After landing at Shizikou, we entered the territory of Liaodong.
Although Liaodong belonged to the territory of the Han State, the Northern Han Dynasty's control over Liaodong was less stable than that in the northwest.
There are many mountains in the land of Liaodong, and there are many hunters who are good at bows and arrows. The people of Liaodong are fierce. At that time, the Han Dynasty made a lot of efforts to control Liaodong. If it was suppressed with troops in the northwest, then it was pacified in Liaodong. Lord.
The terrain in Liaodong is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we want to completely conquer Liaodong, it will cost a lot of troops, money and food. Therefore, after the Han Dynasty fought a few battles in Liaodong to shock them, they did not continue to use troops, but gave many tribes in Liaodong the opportunity to fight. autonomy.
For the Northern Han Dynasty, the real threat has never been Liaodong, but in the south. If they really go all out to attack Liaodong, the Chu people will definitely take the opportunity to attack the north. Therefore, after the Northern Han Dynasty established its own country, it has continued its appeasement policy towards Liaodong. , the people in eastern Liaoning nominally surrendered to the Han State, but they still controlled many places.
Fortunately, trade exchanges are smooth, and Liaodong has never fallen into a weapons war.
The mountains are rolling, and Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated. In fact, many places are inaccessible. Jiugong Mountain is located in the southeast corner of Liaoning. After landing at Shizikou, it can be reached by walking for two or three days.
However, Jiugong Mountain is not a famous mountain in Liaodong. Liaodong is known as the Six Peaks of Liaodong. Jiugong Mountain is far from among them. Even many locals in Liaodong may not know that Jiugong Mountain exists.
Qining knew the approximate location of Jiugong Mountain, but he was not sure where it was. He asked along the way, but not many people knew. He finally asked a woodcutter, who pointed out the direction and said, "Go west." Walk fifty or sixty miles, and you will know by asking people when you get there. But few people live there. I heard that there are no villages for dozens of miles near Jiugong Mountain. Many places are so deserted that there are no roads. Where are you going? What to do?"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "I heard that Jiugong Mountain has beautiful scenery. Let's go over and take a look at the scenery."
"Jiugong Mountain? That scenery is not beautiful. Many mountains in Liaodong are much more beautiful than Jiugong Mountain." The woodcutter left with a smile.
Qi Ning followed the woodcutter's instructions and rode a horse with Chi Danmei to the west.
Chi Danmei's horse was given away, so the two of them could only share one ride along the way, otherwise they would be noticed on the way. Before Weihai landed, Qining asked Chi Danmei to disguise herself and change into men's clothing.
After walking forty or fifty miles, I really didn't see many people along the way, and the surrounding area was getting more and more deserted. As the woodcutter said, there were no villages near Jiugong Mountain.
After finally meeting someone, Qining asked him about the way. The man pointed out the location of Jiugong Mountain and kindly advised: "I heard that Jiugong Mountain is haunted. If you don't have any big problems, it's better not to get close. A few years ago Several hunters were hunting nearby and saw firelight on Jiugong Mountain. People nearby knew that Jiugong Mountain was a barren mountain and few people went there. The firelight appeared at night, which was very strange. Two of the hunters were brave. The older one said he wanted to go up the mountain to see what happened, but the others did not dare to go up the mountain. After those two people went up the mountain, early the next morning, when the other hunters woke up, they saw the bodies of the two people lying on the side, having been taken out by evil spirits. Since then, no one has dared to go through my heart."
Qi Ning thanked the man and continued walking to Jiugong Mountain.
Chi Danmei said: "Those two hunters were probably killed by the people on the mountain. They deliberately pretended to be mysterious and did not let anyone get close to them."
Qi Ning wondered: "The Jiugong Mountain is located in a remote place. I'm just wondering, how could Beitang Yu store the Map of the Universe here? Who lives on that mountain?"
"Your martial arts are enough to deal with any threat." Chi Danmei didn't care: "Unless you are a great master, we don't have to be afraid even if there are thousands of troops on the mountain."
Chi Danmei's words are not bad.
Qi Ning's cultivation level is close to that of the Grand Master, and Chi Danmei is also a top expert. If the two of them join forces, except for the Grand Master, there may be no rival in the world.
Following the man's instructions, we walked for more than ten miles in the direction of Jiugong Mountain. The road became narrower and narrower. After a few more miles, the road was already overgrown with weeds and could hardly be called a road. There were mountain peaks on both sides and a pole in the middle. The narrow road was barely big enough for a horse to pass. After walking along the steep road for about half an hour, the road was even narrower and even horses had difficulty passing. Two stone walls in front formed a gap, allowing only one person to pass through.
"Did we go the wrong way?" Qining asked suspiciously.
Chi Danmei said: "According to that person's instructions, we walked from here. There are no other roads nearby. Maybe after walking this way, Jiugong Mountain is in front of us."
Qi Ning thought that he had already reached this point, so naturally he couldn't give up halfway. The two of them could only squeeze past the front line sideways.
It was the height of August, and the red sun was scorching, and the fire was shining like gold. Fortunately, we were in the mountains, with towering peaks blocking the scorching sun, so it was quite cool.
After walking forward for a while, I finally passed through a gap in the wall. The front suddenly opened up. Looking up, I saw that there was indeed a green mountain peak in front of me. It was lined with green trees and was very dense. Under the sun, it was all green to the eye. .
The two looked at each other and knew that if nothing unexpected happened, the mountain in front of them was the Jiugong Mountain they were looking for.
Qining thought of Beitang Yu's words that the people on Jiugong Mountain could recognize his appearance, and they would only hand over the World Map to him. When he left Beijing, he always wore a mask to avoid trouble. Now, When I arrived at Jiugong Mountain, I thought that if I continued to wear the mask, the other party would not be able to recognize me, which would be troublesome, so I immediately took off the mask and revealed my true face.
Chi Danmei smiled and said, "I finally took it off. These days I thought I was stealing other men behind your back."
"Is there another man in the world that you can like?" Qining said with a smile: "It's not easy for me to fall in your eyes. You should cherish it."
Chi Danmei let out a soft sigh, looked up at the mountains, frowned and said, "It's not too boring to live in these barren mountains and wild mountains. If so, I would rather die."
Qining thought that living in seclusion in the mountains and forests sounds nice, but if you really want to live in the wilderness, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
After walking forward for a while, they faintly heard the sound of water. They quickened their pace. The empty mountain was silent. The sound of water reverberated in the valley. The two followed the sound. The closer they got, the louder the sound of water became. Suddenly, I saw a white dragon-like waterfall pouring down from the mountain not far away, rushing like thunder, and its momentum was very amazing.
There was a thatched cottage beside the waterfall, and there was a hint of human smoke and fire in the mountains and fields.
As the two approached the waterfall, they discovered that there was a big willow tree beside the pool where the waterfall fell. Under the willow tree, there was a man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, sitting cross-legged on a stone.
Qi Ning wondered whether this person was the confidant Beitang Yu mentioned, and signaled Chi Danmei not to follow him. He walked forward, stopped a few steps away, and said with cupped hands: "This gentleman is welcome! "
The sound of the waterfall was like thunder, but Qining's inner strength was deep, so what he said naturally reached the man's ears very clearly.
But the man turned a deaf ear and said nothing.
Qining was surprised, thinking that his voice was enough for him to hear clearly, so why didn't he respond? Could it be that this person didn't hear it? He took a few steps closer and said respectfully, "Hello, sir!"
The man ignored him.
Qining thought to himself that either this person really couldn't hear, or he was pretending to be deaf and mute. He walked to the opposite side of the person and sat down on the stone opposite the person. At this time, he could see the person's face clearly. He looked about fifty years old, with rough and dark skin, and an unattractive appearance. At first glance, he looked like a woodcutter resting in the mountains, but his eyes were closed, his expression was calm, his hands were folded around his chest, and he was sitting in an extremely weird posture.
Qining sighed and said, "It seems that sir really can't hear, but I wonder if he can see?"
The man still ignored him, and Chi Danmei sneered: "Pretending here, let's see if you are really deaf or fake!" She stepped forward, and her whole body floated past like a cloud at an extremely fast speed.
Qi Ning said anxiously: "Don't do anything."
But Chi Danmei was too fast. When Qi Ning made a sound, Chi Danmei had already floated to the side of the man. She reached out and grabbed the man's shoulder. She saw that her slender jade fingers were about to put on the man's shoulder, but she saw As soon as the figure flickered, there was no trace of the man on the stone, and Chi Danmei missed it.
Qi Ning's heart trembled.
Chi Danmei's martial arts skills are unparalleled in today's world, and her attacks are so fast that even top masters may not be able to dodge them. However, this person actually walked away at the drop of a hat, much faster than Chi Danmei.
Chi Danmei's face also changed color. She looked around and saw the man sitting on another stone next to him like a ghost.
The two looked at each other and knew that they had met a real master.
Qi Ning stood up and was about to speak, but the man had already opened his eyes, looked at Qi Ning, and asked: "There are two Shang Yin in Guangling San. After they turned into Gong Yin, they continued to interact with each other four times." Turn, do you think this is wrong? I've been thinking about it for half a month, but I just can't figure out how to change it."
He asked inexplicably, and Qining and Chi Danmei also heard it inexplicably.
"Sir, are you talking about... Guangling San?" Qi Ning has naturally heard the name of this piece of music for a long time: "Sir, what do you mean by Zhuanyin?"
"There is no such change in swordsmanship." The man sighed: "I can't think of how swordsmanship can match this music score." He stretched out his hand and gestured: "There is nothing wrong with the two Shang Yin becoming Gong Yin, Jiao Yu There is nothing wrong with converting each other, but there is a problem when converting from Shang Yin to Jiao Yin. If Gong Yin changes to Yu Yin and then to Jiao Yin, it is naturally extremely powerful. But if Gong Yin directly changes to Jiao Yin, there must be an intermediate step. There are flaws... 1" He shook his head and sighed: "Trouble, trouble, really trouble!"
Although what he said was vague, Qining heard the clues and asked tentatively: "Sir, you are saying that you want to turn the music into sword skills, and you want to... combine the sound and sword into one?"
"Huh?" The man immediately smiled: "You also know how to combine sound and sword into one? It's very good, very wonderful. Come and sit down, and let's think about how to resolve the flaw in the middle." There was actually something in his eyes. The color of joy.