Chapter 110 Mysterious Valley
Chapter 110 Mysterious Valley
A few points of fire rose from the western fields and reached the sky.
After a few breaths, a firework also appeared from the Bull Head Hill behind him, and it rushed up into the air with a sharp sound, as if in response.
Looking from here, you can see scattered torches on the plains, as faint as fireflies, approaching Qingniu Mountain in groups from all directions.
That was the signal sent by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the reinforcements were on their way.
"Brother Lan, Brother Lan, who are you to have summoned all the Jinyiwei from Guanzhong?"
Zhang Yu turned around and looked at Lan Hao, who had fainted and was leaning on his shoulder.
He looked at the hundred-foot-high cliff in front of him, with a deep ravine in the middle.
Opposite Niutou Hill is the real Qingniu Mountain, which stretches for more than 300 miles from north to south. The terrain is famously rugged and dangerous. Compared with Niutou Hill, there is more space to maneuver.
"Damn it! It's at least 17 or 18 feet wide. I'm not a jumping tiger, and even if I were, I wouldn't be able to jump over it."
Zhang Yu frowned, feeling awkward.
At this time, the area below Niutou Hill must be surrounded by Jinyiwei troops. If we go down the mountain road, we will be walking into a trap.
And this wide ravine, if converted into the standard of the previous life, is nearly fifty meters long.
Even if he practiced Feiyun Magic, it would still be far from enough with his current level of cultivation. Unless he could practice the last move 'Yunpeng Wanli', he would have to at least reach the great success realm. At present, he has not even reached the small success realm for the second move 'Zhuiyun Zhudian'.
"jump over!"
As he hesitated, a faint voice came from behind him.
"Brother Lan, you're awake."
"Just jump over there, don't hesitate, use all your strength!"
The voice was a little weak, but very firm.
Twenty feet wide, even for a Qi Hai realm master, it would be difficult to do it with just internal strength if he did not practice advanced Qinggong.
Lan Hao's words seemed to have some kind of magic, making this impossible thing sound so natural that people couldn't help but believe it.
Zhang Yu's heart tightened. This was the only way for now. If he delayed any further, he would be caught by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"Brother Lan, hold on to me."
There were faint sounds of footsteps in the woods behind; the Imperial Guards were about to catch up.
Zhang Yu carried Lan Hao on his back and stepped back a dozen steps, pouring all his internal strength into several acupoints on his legs. He stepped on the ground with both feet, making two pits. In an instant, he ran a dozen steps and jumped up from the edge of the cliff.
"Remember, don't hesitate, use all your strength."
Zhang Yu was like a crow with its wings tied, struggling to soar into the sky.
The full moon in the sky shines quietly alone, and the barren hills stand for a thousand years.
There is a deep ravine between the two mountains.
The figure leaped into the air and kept approaching the other side of the cliff.
One foot.
Two feet.
Five feet.
Seven zhang.
Lan Hao lay on his back and turned his head to the side, just in time to see the full moon rising slowly. Some light fell on his face, making him feel itchy, as if the meridians that locked the Dantian Qi like an iron chain had loosened slightly.
Every time I see the full moon, my terrible mood becomes a little better.
"Brother Lan, I can't do it anymore."
Lan Hao laughed out loud, but then started coughing violently.
"Zhang Yu, a real man stands between heaven and earth, and his heart is as hard as iron until death. How can you say that you are incompetent?"
While speaking, Lan Hao raised his palm and quickly pressed eight acupuncture points on Zhang Yu's back, along the spine, from top to bottom, repeating the pressing three times.
In just a moment, it felt like an electric current was running down my spine.
Zhang Yu felt as if his lower back was lifted up by someone and there was a leverage point under his feet. Of course, this was just a strange illusion, but it was this indescribable illusion that allowed him to continue soaring into the air until he landed on the grass opposite the cliff.
"Brother Lan, you are truly amazing."
Zhang Yu was sweating all over. He turned around and looked at the bottomless cliff. It was still like a natural moat. If he had to do it again, he still didn't have the confidence to jump over it. "I have been in the martial arts world for several years, but I still don't have a nickname. Now I have one. Why not call me Jumping Tiger, or Winged Eagle, or Cloudtop Golden Roc."
"It's quite fitting, but it's a pity that they're all about birds and beasts, which sounds a bit unpleasant. What do you think, Brother Lan? Do you have any recommendations..."
Zhang Yu looked sideways and couldn't help but sigh: "He fell asleep pretty quickly."
The spiritual energy of Qingniu Mountain seemed to have gathered in Niutou Hill. Niubei Mountain was covered with rugged rocks, strange peaks and dangerous caves. The two ran more than eighty miles north before they saw some sparse forests and vegetation.
A figure walked towards the bright moon in the sky, heading north.
Zhang Yu ran for nearly an hour carrying a person on his back, on this damn mountain road, which consumed a lot of energy. If he continued like this, if he encountered an enemy, he would be helpless. He had to find a place to hide and recover his strength and internal energy.
Looking around, he had no idea where he was, so he could only run forward another seven or eight miles.
He suddenly found two stone peaks in front of him, and there seemed to be a valley in the middle. The entrance of the valley was on the side, shaded by two trees, and it was very hidden.
"This place can be used as a hiding place for the time being."
Zhang Yu walked into the valley. There was a thin layer of mist in the valley, and the space was much larger than what he had imagined from the outside.
He looked up.
"What a strange terrain, a bit like... two dragons playing with a pearl."
The two mountain peaks are like a dome, close together, with the bright moon in the sky hanging right in the middle. Even people who have no knowledge of feng shui can see that the feng shui of this place is extremely unusual.
"The space in the valley is surprisingly large."
He must have seen this place from several miles away before. It was just two ordinary small peaks in Qingniu Mountain, just like the other thousands of stone peaks.
After walking forward twenty or thirty steps, he saw a stone forest in front of him. Each stone pillar was about seven feet high. In the moonlight, he could see strange symbols and inscriptions engraved on the stones, but he didn't recognize any of them.
Zhang Yu then walked into the stone forest, thinking that this place was secretive and could at least buy him some time to heal his wounds.
The fog in the stone forest became thicker and thicker.
As the mist swayed, the stone pillars seemed to come alive and turned into guards. Zhang Yu looked back, but he could no longer see the way he came from behind. He couldn't help feeling a little confused.
"This isn't a maze."
Zhang Yu was wandering around in the stone forest like a headless fly. He was sad to find that he was lost. He could neither find the way out nor the way back. He was trapped in the stone forest.
"Ten steps south!"
A voice came from behind me, very timely.
"Brother Lan, are you awake?"
"Don't talk nonsense. This fog is strange. You can't stay here for long."
Zhang Yu looked at the bright moon on the dome. White mist was rising all around him, and he still couldn't tell the direction.
Lan Hao spoke again: "The left hand side is south. What did you learn in the Sun Moon Sect? Astronomy and geography, yin and yang, numerology, and observing the stars and the moon. Don't you know anything about it?"
Zhang Yu said helplessly: "Ordinary disciples, how can they have the opportunity to learn these."
"Twelve steps north."
"Seven steps east."
"Twenty-four steps south."
"..."
"Close your eyes and keep moving forward."
Zhang Yu closed his eyes and walked into the fog. The stone pillars seemed to disappear.
He seemed to have been walking for a very long time, long enough for him to walk out of this strange valley.
"Open your eyes."
"Put me down."
Lan Hao looked at this Divine Religion disciple whom he had met once. Although his martial arts skills, talent and appearance were average, he had one good point, which was that he was not smart.
We just walked for such a long time, but in fact we just went around in circles a few times.
If Zhang Yu opened his eyes, relying on his concentration, he would definitely not be able to correct his steps in this strange stone forest and would definitely make mistakes.
(End of this chapter)