In the east of Heavenly Qin Lake, it was a wetland which covered over 600 square miles and was covered with lush water plants. Many birds were living here; especially swans.
Under the golden light of the setting sun, Heavenly Qin Lake was sparkling. Some luxury cruises were anchored on the lake near the wetland.
Before sunset, one could enjoy thousands of miles' reeds, long grasses and flying orioles. It became a scenic spot in the vicinity of Xuanyuan Hill.
On a 100-m longer white cruise ship, three men and two women plus Fang Xinyi who had conflicts with Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian on the Golden Water River were also appreciating the scenery over the lake in the distance and the swans in the sky in a pleasant atmosphere.
Among them, Yue Peng who was severely wounded by Zhang Tie had already disappeared. Apparently, the female knight and the male knight who stayed with Fang Xinyi had become a couple.
"Brother Chu Zhi, you're in a favorable position. When did you win over Junior Sister Yuling? We don't even know. Brother Chu Zhi's progress is so fast. You must have a secret method. Why don't you share it with Brother Jiguang and me? Brother Jiguang and I are still single until now."
"Chuzhi" and "Yuling" were the wild mandarin ducks that Zhang Tie saw in the reeds a few days ago. After finding that the two people had become intimate with each other so fast, they couldn't help but make fun of them in order to enliven the atmosphere. Although the male knight was joking, he was gazing at Fang Xinyi while implying something.
As long as Fang Xinyi was not in front of Bai Suxian, she was indeed as elegant as a fairy. At this moment, she was just watching the wild swans dancing over the lake in the distance with a faint smile. Fang Xinyi's beautiful side profile, snow-white neck and fluttering hair attracted the attention of the other two knights as they both launched an offensive towards her in order to win her heart.
"Hahaha, of course there's a secret method. However, only God, Earth, me and Yuling know about it. If you tell them, it won't work!" The knight called "Chuzhi" was also dissolute. Although the other two knights didn't know about his secret method, "Yuling" threw a glance at him bashfully.
Of course, the two people understood each other tacitly about the secret method.
"Ahh, if only Yue Peng was here. Younger brother Yue Peng is very poetic. He could definitely make a good poem in such a beautiful scenery!"
"Younger brother Yue Peng might need a few more days to recover. That day, I felt that the guy surnamed Cui was too ruthless; however, I knew that the guy surnamed Cui had shown mercy to Yue Peng. I'm afraid that you've already heard that the guy surnamed Cui killed a foreign knight with one strike at the gate of Qian Gate of Gold and Power Market. It's said that the guy surnamed Cui was a prince of a subcontinent. Because of this, he almost fell out with Han Yuanhong, the master of Gold and Power Market. Even in Xuanyuan Hill, he didn't care about that at all. Fire Dragon Hermit is really vicious and tough!"
A knight sighed as he shook his head. "Don't talk about these disappointing things. Based on our abilities, as long as we cultivate diligently in the future, we will definitely promote to earth knights one day. No need to admire others. Although Fire Dragon Hermit is tough, there are as many powerhouses in Taixia Country as there are stars in the sky. Even in our sects, we could easily find a lot of powerhouses who are more powerful than Fire Dragon Hermit! Additionally, Gold and Power Law is just so-so. A Treasures Meeting is just attended by barbarians from subcontinents. They have not even seen the piece of God's Star. All the other treasures are just mediocre. Those secret items are all open. There's no suspense at all. How could they be as splendid as the Treasures Meeting in Taiyi City? "
"Hahaha, good, then let's not talk about these disappointing things. Although Master Cai isn't here today, the sound of waves and cranes chirping in the Celestial Qin Lake is still the sound of nature. Oh right, Xinyi has been staring at the lake in the distance, I wonder what she is looking at?"
After hearing that she was mentioned, Fang Xinyi didn't look aloof anymore; instead, she turned around and stroked her hair which was flying in the air. Closely after that, she revealed a faint smile, attracting everyone's attention, "When Xinyi watched these swans just now, I suddenly recalled one thing. It's said that swans are the most affectionate. As long as two swans fall in love with each other, they would stay together until death. If one died, the other would also be very grief-stricken. Some swans would even commit suicide for love. If everyone could be as affectionate as swans, all the lovers in the world would have a perfect ending!"
"After hearing Xinyi's words, I feel that I should learn from swans!" The knight called Chuzhi said with a smile as he watched Yuling. Nobody knew whether he wanted to learn from swans or whether he was affectionate or whether he could treat the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed. However, only the female knight called Yuling could understand the meaning in his eyes.
Yuling threw a glare at Chuzhi as she turned around and looked at Fang Xinyi on purpose, "What's a good man in Xinyi's mind?"
The other two male knights pricked up their ears at once.
Fang Xinyi revealed a smile as she recited a poem leisurely, "Grazing green cattle in the morning and picking wildflowers in the evening. Holding flowers in my hair, watching the colorful clouds turn to ashes! "
All the other knights were slightly shocked inside as they had not imagined that the good man in Fang Xinyi's mind was such a legendary figure. His poem "Beloved Ones" had fascinated many girls. However …
Before those people on the yacht uttered the second sentence, an abnormal phenomenon had occurred on the lake surface …
On the lake in the distance, as far as the eye could see, all the swans on the surface of the water raised their necks and chirped at the same time. The chirping sounds of countless swans merged together like the whistle of a million-ton ship in the harbor, causing the eardrums of the tourists on the yachts to vibrate.
In the next second, the chirping swans suddenly flapped their wings and glided on the surface of the water. Then, they flew into the air. From afar, it looked like a large group of swans were flying into the air in the midst of the thousands of miles of reed blossoms …
There were too many swans resting here. There were at least tens of thousands of them. The spectacular sight of tens of thousands of swans flying at the same time was like white clouds. The people on the yacht were dumbfounded. After countless swans flew high into the sky, they flew in the same direction. In less than a minute, there were no more swans floating on the surface of the lake.
In the distance of Heavenly Qin Lake, some knights with good eyesight also saw a lot of swans flying off from the water surface.
"What's going on? Why did all the swans fly away at the same time? Theoretically speaking, the sun is about to set. It's the time for swans to rest. Is there going to be an earthquake? It's said that birds would behave abnormally during an earthquake." A knight on Fang Xinyi's yacht muttered.
"It shouldn't be an earthquake. If it's an earthquake, not only swans could sense it in advance. Look, all the other birds in this wetland are safe and sound!"
"Yea, it's really strange …"
Fang Xinyi slightly frowned as she said, "Let's take a look …" Soon after that, she had flown off the yacht. After exchanging a glance with each other, all the other knights also flew off out of curiosity.
At the same time, all the wild swans in the other two lakes near Xuanyuan Hill also flew off towards Xuanyuan Hill. All the wild swans flew towards Xuanyuan Hill. The tourists on the boats in the upper reaches of the three lakes also appreciated the marvelous scenes that they were amazed by.
Of course, such an abnormal phenomenon attracted people's attention. Only after a short while, Fang Xinyi and her team had seen many knights being attracted by such an abnormal phenomenon. Everybody was shocked as they didn't know why all the swans in Xuanyuan Hill would suddenly fly off at the same time.
Swans flew very fast. Additionally, the three lakes were close to Xuanyuan Hill. The wetlands where the swans rested were also close to Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, it didn't take those swans a long time to arrive at Xuanyuan Hill.
When they arrived at Xuanyuan Hill, Fang Xinyi and the other knights were startled. Because there were too many wild swans in the sky. They were flying towards them from all directions in teams, rows and columns. It was so dense that they were scared witless.
As the saying goes, when there are more than ten thousand people, there will be no end in sight. At first glance, there were at least a hundred thousand swans in the sky. After reaching this number, from the ground, these swans flying in the sky looked like layers of clouds.
After sensing the no-fly zone of Xuanyuan Hill, all the knights who followed the swans here could only stay outside the no-fly zone and watch the swans entering the sky above the border of Xuanyuan Hill smoothly.
Swans not only flew fast but also high enough. At a height of over 6,000 m, people on the ground could easily see all the swans when they raised their heads.
The abnormal phenomenon in the sky caused all the people on the ground of Xuanyuan Hill to raise their heads and watch those wild swans in the sunset glow. Because it was too bizarre, when the army of wild swans flew over, the ground of Xuanyuan Hill was also in an uproar.
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On the surface of the road, the drivers looked at the shadows and queues flying through the window in front of them. They all stretched their necks and opened their mouths wide to watch. A few drivers were slightly careless and collided with the cars next to them. The traffic on the road suddenly became congested.
…
A team of Hua fighters on the border of Xuanyuan Hill watched the scene in the sky. After a short while, they remembered to report it to their superiors. When a knight walked out of his camp and watched the scene in the sky for a few seconds, he became dumbfounded as he started to swear loudly. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
"F * ck, I'm just a knight, not a sage-level knight. What should I do when I see these birds? Should I fly into the sky and shoot them down? Or should I sound the air-raid alarm? Such a scene happened a few years ago. Let's see what's going on first!"
This knight was talking about the abnormal phenomenon of tens of thousands of birds flying in the sky when Zhang Tie promoted to a knight. However, that knight didn't know that this abnormal phenomenon was absolutely different than that last time.
…
Under the gaze of so many people on the ground of Xuanyuan Hill, over 100,000 swans in the sky gradually formed into 12 big groups in a row like 12 clouds in the sky. When all the onlookers on the ground almost dropped off their jaws, the 12 clouds started to change their shapes slowly.
Due to the continuous traffic accidents, some roads had been impassable. The moment the drivers urged them to get off their vehicles, they stood on the roads and looked up at the abnormal phenomenon in the sky. When the 12 clouds started to change their shapes, a taxi driver muttered, "Why do I feel that those birds are going to change their shapes into 12 words? I think the first word is going to change into the word 'big'; the fifth word is going to change into the word 'Zheng'!"
Additionally, the first word at the beginning of the 12 clouds was indeed going to change into the word 'big'; the fifth word was indeed going to change into the word 'Zheng'.
In a few minutes, the 12 clouds in the sky had become clear. They were 12 vigorous and clear words as if they were written by the hand of a deity. Anyone could see them as long as they were not blind or illiterate. At the sight of the 12 huge words above their heads, all the onlookers on the ground changed their faces at once. Even the knight who lost his temper in the barracks just now turned pale in a split second.
The 12 words formed a sentence.
— — Finance minister Han Zhengfang is the master of Heavens Reaching Church.
The sentence formed by over 100,000 swans in the sky was like the largest and most domineering banner and advertisement that appeared in the sky since the beginning of the universe. It was so bright and naked like a sword slashing from the heavens towards the emperor's imperial city.
After experiencing blankness, confusion, tension and fury, the knight general in the barracks finally recovered his ability to think freely. Only after thinking for 2 seconds, he had confirmed that a major event was going to happen in Xuanyuan Hill today no matter whether the sentence in the sky was true or not.
"Gather …" A furious roar reverberated through the barracks.
…
A major event was indeed going to happen in Xuanyuan Hill today!
Standing in the sky close to the border of Xuanyuan Hill and watching the swans flying towards the emperor's imperial city, Zhang Tie was neither happy nor sad; instead, he was sure about it.
Within miles around Zhang Tie, dozens of knights were attracted by these swans. Even an airboat had stopped. Everybody was watching Xuanyuan Hill in the distance as they all changed their faces greatly. However, nobody could imagine that the culprit of all this was standing on their side.
After all the wild swans flew into the no-fly zone of Xuanyuan Hill, Zhang Tie knew that he had already succeeded in his trap. Nobody else could stop what was going to happen in the following days … (To be continued)
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