There are many sinkholes in the northern border, and there are only five known ones among the eighteen counties in the western border.
The so-called tiankeng is simply a deep pit with no bottom. This pit may be an abyss or a rift valley, but it is definitely not a good place.
There are rumors in the world that the sinkhole is bottomless. If you go all the way down the sinkhole, you will find the underworld and the ghosts at the end!
The rumors are somewhat exaggerated, but everyone knows it. Any place that can be called a sinkhole is extremely deep! Moreover, the most indispensable thing in the tiankeng is those strange and fierce beasts from the ancient times!
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that the tiankeng is densely populated with poisonous insects and miasma is rampant. Even if you are not careful, you will know how people died.
"Tell me more carefully, how could the people of the alliance be led into the sinkhole inexplicably?" The prince realized that something was wrong and asked Zhang Hai.
Zhang Hai was frightened by the Crown Prince's fierce expression, and then he calmed down and explained the matter clearly.
It turns out that the alliance attacked Thousand Cave City. Under the leadership of Xiao Jing, the leader of the Qingming Sword Sect, the attack was swift and fierce.
After the Alliance entered Gushan, they headed straight for the Demon Sect Mountain Gate.
Thousand Cave City has long heard about the alliance's attack and has set up numerous sieges in Gushan, but how can the alliance pay attention to these traps? Rampage, destroying everything along the way, heading straight towards Huanglong.
"It was going very smoothly originally. The mountain gate of Qianku City was also cut off by Master Xiao with one sword." Zhang Hai took a deep breath, "Even one of the two sage realm elders in Qianku City was also cut off by Master Xiao. Combined with the leaders of several major mountain sects, they chopped off the heads with one move of the Qingming Sword Formation. The Demon Sect was defeated and entered Thousand Cave City. The alliance took advantage of the victory to pursue."
The prince noticed that Zhang Hai's eyes began to tremble and his face became gloomy.
"Thousand Cave City is not a city, but a huge cave!" Zhang Hai said, "It's too big. As soon as the Alliance people chased in, many people from the Demon Sect disappeared. Head Xiao judged that they were already The remnant soldiers were not worth mentioning, so we ordered to split up and pursue them."
"But that place is really big. The alliance was divided again and again, and soon it was completely separated. And at this moment, the people of the Demon Sect began to fight back." Zhang Hai's voice was choked, "The alliance was separated, but Thousand Cave City It is the territory of the Demon Sect. They gathered quickly, and the large number of people suppressed the small number. The alliance suffered heavy losses for a while. Head Xiao used the jade tablet to send messages and ordered everyone to gather. But the terrain of Thousand Cave City is complicated, and there is no way to find the direction. "
"Can't we penetrate the cave?" the prince asked.
"I've tried it," Zhang Hai said, "but Thousand Caves City is a relic left by an ancient volcanic eruption, and the rocks are indestructible. People from various teams have tried to penetrate Thousand Caves City, but either the rock layer is too thick and they can't be penetrated at all. , or the rock is too shallow, and if you penetrate the cave, it will collapse immediately. Not only will you not be able to get out, but you will be buried alive inside."
"A place like this is easy to defend but difficult to attack." The prince said thoughtfully.
"The evildoers of the Demon Sect are cunning and cunning!" Zhang Hai gritted his teeth, "They took advantage of the terrain to bring the people of the alliance together. At first, Head Xiao and the others didn't realize that this was a conspiracy, but they all met and prepared to concentrate their efforts. Counterattack and destroy Thousand Cave City in one fell swoop.”
"The Demon Lord of Thousand Cave City appeared and fought with Master Xiao, and the cave suddenly collapsed. Neither of them dared to let go. Master Xiao seemed to be more skilled, but the Demon Lord led his troops to retreat, and the alliance did not even think about it. I thought, so I chased after him." Zhang Hai suddenly coughed and vomited blood again.
"Pharmacist, Pharmacist!" The Crown Prince shouted, "Hang his life!"
"Yes, yes!" The pharmacist from the Medicine Master Pavilion hurriedly stepped forward, but Zhang Hai had already returned to his original state of mind, his face was as golden as paper, and he could not be saved even if the Great Luo Immortal came.
"No, no need..." Zhang Hai knew that his time had come. He lay on the arms of several sergeants and struggled to sit up. The sergeants had no choice but to hold him upright.
"Your Majesty," Zhang Hai said, "Thousand Caves City is connected to the Tiankeng. The Demon Lord used those Demon Sect monsters to lure most of the people in the alliance there. The Demon Lord set up a huge illusion magic circle in the Tiankeng, covering the entire sky. Pit. There are real objects in the formation. At first everyone thought they had broken out of Thousand Caves City, and the sun was directly above their heads, but there were cliffs all around."
Zhang Hai had closed his eyes and his voice gradually became lower, "The alliance and the remnants of the Demon Sect are fighting together. Head Xiao found out that the Demon Lord was not there, and immediately noticed something unusual. But it was already too late. The illusion magic circle collapsed, and the ground shook for a moment. The mountain shook and everyone sank into the sinkhole."
"There was a strange demonic atmosphere in that pit that could devour the heart and soul. Those with low cultivation levels could not resist it and fell directly. Those with higher cultivation levels rushed up with their swords, but the Demon Lord and several elders of the Demon Sect had already deployed to suppress the demons. Only a handful of people broke out of the Demon Suppression Array, while the others were all crushed into the sinkhole..."
Zhang Hai struggled to open his eyes and looked at the arrogant young man in front of him. His eyes were blurry and the expression on the young man's face was unknown.
"I was lucky enough to get out of the tiankeng before the suppression hit me. But outside the tiankeng, as far as I could see, they were all people from the Demon Sect." Zhang Hai smiled bitterly, "The people who rushed out of the tiankeng fought bloody battles day and night, and rushed out of the lonely mountain. Yes, there are only a dozen of them... Master Xiao has broken an arm and has gone to the Yunhai Immortal Sect to seek help from the Immortal Chunyangzi for help. Sir, please, can you..."
Before Zhang Hai finished speaking, he vomited out another mouthful of blood, and his hands hung down weakly.
It was eerily quiet.
Ding Shoucheng was dressed in armor and his face was like water.
"The Crown Prince...he is already dead." The person from Yaoshi Pavilion said softly.
Until his death, Zhang Hai did not close his eyes, looking at the young man in front of him.
Without saying a word, the prince squatted down and closed Zhang Hai's eyes.
Then he turned around and went straight to the Hou Mansion.
It's night, Tongfu Inn.
When Feng Ling'er came for him, Bai Ze was in Uncle Long's room trying to heal him.
He used jade, and the green fluorescence lit up the whole room. Beads of sweat were already falling from the forehead of the young man in white. The swordsman in raincoat was too seriously injured, and the emerald could not heal him. It could only protect his heart and repair the critical and fatal injuries.
Yu Youwei stood in the room, staring at the two people on the bed, her hands tightly clenched into fists, her expression gloomy.
Feng Ling'er waited outside the door for a long time. She knew in her heart that the people inside were doing their exercises, so she didn't dare to disturb them.
After a long time, Bai Ze finished his work and helped Uncle Long lie down slowly.
The coir raincoat swordsman still didn't wake up.
"The heart pulse is basically fine." Bai Ze lay down, breathed a sigh of relief, and broke into a cold sweat. "Uncle Long has taken the Great Return Pill, and now we can only wait for him to wake up."
Seeing Bai Ze's tired features, Yu Youwei stepped forward to support the young man and said warmly, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay." Bai Ze had already noticed someone outside the door and didn't say anything, letting Yu Youwei support him.
To support or not to support is a two-pronged choice.
He is not so weak that he needs help.
But Bai Ze didn't push the girl's little hand away.
The door was pushed open by Feng Ling'er, and the three of them looked at each other.
Feng Ling'er didn't look strange, but Bai Ze noticed that the clothes on the woman in front of him were different from the ones she wore last night.
"Aunt Feng, you are finally back." Yu Youwei laughed.
"Yes." Feng Ling'er saw the actions of the two men, but didn't say anything. She just looked at the middle-aged swordsman on the bed.
The swordsman has gray hair on his temples, but his face does not look old.
After all the vicissitudes of life, one never changes his original intention.
"How is Uncle Long?" Feng Ling'er asked, her eyebrows somewhat worried.
"The injury is very serious." Yu Youwei said in a serious tone, "Uncle Long's injury was not healed in the previous battle with Ding Xiangzhong. Last night, he fought with a demon sect member with strange movements. Thanks to the young master, he came to the rescue and protected him. I feel my heart pulse, but I haven’t woken up yet.”
"Yes." Feng Ling'er sighed, "You go and rest, I will take care of Uncle Long."
"Okay." Yu Youwei nodded and left the room with Bai Ze.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
At the gate of the county city, Pei Guoguo was dressed in red, and Dahuang followed step by step, wagging his tail from time to time.
Currently, the whole city is under martial law. The evildoers of the Demon Sect made a sneak attack last night, and many people died in the county. Now there are inspections everywhere at the city gate.
"Girl, please stay!" When the inspection commander saw Pei Guoguo, he immediately became vigilant and stepped forward to ask, "The county is under martial law. Dare you ask me, girl?"
"Enter the city." Pei Guoguo lazily threw down two words, then flipped his hand over, took out the Immortal Order of the Yunhai Immortal Sect, and showed it to the inspection commander.
When the inspection commander saw the sect order, he immediately saluted, "I don't know the fairy's identity. I offended you. Please forgive me!" Then he ordered, "Open the city gate!"
The city gate opened wide, and Pei Guoguo led Dahuang into the city.
"Dahuang, go find your junior brother!" As soon as he entered the city gate, Pei Guoguo touched Dahuang's head. Dahuang barked twice, the dog's nose twitched, it looked in one direction, and ran away.
"Slow down, slow down!" Pei Guoguo quickly followed.
Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Tingfeng Pavilion.
The sky is filled with stars, and the county town is also filled with lights.
The sky and the earth collide, and it would be a beautiful sight if the atmosphere of the future war had not enveloped the whole city.
Su Wen had been lying in bed all day.
In the middle of the night, Jiang Wei had not returned yet. Su Wen sighed, left the room alone, and went straight to Tingfeng Pavilion.
Jiang Wei has been waiting at Tingfeng Pavilion for a whole day.
When Su Wen arrived, Jiang Wei was sitting on the bench in the attic, leaning on Taihua and looking at the night city.
"Let's go. If the Imperial Master wants to see you, he won't let you wait until now." Su Wen stood behind the aloof young man and said softly, "The matter is a foregone conclusion. Just follow Liu Qing and slap him. On the prince's face. Now that he's back, I just didn't expect him to put his hands directly on Miss Tang."
"Did you make the doll?" Jiang Wei suddenly asked him, his voice hoarse.
"No." Su Wen said, "Zhou Ze gave it to me. You should know in your heart that Zhou Ze made that doll because he wanted to..."
"You just want to drag me along so that the prince can marry her smoothly?" Jiang Wei laughed and looked back at Su Wen with a sinister look in his eyes.
Su Wen was stunned for a moment, and then he also laughed.
