Chapter 67: The White Ape Disappears
The two came to Mo Wuya's place, and Zhong Wurong was already here. I saw that Zhong Wurong was anxious, and muttered over and over again: "Where did the little white ape go?" And Mo Wuya frowned and sat alone on the edge of the bed without saying a word.
Zhong Wurong saw Zhan Wuxian and Sun Wuyu coming in, and asked, "Where did the little white ape go, did he run away?" "The implication: You don't know that the little white ape runs out to play, and there is a lot of complaining.
Sun Wuyu said: "Senior sister, I'm in a hurry, if the little ape wants to go out through the door and window, Senior Brother Zhan won't know." ”
Zhong Wurong said: "How did the little ape lose it, if you don't go out through the door and window, will it escape?" Senior Brother Zhan, have you taught the little ape escape technique? ”
Zhan Wuxian said: "Since the second white ape entrusted the little ape to me, he has been busy dealing with the son's defeat of the enemy, and he has never passed on a single move and a half, let alone a trick that is not easy to learn. ”
Mo Wuya said: "The little ape is usually with me, I think it is born with extraordinary talents, it is a good material for martial arts, and its parents have a life-saving grace for it, so I passed on some of its self-defense skills according to its special conditions, and the others have not taught it." Besides, the art of escaping is not my specialty, let alone teaching it. ”
Sun Wuyu said: "In the Ghost Valley, except for the master and the disciple Zhan's escape technique, which is the most advanced, if you want to use the escape technique to steal in front of him, it is difficult and difficult, it can be said to be impossible. ”
Zhong Wurong suddenly said, "Could it be that Master is an old man?" ”
Sun Wuyu hurriedly said: "Nonsense, Master is in retreat, how can he make such a joke with us." ”
Zhong Wurong said: "That's not good. ”
Mo Wuya said: "Is there still a master here, kidnapping the little ape, but what did he do when he kidnapped the little ape?" ”
Sun Wuyu said: "Impossible, the land of Ghost Valley, who in the world dares to trespass, who can enter without our guidance?" ”
Zhan Wuxian saw that they had no clue about their random conjectures, so he said, "Senior Brother Sun, Senior Sister Zhong, let's go to the valley to look for it, maybe we can find any clues." ”
Zhong Wurong said: "That's it, that's it." It's better to go out and look for it for a long time, and say that it's useless not to act. After speaking, he pulled Sun Wuyu and walked out, saying, "You look for it in the south, I look for it in the north, and the two of you are one east and one west." Before the words fell, he was already far away.
Zhan Wuxian said to Mo Wuya: "You are looking at Chi'er here, I'll go find it." ”
Mo Wuya said: "No, the little ape grew up with me since he was a child, just like my own child, how can I not look for it." I will take Chi'er to the east to look for it, the mountains in the west are steep, you go to the west to find it. Don't worry about our mother and son. ”
Zhan Wuxian knows that he can't help Mo Wuya. Since they met, every time Mo Wuya loses his temper, Zhan Wuxian has no choice but to let her.
After the two separated, Zhan Wuxian searched all over the mountains and forests to the east, but there was no trace of the little white ape. Zhan Wuxin said: Is it that the little white ape is greedy for fun, got lost and ran out of the valley, and now other people are looking for it in the southwest and north, why don't I go outside the valley to find out. So Zhan Wuxian walked along the valley, walked out of the mountains covered with clouds, passed through a woodland full of thorns, and crossed a big river with a turbulent water, in front of which was a barren mountain, and after the barren mountain was the outer part of the ghost valley. Unconsciously, Zhan Wuxian has walked out of the southeast of the Ghost Valley dozens of miles away.
At this time, the scorching sun was in the sky, and it was already noon. Zhan Wuxian was hungry and thirsty, and wanted to find something to eat, and then look for the little white ape, if he couldn't find it again, he planned to go back to the ghost valley first to see if the others had found the little white ape. Zhan Wuxian walked along the mountain road, and walked two miles, and saw a plum tree not far ahead, and the ripe plums hung all over the treetops. Zhan Wuxian only looked salivating, looking at his eyes to quench his thirst, he ran over and picked one to taste, sweet and sour, delicious.
At this moment, Zhan Wuxian noticed a figure ten miles away, walking like a fly, galloping towards him. Zhan Wuxian hurriedly hid to the side, wanting to see what this person wanted. After a while, the man brushed the plum tree, and the swift wind brought down many sour plums, and he didn't even see Zhan Wuxian on one side. I saw that the man ran in the direction of the Ghost Valley, and after running for a while, the man turned back in front of a barren mountain and headed northwest, but he didn't run far, and then went east, and then towards the Ghost Valley. This person's actions are a little strange, and he has turned back in the direction of the Ghost Valley many times, which is not related to the disappearance of the little ape. Immediately, Zhan Wuxian performed a retreat technique, and instantly rushed to the front of the man, blocking his way. I saw that the man was wearing a tight-fitting official robe, a Chu State military hat, a bronze sword behind his back, his feet were very large, and the boots were actually made of fine copper, and there were ten copper nails on the soles of the shoes. The man was sweating profusely, and his face was covered with wind and frost, and when he saw that someone was blocking the way, he was about to get angry, but when he saw that it was Zhan Wuxian, he became happy, and shook his head and said, "I have found my husband." ”
When Zhan Wuxian saw that the man suddenly saluted him, and spoke like this, he wondered in his heart and asked, "Who are you?" ”
The man said, "Sir doesn't know me anymore?" I am Fenyang, the king's left guard. ”
Zhan Wuxian said: "Which king?" I've never seen a king. Zhan Wuxian remembered King Chu Ling at this time, he had heard Shen Hai say in Shen Hai's house that Xiong Qiji had been looking for King Chu Ling, wanting to kill King Chu Ling, so he could replace him. Zhan Wuxian didn't want others to know that he had seen King Chu Ling, thus exposing King Chu Ling's whereabouts, but he didn't know that King Chu Ling had hanged himself at this time.
Fen Yang thought for a moment and said, "It's Cai Gong, he is now the King of Chu." I met Mr. when I was in Caicheng, and when I saw you leading a group of heroes to fight against the enemy, I admired it. ”
Zhan Wuxian vaguely remembered that Xiong Qiji had two guards around him, so he said: "Since Gong Cai is now the king of Chu, you should be in Yingdu, what's the matter with coming here?" ”
Fen Yang said: "A few days ago, the king got a flying stone from outside the sky, and Young Master Fei said that it was a good material for sword refining, and only Mr. could recognize it, so the king sent me to find Mr. and wanted to ask Mr. to screen it." There is another thing, Fei Shaofu is going to marry Miss Kong Wan'er on the fifteenth of next month, and he wants to invite Mr. and Mrs. to participate together. When he mentioned Kong Wan'er, his expression was a little unnatural, as if he was in great pain, but he had to say it.
"Who is Young Master Fei?" Zhan Wuxian had already thought that it was Senior Brother Fei Wuji, but he didn't know how he became a young master, so he asked.
"Young Master Fei is your senior brother Fei Wuji, and he is now Prince Jian's teacher."
"It turned out to be a senior brother, he is going to marry Miss Kong Wan'er, that is a gratifying thing, so I must go on the fifteenth day of next month." Zhan Wuxian said: "And how did you find this place?" ”
"It was Young Master Fei who told me, he said that Mr. left Caicheng must have come to Ghost Valley, Young Master Fei pointed me the way, and I found it myself. Who knew that it was so difficult to find the ghost valley, I have been here for five days, and I have never found the entrance to the ghost valley. I asked the villagers in the neighborhood, and they all said that they had never heard of the name Ghost Valley. I think what Young Master Fei said will not be wrong, and the Ghost Valley is a holy place, not something that ordinary people can know, I can only go around here, hoping to meet Mr. one day, but I didn't expect to see Mr. today, and finally live up to the king's mission. ”
Zhan Wuxian calculated the date, and there was still more than a month before Fei Wuji's wedding date, and the top priority was to find the little white ape first, so he asked Fenyang: "Have you ever seen a white ape outside the valley in the past few days?" ”
"But the white ape who fought with the Holy Ao Bear?" During the battle of Caicheng, Fen Yang and the other Nine Blades had seen the two white apes and Ao Xiong fighting with their own eyes, which was really earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, it was not like a war that happened in the world, which made him unforgettable in his life, and he still has palpitations when he thinks about it. Therefore, when Zhan Wuxian mentioned the white ape, the first thing he thought of was the two white apes that were psychic in the Great Snow Mountain.
"It's their children, much smaller."
"I've never seen it before, what's going on?"
Zhan Wuxian said: "The little white ape came out to play last night and has not returned yet, and I am looking for it." Since you haven't seen it, I'll look elsewhere. ”
Fen Yang said: "I'll look for it with my husband, many people have more hope." ”
"Thank you, I think you should go back to Yingdu first, maybe the little white ape has already gone back. You go back and tell Senior Brother Fei that I will definitely arrive on the fifteenth of next month. ”
"That's fine, Fen Yang will take his leave first."
Zhan Wuxian searched around the mountain again, but still couldn't see any trace of the little white ape, so he turned back to the valley to see if anyone else had found the little white ape.
When it was dark, the bright moon peeked at people, and everyone searched the whole valley but found nothing. Among the several people, Zhong Wurong had the most frank temperament, and she would say whatever came to her mind, and when she came back, she took a sip of water and shouted, "Have you found it?" Brother, did you find it? Speak! The tone was very anxious: "Although I have only been with the little ape for a day, we are the most close and can play together." You said that after it got lost, who will still race fast with me, where did this little monkey go? ”
Sun Wuyu usually loves him the most as a little junior sister, and seeing her so anxious and moved, he was also extremely sad in his heart, so he comforted: "The little ape may be playful, maybe he is hiding in a cave to sleep in at this time, we will definitely be able to find it tomorrow." ”
"No, I'll look for it again." Zhong Wurong said in a hurry.
Sun Wuyu heard Zhong Wurong say this, and hurriedly persuaded: "What if we all go out tonight and there is no one when the little ape comes back?" Let's rest tonight to recuperate, and if the little ape doesn't come back tonight, we'll look for it tomorrow morning. ”
Zhong Wurong felt that it made sense and nodded.
At this time, Mo Wuya sat alone at the head of the bed, holding the sleeping Zhanchi in her arms, which was already a weeping wipe, and she was even more sad in her heart. Zhan Wuxian wanted to step forward and comfort him, but he didn't know what to say.
"You wait at home, I'll go find the little ape alone tonight." Mo Wuya said suddenly.
"How does this work?" Zhan Wuxian said anxiously: "How can you go alone, resolutely not." ”
"And what do you have to do?"
Zhan Wuxian thought for a moment and said: "How did I forget in a hurry, no one needs to go tonight, I will release more phantom warriors to find it, as long as one of the phantom warriors finds the little ape, I will know immediately." In this way, we don't have to worry that there will be no one at home when the little ape comes back, and we can rest again. ”
"Why didn't you say it earlier if there was such a good way, I was worried all the time." Zhong Wurong said happily: "Senior brother, let's go and prepare food, I'm hungry." Sun Wuyu smiled, then patted Zhan Wuxian's shoulder and said, "It's hard work, I'll send food over in a while." ”
Mo Wuya was still frowning at the head of the bed, Zhan Wuxian was about to comfort him, Mo Wuya turned around and hugged Zhan Wuxian and fell on his shoulder and cried. Zhan Wuxian's heart was also sour, and he said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll go and let the phantom warriors look for the little ape." You've had a hard day, so take a break. ”
Mo Wuya said: "You have also worked hard for a day, and you have to spend your true qi to release the phantom martial arts, you are really hard." ”
Zhan Wuxian said: "I know that you treat the little ape as your own child, and you are very affectionate, sometimes even more than Chi'er. I don't love the little ape, its parents have a life-saving grace for me, the little ape has three long and two short, how can I be worthy of the dead snow mountain double ape. For you and the child, what is it for me to work hard" After speaking, Zhan Wuxian walked outside the door, and raised his hand in the air, as if a starry sky came out of his hand, and instantly turned into a red-clothed phantom warrior and flew into the surrounding valley.
All night, Zhan Wuxian didn't close his eyes, and he never received any news from the Phantom Warrior.
The next day, Zhong Wurong was the first to come, and when he entered the door, he asked, "Senior brother, do you have any news of the little ape?" Zhan Wuxian shook his head. Zhong Wurong stomped his feet and ran directly to the valley to the south, meeting Sun Wuyu halfway. "Don't ask, there's no news of the little ape, you go to the mountains in the east to find it." After Zhong Wurong finished speaking, he didn't wait for Sun Wurong to speak, and went straight to the south. Mo Wuya had also come out at this time and went to Beishan to look for it. Zhan Wuxian released another phantom warrior and stayed at home, while he went to the west mountain. The four of them searched for a day, but there was still no whereabouts of the little white ape.
For three consecutive days, Zhan Wuxian gradually lost weight, and Mo Wuya saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart. At dawn on the fourth day, Zhong Wurong was the first to go out to look for it, and suddenly heard a long howl in the valley. When Zhong Wurong heard it, before he could tell who made the sound, he flew towards the whistling sound, like an arrow piercing the clouds, breaking through the air. As soon as she flew into the air, she saw a green light shoot out from behind the whistling mountain, illuminating the surrounding lush mountains and forests to the point that they suddenly lost their color. I saw that the green light was like a lightning bolt in the clear sky, slashing towards Zhong Wurong. Zhong Wurong was too late to dodge anymore, so he had to take luck. As soon as she touched the green light, she felt as if Mount Tai was overpowering, and she had no ability to resist, and instantly pressed her back to the ground. When the green light faded, Zhong Wurong stood on the ground, motionless, a hand on her shoulder, and a person flashed out from behind her. I saw that this person was wearing a dark green robe, a pair of black boots on his feet, silver hair like snow, white beard like frost, hanging down to his chest, sword eyebrows towering, inserted into the silver hair, his eyes were majestic, standing proudly, plump and handsome, clear like a god, and his whole body was arrogant.
Sun Wuyu saw the comer, and hurriedly went over to bow down: "I didn't know that Uncle Shi was coming, and I didn't welcome him from afar, and I asked Uncle Shi to forgive me." ”
At this time, Zhan Wuxian and Mo Wuya had also rushed out, and like Sun Wuyu, they saluted the person who came.
The person who came was none other than Huang Lao Tian Shen, one of the five hidden saints. The Five Hidden Saints are the disciples of a master, and the five people have different temperaments and temperaments, and this Eastern Sage Huang Laotian Shen ranks second, second only to the Middle Sage Guiguzi. However, Dongsheng Huang Laotian thinks very highly of himself, is arrogant, and never smiles.
Tian Shen didn't even glance at Sun Wuyu and the others, and looked around: "Hmph! Tell Wang Xu's old ghost to come out. Sun Wuyu didn't dare to get angry when he heard Tian Shen call the master's name, and replied respectfully: "The family teacher has been in retreat for many days, and he has not yet left the customs. ”
Hearing this, Tian Shen said angrily: "What nonsense, who said that he was in retreat." Five days ago, he came to my mountain and stole my "Flying Dragon Riding Cloud Technique", but fortunately I found it. I chased from the East China Sea to the South China Sea, from the South China Sea to the West Sea, and from the West Sea to the North Sea. In Beihai, your master woke up an ice dragon to block my pursuit, and he took the opportunity to flee south. He has nowhere to run to the south, he must have come back to this ghost valley mountain stream, and you still say that he is in retreat? Wang Xu, old ghost, come out for me quickly, if you don't show up again, I will turn your ghost valley upside down. Tian Shen shouted and scolded, but there was no sound around.
Zhong Wurong saw that Tian Shen kept scolding, and he didn't have anything to do with himself, so he knew that this uncle was merciful to her subordinates. Zhong Wurong stepped forward and said: "Uncle Shi, this is not right, you and my master are apprentices of the same master, like brothers, even if my master takes a scripture book from you, you will not stop scolding." Sun Wuyu saw that Zhong Wurong was not polite to Tian Shen at all, and only glanced at her, Zhong Wurong said in one breath as if he hadn't seen it.
Tian Shen said angrily: "What does the little girl know, he is not taking, he is stealing." If he had known that he and I were brothers, he would not have made a mess of my scripture room without saying hello and stole my newly created book of "Flying Dragons and Clouds". ”
Zhong Wurong said: "Uncle Shi, don't be angry, you don't know that my master is a joker, he took away your scriptures, maybe he was curious and playing with you, maybe he will send it back to you in a few days." ”
"Hmph, you're like an old ghost, no big or small, I said he stole it, he stole it."
"It was my master who stole it, but don't you want to think about it, if my master wants to avoid you, can you find him? I can assure you that if you don't chase him, my master will send you the scriptures back in half an hour. Isn't he just afraid of your ..... Complexion? Zhong Wurong originally wanted to say "stinky face", but she saw Tian Shen's eyes glaring at her, and she didn't dare to say the stinky words to her mouth.
Hearing Zhong Wurong say this, although Tian Shen was disdainful on the surface, he felt that it was not unreasonable in his heart. Tian Shenxin said: Although my skills are on par with the old ghost, if I really want to compare with the old ghost, I am one point higher. The old ghost stole my scriptures, which made me angry and bloody, and without thinking, chased me down, so that I lost my dignity in front of these juniors, which really shouldn't be. The old ghost's temperament is the same as mine, but I don't eat hard because of it, in fact, I use a little trick to not worry about the old ghost not showing up. So he said: "Old ghost, I'll spare you for the time being, I'll give you the copy of "Flying Dragon Cloud Riding Technique", if you have the ability, you can come to Danshan to find me, let's compare." After speaking, Tian Shen passed by Zhan Wuxian's side and said, "You are Zhan Wuxian?" ”
Zhan Wuxian respectfully saluted again: "It's the little nephew, what does the uncle command?" ”
"Nothing." After saying that, he flew straight up to the clouds and disappeared.
Zhong Wurong let out a long breath: "This senior uncle is finally gone, I am most afraid of him." ”
Sun said speechlessly: "Then you still talked to Uncle Shi like that just now, and you were not polite at all." ”
"You don't know, my heart was pounding all the time at that time, scared me to death, I was afraid that he would slap me, and I didn't dare to fight back."
"Now that Uncle Shi is gone, it's important for us to find the little white ape." Zhan Wu Xiandao.
"Yes, yes, let's split up and look for it." Zhong Wurong said.