It has been two days since Bai Yunsheng and the others left Jingzhou. They climbed over three mountains and walked seven to eight hundred miles before entering the territory of Zhenfeng Buzhou.
It was already early autumn, but there was no chill in the mountains and forests at all.
The clear water of the Pingling River meanders through the green hills, drawing a series of colorful flowers.
The Quanming carriage rested for a while in Xiaofeng Valley. Bai Yunsheng waved his long whip in his hand, frightening away a spiny deer and three green squirrels under a nearby tree. The maroon galloping horses neighed again.
The carriage followed the lush ruts up the hill, and suddenly the plains opened up, and the brilliant sunset filled the river.
Less than fifty miles away, Huzhou City came into view.
Zhenfengbuzhou is located in the eastern leaf of the Central Plains, with thousands of miles of fertile wilderness.
Pyongyang is dotted with river networks and star-studded lakes and bays. Rivers originating from the Beihuang Yaojie and Ganzebu Continent rush down, criss-crossing here, and forming the largest lake in the Central Plains - Xiangyang Lake.
On both sides of the river, people and goods are abundant, and there are thirteen countries, large and small, among which Aolai is the leader, and Huzhou is the capital of Aolai.
dusk.
Outside the city of Huzhou, there are thousands of people.
Bai Yunsheng's carriage drove slowly through the city gate and walked into the bustling crowd on Yuqing Street.
The streets in the city are wide and straight, and the walls are white. You can see the eaves and flying pavilions at a glance, and you can smell the fragrance of wine and fall asleep. The light mist hangs in the ancient fragrance that only time can carve, making people feel like they are in a painting.
Among the hundreds of capitals in the Central Plains, Huzhou is definitely not the most majestic one, but it is definitely the one that makes people linger the most.
The mountains and rivers are the best in the world, the towns are rich in the Central Plains, and the Qing'er wine is the best in the rivers and lakes. Which one is not a dream that fascinates people all over the world.
The cool breeze of early autumn came from the mountains and fields. I finally squeezed onto the street, but was quickly frightened away by the sound of people.
For thousands of years, the tranquility and prosperity here have never seemed to change due to the seasons. But the ruts of the Quanming carriage had to change at this time.
Because on Feilong Street in the south, a long motorcade came in a mighty manner.
Only twenty-two Qingyun beasts were seen pulling twenty-two airtight silver carriages, surrounding a Kunlun white rhinoceros in the middle.
The white rhinoceros was pulling a carriage with a green roof and gold windows, and a figure in blue could be seen through the low-hanging bead curtains on all sides.
Bai Yunsheng drove his carriage to the side of the road, glanced south, and said, "What a grand gesture."
Murong Chen also poked his head out of the carriage, glanced at it, and said, "He's from the Bai family."
Bai Yunsheng said: "How do you know?"
Murong Chen rolled his eyes at him and said: "This Kunlun white rhinoceros is extremely rare. There will never be more than a hundred living in the five continents, and more than half of them are in the hands of Shui Yuntian Bai's family."
Bai Yunsheng sighed softly and said: "It's a pity that the difference between monsters and men is not uncommon anywhere."
Xiang Wujian sat in the car and said leisurely: "It's okay, this is the secular world, no one will provoke the demon clan, and the demon cultivators will not take the initiative to cause trouble. It's getting late, let's find a place to stay."
Because Mu Chengxue was injured and needed to rest, and they were attacked by Yanyulou on the way, the few of them stopped traveling overnight during this period.
Bai Yunsheng glanced at the convoy of demonic beasts that had already turned to the west. Just as he was about to crack his whip, a sharp neighing sound suddenly came from the silent convoy.
When Bai Yunsheng heard it, he knew it was the voice of a monster, and it was a monster that had cultivated karma.
Sure enough, there was a sudden chaos in the motorcade.
A green light suddenly shot out from behind the car pulled by the white rhinoceros, and a sable-shaped demonic beast flashed across the eaves of the car like lightning, jumped suddenly, and fled towards the uninhabited roof.
However, this "lightning" obviously did not escape the dark clouds. A whip shadow swept out from the bead curtain and accurately caught the mink's long tail.
There was another cry.
At this time, another silver carriage blew open its doors and windows, and a golden giant lizard escaped from it, scaring the onlookers into scattering.
More than a dozen guards immediately stepped forward to encircle and suppress him, but were sent flying into the sky by the lizard's ferocious tail.
The white rhinoceros, which had been quiet all this time, was also frightened. With a long roar, it overturned the golden carriage, knocked over three silver carriages, and rushed towards Bai Yunsheng's Quanming carriage.
This time, the people watching were so frightened that they woke up from a dream. They stepped on the fruits and vegetables on the ground and ran into a ball, like a group of headless flies.
The originally bustling street suddenly turned into chaos.
The Kunlun white rhinoceros is four to five feet tall, with rough skin and thick flesh, as hard as a rock. Once it charges up, it is extremely powerful. What's more, such a frightened white rhinoceros is even more powerful.
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When everyone was panicking, Bai Yunsheng calmly threw down his whip, jumped high into the air, and landed straight on the path of the white rhinoceros.
Everyone screamed in surprise.
The hustle and bustle suddenly fell silent.
The Kunlun White Rhino actually stopped on the street, motionless.
Bai Yunsheng did not move at all. His right hand firmly grasped the sharp horn of the white rhinoceros, his eyes were like lightning, blood flashed in his palm, and the cold murderous aura instantly penetrated the frightened courage of the white rhinoceros.
The violent monster actually knelt down on its front hooves obediently, as quiet as stone.
Not far away, in the street that had been trampled by the white rhinoceros, the green marten was lying in the arms of the man in blue and shivering. The golden salamander was also firmly locked by the whip and had been subdued by the guards.
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Seven or eight people got off the silver carriages in front and behind them, and they all knelt on one knee and said:
"I will be punished by death for disturbing your Majesty's vehicle."
The man in blue didn't seem to want to say anything more. He just glanced at Bai Yunsheng from a distance and uttered one word:
"Walk."
The guard retrieved the white rhinoceros and put it on the cart again, and the convoy resumed its movement, and soon disappeared into the falling dusk.
The setting sun has ended and the lanterns have begun to shine.
The lights of Qingyang Inn quietly lit up the Wu Shui River.
The Quanming carriage stopped under an orange-red lantern, and Bai Yunsheng helped Mu Chengxue walk into the inn.
The store is not luxurious, but it is very quiet. The willows beside the Wushui River are a good place to rest.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the figures and appearance of Bai Yunsheng and the others, he knew that they were from the world, so he didn't dare to neglect and immediately arranged a room.
As soon as Bai Yunsheng sat down, he couldn't help but said: "Brother, have you noticed that the green marten and the lizard are both demon cultivators?"
Xiang Wujian nodded and said, "Yes, and the weapon used by the Bai family is the demon-subduing rope commonly used by high-level demon hunters."
Yi Fengxiao said indifferently: "More than that, if I remember correctly, the green marten is the wind-born beast from Qingqiu Mountain in the Southern Wilderness Demon Realm, and the golden lizard is the Moko Dragon from Zhaoyao Mountain. Their bloodline is not low among the demon clan.
, it is impossible to be tamed by humans.”
Bai Yunsheng pondered for a moment and said, "It seems there is a story in it."
Murong Chen glared at him and said:
"The Bai family's affairs have nothing to do with us. Please don't act without authorization. The poison in Cheng Xue's body is the most important thing now."
Xiang Wujian also nodded and said: "Yes, we have been targeted by Yanyu Tower, so we should not cause any complications."
Bai Yunsheng rolled his eyes twice and said, "I didn't want to do anything in the first place. Now all I can think about is detoxifying Xue'er."
After saying that, he glanced at Mu Chengxue and realized that Mu Chengxue had been looking at him with a smile in her eyes.
Bai Yunsheng immediately looked away and said: "By the way, brother, I heard that the Qing'er wine on the Lishui River in Huzhou is unparalleled in the world. You wait, I will buy a few kilograms and bring it back for everyone to try."
Murong Chen spat: "Smelly drunkard."
Bai Yunsheng could no longer hear what she said, and even if he did, he would pretend he didn't hear her, because his heart had already flown away smelling the sweet and sour aroma of wine.
Mu Chengxue looked at the empty door, curved her lips, and chuckled: "Brother Xiang, you'd better go with him."
Xiang Wujian understands people so well. He also knows a little bit about Bai Yunsheng. As soon as he heard this, he knew that the boy was not just buying wine.
But Yi Fengxiao stood up first and said, "I'll go. I'm familiar with Feng Sheng Beast and Moko Dragon. You and Brother Xiang stay here."
Xiang Wujian warned: "Be careful, go early and come back early."
Yi Fengxiao's figure also disappeared.
Although Xiang Wujian also thought of something, only Mu Chengxue knew it best. Passing by Zhenfeng Buzhou, passing by Huzhou City, and passing by the Bai family, how could Bai Yunsheng be willing to leave so easily?
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The moonlight is the river, and the river is the moonlight.
The rivers all over the place have brought seventy-eight docks to Huzhou City, and boats come and go every day without stopping for a moment.
At night.
The fishing fires on the riverside lit up the last moonlight and turned into a river of lights, carrying fishing boats floating away and coming from afar.
Qing Weng Pier cannot be ranked among the top three among the 78 piers, but it can definitely be ranked among the top five.
Not only because it is located on the Lishui River with deep water and wide banks, but also because the only Fengchen Winery in the west of Huzhou City is opened on the pier, and the elegant aroma of wine lingers along the river for ten miles.
In the long nights of Huzhou, the only thing that can accompany the endless flow of shipping is the unique joy and loneliness of Qing'er wine.
At this time, Bai Yunsheng and Yi Fengxiao had been sitting in the shop for half an hour and had drunk seven or eight kilograms of wine.
The white man in blue clothes is sitting by the window.
The wine on the table remained untouched, just like his pair of feminine eyes, staring motionlessly at a large ship on the pier.
The silver carriages of the day were being transported on and off the ship.
Across the hustle and bustle of more than a dozen tables, Bai Yunsheng stared at the Bai family with wandering eyes.
He is indeed here to buy wine, and also to inquire about other business.
Yi Fengxiao did not persuade him to go back because he also wanted to know why Feng Sheng Beast and Moko Dragon appeared in Zhenfeng Continent thousands of miles away.
Another half-quarter of an hour passed.
Bai Yunsheng had just opened the fourth jar of wine, and when he looked back, he saw that the man in blue had disappeared. He and Yi Fengxiao looked at each other, leaving Yinliang behind and quietly followed him out.
The big ship on the shore has been loaded, and the man in blue has boarded the deck.
The tall mast was raised, and when the two of them looked up again, they saw that the big ship had left the river port and was sailing down the river towards Xiangyang Lake.
The bright moonlight spread across the river, creating strings of bright lights.
The wind was strong tonight, blowing the 30-foot-high sail so much that Bai Yunsheng, who was standing on the mast, almost lost his footing and fell.
Yi Fengxiao Yingfeng said: "They are indeed going in the direction of Shui Yuntian."
Bai Yunsheng spit out Jiang Feng and said:
"The downstream isn't Xiangyang Lake, how can it be anywhere else?"
Yi Fengxiao said coldly: "The world of spiritual practice will naturally not be mixed with the secular world. Haven't you heard of the Yaoguang Mirage in Jingzhou?"
Bai Yunsheng shook his head and said in surprise:
"Mirage? I've only heard of mirage in Yizhou."
Yi Fengxiao said solemnly: "Xiangyang Lake is the largest lake in the Central Plains, with a radius of 800 miles. Zhenfengbuzhou's practice world is hidden in Xiangyang Lake. It is said that only by following the moonlight can you see the green mountains and green shadows, so Jianghu
It is called Yaoguang Mirage."
Bai Yunsheng nodded slightly, and his calm heart on the shore was gradually blown away by the wind.
The big boat floated on the lake for about a stick of incense, and the clouds in the night sky gradually became thinner.
A still-unfull moon poked out from the hazy clouds, and the bright moonlight suddenly filled the rivers and lakes.
The time has passed.
There are no other boats on the wide lake, and only the light of this boat is floating in Xiangyang Lake.
The wind was blowing, and the lake water was lapping against the hull of the boat, creating a crisp sound of waves.
Bai Yunsheng leaned on the towering mast, looking at the bright white moon with a thoughtful expression.
After a while, when all the moonlight in the sky was shining down, the entire ship was slowly covered with a layer of silver sand, like a moon gauze woven by the night sky, gently draped over the hull of the ship running around late at night.
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In the blink of an eye, the originally dark ship turned into a crystal clear moon ship, as if the crescent moon had fallen into the mortal world and floated in the mortal world.
Unknowingly, Bai Yunsheng and Yi Fengxiao, two young men who had just entered the world, were fascinated by what they saw. They did not expect to see such a strange scene in this late night.
Bai Yunsheng exhaled in admiration and said happily: "This Huzhou City is really like a fairyland, even the ships are luminous."
But Yi Fengxiao frowned slightly and said calmly: "This is not luminous, but it seems to be coated with a layer of fluorescence."
Bai Yunsheng glanced at him in surprise, and then looked at the dreamy ship. Just as he was about to say something else, suddenly, several sharp whistles came from the lake in the north, making the two of them immediately alert.
Bai Yunsheng held Cangming in his hand and said cautiously:
"What is it, like a bird chirping?"
Yi Fengxiao stared at the night wind blowing from the north and said coldly:
"It's a night heron. It's already autumn. Every year at this time, they fly to Xiangyang Lake from Kanchen Continent and Beihuang Demon Realm to keep warm. But..."
Yi Fengxiao's originally calm voice suddenly became hesitant.
"Just what?"
Bai Yunsheng asked.
Huhu. When he finished speaking, a group of black night herons flew past the top of the mast, dropping pieces of flight feathers.
"nothing."
Seeing the night herons flying away, Yi Fengxiao suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Although the night heron is named after night, it is not a nocturnal bird.
According to legend, this bird only calls three times a day, one at dusk, one at sunset, and one at midnight, so it is called night heron. At this time, just after midnight, night herons took off in groups, fearing that they were frightened.
I don't know if the bird was frightened or not, but Bai Yunsheng and Yi Fengxiao were already surprised.
Because the group of night herons did not fly far, but turned back and circled and danced on the moon-coated ship, like a group of children welcoming their master home.
The circling flock of night herons began to call again. Apparently the rumor that they called three times a day was not accurate.
To others, the chirping of birds is just the chirping of birds, and there is nothing surprising about it. However, Bai Yunsheng and Yi Fengxiao both came from the demon world and are very sensitive to the sounds of monsters.
Although the sound of the group of night herons above my head was not alarming, it was faintly short, like a school of fish found on Xiangyang Lake during the day.
The continuous calls of birds did not panic the two of them. Although these night herons were numerous, they were all ordinary beasts and did not pose any threat at all.
But this cry is different to others. Especially to the young man who is sitting in the cabin drinking wine and eating food.
Before he could send anyone to inquire, a sailor had already knocked on the wooden door.
"What happened outside?"
The young man put down the empty wine glass he had just finished drinking and glanced at the disciple in blue who walked in.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the night egret screamed in alarm, fearing that someone had broken into the Yaochi Mirage Sea."
"snort."
The young man sneered, and when the disciple in blue raised his head, there were only leftovers on the wine table.
He quickly ran out of the cabin and saw the young man standing on the top deck, looking at the group of night herons hovering in the moonlight.
"Your Majesty..."
The disciple in blue was about to speak, but was coldly interrupted by the young man: "It's not that someone broke into the mirage, it's that someone got on the ship."
The disciple in blue immediately said nervously: "Excuse me, sir, I will go and find out immediately."
But the young man waved his hand, glanced at the sail, and said with a slight coldness at the corner of his mouth: "No need, just order someone to blow the conch to attract the night heron from Dream Island to drive them away."
"yes."
The disciple in blue took the order and retreated into the dark night. The young man looked at the moonlight on the boat again, turned around and returned to the wine table.
The traces of these two people on the deck obviously did not escape the eyes of Bai Yunsheng and Yi Fengxiao.
But when the two of them held their breath and stared at each other, they didn't know whether it was because the night heron above them screamed too loudly, or the wind on the lake was too loud, or the people below did it intentionally. The two of them only saw their actions, but what they said was not
I didn't hear a word clearly.
Bai Yunsheng couldn't help but worry a little: "That man's cultivation level is definitely not low, he won't find us, right?"
Yi Fengxiao didn't answer. In Fengchen Winery, he could tell that the young man was a demon. Although the bloodline mark between his eyebrows was covered up, the demonic aura on his body could still be smelled by his "wolf nose".
Originally, he was not worried that he would be exposed, but just now he took a closer look at the young man. The light in his eyes was restrained, and there was no breath in his nose. His cultivation had definitely reached the green soul realm. He and Bai Yunsheng might not be able to hide this little breath.
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Seeing the young man return to the cabin, Yi Fengxiao also put away his worries, but the screams of the group of night herons hovering on the boat made him more and more worried.
The wind has changed direction and is blowing from the fog in the north.
The boat, covered in moonlight, floated on the lake for another quarter of an hour. The moon above our head was still so bright, the moonlight was still so beautiful, and the night herons were still flying like that.
Just when Bai Yunsheng and the two had become accustomed to it, suddenly, a strange and long conch whistle floated from an unknown place on the ship.
The sound of the conch is slow but urgent, slowly and far away, like a distant trumpet calling to distant wanderers.
After a while, the moonlight on the lake in the north suddenly dimmed, and there were shadows, as if something was covering the lake.
The wind suddenly picked up.
Before the two of them could take a closer look and think about it, a louder and sharper whistle followed the strong wind and reached the moonlight ship at lightning speed.
Immediately afterwards, a dark cloud roared and blocked the moonlight on the ship, shrouding darkness.
"No! It's the night heron herd!"
Bai Yunsheng had just said the fourth word "night", and the sounds of the remaining three words had been drowned in the endless chirping of night herons.
Yi Fengxiao didn't wait for him to finish the seventh word.
"Let's go!"
He directly took Bai Yunsheng's arm and jumped deep into the lake.
The moonlight is clear.
Under the faint night sky, the water of Xiangyang Lake quietly pushes the waves.
A large ship covered with moonlight fluorescent powder, with a floating black "garland" on its "head", was swaying on the lake that was connected to the moonlight.
Soon, thousands of night herons drew an ink line in the moonlight and sank into the dark, dark lake in the distance.
This moonlight boat is also like a sleeping girl, losing its fluorescent and shining moon veil and disappearing into a layer of fog in the north.
The water waves hit the ship's plank and splashed water more than ten feet high.
In the gradually spreading fog, no one would notice that hanging on the stern of this behemoth ship was a knife that was brighter and colder than the moonlight.