Legend had it that Qian Zhou had a treasure. The value of the treasure could rival that of a country.
Over the years, Qian Zhou's imperial family had never given up on searching for the treasure. As for Duan Mu An Guo, who had been living in the North and had heard of this matter, he had never given up on his desire for the treasure. Even if he had already become a stray dog and had no choice but to leave the North, he still dreamed of obtaining the treasure and forming his own country.
Unfortunately, the majority of the treasure map was in Xuan Tianming's hands. Without a map, it would be difficult to search for it. But Duan Mu An Guo's understanding of Qian Zhou surpassed that of Xuan Tianming. In fact, he understood Qian Zhou better than many of the people in Qian Zhou. That was why he could go to places that many people had overlooked.
Just last year, he had once again snuck into Qian Zhou's territory. He had secretly searched a blind spot between Qian Zhou and the North of Dashun. However, he did not find the treasure. Instead, he unexpectedly found a strange tunnel. The tunnel had already been destroyed, and both ends had been blocked. Nobody knew where the tunnel led to, but in the space that had not been blocked, there were countless frozen corpses. Because of Qian Zhou's unique climate, the corpses had not even had a chance to rot before they were frozen. For the most part, they were perfectly preserved. Many of the people still had the expression that they had when they died.
Duan Mu An Guo saw despair on the faces of those corpses. He also saw fear and confusion. But these were not the most important things. What he was most concerned about were the strange clothes that those people were wearing. There were also the strange items that those people carried in their arms, tied to their bodies and placed in the wooden boxes beside them.
He had once found a book on one of the corpses. It was said to be a book, but it was different from the books that he usually saw. The paper was different and the cover was made of a material that he did not recognize. Especially the words written inside. To him, they were more like ghost talismans. He could not recognize them at all. Occasionally, there would be words that looked very similar to the words that he recognized. But they were only similar. He still could not recognize them.
He felt that this matter was very strange, so he hid the book in his bosom and ordered people to collect all the strange objects in this place and store them together. Then he sealed the tunnel and gave a gag order to his subordinates. No one was to mention what they had seen to anyone else. Otherwise, there was only one outcome — death!
Duan Mu An Guo brought along a large number of strange items, hurriedly leaving Qian Zhou and rushing back to Zong Sui, storing the items in one of his secret bases. During this period, he kept trying to figure out what those things were, but in the end, it was to no avail. Until one day, a spy came to report that Dashun had used some strange things in the battle against Gu Shu called heavenly lightning and spear.
The spy's description of the heavenly lightning and firearms caused Duan Mu An Guo's heart to skip a beat, as he almost immediately gained a new understanding of the mysterious things that he possessed. So he went to the mountains and experimented. Finally, he figured out how to use those things. At that moment, Duan Mu An Guo was truly overjoyed. He practically believed that the entire world belonged to him.
Dashun had the Heavenly Thunder, so what was there to be afraid of? That was something that everyone knew and could be guarded against. But he had the Heavenly Thunder in his hands. This was indeed a secret. He could completely rely on these things to catch Dashun off guard.
Every time he thought of that fortuitous encounter, every time he thought of the things that he possessed, Duan Mu An Guo could not help but laugh out loud. So what if it was Xuan Tianming? So what if it was Feng Yu Heng? The things that you have, I have them too. Let's fight to the death in this Tong City using the Heavenly Thunder and firearms!
Deep in the mountains on the outskirts of the city, Xuan Tianhua's group was trapped in a cave. Out of the ten hidden guards, eight of them surrounded him. He leaned against the mountain wall, large amounts of blood staining his white robe, making him look slightly haggard.
He drew a diagram of the eight trigrams on the ground. Holding the broken stones that the hidden guards picked up, he sat cross-legged and threw the stones onto the diagram of the eight trigrams from time to time. After a while, he shook his head and sighed bitterly.
Building a city for three hundred thousand people, this was all that he could do. Unfortunately, he could not save them forever. He did not have the ability to save those who were awakened by the magic sound zither, nor did he have the ability to completely summon back their consciousness. The only thing he could do was to stop watching people kill each other crazily. That was all.
Putting away the trigrams, the diagram of the eight trigrams on the ground was completely wiped away with a wave of his sleeve. The great calamity of building a city was not the end of the death divination. Xuan Tianhua frowned. In other words, after building the city, there would be an even greater calamity waiting for them. What would that be?
He was silent for a while, then said to the hidden guard beside him: "Rest for another night. Tomorrow, we will leave the mountain and take a detour to Tong City."
The hidden guard said with some worry: "Your Highness' internal strength has been exhausted and has not completely recovered. Isn't it a little too rushed to leave tomorrow?"
Xuan Tianhua shook his head: "No hurry, it will be too late if we don't leave now. Ming is already searching the mountain. I can't let him find me. Once he finds me, I won't be able to help him through the calamity ahead of time. Then, my trip to the East Border will be meaningless. "He got up, walked to the entrance of the cave, and looked in the direction of the city. Ming and Heng Heng were both here. Since he could not stop the two, he could only be ahead of them step by step. The sign of the death divination was approaching. He could even feel the breath of death. Was it Tong City in front of him?
The two hidden guards that had gone to Tong City to investigate returned to the cave before daybreak. They told Xuan Tian Hua: "His Highness the ninth prince's people are still searching the mountain. They will be able to find the mountain that we are hiding in very quickly. In addition, Tong City is very strange. Not only did they seal the city early, but they also set up checkpoints five miles away from the four city gates. A large number of generals are guarding, and no one is allowed to approach. From the checkpoint to the city gate, it is as if there is no one within five miles. "
Setting up checkpoints five miles away? Xuan Tianhua blinked, "Since that is the case, there will definitely be clues within the five miles. Continue investigating."
Losing control of the city was not good news for Zong Sui. But at the same time, the news that the Seventh Prince of Dashun was heavily injured and did not have long to live caused Zong Sui's court to become excited. Using a city to destroy a prince, Zong Sui's people felt that this transaction was worth it.
The court officials gave full affirmation that Duanmu Anguo was able to deal such a huge blow to Dashun. Especially since the heavily injured prince was the Seventh Prince. This was equivalent to losing one of the Ninth Prince's wings. The power could be said to be great. Even though the city was massacred during the construction of the city, this matter could be used by Zong Sui to make a big fuss about it. That Dashun's Ninth Prince actually massacred an entire city of citizens. This kind of person should be disgraced by the entire world.
In Zong Sui's court, the people went against their conscience and started to scheme on how to make Xuan Tianming into a terrifying demon with a terrible reputation. And Empress Chunyu Qing who was in the imperial harem also received news that Xuan Tianhua was heavily injured. For a moment, her heart ached unbearably and she had no choice but to summon an imperial physician.
Chunyu Qing found out from her father, Chunyu An, that Duanmu Anguo had a trump card to deal with Dashun. She also heard about the matter at the construction of the city. Her father told her that on the surface, it looked like Dashun massacred the city, but in reality, the construction of the city was destroyed by Duanmu Anguo. Because he fed the citizens in the city a type of medicine, even if Dashun did not massacre the people in the city, not a single person in the city could survive. The Ninth Prince of Dashun was just a scapegoat.
But no matter if it was her or Chunyu An, they both knew that that type of medicine was not Duanmu Anguo's final trump card. They were all guessing what that final trump card was, but Duanmu Anguo did not say it, the new Emperor Li Jian also did not say it. This matter became a mystery and they kept it in their hearts. They could not let it go, but they could not let it go.
The Empress suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. After Li Jian left court, he specially rushed over to see her. The Emperor and Empress spoke politely for a while, Chunyu Qing suddenly said to Li Jian: "This Concubine's maternal family's matters are more or less settled. Right now, Zong Sui needs people, it is time for Your Majesty to send Father to the battlefield."
Who knew that Li Jian actually waved his hand, saying with a big smile: "Empress Dowager, there is no need to worry. Zong Sui's General is not needed to fight against Dashun for now. With that Duanmu Anguo around, I believe that there will be news of victory very quickly."
"Oh?" Chunyu Qing did not understand, "Why is Your Majesty so certain? Zong Sui has already lost two cities! This Concubine met Father yesterday and when I mentioned this matter, Father was very pained. If Father makes a move, we might be able to take back those two cities. "
Li Jian shook his head, "Empress Dowager, you do not understand the matters of the battlefield. Lost cities cannot be taken back so easily. Moreover, it is just two cities, compared to the life of that Seventh Prince and the life of the Ninth Prince who will be in our hands very soon, what is it considered?"
The corners of Chunyu Qing's eyes twitched without leaving a trace, asking carefully: "Your Majesty is so confident that you will definitely be able to win this battle? Does that General Duanmu still have strange moves to deal with the enemy? "
"That's right!" Li Jian snorted coldly, a sinister look appearing on his face, "He is confident that he will be able to win. Also, Duanmu Anguo must also win, he must use up the thing in his hands in the next battle. We cannot allow him to keep that thing to threaten Zong Sui. That is a future trouble, if we do not get rid of it, We will not be able to rest at ease. "
"What thing is it to cause Your Majesty to be so worried?" Chunyu Qing propped herself up and asked him: "Can Your Majesty tell This Concubine?"
Li Jian smiled, "Empress Dowager, have you heard of Dashun's Heavenly Lightning? The thing in Duanmu Anguo's hands is the same as the Heavenly Lightning. "
Chunyu Qing was extremely shocked, this kind of shock did not recover even after Li Jian had left for a long time. Duanmu Anguo had Heavenly Lightning in his hands! How could he have that kind of thing? Dashun's Heavenly Lightning was in the light, Duanmu Anguo's Heavenly Lightning was in the dark, using the dark to control the light, Duanmu Anguo's chances of winning were extremely high. If he used something like Heavenly Lightning to deal with Dashun, what if His Highness the Seventh Prince … …
She did not dare to continue thinking, hurriedly getting off the bed, walking back and forth in her bedroom, feeling uneasy. The news of Xuan Tianhua being heavily injured already made her very upset, but being heavily injured did not mean that he was dead, there was still a sliver of hope. But if he encountered Heavenly Lightning, she almost did not dare to imagine what kind of scene it would be when that kind of deity-like person was blown up by Heavenly Lightning. Chunyu Qing felt that she would go crazy, just like the Sixth Princess Li Yue back then, she would go crazy because her heart was filled with that person.
Li Yue had once told her, Dashun's Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua had a kind of magical power, as long as one's heart was filled with him, they would not be able to hold anyone else. He would always live in your heart, until the moment you die, he would not come out!
At that time, she still felt that Li Yue's words were too exaggerated, but thinking about it now, she actually agreed with Li Yue's words. That's right! Once that person was in the heart, he would take root and even germinate.
"Wu Yan." She called out in a deep voice, "He is heavily injured, This One is really worried, immediately send people to the west, just quietly keep watch, once he is in danger, you must save him."
Eunuch Wu Yan did not move when he heard that, thinking deeply for a while, finally speaking: "Your Highness, he is Dashun's prince, Your Highness should not … …"
"This One knows that I should not." Chunyu Qing pressed against her chest, "But This One just cannot hold it in. We will not do anything else, just saving his life is enough, is that alright? "
"Alright, you Chunyu Qing!" Suddenly, a sharp voice came from the bedroom door, Chunyu Qing was shocked, hearing that voice again: "This One is going to tell His Majesty! You actually have such thoughts! "
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