Chapter 62: Telling the Truth
Zhao Liang performed a mind-reading technique on the old village chief, but it didn't matter, he jumped three feet at the time, grabbed the old man's thin wrist, and said in a deep voice: "What the hell is going on?!" Why do you want to die? ”
The village chief was taken aback by Zhao Liang's move, stared at the other party in a daze, and didn't say anything for a long time. In fact, it doesn't matter if he doesn't speak, Zhao Liang's spiritual sense is running rapidly, and he has already figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
He slowly let go of the village chief's wrist, and sighed for a long time: "Why are you so troubled? ”
Suddenly, the old man in front of him turned pale, the corners of his lips trembled, and tears couldn't stop flowing: "Living Immortal, Mr. Zhao Liang, the old man knows that he can't hide anything from your eyes!" But I ...... But I can't help it......"
Zhao Liang closed his eyes and slowly put away his spiritual sense, but the picture in the heart of the village chief kept flashing in front of his eyes like a movie: the people of Lingxiao Palace secretly found the village chief and forced him to cooperate with the murder of Zhao Liang, otherwise they would kill his entire family! The old man had no choice but to persuade his son and daughter to leave with Zhao Liang to avoid trouble, while he and his wife stayed and waited for death.
I'm going to grass his grandma! Zhao Liang scolded angrily in his heart, the bastard of Lingxiao Palace, Lao Tzu didn't recruit you and didn't provoke you, why should he be so vicious! Don't say what kind of national teacher it is! Even if it's the king, I'm going to kill you!
He pondered for a moment and said to the old village chief, "Yunyou's plan remains the same, but there are some changes. I'll stay, your family will leave quickly"
"How can this work? Never, never! The village chief hurriedly said: "Sir, it's not that old decay destroys your prestige, you really can't fight them, even if the immortals are directly in the mortal, you can't fight them." The only way to go is to go. ”
"Don't worry, old man. If they were as good as you say, they wouldn't have to do that and threaten you to assassinate me. ”
The village chief shook his head stubbornly: "No, no, it's not like this. The reason why Lingxiao Palace found me was not because they were incompetent, but because they didn't want to leave an excuse for others, saying that they were cruel to fellow believers. But if I can't go this way, then they don't care about anything, and they will definitely go all out against you! ”
Zhao Liang frowned, and said in a little surprise: "I don't understand this, why do they hate me so much, they must get rid of it quickly?" ”
The village chief hesitated slightly, and then replied, "Sir, if you ask someone this question, the answer is nothing more than a saying that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. But the old man happened to be born in the court, so it is not so simple to know the subtleties in this. ”
"Court?" Zhao Liang was stunned: "Could this be related to the imperial court?" ”
The village chief nodded: "It's really related." However, this is a long story. His Majesty has been on the throne for 36 years, pacifying the six countries, unifying the world, writing the same text, the same car on the same track, according to the Xiongnu in the north, and conquering Baiyue in the south, the empire's territory far exceeds the three emperors, and the millions of soldiers and armor are far better than the five emperors, and he is really a saint of the ages. But the more this is the case, the more His Majesty is reluctant to leave, unwilling to run out of oil and die of his wife. The whole world knows that the emperor's greatest wish is to live forever. But how can man live forever? Only Taoist magic can bring hope to His Majesty. As a result, an interesting phenomenon appeared in my Daqin's court - using the law to rule the world, and using Huang Lao to seek favor. Officials at all levels tried their best to ask His Majesty for immortal medicine, and every day there were counties and counties to present golden pills to the palace, but no matter how they racked their brains, no one could compare to one person, that is, the Beichen Zhenren of Lingxiao Palace in Sifang Mountain. With his extraordinary magic, he won the favor of His Majesty, and was directly regarded as a national teacher, specifically seeking the method of immortality for the emperor. In this way, if a real person says a word, he can often say a hundred words to the prime minister. Sir, think about how many courtiers will cling to him, and how many princes will join forces with him? ”
Zhao Liang suddenly realized when he heard this: "No wonder Qixingzi is so horizontal, it turns out that there are big backers in the court." ”
"Not only that," the village chief continued, "In order to gain favor and maintain his position in His Majesty's line, the most taboo thing for Beichen Zhenren is his fellow Daoists, especially those who are well-known and have real skills. ”
"Oh, I see, I see." Zhao Liang sneered: "He is afraid that if I am a true immortal, his fake immortal will not be good." And once I was recommended to the emperor by local officials, it was tantamount to directly threatening his position. Therefore, Beichen's disciples and grandchildren will kill me if they say anything. ”
The old village chief nodded: "It's not just the Lingxiao Palace of Sifang Mountain, but all the ministers who have joined forces with Beichen Zhenren may not be able to tolerate you." ”
Zhao Liang thought about it for a while and said, "Alas, it seems that I did underestimate the seriousness of this matter. Otherwise, I won't keep it, and don't keep your old couple, let's put oil on the soles of our feet together and run the fuck. ”
When the village chief heard this, he silently rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, and on his forearm, a purple-red charm was impressively printed. Zhao Liang was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is this ghost painting talisman?" It's scary to watch. ”
"It's a soul chaser." The village chief explained: "Sir, it's not that I don't want to run, with this thing, no matter where I run, I will be caught up by the people of Lingxiao Palace, and at that time, I'm afraid it will be worse than death." ”
Zhao Liangxin said: I'll go, such an evil door, the same as a GPS location tracker, fooling people, right?
Looking at his half-believing expression, the village chief sighed: "The old man is also half a disciple of the Dao Sect, and he knows some magic to some extent. In fact, this talisman is processed with a special spice, and with the nose of the greyhound, it does have a strong tracking effect. But it's not that it's impossible to crack, for example, by tearing off the skin and ripping off the flesh. ”
Zhao Liang's back bone was numb when he heard this, and he asked, "Then why don't you do this, although it hurts, but you can survive." ”
"The people of Sifang Mountain know the details of old decay, how can they let it go easily?" The village chief sighed, "In addition to this soul chasing talisman, Tianxuanxing also gave me erysipelas. If you can't get the antidote within two days, you will die, and the death will be ugly. I'm too old to stand this kind of tossing. ”
Looking at the village chief's palpitating expression, Zhao Liang couldn't help but feel chills all over his body, and asked, "Then how can they let you cooperate to harm me?" ”
Hearing this, the village chief took out a purple gourd from his bosom, about half the size of a palm, and sighed: "Just like they did with me, they asked me to poison you." I also know a little about this poison, it has a lot of damage to people's internal organs and meridians, especially when luck is working, it is extremely dangerous. Qixingzi just hopes that when you are fighting, you will induce toxins in your body and die violently. In this way, people can only say that you are not as good as others and you are reckless, but they can't find out that Lingxiao Palace is not the same. Mr. Zhao Liang, you are my daughter's life-saving benefactor, and you are the benefactor of the whole village. ”
Zhao Liang was even more remorseful in his heart at this time. Unexpectedly, a lie he unintentionally told brought a catastrophe to the old village chief. This trouble is caused by him, so it should be solved by him as well.
Thinking of this, Zhao Liang asked in a deep voice: "Old man, will there be an antidote hidden in the place of the Heavenly Vortex Star Alchemy?" ”
The village chief didn't know what he meant, and replied, "It must be in his Dan room." There were a lot of bottles and jars in it, and the miraculous pills and antidotes in the decay were all together. ”
Zhao Liang nodded, and then ordered: "Then please draw me a map of Lingxiao Palace, I will touch the Sifang Mountain tonight and steal the antidote." ”
The village chief was shocked when he heard this, and waved his hand again and again: "It will definitely not work!" It's their lair, and there are so many people that if they accidentally reveal their hiding, they'll be killed. ”
Zhao Liang said confidently: "Don't worry." Don't forget, I'm a star-descended, half-immortal body, and no one can do anything to me. Now the key problem is the poison on your body, only by completely removing it, can we escape with peace of mind. Otherwise...... I had no choice but to stay and die with you. ”
After all, the village chief is a person who is an official in the court and has seen the world, and he also understands that what Zhao Liang said makes sense. Instead of pushing and procrastinating, it is better to listen to Zhao Shenxian's words and win in a risk. He pondered for a moment and made up his mind: "Since Mr. Zhao Liang thinks that this can work, then the old decay will no longer be verbose. In this case, I won't draw the map, and let Xiao Hei accompany you on a trip. First, he had been with me many times before, and he knew the road well; Second, after all, this is to save my old life, and it is his duty to be a son. Let you go to Sifang Mountain alone, you can't bear to be old. ”
Zhao Liang thought about it: that little black shoulder, big waist, brave and strong, it is indeed safer to carry it with him, so he readily agreed.
After a short time, Xiao Hei was busy with the things his father had explained, and returned to the main hall in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, the old man opened the skylight and said something bright, and told his son what had happened.
Xiao Hei heard that his father had been poisoned by the Demon Dao of the Sifang Mountain, and he was immediately furious, and he said to Zhao Liang: "Sir, my father's life hangs by a thread, and I have to trouble you to reach out to help." Don't talk nonsense, I'll go up the mountain with you and kill all those dogs! ”
Zhao Liang's tone was very calm: "Killing those demons is going to take a long time, and the first task tonight is to steal the antidote unknowingly, do you understand?" ”
"Understood!" Xiao Hei has a straightforward personality, but he is not stupid, he rubbed his hands: "Everything is done but according to Mr. Orders, Xiao Hei will never disobey the order." ”
Zhao Liang was quite satisfied with Xiao Hei's reaction, and couldn't help but praise a few words, and then he discussed it carefully with the village chief, seeing that the sun was setting westward, and there was still a distance to Sifang Mountain here, so he hurriedly said goodbye and set off with Xiao Hei.
When the sky was completely dark, Zhao Liang and Xiao Hei finally came to the foot of Sifang Mountain. Xiao Hei is really familiar with the road, leaving the avenue and not walking, specially leading Zhao Liang to drill into the woods, turning around, and after a while, he went to the top of the mountain.
Looking at the dark Lingxiao Palace, Zhao Liang was slightly stunned in his heart. Beichen Zhenren and his disciples have been rampant for many years, and they have won the favor of Qin Shi Huang, which is by no means a wasted name. In front of him, this Longtan Tiger's Den is gathering seven clever and vicious demon Daoists and hundreds of disciples, one accidentally falls into their hands, I don't know what will happen. Taking a step back, even if you are not afraid, the big deal is that you will fail the mission and return to the real world with a pat on your ass, but what about Xiao Hei? What will happen to the village chief's family?
He turned his head and whispered, "How's it going?" Afraid? ”
Xiao Hei on the side was in a daze, listening to Zhao Liang's question, he suddenly shook his senses, and muttered embarrassedly: "Uh...... Yes, a little bit nervous......"
Zhao Liang sighed secretly: No matter what, it can't harm this young man's life. He suddenly remembered his thoughts, and he sighed in his heart, if only the resourceful and courageous Demon King of the Heavenly Heavens was here. With the ability to leave, there is no need to tremble at all, and he can wipe out this den of thieves alone!
Alas, I don't know what happened to that product, did you get Zheng Ni?
Zhao Liang retracted his chaotic thoughts and instructed Xiao Hei: "You wait here, I'll go reconnoiter first, and then I'll call you in to show you the way when it's no problem." In fact, on the way to Sifang Mountain, Zhao Liang had already asked Xiao Hei about the internal structure of Lingxiao Palace, and at this time he decided not to let Xiao Hei participate in the next action, but to take it on his own.