Chapter 523 The Emperor's Western Expedition! [Subscribe]

The sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning shines brightly with golden light.

Cao Cao first came into contact with Tomb No. 4 in Qinling Mountains by relying on the direction of an entry and asking Xu Huan and others to retrieve the Xiantai Seal.

At this time, he called up the entry, consumed the fixed direction, and wanted to obtain the new entrance hidden by the Qinling Tomb again.

But the entry suggests that ordinary pointing is not enough to find the entrance to the tomb.

The entry only gives the range of one main peak.

After receiving the entry, Cao Cao wondered what changes had taken place in Tomb No. 4 that made ordinary directions insufficient?

Do you need the guidance of mythology to enter the tomb?
He pondered for a moment and asked someone to call Xu Huan and others over.

When Li Wufang and Ling Jin entered the Five-Colored Altar of Mount Tai, Xu Huan, Li Feixiong and Hu Yu were helping outside and were not captured together.

……

Qinling.

In the belly of the mountain, Daozun and others were standing on the sun boat.

This boat was used in Tomb No. 4 for a period of time, and many wonders were discovered.

When the sun rises and sets on the bow of the ship, the light shines in all directions, corresponding to the movement of the real sun.

The sun hangs over the bow of the ship, and using its movement as a reference, you will not lose your way.

When the sunlight on the bow fades, it becomes as warm as moonlight and as bright as water.

The light continued to fade, and the moonlight dimmed, as if the back of the moon had rotated to the front.

At this time, even more miraculous changes occurred.

The entire ship was covered in a dark aura, as if it could blend with the void and darkness, and had the ability to hide.

Dao Zun and others also discovered that this ship seemed to be able to absorb the darkness in Tomb No. 4. The more it sailed in the darkness of the tomb, the more magical things it found and the stronger its concealment ability became.

After using the boat for a while, everyone had a strange idea, that is, the boat seemed to be specially prepared for Tomb No. 4.

Everyone had already collected the two coffins and spent most of their time on the boat.

And now they are in the darkness, using the bronze boat to hide themselves and look ahead.

They had previously discovered an ancient emperor sitting on a coffin, and a group of people followed him and moved in the tomb for some time.

Two strange things happened during the process.

One is that the place where the ancient emperor passed on the coffin and some of the dangers in this tomb have never appeared.

The ancient emperor seemed to have some kind of power that prevented those who were abnormal in the tomb from approaching.

There is another thing that Dao Zun said, but others did not notice.

Dao Zun said that the ancient emperor often murmured in a low voice, repeating one sentence over and over again:

"Where is the border?"

His voice was deep and eerie, without any ups and downs in his tone, and it was extremely creepy!

"Where is the border, there, and the ancient altar..."

Every time Dao Zun repeated it to the crowd, he would imitate its voice, which made people shudder.

Daozun said that the ancient emperor’s voice was very clear.

But none of the Taoist Ziqing, Zuo Ci, Nanhua, Ling Jin, and Li Wufang heard the ancient emperor's whispers.

"Could he have said this specifically to you?"

Ling Jin's guess made everyone's heart skip a beat.

If the Ancient Emperor was really talking to the Dao Master, that means he very likely knew the Dao Master?

This is so weird!
Everyone floated in the darkness along with the ancient emperor sitting on the coffin.

They also discovered that every time the ancient emperor sat outside the coffin for a period of time, he would open the coffin lid, return to the coffin and disappear.

After an hour or two, it will appear again.

"What is he doing back in the coffin?"

"Maybe he got tired of sitting outside, so he went back to sleep for a while and then came out to continue looking."

"Makes sense."

Ling Jin and Li Wufang were asked to pass on the message.

The conversation between the two was actually a kind of self-relaxation after staying in the tomb for a long time and feeling almost panic-stricken.

At this time, several people were on the boat, staring ahead with bated breath.

After wandering for many days, the ancient emperor's coffin finally arrived in front of a mountain wall.

As the coffin approached, an ancient stone door slowly emerged on the mountain wall.

The door was intricately carved with incantations and featured two ferocious stone animal heads with huge, rusty bronze door knockers in their mouths.

Above the gate, two ancient characters "Emperor's Tomb" are engraved.

“Ancient characters from Yinxu…”

“The characters on the door are from oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty, Yinxu script,” Zuo Ci whispered.

In front.

As the ancient emperor's bronze coffin approached, ripples appeared on the stone gate like the surface of water.

The coffin was actually "swallowed" by the door.

The ancient emperor also followed him to the back of the stone gate.

Then the wall returned to normal and the stone door disappeared.

Ling Jin said, "Did you find out?"

"What?" several people asked in unison.

"That door might be his home. He was tired from patrolling and went home to rest."

"Get out." Everyone shouted.

"The ancient emperor has been wandering around in the tomb these days, and it really looks like he is inspecting his territory."

Ling Jin asked Dao Zun: "Could he be the owner of this tomb?"

"It's possible, but at most he is one of the tomb owners."

Dao Zun said: "As far as I know, there is another similar existence in the tomb, and its origin is even older than his." "They should all be emperors who were buried in this Qinling Tomb in their later years, hoping to use some kind of power here to prolong their lives or revive."

"Did the ancient emperor succeed just now?"

Dao Zun shook his head: "He is more like a tomb keeper who is trapped in this tomb. Maybe... I am also the tomb keeper of this tomb. I seem to have remembered something recently."

After he finished speaking, he urged the bronze boat to the stone wall where the coffin disappeared and reached out to touch it.

The stone gate that I saw just now has disappeared, leaving only the cold and hard mountain wall.

The Taoist priest put his fingers together like swords and stabbed them into the mountain wall, and put his ear against the stone wall to listen.

"What should we do now?"

"Let's wait and see. I think the ancient emperor has some very important secrets. He should come out from behind this stone wall again."

……

Xu Huan, Hu Yu and Li Feixiong, three tomb-raiding lieutenants, walked into the study.

Ling Jin and Li Wufang were appointed as Lieutenant Generals of the Fa Qiu Sect, while Xu Huan and the other two were officially appointed as Lieutenants of the Mojin Sect.

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Cao Cao ordered the three men to take other Cao Wei's men to Qinling Mountains to explore the entrance to the tomb again.

They were not required to enter the Qinling Tomb, but to first find out the entrance outside the tomb.

See if we can send some messages in and get in touch with the Taoist Master and others in the tomb.

After the three men left, Cao Cao began to deal with state affairs.

Near noon, Cao Ang came in from outside:

"Father."

Cao Cao put down the imperial pen, asked his son to sit on the side, and said: "Your father will go to the west to fight soon, this time you go with me."

Cao Ang said happily: "I will obey your father's order."

What he had longed for for many years was to have a spear and a strong horse, and to follow his father into battle.

A large-scale national war was a very valuable experience for Cao Ang and would have a great inspiration and impact on his life, so Cao Cao decided to bring his son with him this time.

noon.

After the father and son had lunch together, Cao Ang went away quite excitedly.

Afternoon application time.

Cao Cao shrugged his ears and immediately took in every movement in the inner and outer palaces.

There is a quiet little courtyard on the side of the school next to the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

Cao Ning, the Second Prince, two little black fat boys, and a few others, a total of about ten children.

They were all friends in school and descendants of important officials of Cao Wei.

"Princess, we have brought the convicted Huang Er here."

The two little black fat guys pointed forward.

There were four big yellow dogs there, being miserably suppressed and bitten by Cao Cao's seven mountain guard dogs, and they fell to the ground.

The seven guard dogs had clear division of labor, some locked the throat, and some bit the mouth.

The four dogs lay on their stomachs, completely subdued by the beating, and dared not move.

The eldest princess asked the little black fat man: "You said that the yellow-eared cat you raised at home was disobedient and had bitten someone?"

Huang'er, Diyang and Meng were all names for dogs in ancient times.

The two little black fat boys are descendants of the Xiahou family. They nodded honestly:
"Yes, several of the servants in the house were bitten."

“Even I almost got bit.”

"If you don't punish this vicious dog severely, it will bite more people."

Cao Ning's eyes lit up: "I saw people killing deer on the street, and when I came back I asked the attendant at the animal shed and learned that the animal is fierce and will become docile after being castrated.

Why don't you try cutting them and see if they are honest?"

Aww… The four dogs on the ground had desperate looks in their eyes. Even the dogs of the Cao family shivered.

There were two more who were whimpering softly, creating a sad atmosphere.

Cao Ning scolded his seven mountain dogs:

"I'm not going to cut you, why are you yelling?"

The dogs looked sad, meaning: You are so good at cutting other people's dogs, if you are not careful in the future, it may be our turn...

Cao Ning took out a small knife and a small medicine bottle and handed them to the two little black fat boys:
"Go castrate your yellow-eared bastard. Here is the medicine I got from the animal shed. Use it when you're done. I'll see how it works."

The little black fat man stammered and was a little hesitant.

"Hurry up." Cao Ning pinched his waist with one hand.

The little fat man finally took the knife.

Those dogs who had violated the laws of heaven had pale faces and were trembling violently.

At this time, a eunuch from the palace came over under Cao Cao's orders.

The naughty kids scattered in an instant.

The dog of Xiahou family also ran away as if it had been pardoned and given a new life.

Cao Cao had a headache, and was quite worried that Xun Yu's son would really marry Cao Ning in the future, and might be cut off by his daughter if he was not careful.

He reached out and touched his forehead.

A few days passed in a flash.

In mid-November, Cao Cao bid farewell to his wife and children and embarked on the journey of the Western Expedition.

The Emperor of Wei wanted to personally lead an expedition against the Kushans, their ancient enemy in India.

Upon hearing the news, India also started to move.

Mahajangal contacted another of the three gods, and together they headed north to prepare to meet Cao Cao in the Western Regions.

Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Zhang Liao, Lu Su, Zhuge Liang and others also temporarily suspended their offensive and gathered at the border between Hexi and the Western Regions to welcome the emperor.

When Cao Cao set out on this expedition, all directions were mobilized, and the war to destroy the country began.

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