Jiang Shuo, Dugu Xiang and Nan Jiyun urged their horses down the mountain. Behind them, they heard people on the top of the mountain shouting and neighing. It was obvious that Absi led his army to the top of the mountain but did not see Jiang Shuo and the others.
Five thousand people were in a mess. While they were still searching around, Jiang Shuo and the others had already galloped several miles away.
As for whether there was a conflict between Gao Xiuyan and Arbus, or how to resolve the conflicts between the two parties, Jiang Shuo and the others couldn't care less at the moment.
They circled all the way along the north coast of the West Sea to prevent Albus from pursuing them, but it seemed that Albus had stopped pursuing after the surprise attack failed.
Jiang Shuo and the other three people didn't care whether there were pursuers or not. They just rode northward until daylight broke out and they could see the Shenwei Army fortress in the distance.
Nan Jiyun said: "Young Master, I will go to the Shenwei Army to inform the Tuoba brothers, so that they will not know the situation and be plotted by others." Jiang Shuo nodded and said: "After the things here are done, they can go back to Qingzhou and Xiazhou." Nan Jiyun said again: "Young Master, Xiang'er, you go first, we will meet at Fuqi City..." After Nan Jiyun left, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang turned to the west, along the road to the north of the West Sea. Walk towards Fuqi City.
Not to mention that there were no pursuers at the moment, even if someone were to pursue them, they would be able to escape completely with the strength of their horses and legs.
Simply slow down the bridle and let the two horses stop and gallop freely. Dugu Xiang made a face on his horse and said: "Brother Shuo, do you regret not following your brother Shu Han to Chang'an now?" Jiang Shuo shook his head and said: "I helped the Tang army capture Shibao City not to make achievements, no matter what others think How about us, we just need to have a clear conscience... 'Like a Bodhisattva's original intention, it does not follow the later intention.' This is what Master Mahayan taught me." Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "Yes, it's still us This is the happiest way to travel across mountains and seas." Jiang Shuo laughed at himself: "It's a pity that He Zhizhang and Supervisor He said that I have been traveling all my life. This journey through mountains and seas has been full of ups and downs, and I don't have to worry about it for a few days." Dugu Xiang said with a smile: "The ups and downs. I'm not afraid, as long as you don't fall into some ditch or ridge, I won't be able to find you." The two of them meandered along the west coast. Today was a cloudy day, and the moist and warm sea breeze was very comfortable on them. Also enjoying the rare relaxing time.
As a result, we walked very slowly. We only walked more than a hundred miles after the sun was over. Today we couldn't even reach the mouth of Wuhaqu River, let alone Fuqi City.
Dugu Xiang suddenly looked to the edge and said: "The bay here is so beautiful." Jiang Shuo followed and looked around. Sure enough, this place was different from the gravel beaches elsewhere. It was a seawater swamp with rich water and grass. However, he could see the waves of the water and the flowing clouds on the water. It's green in the shallow end and blue in the far end. It gradually merges with the sky. It's hard to tell where is the sea and where is the sky.
The grass beside the water is full of colorful unknown flowers, and the water is densely covered with reeds, forming islands of various sizes. Fish swim in the water, and water birds fly in the sky.
However, it is not the Boro Shearwater on Dan Island, but local waterbirds such as fish gulls and cormorants. It is the season for the migration of yellowtail fish, and these waterbirds seem to have gained a lot.
The two of them saw that this place was sheltered from the wind and facing the sea, and the scenery was beautiful. They simply let their horses rest and walked aimlessly along the water bank. After walking a few hundred steps, they saw a wooden trestle deep in the reed pond, stretching straight to the west sea. , this trestle is so long that you can't even see the end.
Dugu Xiang said: "It is said that King Mu of Zhou traveled to the West Sea and met a fairy at a fairyland-like bay. He passed a long trestle and entered the Yaochi deep in the West Sea. He met the Queen Mother of the West. It is impossible to say whether this trestle is It's the one leading to the fairyland of Yaochi." Jiang Shuo said: Lotus can't survive in the Western Sea of Salt Lake. The legendary Yaochi is full of lotus, but it doesn't come here. "But this bay is indeed more beautiful than other places. The two walked to the trestle and saw that the trestle was very old, as if it were a relic of the Zhou Dynasty.
Dugu Xiang said: "I have run back and forth to the West Sea countless times, but every time I am in a hurry. This is the first time I have noticed such beautiful scenery." Jiang Shuo said: "Maybe it is because of a different state of mind. Only by worrying about obstacles can you discover the beauty of nature." He thought of Mahayan again. In Mahayan's eyes, beauty is everywhere, all because he always had an innocent heart.
The two of them were standing side by side in front of the wooden plank road. Dugu Xiang rested his head on Jiang Shuo's shoulder and said, "This is the first time in the past three years that I feel so relaxed and happy." This sentence immediately made Jiang Shuo blush, and his heart Jumping suddenly, he couldn't help but reach out and hold Xiang'er's hand.
Dugu Xiang became more playful and pulled Jiang Shuo and said: "Brother Shuo, we are going to meet the Queen Mother of the West..." The two stepped onto the trestle, and the wooden planks under their feet immediately made a sound.
There was a "squeaking" sound, as if it was about to fall apart at any time. After walking no more than twenty steps, I suddenly heard
With a "click", Dugu Xiang broke a wooden board with his foot and fell into the water. Jiang Shuo hurriedly pulled Dugu Xiang forward and jumped out.
Unexpectedly, it was like exploding beans under their feet, and the sound of the board breaking continued. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang sprinted for a few steps, but the sound of breaking under their feet still continued. Jiang Shuo saw a sandbank in the water beside the plank road, which was covered with reeds. Following Dugu Xiang, he jumped onto the sandbar.
Looking back at the wooden plank road, a large piece cracked and collapsed. After a while, the broken wood pieces floated up, covering a small area of the water, and a few thick logs jumped onto the water like big fish. , floating among the broken wood, should be the pillars of the wooden plank road. Due to special treatment, they have not decayed, because the broken plank road above brought up the logs in the mud and floated on the sea.
Dugu Xiang stuck out his tongue and said: "Now we have blocked the plank road leading to Yaochi..." Jiang Shuo suddenly pulled Dugu Xiang and squatted down in the long grass. Dugu Xiang couldn't help being embarrassed, and said with a blushing face: "Shuo Brother...you, what are you going to do?" Jiang Shuoque
"Shhh", he whispered softly: "Someone is coming..." and added: "Kungfu is not weak!" Duguxiang was shocked. Her internal strength now is no longer what it was three years ago. Jiang Shuo said someone, But she still couldn't notice it.
The two of them squatted low in the long grass. Because the sandbank was small, they were very close. Dugu Xiang smelled the manly scent on Jiang Shuo's body and couldn't help but feel a little enchanted. He said softly: "Where is there? Brother Shuo, don't you want it?" Lie to me..." Jiang Shuo covered her mouth this time and interrupted her with a voice as thin as a gnat: "Here we come, there are still a hundred steps left." Dugu Xiang hid behind the reeds and looked quietly, if there were only a hundred steps left, , even if you can't hear it, you should still be able to see people. However, between the sea and the sky, the grass is luxuriant, and there is only the sound of water and the sound of gulls, but there is no trace of people.
Just when she was puzzled, she suddenly saw the grass move on the hillside in the distance, and a handsome-looking man walked out. It turned out that it was not obvious from their side that the hillside was an inverted slope. Only the man climbed over the top of the slope and came down. You can only see it when you are near the water.
Only then did Dugu Xiang realize the power of Jiang Shuo's Guanqi technique. Under the Guanqi technique, it was as if he could see through mountains and walls, making the people nearby invisible.
But I saw that the man was dressed in plain white, but his body was stained with blood and looked dirty. Judging from the gait of his walking, it didn't look like his own blood, but the blood of others.
Dugu Xiang was greatly surprised and whispered: "Isn't this Duan Jianwei, a disciple of Piluo Pavilion? Why...did he kill his master?" Jiang Shuo shook his head and said: "He doesn't look like such a person, most likely. Was ambushed by the enemy." Dugu Xiang asked: "What about the people from Piluo Pavilion?" Jiang Shuo shook his head again and said: "Just wait and see what happens." Duan Jianwei put a white scarf on his body and carried two big men on his back. He walked to the plank road with a deerskin bag and suddenly saw a large area of the plank bridge damaged. He frowned and looked around for a long time. The hiding place of Shuo and Xiang was not far from him, but the reed pond was dense and Duan Jianwei was not there. When he found the two of them, he saw that the wooden plank road was in a state of decay. He thought that the plank road had disintegrated on its own, so he ignored it.
I saw him searching the reeds by the waterside, and actually pulled out a small boat. It seemed that he had hidden it here early in the morning. Duan Jianwei jumped on the small boat and paddled out of the bay. His internal strength was not weak. His arms spun like flying and soon disappeared on the sea.
After a long time, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang stood up and walked out of the reeds. Dugu Xiang asked: "What did he do in sailing out to sea?" Jiang Shuo said: "There is only one Longju Island in the West Sea. Yinglong City was taken away. The fire broke out, and it is said that all the ships that landed on the island were destroyed. The Tang army was unable to land on the island for a while. Piluoge and I were seriously injured when we competed in internal strength. It would be a good place to hide on Longju Island to heal." Dugu Xiang Rubbing his hands, he said, "It's a pity that we don't have a boat. Longju Island is too far away from here and we can't swim there." Jiang Shuo looked around, then suddenly pointed at the huge log floating in the water and said with a smile, " We can learn from Kong Konger's method." When Jiang Shuo fell into the water in the Han River and was dragged away by the Black Dragon King, he bumped into Kong Konger, who was using only a log as a boat. If Kong Konger hadn't kicked the Black Dragon King, he rushed to the sandbank. , it is estimated that Jiang Shuo drowned in Hanshui eight years ago.
At that time, Jiang Shuo thought Kong Kong'er's move was very miraculous, but now he thinks it is just a very superb light kung fu. Back then, it was not impossible for Patriarch Bodhidharma to cross the river with a reed.
Now he wanted to learn how Kong Konger used wood as a boat to cross the West Sea. When Dugu Xiang saw something interesting, he naturally raised his hands and feet in agreement.
Jiang Shuo jumped onto a log first, and the log immediately rolled in the water, almost knocking Jiang Shuo overboard. He hurriedly pounded his feet with small steps to stabilize his body. The wood actually started to move.
Jiang Shuo said happily: "It can really be done!" He stretched out his hand and said: "Xiang'er, come up quickly." But Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "Brother Shuo, let's compete!" With that, Dugu Xiang lightly jumped onto the other side. A log, her figure was lighter than Jiang Shuo's, and she landed steadily on the log without turning at all.
Jiang Shuo saw that Dugu Xiang's Qinggong and body skills were so good. Judging from the distance he jumped, his internal strength was no longer weak. He said happily: "Okay, let's compete." Before he finished speaking, Dugu Xiang had already put his feet on the water. With one push, he controlled the log and drove forward in a flickering manner.
After the log floated out, she shouted: "Let's go, let's go!" Jiang Shuo smiled and said: "Xian'er, you are cheating!" He also exerted force with his feet to control the progress of the log.
The West Sea is much calmer than the Han River. The two controlled the log to move crookedly on the water at first, sometimes fast and sometimes slowly, but they soon mastered their skills and the log moved straight and fast.
Jiang Shuo's internal skills have reached a state of perfection, and he can control the log forward even without moving his legs. Although Dugu Xiang has to kick with his feet from time to time, his body is light and he keeps pace with Jiang Shuo and does not fall behind.
The track left by Duan Jianwei was still there, so the two of them followed it and soon saw Duan Jianwei's boat from a distance. Although they were hundreds of steps away, there was no obstruction on the sea. , if Duan Jianwei turned around and looked around, the two of them would have nowhere to hide. However, Duan Jianwei ran in a hurry in front and never looked back.
After traveling on the sea for dozens of miles, Jiangshuo's Dugu Xiang's legs were sore from standing on the driftwood. Duguxiang simply sat on the driftwood. She had excellent qinggong. She could move, sit and lie on the driftwood. It doesn't even move at all.
Duan Jianwei in front of him paddled hard for several hours without stopping. Jiang Shuo also secretly admired this man for his solid basic skills. When he finally reached the shore, it was already dusk. Duan Jianwei dragged the boat ashore and took it out of the boat. He piled a dozen identical deerskin bags on a small wooden sled and dragged them further into the island.
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang then landed on the island.
