Chapter Twenty-Six: The Land of Tigers and Wolves
It turns out that the legendary Peach Paradise really exists. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Biling and Yu Xiaowei slowly probed into the depths of the peach blossoms, walked across the wooden bridge over the stream, and saw a four-corner pavilion with a plaque on the pavilion, green paint on the wooden background, and the word "bosom friend" in the book. There is a tomb next to the pavilion, the tomb bag is not big, and the tombstone in front of the tomb is not high, and there are only a few words on the tablet: "The tomb of the beloved wife Murong Ying." ”
How could such a tomb be hidden in such a picturesque place? Just as Bi Ling and Yu Xiaowei were getting more and more confused, the beggar came over, pointed to the grave, and shouted, "I said that there is a grave in Taoyuan Wonderland!" That broken little two still laughed at me! Look if this is a grave! ”
Yu Xiaowei asked, "Who is this grave?" ”
The beggar sat down on the ground and asked, "Isn't there a word on the tablet?" You who are literate don't know, how can I know when I'm called Huazi? ”
Bi Ling said: "The stele says 'beloved wife', and you can guess that it is the grave of the owner's wife." ”
"Master? That's right! Yu Xiaowei grabbed the beggar and asked, "You said before that you have seen the master here and eaten his alms, but is there such a thing?" ”
The beggar was sitting peacefully, but he was suddenly picked up, full of surprise, not knowing what Yu Xiaowei wanted to do, and said in a hurry: "Yes...... Yes, there is such a thing. ”
Yu Xiaowei asked again: "Where is the master?" ”
The beggar looked around and said helplessly, "I didn't meet him this time, maybe he went out to buy vegetables." ”
"Grocery shopping? Hum! Yu Xiaowei felt that he was being tricked and threw the beggar to the ground.
The beggar touched his buttocks, and while crying out in pain, he cried out: "I don't live here, and I've only been here once, how can I know the whereabouts of the owner here?" The last time he came, he was obviously playing a flute in that pavilion, and when he saw me, he didn't say much, so he gave me a bowl of rice and sent me away. ”
"Gone?" Bi Ling asked, "You said you were washed here by the waterfall, so how do you get out in the end?" Could it be that there is another way to Taoyuan Town? ”
"That's right! There must be another way! Yu Xiaowei pointed at the beggar and shouted, "I said earlier that this guy tricked us into jumping the waterfall, there must be something else!" ”
The beggar hurriedly shook his hand and explained, "No! No! It's ......" Before he could finish speaking, he stopped, because he heard a voice, and he said very carefully, "Shhh Listen! Listen! That's the sound! ”
Bi Ling and Yu Xiaowei also stopped speaking, and the entire Taoyuan was completely silent, as if time had stood still. In the air, a sound can be faintly heard, melodious and far-reaching, as if coming from the deepest part of the sky, soft as sand, soothing as a stream, fresh as the wind. As the voice became clearer and clearer, Yu Xiaowei finally heard that this was the sound of the flute. At the same time, he felt exhausted, his limbs were weak, his eyes could not be opened, and he felt as sleepy as if he had not slept for three or five days. He slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep. ……
When Xiao Wei woke up, he found himself lying on the ground again. But this time, it was he who woke up first, and both Biling and the beggar were still lying not far away and continued to dream. Yu Xiaowei walked up to Bi Ling, bent down, and was about to wake up Bi Ling, but he didn't scream. Because this was the first time he had seen Biling sleeping, it was so sweet, so beautiful. He couldn't bear to spoil the scenery, but he was completely intoxicated.
It's a pity that even if Yu Xiaowei didn't scream, Biling woke up by herself. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a big face in front of her, and Bi Ling couldn't help but scream "wow", and slapped Yu Xiaowei on the left side of her face with all her might. I only heard Yu Xiaowei also scream "wow" and fell to the ground.
waited until Bi Ling shook her palm, which was a little numb, and regained some of her senses, before she saw Yu Xiaowei who was rubbing her face vigorously on the ground. Bi Ling didn't remember if she beat Yu Xiaowei by herself, so she asked, "Oops! It's you! What are you doing so close? ”
Yu Xiaowei covered the left side of his face, which was already a little swollen, and replied almost in tears: "I want to wake you up!" ”
"Wake me up? Yes! How did I fall asleep? Only then did Biling remember this strange sleep. I was still fine just now, why did I sleep inexplicably?
Yu Xiaowei shouted: "I don't know why I'm lying on the ground!" He looked around him, and from the moment he woke up, he felt that something was wrong, and now he finally realized it. The peach trees are gone, the streams are gone, the pavilions are gone, and the graves are gone. All he saw was green hills, layer by layer, stretching endlessly.
"Where are we?" In addition to question marks, Yu Xiaowei still has question marks in his heart. He walked up to the beggar and flew a kick at the beggar's buttocks.
The beggar jumped up, touched his buttocks, rubbed his eyes, saw Yu Xiaowei and Bi Ling, and said with a smile: "Hehe, are you awake?" ”
Yu Xiaowei didn't have the heart to laugh, his eyes widened at the beggar, and asked, "Where is this?" How did we end up here? What the hell is all this going on? ”
The beggar replied, "Don't worry! I was about to say that this is how I left Paradise last time. It was that voice, listening to it, and falling asleep. Then, somehow, I got here. So I really don't know if there is any other way to get to Paradise Wonderland other than the waterfall. ”
After hearing this, Yu Xiaowei felt that what the beggar said might be true, and said to himself: "So, the sound of the flute is actually a lullaby, and it was the owner of the Taoyuan Wonderland who hypnotized us and sent us here." ”
The beggar slapped his head and said, "That's right! Last time, the master said that he didn't want to see outsiders again, and told me not to do it. This time he must have kicked you out because he didn't want to see you. ”
Yu Xiaowei clasped his hands behind his back and thought thoughtfully: "Taoyuan Wonderland, Tomb, Lullaby, Master, there must be a lot of articles here, and the master is by no means an idle person." ”
Bi Ling sighed and said, "I don't know where he is sacred, but now that we have been driven out, what if we meet the Golden Tiger?" ”
Yu Xiaowei clenched the sword in his hand and said, "With me here, don't be afraid of him!" It's a big deal to fight with him! We are now trapped in this deep mountain and old forest, and the most important thing is to find a way out first. ”
The beggar hurriedly said, "It's easy to go out, I'll walk by." Just follow me. ”
In this way, it was still the beggar in front, and Bi Ling and Yu Xiaowei in the back, continuing to walk along the mountain road. After crossing the two mountains, it was already dusk, and the originally rugged mountain road was even more blurred.
Bi Ling had been walking for a day, and by this time, she finally couldn't hold on, sat on the side of the road, and shouted, "I can't walk anymore!" Take a break! ”
Yu Xiaowei also said, "It's just right, I also want to take a break." ”
But the beggar was reluctant, and said, "We'd better go out of the mountain before it gets dark, or we'll ......." ”
Bi Ling was out of breath, waved her hand, and said, "I can't move a step!" ”
Yu Xiaowei immediately shouted at the beggar: "What's the harm in taking a break? ”
The beggar hurriedly explained: "If it is dark this day, the mountains ......"
Before the beggar finished speaking, Bi Ling shouted again: "I want to drink water!" ”
Yu Xiaowei immediately agreed: "I'll go find water." He then asked the beggar, "Do you know where there is water?" Take me there. ”
"This ...... All right! The beggar had no choice but to take Yu Xiaowei to find water.
The two made a few more turns in the mountains and came to a spring. After Yu Xiaowei finished fetching water, he felt that there was movement around him, and from time to time he remembered the sound of "woo" in his ears, which was not like the sound of the wind, so he asked the beggar: "Hey! Did you hear anything? ”
The beggar asked, "What sound?" ”
"The sound of 'woo'."
"Oh," said the beggar casually, "it's a wolf howl." ”
"What? Wolf? Is there a wolf in this mountain? Yu Xiaowei screamed wildly, almost squirting out his throat.
The beggar said, "Yes, there are many." However, it generally does not come out during the day, and does not come out until night. ”
Yu Xiaowei immediately became anxious: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”
The beggar was frightened by Yu Xiaowei's appearance again, and whispered: "I always wanted to say just now, you have to take a break, don't let me say, I thought you weren't afraid of wolves." ”
"Ling'er!" Yu Xiaowei threw away the water and ran back quickly while screaming. Thinking of Bi Ling staying there alone, thinking that it was already dark, and thinking of wolves, Yu Xiaowei's heart was pinched together, and his legs and feet no longer felt tired at all. He only hoped that when he ran back, he would see Bi Ling still sitting safely on the side of the road, even if he would ask him for going for so long, there was still no water.
However, the place where Biling was resting was empty. Not only was there no man, there were no wolves, no packages, no bloodstains, nothing, as if no one had ever come. Where will Biling go? Was it taken away by a wolf, or did it leave alone? Yu Xiaowei's heart is like fifteen buckets, seven up and eight down. He searched frantically, and unconsciously found the bottom of the mountain, but there was no clue.
Did Biling really meet a wolf? Encountered. Almost at the same time that Xiao Wei heard the first wolf howl, Bi Ling also heard it, and her heart immediately contracted together. As the wolf's voices frequented and approached, Bi Ling finally couldn't sit still. She stood up and looked around with wide eyes. Suddenly, in the bushes not far away, two green lights appeared, and then, four, six,...... More and more. The exhaustion just now was all replaced by fear, and Bi Ling picked up the package and ran away. In this deep mountain, she didn't know the way, but now she had to rush in a mess, and she didn't even dare to turn back.
When she rushed down the mountain, she didn't know where she went, but Bi Ling saw that there were several houses in front of her, and the lights were still on, so she hurriedly ran over. This is a town, and the houses are still quite familiar, probably because the houses in Miao Jiang are all the same. Although it was getting late and there were no people on the street, after all, it was far away from the wolves, and Biling finally breathed a sigh of relief. So, the feeling of soreness and weakness returned. There was a house on the street with the brightest lights, and Bi Ling stepped forward to see that the word "wine" fluttering on the mast in front of the house made her finally recognize that this was the hotel she had been to yesterday, so this town was Taoyuan Town.
"How did I get back?" Before Bi Ling could understand what was going on, she suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and following the sound, a large man was speeding towards her waving a horsewhip. Naturally, this big man is also what Bi Ling has just met, and the Eagle Sect's caretaker in Taoyuan Town, Xiong Batian, still has Bi Ling's wanted warrant in his hand. Seeing that Xiong Batian is getting closer and closer, Biling has no way to escape. In desperation, she had no choice but to turn around and go into the hotel.
The hotel was very lively, all kinds of people gathered here, some boxing, some singing, some talking, but in Bi Ling's eyes, it was as quiet as death, because she saw that sitting at the wine table facing the door was the smiling tiger golden tiger. It's really out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth!
In fact, Jin Hu didn't wait for Bi Ling here, and he didn't know that Bi Ling was in Taoyuan Town. He was the same as Yu Xiaowei, but at this time, he felt hungry, so he found a hotel to have a drink, and by the way, he inquired about the whereabouts of the target he was chasing. As he was asking, he saw a vivid Biling running in from outside the door.
Bi Ling stared at the Golden Tiger, and the Golden Tiger also stared at Bi Ling, both of them motionless. The blood seems to be coagulated, and the flow of air can be felt; Time seemed to stand still, like Biling's tense nerves. Compared to the hustle and bustle of drinkers, these two people feel like they are in another world. No one was aware of their presence, except for the shopkeeper hiding at the counter. He also called the shopkeeper to the counter to hide, because he had a premonition that something would happen in the hotel.
Finally, a smile appeared on the corner of Jin Hu's mouth, and a bead of sweat flowed down Bi Ling's cheek. At this time, Xiong Batian strode in from outside the door, scolding as he walked: "His grandmother's! Today's day is finally over! ”
As soon as the shopkeeper saw Xiong Batian, his heart immediately became steady, and he said: "The savior has arrived!" ”
Xiong Batian walked fast after entering the door, and just hit Bi Ling's right shoulder. "Your grandma's! Dare to stand in the way of Lao Tzu! Xiong Batian was about to scold, but when he saw Bi Ling's face, he felt familiar, "You face, Lao Tzu seems to have seen it!" ”
"I remember! Come to think of it! The shopkeeper happily greeted him from the counter, pointed to Bi Ling, and said to Xiong Batian, "Yesterday, when the adults came to the small store to make a notice, this female guest officer was also in the store. ”
The shopkeeper came out, looked at Bi Ling, and whispered to the shopkeeper: "She seems to be the person painted on the notice." ”
The shopkeeper was shocked: "Really? The notice was still posted on the wall, and the shopkeeper carefully compared it and suddenly realized, "Really! I'll just say it's familiar! ”
After Xiong Batian saw it, he also pointed at Biling and shouted: "Sure enough, it's you!" After saying that, he immediately whistled. After a while, more than a dozen strong men with big knives rushed in from outside the door and surrounded Bi Ling. Xiong Batian waved his hand and said, "Tie up!" Escort back! Bi Ling was tied up and escorted out of the hotel.
At this time, Bi Ling still didn't forget to look back at the Golden Tiger, and thought: "Being caught by this big man like this, compared to being killed by the Golden Tiger, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." ”
And Jin Hu continued to drink and eat food since Xiong Batian entered the door, as if he had nothing to do with Biling. Until Bi Ling was escorted away, he didn't look up again.
Besides, Yu Xiaowei, from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, he was already anxious. He also ran back to Taoyuan Town in a daze, and saw that there were still portraits of Biling posted all over the town. He suddenly thought, could it be that Bi Ling was captured by the Eagle Sect's people? Especially the beggar, a single ingot of silver is regarded as his life, and if he comes back and sees the notice, there is a reward of five hundred taels of silver, and he still does not go to receive the reward?
At this moment, someone came out of the hotel, and Yu Xiaowei fixed his eyes and saw that this person was Jin Hu. Bi Ling probably fell into the hands of this smiling tiger; Even if it doesn't, the existence of the Golden Tiger is always a threat. So, before the golden tiger had gone far, Yu Xiaowei rushed forward, pulled out his iron sword, and shouted, "Stop!" ”
Jin Hu didn't know Yu Xiaowei, but he knew that the comer was not good, so he stopped and turned to look at Yu Xiaowei, but there was no expression on his face.
Yu Xiaowei asked, "Are you going to kill Ling'er?" ”
Jin Hu replied: "I don't know what 'bell' and 'bell' are, I only kill people according to the appearance on the painting." ”
"No matter who you want to kill, get past me first!" Yu Xiaowei's sword stabbed out.
After dodging the three swords, Jin Hu said, "Seeing that your sword is sharp, it can be regarded as two hits." I won't make any money by killing you, and I didn't want to bother with it. But if you continue to entangle, after I kill you, I don't care about burying you! ”
How could Yu Xiaowei stop? He shouted, "I'll bury you!" ”
Facing Yu Xiaowei who rushed over, Jin Hu put his hands behind his back, did not move, and smiled on his face. Suddenly, he raised his right hand, and a poison dart flew straight out of his sleeve. Fortunately, Yu Xiaowei was quick and used his sword to block the poison dart. But at this moment, Jin Hu's hand reached straight over and grabbed Yu Xiaowei's neck. Yu Xiaowei felt out of breath, and he couldn't use his hands and feet to break free, so he stretched out his tongue and rolled his eyes. Suddenly, a horsewhip struck Jin Hu's right arm, forcing Jin Hu to let go of his hand. Yu Xiaowei felt a lot more relieved at this time, but his throat was still itchy, making him cough constantly.
"Dare to make trouble in Lao Tzu's territory, don't want to live?" It turned out to be Xiong Batian again, and he actually rode back on a horse, still followed by more than a dozen strong men.
The hotel shopkeeper ran out when he heard the sound, saw Xiong Batian, and hurriedly asked, "My lord, why are you back again?" ”
Xiong Batian said: "Lao Tzu suddenly remembered that I originally came to you to drink today, but I forgot to catch that girl." Now that the girl has taken care of it, Lao Tzu has to come back to drink. ”
The shopkeeper replied, "Yes!" Be! The small ones are still available for adults! ”
Xiong Batian said again: "In addition, those notices can also be torn up." Just now, a man named Huazi came to tell Lao Tzu that he knew the whereabouts of the fugitive! If you are angry with Lao Tzu, 'pop' is a big mouth! After saying that, he laughed.
The shopkeeper laughed with him while welcoming Xiong Batian to the store.
Just when Xiong Batian was talking to the shopkeeper, Jin Hu was gone.
Yu Xiaowei had been sitting on the ground, rubbing his neck, but when he heard the word "girl" coming out of Xiong Batian's mouth, he immediately became energetic. Because he at least knew that Bi Ling was not taken away by the wolf, nor was she killed by the golden tiger. Taking advantage of the fact that Xiong Batian was drinking in the hotel now, Yu Xiaowei picked up his sword and ran desperately towards Xiong Mansion.