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In the northeast of Sanchuan County, there is a site of Yin Ruins, named Chaoge, which is the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty. Because there is Moshui nearby, it is also called Moyi. Although it is an ancient city with a long history, Chaoge was destroyed after the Wu Geng rebellion and has since become a ruin.

Not far from Chaoge, there is a big mountain, which is the remnant of Taihang, called Qingyan Mountain and Yunmeng Mountain.

The peaks, springs, caves and valleys in Yunmeng Mountain are all natural, with wonderful mountains and beautiful springs, wonderful cave valleys, and the spectacular alpine grasslands. Countless strange landforms form a beautiful scenery.

The Guigu Taoist temple, which is known as the first military academy in China, is hidden in Yunmeng Mountain. Many celebrities from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Mao Sui, Li Mu, etc., studied here. Therefore, Yunmeng Mountain's reputation has been resounding throughout the world. Even the First Emperor went to the mountain several times to seek worship of the strange man Guiguzi, but he returned several times without success, but only left lifelong regrets.

Because of the semi-god attribute of Guiguzi and Shenlong, the head and tail of the dragon, there were endless civilian alchemists who came to Yunmeng Mountain to become disciples. They were unable to apprentice, but they also left countless cliff carvings and famous caves in the mountains.

Deep in the Yunmeng, strange peaks and valleys are everywhere, deep valleys and canyons are intertwined, and waterfalls and springs are filled with mist, forming an extremely strange and complex maze-like terrain.

In the deep mountain canyon that is filled with clouds all day long, there is a quiet cave. There are strange pine and ancient vines hanging on the cliff at the entrance of the cave. A stone platform and two stone benches are hanging in the confused and tumbling clouds.

A slightly short and fat old man with silver beard and white hair in a trench dress, holding a Taoist bun, a dead branch on his head, and three sarcoma on his forehead, and can only be described as a brilliant appearance. Another old man with a thin figure and wearing a coarse linen dress, also holding a Taoist bun and white hair in a wooden stick. The two of them sat opposite each other on the crisscrossing chessboard. A few black and white chess pieces were scattered on the board, and the winner was not seen. It seemed that at the beginning, it seemed like the ending.

The figures of the two old men were looming in the tumbling clouds and mist, and seemed to be careless about the surrounding scenery, just like they had played chess here for hundreds or thousands of years since time immemorial.

"Pu ~" Just as the thin old man was holding a white chess in his hand and was about to make a move, a pine cone suddenly landed on the chessboard from the sky.

The thin old man was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes slightly for a while, and a trace of desolation appeared on his calm face.

"Why did Brother Dao suddenly look sad?" asked the old man in Gezi, who had a sarcoma with his forehead.

"Brother Dao already knows, why bother asking?" The thin old man shook his head and sighed.

"Huang Tingjing's inner demon has not yet been destroyed and he can't take that step. This is his own fault, no one else's fault!" The old man in Geyi's face was calm and calm.

"You shouldn't have given him Taigong's military strategy and the map of Haizhou. Although Huang Tingjing was stubborn, he was a master of his generation. The sudden death made me feel uneasy. Now that the immortal path is cut off, you and I will only become more and more lonely in the future!" The thin old man in Mai's clothes looked a little sad.

"The way of immortality... How come the way of immortality? The way is in the hearts of the world. If you let your disciples go down the mountain, you still want to turn the world around. Unfortunately, the secret of heaven is difficult to predict, and this game of chess has become a dead end!"

The old man in Geyi threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess cup and stood up. Facing the confused and tumbling clouds in the canyon, he sighed, "I thought about having a friendship with Mo Zhai, and he was indeed talented, intelligent and eager to do things, so he gave him guidance. The Mo family was not flexible and flexible in their actions and were all very stubborn. There was almost no place to stand in the Central Plains. In addition, Zhao Zheng ascended the throne and called himself the First Emperor, and he was more and more unable to tolerate the Mo family's principles of Ren Xia..."

"Fellow Taoist Guigu, why should I beat around the bush if I am a three-year-old naughty boy? You are the one who is behind the scenes of Huang Tingjing's death!" The old man in Mayi frowned and interrupted the old man in Geyi's words.

The old man in Geyi did not look back. After a long silence, he said: "Life and death are fate, and I just want to push him. The Qin Dynasty will not be in chaos, and his Mo family will not have any chance!"

"What about Su Qin and Zhang Yi? What about Pang Juan and Sun Bin? Are Brother Guigu doing only for disaster to the world? All the disciples of Guigu are good at strategy and military tactics. No one has the talent to be at peace with the world. Due to military disasters and suffering from the people, did Brother Guigu have ever felt a little pity?" The tall and thin old man in a mai also stood up.

"There are all ants under the laws of heaven, and fellow Taoists cannot see through it. Why don't I say too much? If the situation is already in chaos today, Huang Tingjing's death is indeed somewhat related to me, but is it not related to fellow Taoists Chisong? If you don't send your disciples down the mountain, how could this ending be? Alas, it's better not to say it, but the secret of heaven is hard to predict, so it's okay~"

"Tianji...Tianji is in chaos, and I am still infected with cause and effect. Brother Guigu said goodbye, I am going to the East China Sea!" The old man in Mai stood by the cliff with his hands behind his back and looked at the stormy fog with a sad face.

"Brother Dao, why bother? The heavenly power is like a chess game. All ordinary people are addicted to it. What's the point of pushing it lightly, but...ah, I'm tired of this mundane world, let them go!"

"Brother Guigu, take care of him!"

"Brother Dao, take care of me!"

The sound of the nylacquered voice was still echoing in the clouds, but the figures of the two old men were lost on the edge of the cliff, leaving only a piece of silhouette on the edge of the cliff, which seemed to be eternal in an instant. The originally clean and filthy chessboard was covered with traces of vicissitudes of life, piled up with yellow fallen leaves and pine needles, and a few chess pieces were buried in it and appeared faintly.

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On the coast of Langya, a strange sea boat with a pointed bottom and pointed end was docked. There were three tall masts standing on the boat, and countless craftsmen and fishermen were gathering to watch.

Chen Xu had returned from the island, and then arranged for Zhang Cang and others to take dozens of teenagers to go out to sea on sailboats to search for the alchemist ships that fled in all directions, but found nothing. Today is the fifth day. Zhang Cang and others returned for a long time without success, and Chen Xu did not intend to stay in Langya to find the whereabouts of Gongsun Beiyan and Xiang Jing, because just yesterday, a sudden urgent letter was sent from Xianyang. The content of the letter made him feel that the situation was a little out of control.

The letter was written by Jiang Hu and Meng Tian in joint name. They made a decision in June to prepare to attack Yuezhi. The letter stated in detail the reasons and strategies for this dispatch, because this dispatch was not authorized by the emperor. However, because Meng Tian's prestige in the army and Li Xin and Jiang Hu's group were all powerful generals who fought from the two wars of attacking the Xiongnu and Donghu. Moreover, the emperor asked Meng Tian to command the army in the western expedition, and actually granted some of the power to mobilize troops to attack. Because the situation between the enemy and us is unclear, the fighter jets on the battlefield are fleeting. If every time the troops are sent, they have to pass on the court to obtain authorization, many fighter jets will be missed. The emperor never interfered with the arrangements and strategies of the leading generals in the war to conquer the six countries. Therefore, Meng Tian, ​​Li Xin and Jiang Hu and others have the courage and confidence to raid Yuezhi.

But to be on the safe side, Meng Tian, ​​Jiang Hu and others still informed the court and the emperor before sending troops, and specially pulled Qinghe Hou as a shield.

Chen Xu had no objection when he was a shield. After all, Yuezhi had been placed on the chopping board by the emperor. There was no difference between killing early and killing late. As veterans like Meng Tian and Li Xin, they would definitely not act rashly without being sure. Therefore, there was almost no suspense in this war to attack the Yuezhi royal court, but conquering Yuezhi in advance disrupted Chen Xu's arrangements.

Because the emperor is still on a tour, and it is during the time when the emperor is hesitating to establish a crown prince, according to Chen Xu's advice to the emperor, once the Yuezhi conquered the emperor, the emperor may find someone among a group of princes to take charge of the Yuezhi's enfeoffment and rule. Chen Xu will suddenly be unable to figure out which prince the emperor would arrange, and thus may also establish a crown prince in advance. If Hu Hai is really appointed as the crown prince, then Chen Xu will be very passive.

After some arrangements, Chen Xu left Gai Nie, who was still in a semi-coma, in Langya and continued to recover from his injuries, but according to Gai Nie's situation, he would have died long ago.

The two dozen young musket teams left behind Cao Shen and the boatmen to continue sailing on sailboats to search for the whereabouts of Gongsun Beiyan and Xiang Jing, but at the same time, they were reminded that they should not leave the coast too far, so as not to encounter unexpected storms and waves. If there is still no news in a month, they will go directly to Xianyang.

Chen Xu didn't care about the life or death of the woman Gongsun Beiyan, but Xiang Jing rushed over and told him that the Xiang family was preparing to assassinate him with the Ji brothers. After all, it was really rare for the Xiang family to be so powerful that they turned their elbows out.

Shui Qingrou was also injured while the monkey shot at Huangshi Gong. Although it was a minor injury, there were scars on his arms and face. In order to save the monkey, Xia Zijin was injured again by Huangshi Gong. In addition, Yu Wuya's injuries have not yet fully recovered, so they all need to go back to Xianyang to take good care of them.

Overall, the gentle process of taking back water from the sea this time was constantly complicated, but the merit was finally fulfilled.

Originally, under the threat of Huangshi Gong, Chen Xu never expected such a strange turn. Huangshi Gong eventually paid the price of his greed, and a generation of masters finally ended up with a sad and tragic ending.

The arrested group of Motuo and alchemists have been handed over to the Langya County Magistrate for temporary detention and interrogation. After these days of interrogation, the Langya County Magistrate and the county magistrate have also known that the group of alchemists have built a large ship to go to sea to find the Shenshan Immortal Island. After all, they were so frightened that they could not eat or sleep.

Because once this incident reaches the emperor, I am afraid that the alchemists in the world will be hunted and killed, and all of these mob disciples will be chopped into meat sauce, and many officials in Langya County will be implicated. After all, this is an era when almost everyone believes in ghosts and gods. Many officials in Langya County actually have close contacts with these alchemists who have been entrenched in the East China Sea for many years. Even famous people like Hou Gong Han Zhong, who are like fairy tales, are usually worshipped and served by the people and officials and gentry along the coast as real gods. Without the support of these local officials, these alchemists would not have gathered so high-profilely near the East China Sea and finally formed a force that could shake the emperor.

Apart from deceiving the emperor, these people actually had no evil thoughts. Most of them were proficient in medical principles and treated civilians near the East China Sea on weekdays. In fact, these alchemists from the Taoist Tao will gradually develop into Taoism in later generations. This is also an indispensable cultural symbol of China, and they have made indelible contributions to the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine. Many Chinese medicine books in later generations were almost compiled and compiled by Taoist priests of various eras. Sun Simiao, Li Shizhen, Tao Hongjing and other medical scholars are all Taoist priests, and Huang Gongwang, Wu Daozi and others in calligraphy and painting are also Taoist priests.

Later generations said that the origin of Chinese civilization was the Book of Changes, and the alchemist who liked to study the Book of Changes the most gradually developed Taoism. Taoism also ran through the feudal civilization of China for more than 2,000 years, formed widely recognized doctrines, and continuously promoted the development of Chinese civilization.

The reason why Xu Fu tried to persuade the emperor to take out Lu Sheng and others from the cauldron last time was that Xu Fu could have been one of these alchemists before. He couldn't bear to see his kind of torture. Moreover, he was also deceived by the Mo family to go to Xianyang to deceive the emperor. He just ran into a fork in the road and met Chen Xu, and thus changed his life trajectory.

On the street outside the foot house, a long string of carriages had been tied neatly, a group of young men carrying muskets and the escort drivers were all ready to go, Jiang Chuxing and Jiang Chuyue also got on the carriages and horses. Finally, Chen Xu, Yu Wuya, Shui Qingrou, who was wearing a face towel, and Xia Zijin came out of the foot house room.

Kang Ji, the magistrate of Langya County, and Song An, the county magistrate, had already been waiting at the door of the foothouse. After seeing Chen Xu and others come out, they quickly went forward to salute. Now, there is no need to keep their identity confidential, but Chen Xu still reminded the two of them to restrain the boatmen from talking too much about this matter. Naturally, they nodded repeatedly. Those boatmen are timid people. Under the identity of the Hou of Qinghe and the intimidation, the boatmen will obey. It is okay to offend the emperor. If offend the Hou of Qinghe, they will inevitably be blown into ashes by the Taiyi Divine Thunder. Those boatmen who went out to sea with sailboats have long seen the power of the Taiyi Divine Artillery. Chen Xu had already threatened the ship on the ship on his way back to receive the water Qingrou, but as for how long it could be kept secret... Chen Xu felt that he was just a gesture.
Chapter completed!