Chapter 169: The Warm Coal Grotto
She Hua's expression suddenly froze, and a drop of crystal slipped quietly from the corner of his eye, and quickly evaporated.
But at this time, the clear sky suddenly blew and rained heavily.
"Damn the weather!"
She Hua muttered quietly.
Baoyu didn't think that the weather in the extreme north would be so unpredictable, but the last sentence suddenly appeared in his mind:
The mighty tears, the heavens and the earth change color!
Thinking of this, Baoyu secretly glanced at She Hua's face, found that there was no change, and arched his hand.
"The younger generation thanked the seniors for giving them the treasure essence and blood, and they couldn't repay it, so they gave it the full text. ”
After that, Baoyu whispered.
As Baoyu's voice passed, She Hua's face slowly turned red, and a wisp of blue-yellow smoke slowly poured out of the middle of the bun.
Until Baoyu read the last two sentences:
Therefore, it is said: The saint has no self, the god has no merit, and the saint has no name. ”
"The saint has no self, the saint has no name......?
She Hua suddenly raised the black fox and disappeared in place in an instant.
Only the bright black daze was left fluttering, and it slowly fell on Baoyu's body.
Baoyu wrapped the black fox tightly and arched his hand towards the void and said, "Junior, thank you for the treasure." ”
"This thing is used by the old friend when he was young, but it is just ten thousand taels of arrows, and it can prevent sharp arrows, so it is not a treasure. However, since you remember the name of Zhuang Zhou, then remember it, and it can be regarded as a memory. ”
The void replied, and at this time, She Hua was already standing in the sky.
"Zhuang Zhou, Zhuang Zhou, this little Zhou country, someone actually remembers you......"
"God and man are useless, is this what I am saying?"
"Hey, it's good if someone remembers you, then I'm happy! I just need to help you enjoy what you haven't enjoyed, and help you taste the warm fragrance of nephrite that you haven't tasted......
Well, should you go to the Shuibo Tower in Sky Wolf City? or go to the Pinjin Cave of the Nonsense Cliff?
Tsk, the beautiful lady of the wolf clan has a slender figure, tight lines, and a small waist... Bah, it just smells fishy!"
Licking his lips, She Hua crushed the torrential rain with one hand, and headed towards Sky Wolf City.
...
The warm coal cave is Baoyu's place of office.
Baoyu looked at the map and found that this place was eight hundred miles away from Sky Wolf City, and there were strange swamps along the way, inhabited by idle demon clans and bloodthirsty spirits.
Due to the special terrain, Chen Changgong failed to send a large army to clean up, but the entire river was completely cleaned.
Baoyu and the others walked along the river, and more than 100 Xiucai divided into batches, and accelerated the boat with paper talk next to each other, and walked more than 700 miles in just three days and nights.
Early that morning, Baoyu wrapped the black fox on the deck, greeted the talents, and stuffed a sealed jade bottle into the hands of the attackers.
"Master, what is this?"
"Demon blood. ”
Baoyu moved for a while, only feeling that his whole body was full of strength, but he also had a feeling that his blood was surging and he couldn't hold himself.
"Get it into the food, give it to the Xiucai every day, remember to put a drop in each meal, don't let them be transformed into demons by the essence blood. ”
The attacker nodded, for this aspect, as a demon clan, the attacker was obviously able to grasp it properly.
"By the way, Bai Nanyan, and you yourself have to eat it, and consume all the essence blood as soon as possible, otherwise when the aura of the essence blood escapes, it will be a violent thing. ”
In the past three days, Baoyu has figured out the doorway of essence blood, and he can let go of it.
He reached the side of the boat, his eyes swept over a huge iceberg in front of him, and he smiled softly.
It was Ice Forest City, the land of the Ice Barbarians, and it was also the area where Ke Liangce worked.
And the area where Baoyu works is still ahead, which is the warm coal cave, the territory of the firehand tribe.
"Small places, all small places, but you can't even control small places, so why not look at the court?"
Baoyu blessed the righteous qi on the palm of his hand, and suddenly clenched his fist.
After the improvement of essence and blood, it was a full four thousand catties of strength, and there was a deafening roar.
"Girl, Second Master Bao's strength has improved again, why don't you go up and laugh at him once?"
When he was well acquainted, the little stone was noticeably much more cheerful, and he smiled happily when he heard the loud noise on the deck.
Bai Nanyan reclined on the soft couch and muttered, "What are you doing laughing at him?" ”
As he spoke, Bai Nanyan buried half of his face in the soft plush of the finch, and his face was red.
...
The boat docked on the shore, and Zhao Guining asked the talents to fix the boat and pull it to a sheltered place.
Zhai Mingsheng and Le Yangshen were even more interesting, the two of them looked at each other, hugged the springboard on the shore one by one, and sent it to Baoyu's feet.
These two are like to pat on the back, Baoyu has said it a few times, and he doesn't bother to say it now.
I just raised my head and saw the blue sky and the vast sky, and then looked at the rugged mountain road behind the boat, and I couldn't help but overflow my chest with a lot of enthusiasm.
"Where's the front?"
Baoyu asked softly.
Zhao Guining came up and replied with a smile: "Second Master Bao, the front is Wulituo, and after Wulituo, you have to pass through the Hunhe River, Lanruo Temple and Hangjia Tower."
Lanruo Temple is just a deserted temple, and there are troops stationed in the Hanging Tower, but it's nothing, as long as they don't rebel, they don't care about barbarian things. ”
Baoyu nodded, calculated the distance, and there were almost forty miles of mountain roads.
It was the Lanruo Temple that made him quite concerned.
Baoyu smiled, threw the absurd idea out of his mind, and told everyone to pick up their things and set off immediately.
There was nothing to do all the way, and the talents were all strong and healthy, but it was just an hour before they arrived at the warm coal cave.
When Baoyu looked up, he saw that it was a mountain more than 100 feet high, half of which had been cut off, and a narrow walkway was built along the arc to connect thousands of cave entrances.
The entrance to the cave at the foot of the mountain is particularly huge, more than six zhang high, and the cold wind is whistling in, like a ghost howling.
And to the left of the entrance to the cave, stands a small temple half a man high.
Dada,
Dada,
Da Da ......
The sound of crisp tapping kept coming, and everyone looked ahead and noticed a strange thing, coming towards it.
Maybe it shouldn't be said to be leaving, but ...... Jumping?
Baoyu's body and bones have been tempered by simmering, and her eyesight is much stronger, even in this place where the wind blows the sand and is particularly bleak, she can see it clearly.
He saw a thing with a smooth head, six ring scars, and a ghost-like face with green fangs jumping over.
This thing has no legs, and there is a bamboo pole below the waist, and it jumps and jumps, gradually getting closer.
"Little ghost Buddha. ”
Baoyu said softly: "Hold your breath and calm your mind, don't be confused." ”
Maybe they don't need his reminder, just hearing the name of the little ghost Buddha, the talents will silently recite the chapter of the saint, so that their minds are as strong as iron stone.
Dada,
Dada,
Da Da ......
When the little ghost Buddha approached, he was the first to look at Baoyu, grinning with fangs and a big smile: "Sir, are you worried?"
Just asking, it's like a sledgehammer hitting the heart, reminding people of pain, and they just want to forget it.
At this time, the little ghost Buddha asked again: "Sir, are you willing to abandon your worries?"
This question made people cry even more, and they just wanted to fall to their knees and beg to get rid of all their troubles.
But the little ghost Buddha is not facing ordinary people, but literati with iron will, even if he attacks people and Le Yang Yin, it is also a demon clan with surging blood.
More than 100 Xiucai held swords in their hands, and just waited for Baoyu to give an order, and cut this harmful thing into pieces.
At this time, Baoyu arched his hand and smiled: "I'm sorry, the troubles we are waiting for are also very precious, and I am even more reluctant to exchange happy memories for them." ”
The little ghost Buddha is a carved Buddha statue into a spirit, which can make people's minds empty and forget sadness, at the cost of a happy event or a beautiful thing.
As far as some of the Buddhist scriptures preached by the Great Zhou are concerned, they have embarked on the evil path, so the green face and fangs are extremely terrifying.
Baoyu squinted at the little ghost Buddha, since he had refused, as long as the little ghost Buddha continued to speak, he would kill the little ghost Buddha under the sword.
In the face of his deliberately revealed murderous intentions, the little ghost Buddha actually laughed viciously, and a mysterious ripple was about to spit out of his throat.
"Kill. ”
Baoyu softly spat out a word.
At this moment, an old poignant laugh flew out from the depths of the cave in the warm coal cave.
"Vice Master Barbarian, why bother with this ghostly ghost? The old man wasted his time in the warm coal cave, but he lived on it. ”
As the sound approached, a hunchbacked old man in a sixtieth armor slowly walked out of the hole.
I saw the old man holding incense candles in his hand to worship, placed in front of the little ghost Buddha next to him, and then touched the head of the little ghost Buddha with his forehead, and the whole person suddenly had a happy taste.
The corners of the old man's mouth also curled, and with a smile, he arched his hand to Baoyu.
"The old man has no tears, he is the barbarian of this warm coal cave. ”
The name Ji Wuxian has never heard of Baoyu.
But then again, an old man who wastes his time here must not be a great character.
Almost all the talents showed a look of disdain, the literati overcame all obstacles, either the holy way or the official career, they have always only advanced and never retreated, how can anyone like this old man actually rely on the little ghost Buddha to live?
Baoyu also sighed a little, but still bent down slightly, and arched his hand: "Xiaguan Jia Baoyu, I've seen Shangguan." ”
"What are you talking about, Shangguan, since you are here, then you can also squat here. There is no danger in the warm coal cave, but there is nothing to be done either, don't think about going further. ”
Ji Wutearfully led Baoyu and the others to the entrance of the cave, and said as he walked: "But it's okay, it's not dangerous, it's comfortable, it's very comfortable..."
The voice was very satisfied, and Baoyu just listened and did not make any words.
When they went in along the mouth of the cave, they saw that it was a straight road, and there were torches burning on both sides, so that the road could be clearly illuminated.
But at the end of the road, it was suddenly the opposite, the road was much narrower, and there was no cold wind, but it was very warm.
And the surrounding rock walls shimmer red fluorescent, and there is no need for torches to illuminate them.
Baoyu and the others followed Ji Wuxian and walked for another cup of tea, and suddenly there was a generous light in front of them, and when they looked up, they saw a wide cave.
It is more than ten miles long and more than ten miles wide, among which the buildings are scattered, only a slightly larger building in the center, which is a bit like a human habitation.
Ji Wuxian pointed to the building in the middle and said, "That's our mansion, and it's also an official office, so go and rest." ”
Baoyu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What about the clerks, clerks, barbarian guards, etc.?"
"Huh, you don't know?"
Ji Wu's hunchback trembled, and he finally turned around, with a surprised expression on his face.
"We don't have these in the coal cave, just the two of us. Hmm, these eighth-grade and ninth-grade petty officials are too lazy to care, and they all threw me this dry meal, if you want to seal it, then seal it. ”
As he spoke, a small bronze seal was thrown over.
Baoyu was dumbfounded.
The talents were dumbfounded.
Even Bai Nanyan slapped his forehead fiercely and sighed:
"It's... Brother Bao, what kind of ghost is your place as an official?"
"I don't know. ”
Baoyu replied stupidly, looking down at the small bronze seal in his hand.