treacherous world

The old man in the midst of many traps, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang standing outside the ruined temple.

Both sides are looking at each other and evaluating each other's abilities.

On the one hand, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang couldn't feel the old man's aura at all just now, which shows that this person's inner strength is extremely strong, so they should be handled with care.

On the other hand, the old man's aura is not as strong as Tianzun and Yinhou's except for being a bit sinister, so it should not be as strong as them.The combination of Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang is enough for Tianzun and Yin Hou to drink a pot, but as for whether they can win... we will have to fight to know.

The old man was also looking at the two young people, and he always felt that they seemed to have a lot of background, especially when he saw the faces of the two, they looked familiar, who did they look like?

"Is that woman really alive?" The old man looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang suspiciously.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged glances, the most urgent thing now is to confirm whether the fifth girl the old man mentioned is Bai Yutang's fifth aunt.Logically speaking, Fifth Aunt is just what Bai Yutang and the others call her, and it doesn't seem to be her real name. Is it possible to make a mistake?

"I clearly broke her tendons at that time, she probably won't live for a few years..." the old man said to himself, seemingly unable to figure it out.

Seeing Bai Yutang frowning, Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, what does that mean—is this the fifth aunt's illness?

Bai Yutang nodded lightly. When his sister-in-law was seeing a doctor for Fifth Aunt, she found that her tendons were severely damaged. At first, she thought it was because of her weakness, but she didn't say anything about it. Dead or not, it doesn't matter.

At this moment, I heard Xiao Sizi suddenly say, "Who said that if the tendons are damaged, they must die?"

The old man was taken aback and looked at the fourth son.

"Even if all the tendons in the whole body are broken, my father can still save people." The fourth son said confidently, "Things like tendons are actually invisible, and what is important in the veins is qi." Blood, it doesn’t pass through here, if it hurts the internal organs, it may be troublesome to get better, if it hurts the tendons, it can be revived after acupuncture, after three or four years, maybe you can’t learn martial arts, but Walking is definitely not a problem. Daddy has cured countless people like this."

The fourth son said so that the old man's eyes narrowed, and he looked him up and down, "You little boy, as far as I know, the miracle doctors in the world who can cure my magic arts are all old people over a hundred years old, how could you be so sick?" Little doll?"

The fourth son muttered, "Who said that the miracle doctor must belong to the old man."

Although he was skeptical, the old man seemed to believe the words of the fourth son, frowning and muttering to himself, "So I really didn't die... So, she set up this situation? I haven't seen you for so many years. The method is still very clever, this heavenly spider web formation looks decent, the only shortcoming is that it has been destroyed by someone. It seems that someone who is not long-sighted has bumped into it." Said, looking not far behind him A statue of Guan Erye.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw the shape of Guan Gong's palm at a glance. It was very similar to the five-finger imprint on Dong Fang's head. The five fingers were spread apart and the fingers were turned outwards. It was a shape that only appeared in dramas.

As soon as Bai Yutang's gaze fell on Guan Gong's palm, he immediately understood what was going on.

This Guan Gong palm is the core of the whole mechanism of the ruined temple. It can be seen that the mechanism has not been completely completed. It may be that someone broke in midway and touched the mechanism, so that the entire ruined temple was scrapped.If this mechanism is completely completed, then the spider web formation will be just a cover, and the last mechanism must be inevitable, and it is definitely the work of a master among the masters.

The only strange thing is, who is such a complicated mechanism set up in the ruined temple to deal with?Or, just for a preview...

Bai Yutang knew that this kind of situation also existed, especially to arrange the formations that he was not familiar with according to blueprints to ensure that there would be no mistakes in the actual implementation. It seemed that he wanted to deal with some difficult big shots.

"Hehe." The old man sneered, looked at Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, "You two should be sensible ghosts if you die, why don't you tell me your name?"

Zhan Zhao smiled and didn't answer, but returned the topic to him, "Is the old man very good at martial arts? But I have never heard of a martial arts master as old as you who is proficient in organs."

"You think I want to grow up like this?" The old man stood up, aggrieved, "If that damn girl hadn't sneaked up on me back then, I would have ended up like this? Since she didn't die, it's just right, you two boys, take me Go see her! Old man, I want to ask her for something face to face!"

"She doesn't have the music score." Zhan Zhao said, "She was tricked away."

"What?" The old man was shocked, and then stomped his feet angrily, "It was a waste of that girl's life, but someone stole this treasure. It should have been placed with me back then! Who stole it?"

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "Well, one is called Eldest Young Master."

The old man was taken aback for a moment, then his face turned pale, he opened his mouth wide and said for a while, "Eldest young master... is he still alive?!"

The old man's words really surprised Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, they originally thought that the young master must be a young man, after all, he is the young master!If he even knew this old man, wouldn't he be at least six or seventy years old?Why don't you just call me Master?

The old man's face changed and he panicked, the arrogance just now was swept away, and he stood up, "Is the music score really in the hands of the young master?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "That's right."

"No...impossible!" The old man shook his head, "There is no reason, I just walked all the way to see Guotai Minan, and it doesn't seem like there are five troubles in Song Dynasty, or is it that the young master just got the music score Soon?"

Zhan Zhao was fooling around with words, but he didn't expect to get a string of words from the old man. Apart from knowing that the young master is not young, he also heard the words "five disasters", and seemed to have found some connection.

"It must have been taken away just now!" The old man suddenly stretched out his hands to hug his head, "I'm dead, run away quickly, the farther the better, the farther the better!" After finishing speaking, he slammed out of the window with a "whoosh", Even Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, who are good at light kung fu, were a little surprised by the speed of the movement.

Zhan Zhao wanted to chase after him, but Bai Yutang grabbed him, "Wait!"

Zhan Zhao stopped and looked at him.

"Be careful with traps." Bai Yutang shook his head at him, "There are unfinished traps in this temple, the most dangerous!"

Zhan Zhao nodded, and could only watch helplessly as the eccentric old man disappeared. Although many clues had been obtained, the mystery was even worse.

On the roof, Tianzun and Yinhou, who had come because they were worried, exchanged a tacit look, and chose to leave. After all... this is not the time yet, and we need to check again.

For the rest of the time, Zhan Zhao sat at the door, holding his chin with the fourth son, watching Bai Yutang dismantle the mechanism inside.Xiao Liang ran back, called Gongsun and Zhao Pu, and informed Long Weixing that the scene where Dong Fang was killed had been found, and asked them to bring the arresters over.

Gongsun Tuo printed the shape of the palm of Guan Gong's mud tire and compared it with the injury on Dong Fang's head, and found that it was exactly the same, but everyone was puzzled as to how the injury was caused.

Bai Yutang turned on the mechanism and demonstrated it to everyone - it was obvious that Dong Fang ran headlong into the ruined temple, tripped over the mechanism, staggered and fell in front of the Buddha statue, and hit Guan Erye's hand.The reason why he died was also because the mechanism was of this layout, but it was a pity that it was not fully installed, so that Dong Fang died early.Otherwise, it might take a day or two for Dong Fang to die... As for who left such a profound mechanism in this temple, no one knows.

However, Long Weixing saw some tricks.It is said that after the emperor borrowed the big Buddha, the structure of the temple where the statue was enshrined was very similar to this Guandi Temple, and people who have seen the picture of the Buddha recalled... the palm of the Buddha statue is also similar to Guan Gong in this temple, with five fingers It is turned outward.

Feeling a little uneasy in my heart, who is experimenting?Could it be that they want to plot to assassinate Emperor Dali?

Zhan Zhao's suspicion was completely cleared, and the investigation was a matter of the yamen, so everyone went back to the mansion. It was already daylight at this time, and they were going to prepare for the ceremony of receiving the Great Buddha and the banquet at night.

The fourth son was in a daze last night because he was playful and did not sleep. Gongsun changed him into the luxurious clothes he wore when he was wearing the big Buddha, and pinched his face, "Little fourth son, you can wake up later. Asleep! If you still snore, you will lose your life.”

The fourth son hummed vaguely and yawned along the way.

Gongsun was helpless, turned his head and stared at Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang, what does that mean—he is crazy, why did you two take him crazy together?

Bai Yutang touched his nose in embarrassment, looked at Zhan Zhao, but saw that Zhan Zhao was in a daze, how should I put it, feeling a little preoccupied.From just now, he already felt that something was wrong with him, but Bai Yutang couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask him when he returned to his room, "Mao'er, what did little four say that irritated you?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned, and looked at Bai Yutang with a frown, "You can guess all this?"

Bai Yutang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Really? What did he say?"

Zhan Zhao went to the table and sat down, dejectedly, "There's no reason...tsk."

Bai Yutang thought he was weird, sat down beside him, looked at him, "Speak, don't hold back."

Zhan Zhao recited the jingle of the fourth son, about Bai Wuye's deeds of giving money and effort and being said to be soft, and he felt guilty that he, the guard of Kaifeng Mansion, didn't work for nothing. ashamed.

Bai Yutang looked at him speechlessly, held his forehead for a long while, "Sure enough, this kind of thing happened again..."

Zhan Zhao said very seriously, "This kind of thing can be big or small!"

Bai Yutang nodded, "Okay, then let me ask you, in your eyes, what else do I have besides spending money, fighting, dismantling institutions, and occasionally quarreling?"

Zhan Zhao blinked.

Bai Yutang sighed, "I didn't earn the money, I was just in charge of spending it. Kaifeng Mansion is such a good yamen, even without you Zhan Zhao, I would have given the money. As for the boats, buildings, and houses, these are not Mine was given by my elder brother and the others. In a fight, usually you help me and I help you? We are each other, right? The number of times you have saved me is about the same as the number of times I have saved you. Organs, it’s not that you don’t dismantle them, it’s that no one in the world except me dismantles them. It’s as if there are some things that no one in the world can do except you Zhan Zhao. Finally, when it comes to quarrels... Mao’er, we’re both pretty dumb Yes, but if someone talks about you, I will suddenly become sharp-tongued, and for the same reason, if someone talks about me, you will suddenly become sharp-tongued. Let’s talk about your low sense of existence as an adult..." Bai Yutang Suddenly smiled, "You can also say that I basically stay in Kaifeng Mansion all year round. I can count on one hand the days when we are together. I am usually there when you are here. You were there when I was there, do you know why you feel that your sense of existence is weak?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head.

"Because you only have me in your heart." Bai Yutang smiled quite satisfied, "It seems that I think you have a strong sense of existence, because from the moment you open your eyes to the time you close them, they are all about you."

Bai Yutang took the cup and finished talking like a joke, Zhan Zhao reached out to touch his ear, it was hot... I'm so sorry, it's hard for the mouse to say so many sweet words, whether it's a holiday or something, the mouse's mouth is so sweet!By the way, how about New Year's greetings?

Seeing that he finally stopped thinking wildly, Bai Yutang also heaved a sigh of relief, and changed the subject, "Oh, let's be serious."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao immediately came back to his senses, "You mean that weird old man?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "Have you heard of polar music scores before?" Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Never, is it a map or a score or a map?"

"I sound like the kind of idle books that Zhao Pu usually reads." Bai Yutang pouted, Zhan Zhao nodded vigorously, "Sure enough, I thought of it too..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Pu's earth-shattering voice came from the door, "Ah Choo."

The moment he opened the door and came in, Zhao Pu rubbed his nose and pointed at the two of them, "You two, what do you mean by not telling people during the day?"

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao turned their heads and saw Zhao Pu changed into decent clothes. They thought it might be time to pick up the Bodhisattva, so they also got up and changed.

"I heard from the fourth son that you met a strange person, looking for the music score, right?"

Zhao Pu's words made Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang unable to move, and they both returned to the table and sat down, "Have you heard?"

Zhao Putting his chin in his hand, he thought, "Hmm... if it's written in extreme music..."

"It's not the kind you usually see!" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang reminded in unison, "If it's the kind, don't show it."

The corner of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched, his Ninth Prince's image is really terrible... It's all because the group of shadow guards and little four sons spared no effort to "propaganda" his deeds of the rogue prince.

"Of course not that kind!" Zhao Pu curled his lips, "I heard some rumors about the desert during the war... By the way, if Xiao Liangzi was in the Falcon Department, he might have heard the legend about that place. "

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned, "Does it have something to do with Xiao Liangzi? He was here just now, so he didn't say anything."

"Because this legend is not about the music score of Bliss." Seeing that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's eyelids were jumping, Zhao Pu hurriedly stopped, and continued, "It's about some legends about the Land of Bliss."

At this time, the fourth son outside had changed his clothes and walked in holding Xiao Liang's hand, with Gongsun beside him.

"Elysium?" Xiao Liang obviously heard Zhao Pu's words and felt a little familiar.

"Have you heard of it too?" Zhao Pu asked him.

"Yeah." Xiao Liang nodded, "I heard from my father that it seems that so many tribes scattered at that time because of the collapse of the Land of Elysium. Then the foreign tribe was chased and killed by the Liao people. Most people said that it was because of the brutality of the Liao people. , but I heard my mother mentioned that people who come out of the Land of Ultimate Bliss cannot escape the fate of death, so let me never talk about this place, let alone set foot here."

Xiao Liang tilted his head while talking, "But I haven't heard any extreme music score."

"Your mother told you not to set foot, do you know where the Land of Elysium is?" Zhan Zhao and others looked at Xiao Liang.

Xiao Liang scratched his face, "Isn't it just an abandoned city in the desert? There are holes, bricks and tiles all over the ground. I went there to play when I was a child, but after I migrated away from that place, I'm not sure if I can still find it." .”

Everyone looked at Xiao Liang in a daze, and the fourth son rushed at him, "Little Liangzi is so capable!"

Xiao Liang scratched his head in embarrassment, "There won't be any secrets there, the desert is very windy and sandy, it may have been buried under the yellow sand for so many years!"

Zhan Zhao frowned and asked Zhao Pu, "Then, have you heard any other legends about the land of bliss and the music score of bliss? Tell me in detail."

When Zhao Pu heard this, he seemed a little embarrassed, and gave a soft "tsk", "Speaking of this, it can't be regarded as a rumor or a legend, but what we have personally experienced, and it makes people uncomfortable to talk about it."

Everyone was surprised, looking at Zhao Pu, "What have you experienced?"

Zhao Pu thought for a while and snapped his fingers towards the roof.

After a while, Ziying and Zheying hung upside down on the roof and looked in the window, as if to see what Zhao Pu had ordered.

Zhao Pu beckoned to the two, they looked at each other, and entered the room with some confusion.

At this time, everyone sat down and waited to hear the story.Zhao Pu asked the two of them, "Do you two still remember the time when you marched into the desert eight years ago?"

Zhe Ying was taken aback for a moment, and his face immediately turned ugly. Ziying raised his eyebrows and asked Zhao Pu, "My lord, you said that time with General Chen?"

Zhao Pu nodded slightly.

"Oh, I get goosebumps when I say it." Ziying rubbed her arms against Zheying, which meant that Zheying should say it, but he didn't want to.

"Did something happen at that time?" When Gongsun was chatting with Zhao Pu before, he remembered that Zhao Pu had told him, "In the Western Regions and the desert area, although it is full of yellow sand and there is no grass, in fact, under the endless desert , hiding all kinds of secrets, because he once experienced all kinds of unimaginable things in the desert, and he really doesn't want to think about it."

Zhe Ying saw that Zhao Pu wanted him to tell, so while recalling, he told everyone about a terrible thing that happened eight years ago.