After receiving Xing Cang's invitation, Tang Zhao was very reluctant, hesitant, and finally "had to" agree.
But he insisted on holding the white fox, as if he wanted to use "the young master's sword elephant" as a shield, and his face inevitably showed a look of resignation.
Xing Cang didn't mind and showed a kind smile. When he entered the cart first, he drove out the sword slave who was serving in the cart and asked "Xingqi" to sit opposite him. Xingwu couldn't help but feel worried as he watched Xingqi being pulled into Xingcang's cart.
The two of them were sitting across from each other in the car. Xing Cang looked at the other's embarrassment and did not show his power. Instead, he comforted him and took his hand to greet him. It was as if Xing Qi had just come back from outside. The two of them had not seen each other for a year and a half. Just met. If someone were looking out the window to see what was going on inside the car, they would definitely think they were close friends.
Tufei, of course, ignored the internal fighting in Changfa Manor and gave the order before getting into the car.
Following Tufeide's instructions, the convoy turned.
To the west of Yulang City, there is a straight and towering mountain range like a cliff.
No matter whether it is sunny or cloudy, the mountains are always gray-white. From a distance, they look like artificial walls, standing quietly at the end of the line of sight. The height is very uniform, forcibly raising the skyline by a hundred feet.
Even people who are very familiar with this place will still feel in a trance when they see this kind of mountain carved with knives and axes, as if there is a wall built by gods. Inside the wall is the human world, and outside the wall is another world.
Because it resembles a man-made thing and is so majestic that it cannot be matched by man-made things, this giant thing will give people a sense of fear from the heart. I don’t know when, weird legends about that mountain have emerged one after another. The tribes in the desert have word of mouth about the countless gods and demons that live on that mountain wall.
This revered "human wall" is called Rest Mountain.
But among some people who know a little bit about the inside story, it is called Gangliang Mountain.
The reason why we say that we are people who know "a little bit" of the inside story is because people who really know more know that Anxi Mountain is not Mount Wangliang.
Gangliang Mountain is not a mountain that really exists in this world.
If we insist that it really exists, we can only say that it exists in the shadow of Mount Rest.
This is the first time Tang Zhao has officially set foot on Zuliang Mountain, but this is not the first time he has been close to Mt. Xi'an.
In the past half month, Tang Zhao has lived in Yulang City, which is thirty miles away from Mount Anxi. He and his companions have visited the foot of Mount Anxi many times to investigate. Especially after connecting with Wei Changle, he observed the environment of Mount Anxi under his guidance, and confirmed the information collected one by one. Every time he saw this mountain, he still felt strange and abnormal.
The incredible height and steep slope perpendicular to the ground of Mt. Rest can only be described as miraculous. The most bizarre thing about it is its shadow——
The shadows of everything in the world change with the change of light. For example, the shadows of mountains are the same as the shadows of trees. They are narrow and sloping in different directions in the morning and evening, short and thick at noon, and can even be almost invisible when the shadow is directly above. But Mount Rest is different. The shadow of Mount Rest is eternal.
At the foot of Mt. Rest, there are patches of shadow, huge and stretched, just like the gorgeous skirt of Mt. Rest. From the time the first ray of sunlight shines on the mountain in the morning until night falls completely on the earth, the shadow of Mt. Rest will last forever. It is so wide, so long, so unfathomably deep.
The shadow was as neat as the gable, except for a circular arch in the middle, with a faint gap in the middle, like a portal, and like the grinning mouth of a ghost.
That is the public entrance to the Gangliang Mountain - the Gate of the Abyss.
According to the analysis of Yunzhou Jing'an Division, the shadow of Anxi Mountain may be the original body of Wang Liang, or at least the clone of Wang Liang, used to connect the main body. And Gangliang Mountain is probably inside Gangliang. The gate of the abyss is the mouth of Wang Liang, or an opening similar to the seven orifices, which connects the inside and outside of Wang Liang's body.
The interior of Gangliang should be layered. The bottom layer is the legendary "Land of Shadows", where everything is only shadow. But the upper level should still be similar to the real world, where slave owners and sword slaves live and can survive like normal people.
But when Tang Zhao came here to investigate, he had always had doubts. Today, as the team bypassed the gate of the abyss, he didn't believe this guess even more:
Why is there no smell of destruction here?
According to Jinwu, Jiang Liang was suppressed by the Destruction Sword Intention and could not move. Even if it recovered now and even suppressed Destruction, it would not be able to completely swallow Destruction. Even if it swallowed it, it would not be able to fully digest it. There must still be residual breath.
As for Tang Zhao, as one-third of the heir to the Golden Crow Sword, he was very sensitive to the intention of the Golden Crow Sword. It was impossible to see that shadow in front of him and not feel it at all.
Perhaps, Wang Liang is still hiding in a deeper place, and the shadow of Mount Anxi is just its "coat", or...
The projection of Wang Liang?
Having said that, the original meaning of Wang Liang is "shadow of shadow". Can this shadow be said to be "shadow of shadow"?
Can this be infinitely nested?
Although Tang Zhao felt confused, he was also mentally prepared: if he wanted to find out the details of Jiang Liang, how could he just lean on the edge and feel around? You can't go deep into the tiger's den, let alone the tiger cubs, and you can't even touch a single tiger hair.
"Ah Qi."
Tang Zhao condensed his energy and looked at Xing Cang, who was sitting opposite him. The old man was smiling kindly.
Tang Zhao immediately said respectfully and carefully: "General Manager."
Xing Cang smiled and said: "Don't be so nervous. When you return to Zhuangliang Mountain, you are going home. Are you still nervous about going home? You can't be nervous because of me, right?"
Tang Zhao said: "How could it be? Being with the chief manager is like being with my family - no, we are family to begin with, so why would I be nervous? I'm just... nervous for Yinglang Bridge."
Xing Cang looked like he was in a daze: "That's it, is this your first time walking to Yinglangqiao?"
Tang Zhao said: "Yes, I didn't have that honor before."
In fact, he didn't know whether Xingqi walked across Yinglang Bridge or not. It was impossible to ask about such trivial details, but he couldn't hesitate and just pulled it out as an excuse.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for Xingqi to pass through.
As the same saying goes, if you lose the bet... you lose, and you should turn your back immediately. The strength is at the bottom of my pocket, so I’m not afraid of losing.
Xing Cang said: "It is indeed an honor. Only the first-level manors and the special second-level manors can open the Yinglang Bridge, because to open the Yinglang Bridge, you need to ask the envoys of the two masters. Marginal manors like ours It is impossible to get a response, and we are not even qualified to ask. Today we have all benefited from the glory of Changyi Manor. But you don’t need to be too nervous. I walked through Yinglang Bridge once in the past. I was so trembling before leaving that I didn’t dare to raise my head. But that’s it after you’ve gone through it. Instead of worrying about the road, it’s better to focus on the end. There may be many roads in the process, but there is only one correct end.”
What he said was profound, and Tang Zhao just wanted to test him: "How many years ago was it?"
If it were before, Tang Zhao would have tried a few words to test him, but since he got the accurate information from Wei Changle, he was confident that there was no need to test him anymore, so he only cooperated with a look of surprise, respect and a hint of respect. With a slightly fearful look on his face, he said, "Could it be that you have also been favored by a first-level manor before?"
Xing Cang shook his head and said: "What does a first-level manor count? Those who crawl under the feet of giants are all ants. Take Tuffi, for example, he accepts the owner's property and runs around like a gangster, can he also show favor to us?"
Tang Zhao thought to himself: You are quite loud. They are right in front. Do you want to be louder?
Of course, it is true as he said, the dilapidated settlement in the first-level manor, such as Changyi Manor, is really not good. Changyi Manor couldn't even produce a swordsman, so even if Xing Cang despised him, there was no risk.
However, not all first-order estates are like this. According to the information Tang Zhao received, there are at least three first-level manors with worthy strength, and each has more than one or two swordsmen.
Not to mention the authority possessed by a first-order manor.
Xing Cang also said just now that the first-order manor can directly communicate with Wang Liang's messenger.
The messengers of Gang Liang are as mysterious as Gang Liang. Outsiders don't even know how many messengers it has, let alone their strength and identity. Of all the information in Yunzhou, only one can be confirmed.
At this time, the convoy had already bypassed the front of Xi'an and came to the foot of a cliff.
It was Tang Zhao's first time here, but he immediately noticed the incongruity.
There is a gap in the shadow here.
The gap here does not mean that the shadow is like a piece of cake that has been bitten by someone. Anyone can see the obvious flaws, but that there are some light-colored traces between the shadows. It cannot be seen from a distance, but it can be seen immediately when you get closer. see.
The shape of the gap is like a snake with a coiled body as thick as a bucket. Even the outline is not very clear, but it is like a living snake that makes people shudder. If you get closer, you can actually hear the "hissing" sound of spitting information. .
Looking closer, there is a trace like a laugh at the position of the snake's head, which seems to be the mouth of the snake. It may not be similar in shape to the gap in the Gate of the Abyss, but it is similar in spirit.
There is another color in the snake's mouth, which has the feeling of water in the night. Although it is also black, it has a faint light of water waves.
"Sure enough, it is it. The legendary messenger of Wang Liang - the Panying Snake."
The group of people stopped in front of Shizhang. Tufei stood at the front, and the white-haired swordsman from his manor held out a dark box for him.
The box was shaped like a snake's head, and the silver dark lines on it looked like snake scales.
Xing Baiwan's beard moved, and he seemed to mutter: "So I took refuge in Pan..."
But the voice was very low, and no one heard it except the white fox who kept staring at him.
Open the box to reveal the treasure contained in a jade plate.
At first glance, it looks like a pile of dusty cloth, but if you look closely, it should be a long coat.
There are many different names for the third-level manor in Gangliang Mountain. You can call it whatever you want, but the second-level manor has a certain name. The names are based on tall and noble names, such as sun, moon and stars. And by default, after the third-level manor is promoted to the second level, this word will be inherited. For example, Dark Star Manor was called Dark Jade Manor before it was promoted to the second level, and it became Dark Star Manor after it was promoted to the second level.
Only the eight first-level manors have ordinary names such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. These names have existed from the beginning and have not changed. The petition collected by Tang Zhao did not mention what these names actually meant. But Tang Zhao himself guessed that it might be related to specific utensils with special uses.
Today, Changyi Manor took out the long clothes, which confirmed Tang Zhao's guess.
The long coat is probably an "imperial gift" related to Wang Liang.
Tufei stood by the Shadow River, muttering something, as if reciting a blessing. The sword slave next to him knelt on the ground, and the white-haired swordsmen in the manor also silently prayed. They were so familiar with each other that the bumpkins in Changyi Manor were at a loss. From Xing Cang down, they could only sit back and watch in silence.
Then he stretched out his hand and pulled something out from the plate containing clothes...
shadow.
A shadow of clothing emerged from the long coat and turned into a ball of cotton.
vitality!
But it is not the sword essence, nor the pure vitality between heaven and earth, but the energy of special existence.
The crack in Panying suddenly stretched out, as if a snake had burst out and swallowed the vitality.
"Yinglang Bridge, get up!"
Tang Zhao took a closer look and saw the river before he saw the bridge!
(End of chapter)
