Ask the Mirror Chapter 157: Mountainside
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"Oh, where?"
Yu Ci raised his head to look. The deafening sound was still there, but except for a few white clouds in the blue sky, there was nothing distracting.
"It's still too early to see it. Now it's time to dock Yihaiyunzhou with the berthing array at the pier. It will take at least a quarter of an hour to complete. During this time, we can't get too close, so we can walk back slowly."
Yu Ci nodded and watched as the middle-aged man skillfully sprinkled medicinal powder on and around the eagle ape to cover up its vitality. This treatment was to avoid nearby raptors, ferocious beasts and even demons from tracking down the eagle ape. The Yihai Yunzhou Pier, ten miles away, posed a threat.
After everything was done, Yu Ci took the initiative to pick up the body of the eagle ape and returned with the middle-aged man.
On the way, he looked up again and saw that a few white clouds in the sky had dispersed amidst the roaring vibrations, and the sky was clear and flawless. However, he knew that there was a huge thing stationed in the sky beyond his sight, emitting powerful shock waves and connecting with the preset talisman array on the ground.
It was already the second month after arriving at Yishan Yunzhou Wharf, and Yu Ci became familiar with the affairs on the wharf.
Yishan Yunzhou Wharf is said to be a wharf. In fact, there are no rivers or seas around it. Instead, it is surrounded by mountains. It may seem untrue in name, but it is indeed where Yishan Yunzhou picks up passengers and supplies. When Yu Ci first arrived, she was also confused. It was only with the guidance of Zhao Xiqiao, the middle-aged man next to her, that she finally understood.
What kind of ship there is, there is what kind of dock.
The Mountain-moving Cloud Boat is undoubtedly the largest means of transportation in the world of spiritual practice. It was built by Datongxing, one of the largest merchants in this world. It is larger than the mountains, floats high in the sky, and can carry ten thousand people when fully loaded. Traveling between the east, west, north, and south of this world.
Due to size and design limitations, Yishan Yunzhou is more like a floating city that will never sink. It can only float and fly at a certain height and is difficult to take off and land freely. In this way, the work of picking up and delivering people and goods is completed by the "pickup and delivery cloud shuttle" attached to the Yishan Yunzhou.
The dock where Yu Ci is located is actually the place where cloud shuttles are guided and placed.
The two men carried the body of the eagle ape and walked through the mountain forest. In fact, over the mountain is the pier, but the two of them walked down, halfway up the mountain, and found a rock nearly ten feet high. Yu Ci pulled the trigger, and the rock slid sideways, revealing a hole for the two of them to walk side by side. After the two entered, it closed automatically and the light dimmed, but the pearls on both sides could still provide lighting needs.
Most of the rumbling roar outside was cut off, and only the shock was faintly transmitted. Yu Ci and the two walked along the opened corridor. Zhao Xiqiao shook his head and said: "I don't know when the turmoil in the Rift Valley will be completely subsided today. If you live in a dark place, even if you are not eaten by monsters, you will still be suffocated to death!"
The sound echoed muffledly in the corridor, Yu Ci hummed and said nothing.
The space the two of them were in was opened in the middle of the mountain. It was fairly spacious, but it was indeed inconvenient.
In the past, the people on the dock did not live here, but built a house on the other side of the mountainside, and lived a very comfortable life. After the turmoil in the Sky Rift Valley, ferocious beasts and monsters became rampant, so they had to move here. Some complaints were normal.
Not long after walking in the corridor, there was a slight open space ahead, and at the same time there was a layer of blue-white light that was very different from the lights. Zhao Xiqiao shouted from a distance: "Brother Zhou..."
The sound echoed in the heart of the mountain, and the blue-white light in front flashed again and then disappeared.
Go past this level of restrictions, go up a few more stairs, and walk through the door to find a huge stone chamber. It was arranged according to the appearance of a hall, with tables, chairs and other items placed. The shape was quite exquisite. The light inside was much brighter than that in the corridor. At this time, there was a person at the main seat holding tea and sipping. When he lowered his head, his bare head was exposed, reflecting the The pearly light of the lighting is so bright and eye-catching.
Yu Ci and Zhao Xiqiao were both slightly startled, and then they both saluted and greeted: "Elders."
The man still drank his tea, ignored him, and just left the two of them there.
Zhao Xiqiao winked at Yu Ci, bowed and said with a smile: "Old men, go down and deal with the hunter... uh, go pick up the shuttle!"
He temporarily changed his words, but it was already too late. With a bang, the bald old general’s hot tea cup and the cup of water fell at his feet, and the fragments flew everywhere: "Child of the Zhao family, if I see you again I'll break your legs if you persuade me to go hunting!"
Zhao Xiqiao was startled, but fortunately he was the most tactful person. He took a step back and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, if you always want to see Brother Yu and I go hunting, just break my legs. Just one of them will do." , the other one won’t bother you, I’ll do it myself!”
He bowed and quickly retreated. Before leaving, he did not forget to give Yu Ci a wink, which probably meant "I can't help you." Yu Ci smiled and threw the body of the eagle ape to him.
After drinking Zhao Xiqiao away, the bald elders faced Yu Ci again. In addition to his bald head, he also had no eyebrows or beard on his face. There was a lot of flesh on his face, and his face was extremely vicious. He rolled his eyes and sneered:
"Are all the juniors of Lichen Sect ignorant of life and death?"
Just as Yu Ci was about to speak, the elders immediately scolded you: "I was asked by your temple master to heal you, not to let you seek death! Your soul is recovering from a serious injury. It is the time when all kinds of evil spirits invade. You want to rest, but you spend all day practicing sword killing and accumulating evil spirits... Hey, it's okay to say that you are a heretic, but you still practice Xuanmen. You don't think you have enough inner demons, right?" /
With the rising tone and ferocious faces, the bald elders have interpreted the word "evil" to the extreme. But Yu Ci remained calm and didn't say much, just smiled and said yes.
Looking at his attitude, Zhu Lao wanted to get angry again, but thinking about the results of the reprimand during this period, he became discouraged again. He could only steel himself, sighed, and waved Yu Ci to leave.
Neither humble nor arrogant, Yu Ci bowed politely and said, "Thank you, thank you for your hard work," and then turned to the back of the hall.
Looking at Yu Ci's back, Mr. Zhu's excited face slowly calmed down. He touched his smooth chin and scratched it unconsciously. The confusion in his heart was like a spreading cloud, getting thicker and thicker.
"How did this kid do it?"
Yu Ci had dealt with all the elders and traveled through the various compartments and corridors in the mountainside with ease. As the central location of Yishan Yunzhou Terminal, the mountainside is divided into five areas, with upper and lower floors.
The upper level is the core of the pier and is divided into two parts. The first is the core of the mooring formation connected to Yishan Yunzhou. There are complex and subtle talismans and magic formations there, which is the top priority of the entire dock. Datongxing sends monks to garrison it all year round and are also responsible for dealing with some common problems of the dock; the second is the residence of the personnel stationed at the dock. Since the residents spend most of their time living in a house on the mountainside, this place seems a bit small.
At this time, Yu Ci passed through the residential area and entered the central area of the parking array.
Zhao Xiqiao has been waiting for him here. Since he had received a lot of similar reprimands in the past two months, he was too lazy to mention what happened just now. He just smiled and said: "Brother Yu, come on, come on, I'll take you to see the shuttle that picks up the shuttle." "Shenyi, you have been here for two months and this is the first time I have met you. The next time we see you will have to wait until three months later!"
As he said that, he pushed open the door of the stone room next to him. The two of them entered the room and met someone face to face. When Zhao Xiqiao saw him, he shouted:
"Brother Zhou, you have caused me trouble. You are obviously on duty in the hall today, why did you replace me with all the elders?"
"You can't blame me for this. After the retreat, the elders no longer see Brother Yu, and I know with my knees what you have done. He wants to block you, what can I do?"
The man who was talking to Zhao Xiqiao, whose surname was Zhou Minghu, was a tall man with a beard, a rough face, and a good temper. This person is one of the monks stationed here by Datong Xing, but he is not responsible for the formation, but serves as the guard of the elders in front.
Including Yu Ci, there are only five permanent staff at Yishan Yunzhou Wharf. Among them, Zhu Lao, Zhou Hu, and Yan Hao, who was controlling the formation inside, were all Datongxing monks and could be considered the masters of this place. Zhao Xiqiao is not a Datong traveler, but he also belongs to Sanxitang, one of the few large merchants in this world. He lives here and relies on the transportation of mountains and rivers to open a shop and do some buying and selling of rare items.
Zhao Xiqiao didn't really care. He was able to register at Sanxitang and run a store independently. He must be extremely shrewd and tactful. When he complained just now, he took a look at Zhou Hu's temperament and made a joke. At this time, he changed the subject and asked about picking up the shuttle:
"How many people are here?"
"It says there are thirty-four. Hey, the more chaotic the Sky Rift Valley is, the more lively it will be. Shopkeeper Zhao, congratulations on getting rich!"
Zhao Xiqiao shook his head: "These days, too many people come to hunt monsters and beasts, and the prices of similar materials have dropped. On the contrary, medicinal materials that were not valuable before are now rising again and again... Three In fifty years, I’m afraid it won’t be possible to fall back.”
What he means is that because of the cold wave in the valley, the species circle in large areas of the Sky Rift Valley has been destroyed. Those raptors and ferocious beasts can still migrate and take refuge, but the medicinal materials that were everywhere in the past have been destroyed. Disasters have become a rare thing.
In business, Yu Ci was not interested in it and just looked at the indoor layout. He had been to this place before, but when the shuttle arrived, many things here had changed. At Zhao Xiqiao's signal, Zhou Hu removed the curtain covering one side of the wall, revealing the round mirror hanging on it.
The circular mirror is about four feet in diameter, larger than any mirror Yu Ci has ever seen. At this time, there is light and shadow flowing on the mirror surface. The other side of the mountain is revealed, a valley surrounded by mountains.
When he first saw it, Yu Ci was surprised by how similar the function of this mirror was to his Illuminating Bronze Mirror. Later I realized that this is a well-known spell in this world, called "circle light technique". Through pre-arrangement, it can project distant scenes. It is usually used for agency messages, but here it is used to show the extreme valley. The situation of the main body of the Zhongbo Array and the connecting cloud shuttle.
It receives and emits shock waves all year round to respond to the movement of mountains and clouds, leaving the valley where the mooring array is located barren of grass. At this time, a whirlwind seemed to be blowing in the valley, and the sand at the bottom of the valley was swirling and being driven away.
"Coming!" Zhao Xiqiao smiled.
Yu Ci opened his eyes wide, and the scene displayed by the circular light technique in the mirror was also controlled by Zhou Hu, moving to the sky, where a red cloud slowly settled.
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I worked overtime today, so the update is a little late, sorry. With the release of this chapter, a corner of the wonderful world outside is opening up, so stay tuned. I am even late, so I have to ask my brothers and sisters to be more explosive! Shouting red tickets, ow!