Zhu Qianhua left, and those who returned to Yuanzong were finally returning. Wu Gen drove a shuttle to see them off.
After staring at the figure standing on the second floor of the ship for a long time, Wu Gen did not make any fancy moves, nor did he say any sad farewell.
Although we gather and disperse in a hurry, we know our intentions under the moon and have loved ones in our hearts, so there is no need to be melancholy and sentimental.
After sending Zhu Qianhua away, Wu Gen's status in Shenwu Academy improved a lot. Zhang Rong, Qi He and others were surrounding him all day long. Even Jiang Cheng, who had tricked Wu Gen when he was first admitted to the hospital, , also took the initiative to participate and became a small group.
On this day, Wu Gen was summoned by Xia Houzhong, but an official document was sent from the Shaofu in the capital. Because Wu Gen presented the Yin Yang Pendant last time, we had something to discuss. Since the matter was confidential, we could only discuss it in person.
Wu Gen instinctively had some resistance to this matter, because the Yin Yang Pei involved the garrison clan, which was inherently sensitive, and it would be difficult to escape after getting involved.
But since the Shenwu Academy is where military generals are trained, and the Shaofu is responsible for ordnance matters, it is difficult to shirk this decision both emotionally and rationally.
Xia Houzhong hesitated, "After all, the Yin Yang Pendant was obtained by Master Luo when he led the team. If it doesn't work, let's wait until the Master returns before making a decision."
Jiang Cheng, who was delivering the official document, scratched his head and said, "Prince Xiahou, this kind of thing has happened in the past. The person who sent the letter from the Shaofu is still waiting for a reply in the courtyard. You might as well go back first and report it after Principal Luo comes back." Then he handed over more than a dozen official documents.
Xia Houzhong knew that this boy was troublesome. There were a lot of official documents in the hospital, and once they were delayed, they would accumulate.
After pondering for a moment, he agreed and directly stamped his personal seal on the receipt.
Seeing that he could no longer escape, Wu Gen had no choice but to leave. Looking at the address on the official document, it is a place called Jiu Mountain, which is only more than two hundred miles away from Ge Mountain. It is quite convenient to get there. At most, I can stay for a few days and come back.
Without riding a horse, Wu Gen entrusted the holly bird to Qihe out of curiosity, and Wu Gen walked to Jiu Mountain. There is nothing famous about this mountain, except that there are many birds in the mountain, and they call out loudly at night, hence the name.
Halfway through the journey, we became increasingly remote, and pedestrians and villages gradually disappeared. There were wild smoke and ruins all around, and there were deer and rabbits peeping in the grass with green eyes from time to time. If it weren't for the stone road winding among them, Wu Gen would have thought he had gone the wrong way.
Why did the young master choose such a place? Wu Gen murmured in his heart. However, after thinking about it, I was immediately relieved. The matter of ordnance is inherently secretive, so it naturally requires a remote place.
While walking, the sound of horse hooves came from ahead, and Wu Gen was refreshed. Where there are horses, there are people. It is better to chat for a few words than to catch chickens and rabbits along the way. Thinking of this, he simply stood on the roadside and waited.
Soon, a horse galloped from a distance. After looking at it carefully, Wu Gen couldn't help but feel happy. I know this person, Xiang Qi, but I don’t know why he is here.
As soon as we said goodbye on the boat, I didn't expect to meet them here. He quietly hid in the wormwood, and when he got up and came closer, Wu Gen suddenly jumped out, which shocked the man and almost fell off his horse.
After seeing Wu Gen's appearance clearly, Xiang Qi couldn't help but get angry and said, "You are a wicked thing. In this deserted place, if you scare people, you will scare them to death."
Wu Gen stepped forward with a smile and grabbed his horse's head, "Why are you here? Maybe you came from Jiu Mountain."
Xiang Qi turned over and dismounted, looking slightly surprised, "You also went to Jiu Shan, but for what purpose."
After pondering for a while, Wu Gen finally spoke: "The young master summoned the Shenwu Academy to discuss something, so he sent me here. I don't know what kind of business the young master is doing here. It's a god-like thing." Xiang Qi's words had already revealed that People just come from Jiu Mountain. It's just that he has been following Zhao Ling. Is it possible that Zhao Ling also has something to do with the Shaofu?
Xiang Qi's expression was a little complicated, and he patted Wu Gen on the shoulder, "You actually entered the Shenwu Academy. You know, it is a place where warriors in the world dream of advancing, and many generals have been produced there.
You're lucky. You may become a general or something in a few years, so you can support us.
By the way, Jiu Shan is a secret agency in the Shaofu, which involves many important national affairs. Why are you here alone? There is no one else in the courtyard to accompany you. "
Wu Gen spread his hands, his face full of arrogance, "I was named in the official document to come alone. I guess there is some big event that requires me to participate."
"Oh." Xiang Qi glanced at Wu Gen, rarely without joking, "There are distinguished guests in Jiu Mountain who are visiting. You might as well move forward slowly to avoid bumping into the distinguished guests. Junqu Pavilion
In addition, the mountain road ahead is difficult to navigate, and there are wild hogs and wolves from time to time, so you must be careful. I still have official duties, so I will not accompany you. When I have time, I will go to Shenwuyuan to have a drink with you. "
The man hurriedly got on his horse, waved his hands and ran along the road. After running for two steps, he suddenly turned back and said, "By the way, if you go to Jiu Mountain, ten miles further, there are two forked roads on the left and right. Remember to take the left. I first I took the wrong road when I came here, and I just walked out of the mountains after a day's trek." After saying that, he urged his horse to leave in the dust.
"Hey." Wu Gen shouted twice, but he ate a mouthful of dust and had to turn around and walk away. This kid always comes and goes in a hurry, and he doesn't know what he is busy with.
However, Wu Gen was more cautious when traveling next. Naturally, he was not afraid of wild beasts. However, there were many legends about monsters in Jiu Mountain, so it was better to be careful to avoid capsizing in the gutter.
As I was walking, I heard the sound of a bird flapping its wings overhead. When I looked up, I saw a big bird hovering in the sky with black feathers. Its head was several sizes larger than other birds. It had an ape-like face and red eyes. It was looking down at Wu Gen.
Glancing at the big bird, Wu Gen felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, as if he was being spied on, which made him very uncomfortable.
He reached out to pick up a stone from the ground and threw it out. The big bird dropped a few feathers and fluttered its wings with a strange cry. It didn't go far away, just circling back and forth at a high place.
Feeling angry, Wu Gen touched his body, but remembered that he didn't bring the Sky-shattering Bow, so he had to pick up a few stones on the ground. Looking around, he jumped up to a big tree in a few steps, stepped on a thick branch, and stepped down hard. The branch sank suddenly, but quickly rebounded.
After stepping on it several times, the tree's resistance became stronger and stronger. With the help of its elasticity, Wu Gen jumped up high and shot out the stones in his hand like arrows. The big bird was frightened and flapped its wings to avoid it, but it was the strength of a three-level warrior after all, and it whined and fell from the air.
Wu Gen jumped down from the tree, grabbed the dead strange bird, and examined it for a long time before throwing it away.
Walking to the fork in the road Xiang Qi mentioned, Wu Gen looked around for a long time. The left road is narrow and there are many weeds growing in the road. The right road is wide, but the road surface is much smoother. After thinking for a moment, Wu Gen smiled and stepped onto the path on the left.
After walking along the path for more than five miles, the path ahead became increasingly narrow and difficult. At the end, the path disappeared into the mountains and turned out to be a dead end.
Looking at the big rocks lying on the road, Wu Gen remained silent for a long time. The sound of flapping wings came from the sky, but it was a big bird like before hovering in the sky. Looking up at the big bird that was obviously flying much higher, Wu Gen simply lay down and fell asleep with his head on a stone.
After a while, the big bird couldn't hold it anymore and slowly descended, but still did not dare to approach Wu Gen. Seeing no movement, Wu Gen finally landed on the big tree next to him.
The big bird was tilting its head to look at Wu Gen in the tree, when it suddenly fell to the ground. Wu Gen, who was lying down, jumped up like a lightning bolt, chopped off the bird's head with a knife, and with a move of his hand, the curtain flew down from the hiding place under the tree and landed on Wu Gen's head.
After looking around, Wu Gen turned around and rushed into the woods, disappearing in a few leaps.
At night, at the foot of Dou Mountain, there is a huge courtyard along the hillside. The walls of the courtyard are made of blue bricks two feet long and three feet high, blocking the eyes from peeping around.
Under the starlight, the courtyard was silent, except for one or two long and terrifying strange screams occasionally.
Wu Gen's head popped up from the grass in the distance, and he used his spiritual consciousness to carefully explore the movements in the courtyard. After entering the forest from Duantou Road, Wu Gen did not return. Instead, he stared in the direction of Jiu Mountain, made a large circle in the distance, and climbed over the mountains and ridges to get here.
Wu Gen originally thought that this was just an ordinary routine, but when Lu met Xiangqi, this person who had been following Zhao Ling suddenly appeared here, and with his unclear words at the end, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
If it had been in the past, Wu Gen would have greased his feet long ago. But the matter involved Zhao Ling, but he couldn't help but be careless.
To right. Zhao Ling, a woman, has always given Wu Gen a very dangerous feeling. Her behavior is cunning and unpredictable, and she will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. If she is not careful, she will fall into her hands.
After breaking up with Zhu Qianhua, Wu Gen really wanted to achieve something in Shenwu Academy so that he could stand out, and naturally he didn't want to disrupt his future for other reasons. Therefore, Wu Gen still took the risk and touched here.
After peeping for a long time, there was no movement in the courtyard, that is, there were seven or eight people in the courtyard, and nothing unusual could be seen. After thinking for a while, Wu Gen came to the courtyard wall. With a slight jump, he reached the top of the wall.
There are only a few bungalows in the courtyard, and they are so sparse that no regulations can be seen. Wu Gen once suspected that he had found the wrong place. After all, it was where the Shaofu manufactured ordnance. There was a shortage of manpower. Such a few rooms were already full with more than a dozen people living there.
Leaving Mu on the wall, Wu Gen quietly jumped down and walked toward a lighted house. Through the window, there was only one person inside who was making calculations, and there was a stack of ledgers beside him, obviously checking something. Judging from his appearance, he should be an ordinary person with no cultivation skills.
Looking at the houses one by one, they found that all the people inside were asleep, and there was nothing strange in the house.
Wu Gen's brows furrowed. It was too strange to build such a solid courtyard for only a few mortals to live in. Isn't it a bit wasteful?
While he was wondering, Wu Gen walked to the house closest to the mountain. This house is built quite high, like a door. Looking inside quietly, Wu Gen's mind moved. The house was very simple, with only one strange bird squatting on the wooden frame and taking a nap. This bird looked exactly like the two birds that were killed during the day.
You can see through the starlight that there is a huge dark hole behind the strange bird. What makes Wu Gen strange is that when he used his spiritual sense to observe outside the hospital just now, he didn't notice anything strange here. Could it be that there is something weird about this place that can isolate spiritual consciousness.
Taking a deep breath and suddenly exerting his strength, Wu Gen jumped straight onto the wooden frame ten feet above the ground. His right hand was like an iron clamp and he strangled the strange bird's neck. With a twist of his hand, the strange bird died on the spot without saying a word.
Jumping off the shelf, Wu Gen took out the broken knife and felt along the cave wall.
This cave leads deep into the mountain, and a layer of light white mist floats in the cave. On the stone walls on both sides, a torch was inserted at regular intervals. Because the cave is so big, the dim light shines through and can only illuminate nearby areas, making the entire cave blurry and unclear.
He reached out and touched the wall. The walls here were actually covered with a thick iron plate with long lines carved on it. The spiritual consciousness is of no use at this point. It seems that these iron plates and patterns should be used to isolate the spiritual consciousness.
After walking less than a mile, compartments appeared on the stone walls on both sides, just like prison cells.
I walked gently to a cubicle and looked in through the dark window. Suddenly, a lantern with green light suddenly appeared in front of me.
