"What should I do with this secret letter? Should I pass it on to someone in the He family?" Shang Li asked in a deep voice.
Li Luo shook his head and said: "That's not necessary, we met He Mansion by chance, and acting like this will probably make people more suspicious.
However, the hope that the Meihe family can have its current heritage and inheritance, naturally he has his own methods. If you and I intervene, it may be counterproductive. This secret letter is placed under the stone. As soon as we leave, it is almost time for him to come back and take a look.
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Zhu Zhi chuckled and said: "It's really a cloth drum thunder gate, it's extremely ridiculous." While speaking, his hands were not idle, he raised his feet to sweep the brown paper to the street, moved a big stone to place it on top, clapped his hands and walked away with Li Luo and other generals.
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This is just a passer-by in a hurry, passing by without leaving a trace, no one cares.
Li Luo did not go to join in the banquet at the He Mansion and stayed at the Ping'an Inn.
Mao Kong took Han Jin to the banquet with Zhou Fang and Feng Zhenming, and left with generous gifts, which showed that he attached great importance to him.
Zhou Fang politely invited Li Luo to go with him, but he thought that Li Luo would not show his face in such a situation, so he just gave it a try. After Li Luo declined, he didn't force it anymore.
After this big banquet, the plum tasting party kicked off. Some people were gearing up, some were confident, and some were worried. They were all thinking about the Wanmei Garden on Chaomu Mountain in a few days.
However, the atmosphere in Meishan County had nothing to do with Li Luo and others. After the banquet, everyone in the escort office packed up and continued northward along the road.
After leaving Meishan County, I saw many people from the world of martial arts or children from aristocratic families traveling together, rushing to Chaomu Mountain Wanmei Garden.
The Chang'an Escort Bureau was among the crowd. Although it did not stand out from the crowd, it was still very conspicuous, especially knowing that half of the masters were also walking among the escorts. Those who did not have time to say hello during the banquet of He Mansion all came over to exchange greetings.
A few words, which wasted a little time.
Not far to the north of Meishan County is the foot of Wanli Yunxue Mountain. When you get here, go straight north and you will exit the boundary of Qinzhou. Turn to the right and go up the mountain road to the Wanmei Garden of the He family.
Not long after leaving Fucheng, Li Luo saw this gap created by the gods. Looking from a distance, it was extremely shocking. The continuous green mountains that reached straight into the clouds were cut off in the middle. No human effort could create such an earth-shattering scene.
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The green clouds in the distant mountains are like the divine strokes of a masterful painter. It can be said that the apes at the mouth of the valley are born in the wind and sing to each other, while the moon shines and the pine-headed cranes sit side by side.
Until they reached this line of sky, even the few people from the Chang'an Escort Bureau who had been here before held their breaths and looked in awe at the wonders created by the power of heaven and earth.
The broken mountains, one on the left and the other on the right, guard the gate like two ancient giants.
Looking above the head, one can see strange peaks reaching into the clouds. You can't see the top at a glance. You can only see the vicissitudes of the big rocks piled up one by one, one by one, and piled up layer by layer.
The cliff is extremely steep, almost straight up and down. Not to mention humans, even apes have difficulty finding a place to stay. Only hawks and sparrows that flutter their wings can barely find a place to stay.
Looking ahead, there is a mountain crack nearly ten feet wide, passing through the Wanli Yunxue Mountain.
To say it is a crack in the mountains is an understatement. It is more like a canyon.
The ground in the valley is very flat. It must have been repaired over the years. There are some short trees and dead grass growing in the cracks in the rocks beside the road, swaying in the wind.
There is a strong wind in the canyon, but the smoke does not disperse. I heard Mao Kong say that the smoke in this canyon never dissipates all year round. Although it is almost a straight line running through it, from this side of the valley, at most, you can see hundreds of
A few feet away, and even further away, it is shrouded in misty clouds. This is the reason why this canyon is called Zangyun.
Zangyun Valley can also be regarded as a battleground for military strategists. Troops have been stationed here in all dynasties. However, the pass is on the north side of the mountain, and there are no soldiers guarding the southern end of Qinzhou.
At that time, Taizu attacked the remnant merchants and had strong troops and horses, but he also suffered a lot here. Later, the genius known for his wisdom and scheming accidentally broke through this pass with fire, and the Youzhou army was able to go south.
Now, a hundred years later, the bloody storms of the previous dynasties in the canyon have not left a single trace here. Only some exposed remaining rocks on the south side still remember the flashes of swords and swords from those years.
After the founding of the Dagan Kingdom, Taizu felt that this place was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so he abolished the Xiongguan Pass at the southern foot of Wanli Yunxue Mountain, leaving only a place at the northern foot to block foreign enemies. I don't know what it looks like now.
The mountain road to Wanmei Garden branches off not far from the canyon and disappears into the dense grass of the mountain forest.
The road up the mountain is very narrow, and it is no longer possible to ride a horse, so you can only walk on foot. At this moment, many people have gathered in front of the mountain road, chatting and whispering in small groups, maybe hoping to gather enough people before going up the mountain.
Zhou Fang and others waved goodbye to old friends from the rivers and lakes who were familiar with them along the way, and some people even invited them to go up the mountain to have a look. Zhou Fang declined with a smile, saying that he had other things to do during the trip and it was not convenient to stay here for a long time.
Farewell to everyone, the escort team rode forward. Wei Yi had a look of regret on his face. He had always heard about the plum tasting party in Wanmei Garden. This time he passed by this place and couldn't see it with his own eyes. It was really a bit depressing.
Wei Yi couldn't suppress his curiosity and encouraged Han Jin to go up the mountain to open his eyes. Han Jin was also a little moved, but he still knew his priorities clearly. He shook his head with a smile and warned Wei Yi not to make matters worse, so as not to make Mao Kong unhappy when he heard about it.
When the carriage and horses arrived in front of the Hidden Cloud Valley, there was a huge stone standing at the mouth of the valley, which was in line with the mountain on the right. It was more than ten feet high. The surface of the stone was washed extremely smooth by the wind and rain, and the whole body was green and black. It was actually a single stone.
Li Luo glanced at it, and suddenly his eyes froze. He seemed to be attracted by something, and he stared at the big rock at the mouth of the valley.
Zhou Fang noticed something was wrong and asked with a smile: "Master, what's wrong?"
"There's something weird about this big stone."
Zhou Fang took a look and didn't notice anything unusual.
Tie Tu interjected at the side: "So that the young master will know that this big stone is not a stone from this side of the mountain, but a stone from the other side of the mountain."
"Hey, is there any difference?" Zhou Fang asked in surprise. This was also his first time back to Hidden Cloud Valley.
Tie Tu chuckled and said: "Master Zhou doesn't know something. This Zangyun Valley is dozens of miles long. If we go further, we will almost reach the middle boundary. There is a line on the left and right cliffs. The rocks on the north side look like this, green and black. , the stone on the south side is white with a hint of yellow, it’s very obvious, it’s like God put two mountains together, that’s why I said the stone is from that side of the mountain, not this side of the mountain.”
Zhou Fang looked surprised, and Li Luo also looked slightly moved. There really is such a magical place between heaven and earth.
Zhu Zhi exclaimed: "It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If I hadn't come here, how would I have known there was such a weird place."
"Hehe, that's right, so some people in Zangyun Valley also call it Black and White Way.