Daxia Lingxian

Chapter 69
Su Xiandao: "The Lord of the Corpse Grove on Calvary Mountain is a well-known god in Tubo. Tubo people practice sky burial, and they call the place of sky burial the cold forest in all directions, but it is actually a cemetery."

"The god in charge of the cold forest in all directions is the Lord of the Corpse Forest, which means the Lord of the Tombs."

It was only then that Luo Ning suddenly remembered that there should be a cemetery in the secret religion, which should be the same thing.

Su Xian continued to explain: "But in fact, the Lord of the Corpse Forest is an ancient god who disappeared long ago. The so-called Lord of the Corpse Forest is not real, but a demon king who inherited the true meaning of the ancient god of corpse."

"There is a personal bone city in the Skull Mountain, which is the dojo of the Lord of the Corpse Grove. Many monks of Esoteric Buddhism practice grave yoga in the cemetery, and belong to the disciple of the Lord of the Corpse Forest."

"Qian Chaofeng said that those women were sacrifices, but in fact they were the so-called charity of flesh and blood. In the end, they would become skeletons. It's not as simple as sacrifice."

"Oh, Calvary Mountain is not too far away. It's in the Laughing Forest in the northeast of Tubo, which is considered to be the border of Tubo."

Li Dingguo's eyes turned cold, "Master Xue has captured hundreds of Daxia women and sent them to the Lord of the Corpse Forest to be tortured. It's a heinous crime!"

Qian Si said: "The Master of the Corpse Grove needs a lot of flesh and blood every year, and the number of Tubo people who have been killed is not ordinary. However, the Master of the Corpse Forest does not only eat women."

"Thus, these women should also be sent to Yanshi Temple to choose Mingfei."

Luo Ning snorted coldly, his face was ugly, and he couldn't help but pat the horse's back.

Seeing this, Qian Sisuan said: "Brother Luo Dao has a kind heart and a noble character, so naturally he can't see these things. But who said that the world is bad? The Xue family is far more than the family that sends people to the scourge of foreign races."

"I heard that in places such as Guangdong and Minzhou in the south, there are still people who capture refugees and go to sea, and sell them to overseas Westerners as slaves."

"There are still people in Bingzhou who trafficked Xia people out of customs and sold them to Jin people as slaves. It's actually quite common."

Luo Ning looked at the Xue family caravan going away with cold eyes.

If you have the ability, you must eliminate the scourge of the Xue family in Tuo County.

It's been a while since she acted on stage, and she didn't heal the sick. Luo Ning's power has been exhausted for the past month.

When I arrived in Xifan County, I had to act hard to earn a wave of willingness.

I also want to go to the famous Xifanling City to trade some things.

At noon, I finally arrived at Chilong Pass where the Daxia Frontier Army was stationed.

Today's Chilong Pass is the westernmost city pass of Xia Jun in Yizhou.After leaving the Chilong Pass, it is the territory of Tubo.

But decades ago, the entire Xifan County to the west of Chilong Pass actually belonged to Daxia.

After Xifan County was occupied by Tubo, the border stretched thousands of miles to the east, and this Chilong Pass became the border between the two sides.The 500 million Xia people in Xifan County all became serfs of the Tubo nobles.

Chilong Pass is a majestic pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is one of the most important passes to resist the Tubo army.

When Luo Ning arrived at the majestic pass city, he couldn't help saying: "The long road of Xiongguan is really like iron, and now I'm starting to cross it from the beginning."

The towering and majestic city wall, which is hundreds of feet high, makes people feel insignificant.

Even the monks will be amazed when they see this grand pass.

On the square at the gate of the city wall, there are teams of armored soldiers, ten in teams, patrolling.

Their fighting spirit and vigilance are not high.

Instead, he looked lazy.

Although Xia's soldiers are not monks, they are all selected strong and sturdy people. After several years of hard training, they are proficient in battle formations. They are also equipped with strong and light standard armor and Maxima, so their combat power and mobility are extremely strong.

But the morale and state of these soldiers... are average.

"This armor...wrong!" Li Dingguo couldn't help but said as he looked at the armor soldier with only his eyes exposed.

Armor is wrong!
The Xia army's standard armor is called Xuanjiao, which weighs only three catties and is as thin as a copper coin. It is not much heavier than a robe, but its protective power is equal to half an inch of iron plate. It is actually a real weapon.

And the horses equipped by each of Xia's soldiers are Chollima, with the blood of monsters.

Da Xia Dynasty has strict control over armor and Maxima.A craftsman who refines armor must serve the court, otherwise it is treason.It is strictly forbidden to keep or trade the materials for refining armor.

Except for the people of the court, no monks are allowed to wear armor.Otherwise, it will be punished as treason.

The same is true for the Maxima, which is completely monopolized by the imperial court and cannot be owned by private individuals.The special alfalfa grass that feeds the Maxima is also controlled by the imperial court.

And a soldier is enough to fight against a group of ordinary strong men, which is equivalent to the special police special forces in Luo Ning's eyes.

These are just ordinary soldiers of the Xia army.

The more formidable soldiers are the tiger fighters who can compete with the early martial arts of the ninth rank by virtue of their superior armor.This kind of tiger warrior is usually a leader or a team leader. He can be said to be the strongest among ordinary people, and he can be regarded as the king of soldiers.

With these methods, the Celestial Dynasty firmly suppressed the folk monks.Even if it is a big monk, it is difficult to break the ban with cultivation base.

However, Li Dingguo, who was familiar with military weapons, discovered that although the armor style of Guancheng soldiers was still black armor, it was just a fake!

People who are not familiar with it can't tell, but Li Dingguo can see that this armor is at least a few kilograms heavier than the qualified Xuanzang armor, but its protection is not as good!

Luo Ning and the others were not familiar with weapons, but they understood Li Dingguo's words.

It seems that Xia Jun's military equipment has been corroded by official corruption.

At such an important border, the armor of the soldiers turned out to be shoddy and unqualified black armor!

What about military pay?What about pensions?What about gunpowder?Needless to say, these places that spend a lot of money?
Although the Xia army is huge in number, its combat power is already very unreliable, right?

After passing the inspection, everyone passed through the pass, and when they looked back and saw the huge artillery and bed crossbows squatting on the majestic city wall, they were all in mixed emotions.

This seemingly impenetrable pass, I'm afraid...

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After leaving the customs, it is Xifan County.

I saw meadows beside the road, herds of cows and horses, and tents everywhere, which is a beautiful grassland scenery.

It turned out that Xifan County was originally one of the top ten ranches in Daxia.

The largest grassland in Yizhou is in the Xifan Grassland.

Back then, the Qiang tribes in Xifan County were all herdsmen of Daxia.

There are also many Xia people who cultivate, and they pay equal attention to agriculture and animal husbandry, which complement each other, and they can be regarded as a treasure land on the frontier.

Because of this, the Tubo army often attacked Xifan County, and finally took this treasured land from Xia Jun.

However, because this place is too far away from the Tubo royal city, there are many Xia people and Qiang people, and Tubo is a local lord system, so the Tubo royal court has very loose control over Xifan County, and adopts a policy of confinement.

In addition to stationing a troop, building a few temples, entrusting a group of noble lords, and being able to collect taxes, they don't care anymore.

Rather than saying that Xifan County is the new land of the Tubo Kingdom, it is better to say that it is the private leader of a group of Tubo nobles.

Luo Ning's team passed a tribe of Xia people along the ancient tea-horse road. Qian Sisuan pointed to the tribe and said to Luo Ning:
"We Xia people didn't have a tribe. But after they fell into Tubo, they were forcibly made tribal serfs by the lord, and they became more and more like Tubo people."

"In another 30 years at most, the millions of Xia people left behind in Xifan County will all become Tubo people."

Looking around, Luo Ning saw a group of Xia people speaking with a Yizhou accent, wearing Tubo left lapel gowns, tower heads, and Tubo braided hair.

There is not much difference from the real Tibetans.

They are dirty, they are all dressed in quail clothes, and they tend to the cattle and sheep numbly.

If it is not able to speak, it seems that there is no essential difference from cattle and sheep.

The people in Yizhou's countryside are not having a good time, but they are much better than these serfs.

"This place originally belonged to the Celestial Dynasty, but I don't want it to belong to the Tubo people." Li Dingguo sighed.

Seeing Luo Ning and other Xia people troupes and caravans, those Xia people herdsmen who were originally numb, had a rare ray of light in their eyes.

"Brother Luo, headman Naqin's manor is nearby. Naqin is also my acquaintance. We can go to his manor for a few nights to raise horsepower."

Qian Si Abacus pointed to the front and said.

"Okay." Of course Luo Ning would not object.

Su Xian suddenly galloped up a few steps and pointed to a big mountain to the south, "Brother, that big mountain should be Mount Fengzhu. The Yangshen Fruit we are looking for is easiest to find there."

"It's just that there are monsters in Fengzhu Mountain, and they are also very mysterious. It's better for us monks to go together. With more eyes, it will be easier to find things."

"If you can't find it in the mountains, let's go to Xifanling City to try our luck."

That Fengzhu mountain looks not far away, but in fact it is more than a hundred miles away.

Not long after, everyone saw a huge manor near the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, with a tiger-headed flag fluttering in the wind.

At the gate of the manor, several serfs were giving a "dog salute" to a Tubo man in luxurious clothes.

They knelt on the ground, put their hands on the ground, and made a sound of "barking" in their mouths, acting like dogs.

This is the Tubo effect dog ceremony.

When Qian Sisuan saw the man, he immediately shouted in Tubo language: "Holy and strong Wangxia Steward, you are not dead yet!"

The Tubo man raised his eyes and saw Qian Si's abacus, he also laughed and said: "No wonder Qiangba broke the porcelain bowl today, and the crows in the courtyard didn't listen to it, so it's you, an old bastard, who came here!"

"If you are not dead, how can I go to see the Buddha?"

After speaking, Wang Xia knelt down, put his hands on the ground, and barked twice.

Qian Sisuan also knelt down, also holding the ground with both hands, and barked twice.

After the two met the gift, Qian Sisuan directly asked, "Is Master Naqin there? I have a gift for him, and of course I have something for you."

Soon, Wang Xia's housekeeper arranged for Luo's family to enter the heavily guarded manor and live in a small village building.

It seems that the face of Qian Si's abacus is still useful in Naqin Manor.

Luo Ning didn't want to perform any dog-like salutes, so he didn't want to follow Qian Sisuan to meet Naqin head.

He greeted Qian Sisuan, and took four monks, Li Dingguo, Su Xian, Luo Li, and Hongxiu, to Fengzhu Mountain.

The ghost bait fruit is about to be eaten up, and he must find the Yangshen fruit as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Tongyan Shaman took a guess, and it turned out to be a change of mind.

Changing the hexagram means that bad luck is easy to change, but bad luck can be good.

As soon as Luo Ning and the others left, Steward Wang Xia learned that they had gone to Fengzhu Mountain, so he said to Qian Si Suan:

"Today's Fengzhu Mountain is even more mysterious. I heard that a mountain peak suddenly collapsed, and some ominous signs appeared."

"They are master monks. Even if they can go up the mountain, they may not be able to come back."

"Some monks went in alone and never came out again."

.........

It is actually little known that there is a Yangshen fruit in Fengzhu Mountain.Su Xian knows this because he is very knowledgeable.

In fact, even monks, very few people come to Fengzhu Mountain to look for Yangshen Fruit.

One day later, everyone came to the foot of Fengzhu Mountain, and saw the old trees covering the sky, the forest was dark and gloomy, and the mountains were surrounded by clouds and mist, with a barbaric atmosphere, I don't know how big it is, I don't know how deep it is.

The mountains here are steep, and if they weren't monks, they wouldn't be able to climb up at all.

Luo Ning, an eighth-rank monk, was also a little horrified when he saw this.

In fact, he wanted to take an adventure in the Fengzhu Mountains alone, but the others insisted on looking for it together.If he really came alone, he might have little hope of finding the Yangshen Fruit.

"I'll open the way!" Li Dingguo drew his saber and moved forward. Once the saber went down, he cleared the way for more than ten feet.

After half a day, everyone entered the mountain.

The sounds of birds and beasts came faintly, and there were inexplicable sounds in the depths of the forest, which made people feel uncomfortable.

It was still noon at this time, but the forest was very dark.

"Brother, a mountain peak has collapsed ahead, exposing a huge mountainside." Li Dingguo said suddenly.

Luo Ning stepped forward to take a look, the dense forest in front of him suddenly opened up, and a huge mountainside was exposed.

There are some stone statues and stone carvings in the mountainside, which turned out to be a huge historic site.

"Would you like to go and have a look?" Luo Li said, "It seems that there is no way around it."

Luo Ning took a look and found that the collapsed mountain was too big, and to go around it would have to walk dozens of miles in the forest.

"Go and see, go through the mountainside." Luo Ning decided.

Everyone walked towards the exposed mountainside together, and stood in the middle of the mountain after a while.

The surrounding stone carvings and statues are extremely old, and now they are exposed to the sun and can be seen clearly.

"What is this? Is it a Taiji diagram?"

Before Luo Ning studied the stone statues and stone carvings, he heard Luo Li say.

When he looked, he saw that Luo Li was wiping the ground with his shoes, revealing a pattern of a Tai Chi diagram.

Luo Li's foot happened to step on the sun eye of the Tai Chi diagram.

"It's the Tai Chi Diagram." Guitu Hongxiu said, her feet happened to be the shadowy eyes of the Tai Chi Diagram.

"Huh? It's really a Taiji diagram!" Seeing this, Li Dingguo and Su Xian walked over together in surprise.

"Wait!" Luo Ning felt something was wrong, but as soon as he made a sound, he heard a "buzz", and the Taiji diagram suddenly moved.

Almost at the same time, four blue lights shot up into the sky, split into two directions, and disappeared in a flash.

And Luo Li, Li Dingguo, Su Xian, Hongxiu, three people and one ghost, all disappeared!

Luo Ning stared at the three people and one ghost who suddenly disappeared from the Tai Chi diagram, and was stunned for a moment.

PS: It's been a long time since I asked for a monthly ticket, recommended tickets, please count the tickets, I'm going to be autistic.

　It's been a long time since I asked for a monthly ticket or recommended ticket. Let's count the tickets, I'm going to be autistic.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)