At this time, a huge figure faintly appeared in the dense fog, the monster was thick and heavy, walking step by step, and landing soundly.

The Taoist surnamed Zhao was so frightened that his eyes were round and bulging, and he exclaimed:

"It's a bear ——!!"

"Ah——!!h

The screams arose, and several night birds were startled in the woods.

Su Ning seemed to have heard something, but it was not real, she looked back in confusion. Xia Houyi, who was beside him, asked:

"Brother Yu, what's wrong?"

Su Ning thought she had misheard, she shook her head: "It's nothing......"

The girl in purple followed them two steps away, still silent.

The little boy who was walking in front turned his head to look at Su Ning, he suddenly let go of the hand that was holding the hem of the woman's clothes, and ran to Su Ning with a jump.

The little boy leaned close to Su Ning's waist pocket, his little nose contracted a few times, and sniffed.

"What is this?" asked the boy with his thumb in his hand.

Su Ning smiled, she untied her bag, handed it to him, and said, "This is a chicken heart date, give it to you." ”

The little boy took it happily, but he didn't thank him, he just opened the bag, grabbed a date and nibbled it with relish. Su Ning looked at his little gluttonous cat, no different from the six-year-old second brother of the Yu family, and Su Ning felt very cordial when he arrived.

The woman led the three of them to a dense forest, where they heard a groan of pain in the distance. The woman's pace quickened a little, and Su Ning and the others followed step by step. The boy grabbed the bag and followed unhurriedly while nibbling on dates.

When they came to the depths of the forest, the woman cried out in grief, "Lang Jun, ......"

She ran over with the lantern in her hand, and saw a man of coarse cloth sitting under the tree, whose left foot was caught in a trap, and his foot was bleeding profusely.

Seeing this, Xiahou Yi murmured: "It's really ...... happened."

Su Ning looked at it with clear eyes and clear hearts, the man was not a spirit, but he was not a human being. Su Ning couldn't see his original body, and Bai Ying said that the Clear Eyes and Clear Heart Mantra couldn't see through the spell for those whose spells were higher than his own.

This person should not be saved, Su Ning couldn't help but hesitate at this moment.

The man hugged his legs and groaned in pain, Xiahou Yi and Su Ning went over to check, and the girl in purple stood far away. Although she followed, she was reluctant to interfere.

She sensitively sniffed out that Xiahou Yi and Su Ning had the breath of the strong, so she chose to join them, the so-called things gather like people and groups, she always chose to stand on the side of the strong.

Xiahou Yi said to Su Ning who was contemplative: "The two of us work together, each holding one side, and we should be able to break the clamp." ”

Su Ning nodded, and said in her heart that no matter if this is a trap or not, since they are all here, they have to help others to the end. The woman carried a wind lamp to illuminate them, and the two of them grabbed the sides of the clamps. Xiahou Yi gave the order:

"Break!"

Don't look at Su Ning is a twelve-year-old girl, she used to do heavy work all day long in Lujie Village, and she was born with great energy, this strength is no less than that of Xiahou Yi. The two gritted their teeth and worked together to break the trap outward, and the clip creaked and was pulled open on both sides.

The moment the trap left the man's feet, the man's whole body suddenly shone brightly.

Su Ning and Xia Houyi watched in amazement as he transformed from a human form into a palm-sized paper figure. After the man turned into a paper figure, a golden magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground where he was, and the magic circle stretched for three feet and came to the feet of the purple-clothed girl.

Su Ning and the others didn't have time to call, and the magic circle sucked them in, including the two monsters who pretended to be mother and son, and everyone disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Silence returned to the forest, a rusty trap lay quietly on the ground, and a paper figure slowly floated down, and then was swept up by the night wind and flew into the distance......

In front of me is a hard stone wall, lined with vines hanging low and overgrown with weeds.

Su Ning stood in front of the stone wall in a trance, she didn't know how she came here, Su Ning was still standing next to Xiahou Yi and the mysterious girl in purple.

They turned around and found a bunch of "people" standing behind them, no, none of them were people, they didn't manifest themselves in human form, standing behind Su Ning and the others was a group of white ape spirits!

And the pair of "mother and son" are also there, they all show the prototype, the woman is a beast shaped like a rabbit, and the child is a little white ape, and he is still holding dates and gnawing.

Su Ning had already seen through their true bodies, so she was calm, Xiahou Yi immediately pressed her hand on the saber at her waist on guard, and the girl in purple was also in a state of preparation, she pressed one hand on her jade hand.

The white ape spirit at the head was a kind old ape, and he said in a hoarse and majestic voice with a red sandalwood dove-headed cane in one hand:

"Welcome to the 'Drama Bead Front', this is the last level for you to enter the Qiongke Cave. ”

After hearing this, the three of them all showed expressions of surprise and disbelief.

The old ape continued: "The old man is the monkey king who leads the drama beads, and he is entrusted by the immortals of Qiongke Cave and Jade Town to test you. You are here to answer the old man's question, only those who answer correctly can pass through this stone wall and enter the Qiongke Cave. ”

Su Ning and the others did not doubt him this time, and they put away their guard postures one after another, and stood respectfully in front of the Monkey King. Xiahou Yi politely bowed to the apes and said:

"I'm tired of the Monkey King. ”

Su Ning also said: "I'm tired." ”

The girl in purple continued to be silent.

The old monkey king cleared his throat and was about to speak, but the little monkey who was gnawing dates on the side jumped up to him, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered to the old monkey king.

Although Su Ning has good ear skills, in line with Confucius's teaching of "don't listen to indecent people", she still deliberately turned sideways. Although she was not willing to eavesdrop, she could still faintly hear the little monkey say:

"Grandpa, the purple clothes are the most indifferent, the most difficult to give her, the noble son hesitated to save people, but it is a little more difficult, the young lady is the best, and invited me to eat dates, give her an easy order. ”

Su Ning's face was embarrassed when she heard this, her gender was recognized?

After listening to this, the old monkey king nodded, and after the little monkey retreated, he spoke again:

"Okay, the old man is going to come up with a question, which of you will answer first?"

Without waiting for Su Ning and Xiahou Yi to speak, the purple-clothed girl who had been silent all this time took a step forward and said:

"I'll answer first. ”

This girl is really unacceptable, she only cares about self-protection when she encounters danger, and she takes the lead when she encounters good things. The old monkey king twisted his beard and came up with the question:

"Please answer, what is Tao and Virtue?"

When Su Ning heard this, she was shocked, how could the topic be so profound?

The purple-clothed girl replied in a crisp and pleasant voice: "'Dao' is the core of Taoist teachings, and it is a kind of 'Dao' that is based on 'tranquility as the sect, emptiness as the body, and weakness as the use'. This 'Tao' is the origin and ruler of the universe, it is all-encompassing and omnipresent, it is the beginning of everything and the biochemist of all things. "Tao Te Ching" cloud, Tao gives birth to one, one life two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things......"

She said a lot of things, but she didn't get off the topic. Su Ning listened with admiration, she had never learned these things before.

After the girl in purple answered, the old monkey king couldn't find anything wrong, he stroked his beard, and said: "Be kind and charitable, plant a wide range of blessings, it is a Taoist mantra, and I hope the girl will keep it in mind." ”

The purple-clothed girl arched her hand: "Thank you Monkey King for your advice." ”

The old monkey king then knocked on the ground three times with his cane, only to see that the mountain wall vibrated slightly, and the stone wall blocking the front slowly moved away, revealing a corridor inside.

The Monkey King said, "Go ahead, the road will lead to the Qiongke Cave." ”

The purple-clothed girl thanked her again, and then turned around and walked into the passage, without saying a word to Su Ning and the others. When she walked in, the stone wall closed again.

The Monkey King asked the remaining two again, "Next, who will answer?"

Seeing that Su Ning didn't speak, Xiahou Yi took a step forward and arched his hand: "I'll answer this question, please ask the Monkey King to answer the question." ”

The Monkey King asked again, "What does it really mean to be in harmony with the Tao?"

Xiahou Yi replied confidently: "The form and spirit are wonderful, and the truth with the Tao refers to the internal exercises, as for the wonderful fun of the unity of form and spirit, it is the highest state of Taoist cultivation." It can also refer to the cultivation of Jindan, detachment and truth, and a scene that fits the avenue. Once you are true with the Tao, you will live forever in the flesh and live with heaven and earth......"

He also passed, the Monkey King knocked on the stone wall again, and Xiahou Yi encouraged Su Ning before entering: "Brother Yu, I'm one step ahead, we'll see you later." ”

Su Ning smiled and replied, "Okay......"

She was worried at this time, although she heard that the little monkey asked the monkey king to give her easy questions, but she didn't know anything about the Tao, and she was afraid that no matter how shallow the question was, she wouldn't be able to answer it herself.

Su Ning took a deep breath, thinking that if she came, she would be safe, she bowed to the old monkey king and said, "I'm tired of the monkey king." ”

The Monkey King then asked: "Please name the mutual growth and restraint of the five elements." ”

This is a question that all cultivators are familiar with.

Su Ning couldn't believe her good luck, she immediately replied: "The five elements are 'gold gives birth to water, water gives birth to wood, wood gives birth to fire, fire gives birth to earth, and earth gives birth to gold', and the five elements are 'gold and wood, wood and earth, earth and water, water and fire, and fire and gold'." ”

The question is overly simple, and if you can't answer it, it's a waste. The Monkey King immediately knocked on the stone wall, and Su Ning gratefully bowed to him:

"Thank you, Monkey King!"

Before the Monkey King could say anything, the little monkey who had received the condensed dates and took special care of her came running up and down.

He raised his head and smiled kindly at Su Ning: "Little sister, thank you for your dates!"

Su Ning replied: "Where ......"

The little monkey introduced himself to Su Ning: "Little sister, my name is Dongdong. ”

Su Ning also reported his name: "My name is Su Ning." ”

The little monkey said to her: "Sister Su Ning, my sister is also in Qiongke Cave, her name is 'Qiu'er', if you meet her, please tell her, say that Dongdong misses her very much, please come back to see me when she is free." Okay?"