Alternative Jianghu Adventures

Cheng Zhe obviously didn't expect that it was Qiao Anyue who knocked on the door. He moved the wheelchair back a few inches, and then opened the stone door a little bit. After Qiao Anyue came in, he quickly closed the door and asked dryly. ,"Why are you here?"

Qiao Anyue went in and found that the furnishings inside were almost the same as the room she lived in.

A low kang paved with stones, covered with a thin layer of cotton wool, a stone table, two stone benches, and an oil lamp.

The only difference is that this room has a bed on the floor, on which bundles are piled scattered.

Yuan Hua, who was pretending to be a little boy, was sitting on the edge of the bed and seemed to be drawing something. When he saw Cheng Zhe let someone in, he raised his eyes and saw that the little girl's hands paused for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her mentality. Carefully dried the ink that hadn't dried up, and obediently made a simple salute, "Master Yue."

Qiao Anyue nodded slightly, keenly saw that the little girl was drawing the structural diagram of the entire Keshan, the corner of her mouth was slightly hooked, and praised: "The drawing is not bad."

After speaking, he turned to Cheng Zhe and continued to answer: "Lu Kun seems to have intensified his search for Tianya Haijiao. I wanted to find Xia Yun's trace of Tianya Haijiao, but Xia Yun hasn't found it all the way here. But I found you first."

She narrowed her eyes, "It seems that by accident, I found the destination in advance."

"Xia Yun is here too?"

Cheng Zhe frowned, "Why didn't I find her?"

"If she wants to hide it, even I will have a hard time finding it, let alone you?" Qiao Anyue raised her eyebrows, and changed the subject, "How? This is the destination Xia Cunxiu left to bury the ends of the earth? Have you met any strange people?"

Cheng Zhe knew exactly what it meant for Qiao Anyue to be here.

First of all, the drug to deal with Lu Kun has either been successfully developed, or more than half of it has been successfully developed - otherwise Shen Gongze will not let him go.

Secondly, the position of Tianya Haijiao in Lu Kun's heart exceeded everyone's expectations, so that Lu Kun could send troops to look for this object at such a critical moment, and the movement was so abnormal that it had to attract the attention of Shen Gongze and the young emperor. the point.

Again, Xia Yun, who was lurking in the Usai army, must have encountered something important, important enough to make her deviate from the course, and unexpectedly appeared near the Qigejiao.And from Xia Yun's point of view, this matter must have nothing to do with Tianya Haijiao, otherwise, with Xia Yun's temper, he would definitely think that he was in this place, and would be the first to get in touch with him at all costs.

Cheng Zhe quickly sorted out the key points, and shook his head at Qiao Anyue, "You shouldn't have come."

He glanced back at Yuan Hua, motioned for the little girl to bring over the structural diagram that had just been supplemented, and spread it carefully on the table.

Cheng Zhe suddenly smiled, "Fortunately, I brought Yuan Hua here this time. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to observe the internal structure so carefully in such a short period of time."

He joked with some sighs: "I heard that you and Xia Yun taught it? I'm afraid that in a few days, the waves behind the Yangtze River will push the waves ahead...Be careful and teach the apprentices to starve to death, the master."

"Chengrang, they still have a lot to learn."

Qiao Anyue raised her eyebrows, noncommittal to Cheng Zhe's teasing.

After such a joke, the originally tense atmosphere relaxed a little.

Cheng Zhe took a deep breath and said slowly: "You really shouldn't have come here... I found this place after looking for the reminder left by Xia Cunxiu. As soon as I went up the mountain, I was invited to Keshan by the guards on the Daxue Mountain - saying yes There will be a millennium grand ceremony every day, according to the tradition they teach, the more guests come to this kind of grand ceremony, the better, I thought that there is a reason to stay here and investigate, and naturally I readily agreed."

...same as saying to yourself.

Qiao Anyue nodded, signaling Cheng Zhe to continue.

"I've been here for a long time, and I visited the Lanlada Palace a lot under the leadership of Bao Qi. My legs and feet are not convenient, and I can only ask Yuan Hua to go out to run errands at night for some restricted areas."

Cheng Zhe pointed to the black dots circled with a black pen on the structural map, and continued: "Except for some chess-packed residences and logistics, the rest of the forbidden area of ​​Lanlada Palace is the side hall. .”

"After I deciphered some institutions, I found volumes and volumes of secret books from the library of Pula in the side hall—most of them are old, and there are even documents made of sheepskin and cowhide in the old ones."

As soon as the dossier was mentioned, Cheng Zhe frowned slightly—the smell of the old animal skin book was really unpleasant, and when he thought of the unspeakable fishy smell, Cheng Zhe felt uncomfortable all over his body up.

"Then I found out that in these huge and complicated files recording the major events of Qigejiao over the years, some events were outlined by someone—probably Pula—with a Chinese ink pen."

Cheng Zhe took out another volume from his bosom, which was densely copied in small script. The characters on it were as small as rice grains. Judging from the scent of ink that hadn't dissipated, it should have been written recently.

Qiao Anyue couldn't help admiring Cheng Zhe's patience and perseverance!

"I made a rubbing copy, can you take a look?"

Cheng Zhe threw the booklet on the table, and the book slid on the smooth stone table in front of Qiao Anyue.

Qiao Anyue didn't even bother to take it, she leaned back in the chair, her posture was a little lazy, "I don't want to see it, just say it."

Cheng Zhe vaguely caught a glimpse of Xia Yun's shadow in this gesture, and couldn't help but sneered, "It's really black when you're close to ink."

Then he said sternly: "Because of the long age and the intentional misleading of Pura in the past, everyone regards Qige as an innate god. According to legend, Qige Flower God is immortal, loves all living beings, and saves souls ... Don't you think some of the descriptions are familiar?"

All sects will hold a supreme god.

There are gods above their heads, and people have endless fear and awe of the unknown. Even though the Central Plains people have not had a unified sect since ancient times, they still abide by certain principles. It is not unbelief, but "respect ghosts and gods and stay away." .

Immortality and immortality are naturally everyone's view of gods.

Therefore, most people will not have any doubts about it.

But being asked by Cheng Zhe so suddenly, coupled with the fact that she had experienced some unbelievable things herself, Qiao Anyue still reacted immediately.

"what do you mean……"

"The so-called 'chess grid' refers to the ends of the earth."

Cheng Zhe pursed his lips tightly, "Before Xia Cunxiu, someone had seen Tianya Haijiao—otherwise there would be no rumors about it in the world. Let's not say whether Tianya Haijiao is from the island or just in the Central Plains." It has existed since ancient times, and from the files and records of the Qige Sect, one can see that the remotest corners of the earth...'Qige Flower' has been seen thousands of years ago."

"They have seen it, used it, and know its function. The ignorant regard it as a god, and those with a heart take advantage of this opportunity to try to find it again. As a result, the rumors become more and more widespread, and countless theories are added to it, and finally it is used by those with a heart. , become a belief, become a god, and become a sect that has been passed down for thousands of years."

Cheng Zhe tried hard to control his emotions, "And this secret has only been passed down from generation to generation in Pula, and other chess games have never been known. And for some unknown reason, it seems that the chess pattern is hard to find... …Except for the fact that someone saw it with their own eyes when the sect was founded, chess patterns only exist in legends.”

"I guess that all generations of Pura have been devoted to 'finding' chess patterns, and later derived a series of witchcraft and methods. I am not very proficient in witchcraft, so I can't answer, but the result is obvious. Not long ago, they divination An abnormal divination appeared. It shows that the Qige Flower Soul will reappear in the world again."

Cheng Zhe's voice was a bit cold, "No accident, it should be the 'Grand Ceremony' announced to the outside world. But I can't figure it out, such a secret, it should be as few people as possible, but Pula ordered to gather as much as possible Crowds—that’s why Keshan is full of people at a speed visible to the naked eye.”

"I even found the correspondence between him and Lu Kun in Pula's private letter. Now among the crowd in Keshan every day, there are hundreds of elites from the Northern Army."

Qiao Anyue suddenly remembered the note she found in front of her house.

Within five days, be sure to leave.

The one who claimed to be an old friend, the only one she met who claimed to be an old friend——

Masked General of the Northern Army.

"I always have a bad premonition." Cheng Zhe took a deep breath, feeling his whole body trembling uncontrollably, "The forbidden area of ​​Lanlada Palace is okay, but the thing that bothers me the most is this Keshan Mountain."

"What's the matter?" Qiao Anyue has been busy exploring this Keshan these few days, and due to time constraints, she only had time to explore some superficial things.

"I thought it was just that the whole mountain was hollowed out." Cheng Zhe said with a sneer, "But I just found out by accident yesterday—the second floor of this mountain still has hidden organs."

"It's very hidden. If I wasn't sitting in a wheelchair, my eyesight is a little lower than others, and I'm more sensitive to these tricks, I wouldn't be able to find it."

Cheng Zhe paused and said, "This mountain is alive."

Live.

Qiao Anyue's eyelids twitched.

"As far as you can touch, there are countless tiny round soapstone connections between every stone, and some larger connection points are covered by the totem of the checkerboard flower, and there are heavy guards to prevent guests from approaching. The ground was also hollowed out, and the bearing points of the entire mountain were man-made, and there were many conduits connected to the Llanada Palace, as well as the holy mountain—Da Siledo.”

Dasiledo, the holy mountain of the Qige Sect, is the largest mountain in the Daxue Mountain Range.

Only Pula has always been eligible to climb up. There are countless chess players at the foot of the mountain on weekdays. Not to mention people, not even a bird is allowed to fly up.

Since it is a restricted area, there are naturally countless people "sneaking in secretly", but unexpectedly, there is nothing on it - it seems that the Qige Sect really only regards it as a holy mountain, and there is nothing else.

No, there is one more thing that stands out.Although it seems to have nothing to do with Qigejiao, it has existed since ancient times since the existence of this mountain.

The holy mountain of the Chess Sect, Dasiledo, is an ancient volcano—although there is no record of its eruption, it is indeed a real volcano.

A strong sense of uneasiness suddenly broke out.

Within five days, be sure to leave!

Qiao Anyue thought of this sentence again.

"What are you thinking?" Qiao Anyue gritted her teeth, suppressed the huge sense of anxiety, and looked directly into Cheng Zhe's eyes.

"I was thinking..." Cheng Zhe calmed down, and said word by word, "You take Yuan Hua and leave now, immediately, immediately."

"how about you?"

"I want to stay," Cheng Zhe brushed off the corner of his clothes, with a hint of madness in his eyes, "Watch the grand ceremony."

Qiao Anyue's nails suddenly dug into flesh and blood, she pursed her lips and smiled contemptuously, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Without waiting for Cheng Zhe to answer, she continued, "I will stay."

"You are crazy!"

But Qiao Anyue interrupted him, "Don't be sentimental, I stayed because Xia Yun is still here."

She paused, "Since the Northern Army is here, Pula will appear, and the ends of the earth are chessboards. There is no reason for them not to leave a way out for themselves."

"I will stay here. If I can't find Xia Yun within two days, then wait until two days later. Then you can do whatever you want, but I will find Xia Yun, bring Yuan Hua with me, and leave here."

The corner of Cheng Zhe's mouth loosened a bit.

Then he laughed at himself.

"A bunch of lunatics."

He looked into Qiao Anyue's eyes and calmly said these four words.

It hit the dignified stone room with a resounding sound.

The author has something to say: I totally, didn’t realize that yesterday’s Mid-Autumn Festival...yes, you all missed the Mid-Autumn Festival’s special cookie because of my long reflex arc...crazy shaking your head.jpg