Zhang Yu from this broken construction, not line far, sees Cai Weng to step aside from the half step to come, its form presents a moving fast shape while they are mobile unexpectedly, seems has not been well-grounded general, but not obviously hurried rapid, instead has an elegant natural feeling. 张御从这座残破建筑中走了出来,还未行出多远,就见蔡蕹自外快步而来,其身影在移动时居然呈现出一种飘忽之状,好似未曾着地一般,但又不显匆忙急促,反而有种飘逸潇洒之感。 Cai Weng also saw him at this time, if its figure does not have the essence to be the same, swiftly stops. On his face reveals the color of pleasant surprise, asked: „junior brother Zhang, are you all right? You hurry back assistant, what discovered?” 蔡蕹这时也是见到了他,其身形若无实质一般,倏尔顿住。他脸上露出惊喜之色,问道:“张师弟,你没事吧？你把助役赶回去,可是发现了什么么？” Zhang Yu joins palms and bows, said: „Many thanks senior brother Cai misses, my safe/without matter, but meets a spiritual creature, I have processed.” 张御合手一揖,道:“多谢蔡师兄挂念,我无事,只是遇到一头灵性生物,我已经处理了。” Cai Weng look one tight, said: „Where?” 蔡蕹神色一紧,道:“在哪里？” Zhang Yu is sideways, said: „senior brother Cai comes with me.” 张御一侧身,道:“蔡师兄跟我来。” He brought Cai Weng to return to the previous position, the latter raised head looked, then found lay that big python on wall. 他带着蔡蕹回到了先前位置,后者仰头一看,便瞧见了趴在墙上的那一条大蟒。 Cai Weng looked that has not caught up, the body pulled out baseless upward, came to above the top. He inspected a that big python, discovered that this is really a spiritual creature, above spirituality radiance also a little residual, the cause of death is also clear, was pierced the skull to perish by a sword. 蔡蕹看去也未怎么发力,身体就凭空往上一拔,来了墙头之上。他检查了一下那大蟒,发现这果然是一头灵性生物,上面的灵性光华还有一点残留,死因也是一目了然,是被一剑洞穿脑颅而亡的。 His to praise sighed: „When heard initially junior brother Zhang killed that young salamander, the wound above the head, what a pity has not just now seen this and other exquisite sword technique.” 他不禁赞叹道:“听闻当初张师弟斩杀那头夭螈时,创口也是在头颅之上,可惜方才未看到这等精妙剑术。” Zhang Yu said: „senior brother Cai overpraised, later has the opportunity.” 张御道:“蔡师兄过誉了,以后有机会的。” Cai Weng observed around one, noticed the when stone wall of that collapse, he in seeing that obviously by the smooth cross section that the sharp weapon cuts, revealed the astonished color, looked at that Xia Sword that in the Zhang Yu hand always grasped to hold again, the eyeground reveals one to understand clearly. 蔡蕹又观察了一下四周,不由留意到了那面倒塌的石墙,他在看到那明显是被利器斩开的光滑断面时,不由露出了惊异之色,再看了看张御手中始终握持的那柄夏剑,眼底露出了一丝了然。 He said: „junior brother Zhang, such big a spiritual creature, converts also value many gold, how do you prepare to process?” 他道:“张师弟,这么大一头灵性生物,折算下来也值不少金元,你准备怎么处理？” Zhang Yu said: „Can Profound Mansion have the precedent?” 张御道:“玄府可有成例么？” Profound Mansion custom not like Protectorate and academy put on outwardly, he to the present during gradually fumble. 玄府的规矩不像都护府和学宫摆在明面上的,他到现在都还是在逐步摸索之中。 Cai Weng said with a smile: „Ordinary time, the Profound Mansion regulation and Protectorate's custom are the same, but I and others was sent to handle matters by Profound Mansion, therefore all harvests may and others process by me outside voluntarily, only needs the record to record, the mutual verification, goes back to have a confession on the line.” 蔡蕹笑道:“平常时候,玄府的规例与都护府的规矩相同,不过我等是被玄府派遣出来办事的,故而所有在外收获都可由我等自行处理,只需用笔录记述下来,相互印证,回去有个交代就行。” Zhang Yu thinks, said: „This time is our four people came out together, when the harvest is also counted is our four people, but my leaves the Dawn Mountain Town school, they are also not easy.” 张御一思,道:“这次是我们四人一同出来,收获当也算作是我们四人的,不过我那一份就留给晓山镇的学府吧,他们也是不易。” Cai Weng approved one, said: „junior brother said well, un, this strange monster is junior brother Zhang one person kills, I should not seek after this, but junior brother Zhang, since said that I also accept shamelessly, presents as a gift my to Dawn Mountain Town.” 蔡蕹赞了一声,道:“师弟说得好,嗯,这异怪是张师弟一人杀的,我本不该贪图这一份,不过张师弟既然这么说了,我也就厚颜收下,就把我这一份也一齐赠给晓山镇吧。” At this point, he thinks, said: „This matter do not say to Wen Guo and Wen De two brothers, they are not easy, usually depends to leave for Profound Mansion goes out to work to accumulate some savings, if knows that we so do, perhaps they also take embarrassed, I wait a minute make some arrangements again in addition.” 说到此处,他想了想,又道:“这事就不要跟闻过、闻德两兄弟说了,他们也不容易,平日就靠出替玄府外出做事攒些积蓄,若是知道我们这般做,他们恐怕也不好意思拿,我稍候再另做一些安排吧。” Zhang Yu said: „senior brother Cai considers thoroughly, illuminates the senior brother Cai meaning office.” 张御道:“蔡师兄思虑周到,就照蔡师兄的意思办。” Cai Weng smiles, stepped on that python head, said: „Such big python, I need go to the town/subdues to find the person to move, junior brother and do I go back together?” 蔡蕹笑了笑,踩了踩那蟒蛇头颅,道:“这么大一条巨蟒,我需得去镇上找人来搬,师弟和我一同回去么？” Zhang Yu said: „, I transferred again several in periphery, in order to avoid there is any hidden danger to stay behind.” 张御道:“不了,我在周围再转几圈,以免有什么隐患留下。” The Cai Weng nod said: „Also good, that junior brother as one likes is, I from called the person.” He lifts a hand arch, gets down from the high place, a while step speeds up, went far away on like when coming. 蔡蕹点头道:“也好,那师弟自便就是,我自去叫人。”他抬手一拱,就从高处下来,一会儿步履加快,就如来时一般远去了。 Zhang Yu arrived at big python location. When he and Chen Zheng chitchatted, once whether there had inquired periphery the spiritual creature trail to it specially, but Chen Zheng expressed that for these years did not have, moreover had not previously heard in the town/subdues had the townspeople eaten matter, the surroundings did not exist large-scale wild animal that may be regarded as food by the big python, even if there are, still mostly was killed by the townspeople cleanly, therefore this big python looked like jumps suddenly. 张御则是走到了大蟒所在之地。他与陈正攀谈时,曾特意向其打听过周围有无灵性生物的踪迹,但陈正表示这几年来都没有,而且此前并没有听说镇中有镇民被吃的事情,周围也并不存在可被大蟒视作食物的大型野兽,就算有,也大多被镇民杀干净了,所以这条大蟒就像是突然蹦出来的。 He transferred the revolutions everywhere, quick found the motion trace that the big python left, went following this, used a lot of time, before arriving at collapse temple, that trace to lead to below pothole. 他四处转了转,很快就找到了大蟒留下来的移动痕迹,循此而去,用了不少时间,就来到了一处倒塌的神庙之前,那痕迹则通向下方的坑洞。 From the inside residual stone steps, before here had a downward channel, had been buried, but was pushed from inside to outside, this without a doubt was that big python lair. 从里面残留的石阶上看,之前这里就有一条向下的通道,曾经被掩埋过,只是从里向外又被重新挤开了,这毫无疑问就是那大蟒巢穴所在了。 He closes both eyes slightly feeling moment, in heart lake has not discovered what unusual condition, therefore walks into toward, unexpectedly, here is not very deep, quick arrived at the bottom. 他闭上双目微感片刻,心湖之中并没有发现什么异状,于是往里走入进去,出乎意料的是,这里并不十分深,很快就走到了底部。 He looks all around, here should be deposits priest with the cave, the broken earthenware jars and some fine gold and silver utensils, on the wall diagram the grey old colored mural, has not imagined actually the animal skeleton. 他环顾一圈,这里本来应该是一个存放祭祀用物的地窖,还有残破的陶罐和一些精美的金银器物,墙上则绘有灰旧的彩色壁画,倒是并没有想象中的动物骨骸。 From the area of this earth cave , is only enough this python takes shelter reluctantly, but as the lair seemed too narrow, and on trace that left from these, can see that the time of big python stay should not be long here. 从这个地窟的面积来看,也仅是勉强够这个巨蟒容身,但是作为巢穴似乎还是太狭窄了一些,且从那些留下的痕迹上,也能看出大蟒在这里停留的时间应该并不长。 Is it possible that this python really wanders from other place, is...... underground? 莫非这巨蟒真的是从别的地方游荡过来的,还是……地下？ He remembered that dry ancient times lake, that underground underground river. 他不由想起了那干涸的远古湖泊,还有那条地下暗河。 Thinking time, he is drawing of unconsciously on by wall is actually attracted, the marked character wears the edinese clothing, but the hand signal actually aimed at some under foot direction. 正在思索的时候,他却是不自觉被墙上的图画所吸引,画上的人物穿着伊地人的服饰,但是手势却指向了脚下某一个方向。 But some are not right. 可这就有些不对了。 edinese believes in the marine god race, abyss and underground strength of unusual taboo from, the mural that as long as edinese draws up, never has the downward posture, all characters are one horizontally view or raise the head forward to the day appearance, even if worships on bended knees, is the head toward on, both hands lift up high. 伊地人是信奉海上神灵的种族,非常忌讳来自深渊和地下的力量,所以但凡伊地人所绘制的壁画,就从来没有向下的姿势的,所有的人物都是一幅向前平视或者仰首向天的模样,哪怕跪拜,也是头颅朝上,双手高举。 In the event of this situation, either is the pseudograph, either has any special intention. 一旦出现这种情况,要么就是伪作,要么就是有着什么特殊的用意。 He arrives at the near, looks along the place that character hand signal refers to, discovered a breaking out part, roughly presents the rhombus. Therefore drew out the hand to clean, above fell several wrinkles, the inside room revealed flake golden color. 他走到近前,沿着那人物手势所指的地方看去,发现了一个突起的部分,大体呈现出菱形。于是起手擦拭了一下,上面掉落下来几块皱皮,里间露出了一小片金色。 When whisks off after above covering up completely, this thing revealed the true feature finally, is actually palm of the hand big small gold plate, above also inscribes one skewer of strange writing. 待把上面的遮掩全部拂去后,这东西终于露出了真貌,却是一块巴掌大的小金板,上面还刻有一串古怪文字。 Reason that with stringing together , because that writing just like the branch winding, seems like one, seems like many. 之所以用串,是因为那文字犹如枝条缠绕,似乎是一个,又似乎是许多个。 He has a feeling, that python presents permits to be related with this thing. 他有种感觉,那巨蟒的出现许与这东西有关。 If that is right, this thing was not suitable stays here. 若是如此,此物就不宜留在这里了。 He thinks, on the wall will denude carefully, was good to put in the sleeve with the cloth wrapper, prepared to find time to go to Publishing Literature Hall to check the documents again, having a look at this language to stem from where. 他想了想,就将之墙上小心剥下,用布包好放入了袖中,准备抽空再去宣文堂查下文档,看看这种文字到底出自于哪里。 Because here has no discovery again, his walks from inside, when returns to the original local time, these came to transport the big python the person to arrive, returned to Dawn Mountain Town on the people simply together. 因为这里再没什么发现,他就自里走了出来,等回到原来的地方时,那些前来搬运大蟒的人已经到了,索性就众人一同返回了晓山镇。 In the town/subdues the townspeople heard that new several Profound Mansion daoist killed a spirituality big python, triggered the stir immediately, catches up to come to see lively, when saw when this big python is so giant, cannot help but thanked to Zhang Yu one group. 镇上镇民听说新来的几位玄府道长斩杀了一头灵性大蟒,顿时引发了轰动,都是纷纷赶来看热闹,待看到这条大蟒如此巨大时,不由得对张御一行人感谢不已。 They do not know that nearly has such spiritual strange monster from oneself, when if comes out to eat the person, depends on these blunderbuss artillery swords and spears in town/subdues, that basic with its does not have the means. 他们根本不知道距离自己这么近有这么一头灵性异怪,要是什么时候出来吃人,靠着镇里的那些铳炮刀枪,那根本拿其毫无办法。 For this matter, the mayor held a joyful banquet, and has continued the evening. 为了此事,镇长又举办了一场欢宴,并一直延续到了晚上。 After banqueting finished, Cai Weng Zhang Yu and Wen family brothers looks to exchange, besides that python in today's ruins, in other three direction and does not have any special discovery. 待饮宴结束后,蔡蕹把张御和闻氏兄弟找来交流了一下,除了今天遗迹中的那条巨蟒外,在其他三个方向上并没有什么特殊发现。 Wen De said excitedly: „When Gentleman Zhang truly outstanding, came out before, these gentlemen may not have Gentleman Zhang is so fierce.” 闻德兴奋道:“张君当真了得,以前出来时,那些君子可没张君这般厉害。” When he heard when this big python also has the oneself share, but went bad happily, from just now to the present, delivers the word of praise, even his male cousin Wen Guo somewhat could not tolerate. 当他听说这头大蟒还有自己的份时,可是高兴坏了,自方才到现在,不停的把好话送上,连他堂兄闻过都有些看不过去了。 But his not in the least concerned, in his opinion, the oneself advantage took, that said how many words of praise shouldn't be? If blows several to take the advantage, he is willing to blow daily. 可他却满不在乎,在他看来,自己好处都拿了,那多说几句好话不是应该的吗？要是吹几句就能拿好处,那他愿意天天吹。 Cai Weng hehe smiles, proposed: „junior brother Zhang, two master nephew, we may stay for quite a while tomorrow again, what if has nothing other to discover, that leaves here, to next in Town, as soon as possible how you thinks?” 蔡蕹呵呵一笑,提议道:“张师弟,两位师侄,明天我们可再停留半天,若是无有其他发现什么,那就离开这里,尽快去往下一个驻屯镇,你们以为如何？” Three people from viewless. 三人自无意见。 Cai Weng sees this, no longer said that after separating, went back to rest respectively. 蔡蕹见此,也就不再多说,分开之后,就各自回去休息了。 Next day various people set out early, to each direction nosing, also has not discovered any unusual condition as before, therefore passed the afternoon, the group said good-bye with the Dawn Mountain Town people, and under the people did not abandon see off left this place. 次日各人早早起身,依旧去往各个方向查探,同样未曾发现任何异状,于是过了午后,一行人就与晓山镇众人辞别,并在众人不舍相送之下离开了此间。 Zhang Yu after going out a section of road, then looked at one, sees also many townspeoples still to wave to see off there. 张御在出去一段路后,回头看了一眼,见还有很多镇民还在那里挥手相送。 In his heart clear, the Dawn Mountain Town person is warm to them, that is because they brought the relation of civilization world. 他心中清楚,晓山镇的人对他们热情,那是因为他们带来了文明世界的联系。 These townspeoples can eat to the full to put on although warmly, may place this place, actually lonesome is surrounding by lonely and desolate, the life is also under the threat at times. 这些镇民尽管能够吃饱穿暖,可身处此间,却被孤独和荒寂包围着,生命也时时遭受着威胁。 But regardless of Protectorate or Profound Mansion, must maintain here, because civilization trail, once flinches, then here will return wilderness once again. 但无论都护府还是玄府,都必须将此处维系下去,因为文明的足迹一旦退缩,那么这里就会又一次退回到蛮荒。 Continues here, front must go all in Town, is so. They like the one after another nail, torches, keyed on the wilderness firmly, enabling the civilization light of Celestial Xia to continue to maintain on this lands. 不止这里,前面要去的所有驻屯镇,都是这般。他们就像一个个钉子,一根根火炬,牢牢楔入了荒原,使得来自天夏的文明之光能够继续在这片土地上维系下去。 But Eastern Court Protectorate, is so? 而东廷都护府本身,又何尝不是如此呢？ In Dawn Mountain Town in the line of sight gradually vanishes, the group continue toward the southeast line to go. 在晓山镇于视线中逐渐消失之后,一行人继续往东南方向行去。 After afternoon rushing about, the front presented west east broad rivers. This is Ji River, is ordinary with Auspicious Light City north Hong River, with being Dawn River the branch. 经过一个下午的奔波,前方出现了一条东西走向的宽阔河流。这是济河,与瑞光城北面的洪河一般,同属于旦河的支流。 The group riverside the line, quick saw flying rainbow shape wooden arched bridge that stretches across both banks, but on this moment that bridge seems the person to guard, has not waited to approach, the hand cannon sound that several are full of warning meaning gets up. 一行人沿河而行,很快就见到了一座横跨两岸的飞虹状木拱桥,只是此刻那桥上似有人把守,还未等靠近,就有几声充满警告意味的火铳声响起。 ...... …… ...... ……