Feng Yanlang and Tang Saier followed Mingzong Xia and his group all the way to Xuhuangchong. Tang Sai'er was okay, but Feng Yanlang was reluctant to be with these people. Although he couldn't tell what was wrong with Zou Sansheng, he just didn't like him very much. He always felt that there was an unfathomable secret hidden under his amiable appearance. conspiracy. However, Tang Saier seemed to have a good impression of him and left Feng Yanlang in the cold along the way.
Traveling along the way were Ming Zong Xia and his two companions Tomorrow and Mingliang. These three masters and servants were encountered when they passed Hegao Peak. At that time, the three of them were fighting Master Chen Mo of Duzun Temple. Zou Sansheng and Tang Sai'er just made some mediation.
Therefore, Ming Zong and Xia went to Sengta Temple together with everyone, but they never mentioned the entanglement with Duzun Temple along the way.
Originally, there was no need to go so far to get to Sengta Temple from Hegao Peak, but Mingzong Xia insisted on a trip to Xuhuangchong, and Zou Sansheng went out of his way to support him. Tang Saier also nudged him hard, and Feng Yanlang had no choice. He had no choice but to follow, and he didn't even know why he didn't leave everyone alone as usual.
Xuhuangchong is located in the east of Sengta Temple. The locals know that there is a mountain road going east down Shizhu Mountain to enter the Guandu River Valley. Along the river, you can reach Qishui and reach the Yangtze River. It's just that this mountain road is dangerous and difficult, and few people travel it. However, in this area, Xuhuangchong is also a relatively large village, connected to the southeast, northwest, and because Xu Shouhui, the emperor of Tianwan, briefly stayed here, the name Xuhuangchong was given, and it is also very loud.
After Ming Zongxia arrived at Xuhuangchong, he had no intention of leaving immediately. He just whispered a few words to Tomorrow and walked out tomorrow. After a while, he saw a local being brought over by Tomorrow.
"Brother Zou, Brother Feng, and Miss Tang, we have some important things to do when we come down here, so we'll go ahead and excuse ourselves. See you at Guanghua Temple."
This guy actually wanted to leave everyone alone and act alone. Although Zou Sansheng and Feng Yanlang knew that Ming Zongxia had something to hide from everyone, they didn't know each other well after all, so they couldn't ask rashly. They said "take care" and watched Ming Zongxia's master and servant follow that person. The locals leave.
"Brother Feng, I still want to see what Ming Zongxia is up to? Are you interested?" Zou Sansheng expressed his thoughts without hesitation.
Although Feng Yanlang also wanted to know what Ming Zongxia was doing, he didn't bother to do such a thing. Just when he was about to refuse, he heard Tang Sai'er say: "Okay, we will follow them secretly."
"Miss Tang, isn't this bad? Are we following others like this?" Feng Yanlang felt more and more that these people were really not to be associated with.
"What's wrong? We're afraid something will happen to him, right, Brother Zou?"
"Well, I think so too," Zou Sansheng said with a smile.
They described stalking others as being so noble, and if Feng Yanlang tried to refuse, it would turn out to be unloyalty. He thought for a moment, turned around, and just followed. They were following Ming Zongxia, so I just had to follow them. They followed secretly, and I followed them openly.
Therefore, Zou Sansheng left several followers in Xu Huangchong, and the three of them followed Ming Zong Xia away.
I saw Ming Zongxia walking west through a field under the guidance of the guide. I heard the guide introduce it as he walked: "This place is called Golden Thread Fishing Carp in Feng Shui. The Tianzi Tomb you are looking for is at the position of the hook. I heard from the old people that the Tianzi Tomb didn't look like this before. , but now only a mound remains.”
"Nothing else? Are there no other cemeteries around?" Ming Zongxia didn't believe it.
"Probably not. I heard that this place was dug up by the army in the previous dynasty. Who dares to bury it here?"
"Then, have you heard about where Emperor Xu's tomb is?"
"Oh... officer, you also know that we have Emperor Xu here, but he is the emperor, so his tomb will definitely not be here." The guide looked very happy.
Of course, Ming Zongxia would not explain to him how Xu Shouhui died. However, he clearly heard that Xu Shouhui's body was transported back to his hometown for burial. If it was not here in Xu Huangchong, where would it be? Let’s go to the Emperor’s Tomb first.
As we were walking forward, the guide said: "Take another turn and we will reach the next slope."
At this time, I heard faint singing coming from the other side of the mountain. The tune of that song is different. After listening carefully, I realized that it was a man singing on the mountain. He only heard the song:
In the garden, there is a deer, a deer is coming.
The dam is broken by the crooked scurrying, hello to the sky on the water, the sky on the water.
Arhats are lined up on the ground among the stone figures,
There is smoke everywhere.
Coming down from the mountain, a tiger said, “Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!
Drinking water by the river, oh!
Cut the venison,
Hidden in the mountains, Hidden in the mountains.
It depends on you, how you behave, you can find it.
Several people walked forward following the sound and listened, but they all frowned. Tang Saier even said directly: "What kind of song is this? It's so ugly. It's like a ghost crying or a wolf howling."
"Haha... Listening to this voice, it should be Blacksmith Xiao Zhang from Hexifan. He probably learned this song from his father. Hey, it's strange to say that his father, Blacksmith Lao Zhang, is not very good at making iron, so he sings this song But he is a master, and his son seems not to have learned any of his father's singing skills, but he is very good at singing."
Ming Zongxia and Feng Yanlang were only a hundred or so steps away from each other. The guide's voice was full of energy, and everything he said was actually heard by the ears of the three people behind him.
"Huh... is there such a thing? You said that this little blacksmith Zhang Tie can't sing well, so why do you come here to sing?" Ming Zongxia also didn't mind that the guide liked to ramble.
"I don't know about this. The father and son come here to sing every day. People say there is something wrong with them, but the villagers are used to it."
These words caused Feng Yanlang and Ming Zong Xia to think one after another: "Why do he and his son come here to sing every day? Are they waiting for someone?"
"You three gentlemen, we are here." The guide's voice interrupted their thoughts. Zou Sansheng and the others immediately hid behind the slope.
I saw a small hillside on the side of the field. The hillside stretched forward narrowly and turned back to the east. It was in the shape of a fishhook.
The guide pointed to the place at the neck of the fishhook and said that this small mound is said to be the Tomb of the Son of Heaven.
Ming Zongxia looked along the direction of his finger, but only saw a pile of seemingly processed rocks piled on a mound. There were many tung trees around it. The bend of the fishhook on the opposite side happened to be facing this way. Come over, it becomes a mountain of mountains. A river flows through the mountains. Looking along the direction of the hook tip, you can see the water in the river. From a Kanyu point of view, this is indeed a good cave. However, looking at the situation in front of us, it may be that as the guide said, the Emperor's Tomb has been destroyed, leaving only these broken monuments.
Ming Zongxia stared at the rocks for a while, then ordered Tomorrow and Mingliang to move the rocks away, only to see a cave entrance appear in front of him. Feng Yanlang noticed that the singing on the mountaintop also stopped abruptly at this time.
The guide was shocked: "Huh? Why is there such a big hole in there? We didn't even know it!"
Ming Zongxia ordered the guide to continue leading the way and advance into the cave. The guide became timid and refused to go in.
Mingzong Xia was furious and drew his sword to threaten him. The guide saw that the man who was so polite just now suddenly became so frightened that his knees weakened and he knelt down to beg for mercy: "Please forgive me, sir. I still have a seventy-year-old mother and three children at home. Please Please let me go!"
Ming Zongxia was not moved at all, "Since I know there are so many people pointing at you, I should cooperate well. This may save your life."
The guide was helpless and walked towards the cave entrance tremblingly and frightened. At this time, something flew over from nowhere, and with a "bang" sound, it knocked Ming Zong Xia's sword away. A figure suddenly appeared next to the guide. After a closer look, what knocked Ming Zong Xia's sword away turned out to be a piece of firewood. Knife, the hatchet was now in the man's hand. It turned out that at the same time that the flying knife knocked away Ming Zongxia's sword, he went over to catch the knife and dodged back. His speed was so fast that it was surprising to see him. tongue.
Mingzong Xia Hu's mouth was in pain, and he was secretly shocked.
"Uncle Chen, why are you here?" the man asked the guide.
"Huh? Master Xiao Zhang, weren't you on the mountain? When did you run down?"
"My father just wants to see you for something. Let's go and have a drink at my house." The little blacksmith Zhang said, picking up Lao Chen and preparing to leave.
"Wait a minute, Master Xiao Zhang. This eldest brother is the guide I hired today. I'm afraid I can't leave with you before things are done." Ming Zongxia was unwilling to give up.
"We are just ordinary people. We can't do this to touch Captain Gold. Besides, if you want to touch gold, you have to choose a good time. How can you still hang out after someone has secretly seen you?"
"What do you mean?" Ming Zongxia looked at Blacksmith Xiao Zhang suspiciously.
"Hmph, you are willing to be a praying mantis, but I am not the cicada yet."
What he clearly said was "The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind." Doesn't that mean that there is also an oriole following behind? Thinking of this, Ming Zongxia suddenly realized that the person following him at this time was not Zou Sansheng but who else.
"Come out, you guys." Ming Zongxia shouted.
Zou Sansheng and the others knew that they could no longer hide. They didn't expect that little blacksmith Zhang was so powerful, so they had no choice but to sneak out easily. Maiaguai said: "Brother Ming, I'm really sorry. The three of us wanted to keep Brother Ming company along the way, and thanks to Brother Ming's care, we already regarded Brother Ming as a friend in our hearts. At this time, Brother Ming has something to do, so what can we do? I was able to leave secretly, so I followed Brother Ming secretly, thinking that I might be able to accept any assignments at any time."
Feng Yanlang was deeply ashamed and simply turned his face away.
"Humph, am I so easy to deceive?" Ming Zongxia secretly thought, but he just replied: "I'm really grateful. Now, I want to go into this cave to explore. I wonder if the three of you would like to go with me?"
Zou Sansheng and Tang Saier naturally wanted to go in, so they agreed in unison.
Mingzong Xia made a gesture of invitation and actually gave Zou Sansheng the lead.
Zou Sansheng knew that he was being used as a spy, but he had already finished his words and could not turn back. It was not that he was afraid, but he was unwilling to have his fist stuffed in his mouth, so he had to be cautious and walked into the cave.
At this time, the little blacksmith Zhang suddenly said: "There is something strange in this cave. I advise you not to go in."
Tang Sai'er was the most curious and asked, "What's weird?"
"You outsiders don't know, but people from our area have gone in before, but without exception, all the people who went in died mysteriously the next day." Therefore, the villagers blocked the entrance of the cave with stones.
"Hmph, only a deceitful trick like you would believe it. Let's go." Ming Zongxia didn't believe it at all and signaled Zou Sansheng to move on.
Blacksmith Xiao Zhang shook his head and followed into the cave, leaving only Lao Chen outside.
The seven people entered the cave, but found that they could no longer go out as soon as they entered. There was nothing, just a hole.
Ming Zongxia looked at it for a long time, and then touched around on the cave wall, but found nothing, so he could only retreat with a frown.
Feng Yanlang looked at Ming Zongxia's puzzled face, then looked at Zou Sansheng thoughtfully, and then looked at the little blacksmith Zhang who was secretly happy. He felt that there was too much he didn't know about this matter, so he pulled Tang Sai'er and said secretly : "Miss Tang, I have something important to do. I'm afraid I can't stay with you anymore. I'm going to take the first step. What are your plans?"
"Oh? Do you really want to leave?"
"Um"
"Then you can go"
This surprised Feng Yanlang. He had been pestering him before, but now he immediately followed Zou Sansheng when he met him. What a woman's heart.
"Why, you can't bear to leave me?" Tang Sai'er said with a playful smile.
Feng Yanlang didn't know what to say.
"I'm telling you, don't leave yet. You'll have a good time following them."
Feng Yanlang disagreed. He didn't think Tang Saier had the ability to know what was going to happen. However, he was wrong, and the show really happened.
