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Chapter 287 Wasteland (Ask for a monthly pass!)
on horseback.

The Scarlet King gently moved forward with both hands, holding the reins and following the team.

The official road to the north is flat, and Shen Shizong led the army to clear the way ahead, unimpeded all the way.The barbarians were single and weak, with only a dozen or so people. They looked at the "Chi Wang couple" who were hugging each other like lovers on horseback, with eyes like cannibalism.

To borrow a common saying: If the eyes are like knives, the Red King is already riddled with holes.

The corners of Fengbei's mouth were slightly flattened, that position should have been hers.

Although Fengbei knew in his heart that Zheng Xiu didn't like that woman at all, and he had another purpose, but he couldn't help but feel something was wrong.

"Xiaofengmiao, it's just you and me now."

Feng Bei rubbed the orange cat's furry head, and pressed the fluff on the top of its head into the shape of a knife.

The orange cat arched upwards to show comfort.

It was winter, and the warm sun was shining brightly. The ice and snow on the road melted little by little with the rising sun, and patches of light mist lingered in front of the official road.

Yue Linglong tightened the hat of the cloak, wrapping her face and skin in the shadows, being held in Zheng Xiu's arms in this posture, Yue Linglong didn't say anything, like a silent acceptance of fate.

This is life.

Yue Linglong told herself.

It was the first time that Zheng Xiu had such close contact with the Beiman princess.

At this moment, Zheng Xiu didn't feel the slightest charm.

He vaguely felt a faint chill from Yue Linglong's body, which could be transmitted to himself through the thick fur cloak, making Zheng Xiu feel a chill crawling along the skin from time to time, It gave him goosebumps.

"It's like I'm holding a... dead body."

Suddenly, a ridiculous idea appeared in Zheng Xiu's mind.

Yue Linglong was like a... dead body without temperature.

He thought of those eyes without brilliance, black and white, empty, light reflected, without any reflection, pure black and white.

The two bumped on horseback for a few miles without saying a word.Finally, Zheng Xiu couldn't help it, and quietly stretched out his hand, went around to the front, and stuck it to Yue Linglong's forehead.

Yue Linglong was frightened, and while dodging, she retracted into Zheng Xiu's arms and pressed down.

"Your body..."

Zheng Xiu asked in surprise.

"It's a chronic disease."

Yue Linglong turned her back to Zheng Xiu, she didn't hide anything, her voice was neither happy nor sad, as if she was telling a stranger's story: "Linglong can't face the sun directly, her body has been suffering from cold symptoms for 18 years."

Zheng Xiu was silent for a while: "The seamstress?"

Yue Linglong's delicate body trembled, she lowered her head and lowered her voice: "You...husband, how did you know?"

If I remember correctly, Zheng Xiu knew that she was a stranger, but Yue Linglong never mentioned her way to Zheng Xiu.

"I ask, you answer."

Zheng Xiu's voice became cold.

Yue Linglong remained silent and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Zheng Xiu thought of Fengbei in his heart.

"Alien" is like a disease.

Alien people will attract each other.

When a stranger possesses magical powers, there will always be certain costs.

Some costs may be insignificant, but some costs can affect a person's life and cause extreme misery.

Fengbei's hands are ominous, the monk's personality is split, and now Yue Linglong suffers from cold and cannot see the sun.

It's not that there are no other strangers, maybe Zheng Xiu doesn't know.

As for Zheng Xiu himself...for now, he has not found it yet.

"When she was one year old, Yue Linglong fell ill."

Yue Linglong broke the awkward silence between the "husband and wife".

"Father said that I contracted a cold syndrome that year, and the high fever persisted for ten days."

"The witch doctor in the clan is helpless."

"Later, Dad carried me up the mountain and asked the Great Heavenly Witch for help, asking for a bowl of 'holy water'."

"My father said that he still remembers that the bowl of holy water is like poison, with a bitter and stench."

"But after drinking the holy water, Yue Linglong's illness was cured, but the root cause of the illness remained until now."

Yue Linglong told about her childhood in one breath.

Maybe it's been too long.

This is the longest sentence Yue Linglong ever said when facing Zheng Xiu.

"Very well, this king likes obedient and honest women."

Zheng Xiu gave a flattering compliment.

Not far away, the eyes of the barbarians were still like murderous knives.

Zheng Xiu looked around and smiled: "In other words, your physique is neither intercourse nor conceived, and your body temperature is too low."

Yue Linglong was startled when she heard the words.

She never expected that Zheng Xiu was thinking about this.

Zheng Xiu stroked his chin: "This king is starting to regret it and wants to divorce. No one likes to hug a cold woman."

Warm is good.

Yue Linglong tightened her cloak and bit her lower lip. She tried to make herself look calmer. After a moment of silence, Yue Linglong whispered: "But..."

Zheng Xiu interrupted Yue Linglong's displeasure: "No, but, don't argue, I said before, I like obedient women."

Walking tens of feet away, Feng Bei, who was riding a horse with a heroic appearance and flicked his tail, suddenly tilted his head and frowned slightly.

She always felt that Zheng Xiu was "deliberately" bullying others, but this time she didn't hear Zheng Xiu's "inner voice", and indeed only heard the word "deliberately".Feng Bei slowed down his pace, trying to hear more clearly.

I saw Zheng Xiu showing a thoughtful smile: "Your big sky witch is really capable. He has been in Bagmo Mountain all these years?"

Yue Linglong wanted to correct it and say it was "Bagnamo Mountain", but when she thought of Zheng Xiu saying that she likes obedient women, she forcibly endured it and nodded: "Yes. But after so many years, no one knows whether he is alive now. "

"why?"

"The Great Heavenly Witch has been passed down from generation to generation. Whoever is chosen to be the Great Heavenly Witch must be naked on Mount Bagnamo..." Yue Linglong intentionally accentuated the word "Mount Bagnamo" to correct her dare not, But I still have to give it a try in secret. After a pause, Yue Linglong continued: "Sit quietly in Bagnamo Mountain for ten days, don't eat or drink, and wash away the filth before entering the Bagnamo Mountain mound and carrying it out. The remains of the previous generation of great sky shamans were then entered to become the next generation of great sky shamans. From then on, the great sky shamans will not step out of the mountain mound until many years later, the next generation of great sky shamans will appear."

"Nowadays no one knows whether Datianwu is still alive. The last time Datianwu bestowed holy water on the people was 18 years ago."

Zheng Xiu raised his eyebrows: "It's you?"

Yue Linglong nodded: "Yes."

"Hehe." Zheng Xiu closed his eyes, fell into deep thought, and carefully stroked the relationship.

Zheng Xiu has become suspicious since Lu Zhen.

Everyone looks like a clone of "Zhu".

"Zhu" is so shameless that he can become a woman to cultivate "Orchid Flower". Zheng Xiu can't imagine what else Zhu can't do, breaking through the lower limit.He even suspected that the dog who sneaked past his house was made by Zhubian.

Ever since the emperor asked him to confirm the life and death of the Great Heavenly Witch in front of the Red King's Mansion, Zheng Xiu had suspected that the Great Heavenly Witch might be Zhu.

Now I heard about Yue Linglong's childhood experience.

more suspicious.

"Suspicion" is like a seed, once planted in the heart, it will take root, grow vigorously, and finally bloom.

Speechless all the way.

fifteen days later.

In the 34th year of Zun'an, December [-]th, reunion night.

Not long ago, when the full moon was hanging high, Zheng Xiu contacted Gu Qiutang with Chang Shihua.

Gu Qiutang was frozen as motionless as a popsicle, but he still stuck to his post and was very dedicated.

"I didn't see the Hundred Ghosts Marching."

Gu Qiutang's answer was concise and to the point.

He also said by the way that his "not using a knife" seems to have improved to a higher level.

Zheng Xiu is not interested in the "by the way" that follows.

One of the reasons why he traveled all the way to the north was to witness with his own eyes what Gu Qiutang called the "Zheng's Army Banner" and to find out the true face of the "March of Hundred Ghosts".

When the moon is full, the barbarians of the Moon Clan will hold a simple ceremony to worship the full moon.

Yue Linglong told Zheng Xiu that this is the worship and belief of their clan.

In the past half a month, nothing happened, and everyone was about to arrive at Haoran Pass.

The place where Gu Qiutang squatted was in the land of the Northern Barbarians. He was wandering in the wilderness and had already sneaked into other people's territory.

That is to say, Gu Qiutang's art is bold and bold, and he dares to squat in the ice and snow.It is said that there are barbarians wandering in the wilderness. When they see foreigners, they will never leave them alive.

The fourth day of January.

The travel-stained group arrived at Haoran Pass.

The walls of Haoranguan are mottled and weather-beaten.Shen Shizong and the soldiers in the pass got drunk all night, left instructions, and continued on the road the next day.

The task of Shen Shizong and Huo Huo was to escort the groom to the holy mountain of Beiman, Mount Bagnamo safely.

The old wolf king who is said to be Zheng Xiu's father-killing enemy, Yue Linglong's biological father, and their Moon Clan tribe are located at the foot of Bagnamo Mountain.

After passing Haoran Pass, a barren wilderness came into everyone's eyes.

Vast, boundless, endless.

There are many ravines criss-crossing in the wilderness. If you look down from a height, these ravines are like scars on the earth, ugly and shocking.

After passing the Haoran pass, there is no official road anymore, and many horseshoe marks are left deep and shallow on the uninhabited wasteland.

The sixth day of January.

200 camped against an unnamed hill.

In the large tent where King Chi lived, Zheng Xiu was the leader, Feng Bei leaned beside him, and the monk was in charge of holding the cat, sitting upright on one side.

Huo Huo, Shen Shizong, Qing Shisan, and Pei Gaoya sat on the other side.

Among them was a rock full of cracks, which weighed hundreds of catties. At that time, Pei Gaoya carried the huge rock on his shoulders lightly and carried it into the tent, shocking the jaws of two hundred soldiers.

Even the barbarians of the Moon Clan, who had always shown dissatisfaction and disdain for the big army, looked at Pei Gaoya with something different.

Huo Huo took off the cowhide water bottle at his waist, took a sip of strong wine to warm up, and then took out a sheepskin map from his arms.

The texture of the sheepskin map is old, with hidden cracks, it is actually an antique.

There are many markings on the map, cinnabar ink color, clear and eye-catching.

Zheng Xiu's eyes were fixed, and the handwriting looked familiar.

"hey-hey."

Huo Huo noticed Zheng Xiu's expression, grinned, roughly wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his cuff, and winked at Zheng Xiu: "This map was used by General Zheng 20 years ago!"

In the words, he was quite proud, looking like Zheng Haoran's fanboy.

"Suck it."

On the side, Shen Shizong showed envy, and took a breath back, stretched out his big hand full of calluses, and gently touched the handwriting on the map like a lover.

"Don't touch!"

Huo Huo glared angrily, and slapped Shen Shizong's salty pig's hand away.

Shen Shizong smiled awkwardly: "Just one click, just one click! I never thought that General Huo actually left General Zheng's relics behind!" He said and wanted to touch up.

Seeing the expressions of the two generals, one big and one small, fighting for the map like a woman, Zheng Xiu couldn't help feeling chills.But soon he smiled knowingly, and at the same time he was curious, secretly guessing, what kind of demeanor his father was back then, so many people remember him today, more than 20 years have passed, and the fancier has not changed his original intention.

"Cough cough."

The two fought asceticly in the military, and after a while, they became self-controlled, barely maintaining the face of their elders in front of a younger generation like Zheng Xiu.Huo Huo coughed twice, glared at Shen Shizong, who was not big or small, and followed the cinnabar notes on the map, and said in a deep voice:
"Here we are now."

"A few miles away, there was a big river running from east to west."

"But now that it's winter, the river bed is dry, the water level is low, and thick ice is forming. Crossing the river should not be a problem."

"After marching for a few days, there is a mountain here."

"There is a canyon in the mountains. General Zheng fought a beautiful defensive battle in this canyon back then. He used defense instead of attack. He exhausted the barbarian's energy, and then killed him."

"It was also after this battle that General Zheng and Huo parted ways. Huo escorted the emperor and the military commander back to the capital. General Zheng insisted on taking advantage of the momentum to pursue and kill deep into the enemy."

Regarding the war 20 years ago, the history books are full of the tragedy and the bravery of General Zheng at that time, and the details are omitted.This is also the first time that Zheng Xiu learned some details of the war from Huo Huo.

Speaking of the past, Huo Huo unscrewed the cap of the bottle, boo~ he took a big gulp, and let out an ah, feeling very happy.

However, Zheng Xiu saw traces of regret and unwillingness in his eyes.

Huo Huo may be regretting that if he hadn't escorted the saint back to the capital back then, he could have followed General Zheng all the way north and fought vigorously?Don't regret the past?Or, Huo Huo was thinking, if he followed him back then, Zheng Haoran would not have died?

Zheng Xiu thought for a while, looked at Huo Huo's complicated expression, and understood one thing. No wonder Huo Huo returned after the war more than 20 years ago. Be the emperor's coachman.

On the side, Feng Bei quietly grabbed Zheng Xiu's hand and entangled him.

Zheng Xiu and Feng Bei looked at each other, Feng Bei smiled slightly, and shook his head without any trace.

The fingers are clasped tightly, and the mind is connected, all in words.

Huo Huo drank a few sips, got a little drunk, and continued: "The terrain of this mountain is dangerous. Going up the mountain will only increase the disturbance. The canyon is dangerous, narrow at both ends, and wide in the middle. If you are ambushed, you will be seriously injured... I am afraid something will change."

Huo Huo lowered his voice and stressed the word "ambush".

"This mountain..."

In front of several people, Zheng Xiu took out the Scarlet King Mirror and connected to Gu Qiutang.

In the middle of the night, Gu Qiutang stayed up all night with black eye sockets and red eyes, motionless.

There was never an option to "refuse" the call from the Red King, so even in the middle of the night, Gu Qiutang had no choice but to answer the call from the Red King.

"Is this the legendary special treasure of the Disaster Prevention Bureau—Chang Shie?"

It is no secret to Huo Huo that Chang Shihua was popular in the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and once became an internet celebrity in the bureau.Huo Huo is also very envious of this "new technology", but Chang Shihui of the Disaster Prevention Bureau can use it normally, the premise is that it is based on Zheng Xiu's [painter] thaumaturgy, without him painting by himself, absorbing a ray of his own remnant soul , drawn into the mirror, even if other people get it, they cannot use it.

This is like a fingerprint password, which is bound to the person, and the anti-theft measures are full.

Shen Shizong was also amazed by this, and couldn't help stretching out his hand to grab the projection in the mirror. Gu Qiutang's face that stayed up all night was scattered by Shen Shizong and then reunited. Shen Shizong had a great time playing.

"General Shen, your hands are very healthy...healthy!"

Zheng Xiu complained, and at the same time held up the map so that Gu Qiutang could see it clearly.

"Are you on this mountain now?"

"what?"

Gu Qiutang remained motionless, his lips were blue and purple, he trembled slightly, and his eyes blinked: "How did King Chi know?"

Hearing this, Shen Shizong and Huo Huo looked at each other.

After a while.

Huo Huohu asked: "Are you laying an ambush in advance?"

(End of this chapter)