Chapter 138 The people in Qingyun Tower, the remnant soldiers frightened everyone
When Su Hanshan and the others went to Qingyun Tower, Zhang Dingyuan also returned to Shenwei Mansion.
When describing a large family, many people say that the palace is deep, but this huge Shenwei Mansion is obviously like a palace in terms of scale. There are many halls, halls, and houses in groups, but once you leave, When you come in, you won't feel deep.
On the contrary, the first impression is that it seems to be brighter and more spacious than outside, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The sun shines down from the sky, making everything bright. Even if you walk in the corridor or sit under the pavilion, you will only feel that the light is softer and will not feel dark.
Although it is winter, there is no trace of snow in all directions, it is not wet, and the colors of the flowers and plants are bright and moving.
After Zhang Dingyuan passed through several long corridors, the entourage around him was dispersed. Then he went to the right and crossed a portal. What he saw in front of him was a long embankment shaded by green willows.
The clear and vast water surface is sparkling. There are many old-looking people fishing here in small boats.
Some people cover their faces with a bamboo hat and sleep on the boat. There are also many people playing chess on the boat. You can hear them arguing and laughing over the moves.
Zhang Dingyuan walked along the embankment, looked around, and soon saw the person he was looking for.
"Dad, Mom!"
I saw a white-haired man in front of me wearing single clothes and with a strong back. He was hammering on a huge stone with a chisel and hammer. It looked like he was trying to carve something. A stone statue of dragons circling a mountain came out.
However, this stone statue has only just begun to take shape. A rough outline has just been chiseled out, and it looks a bit ugly.
There was a beautiful woman next to her, sitting on a bamboo chair in the shade of a tree reading a book. When she saw Zhang Dingyuan coming, a smile appeared on her face.
“I’ve been busy with banquets these days, so I always come back late. Why are you back so early today?”
Mrs. Shenwei waved, waited for Zhang Dingyuan to pass, and handed him a cup of tea.
"Thank you, mother!"
Zhang Dingyuan drank tea and said, "Something happened in the city, and I feel a little unsure."
Shenwei General Zhang Yannian He turned around, without putting down the hammer in his hand, and said casually: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Dingyuan explained everything in detail.
Although this general has white hair, his face looks like he is only about thirty years old. He has a tough appearance and a heroic appearance. Only when his eyebrows are slightly wrinkled, some traces of vicissitudes of life can be seen in his eyes.
"Oh, it seems that this chaos in the Tianming Sect has really made many people restless."
Mrs. Shenwei picked up the fan, twirled it, chuckled, and said, "Having a stable court in Middle-earth can precisely protect more weak people, allow them to live more comfortably, and perhaps find their strengths in places other than force."
"Unfortunately, some people have stayed in this protected world for a long time. Do they really think that they are strong enough and that they can benefit more from the chaos?"
Zhang Dingyuan said: "I can also guess some of Situ Tingyun's original plan. Since he was counter-killed, it saves the trouble and makes this matter easy to handle."
"But I'm thinking that the Situ family is not the most domineering among all counties. They dare to have such thoughts. I'm afraid the mentality of other aristocratic families is also a bit ready to change."
"In name" To deepen our alliance with us, we actually want to make more profits by leveraging our momentum. No one can say for sure how many of them will be able to give equal rewards in the critical moment in the future when we really provide them with convenience. ”
Zhang Yannian spoke slowly: "You want to come up with something powerful to scare them, but are you afraid that it will go too far and make them miserable and share the same hatred?"
Zhang Dingyuan nodded: "We can't be an alliance under the city. , but we do need some allies. If the deterrence is just right, it will be easier for us to actively choose allies."
Zhang Yannian and his wife looked at each other with a bit of a smile.
Mrs. Shenwei said softly: "Yuan'er, you still have so many elders here, but you already know how to think about the overall situation."
"You have already allowed me to take charge of this Shenwei Banquet. I can't Treat yourself as a real child."
Zhang Dingyuan said seriously, "Although I know that I don't have the power and authority to decide these big things, I also want to participate in these things and accumulate experience. ”
Mrs. Shenwei smiled and said: "How could the two of us give birth to a child as mature as you? It's so cute. It's a pity that it's too troublesome to have children. Otherwise, I really want to have more children to see what kind of personality they will have."
"In the case of the Situ family, they have been killed for committing crimes on the street. No matter how much we try to make their family apologize, after all, it is impossible to really kill their head and those old people for the sake of the city's rules."
Zhang Yannian got right to the point when he opened his mouth, "The Chu State is still here, and they, the county guards, are still the leaders of one area, and the princes of thousands of miles. No one can touch the majesty of the imperial court. This is the greatest protection for these aristocratic families."
Zhang Dingyuan said: "Children also know this truth. Killing chickens to scare monkeys, but not actually killing them, will not be effective. If you design some means to draw out their greed, make some big noise, and then take strict countermeasures , although it is ruthless enough, but it is too ruthless to make enemies randomly."
Zhang Yannian praised: "You can think of this step, which is already good, but your vision is still limited by your strength, why. Whether you want to choose a chicken or a monkey, you only see these people from the counties of the North."
He turned to look at the rough statue, and seemed to have continued to think about the next time he had the chisel in his hand. Where to land.
"Madam, give the child the things I brought back half a year ago."
The sky is blue, endless and cloudless.
The weather in Shengmian City always seems to be better than other places, especially around the annual Shenwei Banquet and the Ten Thousand Shang Festival. Even at night, there is no rain, fog, or clouds.
Tens of thousands, countless star points of light are scattered across the entire black sky.
The Milky Way hangs across the sky, the stars are densely packed, the stars are bright and magnificent.
Many people think that this kind of scenery is novel and they only see it a few times a year, so they like to open the window to enjoy the scenery even at night.
The people who live in Qingyun Building are all good at martial arts and are not afraid of the cold wind. Instead, they are lively and busy in the middle of the night, gathering on high platforms in the building to drink.
This so-called Qingyun Building is not a single building, but includes sixteen high-rise buildings in the surrounding area, as well as various stages, pavilions, gardens and ponds between the high-rise buildings. It covers a large area. .
Shenwei Mansion has already booked the entire Qingyun Building. Considering the number of guests, the space they can occupy is only a small part of it. Even if they are drinking and singing, the people outside will There was only a faint sound.
Those who are interested in making friends with new talents should take this opportunity to get together, walk around, arrange people to decorate with lanterns and confetti, and mingling with each other on the wine table.
What happened during the day inevitably became one of their topics.
Situ Tingyun, who held the Star Luo Sky Eye and the Flying Shuttle Sword, took his personal butler and assassinated the guests of the Divine Power Banquet on the street. In the end, he was killed on the spot by those who came out of a few small places.
Whether it is about the meaning behind this incident or just about the combat power shown by those few people, it is something worthy of attention.
“I heard that Situ Tingyun was beaten by three people, right? Among the three, there was an old monk who was proficient in secret arts and the true form realm?”
“But that was because of Situ Wei Xian was kicked away by a person in the realm of heaven, his name is Su Hanshan, and then he can have The three of them were encircling each other.”
“I have a friend who also saw the scene of tracing back the light during the day. The female swordsman was also very powerful. In the blink of an eye, lightning flashed across the sky. Some are like Lei Fa, not like they came from a small place.”
"Oh, just because one's background is not high, it doesn't mean that one cannot have adventures. In our Yunzhong County, there were bandits from the Nine Counties of Liangwang scurrying around a while ago. As a result, they met a poor scholar who only knew how to cultivate Qi. The gangster No. 1 was actually captured The scholar used bamboo leaves to kill them all."
"Later, there were rumors that his martial arts was taught by a beggar he met a few years ago. Even he himself was ignorant and didn't know it before he killed the bandits. Such a powerful stunt.”< br>
“I have also heard that that person’s name is Yang Ziwen. Alas, I was nearly forty years old before I broke through the ladder, but I heard that that person was only in his early twenties. He broke through not long after killing the bandits. Ladder realm.”
"It's really good luck to become famous at a young age!"
"It may not all be good luck. There is a person in Dingxiang who was born with a great talent. He is already in the ladder realm before he is twenty, but I'm afraid he won't live long. .”
The voices of those people talking gradually floated higher.
The cornices are long and slender, like crescent moons.
Yang Ziwen was lying on the eaves, with bamboo slips as a pillow, his hands folded on his lower abdomen, enjoying the starlight, and opened his eyes when he vaguely heard someone saying his name.
“Situ Tingyun himself is not bad in terms of strength, not to mention the Xingluo Sky Eye and the Flying Shuttle Sword. It is already extremely difficult to defeat him, but he was actually able to kill him... The so-called inexpensive nobleman would be that One of the three people? "
Yang Ziwen wanted to sigh a little when he thought of his beggar master.
"So I said that things like divine calculations are useless. They can only calculate some vague things, which is a waste of brains." Something big that can be called chaos in Shengmian City has really happened. I have such little ability to get involved. Come on, it can be of use."
His expression changed and he covered his mouth, "Oh, Master, I'm sorry, I said dirty words again. A gentleman should cultivate his moral integrity and speak well."
Yang Ziwen read a few sentences from sages' articles, and his thoughts couldn't help but turn to the elusive master.
“Well, if you are a noble person, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to find a chance to get to know him.”
He sat up and walked around in a circle, but saw no trace of Su Hanshan and the others.
Yang Ziwen thought that maybe the three of them had just arrived and experienced a small incident of assassination. They would rest tonight and not go out and walk around.
But on the second day, he walked around the building several times and found a few people he had some friendship with. After asking around, he still didn't see those three people.
When Su Hanshan and the others entered Qingyun Building yesterday, it was in the afternoon, already a few hours after lunch, and there was still some time before the dinner. Most of the guests in the building were in their rooms, so Not seen in person.
The three of them have newly acquired magic weapons and are all studying. Of course, they will not go to the building to attend any small banquet.
It wasn't until the day when the Shenwei Banquet officially started, when the stewards of the Shenwei Mansion came to Qingyun Tower and invited all the guests to attend the banquet, that Yang Ziwen saw the three of Su Hanshan.
However, on this occasion, it is not convenient to go over and say hello.
Su Hanshan and the others did not bring their own carriages and horses, but Shenwei Mansion had already made arrangements, and three horses were already waiting for them.
Many guests and their accompanying personnel gathered together in a mighty manner, bypassing more than a dozen streets, and as the terrain got higher, they approached the place where the Shenwei Banquet was held.
Su Hanshan looked up and saw continuous mountains, but they did not appear deserted or remote, because there were many exquisite courtyards built along the mountains, and it was obvious that there were people living there permanently.
A flat road was opened in the mountains, and everyone rode into the mountains. When they reached the depths of the mountains and rivers, the number of people gradually became less and less, but the scenery became more and more beautiful. The snow gradually became thinner, until no trace of snow could be seen. The mountains were lush and lush, with flowers and birds singing, and full of life.
If he hadn't known that this was the northern border and it was in the extremely cold season, Su Hanshan would have thought that he was back in the spring of Jiangnan. After entering the mountain and walking for about half an hour, we finally saw the place where the Shenwei Banquet was officially held. All the cars and horses were left at the bottom of the mountain, and everyone went up the mountain on foot.
Gray-white stone steps lead directly from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. There is a summit platform of dozens of acres. Only one-fifth of the north side contains palaces and houses. The rest The place is all squares paved with jade-white stone bricks.
Thousands of tables, tea sets, fruits, pastries, and cushions are distributed on the east and west sides, leaving a large open space in the middle.
The newly invited masters of the ladder, as official guests, of course sat in the seats closest to the open space. The others were led by the stewards and maids of Shenwei Mansion and took their seats in the back.
After Su Hanshan sat down, the seat on the left was Lei Yuzhu, and the seat on the right was a sturdy young man with a bronze complexion. He looked taciturn and didn't say a word the whole time.
“Huh?”
Su Hanshan noticed a few sharp glances coming from the opposite side. Looking back, he found that they were several young men from aristocratic families.
Chan Master Guangming came from behind and said: "Those are people from Wei, Lu, Chen, and Feng families. They have a good relationship with Situ Tingyun."
"Situ Tingyun said that day that he and a few friends were going to hold a small Danyuan party. I guess these people were invited. Looking at the guards behind them, some of them seemed to be dressed in Situ family attire."
Su Hanshan smiled slightly at those people.
The faces of those people were obviously more unkind. Some shook off their folding fans, some raised their hands to drink tea, and each tried to cover it up.
When Su Hanshan looked at those people, his eyes inevitably glanced at the person sitting directly opposite him.
It was a young woman dressed as a scholar, holding a jade flute, smiling and nodding lightly.
Zen Master Guangming said again: "That is Tang Juan from the Sanyuan Guild Hall. The Sanyuan Guild Hall was run by a retired court official. She is also very close to these aristocratic families. We cannot take her lightly."
Su Han Shan smiled and said: "Even if they want to do something, they have to wait until It’s after the Divine Power Banquet, and we won’t have a chance to fight at the banquet, so don’t be too nervous, master.”
The rankings of the Divine Power Banquet are not determined by direct battles between warriors, but by three categories. Method, compare strength, speed and skill, and choose the top ten first.
For example, from a fixed distance, using force in the air and grabbing a copper tripod filled with water, the competition is strength.
Wait until the top ten are selected, and then let the top ten fight against the Shining Armored Warrior puppets.
The final ranking will be determined based on the number of Shining Armor puppets participating in the battle and the time of defeat.
Back then, after Zuo Longsheng entered the top ten, he fought against two silver-armored warrior puppets. He suffered too much loss and stopped challenging, unable to move forward.
Su Hanshan is also looking forward to the experience of fighting against this kind of machine puppet.
However, when Zhang Dingyuan arrived and after a brief exchange of greetings, he directly stated that the ranking rules for this year's Shenwei Banquet would be changed.
"You must also know that the Tianming Sect was in rebellion a few years ago, and among the eight royal tribes in the Northern Wilderness, the Qiongqi tribe rebelled. It seems that the world is in danger of a storm."
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Zhang Dingyuan handed over to everyone, "Our Shenwei Mansion holds a banquet. The original intention is that the outstanding figures from the northern counties can get to know each other, cultivate some friendships, and have more opportunities, so that they can better protect their peace in the future."
“However, the rules and gifts of previous years are somewhat out of date for the current situation, so the gifts of this year’s Shenwei Banquet will be smaller than those of previous years. It’s more than ten times as rich as in previous years.”
“Everyone enters the treasure hunt competition at the same time. They can apply to withdraw at any time. Once they withdraw, the treasures they get will belong to themselves, and they will no longer be screened in order.”
After what he said, all the guests were in ups and downs. Some of them couldn't hide their emotions, and their faces were obviously strange.
Many people who originally knew that they had no chance of entering the top ten or even the top three felt a little uneasy and had another surprise in their hearts.
After the change, the rules seemed to value luck more than strength.
Even if they don’t have the strength to be in the top few, if they are lucky enough, they might be able to get the most valuable treasure.
As for whether you should worry about being robbed and killed after you get the treasure after leaving the city, you don’t have to worry about it at all.
The Shenwei Mansion organizes this banquet to recruit experts into the army. If you really get a valuable treasure, you may directly join the Shenwei Mansion.
Although there is an old saying that it is better to be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, but if there is really great benefit, it is nothing to be a phoenix tail.
Okay, it's really good that this rule has been changed. That's right. If the world is really in chaos, strength is important, but luck is also important. Luck should be taken into consideration in this ranking.
Compared to these new ladder masters, their thoughts are simple.
Those young ladies from big families, especially those of the older generation who accompany them, have more on their minds.
It is impossible for Shenwei Mansion to slap me in the face and say it is ten times richer, but I am afraid that the real value is far more than ten times that of previous years.
It's just a competition among a group of newly promoted people. To come up with such a generous reward is obviously because the drunkard doesn't care about the wine.
Shenwei Mansion is indeed showing weakness!
Most of the people from the aristocratic families present had the same thought in their hearts, and they became even more excited.
The Shenwei Mansion controls the frontier, and it seems that there are many dangerous places around it. In fact, in those dangerous places, magical weapons and materials are endless, and it is also the place where natural materials and earthly treasures are most likely to be born. It is both a dangerous place and a treasure place.
In the past, the aristocratic families in the counties did not have that much manpower, and it was difficult to get involved in the border army territories divided by the imperial court. They could only watch those treasured lands.
But if we can form a deeper alliance with the Shenwei Mansion, and the family pays something that is useless to the backbone masters, sends more people from their own territory to the border army, and makes a promise for the future, they can borrow the border. With the power of the army, they explored various places, made contracts, and divided up what they got.
It was like a natural treasure house, all open to the family members!
How big a benefit is this? It’s really immeasurable!
People from various aristocratic families were already exchanging glances, secretly thinking of sending messages back.
“Among our Feng family’s supreme elders, there are three figures in the divine realm. In addition to the county guards, there are also many people who are on duty in the court. When making an agreement, we must not be weak. Our reputation has been taken advantage of by others.”
"Our ancestors in the Xiahou family have transcended the realm of the gods and cultivated the realm of gods and humans. Among the counties in the north, they are also very rare. If we form an alliance and sign a contract together, we must occupy more. ”
The thoughts in these people's minds are spinning very fast. No matter how calm their faces are, their eyes will inevitably change. Therefore, the atmosphere among the various aristocratic families seems a bit strange.
Zhang Dingyuan took in all the expressions of these people and smiled softly.
"It seems that you all have no objections to this rule change, so let's get straight to the point and take a look at the treasure trove that our Shenwei Mansion has prepared for you."
He After clapping his hands, he saw an old man with a goatee and a scar coming out of the palace to the north, holding a box.
The old man's expression was indifferent, completely different from the smiles on the faces of the attendants in charge of Shenwei Mansion.
But many knowledgeable people couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, realizing that this person was definitely not just in the True Form realm.
But he walked very heavily while holding the box in his hand. When he reached the open space, he raised the box up and placed it on the ground.
Ta!
The sound of the box falling to the ground was very soft, but as soon as it hit the ground, the entire box was turned into ashes, revealing the contents inside.
It was a large bronze mace stained with blood and rust, as thick as a human arm, with cracks all over the body. The end of the handle was carved into the head of a weird evil beast, which was also the place with the most cracks.
It seemed that as long as someone touched it lightly, the weapon would be completely shattered.
But as soon as everyone laid their eyes on this weapon, they seemed to hear the roar from the ancient wilderness, and they couldn't help but feel in a trance and their heartstrings were shaken.
"This, this is..."
Tang Juan seemed to recognize something, her fingers holding the jade flute suddenly tightened, her beautiful face with a calm smile showed a horrified expression, her almond-shaped eyes Wide open.
The ink jade bracelet on Lei Yuzhu's wrist warmed slightly, and he heard a heartbeat of surprise.
"This Zhang Yannian, no wonder he was able to snatch his wife back from the Holy Land of Pure Fox, and now he has a son and a daughter. It seems that he is much better than he was back then, so generous! So generous!"
Su Hanshan also felt that The bronze mace seems familiar, but I can't remember it for the moment.
“This is the first master of the Qiongqi tribe two hundred years ago, the divine weapon of Youshen Xuekui.”
Zhang Dingyuan looked around the crowd, “My father defeated Youshen Zhen three years ago. After killing the Youshen half a year ago, he condensed his broken void secret realm into An entrance is integrated into this divine weapon."
"Now half a year has passed, and the Yuan Gong aura in his secret realm has been refined into a qualitative Gangsha. This is the purpose of this Divine Power Banquet. The place where the treasure is hidden is also the reward of this divine feast!”
Su Hanshan's eyes suddenly widened as he remembered.
In a biography of a historical figure he read, the existence of Youshen Xuekui was mentioned.
Legend has it that he was a peerless strong man who opened up the secret realm of the void after transcending the laws of heaven and man. He was a barbarian general who became famous two hundred years ago. In the entire biography, he is described as an unparalleled devil.
Until the end of the biography, the protagonist, the No. 1 scholar in both civil and military affairs, achieved great success, and his greatest achievement was only to kill a disciple of You Shen Xue Kui.
There are rumors that the generals and generals in Northern Xinjiang can rely on the power of military formations to fight against the secret realm of the void, but after all, they are just rumors. In fact, there has been no void in the land of Middle-earth for many years. The exact deeds of the battle between masters in the secret realm.
In other words, even if there is such a master battle, ordinary warriors will not understand it at all and will only think it is a natural disaster.
But now, there is such an incarnation of natural disaster, turned into a broken weapon, standing in the open space of the mountaintop square.
Su Hanshan looked at the people opposite and found that many people in the family had pale faces and were silent.
Tiger and wolf fight, leopard and dog win.
But some people will only realize it when the facts are in front of them...
It turns out that they are not leopard dogs at all!
Happy New Year to everyone!
(End of this chapter)