() Jicui Mountain is north of Kunlun, south of Tianshi Road, close to Emei, although it is not famous for its uprightness, but it is like chūn all year round, always verdant, so there is a name of Jicui Mountain.

Fang Zhong descended from Kunlun and inquired all the way, and arrived near Jicui Mountain in a short time. When you look up, the scenery is really pleasant, wild flowers bloom in the mountains and fields everywhere, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers between the noses. The monstrous beast followed behind him, even running around, not only did it not appear tired, but the jīng god became more and more rising. Fang Zhong usually doesn't sit on its back, unless he climbs over a mountain stream, he jumps over it, and more often than not, he just walks like a child. Fang Zhong used the talisman method to unfold the ability to shrink the ground into inches, and it could catch up.

Fang Zhong walked around the vicinity of Jicui Mountain for a long time, but he didn't see a single demon sect demon or a person in the righteous path, and he wondered for a long time, he didn't dare to venture inside, so he had to go outside, wanting to find a place to settle down first. As he turned a col, the beast roared at the grass on one side, ready to pounce at any moment. Fang Zhong shouted, "Who is it!?" Backhand draws the sword. I only heard someone in the grass shouting: "Don't do it, who is your Excellency, a disciple of Xia Yuzhiguan, who came to inquire about the news." Then the grass parted to both sides, and out of it stood a disciple in his twenties.

Jade Tree Mountain is one of the thirty-six cave heavens, and a jade temple on the mountain is quite large-scale, and it is also the Taoist sect of the alliance this time. Fang Zhong said happily: "Fang Zhong, a disciple of the Lower Kunlun Jade Void Palace, is here to assist your faction. When the Jade Mountain disciple heard that it was a disciple of the Jade Void Palace, he immediately said respectfully: "It turned out to be Kunlun Gaodi, and I have been looking up for a long time." Fang Zhong asked, "I've been here for a long time, why did I only meet you, and where are the rest?" The Taoist said: "The rest of the people are in a Taoist temple ten miles away, since the Taoist friend is here, the Taoist will lead the way for the Taoist friend, and I have seen the predecessors of the three factions." Fang Zhong nodded and said, "Very good." The man led the way, Fang Zhong asked which three factions they were, and the man said, "There are three places of people and horses in Baishi Mountain, Yuzhi Temple, and Qingyu Island. There are all heads of the family who take the lead and besiege the Jicui Mountain here. Fang Zhong said: "I don't know how the battle is going?" The man smiled and said, "It's just holding each other, just holding each other." ”

Two people and a beast walked out of Jicui Mountain, and walked for more than ten miles, and finally saw a Taoist temple on a hill that covers an area of not too much, this view is very bright, the wall is gray and dark, and even the plaque on the door is not there, it is a nameless Taoist temple. There were several disciples standing guard at the gate of the temple, and when they saw the two of them coming, Jǐng couldn't help but say, "Where did you come from?" The Taoist who accompanied Fang Zhonglai said, "I'll go and report it so that I can greet Daoyou." With that, he trotted and went to meet the guards.

Fang Zhong saw a few people talking to each other, and immediately someone walked into the door quickly, and soon he heard the bell ringing, and countless people poured out from the door, starting with three brightly dressed people. One wears a crown to the sky, a crane is draped, holding floating dust, the other is a hairpin, a Taoist robe, a sword is hung, and the other is not vulgar, a gossip mirror is hung on the waist, and a sword is inserted behind the back, and the three are all half old.

The three of them came to Fang Zhong, made a joke, and the person holding the floating dust asked: "Jiang Chengzi, the master of the Lower Jade Temple, has seen Daoyou, Your Excellency is ......" Fang Zhong was also busy making a joke, and said: "Down is Fang Zhong, a disciple of the Jade Void Palace, and I have seen all the seniors. Another veteran said loudly: "Did you come to report the news first, where are the rest of the Kunlun disciples?" Fang Zhong said: "There is only one disciple, and there have never been other senior brothers. When the three of them heard this, they each looked at it. The old Taoist complained in a low voice: "It is really unreasonable for a disciple to come out to greet us in person. "Let's say, glared fiercely at the disciple who reported the news just now, as if blaming that disciple for not telling it clearly, causing a few of them to surrender their identities to the door to greet a little disciple. The man with a gossip mirror hanging from his waist said: "Since this is the case, please come in, and we will wait for Kunlun Gaodi to pick up the wind and wash the dust." The three of them welcomed Fang Zhong into the main hall.

A table of banquets was quickly set up in the main hall and Fang Zhong was invited to the table. While Fang Zhong settled the monstrous beast, the three of them sat at the table and poured a cup each. That old Taoist is the Baishi Cave Master who once made things difficult for Bu Yisan at the oath meeting, surnamed Zheng Zi Yuanhong, he said a little playfully: "I thought there was a person who stood up to the sky and the earth, and in the end he was a little disciple, hehe, I see that he has not dried up, I don't know how many great ways to do it." Another Jade Pavilion, Jiang Chengzi, said: "Don't look at his young age, no matter how you say it, he is a disciple of the Jade Void Palace." Zheng Yuanhong, the master of the White Stone Cave, said: "What about the disciples of the Jade Void Palace, then Jiang Wenxian is not very famous, and he is not a person who helps to abuse him." "The other one who didn't speak was Hou Xin, the owner of Qingyu Island, that Qingyu Island was far overseas, and it was the farthest Taoist sect from the alliance this time, and it was also one of the seventy-two blessed lands, but due to geographical relations, there was not much contact with the land factions. Although the means are high, the ranking is behind the second faction. Therefore, he felt the same way, and was quite disgusted by the fact that others often used their status to oppress others, and at this moment he listened to Zheng Yuanhong's words, and sneered: "Master Zheng Dong, people can't be good-looking, if you think he can't do it, you can test it yourself." However, it is not easy for me to see this son, you can see that he has two swords on his back, and they are not ordinary, as far as I know, ordinary disciples will not be like this. "Qingyu Island is a sword sect, and his attainments in swordsmanship are not low, listening to him say this, Jiang Chengzi, the master of the Jade Temple, nodded and said: "What Master Hou said is good, I can't underestimate others, and I will wait for him to come." ”

Soon, Fang Zhong came in and said, "I'm sorry to be rude to my seniors for a long time." Then Zheng Yuanhong said: "It's okay, fellow Daoists, please take a seat." He personally poured a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "The disciples sent by the real people of the sect must be outstanding, although the poor Dao is a few years older, he does not dare to call himself an elder, I don't know what Fang Zhong Daoyou has to do to suppress the enemy this time?" Fang Zhong said: "I don't know what the situation is now?" Zheng Yuanhong said: "The situation is not good or bad, at the beginning there were quite successes, but unfortunately they were all inconsequential people, and later after these demons retreated into Jicui Mountain, they couldn't shrink, and they became a stalemate." Then he continued: "We have also entered the mountain several times, and found that there are many traps in the maze, and the situation is unknown, so naturally we can't rush in. ”

Fang Zhong hesitated: "I am young and knowledgeable, I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this responsibility." Zheng Yuanhong said: "It's just a way to explore, since the Taoist friends are here, they can't stand by and watch, and when the time comes, the real person in charge of the sect will ask, it needs to be not good-looking." Then he looked at Fang Zhong with burning eyes. He pressed the innocent people, but Fang Zhong refused, so he reluctantly said: "Then I can only give it a try." Zheng Yuanhongdui said with a smile: "Okay, let's rest for one night, tomorrow morning, I will wait to listen to the good news of Taoist friends." Hou Xin on the side had an unswerving look on his face, looked at Zheng Yuanhong and snorted coldly. Zheng Yuanhong just didn't know, a few glasses of vegetarian wine in his stomach, Fang Zhong excused himself and didn't drink, so he retreated to rest.

At this moment, there were only three people on the table, and Hou Xin said: "Master Zhengdong, if you do this, you are letting him give his life in vain." Zheng Yuanhong said angrily: "The life of my disciple is not life, is the life of his disciple of Yuxu Palace, in order to enter Jicui Mountain, dozens of lives have been missing under my door, no one is alive, no one is dead, no one is dead, who dares to go in to inquire now?" If you can't get used to it, how about your people from Qingyu Island go in by themselves, and I and Lord Jiang Guan will sweep aside? Jiang Chengzi, the master of the Jade Temple, waved his hand and said: "The two of you don't have to argue, the consideration of the Zheng Dong Lord is also understood, everyone wants to make contributions, but if he says let him go in alone, if something happens, it will reach the ears of the Hanging Heaven Zhenren, I am afraid that he will have to bear some responsibility." It's better for you and me to send a disciple to accompany him, and it can be regarded as an explanation. Zheng Yuanhong high-fived and said: "This is a good idea, at most one more death, and then I will wait for the rest of the troops to stand still, and wait for the rest of the places to come with good news." Anyway, you and I have limited strength in this gate, let those gates be sent to fight, and then Jicuilou will inevitably draw people to rescue, and when the general trend has been determined, I will take advantage of the situation to enter, wouldn't it be happy! Hou Xin didn't agree, but he couldn't bear that both of them felt that this method was good, so he had to reluctantly agree.

Early in the morning of the second day, each of the three Dao sects sent three disciples to go with Fang Zhong. The one sent by Baishi Mountain was the Taoist who had explored the path before, and I saw that his face was pale, and he looked frightened, followed by an inferior horse. Yuzhiguan also sent a Taoist, but much more generous than Baishi Mountain, this person has a brave face, carrying a big sword, and under the seat is actually a huge spotted leopard, which looks very miraculous. A disciple of the Qingyu Island faction was not surprising, but he was very capable in his gestures, and with a whistle in the air, an unknown seabird descended out of thin air, and said to Hou Xin: "Master, the disciple will definitely live up to his mission when he goes." "This person is actually Hou Xin's personal disciple. Several people waited for Fang Zhong to come. I only heard a roar not far away, Fang Zhong led the hideous beast and gradually came, and before anyone could come, there was a plop behind the Baishi Mountain Daoist, and the bad horse lay on the ground, letting the Daoist pull around, but he couldn't afford it.