Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 257: Emperor Gu's appearance and returning to the abyss (two in one)

The county magistrate left in a hurry with his soldiers, as if they had made a fool of themselves. They had mobilized such a large army but accomplished nothing.

Song Changming turned around and returned to the mansion, not paying too much attention to the little prince.

The other party did not have the power to threaten him at all, and could only add some insignificant episodes to his daily life.

I think with Gu Wenhui's intelligence, he should be able to resolve the matter properly after learning about it.

No matter how smart a person is, there will always be times when he makes mistakes. Moreover, after Gu Wenhui became the king, he was busy with state affairs every day. The little prince Gu Yang was the result of his mistakes.

"I'm going to go out of the territory in a while." Song Changming said to a few people.

Su Qingqing's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Sir, are you going to the bottomless abyss again?"

"Well, you stay here and practice hard, don't run around everywhere." Song Changming nodded.

"Yes." Su Qingqing responded obediently.

Although she is lively and likes to run around, she listens to Song Changming very much and dares not disobey him.

And she hoped very much that Song Changming's trip would go smoothly, so that she could return to Guyuan Country to find her parents as soon as possible.

On the other side, County Magistrate Wangyue returned to his mansion and rushed back to his study to write a memorial. He then sent someone to deliver it to Yunling City as soon as possible and it would be in the hands of the current emperor.

Afterwards, he deliberately kept the general to recuperate for a few more days to prevent the little prince from doing something stupid again after receiving the news, which he would not be able to stop in time.

In fact, not long after he sent out the memorial, news of the matter had already reached the palace.

In the imperial study, Gu Wenhui, dressed in a dragon robe, was reading memorials sent back from various places.

After ten years as emperor, his hair had already turned a few strands of white, his face had a few more wrinkles, and he looked older.

Compared with the young man full of vigor and vitality when he was still in Donglai County, he is now about to enter old age.

However, his eyes were still bright, his face was calm and dignified, and he did not smile. He looked at the memorials on the table and handled state affairs with great concentration, without any slackness.

Suddenly a guard came hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" Gu Wenhui asked without even raising his eyelids.

"Your Majesty, something happened with Prince Yu," the guard immediately told him that the other party had secretly mobilized the county troops to intimidate Song Changming.

Snapped!
Gu Wenhui slammed the memorial on the table, his face instantly gloomy.

"Tell Prince Yu to come to the palace to see me!"

"Yes." The guard took the order and left in a hurry.

In Prince Yu's Mansion, Gu Yang was awakened from his sleep. Just as he was about to explode, he heard that it was his father who summoned him, so he immediately dressed neatly and followed him into the palace.

"It's late at night, why is Father summoning me in such a hurry?"

Along the way, Gu Yang felt a little uneasy, because in the past, there had never been a case of being summoned overnight.

The imperial guard who led the way said nothing, quickly brought him into the imperial study, and then silently closed the door.

Not long after, loud shouts were heard from inside, and there was also the faint sound of whipping.

"Father, Father, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me."

In the imperial study, Gu Yang was beaten to his knees and begged for mercy, with bloody marks from the whip on his face and body.

Obviously, Gu Wenhui was really angry this time and acted without mercy.

"Song Changming, a man whom I even had to politely invite, how dare you offend me like this!"

Gu Wenhui said angrily, and not satisfied, he whipped him twice more.

"Your son was wrong, your son was wrong, father." Gu Yang said in fear with tears and snot.

"Do you know you're wrong? If I summoned you later, I'm afraid you would be so stupid that you would get into trouble without even realizing it!" Gu Wenhui said angrily.

Gu Yang didn't dare to say anything, he just kept his head down and admitted his mistakes.

Only then did Gu Wenhui calm down a little and threw away the whip in his hand.

"I met Song Changming when we were still young. At that time, I was just a small strategist beside the governor of Donglai County, and he was just a patrol guard in the city.

When I first met him, I sensed his extraordinary qualities and tried to recruit him many times, but unfortunately all efforts failed. Later, his martial arts skills soared, which proved that my vision was correct.

In the fifth year of Dalai, Song Changming killed foreign enemies and guarded the border. I wanted to take this opportunity to give him a high position and generous salary, and confer him the title of national teacher, but he refused.

Now, he is already a powerful man at the top of the Heavenly Ranking, and has long transcended the ordinary world. You want to rashly recruit such a strong man, which shows your lack of self-knowledge. However, you do such a brutal thing after testing him twice, which shows that you have no patience or virtue.

Do you know that even I have recruited him dozens of times in the past few decades? Have you ever seen me angry and dissatisfied?

True respect for the virtuous is not just talk. If you can't even do this, how can you achieve great things?"

Gu Wenhui sat back at his desk, straightened his clothes, and said a lot to this useless child.

As Gu Yang listened, he realized how important Song Changming was in Gu Wenhui's heart.

He finally realized that although the imperial power seemed supreme, there were always some strong people in this world who were above the imperial power!

Song Changming is one of them!

"Your Majesty's teachings are true. I will keep them in mind and will never make the same mistake again," Gu Yang said while kneeling.

Gu Wenhui was silent for a moment, then suddenly continued, "Prepare a generous gift tomorrow and go to plead guilty in person. Don't worry about your status as a prince. If you provoke his anger, I may not be able to save you!"

Seeing that Gu Yang still looked a little confused, as if he had not yet realized the danger of the matter, Gu Wenhui couldn't help but sigh.

“Although Song Changming treats people around him well, he seems easygoing and straightforward, but he is also an extremely dangerous person. Many people have died at his hands, including foreign demons, martial arts masters, marshals, generals, and princes from the previous dynasty!
He never cared about the status of the person when he killed someone. Anyone he considered an enemy would die, and it has always been like this."

It has to be said that Gu Wenhui knew Song Changming quite well and he still remembered everything that happened in the past.

When Gu Yang heard the last word "prince", his heart trembled inexplicably, his whole body was shocked, and he finally understood what Gu Wenhui meant.

Gu Wenhui summoned him overnight to reprimand him, mostly because he was worried about the safety of his offspring and didn't want him to make another stupid mistake and lose his life!

"Child, I understand," Gu Yang bowed again and said.

Two days later.

Gu Yang arrived at Wangyue County in a hurry and went to Liu's house.

This time, he finally saw Song Changming in the yard.

When they met, he bowed deeply and then apologized sincerely, putting his attitude very low and no longer showing any arrogance.

Song Changming glanced at the bloodstains on Gu Yang's face and body left by the whip, and knew that this must be the work of Gu Wenhui.

"I have prepared some small gifts, I hope Mr. Song will accept them." Gu Yang glanced at Song Changming timidly, and no longer called himself the king, being extremely humble.

Then he took out a letter he had carried with him and handed it over.

"This is a handwritten letter from your father."

Song Changming took the letter, opened it and read it.

The letter was indeed written by Gu Wenhui himself, and he did not refer to himself as the lord, which also showed a humble attitude.

He talked about some past events, expressing regret that Song Changming could not accept the position of Dalai National Master. Finally, he said that his son had offended Song Changming and it was his fault for not disciplining him well.

And we have already given him a severe lesson. We hope Song Changming can forgive us and that such things will not happen again in the future.

"Are you the so-called Prince Yu? You are so young, but you have such a bad temper. Can you just see my young master whenever you want or take him away whenever you want?"

Su Qingqing had just finished practicing calligraphy and glanced at Gu Yang. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said unhappily.

"Miss, you are right. It was my fault. I have come here today to apologize. I hope you will forgive me." Gu Yang said hurriedly.

"Hmph!" Su Qingqing shook her head, unwilling to pay any more attention to this annoying guy.

"Since Emperor Gu has spoken, let's end the matter here and go back." Song Changming didn't say much after reading the letter.

Gu Yang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally closed it, responded and left the mansion, not daring to stay there any longer.

Facing the people on the street pointing and talking, Gu Yang felt his face burning, so he got on the carriage and never showed up again.

That was the end of the matter. The next day, Song Changming, whose cultivation had almost been consolidated, did not delay any longer and headed for the bottomless abyss outside the domain.

This time he still traveled light and rode alone.

This was not his first time going there in the past ten years. He would go there almost every three or two years to inspect and observe the abyss and prepare for future crossings. This time was no exception. After his cultivation improved, he planned to try again.

Just as he was about to leave Tianguan Mountain, a voice suddenly came.

"May I ask if it's Mr. Song?"

Song Changming reined in his horse, looked up and saw an old man in a simple robe sitting cross-legged on a protrusion of rock in the distance.

He has white eyebrows and beard, and a string of large beads hangs around his neck.

He looks like a monk but not a monk, like a Taoist but not a Taoist, which is very strange.

"Who?" Song Changming asked with a frown.

With his powerful spiritual perception, he was able to detect that this person's aura was strong and long-lasting, but the fluctuations of his internal energy were very slight, almost inaudible, making it difficult to determine his cultivation strength.

His intuition told him that this old man was not an ordinary warrior.

"My name is Minghuo. I wonder if you have heard of him?" The old man stood up and spoke loudly, his voice echoing in the valley.

Song Changming's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said, "So you are the senior from Yuxu Mountain. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Master Minghuo, when Nan Wuji and Su Yaoguang were still alive, he surpassed the leader of Wangyue Pavilion, Su Yaoguang, and ranked second on the Heavenly List!
He is the most powerful person known to everyone in Yuxu Mountain!
After Nan Wuji left, he became the number one on the Heavenly Ranking, and has been at the top of the ranking for ten years!
Although Song Changming had never been to Yuxu Mountain, he had heard of it in the past.

Yuxu Mountain holds a Peach Festival every year, and distributes eighteen peaches to eighteen warriors who stand out in the festival, to help them open the Nether Sea and reach the Qi training realm.

To this day, the Peach Festival at Yuxu Mountain still holds a very high status in the martial arts world of Dali, and is somewhat similar to the annual martial arts conference.

Back then, when Song Changming opened the Nether Sea and had no way out, he also thought about going to Yuxu Mountain, participating in the Peach Festival, and taking a peach back.

However, later on, the dragon snake happened to transform into a dragon and gave birth to the Dragon Pearl, which solved his problem of opening the Nether Sea.

Therefore, he did not go to Yuxu Mountain.

Now, so many years have passed, and the kid who had difficulty opening the Nether Sea back then is now taken seriously by the strongest man on Yuxu Mountain.

"Haha, my young friend is now famous, and everyone in the martial arts world knows him." Master Minghuo flew down and praised.

"Thank you, Senior Liao. I wonder what you are doing here?" Song Changming said politely.

"Let's go to Longmen Ridge to take a look." Master Minghuo suddenly said.

Song Changming was stunned at first, then he understood.

"Senior, have you broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining?"

Before leaving, Su Yaoguang and Nan Wuji reported the intelligence about Longmenling back to Dalai.

Song Changming had nothing to hide about this. Jianya, Wangyue Pavilion, Li Jinyu and the Zhuji Pavilion behind him all knew that the Guyuan Kingdom would send people to Longmenling outside the territory from time to time to recruit martial arts talents.

This is undoubtedly a shortcut to the ancient country of Yuan. As long as one's cultivation strength and aptitude are up to standard, one can obtain a ticket to that ancient country.

Obviously, Master Minghuo of Yuxu Mountain has also known about this.

“Yes, just like Nan Wuji back then, he had to leave after reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining.” Master Minghuo sighed lightly and said.

He felt deeply restricted by the environment, and his spiritual energy was totally insufficient to continue practicing.

He is old. If he continues to stay in Dali, he will have no hope of making further progress until his death. He is obviously unwilling to accept this. Only by going to Guyuan Kingdom can he have the opportunity to continue to improve his martial arts skills.

It is rumored that those who reach the Xiantian realm can live for 200 years!
If he could step into the realm of innateness in his old age, everything would be different, enough to give him a second spring!

"In that case, why are you staying here, senior?" Song Changming asked again.

If the other party can't find the route to Longmenling, he can point him in the direction.

"I've been to Longmen Ridge, but it's still three months before the people from Guyuan Country arrive. Instead of being suffocated in the fog, it's better to stay outside and breathe fresh air." Master Minghuo said with a faint smile.

"I see." Song Changming nodded.

"Friend Song, are you going to the bottomless abyss? Why don't you come with me to Longmen Ridge to try your luck? As far as I know, every time people from the Ancient Abyss Kingdom come, there are often people from different sects and factions. Maybe this time it will work." Master Minghuo couldn't help but say.

In his opinion, the bottomless abyss was so dangerous that it was impossible to cross it without the guidance of a congenital warrior.

Instead of taking risks in the abyss, it is better to continue to Longmenling and try your luck.

"No, since it doesn't work, why bother to make others laugh at me." Song Changming shook his head without any intention to move.

The experience back then, once was enough.

He has to rely on himself to cross this abyss!

Upon seeing this, Master Minghuo stopped trying to persuade them. They were just casual acquaintances, so they should avoid getting too involved.

Song Changming then said goodbye to him and rode his horse into the fog.

"Hey!" Master Minghuo just raised his hand and there was no time to remind him.

Roar!
The moment Song Changming entered the fog, a vicious insect with a huge mouth broke out of the ground and swallowed him head-on.

Song Changming looked up and saw half of his body suddenly burning with golden flames!

Then, without drawing his sword, he punched the evil insect directly.

The golden fist force brought with it a raging wave of fire, instantly smashing the evil insect's head and body into pieces!
The blood evaporated and rose, and Song Changming rode his horse slowly and disappeared from the sight of Master Minghuo.

"Tsk, it would be a huge pity if such a martial arts genius stopped here." Master Minghuo watched Song Changming leave, shaking his head and muttering to himself.

The environment inside the fog was still as bad as ever, no different from the past, as if it were an eternal desolation.

Creatures that survive in the fog, whether they are ferocious beasts, fog beasts, or warriors from outside the domain, are all part of the food chain.

They hunt and compete with each other to gain energy for evolution, and the weak can only become prey.

This is undoubtedly a very primitive ecological environment.

Although Song Changming is not huge in stature, he is undoubtedly at the top of the food chain when walking here.

There are very few ferocious fog beasts that can still pose a threat to him now, not to mention the warriors from outside the domain.

Just like this, we traveled all the way and went deep into the outer world.

A few days later, Song Changming quickly approached the abyss with familiarity.

The terrifying energy fluctuations surged wildly, forming a physical hurricane, stirring up the fog and swirling violently.

Song Changming looked normal, with internal energy covering his entire body, blocking the raging energy torrent here from eroding his body.

After a while, we walked out of the fog and saw a vast bottomless abyss and a dark earth fault line before our eyes, with no visible boundary.

Song Changming observed for a while, paying main attention to the strange energy gushing up from the bottom of the abyss.

What really hindered and troubled him was never the wide fracture, but the special magnetic field formed on it and the energy barrier that continued to gushed upwards.

The reason why Nan Wuji had to retreat in embarrassment when he tried to fly the sword was because of these two difficulties.

Song Changming observed for a moment, then explored along the edge of the abyss.

At this time, the powerful spiritual perception that he condensed day after day through the Bingxin Jingxiang Jue came into play.

He could always keenly sense the energy fluctuations and changes gushing out of the abyss.

During his previous explorations into the abyss, he had observed that not every area of ​​the abyss had the same energy intensity of the blowouts.

There are differences in strength and weakness among them.

Find the correct pattern, collect and compare large samples over a long period of time, and find the abyss location where the blowout energy is weakest, as well as the most appropriate time to cross.

As long as he figures it out and is well prepared, he can reduce the difficulty of crossing the barrier and make the impossible possible!
Of course, these preparations are important, but they are not the most important part.

Even though at a specific time and place, the energy barrier erected by the abyss will be slightly weaker and the power of the magnetic field will be reduced, they will not completely disappear after all.

In the end, he still needs to rely on his own strength to overcome!

Only if one has enough strength, not innate but comparable to innate, can he have a real chance of success.

Now, he has broken through the eighth level of Qi training and has almost reached the pinnacle of this area.

In addition to his strong physique from hard training, this attempt was naturally the one with the best chance of success.

(End of this chapter)