Chapter 93 Xanadu

This is not a conclusive conclusion, it is his personal conclusion based on his two lifetimes of practice and absorbing the experience of the two worlds before and after, and then expounds it in a way that Yuan Gang can understand.

Yuan Gang, with a torch in his hand, was lost in thought.

Shang Shuqing, who was sleeping on her side, was obviously not asleep yet, her eyeballs were rolling under her eyelids, she didn't understand what Niu Youdao said, what is dark matter? Eastern legend? Western legend? What is a werewolf? Thinking in a daze, I was so tired that I fell asleep unconsciously.

Not to mention her, Yuan Fang, who was sitting cross-legged, actually eavesdropped quietly for a while with his ears pricked up, but he was still confused, half understanding...

After Yuan Gang dried up the torches, Niu Youdao said in a low voice: "Eat something, take the time to rest, I will let the old bear continue roasting later."

Among him, Yuan Fang, and Yuan Gang, Yuan Gang actually consumed the most physical energy during the journey. Yuan Gang consumed pure physical energy, unlike him and Yuan Fang who could control Qi and save energy. Of course, Yuan Gang is also the one with the best physical strength among the few. There is no way, Yuan Gang is a body trainer. But then again, the recovery of pure physical strength is the slowest, not as fast as he and Yuanfang.

Yuan Gang didn't say much, and immediately stopped. After touching the dry food, he wolfed it down and stuffed it into his mouth. After eating and drinking, he moved the package as a pillow, and lay down to sleep peacefully. You Daoist personally guarded him. Even in such an environment, he still slept peacefully. He was indeed tired from the journey, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the dark underground world, the flowing water of the Heihe River reflects a pile of bonfires on the bank, and the swaying firelight makes the jagged and strange rocks near and far look hideous from time to time.

Everyone rested quietly, only Niu Youdao stood beside the fire with a sword, and was alone in this deep underground world, vigilant in all directions, with a pair of magic eyes constantly patrolling around, and the sword in his hand from time to time provoked a few wet torches into the fire , keeping the fire going.

Two hours later, Yuan Fang opened his eyes and moved his limbs to stand up. He made a gesture to indicate that he had rested, and signaled Niu Youdao to rest and he would come to watch over him.

Niu Youdao signaled him to continue toasting the torch, Yuan Fang had to do so, while Niu Youdao continued to watch his surroundings.

About two hours later, Shang Shuqing seemed to wake up. She moved a little under the clothes she covered, but she didn't seem to get up. She seemed to be struggling in her heart, but she finally got up and turned aside quietly. walked out of the way.

After resting for a while, the blood blisters on his feet seemed to be more painful when he walked, and he was obviously limping.

"Don't run around." Niu Youdao reminded.

Shang Shuqing stopped and turned around, a little shy, hesitant to speak.

Niu Youdao suddenly realized, understood something, and said to Yuanfang: "Old Xiong, look at it." Turning around, he walked past Shang Shuqing, found a corner, pointed, and he himself stood in the corner Outside a stone behind the back facing the guard.

Shang Shuqing slowly got into the corner, and stood there without moving, looking very entangled.

Niu Youdao, whose upper body was exposed outside the stone, turned his back and said, "Don't worry, I won't peek."

Shang Shuqing's body slowly got into the corner of the corner, and soon, there was a slight indecent movement.

When she came out again, Shang Shuqing was obviously embarrassed, and found that she was really ugly in front of Niu Youdao. Only she knew what she was feeling, and said in a low voice, "Okay!" He hurried back to the fire, his face and ears blushing.

When Niu Youdao came back, he found that Yuan Gang had also woken up.

Yuan Gang said: "Old Xiong, you are on guard. Daoist, you should rest."

Niu Youdao sat down cross-legged, took the dry food and used it, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.

About two hours later, Niu Youdao, who had regained his energy, stood up, and the group began to pack up and set off.

Yuan Fang tied one hundred roasted torches on his back, while Yuan Gang carried fifty. Shang Shuqing also knew the condition of her feet. If she walked on foot, she would not say whether she could still walk, at least very slowly. She didn't make any excuses, and honestly lay on Niu Youdao's back and held the torch.

The group set off again, and this time everyone had enough energy, almost non-stop along the way, and kept moving fast.

Along the way, more than a dozen places to store torches were found to be empty, apparently destroyed by the man hiding in the dark. However, only these places were destroyed, and the storage point at the back, the torches were well placed, and there was no sign of further damage. I don't know if the other party knew that this would have no effect, or if he was unfamiliar with the road behind and couldn't touch the torch storage point for a while.

The underground is not completely dark, and occasionally there are holes in the sky seeping through the sky.

After walking for almost a whole day without stopping, when he found a rock resembling a crouching tiger beside the river, Shang Shuqing, who was lying on Niu Youdao's shoulder, said excitedly: "We are almost there, there is a cave about one mile ahead. Just go up there."

As she said, after walking for about a mile, she saw a hole with traces of artificial excavation, and the steps went up all the way, half artificial and half natural.

Walking up the zigzagging steps, walking up for hundreds of meters, I saw the light.

Even if there are torches lighting the way, it is a bit dazzling to be suddenly exposed to the covering light.

Pushing aside the vines covering the entrance of the cave, they found that they were halfway up the mountain, among the beautiful mountains, not far from a waterfall that was flying straight down, and under the waterfall was a green pool, where children could be seen Playing around. There are scattered houses in the mountains, which seem to be a village, located in this beautiful place, like a paradise. There seemed to be a dead volcano in the distance, at least Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang could tell it was a volcano at a glance.

There was a thatched pavilion not far from the side of the mountain. There was a young man in the pavilion. After seeing a few people coming out of the cave, the young man quickly rang a bell hanging in the thatched pavilion. The melodious sound of the bell echoed in the valley, and the young man picked up the saber with a vigilant face and watched the few people who appeared out of nowhere.

As soon as the bell rang, the children playing in the pool immediately climbed out of the pool and ran to hide. There seemed to be a commotion in the village, and a group of people with weapons ran towards this side.

"Master Dao, it's okay, let me down." Shang Shuqing, who was lying behind Niu Youdao, said.

Niu Youdao let her go, and not long after, a group of men with weapons rushed up the mountain, many of them carrying standard bows and crossbows.

Shang Shuqing took out a token, showed it to a bearded man in the crowd, and shouted at the same time, "Uncle Luo, I'm Qing'er, do you still recognize me?"

She came all the way from the ground without wearing a veil. When the bearded man saw the token, and then saw Shang Shuqing's ugly yin and yang face, he immediately said excitedly: "Princess!" Let it go! Let it go! Don't be rude, the princess is here, let it go!"

The saber in his hand was stuck on the ground, and he rushed over quickly, knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "The humble Luo An sees the princess! The prince... he..." Shaking his head, he was sobbing so hard that he burst into tears .

Shang Shuqing knew that he was referring to the dead King Ning, so she limped forward and helped him up with both hands, "Uncle Luo, it's all over."

Luo An raised his sleeves and wiped away his tears, sad and happy, he said: "These young people have never met the princess, and if there is any conflict, I hope the princess will forgive me!" Turning around, he shouted at a group of young people: "See you soon! Princess!"

A group of young people looked at each other and found that the princess was ugly, but they all knelt down on one knee, "See the princess!"

Shang Shuqing hurriedly stepped forward to signal to flatten her body, Luo An noticed her feet, and asked in surprise: "Princess, what's wrong with your feet?"

It was only then that Shang Shuqing uttered the truth, "The road is difficult, and there may be blisters on my feet, it's okay."

Luo An nodded again and again, expressing his understanding. He has walked through the secret passage below, and it is difficult for ordinary men to walk, let alone a woman who is the princess.

However, men and women could not get along with each other, and it was inconvenient for a group of men to help them, so he hurriedly ordered people to go to the village to call two women to take care of them.

Shang Shuqing's feet were inconvenient, so Luo An was not in a hurry to go down the mountain, and accompanied him and said, "I haven't seen you in seven or eight years. The princess has grown up, and the humble job almost didn't recognize her."

Shang Shuqing teased herself: "The birthmark on my face should be easy to identify."

This is the fault of the princess, Luo An quickly waved his hand and did not mention it.

Niu Youdao at the back looked up at the bright sun in the sky, then looked back at the entrance of the cave, and asked Luo An, "Have any strange things happened in the village recently?"

Luo An's attention finally came to Niu Youdao and the other three, and he asked Shang Shuqing, "Princess, who are these three?"

"Niu Youdao, Yuan Gang, and Yuan Fang are all our own people." After introducing the three, Shang Shuqing specially introduced Niu Youdao, "This is the mage following the county king." In turn, he introduced Luo An to several people, "Uncle Luo is a general under my father's command. He was originally one of the generals in charge of Yingyang Wuliewei."

"Mage Suitator?" Luo An frowned, looked Niu Youdao up and down, and felt that he was too young.

Shang Shuqing reminded: "Mr. Daoist is Mr. Dong Guo's closed disciple!"

Hearing that he was Mr. Dong Guo's disciple, Luo An was in awe and did not dare to underestimate him. He knew that Dong Guo Haoran and King Ning were close friends, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Meet the mage."

Niu Youdao cupped his hands, and asked that sentence again, "General Luo, have any strange things happened in the village recently?"

"Strange thing?" Luo An was stunned. "What strange thing? It's been fine all the time. I haven't seen anything strange. Is it okay for a few children in the village to fight?"

Niu Youdao hehe said, "Are there any mages in the village?"

Luo An shook his head: "No, this place is very safe, and it is difficult for outsiders to find it."

Niu Youdao: "How long has it been since the villagers have entered the secret passage?"

Luo An looked a little heavy: "After the death of the old prince, we received a message from Mr. Lan that after some people retreated from the villa in Canglu County, they cut off direct contact with the outside world. The way, the entrance has been guarded, and no one has entered the secret way for five years. The mage asked this, is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, just to be safe, just ask casually." Niu Youdao smiled and stopped disturbing, turned around and exchanged glances with Yuan Gang.

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