Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Kunlun

Kunlun, the ancient sacred mountain, was the main base of the Yellow Emperor of the Xuanyuan clan in ancient times. There is a saying in ancient books: "The void of Kunlun in the sea, in the northwest, the capital under the emperor..." refers to this legendary mountain. In ancient legends, this magical mountain has all the wonders of the fairyland. Before the Tianmen on the top of the mountain, there is a terrifying and huge "enlightened beast" guarding it. This is a tiger-like beast, but it is much bigger. There are nine heads, each with a human face, guarding the checkpoint between heaven and earth majestically.

Around the Kunlun Mountains, there are also many legendary scenic spots. In the south, there is an abyss as deep as three thousand feet. In the west, there are phoenixes and phoenixes. In the north, there are various immortal trees of the gods. The south is the world of all kinds of rare birds and beasts. What is even more fascinating is that this Kunlun Mountain is an important stronghold connecting the human world and the heavenly world in ancient times. At that time, people in the lower realms of the mortal world could climb up to the heaven realm as long as they had perseverance. pipeline.

But according to the legend, in the era of the ancient emperor Zhuanxu, for some reason, this emperor who was not sympathetic to the people's sentiments was ruthless, and sent the two sons of Kua'e, "Chong" and "Li", to cut down the building wood. "Chong" propped up the sky, and "Li" pressed down on the earth, forcibly cutting off the connection between the sky and the earth. From then on, the sufferings of the human world could no longer be transmitted to the ethereal God Realm. After thousands of years, the Yellow Emperor has ascended to the sky on a dragon, and the majestic figure of Jianmu has already become a dreamlike ancient legend.

And this towering Kunlun Mountain, in the footsteps of these legends being gradually forgotten, has shed its mythical cloak and become an ordinary green mountain. It was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin State, in the deep forest covered with clouds and mists in Kunlun Mountains, a woodcutter was chopping firewood vigorously. Although the air in the mountains and forests is cold, chopping firewood is an extremely strenuous job, so after the woodcutter has been hacking for a while, his face is covered with beads of sweat.With the movement of his chopping firewood, the sound of logging "Duo, Duo, Duo, Yi" echoed faintly in the quiet mountains and forests.

Chopping and chopping, before he knew it, the woodcutter had reached the edge of a cliff. He waved the sweat from his forehead, turned his head and looked in front of the cliff inadvertently, but saw the majestic view of Kunlun Mountain. Although the immortals and those wonders can no longer be seen on this legendary mountain, because of its majesty and majesty, it still looks awe-inspiring, as if the thousands of mountains stretch endlessly. Absolutely, connected to the horizon. On the towering mountain, people feel as if they are in the clouds, surrounded by patches of white clouds. The woodcutter has heard people say that even birds cannot fly up to the highest mountain.

After looking at Kunlun Mountain for a while, the woodcutter certainly did not forget his work, so he took a breath, raised his ax again, and started chopping the firewood he was going to cut today. "Duo! Duo! Duo! Duo!" However, after chopping it a few times this time, he couldn't help but start to panic. Because, with the sound and rhythm of his chopping wood, the surroundings seemed to be singing with him, and dull sounds began to sound. "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The woodcutter stopped the ax in his hand in a daze, and the sound of logging disappeared, followed by the low, but resounding sound of vibrations that resounded through the sky.

Moreover, the sound seemed to come from the depths of the ground. But the place where Qiaozi is now is a high mountain hundreds of feet away from the ground. What kind of powerful force is the underground sound that can be heard even in such a high mountain? The woodcutter leaned down curiously, and put his ears on the ground to listen. The sound of "Boom! Boom!" was still incessant, and there was still a faint unpleasant feeling on the ground that made the skin numb. At this time, a long series of sounds of "squeak, squeak, squeak" came from the woods, and a large number of birds and beasts escaped as if they were in distress. Flying around, the waving wings made the leaves dance all over the sky, and some birds were so panicked that they still collided with each other in mid-air.

But the little beasts on the ground are not as lucky as the birds. They are also running around in panic on the ground, as if they want to escape, but they don't know how to escape. He fell down, the sound of mourning came and went, because the deep cliff was so deep that he couldn't fall to the ground for a while, and the desperate mourning before death echoed in the mountain like a ghost. At this time, something happened to the high mountains on the opposite side of the cliff. The huge Kunlun Mountains seemed to be on fire at the moment. There was a red light from the mountainside that seemed to be burning dim charcoal fire. Strangely speaking, the whole mountain lit up like charcoal fire, which is a very breathtaking spectacle.

The woodcutter opened his eyes wide, staring at the big red mountain range, his eyes almost popped out. He had never seen such a strange sight, nor had he even heard of it.His family has lived in the area of ​​Kunlun Mountain for generations. Since his grandfather's grandfather had cut firewood on this mountain, he had never heard that Kunlun Mountain would glow red like coal fire. And the clouds surrounding the mountain also seemed to be possessed, and began to shine bright blue light balls. The most frightening thing is that after watching for a long time, Qiaozi realized that all these strange and treacherous landscapes were all silent.

At this moment, even the sound of "Boom! Boom!" on the ground has become silent. Among the mountains and forests, the usual sounds of birds, insects, and beasts were completely silent at this moment. The entire huge Kunlun Mountains, as if someone covered their ears, became quiet and dead silent. It's just that on the mountainside on the opposite side in the distance, it is still like burning charcoal fire, with a dark red and strange light shining. At this moment, there was a sound of rustling footsteps behind the woodcutter. Although he was in such a strange scene, he still had the vigilance he had cultivated in the mountains and forests for many years. When he turned his head suddenly, he saw two strange people who were unlikely to appear in this deep mountain.

In fact, it is not entirely true to say that they are weird people. I saw that the people who came were an old man and a young man. The old man was stout, with a white beard and white hair, but his face seemed to be smeared with paint, giving off a miserable green color. , looks a little scary. And that young man's appearance is much better, I saw that he is tall and tall, his face is radiant like powdered, with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a thick face, he is actually a very handsome young man of your family. At this moment, both of them were wearing the most expensive brocade robes and jade belts, like the most formal clothes of people in the imperial court.If this kind of attire is in the capital, it is naturally heroic and upright, which is admirable, but at this moment in such a deep mountain, suddenly seeing such a costumed person, it is as if seeing a mountain spirit and monster. . The old man stared at the coal-like light of Kunlun Mountain, sighed deeply, and asked the handsome young man, "Zi Ke, what do you think?" The young man Zi Ke took a step forward and concentrated on looking at the whole Kunlun Mountain, but he trembled a little. "I tell the teacher, the image of Guishui, the mountain is the gen, the red light is the main fire, and the mountain fire is the gen, this Kunlun Mountain is about to erupt in a blink of an eye..." The old man's name is Ying Sheng, and he is a wise man of the state of Qin. He already knows the knowledge of Yi Shu and geography. At this time, when he asks Zi Ke this question, he just wants to test his background. All the entry is clear. "The one that erupted is the fire in the mountains. This Kunlun is originally a famous mountain in the heavens, but this time there is such a catastrophe. I think it is God's will..." As he was talking, he turned his head and stared at the woodcutter who was stunned. The woodcutter didn't quite understand the conversation between the two, but he could vaguely hear that a terrible disaster was about to happen on this mountain. And this blue-faced old man with a white beard turned his head and stared at him coldly. Although the old man was old, his eyes were as sharp as a knife's edge, which made people's legs feel sore. "That ignorant woodcutter!" Ying Sheng shouted: "Are you still dying? Terrible changes are about to take place here, and you still don't want to escape? You can run eastward and never look back, or you will die in a barren mountain , but it’s too late to regret it!” Seeing that the woodcutter was still a little foolish, the old man Ying Sheng was even more angry, and drew out a long sword with a sound of "Zheng". "Hurry up and escape!" Seeing the shining sword glow, how could the woodcutter dare to hesitate?He quickly turned around and fled with the firewood tools. But after running away for a few steps, he opened his eyes wide and looked ahead, and his footsteps slowed down. If he was not careful, he fell like a dog eating shit. In front of him, at this time, I don’t know when it started, there are already densely packed majestic soldiers all over the mountains and plains, look at there are always more than a thousand people, each with solemn and solemn faces, standing in an unusually quiet barren mountain Among them, even the sound of breathing could not be heard. The soldiers marched silently in the direction of Zike and the old man Yingsheng, ignoring the woodcutter who fell on the ground. destiny. Among the group of soldiers, surrounded by a thin middle-aged man in Chinese clothes, he seemed to be about thirty years old. When Zi Ke and Ying Sheng saw this group of soldiers, they quickly fell to the ground. "See Duke Qin." "See Brother Wang." It turned out that this middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes turned out to be the current ruler of the state of Qin——Qin Xiaogong! The young man Zike is Qin Xiaogong's concubine brother, and the two are half brothers. At this time, Qin Xiaogong also had a worried look on his face, looked at the red light of Kunlun Mountain, but said in a low voice without blinking: "This Kunlun, is the catastrophe prophesied by our ancestors really about to come true?" He pondered and said, "What kind of disaster will it be?" Once there is a change in Kunlun Mountain, it means that there will be a catastrophe in the world where the king changes hands and the color of the mountains and rivers changes. This is the prophecy handed down from generation to generation by the Qin King family. It shows how much the change of Kunlun Mountain will affect the state of Qin and even the situation of the world. Therefore, a few days ago, the Qin Tianjian of the Qin State had already learned from the astrology that Kunlun was about to undergo a catastrophe. Therefore, Qin Xiaogong, who was supposed to enjoy the blessings in Xianyang, the capital of the country, came to Kunlun in a hurry to learn about the catastrophe. details of the plot. And the person who is most familiar with this kind of legendary prophecy is of course the old man Yingsheng, the number one wise man in Qin. The old man Ying Shengruo looked at the King of Qin with deep meaning, and sighed: "The ancient Kunlun is the sacred mountain of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and an important passage between heaven and earth. It has been the place where many legends have been derived since ancient times. However, when Jianmu was destroyed by Kua'e's sons Chong and Li, a major clue was left behind, which contained a great secret of the creation of heaven and earth, and also contained the prophecy of the rise and fall of many countries in later generations. I have worked on these prophecies for decades, and found that since the Zhuolu God War between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You, and the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the secrets of the rise and fall of many countries and dynasties are contained in them. All the prophecies were fulfilled. " Qin Xiaogong listened carefully to every word of the old man. Hearing this, he asked anxiously: "Then what is the fate of my Qin country? Within my dynasty, can my Qin country be able to unify the country, follow the example of our ancestor Mu Gong, and become the overlord of the princes?" Looking at the eager and anxious look of the monarch, Ying Sheng couldn't help sighing in his heart, but he didn't dare to show such dissatisfaction on his face. "As long as the common people in the world can survive, I am afraid that the hegemony of striving for victory is achievable," he vaguely brought up the topic: "It's just that among the prophecies left by my ancestors, the most serious problem is It’s not about being able to unify the country.” "Don't rule the country?" Qin Xiaogong said in displeasure: "Is there anything more important than unifying the country and completing the hegemony of the ancestors?" Ying Sheng winked at Zi Ke, and Zi Ke pulled Qin Xiaogong's sleeve and said: "For this matter, please ask Brother Wang to come with me, you will know it at a glance." Zike and Yingsheng led Qin Xiaogong and a group of attendants into a small path in the forest. After walking for a long time, it suddenly became clear that there was a huge platform under the cliff just now. This platform is facing the Kunlun Mountains, which are also glowing with dark red light, but at this moment, the view is wide open, and it looks like the whole Kunlun Mountains is like a giant god, standing majestically between the sky and the earth, shining with a strange red shine. Facing Kunlun Mountain far away, behind the platform is an extremely wide mountain wall.