That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 439

The four capitals of the world, the Imperial Capital, Jiangdu, Zhongdu, and Beidu, are named as one city, but in fact the jurisdiction area centered on the city is huge, almost covering half of the state. Therefore, except for the special imperial capital, the other three capitals are all With the state as the organizational system, there are three yamen in it, which is no different from a state.

The fastest route from Jiangdu to the imperial capital is to take a boat along the Dongjiang Grand Canal, but Xu Beiyou didn't want to do that. Instead, he chose to detour through Huizhou, pass through Yuzhou, go to Zhongdu, and finally arrive in Zhili Prefecture.

From the map, this route just draws a perfect arc. Xu Beiyou will pass through the jurisdiction of Zhongdu, but will not enter the city of Zhongdu. In this way, he can meet Zhang Wubing once.

From Jiangdu to the Imperial Capital, if you go straight all the way, passing mountains and wading across rivers, it will take about two thousand miles. If you walk with your sword with all your strength, it will only take one day, but if you follow the route Xu Beiyou chose, it will take about [-] miles. The distance is more than three thousand miles, and Xu Beiyou has no intention of flying a thousand miles with his sword. He chose to walk on foot. Although it is several times faster than ordinary people's walking, and he can travel more than a hundred miles in a day, it still takes about a month to reach the imperial capital. .

Along the way, apart from absorbing Bai Hong's sword energy day and night in order to break through the realm of the Earth Immortal's fourth floor as soon as possible, Xu Beiyou has many other secret arrangements, and meeting Zhang Wubing is just one of them.

Three days later, Xu Bei traveled across Jiangzhou and entered Huizhou.

The last time Xu Beiyou came to Huizhou, he was coerced by Tang Shengyue. He couldn't even call it a horse to watch flowers, he could only say that he was fleeting, so this time he walked not fast, stopped and stopped, and when he got excited, he also made a fight As for the matter of Swordsman, he rescued two children from the hands of two poor monks, and after sending the two children home, he continued on his way, instead of entering the city, he entered the Yishan mountain range.

Yishan Mountain is famous in the world for its "five wonders" of strange pines, strange rocks, sea of ​​clouds, hot springs and winter snow. It is known as the "No. [-] Wonderful Mountain in the World". The accumulated stones are as if cut into pieces, the haze is endless, and the thunderstorm is falling.The caves of Xiacheng, Rudou waterfall and spring, there are no peaks, no peaks, and above the rocks, there are strange traces and shapes, which cannot be touched and written. They are really the caves of gods and immortals.On the mountain, the sound of fairy music is often heard on the peak.

At the same time, Mount Yi is also listed as one of the "Three Mountains" in the "Three Mountains and Five Sacred Mountains". It is rumored that the Taoist Huang Zu proved his Taoism and ascended here. , the Jiangnan Taoist sect is the only one, Du Mingshi was appointed as the head of the southeast and Jiangnan Taoist sect, and he made friends with Jiangzuo Xie's family and Xiao Huang. It was taken over by people from the Jiangnan Taoist sect.

Since Master Du Ming passed away, Du Haichan took over the Jiangnan Taoist sect, and the Jiangnan Taoist sect began to decline. The Huizhou Taoist sect, which lost the protection of the Jiangzhou Taoist sect, was also repeatedly suppressed by the local government.

The reason why the Huizhou government dared to act in this way is because most of Huizhou belongs to the Jiangbei area, and the government is so powerful that it can ignore Taoism and follow this momentum. The mountain has become an empty mountain, and the Huizhou Taoist sect can only sit in a lonely city. Another reason is that Luo Nanxing, the master of the Huizhou Taoist sect, is too useless. oppression.

Rumor has it that Luo Nanxing, the master of Taoism in Huizhou, studied the "Yin Talisman" and "Shaking the Dragon" deeply under the tutelage of Master Weichen. He is good at searching for dragons and hopeful energy. The enemy belongs to the realm of the immortals who can be fought across borders. It's okay to be an idle big man, but it's really not good to be the master of a real Taoist sect.

Xu Beiyou climbed the mountain slowly. The reason why he made a detour to Huizhou to climb Mount Yi was of course not to enjoy the scenery, but to take a look with his own eyes at this Huizhou Taoist sect that has been regarded as an abandoned son by the Taoist sect. If it is true as rumored It was dilapidated, so after he came back from the imperial capital, he could expel all the Taoists here and take this mountain of Huangzu into his pocket.

If the rumors are not true, it also shows that there is something wrong with this Huizhou Taoist sect that has been extremely quiet in recent years, and it is best to take precautions early.

After walking for about half an hour, Xu Beiyou could already see the Huangzu Palace shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance.

Just when Xu Beiyou was about to continue walking along the mountain road, a loud shout sounded.

More than a dozen figures dressed in Taoist costumes jumped out from both sides, and stood in front of Xu Beiyou. The leader was a woman with short hair. Her hair was just up to her ears, and it was difficult to even comb her hair in a bun. It was so loose, which made Xu Beiyou feel awkward. Incomparable.

Monks and nuns shaved their heads bald, and Taoist priests tied their hair in a bun, but what does this short hair mean, half Buddha, half Tao?

The short-haired woman's face was cold and stern, and her tone was even colder: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Xu Beiyou smiled and said, "I'm a passer-by. I've heard the name of Yishan Mountain for a long time, so I climbed the mountain to enjoy the scenery. I also want to stop by the Huangzu Palace to pay homage to Huangzu's relics and burn a stick of incense."

The short-haired woman frowned, and said coldly: "The Huangzu Palace is where my Huizhou Taoist gate is located. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. You must go down the mountain quickly, and don't stay here."

Xu Beiyou pretended to be surprised and said: "How can there be such a reason? I have also been to Chonglong Temple, Taiqing Palace, and Zirong Temple. None of them are famous, but none of them have the airs of your Huangzu Palace!"

The short-haired woman said coldly: "They are them, we are us, this is Huizhou, so we must follow the rules of our Huizhou Taoism."

Xu Beiyou smiled as if he was extremely angry, and after saying three good words, he was about to turn around and go down the mountain.

The moment he turned around, a Taoist next to the short-haired woman made a sudden move, and a talisman flew out without a sound, and then lightly stuck to his back.

The Taoist smiled and counted silently to three, just waiting for this poor wretch who didn't know what to do or what to do to fall headlong.

Several Taoists even planned to come forward to collect the corpse.

But after a while, the smile on the Taoist's face completely froze, and I saw that the bamboo hat guest was still walking like flying, and there was no sign of falling down.

The short-haired woman's complexion changed suddenly, she shouted, and she rushed forward a hundred steps, reaching out to pat Xu Beiyou.

This palm was directly slapped on the sword box behind Xu Beiyou, but there was no explosion as expected, instead, the woman was injured by the sword energy spontaneously aroused by the sword box, and countless bloodstains appeared on the entire palm, blood oozing out, and the palm was even worse. It was a blood hole from being pierced, and the pain was piercing.

Xu Beiyou stopped and turned around, said with a faint smile, "I don't think you are like people from the Taoist sect, but rather like unruly bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings."

The short-haired woman's face was extremely serious, and she said in a deep voice, "Who is your Excellency?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "I was just a passer-by before, but now I am a murderer."

The face of the short-haired woman changed drastically, but before she could react, the dozen or so Taoists behind her had all fallen to the ground, all pierced by the sword energy between their eyebrows.

The face of the short-haired woman instantly became horrified.

Xu Beiyou strode forward and said, "People don't hurt a tiger's will, but tigers hurt people's hearts. You were the ones who attacked me first, so it's not considered indiscriminate killing if I kill innocent people. What about Luo Nanxing? Let him come out to see me."

The short-haired woman took a few steps back subconsciously, and said in a trembling voice, "Who are you?"

Xu Beiyou walked not far from the short-haired woman, and said in a calm voice, "I am indeed a passer-by, and I have no enmity with your Huizhou Taoists. This time I climbed the mountain just to see the Huangzu Palace. Don't you guys?" Let me see, that's fine, I'll go down the mountain, but you are aggressive and want to kill people, so no wonder I'm trying to reason."

(End of this chapter)