Chapter 168 Fortress
After Zhu Laoba and Guan Goudou stayed in Xiliantai, their conversations were obviously not so close.
It was good to watch the dog fight. He was stupid and could not speak a word for most of the day. When we walked together before, he would occasionally forget that there was such a road gentleman beside him, until he and Mr. Zhu Eight starts bickering, and everyone will remember that this demon king has always been there.
But Zhu Laoba is different.
He is easy to talk, but he can't control his mouth when he sees something new. Hu Wen is also the host's temperament. He will answer whatever Zhu Laoba asks.
This also led to the fact that before the accident, Hu Wen and Zhu Laoba were talking to each other along the way. Although it was noisy, it was not noisy or boring.
Now that Zhu Laoba has stayed in Xiliantai, there is no such gossip on the road. Only Xiao Hu Ni can talk to Hu Wen.
It’s a pity that Xiao Nizi is not very smart. When Hu Wen explained things, she just said “oh” without any insights.
"Huh...it's a bit cold." Mr. Donkey shivered slightly.
Nowadays, Mr. Donkey’s Taoism is not that profound. The cold wind in the far north is biting. The thick fur and wisps of true energy on the body cannot completely offset the cold, which slightly hurts the donkey.
There was no snow on the ground, but a light layer of frost settled on the grass and trees and could not dissipate for a long time.
"The wind in the north is strong and can hurt your bones. Be careful to avoid the cold." Hu Wen took out two fire-warming charms and put them on his body, which warmed his body.
According to Hu Wen, if you follow this stone road, you will reach the northern fortress in a short time. There are no villages or fields on the way.
The weather was cold and the harvest from the fields was average, so the residents gathered at the fortress.
It’s warm there and can be cultivated.
Seeing that Mr. Donkey was freezing, Caiyi took out the oil lamp, placed it in the middle of the donkey cart, and blew upward.
The faint flames turned into as bright as iron flowers and surrounded the donkey cart.
The surrounding temperature slowly rose, and Mr. Lu shook his head.
"Caiyi should treat me well."
Taking a few more steps forward, Zuo Chen suddenly waved his hand, telling Lord Donkey to stop.
"Taoist Master? What's wrong?"
Master Donkey raised his head in confusion, tilted his head and looked at Zuo Chen.
“Look ahead.”
Listening to Zuo Chen’s words, Mr. Donkey looked forward.
“His! What a heavy fog!”
Following Zuo Chen's finger, he looked towards the front of the stone road, only to find that a thick mist had spread in the direction of several people.
Zuo Chen pinched a Taoist secret in his hand and shouted in a low voice:
"Awake the dream!"
The voice was like thunder, and everyone else was shocked. My mind is much clearer.
Cai Yi said "Hey" and realized that she was sitting in the front row of the carriage just now, but now she was lying at the end of the carriage.
"You just fell asleep again." Zuo Chen said, "But the time was very short."
After saying this, Zuo Chen also looked at the fog in front of him.
This is a wonderful method.
This is the first time Zuo Chen saw a genuine immortal technique in Daliang.
This fog is eroding the three realms and five elements, disrupting the earth, water, wind and fire, and has the wonderful ability to reshape and recreate.
This aura is also similar to what he saw on Qingqiu Xian when he fell into a dream.
It is really the magic of Qingqiu Immortal.
But perhaps due to being eroded by the sea of suffering, the method that was supposed to be the fox fairy's magic method is now chaotic and irregular.
As he began to practice Taoism, black and white suddenly appeared in Zuo Chen's eyes. He lifted up his Taoist robe on the back of the donkey, and the wind began to sound around him.
This large fog has been blown away a lot, but it has not been completely eradicated.
After some calculations, Zuo Chen could feel that the fog had a source. If the source was not destroyed, even if he blew away the dense fog around him, it would only delay the situation for some time.
"This must be someone's way of doing it!" Hu Wen said anxiously: "Taoist Priest, let's go to the fortress first. If all the soldiers in the fortress fall asleep, then the evil thing in the black water will probably attack. Come in."
Zuo Chen nodded and used a little more effort to make the shrinking effect stronger.
In this thick fog, everything around him seemed quiet, as if dead. Hu Wen's ominous premonition became more and more intense, for fear that something would go wrong with the fortress.
Zuo Chen reached out and picked off a piece of mist, put it in his hand to observe and study.
"This annoying nightmare is probably created by some evil cultivator just to harm people's lives."
Hu Wen muttered.
After hearing what he said, Zuo Chen shook his head:
“This dream was not originally intended to harm people, but to save them.”
"Rescue people?" Hu Wen looked confused.
Carefully recalling the effect of the big dream, Zuo Chen deduced:
"This big dream not only has the ability to turn reality into reality, but also completely fixes the three souls and seven souls in the dream... I was thinking at the time , could this be a way to escape from the shell?
"Let the body sink into a dream, and then let this big dream protect the three souls and seven souls, and use the dream to escape from the sea of suffering, and wait until a safe place. Turn the imaginary into reality in order to avoid the disaster of suffering.
"It's just that something went wrong in the middle. It was infiltrated by the breath of the sea of suffering, and finally gave birth to the dream ghost, the three souls and seven souls that specialize in devouring people." After listening to Zuo Chen's explanation, Hu Wen thought about it for a while. .
It really makes sense!
"This matter can only be regarded as speculation at the moment. Even if this big dream was good before, it has become a tool to harm people now, so it is better to be careful."
Zuo Chen He mentioned it again, and the others nodded in agreement.
The road is long and foggy.
I don’t know how long we walked, but finally after Mr. Donkey took a step, the towering fortress appeared in front of everyone.
The moment he saw the splendid fortress, the sun slanted down, sweeping away the surrounding fog, making people feel warm all over.
There are soldiers patrolling back and forth next to the fortress, and there are also soldiers standing guard on the connected city wall.
There is no dense fog near this long line of defense.
"Taoist Master, am I dreaming?" Hu Wen stared at the scene in front of him, but he hesitated.
Zuo Chen shook his head slightly.
His eyes fell on the dividing line between thick fog and sunshine.
The mist was resisted by a layer of pale golden light.
This is released from the fortress.
Very strong.
From Zuo Chen's point of view, this wonderful method can almost be said to not fall into the five elements and not stain the three realms.
No wonder he could withstand the mist of Qingqiu Fox Fairy's dream.
The soldiers patrolling next to the fortress also noticed the sudden appearance of the donkey cart and Hu Wen on horseback. They were full of surprise and joy, and then trotted up to a few people.
"Brother Hu! You are finally back!"
The leading soldier's face was full of surprise, and he turned his attention to Zuo Chen and immediately saluted him:
< br>"Master Zuo! Master Zuo, His Highness King Wei often talks about you to us, but today we finally see you!"
Zuo Chen was surprised:
"What did King Wei say about me?"
"Um... He said you are very capable, like a giant, with three heads and six arms."
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Are you sure this is not the description you heard in the book?
"Captain Xu, is the fortress okay? How is uncle? How is Liu Xian?" Hu Wen asked urgently:
"It's okay for the time being. The city is still growing food and raising roe deer, which is enough to support the brothers. For more than half a year, some unseen evil creatures have also come, but the number is not too large, and they have all been beaten back by the brothers. "The leader said: "King Wei is currently in the mansion trying to find a solution, Liu Xian. ...Liu Xian opened an altar in the center of the fortress, saying that he wanted to awaken the old immortal Tao Miao, and he could not leave for the time being."
Hearing that the fortress was safe, Hu Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then pulled his horse. Reins, walking in front:
"Taoist priest, follow me in quickly, I will take you to see your uncle in the fortress."
He left in a hurry without saying hello to the patrolling soldiers. , entered the main entrance of the fortress.
The gate of this fortress is extremely tall and huge. It does not seem to be prepared for mortals, but rather seems to be provided for giants.
On both sides of the stone road entering the main gate of the fortress, Zuo Chen also saw various buildings on the left and right that looked like small cities. There were places for soldiers to live, as well as food and accommodation restaurants. Looking from a distance, you can even see a few hooks.
This "city" is not wide, but it is very long, with several long roads running through it, running along the city wall to the left and right.
“There are many soldiers stationed in the fortress, which cannot be separated from logistics, and we cannot rely entirely on Shangbao City to transport supplies. Over time, people living in nearby villages gathered next to the fortress and spontaneously came here On the one hand, these things are built to provide some food and sundries for the soldiers, and on the other hand, it is easier to be protected by the king."
Hu Wen said, he said. The long-lasting haze on my face finally dissipated:
"This northern fortress actually has another name.
"It's called Youzhou City. ”
Following the gate and crossing the other side of the city wall, there are obviously fewer residents, and the main ones are military and horse camps. The number of soldiers wearing armor has increased, some are practicing, some are on guard, and some They seemed to be on vacation today and were walking towards Youzhou City.
After seeing Hu Wen and Zuo Chen's team, they also stopped one after another, and some of them smiled at Hu. Wen said hello, and more people looked at Zuo Chen curiously.
For the sake of image, Zuo Chen pushed up his crown and looked upright.
Going along the road, we finally arrived in front of a mansion located next to the city wall.
The mansion has a slightly old mahogany door, with two stone lions squatting beside it, and a plaque hanging above it with the three characters "Prince Wei's Mansion" written on it.
Judging from the appearance alone, this Prince Wei's mansion is not even as prosperous as the original Sima's mansion. It looks more like a wealthy businessman's home than the place where the vassal prince lives.
There was also a middle-aged man standing at the door. He was wearing armor and his face was slightly weathered. Although he looked a little old, he stood very straight.
It seems that standing there, even if the sky falls, I can withstand it.
"You brat, after running around for so long, I'm finally willing to come back."
Seeing Hu Wen coming on horseback, the man smiled slightly.
"Uncle!"
Hu Wen said in surprise, then he got off his horse and immediately rushed to the middle-aged man's side.
The man patted his shoulder and then looked sideways at Zuo Chen.
"I, King Li Ji, have met Mr."
(End of this chapter)