Black Myth: Tang Dynasty

Jiangnan West Road, Jiujiang County, Pengze County.

Three months ago, a man came from Chang'an to serve as the magistrate of Pengze County.

This man's name was Di Renjie. He became prime minister in the second year of Tianshou. However, he only served as prime minister for four months before he was imprisoned by the ruthless official Lai Junchen for treason.

Since the Queen of Heaven came to power, she has made great use of cruel officials. Among them, Lai Junchen is a well-deserved leader. Those who fell into his hands, whether they were princes, nobles, or civil and military generals, were all killed without exception.

His methods were extremely cruel, and he once created a punishment in which a person's ears were deafened, his nose was filled with vinegar, and then he was put into the darkness, deprived of his senses, and made to endure endless loneliness.

For a scholar with a noble nature, he made the prison full of feces, which caused his mental breakdown and finally he had to plead guilty.

He has a famous saying that people can accept death, but they cannot accept pain, and the torture should be unbearable.

For this reason, he also invented many cruel and inhuman instruments of torture, such as those called stopping one hundred pulses, being unable to breathe, asking for death, immortals offering fruit, and beautiful girls climbing ladders...

It is said that as long as it is in his hands, no prisoner can come out alive.

Except Di Renjie.

In prison, Di Renjie didn't know what he had done. He was summoned by the Queen of Heaven in person. In the end, he was exempted from the death penalty and demoted to the magistrate of Pengze County.

From being the prime minister of the dynasty to becoming a seventh-grade county magistrate, it can be said that he fell into the clouds overnight, and he received countless cold looks and ridicules.

But Di Renjie looked unfazed. He was not depressed. After arriving in Pengze County, he suppressed bandits, opened ditches, and rectified corruption. Pengze County suddenly took on a new look.

What is most popular is his ability to solve crimes.

Di Renjie once served as the chief minister of Dali Temple. He was imprisoned for [-] years and settled [-] cases, but no one was redressed. From then on, he became famous.

But after arriving in Pengze County, Di Renjie, known as the "Super Detective", encountered a very difficult case - the Heartbreak Case.

The identity of the deceased is very special and has a strong legendary color.

It is said that he was once a medicine gatherer. He went to Wulong Mountain to collect medicine decades ago, but he encountered two gods, one man and one woman, playing chess.

The medicine collector was watching the chess game, and the immortal in white even let him take a sip of wine.

At the end of the round, the immortal in white waved his sleeves and sent him away. The herb gatherer saw Wan Lei coming to the world. Only when he returned home did he realize that a full 21 years had passed!
The experience of this herb gatherer is very legendary. Later, he joined a local Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest. He learned the art of astrology and divination and often told people's fortunes. He was called a semi-immortal.

Because of his special experience, people from all over the country came here to visit him, and some even paid huge sums of money to seek advice.

But just three days ago, this famous half-immortal was found dead in a Taoist temple, with his heart dug out and a bloody dagger in his hand.

The most chilling thing is that after Di Renjie looked at the corpse, he found that not only was there no pain on the face of the deceased, but a strange smile appeared on his face.

After investigation, Di Renjie finally came to a conclusion that made him take a breath of air.

This half-immortal's heart... was dug out by himself!
However, the missing heart was not found at the scene.

In the past three days, Di Renjie eliminated the suspicions of other people in the Taoist temple, and the clues were interrupted. Even with his intelligence, he found it very difficult.

After much thought, he decided to go to the Wulong Mountains, which was said to be magical by the locals.

After all, that half-immortal met the immortal on Wulong Mountain.

His intuition told him that maybe the two things were vaguely related in some way.

"Sir, we really can't go any further. It is said that if you go further up, you will get lost. Not only will there be wild beasts, but you will also encounter unclean things!"

The head catcher hesitated to speak, looking at the deep Wulong Mountains with a hint of fear.

This place is called the sacred mountain by the locals. Anyone who desecrates the sacred mountain will be punished by the mountain god, or will be missing in the mountain, or be carried away by wild animals.

Over time, no one dared to set foot in this mountain.

Di Renjie glanced at him and said with a smile: "In that case, just stay here and wait. Di Chun, follow me up the mountain."

"Yes!"

Di Chun's eyes were shining brightly. He was wearing a powerful robe, carrying a sword with a bow on his back, and his hands had thick calluses. He looked like he was a martial arts expert all year round.

Di Renjie calmly walked up the mountain road.

As he walked, he discovered that Wulong Mountain was indeed strange. The trees were very tall and the flowers and plants were extremely lush. Taking a deep breath, he felt invigorated.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but as he went up, he felt the air became fresher and fresher. Yao flowers and exotic herbs were common along the way, many of which he could not identify.

Di Renjie was a little fat from eating. After walking for a long time, he was out of breath and sweating profusely. He simply sat on the rocks to rest for a while and looked at the surrounding scenery.

"It's a deep and secluded mountain forest, but it's too steep. I don't know if we can reach the top of the mountain before dark."

Di Renjie was a little worried about spending the night in the mountains tonight, but Di Chun was worried about another thing.

"Sir, something seems really not right here. What if there really is a monster..."

Di Chun frowned. For some reason, he always felt like he was being spied on.

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "As early as the Taizong period, our Tang Dynasty had already set up the Zhoutian Xingdou Formation. Now that King Chen is still here, all the bad guys under her command are good at fighting and correcting the righteousness. If there are really monsters, they will I’ve been looking for it a long time ago.”

When Di Chun heard the word Taizong, there was a trace of yearning in his eyes.

At that time, Taizong received the help of the imperial master, set up strange formations, built the Hidden Dragon, slayed the evil gods, and conquered the Turks. The two were both emperors and ministers, and also close friends. Together they created the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, which has become an eternal legend.

It's a pity that as the Queen of Heaven takes power, the situation where the monarch and his ministers are in harmony with each other and everything is waiting for improvement becomes less and less.

Just when Di Chun was distracted, a figure quietly approached behind the two of them.

When the orangutan wind hit, Di Chun was the first to notice something was wrong. When he turned his head, he suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, and the cold air only reached the sky.

It turned out to be an eye-catching big tiger with a white forehead, nearly one foot long, with golden hair, majestic, and strong posture, showing the aura of a king.Roar!
A tiger's roar startled thousands of birds, and it was so fierce and menacing.

"My lord, run!"

Di Chun pulled out his saber and bravely stood in front of the tiger, cutting off Di Renjie's rear. At the same time, he was secretly glad that the big insect didn't take the opportunity to attack him just now, otherwise he might be a corpse now.

Di Renjie showed hesitation, but when he saw the slowly approaching tiger, his eyes moved and he observed carefully.

"Di Chun, put the knife away."

Di Chun was stunned and put away the knife. Isn't this asking for death?

But he has followed the Lord for many years and understands that the Lord is unparalleled in wit, so there must be some truth in what he said.

Di Chun was heartbroken, sheathed the saber, and stared closely at the approaching tiger.

After he put away the knife, the tiger no longer assumed an offensive posture, its tail drooped, and its body relaxed a lot. It walked past Di Chun with an arrogant expression, as if it didn't bother to look at him.

Di Chun was stunned. Could it be that he was too thin and didn't have much meat to attract its interest?
Di Renjie looked at the tiger that was walking towards him. He would be lying if he said he was not afraid, but his concentration was extraordinary and he seemed to have discovered something, and his expression remained unchanged.

The tiger came to Di Renjie, circled around him, and finally seemed to be sure of something, growled low, and then squatted down.

Di Renjie was stunned and did not move for a long time.

Later, under the constant urging of the tiger, he hesitantly sat on it.

The tiger didn't resist, and kicked his limbs violently after he sat down!
I almost didn't get up.

The tiger's body trembled, finally bearing the unbearable weight of his life.

With a roar, the tiger cheered up and carried Di Renjie to the top of the mountain. Its limbs seemed to be walking on the black wind, making them appear much lighter, and climbing the mountain felt like walking on flat ground.

Di Chun couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw this scene, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The Lord just shouted that he was tired, and a tiger appeared immediately, willing to ride on it?

Suddenly, he remembered something.

Legend has it that you met an immortal when you were young, and the immortal also predicted that you will become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

At first he thought this was just a rumor, but now it seems that you are really protected by gods!

……

Riding on a tiger, riding on the wind.

Di Renjie was lying on the tiger's back, his heart pounding. As a former prime minister, he also knew something about ghosts and gods.

Now he can be sure that there is indeed something magical hidden in Wulong Mountain, but the other party does not seem to have any malicious intent. Instead, he sent a tiger to greet him.

After walking like this for a while, the tiger finally reached the top of the mountain when it was so tired that it stuck out its tongue.

Di Renjie looked at the panting tiger and felt a little ashamed, but before he could speak, the tiger roared and fled down the mountain.

I can't carry it, I really can't carry it!
Di Renjie coughed awkwardly and then looked around.

The top of the mountain is very open, surrounded by trees, green vines, exotic flowers and grasses. It is quiet and elegant, making people feel relaxed and happy.

There is a stone table directly ahead.

When Di Renjie took a closer look, he realized that it was a chessboard with black and white pieces dotted all over it. It was full of mottled traces of time and was covered with thick dust.

There are even weeds growing in the gaps of the chessboard.

He remembered the story of a herb gatherer meeting an immortal, and his heart moved. He knew that this was the chess game played by the pair of immortals back then, and he stopped to watch.

"It's really exquisite!"

Di Renjie secretly sighed that he was also well versed in the art of Go, and this chess player could be called a national player.

"Huh? No..."

Di Renjie examined the chessboard carefully and suddenly found that the shape of the sunspot was very strange and looked very familiar.

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly woke up. Isn't this a black dragon mountain range?

I saw that the black ones were winding like dragons and the white ones were as dim as clouds. Isn't that what the Wulong Mountains look like?

"It's just why this dragon's eye isn't lit..."

After thinking about it, Di Renjie picked up a sunspot and placed it in Wulong's eyes.

boom!
In an instant, the entire Wulong Mountain Range trembled slightly, and the sunspot on the chessboard seemed to have really turned into a Wulong, breaking free from the constraints of the earth's veins, roaring, and rising into the sky.

Di Renjie felt like the world was spinning, his eyes flashed, and he came to a cave.

The cave is not dark, and the five-color divine light rotates alternately, shining like daylight.

There is a huge malachite statue in the center, which is lifelike, very realistic and graceful, and the five-color divine light is emitted from it.

A sound sounded in the cave, like muffled thunder.

"Please draw your sword and chop my body into pieces."

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