Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

Xuancheng's strength is not weak, otherwise he would not be qualified to be Jingzhe's deputy. Even if he gives all the talismans to Li Ang, it will only be a little troublesome.

He put on such a desperate posture that the people surrounding him did not dare to make a fatal move, and he actually rushed out of the encirclement.

Afterwards, those who surrounded Xuancheng were divided into two groups. One group continued to follow Xuancheng's escape direction, while the other group walked towards the hotel where Li Ang and the others were. You can imagine what will happen next.

"Tsk, it seems like there's no way to rest today... Let's go now, Adele, are you okay?"

Anyone who dares to target Xuancheng is definitely not a good person. Li Ang has no interest in dealing with these people. It is better to escape as soon as possible.

"I'm fine." Adele shook her head.

The seven-day journey was quite easy, and she didn't feel too tired. It would be no problem to set off immediately now.

Next, their plan will be slightly changed. They originally planned to carry out supplies in Longmen, but now it seems that the procurement of supplies can only be done in other villages and cities.

However, this time is different from the previous trip to Sami. They do not need so many professional tools to ensure survival. There are not so many poor mountains and rivers in the Great Yan world. They only need to ensure that there is sufficient food and water along the way.

"Okay, we'll go right away."

After hurriedly packing his luggage, Leon hugged Adele, picked an angle where no one noticed, jumped out of the hotel window, and soon disappeared into the alley below. .

Almost a minute after they left, a group of people wearing black hats violently broke down the hotel door and broke into their room.

Looking at the mess in the room, the leader knew that he was already late, but judging from the traces left in the room, the two people didn't even have time to clean up, and they should have left not long ago.

He waved his hand and said, "Chase! Those two people just left, they must not have gone far yet."

So a group of black frogs quickly evacuated the hotel as quickly as they came.

It's a pity... they can't catch up with Li Ang who have left.

Chapter 21 Hui Qishan

At the same time, the great flames spread across the border of Wu and the Qi Mountains.

This mountain range, which is usually rarely visited by people, seems to be extremely lively at this time. A very conspicuous dark cloud hangs high above the main peak of Huiqi Mountain, but the shining thunder light is always hidden deep in the dark clouds and condenses without emitting, which can only make people feel terrified. The sound of thunder kept coming from the dark clouds.

Anyone with some knowledge can tell at a glance that there is a problem with this dark cloud. At this time, the sky above the Gouwu boundary is clear and not even a cloud can be seen, but there is such a dark cloud above Huiqi Mountain.

Moreover, this dark cloud seemed to be hooked by Hui Qi Mountain. Half a day later, it still stayed at the original position without moving at all.

If anyone dares to go up the mountain to find out what's going on, they will be surprised to find that a somewhat dilapidated thatched house has appeared on the originally empty Huiqi Mountain. It looks like it has been standing here for some years, but those who live there every day Rural hunters who enter the mountains never find that there is a thatched house here.

However, there was nothing interesting about this thatched house. The most eye-catching thing was the two people confronting each other in the open space in front of the thatched house.

On the side near the thatched house, stood a woman wearing a simple white dress, holding a red sword that did not match her appearance. Three thousand blue hairs were slowly fluttering in the breeze. As she stood, there was a hint of ink flowing through her hair.

At this time, the woman's face was full of anger, and she yelled at the man not far ahead, "Zhang Daoling!! Don't go too far!"

As she spoke, the woman swung the sword forward vigorously.

As she moved, black liquid like ink oozed from the long sword, leaving large black traces in mid-air. The scent of ink in the air showed that these unknown black liquids were really ink.

Before the ink fell to the ground, it was pulled by some kind of force, from virtual to solid, and twisted into monsters that looked like children's stick figures, and rushed towards the person at the other end of the open space.

Standing opposite the woman was an old Taoist with white hair and beard.

Although he looks older on the surface, through his thin clothes, you can still see the powerful muscles hidden under the clothes, which is not at all like the body shape of an old man.

The old Taoist stood carelessly in the middle of the open space, blocking the woman's way down the mountain.

No movement was seen from the old man, and a circle of dazzling electric light appeared out of thin air in the open space, spreading rapidly among the group of monsters made of ink.

Just one breath later, the monsters' movements froze at the same time, turning back to their original ink, slowly seeping into the ground.

The veteran said calmly, "It's useless. Aren't you tired after trying for so many days? I won't embarrass you, just go back to the house and rest."

Hearing this, the woman suddenly became furious and shouted emotionally, "Rest? Why do you let me do this?"

"You have no right to restrict my freedom!! Haven't I given you enough? Don't block my way!"

Although she was unforgiving verbally, she could clearly feel the woman's fear from her actions. If a fight really came up, she was indeed no match for this experienced opponent, otherwise she wouldn't have been trapped here for so long, and the top of her head There is a thundercloud floating there.

Hearing what the woman said, the old Taoist couldn't help but sigh, "I don't have to stop you here, Old Taoist..."

"Then get out of here!"

The old Taoist's brows couldn't help but jump, but he still said patiently, "It's just that I know you want to find your brother, but the situation there is very delicate now. If you pass, it will only add a few variables..."

At this moment, the woman's eyes became very dangerous, and the atmosphere in the entire Huiqi Mountains became a little depressing. There was a huge shadow swimming between the mountains, as if something big was about to emerge from the shadows.

The old Taoist also noticed this, and he was a little speechless.

This guy... although he usually has a soft temper and seems to be able to be controlled by anyone, it's really tricky when he goes crazy.

However, the old Taoist also has a way to calm her down.

"Lao Dao has made an agreement with him. He will come over once the things over there are over. You should wait here for a while."

"……real?"

"Lao Tao, when have I ever lied?" Lao Tao replied calmly.

The woman couldn't help but fell silent.

Indeed, as Lao Dao himself said, his reputation has been circulating in Dayan for hundreds of years, and there has never been any bad rumors. Since Lao Dao said so, it should be true.

The woman bit her lip gently, her expression slightly unwilling.

Unknowingly, the shadows wandering in the mountains became quiet again.

"Calm down?" The old Taoist smiled and stroked his beard, and waved his hand to disperse the thunderclouds hanging in the sky.

"Let's have a good talk after you calm down. If the people from Si Suitai are here this time, they won't be as easy to talk to as I am."

"What do you know?" the woman asked with a straight face and extremely coldly.

Although it is true that the two sides have reached a truce, it is also true that she has been trapped here by Lao Dao for a few days. Don't expect her to give Lao Dao any good looks.

"Actually, I don't know much. I only know that he is pursuing a hidden legend from the Eastern Kingdom."

The old Taoist thought for a while and then revealed some things he knew to the woman, "It seems that the legend may have something to do with you."

"And me?"

"If I guess correctly, there should be a painting you lost there. It may be one of the original paintings, but it has been changed beyond recognition by others."

After hearing what Lao Dao said, the woman thought a lot for a moment. The look she looked at Lao Dao gradually became dangerous, "Are you taking advantage of him?"

At this time, the woman also understood what the old man meant when he said the situation was delicate. Even the paintings she left behind could not be modified by just anyone.

"I didn't do that. He came to me on his own initiative." Lao Dao shook his head. "If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have noticed that there was such a problem in Dongguo. Anyway, I didn't know much about it. Clearly, if you go there, there will definitely be problems."

Seeing that the woman fell into silence again, the old man suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, I seem to have forgotten to tell you just now that your sister has also received the news and should be back soon. She said that she has not seen her dear sister for a long time and will definitely visit here in person when she comes back."

"Who?" The woman was slightly startled.

She has many sisters, and for a moment she didn’t know which one the old man was talking about.

"The one who makes iron."

Hearing this, the woman suddenly showed undisguised disgust, "Tell her to get out! I don't welcome her here!"

The old Taoist couldn't help but smile bitterly and touch his nose, "You'd better tell her about this in person."

"She's here."

Chapter 22 Red Carp State

Everything that happened on Hui Qi Mountain in the Yan Kingdom was too far away for Li Ang. He had no idea that he had gained a sister inexplicably.

At this time, he had already successfully avoided the pursuit of the group of black raindrops in Longmen, marched along the towns along the way, and entered the Eastern Kingdom using the customs clearance certificate given to him by Xuancheng.

The civil war in the East has been going on for almost 20 years. Li Ang originally thought that he would see a scene of war and chaos, but when he actually entered the East, he discovered that it was unexpectedly peaceful.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties have been fighting for 20 years, and both sides are somewhat exhausted. Both manpower and material resources have been overwhelmed. Although there is no formal armistice agreement, both sides have a tacit understanding to control their subordinates, except for the border. Except for some frictions online from time to time, there have been no major wars in Dongguo in recent years.

As long as they are far away from the border between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the lives of ordinary citizens of the Eastern Kingdom are no different from other places. What Li Ang has seen before is already old news from a long time ago. It seems that even the civil war between Dayan and the Eastern Kingdom is not Especially caring.

But even if there is no war, it is not easy to cross the border between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Because the long-term war between the two sides has even spawned a special industrial chain in the East Kingdom to smuggle various items across the border. Sell.

This phenomenon has been banned repeatedly, so the patrol teams on the border are very strict. If you are caught, you will risk losing your head. It is almost impossible to cross the border through normal means.

However, this problem almost does not exist for Li Ang. As long as he reveals his identity as Dali Sizhi, he will be favored by the local rulers no matter which mobile city he is in in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Even when crossing the border, in order to avoid misunderstandings, he also enjoyed the joint protection of the troops of the North and South Korea.

Even in the Yan Kingdom, the official position of Dali Si Zhi is not light. Although his status from the sixth rank is not particularly high, he has great power. He is responsible for sending envoys to various places to investigate and review various difficult and unsolved cases, and even has the power to detain and interrogate. The local chief was a position carefully selected by Zhang Tianshi for Li Angjing.

Using this identity, Li Ang successfully arrived at the northernmost part of the Eastern Kingdom, a remote mobile city located in the mountains. This was the area where Xianglu Mountain was most likely to appear after he and Adele discussed it.

The ruler of the moving city also inquired about the purpose of Li Ang and the two of them, but Li Ang used the excuse of court secrets to prevaricate, and only told him that he was looking for a mountain called Xianglu Mountain.

Finally, after several days of investigation, they found a clue in the relatively well-preserved county records.

The somewhat moldy county annals record the city's changes over the past hundreds of years. In the era before the city was moved, this small county was built on an area called 'Red Carp State'. Later, due to the invention of mobile cities and the dangers of natural disasters, the city moved out of that area.

According to the above records, Honglizhou Waterfall is located on Xianglu Mountain. As for the shrine on Xianglu Mountain, Li Ang did not find relevant records in the county annals.

Li Ang spent so much effort to find these few records about Xianglu Mountain. I really don’t know how Kelsey found this information...

After confirming the location of Hongli State, Li Ang checked the files of the local police station and found that compared with other cities in Dongguo, there were indeed some anomalies in this place that were easily overlooked. If he hadn't known about Taoyuan in advance Village's legend, it is difficult for Li Ang to connect the two.

After confirming that this clue was true, Li Ang and Adele immediately set off to find the location of Xianglu Mountain Shrine.

At this time, nearly three weeks have passed since they set off from Casimir, and almost three months have passed since Professor Valk lost contact. They can only pray that Sagazaki City will be like the legend. People who accidentally enter it can live in it safely...

……

"Is this Xianglu Mountain?"

Looking up at the majestic mountain peak in front of her, Adele's tone contained a hint of sigh.

Xianglu Mountain is surprisingly easy to find. I found it by following the river.

This mountain is like a sharp sword piercing the ground. It stands out among the surrounding mountains. They have walked around the foot of this mountain for a while, but they have not found a way up the mountain. road.

Perhaps the terrain here has changed due to natural disasters recorded in the county annals, but this mountain is definitely Xianglu Mountain.

"It should be right. There is only this river nearby. Unless there is a place with a very large terrain difference behind this mountain, this should be it."

From this distance they could already hear the roar of the falls.

Although summer had already entered, the temperature in the mountains was still very low. The cold water vapor in the forest got into the clothes of the two people, making them feel slightly uncomfortable.

"But if this is Xianglu Mountain, why don't we see the torii gate?" Adele looked a little confused.

During this time, Adele also did a lot of targeted homework.

When she knew that what they were looking for was a 'shrine', Adele made a special effort to investigate the situation of Dongguo's beliefs.

According to her understanding, Dongguo is a country with many beliefs, but Dongguo’s beliefs are a bit strange. Almost everything can be regarded as a god and worshiped in shrines. Shrines of all sizes are found in towns and cities, and they are even developing. It has become a family-owned industry, and even the shrine owners have passed it down from generation to generation.

In their tradition, the shrine is the place where the gods live, and the torii represents the dividing line between the divine realm and the human world. From the outside, it is a huge door composed of two pillars, a beam, and other ancillary structures. Walking past the torii gate towards the shrine means entering the realm of the gods.

For a shrine like this built on a mountain, the torii gate is usually placed in front of the road up the mountain. Now they can't even find the way up the mountain, so naturally they can't find the torii gate.

"...Could it be destroyed?"

Because of its simple structure, the torii gate is often the strongest part of a shrine. If even the torii gate is destroyed, the shrine itself is probably in danger.

However, even if the shrine has been destroyed, the entrance to another space is not so easy to destroy. Finding the remains of the shrine can also achieve their goal.

So Li Ang focused all his energy on perception and began to search inch by inch for possible wreckage.

When his perception spread to the location of the waterfall, Li Ang finally made a new discovery.

Chapter 23 Shrines

"Hide in a place like this?"

Behind about the middle of the waterfall, there is a crack that is as wide as one person. If they did not use their senses to detect it, they might not be able to find this crack even if they ran the entire mountain aside.

Perception drilled in along the crack, which showed an inclination of thirty degrees and extended all the way down to the bottom of Xianglu Mountain.

Only then did Li Ang discover that there was a huge cavity inside Xianglu Mountain, which was almost one-fifth of the area at the bottom of the entire mountain. In the center of this cavity, Li Ang found a community of dilapidated wooden buildings without any life. The smell looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

But judging from the shape of the building, this should be the shrine Kelsey asked them to find.

At the same time, Li Ang also found the torii gate that they had never found - the torii gate of this shrine is not the most common wooden structure, but is carved in the form of a relief on both sides of the crack behind the waterfall, which means that the torii gate is not the most common wooden structure. The crack is the shrine's approach.