treacherous world

The search in Hezheng's mansion was full of "surprises". In addition to the reappearance of Zhan Hao, who hadn't shown up for a long time, he also caught a living Tang Qingsong.

This Tang Qingsong didn't have any quarrel with Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang at first, although he fought against him back then, this man is a bastard, he doesn't seek merit but seeks to have no faults, he's just fooling around.Seeing that the two were going to use force, Tang Qingsong quickly resorted to it.

"A real gold coffin and a real cat." Zhan Zhao frowned, "There is no truth to this stuff... So it's really in a mountain? What kind of mountain is that?"

"Well, it's called Huangliang Mountain, and it's shaped like a pillow...I think it looks like two steamed buns." Tang Qingsong finished with a smile, "Oh, don't tell me what I said, let's go our separate ways."

"Why does Big Brother want these things?" Zhan Zhao frowned and asked, "Who does he want to resurrect?"

Tang Qingsong was really helpless, and bowed to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "You two heroes, I really can't say it!"

Seeing that he couldn't come out with the question, Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, as if asking again, is there anything he didn't say?

Bai Yutang understood, and looked at Tang Qingsong coldly, "How about cutting off your tongue first, so you don't talk nonsense?"

Tang Qingsong quickly covered his mouth and looked at Bai Yutang in surprise, "No way, we have a good relationship anyway..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao knocked on the head, "What nonsense are you talking about? Believe it or not if you killed me?"

Tang Qingsong looked at Zhan Zhao with wide eyes, "Oh, I haven't seen you for a year, why did you become so violent?"

Zhan Zhao looked at him coldly, making Tang Qing shrink his neck.Everyone said that Zhan Zhao was gentle and refined, but unfortunately, when Tang Qingsong met Zhan Zhao, when he rescued Bai Yutang, this man was no easier to deal with than Bai Yutang when he got angry.

"You two are really femme fatales, I'm such a kind person." Tang Qingsong clicked his tongue twice, "Don't worry, it's not good for me to confess about you two, am I a fool? I wouldn't say that .”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, still suspicious.

"Don't worry, I'll just eat and drink. It's better to have nothing than nothing. You can check it however you like. I'll continue to go to the streets and drink wine." After speaking, he smiled and asked the two of them, "Are you two going?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't speak, Tang Qingsong was about to stroll out, but just as he lifted his leg, Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang held him down from behind, he looked at the two of them bitterly, "You two heroes, please spare me really do not know……"

"Don't try to fool the past." Zhan Zhao insisted, "Golden coffin and five-life cat, let's talk about it in detail!"

Tang Qingsong looked at Zhan Zhao speechlessly, and Bai Yutang thought for a while, "How did you find the golden coffin?"

"Ah!" Tang Qingsong waved his hands helplessly at the end, "Okay, let me tell you, the golden coffin was recorded in ancient times, and it was in a certain mountain in the middle of Sichuan. If we want to find it, we have to make a big move, and He Zheng is occupying it here It's almost impossible to do things without arousing his suspicion, that's why he got sick... Those people were all fascinated by my elder brother Feng Tingshui, and they went to the mountains to look for coffins, but they haven't found them yet. As for the cat , Even Zhan Hao is not very clear about it, but it just so happens that there is also a legend about the five-life cat here, and that's it, I really don't know anything else."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, seeing that the questioning was almost done, they stopped pressing Tang Qingsong, any more pressing would drive people crazy.

Tang Qingsong hurriedly slipped away, and before leaving, he said, "Then what, Bai Wu, Shen Yan is also in Sichuan, people always think of you in their dreams."

Bai Yutang frowned, and felt a gloomy chill wafting from Zhan Zhao's body behind him, and Tang Qingsong gloated and ran away.

Zhan Zhao squinted at Bai Yutang, Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to touch his head, and asked Zhan Zhao calmly and confusedly, "Cat, who is Shen Yan?"

Zhan Zhao was discouraged, "Cunning mouse!"

Seeing that Zhan Zhao was not angry, Bai Yutang quickly changed the subject, "Cat, what should we do next? Is it the golden coffin or the five-life cat?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "I want to discuss it with an adult first."

Bai Yutang nodded, and left He Zhengfu with Zhan Zhao.The two pretended to go shopping, and no one was following them, so they left Chengdu mansion... and rushed to the cottage.

On the way, Zhan Zhao noticed that there seemed to be some changes along the way.

"Yutang." Zhan Zhao pulled Bai Yutang, "It seems that the level has increased!"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao walked together on the path in the forest, and they did find that the official road seemed to be under martial law, and there were too many people checking along the way, and many people were asked to change the road.

"He Zheng acted very quickly, it seems that he was on guard against the attack of imperial envoys." Bai Yutang frowned, "I still can't figure it out, if Zhan Hao is just looking for something, it must have been a long time since he arranged for Feng Tingshui to come to He Zheng. ? How could it take so much trouble?"

"And elder brother is in Tubo right now, and there are rumors about colluding with the Tubo royal family from He Zheng." Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Oh, I hope elder brother won't bother you anymore, mother is almost worried to death now."

The corners of Bai Yutang's mouth curled up slightly, and he leaned closer, "My mother..."

Zhan Zhao looked at him amusedly, "That's right! When you got engaged, didn't you have a good time calling your mother?"

Bai Yutang shook his head with a smile, inexplicably added to his parents and a large group of elders from the Heavenly Demon Palace, feeling very subtle.

The two were talking and laughing as they walked forward with extremely fast light work. Near a post station, the two were attracted by some people.

This is a fork in the road, one is from the north and the other is from the northwest.The front and rear of the north side were sealed off, and vehicles and pedestrians were not allowed to pass through.And on the fork road in the northwest, there is a long team coming.The brick-red gown and yellow tall hat aroused Zhan Showa and Bai Yutang's idea.

"Lama?" Zhan Zhao wondered, "Where do so many lamas come from?"

"Cat, look at the big sedan chair at the back." Bai Yutang pointed at the back of the long line, and saw a few big brown-haired men in exotic costumes behind the lama, carrying bright yellow sedan chairs.There was a checkpoint at the fork in the road, and the guards there were obviously He Zheng's people.Those people politely let the team pass the checkpoint, with all the etiquette, as if they were welcoming them.

"It turns out that the purpose of strictly preventing pedestrians from passing all the way is to make way for these people." Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin to look at it, and lightly touched Bai Yutang with his shoulder, "Do you understand the difference between Tubo sedan chairs?"

"Hmm..." Bai Yutang thought about it seriously, and replied, "It's probably similar to our place."

"Almost?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Well, just pork stuffing, how about leeks and eggs?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, puzzled by what he heard, and suddenly realized that Bai Yutang was playing poor, and glared at him, "It's not dumplings, sedan chairs!"

Bai Yutang looked at him and smiled.

Zhan Zhao felt that they were eye-to-eye with him and couldn't move away. The two stared at each other in the woods. After a long time, they heard a soft sigh. Someone poked them from behind, and turned their heads suddenly...Zi Ying said with a speechless face. Looking at the fork ahead, "Look!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked in the direction Ziying pointed, and saw the long procession turning onto the main road, and the sedan chair approaching.Looking in through the slightly transparent yellow curtain, I saw a big fat man sitting in the sedan chair.In terms of body shape, serious fat!

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew that Ziying Zheying and the others had followed Zhao Pu in the South and North Wars, met many Tubo people, and they might know each other, so they turned around and asked, "Who is it?"

Sure enough, Zi Ying pulled Zhe Ying behind him, "Zhe is smart, does that fat man look familiar?"

Zhe Ying frowned and nodded, "General Dabing, that's right, it's him!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked together, "What big cake general?"

Ziying laughed and said, "You two don't know him. This man's name is Dabin, and his rank is equivalent to that of a great general in Tubo. The swelling hasn't subsided yet."

Zhe Ying couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, she said seriously, "But this man has a high status in Tubo and holds military power. As for why he came here...that's another story."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao understood what they said, and asked, "That means that as an official like He Zheng, you can't associate with him, right?"

"Of course!" Ziying and Zheying said in unison, "This is collaborating with the enemy and treason, just click!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt that following this Tubo general, they might get some news.

"Both of you don't understand Tubo dialect, so we'll just go along." Zhe Ying was afraid that the two of them would fail to follow and flirt again, and then don't let anyone find out if they have no distractions.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also saw some contempt in their eyes, and they were a little embarrassed.

Ziying and Zheying followed the Tubo general to spy. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang continued to walk back, and when they reached the cottage, they saw more and more people. It turned out that Zou Liang had brought people here, and Ouyang was joking with him in front of the cottage. .

Zou Liang is a boring guy, he can't make a fart with three sticks, standing at the door and listening to Ouyang say a dozen or [-] sentences, he said "hmm", the scene is quite funny.

"Coming back so soon?"

At this time, Gongsun was walking to the door, holding a basket for dispensing medicine in his hand, followed by Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang.Gongsun told them, "Zhao Pu hasn't come back yet."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded, and Gongsun went to look for Bao Zheng together.When they arrived at the house, the two could not wait to tell Bao Zheng about the matter.

"A real golden coffin?" Bao Zheng frowned, obviously it was the first time he had heard of it, "It can bring the dead back to life, and there is also a strange cat that can bring the dead back to life?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded, "We are going to ask, and then go up to the mountain to have a look. If what Tang Qingsong said is true, then half of the hostages have been found, but there are still children missing."

"That mountain..."

At this time, old man Wu who had been talking to Bao Zheng about the terrain came over and asked everyone, "But it's called Monster Mountain?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, "It looks like it's called Huangliang Mountain, but it's said to be shaped like a pillow."

"Tsk." Old Wu kept waving his hands, "Huangliang Mountain was said a long, long time ago. It's really called Monster Mountain. You can't go to that place."

Seeing Lao Wu's anxious look, Bao Zheng asked, "Old man, what's the problem there?"

"There is nothing in central Shu, except that there are many mountains and fog." The old man found a place to sit down and told Bao Zheng seriously, "Among the many mountains, there is one that is particularly strange. The shape of this mountain is indeed like a porcelain pillow. There is a huge stone. A few words are engraved on the stone - the land of sprites, the living are not allowed to enter."

Everyone panicked when they heard this—a land of ghosts and monsters?The living are free to enter!

Gongsun sat down and frowned, "Spirits are ghosts and goblins, so that means that place is a place haunted by ghosts and ghosts?"

Old Wu nodded, "There are a lot of hunters in the middle of Sichuan, but no one dares to go in that place, because no one will come out if they go in. Of course, most of the old people know that there are many young people who don't know about this mountain. Heard it."

"Is it easy to get lost because the terrain is difficult?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang guessed that the mountains in Zhongshu are high and densely forested, and the key point is that it is easy to get foggy. Once encountering heavy fog, it is normal to get lost in the forest, and it is not necessary to pretend to be a ghost.

The old man shook his head with a smile, "Alas...it's a long story, and fortunately the Ninth Prince is not here today, otherwise I might not like to hear it."

Bao Zheng probably guessed that it might be something about the previous court, so he smiled calmly, "Old man, but it's okay to say."

The old man nodded, "Do you still remember Guo Wei?"

Everyone laughed, and Pang Yu helped answer, "Zhou Taizu Guo Wei, of course he knows."

"Back then, Guo Wei had two people who were very appreciated. These two people later became emperors." The old man changed the subject, "It's a pity that their fates are different."

Gongsun nodded, "Shizong Chai Rong and Taizu."

"When the remnant Tang Dynasty was overthrown back then, when their brothers raised their troops, they agreed that everyone in the country would sit in turn, and you and I would spend a few years. It's just that in this world, only the country and the beauties can't be divided equally with others. But Chai Rong is actually Guo Wei's nephew. Although Guo Wei's Tianxiong army has fallen, there are still some people who do not want to abandon Zhou Shun Song. So they came to the south, escaped Entered the land of mountains and forests in the middle of Shu."

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded, "Indeed, many soldiers were lost in the chaos of the war. But when they thought of the descendants of the Chai family, the two couldn't help but think of the Four Leaf Sect that had been in trouble in Kaifeng for a while. Could it be related? ?”

"The Tianxiong Army was very famous back then." Gongsun and Zhao Pu knew about the wars for a long time, "These soldiers and horses once slaughtered cities and lands, they were quite ferocious, but what does it have to do with Monster Mountain?"

"Back then, there was a general in the Tianxiong Army named Bo Zi, who was brave and good at fighting but was too cruel. After he arrived in the middle of Shu, he wanted to be a prince. Unexpectedly, the court sent troops to fight him, so he wanted to hide in the mountains to do war. The King of the Mountain. The local officials were afraid of his high martial arts skills and brutality, and wanted to make a major incident smaller, so they turned a blind eye to it, which is a pain for the local people."

Bao Zheng frowned, "I've also heard the name Bo Zi. He used to be famous for his combativeness. He killed hundreds of miles and killed one head at a single step. He was cast aside by the world because of his bloodlust. He slaughtered more than ten cities alone."

"That's right. I also heard stories about him from my fathers back then," Old Wu went on to tell the crowd, "Because he committed a lot of evil, the people in Shuzhong were afraid of him, and they also felt that it would be a disaster for such a person to stay in Shuzhong. Sooner or later, something happened. At that time, he found several guides and asked them where the terrain was the best and most suitable for occupying the mountain. Out of selfishness, those guides introduced Huangliang Mountain to him, saying that this mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The best choice. Bozi was very happy and let the soldiers rob enough food and grass for a year to enter the mountain. However, they fell into the guide's trick. It’s here. And it’s often rainy, cold and humid, making it uninhabitable. Thousands of soldiers and horses disappeared mysteriously after entering, and never appeared again. Many people said that the food they brought was soaked by rain and dew They germinated in two days and were inedible, and there were no wild animals to hunt in this mountain, there were too many snakes and insects, and many people got strange diseases. In the end, including Bozi, they were all trapped and died deep in the mountain.”

"I didn't expect Bozi to end up so miserable... It can be said that I am unhappy with the retribution." Bao Zheng shook his head lightly, "Then why did you change the name to Huangliang in the end? Is it wrong?"

"That's right, Mr. Bao." The old man couldn't stop smiling wryly, "I don't know how those thugs died when they entered the mountain, and they all turned into ghosts in the end. Once someone was at the foot of the mountain and vaguely saw a group of soldiers and horses practicing on the mountain. They are all hanging in mid-air, with the faces of dead ghosts and fangs, hideous and terrifying. There are some precious herbs in that mountain, and some brave people have gone in to collect them, but unfortunately once they go in, they will never be able to get out."

"So I carved words on the huge rock in front of the mountain, so as not to get in by mistake?" Zhan Zhao nodded, "No wonder people whose minds have been deluded by witchcraft are used to go into the mountain to find the golden coffin."

"The stone is still there?" Bai Yutang was puzzled, "Tang Qingsong didn't mention it."

"Not anymore." Lao Wu shook his head. "Decades ago, there was a night of thunder and lightning. There is a gold mine. It is said that after the mountain fire burned, there was something in the dark forest. The golden light shone, but it disappeared after two days. People were afraid of the souls on the mountain, so they dared not go in to look for it. The rock is still on the mountain. The former one has been buried in the soil for a long time, and it is surrounded by withered grass, and now it has become a small hillside."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew it well, no wonder Tang Qingsong didn't mention it, maybe no one noticed.

"My son once told me about Monster Mountain." The old man seemed to remember something, "He didn't really believe in ghosts and gods, but at that time, I remember that he was very abnormal and asked a lot about the ghosts I heard when I was young. The legend of the sprite mountain. I also asked about the clothes of those souls in detail."

"Did he say anything in particular?"

The old man shook his head, "No, he's just preoccupied, even saying it's strange."

There was a trace of curiosity in everyone's heart - what secrets are hidden in this spooky mountain?

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were even more skeptical——Zhan Hao sent people to Yaoyao Mountain to look for something for the golden coffin. Could the golden light that appeared after the old man's mouth was fired be the legendary golden coffin?

"Old man, have you heard about cats?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang continued to ask.

The old man shook his head, "I really don't know, my family Wuming, I chose this name randomly, and if he saves my life again, he will change the name to Siming, so what is the real Wuming cat? , I have never heard of it."

Everyone had no clue, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw that it was getting dark, so they rushed back to Chengdu Mansion to avoid He Zheng getting suspicious.

Walking along the way, I found that the checkpoints have been withdrawn.

"Sure enough, it's a checkpoint set up for the big cake general." Zhan Zhao sneered, "He Zheng was somewhat scrupulous, so he didn't ask him to meet him blatantly."

As soon as he entered the gate, Bai Yutang saw a few lamas standing at the gate of the courtyard next door.

The two exchanged a look in tacit understanding, returned to their own room, then pretended to rest, slipped out through the back window, and arrived near He Zheng's study.

Ziying and Zheying were sulking behind the rockery.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went over and asked, "Did the two of you investigate anything?"

Ziying curled her lips, "It's all because of He Zheng's strange disease! The windows of the room are tightly blocked, and even the roof has two floors. Zhe Congming and I are almost exhausted, so we didn't listen to anything."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also couldn't laugh or cry, was it a blessing in disguise?

After a while, the door of He Zheng's study opened, and the Tubo general, accompanied by He Zheng, walked slowly towards the gate of the courtyard.The sun was setting and it was getting dark. He Zheng swaggered out and said politely to the Tubo general, "Tonight, Wanfangju, I will treat the general to a good meal."

"Haha..." The big fat man laughed with his belly straightened, his fat twitching, "Your Majesty, you are too polite."

This general speaks Chinese well, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang can understand it.

"Then baby, when will it arrive?" He Zhengzheng asked angrily, "I heard that Zhao Zhen has become suspicious and sent an imperial envoy to check on me. Grand Master Pang is easy to deal with, but Bao Zheng is too powerful. Besides, I I'm afraid that the one who will bring troops here will be the Ninth Prince..."

"hiss!"

Before He Zheng could finish speaking, the big fat general shrank his neck instinctively, making it look like he was a little sick when he heard Zhao Pu's name.He waved his hands and pulled his chest, "Zhao... Zhao Pu is nothing!"

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao thought it was a good idea, and this man almost bit his tongue when he mentioned Zhao Pu.Both Ziying and Zheying curled their lips, and in a few days, I will let you see a living person and see if you pee your pants!

"As soon as that treasure arrives, Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng, even if there are thousands of troops... all of them will be finished!"

"Hehe!" He Zheng nodded with a smile, "That's the best, the best!"

When they left, Zhan Zhao and the others looked at each other in blank dismay - what kind of baby is so powerful? !