Chapter 256: The Old Man and the Old Dao
Hearing the voice, Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao turned their heads to look at the source of the sound at the same time, and when they saw that there was an octogenarian old man who appeared behind the man in black at some point, the two of them were also taken aback.
Of course, they wouldn't really treat this old man as an ordinary farmer, because even idiots know that a person who can appear behind the man in black silently not only needs supreme light skills, but also advanced internal skills.
When the man in black saw the old man appear, his eyes looked at the old man with fear, obviously he also knew the old man behind him.
If he can still escape in the hands of the halal old man, when facing the old man behind him, even if his left leg is not injured, he can only die.
"You just wanted to kill my grandson?" The old man did not walk into the man in black, and his voice was calm, but the clothes and hood of the man in black were all wet. Apparently he was scared and sweating profusely.
"It's not...... I do not know...... I didn't...... I really don't have a heart......" Turning his head to look at the old man, the man in black began to speak incoherently in fear.
Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao also looked at the old man in surprise. They didn't know this old man, but they knew that this ordinary-looking old man must be a great senior, and today they were lucky enough to meet such a high-ranking person here, and it could be regarded as a small life. The two looked at the old man and the old man gratefully.
"Yes, not only does he want to kill me, but he also wants to force me." Putting away the fan, Brother Bao jumped to the old man's side, and said to the old man as if he had been greatly wronged. Since this person wants to hunt down the eldest brother, of course he can't let his grandfather let the tiger return to the mountain, in that case, the eldest brother and eldest brother-in-law will be in danger.
"Is that so?" Raising the corners of his mouth, the old man asked the man in black, whose legs had begun to tremble. He hadn't killed anyone in years, and if he wasn't really heinous, he certainly didn't want to kill again. But that doesn't mean he won't kill, and it doesn't mean he can watch others kill his grandson and be indifferent.
"Misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding." Shaking his head, the man in black kept talking. At the same time, he grabbed his hood, looked at the old man and said, "Master Qian, this is really a misunderstanding, the subordinates just look at the fan in the young master's hand as if it is a thing of their own door, and they want to take a look."
"See? The things of this door? To put it lightly, this door has faded out of the rivers and lakes more than 60 years ago, and no longer cares about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and your dress and behavior today are not the actions of the people of this sect. So whether what you say is true or not, I can't keep you. As he spoke, he didn't see how the old man moved, maybe he punched, maybe he slapped him, maybe ...... Anyway, Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao didn't see how the old man made a move, and the man in black had already fallen to the ground, and he had no breath.
Seeing the death of the man in black, Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao walked up to the old man together and kowtowed to the old man to thank him. Although the old man's original intention of saving them was just to help his grandson, it was also true that he saved himself and Mu Yunqiao. So Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao sincerely thank the old man for saving his life.
"Arise, all of you. It's fate that you can come here, this is a scourge of the sect, and the two of them are frightened, so this life-saving grace, the old man really doesn't dare to take it. Avoiding Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao's kneeling, the old man said directly.
"The seniors saved the lives of my husband and wife, Mingtao naturally wants to thank the seniors, but I don't know the seniors' surnames, Mingtao will definitely repay them in the future." Since the old man refused to let himself kneel, Ming Tao bowed his hand to the old man.
"The old man has no name for a long time......"
"My surname is Mu, and of course my grandfather has the same surname as me. If the two big brothers are not in a hurry, how about we go inside and talk? Walking to Mu Yunqiao's side, Brother Bao interrupted the old man's words and said with a smile.
"What are you talking about, you promised that all the water before the autumn harvest will be picked by yourself, and it seems that there is no water today, so why don't you pick up water?" patted Brother Bao's head hard, and the old man said with displeasure on his face. He knows that he is in a good mood and happy now, but he should save some face for him! By the way, why is the fan in this kid's hand so familiar?
"Where did you get your fan? Show me. As he spoke, the old man didn't wait for Brother Bao to react, he reached out and took the fan in Brother Bao's hand and opened it directly. When he saw the familiar picture and the familiar weight on the fan, his eyes showed excitement.
Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao looked at the old man's strange movements, and secretly wiped their sweat, it turned out that there was still a family heirloom to say that you would do it. But the old man moved really fast, and in a blink of an eye, the fan was in the old man's hand. It's just that why does this old man look at the fan as if he wants to cry?
"Grandpa, this fan is not mine, it's my eldest brother's, you can't be corrupt." Looking at the old man's excited appearance, Brother Bao said uneasily. I'm afraid that the old man won't return the black iron fan to Mu Yunqiao.
"Go fetch water yourself, I have something to say to these two people." knocked on the top of Brother Bao's head with a black iron fan, the old man put away his eyes and said excitedly, and said to Brother Bao unhappily. He has really raised this stinky boy for more than ten years, and he can't compare to a big brother who can't get along with him for a few days. However, thinking of the thoughts that several children have missed for Mu Yunqiao over the years, the old man couldn't help but sigh. It's a good thing that a few children are emotional, they can be so affectionate towards someone they haven't been with for a long time, let alone for him, the grandfather who raised them. It's just that this kid can't speak too much, which makes people angry.
After listening to the old man's words, Brother Bao looked at Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao very reluctantly, and turned around step by step and slowly walked towards the back mountain.
The Halal Taoist walked up to Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao, saluted Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao, and said, "His Royal Highness King Yan and the princess, since you have a fate to come to Wudang Mountain, how about you two go to the temple to rest for a while?"
"The seniors are too polite, and it is our blessing that Ming Tao and Yun Qiao can get the help of the two seniors, so our husband and wife are disturbed a lot." Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao saluted the Halal Taoist at the same time.
"Let's go! If we don't go in, the two little ones inside are going to be in a hurry. The old man walked up to a few people and said with a blank face. He held Mu Yunqiao's black iron fan, and he didn't have any intention of returning it to Mu Yunqiao.
"Oops! How did I forget those two little ancestors! The Halal Taoist turned against the seriousness just now, patted himself on the forehead, and hurriedly ran towards the Taoist temple.
Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao looked at the strange old man and the Taoist chief in front of them, and didn't understand what they had to be afraid of, but since the two seniors wanted to leave them here to rest, the two could only follow the old man and the old Taoist into the Taoist temple. They hadn't forgotten how excited the old man was just now after seeing Mu Yunqiao's black iron fan, presumably they must have something to do with Shu Li, if they took these two people to find Shu Li...... They don't have to be afraid of those killers anymore along the way, thinking of this, Mu Yunqiao couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face. No wonder people say: Seon is not a blessing. It is their greatest blessing that they meet these two old-timers.
"You two can sit down as you like." The old man walked into a living room with Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao, pointed to a table of eight immortals and four benches inside, and said, "We have a small population here, and there are no guests, His Royal Highness King Yan and Princess Yan, please bear with me."
"The seniors are too polite." Ming Tao spoke, and sat down with Mu Yunqiao in a subordinate position. Although they have a noble status in the court, they are just juniors in front of these worldly masters, and the lord will naturally be left to the master here. Especially the old man who was with them, although Ming Tao didn't know who he was, but since the man in black was so afraid of him, Ming Tao naturally wouldn't underestimate this old man.
Mu Yunqiao reached out and touched the teapot, found that there was still hot tea in it, and took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for the old man and Ming Tao, and finally poured a cup of tea for himself. Recently, they have not been safe all the way, not to mention hot meals and hot dishes, they can't even drink a cup of hot tea. Now that he can finally drink a cup of tea with peace of mind, Mu Yunqiao feels that the tea here is extremely sweet.
"If the seniors have something to say, please say it directly, if there is any need, as long as our husband and wife have the ability, we will help the seniors to do it." Drinking tea, Ming Tao said to the old man who was holding the teacup but didn't say a word.
"If you can do it, you will do it?" Holding the fan in his hand, the old man asked Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao with a smile.
"That's right, as long as the seniors say it, the younger generations can do it, and they will not shirk." Ming Tao said affirmatively.
"What if I want this fan?" Holding the black iron fan in his hand and looking at it carefully, the old man asked Ming Tao.
"This won't work." Without waiting for Ming Tao to speak, Mu Yunqiao said directly.
"Oh? How reluctant? Hearing Mu Yunqiao's objection, the old man showed a sneer. If he had a black iron fan, he would be reluctant to give it away, but just now Ming Tao had already said that as long as they could do it, he would definitely do it, so the old man was not afraid of Mu Yunqiao regretting it at all.
"But it's something we can't do." Shaking his head, Mu Yunting said: "This is a friend of mine, although the person has given me the fan, but I promised the person that I will not lose the fan no matter what." If the seniors like it, Mu Yunqiao can ask people to make an identical fan for the seniors. ”
"Your friends? Who? Looking at Mu Yunqiao and Ming Tao, the old man asked solemnly.
"Shujiazhuang, owner Shu Li." Mu Yunqiao said affirmatively. Since the old man knows this fan, he must also know the origin of this fan, Mu Yunqiao knows that he can't hide it from the old man, so he can only tell the truth. However, she also has her own dead heart, hoping that the old man really wants to see Shu Li, so that she can justifiably take the old man and the Taoist to Yanjing together. Even if these two people didn't help them after seeing Shu Li, they were equally grateful to the two of them.
"Sure enough, but I don't know how the two of you met this Shu Zhuang master?" Looking down at the black iron fan in his hand, the old man's eyes were full of memories. Especially after hearing Mu Yunqiao say Shu Li's name, his eyes were even more excited.
"This is a long story...... Mu Yunqiao glanced at the old man, and slowly told the old man about the events of the year while reminiscing. It wasn't until she said that Shu Li gave her the black iron fan when she left Shujiazhuang, that the old man fell into deep thought again.
"Big Brother ......"
"Where's Big Brother? ……”
Just as the old man was deep in thought, two young voices, a man and a woman, came from the door, and the eagerness and surprise of the two could be heard in the voices. Then there was a sound of footsteps outside the antechamber door.
Ming Tao and Mu Yunqiao turned their eyes to the door curiously at the same time. This Taoist temple is indeed very remote, and there are indeed very few people living here, but they never thought that there was a girl in the Taoist temple. So the two looked at the door even more curiously.