no soul

Lin Hong sat in the room drinking tea restlessly, and didn't care about the breakfast on the table.Sitting next to him and eating breakfast, Duan Yu frowned, just as Yu Tianyi said, the food here looks exquisite, but the entrance is rough food.Yu Tian also drank half a bowl of porridge, so he didn't touch it at all.

"Brother Lin, what's wrong with you? You've been out of your mind all morning. You won't be possessed by a ghost, right?" Duan Yu looked at Lin Hong, tightened his delicate eyebrows, and showed worry.

Yu Tian also looked at Lin Hong.

She saw that Lin Hong was wearing a cloak last night, with the fur collar covering his neck, but this morning in the warm room, he didn't wear the cloak, showing his neck.The cyan color on the fair skin is very conspicuous.

They were all exhausted last night, and they only talked to her about the general situation of this ghost place, not what happened to them.She had wanted to ask a long time ago, and when Duan Yu asked now, she also said, "What did you meet?"

Duan Yu saw Lin Hong wandering in the sky, so he provoked the leader and enthusiastically explained to Yu Tianyi.

Yu Tian also stared at him, "I didn't ask you."

Duan Yu: "..." This younger sister is not easy to get along with...

"In that case, it's really possible that you've been caught by a ghost." Yu Tianyi looked at Lin Hong and laughed teasingly, "The kind that's afraid of even ghosts."

Duan Yu was frightened when he heard the words, and became even more worried, "Brother Lin..."

Lin Hong continued to be distracted and didn't listen to what they said at all. It was only when he heard someone outside the door shouting "General!" that he was stunned for a moment and came back to his senses.

General?

Lin Hong got up and walked towards the door.

"Brother Lin?" Duan Yu was suspicious.

Lin Hong pushed open the door, and the dazzling white light outside made him squint his eyes.

Standing at the door was a tall young man wearing a black cloak and carrying a sword. He had a handsome face and smiled at him.

No.

Lin Hong lowered his hands.

"Master Lin, how is your stay?" The man bowed to him.

Hearing his voice, Lin Hong recognized him. This was the military officer who met him yesterday in Lin. Now he took off the helmet that covered his face and was wearing casual clothes—he should be the "general" that the eunuch called just now. ".

Lin Hong admired it. The emperor actually sent a general to find some Fengshui master in the forest. It seemed that he was really frightened by the sound of soldiers and horses.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the general's current image fits the "tall and handsome, dressed in black" that Lin Hong said yesterday when he described Wan Guchuan to him.

"Very good, thanks to the general's concern." Lin Hong said.

The general smiled warmly, "My Majesty, Dai Xuchen. Your Majesty sent me to escort Lord Lin into the mountain."

"General Lao Dai." Lin Hong greeted him.

"It's not too late, let's set off immediately." Dai Xuchen made a gesture of invitation.

Parked outside the small courtyard is still the luxurious carved chariot, inlaid with gold and floating with exquisitely embroidered brocade curtains, it is estimated that the chariot of the gods is nothing more than this.

This time, he followed many soldiers in armor, holding weapons, and lined up neatly in front of and behind the carriage, staggering.

Yu Tian also laughed, and said to Lin Hong, "Your salary is quite high."

The carriage moved forward slowly, passed the palace wall, and meandered through the bustling streets. The noise outside the carriage gradually faded away, and when it drove up the mountain road, the carriage became a little bumpy.

Along the way, Ruo Huayi's footsteps were sonorous and forceful, and he followed closely.

Lin Hong raised the curtains of the car and looked out. It was winter, but the Yongsui Mountain was full of sunshine.

The ancient trees are green and green, and the green onions are moist.

The white clouds are clear at the beginning, and the birds are chasing each other.

——As Duan Yu said.

"Does this mountain really have dragon veins? Or are you making up nonsense?" Lin Hong put down the curtain and asked Duan Yu in a low voice.

"Of course it's true, what do you take me for? - A swindler?" Duan Yu was anxious.

Lin Hong nodded solemnly.

Duan Yu: "..."

The carriage was covered with thick fleece cushions to keep warm, and it also sheltered from the winter wind. It was slightly bumpy, which was very pleasant.

"The mountain where the sound of thousands of troops and horses came from was called Longmai Mountain by you...why didn't the emperor cut off your head?" Lin Hong threatened Duan Yu.

I didn't think much about it at the time, and the emperor said it lightly. Now that I think about it carefully, the emperor already suspected that there were rebel troops hiding in Yongsui Mountain. Duan Yu called this mountain Longmai Mountain. Is it the destiny to usurp the throne?

"Ah?" Duan Yu was stunned, "I was talking about the dragon's pulse before he mentioned the sound of soldiers and horses."

Lin Hong laughed, "The emperor is dying of anxiety."

Yu Tian also leaned on the soft fox velvet cushion, playing with the white jade cup he picked up from the table, throwing it up and catching it again, "Didn't the emperor say that only he could hear the voice of the army? If he doesn't come, we will How to determine the direction?"

"Let's play by ear," Lin Hong said.

Obviously, their worries were unnecessary, Yu Jia was already waiting for them halfway up the mountain.

The hunchbacked emperor sat on an imperial chariot that was several times more expensive than their carriage, with a burning charcoal fire burning beside him, fruits and wine were offered on the table, maidservants and eunuchs waited on his side, surrounded by a small stick A sharp army.

It was as if he had come for an outing with a bodyguard.

The three got out of the car and saluted.

"Lin Xianren, when that voice sounds, I will point out the direction, and I will work hard for you to go and investigate." The emperor looked at Lin Hong with a pair of eyes of different heights, and spoke very politely.

"Naturally." Lin Hong accepted the task.

After several courtesies, the three returned to the carriage and waited.The carriage is spacious and comfortable, and it is warm because of the hand stove and Tang Pozi, which cuts off the wind.

After a while, the emperor's maid brought tea and snacks, but the three of them didn't want to touch them, because they were definitely not as delicious as they looked.

Every time Lin Hong slept well last night, he was leaning on the fox fur cushion and almost fell asleep at this time.

Yu Tian also played with his knife boredly.Duan Yu was afraid that the sharp blade would accidentally hurt himself, so he moved aside and complained, "How long will we have to wait? It's been an hour, and my butt hurts from sitting on it."

As if responding to his words.

A sound of thunder blatantly exploded in my ears!Rolling and sweeping!

The expressions of the three of them changed—this is the sound of thousands of troops and horses that the emperor said!

Thousands of horses are galloping, and the sound of horseshoes clanging makes the world tremble!

Countless iron armors trembled from the bumps of the horses, mixed with the sound of weapons, and there was no place in the mountain stream that was not shaken by this sound, as if the land would collapse in the next moment!

Just by hearing its sound, one can imagine the magnificence hanging thousands of miles away. Lions in iron armor and holding weapons are galloping across the mountains, and the horses under them are tall and strong.

Surrounded by such a majestic voice, Lin Hong became dizzy, got goose bumps all over his body, and his heart beat soared. He felt like a leaf of duckweed fell into the rough waves of the sea.

He understood the source of the emperor's fear.

——If the Banner of Righteousness, which can make such a sound, declares war on him, then this dynasty will surely be destroyed.

Duan Yu widened his eyes and exclaimed.

The carriage under them moved. Obviously, the emperor pointed out the direction and commanded the army to take them to check.

Lin Hong looked out the window, and the soldiers escorting them looked as usual, as if they were not affected by the voice.

It seemed that only the emperor and them who came from the ghost side could hear the sound.

If Wan Guchuan was not in the city and did not see his portrait, then he must have come when he heard the voice in the mountains.

Lin Hong looked forward to it.

The sound of "boom" and "da da" is still exploding.

Lin Hong was completely immersed in the sound, and he didn't know how the emperor could hear the source of the sound.

Yu Tian also covered his ears and frowned.

Duan Yu looked out the window vigilantly, his eyes scanning the mountains and forests.

"Don't be nervous, it's almost like patrolling the mountains and then going back."

Lin Hong heard the soldiers talking in low voices outside. The noise of the army horses was too loud, so he could only hear it by leaning against the wall of the car and pressing his ears.

The soldiers continued to whisper among themselves:

"Didn't you say there are some evil soldiers?"

"After searching for a few days, there was no shadow, and I didn't hear any sound... Oh, it's just wandering in the mountains, nothing special."

"But this time there is Immortal Lin, maybe..."

The conversation stopped abruptly, Lin Hong was taken aback, the curtain next to him was lifted from the outside, the light in the car was bright, and a handsome face looked in from the outside with a gentle smile.

It was Dai Xuchen, who rode his horse to the window of the carriage and looked down at Lin Hong slightly.

—The general is here, no wonder the soldiers shut up.

"Lord Lin, the sound of soldiers and horses appeared again. Let's go and have a look now." Although he knew that Lin Hong might have guessed what they were going to do, Dai Xuchen still came to explain the situation to him out of respect.

"Okay, thank you." Lin Hong said politely.

Dai Xuchen looked at Lin Hong, paused for a while with the car curtain lifted, and then asked, "Is the car still comfortable?"

"It's okay." Lin Hong continued politely, "It's hard for General Dai to ride horses outside."

Dai Xuchen smiled, "It's the responsibility. If Master Lin needs anything, just ask."

Now the sound of the marching was still in my ears "boom" and "da da". Dai Xuchen's voice was relatively low, and Lin Hong had a little difficulty hearing it, so he had to move closer to him to hear him clearly.

However, Lin Hong didn't even say "thank you" when he got closer. A strong wind came from nowhere, swept over the car curtain that Dai Xuchen was holding in his hand, and sealed the car window fiercely, separating Lin Hong and Dai Xuchen.

Moreover, the lower corner of the car curtain was bent strangely, as if it twitched Dai Xuchen's face.

Feeling the suddenly darkened light in the car due to the sealed windows, Lin Hong was stunned.

No.

Where is the wind coming from? ?

Lin Hong looked at Duan Yu and Yu Tianyi, obviously they were not paying attention to him, they were both afraid of the sound of soldiers and horses in their ears.

Lin Hong looked back at the car window again.There was a gentle sound of horseshoes marching outside, and Dai Xuchen should have left, as if he didn't care about the overbearing wind that interrupted their conversation.

Maybe... just the normal wind?

Lin Hong squeezed that weird feeling out of his mind.

The emperor was quite good at listening to the sound, and he walked in the direction he pointed, and the unfailing sound of soldiers and horses became louder and louder-indicating that he was indeed approaching the source of the sound.

Lin Hong couldn't take it anymore, he felt the sound collided and reverberated in the airtight carriage, which gave him a headache, and he had to find a reason to get out of the carriage.

Yu Tianyi and Duan Yu agreed very much.

"parking."

The mighty convoy stopped at his sound, the soldiers lined up neatly, and even the footsteps that stopped were clanging.

It's a pity that in the ears of the three people in the car, no matter how well-trained they were, the sound of their footsteps was like a stone falling into the sea, being drowned in the vibrating sound of marching.

Lin Hong got out of the car only to find that Yu Jia was not following them, and an elite group of dozens of people was escorting their single carriage.

—I am afraid that the emperor is afraid of danger and dare not come by himself.

"Lord Lin?" Dai Xuchen got off his horse and walked towards Lin Hong, puzzled by Lin Hong's sudden exit from the carriage.

"I heard something wrong with the voice, so get out of the car and check it out." Lin Hong dutifully played the role of a mysterious Feng Shui master.

"Master Lin can also hear it?" Dai Xuyang was slightly surprised, "As expected of Master Lin——then what should we do next? Your Majesty has orders, and all trips are under the orders of Master Lin."

"Well... Just keep going. We won't take the carriage. The view outside is wide, so it's easy to adapt." Lin Hongxin said that if he didn't hear the sound in the carriage, he wouldn't want to walk...

"Okay, Master Lin, let's get on the horse." Dai Xuchen signaled Lin Hong to sit on his horse.

"No need, just walk."

While talking, a man in a black cloak passed by their convoy, and Lin Hong's attention was quickly attracted by him.

This man wrapped himself tightly in a black cloak, not even showing a bit of skin. He was not tall and looked a little stooped.He skirted the convoy and walked quickly, as if afraid of getting into trouble.

It wasn't the man's strange clothes that surprised Lin Hong—he discovered that the sound of thousands of troops exploded with this man as the center!

He was the only one, but he walked from far to near and then far away with the terrifying momentum of thousands of troops galloping.

"Hello!" Lin Hong reacted very quickly and chased after that person.

The man found someone calling him, and even chased after him. He seemed to be taken aback, and ran away!

Lin Hong stepped forward with long legs to speed up.

"Brother Lin!" Duan Yu was dumbfounded when he saw Lin Hong running away suddenly.And the two figures beside him followed Lin Hong in a flash like lightning - Yu Tianyi and Dai Xuchen chased Lin Hong.

"Wait for me!" Duan Yu followed immediately.

The four people with the authority to exercise military orders all ran away, leaving a group of soldiers around the luxurious carriage in a daze, at a loss.

The man ran extremely fast, he was short in stature, but very agile, he rushed into the woods and dodged the dense tree trunks and grass blades.

Lin Hong was chasing after him with difficulty, seeing that he had a tendency to distance himself from him, he suddenly felt that his cloak was getting in the way at this moment.

He untied the knot in front of his collar, let the cloak fall behind him, and his slender figure ran faster.

There was the sound of soldiers and horses exploding in my ears, and they followed the man running sonorously, as if he was galloping forward with a mighty army.

And Lin Hong Xiang fought hard to break through the cavalry circle in the melee.

After taking off the cloak, the blades of grass around him hurt a little bit, and his eyes were tightly grasping the black figure in front of him.

As the distance gradually narrowed, Lin Hong reached out and grabbed the corner of his flying cloak, and yanked it violently!

Lin Hong tore off his cloak, and the man was also carried backward because of the strength of his pull!

Lin Hong couldn't stop due to inertia, so he staggered away from him and ran a few more steps before stopping, holding the black cloak in his hand, and looking back at the man.

Turning around, he froze.

The man fell to the ground and coughed violently. Apparently, Lin Hong's tug pinched his trachea, making him out of breath.

He is a hunchback.

Coughing so hard that he hunched over on the ground, it seemed that the deformed bones on his back stood out even more.

What's even more weird - his face flushed with coughing was exactly the same as the emperor's!

But he was dressed in sackcloth, covered in dirt, with disheveled hair, neither noble nor royal.

His eyes of different heights stared at Lin Hong full of resentment.

The sound of thousands of troops and horses exploded around him, shaking the world, and swept away!

Lin Hong felt as if he was standing surrounded by millions of warriors. Countless cavalry roared past him, the spears and knives in his hands gleamed coldly, and he leaped across the horse. Head down!

——This is just an imagination, in such a terrifying sound, the surrounding scene is a still forest.

Lin Hong looked at him with suspicion.

Is this the emperor?Why is he dressed like this?Are you watching them secretly?Why did he run when I called him?Afraid of being exposed?

Why did the sound of soldiers and horses spread from him?

Could it be that the emperor himself pretended to be a ghost, and asked them to find out the truth?

Just as he was thinking, the sound of soldiers and horses disappeared.

The sudden silence made Lin Hong a little overwhelmed.

The man on the ground didn't seem to be affected, and he scolded Lin Hong with a hoarse coughing voice, "Who are you! Why are you chasing me!" The volume was loud, but his whole body was shaking because of fear.

Lin Hong was startled.

Don't know yourself?

Isn't this the emperor?

Just look the same?

installed?

Lin Hong observed him, but he couldn't see a trace of lying from his crooked face.

"How offending, I saw you were dressed strangely, and wanted to ask you, but who knew that you ran away, so I subconsciously chased after you." Lin Hong stepped forward to help him up.

Seeing Lin Hong approaching, the man thought he was going to do something to him, so he ran away trembling in fright, stumbled and stood up.

Lin Hong didn't care about his avoidance, handed him the cloak in his hand, and apologized again, "I offended you."

As soon as the man pulled off the cloak, he wrapped himself tightly, as if he was afraid that others would see his deformed appearance.

"Lin Hong!"

"Master Lin!"

Yu Tianyi and Dai Xuchen chased up from behind. The forest was densely covered with dense vegetation. The man in the middle deliberately led Lin Hong into the forest, causing the two to find out the direction for a while, and then it was long overdue.

Seeing someone following, the man quickly tightened the brim of his hat, turned and left.

"What's going on? Who is that?" Dai Xuchen looked warily at the man in black who was walking away behind Lin Hong and couldn't see his shape clearly.

"It was a misunderstanding." Lin Hong said, "Let's go back."

"Yes." Dai Xuchen didn't ask further.

Lin Hong winked at Yu Tianyi to signal her to follow the man in black.

Yu Tian also stared at him silently.

"I'm afraid it's not safe, come back after confirming the location, don't rush in." Lin Hong whispered to her.

"Whispering." Yu Tian also nimbly jumped onto the tree trunk, and silently followed the man in black.

Lin Hong met Dai Xuchen's confused expression, "Some private matters—General Dai, don't worry about it, I'm disturbed."

"It is also my duty to ensure the safety of Mr. Lin." Since Lin Hong said it was a private matter, Dai Xuchen didn't ask any more questions.

Stopping at this moment, Lin Hong didn't have a cloak and was a little cold by the wind. He sneezed, turned around and was stunned for a moment - his cloak was hanging on a branch very close to him.

But just now when he was running on the road, he obviously dropped it, how could it appear here?

Lin Hong reached out to take it down, and looked at Dai Xuchen, no, it's impossible, when Dai Xuchen and Yu Tianyi caught up just now, they didn't have anything in their hands, so it couldn't be them.

Who then followed him, picked up his cloak, and hung it near him as if afraid that he would catch a cold?

Lin Hong looked around.

The bushes are lush and lush, the giant trees are gorgeous, the birds are chirping, and there are no people.