Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1011 Tianding Mountain

A drop of cold sweat slid down Lu Xiao's forehead.

When she was still in Shen's house, Shang Ruyi told her that she was coming to relieve the siege of Xiazhou. She found it strange, especially when she saw that she was only accompanied by such a small number of people after they set out. She was even more puzzled. The crisis in Xiazhou was a military crisis, and she could only resolve it by attacking the Western Turkic troops that attacked Xiazhou. But when they were near Suizhou, Shang Ruyi suddenly mentioned Zuo Heng's rebellion, Xiaoshan Gong Zuo Chen'an, and Zuo Gong Yizhong, intentionally or unintentionally, in her words, and then Lu Xiao understood her plan.

She was planning to use the treasure buried in Zuo Gong Yi's Tomb, which was rich enough to impress the enemy country, to lure the Western Turks.

And now, she finally got what she wanted, Ashina Zhuye really came with his men.

But the arrival of Ashina Zhuye with his men did not mean that the danger to Xiazhou was truly over, because the Western Turkic Khan only brought a part of his own troops, and Xiazhou was still being attacked by the Western Turkic troops. This did not change the fact, but Ashina Zhuye set his sights on Zuogong Yi's tomb again.

If they cannot produce the treasure that the other party wants, Ashina Zhuxie will definitely not let them go easily.

That is exactly the case right now.

Shang Ruyi is simply digging his own grave by doing this.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiao's heart was filled with even more doubts. She was not willing to look down on the Princess of Qin. After all, she had seen her methods more than once before. But this time, her move to save the situation was almost like courting disaster, which was quite stupid in the eyes of anyone.

Is this really the idea that the smart and alert Shang Ruyi came up with in the past?
Just when Lu Xiao was full of doubts and felt a little suffocated by the strong oppression from Ashina Zhuye, Shang Ruyi was not frightened by the threat in his words. He just smiled lightly and said, "Khan is not polite at all."

Ashina Zhuxie said: "You're welcome. I won't come again."

Shang Ruyi said: "Since the Khan has a clear goal, I hope your people will not be polite when they contribute. After all -"

Before she could finish her words, a group of people suddenly appeared in the distance.

The Turkic soldiers were subconsciously alert, but when they looked closely, they found that the clothes of those people were clearly the same as those of Shang Ruyi's guards. After they came back, the leader walked up to Shang Ruyi and bowed, then said: "Princess, I have been searching around Tianding Mountain all night, and I am sure there is nothing unusual at the foot of the mountain."

Shang Ruyi nodded, and then said: "You have worked hard, go downstairs and eat something and rest for a while."

"Thank you, Princess."

Those people glanced at the Turks in the nearby camp, and then glanced at Ashina Zhuxie and Lei Yu who had puzzled expressions on their faces. Although they were somewhat surprised by their appearance, seeing that both sides were at peace, they did not say much to avoid any trouble, and they retreated one by one, asking their brothers what happened last night.

At this time, Lei Yu seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "Send someone to look for—?"

Shang Ruyi nodded. Then he smiled and said, "It's a pity that this night was in vain."

Ashina Zhuye also came to his senses a little - the Han people in the Central Plains, especially the kings, princes, generals and ministers of certain status, often used mountains as their tombs after their death, and chose high mountains with good feng shui as their auspicious places to build their tombs. If the once powerful Xiaoshan Gong Zuo Chen'an was really buried in Tianding Mountain, and a suspicious tomb had to be built to avoid disasters and the covetousness of the world, then the entrance to the tomb must be very secret. Therefore, Shang Ruyi sent this group of people out to search for a night, just to find the entrance to Zuo Gong's suspicious tomb.

But obviously, it was in vain.

At this time, Shang Ruyi smiled and dusted off his clothes, then said: "It seems that the Khan really wants your people to do more work."

Having said that, she slowly turned her head and looked behind the camp. In the distance, there were two mountains, one tall and one short, that almost pierced the clouds. The taller one, in particular, now stood in front of everyone like a giant. The sky was still dark and misty. The feeling of being huge, mysterious and dangerous weighed heavily on people's hearts, making them breathless.

"After all, if there is nothing at the bottom of the mountain, then it can only be on the mountain."

"..."

"But no one here knows what is on Tianding Mountain."

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Tianding Mountain is a huge mountain range that has stretched to the south of Suizhou City since ancient times. It stretches for dozens of miles and is a natural barrier against dangers coming from the south. However, there was no such thing as Tianding Mountain before. As for its specific name, it has disappeared with the change of the mountain.

The change in the mountain's terrain occurred more than ten years ago.

It was an earthquake that almost turned the world upside down, and even people living in Luoyang City felt it. The earthquake tore the huge and majestic mountains apart like soft silk, and even tore the earth apart, forming a huge valley, leaving behind two peaks on the ground. One was towering into the clouds, with exposed black rocks covering a large area of ​​the mountain like scales. The tip of each scale pointed to the top of the mountain like worship. There were clouds and mists in the stone valley, and the high places were even more shrouded in clouds and mist. Even on sunny days, it was difficult to see the top of the mountain. The other was a little lower, only half of the peak, and most of the time the whole mountain could be seen. The top of the mountain was also slightly tilted, pointing to the top of the peak.

The majestic shapes of the two peaks, one high and one low, aroused people's imagination, so there was a rumor that an immortal cultivated himself in this mountain and achieved enlightenment. When he ascended to heaven, the infinite power he exuded tore the previous mountain apart, leaving behind the two peaks to help him ascend to heaven. The low peak became the stepping stone for the first step, and the high peak was the second step of ascension. After completing the two steps, he reached the top of the sky and became an immortal.

This mountain and two peaks got a name - Tianding Mountain.

After breakfast and a short rest, everyone started climbing the mountain after they had rested enough.

Since it is a mountain that can reach the sky, it is naturally difficult to climb. In fact, this Tianding Mountain is not untouched. Because there is a legend that immortals ascended to heaven, many people come here to seek immortality. A group of people set out in the early morning and walked for half a day to the foot of the mountain. When they looked up, they saw a winding path leading up the mountain. After walking for half a day, the mountain became steeper and steeper, and the path up the mountain became more and more rugged. Many times it was even close to the edge of the cliff. When they looked down, they could see the abyss under their feet.

Shang Ruyi just lowered his head for a glance, then immediately looked away.

At this moment, a low cry of fear suddenly came from behind.