Without the help of "Wanjintang" and "Evil Dog Gate", Cao Muyun only brought the navy officers and soldiers into the valley, and his combat power would be greatly weakened, and the risk would be a bit higher.
At this moment, Hua Bushi suddenly heard Hua Bushi say: "Miss Lan'er is willing to stay outside the valley with me. Hua Bushi naturally wants it, but Uncle Xiong's Dazhu tribe will still enter the valley with Mr. Cao's navy army."
It is more appropriate, if we really encounter the main force of pirates, we can still respond."
Hua Bushi said this, which surprised Cao Muyun. The young master had been lowering his head in deep thought before, as if he was thinking about something difficult to solve, but now the look on his face suddenly changed.
Cheerful, as if the problem in my heart has been solved.
Yang Jiangyi's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she looked at Hua Bushi with a strange look, as if she had realized something. However, Sima Rulan always obeyed this "Mr. Hua" and got used to all his arrangements without even thinking about it.
He nodded and agreed.
Hua Bushi then turned to Cao Muyun and said: "It may be dangerous to enter the valley tonight, but since Brother Cao has made a decision, my younger brother will not stop him and will lead the disciples of the 'Evil Dog Sect' to guard this Poseidon Temple.
It’s also good for Brother Cao’s army to cut off the rear.”
Even if he wants to go into the valley to investigate, it is very important to cut off the rear. With Hua Bushi leading his troops to guard at the entrance of the valley, Cao Muyun can rest assured. As for the two hundred inconspicuous indigenous regiments of the "Evil Dog Gate", he originally
I didn't have much hope either.
So after hearing what the eldest young master said, the slightest bit of unhappiness that had arisen in Cao Muyun's heart immediately disappeared. He immediately handed over his hands and said: "Then there will be Brother Lao Hua. I will leave two hundred navy soldiers to coordinate with Brother Hua and Gui Men.
Disciples will guard this place together!"
The combat power of the two hundred navy soldiers was far inferior to that of the Dazhen tribe of "Wanjintang", so it was of no importance to Cao Muyun. However, when he offered to keep the sergeants, it was indeed out of good intentions and worried that
The indigenous disciples brought by Hua Bushi are not enough to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the end of the sea, and the temptation is endless.
Hua Bushi did not refuse and said, "Thank you very much. Brother Cao only needs to leave 200 archers for my command."
Cao Muyun said: "Just follow what Brother Hua said." He thought in his heart that Hua Bushi wanted two hundred archers to guard the city wall, so he didn't think it was strange at the moment.
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The navy soldiers quickly gathered together. Cao Muyun separated two hundred archers, led by a general named Hu Jing, and ordered him to stay outside the palace and obey Hua Bushi's command, while the others
The soldiers and nearly 3,000 people from the Dazhu tribe formed a column and marched majestically into the valley from the blasted stone wall.
These three thousand soldiers are outnumbered and powerful, and with the three masters Cao Muyun, Qiu Hengbo and Xiong Bailing standing guard, there is no need to be afraid even if you encounter the Black Dragon King in the valley.
This valley is very open, fifty feet wide, with extremely steep cliffs on both sides. It is the tallest black stone peak on the island. It is not surprising that there is an ambush on the top of the cliff, because a mountain like this one hundred feet high
Even a master of Qinggong cannot climb the cliff. The faint milky white mist that permeates the valley slowly surges hundreds of feet above everyone's heads, making the valley even more mysterious.
and weird.
This valley is actually a crack on the black stone peak, but it cannot be seen from far away on the island, probably because it is covered by so much fog.
Xiong Bailing volunteered to lead the Dazhen tribe to open the way in front of him. Cao Muyun hesitated for a while and then agreed.
The valley was longer than expected, and the road ahead was also very winding. Fortunately, there were no forks, and we just kept moving forward. After walking for seven or eight miles, we still couldn't see the end, and the white fog above our heads was thicker than before. , has become a blur.
"Disperse the formation, pay attention to exploration, be careful of enemy ambush!" Cao Muyun ordered.
Although most of the Dragon Palace tribe has left the island, it stands to reason that there are not many people left who can ambush, and the ambush of a small group of pirates is insignificant to an army of thousands, but Cao Muyun still remains cautious enough. Be cautious and decide to take steps step by step, rather than wanting to rush forward easily.
But at this moment, Xiong Bailing at the front was heard shouting: "We are out of the valley, and there must be the Crystal Palace on the mountainside opposite!"
When Cao Muyun heard this, he felt happy and galloped forward. He quickly arrived in front of the team, while Qiu Hengbo followed him like a shadow.
The front is indeed the valley mouth. Once out of the valley mouth, the front suddenly opens up. The clouds and fog above the head are much lighter. You can see the stars in the night sky, and there is an extremely wide valley in front of you.
It turns out that the middle of the black stone mountain peak is empty!
This valley is more than ten miles long. There are many huge black stones and stone pillars scattered in the valley. The short ones are as high as one foot, while the tall ones are two or three feet tall. They are scattered like a dark forest. The valley is surrounded on all sides. The straight and steep cliff thousands of feet high is like an extremely huge patio.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the underground volcano must have erupted from here. Now Cao Muyun and a group of soldiers have arrived in the crater.
When a volcano erupts, this place must be a torrential hell of rolling lava, and no living thing can survive here. However, tens of millions of years have passed, and the former volcano has long since died, but the valley under the mountain pass has come alive, and the surface of the earth Some vegetation has grown out of the cracks in the rocks as dark as coke, making the entire valley appear faintly alive.
The extremely dangerous terrain of the courtyard and the dark rocky forest are not the most attractive things to people, because on the other side of the valley, halfway up the mountainside, hundreds of feet high, stands a magnificent palace.
If the Poseidon Temple outside the valley is just a majestic palace like a sect temple, the palace on the mountainside opposite is definitely the kind of building that can only be found in an imperial palace, a place that can only be owned by a true emperor.
If you weren't an emperor, how could you build such a palace? Read the full text of Xingewu Zhidao! And even "splendid" is not enough to describe its luxury!
Cao Muyun has lived in the capital for a long time and has been to the Forbidden City many times. He has seen many palaces in the inner courtyard of the palace, but he feels that the palace on the mountainside opposite is better than anything he has seen before. They are much more gorgeous.
Even though they are ten miles away, it can be seen from this side of the valley that the bricks used to build the palace are made of pure gold, glowing with a golden halo under the glazed light, while the bricks on the walls and eaves are made of pure gold. , inlaid with countless pearls and gems, as bright as stars, and the purple tiles on the roof seem to be carved from beautiful jade, exquisite and clear, eye-catching and radiant.
This must be the legendary Crystal Palace! Only the place where the Dragon King with endless jewels lives in mythical stories can be so luxurious and beautiful!
Even Cao Muyun had never seen this kind of place, not to mention everyone else. For a moment, almost everyone's eyes were straightened, dazzled, and they completely forgot about it.
"All soldiers obey the order, move forward, and rush through this valley!"
Cao Muyun shouted an order, which made the navy soldiers wake up. The three thousand troops immediately formed a formation at the mouth of the valley and drove towards the palace on the opposite side of the valley.
Everyone's eyes were shining with excitement, their mouths were swallowing saliva, the blood in their chests was rising, and their steps were speeding up unconsciously!
Of course, these ordinary soldiers dare not expect to carve up all the treasures in the palace, but as long as they get one of the gems and gold bricks, they will be able to live and eat well for the rest of their lives. And even if all the treasures in the palace are
The imperial court's income and the rewards given to these soldiers must be indispensable.
This palace in the center of the basin is simply the glory and wealth of their lives!
In the face of this temptation, no one cares about the more than ten miles of journey through the valley, and the forest formed by these black strange rocks in front of them is not worth seeing at all. Every soldier's eyes are fixed on the mountainside opposite.
The gleaming golden palace refused to move away.
However, after they walked a few miles, the closer they got, the palace that seemed to be so close at first suddenly became blurry. Not only was the original eye-catching brilliance greatly reduced, the scene seemed to be upside down.
The floating shadow printed in the water actually swayed slightly!
Cao Muyun was riding at the front of the queue, and was the first to notice this change. His expression changed drastically, and he flew up from the horse with both feet. He used Qinggong to instantly fly up several feet, and jumped onto a block.
At the top of the boulder, he suddenly discovered that the palace with bricks and blue tiles on the opposite mountainside had disappeared at the bottom of the mountain at this moment!
Qiu Hengbo flew right behind Cao Muyun. He stood on the top of the stone and looked around, with a look of surprise and astonishment on his face.
A moment later, Xiong Bailing led the Dazu tribe and the soldiers of the Navy also came closer. They all looked forward in stunned silence, with expressions of disbelief on everyone's faces.
Illusion! The palace turned out to be an ethereal illusion. It had scattered away with the wind, leaving no trace at all!
"What...what's going on?" Even though he was as scheming as Cao Muyun, he could not hide the shock, anger and disappointment in his heart, and his voice was slightly trembling.
"Did the Black Dragon King use magic to move that palace away?" someone among the navy soldiers shouted.
"Impossible, how can such a big palace be moved at once? I think we must have been fooled!" another person said.
"No! There must be someone who can do sorcery among that group of pirates!" someone else said.
He looked around and said in a deep voice: "I once heard someone say that there is a so-called 'mirage' on the sea or in the desert. People can see an illusory fairyland in the distance, and it will disappear when they get close. Just now.
The palace scene we saw must be this kind of illusion!"