chewing dragon

Chapter 266: The Gatekeeper God’s Power is Shocking
Before turning into the long street where King Huan's old palace was located, Qi Jingzhi really couldn't imagine that there was such an empty and lonely place in the noisy and crowded capital.

There were not a single pedestrian on the entire long street. The stone paving was covered with wet moss. The dark-toned stone palace walls stretched for miles, and it was gray as far as the eye could see.

There are huge trees within the palace walls, and there are faint sounds of birdsong and running water.

The young camp captain dismissed Jixia Laojing, who was leading the way, and rode the black and white tiger-striped beast slowly under the palace wall.

Not long after, a simple and solemn but equally gray stone gate came into view.

There are no carvings or plaques or couplets on the stone gate, as if to declare to the world that whether it is the old palace of King Huan or the new Yamen, they do not need those fancy things to show off themselves.

There was no one guarding in front of the open stone door, and there were only two stone statues standing there. They were also gray, without any colorful decorations, but because they were six feet tall, they looked extremely majestic and majestic.

Qi Jingzhi raised his head and looked carefully, and saw that the stone statues in front of him were two divine guardian generals, both wearing helmets and armor. The one on the left had an angry look and raised a stone mirror high above his head, while the one on the right had a lowered eyebrow. He opened his eyes, unfolded a stone scroll in his hand, and opened his mouth to read.

Seeing this scene, if Qi Jingzhi had not had Jixia Laojing to guide him, he would have thought that he had gone the wrong way and ran to the door of some Buddhist temple or Taoist palace.

As Ban Nu approached, the stone mirror in the hand of the Mirror God General suddenly glowed with golden light, and then the brilliant light fell down, covering both the master and the servant.

Qi Jingzhi was startled, and then he saw his own figure on the stone mirror.

It was a young man from the mountains dressed simply, with an ancient mirror with cracks hanging above his head, a small tree with red branches and green leaves standing on his shoulders, and a pair of small cranes with green feathers at his feet.

In addition, hanging on the boy's right arm is a little monk wearing a red cassock and tiger skin monk's clothing. He is holding a bright white unicorn cub in his arms, and riding on his crotch is a white tiger with black stripes and a white tiger on its head. A small flag was flying.

"This is……"

Qi Jingzhi thought he saw his own mind at first, but he soon realized that the Divine General's Treasure Mirror did not see through the details of his cultivation, but could reflect the nature of all living beings, including the spirit of the weapon.

It's just that although this rather magical stone mirror can reflect the true form of the Mysterious Mirror of Heaven and Earth, it cannot see the evil spirits detained in the Mysterious Mirror of Heaven and Earth.

Before Qi Jingzhi could think about it, the words on the gold medal around his waist sensed something and suddenly came out of his body, transforming into a tiger-shaped beast with a long tail, with six stars on its head, and flew straight to the Xuanzhao on the right. The divine general is imprinted on the unfolded scroll.

The originally dull stone scroll was immediately coated with a touch of golden glow.

The next moment, a voice sounded in the young man's ears, solemn and solemn: "Qi Jingzhi, the captain of the Zuowu Army, has taken a photo of him in the treasure mirror and listed him in the gold book. Except for the Wangtai Shou Palace, everyone can come and go at will."

As the words fell, both the mirror-holding mirror and the golden book of the proclaiming edict dissipated and turned back into gray stones.

Having these two divine generals guarding the portal is enough to guard against Xiaoxiao, so there is no need to rely on manpower.

Qi Jingzhi cupped his fists and saluted the two god generals, then patted Bannu who had stopped and entered the open door behind the stone statue.

After entering the door, the young man raised his eyes and looked around, only to see the rustling green moss and ancient trees and the distant blue clouds and autumn water. Its deep and quiet appearance did not look like an official government office at all, and it was not comparable to a military camp.

In the far distance, a majestic high platform reaches into the sky, overlooking the birds and flowing clouds.

Qi Jingzhi looked at the location of the high platform and signaled Ban Nu to rush along the faintly discernible corridor on the ground.

The master and the servant had only been walking for a moment when suddenly there were sounds of breaking through the air one after another in the deep forest of ancient trees on both sides of the corridor, and seventeen or eight arrows were shot towards them by the strong wind.

Qi Jingzhi snorted coldly, and the crane wings on his back suddenly stretched out, dancing into an iron wall with a cold light.

After a clanging sound of collision, all the incoming arrows were blocked.

Seeing this scene, there was silence in the deep forest on both sides for a moment, and then someone shouted: "Oh, I accidentally recognized the wrong person and almost scared my little brother, please don't take offense!"

Listening to this person's accent, it sounds like he is from the prefectures and counties in the south of Daqi, near Chaozhou.

Qi Jingzhi grinned when he heard this: "Accidentally? Did you admit the wrong person?"

In fact, those arrows just now were not directed at his body. Even if they were not blocked by the crane's wings, as long as they stayed in place and did not evade hastily, they would not be harmed at all.

These people who were hiding in the forest and shooting arrows did not show any murderous intention. Rather than wanting to kill Qi Jingzhi, it was more that they wanted to give the young man who had just arrived a show of strength.

Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi immediately gave his response.

The Lingguan's mask quietly emerged, covering his face, and the crane's wings suddenly folded in, turning into a pair of cold iron armor that could be seen, covering his body.

The long sword Jianren Shou, which had not seen blood for a long time, suddenly flew out of the scabbard and took the initiative to put the handle into the young man's palm.

"Huh? Little brother, do you want to take advantage of the strength of the armor to have a fight with us?"

The voice in the forest suddenly became silent: "Do you really think that grandpas are easy to bully?"

Qi Jingzhi was too lazy to talk nonsense, and locked the position of the speaker with his heart and soul. He jumped off Bannu's back, raised his knife and ran wildly, flying several feet away in the blink of an eye.

After a brief silence, the sound of bow strings trembling and arrows breaking through the wind suddenly became loud. Densely packed arrows came from all directions, more than ten times denser than before, which made people's scalp numb.

Qi Jingzhi did not dodge or dodge, charging forward boldly, while silently running the "Que Gu Shi Qi Chapter", breathing deeply and for a long time, and restraining the divine energy, gradually activating the Jiamu Qi accumulated in the deep forest ahead.

In a few breaths and rising and falling, those figures squatting in the grass, hiding behind trees, and hiding in the crown of the trees gradually reflected in Qi Jingzhi's heart from near to far.

"Well, 31...56...plus the forest behind us, there are nearly a hundred crossbowmen at least."

When the thought started, the young man had already jumped into the forest, and without hesitation, he kicked the guy in the bushes in front of him into a rolling gourd.

This unlucky guy was so angry that he not only remained silent, but also held a bronze crossbow tightly in his hand. While his body was still rolling, he aimed at the young man's ferocious visor and pulled the trigger hard.

Qi Jingzhi struck out with his sword and knocked away the soul-seeking crossbow arrow.

Then he flashed his figure, stepped on the unlucky man's face, and twisted the sole of his shoe hard, blocking out the other man's shrill screams.

After stepping on his face to gain strength, the young man's forward momentum suddenly deflected, and he suddenly swooped towards an ancient tree that was hugged by several people, and aimed at the big man with a bow standing under the tree and slashed it with his sword.

The big man was caught off guard. In panic, he had to raise his long bow to block the blade. He was filled with regret and anger.

Unexpectedly, the blade that hit him suddenly turned around and actively avoided the long bow.

The big bow-wielding man was shocked. As soon as a hint of joy appeared on his face, he received a heavy kick in the chest. The iron helmet on his head hit the tree trunk behind him. He felt stars flashing in front of his eyes. His strong body fell limply on the land.

For a moment, the young man who burst into the forest was like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, beating dozens of crossbowmen in the forest like wolves and pigs, and mice scurrying with their heads in their hands, but they were unable to use them at all.On the crown of an ancient tree, a man with a fleshy face and wolf-like waist and ape-like arms was carefully hiding in it.

The muscles of his arms were knotted, and he was holding a carved bow in his hand. His eyes flashed with cold light as he stared at the invincible young man below.

Amidst the chaotic shouts of fighting and the sound of arrows shooting, the man's lips moved, as if he was singing an ancient song.

"Bamboo is broken, bamboo is restored; flying earth is chasing flesh."

Qi Jingzhi's ears twitched, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at the tree crown where the man was hiding.

Almost at the same time, the man stood up suddenly, raised his eagle bow like a full moon, and shot a colorful rainbow towards the young man.

In the midst of the lightning and flint, Qi Jingzhi seemed to see a tiger descending from the mountain, riding the extremely violent yellow-black fishy wind, flying towards him.

"Good come!"

Qi Jingzhi stopped for the first time after entering the forest, and instead held a knife with both arms, slashing fiercely at the arrow that hit his face and head.

Boom!
With Qi Jingzhi as the center, surging air waves swept in all directions, not only blowing away the arrows shot by the other crossbowmen, but also overturning all the unlucky ones who were closer.

After the Lingguan mask was removed, the young man's face flushed, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat, and he was swallowed alive.

He felt that the fingertips of his right hand were wet, as if a small crack had opened in the tiger's mouth, and the blood quietly stained the handle of Jian Renshou's knife.

Facing that astonishing arrow just now, Qi Jingzhi seemed to have returned to the moment when he risked his life to fight the tiger spirit.

"Amazing!"

Seeing the man on the tree crown slowly drawing his bow again, Qi Jingzhi stood with a sword in his left hand and shouted loudly: "Qi Jingzhi of Linzhou, dare I ask you your name!"

At this moment, the man on the tree crown was actually trembling imperceptibly, and the flesh on his face was uncontrollably moving.

Seeing that the fierce young man below him seemed to be shocked by him, he breathed a sigh of relief, calmly loosened the half-opened bow string, and replied in a low voice: "Bazhou Ji's surname is Li, Li Shenxian !”

"Hiss, he really lives up to his name!"

Qi Jingzhi turned his right hand, and there was a four-edged black feather arrow under the armor and sleeve that no one could see.

He immediately cupped his fists and saluted the other party: "I am deaf and have never heard clearly. Is your name Li Shenxian?"

The man had no doubt that he was there, and immediately nodded and said, "It's a certain family!"

As soon as Li Shenxian said the words, he suddenly felt dizzy and in a trance. He stumbled and fell down top-heavy.

"Brother Li, be careful!"

Qi Jingzhi dropped Jian Renshou without hesitation and jumped to the foot of the tree.

He raised his arms to catch the man steadily, and carefully leaned the man against the tree trunk: "Oh, Brother Li, is this a relapse of his old disease, or is he suddenly suffering from an acute illness? Does he have the right medicine on him?"

When he said this, the visor on the young man's face suddenly faded away, revealing a face full of concern.

Seeing this sudden change, the crossbowmen scattered around quickly gathered around. When they heard the young man's words clearly and saw his expression, no one acted rashly. They just looked at their leader with worried faces.

After all, Li Shenxian had a profound cultivation level. Similar to Qi Jingzhi, he was only one step away from the third realm, so he calmed down after adjusting his breath a little.

He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the young man who was close at hand. After a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you brother for saving me! I, Lao Li, got competitive for a while and used the secret archery skills taught at home. Who knows that I am not good at learning? It’s a loss of strength!”

Qi Jingzhi quickly comforted him with kind words, and his face was full of admiration: "Brother Li's amazing shot is really shocking! Although I was lucky enough to win half the battle today, I admire you very much in my heart!"

Hearing this, Li Shenxian wanted to retort, but looking at the young and sincere young man in front of him, the man opened his mouth but couldn't.

After a long while, he reluctantly nodded and said: "Brother Qi's swordsmanship is so good, I am ashamed of myself, Old Li."

This man who was born in the Li family of Bazhou was not as rough as he looked. He only admitted that his swordsmanship was not as good as that of a young man, and he never really bowed his head.

Qi Jingzhi naturally heard the difference and smiled without criticizing it.

He looked around and simply sat down on the ground with a very warm smile: "Brother Li seemed to have sung a ballad just now. The words were simple and the melody was ancient. I had never heard it before in Linzhou. Is it an ancient ditty from Bazhou?"

Li Shenxian remembered clearly that the young man in front of him had said he was deaf a moment ago, but now he asked about the ballad he was humming softly.

However, as the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling person with your hands. The flesh on this man's face couldn't help but tremble, and he could only reply in a low voice: "This is the "Dan Ge" passed down by the old man Li from Bazhou. He often made bows and arrows and held hunts. Humming every now and then. Because my Li family's totem is the tiger, this ballad is also called "Tiger Might Divine String Song"."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi immediately clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Brother Li can be named after Shenxian, which shows how amazing his shooting skills are, and how high his family's expectations are on him!"

He paused for a moment, then curiously asked: "The Bazhou Li family takes the tiger as their totem. Brother Li even relied on the "Tiger Power Divine String Song" to shoot an arrow like a tiger descending from the mountain. This time he joined Gouchen Courtyard, presumably to Have you entered the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Zowu Army?"

When he mentioned this, Li Shenxian, who was already a little depressed, immediately became energetic.

He sat up straight, nodded heavily and said: "Brother Qi, please don't look at me, Old Li, who is dark and ugly. In fact, I am not even 30 years old yet! Before, I only lived happily in Bazhou, but I didn't expect that I would be favored by the Grand Sima. I am issuing an order to recruit Li Shenxian to Gouchen Courtyard!"

Li Shenxian became more and more excited as he spoke: "After I received the order, I immediately took a hundred Bazhou Paoze to travel day and night to the royal capital. I have been stationed here for many days. Although I have not been able to meet Da Sima yet, I also heard a lot of news. Among them, the most relevant one for us is that Grand Sima wants to set up the Sixth Army Governor's Office in Gouchenyuan. As for which Sixth Army it will be, it seems that it has not yet been selected..."

"It wasn't until a few days ago that news suddenly came, saying that Da Sima had decided to build a mansion for the commander-in-chief of the Zuowu Army. My brothers and I searched around for people and found out that Zuowu, also known as Zuyu, was an ancient benevolent beast. , Born to..."

Li Shenxian's voice suddenly weakened, and the expression on his face became extremely exciting.

Just because the young man in front of him had already stood up with a smile, turned the gold medal around his waist to the back, and displayed the six-star Zuowu pattern on his head in front of him.

Just because behind the young man, a black and white tiger-striped beast with a small flag on its head walked over as if there was no one else around.

On the small flag fluttering in the wind, there is a striking depiction of a black-striped white tiger with a colorful body and a tail longer than its body.

For a moment, the forest was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

(End of this chapter)