April, dusk, Emei.

The sun is like a bean, and the sea of clouds is vast. Several peaks break through the clouds, stand proudly and unevenly, under the reflection of the sunset, shine with a faint golden light, like a fairy mountain on the sea, magnificent and ethereal.

In the Dae Mountain, the precipices and cliffs are like knives and axes, abrupt and rugged, and the sky is half a day. A plank road winds upwards along the mountain, reaching into the depths of the clouds.

The pines on both sides are verdant, the branches are oblique, and the lush green is like green clouds and blue mist. The hollow valley and secluded forest, the birdsong is clear, and the boulder moss is sprinkled with speckled light and shadow, flickering and uncertain.

A short old man in green clothes, wearing a turquoise straw hat and carrying a large copper pot on his back, was squatting on a rock in the forest, humming a small tune, and building a stove to make a fire.

Beside him sat a yellow-clothed girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, motionless like a stone man, with a pale face, looking anxiously at the mountain path below, tears rolling in her eyes, mixed with panic, fear, anticipation, and nervousness...... All kinds of looks, as if waiting for someone to appear.

"Little girl, you are dead, the cow surnamed Ge is shrinking his head as a turtle, where is the courage to come out to save you? Hehe, since he didn't have the courage to come, it's useless to keep you, so just be the ancestor's dinner. ”

Lao Suo glanced at her, a chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on his shriveled face, and he shook his head and exclaimed: "The thin skin and tender meat must be very sweet and refreshing." As he spoke, he swallowed his saliva and took the large copper pot from his back and set it on the stone stove.

The mountain breeze was inspiring, the sun sifting between the branches and leaves was shining, and in the distance, a clear song was blowing. The old man's ears moved slightly, and he turned his head to listen.

The girl in yellow had a bright eye, and then quickly turned dim.

"It's dangerous! The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky! Silkworms and fish, how dazed is the founding of the country! He is 48,000 years old, and he has been populated with Qin Saitong. There is a bird road in Xidang Taibai, which can cross the top of Emei. The earth collapsed and the mountain destroyed the strong man to death, and then the ladder stone stack was hooked together. There is a high standard of six dragons returning to the sun, and there is a rushing wave and reversing the return to Sichuan...... "The voice is clear and pleasant, but it seems to be lacking in qi, and the song "Shu Dao Difficult" has not yet been sung halfway, and it has been exhausted and coughing.

I only heard a man hurriedly persuade: "Son, you take it easy, stop singing, it's not a joke to be angry......"

The singing boy coughed and laughed, "Hengzhu is about to die, whatever." ”

The girl in yellow was extremely disappointed in her heart, and when she heard "Hengzhi is about to die, whatever", she frowned slightly, and tears couldn't help but gush out of her eyes. Her meridians were blocked, and she couldn't cry when she wanted to.

The old man bared his black and yellow teeth, smiled, and said, "Little girl, don't cry, the meat will be sour if you cry again, it won't be delicious." ”

As he spoke, he flicked his fingertips, "Huh! A clear stream erupted from the mountain spring not far away, followed by his fingers, and crossed a silver arc in the air, bubbling into the copper pot, steaming up a trace of white steam.

At this moment, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the three men walked up the stone path through the pine forest.

The first person was a middle-aged Taoist priest, with a scarf and cloth clothes, green shoes and white socks, and a short sword hanging from his waist.

The second big man is nine feet tall, as tall as a mountain, with big copper bells and bright eyes, carrying a young man in brocade clothes on his back, and his steps are as steady as flying. The young man in brocade clothes was about fourteen or fifteen years old, delicate and thin, with big eyes and smart eyes, but his face was covered with a faint black gas, and he was sickly and gloomy; While coughing, he sang the song "Shu Dao Difficult" with a smile to himself, intermittently.

The last man in blue carried the iron pole, followed suit, his face was full of anxiety, and kept persuading the young man to keep his mouth shut and rest.

The old man squinted at the young man, stirring the pot of water, shaking his head and sighing: "The bones are slender, the skin and flesh are delicate, if you are not sick, it must be wonderful to use it for steaming." It's a pity that I'm terminally ill right now...... Alas, wasted, wasted. ”

The middle-aged Taoist priest raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashed, and a look of horror and vigilance flashed, and he said lightly: "It turned out to be the Xuangui Ancestor, fortunately." ”

When the other two big men heard the words "Xuangui Old Ancestor", their faces changed greatly, and they stopped their steps, glaring at Lao Suo angrily and disgustingly, and concentrating on vigilance.

The young man said "Huh", stopped singing, and said with a smile: "Xuangui Ancestor? It's a familiar name. Yes! Uncle, is he the old monster of the East China Sea that you said before that specializes in eating human flesh? If that big copper pot is carried on its back, it really looks like an old turtle......"

"Xuan'er!" The middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly intercepted his words, hugged his fist at the old man, and said without humility or arrogance, "The young man is ignorant and has no intention of offending, please forgive me." ”

The old man raised his eyebrows, got up and said with a strange smile: "The little baby is young, but she has a lot of knowledge, it seems that she was taught by Your Excellency?" Haven't asked your Excellency for your first name? The laughter was gloomy and cold, and everyone was horrified to hear.

This Lao Su is known as one of the "Ten Ancestors of the Demon Gate" in the East China Sea, "Xuangui Ancestor" Song Jin. The people in the Demon Gate are secretive, claiming to be cultivators, but they are notorious for cultivating immortal bodies with demonic methods, and this Xuangui Ancestor is one of the most famous wolves.

This person is narrow-minded and suspicious, cruel and murderous. Alone, evil, and fond of eating children's meat, he is not only a thorn in the side of the government, but also a public enemy of all factions in the world. But his demon magic is extremely strong, and he always escapes calmly from the siege of various factions.

Eight years ago, Master Emei Mingkong once united with eighteen Buddhist masters to go thousands of miles to ambush this fang at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, but he still saw through the ambush in advance and escaped with demon methods. Since then, there has been no news of him, and there has been no trace of him.

I don't know why this devil dares to go to Emei alone? And why do you openly cook virgins on this half-mountain plank road? Mount Emei is full of heroes, is there no one who comes forward to take care of it?

As soon as he thought of this, the middle-aged Taoist priest suddenly thought that he had gone up the mountain all the way today, but he had not met a single Buddhist disciple, and the huge Emei seemed to have become an empty mountain! My heart jumped suddenly: "Could it be that the rumor is true, and something really happened to Mount Emei?" He condensed slightly, and said quietly: "It's just a nobody, why bother ......"

But the young man hurriedly said loudly: "Old monster, my uncle is afraid that he will scare you to death by telling his name!" He was a newborn calf, and he was not afraid of the Xuangui Ancestor, and he was extremely proud of his uncle, and said with a smile: "Qingcheng is half a foot of iron, and Guanghan is fourteen states." Have you ever heard of the name of 'Taixuan Zhenren' Cheng Zhongfu? ”

"Cheng Zhongfu? It turns out that you are Qingcheng half-foot Taixuan Sword? The Xuangui Ancestor flashed with a fierce light in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Qingcheng and Emei don't get along with each other, don't you break the ring and go up the mountain, aren't you afraid of being expelled from Qingcheng by Xu Guanciao?" ”

Mount Emei was originally a sacred mountain of Taoism, and it is said that Lu Chunyang and others in the Tang Dynasty had cultivated in Emei. However, after the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the Taoist gate declined, Buddhism flourished, Emei was gradually occupied by Buddhism, and the temples in the mountains were numerous, and the grievances between the two religions of Taoism and Buddhism became deeper and deeper.

During the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, in order to appease the contradictions between the two sides, the imperial court turned Qingcheng Mountain into a sacred mountain of Taoism, and Emei continued to be owned by Buddhism.

In the period of Zhenghe of the Great Song Dynasty, the Taoist priest Lin Lingsu was born, praying for thunder and rain, which shocked the world and won the favor of Emperor Huizong.

Under his repeated requests, Huizong repeatedly suppressed the Buddha's worship of the Tao, and even ordered the Buddha to be changed to the Tao in the first year of Xuanhe, and the Buddhist scriptures were burned, and the Buddhism was almost wiped out.

Since then, the two gates of Tao and Buddha have been like fire and water, and they are incompatible.

In order to avoid disputes, the Taoist Buddha factions on Emei and Qingcheng Mountain strictly restrained their disciples, vowing that if it was not a matter of life and death, they would never easily step into the other party's mountain gate.

Although Cheng Zhongfu is a famous figure in the Iron Sword Gate of Qingcheng Mountain, he should not act against the prohibition and rashly step into Emei. It was the Xuan Turtle Ancestor who asked.

Cheng Zhongfu smiled slightly, and asked instead of answering: "The battle of Wuyi Mountain, just like yesterday, the ancestor forgot it so quickly?" Could it be that Your Excellency kissed Emei and wanted to ask Master Mingkong for the guilt? ”

"The surname is Cheng, you really don't know? Or pretend to be crazy and stupid? The Xuangui Old Ancestor raised his eyebrows and laughed, "The old bald donkey in the clear sky is full of evil, and he hiccups five days ago!" Once acquainted, how can I not come to mourn and send off the ancestors? ”

"What?" The crowd shouted in unison. Even Cheng Zhongfu, who had always been calm, couldn't help but change color, and said in amazement: "Master Mingkong...... Passed away? ”

Master Mingkong is the leader of the seventy-two temples of Mount Emei, highly respected, compassionate and wise, and his junior brother Mingxin, the South China Sea Huizhen Shitai, and the master Zonghui of the Baiyun Monastery are called "the four great monks of the Great Song Dynasty", and it is even more rare that the mana is strong, jealous and hateful, and there are countless demons in his life, which can be described as the most feared character of the demon gate.

No wonder Mount Emei is empty, a figure is difficult to see, presumably these days Emei temples are behind closed doors to mourn, chanting the scriptures exceeded. It's because this old demon is so rampant, cooking soup and eating people.

The Xuangui Ancestor said hesitantly: "The old bald donkey in the Ming Sky caused me to hide in the East China Sea for eight years, and I suddenly fished, shrimp, crabs and mussels, and his grandmother's mouths were about to grow seaweed. This time into Sichuan, the ancestor specially went to Emei to eat a few two-legged sheep, and had a good time, and by the way, he paid tribute to the spirit of the old bald donkey in the sky. He reached out his shriveled hand like a ghost's claw, pinched the face of the girl in yellow, and laughed wildly, the sound echoing between the mountains.

"gurgling!" The water in the pot was already boiling, and the steam was billowing and churning.

The Xuan Turtle Ancestor swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "Wonderful, wonderful!" It's finally time to get out of the pot. Do the Taixuansan people want a piece of the pie? With a pull of both hands, there was a crisp sound, and the girl's clothes were torn apart, revealing snow-white and delicate skin.

The girl in yellow had flushed cheeks, suddenly turned pale again, and looked at Cheng Zhongfu and the others with tears in her eyes, full of shame, pleading and fear, like rain and lotus wind willows, which made people pity.

Cheng Zhongfu couldn't bear it in his heart and hesitated. He has always been cautious, and he will never take risks unless he is very sure. The ancestor of the turtle is notorious, and the monks of Mount Emei are closed, and they are not his opponents by themselves, and they want to save this girl and protect the safety of their nephews, which is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

What's more, with the most important things at the moment, how can I have the leisure to entangle with this old demon? But seeing that this innocent girl was captured by the old demon and was about to become a thing in his womb, how could a person who cultivated the Tao by himself not be saved?

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard the young man's "oops", pointed at the girl in yellow and smiled: "It turned out to be you!" Uncle, isn't this little lady the one who came to my 'Renjitang' last month to grab medicine? Dr. Sun Siyu said that she had 'black osteitis blood poison' and would not live for 30 days, and she couldn't imagine that she was still so alive today, which is really a miracle! ”