Xixia dead book

Chapter 230 The Finale of Death (20)
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When Tang Feng slipped into the water, he held his breath instinctively. He was surprised to find that the water in the Sea of ​​Rebirth was extremely clear. Tang Feng was just wondering when a huge black shadow flashed in front of him. What was that?Tang Feng immediately realized that it was the giant python that devoured White, and his survival instinct prompted him to turn around and swim to the shore quickly. In his consciousness, he was not far from the shore, but he felt that every time he swam One meter is very strenuous, and Tang Feng is surrounded by great panic. He is afraid that he will have a sudden cramp, or be caught up by a giant python...

Tang Feng felt suffocated. He closed his eyes and repeated mechanical movements. He wanted to speed up. He felt that he was getting closer to the shore, but he still hadn't swam to the shore.Finally, he saw the white sand on the shore, but at the same time, Tang Feng felt a huge force pushing towards him from behind him. The instinct of survival prompted him to swim to the shore desperately. With that huge force, he rushed to the shore, on the shore, a big hand quickly lifted him up, "You're going to scare me to death!"

It was Han Jiang's voice. Tang Feng wiped the water stains on his face. Looking back, the water level had already exceeded the waist of the stele. At this moment, Liang Yuan threw herself into Tang Feng's arms crying. Tang Feng suddenly remembered that when he fell into the water, it seemed that Another figure also slipped into the water with him.Thinking of this, Tang Feng trembled all over. He hurriedly looked towards the surface of the water. Han Jiang and Makarov rushed into the water, calling Yelena's name anxiously. It was Yelena, and Yelena also fell into the water.

Tang Feng and Liang Yuan rushed to the edge of the water. In the distance, under the clear water, black shadows flashed from time to time. Tang Feng was dizzy for a while. Why hasn't Yelena come up yet?It stands to reason that her water quality and ability are far superior to hers... Could it be that Yelena was entangled by a giant python? !Tang Feng didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Han Jiang had already taken off his shirt, he pulled out his dagger, and ordered Tang Feng, Liang Yuan and Makarov categorically: "You all stay on the shore honestly, I will go find Yelena!"

Tang Feng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what words to comfort Han Jiang at this moment, so the three had to stay on the shore, waiting anxiously for Han Jiang and Yelena.

Han Jiang jumped into the water, 5 minutes passed, there was no movement on the water surface, neither Yelena nor Han Jiang was seen, Makarov rushed into the water anxiously, Tang Feng dragged him back; after a while, Tang Feng suddenly noticed that there were splashes on the water in the distance. The water in Xiangsheng Sea was so clear that Tang Feng clearly saw a huge black shadow tangled together under the water.

Tang Feng also pulled out the dagger, holding it tightly in his palm, ready to jump into the water at any time to support Han Jiang, but at this moment, a person emerged from the water, it was Yelena!Yelena was terrified and wanted to swim to the shore, but she seemed to be exhausted, bobbing back and forth on the water, what about Han Jiang?Yelena came out, but Han Jiang disappeared...

Tang Feng and Makarov jumped into the water with daggers in their hands, and when they reached waist depth, Tang Feng suddenly found that the water surface around Yelena in the distance had been stained red with bright red blood, Tang Feng and Makarov I couldn't help feeling tense, did something happen to Han Jiang?
Tang Feng and Makarov were just about to swim into the deep water to rescue Yelena and Han Jiang, when a huge force suddenly rose up under the water, Tang Feng was surprised to see Han Jiang wrestling with a giant python, jumped out After reaching the surface of the water, Han Jiang's body was covered in blood and dirt. Tang Feng couldn't tell whether it was Han Jiang's blood or the blood of the giant python!

Just as Tang Feng and Makarov hesitated, Han Jiang and the giant python disappeared under the water again, and they exchanged glances, "Yelena was obviously entangled by the giant python just now, so she has no strength now !” Makarov whispered.

After finishing speaking, Makarov jumped into the water. Tang Feng was about to jump into the water when he saw that the water surface on Yelena's side changed again. Han Jiang miraculously got rid of the giant python and got out of the water with Yelena in his arms. , come to the shore!
Seeing this, Tang Feng hurriedly called Makarov to come up. Fortunately, Makarov did not swim far, and soon returned to the shore. At this time, Han Jiang also returned to the shore with Yelena in his arms. Tang Feng asked with concern, "You Are you not hurt?"

Han Jiang grinned, and even spat out a small piece of snake skin, "I'm fine, that guy is not my opponent, I screwed him half to death!"

Only then did Tang Feng let out a long breath, "You were the one who really scared us to death just now. Where's the giant python?"

"I was injured and ran away!" Han Jiang said as he gently placed Yelena on the sand, "It was Yelena who started to be entangled by the giant python and almost lost her life!"

Yelena also regained her strength at this time, and moved a bit, "Who said that my life was almost lost. When you came, I was fighting with a giant python. It's not certain who will win?"

"Hehe!" Han Jiang laughed twice, "Yes! It's not necessarily true, maybe you can kill that giant python! Then we will have snake meat to eat today!"

Unexpectedly, when Han Jiang mentioned snake meat, Yelena vomited for a while, and hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Don't mention snakes to me, give me back snake meat. My greatest wish now is to take a hot bath. The giant python didn't mess with me!" Death, but I really can't stand the smell!" Yelena felt nauseous again as she spoke.

Everyone laughed and had the right to have fun.Liang Yuan suddenly said, "Stop laughing, the rain seems to have stopped!"

It was only then that Tang Feng realized that the heavy rain just now had stopped. Of course, what Tang Feng was more concerned about was not the rain, but the dense fog and the ever-changing Sea of ​​Rebirth.Tang Feng rushed to the vicinity of the stele, and he was surprised to find that the water level began to drop, and the speed of the drop was very fast, "Is everything the same as the time when Ba Siba and Liu Bingzhong attacked Mi City 700 years ago..." Tang Feng looked at the rapid drop On the surface of the water, a more magical scene appeared, and the thick fog that had been bothering them began to slowly dissipate...

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Everything was as stated on Liu Bingzhong's inscription. After the rain, the sky cleared, the sky was blue, the fog gradually dissipated, and the water level of the Xiangsheng Sea had almost returned to its original position.A huge and peaceful lake was displayed in front of everyone, it was completely desert scenery, not at all the turbulent waves when the wind and rain were blowing and the desperate struggle with the giant python just now!

Tang Feng couldn't help sighing: "Sure enough, as Liu Bingzhong said, I don't know the size of the sea of ​​rebirth!"

"Yeah, I can't see the edge at all!" Han Jiang couldn't help sighing.

"Have you noticed the mountains and sand dunes in the distance?" Makarov asked, pointing to a distant place.

"That's..." Tang Feng set up a pergola and looked into the distance.

"If I'm not wrong, if it's not a mirage, I think it's on the other side of the Sea of ​​Rebirth, and the city of Han Hai Mi is hidden in that mountain range and sand dunes!" Makarov speculated.

"Father, let's not talk about the distance, you guessed it wrong just now!" Yelena was also looking at the lake in the distance, where it was as calm as a mirror. python.

"How did I go wrong?" Makarov asked Yelena back.

"You said that the skeleton mandala should be near the stele, and it should be almost at the same level as the stele, but now that the thick fog has cleared, we only see this stele standing alone by the seaside, but we don't see the skeleton mandala!"

Yelena's words left Makarov at a loss as to how to answer, and Tang Feng became excited, "Everything is in line with the ancient legend and the records on the Qi Xue Jun stele, only one thing is missing!"

"You mean the water level will drop? Just like what Ba Siba and Liu Bingzhong saw back then?" Liang Yuan asked Tang Feng.

Tang Feng nodded, "I believe we can also see such a spectacular sight today."

"But I can't see such a sign!" Liang Yuan walked to the side of the stele, "Look, the water level has receded here and will no longer recede."

"Yes! I have been observing for more than ten minutes, and the water level has receded to the position of the base of the stele, and it has basically stopped falling!" Han Jiang also said.

"I can't convince you now, just wait, it will definitely happen today." Tang Feng is quite confident. He knows that his confidence comes from his previous encounters - experience with legends and inscriptions, so this time he is also very confident. Have confidence.But what surprised him was that from the afternoon until the night fell, the water level of the Past Life Sea did not change. Han Jiang and the others were still standing on the shore and waiting, and then they took the time to dry their clothes and tidy up their things. They all lay down to rest, only Tang Feng stood beside the stele in a daze, waiting for the miracle to happen again.

Fate seems to be deliberately joking with Tang Feng, and all the encounters along the way have fulfilled the ancient legends and the records on the Xue Jun stele, but this most important scene did not appear. I started to worry, "If it's foggy again tomorrow morning, what should I do?"

No one can answer this question. After dinner, Han Jiang arranged for Tang Feng, himself and Yelena to be on duty just like the night before. Han Jiang specially warned: "Everyone should be careful, tonight is no better than last night." , the general's people also passed through the Futu Gorge, they are probably nearby; and the giant python, although I stabbed it, but even so, that guy is still very difficult to deal with, not to mention, there should be far more than that in the sea of ​​life. It’s just this giant python, so everyone still needs to beware of these scary guys; as for other threats! I won’t remind you one by one of the evil spirits, in short, be extremely careful.”

The five of them cautiously began to sleep as if they were facing a formidable enemy.In the first half of the night, Tang Feng was on duty. Liang Yuan couldn't sleep, so she also stayed with him. The two of them depended on each other, looking at the beautiful and peaceful Haizi, looking forward to a new life after finding Micheng. Everything was normal in the first half of the night. The man in clothes didn't appear, the giant python didn't rush ashore, and there were no lonely ghosts to harass them, everything was so quiet and peaceful.

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【No.12 Skeleton Mandala】

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When the first ray of sunlight from the east shone on the tranquil water, Tang Feng walked to the seaside, a burst of golden phosphorescence appeared, and the originally calm water suddenly changed. There seemed to be a glimpse underwater, no, it could be many The spring was continuously gushing out towards the surface of the water until the water surface in front of Tang Feng completely boiled. Tang Feng stared at the boiling water surface with wide eyes in surprise. What is there below?Skeleton mandala?Or countless pythons?

The surface of the water slowly parted, and after a cloud of mist, the masked woman appeared again, but... only this time the masked woman came out of the water, and she slowly drifted towards the shore, causing Tang Feng Surprised that this woman didn't have a drop of water on her body!
Tang Feng still retreated instinctively, without taking two steps, he leaned against the cowardly Xue Jun stele, and the masked woman stopped three steps away from Tang Feng, Tang Feng still couldn't move from her Eyes are seen in the black eye sockets, what kind of face is behind the shiny metallic mask?
Tang Feng was still thinking wildly, the woman spoke first, "Are you okay?"

"No...not very good! We can't find a way to enter Mi City." Tang Feng said.

"It's all because of the monk Ba Siba who blocked the passage into Mi City." The masked woman said calmly.

"He? Why did Basiba block the passage into Micheng?" Tang Feng was a little surprised by the woman's words.

"Because from Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan, the war between Mongolia and Xixia lasted for a period of sixty years, and the Dangxiang people made them suffer. Genghis Khan died in Xixia, and Kublai Khan almost died here. Let people own this place and occupy this city again!" The woman suddenly changed the subject and asked Tang Feng, "You must have heard the story of the incident in Jinze, Jiqian, right?"

Tang Feng nodded, "I know that Li Jipeng, the leader of the Dangxiang clan, was lured into the Song Dynasty and was forced to hand over the land of Wuzhou and belong to the Song Dynasty. Li Jipeng's clan brother, Jiqian, refused to give in and only brought hundreds of people with him. Fled to Dijinze in the vast desert, resisted the Song Dynasty and stood on his own. After moving, two generations of Deming King Xiping, and then King Hao, three generations of monarchs worked hard for decades, and the party members grew stronger again, established Xixia, and established in Song Liao has contended for hundreds of years!"

The woman in the mask nodded slightly, "You're right. When Li Jipeng donated the land of the five states, the party members almost perished. Only Old Wang Jiqian refused to give in. He only brought a few hundred people with him and fled To Dijinze in the desert, and later, the foundation of the entire Xixia began. Now you should understand why King Hao named this place 'Mi City'? Mi is the place where our nation originated, and our Dangxiang nation Across the grasslands and deserts for thousands of years, it has fallen several times and risen several times. As long as there are still Dangxiang people who refuse to surrender here, they will be able to thrive here again. Micheng is like a seed of the Dangxiang people. Wang saw that in the territory of Xixia, there are important towns stationed in the east, south and west, but the north is empty. He also sees that this place is extremely dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The most valiant clansmen are stationed here, hoping to play a role like Dijinze and become the source of national revival when the party is in danger."

"I understand, so when the Mongolian army spent decades and suffered countless casualties to capture Mi City, Ba Siba didn't want any Dangxiang people to come back here in the future to revive Dangxiang's foundation, so he blocked the road leading to The road to Mi City, and Liu Bingzhong was not allowed to record this matter, so that future generations do not know this secret history. However, I still can't figure out how Ba Siba blocked the passage to Mi City. ?” Tang Feng was still filled with doubts.

The woman wearing the mask pondered for a long time, but did not answer Tang Feng's question. Tang Feng stared anxiously at the woman's mask. Under the glare of the sun, Tang Feng tried his best to see the face behind the mask clearly, but what he saw It's just a mask, a deadpan mask, what is she thinking?Or out of body?Why don't you talk?Not answering my question?

Tang Feng was thinking about a series of questions in his mind. At this moment, the woman wearing the mask suddenly took two steps forward, almost getting close to Tang Feng. For some reason, Tang Feng didn't dare to look directly at the woman's mask anymore. , he was at a loss, not knowing what the woman in the mask wanted to do?The woman seemed to be watching Tang Feng too. Suddenly, the masked woman turned around and stood beside Tang Feng beside the water. Immediately afterwards, Tang Feng saw the woman slowly raise her right hand again. When she raised her right hand, she would be in bad luck!This time, when Tang Feng saw the movement of the masked woman, his whole body trembled unconsciously, although this time the woman's right hand was not pointing at himself, but at the water surface.

Before Tang Feng understood it, he heard an extremely dull sound in his earlobe. The sound was not loud, as if it came from a very far away place, but Tang Feng felt the ground under his feet tremble slightly, and then , the vast water surface of the Sea of ​​Rebirth began to boil, like countless springs under the water, gushing out continuously...

After a while, the water surface became calm again. Tang Feng was surprised. He felt that the water surface seemed to start to drop. The water surface was still calm, but the drop was obvious.Tang Feng opened his mouth halfway and looked at the scene in front of him in surprise. Suddenly, under the receding water surface, Tang Feng saw a giant python with a bowl-thick mouth spitting out a letter and staring at him. Tang Feng was shocked and turned pale. The masked woman next to her disappeared...

(End of this chapter)