After the short old man finished speaking, a pinch of lips "squeaked" and whistled, followed by a "squeak" in the green tree, followed by another sound of iron hooves, and a black donkey jumped out of it, covered in black hair, without a little variegation, only a piece of white hair on the top of the head, quite a divine horse. Ran to the short old man, and went to that station, not even moving.

But the short old man leaned in front of the donkey, stroked the donkey's head with his hand, and said, "Ouch! ”

The little black donkey seemed to understand the words of the short old man, so he turned his head away, crooked his mouth, lowered it, and rubbed it on the short old man a few times.

The short old man withdrew and slapped the donkey on the crotch, and the little black donkey raised its head and jumped down from the other place. The donkey ran away, and the old man said, "Friend, let's see you again!"

The words fell again, and with a waist suffocation, he used "eight steps to drive the toad", fluttering, his body flew vertically, and landed on the donkey's back in the blink of an eye, making Xiahou Ying stunned.

This kind of skill, only a few old-timers in the Fire Ape Castle have this kind of kung fu, and all the younger generations do not have this kind of skill. When the short old man disappeared, Xiahou Ying got up and rushed to Wulongping, Yanshan. This trip is still very close, and I arrived at the foot of Yanshan before noon.

At this time, it was noon, and some porter vendors at the foot of the mountain were eating and drinking in front of the food stall tea shed, and Xiahou Ying also felt hungry and thirsty, so he bought some food and ate in the tea shed. I asked the path to the tea shed, and there was only a two-mile mountain road from Wulongping.

There is a small shop at the foot of the mountain, and only a few vendors do business. If you want to find a hotel in the mountains, there are no shops on the mountain. There are several large jungles, which are enough to stay overnight. Xiahou Ying inquired and understood, and ran to Wulongping along the mountain road. Sure enough, this mountain road is very easy to walk, and it is quite flat after artificial repair, and it does not take much to walk up.

The donkeys on the mountain road are running fast, and the ones who are rushing are also walking like flying. Guests who visit the mountains walk up and enjoy the scenery up the mountain. rushed to Wulongping, and sure enough, the porters gathered here, and they couldn't go any further.

Xiahou Ying saw that if he went up further, it was the road, so it was no wonder that he was in a hurry. When I saw that there was no home, no temple, and no place to live, the castle owners didn't know if they were still in the Wulongping area. Walking forward, very frustrated.

After Wulongping, the front peaks and peaks turn, bypass a lonely peak, the place name is Fushiling, the forest is green, the mountain flowers are sandwiched, and a corner of the red wall is seen in the distance between the sparse forests and lush grasses.

Xiahou Ying then walked towards this temple, and as he was walking, he suddenly saw a knife mark on the trunk of a large tree on the side of the road, cutting off the bark and forming a maple leaf shape. Xiahou Ying was overjoyed, this was clearly the secret mark of the Fire Ape Castle, so it was not difficult to find the castle owner.

After walking more than a dozen steps forward, I saw a secret note, the tip of the bamboo leaf, and the direction implied was also that temple; at this time, Xiahou Ying's spirit was lifted, his feet were extremely brisk, and he came to the corner of this temple in the blink of an eye.

I saw that this temple is layered, the fruit trees in the red wall are green branches and green leaves, the fruit is hanging low, look at this temple, there are four or five layers of temple, this is still from the west wall of the temple to look at, you can only see the depth of the temple, as for the width, you can't see how much terrain there is. While looking, I have turned the corner of the wall, and sure enough, this temple is very magnificent, and there are more than ten zhang from the temple gate to the east and west corners.

Two rows of dragon claws in front of the temple gate, plus the Zhumen beast ring, a huge plaque on the door, is the Nine Spirits Palace, this is a Taoist place of cultivation. From the gate of the temple, I looked at this Nine Spirits Palace, which was in front of Fushi Ridge.

This Fushi Ridge is half a mile long, shaped like a giant lion, standing on the ground and pouncing forward. In the sunny weather is not how to show, to catch up with the sudden change of weather, thick clouds in all directions, clouds and mist also gushing out of the mountain, this Fushi Ridge, it is just like the whole ridge is going to fly with the wind and clouds, the farther away to look at the more significant thrilling.

The upright building of this Nine Spirits Palace is in front of this Fushi Ridge, and it looks like it is in the arms of the Fushi from a distance, so this Nine Spirits Palace is more and more majestic and magnificent. With this kind of temple built on a high mountain, such a big faction, to point to the good people who worship the top of the mountain to give alms, how can such a big temple be decorated with splendor, the abbot of this temple must have another origin.

Xiahou Ying saw that the temple door of Jiuling Palace was wide open, and Xiahou Ying walked into the temple gate, only to see an old Taoist priest over sixty years old coming out of the east house, approaching and saying, "Donor, dare to be surnamed Xiahou?"

Xiahou Ying was stunned, and then thought that this must be the castle master here, this is knowing that I am going to find here, so he told the temple in advance to take me in. I don't want to make a fuss and give people contempt, so I nodded very calmly and said: "Yes, in Xia Fu's surname Xiahou Mingying, do our castle lords dare to live here since yesterday? ”

When the old Taoist heard Xiahou Ying say this, he couldn't help but be stunned and said: "Donor, what kind of castle master are you talking about? Our Nine Spirit Palace only has a view master, and there is no castle master. Don't make a mistake, don't make a mistake, you come with me to the back to see our master, if you have anything to ask him, you will understand. ”

When Xiahou Ying heard the words of the old Taoist priest, it was really confusing, and he was very confused at this time. This time, I thought that the castle lord was here, but I didn't know how to greet the exit, and I was very surprised to hear me say the word castle lord! I secretly thought that I knew the origin of my name, and who was it if I wasn't the castle owner? Why did this old man so incomprehensibly understand what I said? Suddenly I remembered, ouch! But we have not yet officially surrendered to the Fengwei Gang, so our whereabouts are extraordinarily strict, and the castle owner is so shrewd, how can he easily show people his true colors? This is completely my recklessness, so I'd better talk less.

Xiahou Ying followed the Taoist priest backwards, thinking about it, and didn't dare to ask the old Taoist about anything else.

Crossing the two-story hall, I followed the Taoist priest into a courtyard, which was the abbot Danfang in the temple. I saw that it was quiet, and the flowers and trees were sparse and fragrant.

In the Dan room in the front, there is a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy standing under the eaves, still dressed in a vulgar house. The other is about twelve or thirteen years old, delicate and lovely, innocent, combed with horns and buns, lips like Danzhu, eyes like autumn water, cheeks crimson, and looks very cute. Just under the cloister, there is a red charcoal clay stove, and the charcoal fire is extremely vigorous. There was a copper kettle boiling water in it, and the boy squatted on the ground and fanned the fire with a pampered fan.

Xiahou Ying walked to the corridor, the water on the stove was boiling, and the older boy put a thin magnetic pot there, made a pot of tea with boiling water, and brought it into the Dan room. At this time, Lao Dao, who led Xiahou Ying in, greeted Xiahou Ying in a low voice, you wait here for a while, I will give you a reply.

At that time, Xia Houying felt that this Nine Spirits official was solemn and great, and his momentum in the Fire Ape Fort was not small, but from the moment he entered this Nine Spirits Palace, he couldn't say a terrifying momentum, so he stood under the corridor and waited.

The work was not big, the Taoist priest came out of the Danfang and gave Xia Houying a hand, and Xiahou Ying followed the Taoist priest into the Dan room. As soon as I entered the door, I felt that all the eyes were simple and solemn, and a few stools were even more appropriately arranged.

This kind of Danfang is very different from other places, with five rooms long and more than three zhang wide. The three long rooms on the west side are used as bright rooms, and the two rooms on the east side are separated from each other as dark rooms. In addition to the furnishings, there is a low seat under the west wall with a brown futon on top. Under the back wall and under the front window on the north side, there are two short seats, each with a brown futon on it. But from this low seat there was a secret division of the host and guest, and under the brown futon on the main seat was a yellow satin low brocade pier, and behind each low seat there was a banana leaf-shaped window, as high as a man's chest. On both sides are low mounds of blue cloth. The partition is not a wooden board, but it is a centuries-old bookshelf as a partition, and the toothpick jade version on it is dazzling.

One of the small doors was hung with a brown lake crepe curtain, and the Taoist lifted the curtain and whispered to Xiahou Ying: "Donor, please." ”

Xiahou Ying stepped into the dark room, and saw that there was no fiber dust in this dark room. On a cloud bed in front of him, there was an old Taoist chief sitting cross-legged, with black and white hair, holding a hairpin and pinning a bone hairpin. The eyebrows are also extremely long, almost with an eye patch, and three locks of white hair, which are several longer than the chest. Wearing a blue robe, a green collar, and a silk belt around his waist, he sat cross-legged on the cloud bed.

Next to him sat a man, also about sixty, with a thin face, a short stature, and a wisp of goatee under his chin. Wearing a blue cloth shirt, he looks like a farmer.

As soon as Xiahou Ying entered the door, Lao Dao opened his eyes slightly, and Xiahou Ying only felt that two rays of light shot over, majestic, how dare he force his eyes.

Xiahou Ying hurriedly lowered his head, walked to four or five feet away from the cloud bed, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Disciple Xiahou Ying, kowtow to the immortal chief." ”

Xiahou Ying is just pretending to be modest, thinking that this Taoist priest, no matter what, he can't ask himself to make a big salute, as long as he is blocked, he will see him again with regular worship. How do you know that this Taoist did not leave the cloud bed, but only bowed slightly: "Don't dare to be a poor Taoist, just do the usual courtesy!"

Xiahou Ying thought to herself: "This Taoist master has such a big shelf, he actually bears it like this." ”

Xiahou Ying saw that no one was stopping, so he had to make a big salute.

The Taoist who brought himself in said: "Lord Xiahou, this is our Lord of the Demon Suppression. ”

Speaking of this, he pointed to the thin old man sitting next to him and said, "Don't you know this person?"

Xia Houying was stunned when she heard his words! After a careful look at it, she thought to herself that at first glance, this thin old man was similar to the short old man who had just saved me, but if you look closely, there are some places that are different. This thin old man was a little taller, his face was thinner than the other, and he had a lock of goat's whiskers under his chin.

After his own hesitation, the demon Taoist on the cloud bed smiled and groaned: "You guys are really flooded the Dragon King Temple, and the family doesn't recognize the family." ”