Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 130: Reversed orientation, strange sea of ​​death!

"Don't worry too much. Fang Xu is a smart guy." Huang Qingzhou comforted.

"By the way, let me tell you a piece of news. Yun Wan from the Yun family has obtained the pass to the immortal gate." In order to divert the two girls' worries, Huang Qingzhou spoke.

"Yun Wan?"

Lu Qingluo was somewhat puzzled and asked, "As the princess of the Yun family, whose cultivation has reached the ninth level of martial artist, why did she come to the Ascension Meeting?"

Huang Qingzhou shook his head: "I don't know about this."

"Whether you are a martial arts master or a martial arts apprentice, your level of cultivation has no effect on the entrance examination."

"Junior Sister Mu, there's no problem here, but Junior Sister Lu, as for you..." Looking at Lu Qingluo, Huang Qingzhou was a little worried.

Chu Mu is Xu Changqing's designated disciple and also an alchemist. He does not have to take part in the cruel entrance examination. He can directly become Xu Changqing's disciple after the entrance examination is over.

Lu Qingluo is different, she needs to take the entrance examination.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I have a way." Lu Qingluo said with a smile.

"It would be nice if you have a way..." Huang Qingzhou said, then pursed his lips and said, "Okay, you guys are busy first, I'll go find out more about Fang Xu."

……

Late at night, sea of ​​death.

As November approaches, the temperature in the north becomes terribly low at night.

Fang Xu and the old ape walked slowly in the endless desert under the moonlight.

"Uncle Yuan, are we lost?" Fang Xu frowned and said, looking at the desert without any signs around.

The old ape looked around, then looked up at the stars and the moon in the sky and said, "There shouldn't be any. The direction is correct."

"It's been more than 20 days, why are we still in the desert?"

The old ape was also a little confused.

Ku Lun had told them before that under normal circumstances it would take about twenty days to get out of the Death Sand Sea.

Although Fang Xu and Lao Yuan encountered many dangers along the way, their strength was great and their speed was not slow. Along the way, they had left many caravans and warriors far behind.

But now, twenty-five days have passed since they stepped into the sea of ​​sand, and there is still endless desert before them!

"No! No!"

Staring at the sky, the old ape seemed to find something wrong.

His original form is a demon beast, and he has a keen sense of direction. However, the direction he sensed at this moment has a slight difference from the star map in the sky and the position of the moon.

It seems that the starry sky above the Death Sand Sea is not the same starry sky that he has seen before!
"Fang boy, let's change direction!"

After some thought, the old ape immediately decided not to follow the stars, sun and moon in the sky to determine the direction, but to follow his own feelings.

Fang Xu nodded.

He also realized something was wrong. If they continued walking, they would probably have a hard time getting out of the desert.

After a short rest, the two of them walked towards the left front in the severe cold.

The sun was rising and the feeling of warmth returned again. On the towering sand dunes, the old ape looked at the sun in the sky and, based on his own feelings, he was certain of one thing.

There is something wrong with the space in this sea of ​​death!

In their perception, the east was directly in front of them, but in their sight, the sun was rising from behind them!
He didn't know why such a strange phenomenon occurred.

"Uncle Yuan, are you sure you want to go this way?" Fang Xu glanced at the rising sun on his right and said uncertainly.

Zhongzhou is in the south of the Death Sand Sea, but according to the current situation, the old ape chose the north.

"Keep going, my feeling is not wrong." The old ape said firmly.

Fang Xu hesitated for a moment, then chose to believe him and walked forward resolutely.

Time passed quickly, and the two walked in this endless desert for another three days.

Fang Xu had habitually raised his head to look into the distance countless times. After this time, he suddenly discovered a vague mountain range in the distance!

"Uncle Ape!"

Fang Xu shouted excitedly, pointing at the vague mountain range in the distance and said:
"Mountain!"

"Hidden Dragon Mountain!"

Yinlong Mountain stretches between Zhongzhou and Liangzhou, and is also a natural barrier to prevent the desert from invading Zhongzhou. It is named because when viewed from the direction of the desert, the entire mountain range looks like a giant dragon that is looming.

"Ha ha……"

Looking at the mountains in the distance, the old ape couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that my feeling is still accurate."

With a sigh, he immediately observed everything around him carefully, trying to see what caused the reversal of what he saw and felt.

However, when he looked up again, he discovered that the setting sun that should have appeared on his left hand had appeared on his right hand without anyone noticing!

"Fang boy, look at the sun!"

The old ape shouted in surprise.

Fang Xu turned his head to look at Luo Ri, who only had half of his head left, and asked in astonishment: "When did it change?"

The old ape shook his head solemnly, looked at the desert behind him and murmured: "This desert is too weird, there must be something wrong down there!"

The terrifying storm that blows up at a fixed time every year, the strange quicksand vortex that can suck in the martial masters, and the direction that is reversed without anyone noticing...

All signs indicate that the desert under the two people's feet is not just an ordinary desert.

"It's getting dark, let's go quickly." After taking a deep look at the desert behind him, the old ape said, "I don't want to freeze in this desert anymore."

Facing Hidden Dragon Mountain, the two increased their speed to the limit.

It was not until the sky became completely dark and the Jade Rabbit hung high in the sky that the two finally arrived at the foot of Yinlong Mountain.

He took out the only two remaining Gu pills from his Qiankun bag and swallowed one each with the old ape. Then he took out the third-grade treasure short spear and the one hundred purple flame grasses. Fang Xu transformed himself into Huertu again and walked towards the Hidden Dragon Mountain Pass.

Yinlongshan Pass is a giant fortress built in the middle of the mountain range and the only passage between Liangzhou and Zhongzhou.

If you want to go from Liangzhou to Zhongzhou without going through Yinlong Pass, you can only go through Qingzhou, or continue east and go through Lizhou.

Under the cover of night, in front of the Yinlong Pass, a large number of warriors and palace soldiers stood guard every three steps and every five steps, checking all pedestrians who wanted to enter the pass.

Fang Xu and Lao Yuan followed the long queue in front of the pass and walked slowly towards the front.

There seemed to be several warriors who came from Liangzhou in front of Fang Xu. It was not known whether it was because they did not encounter the reversed direction or what, but they also arrived at Yinlong Pass at this time.

When they inadvertently turned their heads and saw Fang Xu, several warriors showed a hint of shock on their faces, and then hurriedly made way.

"Mr. Hu, please."

Fang Xu frowned and asked, "Do you know me?"

The warrior immediately smiled flatteringly and said, "We have heard of Master Hu's name in Liangzhou."

Fang Xu nodded proudly and walked directly in front of the few people.

“Don’t cut in line!”

Their actions naturally attracted the attention of the warriors who were checking around. Two of them immediately came up to them and looked at Fang Xu and Lao Yuan suspiciously and asked, "Why are you two cutting in line?!"

Facing the question, Fang Xu said with arrogance on his face:
"Which eye of yours saw us cutting in line?"

"They volunteered to let me go in front of them."

"You!" Upon seeing this, the two warriors were ready to take action immediately.

Several warriors who came from Liangzhou quickly said, "You two, we are indeed volunteers."

"This is Master Hu. His brother is Hu Erle, a martial arts master who was once famous in Liangzhou."

Hurrle?
Hearing this, some warriors who were queuing turned their heads and looked over.

"It turns out to be him!"

"I heard that a little devil has appeared in Liangzhou City recently. He relied on his brother's friendship with Master Kulun to make the whole Liangzhou City in chaos."

"Why did this kid come to Zhongzhou?"

"Tsk! Zhongzhou is not Liangzhou. Master Ku Lun didn't come with us, but this kid is still so arrogant. He will be punished sooner or later!"

"Forget it, forget it. I heard that this kid is a bit of a jerk. Don't mess with him. Didn't you see that he has an old servant who is a martial arts master with him?"

Everyone was talking about it. After hearing it, the two warriors from the aristocratic families frowned and looked at Fang Xu and said, "Boy, you have Master Ku Lun to protect you in Liangzhou, but not here. Be honest!"

Listening to his scolding, Fang Xu still looked nonchalant and didn't even bother to look at him.

"you!"

Seeing this, the hot-tempered warrior couldn't bear it anymore!

Now all the major families have joined forces to investigate Fang Xu. There is a Martial Master in charge of Yinlong Pass, but this kid is so arrogant relying on an old servant who is a martial arts master. He must let him know whose territory Zhongzhou is.

"Forget it!"

The warrior beside him quickly pulled his companion back and whispered:

"Don't forget our goal."

"This kid has Master Kulun behind him. He is one of the strongest people in the whole Dayu. Don't make trouble for yourself."

After hearing his words, the warrior frowned, glared at Fang Xu fiercely, and then didn't say anything more.

After this incident, Huertu's reputation spread again.

The team lined up in front of the pass went through layer by layer of checks and slowly moved forward.

Fang Xu was very nervous, but he still had to maintain Huertu's rebelliousness.

Finally, as the team moved forward, the two successfully passed layers of inspection and entered Yinlong Pass.

In order not to arouse suspicion, the two stayed in Yinlong Pass for one night after entering it, and only set out for Zhongzhou City the next day.

It is still two thousand miles to Zhongzhou City.

There are nearly fifty cities of various sizes that need to be passed through. Between the cities along the way, patrol teams composed of warriors from various forces shuttle through the villages and towns, strictly checking all strangers.

But Fang Xu is now bearing Hurtu's face, so he doesn't have to worry at all.

Along the way, he would enter any city he came across. After entering a city, he would more or less make some noise to let people know about his reputation as the little devil.

As the day of the entrance examination for the Ascension Association drew closer, Fang Xu simply lost all trace, and the various forces in the Yu State were now extremely busy.

At this critical juncture, they didn't want to cause any more trouble and offend a powerful person like Master Ku Lun.

Regarding Hurtu's disturbance, all major forces chose to endure it as much as possible.

The second day of the winter month.

A heavy snow came unexpectedly, turning the entire Zhongzhou into a world covered in silver.

When winter comes, the common people have free time. Taking advantage of this time, they rush from the villages to the major counties to buy some New Year's goods with their limited money.

Emperor Yu issued an edict of repentance and an imperial decree to reduce taxes, so that some common people had more surplus food and could have a good year.

The large number of common people entering the city undoubtedly made the investigation by various major forces more difficult.

Fang Xu and Lao Yuan followed the Li Shu team into the city and slowly walked into Lincheng.

This is the last city on the way to Zhongzhou City. After leaving Lincheng, go south for 200 miles and cross the Zhangshui River to reach Zhongzhou City. "Master, there are still three days." The old ape reminded on the street in the city.

Fang Xu nodded slightly, turned his head to look at the sneaky figures following behind him, frowned and said, "I miscalculated. These guys are afraid that I will cause trouble, so they actually sent people to keep an eye on me."

"Uncle Ape, we have to find a way to get out of this."

The old ape turned around and glanced at the tails, frowning and said, "If you and I leave the city now, can we get rid of them?"

Fang Xu shook his head: "Huertu will definitely cause trouble when he enters the city. I am now in Lincheng. If I don't cause trouble and go directly to Zhongzhou City, they may become suspicious."

"Let's go, let's go to the front and make some noise."

Fang Xu walked through the crowd, carrying a wine bag filled with kumis, and slowly entered a restaurant in the city.

Just like what he did that day in Liangzhou, after entering the restaurant, he immediately made a big scene, forcibly made friends with nine people, and then prepared to leave.

"stop!"

As soon as the two of them walked out of the restaurant, an angry voice called out to him.

Fang Xu turned his head and saw a handsome young man wearing a silver gown and with his hair tied up in a bun, who was glaring at him angrily.

Staring at the man with a half-smile, Fang Xu asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

The handsome young man led a group of guards to Fang Xu and said angrily: "You drove away the guests of the restaurant, smashed my restaurant, and forced me to buy and sell. Do you think it's okay?"

Fang Xu smiled playfully: "How do you want to solve it?"

The handsome boy stared at him, thought for a moment and said, "Pay compensation! One thousand taels of gold!"

"One thousand taels?"

"Is this how you treat your savior?"

Fang Xu said with a smile.

Hearing this, the beautiful boy was stunned.

"Can't remember?"

"Then let me remind you, Liangzhou, the Gobi Desert, and the bandits..."

"It's you!?" When the beautiful boy heard Fang Xu mention this, his eyes widened and he looked at him in disbelief.

Obviously, the beautiful young man in front of them was the woman disguised as a man who Fang Xu and Lao Yuan accidentally rescued in the Gobi Desert of Liangzhou late at night that day.

But this girl seems to like dressing up as a man, and now she is still dressed as a man.

"Little girl, your outfit is too casual." Staring at the beautiful boy's slightly raised chest, Fang Xu smiled faintly and said, "At least you should tie it up here..."

"You..." The little girl was just in the surprise of meeting her benefactor by chance. When she heard Fang Xu suddenly say this, she felt a little embarrassed and angry.

"Okay, I saved your life that day, and today I smashed your store, so we're even now."

Too lazy to chat with her, Fang Xu waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

The little girl called out to Fang Xu again, "You can't leave!"

Fang Xu slowly turned around, frowned and looked at her and asked, "Anything else?"

The little girl pouted and said, "Saving me is not the same as destroying my store."

"You have to pay for destroying my store, but I can repay you for saving me."

Fang Xu was also amused by her weird logic and asked, "Then how are you going to repay me?"

"You say." The little girl hesitated for a moment and kicked the ball back.

"I say? Then just give me one thousand and two taels of gold." Fang Xu said with a smile.

"One thousand taels of gold... OK!" The little girl immediately turned around and prepared to ask the warrior behind her for money.

Fang Xu spoke again: "I smashed your store and I also paid you one thousand taels as compensation, so you don't have to pay me. We're even."

After saying that, he ignored the little girl who was standing there in a daze and walked directly towards the gate of Lincheng with the old ape.

The little girl behind him obviously hadn't turned around yet. When she saw Fang Xu walking away, she stomped her feet in anger: "This guy!"

"Master, what should we do now?" the warrior next to him came up and asked.

The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "You guys go back first."

The warrior was slightly stunned and said with some embarrassment: "But..."

"Okay, I'll go back to Zhongzhou City by myself!"

"gone!"

After sending away the followers behind her, she chased directly in the direction Fang Xu left.

……

Yanghua Mountain is located three hundred miles south of Zhongzhou City. After entering the winter month, more and more warriors are preparing to go to Huayang Mountain.

However, these warriors are now blocked outside by the coalition forces composed of major forces of the Yu State, and layers of checkpoints screen every warrior who wants to go to Huayang Mountain.

This move naturally caused complaints from many warriors, who clamored for the people from the Ascension Society to come out and administer justice.

In fact, the Ascension Society should have reprimanded the major forces for such behavior, but now for some unknown reason, the Ascension Society did not intervene and just allowed the coalition forces of the major forces to make trouble outside the mountain.

At the south gate of Zhongzhou City, Fang Xu and Lao Yuan, who had just emerged from the city gate after a thorough inspection, encountered another checkpoint not long after they went forward.

Looking at the long line in front of the checkpoint, Fang Xu frowned.

There is still nearly half a month left until the eighteenth day of winter month. According to the speed of the investigation by the major forces, it will not delay the warriors from taking the entrance examination.

The problem is that his and the old ape’s Gu Dan can’t last that long.

The two of them took the last Gu Pill when they entered Yinlong Pass, and now the effect of the medicine only lasts less than five days.

If they have not entered Huayang Mountain's sphere of influence after five days, they will definitely be discovered under such inspection.

As the eighteenth day of winter approached, the warriors from various major forces who had been searching for him outside had now all gathered in Zhongzhou. Once his identity was exposed, he couldn't imagine how many warriors would be besieging him and the old ape.

How to do?
Looking at the almost squirming team in front of him, Fang Xu became a little anxious.

Beside him, the old ape looked at the long line of troops in front of him and whispered, "Boy, as long as we can get within a hundred miles of Huayang Mountain, I have the confidence to lead you to kill them."

At his peak, he possessed the strength of the ninth level of Martial Honor, but with the decline of his energy and blood, and the fact that he paid a considerable price to transform from an ape to a human, his strength is no longer as strong as before.

Fang Xu knew very well that the killing that the old ape mentioned might very likely cost him his life!
"Uncle Yuan, this is the worst option. We can't do it unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Just walk slowly and see."

The old ape nodded, and the two of them quietly followed the team in front of them and walked towards Huayang Mountain little by little.

……

Huayang Mountain.

In a small valley surrounded by peaks, pavilions and terraces are built against the mountains and beside the water. A heavy snowfall a few days ago made everything in the valley look like ice sculptures, just like a fairyland on earth.

In the pavilion, Li Cangwu, wearing a black fur coat and looking a little lazy, held a black piece in his hand and tapped it on the chessboard in front of him without hesitation.

The man opposite him, with white hair and beard but a young face, saw his move and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"This is a risky move. Emperor Yu is very courageous."

Li Cangwu smiled slightly: "As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction. Brother Jiang, the general trend of the world is like this, and I have no choice but to follow the trend."

"Our ancestors were foolish. When the country was first established, they actually decided to rule the world together with the warriors from the aristocratic families..."

"In my opinion, the Yu Kingdom can only have one voice."

The white-haired man opposite smiled faintly and said, "The Ascension Society has rules that we should not interfere in worldly affairs, but we cannot just sit there and do nothing while people block our door. Emperor Yu's request..."

"Brother Jiang is an elder of the Ascension Association and the person in charge of the Yu Kingdom branch. I have never asked Brother Jiang for anything in these years. Just for this matter, Brother Jiang, are you going to refuse?"

Staring at the white-haired man, Li Cangwu spoke.

From his words, it can be seen that the white-haired young man in front of him is Jiang Feng, the elder of the Yu State branch of the Shengxian Society.

Jiang Feng slowly picked up a white piece and was about to place it on the chessboard in front of him——

"Brother Jiang."

Li Cangwu spoke again.

The hand holding the white piece paused slightly and hovered in mid-air. Jiang Feng raised his head and met Li Cangwu's gaze. After hesitating for a moment, he placed the chess piece in another place.

In this move, he did not choose to surround and kill Heizi's big dragon, but only ate a small part of it.

Seeing a large number of black pieces being eaten one by one, Li Cangwu said with a somewhat unpleasant expression: "Brother Jiang, are you really unwilling to give me this face?"

"It's already a compromise. Didn't Emperor Yu see that?" He picked up the killed black pieces one by one, looked up at Li Cangwu and smiled faintly: "Emperor Yu still has ten chances to break through."

"Ten moves is ten moves, thank you Brother Jiang." Staring at the chessboard in front of him, Li Cangwu was a little unwilling, but finally picked up three black pieces and gently threw them on the chessboard. Then he stood up, bowed to Jiang Feng, turned around and left the pavilion.

Watching Emperor Yu's receding figure, Jiang Feng smiled faintly and gently slapped the chessboard with his palm. All the black and white chess pieces on it instantly flew into the air. With a light sweep of his palm, the messy black and white chess pieces instantly fell into their respective chess boxes.

"Little guy, this is all I can do to help you."

With a gentle wave of his hand, Jiang Feng took away the chessboard and two chess boxes in front of him, then slowly stood up and looked towards the direction of the mountain gate.

Outside Huayang Mountain, three days have passed.

After going through layers of investigation, Fang Xu and the old ape are now nearly fifty miles away from Huayang Mountain.

Feeling the effect of the Gu Pill gradually dissipating, Fang Xu's anxiety grew stronger and stronger.

Only two days left!
The effect of the Gu Dan will disappear in two days, and then your true face will be revealed.

Looking around at the coalition of aristocratic families that were eyeing them covetously, his mood became extremely solemn.

"Hey!"

Just as Fang Xu was thinking about how to deal with the next dilemma, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

He came back to his senses and slowly turned his head. He looked at the girl dressed as a man behind him and frowned: "Why did you follow me?"

The girl curled her lips and said proudly:
"What do you mean I followed too!?"

"The entrance examination of the Ascension Society is an annual event. Can't I go and take a look?"

Seeing her unruly appearance, Fang Xu was too lazy to pay attention to her. He turned around and thought about what to do next.

"Hey, do you want to cut in line?"

The girl behind him spoke again.

Fang Xu was slightly stunned, and suppressed his excitement and said calmly: "Do you have a solution?"

The girl raised her chin proudly, took out a black jade token from her belt, waved it in front of Fang Xu and said, "If you beg me, I will take you to the queue."

"Please." Fang Xu spoke directly as soon as she finished speaking.

This sudden change made the girl a little stunned for a moment.

"you……"

From the attack on Gobi Desert to the meeting in Lincheng later, combined with the intelligence she had gathered from her own investigations, the girl had always felt that the guy in front of her was an unruly dude.

Making him beg himself was just a way to tease him.

The girl didn't expect Fang Xu to compromise without even a moment's hesitation! ?
(End of this chapter)