Zhan Ye

Apart from Fengciguan, apart from places where ethnic groups such as Wushicheng and Muye people gather, the rest of the places are sparsely populated, and often there is not a single family within tens of miles.Lingyun Mountain is located in the northwest of Fengci Pass. After Duan Wei and Duan Wei flew to this area, Duan Ximei instructed the big eagle to fly only at a height less than ten feet above the ground. After searching for a long time, Wei Feiqing finally saw a temple below with his sharp eyes. , the two of them cheered up, and quickly directed the big eagle to descend, and before they hit the ground, they jumped down one from the left and the other from the right.

The two of them have been flying in the air for longer than ever before. The sharp wind in the sky is not a joke. The clothes on the two of them have been cut into pieces, and the faces and the backs of the hands are full of lines like sharp knives. The scars that were cut out, looking like a traveler, can't be described as embarrassing.

The last time the two ate was in the small town under the Jinding Mountain, a day and a night passed, but neither of them thought of eating.

The two fell to the ground and did not stay for a moment, walking towards the temple at almost a sprint speed.

The temple is not big, and the structure can be clearly seen at a glance from the outside. The tiles on the walls and walls are so dilapidated that the original color has long been lost. The two stood at the door and looked up at the door plaque, barely distinguishing the two "green lanterns" Word, don't stay any longer, Duan Ximei will go inside first.

Entering the inner courtyard, the two were stunned for a moment.

From the outside, it is not surprising that this Qingdeng Ancient Temple is so decayed and dilapidated that it collapses whenever.

But the small courtyard inside is extremely clean and tidy, there are only a few fallen leaves on the ground, and the plants growing on the surrounding walls are gratifying, and it is obvious that someone takes care of it from time to time.

If it is said that the courtyard was cleaned by Feng Chan, the surrounding flowers and plants are by no means a person who has been back for a few days to take care of it into such a fine appearance.It's just that there are few people outside the pass, and there is no other place within dozens of miles around. Who would go to this deep mountain to take care of the ancient temple?

The two looked at each other, both a little surprised and uncertain.

Wei Feiqing said, "Go ahead and have a look."

Duan Xiong nodded.

The two walked through the courtyard, Duan Ximei stepped on the threshold, but suddenly stopped.

Wei Feiqing looked at him suspiciously.

I don't know how long it took, Duan Ximei took back his steps, and said lightly: "There is no one inside."

When he said this, there was no emotion on his face at all, and the tone of the four words "no one is inside" was as flat as saying "the weather is fine today".

Wei Feiqing opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Mr. Duan finally walked in.

It's just this step, without the eagerness, anticipation and ever-accelerating heartbeat just now.

Just step in, that's all.

Inside is a Buddhist hall with three futons in it.

Duan Ximei stared blankly.

When Feng Chan lived here in seclusion, he must have knelt here and chanted scriptures every day.

He was extremely tired and disappointed in his heart.

But when he saw this Buddhist hall, the disappointment that could easily grow in his heart was suddenly swept away.

This is the place Feng Chan wants to come back to.

To him, Feng Chan is no different from Duan Fangzong, Chi Ming, and Fu Bayin.

He came here, as it should be.

Duan Ximei took two steps forward, wanting to kneel on the futon in the middle, but Wei Feiqing suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

Duan Ximei looked up at him in a daze.

Wei Feiqing had already walked up to him and squatted down, held the three futons in his hand and observed for a while, then handed one of them to Mrs. Duan: "Among the three, this one is the oldest, and it must have been placed for a long time. , but it must not be as long as 20 years, otherwise what we see at this moment must be a pile of hay residue. The other two are newly tied, and they are still very difficult to touch, so it can be seen that they have hardly been kneeled by people."

Duan Xiongmei thought of the meticulously repaired flowers and plants outside the courtyard, and his heart moved: "There is a person who has been living in seclusion here. He kneels on the old futon and recites scriptures every day. Not ready either. A few days ago, my third uncle and my father came here one after the other, and they must have stayed here, so they made two new futons impromptu."

Wei Feiqing nodded: "Senior Duan left City of Death three days ago, and he can arrive here within two days at the fastest, so it can be seen that he will stay here for no more than one day at most." He turned his head to look around the furnishings in the house. , "Everything is placed in an orderly manner, and it can be seen that they are definitely not seniors who came and left in a hurry after they came, they should have done some tidying up."

Mr. Duan was still a little annoyed, and murmured: "They just left..."

With his heart, he wanted to follow them immediately, but Wei Feiqing got up unhurriedly: "No hurry, let's look around again, so as to find out if there is any clue about which route they will take next." Entering from Fengci Pass, whether you go to Huangyuan City where Qingxin Xiaozhu is located, or Jianzhou where Denglou is located, there are at least a dozen routes. Even if the two of them have the advantage of flying in the sky, it is impossible for them to take every route The route goes in circles.What's more, after these two days, Wei Feiqing felt that if he flew down, he would be even more miserable than when he was suffering from double poisons.

The first thing they saw was the tablet on the altar table—the spiritual tablet of Chi Ming.

……

Duan Xiongmei didn't know when it started, and he encountered more and more strange things, which made him numb to a certain extent no matter what he heard or saw.

After all, the "master" here lives in seclusion in the old mountain house where Feng Chan lived many years ago. If it is not Feng Chan's old acquaintance, it is unlikely. Since it is Feng Chan's old acquaintance, it is not surprising to know Chi Ming.It's just that they are so familiar that they set up a memorial tablet here for Chi Ming and recite scriptures every day. The relationship between them may not be simple.

Wei Feiqing stared at the tablet for a while and said: "There is only this tablet on the table, but this tablet is not placed in the center."

Duan Xiemei was startled, only then did he realize that the memorial tablet was indeed placed on the left side of the altar.

He then found that the right side of the altar seemed to be empty, but there was a shallow imprint on it, and the imprint was exactly the size of the tablet base.On the right side, there should have been a tablet.

"Being able to leave traces on this table shows that the tablet was not placed here overnight." Wei Feiqing said, "The tablet that has been placed for many years is suddenly removed, and the only one left will not even be placed in the future. In the center, it can be seen that the owner either took it away in a hurry before leaving, or something happened that shocked her so much that she completely forgot about it. In any case, the taking of the tablet must have happened within a few days It’s something.” If it’s been a while, judging by the meticulous furnishings inside and outside the room, that person must have made up for this mistake.

Placed for many years... a sudden huge impact...

Duan Ximei murmured: "The other tablet is my third uncle?"

Once a person who thought he had been dead for many years suddenly appeared before his eyes, the shock was naturally enough for the owner to forget everything.

Wei Feiqing nodded his head: "I have a close relationship with Chi Ming and Feng Chan. I lived alone in seclusion in Chi Ming's former residence, and chanted scriptures for them every day. Do you have any idea in your heart who is the owner of this place?"

Duan Xiemei shook his head.

If it is said that he is familiar with Feng Chan and Duan Fang Zong, he can still associate it with the Muye tribe, but he is familiar with Chi Ming and Feng Chan, he really can't think of anyone for a while.

Wei Feiqing also had no clue, so he said, "Let's go to the backyard to have a look."

The backyard is where you live.

Wei Feiqing has always been a person who knows etiquette very well, but how can he care about etiquette at this time?

Pushing open the door of the only living room in the backyard, both of them were stunned for a moment when they saw the interior furnishings.

This……

Wei Feiqing walked in.

There is a wooden table on the side of the window in the house.

On the table was a stack of letters with yellowed edges.

Wei Feiqing flipped through several pages in his hand, only to realize that it was a notebook.

Duan Xiemei had come to him at some point.

The two turned over one by one.

The dates marked in it are all very old, the farthest dates back to 20 years ago, and the latest is also three years ago.There is no fixed date in it, and it seems that the owner of the manuscript came here at will, and wrote a few strokes when he felt something suddenly.

This thick pile of letters is naturally enough to reveal who the owner of this place is, but the moment Wei Feiqing and Duan Ximei pushed the door open, in fact, one's name appeared in their hearts at the same time.

So no one was too surprised at the moment.

Wei Feiqing took a long breath: "No wonder when I asked City Lord Fu who saved your father in the past, he avoided answering."

"He probably didn't want to mention that name." Duan Ximei said lightly.

"Things in the world really cannot be separated from the four words of chance and coincidence." Wei Feiqing murmured, "Whatever the cause is, what the result will be. I didn't believe this before, but now I feel the truth from it."

Mr. Duan was in such a complicated mood at this time that he didn't want to say a word more.

Wei Feiqing suddenly smiled softly for a moment: "In any case, we finally know where we should go next."

Fengci Pass is one of the four major passes of the dynasty, and it is also the largest and most dangerous pass among them. It has always been called the first pass in the world.

Inside Fengciguan is the prosperous and prosperous dynasty; outside Fengciguan, there are boundless yellow sand, endless bandits and everything that cannot be brought under the jurisdiction of the dynasty.

A pass that separates the two worlds.

There are two figures who have been standing in the world outside the pass for a long time, both of them are facing the world inside the pass, not paying any attention to the yellow sand blowing all over their heads and faces, both of them are very focused.

The silhouettes of the two are faintly visible in the wind and sand. At first glance, they are indistinguishable from the people around them. Only those who walk next to them will find that these two people are very eye-catching regardless of their appearance and demeanor, even if they are dressed in rags. , full of scars, but they can't hide the demeanor of the two themselves.

These two people are naturally Wei Feiqing and Duan Ximei.

This time, the two of them did not choose to fly back to the Central Plains, but landed at Fengci Pass.It's not that Wei Feiqing is finally afraid of the sharp wind in the sky, but that he still has something to verify at Fengci Pass.

Fengci Pass is known as the No. [-] pass in the world, so the number of people entering and leaving it every day is naturally countless.The two stood here and observed for a while, and they also had a preliminary understanding of the guards here.

Wei Feiqing said, "What do you think?"

Duan Ximei said: "Although there is an endless stream of people entering and leaving the city, the inspections have not been slack in the slightest since early in the morning, especially those who enter the customs. It seems that there are only a few guards at the gate of the city, but the guards patrolling above the gate do not say much. There are also hundreds of people. Judging from the strict defenses in this place, if my father wants to bring people from the Muye tribe into the pass, it will be like a fantasy."

This is exactly the purpose of the two of them staying here for half a day.

Since Duan Fangxing was planning to get revenge, in Wei Feiqing's view, he would never be so naive as the boy more than [-] years ago to go to the meeting alone.Since he has been preparing for several years, he must go with his forces, and the most powerful force in his hands is most likely to be the Muye Clan.

However, the Muye Clan failed to rush to the Central Plains to rescue Duan Fangzong 20 years ago, and they were blocked by Fengciguan. Could it be that Duan Fangzong was able to bring the Muye people into the pass under the noses of tens of thousands of soldiers in Fengciguan? ?

Duan Xiemei observed this for a long time, and concluded that there was no way to do it.

Wei Feiqing said, "Actually, there is a way...to break it up into pieces."

Duan Xiemei was startled when he heard the words, and then came to his senses.Naturally, it is impossible for the Muye tribe to enter the customs in large numbers, but if tens of thousands of people are scattered into caravans of hundreds or dozens of people or even pedestrians to enter the customs, the chances of entering the customs will naturally increase greatly.

"After all, it didn't take him a day or two to plan this matter." Wei Feiqing said, "I even suspect that his brigade didn't just enter the customs recently. He ordered."

Duan Xu frowned and said: "Since that's the case, what's the point of us delaying here?"

Wei Feiqing sighed: "I just want to see if there is any other way to resolve this matter. Now it is certain that there is no way. I am afraid that all his subordinates will not show up until the wedding day. The current plan, We can only continue to chase him." He wanted to try to see if he could work hard on Duan Fangzong's subordinates, after all, it was too passive to follow their whereabouts all the way, but now it seems that there are still only That method.

Duan Xiemei turned his head to look at the worry in his eyes, and suddenly said: "Who will you help?"

Wei Feiqing raised his eyebrows in doubt.

"At that time, my father will show up at Xie Yuhe Xiuyun's wedding like a member of the Muye clan, who will you help?" Duan Ximei asked lightly, "Will you stop anyone from ruining He Xiuyun's wedding at all costs?"

Wei Feiqing was stunned when he heard the words.

He really had never thought about this question, and he hadn't had time to think about it for a moment.

But Mr. Duan had obviously thought about it, and thought about it more than once.

Because it was impossible for him to stop Duan Fangzong anyway.

Wei Jinqing, Xie Yin, and He Lanchun are all big enemies of Duan Fangzong.

That is also his big enemy.

What about Wei Feiqing?

After a while, Wei Feiqing smiled softly at him and said, "I've been with you for thousands of miles, eating and sleeping in the open, but in the end you question whether I want to stand opposite you?"

He didn't seem to answer Duan Ximei, but in fact he had already expressed his position to the fullest.

Who does he help?He, Wei Feiqing, has lived for twenty years, and he has always only defended what is important, correct, and worthwhile in his own eyes.

When the two left, Wei Feiqing suddenly stopped, looking at the two worlds inside and outside the pass, he said: "The pass is prosperous, but the Muye tribe was born in the boundless wilderness and grew up in the yellow sand all over the sky, but they never thought of coming here." Take everything from this charming eye. At least your third uncle didn't, and neither did your father. Even if he got this far, I'm afraid he never had the ambition to occupy anything that doesn't belong to him."

"Everyone in the world thinks that they have all kinds of good things, but in fact, everyone is born in this vast world, and the scenery they see is different. Some people like the prosperity of the world, and naturally some people like the ancient Buddha with blue lights. Across the world, each has its own style, and no one needs to judge others by himself."