Chapter 135 Between Clouds and Mountains

Chu Tianya, Guan Shan and others, left Huanglong Valley with 2,000 people first, walked dozens of miles of winding and circling on the mountain road, and stayed in the mountain for a night. At noon the next day, he arrived at Qixing Mountain.

Taihang Shanxi is gentle and steep in the east. Qixing Mountain is located on the ridge of the watershed in the east and west foothills. The terrain is abrupt and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It was not until then that Chu Tianya knew that Qixing Mountain was not a mountain, but a "seven mountains". Because their layout situation is very similar to the star distribution of the Big Dipper, it is called the Seven Star Mountain. Thus, these seven mountains also have the corresponding name of the Star Palace.

The entrance of the first peak is the Dazhai Gate of Qixingzhai. There is a man-built mountain pass, which is as high as more than ten battles, all made of boulders. The pass is located between the straight and dangerous mountains. It is the gate and the first line of defense of the whole Qixing Mountain, and also the most insurmountable defense line. At the beginning, Wanyan Zonghan sent the Valley God to attack Qixing Mountain. He led the brigade and could only look at the ocean and sigh, and could not attack the key at all. Therefore, in the end, Wanyan Zonghan could only adopt the "blocking" tactic against the people and horses of Qixing Mountain to prevent them from going down the mountain as a disaster, instead of forcibly attacking and eliminating the grass like Qingyun Fort.

Guanshan and Bai Xi accompanied Chu Tianya and introduced to him that this pass called "Tianyu Pass" is the only way to enter Qixingzhai. In addition, after entering the customs, there are steep and dangerous peaks on both sides. Even apes rarely climb there. If anyone can cross the Xiongguan and enter the cottage, except for the flying birds, they can only be ghosts and gods!

Chu Tianya looked up and saw that the Tianyu Pass is indeed a magic work. I don't know which gods built such a pass. There is a little majestic demeanor of Shanhaiguan and Juyong Pass above the ancient Great Wall. At this moment, flags are planted all over the checkpoint, and there is an endless stream of soldiers coming and going. There are arrow towers, flag towers, and warning beacon towers. Out of the gate, an artificially opened avenue leads directly to the bottom of the mountain, which is enough to make the soldiers and horses of the cottage rush out condescending. On the contrary, if you want to attack from the bottom of the mountain, you have to face the inescapable arches and clumsy terrain, as well as countless bows and arrows and knives and guns overhead.

"It's indeed a dangerous pass!" Chu Tianya couldn't help exclaiming.

Bai He smiled and said, "Brother Chu's words are just wonderful. The leader who guarded this barrier was called Tang Ang, who was the broken army star king of my Qixing Mountain. This person is a veritable 'one man is a man who can't open up' - look, he led the people to come out to welcome him!"

Sure enough, the gate of the pass opened, and the two teams ran out of the side of the road. One of the giants strode out and said like thunder, "I welcome all the brothers back to the mountain!"

He bent down and stroked his chest, and the giant man saluted like this.

When Chu Tianya saw the giant man, he really opened his eyes - he was actually taller and stronger than Xiao Linglong's big man!

Those guys standing beside him are not short, but compared with him, they are just like babies. Moreover, this man's hair sounds like thunder, and his eyes are as big as copper bells. When he speaks, it is a blood basin with a big mouth. In addition, his appearance is a little strange and ugly. At first glance, he looks like a mountain monster, which is quite ferocious and horrible!

Guan Shan smiled and said, "Brother Chu, don't be afraid. Although this man's face is ferocious and terrible, he is quite gentle and amiable to his brother, and he is very simple and righteous. We let him guard the throat of the cottage precisely because he is powerful, invincible and loyal.

At this time, Bai Xun stepped forward with a smile and set up a fan. The giant Tang Ang squatted down and looked at Bai Xun with a smile and said, "What's the fourth brother doing to take care of me?"

"I heard that you tore up a virgin general yesterday and made a great contribution." Bai Xun said with a smile, "When I was young, I went back to Qixingtang. I will reward you with two big elbows of roast pigs and two urn of wine, so that you can get drunk!"

"Haha, thank you, fourth brother! - The fourth brother still loves me!" The giant Tang Ang actually jumped up happily and danced and cheered.

Guan Shan smiled and said to Chu Tianya, "Tang Ang was originally nameless. He used to be a Mongolian tribe on the northern grassland. When he was young, he became a prisoner and was sold to Taiyuan and became a portal slave in a butcher's house. Because he is strange and delicious, his owner called him 'Black-faced Man'.

Chu Tianya also smiled, "Isn't the black-faced man the nickname of 'pig'?"

"Not at all." Guan Shan smiled and said, "At that time, I was still a catcher in Taiyuan. I often went to this store to buy meat and got acquainted with the black-faced man. I saw that he was born with magical power, and he taught him a few fists and feet when he had nothing to do, which was a kind of teacher-apprentice friendship. Later, after I went to Qixing Mountain, he followed me. Bai Xuyi, a scholar, likes to bite and chew words. He thinks that the title of 'black-faced man' is indecent, so he named him 'Tang Ang' according to the title of pig in Chaoye Jizai. Since then, the black-faced man has also been famous.

Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, "I can see that he has a good relationship with Bai Xun."

"He is very friendly to everyone in the cottage." Guan Shan said faintly, "But you just heard Bai Shu say that he tore up a female general before the battle yesterday. As far as I know, the general's name is Wu Lihai.

"The famous inner sea? This person is a fierce general of Wanyan Zonghan who rushed into the battle and bravely won the three armies!" Chu Tianya couldn't help but take a deep breath, "But... how to tear it raw?"

Guan Shan smiled and said, "If you are interested, you can see how he will deal with the pig's elbow later."

"Forget it!" Chu Tianya waved his hand and smiled, "I can just imagine it."

"Brothers, let's go up the mountain!" Guan Shan waved his one arm and strode forward.

When Chu Tianya walked behind him and passed Tang Ang, Tang Ang suddenly widened a pair of copper bells and pointed to Chu Tianya and said with thunder, "Brother, who is this person?"

The sound sounded above Chu Tianya's head and almost shattered his eardrums.

"You must not be rude. This is a copycat guest!" Guan Shan shouted.

Bai Xun said with a smile, "This is the person I often mention to you, Longcheng Taibao Chu Tianya!"

"Oh!--" Tang Ang nodded and still stared at Chu Tianya so condescendingly. "I remember that he bullied me when I was in Taiyuan!"

Chu Tianya suddenly smiled, "So are you going to take revenge now?"

Tang Ang shook his head in a hurry and waved his hand repeatedly, "I don't dare! - Otherwise, Princess Xiao will tear me up!"

"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter.

Chu Tianya had to smile bitterly. Seeing this, Bai Shu said, "Brother Chu, you don't seem to have hidden that romantic affair from anyone. Even Tang Ang knows it?"

"Let's go!" Guan Shan smiled in front of him and said, "In your way, you can't get to Qixing Hall even if it's dark."

Everyone followed. Bai He knocked Tang Ang's strong iron stomach with a fan and said, "When you are young, there will be a celebration banquet in Qixing Hall. I will send someone to call you over. Remember to eat and drink enough, but don't miss the gate. If there is any dereliction of duty, I will cut off your head as a chamber pot!"

"Don't worry, fourth brother!" Tang An answered loudly with joy.

Everyone crossed the Xiong Pass, and under their feet was a mountain road with stone railings on both sides. At the end of the road was a huge Taoist temple.

Bai Xu told Chu Tianya that Qixing Mountain used to be a place where Taoism flourished. For hundreds of years, many Taoist Temples have been built one after another. It was not until the Song Dynasty that it was occupied by strong people and became Xiangma cottages. After entering the mountain, there are seven peaks and seven Taoist temple, which correspond to the seven star palaces in the Big Dipper. The first Taoist temple into the mountain is called the 'Shaking Light Palace', which is the territory of the broken army star king Tang Ang.

Bai Qi also said that Tang Ang is talented and knows the animal language and is proficient in veterinarians. Therefore, almost all the horses and livestock in the whole cottage are raised in the Shaking Palace. When Tang An met the sea in front of the house yesterday, he scared over his mount before holding the sea in the house and tearing it up.

"What a strange person!" Chu Tianya couldn't help laughing and said, "It seems that the leaders of Qixing Mountain are not idle people!"

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "I'll hang out with Brother Chu when I have time in the future. Let's go now, or the eldest brother will be urged again.

The two of them quickly followed Guanshan and walked through the "Shaking Light Palace" together. The whole Taoist temple covers a large area, almost occupying the whole mountain, and there are straight steep peaks on both sides. From afar, this Taoist temple is suspended in the clouds and mountains, just like the fairy palace outside the sky. There are two large horse farms in the palace, and there are many galloping horses, just like a group of Tianma galloping between the Milky Way, which makes Chu Tianya's eyes open.

After the Shaking Light Palace, there is another mountain road built on the ridge connecting the peaks in series. Although there are more than ten steps wide and stone railings and iron locks to guard both sides, the clouds are surrounded by clouds, and the abyss underfoot are ten thousand feet, and the terrain is very steep.

Bai said that such a mountain road is no longer allowed to pass by troops and horses. Except for Jiao Wentong, the owner of Erzhai, no one dares to gallop on such a mountain road.

Chu Tianya looked at his feet and imagined Jiao Wentong running on such a mountain road. He couldn't help but have a little cramps in his calf.

Walking through this mountain path that is more than a hundred steps long, the front convenience is a Taoist temple that is slightly smaller than the Shaking Light Palace. Bai Shu introduced that this is the "Kaiyang Palace", which used to be the residence of Yang Zaixing, the sixth leader of the cottage and the star king of Wuqu. Unfortunately, he has been away from the cottage for some reason and has not returned yet.

Kaiyang Palace used to be the place of "talking about martial arts" in Qixing Mountain. The leaders and heroes from other cottages often compete and practice martial arts here. Of course, those who can "learn" here are not ordinary people. However, after Yang Zaixing left, Kaiyang Palace was a little deserted. If everyone wanted to learn martial arts, they mostly changed to Qixing Hall.

In addition, the cavalry in the cottage all live in this Kaiyang Palace. If you want to train or send troops, you can go to the Yaoguang Palace in front of you. Once upon a time, Yang Zaixing was the commander of the cavalry in the cottage. After he left, the cavalry was personally led by Jiao Wentong, who was in charge of the army and horses.

"A few days ago, after Meng De and Ma Yan, the leaders of Xishan, came back from Feihu Road with our eldest brother, they temporarily settled in Kaiyang Palace. There are also some people and horses from the Eighteen Villages of Xishan, which were scattered by the Jurchens, and they are attached to their command. Now two or three hundred people have gathered. Bai Yu told Chu Tianya a good news, "Brother Chu, you can reunite with your brother Jieyi! - Don't worry, he is already waiting for you at the celebration banquet of Qixing Hall, and he can meet him when he is young!"

"That's great!" Chu Tianya's heart is finally much more comfortable.

Continuing to move forward, the mountain road is still circling, making Chu Tianya feel like driving in the clouds and fog. Soon, he stepped into the third Taoist temple after entering the mountain, that is, the "Yuheng Palace" of Qixing Mountain - the territory of Lian Zhen Xingjun. It specializes in the management and distribution of grain and fodder, ordnance and other living materials, which can be regarded as the "logistics headquarters" of the whole cottage.

In this logistics headquarters, there are no men, and all members are composed of fake women. They are not only in charge of and distributing various materials, but also in charge of weaving and making clothes, taking care of the wounded and the old and the young. Recently, their team has gained unprecedented growth, because six or seven hundred "Yecha Army" female soldiers from Taiyuan have joined the Yuheng Palace.

At this moment, Chu Tianya has seen the "lord of the palace" of Yuheng Palace with his own eyes, Lian Zhen Xingjun - Xiao Linglong.

She was standing side by side with Xiao Ai at the gate of the Taoist temple, with a faint smile like haze on her face. Her beautiful eyes flashed at Chu Tianya, walking from between the mountains of clouds.