"What? Is this broken Taoist temple still famous in the rivers and lakes?" Qin Chuan heard the old Taoist talk about the Taoist temple, and couldn't help but smile, as if he had heard some great joke, just this horse stepping on the mountain, few people are inhabited, and there are not many people who know here, and there are very few believers in the mountains who can climb to the top of the mountain, so Qin Chuan naturally does not believe that this Taoist temple can be known by everyone in the martial arts rivers and lakes.

Lao Dao added a little firewood, and the fire burned even more, and most of the moisture on the two of them faded. Lao Dao under the firelight, his figure is rickety, his snow-white beard is even more vicissitudes, and his mouth is pursing kiwifruit, at this moment, for Qin Chuan's question, Lao Dao is not in a hurry to answer, it seems that he is very confident in his Taoist temple.

Qin Chuan has always had a question in his heart: where did he come from, where did he live, who were his parents, and who else was in his family? It's just that whenever he talked about his life history, no matter how happy he was at the moment, he always said that Qin Chuan was abandoned by someone, and he just happened to pass by, so he didn't know where Qin Chuan really came from.

In this troubled world, there are often people who are difficult to fill their stomachs, and they are unable to raise their young sons, and many people abandon their newborn sons on the side of the road, not to mention Qin Chuan, who has a stubborn physical illness, how can ordinary people afford it.

But Qin Chuan clearly remembered that his childhood self was lying on the ground and couldn't move, surrounded by people with different weapons, but in less than a moment, all the figures around him fell, and then Lao Dao appeared and picked up Qin Chuan, and what caught his eye was this vicissitudes of life.

Speaking of Lao Dao's face, it is really magical, Qin Chuan and Lao Dao have been together for nearly ten years, and this face seems to have never changed: there is no wrinkle increase with age, even Lao Dao's yellow teeth are a lot, as for Lao Dao's age, no one knows.

Qin Chuan's life experience and the age of the old Taoist are the two mysteries of this Mataling Taoist Temple.

Although Qin Chuan has always been ignorant of the old way, but the old way picked it up and raised it to such an age, he was already very grateful, and later because he was judged by the old way to be a waste person of martial arts practice, so he thought about practicing paper and pen diligently, and if he went to Qingzhou City to sell calligraphy and painting in the future, it would be excellent.

Although this Ma Taling is in a poor mountain and bad water, Qin Chuan believes that there are thousands of ways in the world, and there will always be a day when he will come out.

It was probably because he laughed at Lao Dao before, which caused him to be silent at the moment, Qin Chuan couldn't help it, and asked in his heart to ease the atmosphere: "Old Dao, you said that our Taoist temple, although it is not big, is located on the top of the cliff, and a lot of tiles and soil are used in dozens of zhang, not to mention the huge stones and wooden pillars in front of the temple, where did these things come from?

Every time Qin Chuan climbed the vine ladder, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how much money did it cost to build this Taoist temple on the top of a cliff in such a barren place? Qin Chuan really couldn't understand where those wood and stone things were transported from.

Lao Dao used the stump to pick up the fire, picked up some blackened leaves, the fire swayed and grew up, Lao Dao leisurely baked his hands, and said quite comfortably: "Rabbit cub, you are really confused, so many things, if you walk up the vine ladder, not to mention whether this vine can withstand the weight of a thousand catties, just the labor consumed to come and go, it is expected to be above the temple, and you can feel distressed." ”

The old Taoist said that the nature is good, this Taoist temple is built on the top of the mountain here, surrounded by cliffs, this mountain is lush with trees, if ordinary people are not easy to pass, let alone transport so many heavy objects to the top of the mountain, it must be another way.

When Qin Chuan heard what Lao Dao said, he also secretly thought to himself that what he said was true, such a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing could not be considered as a conventional matter, but Qin Chuan's forehead was tightly locked, obviously he hadn't figured it out yet.

Seeing this, Lao Dao simply lay down on the ground to rest and said, "You passed by the vine ladder and looked at the cliff, what is strange?"

Qin Chuan suddenly remembered that every time he saw this cliff wall from a distance, it was like a mountain peak slanting into the ground, climbing the vine world, and every time he could feel that the cliff was abnormally smooth, without a trace of foreign matter, it seemed that someone would split it with a sword, but what kind of courage should it be for a martial arts powerhouse to split the dangerous peak!

But Qin Chuan didn't dare to say it, because he was afraid of being ridiculed by the old way. The two people who met in Bison Pass before, one black and one white, are already strong in martial arts cultivation, but these characters are only transformed into objects with the help of the aura of heaven and earth.

Seeing that Qin Chuan didn't speak, Lao Dao tapped his thigh with the index finger of his right hand and said: "There was a small road on the top of this cliff before, from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, although the road is rugged, but it is not difficult to transport some wood and stone things from local materials, so it is not difficult to build this Taoist temple." ”

"Then where did this path go, why do we still have to climb this vine ladder today?" Qin Chuan asked puzzledly, if there was this path before, he would not have been terrified to search up and down.

Lao Dao smiled: "This dangerous peak in the past is not the situation today, because someone was angry and split half diagonally, which happened to avoid the Taoist temple, so we can only climb up today." When you look at the cliff wall so smooth, it must be that you only split it with this sword, and you don't use any other force. ”

Qin Chuan was startled, this cliff wall was really split by someone, and he couldn't help but scold: "Which rabbit cub is this, he actually split our Taoist temple, if it weren't for the young master's young and weak, I would definitely seek revenge on him!"

Lao Dao smiled: "I'm afraid you won't be able to go, this person is in the capital, and he is going eight thousand miles, how did you rush over?"

The capital of Longguo, in the northeast of Qingzhou, is thousands of kilometers away, in addition to the Longguo examination once every five years, there will be many scholars who go to the north to catch the exam, or people who do business have contacts, ordinary people rarely go to the capital once, not to mention that Qinchuan has this stubborn disease, it is difficult to protect himself, how to keep the road safe.

But Qin Chuan still didn't give up and said: "Although I am not the chosen one, master, it is difficult to improve in martial arts cultivation, but this move of splitting the Taoist temple is like digging someone else's ancestral grave, such an enmity against the heavens, I, Qin Chuan, make an oath here tonight, and I will definitely let out this evil breath." Thinking that this Taoist temple was almost destroyed by others, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be angry.

When Lao Dao heard Qin Chuan's words, he couldn't help laughing: "The rabbit cub is good! Poor and poor, I really hope that in my lifetime, I can see you stir up the capital and make the old men above the temple unstable." ”

Seeing this, Qin Chuan also said proudly: "Old Dao, you just need to tell me, this person who almost split the Taoist temple, who is the surname? I will definitely get to know this person for a while!"

There are many strong people in the world, but Qin Chuan is not afraid! Even if all living beings are ants, they will definitely be able to shake the tree with the momentum of the grasshopper and express the grievances in their hearts.

Lao Dao saw that the light of the fire was gradually fading, and his body was already warm, so he patted the dust on the shabby Taoist robe and said, "If you really have the opportunity to go to the capital, you will definitely have a chance to meet him." This person is also easy to find, and everyone in the martial arts rivers and lakes calls him a watchman!"

Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but ask curiously: "This fight is so powerful, it actually split the dangerous peak with a sword?"

Lao Dao heard this and replied: "Yes, it is a stinky beater, and his temper is weird." ”

Qin Chuan grew up in the Taoist temple of Mataling, and he didn't know much about the martial arts rivers and lakes, and all the secret affairs of the martial arts came from the old Tao, and he naturally knew very little about the affairs of the capital. It's just that I went to the city to catch the market before, and heard the storyteller say that the capital of Longguo is extremely prosperous, with a large population, of course, this mountain and sea delicacies are naturally gathered like this, and it is a rare ingredient from all over the world, as long as you have enough money, you can find it in the capital, not to mention the fine wine that has been sealed for decades, it is really fragrant for several miles; 。 For Qin Chuan, if you don't go to the capital of Longguo once in this life, you must regret it for life.

However, the capital is heavily guarded, and the martial arts powerhouses from the temple guard it day and night, and many foreign secret attack masters come here, but they have never returned.

Therefore, when Qin Chuan heard about the reputation of the watchman, he couldn't help but admire: "The capital is really an outstanding person, a watchman can split the dangerous peak, if it is someone else, wouldn't it be possible to take someone else's head in an instant?"

Lao Dao was lying on the ground at the moment, crossing Erlang's legs, and he didn't care about the thumb leaking from the tip of his shoes, and when he heard Qin Chuan's answer, he almost threw away the cloth shoes, but after thinking about it, because he had some scruples, Qin Chuan had little contact with the outside world, except for going into the city to gather to increase his knowledge, he usually copied the scriptures and practiced words, and most of his views on the martial arts rivers and lakes were just hearsay, so it was not surprising that such an answer was not surprising.

Thinking of this, Lao Dao sighed and said: "The so-called capital city is actually no different from Qingzhou, it is nothing more than that there are more cultivators, larger houses, and of course, there are more people with ghosts in their hearts. ”

Qin Chuan had never been to the capital, so he naturally asked curiously: "Old Dao, you have traveled all over the world, you must have stayed in the capital, why don't you tell me about the talented people in the capital, and in the future, I can also set up a stall to tell stories in the capital, and get some money to buy some wine and food, wouldn't it be beautiful for our grandfather in the future?"

Martial arts rivers and lakes often say that there are three religions and nine streams, eight rivers and lakes, living in the temple, in the market, this juggling, storyteller on the stage is the protégé of Piaomen.

Every time Qin Chuan goes to the city to catch the market, his favorite place is the place where he tells stories, just because Mr. Storyteller is well-informed and knows a lot of secret things about the rivers and lakes.

Hearing that Qin Chuan was so curious about the capital, Lao Dao also said in a youthful frenzy: "I traveled to the capital before, and saw that it was so prosperous here, so I stayed for a while, and cooks from all over the world converged here, so the rare delicacies can also be tasted here, some restaurants that have been passed down for generations are also a good wine, and the city where I live is close to the wine shop, every morning, I wake up with the smell of wine, drag my shoes to play two or two wines, cut half a catty of sauce beef, and then go to Dongfang to eat a bowl of beef noodles, hey, life is not happy!" ”

"I naturally know what to eat, what about the martial arts cultivator?" Qin Chuan was sitting precariously at the moment, and asked anxiously, not at all as if he was joking before, this is also where the old Taoist appreciates Qin Chuan, he usually laughs and scolds, but when he encounters something that interests him, he must go all out.

Seeing Qin Chuan's rare curiosity, Lao Dao also opened the conversation: "The capital, as the residence of the saint, is naturally heavily defended, although there are many martial arts cultivators who go there, but no one dares to make trouble, do you know why?"

Qin Chuan tilted his head to the side, thought for a while and said, "Because they don't dare!"

"Yes, because they don't dare!" Lao Dao seemed to think of the time in the capital, he was very excited, and the folds on his face began to tremble: "This person who guards the city has a very high martial arts cultivation, and there are many people lurking in the secret, so whether it is a martial arts person or a foreign sect, they dare not make trouble in the capital!"

"If someone has a conflict, how can this be resolved? If there is no trouble in the capital, wouldn't it be difficult to do anything?" Qin Chuan asked with a wicked smile.

Seeing this, Lao Dao also grinned and said: "Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, if there is a dispute in the capital, the two can go to the martial arts arena in the dark city to solve it, and only one party can come out alive." ”

"Dark City, Capital City?" Qin Chuan asked puzzledly, "Where is this Dark City?"

Lao Dao closed his eyes at this moment and said: "This bright place is the capital city that ordinary people see, and some other unsightly places, such as black market trading, slave trading, etc., are in the dark city, and even if you offer a higher price, you can do anything." It's just that the real dark city is known to very few people, the real entrance is difficult to find, and the martial arts arena that ordinary people see is only the outermost layer. ”

"The person who fights the watch, can it have something to do with this dark city? Otherwise, I will pay a high price and ask the master of this dark city to beat him up and relieve my anger." When Qin Chuan heard that the dark city was so mysterious, he couldn't help but ask.

Lao Dao naturally knew what Qin Chuan meant, he wanted to inquire about his life experience through the dark city, but Lao Dao said without debunking: "Let's not talk about it, can you easily find this new husband, it is the price of this transaction, you can't afford it, the people in this dark city have quirky personalities, but they can be satisfied with unusual yellow and white things." ”

"Of course, I know this, and I'll talk about it when I have a chance to find the Dark City. Qin Chuan replied casually.

"The capital is far away, but we can discuss it later. But this is the time for now. You have to climb to the top before the full moon, otherwise, you are not allowed to drink a drop of osmanthus wine. Lao Dao estimated that it was not early, and said to Qin Chuan.

When Qin Chuan heard Lao Dao's words, he put the anxious quilt back on his waist, got up suddenly, and almost fell down: "Hurry up, go quickly, osmanthus wine can't do without me." ”

After that, the old road also re-tied the rope, put on the suona and the wine bag and set off, still the same as before, Qin Chuan in front, Lao Dao in the back, about halfway to rest and recover his strength, the two spent several hours finally reached the top of the mountain, Qin Chuan was sweating profusely, and when he was about to put down the quilt, he found that there was a ...... hanging on the door of the Taoist temple.