Once upon a time there was a sword-questioner

Chapter 98 Galaxy Town
On the path with no end in sight, a carriage moved forward unhurriedly, leaving some dust behind.

The boy in red casually leaned against the side of the front of the carriage, with one hand on his knee and the other hand holding the wine jar.

Beside him, a girl in a water-green dress glanced at him resentfully, and then had to concentrate on driving.

"Huh, this little uncle, even if he doesn't drive, he still drinks?"

Thinking this way in the girl's heart, her eyes fell to the far ahead, and where her eyes could see, several small black spots appeared.

Those small black dots gradually grew in size, and then connected together, and the outline gradually became clear.

It was a town.

Their speed was very slow, and three days had passed since they came out of Chaotian, and they still hadn't reached their destination.

The girl said: "Little uncle, there seems to be a town ahead."

The young man in red shook the wine jar, found it was empty, and then threw it directly to the side of the road. He raised his eyes and looked ahead, and a small town appeared in his sight.

"Go to town and rest."

The girl nodded heavily, and a little joy appeared in her tired eyes, but she suddenly thought of something, and said worriedly: "Master, I can reach Tongxiang City in a day and a half, but we have been walking for three days, so there will be no delay." Bar?"

The boy in red said, "No problem, the town in front is not far from Tongxiang City."

The girl waved the reins vigorously, and the speed of the carriage increased a little. She thought to herself that she would have a good rest when she arrived in the town.

In the past three days, except for a short rest, she has been driving the carriage. The little uncle really doesn't know how to feel sorry for the junior, besides, he is still a girl.

Thinking of this, the girl was a little angry.

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The town is really small, more like a village.

The busiest place should be the only inn in the town. Although it is not luxurious or even ordinary, it is still a place to drink.

This town is called "Xinghe Town". The origin of the name is related to the small river in the south of the town. It is said that every clear night, there will be stars falling in the river, like a jade belt on the ground, which is very beautiful.

The river is not deep, and children often go there to play.

When the carriage first entered Xinghe Town, there was a servant who greeted them. The two people in the carriage looked like foreigners, and there was only one inn in the town, so they took it for granted.

The horses were taken to graze in the backyard.

The boy and the girl walked into this inn called "One Inn".

The owner of the inn is very easy-going and straightforward.

"The two share a room?"

"Two rooms."

The girl's face flushed red.

The boss smiled awkwardly and said, "Name?"

"Tango."

"The ancient moon."

When they went upstairs, the two rooms were next to each other and faced the street. From a distance, they could see the small river to the south of the town.

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The rooms of the two are not only next to each other, but they can also see each other by opening the window and sticking their heads out.

Gu Zhiyue washed and tidied up, but there were still water stains on her hair, and the water droplets slid down her cheeks and dripped on the skirt of her clothes.

She looked at the small river in the distance, with a smile on her face, the pair of pear dimples were very cute.

She leaned out, saw Tang Ge at the next window, and said, "Little uncle, have you been here before?"

Tang Ge stood with his hands behind his back and said, "I came here once before going to Kunlun Mountain."

Gu Zhiyue pursed her lips and asked curiously, "Are you yourself?"

Tang Ge said: "There is still Qingyun."

Gu Zhiyue nodded casually, she knew that the little uncle and Ji Qingyun had known each other for a long time, maybe they also passed by and stayed here for a night.

Looking at the small river in the south of the town, she suddenly thought of something, and said, "Uncle Shi, I heard from the waiter that the river is beautiful at night."

Tang Ge lowered his eyes slightly, thought for a while and said, "I'll take you to see it tonight."

Gu Zhiyue grinned, stroked the hair on her chest, and then fixed the Xuanyang jade hairpin.

After a while, Tang Ge suddenly asked: "Zhiyue, can you swim?"

Gu Zhiyue was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

Tang Ge thought that would be good.

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The night sky of the town seems to be clearer and more beautiful than outside, and the starry sky is somewhat transparent.

As expected, a jade belt appeared in the south of the town. It was the starlight in the sky reflected in the small river, turning into a river of stars.

Even the people of Xinghe Town, who are used to such scenes, often gather by the river at this time.

In groups of twos and threes, or tryst, or chat and laugh.

The appearance of Tang Ge and Gu Zhiyue attracted some attention, but there was not much reaction.

Although Xinghe Town is small, there are quite a few pedestrians passing by.

"It's so beautiful!"

Gu Zhiyue moved lightly with lotus steps and walked to the bank of the river. The starlight reflected by the river was reflected in her bright eyes. Is it the beauty of the galaxy or the beauty of people?

Tang Ge followed her slowly, thinking that it seemed that he would not be able to leave tonight. His expression was as if he saw this galaxy for the first time many years ago, very calm and without any waves.

Gu Zhiyue was bouncing and jumping on the riverside, the fatigue of traveling for days seemed to be swept away in this kind of joy.

Tang Ge looked away from her body and looked towards a certain location in the southeast direction. The destination of their trip was less than ten miles away.

Looking through the vast night, it seems to be able to see the outline of the city.

His eyes fell to a place farther away, black and long lines undulating along the earth, without beginning and end, they are towering and huge mountains.

There is an extremely distant southern land, with countless mountains and canyons, among which there are four most famous ones, Jinggu Mountain, Endless Green Mountain, Meiling Mountain and Sanshen Peak.

Jinggushan Mountain is where the main altar of Tanlang Hall is located. The sky above the mountain range is filled with black clouds and mist all year round, making it extremely eerie and strange.

Endless Castle Peak is the inheritance place of Gu Yue Dongtian, a top sect that is as famous as Tanlang Palace. Endless Castle Peak 72 caves have created this blessed place of cave heaven.

Further south of Nanlu is Meiling, which is the territory of the Wu Clan. Except for a turmoil many years ago, the Wu Clan has not communicated with the outside world for many years.

As for the Three Gods Peak, it is a forbidden area in Nanlu, and it is also a forbidden area in the entire Kunlun Realm.

"Hey, uncle, what are you thinking?"

A pleasant and light voice suddenly sounded, pulling back Tang Ge's thoughts.

He looked at the smiling face in front of him and asked, "Do you want to go back?"

Gu Zhiyue nodded and said, "Well, I've been very tired these days."

Tang Ge smiled lightly and said, "Okay, have a good rest tonight, and we will set off tomorrow morning."

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When the light of the next day fell and Gu Zhiyue stood by the river again, she realized why Tang Ge asked her if she could swim yesterday.

Xinghe Town is only about ten miles away from Tongxiang City. If you continue to drive the carriage, you will arrive soon, but Tang Ge revealed a secret.

"There is a dark passage below this river, leading directly to the underground world of Tongxiang City."

Gu Zhiyue was extremely surprised, and asked, "Master, how do you know so much?"

Tang Ge said: "Many years ago, Qingyun and I came to Xinghe Town through that passage."

Gu Zhiyue stared at him, raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Did you cause some trouble in Tongxiang City, then strayed into the passage of the underground world, and accidentally came to Xinghe Town?"

The corner of Tang Ge's mouth twitched. When this girl was smart, it was really irrefutable.

The horse was still grazing in the backyard of an inn, and there was no one else by the river in the early morning. Gu Zhiyue followed Tang Ge all the way down the river, until they stopped at a place where the current was the most turbulent.

The sword energy whizzed suddenly, enveloping the bodies of the two, and then jumped down.

After entering the bottom of the water, Gu Zhiyue realized that this was not the place where the current was the most turbulent, but the place where the entire river was the deepest.

The blood-red and blue sword shadows flickered, leading the two of them sinking continuously. The underwater pressure was great, but it was much worse than the bottom of Xuanwu Lake.

The vision is getting darker and darker, only the light of the sword is flowing.

Gu Zhiyue followed Tang Ge closely, they didn't know how long they sank, and finally, a spot of light appeared in the depths of the darkness, and that spot of light became bigger and bigger, like a bright moon in the night.

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Here is a dark space, the air is filled with water vapor, the space is small, but it is clearly divided, half is water, half is the ground.

The ground is bluestone, and because it is in a humid environment all year round, it is covered with moss.

On the top, a circular passage extends from bottom to top. The exit at the end of the passage is round like a bright moon, with brilliance shining down, but it is very faint, not like natural skylight.

It seems that this place has been silent for many years, and there is still a desolate atmosphere in the place where the brilliance shines.

咕噜 咕噜
Several strings of bubbles rise up underwater, burst and annihilate on the water surface, and two shadows slowly float up from the bottom of the water.

At a certain moment, the water splashed in all directions, and the two sword lights rushed out of the water and landed on the ground, without any instability due to the slippery soles of the feet.

Gu Zhiyue looked up at the deep passage above her head. They actually came to such a strange place from the depths of the river bottom in Xinghe Town.

She said: "Is this the underground passage leading to Tongxiang City?"

Tang Ge nodded and said: "Well, there is a very long passage above, leading directly to the underground world of Tongxiang City."

Perhaps because of the dark and humid environment here, Gu Zhiyue's face looked a little cold, and she said, "Who built such a long passage?"

Ten miles is not a long distance, but it is a huge project to dig an underground passage.

Tang Ge thought to himself, this is indeed a secret, he just didn't solve the doubt back then.

Sword Qi howled, and the two jumped up.

In the winding and long underground passage, there is only a little light, and the source of the light is an ever-burning lamp hanging on the wall.

I don't know who hung it, and I don't know how many years it has been lit.

Tang Ge looked up at the ever-burning lamp, wondering why it had not been extinguished after so many years. He then looked down at the passage on the ground that looked like a wellhead, and there was still the faint sound of water coming from below.

Gu Zhiyue looked forward, it was dark and deep, with no end in sight, and the passage was irregular, at least three people could be accommodated side by side.

The two looked at each other, and then walked along the darkness in the light of the sword, getting farther and farther away from the well behind them, when the ever-burning lamp on the wall suddenly flickered.

This road is very long, at least longer than ten miles.

Not long after they walked out, Tang Ge suddenly stopped, staring solemnly at the darkness in front of him, Gu Zhiyue frowned slightly when Gu Zhiyue saw this.

"What's the matter, uncle?"

"There is movement."

Gu Zhiyue's complexion was slightly different, and the next moment, she really heard a strange sound.

Boom. Boom. Boom.
The sound was like a big foot stepping on the water to stir up waves, or like a crutch hitting the ground, very slow but clear, shaking people's hearts in the darkness.

Tang Ge turned his head, looked at Gu Zhiyue who was a little blurry, and said, "Be careful, we have to speed up."

Gu Zhiyue subconsciously took his arm and asked, "Little Master Uncle, what's that sound?"

Tang Ge said, "A monkey."

(End of this chapter)