Mountains and seas can be flat

Fang Zheng tried his best to get rid of the dizziness in his mind, and asked Lian Feng loudly at high altitude: "How far can it fly?"

This Zhu Luan's tail looks very good at bearing weight, and even Feng's extremely heavy bones can fly without any difficulty.At first, Fang Zheng was worried about pulling its tail off, but then he found that even if two big living people were hanging below, Zhu Luan's tail was not deformed.This bird is amazing.

And it doesn't take much effort to pull the tail feathers, just like pulling a rope, even the wind can hold it firmly.

"It's farther than Gu Diao."

I don't know how Lian Feng communicated with Zhu Luan so that he could follow and fly away.

Fang Zheng asked again: "Isn't it afraid of Gu carvings?"

Lian Feng nodded and said: "Zhu Luan is very powerful, most birds dare not provoke him. He is not afraid of Gu carvings either."

Fang Zheng saw that Zhu Luan's claws were not as hooked as a gu eagle's, and its beak was not sharp. Fang Zheng wondered: "Has it ever beaten a gu eagle? Its claws and beak look smaller than that vulture's." ah."

Lian Feng said: "Don't underestimate it."

This reminded Fang Zheng of the legendary phoenix, the king of all birds. It is said that the phoenix only eats the fruit of the plane tree.This is similar to Qilin being a benevolent beast who does not eat people but has a detached status.They are not violent but can restrain the existence of birds and beasts.

Fang Zheng sighed in his heart, the depiction of phoenix and unicorn embodies people's yearning for an enlightened, gentle and powerful "virtuous king".Maybe this Zhu Luan is also one of the prototypes of later generations of phoenixes.

Fang Zheng saw that he was about to fly out of the valley, and reminded Lian Feng: "Let it go to the clouds, so as not to be seen by the people below."

Fang Zheng prayed in his heart, the occasional activity of one or two Gu carvings should not be considered a vision, right?But if Zhu Luan didn't hide, it would be very conspicuous if one or two flew out of the valley.

Even the wind shook its tail feathers, and Zhu Luan rose higher, leading them into the clouds, and the surroundings turned into white mist.

Zhu Luan flew with them for a while, Fang Zheng held the tail feathers sorely, Lian Feng's face was sweating, Fang Zheng couldn't help saying: "Have you caught up?"

Lian Feng listened intently for a while, then nodded and said, "Soon."

"Hurry up, don't let it go back and move to reinforcements."

Suddenly Zhu Luan let out a crisp sound and began to descend from the clouds.Fang Zheng saw the verdant mountains and the jade-belt-like river below again, and he no longer recognized this area.Hunting has never been that far.Fang Zheng looked at the direction of the sun, and Zhu Luan took them a long way to the northeast.

The little Gu Eagle was resting on the edge of a dotted puddle of water.Zhu Luan flew towards the Gu Eagle.The little Gu Diao opened its paws and ran awkwardly on the ground, trying to stay away from Zhu Luan as much as possible.

Fang Zheng saw that the wings of this little gu carving were so shriveled that it probably couldn't fly.

Fang Zheng and Lian Feng also landed on the ground. Fang Zheng touched the ground again, and immediately jumped over the puddle with his feet as if a spring had been installed, and raised his sword to stab at the Gu Eagle——

However, Zhu Luan was faster.It unloaded the two burdens of Lian Feng and Fang Zheng, flew like a burning flame, and surpassed Fang Zheng in an instant.It let out a clear cry and opened its mouth. Fang Zheng was horrified to find that it spewed out a ball of extremely hot stuff from its mouth, which burned the feathers of the gu carving in an instant.

And I don't know if it's an illusion, in the crackling sound of Zhu Luan's "breathing fire", Fang Zheng seemed to hear the sound of the wind behind him, but unfortunately he was too far away to hear clearly.

Fang Zheng was dumbfounded, this Zhu Luan could "breathe fire"!Its claws and beak don't look ferocious in appearance, is this what it can do?

Gu carvings are very afraid of fire, they will scream sharply when they are burned, their feathers are extremely flammable, and most of them will be burned in an instant.It fell on the ground and rolled, and it was about to plunge into the water to put out the fire. Fang Zheng jumped over to stop it, and picked the thing that was struggling on the ground back to the shore with his sword.It didn't take long for the Gu carving to be burned to death and unable to move.Sporadic sparks were floating in the air, and Fang Zheng noticed that a few sparks still fell back on Zhu Luan's body. Its feathers did not seem to be ignited, and they shone brightly in the sunlight.

This time even the effort of grilling meat is saved.Fang Zheng was in a complicated mood, and took two steps away from Zhu Luan, for fear that it would burst into flames again.

Some animals in nature "discharge", such as electric eels can form electric sparks.But there are almost no animals on land that can form a flame in the throat cavity.Fang Zheng asked Lian Feng in shock: "How does it breathe fire?"

Lian Feng said: "I don't know, but don't be afraid, Zhu Luan can only spray fire once a day."

Fang Zheng heaved a sigh of relief with lingering fear, he went to check the body of the little Gu Eagle, its feathers were almost completely burnt.The flesh was also burnt a lot.Fang Zheng cut off the claws and beak of the Gu carving with a bronze sword and put them in a deerskin bag.

Fang Zheng said: "Roast it and eat it, and then we will go back—"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Luan suddenly soared into the sky, let out a short cry, and flew westward in a hurry with wings flapping.

Lian Feng smiled wryly at Fang Zheng and said, "Brother Zheng, Zhu Luan is going to find the Qingwu tree to rest. After breathing out the fire, he is very tired and thirsty, and only the water from the fruit on the Qingwu tree can quench his thirst. "

It really looks like the legendary bird Phoenix, even the eating habits are exactly the same.

Fang Zheng murmured: "'I don't drink from a pure spring'...then you call another one?"

Zifeng wondered where this kind of bird could be summoned casually, but he couldn't tell Fang Zheng that it was rare to have a Zhu Luan within a thousand miles.It is basically impossible to meet the second one, so Lian Feng said tactfully: "This kind...Zhu Luan also has a temper, if you form a 'beast alliance' with one, it is best not to say goodbye when it is alive of the same kind, it is easy to make it... angry."

Fang Zheng understood quickly: "It seems that most powerful animals have tempers. So should we wait for it? Will it come back?"

Lian Feng shook his head and said, "If it is very tired, it may have to rest for a long time..."

Fang Zheng said: "Then let's go back by ourselves. Do you know where this is?"

Fang Zheng looked around for a while, the summer temperature is similar to the temperate monsoon climate, slightly cooler than the valley where Fang Zheng is located, and it is estimated that the latitude is slightly higher.

Lian Feng said solemnly: "It's a bit northerly, and I don't know if it's in the territory of Yuyi or Xiazhu."

The lakes are dotted like "Haizi", which reminds Fang Zheng of the Jianghuai River Basin with fertile water and soil, such as some river basins in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Poyang Lake, and Dongting Lake.

This made Fang Zheng more vigilant, and he didn't dare to make the feather gray sparks of the Gu carving rashly bigger, and even carefully covered the unroasted corpse with a grass blade.

The land here is fertile. Although there are no signs of plowing, it is also an area suitable for human gathering activities.Even if there are no humans passing by for the time being, beasts often come to draw water in the flowing water area.

It is now dusk, and the fire is not obvious, but it will be night soon.The firelight at night is like a target.

Fang Zheng thought about how to spend the night later, and the experience of finding a settlement with a group of old, weak, sick and disabled came back to his mind. He said to Lian Feng: "Well, let's go find a tree."

Fang Zheng chose to spend the night in a tree when he could not find a place to live.It's the kind of tree that's so tall that even pythons can't easily climb it, but it has a dense canopy that can keep birds away.

Later generations called that kind of tree Wangtian tree.The height can reach 30 meters, and it mainly grows in the subtropical monsoon climate area.Fang Zheng didn't know if there were any nearby.

Lian Feng shook his head and said, "No, look over there."

Lian Feng pointed to an emerald green area under the setting sun. Fang Zheng's eyesight was better than that of ordinary people. At first, he thought it was a row of tall and thick grass. When he got closer, he was surprised to find that it was actually a bamboo forest.

This is the first time Fang Zheng has seen such a large bamboo forest. What he found in the valley near the volcano were only a few scattered green bamboos, which could not even be called "clumps".The bamboo forest here is light purple, the thick single tree is almost the size of a bowl, and each clump has at least a few hundred roots growing around it. From the outside, a handful of bamboo clumps are as big as an old banyan tree full of fibrous roots.These bamboos are also very tall. Although most of them are bent over by their heavy bodies, they are still tens of meters above the ground.

Fang Zheng nodded and said, "It's really good in the bamboo forest."

Bamboo poles have no branches, which eliminates many dead spots.The gaps between the bamboo bushes are large, and it is not easy to hide wild animals.The branches and leaves above the bamboo bushes are very thin, making it difficult for birds to build nests.It is easy to dig water beside the bamboo roots. Although there are also snakes and insects, the openness of the bamboo forest and the characteristics of the wood make it a good choice for overnight stays in the wild.In addition, if it is winter and spring, there are bamboo shoots under the bamboo forest.

Fang Zheng saw that the roots of the thickest purple bamboos were covered with gray dots.There are also mottled gray-yellow markings on the leaves.When the wind blew, the thick bamboo poles swayed with the wind, making rustling noises. For a moment, all the purple green, purple yellow and green gray in front of me were swaying.

"This is... Concubine Xiangzhu." Fang Zheng said in surprise.

Legend has it that Shun's concubines, Ehuang and Nvying, shed their sad tears on the bamboo near the Dongting of the Xiangjiang River after Shun's death. Since then, the bamboo has tear-like markings and is called Xiangfei Bamboo.Although it's just a legend, but this kind of bamboo can be seen in front of him, so Fang Zheng sighed smoothly.

Lian Feng asked in confusion, "What concubine Xiang?"

Fang Zheng recalled that Shun had other titles in this era, presumably E Huang Nv Ying also had other names.He said, "I'm talking about Emperor Yao Yu's concubine." Because there was a third concubine recorded in the "Book of Bamboo" and "Shan Hai Jing" in later generations, Fang Zheng added, "They are the two daughters of Emperor Tao Tang. "

Lian Feng was shocked and blurted out: "That's great."

Fang Zheng didn't understand why Lian Feng was so excited.

"After the death of Emperor Yao Yu, no one has ever found his burial place." Lian Feng said, "The two daughters of Emperor Tao Tang may have been under some pressure at the time...they left the Yu Dynasty. In the capital, go to the Abyss of Cangwu. They also passed away in the end, and no one found their graves. There is a rumor that if you find the bamboo of crying flowers, you will find the place where the daughter of Emperor Tao Tang was buried. Wuzhiyuan is not far away."

When talking about the tombs of the two concubines, Lian Feng didn't look in awe. Fang Zheng speculated that they might not be buried with Shun, which left some controversy in this era.Shun died in the abyss of Cangwu, Fang Zheng thought, but Ehuang and Nvying became the goddesses of the Xiangjiang River in Dongting in the legends of later generations. "You don't follow the expedition when you live, and you don't follow the martyrdom when you die" is also the opinion of some historians about them.

Lian Feng walked over to caress those mottled bamboo poles, and asked: "Brother Zheng, what did you call this kind of bamboo just now, Xiangfei bamboo?"

In this era, there is no such title as "queen". In ancient times, the wives of emperors were all called "concubine", and there was no obvious distinction in rank between concubines and concubines, so it was only "Xiang" that confused Lianfeng.

"The pronunciation is different." Fang Zheng passed vaguely.They walked towards the bamboo forest, but halfway they saw some railings stuck in the soil.

Lian Feng looked solemn: "There are people here."

The railing was made of wood and rope, as if it hadn't been removed after a hunt.Fang Zheng stepped forward and pulled out a fence made of bamboo-like material with a sharpened bottom, but it was thrown here at will, which made Fang Zheng feel uneasy.

It is not surprising that there are people here. After all, a land with such a good ecological environment has always been a livable place for tribes.Fang Zheng only prayed that it would not be a very large slave country.

He looked around and was on guard, and said to Lian Feng, "Be careful."

Lian Feng got down, put his ears on the ground, and listened intently for a while. Fang Zheng shook his head and said, "Brother Zheng, there seems to be no one on the ground nearby."

Fang Zheng thought to himself, there are quite a lot of ways for their Star Sacrifice Association?This ancient method of listening to solid-state sound waves is more used in wartime or hunting. People like Lian Feng have mastered it?

He ruled out the fleeting thoughts of doubt. In front of him was a sparse bamboo forest, behind him was the way he had just come, and besides that, there were creeks and creeks on both sides. It really didn't look like there was any place where people could hide.

Before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, bone whistles, arrows, and musical instruments that Fang Zheng couldn't recognize were suddenly blown all around at the same time.A dozen masked people popped out of the river, jumped out and surrounded Fang Zheng and Lian Feng.

Lian Feng's expression was ugly. He could hear the movement on the ground just now, but he couldn't hear it in the water. Who would have thought that these people could hide in the water?

These people wear tight clothing made of fish skin, masks made of wood and copper, and hold stone or wooden forks, hooks and halberds in their hands.Fang Zheng was very surprised to find that two of them were holding crossbow-like tools.Fang Zheng thought that the crossbow was invented at least 2000 years later.

They babbled a lot, and the language was muddy, but fortunately, Fang Zheng could automatically understand the general language every time in his mind.Lian Feng could even reply a few words in the same muddy language as theirs.

Those people were chattering, to the effect that the two entered the territory rashly and offended them.

Lian Feng said, "Inadvertently infringe on your territory, it was a mistake."

There was a tall man wearing a mask in the middle, who sneered and said: Don't pretend, I heard everything, and it really came for Emperor Yao Yu's tomb again, take it back.

Fang Zheng's expression froze, and he winked at Lian Feng.

There is nowhere to find them. These people seem to know some information about Yu Shun's Mausoleum, so it is better to play tricks, pretend to be restrained by them, and ask for more information when they see the trick.

Although Fang Zheng is not afraid of these dozens of people, and has considered that he is at least capable of fighting in terms of force, it is not clear how many people are still in ambush on the other side.And he observed that the tools of these people were very strange.There are conventional primitive weapons, but there are also crossbows.The production of crossbows is inseparable from metal, and these people were ambushing in the water just now, so they should have waterproof tools.On the whole, these people are not weak, and it is better to find out the situation before taking action.

Lian Feng also understood the look in his eyes and made a similar judgment, so Fang Zheng didn't make any resistance and let them tie himself and Lian Feng together.

They tied Fang Zheng's hands and feet with ropes, blindfolded him, and stuffed a large piece of straw rope in his mouth. Two soldiers carried him away.Even Feng was treated in the same way, but he was too heavy, and the people who carried him became three amidst the curses of the soldiers.