Chapter 424
424 The West Lake
Xia Pingan pushed the door open and took a step out. The world in front of him changed.
A moment ago, he was still in the misty wilderness. In the blink of an eye, snow had already covered his eyes. A Lake appeared in front of him, and he stood by the lake.
Snow fell from the sky. The sky, the clouds, the mountains, the clouds, and the water were all white, just like a freehand landscape painting. In the distance, they could see a long dam in the lake, connecting the two banks. The willow trees on the bank of the long dam were already bleak, like ink marks.
There was no one by the lakeside or the embankment. Everything seemed quiet and quiet, with an indescribable charm.
The door disappeared the moment Xia ping ‘an stepped in.
When Xia Pingan started to look at the scene in front of him, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. This Lake, this water, this mountain, this long dam in the middle of the lake, it was so familiar.
West Lake glistening. Xia Pingan’s spirit was suddenly jolted. The scene in front of him immediately matched the West Lake scene in his mind. He looked into the distance and saw that the place where the Leifeng Pagoda was locked was covered in a layer of white snow. The huge Leifeng Pagoda was like a lonely snowman in the snow. However, under the snow, he could still see the core of the Leifeng Pagoda, which was made of brown bricks.
For a historical expert like Xia Pingan, he could roughly judge the time of the scene in front of him with just a glance at the Leifeng tower. This should be after the Ming Jiajing era, because during the Jiajing era, the wooden eave of the Leifeng tower was destroyed in the war.
Why was he here?
Xia ping ‘an was also confused. Everything in this divine Palace was too strange.
However, there must be a reason for entering this place. Xia Pingan started to run quickly along the West Lake while observing the surrounding environment.
Xia ping ‘an actually wanted to fly, but he found that he couldn’t use his divine power here, so he could only spread his legs and fly.
Just as Xia ping ‘an was flying at full speed, a black shadow suddenly leaped out of the forest in the distance and pounced directly at Xia ping’ an. The black shadow was extremely fast, and Xia ping ‘an retreated immediately.
“Who is it?”
“Who is it?”
The two voices sounded at the same time, and then they were stunned at the same time.
“It’s you!”
“It’s you!”
The black shadow that had pounced out from the forest at the side was an extremely beautiful woman. Who else could that woman be other than the female disciple of the Black Dragon sect?
Xia ping ‘an didn’t expect to meet the female disciple of the Black Dragon sect here. For a moment, both of them were surprised.
“So it’s Senior Sister from the Black Dragon sect, what a coincidence, I didn’t expect Senior Sister to be here too!” Xia Pingan smiled and cupped his hands at the woman.
Oh, it’s you. the female disciple from the Black Dragon sect in a black dress had a pair of domineering and unusually beautiful Phoenix eyes. Her eyes were unusually bright. When she saw that it was Xia Pingan, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her master had told them not to be enemies with Xia Pingan after they came in, and to even help him if necessary. how did you get in? ”
“Well, Senior Sister, I got in the same way as you did!” Xia Pingan spread out his hands. I wonder if Senior Sister has met anyone else here? ”
“No, I didn’t!” The female disciple from the Black Dragon sect shook her head, ” I was in a nearby mountain just now. I flew all the way here and I didn’t see any human crickets along the way. as she spoke, the female disciple from the Black Dragon sect pointed to the West behind her. Xia ping ‘an took a look and saw that it was the direction of Fei Lai mountain.
It would be strange if they didn’t see anyone along the way.
Xia Pingan thought to himself. There should be many temples and historical sites near flying peak. The woman in front of him had come from there, but he had not seen her. This meant that the trigger point of the incident was not on the mountain. If it wasn’t on the mountain, then it was very likely that the clue was near West Lake.
This miaoyan true illusion divine Palace wouldn’t just end here after sending two people here for no reason.
“By the way, did you see anyone else?” The female disciple of the Black Dragon sect asked as she scanned the surroundings.
Xia Pingan also shook his head. I was by the lake when I appeared. I didn’t see anyone else!
The female disciple from the Black Dragon sect looked around and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, ” I saw a Lake here on the mountain previously. There’s even a long dam in the middle of the lake. It looks like there should be people here, but why aren’t there any crickets here? ”
By the way, how should I address this Senior Sister?” Xia Pingan asked.
The female disciple of the Black Dragon sect looked at Xia ping ‘an and said, ” my surname is Hua, my name is Hua Yan!
“Why don’t we go around this place and see if we can find something else?”
“Alright!” Hua Yan nodded his head in a straightforward manner.
Just as the two of them were about to move, an ethereal and leisurely song suddenly came from the lake. on a snowy and clear day, an ice pot is actually heading to the West Lake to find an old woman, riding a donkey over the bridge on the snow stream. The king of smiles drew pictures and picked up pots of plum blossoms. Looking at flowers and smiling at wine, selling swords without money, getting drunk at West Lake!”
Amidst the song, a cloud of fog appeared on the lake, and the song drifted from within the fog. Xia Pingan’s spirit jolted and he looked into the lake. He saw a small boat floating in the fog and emerging from the fog. A boatman wearing a straw raincoat appeared on the lake, rowing the small boat towards the two of them.
On the vast Lake, there was only a small boat gently swaying. Coupled with the singing of the boatman, everything was like a poem or a painting.
Hua Yan glanced at Xia ping ‘an and thought to himself, ” this guy seems to have some luck. As soon as he came out, someone came to the lake. Hua Yan stared at the old man while secretly keeping his guard up. According to past experience, there were too many strange people in this strange place. He didn’t know whether the scene in front of him was good or bad.
The boatman rocked the small boat directly towards the shore where the two of them were. When they were about 20 meters away from the shore, the boatman stopped and shouted to Xia Pingan and Hua Yan, who were on the shore, ” this young master and this young lady are in such a good mood. Are you also here to tour the West Lake in such heavy snow? ”
Hua Yan didn’t say anything, but Xia Pingan laughed out loud. old man, you’re in quite a good mood. It’s snowing so heavily, and you’re still rowing a boat!
“As long as the lake doesn’t freeze, we can’t leave this boat!” The judge laughed and said, ” my master is watching the snow on the island in the middle of the lake. He saw the two of you and asked me to ask if the two of you would like to come to the island for a drink!
“Oh, I wonder how I should address your master?”
my master is well-versed in astronomy and geography. There’s nothing he doesn’t know. He has a lot of names. He calls himself Tao an, but others call him the old sword elder Lao Ai, ” the boatman answered with pride.
The Tao nunnery, the old man of the ancient sword, the West Lake, and the heavy snow
When these Terms were combined in Xia Pingan’s mind, a name immediately popped up in his mind-Zhang Dai!
The dissolute Zhang Dai who had written “watching the snow at the pavilion in the middle of the lake”