Standing at the door of the wine shop waiting was the gray-shirted swordsman from yesterday.

Seeing Ding Ning walking out of the shop door, the gray-shirted swordsman said nothing, but nodded as a greeting. After waiting for Ding Ning to get on the bus, he began to rush on his way silently.

Ding Ning, who was sitting in the carriage, smiled slightly. It was definitely not a coincidence that Wang Taixu could not stand in Changling for so many years. Just like the coachman's choice, it was very consistent with Ding Ning's preferences.

The carriage slowly drove along the straight road towards the Aries Gorge outside the city, where the Aries Cave was located.

In the early years of Yuanwu in the Great Qin Dynasty, most of the places of practice were not close to Changling. These various practice sects and territories of aristocratic families and some aristocratic territories that were scattered outside Changling naturally formed a fortress in addition to the army of the Great Qin Dynasty.

With the increasing scale of Changling, most of the sects are now directly located in Changling. Although these sects still have privileges, the control of these sects has become stronger invisibly. In the eyes of many sects with a history of even a longer time than the current sects, the only benefit is that they can obtain some resources for cultivation and add some opportunities to learn from other sects.

When the car passed Liulin River, Ding Ning in the car heard a lot of exclamations and crying.

He didn't open the curtain because he knew the sounds, it must be because there were many corpses floating in the river.

Last night was no different for most residents of Changling. If Ding Ning had not experienced it personally, he would definitely not have known that the power of Changling City had undergone major changes overnight.

The water in Liulin River is only used for irrigation of some farmland, so it is often the place where people in the martial arts world use to throw corpses.

Only Tang Que and Tang Mengchen died in Hongyun Tower last night, but Ding Ning knew very well that in the long dark night, more Jinlin Tang people would die, and now their bodies should be floating in this river.

...

The terrain of Changling is distributed in a stepped shape from southeast to northwest. The Wei River in the south is the tributaries of the Jing River crisscrossing, including plains, and occasionally there are several small hills less than 100 meters.

In the middle of Changling, there is a slightly higher terrain area, and many of the areas are depressions left by older riverbeds after drying up.

The north of Changling is full of plateaus and hilly areas, with thirteen mountain ridges of all sizes. The highest ones are Shimen Mountain and Lingxu Mountain, and the lowest ones are Beijiang Mountain and Lentama Mountain.

The Aries Gorge where the Aries Cave is located is located in the North General Mountain.

After half a day of bumpy ride along the gradually climbing mountain road, the carriage where Ding Ning was finally entering Aries Gorge.

Because the terrain of the entire mountain is not high, the canyon will naturally not be deep. However, for some reason, the canyon is always locked with water vapor, and several white clouds always cover most of the canyon. As the white clouds flutter, large areas of the halls occasionally appear, which makes it look particularly spiritual and fairy-like.

Looking at this place of practice, the gray-shirted swordsman who was driving the car finally showed some envious expression in his eyes.

Although Aries Cave can only be regarded as a second-rate practice sect in the entire Qin Dynasty, and it is about to usher in the darkest ending, and is merged into the Qingteng Sword Academy across a mountain, even so, such a place of practice is still not something that people like him can enter.

He began to worry a little.

I was worried about the young man from Wutong in the carriage behind me.

It was not because he was worried about whether he could enter this sect, but because he was in the situation after entering this sect.

There is no mountain gate at the entrance of Baiyang Gorge, but only a white stone tablet.

Four words are simply engraved on the stone tablet, and the imperial court grants the forbidden area.

The first two words represent the reward of the great Qin Dynasty to the sect's achievements, and the last two words represent the privileges of the sect.

It was noon, and it was supposed to be a normal meal time. Near this stone tablet representing the entrance to the mountain gate, it was impossible for many people to be brought into the sect to be placed on the Aries Cave. However, when the carriage stopped on the mountain road not far from the stone tablet, the gray-shirted swordsman couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

Behind the stone tablet, on the mountain path sloping downward, dozens of young students stood quietly.

These students wearing linen robes and Aries marks on their cuffs were wrapped in a weird atmosphere and looked silently at the stopped carriage.

"It's probably not a purposeful visit to welcome me into the Aries Cave."

A low voice rang behind the gray-shirted swordsman.

The gray-shirted swordsman was slightly stunned. In the light of his eyes, Ding Ning had calmly got off the carriage and walked towards the stone tablet.

His calm move forward was like a stone thrown into the pond, causing a ripples in an instant.

A student who looked at least five or six years older than Ding Ning came forward with a somewhat embarrassed face and greeted Ding Ning.

When he stopped, he stood ingeniously, just level with the stone tablet.

In this way, Ding Ning, who was standing opposite him, could not really step across the mountain gate.

But he bowed slightly to Ding Ning and said in a clear voice: "Go to Ye Ming again, come and welcome you into the mountain gate by the order of the Lord of the Cave."

Ding Ning smiled slightly and replied, "It will be a labor."

At this moment, among the dozens of students wrapped in a strange atmosphere on the mountain road behind, an angry sneer came from: "When can anyone enter our Aries Cave? Whoever can enter as long as they want?"

Ye Ming's brows twitched slightly, but the expression on his face did not change much.

He had known that such a thing would have happened. In fact, if it weren't for the orders that were difficult to violate, he wouldn't have stood here and would have been one of the students in the road behind him.

Ding Ning looked up and saw that he was angry that a boy of similar age as him. His hair was short and thin, but he stood very straight, with a short sword about two feet long at his waist. The hilt was a dark yellow old wood with wavy patterns, and thin runes were carved on it.

But his eyes did not stay on the boy for a long time.

He just looked at Ye Ming calmly and said nothing.

Because he knew that this matter would naturally be solved by someone, and what he said was meaningless.

Ye Ming did not expect Ding Ning to be so calm. He frowned and felt that there was an inexplicable amount of hot potato in his hand. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

...

There are white clouds in Aries Gorge.

Below one of the white clouds, there is a lonely Taoist temple.

On the platform of the Taoist temple, you can clearly see what is happening in front of the mountain gate at this moment.

On the platform, there were two people standing.

One of them is Du Qingjiao, a white-haired old man who changed the fate of Jinlin Tang and the two-story building with a sword last night.

His name once appeared in the queen's mouth. His identity in Aries Cave is the senior brother of the Lord of Aries Cave.

"Senior Brother, you were too impulsive about what happened last night, including what happened today."

At this moment, an old Taoist priest next to him was dressed in a Taoist face, with a white jade robe, and a yellow edge on his body. He was wearing a small white jade sword that symbolized the identity of the Aries Cave Master. Naturally, Xue Wangxu, the owner of the Aries Cave.

"You also understand that it is precisely because the queen is dissatisfied with us that this change has led to this change. You took action last night and so many people died. I am worried that she will find some excuses to deal with you again."

Seeing the senior brother beside him silent for a moment, Xue Wangxu couldn't help but sigh with concern.

"It is precisely because I am the queen that I took action last night." The white-haired Du Qingjiao turned his head, smiled slightly, and said.

Xue Wangxu was even more worried: "Senior brother, why bother to be angry?"

"Nothing is to be angry." Du Qingjiao shook his head: "Junior brother, your cultivation and knowledge are above me, and your nature that does not value false reputation is above me, but you are not as good as me in the queen."

Xue Wangxu was stunned.

Du Qingjiao said calmly: "Although the queen acts decisively and ruthlessly, she is more sensible than the two ministers. She is also cautious and careful. Since the emperor has issued a decree, she will not let any accidents happen to my old man. She and the emperor must be intimate, even if it is a trivial matter. In this way, she and the emperor will be the most powerful, and our Great Qin Dynasty will be the strongest. Besides, although I am an old man, at least I still have some friends in Changling over the years. It doesn't matter if I am a little surprised by my old man. If even my old man has some accidents, everyone will always have some ideas."

"It's just some of the benefits and old feelings of two floors. I won't stand up for them last night. It's because I know that Jin Lintang originally had some relationship with the queen's family, so I deliberately did it. She didn't let me feel happy, and when I left Changling, I didn't let her feel happy."

Xue Wangxu was speechless for a while.

Isn't this anger?

"Each step back, the sea will be broad. Since I have said nothing, she will take a step back even if I am at ease." Du Qingjiao added lightly.

Xue Wangxu took a deep breath and sighed again.

...

In front of the highest Taoist temple in Aries Cave, the two people with the oldest seniority in Aries Cave had a harmonious conversation, but they were worried about their respective ways. However, in front of the gate of Aries Cave, they were still in a stalemate.

Ye Ming's face became more and more stiff. He finally took a step back and said reluctantly: "This is the order of the cave master..."

"I don't believe this is the cave owner's order."

However, his words were directly interrupted by the young man who stood out. His tender face was full of frost. "This is simply a matter of non-compliance with the rules. He was allowed to enter the door without taking the introductory trial. This is not only an injustice to us, but also an injustice to all those who have been eliminated in front of this mountain gate for hundreds of years. I don't believe that our wise cave master would make such a decision."

Ye Ming smiled bitterly without saying goodbye, it seemed that he could only spend this place for a while.

Is it possible to go to the cave to the main evidence?

"Brother, Brother Senior is here!"

At this moment, the sound of water was boiling on the mountain road, and a noise sounded.

Ye Ming suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and saw a tall young man appearing in the thin mountain fog.

This is a handsome and extraordinary young man. His pretty face has a heroic spirit that ordinary young people do not have. However, at this moment, his face also has deep worries.

Looking at all the students gathered here, he whispered unhappily: "Stop making trouble, go back."

There was a sudden silence among the mountain roads.

"What are you going back!"

The young boy who stood out was red in his face and he shouted: "Senior Brother, do you think this is fair!"

"fair?"

Zhang Yi, the senior brother who is loved by these junior brothers and sisters on weekdays, shook his head and said softly, "There is no absolute fairness in the world? If there is real fairness, our Aries Cave would not be forced to be included in the Qingteng Sword Academy."

"Senior Brother!"

The young students around them never expected Zhang Yi to say this. Many people burst into tears and even tears flashed in their eyes.

The young boy who stood out had his eyes red and he said sternly: "Senior Brother, if others don't give justice, don't we fight? If we don't care ourselves, the Aries Cave will be really over."

"Junior Brother Shen Bai, I understand what you said." Zhang Yi said softly: "But you can't doubt the decision of the cave master. You should know that the cave master has his reasons no matter what he does. I have heard that the cave master is better than bend, but I have also heard that those who know the times are heroes."

Zhang Yi's voice was very soft, just like the spring breeze, with a warm atmosphere.

Ding Ning was just looking at the white clouds in the gorge calmly, like a pure spectator who had nothing to do with his own business. However, Zhang Yi's demeanor and words surprised him a little.
Chapter completed!