The long river that runs through the land of Middle-earth has many islands scattered in the river basin in the south. Penglai Island is among them. The island has strange peaks and is isolated and steep. The property rights are owned by the Heluo Sword Sect. It has been designated as a forbidden land since ten years ago, and no outsiders are allowed. Discrepancy.26nbsp;
The mountain peak stands alone on the island, standing 'cut' into the sky, reaching straight into the clouds. It is so high that you cannot see its depth. The spirit is like a black dragon appearing nine times but its shape is difficult to find. It is surrounded by clouds and mist, leaving the world and independent.
On the cliffs of the impoverished mountains, purple bamboos are planted all over, and the incense is curled up. White stones are used as steps, ice crystals are used as doors, and small pavilions near the cliff are elegantly decorated.
On the small building, in front of the railing, sandalwood is slowly burning, the seven strings are squared, the girl is dressed in palace clothes, her slender white fingers are still pressed on the strings, and her green jade eyes are staring at the Milky Way in the sky.
Facing the slightly salty evening breeze, the girl's green hair, which looked like deep-sea sapphire, fluttered like waves. Three colorful beads as big as fists were swirling around her, glowing with color and flowing in the darkness. , shrouded the girl in a hazy mist, her clothes fluttering, and she looked like a fairy.
The open field of vision is a good angle to look up at the Milky Way, and you can clearly see the stars moving around. The boundless sky is decorated with stars, each following their eternal orbit, running silently, reflecting the sparkling waves on the sea, and the sea and sky are one and the same. 'Color' has become an infinitely vast scene.
Staring at the starry sky, the girl's beautiful green eyes suddenly reflected a startling rainbow in the northwest sky. A small silver flash of light crossed the sky in a hook-shaped curve and disappeared into the dark sky. middle.
"Purple Oriole, the stars are moving."
The girl spoke for the first time in a few hours. This was her seventeenth sentence today.
In response to her voice, a pretty maid walked briskly behind her, helped her master put on her cloak, and whispered: "Miss, your astrology is the best in our sect, but please pay more attention to your health." Okay? It will be very difficult for me if you do this."
"Well."
Still focusing on the stars in front of her, the girl just responded casually.
Zi Oriole was helpless, but already used to it, so she had no choice but to joke: "Have the stars told you anything again? Is it the Ziwei star that has moved strangely? Or is it the big event in the northwest that you predicted last month?"
"No..." the girl said softly, "it's just a little star."
"Little star?" Zicuckoo wondered, not understanding what was so noteworthy about a small star. She looked at her master, waiting for further explanation.
"...Sixteen years have passed since I entered the sect...perhaps even earlier. From the moment I was born, I have been waiting for this day..."
The girl whispered to herself, and suddenly, the fingers that were pressing on the strings trembled slightly, and the strings broke, and red blood droplets oozed from the white and tender fingers, and together with the crystal clear tears, they dripped down the burnt wooden piano. seat………
"Zi Oriole, I don't like killing...but there is a person...a man in this world, and he and I can only live together..."
Located in the west of China, Baihua Valley in Qingcheng Mountain is a famous hot spring resort. Wanzilou, the largest prostitute in the area, bought Baihua Valley with a lot of money and built many hot spring villas here imitating ancient architectural styles. The magnificent one is called Huaqing Pool.
The high-quality mutton-fat white jade transported thousands of miles from Khotan was cut and carved by Persian craftsmen. Everything was designed in imitation of the Tang Dynasty, attracting hot springs at the bottom of the valley. It took such a huge amount of manpower and material resources to build a replica of this deep mountain. Huaqing Pool.
The water outlet beside the pool is carved into portraits of birds, such as eagles, falcons, orioles, magpies... surrounding the bathing pool with a radius of ten feet, spitting out hot water endlessly.
There are rose petals floating in the spring water, and when they are steamed by the heat, the fragrance of the flower dew becomes even more intense. Eight young maids in green clothes stand nearby, each holding a flower basket. The items in the basket are different according to their tasks.
They are petals, flower dew, wool towel, gauze tent, cave flute, Yaoqin, gold and jade jewelry, shirts and skirts, and the daughter Honghe who was buried for a month in the ground and was just transported by fast horse from 800 miles away and newly peeled off.
of lychees.
The maids stood by the pool, with expressions in their eyes that seemed to be intoxicated or infinitely in love, all focused on the wonderful white and fat-like breasts in the pool.
The hot spring water is warm, the jade is flying, the flower dew is fragrant, the roses are fragrant, the lychees are sparkling with snow, the daughter is blooming, and the scenery is indescribable luxury.
The tender skin, which is whiter than the white jade at the bottom of the pool, is slightly reddened by the heat and mellow wine at this moment. The water ripples, and the beautiful curves that make people's hearts tremble are revealed. Their slender clothes are exposed, and their snow-skinned lips are exposed.
Unparalleled in beauty, like a brilliant peach blossom.
On her naked back was a phoenix with its head held high, lifelike and ready to fly through the air. It made all the birds by the pond bow down, even more like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. This woman was born to make people bow down to her.
"call!"
Wiping off the pink sweat on her forehead, the girl exhaled. The fragrance was so fragrant that it was difficult to distinguish between it and the fragrance of roses.
"The sky is moving!"
"Huh."
Hearing the master's voice, a young girl in green clothes who had been standing by the pool hurriedly approached, waiting for orders, but she still didn't understand what the young lady meant just now.
The girl smiled and said nothing, looking up at the transparent roof and the starry night above.
"The stars tell me that the vow made sixteen years ago has finally come to be fulfilled, but..." The girl burst out laughing, as if she had glimpsed something interesting.
"Liangshan has landed, and the demon has been unsealed... It seems that the old people of Cihang Jingdian and Heluo Sword Sect will start to have trouble sleeping."
"Miss Bao, you are saying something incomprehensible again." The Cuishang girl called out, "Do you believe in the celestial phenomena so much?"
"Of course I believe it." The girl slapped the water nonchalantly, causing the boss to splash. "Because too many people like to believe in God's will and don't use their brains, so as long as they are good at observing the sky, they can let me talk nonsense and say black is white. This is not
Isn’t it pretty?”
"Miss Bao, you..."
"But, Xiangling."
"Um?"
"The rotation of the celestial phenomena is just one of the announcements of countless possible futures. What really determines the direction of the wheel is man-made." The girl nodded and said with a smile: "Indulging in empty talk about the celestial phenomena is definitely not what I do. The so-called planning is up to people.
, All things come true, if there is no 'man's plan', there will be no 'natural success'."
Xiang Ling leaned forward slightly, "Yes, Xiang Ling has learned a lesson. It's almost midnight. You were supposed to discuss the dispute with the Qingtong sect with the poster tonight. This has lasted two hours. If you don't go to see the poster again,
She’s going to keep nagging again.”
"Well, I won't make things difficult for you." The girl smiled sweetly, "Help me stand up."
"yes."
Xiangling stretched out her hand to help, and eight young maids in green robes also hurriedly rushed over, pulled up the gauze curtain, offered woolen towels, prepared changes of clothes, and were ready to serve.
Three onion-like slender fingers gently placed on Xiangling's wrist, and the girl slowly stood up. The way she stood up was very strange, and she was not seen raising her feet to step on the steps. Her delicate body was like a feather floating in the clouds.
', without any weight, rising slowly among the blue waves.
On the land of Middle-earth, there are many magic weapons that can assist flight, but only one kind of skill can do it by simply relying on martial arts to make a person float in the air like a bird without falling for a long time.
Wan Zilou’s "Feng Ping Soaring" mentality!
This girl is the most delicate and noble phoenix in Wanzi Tower today.
As soon as she left the water, the girl's bright wrist flicked. Before anyone could see clearly what happened, the things in the flower basket were rolled up together and returned to their places in the blink of an eye. The towel was returned to the basket, she was dressed in colorful clothes, and her hair was tied with a treasure hairpin.
.The breeze blows, and the fluttering shirts and skirts create countless beautiful ripples.
The girl is still floating in the air.
Xiang Ling winked to the left and right, and the maids understood. All nine of them bowed and said loudly: "My maids welcome Miss Bao."
The smile in the girl's eyes grew stronger, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"You tell my mother that I won't go back tonight."
Before the maids understood, Xiang Ling was already screaming in her heart that it was bad.
"Miss Bao, you..."
Before the words could be spoken, a beautiful shadow was cast towards the skylight of the roof like a swallow, and a sweet laughter like a silver bell rang out. In a moment, it was already far away and disappeared.
The maids looked at each other in astonishment, not knowing what to do, so they had no choice but to turn their attention to Xiang Ling, who could make a decision.
"What else can you do? Just tell the owner the truth!"
Xiang Ling let out a long sigh, and her shoulders drooped as if they had lost their strength.
This precious girl, no one has been able to control her since she was a child...
The special forces of the Dawu Dynasty performed a secret mission and landed in the legendary Liangshanbo. The matter was kept absolutely secret from the outside world. No one knew about the fierce battle that took place at an altitude of 10,000 feet. No one knew that that night, the two residents of Liangshanbo
Coming from the sky to the earth...except for a very few people who can glimpse the future from the stars.
Sun Wu and Xiao Shang took off on the magnetic floating board and flew away from Liangshan Park. They flew away from this "peaceful and peaceful" stage and headed towards the unknown world.
At the moment of takeoff, apart from Li Chou, Sun Wu's biggest worry was actually whether the magnetic hoverboard could operate normally. After all, it had crashed on the land of Liangshanbo not long ago.
If you piece it together and assemble it, all the parts inside may be broken. If you lose strength halfway and fall from an altitude of 10,000 feet, you will definitely die even if you practice the tenth level of the Golden Bell.
"Xiao Shang, please be careful when driving the floating board. We...ahhhhhhh~~~" Just when he was worried about the condition of the magnetic floating board, the pilot suddenly performed a difficult maneuver and pressed the accelerator.
Suddenly rising up and flipping several times in mid-air, Sun Wu was caught off guard and almost fell off the floating board. He grabbed Xiao Shang's shoulders tightly in his hurry to avoid an unfortunate fall from a high altitude.
The magnetic hoverboard is not just for performing difficult movements. While flipping in the air, Xiaoshang fired something, which exploded into a dazzling silver rainbow. As the magnetic hoverboard flipped, a pattern was drawn in the air.
A hook-shaped arc formed. The silver rainbow quickly dissipated without a trace, leaving the sky dark again. However, the brightness of the moment was so strong that Sun Wu could not open his eyes for a long time.
"Xiao Shang, what are you doing? Are you setting off any fireworks?"
"The village is having a celebration party, and it's normal to set off fireworks to add to the fun. Dad gave me a bunch of fireworks and said they would look like stars. He asked me to release them when I ascend to heaven. They would be very happy to see them below.
"
"Oh, they had so much fun at the celebration party? Hey...is that the only thing that happened? Is there any other reason?"
After the experience of the past day, Sun Wu now feels suspicious of everything around him, especially related to Xiao Shang, and feels uneasy.
Xiao Shang did not answer this question directly, but gave a strange chuckle and gave an incomprehensible answer.
"...No, it's just that besides Liang Shanbo, there are some people who like to look at the stars, but they may not know that the stars can also lie."
Just leaving behind such a weird answer, the magnetic hoverboard suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the boundless land below, leaving Liang Shanbo far behind, and truly began to contact the outside world.
The experience of actually landing on earth can be described in one sentence as unexpected. In the first day or two, Sun Wu never thought that he would see such a world.
The courses taught in the school mentioned the outside world, but they only taught history courses. This reminded Sun Wu now that he felt that the establishment of the school may be to prepare the next generation to leave the village, so the modern history part is fully connected.
It just lacks the changes in the past ten years after the end of the Taiping Rebellion.
The air attack on Liangshanbo led by Nalan Yuandie with the Feiyun Ship left Sun Wu with the impression that the civilization in the outside world had changed rapidly, to an incredible extent. However, he never imagined that compared with Liangshanbo, the outside world was simply... unchanged.
.
This small place called Mingdeba is hundreds of miles away from Liangshanbo. Most of the residents seem to make a living by farming. Sun Wu saw many people carrying hoes coming and going, wearing hats and raincoats. It was just like Liangshanbo.
There was not much difference between the villagers, so he almost thought he was back home.
But why are things like this? If the construction technology in the outside world is still only able to build these tiles and earthen houses, then how are flying weapons like the Feiyun Ship built? Moreover, from these broken tiles and earthen buildings,
From the perspective of Qiang Qiang, the people in Mingdeba are not living a wealthy life, and may even be living in embarrassment. Is this a poor place?
With this question in mind, Sun Wu walked with Xiao Shang on the streets of Mingdeba. It didn't take long for the confusion to expand rapidly, reaching a level that was completely incomprehensible.
On the street where people were coming and going, a burst of noise suddenly came from far and near, coming very quickly. All the pedestrians were seen stepping to the sides and kneeling down fearfully, as if they were quite afraid to welcome something. Following closely,
A large group of people roared past the road. Judging from their uniforms, this group of people should be regular troops of the Dawu Dynasty, but the equipment and mounts they wore made Sun Wu stunned.
Different from the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people, the uniforms worn by these cavalrymen are not only fine in texture, but also woven with special techniques at a glance.
The old people who participated in the Taiping Rebellion once showed Sun Wu their war robes. Some of the high-ranking officers' clothing were woven using special techniques. They were not only light and soft, but also extremely tough. Although they could not
It is said to be invulnerable, but it does have considerable resistance. It is a great advantage in close combat. The military uniform itself is almost a magic weapon.
After the Dawu Dynasty annihilated the Taiping Army, they undoubtedly acquired this technology, made improvements, and made breakthroughs in mass production, so these mid-level officers could be equipped with protective clothing. As for the mounts under their crotches, they were not ordinary.
The horse was a triangular bull with a red body. Not only was it majestic in size, but it was faster than a galloping horse when its hooves hit the ground. It was a creature that Sun Wu had never seen before.
I remember hearing my father mention it before. There is a tributary in the magic weapon production technology, which uses special technology to transform living things, or breed and fuse them, or create out of nothing to create alien creatures that are not natural. From this point of view, the Dawu Dynasty has fully
This technology was mastered and used to enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.
The protective clothing, alien war bulls, machetes attached to the waists of the cavalry, and other badges on the chest all have strange energy flows. They are obviously armed magic weapons. The army of the Dawu Dynasty is no worse than the Taiping Army in its heyday. If history is
If the two armies fight again, the current Dawu Army will definitely kill the Taiping Army. But Sun Wu feels confused. If the Dawu Army has mastered the technology of the Taiping Army, why does the life of the people in the country seem to have made little progress?
Not only that, the people lying on the ground looked at the cavalry in the distance with very strange eyes. They seemed to be relieved of a heavy burden, but also showed unspeakable hatred. Even if there was no explanation from others, Sun Wu knew what it meant.
What, it is not difficult to imagine the scene of these military officers roaming the countryside on weekdays.
(Could it be said that... the Dawu Dynasty used all its technology for military purposes, and the lives of ordinary people could not be improved? This is too much!) Sun Wu was only slightly skeptical at first, but those conjectures became clear during later observations.
As soon as it was confirmed, he and Xiao Shang encountered cavalry roaring past several times. Each time, people rushed to avoid it. The cavalry group ran rampant on the road, not only knocking over the stalls on the roadside, but sometimes they encountered people who were too late to dodge.
He drove the cattle galloping without hesitation, knocked people down forcefully, and drove away amidst the screams of broken bones, as if they were just a few insects trampled to death, not life forms of the same species as himself.
Not every building in the city is so poor and dilapidated. When Sun Wu and Xiao Shang entered the center of Mingdeba, they saw several buildings that should be public institutions, with more than ten floors of high-rise buildings. They were not only majestic, but also
Moreover, advanced technology is used. People rise and fall in the transparent lifting equipment, overlooking the entire Mingde Dam, and stepping on this small world under their feet.
The tallest one even has a current barrier at the door to prevent unknown persons from passing through. If you want to force your way in, a swarm of buzzing iron-shelled ladybugs will fly out from all directions to stop the intruders.
The way out and the way out, the magic weapon guards rushed over to arrest the people.
(The common people who work in agriculture do not enjoy these advanced technologies. Only civil servants who serve in the army and work for the court can enjoy civilization. This is a complete control of the people! Two worlds are divided. If you are not loyal to the court, you will always be able to stay at a low level.
The one who is waiting, this... is too much!) Thinking of these things, even Sun Wu himself was a little surprised. For a fourteen-year-old boy, it seems too early to understand these things. But, he really understands
, especially when I noticed how the people in Mingdeba looked up at the buildings, and how the people in the transparent elevator looked down at their feet, I understood those things instantly.
"The world outside...is really different from what we imagined."
"How's it going? Do you want to go inside and give it a try?"
Seeing Xiao Shang's eagerness to give it a try, he was planning to break into the tiger's den. Sun Wu hurriedly stopped him. Not wanting to cause more trouble at this juncture, he forced Xiao Shang to go out and unexpectedly arrived at a shopping street in the city.
The shopping streets in this area should not be sold to ordinary people. Because of the various luxurious decorations, even if you don't look at the products inside, you know that they are not affordable for ordinary people. In addition to the signboard, there is also a piece of metal placed at the door of each shop.
From time to time, the pedestal projected some images or sounds to attract customers. Along the way, Sun Wu was dazzled by the various sound and light scenes.
Some of the three-dimensional images projected were talking animals, which were very popular with children. When Sun Wu saw a little tiger with colorful stripes doing cute rolling movements, his whole face was filled with tears.
He burst into laughter, ran over in three steps and squatted in front of the three-dimensional image, almost reluctant to leave.
"Oh, what a brat, I'm actually obsessed with this kind of thing." Xiao Shang spread his hands and said as if he was helpless.
"Xiao Shang, don't you think this little tiger is cute?"
"When you say that, it's really tempting... Hehe, it seems very delicious."
"Why does your mind always go to some inexplicable places?"
The two people had a brief conversation when suddenly they heard someone shouting loudly and running across the street quickly, holding a stack of yellow paper and scattering it everywhere.
"Extra! Extra! There's a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and the imperial government's disaster relief envoys have been selected!"
Sun Wu casually took the leaflet, with a few words on it, briefly explaining that there had been heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River recently, and the river embankments burst, causing catastrophic floods. Millions of people were killed and displaced. The wealthy businessmen in the imperial capital donated huge sums of money to cooperate with the imperial government's policies.
disaster relief, and the long-delayed executive candidates have finally been announced.
"Oh, it turns out that there is a flood in the south. When I was in Liangshanbo, I couldn't feel it at all. Hey, this name is so strange. Are there any high-ranking officials in the imperial court with the correct surname?"
No matter how ignorant Sun Wu was about world affairs, he knew that such disaster relief must be carried out by high-ranking officials of the imperial court as envoys. However, the text written on this leaflet was very brief and did not mention the position of this high-ranking official at all. It seemed that there was no
Like the official name, it's just three words.
"Brother Zhengqi? This person's surname is Zheng? What a weird name! Well, I hope this disaster relief fund can be sent to you soon so that the people in Jiangnan won't have to go hungry."
Compared with the name of the imperial envoy, the issue that Sun Wu was more concerned about was actually the disaster in Jiangnan. Originally, he would not have thought so much, but now he has discovered what means the Dawu Dynasty used to control the people in the territory. So after the flood
In Jiangnan, the environment will only be worse than here. The people there must be suffering, right?
Thinking of this question, Sun Wu felt a rush of blood rushing into his chest. He wanted to go to the south immediately, but his passionate mood seemed not to be appreciated by his companions.
"Are you worried that they will be hungry? Worry about yourself first. Tell me, how are you going to eat?"
The boy who left home for the first time encountered the most embarrassing problem at noon the day after leaving home. Originally, Sun Wu's plan to escape from home was to use some of the copper coins he had saved over the years as funds, but Fengjie sent
When he left Liangshanbo, he was in a hurry and did not go home to get the money. He also thought that Xiao Shang must be prepared. Unexpectedly, when he asked about the funds, Xiao Shang said that he did not have a single copper coin on him and was penniless.
As a result, just a few hours after leaving home, Sun Wu and Xiao Shang were wandering on the streets, watching people coming and going on the road, not knowing what to do.
"Xiao Shang, didn't you take anything before you left home? You should prepare a few things, right? Even if you are empty-handed, didn't your sister and father give you anything?"
"Sister Feng only gave you some changes of clothes, not money. Dad gave you some tokens."
"Token?"
Xiao Shang took out a dozen envelopes from the sachet bag at his waist. The seals were not glued on, but the envelopes were all yellowed. They were obviously old items that had been around for quite some time.
"Dad said that this is the marriage he made for you when he traveled around the world in his early years. As long as you come to your door with these tokens, you will have a wife."
Sun Wu still remembered that when he was a child, his father often showed off to him, saying that he helped him get married and made several marriages. When he grew up, a beautiful wife and a generous dowry would come to his door. At first, he didn't even do it.
I didn't know what it meant, and I was happily together with my dad. But as I got older and understood the meaning of "engagement" and "marriage on the fingertips," I felt very awkward and even started to get angry.
Marriage is a very sacred thing and should not be played lightly. The person who can become a lifelong partner must be the person you truly love.
Isn’t it ridiculous that a woman whom I have never seen before, and who doesn’t even know her height, fatness or thickness, wants to marry me? Moreover, for a woman who is destined to marry a certain man from birth, it should be
It is also a very sad thing, right? Because of this, when my father later brought up these marriage affairs to show off, he clearly showed his displeasure and opposition.
"Xiao Shang, does dad have a good reputation outside? Do he have many friends? Friends who are good enough to marry with their own hands?"
"I'm not sure. I should have a lot of friends. It depends on your definition of friends. As long as we all have interests, you and Nalan Yuandie can also be friends."
It seemed that Xiao Shang didn't know. Although his father always promised that his future wife would be a first-class beauty, Sun Wu didn't believe in his father's aesthetic vision because he often drank wine with his sister.
, when you are drunk, you say that your sister is the most beautiful woman in the village. This kind of view is really disturbing when you think about it. This kind of blind marriage is definitely not feasible.
But now that I have stepped out, I have the obligation to clean up these things. My father is not snatching the bride, but betrothaling for me, so I have a responsibility no matter what.
Shaking his head, Sun Wu thought for a while and spoke word by word in a very cautious tone, "Xiao Shang, I don't want these tokens, and I can't want them, because I think it is wrong to marry with the fingertips, no matter what they are.
No one has the right to decide a child’s life before she is born, so..."
Sun Wu spoke very slowly, because this matter was indeed very heavy for him, but as he was speaking, he was sorting out his thoughts, but there was a super action man next to him. He said that if he didn’t want these tokens, he would get them immediately.
action.
"Oh, Xiaowu, if you don't want it, it's just rubbish."
Xiao Shang wiped the envelope with his left hand on his right hand, and a dazzling fire flashed out, and more than a dozen envelopes burst into flames. Sun Wu was shocked and turned pale, and quickly reached out to grab it.
"Xiao Shang, what are you doing?"
Sun Wu moved very quickly and grabbed the envelope in the fire, but the fire burned faster and was out of control. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen envelopes were burned cleanly and turned into ashes. What did he want to save? It's already too late.