Hidden Blade Chapter 43: 4-party covenant

In a blink of an eye, another month passed.

Time has come to the end of the twelfth lunar month.

If it is in Great Week, it is already the end of winter and spring, and the weather is getting warmer. But the winter in Daxia is a little bit late compared to Dazhou, and it takes a little later to go. This is the case as you go northward.

The group has already reached the border of Longzhou, and within two or three days, they will go to Yanzhou.

Along the way, Yan Zhan's bold temperament has gradually been recognized by the people, and the relationship with Xu Han and others is no longer obvious. Everyone has nothing to say, but gets along extremely harmoniously.

This day and night.

There is heavy snow in the small town on the border of Longzhou, and the pedestrians on the street look hurried.

Chu Qiuli reluctantly accompanied Mr. Wei to the Xuezhong branch, while Xu Han and others were sitting leisurely in the tavern downstairs of the inn, eating the finest wines and dishes. With warm wine.

Even Ao Wu and Xuan'er seemed to enjoy such a comfortable and cozy scene extremely, curled up under Xu Han's feet, squinted and dozed.

"This swordsman meeting is not easy." Perhaps because of a few glasses of sake, Yan Zhan said more. He looked at the wind and snow outside the house and said suddenly.

Ning Zhumang on the side was a little anxious because he hadn't waited for the news of Fangziyu for a long time, and he casually said: "The sword-holding conference is held every five years. Naturally, it will not be easy."

Ke Yan Zhan shook his head at that time, and said: "More than that, I heard that the winner of this sword-bearer conference can not only get the identity of the sword-bearer, but also once enter Longyin Temple Town. Chance of the magic tower."

"The Devil's Tower?" Xu Han and Ning Zhumang, who were members of the Great Zhou Dynasty, apparently hadn't heard of such a thing, and they looked suspicious for a while.

"According to legend, it is the things left from the ancient times, which suppressed the ancient evil spirits, but if the monks stepped into it and crossed the layers of magic barriers and strengthened the Taoist heart, they would gain many benefits. Therefore, this tower has always been out of the Great Xia In the past, if it weren’t for the sword-bearers who made great contributions, it’s almost impossible to enter this tower. But now, for some reason, Longyin Temple has relaxed such harsh conditions, but it has long been greedy by the various sects. , It is bound to send many outstanding monks to participate in this sword-bearer conference..."

Speaking of this, Yan Zhan's face with a hearty smile couldn't help showing a solemn color.

The Chixiaomen did not give up on chasing him and Xue Ning. Although he didn't have much coveting for the Devil Tower in the town, but now he is in a situation only by becoming a sword bearer to make Chixiaomen have something to do. fear.

"Even Brother Yan is not completely sure?" Xu Han couldn't help asking when he heard this.

According to the news he has learned these days, although the sword bearer was formed by the Longyin Temple, and the various conditions given are also very generous, the various sects are obviously not willing to cultivate themselves. The disciples were sent here, so the composition of the sword-bearers is more of disciples of some minor sects and even some rangers of the rivers and lakes. Naturally, their cultivation level will not be too high. Therefore, such as Yan Zhanyou or Ning Zhumang. The strong participating in such a battle should be foolproof based on the previous situation.

"In the past, those big sects were reluctant to bear their own disciples, but now there is not only the temptation of the Demon Tower, but even the tenure of the swordsman in the past ten years has become five years. In this way, not to say that those disciples are those The elders and deacons who have been trapped in the Dayan Realm for many years may not be able to sit still. With five years of experience, in exchange for a ticket to the Demon Suppression Tower, if you are lucky, you may even have an epiphany in the tower. After reaching the realm of immortals, there seems to be no lack of such precedents before. Therefore, this sword-bearer conference will not be easy." Yan Zhan said solemnly, his expression increasingly gloomy.

After all, he needs to consider not only himself, but also Xue Ning, who is not outstanding in his cultivation...

It seemed that the atmosphere on the wine table was too dull. Ning Zhumang suddenly smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand, and said to Yan Zhanyan: "It sounds strange, this big Xia fairy has already After the ten-finger count, if the court asks for four or five people to come out of the mountain, whether it is Da Zhou or Chen Guo, they are all in the bag. Since Li Yulin has great ambitions, he does not know..."

These words have successfully changed the topic before.

Yan Zhan said with a slight hesitation: "Everyone knows something, this is a realm of immortality, but the royal family cannot participate in the battle of the royal family. It is a four-party covenant that was established thousands of years ago."

"The Quartet Covenant?" Xu Han, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help but accept the stubbornness at this moment and asked.

He had heard this phrase before. It was during the Battle of Dahuang City that Mu Ji revealed the cultivation of immortals. The split-hearted Cui Guozhu seemed to have made words similar to Mu Ji's violation of the Quartet Covenant. .

"..." The doubts between Xu Han and Ning Zhumang made Yan Zhan stunned, but soon he smiled: "Yan forgets that two people who are not Daxia, don't know about the four-party covenant. Tao is really normal."

"The so-called Four-Party Covenant refers to the covenant established by the Southern Wilderness Jianling, Qingzhou Daomen, Yanzhou Longyin Temple, and Taiyin Palace four thousand years ago. That is one of them."

"But whether this sword mausoleum or Taoist gate is only a sect, how can it interfere with the overall situation of the court?" Xu Han asked in confusion.

"Brother Xu knows only one, but he doesn't know the other." Yan Zhan smiled again when he heard the words, and said: "From the Great Li Dynasty to the Great Chu Dynasty, although there are occasional internal troubles, in the end they are all big A unified dynasty, and the four-party covenant is naturally impossible to talk about. It was not until the Great Chu Dynasty fell apart hundreds of years ago and the world was divided into three parts. The four-party covenant was passed down through these four sects, but it was not available to everyone, but The cultivators who have come to the fairyland or the four sects are likely to enter the fairyland can only get the content of the four-party covenant. It is also because I was in the magic sky before that I knew one or two of them..."

"According to legend, the founding sects of the four major sects are all ordered from heaven and perform their duties."

"Longyin Temple is responsible for saving the world, Jianling is responsible for guarding the fierce sword, Daomen Qinglianguan is responsible for deterring the monsters, and the Taiyin Temple is responsible for guarding the void."

"The four perform their own duties to maintain the stability of this world. With this kind of existence, do Brother Xu think they have the ability to interfere in the overall situation of the court?"

Hearing Xu Han here, he was taken aback. It was the first time he heard of such a statement. It was inevitable that he could not digest it for the first time. After a while, he nodded, "So, it is Xu. Some knowledge is too shallow..."

"What is Brother Xu? It has nothing to do with knowledge, but because the Longyin Temple in Daxia is still active in the rivers and lakes, it is not hidden in the world like Qingzhou Daomen, otherwise what about Yan? Will you know this?" Yan Zhan waved his hand and smiled. As he said, he drank a glass of sake, his face flushed suddenly, Xue Ning was rather well-behaved on the side, and he poured a glass for him at that time.

"Well, what Brother Yan said should be true." At that time, Ning Zhumang took the words and said: "I have heard Master talk about it in the past. I don't know how long these four sects have passed down. Thousands of years, it seems to have existed since history, even if those dynasties that were strong for a time come and go, they still stand tall..."

Speaking of this, Ning Zhumang's tone suddenly became low, perhaps thinking of the current dilemma of Linglong Pavilion.

However, Yan Zhan, who is not sure about Ning Zhumang’s path, can’t empathize with this. He shook his head, grabbed the words under Xue Ning’s somewhat contemptuous gaze, and said, “Brother Ning’s words are very bad. .."

"Yan can't know what about the other three sects, but as far as Yan knows, it is the Taoist Qinglian Temple, which has undergone major changes thousands of years ago."

Probably he was drinking, and Yan Zhan's face rarely showed a sense of deliberate mystery. He also dragged a long tone when talking, but Xu Han and Ning Zhumang's appetites were lifted.

Although the two did not ask, the curiosity in their eyes greatly satisfied Yan Zhan's little sense of accomplishment at the moment.

He muffled and frustrated words: "It is rumored that a thousand years ago, the Taoist door was not completely hidden from the world as it is now, but among the descendants, there is a person with extraordinary talent."

"This person had the potential to climb into the realm of immortals at a young age. At that time, he was highly regarded by the Taoist school. The reputation of that Taoist soon spread throughout the world, and he also met a woman during his experience. They were both men and women, who were famous at the time."

"But later, after a certain war, the woman suddenly revealed her real body. She was actually a monster from the depths of the 100,000 Great Mountains."

"This matter was raging in the arena at the time. The Taoist seems to have fought against the Daomen for this. The specifics are unknown, but in the end the Daomen changed the door and was in charge of the Daoist. The name was also changed to today. His view of Qinglian was completely hidden from the world."

Speaking of this, Yan Zhan paused, blinked at Xu Han and Ning Zhumang, and asked: "Do you think this story is familiar?"

Xu Han and Ning Zhumang looked at each other, and suddenly came to their senses.

"This is the story performed in Mr. Wei's shadow puppet show!"

"Exactly..." Yan Zhan nodded, just about to say something, but at that time the door of the inn half-hidden was suddenly pushed open, and the wind and snow outside the house rushed into it.

And Chu Qiuli also stepped in at that time, followed by Mr. Wei who was still carrying a large wooden box.

"Ah! Grandpa Chu is cold to death, do you still have wine?" Chu Chouli still had that careless temperament, sat down beside Xu Han, and asked yellingly.

However, Mr. Wei did not speak to others unexpectedly, frowned and walked through the hall, walking tremblingly to his door.

"This is...?"

Xu Han, who saw Mr. Wei's abnormality, was a little strange.

"Don’t mention it~IndoMTL.com~Chu Qiuli drank a glass of wine that Yan Zhan handed him, and then said: "This old guy is very strange. There are not many pedestrians on Xue Street today. It's easy to come by a group of pedestrians who look like a fistful. They are generous and rewarded him for a couple of silver. He becomes unhappy again... You said that it is not happy to make money, and it is not good if you don't support it. I really don't know what he thinks. What are you thinking, could it be that you are getting older and confused? "

Chu Qiuli, who opened the chatterbox, complained constantly.

One or two silver...

Xu Han's heart suddenly moved when he heard the sound. After he had given the old gentleman a couple of silver before, they encountered Chu Qiuli, and Yan Zhan also gave a couple of silver, almost almost The key to dying under the chase of the Chixiao Gate is that Mr. Wei seems to behave as expected after receiving such a reward...

"Who is the one who gave the money? Do you know?" Xu Han asked.

"How can it be clear?" Chu Qiuli said indistinctly while eating the delicious food on the table: "A girl is born beautifully, and there are four big men behind him. Big, it seems to call that woman... Boss Zhen..."