the door of each house, and after a symbol is written, the door will automatically open.This symbol is the password to enter the door.

"The code lasts for a day and disappears in the morning. So make a new one every morning, so that no one can enter your house."

That is to say, this house recognizes characters but not people.

What if the cipher is leaked?Then anyone can get into your house.

The symbol should not be too long, so as not to be unable to enter in an emergency, but it should not be simple so that others can guess it.Tang Zhao chose a unique one, and the door opened automatically, revealing a spacious hall and a gorgeous crystal staircase.

A faint smell came.

Tang Zhao looked calm, but his hands changed positions.

The tortoise tipped its head lightly, and said in a low voice, "No, this taste is not right!"

Tang Zhao didn't answer, he had already smelled it and could tell it.

It's bloody smell.

This is an ownerless house, otherwise the talisman written by Tang Zhao just now would definitely not be able to open the door.But when the door was opened, there was a smell of blood, probably because the previous owner was worried.

The owner of the house cannot be changed, it only takes one night, and the owned house becomes unowned.

Turtle Bean's eyes widened, and he muttered in a low voice: "Maybe someone was injured? There was a battle here? There shouldn't be any fatalities. We can transfer the envoy to Jianzhou with the Talisman Sword Master. As long as you admit defeat quickly, There is absolutely no danger of life. But this house is unlucky, let's change it?"

Tang Zhao was noncommittal, and said, "This bloody smell doesn't seem like he was injured a little bit. Besides, do you smell other smells covered by the bloody smell?" After saying that, he walked in.

The tortoise was a little hairy, and muttered: "Hey, there may be enemies here."

In fact, it is unlikely.

There is that smell, which means that the person has been dead for a while.

Moreover, when Tang Zhao entered the door, he was not just walking, but also ready to go.

Tang Zhao walked up the crystal stairs step by step, entered the room on the second floor, and saw the whole picture at a glance.

The tortoise opened its mouth wide and threw itself on Tang Zhao's back, shouting, "What's going on? Why is he really dead?"

I saw a person lying naked in the hall, his body was like a worn-out meat bag.Countless blood once pooled into a small lake, but now it has dried up, leaving only a large dark red and almost black trace, extending in all directions, like a black flower in full bloom.

Tang Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "So many things have happened, this Fuhui...is there still one person missing?"

He walked a few steps forward, and when he looked carefully, he saw even more terrifying facts.

"He...has no bones."

"Woo..." Mr. Gui was covering his eyes with his front legs, and said, "What do you mean?"

Tang Zhaoning said divinely: "All the bones in his body have been taken away. Only flesh and blood remain." After finishing speaking, he stood up and looked around.

Standing up was for vigilance, but also because he didn't want to look at the corpse again.To be honest, the state of this corpse is terrifying.Tang Zhao couldn't help feeling sick when he saw it.

Master Gui tremblingly shouted: "Which bastard did it? He actually killed the Talisman Sword Master! He is going to die?!"

No wonder the tortoise couldn't believe it, which is a rare fact.

Is there such a cruel thing in the world?Yes, there is no shortage of demons and heretics in martial arts, not to mention those evil ways known for their weirdness such as the Five Poison Society.
But talisman sword masters are different. They are all "cultural people" and can be regarded as "producers" who are beneficial to the world. rude.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if a scholar meets a soldier, some ignorant people get reckless for a while, and it is still understandable to kill the sword master, but this is the Mid-Spring Fuhui!

The mid-spring talisman meeting is for everyone to exchange and discuss. The participants are all talisman sword masters. Even if they set up exam questions for everyone to compete for victory, the competition is only a face or two. What is there to kill?What's more, it's still such a cruel method?
Except for Wang Fei's special situation, Fu Hui shouldn't have had an accident. Usually, Mo Ganfeng didn't have any serious accidents, but Long Yuan caught up.

Was it the evil forces behind the scenes who did it?
Or is it that a fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken, and Long Yuan's face is worthless, except for the kind of scheming black hand, ordinary little devils dare to hit Long Yuan in the face?
The tortoise yelled, "Maybe it's a personal grudge? I'll report it! Let me see who has the guts to do such a disgusting thing." Sure enough, it still cared a little about the responsibility of the spirit messenger, or it might have been clamoring for courage.

"Jie Jie..."

A strange smile came from outside the window.

Tang Zhao looked up and saw a strange bird on the eaves.

It is said to be a bird, but it is actually a skeleton.The bird has no feathers, only bones, and the beak of the white bones opens and closes, and it makes a human voice:
"I think who discovered my masterpiece? Haha, it's another excellent bone. Wait, I'll choose you next." After finishing speaking, the bone bird spread its wings and flew into the sky.

"puff--"

A row of golden needles exploded, shooting the bone bird into a pile of broken bones.Countless Gang Qi turned into big hands, grabbed all the scattered bones, and pulled them back into the window.

Tang Zhao put away his bones expressionlessly: "Are you adding to the atmosphere? Do you still need me to cooperate with such a clumsy performance?"

　still at night
　　
　
(End of this chapter)