Xie Lian's heart started to beat wildly.
Even his fingertips were slightly trembling.
However, he calmed himself down.
He didn't make a sound. He only slightly raised his head and whispered into Hua Cheng's ear, "… … Don't move, San Lang. The voice outside is very similar to my master's. Don't get discovered yet … … "
Although it sounded very similar, he couldn't be certain. Because it wasn't like there weren't people with similar voices in this world.
Furthermore, he and the State Preceptor hadn't seen each other for hundreds of years.
It wasn't impossible for him to be shaken. For now, he didn't need to act blindly without thinking.
Perhaps he would be able to pry out more secrets by observing the situation. Hua Cheng also slightly lowered his head.
He hugged his waist.
He whispered, "Okay … … You don't move either."
The two of them were pressed against each other by the rocks and soil in all directions. Their ears rubbed against each other.
His ears were slightly warm. Although it wasn't the right time,
Xie Lian's mind quickly flashed a sentence, "The feeling of 'dying in the same hole' isn't bad either."
At this time, that voice spoke again, "What about the two of them? Where did they run off to? "
"The two of them"? Xie Lian instinctively thought that the person was talking about him and Hua Cheng.
He was slightly startled and wanted to listen carefully to see who the person was talking to was.
However, the strange thing was that the "State Preceptor" — let's call him "State Preceptor" for now.
After he asked his question,
There was no reply.
It was really strange. At this distance, Xie Lian and Hua Cheng could hear the State Preceptor's question. Logically speaking, his voice wasn't very loud.
He didn't shout at the top of his lungs, so the other party shouldn't be far from him. If he replied, they would more or less be able to hear a little. However, the truth was that they couldn't hear anything at all.
The State Preceptor continued, "It's been hard on them. However, we don't need to care about those small weeds. They won't be able to do anything. Right now, we have more important things to do. "
Only then did Xie Lian understand that the "two of them" wasn't referring to him and Hua Cheng, but the two accomplices of the State Preceptor.
The situation became more and more strange. The State Preceptor's tone clearly indicated that he had received a reply. However, it sounded like he was talking to himself or the air. This strange scene appeared in Xie Lian's mind, and he immediately shook it off. He thought to himself that there was another possibility. The State Preceptor could hear that person's voice, but others couldn't.
The cloud of suspicion in his heart grew thicker and thicker, and he held his breath and listened with rapt attention. The moment the 'State Preceptor' opened his mouth, each sentence was worth pondering over. He then said, "There are only so many people in the mountain? In short, bring them to the copper furnace first. I'll think of a way to deal with them one by one. The faster, the better. You must arrive within two days. "
The copper furnace!
Furthermore, it was' within two days'. Bronze Cauldron Mountain couldn't be used. How could he arrive in two days? Bring a group of people here. "Get rid of"? What kind of "get rid of"?
After a pause, the voice continued, "Call the two of them over. We'll go to the copper furnace together. If they wanted to deal with the Crown Prince, they couldn't afford to lose even one of them. Right now, His Highness is still in a state where he hasn't completely awakened. Once he wakes up … it's hard to imagine what he'll do this time. "
Xie Lian was stunned.
Was he talking about him?
At this moment, the mountain rumbled. Xie Lian felt the earth and rocks around him trembling slightly. Outside, the Imperial Advisor asked, "What's wrong?"
He asked Hua Cheng in the stone wall, "What's wrong?"
Hua Cheng said in a low voice, "There's a change over there."
The two people's foreheads touched each other again. The scene of Yin Yu and Quan Yizhen's cave appeared in front of Xie Lian's right eye. Moreover, it should be a slightly earlier scene. Yin Yu finally dug Quan Yizhen out from the stone wall. Panting, he dragged him down and let out a sigh. Unexpectedly, the fainted Quan Yizhen suddenly jumped up and took off the mask on his face!
Just now, Quan Yizhen was actually pretending to be unconscious!
Thinking about it, he was extremely familiar with Yin Yu's habit of pacing back and forth while thinking, the tone of his voice, and the strength he used to hit people. Perhaps, when Yin Yu's shovel slammed down, he already knew who it was. Xie Lian never expected that with Quan Yizhen's temperament, there would also be a day where he would deceive others. Although this was only a very ordinary little trick, when used on Quan Yizhen, it could be said to be unprecedented. Thus, no one was prepared. Under the mask, Yin Yu's extremely shocked and pale face was astonished. He was clearly stunned. Quan Yizhen, on the other hand, was extremely excited. With a head full of blood, he jumped up and shouted, "Senior Apprentice Brother!"
The corner of Yin Yu's mouth twisted as if he saw something extremely terrifying. Suddenly, he held his head with both hands and said, "I'm not!"
After shouting loudly, he broke into a run. As he ran, he bombarded the people blocking his way behind him and said, "Don't follow me! Don't follow me! "
Quan Yizhen also broke into a run and chased after him. He completely ignored the bombardment and only shouted with joy, "Senior Apprentice Brother! It's me! "
Yin Yu couldn't help but roar and burst out with vulgarities, "Motherf * cker, you're the scary one! I told you not to follow me!!! "
Along the way, he smashed into the mountain with a rumbling sound. On the other side, the State Preceptor doubtfully asked, "What's going on over there? Why is it so noisy? "
Still, no one answered him. However, the State Preceptor seemed to have gotten the answer and said, "So that's how it is. Children nowadays are really so noisy. I'll leave first, I still have to prepare. Later, when you reach the vicinity of the copper furnace, we'll meet up again! "
He was actually going to leave just like that. Hearing this, Hua Cheng covered Xie Lian's ears again. Xie Lian closed his eyes. In a flash, his whole body shook violently. The stone wall that he had been crouching for a long time finally exploded. The two of them jumped out together and landed lightly on the ground. They breathed in fresh air again. However, there was only an empty cave outside. There was no State Preceptor, nor was there that mysterious second person. He had already disappeared without a trace.
Xie Lian and Hua Cheng looked at each other. They weren't in a hurry to chase after him. Before they separated, a black-clothed person rushed into the cave opposite them. It was Yin Yu. He waved the Earth Preceptor's spade and rushed towards the two of them. He said, "City Lord!!! Your Highness the Crown Prince!!! "
Behind him, Quan Yizhen who was already badly beaten also rushed in. Hua Cheng didn't even raise his head and waved his hand. Quan Yizhen immediately raised his hand to block. However, the move that Hua Cheng used wasn't something that could be blocked with a fist. With a bang, a burst of red smoke exploded around Quan Yizhen's body. After the smoke slowly dispersed, only a round red tumbler was left in the original place, spinning around.
The roly-poly widened its eyes, looking very innocent. It was the same move that Hua Cheng used on Lang Qianqiu last time. Only then did Yin Yu stop running. He wiped his cold sweat and walked over, saying, "Thank you, City Lord."
Hua Cheng said, "You don't have to be this scared, right?"
Yin Yu had a lingering fear in his heart. He smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, now that I see this Prince Qi Ying, I just want to run as far away as possible."
When Xie Lian heard this, he found it funny and sympathetic at the same time. It seemed like Yin Yu really had a very serious shadow over Quan Yizhen's "personality". That tumbler was still on the ground. It was swaying left and right with its eyes wide open. No one paid attention to it. Xie Lian felt pity for it. Just as he was about to pick it up, he suddenly felt the ground tremble violently. His body swayed left and right along with it. It was almost more crooked than the tumbler. He hurriedly steadied himself and said, "What happened? The ground moved? "
Even though Xie Lian didn't need support, Hua Cheng still supported him and said to Yin Yu, "Go out and take a look."
Yin Yu recovered very quickly and said, "Yes!"
After responding, he picked up the earth master shovel. Not long after, he quickly and nimbly opened a hole in the stone wall. The sunlight outside shone in. Yin Yu glanced at it and revealed a startled expression. Xie Lian said, "Your Highness Yin Yu, is the ground moving or is this mountain about to collapse?"
Yin Yu said, "Neither! It's this mountain monster … … It's running! "
It's running? Xie Lian and Hua Cheng looked at each other and rushed forward. When they looked outside the mountain monster, they couldn't help but be speechless.
It really was running!
Outside the mountain, the scenery was rapidly retreating. It was almost as if they were quickly becoming colorful lines. From the looks of it, it was as if they were riding on a speeding carriage or sitting on the shoulder of a wildly running giant!
Hills, rivers, plains, and forests were all flattened by this mountain monster's feet. They were crushed by it and made way for it. The howling wind surged in from outside the hole. The hair and clothes of the three people fluttered in the wind. Yin Yu said, "If we keep running like this, I'm afraid we'll reach the copper furnace in two days … …"
Two days?
Xie Lian's mind suddenly became clear. So that's how it was!
No wonder, no wonder he couldn't hear the voice of the 'other person'. No wonder the State Preceptor asked the other person to bring them to Bronze Furnace Mountain within two days. Because at that time, the 'State Preceptor' wasn't talking to a person, but rather to this mountain monster!
Hua Cheng must have understood and said, "Just nice, we can borrow its wind. We don't need to walk slowly anymore. He said we'll meet at the copper furnace. When we get there, we'll know what he wants to do. "
Xie Lian's expression was solemn. Hua Cheng noticed this and said, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Xie Lian said, "What do you mean by not completely awakening?"
That voice had just said, "Right now, His Highness is still in a state where he hasn't completely awakened. If we wait until he wakes up … … it's hard to imagine what he will do this time." Xie Lian frowned and said, "If that person really was my master, then the 'His Highness the Crown Prince' he mentioned was me. What did that sentence mean?"
Hua Cheng said, "Brother, don't think too much about it. First, that person might not be your master. Second, the 'His Highness the Crown Prince' he mentioned might not necessarily be you. Don't forget, Crown Prince Wu Yong is also the Crown Prince. "
Xie Lian said, "But what if it is? I have some baseless guesses. Help me listen to them and see if they make sense. "
Hua Cheng said, "Alright. Brother, tell me. "
Xie Lian said, "Mount Bronze Cauldron has three great mountains: Old Age, Sickness, and Death. Only there is no Life. If that person just now was really my master, and the one he was talking to was a mountain monster, and he could communicate with mountain monsters, then the 'two of them' he mentioned could very well be the other two mountain monsters. "
Hua Cheng said, "I agree with this point. Anything else? "
Xie Lian said, "Also, I'm thinking, do these three mountain monsters all have human consciousness? In fact, they were even formed from humans. Why is there no 'Life' mountain? Because 'Life' hasn't taken human form yet. 'Life' is still a person, and this person … … is the State Preceptor! "
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. His heart beat wildly, and he continued, "Mount Bronze Cauldron used to be the territory of Wu Yong. 'Birth, Old Age, Sickness, and Death', there are a total of four. Crown Prince Wu Yong's Guardian Deities also have four. And the State Preceptor Xian Le who taught me since I was young also happens to have a total of four! One main, three secondary. Normally, would a country have as many as four State Preceptors? In the past, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and even thought it was a convention. Only later did I discover that there wasn't such a convention. Do you think this is a coincidence, or is there some connection between them? "
However, Hua Cheng said, "Coincidences aren't strange. Aren't four famous figures also four? There aren't enough 'Four Great Pests' for four, and they still have to forcefully pull one to make up the numbers. "
Xie Lian said, "But I don't know why, but I have a strong feeling. 'Birth, Old Age, Sickness, and Death', the four Guardian Deities of Wu Yong, the four State Preceptors of Xian Le … … perhaps they are all the same four people. "
Following his own train of thought, he said, "If my four masters are really Crown Prince Wu Yong's four Guardian Deities, then why did they come to be our Xian Le's State Preceptor? Why did they come to teach me? Why did the State Preceptor tell me the story of Crown Prince Wu Yong? Why did he say he wanted me to become someone like Crown Prince Wu Yong? Could it be that there's something about my body that even I don't know about? What do you mean I haven't woken up yet? Could it be that I'm actually … … "
Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Hua Cheng grasped his shoulder and firmly said, "No! I can guarantee that you are you, and not anyone else. Believe me. Don't let your imagination run wild. "
Only then did Xie Lian wake up from his reverie. He said, "… … You're right. I'm indeed letting my imagination run wild. "
Other than his parents, the State Preceptor was the person he was most familiar with. Although the State Preceptor often disliked him for being disobedient, and also often had misgivings about not being close to him due to his identity, on the whole, he was a good master. Suddenly discovering that you might not understand a person you thought you were very familiar with was indeed very easy to cause people to sink into bewilderment.
Furthermore, there was another point, it was too similar. Up until now, although the experiences of Crown Prince Wu Yong displayed on the murals in the Wu Yong Shrine weren't complete, it had already faintly given Xie Lian an almost terrifying feeling of reincarnation.
Hua Cheng slowed down his tone and said, "However, brother, think carefully first. Your master, what is his background?"
Xie Lian carefully thought about it and said, "… … I'm not sure."
Really, he couldn't remember where his master came from at all. After muttering to himself for a moment, Xie Lian said, "The State Preceptor was already the State Preceptor before I was born. I only know that he's called Mei Nianqing, but needless to say, this is definitely a fake name. In the past, I also thought, if the State Preceptor was so powerful, why didn't he ascend? But if that person just now was him, then he must have lived in this world longer than me. If he really wants to deal with us … … "
However, Hua Cheng said indifferently, "It's fine. I've lived a little longer, that's all. No matter what he is, soldiers come with arms, water comes with an earth weir. Remember, you have me for everything. I will always stand by your side. "
Xie Lian was slightly startled. Yin Yu's presence was originally very low, plus he tactfully didn't say anything, so he had almost forgotten about it. At this time, he said, "City Lord, do we need to go find the others?"
They had come out, but who knew where Pei Ming and the others had been swallowed and digested by this mountain monster. Xie Lian hurriedly said, "Find them! We'll go find them together. Your Highness Yin Yu, please wait. "
Yin Yu said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, there's no need to call me Your Highness … … I've long since stopped being a Heavenly Official of the Heavenly Court."
Xie Lian smiled and said, "Then you can also call me by my name. There's no need to be so polite. I've also long since stopped being Your Highness the Crown Prince. "
Yin Yu glanced at Hua Cheng behind him and hurriedly said, "This … … I don't dare, I don't dare, I don't dare."