Chapter 297 Temple (7)

From the outside, Hou Qing and Lin Lingfeng belong to the same type, with a tall and thin figure, clear face, and elegant and handsome spirit, which is very consistent with Li Ming's image as a meridian.

Hou Qing was very happy and satisfied when he saw Li Ming meet him with his younger generation. Although he was a paranoid, he didn't care about the identity of Emperor Li Ming, he was deeply surprised that Li Ming could perform the rituals of his younger generation as the Lord of Emperor Huang. The human instinctive vanity made him deeply like Li Ming.

The emperor Li Ming had a deep impression on Hou Qing. Since Lin Long went to Dubi Peak to ask for help, he noticed this young man and learned a lot about Li Ming from Lin Long. Today, seeing Li Ming driving this magical airship to pick him up, it surprised him even more. It was a miracle to be able to let so many people float in the air. He is a civil engineering master. He not only has unique attainments in the research of formations, but also has a lot of research on mechanism production. He has also dreamed of people flying in the blue sky many times, but he has never found a good solution. Now Li Ming has made his dream a reality. Why doesn’t he surprise and joy?

After everyone finished their greetings, they sat down on the seats of the airship. Then Li Ming explained the purpose of the trip to Hou Qing.

"Linzhou is full of magical natural formations. I believe you already know this. The last time I encountered was one of them. I have always wanted to find time to study it carefully. As a result, I was busy with the world's major events during this period. I really couldn't find time. This time, it was because they brought me the news of the Golden God of War, which forced me to put down my busy work and go on an adventure." The matter of the Golden God of War martial arts is a big secret that Li Ming learned. If it is consistent with Li Ming's idea, it can open up a new situation in the martial arts world. The impact is too wide, so before it was confirmed, Li Ming did not want anyone to know the real purpose of his trip. It was Lin Lingfeng that he didn't want to tell him so early, not that he did not trust him, but that he did not believe in the authenticity of the Golden God of War mentality. Therefore, he found a specious excuse that was true and false to swear to everyone.

"When I was trapped in the mysterious formation in Linzhou, I received guidance from the Golden God of War, which allowed us to escape. Therefore, I have a special sense of intimacy towards him, and always think about how to repay him. Now that I know the news about the God of War, I will of course run over. However, the formations throughout Linzhou have made me still scared. I heard that you are going to attend the martial arts conference held in Linzhou three months later, so I found you in advance. Please don't be surprised." Li Ming's words were heard by Zhuo Bufan, Saint Hand King and others, of course I knew that this was not all the truth. However, these people could not expose Li Ming's lies. Zhuo Bufan and the other three were unwilling to let others know about the news about the God of War Temple, and Saint Hand King and others were loyal to Li Ming. Therefore, Li Ming so boldly concealed the truth in front of everyone.

After hearing Li Ming's brief explanation, Hou Qing was about to speak, but a look of alert suddenly appeared on his face. He looked at Lin Lingfeng, exchanged a knowing look, and then whispered to Li Ming: "There are other people on you, and you are very good at hiding your figure. Don't move first, your master and I will catch them."

Li Ming hurriedly smiled and said, "Senior, don't misunderstand it. At that time, my personal guards were the main protective personnel around the emperor. Hiding their figure was their unique skill. I didn't expect you to see it so soon."

Hou Qing and Lin Lingfeng looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I heard Long'er tell you about Linzhou. Judging from the situation he introduced to me, it is indeed a very strict natural formation."

"Nature is really a magical craft. It can actually form such a natural array, which is more clever than manual arrangement." When Hou Qing talked about this, Li Ming couldn't help but be amazed.

Hou Qing smiled generously and explained to Li Ming patiently: "There is one thing you may not know. The origin of the formation does not actually come from human research, but from nature."

This sentence surprised Li Ming and couldn't help but interrupt, "It comes from nature? Didn't the origin of the formation come from Fuxi's Bagua?"

"Of course not." Hou Qing replied with a smile: "The legend of Fuxi Bagua originated from Fuxi, but the real source is no longer verified, but it can be known that the formation of Fuxi Bagua also originated from natural formations, and was modified by predecessors based on the formations formed by nature. As you said, nature is indeed magical, and there are many natural formations in many places. Research by later generations can only see them, but they cannot study their full picture. Even if I am, I can only say that I have a formation.

Basic understanding can further supplement the research of previous generations and basically understand the changes of natural formations, but I am still helpless in the more complex natural formations. Just like the natural formation you encountered last time, I cannot understand all the changes. That formation is too complicated and humans cannot completely crack it. This time, the reason why I agreed to come out in advance was to look at this magical natural formation in advance, which is of great help to my research."

"So that's how it is!" Li Ming suddenly felt his eyes open. He thought that various complex formations were studied by humans, but he didn't expect that their origins actually originated from nature. Nature is the creator of this magical formation. It seems that the power of nature is really endless.

"According to you, as long as you study the natural formations carefully, you can become a master in formation?" Speaking of this topic, Li Ming had the idea of ​​taking Hou Qing as his master.

"Although the truth can be said, the existing formations were summarized by previous generations after thousands of years of research and have formed an inherent theory. It can be quickly learned from the semester based on previous generations' research. However, if you want to start with natural formations, you will definitely be confused. If you want to learn this knowledge, I can give you some advice." Hou Qing immediately guessed what he thought after hearing Li Ming's words. Li Ming's face turned red and he couldn't help but look at Lin Lingfeng.

"Don't look at me, it's your honor for Lao Hou to accept you. I have no objection. If you can learn his unique skills, I will be very happy." Lin Lingfeng said with a smile.

Li Ming was overjoyed and hurriedly performed a ceremony with Hou Qing as an apprentice with everyone. Since he encountered the Linzhou formation, the idea of ​​learning the formation has always lingered in his heart. However, there was no time and no famous teacher. Now Hou Qing promised to accept him as his apprentice, which made him feel a glimmer of hope.

The reason why he wanted to learn the formation was that he had returned to the modern society where he had lived for half his life through the mysterious formation. During the period after he came back, he had always taken time to study the space-time theory brought back from modern society. However, the more he looked, the more he was confused. There was no progress in several years. This made him have the idea of ​​starting from the ancient formation. In his opinion, the mysterious and ancient Chinese formation may be able to better solve his doubts than the space-time theory that is purely in the theoretical stage. If he has successful research, it can solve the mystery of his return to modern society and also make it possible for him to travel back and forth between two spaces through the formation. This thought makes him excited when he thinks about it.

At that moment, the two of them started learning the formation on the airship, regardless of the people present.

For Li Ming, everything Hou Qing explained is very fresh and mysterious. As a contemporary master of formations, Hou Qing's attainments in this area is invincible. It is naturally a piece of cake to explain the introductory knowledge to Li Ming. Hou Qing spent his whole life studying formations, and his own experience and understanding were naturally mixed in his explanations to Li Ming, allowing Li Ming to get started faster.

It will take more than a month to travel from Youzhou to Linzhou if you walk on land. However, the straight-line distance from walking in the air is not too far. In just one day, the dense primeval forests below appear in everyone's eyes.

Looking at Linzhou from the air is like looking at the sea from the air, with endless green everywhere. The cities in the middle of the dense forest are as lonely as small islands in the sea, and they look so inconspicuous. Everyone is trying hard to find the location of the lac city in the green sea below. The difficulty level is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

After several reductions in flight altitudes, everyone actually found many villages hidden in the medieval forests. The full-time staff on the airships were nervously marking the paper, measuring distances, and marking directions. Their task was to draw the topographic maps passed along the way and provide first-hand information for the standard map of the Tang Dynasty issuing. The primitive villages discovered this time completely filled the vacancy on the Linzhou map and provided valuable information for the future development of these areas. It can be said that this was a surprise gain from Li Ming's trip.

According to the pre-estimated direction and location, everyone searched over the vast forest sea for more than a day before they accurately found the location of Zijiao City. After contacting via radio and telegram, the airship passed over the top of Zijiao City under the sunset and began to slowly land in a barracks that had been prepared outside Zijiao City.

Li Ming had already been the incarnation of the gods in his heart. This time, seeing him descending from the sky with everyone, he became more determined to see their thoughts. As soon as Li Ming stepped out of the cabin door, the officers and soldiers guarding around the airship couldn't help but kneel down and shouted long live.

Ren Yong, the commander of the Linzhou garrison, got up from the ground and ran quickly to Li Ming. After standing attentively, he saluted a standard military salute and shouted: "Report to the emperor, Ren Yong, the commander of the Linzhou garrison, came to report! Please give me instructions if you have any questions!"

Looking at the general who grew up under his nose in front of him, Li Ming nodded in praise, circled around him, and said, "Major General Ren Yong, you are becoming more and more powerful! How about it, has the comfort of the past six months been tempering your tiger energy?"

"Report to the emperor, if I am asked to lead my troops to fight now, I promise to defeat the enemy!" Ren Yong raised his chest and replied loudly.

"Is that true?" Li Ming smiled and asked in a long voice: "I heard that the bandits in Linzhou have not stopped for a day, as if they have not fallen into pieces."

Ren Yong's straight chest immediately collapsed, and his voice became weak: "Your Majesty, it's not that Ren Yong is not trying his best. In the past six months, I have never slept in a complete sleep. Every day, like other generals, I personally took the soldiers to patrol the assigned areas. Unfortunately, the places in Linzhou are too large, and our troops are seriously insufficient. The bandits often choose areas where we have a relaxed defense to raid. Emperor, Ren Yong is really powerless to do anything about this. Just send me to other places, such as the Nandian Prefecture and Mengyin City. Ren Yong is willing to fight against the enemy's Mingdao and Mingzhao." When he said this, his voice rose again.

"Mingdao and rob?" Li Ming's smile had some sarcastic meaning: "You have forgotten the truth that soldiers never get tired of deceiving so quickly? Whether it is a sneak attack or a dignified decisive battle, these are just forms. The ultimate goal is to win. Do you want those bandits to fight with you with a clear sword and a sharp gun? Are you thinking too naive? Ren Yong, as a general guarding one side, you must be able to adapt to wars in different situations, you must remember this."

Ren Yong blushed when he said something, and stood in front of Li Ming and couldn't say a word.

Li Ming didn't want him to be too embarrassed. He could just stop and let him know his mistakes. After all, he is the commander who guards the side, so he can't let him be too embarrassed in front of his subordinates.

"Remember, the only purpose of the battle is to defeat the other party. It doesn't matter what method you use. I hope I will remind you again. Let's go, we will take a night off at your camp and start doing serious things tomorrow. You can send someone to escort these two airships back to the Imperial City and hand them over to Shen Tong, the Ministry of Industry. You don't need to ask about our affairs for the time being. If you need them, I will find you." After saying that, he led a group of people to a haiku barracks not far away.

Ren Yong felt relieved and hurriedly signaled his men to deal with the two airships. He himself followed Li Ming and talked endlessly about the situation of his troops.

Li Ming and his friends took a break in the military camp. After a sumptuous dinner, they entered the camp under the escort of many soldiers. Early the next morning, they were about to enter the endless primeval forest under Zhuo Bufan's guidance. Li Ming's trip was to find the martial arts skills of the Golden God of War, and on the other hand, to satisfy his curiosity. Since becoming emperor, his dull life has long made him tired. He urgently needed a stimulating life to free himself. This trip was also a way for him to adjust his state.
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