Crown Sword

Bai Xing returned to the main point and pulled Shuang Li to talk about the most exciting part of the Tiandu Rebellion. He was suddenly interrupted by him. Before he could react, he was stunned for three breaths, and then continued his words: "Oh, bandits I heard that there are tigers running rampant near Yelang, so it's strange that they don't have eyes, they dared to cut my way, so they got rid of them."

Thinking of walking a long way in a daze, before asking where he was going, he added another sentence: "Cousin, where are you going? You haven't been to southern Yunnan for many years, and you won't go to Ailao Mountain to see look?"

Compared to Qiao Min, who was as dull as a stick, Shuang Li had found a companion, and he seemed to be familiar with each other, chatting briefly about how Gong Yangyue was poisoned and asked for medicine.

As soon as he heard that he was going to Mengbu to borrow sacred objects, Bai Xing said he would give him a ride when he returned.

Among the nine tribes in southern Yunnan, the Meng tribe is located in Jianning County. It takes at most three to five days' journey from Yelang to the west, and Bai Xing can get there in less than three days.

Traveling is boring, but when no one speaks, Bai Xinghui always likes to say something, the longer we get along, the more pleasing his sunny, straightforward personality, even Qiao Min is willing to open his mouth from time to time, and talk to him Go to two or three.Even though Chao Chen has never met anyone from Tiandu Sect, he is convinced of that wonderful person's theory.After all, if he is really a cunning and vicious person, he will never be able to raise such a brilliant light.

Bai Xing turned around and asked Gong Yangyue for details, and asked whether he should invite Wu Peng, the priest who is good at poison among the ten witches, to come and have a look. ?”

Gong Yangyue stopped and frowned, seeing that there was nothing good to say.

Chao Chen has always been a literati. He only thinks that it doesn't matter how much he bickers inside and hurts others, but he can't lose face outside. Before the ugly words are left behind, he cuts off Gongyangyue's words first, and bows to the surnamed Bai, casually Said: "Young Master, I heard you gave your own name earlier, but I don't know what your brother Ling is?"

"Shuangxu, Baishuangxu." Bai Xinghui grinned his white teeth, unable to stop once he spoke, "You're welcome! Just call me Xinghui, after all, I may also be the high priest in the future, it mainly depends on whether my brother is lazy or not." , after all, the job of a priest is a lot of work, but no matter how many things there are, there are not many things left for the Nine Witches."

Thousands of years ago, the nine major tribes in the southwest united under the command of Chi You, raised Jiuli together, and confronted the Yanhuang tribe across the river.Because of the practice of witchcraft, each tribe in Jiuli has a great elder who is in charge of sacrificial matters, which is passed down from generation to generation, and there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors.

Until one day, a young man came to Tiandu, the main city of Jiuli, and made an alliance with Chiyou, threatening to help him conquer the world.The man claimed to be the high priest of Wuxian, who came from Lingshan, possessed supreme power, and could bring the dead back to life. For a time, all doctors were in awe, and wizards worshiped him.

Soon, Chi You granted him the position of military adviser and began to establish Tiandu Sect.

With the succession and turmoil, Jiuli in the past has become Baipu today, and the Tiandu Sect has gradually become a martial arts school, controlled by the Bai family. Li Jiubu.Something went wrong when the No. 16 generation leader, the priest took power, but wanted to destroy the Bai clan, and was suppressed. Since then, the leader has monopolized the power, and the priesthood has been completely weakened. Only then did he return to the pinnacle of power.

That catastrophe has lasted for several years, with many changes, chaos, and heavy casualties. It is a rare taboo to be cautious in southern Yunnan. When the dust settled, all the distributed power returned to the Bai family.

But the present leader used to be restless, causing many absurd things, the position of the high priest was vacant, and the nine witches were diligent and diligent, wiped their butts after busy work, that's why Bai Xinghui said so.

The words came back, and Bai Xing continued: "I was born in December, and my brother was born in September. It's all because my father chose his name too casually."

Xinghui and Shuangxu are the elegant names of these two months.

But Chao Chen shook his head: "It's considered elegant."

"Fortunately, my aunt stopped me, otherwise they might be called Bai Jiuyue, Bai Shier." Gong Yangyue couldn't help joking, after speaking, she felt that the naming method was a bit familiar, so she turned her head and stared at Qiao Min.

Seeing this, Qiao Min was embarrassed.

Shuang Li also reacted, and hurriedly asked: "Seventeen, what's your opinion?"

Qiao Min said: "I don't have any opinions. I have a lot of family members, and they are arranged in numbers."

Gong Yangyue glanced at him, and said, "Tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-you're all so rustic."

"Gongyangyue!" Chao Chen had a chance to challenge him, pointing at him and asked, "If your surname isn't Gongyang, wouldn't you be stupid?"

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The further south you go, the more abundant the vegetation.

Since the emergence of Dunhuang, it has been more than three months to cross the mountains and ridges, from the golden autumn of Guizi to the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month. However, the climate in Yunnan is pleasant, and from time to time there is a move to reduce clothes.

Seeing that there was only half a day's journey left, Bai Xinghui decided to tell a few more people about Mengbu's scenery and culture in detail, after all, it's a small joke, just in case there was any offense.

"The current patriarch of the Meng tribe is named Meng Buqiu. Buqiu grass is also the bamboo that is often said in the Central Plains. The clan respects bamboo and considers it a totem. Everything related to this needs to be cautious in words and deeds. Don't take it seriously!" Bai Xing pointed back at a few scattered and sparse twigs beside the road, emphasizing again and again.

Gongyangyue thought he was wordy, so she cut off the conversation: "A woman escaped from the water and washed her clothes. She heard a baby crying in the middle of a three-sectioned bamboo, and one was broken. It means that I have read the story of the Bamboo King a long time ago. After all, isn't it just to guard against me, if I don't make trouble, how can the next four dare?"

"You are somewhat self-aware." Bai Xing choked back, his eyes widened.

Gong Yangyue said: "Some things depend on fate."

To the south of Yunlan Valley is the territory of the Tiandu Sect. Bai Xing returned to be the host and recommended, naturally thinking of the good, otherwise the price will be reduced, but Gong Yangyue is struggling in the rivers and lakes, and he is most willing to start with the disadvantages. But people's holy things are not something that begs for water, and it doesn't matter.

Even if there is no trouble, it may not be as good as it is.

However, the great elders of the former nine tribes have all become the priests of the sect today, just like the foot of the emperor is far away from the mountains and rivers, and whether to borrow or not is not a word from the patriarch.Chao Chen understands the deep meaning of Gongyangyue's words, but he is not a person who really surrenders to God and sits and waits to die, so he starts a conversation, and asks Meng Buqiu: "To be named after a totem, the patriarch must be a very powerful person." character."

"He is indeed a young talent, and Aunt Wu said so, even his parents admired him a lot." Bai Xing smiled back and rolled his eyes, remembering how unfamiliar they were with people, and explained, "Witch among the nine witches Gu is from the Meng tribe, and her name is Meng Lianxi. In fact, Buqiu is just another name, and there is only one person who really dares to be named Zhu, and that is Meng Zhu, the high priest of Wuxian at the time of the sixteenth leader of the sect."

"Meng Zhu?"

Bai Xing looked around and raised his index finger to silence: "There are many taboos in southern Yunnan, and this is one of them. It was my mother who told me that she and Dad had no intention of breaking into each other. I have entered the ninth floor of Purgatory under the Nightmare Pool in Ailao Mountain, and found the legendary tenth floor of the place of thought, where it is said that Meng Zhu was imprisoned back then."

Shuang Li interrupted and turned up the volume: "Is he rebellious?"

"Keep your voice down!" Bai Xing returned nervous as if he was facing a big enemy, and quickly waved his hand, and asked several people to gather around to listen, "He almost killed the leader! I don't know the details, but it was said that Meng Zhu himself belonged to the Meng tribe." The slave was rescued by the leader Bai Ruoye during his tour, brought him back to the Yunhe Temple, taught him personally, and even promoted him to be the high priest at one point, but in fact he was an assassin of the Nine Departments, who betrayed him in front of the Amo River. However, the ancestors won the heaven Blessed, he did not die, and returned to Tiandu, the two fought in Damoyan, captured the thief, imprisoned Yanchi, and never saw each other again."

Speaking of this, Bai Xing murmured in a low voice: "It's no wonder, since my father knew about this, he should have had a lot of suspicions against Mengbu, but the fact is on the contrary, when I was young, I would let Aunt Wu take me and my brother to live in Mengbu."

"What's so strange, either you misremembered, or..." Gong Yangyue smiled indifferently, "You didn't hear the whole story."

No matter how you say it, many generations have passed, that Bai Xinghui is not as cynical as his father, nor as cunning as a fox like her mother, on the contrary, he is naturally optimistic and a little silly, and he doesn't get into the wrong things, just pointing at a few people and babbling nonsense : "You are not allowed to tell anyone!"

Gong Yangyue looked ridiculous, and sang against him: "Things that cannot be said should rot in your stomach. You can't control your own mouth. What's the matter, you still want to control others?"

Bai Xinghui immediately bowed his head in frustration.

"This Meng Buqiu is second only to Meng Zhu, but it will teach people to think about it for a while to see whether it is better in martial arts or in mind." Gong Yangyue stroked the ribbon wrapped around the sword.

Bai Xing retracted his neck: "Actually, my brother has a better relationship with him. I used to practice martial arts together, but I was a little afraid of him. He is a person who hides deeply. Maybe it's because I don't know the current affairs and often can't tell the right from the wrong. .”

"The head of the clan, if he didn't touch the city, he would have been plotted against by someone." Cui Tanfeng looked up at the skylark jumping on the branch, the golden color of the rising sun sprinkled from the gaps in the wings and fell on his upturned bird. On the cheek, at that moment, the eyes were clear, transparent, and mournful.He paused for a moment, then said softly: "Ming Lang told me this truth."

This Ming Lang has mentioned it more than once in his mouth, what kind of person should Cui Tanfeng miss him every day and every day?

Qiao Min didn't care, Gongyangyue and Shuangli didn't mention it at all, and Chao Chen endured it even though he was curious.

After a while, Gongyangyue had already pulled away from the conversation, grabbed Bai Xing and asked, "Where's your brother?"

"He's gone, I came out just to look for him." Bai Xing pressed his palms to his lips and answered him in a breathless voice, "I suspect, I suspect that he went to the Emperor's Pavilion."

"What are you doing?" Shuang Li's ears were sharp, and when he heard the word "Dishige", he immediately felt as if he had been beaten to death.

Bai Xing clasped his five fingers together, making a murderous gesture.

"Why? Cut the pavilion master across the board?" Gong Yangyue kicked the boy next to him, and like a worried old father, he lifted away the double carp that was ready to pounce on someone at any time, "Come on, your father Can’t do it, one pavilion and one sect have been fighting for so many years, who can kill who?”

When a few people arrived at the main village of Mengbu, it was already Xuzheng, the night was as dark as ink, and the stars were densely covered.Meng Buqiu stood barefoot on the mangosteen building. He was wearing a blue and blue long-sleeved shirt and black trousers of a different style from the Central Plains. He was wearing a delicately embroidered coat, a cloth cap on top, and silver pendants on his ears. .

When he got closer, the torch held high showed his face, his slender eyebrows were squinted, his upper and lower lips were thin and slightly pursed, he opened his hands, leaned forward on the bamboo railing at random, and looked down, like a natural leader .

When everyone arrived, Meng Buqiu walked down the bamboo building Shi Shiran, but the first sentence was not to Gong Yangyue, but to Bai Xing: "Oh, you are here too."

The ending sound was long, with an indescribable horror, and the dark eyes, like a night owl staring at its prey, even though Bai Xinghui was so masculine and bright as the sun, he couldn't help but take half a step back.

Before the uncomfortable atmosphere dissipated, Meng Buqiu stopped in time, smiled slightly, performed an ancient ritual, and invited Gong Yangyue and Cui Tanfeng upstairs, obviously taking them just after crossing the border. After hearing the news, we have already prepared.

Shuang Ligan couldn't sit still after waiting for a while, and sweetly called "sister" and "sister" to a few Mengbu girls, and pulled them aside to play.Right now, only Bai Xinghui, Chao Chen and Qiao Min were left chatting outside.

Chao Chen noticed the young leader's actions just now, and now he saw his sweaty palms, and felt uneasy, "Is it so scary?"

Bai Xing laughed dryly, and hurriedly wiped off the sweat stains with his trousers.After all the people entered the house and lit the candles, he stared at the meconopsis growing in the crevices of the stones at his feet, rubbed his toes, and said quietly: "Meng Buqiu is not only the patriarch, but also Suni, Oh, the sorcerer you always say. I always thought he could read people's hearts."

"In the past, my brother always beat me up, but I wasn't afraid of him at all, because we are relatives, he would never hurt me no matter what, but Meng Buqiu was different, he made me feel...very dangerous." Bai Xing replied Squatting down, he grabbed the handful of Meconopsis vigorously, and the small purple-blue flowers swayed with the night wind.

After listening to his words, Chao Chen couldn't help but glanced at the bamboo building, feeling worried.

"When I was seven years old, Aunt Wu brought me to play in Mengbu. Please drink the best altar wine. When I drink, I get red and rash, but I dare not tell anyone that I can't drink in southern Yunnan, and I will be laughed at. I was thinking of taking a sip, just one sip, and spitting it out when no one was prepared. But he suddenly walked up to me, snatched the jar and drank it up for me, and asked me in a low voice—”

"You can't drink, can you?"

"...That was the first time I met him. Before that, I had never seen him."

After destroying the flowers with hot hands, Bai Xinghui was reluctant to throw them away, picked them out one by one, and while talking, inserted them into the wind-eroded bamboo knots along the guardrail, looking quite carefree.

After one side, he Xinbu walked to the back of the house, and Chao Chen and Qiao Min followed him.

"You don't have to worry about it." Qiao Min rarely responded, "I heard that some people are born with eagle eyes and are good at observing. When I was in the royal court, I also met many noble people, and they are very good at observing words and demeanor."

Bai Xing sighed back, if it was only this one, of course he wouldn't be worried about it, but there are many more like this——

"You don't know! When I was young, I especially loved phoenix flowers. Whenever I came, the next day the room would be full of bonuses. I asked my mother-in-law and servants, and they all said that no one had ever entered my room. You know, I didn't have anyone with me." As I said before, including my elder brother, at most, I just took a look at it when I passed by the phoenix flower tree. Even if it is as you said, there are always people around you watching closely, it is enough to make people creepy."

Chao Chen saw how excited he was, and was afraid of disturbing the upstairs, so he comforted him: "Maybe it's just a coincidence. Why don't you think about it the other way around, if there really is a mind-reading person, it's either already in the sky, or it's already a grass. How could you be in a corner? Or maybe Patriarch Meng cares more about you, after all, you and Brother Ling will always have one to take over as the next leader of Tiandu Sect."

Bai Xing thought about it, and picked up the flower that fell on the ground by mistake: "You are right, but..." In an instant, his body was shaking like a sieve, as if he had dug out terrible memories from the depths of his mind, and even when he was an adult, he still had a terrible memory. With lingering fears in my heart: "I remembered one more thing, the scariest thing!"

He turned and pointed at the green hill facing the bamboo building: "There is a cave on the top of the hill, which is a forbidden area of ​​the Meng tribe. It has always been used to enshrine the spirit cards of the dead. I was curious when I was young and wanted to find out, but the aunt Wu warned me and My brother must not offend, even if it is her, she would not dare to climb to the top for no reason."

"But one day I woke up and out of nowhere—"

Before he finished speaking, two light coughs came from above his head, interrupting the conversation.The three looked up and saw Meng Buqiu standing in the shadow at the corner of the second floor without saying a word.

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The author has something to say:

Fortunately, Lao Yue has an uncommon surname hahahahaha

Diannan Gemini has a single-opening advance collection, let’s start with a little introduction to see what everyone is interested in. The preface of the older brother Baishuang is "Climbing to the Sky Shore", and the second chapter of the younger brother Bai Xing is "A Glimpse of the World".

Note: The legend was first planted in "Huayang Guozhi", and the records in "Hou Hanshu" were revised later. Interested cuties can explore by themselves, so I won't go into details here.