At this moment, in the dark night, in this small two-story building in the courtyard, two rows of bronze lamps were lit, the lights were small and swaying dimly.
Under the candlelight, human figures were reflected on the windows.
In front of a low table, seven or eight people were kneeling with their upper bodies straight, in two rows. Swords were placed horizontally on their kneeling thighs, looking like retainers.
Behind the low table, Prince Beiliang, dressed in a black python robe and with a majestic temperament, lowered his eyes and looked at a person in front of the table.
The other party held up his hands and said, "At present, the mirage in Taiping County has begun to affect the real space. The ancestral mountain mentioned by the people of Taiping County is shrouded in thick fog. I went in to investigate and it was like a ghost wall. Even if I used many methods, I was just circling in the same place and could not enter."
“I suspect that this is not an illusion, but the effect of space distortion!
"In addition, some people who were cutting wood outside the city once saw a mysterious firebird entering this mountain. According to my investigation, I suspect it was the same bird that the soldiers of the Ninth Mountain were chasing on Jiangjun Mountain. This situation is definitely not simple in Shu, where strange phenomena are gradually appearing!"
"Moreover, a cavalryman under the command of the Ninth Mountain Lieutenant General has already sent people to block this mountain. I think he takes it very seriously. I think it is better to act sooner rather than later. We can take the lead before the Ninth Mountain Lieutenant General mobilizes his troops."
This person's eyes and eyebrows sparkled with brilliance.
These retainers were sent by the prince to various places in Jiannan Road to collect information about luck and spiritual roots.
Some did have gains. For example, in Qingyuan County, Anshun Prefecture, several hunters encountered an avalanche while hunting in the mountains and were buried under an ice hole. Just when these people were about to starve to death or freeze to death, they found a glowing red exotic fruit in the ice hole. In order to survive, several people scrambled for it and swallowed it whole. Then they felt their whole bodies burning, and their muscles and bones made a humming sound, like the sound of Tao, washing their marrow and tendons. Some hunters rushed directly from the bone forging stage to the body Xuan stage in one go!
The servants have verified it and it is indeed true!
Anyway, with the heavy snow in July, such rumors gradually increased.
It is no secret that there is life hidden beneath the ice.
As for the mountain that suddenly appeared in Taiping County, it was very strange. It was taken over by the Ninth Mountain from the beginning and the news was blocked, so few people knew about it.
"Interesting!" Prince Beiliang nodded slowly, "It's so close, we can go and take a look!"
"What should we do with the people from the Ninth Mountain?" one of the retainers whispered with a strange look on his face.
“The Ninth Mountain is at its peak. We should avoid it if possible and not let these people distract us…” The prince spoke slowly, his profile appearing dim and uncertain under the candlelight.
Just as the prince of Beiliang was speaking, there was a knock on the door in the silent night outside.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside the prince, dimming the candlelight next to him, and an old voice sounded in the prince's ears.
"That Holy Lady of the Holy Church is here!"
"And brought an interesting person with him!"
Prince Beiliang frowned. He actually didn't want to get involved with this saint girl because of the Ninth Mountain.
"You guys go down first!"
"Yes, Your Highness"
His retainers retreated one after another and disappeared into the shadows where the candlelight could not reach.
The prince waved his sleeves and said thoughtfully, "Please let someone in."
Soon, in the silent night outside, there was a sharp creaking sound of a door opening.
Then a heavy sound of footsteps was heard coming closer and closer, accompanied by a clattering sound.
Prince Beiliang was very familiar with this sound; it was the sound of armor colliding with each other as footsteps swayed.
According to Mr. Wang, there were clearly two people coming, but there was only the sound of one person's footsteps.
Soon, as the sound of stairs approached, Prince Beiliang saw the two people in the light and shadow. The Saint of the Western Region Holy Church had changed her clothes this time. She was wearing a black long dress with gold weaving, a slit at the chest, which shone with seductive flesh color under the candlelight, and a mysterious and strange bronze mask with big eyes.
However, the Prince of Beiliang did not look at the mysterious, noble and charming Saintess of the Western Regions, but at the big man behind her.
He was wearing a set of green armor, which was of the Ninth Mountain style!
The person who followed the saint lady was actually a captain from the Ninth Mountain!
Prince Beiliang raised his eyebrows, but heard the faint voice of Elder Wang in his ears, "This captain is no longer himself. Something has taken over his body!"
"It's not possession, the spirit inside is still there, it's more like a ghost!"
"I guess this is the method used by their Holy Church!"
The prince frowned on his raised brow, knowing that these people's cultivation methods were strange, even he couldn't see it.
"Tong Shan, the captain of the left wing of the Ninth Mountain Guard, greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
At this time, the man in green armor uttered a deep voice, his eyes were bright, he stepped forward, clasped his fists, and saluted.
The Prince of Beiliang ignored "this person" and looked at the smiling eyes under the bronze mask. He said in a cold tone, "I remember I told Her Excellency the Saint last time that I would not get involved in the feud between you and the General of the Central Army. What's the meaning of replacing this Ninth Mountain Captain and bringing him here?"
The saint in the seductive black skirt chuckled, "Your Highness has a good eye. I have been observing the Ninth Mountain for the past two days, wanting to send someone to sneak in, but there are so many restrictions on this mountain, and I haven't encountered any solitary soldiers, so I have never been able to go. Today, my followers finally seized the opportunity and intercepted a messenger who was heading south!"
When the Prince of Beiliang heard this, his eyes became stern. As a former soldier, he knew that the Saint's men had intercepted the express train that had traveled eight hundred miles.
"Are you playing with fire? You know that intercepting an 800-mile express is a serious matter."
His tone was somewhat gloomy. As the Beiliang Palace, which was founded by military forces, looked down on such unscrupulous behavior from the bottom of its heart. The 800-mile rush was often due to urgent military situations. Once something went wrong and delayed the opportunity to fight, it would not only cost the lives of one or two people.
As the prince of Beiliang Palace, he has his own thoughts.
Even if he had a grudge against the Ninth Mountain General and wanted to kill him, he would only target him.
However, the Saintess from the Western Regions smiled dissolutely, and the corners of her mouth under the bronze mask raised, "I must find the person I'm looking for."
"This is a matter of great importance to the Holy Church. It is worth taking some risks."
"Back to the point, this messenger captain has a very interesting secret letter! I thought Your Highness would be interested, so I came here uninvited."
"What secret letter?" Prince Beiliang's eyes squinted slightly.
The captain in green armor stepped forward and handed over a paper tube with sealing wax opened.
Prince Beiliang raised his hand and took the paper in his hand, then spread it out.
There are scattered and incoherent words on it.
This is a secret text that requires knowing a specific sequence to be understood.
This is very common in military camps.
"Through soul control, we learned the contents of this secret letter."
"Go to the Central Pass of Sichuan and look for a man named Gongsun Yang. Ask him if he knows the whereabouts of the General of the Central Army!"
"This is interesting!" (End of this chapter)
