Chapter 5: The Old Man of the Hollow Valley
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Accompanied by the chirping of birds, flowers bloom in this secluded valley, and butterflies and bees dance.
The emerald green grass as far as the eye can see, the crystal frost and dew are still leaning lazily.
In the middle of the meadow, there is a long and narrow stream, and the water is so clear that you can see fish swimming in the water.
By the stream, a tame elk was quietly pouting the grass.
Next to it was an old man with gray hair on crutches.
The old man was on crutches, facing the sunshine, and he looked extremely happy.
Yo~
The elk stopped eating and barked at the old man tamely.
The old man crouched down and said to the elk with a kind smile, "We should go back." ”
The elk called again, picked up the old man, and at the same time carried a basket full of herbs on his back, and ran towards the forest in the distance.
Walking through the forest, the elk stopped at the mouth of a cave.
The old man got off the elk's back, took off the medicine basket, and then touched the elk's head, "Let's go play." ”
With a long roar, the elk rushed into the forest and disappeared from the old man's sight.
The old man carried the medicine basket on his back and staggered into the cave.
The structure of the cave is quite simple, with simple tables and chairs, dilapidated stone beds, and stone steps for grinding medicine.
In addition to these simple structures, in the corner of the cave, there is an entrance blocked by boulders.
On the boulder, there are some strange marks engraved, and those marks will change every other hour of incense.
The old man walked to the stone steps, put down the medicine basket, and at the same time took out the herbs he had just collected inside, and slowly crushed them.
Then condense the liquid and pour it into a small container.
After doing this, the old man smiled gently, took the container containing the medicinal juice, and walked slowly to the stone bed.
On the stone bed lay a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, covered in scars.
The old man gently applied the liquid to the boy's wounds.
The unconscious young man frowned, and the painful look on his face was vividly expressed.
"Child, bear with me, you'll get better soon." The old man said gently.
This young man is none other than Ning Wushuang.
When he fell into the abyss that day, he was rescued by dense trees and did not fall to pieces.
But at that time, Ning Wushuang only had one breath left, if the old man didn't find out in time, I'm afraid that Ning Wushuang would have no bones left now.
It has been three days since the old man rescued Ning Wushuang.
And Ning Wushuang was also in a coma for three days and three nights, and the old man was also carefully cared for for these three days and three nights, applying precious herbs to his body every day and baptizing with frost and dew in the morning.
This saved Ning Wushuang's life.
After a long time, the old man finished applying the medicine, put the container aside, and then looked at Ning Wushuang kindly.
"If it were an ordinary person, such a wound would probably have died a long time ago." The old man's cloudy eyes showed a twinkle or two.
"And you, the reason why you survived, I'm afraid it's also that resentment, although I don't know what it is."
The old man usually lives alone in this empty valley, and there is no one to talk to.
After saving Ning Wushuang, he would say something to Ning Wushuang every day after applying the medicine to Ning Wushuang.
Unconsciously, the old man said that he was tired, so he picked up the container, leaned on crutches, and prepared to get up.
But at this moment, Ning Wushuang let out a muffled sound, and then his originally closed eyes gradually opened.
"Child, you're awake." The old man said happily.
Ning Wushuang's vision was foggy, and it took a moment to see the old man looking at him kindly.
"You saved me?" Ning Wushuang asked suspiciously, while his eyes swept around, observing his surroundings.
The old man bowed slightly, and he was also very satisfied with Ning Wushuang's actions.
"Thank you, senior." Ning Wushuang retracted his gaze and carefully looked at the kind old man in front of him.
"You're welcome, just a gesture." The old man laughed as he stroked his long gray beard on his chin.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Today is the third day."
Hearing the old man's words, Ning Wushuang hurriedly got up.
But as soon as his body moved, a piercing pain spread throughout the province, and Ning Wushuang lay back with his teeth bared.
"Your injuries are not completely healed, don't act rashly." The old man looked at Ning Wushuang, who was a little impatient, and shook his head and said.
"I've been in a coma for three days, Senior Sister Xiaoqing will definitely be worried."
"Xiaoqing?" The old man's cloudy eyes were in a trance for a moment.
"Senior, do you also know Senior Sister Xiaoqing?" Ning Wushuang noticed the old man's expression and immediately asked.
The old man smiled slightly and shook his head, "Old man, I have been living in this valley for half a year, Senior Sister Xiaoqing in your mouth should still be very young, how can I know the old man." ”
Ning Wushuang thought about it for a while, and felt that the old man would not know Xiaoqing, after all, he had lived with Senior Sister Xiaoqing for more than ten years, and he had never heard Xiaoqing mention knowing any old man.
"Senior, can you help me report to Senior Sister Xiaoqing that I am safe, I haven't been back for a few days, I'm afraid she will be worried." Ning Wushuang didn't think about whether the old man knew Xiaoqing anymore.
The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This valley is completely closed, and there is no way out. ”
Ning Wushuang was stunned for a moment, and a sense of powerlessness gradually rose in his heart.
"Don't think too much about it, child, take care of your body first, and then talk about it, the old man will make some healing decoction for you." The old man looked at Ning Wushuang, who was a little depressed, shook his head, and got up and left on crutches.
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A few more days passed, and the scars on Ning Wushuang's body were almost better.
Now you can get out of bed and walk, and even do some strenuous exercise.
After getting along for the past few days, Ning Wushuang also became familiar with the old man.
Ning Wushuang was still a little wary of the old man before, but after a few days of familiarity, Ning Wushuang had completely let down his guard and treated the old man calmly.
The old man refused to reveal his name, and Ning Wushuang could only be called his predecessor.
According to what he had learned in the past few days, Ning Wushuang learned that the old man turned out to be a powerful monk as well.
Because of his youth and frivolity, he was abolished and cultivated, and he was thrown into this valley.
"Senior, you said that with a mortal body, it is impossible to get out of this valley, so can the monk go out?" Ning Wushuang has been thinking about going out in her heart.
He didn't want Senior Sister Xiaoqing to be sad, and he didn't want to give up the opportunity to cultivate like this, so he wanted to go out.
The old man sat opposite Ning Wushuang and said slowly, "If you can master the sword technique, it will be quite easy to get out." ”
Hearing that he could go out, Ning Wushuang's eyes burst out with a fine light, and he immediately hugged his fist and kowtowed to the old man, "Senior, you were also a monk before, you should know the method of cultivation, can you teach me to cultivate." ”
Looking at Ning Wushuang's extremely eager look, the old man's cloudy eyes were full of complicated looks.
After a moment, the old man sighed, "Child, there is nothing the old man can do. ”
Ning Wushuang, who was still holding on to hope, was now hit to the bottom all of a sudden.
"Although I can't teach you to cultivate, I can teach you other ......, old man."
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