Chapter 5: Hidden Crisis
Leaving the inn, the streets of Liuhua Town were in shambles, and the merchants and shops on both sides were burning with raging fires and crackling sounds from time to time. The streets were littered with corpses, and people in a hurry were fleeing in all directions.
Under the escort of the dragon and leopard, when the three of them fled from Liuhua Town, the sky was already slightly bright, and looking at the billowing smoke rising not far away, Chen Yichen's heart was extremely complicated. In just one night, the huge town of Liuhua became shattered beyond recognition, and countless innocent people died in vain.
After walking along the rugged mountain road for most of the day, under the leadership of the dragon and leopard, the three of them successfully got lost in the mountain forest. It's no wonder that the dragon leopard, Dr. Zhang just told the dragon and leopard all the way to the south, this place is also the first time in his life that the dragon and leopard came, and it is not Yangguan Avenue, it is difficult not to get lost. Not to mention the other two, this is the first time in more than ten years that they have left Lingxi Mountain, and they only care about enjoying the scenery along the way, so that the three of them are lost but they don't know it.
"Looks, you two, we're going to speed things up, and at this rate, it's hard to get to your village before dark. "Long Leopard can't say anything about his suffering at this time, if it is himself, it is really not a difficult thing to travel a hundred and ten miles, but now he is still accompanied by two ordinary people, who have never practiced martial arts, and the men are better, after all, there is a weak woman, and she must always take into account her feelings.
To be honest, the dragon and leopard martial arts are not low, and people are not stupid, but sometimes they are very cold, in other words, sometimes a tendon. This is not a single mistake today, otherwise it will not go the wrong way without saying a word along the way. The mountain road is becoming more and more dangerous, and there is even no road at all in many places, and the dragon leopard forcibly opened up a road with his own blade, Chen Yichen thought that this was a shortcut for the dragon and leopard.
It wasn't until there was a ten-zhang high cliff and no way out in front of him that Long Leopard frowned, turned his head stiffly, and asked Chen Yichen: "Are we going the wrong way, this is not the way you came." ”
"No, it's not. Chen Yichen looked at the cliff nearly ten zhang high, and couldn't help but retreat under his feet, not because he was afraid, but more worried that the Wanwan around him would stumble. "We seem to be lost. ”
The dragon leopard frowned and shook his head, and said, "It's not like, we're just lost." ”
"There seems to be a family over there, is it your village?" said the dragon leopard, pointing to a mountain not far from the cliff, "There is smoke rising from there." ”
"No, absolutely not. Chen Yichen looked in the direction pointed by the dragon and leopard, there was indeed a smoke rising, but the surrounding environment was definitely not Lingxi Mountain, although the sun was a little Xiluo, but he could still clearly see the smoke rising, and it was blown loose by the wind, not like there were many people.
"It's getting late, why don't you go there first to see what the place is, and ask about the location of Lingxi Mountain, what do you think?"
"But, with such a high cliff, how can we go down?" Chen Yichen looked left and right, and couldn't find a way to go down.
"It's simple. Long Leopard said extremely easily: "The two of you close your eyes, and I will take you down." ”
Chen Yichen and Li Wanwan closed their eyes according to the instructions of the dragon leopard, and saw the dragon and leopard standing between the two, their arms wrapped around and grabbed the arms of the two respectively, and jumped into a slightly empty place.
Chen Yichen only felt the wind in his ears, and subconsciously opened his eyes. The whole person was flying in the air, thinking about struggling, keeping in mind the instructions of the dragon and leopard, no matter what he heard and felt, he must be calm and not struggle.
The height of ten zhang arrived in a blink of an eye, and his feet landed, Chen Yichen completely opened his eyes, and the piece hanging in his heart was also considered to have landed, he took a long breath, turned his head to look at the cliffs and cliffs a few zhang away behind him, and said secretly in his heart: This is the art of flying, this person's kung fu is really good, I am afraid that it is more powerful than General Li.
At this time, how did Chen Yichen know that with the kung fu of his future father-in-law, Lao Taishan Li Liang, he couldn't even pass a round under the hands of Long Leopard.
The dragon leopard was in charge of opening the way, and Chen Yichen carried the extremely weak Li Wanwan on his back, and quickened his pace anxiously. After continuing to walk in the mountains and forests for an hour, a path finally appeared in front of him, and at this time, the night had fallen, and the faint light emitted from the mountainside not far away became Chen Yichen's life-saving straw.
After walking for half an hour, a courtyard appeared in front of me, with a courtyard wall piled up with stones seven feet high, and a wooden door, although it was not small, but it was not decorated with any paint, and it could be seen at a glance that it was made of wooden planks. Even so, there is still a plaque on the doorpost on both sides, with three big characters on it: Qingyun Temple.
"Bang bang bang. The dragon and leopard repeatedly buckled the door, and said along the crack in the door: "The passer-by is lost in the mountains and forests, and I don't know if the master can make it convenient." ”
Soon I heard footsteps in the yard, followed by a "squeak", a gap appeared between the two wooden doors, revealing a Taoist boy, his eyes looked out at the three people, slowly opened the wooden door, and said, "What do you want?"
"Master Dao, the passers-by are lost in this deep mountain, it is getting late, I don't know if the master can make it convenient, let us rest for a while. "The dragon leopard clenched his fists with both hands, although he said that he was five big and three thick, but he was a little polite when he spoke.
"Oh, I see. Seeing the three people outside, and the woman on her back looked sickly, the Taoist boy relaxed his vigilance, opened the door of convenience, and said, "The three donors are please." ”
There is a gossip furnace in the middle of the courtyard of the Taoist temple, the scale of the whole Taoist temple is not very large, there are seven houses in total, three main rooms, and two rooms on the left and right side houses. It's not so much a Taoist temple as it is a slightly larger house.
Dao Tong led the three of them to the guest room with a candlelight, opened the door and said: "The two adjacent rooms are guest rooms, and the three donors can arrange them by themselves, but the Taoist temple is simple, and I hope the three donors will not dislike it." ”
"Master Dao is polite, as long as there is a place for one person to live. Disturbing pointed out that he also looked at Dao Ye Haihan. The dragon leopard took out a piece of silver from his arms and said, "Trouble the Taoist master to prepare some coarse tea and light rice, and these silver and two rights should be used as incense money." ”
"The donor is gracious. Convenience with others is a matter within the scope of people in my Xuanmen, not to mention that the master has devoted himself to cultivation, and he has long looked down on things outside his body, and he asked the donor to take it back. ”
As soon as the fairy tale sounded, a person walked in outside the door, dressed in a black coarse sermon robe, holding a whisk in his hand, with white hair hanging high on the top of his head, and a silver hairpin inserted horizontally in his bun.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. Poor roads. A few donors can come to my Qingyun Temple, that is, there is a fate between you and me. Poor people should be hospitable, how can they help the deep mountains and old forests to be bitter, and they have to be wronged by a few people. ”
The person who came was the master of Qingyun Temple, and he was called Qingyun Dao people. He was also famous in the rivers and lakes, but for some reason 20 years ago, he suddenly disappeared in the rivers and lakes, and his name was gradually forgotten by the world.
"It turned out to be the head of Qingyun Dao, the younger dragon and leopard, and the two friends got lost in this deep mountain, and there was a lot of trouble. "The dragon and leopard saw that although the comer was wearing coarse linen clothes, but seeing that his face was full of red light, he knew that he was a practitioner, so he returned it with the number of rivers and lakes.
Qingyun Daoist nodded with a smile, his eyes looked back, his heart was suddenly shocked, his mouth gasped, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. said: "I don't know who this young man is?"
Chen Yichen stared at him, hurriedly learned the appearance of the dragon and leopard, and said, "Evening.. Junior Chen Yichen, see... I've seen the Taoist. ”
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the poor way has returned the courtesy. Qingyun Dao Chang paced in front of Chen Yichen, looked at Chen Yichen carefully, his eyes flashed a trace of loss, and then smiled: "Poor Dao is rude, Chen Shaoxia is very similar to a friend of Poor Dao, but that friend has already driven west many years ago, and seeing Chen Shaoxia makes Poor Dao feel like a world away." ”
"Dao Chief, mourning. Chen Yichen himself wondered how he could say such a sentence.
"Alas, the past is cloudy, don't mention it. What's the matter?Is this girl sick?" Qingyun Daoist didn't seem to want to bring up the past, stretched out two fingers and put them on Li Wanwan's wrists, and said after a while: "It's okay, this girl is just frightened, and there are some calming pills in the view, take two pills tomorrow and be fine." ”
"Daoist also knows how to heal?" Chen Yichen was overjoyed, and thanked him again and again.
"Dao Chief, I don't know if you have heard of this place in Lingxi Mountain?" Long Leopard secretly thought to himself, he had finally met a living person, if he only relied on his aimless search, he was afraid that he would delay the big things in the future.
"Lingxi Mountain?" Qingyun Daoist thought for a moment and continued: "I'm ashamed, Poor Dao has been living in seclusion in this deep mountain for more than 20 years, and the surrounding geography is relatively familiar, but this Lingxi Mountain has never heard of it, but there is a village not far from here, called Lingshou Village, I don't know ......"
"Yes, that's it, that's it, that's Lingxi Mountain, and I'm from Lingshou Village. Chen Yichen heard the words of Qingyun Dao Chief, hurriedly took over the conversation, and said, "We are going there, but we are lost." ”
"Oh, it turns out that a few people live in Lingshou Village, and the poor road also accidentally arrived there when they went into the mountains to collect medicine, and then they knew that there was a paradise. Qingyun Dao Chang stroked his long beard and continued: "There are five mountains separated from Lingshou Village here, and the mountains are dangerous. ”
"Dao Chief, how many days will Wanwan's body heal?"
"Shaoxia doesn't have to worry, the girl's body is fine, but she is a little weak when she is frightened, and she only needs to rest for a day or two. Daoist Qingyun handed the medicine bottle in his hand to Chen Yichen and said, "This is the elixir of the poor Dao refining to calm the nerves and replenish qi, just take one pill in the morning and one in the evening, and within two days, the girl will definitely be cured." ”
stayed awake all night, until the morning light was slightly dewed, Li Wanwan's face was a little ruddy, and Chen Yichen leaned on the side of the bed and dozed off. When he opened his eyes again, the sun rose in the east, and Li Wanwan, who was lying on the bed, was watching him.
"You're awake. Chen Yichen touched Li Wanwan's forehead and said in a low voice: "It's no longer burning, do you feel better?"
Wanwan didn't speak, a smile slipped across the corner of her mouth, and she nodded lightly to Yichen with affection.
"Come, drink some water. Yi Chen saw Wanwan's somewhat chapped lips, helped her sit up, leaned on his body, and took the water bowl to his mouth with extreme care.
Wanwan gently wiped the corners of her mouth, looked at the unfamiliar environment around her, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Yichen, where are we?"
"This is a Taoist temple, we got lost in this mountain forest yesterday, don't you remember?"
"I seem to remember a little, but I only remember that there was a cliff in front of us, and I don't remember what happened next. Wanwan shook her head, as if trying to remember what happened yesterday.
"Don't bother thinking about these things, the Lord here says that you are frightened, and you need to live and recuperate for two days. And as long as you're safe and sound, nothing else matters. ”
"Brother Chen. Wanwan didn't know what she was talking about, and her head rested lightly on Yi Chen's shoulder.
The experience in Liuhua Town is indeed the most terrifying thing I have ever seen when I grow so big, so many people have lost their lives in a blink of an eye. At that moment, she even thought that if she wanted to die, she would also die in Chen Yichen's arms. Life, is his man, and death, is his ghost.
"If you're hungry, I'll get you something to eat, and you can lie here and rest, and don't move. ”
Chen Yichen gently put down Wanwan and turned to leave. The moment he opened the door, he was startled, and the dragon and leopard stood straight by the door. looked at the dragon leopard, then looked at the wanwan in the room, and said slowly: "Brother dragon leopard, isn't this good, you eavesdrop on us?"
Long Leopard glanced at Chen Yichen and said, "You take yourself too seriously, I am carrying out orders to protect the two of you." ”
"Then stand at the door and guard it, won't it be a whole night?" Chen Yichen looked at Long Leopard, and said secretly in his heart: Why is this big brother a tendon.
Meals have already been prepared in the Taoist temple. The Taoist temple in the mountains is bitter, and there is boiled white porridge in the pot, and some pickled dried meat and pickles are placed on the table.
Chen Yichen put the food on the side of the bed, sat sideways in front of Li Wanwan, held a bowl of white porridge in his hand, and put a spoonful of it on Wanwan's lips with extreme care.
Seeing that the white porridge in the spoon was drunk, he immediately picked up the chopsticks and grabbed a piece of jerky, and said in his mouth: "You can't just drink porridge, but also eat some meat, otherwise the body will not be easy to recover, and the sick Wanwan will not be beautiful." ”
"Hmph. Li Wanwan deliberately widened her eyes, pretending to be angry, and said with her teeth closed: "You mean I'm not pretty now!"
"Drift.... Pretty. Chen Yichen said what he said from his heart, in his eyes, Wanwan is the most beautiful girl. continued: "Wanwan is the most beautiful girl in the world. ”
"No, I'm going to be the prettiest man in heaven. Say, I'm not your little fairy. ”
"Yes, yes, Wanwan is my little fairy. In order to let Li Wanwan eat the porridge in the bowl, Chen Yichen also fought hard.
"Then I want you to take me to the sky. ”
"Good, good. When the little fairy's illness is cured, Brother Chen will take you to the sky to fly, okay. ”
"Whew. Chen Yichen came out of the room, let out a long breath, and said secretly in his heart: Women, unfathomable, change when you say it.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable. Qingyun Daoist will meditate every morning when the light is slightly dewed, and at this time, it has just ended, he looked at Chen Yichen with a smile on his face, and said: "Yichen Shaoxia and the girl are really talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven, and the poor Dao is here to congratulate you first." ”
"Oh, it turned out to be the Taoist. Chen Yichen turned his head when he heard this, saw that it was Qingyun Dao Chief, and said, "Thank you Dao Chief, we are scheduled to get married next month, how did Dao Chang see it?"
"Hehe, although the poor Dao martial arts are not refined, the ear power is not bad. ”
Without waiting for Daoist Qingyun to finish speaking, he heard someone outside the door say, "Hey, hey, I don't think so." ”
Hearing this, Daoist Qingyun was shocked in his heart, turned his head to look at the courtyard gate, and saw a figure slowly flashing. He wears a pointed straw hat on his head, the brim of which has long since disappeared, and the straw that sticks out of the ridge is allowed to hang on it. He was wearing a blue-gray robe with patches. I don't know how to get the trousers on my legs, and they are all strips of rags below the knees. The toes peek out of the shoes, and from the silhouette, they look like a pair of sprinkling shoes. He carries a cloth bag across his waist, a dust whisk is inserted behind his back, and he holds a large wooden stick made of a pepper tree with a copper gong on it.
This person's dress is as good as that of a beggar, Qingyun Daoist frowned slightly, and secretly said in his heart: With his own hearing, he didn't hear the footsteps at all, could this be a master? Thinking of this, Qingyun was secretly ashamed, and said to the people at the courtyard gate: "I don't know ..... friend."
"Boom"
Before Qingyun Dao finished speaking, he saw the person at the door raise his hand and knock on the gong three times in a row, and shouted in his mouth: "Count the spirit hexagram, count the spirit hexagram, the big luck hexagram, I don't know, I don't want money." ”