Chapter 388: Zhongnan Mountain Qigong Master Zhao Gongming! Requesting to See the Emperor of Qin!
Entrance to Mount Huashan.
The soldiers were arranged in battle formations, and the eunuchs and palace maids were interlaced.
They were waiting for the First Emperor to return from Mount Hua and continue his tour of the country.
Various flags were fluttering, and the one that was held the highest and had the largest surface was the Xuanniao flag. The Xuanniao flag, shaped like a giant swallow, was dancing in the wind and soaring in the low sky.
Afterwards, the black dragon, colorful phoenix, three-headed bird, peacock, etc., all swayed under the wings of the black bird.
A force of three thousand men was stationed here; birds heard the human voices but dared not show themselves, and wild beasts sensed the danger but dared not come.
The people of Qian, who originally wanted to climb Huashan to hunt and chop wood, saw so many soldiers at the entrance of Huashan from afar, so they all retreated quietly without disturbing them.
Since the army was stationed at the entrance of Mount Hua, no birds or animals have been seen, and no human beings have been seen.
Three hours later, the sun sets and the afterglow is warm.
Five hours later, it was completely dark.
A man walked lightly, seemingly slowly but actually quickly, looking at the twinkling lights of fire and approaching the densely packed torches.
"Who is here?"
The newcomer did not conceal his whereabouts and was easily spotted by the Qin army stationed there. The Qin army held their spears in hand and shouted questions, all with alert .
In the wilderness, on the most dangerous night, when he was protecting the safety of the First Emperor, he suddenly met a man who was going up the mountain.
【assassin!】
The frontmost squad of Qin troops were all ready for battle. As long as someone failed to respond properly, they could draw their swords, form a battle formation, and kill the assassin at any time.
"I am a cultivator from Mount Zhongnan. I observed the celestial phenomena and found Mars in my heart. I heard that the emperor was here, so I came to see him."
The man stopped and spoke with a voice like thunder, shaking the leaves of the trees to the ground.
It was too dark at night, and the guards could not see the man's face or clothing, and could only vaguely see his general body shape. But the guard who was asking the question had no intention of holding a torch and moving forward to take a closer look.
It's too dangerous.
Mount Zhongnan and Mount Hua belong to the Qinling Mountains, and the two mountains are less than 290 miles apart.
The First Emperor left Xianyang without delay and traveled all the way here. Except for the people of Xianyang and the common people who saw the First Emperor's convoy along the way, no one should know the news of the First Emperor's trip.
The person in front of him claimed to be a cultivator in Mount Zhongnan.
If you lie, you have ulterior motives.
If he was not lying, then how did the visitor know about the First Emperor's trip in Mount Zhongnan, 290 miles away?
There are too many doubts.
The person who came was suspicious, and what he said was also suspicious.
Approach this suspicious person alone, especially a suspicious person who can walk alone in the dark night in the mountains and forests.
The Qin army was brave, not stupid.
Anyone who dares to travel through the mountains and forests at night must have the strength to subdue tigers and bears, otherwise he would have been eaten by the wild beasts as a snack and would not have appeared here.
The guard who was questioning immediately became unusually fierce. He clenched the Qin sword in his hand and glanced sideways at the sergeant. The sergeant's eyes became as sharp as his without him knowing when.
The squad leader didn't say a word, but turned his head and focused the attention of this squad of Qin soldiers.
While making eye contact, he placed his hand on his neck and pulled it horizontally, making a head-cutting gesture.
kill!
For the safety of the First Emperor and for their own lives, they would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go!
"Come closer!"
The questioning guard asked loudly.
This group of Qin soldiers grasped the hilts of their swords, ready to cut the enemy into pieces as soon as the enemy came forward.
The visitor in the darkness felt a strong murderous intent and didn't know which of his words had brought about the fatal disaster.
His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was looking but not quite seeing.
He was clearly looking at the flames in front of him, but there was no focus in his eyes.
Soon, all kinds of things, like clouds and mist, appeared vaguely in his eyes .
He muttered to himself, his voice like thunder, causing all the Qin troops stationed there to change their expressions!
"So the emperor is not here."
The sergeant sensed something was wrong, drew his hand from the Qin sword at his waist, and charged forward in silence!
The first squad of Qin soldiers was as silent as their squad leader. They followed closely behind the squad leader, each returning to their positions in an orderly manner, and had formed a military formation while marching.
They were able to have a conversation because the distance between them and the newcomer was very close, less than 20 meters.
This time he suddenly charged with all his strength and covered the twenty-meter distance in the blink of an eye.
However, when they arrived at the location where the person was standing, there was no one there.
Roar
A huge tiger roar suddenly sounded, and continued, as if it was in everyone's ears!
The Qin army that was roaring was holding Qin swords, standing back to back, with vigilant faces!
All the soldiers who were roaring had serious faces and involuntarily clenched the weapons they could get their hands on!
The eunuchs looked pale and the palace maids were terrified.
It’s not like the Qin army hadn’t heard a tiger roar before, but they had never heard one with such strong penetrating power and such a loud sound!
The tiger roared on, and it was as long and uninterrupted as a mountain range. The king of beasts had a very long breath, and it roared for ten breaths without losing momentum.
“Let’s go!”
A thunderous sound was heard, and the tiger's roar suddenly stopped.
Crash~
This group of Qin soldiers had just run quickly, and the wind they created blew out their torches.
In the light of the newly lit torches, they vaguely saw a pitch-black, extremely thick tail, as thick as their palms, disappearing into the jungle .
There was no evening breeze, but the jungle was shaking continuously and couldn't stop for a long time.
The squad leader looked forward, raised the torch to follow the trail, and saw that the grass and trees here were about ten and a half feet thick and were flat on the ground, unable to bounce back.
He bent down, picked up a handful of black hair, put it to his nose and sniffed it.
His eyes widened instantly, with a look of fear on his face.
This is the smell of tiger.
This place is less than four meters away from where the newcomers landed, which means less than . But judging from the pressed grass and trees, this rare black tiger was lying here just now, and its body was at least 15 feet long!
The distance between the black tiger and them was not even as long as the black tiger’s body!
If the black tiger pounced on him at such a short distance, he would surely die.
The captain turned around holding the black tiger hair.
What happened tonight was too weird. He wanted to report it and asked the First Emperor to be careful.
A black tiger that is at least ten and a half feet long, and a person who claims to be practicing in Mount Zhongnan, observing the sky at night, and found Mars guarding the heart, and is suspected to be able to control the black tiger.
Inside Mount Hua, there is the royal chariot drawn by four horses.
The First Emperor's face was as gloomy as water.
"You want me to kill Cheng Jiao?"
Xu Fu lowered his head, and there was no hint of retreat in his voice.
"I am just like the great Yin-Yang Master Zi Wei, interpreting with Your Majesty the image of Mars guarding the heart and how to solve the chaos of Mars guarding the heart."
Ying Chengjiao patted the First Emperor on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"For the Great Qin Empire, Your Majesty can kill me, Cheng Jiao. As a member of the Ying clan and the Lord of Chang'an of the Great Qin, I am also willing to die for the Great Qin.
"But I have only one request. If after I die, the Mars in the heart celestial phenomenon will go away, everything will be fine, which is great. But if the Mars in the heart celestial phenomenon does not go away."
Ying Chengjiao laughed grimly.
"Then I'll exterminate the entire Xu Fu clan and bury them with me! How do you think?"
Xu Fu was shocked!
The hexagram he got was that he would not die today, not that he would never die!
He concentrated his attention on listening to what the First Emperor said, and as long as the First Emperor did not support him, his words would not count.
"Answer Cheng Jiao."
There was no expression of joy or anger in the Emperor's voice, but it made Xu Fu's heart grow wildly with fear.
He kowtowed, his body trembling.
"I dare not."
Ying Chengjiao chuckled.
“Look, you’re a coward when you gamble with your life.
"The great Yin-Yang master Wei Gan said to Duke Jing of Song: 'If my calculations are wrong, I am willing to sacrifice my life.'
"If you don't even dare to do this, how can you compare yourself to Zi Wei? And how can His Majesty believe your words?
"By the way, I've asked you several times, are you Chu?"
Just as Ying Chengjiao was about to ask Xu Fu whether he was a Chu person, a sound louder than thunder suddenly rang out, like the sound of a drum made of Kui cow hide being hit hard with divine bones!
"Zhao Gongming, the Qigong practitioner from Mount Zhongnan! I want to see the Emperor of Qin!"
