Chapter 2: The Ambition of the Bird
"Your affection for Li Shanren is in the eyes of the old man, but it's just ......" Lin Laohan wanted to speak and stopped: "This world is so big, everywhere is home, if you have ambitions, I think, Li Shanren will naturally not stop you." ”
I smiled bitterly, and did not argue with Lin Laohan again, but said on a topic: "Uncle Lin, if it is as you said, then where is home under this world?" ”
Lin Laohan smiled and said, "That's right, Chang'an City!" You must go to Chang'an City to see the world, where there are many flowers and can give you the opportunity to show your strength. ”
"Haha, Uncle Lin, you are too much to lift me, what can I do? Show me laundry and cooking? Carrying water and sweeping the floor? "I have low self-esteem.
"No, no, no, how can you belittle yourself so much?" Lin Laohan's eyes rolled for a moment, and then he said: "If you want to join the army and practice some expert martial arts, you can go to the Tang Dynasty Mansion to apprentice, everyone knows that the sect master of the Tang Dynasty Mansion, Cheng Biting Jin, is a person who has fought the world with the Tang Emperor and made great contributions, and he himself is also a fierce general on the list of heroes of Lingyan Pavilion." ”
"Uh......" I smiled awkwardly, "Uncle Lin, according to what you said, I ...... Am I going to go to war when I'm done? I don't want to go to war, my life is precious! ”
"Haha, cough cough...... Lin Laohan laughed and coughed, and then explained: "You stupid boy, now that the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, where is there any battle to fight!" To say that you don't have vision means you don't have vision, you know? The old man heard that those shippers in the past said that the top disciples in the Tang Dynasty Mansion, that momentum, if they didn't know in advance, they thought they were immortals! ”
"Immortals descend to earth? Hahaha......" I burst into laughter: "Uncle Lin, you're making a big joke, right?" People are people, how to learn some martial arts and become immortals? ”
"I haven't seen it, I just heard it, I ......heard it," Lin Laohan frowned and said: "However, if there are rumors, it means that this Tang Dynasty Mansion is by no means simple." ”
I couldn't raise my interest, and shook my head slightly: "This...... Uncle Lin, are there any other sects? ”
Lin Laohan seemed to have seen through my thoughts, and said with a smile: "Yes, of course, since you don't want to apprentice to the Tang Dynasty, then you can go to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain!" ”
"Lingtai Fangcun Mountain? What kind of sect is that? Where? I wondered.
"The road to Fangcun Mountain in this Lingtai is a little farther, in the north of Changshou Village in Xiniuhezhou." Lin Laohan then said loudly: "But ah, if you can worship under the gate of Fangcun Mountain, even if you trek through mountains and rivers, and cross mountains and seas, it will be worth it!" ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Lin Laohan stroked a few loose beards and explained: "The sect master of Lingtai Fangcun Mountain is a half-immortal in the world, the Bodhi Patriarch, that ability, but it is high, if you can learn three tricks and two styles, subduing demons and eliminating demons, it will never be a problem." ”
When I heard the words "subduing demons and eliminating demons", I was immediately interested and said, "This is good!" That's good! I'm going to this Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, hmph, when I return from my studies, the first one to subdue Niu Daring's evil beast! ”
"Haha, you kid, how can you only have this ambition? You must be diligent and hardworking, visit everywhere, and learn from teachers, otherwise you ......" Lin Laohan said this, and stopped abruptly.
"How else?" I'm curious.
Lin Laohan smiled and said, "Otherwise, you have no way out." ”
"What do you mean by that?" I continue to be curious.
I saw Lin Laohan trembling with his fingers pointing from the top of my head to my feet, and said in a rare mocking tone: "Are you rich?" ”
I fumbled to the flattened cloth bag and shook my head.
"Do you have the right?"
I stared blankly at the patched coarse cloth coat and shook my head again.
"Hey, think for yourself."
Lin Laohan looked a little helpless, and when he saw that I didn't talk anymore, he didn't continue to talk, but turned his eyes to the mysterious whirlpool on the sea level again.
However, at this moment, a sudden gust of yin wind hit, startled me and Lin Laohan and the two of them unconsciously shivered, and when the two of us came back to taste, they suddenly felt different, because this yin wind did not come from the sea, but from behind, which was surprising.
"Huh? This wind ...... Isn't there something strange going on in the city? Lin Laohan muttered to himself.
I seconded, then put down the fishing rod, stood up, and looked up at the sky, where the warm midday sun was now swallowed up by a strange gloom, but the scope was not large, and it was uncertain.
"Uncle Lin, this ...... Shall I go back and have a look? If something really weird, I'll tell you again, and you'll be here to help me watch the fish with peace of mind, okay? "I felt a little uneasy in my heart.
"Go, go." Lin Laohan waved at me.
I immediately turned around and ran towards the east gate of Jianye City.
But as soon as I approached the gates, I saw the frightened people coming and going, shouting in panic, and I could not help but quicken my pace.
When I entered the city, I was very frightened, and before I could look at Li Shanren's courtyard, the dazzling dog mad demon Lei Heizi hit me headlong.
"Wang, Wang......" Wangcai behind Lei Heizi was shouting eagerly, giving people the feeling that it was either stepped on by someone or in estrus.
"Run! Brother Zhuzi, there are ghosts in the city! "Lei Heizi's voice is not much different from Wangcai's.
I frowned, pressed Lei Heizi's shoulders, and asked a little calmly, "What happened?" Come on! ”
"I ...... I ...... I" Lei Heizi explained eagerly: "Just now, just now, the sky suddenly changed, oops, the wind was blowing cold, everyone didn't know how to echo, but after a while, the sky flew by...... There were a lot of black ghosts flying over, and some people were pierced by the ghosts, and they vomited blood and died on the spot! Good...... It's scary! ”
"Ghosts? How can it be? I was stunned and said, "That'...... Where did those ghosts go? ”
"There, your house!" Lei Heizi actually pointed in the direction of Li Shan's family.
"What?" I was frightened and immediately ran towards Li Shan's house.
Along the way, the passers-by who fled in a hurry were panicked, shouting and screaming and scattering in all directions, and the entire Jianye City almost seemed to have fallen into hell.
When I stumbled to the door of Li Shan's house, I saw scenes that made me shudder.
First of all, on the gate where I posted the notice when I left before, it was now stained with fishy blood, and next to the gate, there were many corpses of monks lying in a messy manner, I just glanced at it, and I was shocked into a cold sweat, those dead monks had hideous and terrifying faces, as if they had experienced something extremely frightening before they died, and their corpses were even wounded frequently, and some even showed the white bones of Sensen, and the same thing was that they were all out of breath.
"Sir!"
I shouted and immediately rushed into the door, at this moment I was not afraid, but more and more worried about Li Shanren's safety.
The courtyard was like outside the door, there were corpses everywhere, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that there was a river of blood, not only the corpses of the monks, but also the corpses of many servants who worked with me at the same time in Li Shan's house.
Smelling the pungent smell of blood, I searched the entire courtyard, and finally, next to a well in the backyard, I saw Li Shanren sitting on the ground with blood overflowing from the corners of his mouth at this time.
"Sir! Master! What's wrong with you? What the hell is going on? I hurriedly squatted beside me and tried to help Li Shanren up.
Li Shanren looked at me weakly, then coughed a few times, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then used a hoarse voice to slowly say out: "Destiny is like this, why do you treat the old man like this?" Old man...... Ahem, the old man spared no money, just to appease the undead, why did he treat me like this? Among these three realms, is it possible that there is no control? Gone? ”
Seeing that Li Shanren was so excited, and sad and indignant, coupled with the constant coughing, I didn't continue to ask, but quickly helped him up and helped him back to his own room, and along the way, Li Shanren couldn't stop crying, couldn't bear to look directly at those remnants, and fainted several times.
After Li Shanren was properly placed, I realized that the sky had returned to normal, and the gloom had long been gone, and the so-called "ghost" in Lei Heizi's mouth I had never met, but for now, it was as if I had just experienced a disaster, which was chilling.
The panic in the city gradually subsided, and people seemed to notice that something was wrong with Li Shanren's family, so after a while, scattered residents in the city spontaneously came to Li Shanren's house, helped me, cleaned the courtyard together, and placed the corpses of those monks and servants properly.
Although they knew that the situation was tragic, when people saw the pile of corpses that were two people high, they couldn't help but cry out in horror and tremble.
"Is Li Shanren okay?"
"Zhu, you have to take care of your master!"
"What the hell is going on? Doesn't the capital care? ”
"That's right! Didn't you see any officers and soldiers coming? What about those officers and soldiers? ”
"This thing...... It happened so quickly, the officers and soldiers probably didn't know about it! ”
"Hey, pity Li Shanren's family, Li Shanren is so benevolent and righteous, how can he ......?"
The residents of the city who helped with the cleaning began to say one sentence after another, and I heard every word they said, but I didn't put it in my heart, because at this time I seemed to have just come to my senses, and the feeling of grief could not be stopped, I looked at Li Shanren's room, and I was very sad.
Night is coming, everything seems to be fine, people are beginning to disperse gradually, the yard has been cleaned, and those corpses have been carried away by the city's servants, the yard as a whole looks as if nothing has happened, but the pungent smell of blood in the air is still reminding me that many people have died here, and many people have died inexplicably.
I froze in front of the door.
"Brother Zhuzi, Brother Zhuzi, hey......" is the voice of Lei Heizi.
I turned around to look, only to see Lei Heizi hugging the slightly tired Wangcai, and said to me: "Brother Zhuzi, don't be too sad, if you want to help, just look for me!" ”
I smiled slightly wryly, nodded, and didn't say anything. Lei Heizi turned and left.
Then came a soft voice, which, I probably remember, was the voice of the little flower girl......
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