The Fantasy World of Chivalrous Disciples

(9)

The wind of the times blows towards Jinyang, and all the past comes to mind like a nightmare.

——Today a hundred years ago and today a hundred years later are strikingly similar.

Is it true that every time the sun sets, the sun will always use up its afterglow to emit the most intense beam of light, and then the sky will disappear into darkness? Just like when dynasties change, many "miracles" will suddenly appear, and they are just in time with the weather.

Appear around the emperor.

The mountain man said: "There is a white elk appearing on the Mi Mountain. This is auspicious sign from heaven."

The monk said: "A woman in Jinyang gave birth to a son. The first born has three eyes. He can speak at the age of one. The monks respect him as a living Buddha."

Qin Tianjian said: "When the scenery star is prosperous and the misfortune star is declining, it is said to be auspicious. The so-called scenery star, Tai Shigong said, 'its shape is impermanent, and it always comes from a country with a way'."

The wind blew stronger and stronger, picking up gravel and falling on the roof like rain. If you walked outside without a mask, you would be filled with yellow sand in your mouth in just a moment.

A sandstorm covered Jinyang, and the entire sky was shrouded in an earthy color. Normally, it would be easy to stand in the East Market and describe the bustle of people on the West Street, but now it is impossible to distinguish even the silhouettes of people in front of you.

The national preceptor Sima Tu immediately went to the hall to give a speech and said: "This is caused by the anger of the emperor and empress Tu, so the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is imminent..."

Sandstorms in winter were extremely rare, and both the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China agreed with this. Only a few military attachés stood up, led by Gao Gao, the then commander-in-chief of the Gao Family Army.

"Your Majesty, I thought..."

His voice was like a bell, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the comments around him couldn't help but stop.

His voice echoed in the huge palace, and everyone was looking at him, including Emperor Gao Huan of Da Qi who was hiding behind the curtain.

"I think the weather is weird now, and the sight of troops and troops is blocked. This may not be conducive to His Majesty moving to the altar outside the city. If there are assassins, we will be unable to guard against them."

After finishing his high-spirited words, Sima Tu immediately retorted: "The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is a matter of national destiny. Once the so-called national destiny is not sure, it will be gone forever. I will risk my life to advise you, and I sincerely ask your Majesty to follow the agreed date.

It is the general's duty to protect His Majesty when traveling, so what can't be guarded against?"

"This..." Gao Gao was speechless for a moment. He stared straight at the figure behind the curtain, waiting for the next instruction.

Just listen to Gao Huan's quiet sermon: "The period of offering sacrifices to heaven will not change. From now on, the whole city will be under martial law."

After the order was conveyed, Dali Temple began to cooperate with the imperial guards to strictly control Jinyang and its surrounding areas. The once popular "White Snake Swordsman Serial Murder Incident" also stopped for a period of time.

All people are restricted from traveling.

There are temporary checkpoints everywhere, and every time you walk through a street, you will be patrolled or searched by officers and soldiers. The severity is no less severe than during the war.

However, even in such a severe time, there are still privileged people who wander outside the control.

Yuchizhen learned the news from her father: Yuchiying has been going to Baifeng Mansion to deliver tea almost every day these days. It is said that it is a special request of a dignitary at the banquet, and every time she goes there she has to go there for a whole day.

I can't come back until the evening.

After repeated attempts, Yuchizhen's father also felt confused, so he explained everything to Yuchizhen.

After Yuchi heard this, he clapped the case angrily and said: "Now that they are born with strange things and the country is in a precarious situation, how dare they settle for pleasure! Are these dignitaries numb, or are they just having bad tastes?"

After saying this, he quickly hatched a plan in his mind.

The next day, Yu Chizhen secretly followed Yu Chiying to the Bai Mansion, and waited outside the door for a long time without seeing her.

Not long after, I heard the sound of a carriage and saw that the carriage was piled with goods. Yu Chiying's figure seemed to appear next to the carriage driver, but soon they disappeared into the yellow sand.

Yuchizhen broke in decisively first, and when he saw the lingering fragrance from the feast, he was in a complete mess!

An old woman was presiding over the aftermath. He asked her where the owner of the mansion was.

Before the old woman could answer, the familiar little housekeeper jumped out of nowhere and said: "Brother-in-law was very drunk last night and cannot see guests."

Yuchi Zhen sneered and returned to the place where the carriage had just appeared. Following the ruts left by the carriage, he followed it all the way out of the city.

The yellow sand was long, and Yuchizhen gradually lost his way while riding on his horse.

From the city to the outside of the city, the road changed from gravel road to loess road. The traces of the ruts became shallower and shallower, and some were even buried by the gravel. You had to search forward for a while to find them again.

Who could make Yu Chiying take such a big risk to come here to look for him?

As the elder brother, Yuchizhen already has more or less a clue.

"Who else could it be besides him?"

——He thought to himself.

——By the way, where is this place?

After searching for the missing rut mark to no avail, Yu Chizhen finally stopped and began to try to look around.

-Can't see anything, there's nothing here.

——Only yellow sand, dead trees, stormy wind, and the faintly visible sky.

For a moment, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

"Don't move!" the man said, putting the tip of his sword against Yuchi Zhen's back, "Who asked you to come here?"

"I am the patrolman of Dali Temple, and I was ordered to come to investigate the criminal."

"What?" The man walked around to Yuchizhen and continued: "Brother Yuchi, why are you here!"

Yuchi was really shocked. The man dressed as a carriage driver in front of him was actually Tong Yun.

"Where is my sister!" he asked eagerly: "Where is this place?"

Tong Yun made a reassuring expression and said, "Follow me."

The two of them walked to a high slope, where there were relatively few sandstorms, and they could breathe easily without wearing masks.

"Look there!" Yu Chizhen pointed to the tall tower in the center of the dense forest: "That is the 'Nine-story Water Prison', where the Taiping Taoists imprisoned people and animals. It also has a more widely known name - Taiping Tower."

Yuchi Zhen said: "Is the Taiping Tower actually in a place like this? I thought it would be closer to Jinyang."

"Jinyang is too bright and beautiful to accommodate such a place that hides the darkest things in the world." Tong Yun finished these words expressionlessly, as if he had been used to it for a long time, and then continued: "Let's go, I will take you there See Yingmei, she is still distributing water and food to everyone in the camp!"

With the yellow sand as a cover, the camp was built in a small valley with its back to the Taiping Pagoda. It was surprisingly not affected by sandstorms.

Everything became clear instantly.

——Yu Chiying, she smiled so happily.

"Come on, there's something for everyone!"

"Old man holding the child, please take an extra portion. How many people are in the family?"

"Sister, this is what you asked me to find. It took me two days to dig it out from your house."

She is still not good at dressing up and dresses simply, but her smile is more sincere than ever.

Yuchi Zhen stood by and watched dumbfounded, "What are these people planning to do here?"

"Tear down that tower and save your family." Tong Yun replied.

After a while, a young master walked out of the side barracks. Everyone who passed by him would unconsciously say hello. He responded while walking straight towards Yuchi Zhen and Tong Yun.

"Sir Inspector, you are finally here."

The young master preached like this.