treacherous world

The heavy rain that was pouring down just now turned into light rain in an instant, and gradually stopped, and the sky cleared up and became much brighter.

Seeing that the situation seemed to be unfavorable to them, the group of black short guys who were aggressive just now hid in the woods with two "swish".

Both Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao tacitly stopped to chase after it, after all - they don't know what it is, so it's better not to rush into the forest.

"What were those just now?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang curiously.

Bai Yutang shook his head, he really couldn't think of anything other than the "black wind monster" Han Chang was talking about just now, maybe he could ask Zhao Pu for the answer.

"Master Zhan."

When Zhan Zhao turned his head, he saw Han Chang standing at the entrance of the ruined temple, looking at the two with complicated expressions.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang standing side by side is too eye-catching, but the most inconceivable thing is why two people with obviously different temperaments and personalities stand together so harmoniously?

Zhan Zhao is also wondering at this time, what is Han Chang doing in the dilapidated temple behind Hei Fengcheng instead of returning to Tubo?

"It's you again!" Princess Yan became angry when she saw Zhan Zhao, ran to the door, and glared at him, "You really linger!"

Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, looking at Zhan Zhao, what does that mean - what kind of enmity?

Zhan Zhao shrugged, not bothering to introduce these people to Bai Yutang, but opened his hands and shouted at the ruined temple, "Fanfan!"

Bai Yutang had no choice but to hold his forehead, and sure enough, Bai Yunfan, who was always aloof from others, snorted and rushed out, ran to Zhan Zhao to let him hug his neck, and rubbed his big head against him by the way.

Seeing Bai Yunfan's eager look, Bai Yutang guessed that he was thinking too much, no wonder he was always very lazy and would have fun whenever he ran to the north and didn't know to rest.

"I miss you so much!" Zhan Zhao rubbed Bai Yunfan's neck.

Sure enough, when he heard the word "Duo Duo", Bai Yunfan's eyes lit up.

Zhan Zhao got on his horse, and Bai Yunfan ran away. After two steps, he felt that something was wrong, so he stopped and looked back—forgot about Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked at Bai Yunfan with his arms crossed at the back, who lost his sexuality when he had the opposite sex, and was speechless.

Zhan Zhao beckoned to him, Bai Yutang shook his head, caught up with him a few steps, jumped onto the horse with ease, Zhan Zhao shook the horse's reins, and Bai Yunfan ran down the mountain like a gust of wind.

"Total."

Ada walked behind Han Chang, "Our people all died in the woods."

Han Changzai nodded slightly.

Princess Yan raised her face and looked at the clear sky, "Brother, should we continue with our work?"

Han Changzai waved his hand slightly, "No, since Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang have discovered us, they may tell Zhao Pu when they go back... Zhao Pu will send someone to investigate, and it would not be beautiful to scare the snake away, and those men in black have strange backgrounds. Go back, discuss with the national teacher and make a long-term plan."

Although Princess Yan may seem savage and fierce, she obeyed Han Changzai's words, obediently nodded in agreement, and left with him.

Letting go of the Tubo side, everyone didn't mention it, and only talked about Bai Yunfan who was running crazy, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang on Bai Yunfan.

Bai Yutang sat behind Zhan Zhao, with his arms around his waist, as if he was a little tired, he simply rested his chin lightly on his shoulder.

Zhan Zhao turned his face to the side, saw him lazily, and asked, "Have you been driving for a few days and haven't slept?"

"I don't remember." Bai Yutang stretched out his other hand to wrap his arms around it, and rubbed his chin, different from the coldness of the past, he looked very relaxed, and only Zhan Zhao could see him like this.

Not far away, the city gate of Heifeng City could already be seen. Several gatekeepers at the gate tilted their heads to look at the people coming. He ran out and came back with Bai Yutang on a white horse.

Bai Yunfan didn't stop when he reached the gate of the city, the gatekeepers stepped aside to let the two of them enter without blocking the way.

But after entering the city, Zhan Zhao stopped Bai Yunfan who was about to charge forward.

After all, Black Wind City is different from other places. It is an important military location, and the people in the city are generally more sensitive. I am not in the barracks, and I have to abide by the rules. If I ride my horse wildly, it may cause misunderstandings among the people in the city and cause unnecessary troubles.

Originally... Zhan Zhao wanted to get off the horse and lead the horse away, but Bai Yutang on his shoulder didn't respond.

Zhan Zhao glanced puzzled, and was surprised to find that Bai Yutang had fallen asleep.

Zhan Zhao stared at the profile of the man on his shoulder for a long time—did he really fall asleep? !

It took Zhan Zhao a lot of effort to pull his eyes back from the sleeping face, and his head became confused - with such a bumpy horse back, and in a large audience, Bai Yutang would actually fall asleep?And he didn't even know the horse stopped, so he was playing tricks on people?

Zhan Zhao looked down at the hand on his waist, but he still didn't let go, and then at Bai Yutang, breathing evenly, he seemed to be sleeping comfortably.

In fact, Zhan Zhao roughly calculated the time. Even if Bai Yutang went to Xingkong Island to find something for a night and then rushed here without stopping, he should arrive tomorrow. It can be seen that Bai Yutang really didn't sleep for several days and nights and was on the road.

At this time, many people on the street have spotted Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang immediately.

Black Wind City is no better than Kaifeng Mansion. Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knows the two of them, and they know that they are used to arguing, hugging and hugging often happens, and there is a pair of Zhao Pu and Gongsun who are even more outrageous and high-profile, flirting along the road all day Cursing, so the people of Kaifeng Mansion have a relatively high acceptance.

But everyone in Black Wind City was not familiar with these two, they only knew that the two handsome men on the white horse were very close, so they all looked around curiously.Hearing that it was the legendary Zhanzhao Baiyutang, I became even more curious.

The horse walked slowly, gradually becoming a spectator.

Zhan Zhao is so embarrassing, although he can't be considered too thin-skinned, but compared with the thickness of Zhao Pu's city wall, he is still thousands of miles away, how can he bear being surrounded by people like this.

But when he looked at Bai Yutang over his shoulder, he felt more and more that the man was playing tricks on purpose, there seemed to be a faint smile on his mouth, but he just couldn't bear to wake him up, in case he was really sleepy.

Bai Yunfan flicked the mane on his neck, looking depressedly at the growing crowd of onlookers around him, as well as Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who didn't know what they were doing on their backs—how could this be sung?

Just at this embarrassing occasion.

Just heard two voices.

"Oh...the world is full of wonders. I thought the Marshal and Mister were high-profile enough, but I didn't expect there to be more high-profile ones."

"Ah."

"Sure enough, a mountain is still as high as a mountain. Compared with the two of them, the prince is really weak, huh?"

"Ah."

"Guess how many people can gather around to visit in a while? The road is almost blocked."

"……Um."

As soon as Zhan Zhao heard the tone of the conversation, he felt his head buzzing. He looked back, frowned and looked at the sky. This time he was very embarrassed. It turned out that there were two acquaintances in the crowd. The black-clothed man next to him was stern-faced and silent, but he was the left general Zou Liang.

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang behind him in an embarrassed whisper, "Have you played enough? You lost all your face."

As soon as the words fell, Bai Yutang touched Bai Yunfan with his heel, and Bai Yunfan ran away...

The gatekeeper in front of the Marshal's Mansion saw a horse rushing in, Bai Yutang finally opened his eyes, pulled Zhan Zhao off the horse, and stood at the door.

Bai Yunfan ignored the two of them, he could already hear the sound of Zao Duoduo kicking the door panel in the backyard, and rushed towards the stable.

Bai Yutang moved his muscles and bones easily, and seemed to be sleeping comfortably, and gave Zhan Zhao a smile, which was a bit brighter than the sky after the rain.Maybe it was because they hadn't seen each other for a few days and they really missed each other. When they met again suddenly, both of them were a little surprised. Zhan Zhao was not angry, and Bai Yutang was also very happy.

"Yo, are you back so soon?"

At the other end of the corridor, Ziying ran over, "Have you eaten yet? Do you want to have a big pot meal with us?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, "Big pot of rice?"

"Baibai!" Behind Ziying, there was still a string of small tails, and the fourth son galloped out, followed by Xiao Liang and Rock Scissors.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to pick up the little fourth son who flew over, weighed it up, and sighed secretly, Zhao Pu raised this baby really white and chubby, it seemed a little heavy after not seeing it for a few days.

"Big pot rice is rice cooked in a big stove, it's delicious!" The fourth son seemed to be planning to go with Ziying and the others.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao glanced at each other, probably the kind of buried pot meal that is said to be eaten when marching and fighting!It is said that Zhao's army cook is famous for being able to cook, and Zhao Pu's catchphrase is to eat well to fight well, so of course the two are very interested.

After Ziying and the others went out, they walked straight to the military camp in the north. When they arrived nearby, they could already smell the fragrance.There were many cats and dogs squatting at the gate of the barracks, bones would be thrown out from time to time, and cooks would run out carrying food, and there were many porridge shops and food sheds farther away.

"Where is that place over there?" Zhan Zhao asked Ziying in surprise when he saw Mrs. Bao standing at the door of the porridge shop, eating a bowl of noodles and chatting with an old man, and Grand Master Pang eating wontons in the shed.

"There is a porridge shop over there." Ziying glanced at it and said, "Peasants who work in Black Wind City and children who are sent to private schools, in short, those who are still busy in the afternoon and can't go home for dinner, all have a free meal." Eat lunch.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang really have to admire, this Black Wind City is not like a dangerous frontier fortress, but it also has a taste of a paradise.

The barracks was full of people, no matter they were officials or small soldiers, they all found acquaintances to eat in twos and threes, it was very lively.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also saw a few generals huddled in the crowd not far away, but they didn't see Zhao Pu.

"Where's your father?" Zhan Zhao asked the fourth son.

The fourth son raised his face and asked, "Which one?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang wanted to laugh. If Gongsun heard these words a few years ago, he would have jumped again.Nowadays, Gongsun himself always tells the fourth son, "Tell your father to stop reading military books and come over for dinner" or something...

"My lord and Lao He are discussing the next step." Zi Ying dragged the fourth son to the pot, took a shovel and turned over the pot to eat, while telling Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Mr. Gongsun's autopsy is in progress."

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "Why do autopsies come here?"

Zhan Zhao talked about what happened in the future tense.

Bai Yutang rubbed his chin after hearing this, "Hei Shi San..."

"Have you heard of it?" Zhan Zhao grabbed a lamb rib and gnawed on it, while reaching for the pepper noodles, eating boldly.

Bai Yutang shook his head, and Zhan Zhao told Ziying about the Black Wind Monster again. It was strange that Ziying heard about it for the first time, and was also puzzled, so he said that he would ask Zhao Pu when he finished talking.

The fourth son held a piece of rice cake and looked at Xiao Liang who was eating a lot of food, and opened his mouth wide, "Xiao Liangzi, is it okay to eat so much?"

"It's okay, Jin'er, I want to eat more, and I'll go to the desert later." Xiao Liang took a mouthful of food.

The fourth son poured soup for him distressedly, "Should I still go? I've already filled one!"

"Actually, I saw you more in the evening and night. You'll be fine when you come back before dark. Don't worry, Jin'er." Xiao Liang drank the soup with a bowl in his hand.

Bai Yutang observed for a while, and found that Xiao Liang was covered in dust. He seemed to have just returned from the wind blowing in the yellow mud, and his coat was still a little wet. He probably got caught in the rain just now, so he asked, "What are you looking for in the desert?" ?”

"Sha Teng." Xiao Liang replied, "Sir, he said he wanted to find two people to come back to study. I am more familiar with the road, I will not get lost, and I will not have any accidents when I encounter a sandstorm. Everyone is busy, so I have to be free."

"We also have a lot of free time." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang said in unison.

Ziying looked at the two of them, "You two mean that you also want to look for it together?"

"En." Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang thought "Sha Teng" was amazing before, so they wanted to go together.

"Then let's go together." Xiao Liang nodded, "We'll take the scissors with us later, it's more convenient than riding a horse."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang stepped up to eat.

The fourth son was eager to try with his mouth open, but Xiao Liang held his head first, "You are not allowed to go to Jin'er, go to accompany Mr. for the autopsy."

The fourth son had no choice but to continue eating with a sullen face, but it was not easy to add to the chaos.

While eating, Ouyang Shaozheng wandered over with a chicken leg in his hand. Seeing Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang together, he was surprised, "Here you come so soon?"

Seeing his high spirits, Zhan Zhao asked, "What's the progress?"

The corner of Ouyang's mouth twitched, "Ha, it really is a person from Kaifeng Mansion, he is sharp enough."

"What progress?" Ziying wondered.

"I went around to the west just now, and caught a few Liao soldiers. They lost a large army in the black storm and almost starved to death." Ouyang said slowly, "It's strange, they seem to be looking for what."

"Looking for what?"

"You may not believe it if you tell it."

Everyone looked at him and signaled him not to be secretive, and said quickly.

"Hiss...they said they were looking for shells."

After Ouyang Shaozheng said a word, the fourth son spouted soup, and looked at him with his mouth open in surprise.

Zhan Zhao also laughed, "Looking for shells in the desert?"

"That's not true." Ouyang grinned, "At first I thought that those people were hungry and fainted, but after they were full, I asked carefully, and they really came here looking for shells and snails."

Bai Yutang frowned. He grew up by the water. Although he didn't know water, his brothers always mentioned some common sense. The so-called vicissitudes of life, rivers, lakes and seas a long time ago, are now possible to become deserts, leaving shells Snails and the like are not surprising.

"Could it be that you are looking for some dry water source?" Bai Yutang asked.

"I think so too." Ouyang smiled, "So there are some clues." He took out two iron rods for finding water sources, "The surface is dry, but the underground may not be dry, I am the best at finding water sources. "

After eating, everyone left the barracks and went to the depths of the desert.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were riding horses, Zao Duoduo and Bai Yunfan hadn't seen each other for a long time, they rubbed their necks together.

Xiao Liang rode the scissors, and walked ahead with Ziying holding the blueprint, carefully calculating the location where Sha Teng had been found.

Walking into the depths of the desert, you can still see the Black Wind City at first, but as you go farther and farther, there is only wasteland left on all sides. I don't know if the sky in the evening is still blue because of the sudden clearing.

Zhan Zhao reached out and pulled up the windproof veil that Bai Yutang was wearing around his neck, and Bai Yutang dusted him off.

Ziying and Xiao Liang just turned their heads and saw this scene, and continued to look at the blueprint with interest.

This time they took a completely different path from the morning, heading west.

"Little Liangzi." Zhan Zhao asked Xiao Liang curiously, "You haven't been to the desert for so many years, do you still remember the way?"

"En." Xiao Liang nodded and pointed in one direction, "That is the north, that is the south, and going east is the Black Wind City, and here we go around two hills, where our Falcon Department once inhabited. A prairie."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other.

Zi Ying turned around with a smile, "It's amazing, isn't it? Even Ouyang doesn't distinguish as clearly as he does."

"What is the basis for identifying the way?" Bai Yutang was puzzled, "There are ever-changing changes in the desert, so is there a rule to follow?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Liang raised his face and thought for a while, "I don't know about this, it seems like he was born knowing the way."

Bai Yutang began to lose his mind.

Zhan Zhao asked him, "What did you think of?"

"Oh..." Bai Yutang said, "I remember the fourth brother always said that some things are left in the blood and given by the ancestors, as if he was born with water skills, and it is said that the three generations of his ancestors lived in the water. "

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao inexplicably started to be dazed.

"What did you remember too?" Bai Yutang asked him with a smile.

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao said to himself, "Sometimes I feel that places I've never been to are very familiar."

"For example?" Bai Yutang asked.

"For example..." Zhan Zhao suddenly looked to a place far to the west, "There is the sea over there..."

Everyone was stunned, Ziying looked at him, "What's the matter?"

Zhan Zhao came back to his senses, stroked his chin and shook his head, "Forget it, pretend I didn't say it."

"Xiao Liangzi." Bai Yutang trusted Zhan Zhao, and asked Xiao Liang, "Was there a sea there before?"

Xiao Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How is it possible?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "That's right."

"But..." Xiao Liang stared at Zhan Zhao, "The place you pointed at is called Haihai."

"You mean the place name?" Bai Yutang was surprised.

"Well, don't look at the barrenness of the desert, but every place has a specific place name, and that place is a basin." Xiao Liang stretched out his hand and pointed out on the map, "Although there is no water, my mother and the others call that place Muku In the sea, Shaten also appeared there.”

"Really?" Zhan Zhao raised his face, and suddenly... he stared at the position of the sea and asked himself, "There...isn't there water?"

Bai Yutang and the others raised their faces. It was strange to say that there was suddenly a puff of water vapor at the edge of the barren hills and the blue sky in the distance. In the water vapor, there were faintly azure blue waves, and on top of the blue waves, a In the distant mountain city, there seems to be a large dragon-headed ship ahead...

"Wow!" Ziying jumped up on the horseback, "A mirage!"

Xiao Liang also clapped his hands, "I knew Dai Jin'er was here, but he never saw it."

"Scenes like this should be rare, right?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Of course!" Ziying was excited, and took out the ringing arrow used by the Zhao family army from her bosom, "I've only seen it a few times when I was so big, but it's the first time I saw such a big and complete mirage! It's amazing! .”

As he threw the arrow into the sky, Zhao Pu got a report that the purple arrow was ignited in the desert.

Zhao Pu, He Yihang, Zou Liang, Qiao Guang and others were studying the terrain, thinking that Ziying had discovered some emergency, so they rushed out to watch, and saw many people gathered in front of the gate of the camp.

Zhao Pu used his lightness kung fu to get to the top of the tower, and when he saw it, he was dumbfounded for a while.

"Nine nine!"

Bowing his head, he saw the little Sizi jumping on tiptoes under the city gate, and Gongsun who ran out curiously.

Zhao Pu laughed, and he came down and lifted the two of them to the top of the city tower. Gongsun was quite puzzled at first, thinking what the fuss was about, so he was so restless, but he was also stunned when he saw the sea and the sea city that suddenly appeared in the vast desert. up.

What's even more amazing is that the mirage is still expanding at this time, and the turbulent waves almost fill up the horizon of the entire desert.

Zhao Pu turned his head and whistled, Hei Xiao kicked open the fence and rushed out of the fortress, towards the desert, Zhao Pu handed over the fourth son to He Yihang, took Gongsun Yiyue to Hei Xiao, and went to join Zhan Zhao and the others in the distance.

The fourth son was in a hurry, and He Yihang was even more anxious, yelling to the people below, "Guards, guards, Zhe Ying Zi Ying, the Marshal ran out again!"

Zhao's army was in chaos immediately. Marshal Zhao Pu has always had a bad habit of disappearing in an instant and walking alone.Immediately, Zhe Ying Hui Ying chased out with the shadow guards and dark guards, and Zou Liang led [-] elite soldiers to follow behind.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were watching in amazement, when they heard the ground shaking behind them, and when they looked back, they were speechless, the large army is coming!

At this moment, Xiao Liang shouted, "Look!"

Zhan Zhao and the others turned their heads, and saw that in the middle of the sea, around the distant mountain city, densely packed sailboats suddenly gathered, there were nearly a thousand sailboats in a huge momentum, and they all looked like warships.Above the mountain city, there are white floating clouds in the blue sky, and a silver-white city is suspended above the floating clouds, like a cloud city, dazzling in the sun.

Hei Xiao let out a long hiss, and was stopped by Zhao Pra, and stood beside Bai Yunfan and Zao Duoduo, Gongsun looked up at this spectacle that might only be seen once in his life, and exclaimed, "It's really beautiful. "

"Beauty is beauty." Zhao Pu frowned, "But where did so many warships come from?"

Bai Yutang also nodded, "This warship doesn't look like ours, and I've never seen a ship with this structure, but it looks like..."

As soon as everyone was reminded by him, they immediately remembered, and blurted out, "The picture of weeping blood in Lingshan!"

Gongsun dug out the copy of Mausoleum Weeping Blood Map that he had always carried with him, and opened it. It is true that the structure of the ship is very similar to the big ship in the picture, but what is going on with this sea and mountain city?

At the same time, Zhan Zhao, who had been watching silently from the side, suddenly murmured to himself, "You look familiar...you look familiar."