Chapter Twenty-Five: Ghost Dawn
Dong Qixi is Liu Dashuai's personal doctor, with such a gold-lettered signboard, who dares to touch his cold hair?
The little carpenter was a little surprised and asked what was going on, Gu Baiguo told him that she went to the Marshal's Mansion today, but received a telegram saying that Dong Qizhu, who was collecting medicine in Lingyan Mountain in Dujiangyan, had a conflict with someone, and as a result, the person was arrested, and the apprentices who followed him were also taken away, and the two guards assigned to him, one was wounded in the leg and died, and the other staggered out of the mountain and passed the news back.
When Gu Baiguo came to the door, the captain of the guard of the Marshal's Mansion ordered a platoon of guards, and asked a close confidant next to the Marshal to lead it, and drove directly to Dujiangyan City to rob people.
Because she had some sectarian ties with Dong Qizhu, the guards didn't dare to make it difficult for her, so they specially explained the matter, and even helped introduce the captain of the guard.
And the captain of the guard used to be a person in the rivers and lakes, and he knew the rivers and lakes in central Sichuan and the surrounding provinces and regions, and he did not hide Gu Baiguo, telling her that it was the people from the Ghost King Temple in western Sichuan who kidnapped Dr. Dong.
Who is the Ghost King Temple?
At first glance, it sounds like a temple and Buddha hall where you eat fasting and chant Buddha, but in fact, it is not, it is a very special branch of the Yi nationality in Daliang Mountain, called Ghost Yi.
These people advocate the soul of the deceased, and are not afraid of death, feeling that it is just the beginning of a new life, and it is precisely because of this belief that the customs and style of this ghost Yi are particularly cruel and barbaric, killing people at every turn, and even eating internal organs, etc., and will also drown girls and young children, etc., which has a great destructive effect on productivity, and even the Yi people in Daliangshan are very repulsive to them.
The Ghost King Temple is the place where the people who have mastered the sacrifices and psychics in the Ghost Yi branch are used to worship the souls of their ancestors.
It is a place that can also represent a group of people. A group of murderers.
These people are famous for their murder, and they are extremely difficult to communicate with, and they are immersed in sacrifices and killings all day long, and they are extremely difficult to mess with.
Of course, only such a stunned person is not afraid of Liu Dashuai's anger.
The news from the telegram was limited, so even the captain of the guard had no way to know what exactly happened and why those people wanted to kidnap Dong Qixi.
But Liu Dashuai's reaction was timely, he was furious on the spot, and instructed that the person must be rescued.
At all costs.
Gu Baiguo got the news and hurried back, because she felt that Dong Qixi was really the last guarantee for the little carpenter to cure the poison, if something happened to him here, I was afraid that the little carpenter would be delayed here.
She hurried back, just thinking that it was no longer too late, so she asked the little carpenter to hurry over and see how to say that Dong Qixi would be rescued.
When the little carpenter heard this, he felt that he was indeed a little unlucky, but he did not expect to encounter this incident.
If Dong Qixi had something long and short, he would probably be a grasshopper on a line, and he couldn't jump at all, so he didn't hesitate any longer, and directly knocked on the door of the Taoist priest's room.
When the fellow opened the door, the little carpenter explained the situation to the man, and told him that the wooden sword might have to come back and do it again.
He had to rush to Lingyan Mountain in Dujiangyan immediately.
Wujian was a little anxious, didn't he say okay, help me finish the eight wooden swords, I see that your hands and feet are quite flexible, why don't you work hard today and make them all?
The little carpenter patiently explained to him, and then directly concluded: "You have to go, you have to go immediately, you can't delay." ”
What others delay is time, and if he dares to delay, it will be his own life.
He thought that Wuji would give up after hearing this, but the guy's brain circuit was very strange, and he didn't talk to the little carpenter anymore, but asked him to take out the woodcarved short sword that he had made earlier, and take a look at it.
The little carpenter did not dare to stop him, and showed him the half-finished product.
Seeing these half-finished products that had not yet been polished and carved, the brighter the pair of eyes became, and the heavier his breathing became.
Just when the little carpenter thought that he was about to be angry, Wujian suddenly raised his hand, patted his thigh, and said, "I'll go to Dujiangyan with you." ”
Yes?
This time it was the little carpenter's turn to be surprised, and he asked puzzledly: "Aren't you in a hurry, where do you have time to accompany me to Dujiangyan?" ”
Wujian said with a smile: "I'm in a hurry, but this thing is in your hands, so I can make the best state; After seeing your craft, I am unwilling to go to someone else, and if you die on the road, I am afraid that I will be even more sad - I feel sorry for you, you are the craft......
The little carpenter was a little speechless at this god-chattering and strange Taoist priest, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Whatever you want." ”
Wujian thought for a while, and then said: "But I really don't have much time, I have an appointment with Ping Qianqiu, so I will accompany you for seven days at most, and I will have to come back in seven days, during which you can help me do my things." ”
The innocent is powerful, the little carpenter has heard the four eyes talk about it, and knows that this person is not very old, but his cultivation is no less than the elder-level figure of the top Dao sect of Qingcheng Mountain.
With such a person by his side, no matter who he meets, the little carpenter no longer has to be afraid.
So she didn't say a word, and just nodded and agreed.
After a few people discussed it, they would definitely set off immediately, maybe they would be able to catch up with the people sent by the Great Marshal's Mansion, and the Four Eyes had to wait for his master and Li Jinchan, so although they wanted to help, they still couldn't leave at will after all.
But then again, a few of them went to the gate building of Namayuan yesterday, but they didn't come back at this time, and they don't know what happened.
Speaking of which, Four Eyes is also quite worried.
With the innocent escort, the little carpenter thought for a while, and finally took off the human skin mask on his face - this thing is not very vivid to wear, but after wearing it for a long time, I always feel that the skin on my face is itchy and numb, which is actually quite uncomfortable.
Restoring his original appearance, the little carpenter was refreshed, packed up his things, he, Gu Baiguo and the innocent Taoist priest, plus the tiger skin fat cat, immediately set off and went to Dujiangyan.
As for the things he had ordered at the blacksmith's shop, he would have to get them when he had time.
Out of Jinguan City to the west, the little carpenter carried a bunch of wood, that thing was messy, and it was quite heavy to carry on his back, but the guy without stain had the intention of taking a hand, not only that, but he soon discovered the identity of the tiger skin fat cat, and did not go around in circles, he pointed it out directly, and then began to train the fat cat.
The tiger-skinned fat cat was originally lazy, but it turned out to be a good blow to this poisonous mouth Taoist, which made the chickens fly and the dogs jump.
Dujiangyan is not far from Jinguancheng, and almost that night, they rushed to the place and found a shop in the town to rest that day.
There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Gu Baiguo searched everywhere, and finally found the trusted bodyguard who was in charge of leading the team in the Dashuai Mansion on the dam at the west end of the town.
Coincidentally, this bodyguard named Luo Qingguang was also born in Qingcheng Mountain.
Of course, it is a bit inaccurate to say that it is a coincidence, but from a small point to a big one, you can see how huge and terrifying the influence of Qingcheng Mountain is in the entire land of Xichuan, as well as its penetration into all walks of life.
It stands to reason that this Luo Qingguang was born in Qingcheng, and he is Liu Dashuai's bodyguard, so he will naturally have a lot of arrogance.
But this arrogance, at the first sight of the innocent Dao people, they all melted and disappeared in the spring sun.
Not only was he not arrogant, but he also ran over to say hello.
The little carpenter saw the fear in his eyes, and only then did he understand from another level how powerful the immaculate Taoist priest was in Qingcheng Mountain, and why the four eyes were so complicated about his emotions.
God knows why this guy is so kind to himself?
It is easy to know acquaintances, Luo Qingguang knew the origin of their group, and did not refuse, but had an unexpected joy. After all, among the people he carried, there were only three cultivators like him, and the rest of the nearly thirty people, although they were well-trained guards of the Great Marshal's Mansion and also had guns in their hands, but the group of Guili who came to deal with the Ghost King Temple were more or less weak-hearted.
If it really gets big and you have to find a nearby garrison to solve the problem, doesn't that seem like he's too incompetent?
Therefore, the joining of the little carpenter group, especially the arrival of the top thug of Wuji, made him feel ecstatic, where would he not welcome it?
Time was of the essence, and after a brief exchange, the group went up the mountain under the leadership of the escaped guard.
Holding a long sword that looked rusty, the Innocent Daoist dragged it to the back of the line, and the little carpenter protected Gu Baiguo and walked in the middle of the team, and he was very interested in the long and short fires in the hands of those soldiers, and looked at them from time to time.
As for the tiger skin fat cat, as soon as the guy entered the forest, it was like taking medicine, jumping up and down, and the waves turned the sky, and later, he couldn't find it at all.
The little carpenter doesn't care, after all, this guy can't be lost.
When the group entered Lingyan Mountain, they did not wander around, but went straight to the station of the Ghost King Temple, a village called Leiyi.
"Lei Yi" in the language of the Guili branch, in fact, is the meaning of "mountain ghost", and according to Luo Qingguang, this ghost Yi was previously separated from the Yi people of Daliang Mountain, they were exiled by the clan because they were too brutal and ferocious, and finally came to settle here after several rounds.
At the beginning, no one knew how there was a group of people in the deep mountains and old forests, but by the time they found out, these people had gradually grown and even made their own names.
And at that time, when you want to exterminate it again, it will be too late.
On the way to Leiyi, Luo Qingguang repeatedly told everyone in the team, telling them that these ghosts and Yi are uneducated and ruthless, and many headless unsolved cases in Dujiangyan are related to this place.
Even if you have a gun in your hand, don't be careless.
He repeated this, but the little carpenter noticed that the soldiers were only showing that they were coping, but they were not really listening.
After all, they are the elite of the Great Shuaifu, and they are arrogant, where can they afford to look down on the Diao people in a poor and remote country?
However, seeing that he was about to arrive at Leiyi Village, suddenly a person fell down without saying a word, and then another person fell.
Luo Qingguang immediately warned: "Enemy attack!" ”