There is a large river in the far north of the Liao Kingdom. The "Old Book of Tang" calls it "Wangjian River". The Mongolians who live near the river call it "Ergune River", which is later known as the main river of Heilongjiang. The origin of the "Ergun River".
The "Blackwater Shrine", revered as a holy place by the Liao Kingdom, is located on a natural oasis surrounded by the winding river.
It was already sunset, and a figure dressed in white stood on the top of a tall tower in the "Blackwater Palace", looking towards the south with starry eyes.
The figure and appearance of this woman are exactly the same as the person transformed into the white jade statue sacrificed by the Golden Eagle and the Silver Swallow. She is the original owner of the "Blackwater Palace".
Compared with the incarnation of vitality, her true self seems to be more like the bright moon in the sky, with a noble and holy temperament that people can only look up to but feel ashamed of themselves and feel unattainable.
After looking south for a moment, she suddenly opened her mouth and called out softly: "Eagle slave!"
Her voice was melodious and melodious, ethereal and ethereal, just like her pretty face with an alluring look, it was indifferent and calm and seemed to contain no emotion.
Because of the existence of this woman whose clothes are as white as snow, whose skin is as white as snow, and whose eyes and voice are as cold as ice and snow, the afterglow of the sunset that falls on the tower and her body seems to turn silvery white like ice and snow and loses its temperature.
After a while, the sky suddenly darkened, as if something was blocking the afterglow of the setting sun.
At the same time, strong winds were blowing, causing sand and rocks to fly.
But when the strong wind blew in front of the Blackwater Palace Master, it seemed to be wiped out by some mysterious power, and even a corner of her clothes could not be moved.
A giant eagle with a white head, gray feathers, a hooked beak and sharp talons as if made of fine steel, with wings stretching seven feet, landed gracefully with an agility that was incompatible with its huge body. It would be taller than the Lord of the Blackwater Palace. The head and neck bent several times, bowing in front of her respectfully.
The Lord of Blackwater Palace raised a plain hand, gently stroked the giant eagle's white head, and then said: "Golden Eagle and Yinyan are in trouble, go and pick them up!"
The giant eagle chirped twice in response, and then spread its wings to stir up the wind. Its huge body swayed upwards with the force of the wind, circled three times above the tall tower, and then flew away in the due south direction.
Silence returned to the high tower, and the Lord of Blackwater Palace stood there for a while, seemingly lost in thought.
Unknowingly, the Golden Crow falls to the west, the Jade Rabbit rises to the east, and stars twinkle on the dark sky covering the surrounding areas like a huge dome, arranged like a chess piece.
The Lord of the Blackwater Palace, who had stood tall like an ice and snow sculpture for a long time, suddenly let out a faint sigh: "The stars have shifted, and everything in the future will return to chaos, and it will no longer be known. But this will be a loss to the Liao Kingdom and the people with it. For the Blackwater Palace, this may not be a bad thing. And the source of all variables seems to be..."
Her voice became lower and lower until it was inaudible.
On the other side, far away at the foot of the Changbai Mountains in Liaodong, Aguda, the leader of the Wanyan tribe of the Jurchen tribe, also returned to his clan with a lot of resentment after paying homage to the Emperor of Liao.
When a group of brothers and nephews saw Aguda return, they couldn't help but hold a banquet to welcome him.
During the banquet, Aguda's younger brother Wu Qimai asked him about the details of his trip.
Aguda slapped the table hard and said angrily: "It's so infuriating to say that the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom is really nothing. He doesn't look down on us Jurchens at all!"
Then he recounted the meeting between Yelu Yanxi and the leaders of the Jurchen tribes, and finally said: "The Liao people exploited the Jurchen tribes wantonly on weekdays. Most of the animal skins, ginseng, and dongzhu we obtained with our lives were easily lost to them." Take it.
"In the past, the Liao Kingdom was so powerful that no matter how dissatisfied we were, we could only accept our fate. Today, the Liao Kingdom is like a tiger that has reached its old age and has blunt claws. But I am not willing to let it lie down on our Jurchens and eat the flesh and blood. , just pick him up and beat his mother!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the banquet looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
Aguda's eldest son, Oben, said hesitantly: "The Liao Kingdom has a territory of thousands of miles and millions of soldiers. We, Wanyan Department, may not be able to cope with it."
His words were asked on behalf of everyone.
At this time, the power of the Liao Kingdom was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even though internal and external troubles have continued in recent years, they never dared to imagine that any tribe under the rule of the Liao Kingdom could shake its foundation.
Agudahun waved his hands carelessly and said: "We, the Wanyan Department, will definitely not be able to do it alone, so I plan to unify the various Jurchen departments first, and then have a chance to compete with the Liao Kingdom."
Oben smiled bitterly and said: "Even if all the Jurchen tribes are united, they can only gather up to 20,000 troops. How can they defeat Liao's million-strong army?"
Aguda suddenly became angry, grabbed the wine bowl, threw it at it, and cursed: "You kid, you are not like me! Even if the Liao Kingdom has millions of troops, it is impossible for them to all attack us Jurchens. We will eat ten of them today." Wan, if you eat another hundred thousand of him tomorrow, one day you will be able to eat all his millions of troops!"
Orben was so scolded by me that he bowed his head and did not dare to say anything. Wu Qimai on the side quickly tried to smooth things over and said: "Brother, what he said is indeed reasonable, but there is one more thing that we have to consider."
A Gu calmed down a little and asked, "What is it?"
Wu Qimai said: "The army of the Liao Kingdom has indeed lost its vigor due to the long period of peace. There is no problem for our Jurchen warriors to equal ten to one. But brother, don't forget that there is also the 'Blackwater Shrine', where everything is as it was back then." He is a martial arts master like Brother Xiao Feng, and I heard that the Lord of Blackwater Palace is even more powerful than Brother Xiao Feng. It is easy for us Jurchens to charge into battle, but it is difficult to resist such a master."
Aguda's brothers and older sons all nodded after hearing this. They had all seen Xiao Feng's power with their own eyes, and they still remember it fresh even after twenty years.
A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Aguda's face. He raised his palm and slapped it on the table in front of him. A palm-shaped hole appeared on the thick tabletop, with the edges as neat as a knife.
Everyone at the banquet was immediately stunned.
They all knew that Aguda was born with supernatural power. It would not be surprising to say that with one palm strike, the entire table would be shattered into pieces. However, the effect in front of him was definitely not achieved by mere strength. He must also have extremely high martial arts attainments.
Aguda retracted his palm and said calmly: "Go to a place with me tomorrow. You will soon have the same abilities as me. Then you will no longer have to be afraid of the 'Blackwater Palace'!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at the holes on the table, and their eyes lit up with blazing flames.
Turning around, Aguda led a group of teenagers with the best physical fitness among the clan up Changbai Mountain, all the way to the Tianchi at the top of the main peak.
Arriving at the Tianchi Lake, which was like a huge piece of jasper inlaid between the peaks, he was the first to take off his coat, wearing only a pair of shorts, and plunged into the freezing cold lake water without any hesitation.
Wu Qimai followed closely behind, and the others also followed suit and entered the water one after another.
After diving for more than ten feet into the water, everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them - the bottom of Tianchi, which was empty just now, now appeared out of thin air. Huge palace!
