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The next day, after Zuo Shaoyang finished cultivating, he went down the mountain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

From Evian Temple to the market town under the mountain, ordinary people have to walk for two days, Zuo Shaoyang is fast, it only takes one day to arrive, in order to avoid the emperor sending people to search and find himself, he took off his robe and hid it, and then wrapped his head with a towel, and pretended to cough and sneeze, covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and entered the market town.

Sure enough, in a prominent spot in the market town, he found a notice about finding himself. The portrait is well drawn, quite similar. Those who know their whereabouts will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold!

I didn't expect myself to be worth so much. Zuo Shaoyang smiled secretly, avoided the crowded place, and found the rope he needed in a small alley shop.

There are many cliffs in Huashan, and some medicine pickers often have to buy ropes to go up the mountain to collect medicine, so there are still more shops selling ropes in the market town. And these ropes are thin and strong.

Zuo Shaoyang bought a large bundle, about five hundred zhang long. That's all he can carry. The ropes were tied to his back, and his body was barely visible.

Anyway, he decided to buy another small bag of rice. I was going to send it to the pair of nuns and apprentices who lived in seclusion in the mountains.

With all this, he walked up the mountain overnight. Using night walking, firstly, it is important to hurry, and secondly, you can also use the night to get rid of possible stalkers.

The climb was more difficult at night than during the day, so it took him half the night to walk. After dawn, it was much better, and before noon, he returned to the top of the cliff where the pair of nuns practiced on the cliff next to Evian Temple. But instead of going directly to the nun, he decided to explore the cave first. The edge of the cliff was still hundreds of feet away from the cave where the nun and apprentice lived, and it was impossible for the pair of masters and apprentices to know that he was on the edge of the cliff.

Zuo Shaoyang didn't sleep all night, but he didn't feel sleepy, this is the temptation of treasure hunting. Although Zuo Shaoyang is not short of money now, no one will be disgusted with money, and Zuo Shaoyang now has nothing to do after practicing for two hours a day, which is also the result of being extremely bored.

He tied the rope tightly to a large pine tree, threw the rope off the cliff, and slowly slid down the cliff.

As he slid down, he looked around for cracks or caves, but from the top down, the whole large area was a cliff as smooth as a mirror, and there was not even a rock pine to settle on.

Halfway through the rope, some cracks and rock pines began to appear. I searched every place carefully, and found no clues, the cracks were shallow, and even rats could not enter, let alone people.

He had slipped to the bottom of the rope, and finally reached the cliff parallel to the Temple of Evian. It is about 200 zhang away from the cliff next to Evian Temple, plus more than 100 zhang on the side of Evian Temple, it should be around here.

Zuo Shaoyang looked around, but this mountain wall was also cut with a knife and axe, there were a few rock pines, and there were no hidden caves after checking.

Zuo Shaoyang was very disappointed, climbed up the cliff, moved more than 100 zhang left and right, and went down to the cliff again, but still didn't find anything.

At this time, it was already evening, and I had been busy all day, and I didn't get any gains. Zuo Shaoyang was very frustrated, put away the rope, threw it in the grass, carried the bag of grain, and came to the cave where Xianyun and the others were cultivating.

At this time, the sun was already setting, and the mountains were full of golden light.

When he came to the cave, he found that it had been sealed by a huge rock. I was surprised, did they leave here?

Zuo Shaoyang shouted: "Mrs. Shi! Xianyun! Where are you? It's me. I've come to see you! ”

After screaming a few times, suddenly the boulder at the mouth of the cave moved, and then slowly moved away, and with a click, it landed beside it, revealing the entrance of the cave.

As soon as the cat's waist came, Xianyun came out of it and looked at him with some surprise: "Zuo Gongzi? ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "It turns out that you are in the cave." Such a big boulder, you pushed it away? ”

Xianyun smiled and shook his head: "It's my master." When the door is closed and opened, the master can only push it, but I can't push it. ”

"Ouch, your master is amazing." Zuo Shaoyang said this, but he thought in his heart, if one day your master suddenly dies in the cave, and you can't push the cave boulder, won't you starve to death in this cave?

Zuo Shaoyang lifted the half bag of grain in his hand: "Well, I'll go buy food for you." Yesterday I saw you eating black flour buns, and they said that it was too bitter, so I bought you some food. It's a pity that the road is too far and I can't carry too much food. That's all I carried. Let's eat it first, and I'll go down the mountain and buy you more. ”

Xianyun was very frightened, turned back to the cave and said, "Master, Zuo Gongzi sent us half a bag of grain, do you want it?" ”

The voice of the old nun came from the cave: "We are practicing in seclusion, not living in a temple to worship the Buddha, and we do not accept almsgiving." Childe's kindness was appreciated. It is unacceptable. ”

Zuo Shaoyang was stunned, and there were monks who did not accept almsgiving, this old nun was really weird. Said: "Mrs. Shi, Zuo is a good intention, and there is no purpose. Offering to the monks is also what we worldly people should do. ”

Zuo Shaoyang spent fifteen years in the Western Regions, and Buddhism has made great progress under the advocacy of Songtsen Gampo in Tibet. At that time, it was stipulated that lay families were obliged to provide for the married monks and nuns. That's why Zuo Shaoyang said this. However, he did not know that there were no regulations in this regard in Chinese Buddhism at that time.

Lao Ni said lightly: "The son's kindness is understood, please forgive me for not accepting it." Xianyun, come in! ”

Xianyun bowed, then bowed his head and burrowed into the cave. Then I saw the old nun grasp the protrusion of the mountain rock with both hands, pull the mountain stone back, and block the cave again.

Zuo Shaoyang was very depressed, this old nun was really old-fashioned, the monks did not accept alms, really, he must have suspected that he was a disciple, and he fell in love with her beautiful female disciple, and wanted to engage in some conspiracy.

Zuo Shaoyang shook his head, put the bag of grain next to the cave, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "Teacher, I really don't mean anything else, just thank you for saving your life, and just express your gratitude." The grain was placed next to the cave. If you don't want it, just throw it away. I am also a cultivator in the mountains. I live in a cave on the top of the mountain next to the temple of Evian below. We're neighbors. Since the master didn't want anyone to disturb Qing Xiu, Zuo took his leave and would never come again. Good bye! ”

He walked down the mountain, took a few steps, stopped again, and said, "If you need any help, just come to me!" ”

There was no echo in the cave. Zuo Shaoyang took a big stride, walked sideways through the dense forest, bypassed the cliff, and then walked down the mountain.

By the time I passed Evian, it was already completely dark. Years of wilderness cultivation have made him accustomed to walking mountain roads at night. He touched the hill where he lived, climbed to the top, and returned to his cave.

He had not slept on the first night of the night, and had spent the whole day on the cliff looking for a place to hide the treasure, and he was really tired, so he returned to the cave, ate a little dry food, and fell asleep.

He slept soundly that night, and had a dream in which he saw a white cloud sitting in Xianyun, floating among the mountains, like a fairy girl, and smiling at himself.

Although he dreamed of Xianyun, he did not see Xianyun again for most of the following months.

For most of the month, except for two hours of cultivation that could not be shaken by thunder, he spent the rest of the time hanging down the cliff with a rope to search for the hidden treasure.

In order to be accurate, he even measured the rope of 300 zhang, and then measured it from the Evian Temple to the place where the mountain wall was reached, and searched there, but he still found nothing.

He can't say that he is depressed, anyway, he is not short of money, and he is looking for treasure just to kill time. Since I tried my best, I couldn't find it, so I had to give up.

After all, he had been cultivating on the mountain for nearly two months, and he would go down the mountain every ten days to buy daily necessities in the market town, and casually inquire if there was any news of the emperor's death or the killing of the national teacher. However, there is still no news. It's just that there are more soldiers and armor in the market town, and the notices to find yourself are posted all over the streets and alleys, and it seems that the emperor has reached the last moment.

At noon that day, Zuo Shaoyang was sitting on a boulder on the top of the mountain looking at the mountains and listening to the sound of the mountain breeze. Suddenly, I saw a pretty figure on the path under the peak, slowly coming up this side of the mountain.

The figure was very familiar, like a little nun Xianyun.

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly stood up, he knew that Xianyun hadn't seen him for more than half a month, and now he suddenly came to find him, maybe something was wrong.

Xianyun walked very fast, there are deep mountains and mountains here, there is no road, Xianyun is carrying the bushes to the mountain, walking very hard, but very hurried, as if very anxious.

Zuo Shaoyang flew out of the zipline and went up to the treetops, flew down from the treetops, and soon approached Xianyun, and fell down the tree a few feet away from her. Stood where she had to pass, leaning against a tree and waiting for her.

Soon, the sound of Sissisoso tearing through the bushes and shrubs, Xianyun appeared in front of him in an embarrassed manner.

Suddenly seeing a person standing in front of him, Xianyun was frightened, and when he saw that it was Zuo Shaoyang, he was immediately overjoyed: "Zuo Gongzi!" You're here! ”

Zuo Shaoyang also seemed to be surprised: "Yo, Xianyun?" How did you get here? He found that Xianyun's eyes were swollen from crying, like two walnuts.

"I'm here for your help!" As soon as Xianyun opened his mouth to speak, tears flowed down again, "My master was bitten by a tiger!" ”

"Huh? Tiger? Are there tigers in this place? ”

"Yes! Yesterday morning, when I came back from outside to collect firewood, I found two tigers lying at the mouth of the cave, which were dead, I was frightened, and quickly called Master, but Master did not answer, I went into the cave, and I saw Master lying on the ground, covered in blood, and one leg was gone. The ground was full of blood. I quickly bandaged Master's wounds, and Master didn't wake up until yesterday evening. Moaning all the time, it must have hurt. I asked Master if he wanted to go to you for help, and Master said no. But at night, Master's whole body was hot, and when it was almost dawn, he seemed to be breathless. That's why I've come to call you, don't you know how to heal? Save my Master! ”

Zuo Shaoyang nodded, and in an emergency, he didn't care about hiding his martial arts, so he stopped her waist and hugged her, flew out of the flying claws to grab the treetops, and flew up the tree.

Xianyun was hugged by Zuo Shaoyang, exclaimed, and without waiting to speak, her body was already on the tree, and then flew between the treetops, so frightened that she hurriedly closed her eyes. Both hands tightly grasped Zuo Shaoyang's waist.

Zuo Shaoyang quickly flew to the top of the mountain, and soon came to the cave where the two nuns cultivated on the top of the cliff.

Sure enough, two dead tigers were lying on the ground, blood everywhere, and he hurried into the cave, and saw the old nun lying crooked next to the futon, one leg had been torn off and fell on the edge of the cave, and the blood on the whole body had coagulated, and the blood on the ground had also coagulated to black and red. A blood-stained ring knife fell to the ground.

He hurried over, helped her to lie down, wiped the pulse on the side of her neck, and suddenly felt a chill in her heart, and she couldn't feel any pulse, so she hurriedly put her ear to the old nun's heart and listened carefully, but she couldn't hear any beating sound. When I opened my eyes, my pupils were dilated, and I squeezed them with my hand and then released them, but my pupils were deformed but could not be recovered.

Zuo Shaoyang shook his head gloomily: "I'm sorry, your master and she, she bled too much and has already gone." ”

Xian Yunwa cried out and pounced on the master, crying like a cuckoo dripping blood.

Zuo Shaoyang sat at the entrance of the cave and waited. Finally, Xianyun suppressed his crying and sat beside the master's corpse in a daze.

Zuo Shaoyang walked over and picked up the ring knife on the ground, and said, "Let's dig a pit and bury your master, right?" ”

Xianyun shook his head desperately, holding his master's corpse, as if he was afraid that Zuo Shaoyang would snatch it away. Zuo Shaoyang sighed: "I'll dig a pit for you, bury it or not." With that, he walked out with the ring knife in hand, found a gentle clearing, used the ring knife as a hoe, and began to dig the ground.

The tools were not suitable, and it was very difficult to dig, and it was not easy to dig a long pit a few feet deep. Zuo Shaoyang threw the ring knife on the edge of the pit, walked back to the cave, and saw Xianyun still sitting there in a daze with the corpse. Said: "To bury or not to bury?" If I don't bury it, I'll be gone. ”

Xianyun's big eyes looked at him blankly, and he stayed for a long time before he nodded, wanting to pick up Shitai's corpse. But she was too thin to hold her.

Zuo Shaoyang sighed, went over and picked up the corpse, walked out of the cave, walked through the woods, came to the clearing, put the corpse in the pit, and then took off his robe and covered the corpse's head and face. That's when I got out of the pit.

Xianyun was already crying like a tearful person, kneeling on the edge of the pit, holding a handful of sand, looking at the body of the master in the pit, trembling and not putting it in.

Zuo Shaoyang was not in a hurry, she sat next to her and waited, until she cried and finally poured a handful of soil into the pit gently, then she came over, her movements were like flying, and she quickly shoveled all the soil into the pit.

Xianyun sat on the grass weakly, watching Zuo Shaoyang bury his master, but tears kept flowing.

Finally, Zuo Shaoyang filled in the grave, wiped a handful of sweat, and walked over and squatted in front of her: "Xianyun, what are your plans?" Do you still live in your caves? ”

Xianyun shook his head blankly.

"How can I help you?"

Xianyun still shook his head.

(To be continued)