They looked up and saw that they were on the edge of a basin with a radius of tens of miles. There were no more stone forests and rock pillars in the basin, but there were many more sand pillars, sand peaks and sand pillars condensed by sand.
Screen, and a collection of sand wrinkles. The sand that has gone through the ages is colorful and shining. It is not surprising to say that this is a colorful sand forest.
The towering sand pillars are more than ten feet tall, and even shorter than ten feet. They may stand alone or are connected together, making them look like forests from a distance and peaks from a distance. The shape of the sand peaks is even more varied, sometimes circling.
It goes straight up, and suddenly drops suddenly, forming a circuit of peaks. The peaks are staggered, showing all kinds of strange and magical shapes. In the basin, there are clusters of screens, peaks, peaks and cliffs in various shapes.
Maple trees with gorgeous leaves and unique and graceful shapes, as well as lush bamboos, stand among the sand forests or on top of the sand peaks. The leaves dance with the wind, making a rustling sound; compared with the bare stone forests outside, here
It can be regarded as an oasis in the wilderness.
Let’s say that the sand here is colored sand, but its true color is actually the same as ordinary sand. Because the shape of the sand forest is too three-dimensional, it can be seen in different conditions such as morning, evening, rainy, sunny, spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Under the sun, with the intensity of light and the different projection angles of sunlight on cloudy days, colors such as red, purple, blue, black, cyan, gray, green, etc. are produced.
The various sand belts in the sand forest are also colorful, forming a series of cool and exquisite "Danqing Chinese paintings", which are rare in the underworld. The colorful colors and strange shapes enrich the entire basin.
in the landscape.
The most unique thing about this place is that although it is full of sand forests and windy and dry, it is rich in water resources. Spring water can be seen everywhere and gurgling water adds to the elegance of the basin full of sand forests. Xiao Dianthus can only see
Although it was a sunny day and the wind was not light at this time, the sand in the basin was not gray and dry. From the spring under the sand pillar nearest to them, it could be seen that the sand spring was clear and transparent, and the water pressure washed away the sand.
It forms a rolling and steaming scenery. It is like the smoke from the kitchen, like a dragon swimming out of the sea. It is so beautiful that it is indescribable.
It is precisely because of this that the climate here is warm and humid, so green bamboo can grow. It forms a beautiful scenery of green bamboo, red maple, and clear sand and spring water.
However, before Xiao Shizhu and the others could take a closer look at the wonders here, Zhu Rong's troops guarding the edge raised their weapons to surround them.
Hu Hui hurriedly took out the customs clearance document. After explaining the purpose of his trip, he gave the sergeants some money. The sergeants who were still a little suspicious sent a soldier to lead them.
Go to the center of the basin.
Being in the sand forest, Xiao Shizhu suddenly discovered that the scenery here is beautiful, but the terrain is changeable, like a maze. Walking through the winding paths in the sand forest, you can change the scenery at any time, and there are scenery everywhere
, each with its own unique splendor.
From time to time, we can see caravans leading elephants, green elephants and camels carrying goods, going back and forth in the sand forest. The copper bells hanging on the necks of the beast souls keep ringing as the beast souls move forward.
It swayed, making bursts of crisp and pleasant tinkling sounds. It echoed the sound of maple trees and bamboos on the sand forest, and the sound of wind and waves passing through the sand screen, forming a beautiful and melodious sound of nature.
The deeper you go, the harder it is to see the dense sand forest. Instead, there are a lot of stone houses on the roadside. Most of them are small bungalows, and the tallest ones are only two-story buildings. Or they stand on the road.
Both sides are built on sand dunes, peaks and sand screens.
Whether it is walls, roofs, beams and columns, bricks and tiles, latrines and toilets, livestock pens, chicken and duck nests, they are all made of piled stones. Coupled with years of wind and rain, these buildings have become
The objects have a more vicissitudes of life; forming a unique stone city scenery.
Local people used relief carving techniques to carve various exquisite patterns on the stones, including patterns of exotic flowers and plants, patterns of mythical animals and birds, and even more various patterns of flames; these seemingly simple stone houses
, adding a bit of color.
Local people shuttled in and out of each house, busy with their own affairs. Or they set up stone platforms and tables outside the door, placed the firearms or stone carvings they made, and shouted and sold to the traveling merchants.
Xiao Shizhu and his party are already accustomed to these exotic customs. If they hadn't been walking around Zhu Rong Kingdom in the past few days and saw many such buildings, they would definitely be curious at this time.
After walking for an hour, they arrived at the center of the basin.
A single giant rock with a height of a hundred feet, and a circumference of dozens of miles, stands abruptly above the basin. It looks like a trapezoid as a whole, and its four walls are steep and nearly vertical rock walls. The huge volume makes the surroundings...
Everything seems very small
At the foot of the mountain, a tall city wall was built with stones to surround the entire boulder. Every five feet, there was an observation tower made of stones. Zhu Rongguo's bright fire flags were placed on the top of the observation tower in all directions.
Dance with the wind.
Behind the wall, there is a long straight staircase built on each of the steep four walls of the huge rock, from the foot of the stone to the top of the stone. The staircase is about three feet wide, and every other foot or so, there is a staircase facing the stairs on both sides.
Inside, there are sculptures standing opposite each other.
There are redbirds with wings spread, warriors with swords raised, and stone lampposts that look like pointed roofs with eaves at the four corners. On the upper part of the lampposts, the four walls of the lamphouse are carved with "fire" shaped windows.
No matter how Xiao Shizhu looked at it, he felt that this giant rock looked like a Mayan pyramid.
On the top of the flat rock, there are many large and smooth stone pavilions, and among the pavilions stand many towering pyramid-like tower buildings; the shapes are almost the same, they are all three-story towers. The base is octagonal, and the first floor is
It is octagonal, with the second floor in the shape of an oblate melon petal, and the third floor in the shape of a drum, with relief figures of fire figures, a crown like a wheel brake, and a gourd on top. It has a beautiful shape and is quite spectacular when viewed from above.
The walls of each attic hall are engraved with totems of Suzaku bathing in fire and Bifang eating flames. Under the illumination of the overcast sun, a red light shines, converging in the air to form a hemisphere, which forms a hemisphere on the top of the rock.
Everything is enveloped in it.
Those buildings are both majestic and beautiful, and extremely sturdy.
Bifan birds with one foot and one wing, blue bodies and red spots, walked together in pairs, flying in the sky above the huge rock, circling around the huge rock. After raising their wings, a line of gray smoke was drawn in the air, and then
A ball of colorful light burst out from the tip of its wings and floated in the air. Then the ball of light made a snapping sound! A "flower" bloomed in the air. It split into countless small sparks and light spots, flying in the air.
Blooming. After a long time, it dimmed
If it's nighttime, it will definitely be dazzling.
The soldier took them to the south of the giant rock, stopped at the gate of the south palace, told them not to run around, and then entered the palace to report.
"Is this the Guangming Palace?" Xiao Shizhu asked Hu Hui; his head did not move, but his eyes moved around, looking around.
However, they saw that the Zhu Rong army guarding this place was different from what they had seen along the way. They all wore iron helmets with turned-up ear protection and long vertical tassels. Armor belts were tied vertically below the neck protection, to the chest and horizontally to the back.
The breastplate is divided into two parts, the left and right parts, each with a circular deck on top. The belt hangs down from the knee skirt, the falcon tail, and the hanging legs are tied below. The shawls on the shoulders are all shaped like dragon heads.
They all carried ten consecutive blunderbuss on their backs and hung goose feather knives on their waists; each of them had a sword across their waist, showing off their domineering attitude! Whether it was armor or weapons, this army used all the best.
"Yes." Hu Hui nodded his head when he heard the words, and then looked at the red light on the top of the rock in a daze.
"What is that?" After a moment, Xiao Shizhu followed his gaze and looked at those red lights.
"If we guessed correctly, this should be the Zhaoming Formation, a powerful ancient formation." After hearing this, Hu Hui walked to Xiao Shizhu and stood next to him, whispering in his ear: "It can absorb the fire energy from heaven and earth.
, forming something like a protective shield, protecting everything within it. The formation should be stationary at this time. Once activated, all living creatures that forcefully break into the formation will die the moment they touch the red light."
.
"This is the first time I have heard of this formation." After Xiao Shizhu recalled all the formations mentioned in the books he read in the human world, he did not think of such a formation name, so he said
Hu Hui said: "I don't have much education, please don't lie to me?".
Hu Hui smiled slightly and said: "I believe that soon, the general will be able to see its power with his own eyes." After such unfathomable words, he said no more.
At this moment, they saw the soldiers who had brought them here before, walking out with two human souls. One of them was a middle-aged man, with a face as complex as a jujube and a pair of rough and majestic lion eyebrows.
A pair of big copper bell-like eyes.
The other is a young man with red lips and white teeth. He is more than seven feet tall and has delicate and fair skin. On his crescent-like curved eyebrows, his eyelashes are long and dense. A pair of clear eyes hiding charm are clamped on him.
That perfect and handsome face with angular edges; between the brows, there is an indescribable image. The corner of the mouth is raised slightly, revealing a smile as warm as the month of March.
He was dressed in white clothes, with gold piping on the cuffs, and a flying fire dragon embroidered on both sides of his shoulders. His long hair was spread loosely on his head, dancing lightly in the wind, and he held a small piano in his arms.
Judging from his appearance, he is similar in age to Xiao Shizhu, but in terms of figure and appearance, he is better than Xiao Shizhu. If it weren't for his flat chest, at first glance, he would look like a delicate and beautiful woman.
A fight on the street would definitely draw attention.
The young man walked up to Guilu, glanced at Guilu, and looked at King Kong riding on Yaizhen. He smiled softly, opened his lips slightly and asked, "Your Excellency, are you General Xiao Shizhu Xiao?" He spoke softly.
, even more infinitely gentle.
"Yes." King Kong replied, but he was so nervous that his palms were sweating. After all, he had never been an envoy before, and what he was good at was not such nonsense as negotiation.
"I am the Crown Prince of Zhurong Kingdom, Changqin. This is my uncle Wu Hui." After the young man saluted King Kong slightly, he introduced the middle-aged man following him, then turned sideways and said in the direction of the giant rock.
He made an invitation gesture and said: "Welcome to Bifang City in Caiji Basin. My father is already waiting for you in Guangming Palace, please!".
After Jin Jin clasped his fists and nodded to him, he said: "Thank you." Xiao Shizhu was secretly observing Chang Qin and Wu Hui. This was the purpose of letting Jin Jin replace him, so that he could better see Zhu Rong Junior High School.
The most real thing.
Among the two souls, the fierce-looking middle-aged man has a look of fearlessness in his eyebrows, and there is a trace of imperceptible calmness and thoughtfulness hidden deep in his eyes. It can be seen that this soul has also experienced hundreds of battles.
He is by no means an idle person.
In Xiao Shizhu's view, this human soul is not the most powerful; the most difficult thing to deal with is the young man who seems to be weak. In his eyes, Xiao Shizhu, who is good at a thousand arts, reads perseverance, courage, calmness and wit. In this way
The human soul is not easy to deal with. Fortunately, Xiao Shizhu also read a trace of childishness that has not faded in his eyebrows.
Once this tenderness finally turns into maturity, this kid will become a powerful human soul.
But Xiao Shizhu was not the emperor of Fengdu. He would not be jealous of talents, but could know people and make good use of them. Wu Zhiqi, Lai Yueqi, and later Hu Hui are the best examples.
After a second thought, he thought that if he could manage to take him under his command, this young human soul would play a great role in his future war with Emperor Fengdu.
So, he hurriedly muttered in his heart: "Changqin, Changqin." The name of this young man's soul was deeply engraved in his mind.