Travel through the heavens

About two incense sticks of time later, the black eagle flew down from the top of the mountain and brought back the instructions from the Tianshan Child-Fairy.

Cheng Qingshuang read the letter, bowed to Fang Muye and Duan Yu, and said, "The Lord has ordered that the two gentlemen come to the palace to see him. Gentlemen, please follow me."

Having said that, he began to lead the way.

Since ancient times, there have always been strong generals with weak soldiers. Although many of the Lingjiu Palace's subordinates are women, their martial arts are not weak. Cheng Qingshuang, as the deputy leader of one of the Nine Heavens, is even more amazing. When she performs Qinggong, her feet are really fast.

At first, Cheng Qingshuang was still a little reserved, but when she found that no matter how fast or slow she was, Fang Muye and Duan Yu were always elegant and graceful, following her about ten feet behind her, she realized that their lightness skills were far better than hers, and she began to rush to the top of the mountain with all her strength.

There are a total of eighteen natural dangers on Piaomiao Peak, and each of them is guarded by the people of Lingjiu Palace. It can be said that "one person guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it."

The three of them passed through many dangerous places and went up, passing the Soul-Breaking Cliff, the Broken Bone Rock, and the Hundred-foot Ravine, and came to the Bridge to Heaven. However, they saw that the two cliffs were seven or eight feet apart, with only an iron rope between them, spanning the rugged valley in the chaotic world.

Cheng Qingshuang had been to this place countless times, so it was not difficult for her to walk across the valley on the tightrope. Fang Muye and Duan Yu were both skilled in martial arts, so it was easy for them to fly across the deep valley as well.

After crossing the sky bridge, we walked through a narrow path like a stone alley and quickly walked along the path to the top of the peak. The higher we walked, the thicker the white fog around us became. After more than half an hour, we finally reached the top of Piaomiao Peak.

In the clouds and mist, pine trees are everywhere, and the pine needles rustle in the mountain breeze.

There was a road paved with bluestone slabs on the ground. Each bluestone was about eight feet long and three feet wide, and was very neat. It was obvious that it took a very long time and great effort to lay them.

The bluestone road is about two miles long. At the end of the stone road, a huge stone fortress with a simple and ancient appearance stands tall. On the left and right of the fortress gate, there is a stone vulture, each more than three meters tall, with a sharp beak and huge claws, looking extremely majestic.

In front of the fortress gate, there were two girls about eighteen or nineteen years old standing gracefully, one wearing light red clothes, the other wearing light blue clothes. Not only were the two girls exactly the same in height and figure, but they also looked exactly the same, with oval faces, eyes as bright as lacquer, and beautiful and elegant looks. They were obviously twin sisters.

The two girls bowed to Fang Muye and Duan Yu. The girl in the light red shirt said in a soft voice, "I am Mei Jian and Lan Jian, the maids under Grandma Tong. I am here to greet you two gentlemen. In your name, I am waiting to welcome you two gentlemen."

Fang Muye and Duan Yu bowed in return, thanked Cheng Qingshuang for leading the way, and then followed Mei Jian and Lan Jian to meet the Child-Fairy of Tianshan.

After entering the castle gate, passing through two courtyards, you will enter a hall made entirely of granite.

Then I saw a person sitting on a throne at the top of the hall. She was wearing a brocade robe and had a petite figure, like a girl of eight or nine years old, but her face was beautiful and she was a pretty young lady.

Her eyes were as bright as lightning, and when she looked at Fang Muye and Duan Yu, she had an overwhelming majesty.

On both sides of him stood a pretty young girl, one wearing light green clothes and the other wearing light yellow clothes. They were about the same age and looked the same as Mei Jian and Lan Jian.

Fang Muye recognized that the one sitting on the armchair was the Child-Fairy of Tianshan, and the two beside her were Bamboo Sword and Chrysanthemum Sword, sisters born from the same womb as Plum Sword and Blue Sword.

Fang Muye found it very strange. He had seen many identical twins, but this was the first time he had seen quadruplets like Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum.

Duan Yu was also surprised and couldn't help but glance sideways at the four girls.

Mei Jian and Lan Jian bowed to the Tianshan Child-Grandma and said, "Grandma, the two young masters have arrived."

After saying that, they walked to her left and right sides respectively, and playfully made faces at Zhujian and Jujian.

Tianshan Tonglao looked at Fang Muye and Duan Yu fiercely and asked, "Which one of you is Wuyazi's disciple?"

Her voice sounded old and her expression was even more old-fashioned, which was totally inconsistent with her figure and appearance.

Duan Yu had already learned some information about Tianshan Tonglao from Fang Muye, so he was not surprised. He stepped forward, bowed and said, "My nephew Duan Yu, I pay my respects to my uncle-master."

Tianshan Tonglao nodded slightly and praised: "What a handsome young man. You said you are Wuyazi's disciple, but do you have any proof?"

Duan Yu took off the seven-treasure ring on his hand, held it up high, and said, "This is the seven-treasure ring that Master Wuyazi passed on to me before he died. Please take a look at it, uncle."

The Child-Fairy of Tianshan suddenly jumped high up, like a ferocious eagle, and swooped down towards Duan Yu.

Duan Yu's heart trembled, but his body did not move. After a moment, he felt his hand lighten, and the seven-treasure ring had been taken away by the Child-Fairy of Tianshan.

Tianshan Child-Granny stood beside Duan Yu, holding the Seven Treasures Ring in her hand. She looked at it from side to side for a long time, then suddenly grabbed Duan Yu's wrist and asked in a trembling voice, "You just said that Wuyazi gave you the ring before he died? Is he dead? He has all the martial arts skills, how could he die if he didn't disperse them? Who gave you the ring, and who asked you to come?"

Duan Yu felt the pain of his wrist being grabbed by the Child-Granny of Tianshan. He was unhappy and turned his head to the side. He saw the Child-Granny of Tianshan trembling all over. Her clear eyes were full of tears, but she was staring at him with an intimidating aura. His heart softened and he replied, "It is indeed the Seven Treasures Ring passed down to me by Master Wuyazi. I played chess with Senior Brother Su at Leigushan and cracked the 'Zhenlong Chess Game' set up by Master Wuyazi. That's how I met Master Wuyazi and was accepted as his disciple. Master Wuyazi reversed the North Sea Divine Art and passed on all the skills he had practiced for more than 70 years to me. In the end, he died suddenly before he could live."

Tianshan Child-Grandma turned from grief to anger and scolded: "Master is Master, why do you call me Master by my name? How can you call me Master Wuyazi? This is so unruly!"

Without waiting for Duan Yu to speak, he questioned, "The Zhenlong chess game has stumped countless talented people over the past few decades. Are you really so smart?"

She spoke sternly, as if she was interrogating a thief, and ordered Zhu Jian, "Zhu Er, go get a set of Go quickly."

Zhu Jian responded and quickly took out the Go board and placed it on an eight-immortal table in the hall.

Tianshan Child-Granny walked over, took out a handful of black pieces and threw them on the chessboard, then took out a handful of white pieces and threw them on the chessboard. In an instant, the Zhenlong chessboard was laid out. She said to Duan Yu, "Show me the process of solving the chessboard and reconstructing it."

Duan Yu replied, "Yes, Uncle Master."

At that moment, the first player tightened his grip and allowed his opponent to take away a large area of ​​his white pieces. The situation immediately became brighter, and then he counterattacked the black pieces according to the chess strategy of that day.

After seeing this, Tianshan Child-Grandma frowned and then relaxed her brows, saying, "So that's how it is! So that's how it is! Who else in the world could have thought of this strange method of 'killing oneself first and then attacking the enemy'?"

After Duan Yu finished solving a game of Zhen Long, Tian Shan Tong Lao continued, "You will see Wuyazi and everything that happened. Tell me in detail. Don't hide anything."

Duan Yu then told the whole story of what happened that day, except that he did not mention Wuyazi's request for him to go to Li Qiushui to learn martial arts.

The Child-Granny of Tianshan said nothing until Duan Yu finished speaking. Then she murmured with a sad face, "He is really dead. How can he be really dead..."

After a moment, Tianshan Tonglao looked at Fang Muye and asked, "Are you Duan Yu's master, Bai Xiaosheng?"

Fang Muye bowed and smiled, "That's right. Fang Muye greets Tong Lao."

Tianshan Child-Grandma said calmly, "Someone in the palace reported that a 'know-it-all' appeared in the martial arts world, and he ranked me among the five greatest masters in the world. You do know a lot about me and my Xiaoyao Sect. You are indeed a very knowledgeable and extraordinary person."

At this point, she flew into a rage, her tone becoming vicious: "But since Duan Yu has chosen him as his master, how can he have another master? Especially since you are ranked before him, it is really disrespectful to him. Although he doesn't mind, I can't tolerate it."

After saying that, he slapped Fang Muye on the chest.