Chapter 1: Islands in the Sky Heading to the Future
Chapter 1 Island in the Sky Heads to the Future
When it comes to the name Yin Hongjun, he is not a well-known figure in the world. Ninety-nine percent of the people will ask, "Who is that?" Only the patrol officers somewhere in the north of Middle-earth will ask, "Who is that?"
Finally, you may pat your forehead and find this person's name from the memory that has been buried deep in your mind for a long time.26nbsp;
"It's that little thief! He doesn't have any real skills or skills. He first started by robbing women who returned home at night, and then he started a skin and flesh business. With some three-legged cat skills, he managed to get more than a dozen abducted and trafficked women.
The woman opened a prostitution house for business, but the business was not very good, and there were a lot of disputes. In the end, she had a conflict with Wanzilou, the territory was wiped out, and the people fled to other provinces, and their whereabouts are unknown since then..."
This was the last impression of the government personnel, but in fact, this little-known thief had extraordinary luck. After leaving his hometown, he faced the pursuit of the government and the pursuit of Wan Zilou, but he was lucky enough to survive.
He joined several gangs, and when the gangs were destroyed, he escaped with some corner bosses.
Escape is a high-risk industry, especially in the face of severe wanted orders from the government. The world is so big that there seems to be nowhere to go. It is common sense in the world that unless there is a powerful force to protect it, the end point of escape is usually death. Yin Hongjun's
His escape was supposed to take this road, but he was not bad luck. Before he lost power, several gang leaders who ran away with him got a map. It was said that they could escape to a paradise and live happily ever after without worrying about being punished.
Afraid.
It was precisely because of this hope that they were able to have the confidence to support themselves, overcome countless dangers, and reach the final natural danger.
The end point of the escape road is the mountain peak drawn on the map. The peaks are not high and the mountain is not too steep. At least it is not dangerous, but the tornado that appeared in front of everyone at midnight
The strong wind made everyone's expressions change and they looked at each other in shock.
"Which, where is the entrance? It's a natural disaster! How can you escape by jumping in? It's almost a 'suicide'!"
The wailing coming from the mouth of a thief chieftain is undoubtedly the consensus of everyone. Even the masters carrying special protective magic weapons, seeing the power of the tornado that destroys mountains and cracks rocks, know that if they are involved in it, they will definitely die. However,
There is no way to retreat, and a large number of pursuers are already nearby. Turning back and starting a fight will result in a narrow escape, which does not seem to be a good deal.
Losing money was a foregone conclusion, but it seemed that a life of nine deaths was still better than no life at all. Some people decided to turn around and engage in a hopeless life-and-death duel, while another group of people jumped decisively into the tornado. They were not brave.
, on the contrary, this is just giving up the hope of survival, jumping in and asking for death, and would rather die than give the enemy an advantage.
Yin Hongjun was not one of these two types of people. He was in a daze facing the whirlwind rising into the sky like a furious dragon. His legs were shaking and he couldn't make a decision at all. However, the people around him chose to jump into the whirlwind and were unwilling to be alone.
Go to death, pull him to jump with you, and pull this fool who has no time to make a choice into the whirlwind.
The pulling force in the tornado is extremely strong, a purely natural disaster that non-flesh and blood bodies can withstand. Being torn apart in the cyclone and shattered to pieces is the inevitable outcome for normal people. It is abnormal to survive by chance. As for being able to escape from the cyclone whole body,
The example of using wind pressure to break through one's own martial arts bottleneck is a rare exception. Others don't even have to think about it, and the miscellaneous characters like Yin Hongjun can't even dream of it.
Among the people who jumped into the whirlwind with Yin Hongjun, there were many gangsters with profound skills. Even though these people wanted to die, when they entered the whirlwind, their limbs were pulled wildly and the pain was inexplicable, they could not help but muster their strength to resist and fight with the strong force.
The wind pressure resisted, and then the resistance failed one by one. His limbs were torn to pieces by the strong wind, and blood spilled into the sky.
Compared with these people, Yin Hongjun was much luckier. His internal strength was very poor. After entering the tornado, he had no way to resist it. He soon passed out due to severe pain. At this time, no one thought that in the tornado,
Among this group of challengers who jumped into the Cloud Road Ladder, this one is not very skilled in martial arts.
Yin Hongjun, who was not outstanding, turned out to be the luckiest one, because he was not blessed with the power to protect himself, so he was lucky enough to be protected by the aftermath of other people's protective energy. He was also in the weakest eye of the cyclone, swirling with the atmosphere.
, unexpectedly succeeded in going up the river and arrived at the end of the Cloud Road Ladder.
People on the ground would not know this. Yin Hongjun was included in the list of dead, and the government thought he was dead. As for how he died, since he was a minor character, no one cared. Only he himself was there.
I was shocked when I woke up.
Due to his serious injury, Yin Hongjun could not open his eyes. He only felt a group of people surrounding him and heard them whispering.
"This newcomer looks very strange... He looks like he has very poor martial arts skills. How did he pass the Cloud Road Ladder?"
"Who knows? There is no back door to the Cloud Road Ladder, and you don't even have to hand out red envelopes. However... no matter how perfect things are, there are flaws. Occasionally, some people will come in that they shouldn't."
"With such poor quality, he has survived to this day even though he is traveling in the world. I really don't know what is going on in this world... There is no need to keep such a person. It is better to kill him directly, so as not to smell the same air with him and feel disgusted even thinking about it.
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"You want to kill him, are you crazy? It's rare for a person to come in. Even if he dies tomorrow, just one more person can improve our daily survival rate. If you kill him, there will be no one to die for you another day.
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Among all the words, it was this last sentence that Yin Hongjun couldn't understand and couldn't understand its meaning at all. After a period of recovery, he slowly understood this new environment called "Liangshan Bo" and also understood the difficult sentence.
The meaning of the words.
Basically, Liangshanbo is a paradise. Under the bright sunshine, all the villagers work in harmony and harmony, with men farming and women weaving. They live a stable life without disputes or intrigues. It is like a fairyland on earth... At least, it is like this when there is sunshine.
Liangshanbo at night is another world. Yin Hongjun realized this fact through a hard lesson. The farmers who seemed so kind and almost harmless during the day all showed ghost-like eyes at night, and
Only then did he realize that these peasants once had famous names in the world. Even after entering this island in the sky, they did not abandon their old skills. They practiced hard in secret every night and were stronger than those in the past.
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After staying in Liangshanbo for a long time, it’s hard to lose your strength. The thin air and special air pressure located at an altitude of 10,000 feet constitute an extremely harsh training environment. One year of training here will have the same effect as one and a half years on flat ground.
, and you don’t just practice by yourself when practicing. Not long after entering the village, each villager will receive a secret book suitable for him and get guidance. As long as he practices according to the secret book and proceeds step by step, over time, even a mediocre person will become a master.
There is no free lunch, and there are not many cheap things. It is never easy to develop a master. The special environment of Liangshanbo certainly provides favorable conditions for the villagers to practice martial arts, but there are only a few who can truly become first-class masters.
The key point is the phrase "give it time". Most people... don't get enough time to practice.
Within Liangshanbo, there are extremely strict village rules that restrict people's movement. Although the village rules are neither many nor long, they are all old-fashioned creeds such as loyalty, honesty, and peace, but the implementation methods are almost abnormal. Not that
It is said that it is difficult to achieve, but it does not allow people to advance, and it is impossible to retreat. If you stick to one thing, you are afraid of violating the other.
The only penalty for breaking village rules is death.
There is no need for any executioners to carry out special executions. A special method has hidden dangers buried in the bodies of all villagers. Once touched, they will die miserably at any time, and the traces of death will be dealt with immediately. There is never blood or dead bodies in Liangshanbo.
, the villagers only need to get up every day and check to see if any house or household has disappeared mysteriously.
It is very unfortunate that... Liangshanbo has good public security, but the rate of mysterious disappearances of residents has always been high.
Knowing this, Yin Hongjun finally understood that fleeing to Liangshan was not just a mistake on a pirate ship, but a jump from the human world to a hell on earth. The mental pressure of all residents was extremely high. When they woke up and saw the sunshine every day, they didn't know what would happen tomorrow.
Do you have the chance to get up, but when you get out of the door, you have to put on a smile and face the "beautiful day" cheerfully and peacefully?
All the beauty and peace revolve around the two children. To be more precise, the entire Liangshanbo is centered on the child named Sun Wu. All the rules and arrangements are set up for him. As long as it is in front of him, what will happen?
Darkness and danger will all turn into sunshine. If anyone dares to violate this principle, he will immediately be shattered to pieces. This... has been confirmed by many people. Every villager is curious,
If all of this is just a play, then the play will always end. As the boy slowly grows into a teenager, the end time gradually comes, but no one knows the specific time. As for why this play is staged,
No villager knows, and they don't care, because they have never been given the qualification to know the truth. Compared with the meaningless truth, the question of whether they can see the sun rise tomorrow morning is undoubtedly much more important.
After a long wait, the end of the play came. The imperial airship attacked Liangshanbo, breaking the long-standing calm. When the "give it a go" lifting ban was issued, the villagers of Liangshanbo were so excited that they were like tigers emerging from the woods.
She shed tears not only because she had the opportunity to use her martial arts that she had practiced for many years, but also because she could transform from a "victim" back into a "perpetrator". The bloody battle that wiped out the Feiyun Ship made all the villagers drip with joy, just like
Get a new lease of life.
That battle allowed the sinners to experience the feeling of being alive again, and the hearts that had been numb for many years began to beat again. However, what was beating was not just the heart, but also "ambition".
The battle on the Feiyun ship gave the martial arts that had been practiced hard for so many years a practical opportunity, and also made the criminals understand that after entering Liangshanbo, they are now much stronger than they were before. If there is a chance to re-enter the world...
This temptation is just a fleeting thought in my mind for the time being, because no matter how strong the temptation is, everyone still knows the fact: Liangshanbo is not a place where you can just come and leave.
So far, no one who joined Liangshanbo has left alive.
However, the dawn of hope appeared at this moment. After the Feiyun ship air raid on Liangshanbo, Sun Wu, who was the source of light for the whole village, left. Everything began to change from then on. Liangshanbo used the cover of clouds and mist to constantly change positions and follow Sun Wu on his journey from afar.
, looking at everything he experienced on the earth.
Being at an altitude of 10,000 feet, this is the best environment for snooping. From a high position, coupled with some perspective devices, you can see everything happening on the earth at a glance, allowing people to experience the pleasure of being a god. However, this pleasure is only achieved by a small number of people.
For most of the villagers in Liangshan Po Nei, they are not given such rights, and it is not interesting to peek at Sun Wu's journey. It is better to plan for their own future.
If everything in Liangshan is still the same as in the past, then there is no need to waste time planning anything. It is enough to work hard every day to survive. The goal of survival is very simple, that is, be careful in your words and deeds every day, practice hard, and then pray that you will not hear that sound in the middle of the night.
A frightening "youshall not pass", you can see the sun tomorrow morning, any expectation other than that is a luxury.
If I really have any expectations, I hope that the Cloud Road Ladder can bring in a few more newcomers and bring more people into the village. In this way, every time the village planning assessment becomes a survival game, at least the survival rate can be improved.
He will die immediately.
There is really no joy in living a life like this. If it weren't for some tragic examples, the villagers knew that the success rate of suicide in Liangshan Po Nei was zero, and those who failed to commit suicide would be tortured and begged to die.
If not, everyone would have committed suicide long ago.
Fortunately, since Sun Wu left Liangshanbo, the strict village rules seemed to be relaxed all of a sudden. The village rules still exist, but there is no one to take charge of the assessment. Even if someone accidentally breaks the village rules, they will not lose their character.
'Fate, this is really abnormal.
The appearance of abnormalities is an opportunity. All villagers, including Yin Hongjun, are keenly aware of this opportunity. At the beginning, everyone did not say anything with their mouths, but made their own plans in their hearts. Later, the whole situation became obvious.
, the villagers began to discuss privately, and even formed groups to plan big plans.
The beginning of the sudden change in the entire situation was the pressure from the other side of the sky. The Feiyun ship's attack on Liangshanbo seemed to be an independent incident, but since the Cihang Jingdian Incident, the Tongmenghui uprising has caused war to break out in China, and the world has been in chaos.
After that, the imperial court sent an air fleet to launch an offensive against Liangshanbo.
With the defense strength of Liangshanbo, it is impossible to defeat a single flying battleship. However, when the imperial court mobilized three or five flying battleships at a time, and even dispatched a newly built mothership to form a fleet to attack, no one could see
It turns out that the imperial court is serious this time.
At this moment of great chaos in the world, if such precious combat power as airships is not used to attack the Alliance or to capture the Saint Bebel Fortress, but is used to attack Liangshanbo, in the eyes of these villagers, it is really unfair.
It's incredible, but maybe the court had other considerations.
It is still unknown how much defense force Liangshanbo has, but during the more than ten years in the village, no villager has ever seen any armed forces in the village. There are no heavy weapons such as artillery and spaceships in Liangshanbo.
Whenever the imperial fleet came to attack, Liang Shanbo would start his thrusters and fly away at full speed. He would fly away first with his advantageous high speed, leaving the enemy fleet and missiles behind.
Sometimes, the imperial airships would try to chase after each other, and the chase would last for a day and a night, before they were finally thrown away by Liang Shanbo. However, no matter how they got rid of the fleet, it would not take long for the enemy to find their position again, and again
Coming.
Liangshanbo was attacked, and everyone was waiting for the village chief's reaction. However, what was unexpected was that during this period, the village chief seemed completely unconcerned about the incident and disappeared. Although he often left the village for long periods of time in the past, this time he encountered
It is very unusual for him to not show up for such a big event.
Most villagers began to ponder in their hearts, and the seeds of ambition quickly sprouted and grew stronger. But no matter what the conclusion was, there was a big problem at the practical level: How to leave Liangshanbo?
When I first entered Liangshan Park, I went up through the Yunlu Heavenly Ladder. Now I want to leave, but there is no way back. Liangshan Park is floating thousands of feet in the sky. The only way to leave seems to be to jump and then be shattered into pieces.
This choice is so bad that no normal person would choose it. The sinners with budding ambitions encountered a problem. After thinking hard, they thought of the possibility of seeking foreign aid. Trapped on an isolated island thousands of feet above the ground, even birds could see it.
With less than a few, it would be difficult to find foreign aid. However, the enemy's fleet comes to attack every day. If we can get in touch, cooperate internally and externally, and break through Liangshanbo, then all problems will be solved.
The general direction was in place, and the next step was how to contact them. Fortunately, the imperial court had a comprehensive plan. After being repeatedly broken through the encirclement net by Liang Shanbo, it also started a new tactic. Every time the ship approached, it fired some
Small pieces of paper with no lethality were carried by the wind, falling like rain, making it difficult to intercept them all. Written on them were words encouraging the sinners to abandon darkness and turn to light, as well as ways to contact them.
On the surface, no one took these things seriously. In fact, many people were waiting for the opportunity, secretly looking for available communication methods, and trying to get in touch with the court.
Yin Hongjun knew that he would not be the strongest one in Liangshan Park, but compared to luck, he was definitely the best one because he had successfully contacted those airships and had agreed on a time to destroy Liangshan Park so that the court could
Take the opportunity to launch an attack and capture this untouchable island in the sky.
Everything seemed to be going so smoothly, so when Yin Hongjun took a torch and prepared to set fire to create chaos, but suddenly noticed someone coming not far behind him, he was really shocked.
Turning around, there was a person standing there under a tree three feet away, coughing softly. He was dressed like a teacher. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, Liangshanbo was not that big. There were just these people coming and going. Just looking at this
From his appearance and coughing sound, he knew it was Mr. Li who taught in the village.
Yin Hongjun had not really seen any great turmoil in the world, and he did not know a few of the names and titles of those powerful people. The teacher named Li in front of him, he had heard people in the village talk about it privately, and it seemed that he was once a man in the world.
lord
He has done many great things, but in Liangshanbo, who has not been famous before? Looking at it, everyone in the village is a murderer or a corner boss. If you want to scare people with their past deeds, in Liangshanbo it is
It won't work.
"Hey! Mr. Li, you..."
Yin Hongjun lowered his voice, preparing to say a few words to distract the opponent. He first threw the torch in his hand, and then launched a surprise attack with the "Red Soul-Breaking Hand" that he had practiced hard in recent years. Success or failure was determined in one fell swoop. However, without saying a word,
After saying that, he suddenly felt his body lightened and the scenery around him moved quickly.
"...Standing there, do you want to hinder me..."
His body moved quickly, and his mouth was filled with wind. Yin Hongjun could still speak most of the words. It was not until he turned his neck and saw the headless body standing upright behind him that he suddenly realized why his body suddenly felt lighter.
All this was because his head had been chopped off with a sharp knife, and it was naturally much lighter without the burden of his body.
There was no pain. When his head fell to the ground, all his senses quickly turned into darkness. Yin Hongjun only felt stunned. Could it be that... his life was over like this? It ended so ridiculously?
At the moment when his consciousness disappeared, he heard the teacher named Li speak with a hint of complaint.
"...Don't appear suddenly and chop off people's heads without saying a word. This behavior is very bad!"
"What? You can't see clearly? Do you have to open your mouth to call for a formation to deal with such a small character? It doesn't take half a second to kill him, and it takes a few minutes to call the formation and choke. You do such a stupid thing?"
"No, what I want to say is that as soon as you show up, monk, without even saying hello, you chop your heads off and roll them all over the floor, creating garbage, which is difficult to clean up and only causes trouble to others. This kind of behavior is very bad."
"Oh, that's right, sin, sin..."
A tall and burly figure strode towards Li Mubai under the tree. In terms of the characters in Liangshan Po Nei, these two people are a pig butcher and a teacher respectively. There is nothing special, but for people who know Hu Yantu and Li Mubai,
As far as the villagers are concerned, they are not only the masters of the two holy sects, but also the founding members of the Alliance. In that era more than ten years ago, they caused great waves and committed countless major things, and they are absolutely untouchable.
figure.
"I have to go out to clean up the garbage in the middle of the night. Life on this island in the sky is getting more and more difficult..."
Li Mubai coughed twice and looked at the mountains behind the village. It was obviously dark night, but the mountains were shrouded in a large white smoke. It was not a natural cloud, but was erupted by the compression and push of the fire turtle gallbladder in the belly of the mountain.
The steam is not only extremely hot, but also emits a sharp whistle every once in a while, which can be heard for hundreds of miles and reaches the sky.
In addition to spewing out high-heat steam, when Liang Shanbo enters a high-speed flight state and the energy demand surges sharply, the fire turtle's bladder beats violently, the temperature rises linearly, and sometimes it even erupts into flames, and the raging flames hit the sky from the crack on the top of the mountain.
The spectacular scene is comparable to that of a volcanic eruption.
"What kind of alternative energy source is not easy to use, but I got a fire turtle guts, not only made the village smoky, but also breathed fire and roared randomly. Every time I hear that sound, I feel that the village chief must be very scared."
The enemy cannot find us."
"This is not surprising. With his fearful personality, he is busy outside all day long, so why would he let us enjoy the cool weather in the village? Of course, he wants to leave some offal to survive so that we can stay safe.
I miss him all the time, otherwise... we can just be careful and let this island in the sky be sunk?"
Hu Yantu's words were joking, but Li Mubai could hear the heavy weight of his friend's words. Whether there was strong firepower or weapons in Liangshan Po, even the two of them were not sure. Maybe they had not considered it when they were building it.
It is possible to pass the battle, after all, the time and space background for building this island in the sky is special.
There is only one fact in front of us. If it weren't for the joint protection of the two of them in recent days, Liangshanbo might have been captured by the flying fleet. The significance of Liangshanbo's existence and the "seal" it maintains, Jianghu
superior
Although not many people know about it, the leaders of the major forces all know that Cihang Jingdian, Heluo Sword Sect, and the Alliance will never come to stir up this hornet's nest no matter how boring they are. Only Wu Canglan will do this to harm others and not himself.
stupid things.
However, this man's mind was not normal as early as the Taiping War. It was a madman who did stupid things. The person who would think like this was also mentally abnormal. Hu and Li could only sigh and helpless.
Hu Yantu said: "Sometimes I sympathize with Yin Jie. Working with such a boss is hard to say whether it's stressful or not. I'm afraid the frustration is deep, right?"
Li Mubai said: "Most of the people who can follow the crazy boss for a long time are also bastard employees. There is no need for sympathy, right? I think it is better for you to use sympathy on ourselves. If this seal is broken, I am afraid we would rather be a
Madman or fool."
Hu Yantu smiled bitterly when he heard this. This man who has always been bold and straightforward rarely shows such an expression, but there is no way around this matter. He is destined to be eaten by others. This seal that exists in Liangshanbo may
It won't last much longer, but as long as it still exists, we can't watch it be broken.
From the Taiping Military State period to the present, the two of them have gone through countless storms and waves. Not only have they become old in the world, but they have also begun to grow old mentally. Both of them feel tired of the chaos in front of them. If it weren't for the fact that there are still some people and things that they can't let go of,
Maybe I have given up on it a long time ago, especially... it feels really bad to always do meaningless and futile work.
"...How do you feel, broken monk, guarding a seal that you know will be kept for a long time?"
"It's just as bad as when you established the Tongmenghui. If you had known from the beginning that it would end like this, would you have built any Tongmeng?"
"Hey, how long do you think... this stupid job in front of me will last?"
"This problem is not just what we feel, but judging from the situation, we should be able to hold on to things outside the territory. If the fire turtle is brave enough, or Wu Canglan's minions don't pursue it so hard
Tight, I think it can last longer, but..."
Hu Yantu changed the topic, glanced at the head rolling on the ground, and said, "Speaking of which, what should we do with that garbage?"
"...Just leave it there, someone will come and clean it tomorrow morning."
"I don't know... will this person die unwillingly? After all, he was raised by his parents. He must be very unwilling to die here for no reason like this, right?"
"What can we do if we don't give in? We were in an era like this before. Everyone we knew around us could die like garbage at any time. We..."
Li Mubai did not finish his words, but his friends around him understood. In order to change this world, Li Mubai and his friends reorganized the Alliance and fought desperately for this. But in the end, the dream seemed to be realized, and the Taiping Army was overthrown.
Middle-earth has been saved from being ruled by foreign races, but if we take a closer look at the world, everything is not much better. So where has everyone's blood and sacrifice been used? And why?
"...This answer is not something we can find. Apart from us, I believe there are others who are confused by this."
Hu Yantu said: "Even if it only improves a little, our mission now is to maintain this world situation that has not improved much, at least not to continue to deteriorate."
Both of them are very aware of the fact that if Liang Shanbo's seal is broken, the current world situation will definitely be worse, and China-Earth will return to the chaos of the Taiping Military State. Therefore, even if there is only a slight difference, they