Twenty years ago, Qishan was located in the small country of Shang, and the queen of Shang at that time was the sister of the emperor of Shengyuan.

After marrying the new king of Shang, the couple's love was deep and became a legend. They later gave birth to a son, who was made crown prince.

But the good times did not last long. Later, the Emperor of Shang was bewitched by a stunningly beautiful woman. He showed her favor every day and doted on her very much. Less than a month after she entered the palace, she was named a noble concubine.

This imperial concubine took advantage of her favor and became arrogant, and she plotted to harm the empress and the crown prince, but the Shang emperor ignored her.

Queen Shang eventually died tragically, and the crown prince became seriously ill.

It was said that the beautiful imperial concubine was a demon from Mount Qishan that brought disaster to the country.

The Emperor of Shengyuan was furious and led his troops north to avenge his sister. He eventually overthrew the Shang Kingdom and brought the Crown Prince back to the capital of Shengyuan to take good care of him.

However, the enchanting imperial concubine disappeared, and the emperor of Shengyuan sent troops to attack Mount Qi, but all 30,000 soldiers were wiped out in one night, and their deaths were miserable.

The clear water of the stream was dyed a bright red, and the sounds from the deep valley turned into wailing and mournful sounds.

From then on, everyone said that there was a monster that sucked people's souls living on Mount Qishan, and no one dared to approach it anymore.

As the Shang Emperor had only one son who was seriously ill and could only live for a few days, the Shang State was incorporated into the Shengyuan State and was declared a vassal state. The Shang Crown Prince would ascend the throne after he recovered from his illness and returned.

Everyone praised the Emperor of Shengyuan for his loyalty and righteousness, and for saving his sister's son.

Otherwise, if the kingdom fell into the hands of the neighboring Tianqing Kingdom, the Shang Kingdom would have long ceased to exist, and the Crown Prince of Shang would not have lived to grow up.

Twenty years passed in a flash, and the Crown Prince of Shang had already reached adulthood and recovered from his illness.

However, he was reluctant to return to his country and proclaim himself emperor, and seemed to be intending to incorporate the Shang Kingdom into the Shengyuan Kingdom. People also said that the Prince of Shang was a kind person who knew how to repay his gratitude.

Looking at the anger and murderous intent on Huangfu Lingao's face, Zhou Nian's heart moved slightly. This time, Emperor Sheng Yuan suddenly gave an order.

After 20 years, he set foot in Qishan again, vowing to exorcise demons and eliminate harm for the people.

Although this incident was strange, the actions of other people were even more puzzling.

He became more and more curious about what was on Mount Qi, a demon? Humph, Zhou Nian showed a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Your Highness?" Zhou Nian asked again.

Zhou Nianhao is Huangfu Lingao's military advisor. He has followed him for many years and is very loyal and resourceful.

Huangfu Lingao naturally wouldn't hide anything from him, and said in a deep voice, "The Second Prince of Yunlang, Bai Ziche; the Fourth Prince, Bai Ziyu; and the Crown Prince of Tianqing, Shangguan Ruiyi, have all arrived at the foot of Mount Qi."

Zhou Nian's expression remained unchanged. He had already guessed this, even though they were the first to set off.

But if we rush back from the southernmost part, we won’t be the first to arrive even if we ride as fast as we can.

His Highness would never be angry just because he was late, there must be other reasons.

Sure enough, Huangfu Lingao's voice rang in his ears again, but that voice seemed to be soaked in endless frost.

It's chilling: "Shangguan Ruiyi massacred a village at the foot of Mount Qishan, killing all 300 people in the village."

Hearing this, Zhou Nian was stunned. Although Mount Qi was terrifying, there were still many villagers living at the foot of the mountain.

Almost isolated from the world and self-sufficient, if it weren't for the incident 20 years ago, the outside world might not have known about such a village.

Unlike the outside world's terrifying impression of Mount Qishan, the villagers at the foot of Mount Qishan firmly believe that there are no monsters on the mountain. They even think that even if there are monsters, they must be gods or immortals.

They had originally wanted to ask the villagers about the entrance to Qishan and talk about the past 20 years in Qishan.

The Emperor of Shengyuan Kingdom did send people here again, but a formation had been set up there 20 years ago, and the environment and terrain were already harsh.

There are also rumors that demons are causing trouble, so in the past 20 years, no one has actually been to Mount Qishan.

Although they also killed countless people, that was on the battlefield after all, and they were facing soldiers from the enemy country, not a group of powerless civilians.

What's more, those people were also citizens of their Shengyuan Kingdom. They were massacred by Shangguan Ruiyi on their own country's land. No wonder Huangfu Lingao was so angry.

Zhou Nian looked at Huangfu Lingao: "Your Highness, we have to hurry." Regardless of whether Shangguan Ruiyi got the entrance to Mount Qishan.

Huangfu Lingao stared into the dark forest with his gloomy black eyes, like a sleeping lion that had been awakened. After a moment, he shouted loudly, "Let's go!"

A sudden thunderclap broke out of nowhere, breaking the darkness of the night.

In a pavilion, two people are playing chess.

The man in black, with his black hair half tied up, was half leaning on a chair, his shirt half open in front of his chest, looking lazy and charming, with a smile on his lips, his eyes slightly raised, and an extremely evil charm.

Not to mention women, even men would be bewitched if they saw this scene.

But the man in plain robe opposite him was one of those few. The man in plain robe made a move and said, "You lose."

The cool sound, like water dripping over stone, is very moving.

The evil smile on the black man's lips froze instantly. He pulled his lips together, gritted his teeth and said word by word:

"When it comes to chess, whoever is five years old and can beat the abbot of the French Temple, the world's number one temple, is a sin!

Even the beauty trick used by this young master is useless."

At this point, the man in black seemed to think of something interesting and put away his unwilling look.

He showed a gloating expression: "No wonder, you are a monk, of course you won't be tempted by me.

Alas, no matter how smart you are, you still have to face that old monk all day long.

Chanting Amitabha, tsk tsk tsk, I'm really afraid that one day you'll become stupid from chanting sutras."

He looked the man in plain robe up and down and said, “Speaking of which, you should come to my side from now on.

Could you please stop wearing this human skin mask? Although you are not as handsome as me, you are at least better than this dead face. It really pollutes my eyes."

His voice turned sinister again as he spoke: "You know, if I don't like something, I will choose to destroy it."

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