Jade dragons and golden phoenixes climb high buildings, and golden bottles and jade plates have supreme eyes.
The buildings here are built with tall towers and columns carved with legendary creatures, crystal bricks and spiritual tiles, precious pearls, rockeries and flowing water, and man-made spiritual lakes, all accompanied by the sound of bells and harps.
The long skirt as soft as flowing water fell to the ground along the blue stone bench. The palace maids with nimble steps danced in the wind and snow in the ice-carved back garden, their little faces turned red from the cold.
"Your Highness, Princess, thought that a messenger from Qingya City had sent a secret message, saying that it was related to Yijue, Taoist Master of the Sun-Chasing Sect."
"read!"
The only contemporary princess of the Yunxia Dynasty is only twenty years old, but she is extremely noble, and no one dares to look directly at her every frown and smile. She is very familiar with the pressure of high-ranking people, and can intimidate the feudal officials. The princes of all parties are not a problem.
"Enter Feng Qingya, Lord of Qingya City..." The father-in-law, who is the general manager of the palace, bowed slightly and spoke every word in a clear and precise tone.
"What? My cousin's disappearance is suspected to have been poisoned by a Kunlun disciple?"
Before the father-in-law could finish reciting, Princess Yunxia suddenly slapped the table and stood up, filled with phoenix power, her jade hands clenched into fists, her face extremely ugly.
The father-in-law on the side was very frightened and did not dare to speak. He buried his head as low as he could.
"Come here, send an order to have Feng Qingya come to Changxia City immediately to see me. At the same time, go to the minister's study room to draw up the paper. The Kunlun disciples mentioned in the secret letter are wanted in the entire dynasty. In addition, order all the cities in the south to dispatch all The manpower that can be dispatched will be used to search for my cousin’s whereabouts, and we must find my cousin no matter what, if anyone dares to neglect this matter, the nine tribes will be implicated!”
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The mottled old city gate will be closed on time after dark every day, but before closing today, a motorcade finally made it out slowly at the last moment.
The ground outside the city is a vast expanse of white, and there are goose-feather-like snowflakes flying in the sky. The trees on the roadside are even more sparkling. Some branches are bent down, and some treetops are covered with snow-white hats.
There were fewer people and horses on the official road between the woods in the past two days. There was no time to compact the snow, and new snowflakes accumulated, fluffy and soft.
Several big red horses pulled the wooden carriage, spraying white mist from their mouths, shaking their heads from time to time, and the snowflakes on the manes on their heads fell one after another.
On a thick tree branch, with a flapping sound, a sparrow almost fell down. It poked its head and watched dozens of submissive figures in the subordinate's motorcade being driven out of the car.
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The five fast horses made no trace in the snow. Although the people on the horses were all martial arts masters, they were traveling so fast in the cold wind. Their ears were cold and red. Everyone seemed to have drank too much and vomited. Misty's face turned red.
"Xu..."
The sky gets dark too fast in winter. It was just dusk before I chatted for a few words, but in the blink of an eye it was already pitch black. Fortunately, a crescent moon rose in the sky, and the faint moonlight fell down, making the whole land look dark. Gotta sparkle.
"Is this the way?"
"This is the road mentioned in the information. It is also the only official road in the north of Qingya City. If you drive quickly from here to the North City Gate, it only takes half an hour. Even if you walk on foot, it will take about two hours. There are no branch roads along the way. and villages and towns, you can’t go wrong waiting here.”
The man named Wang Quan got off his horse and took out the portable lighting he carried with him to observe his surroundings.
"There are no fresh horse hoof prints or axle prints here. If the Shanhe Gang people really take this road after leaving the city, it can only mean that they have not passed here yet and are most likely still on the road."
"There is a glimmer of light in the distance. They should be spiritual cages. There are about four or five. I guess there is one hanging on each carriage. It should be the people from the Shanhe Gang." Jiang Chuyao raised her eyes and looked into the distance and said softly.
The so-called spirit cage is actually a type of lantern, but it is different from traditional lanterns with oil lamps and candles inside. Spirit cages are produced and sold by practitioners' chambers of commerce. They are some simple forbidden formations combined with a little spiritual energy to release brighter light than conventional lanterns. , not afraid of wind and rain, more practical. It is said that the person who invented this thing is a strange woman named Ran Bing.
"What are Mr. Yun going to do? Just rob someone?" Yun Mingxue, who was leading the way, turned to look at the young man beside her.
Yun Tianfeng hesitated a little and said: "Wait a minute, we and the Shanhe Gang used to have no grievances in the past and now have no enmity. Wang Xiaoliu also sent it to the door himself. When this group of people came over to discuss it, we really can't give Wang Xiaoliu money. Redemption, if that doesn’t work, let’s talk about it.”
"Kill..."
However, as soon as the young man finished speaking, the girl with a single ponytail behind him was already riding out with murderous intent. The broad tip of the heavy sword could even be dragged on the snow. As the horse ran quickly, the tip of the sword passed by. Snowflakes are flying everywhere.
"Mr. Yun, this is Miss Murong?" Yun Mingxue looked surprised.
Yun Tianfeng let out a long sigh, patted his forehead with a dark face, and immediately rode out without saying a word.
Seeing this, Jiang Chuyao and Wang Quan nodded to Yun Mingxue in unison, then clamped their legs around the horse's belly and chased after him.
"Who is it?" Wang Mang, the junior leader of the Shanhe Gang, frowned when he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the front, raised his right hand, and signaled the convoy to stop.
In the moonlight, Murong Yu came quickly on horseback, without any intention of talking. She jumped up from the horse and slashed with the heavy sword in her hand.
Bang bang bang bang...
Several explosions erupted in succession, and the carriages exploded with a roar of sword energy, leaving nothing inside.
"How dare you, you wild girl, haven't you heard of our Shanhe Gang?"
The little leader's body was tense, his pupils were trembling, and his hands holding the reins were trembling slightly. Under the huge pressure, he didn't even dare to take out the saber on the horse. He could only shout and ask, mentioning the name of the Shanhe Gang.
The girl fell to the ground, and patches of snow were blown away by the strong wind. She frowned slightly, and immediately dodged again.
There was a bang. Before Wang Mang had time to react, the girl had already pinched his neck and smashed him into the snow on the ground. The broad and cold sword tip was already pressed against his throat.
"Why is the car empty? Where are all the people you brought out from Qingya City?" the girl asked sharply.
In the entire convoy, there were more than a dozen Shanhe Gang members. At this moment, they were seeing their heads in danger but none of them dared to move rashly.
They are all just one of the countless members of the Shanhe Gang. They have received some training, but they are not martial artists. They are all frightened when facing martial arts masters.
Wang Mang's palms were sunk in the snow, and the cold touch felt like countless silver needles pricking his body. It was so cold that the coldness gave the illusion of being hot.
Just listen to Wang Mang tremble and cry slightly: "Xia Xia, spare your life, Xia Xia, spare your life. The guys recruited in the city were taken away by the people from the stronghold. I don't know where the stronghold is."
By this time, Yun Tianfeng and the others were also late, and they all looked unhappy.
Wang Xiaoliu was transferred away?
