Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Old Man of the Ding Ling Department
Zhan Wuxian has traveled north for more than ten days, and the snow on ** has gradually increased, and the weather is getting colder and colder, indicating that he has gone out of the border of the ghost country, ** Beihai country, which is getting closer and closer to his goal.
On this day, Zhan Wuxian was looking for food on the horse, when he suddenly heard a neighing from his mount, and when he looked back, a ghost wolf pounced on him, followed by five ghost wolves, tearing the horse apart in an instant. After dozens of days of long-distance travel, he has lost a horse, leaving only this one, and he can still be a companion in this deserted northern cold land, but now he was bitten to death by the ghost wolf, Zhan Wuxian was extremely angry, and got up to chase after him.
Seeing that Zhan Wuxian was chasing after him, the six ghost wolves left the horse's corpse and ran north. The strange thing is that these six ghost wolves did not run wildly or scattered to escape, but lined up in a long line, the largest wolf ran in the front, and the smallest wolf ran in the back to follow, which was obviously a formation looking for death. How could these six ghost wolves have the speed of Zhan Wuxian, and after a while, Zhan Wuxian caught up with the one running at the back, and slapped it with one palm, and the wolf screamed miserably, rolling on the ground a few times and couldn't move. When the two wolves in front saw this, they turned around and pounced on Zhan Wuxian. Although they knew that it was useless to do so, they did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves to fight for their lives in order to buy their companions time to escape. Zhan Wuxian saw two wolves pounce on both sides, revealing their fangs, apparently aimed at his neck. Zhan Wuxian stood still, suddenly stretched out his hands, saw the opportunity, and when the two wolves were still less than half a foot away from him, he struck out with both hands, grabbed the heads of the two wolves, and went to the middle, and suddenly burst apart, and without even a shout, the corpse fell to the ground.
paid two wolf lives, but it also delayed Zhan Wuxian's pursuit, and then saw that the three ghost wolves had escaped seven or eight miles away. Zhan Wuxian continued to pursue, and after a short time, he chased after the three ghost wolves. The two groups of ghost wolves running at the back, just like the two horses before, turned around and pounced on Zhan Wuxian. Seeing that Zhan Wuxian didn't stop this time, he jumped high, and without waiting for the two ghost wolves to pounce down, his toes had already kicked the ghost wolf's jaws, and the two wolves howled a few times, reversed a few times in mid-air, fell heavily to the ground, and convulsed a few times and didn't move.
Zhan Wuxian landed without stopping, and chased after the last ghost wolf. Seeing that he was about to catch up, he saw that the ghost wolf used all his strength to fly forward, and it was more than ten zhang high from the ground. At the same time, Zhan Wuxian also flew up, came to the belly of the ghost wolf, hit the wolf's lower abdomen with a palm, and the ghost wolf also screamed, flying higher and faster with the power of Zhan Wuxian's palm, and then fell to the ground and slid forward a few feet away, leaving a deep scratch on the ground.
Zhan Wuxian walked over, and saw that the ghost wolf had not yet lost his breath, and the wolf's neck stretched forward with all his might, as if he was looking at something in his eyes. Zhan Wuxian looked over and saw that more than a dozen steps ahead, there was a dark forest, and the forest was full of towering pines and cypresses. At the edge of the forest, there were two points of green light flickering towards Zhan Wuxian, and Zhan Wuxian immediately had a cold war, it was the Ghost Wolf King, it was here to take revenge.
Zhan Wuxian stood there, at this time he had calmed down, and felt that everything had been done without waiting, and there was no need to kill all the ghost wolves, and these ghost wolves did not have a deep hatred with him, and the ruthless hand just now was just a moment of brain fever. Wolves are also creatures between heaven and earth, and if you can spare their lives, spare their lives, and besides, this place is deserted, and it will not harm the innocent.
Zhan Wuxian was thinking about it, when he saw the ghost wolf king walking out of the dark forest, and he was holding a human corpse in his mouth. It stared at Zhan Wuxian, threw the corpse over, and then barked at Zhan Wuxian, the Ghost Wolf King was provoking. Zhan Wuxian finally couldn't bear it anymore, and there was no need to be merciful to the wicked. Zhan Wuxian pulled his legs and ran towards the Ghost Wolf King, seeing Zhan Wuxian chasing after him, the Ghost Wolf King smiled mysteriously, turned around and ran wildly into the forest behind him, running around the pines and cypresses like the wind, as fast as thunder, comparable to a martial arts master. The Ghost Wolf King kept roaring as he ran, and as far as he could, he tried his best to break the branches on his side and make a sound.
Zhan Wuxian chased into the dark forest, only to find that the forest was a towering tree with a thick hug, and the tree was covered with a thick layer of pine needles, which was extremely soft to step on. In the forest, the deeper and deeper the darkness, the view was blocked, and only the wolf shadow in front of him could be faintly seen. Zhan Wuxian's feet didn't stop, he was chasing through the forest, and suddenly the ghost wolf king in front of him stopped, and his eyes stared at Zhan Wuxian, as if he was waiting for something. Seeing those eyes, Zhan Wuxian's heart was not good, at this moment, there was a roar beside him, a big insect pounced, and the two tiger claws instantly grabbed Zhan Wuxian's right shoulder, the force was so great, his body tilted down with the strength of the tiger claws to the left, and then a bloody mouth bit Zhan Wuxian's head. Seeing this, Zhan Wuxian was taken aback, his left hand hurriedly pressed against the tiger's jaw, and his legs kicked the tiger's lower abdomen, and at the same time used the escape technique to move away instantly.
The tiger threw itself into the air and knocked headfirst into a pine tree in front of it. At this time, Zhan Wuxian moved behind the tiger, but looking at this tiger, the body is more than two feet long, the body is wide and fat, ** snow white, the tiger's back is golden, and the stripes are scattered, just like wearing gold armor. The tiger's tail was so thick that it threw itself at the trunk of a tree with a bowl mouth, and broke the trunk. Zhan Wuxian dodged away, just as the tiger turned around, saw Zhan Wuxian on the side, roared, and pounced again. Zhan Wuxian jumped high, wanting to ride on the back of the tiger to subdue him, before he fell, a tiger tail flung over, Zhan Wuxian stretched out his hands in mid-air, grabbed the tiger tail, and then fell to the ground, carried enough true qi, and forcefully pulled the tiger up, throwing it a few feet away.
The tiger rolled around on the ground twice, and finally lay on his stomach, a little dizzy for a while, he didn't believe that such a small human had such great strength, it usually bullied humans, but it had never been bullied by humans, and today this was the first time. It didn't believe in this evil, and the tiger got up, shook off the pine needles and snow foam on its body, roared at Zhan Wuxian, and pounced again as fast as he could. Zhan Wuxian turned around and saw a big tree behind him, the trunk of which was divided into two forks, and it was very thick. Zhan Wuxian smiled, and had a way to subdue the tiger in his heart. I saw Zhan Wuxian standing still, just waiting for the tiger to pounce. Seeing the tiger pounce, Zhan Wuxian's body shook and came to the tiger's belly, stretched out his hands, grabbed the tiger's belly, aimed at the branch, and threw it along the tiger's forward force. The tiger felt that its body was about to land, but it flew up involuntarily, it didn't know why, it felt that it had been stuck in the branches, its four claws were hanging in the air, it couldn't go forward, it couldn't retreat, only a tiger's tail swayed back and forth, only to hit the surrounding branches and fell.
At this time, Zhan Wuxian looked for the ghost wolf king again, but he was already gone.
After about half an hour, the tiger was no longer able to breathe and quieted down. Zhan Wuxian came to the tiger, stroked the tiger's whiskers, and said to himself: "How to deal with such a big tiger, let you go, I'm afraid that you will harm people again, don't let you go, it's a pity to die." How could this tiger suddenly attack me? Could it be that the Ghost Wolf King deliberately lured me over, and at the same time lured this tiger out......" Zhan Wuxian looked around, and vaguely saw a pair of eyes staring at him, flickering for a moment, and disappearing.
At this time, a group of people appeared in the forest, they were wrapped in animal skins, holding wooden sticks in their hands, and looking at Zhan Wuxian and the tiger with frightened eyes. Suddenly, the group of people cheered, dancing with their hands, and shouting in a language that Zhan Wuxian did not understand. One of the older old men came over, bowed deeply to Zhan Wuxian, and spoke in a whining voice, pointing at the tiger for a while, pointing at Zhan Wuxian for a while, and then he called a few more people, holding a deer, and the old man gestured with both hands to let Zhan Wuxian ride up. At the same time, the tiger's four paws were tied with hemp rope, and the tiger's mouth was clamped with two logs, and then tied to the four paws. The men carried the tiger off the branches and placed it on a row of rafts pulled by five bucks in front of it. Zhan Wuxian rode on the deer, not knowing where these people were bagging themselves, but seeing that they were respectful and very enthusiastic about themselves, he put his mind at ease and saw what they were doing before making plans.
Zhan Wuxian followed the men through the forest to the foot of a large mountain. Earlier, the old man introduced Zhan Wuxian into a cave, but saw that the cave was extraordinarily spacious, and there was a bonfire in the cave, which made the cave look extraordinarily warm. After Zhan Wuxian came in, the old man bowed deeply to the people on the platform, and then withdrew very respectfully.
Zhan Wuxian said in the center of the cave: Why did those wild people bring me to see this person, could it be that this person is their leader? Zhan Wuxian unconsciously glanced at the entrance of the cave, and heard "Your Excellency is from the Central Plains, right?" At some point, the man lying on the animal skin sat up, and he secretly admired the Dharma Zhan shirtless. But look at this person is skinny, with white hair and silver beard, and his eyes are like electricity.
Zhan Wuxian saw that he was an old man, so he arched his hand and said: "In Xia Zhan Wuxian, I came from the Central Plains to do some things in Beihai Country, and I met this place on the road, and was brought here by those savages, I don't know where this place is, and who are those savages?" ”
The old man stood up, Zhan Wuxian was shocked, just now he looked back at the entrance of the cave, and he didn't see how the old man sat up, and now Zhan Wuxian is staring at the old man, and he didn't see how the old man stood up. To say that the body method is fast and the unscrupulous body escape technique is the fastest body method in the world, but I didn't expect this old man to be faster than himself.
The old man laughed and said, "Except for the two old guys last time, you are still from the Central Plains for the first time here." This is the Beihai country you are looking for, and the people you brought here are not savages, but the Beihai Dingling tribe, whose ancestors were soldiers sent by Emperor Zhuan to guard the extreme of the north, and have lived here for generations. Earlier, because you captured the tiger and eliminated the tiger for them, they brought you to me because you thanked you. ”
Zhan Wuxian heard that this place was Beihai Kingdom, and saw that the old man was not an ordinary person, and he was much older than himself, and he was very familiar with this place, so he arched his hand and said: "The predecessor said just now that the Ding Ling tribe is the descendant of the soldiers sent here by Emperor Zhuan, and it is said that he should be able to speak the Central Plains language." ”
"Over time, some things are forgotten. At the beginning, most of the soldiers sent here by Emperor Zhuan were not from the Central Plains, and they lived here for a long time, and many intermarriages with the locals were normal, and it was normal not to speak the Central Plains language, but it did not mean that they would not. ”
"I don't think my predecessor is a member of the Ding Ling tribe, I don't know who my predecessor is?"
"It doesn't matter who I am, but I know you very well, and your reputation in the Central Plains martial arts has been very loud recently. What happened to the Ghost Fang tribe some time ago is a pity, and none of the people in the whole clan survived. You are going north this time to find the Snow Demon, in order to get the Northern Darkness Essence Water and return to the Central Plains to forge a sword. I advise you, don't want the Northern Darkness Essence Water, it's better not to cast the sword, wouldn't it be better to go back and spend the rest of your life with your wife and children? ”
Zhan Wuxian heard this, was a little angry, and said: "Why did the predecessors say this, in life, you must always have some ideals, and then work hard to complete it." There are some things that you give up before you have done them, and you don't regret it when you think about them when you are dying. Some things are good or bad, good or bad. You don't know until you do it. You are so wise, and the Ding Ling tribe treats you with great respect, but you know that there are tigers in this place and you don't help them get rid of them, I don't think it's appropriate for you to act like this, doesn't it? ”
The old man laughed and said, "All things are born in heaven and earth, and they go according to nature and the principles of heaven, so why should people seek trouble for themselves to deliberately achieve their goals?" The tiger was born in the land of the North Sea and suffered from the Dingling tribe, and these naturally have a reason for their existence. For hundreds of years, the tiger and the Ding Ling tribe have coexisted here, the tiger is not greedy, and the people are not greedy, so it can be said that they get along and coexist, it is natural, why bother to destroy their balance. And some people will do whatever it takes to achieve some goals, or even kill, so as to satisfy their own **, but they don't know that satisfying ** will be accompanied by greater suffering, isn't it? ”
Zhan Wuxian said: "There are some things that still have to be done, and sometimes only when they are done will they be meaningful and more exciting." I beg to agree with what you just said. ”
"Good, good, good." The old man said three good words in a row, seemed a little helpless, and said slowly: "You can go." If you encounter any difficulties in the future that cannot be solved, you will come to me again, and you are still in this cave. After saying that, the old man lay down on the animal skin again.
Just now, he confronted the old man-for-tat, and then saw that the old man was kind and clear, and Zhan Wuxian couldn't bear it, and said in his heart: The Ding Ling tribe brought me here, it must have been arranged by the old man, he wouldn't just tell me some big truths and persuade me not to forge a sword, he must know other things. Zhan Wuxian paused for a moment and asked respectfully, "Senior, do you ask for something about Wuxian......?"
"Keep going north, and when you see the sea in nine days, you will naturally see the second daughter of Beihai."
"I don't know what to call my seniors, but I don't know how to call them, but I wish to come to see my predecessors again." After Zhan Wuxian finished asking, he saw that the old man closed his eyes and was silent, so he bowed and exited the cave.