Chapter 4: Falling Cliff
The edge of the forest is a cliff, because of the dense foliage, it is so dense that it is not transparent, and it can only be found when it is close, but it is too late, Yi Jiuxiao is standing on a branch that sticks out of the mountain at this time, and below is a deep valley with no bottom in sight. Yi Jiuxiao was taken aback and was about to turn back, but just as he was stunned, the tiger had already climbed the trunk of the tree, blocking his back path.
With a cliff in front and a tiger behind, he now seems to be a desperate prey. There was no way forward, so he broke through from the left and right, Yi Jiuxiao jumped onto a branch on the left side, preparing to escape from the left side, the tiger obviously saw through his thoughts, and also pounced on the left branch.
"Click", the branch could not withstand the momentum of one man and one tiger, and broke from the connection with the main trunk, and the man and the tiger together with the branch, like a kite with a broken string, floated to the bottom of the valley.
Is it just dead? The thought flashed through Yi Jiuxiao's mind, he instinctively hung tightly on the broken branch, the tiger had slipped off the branch, this branch became his exclusive thing, although the dense branch delayed his downward speed, it was still falling rapidly, and the wind was whirring in his ears.
The rock walls of the valley were not very flat, and there were many shrubs and vines in the middle, and the branches of the trees were constantly sweeping over these miscellaneous trees and vines, making a crackling and breaking sound, constantly reducing the strength of Yi Jiuxiao's fall, and at the same time cutting his clothes to pieces.
This valley is so deep that it takes about twenty breaths to get close to the bottom. The bottom of the valley is not flat, but densely packed with all kinds of trees, the branches in Yi Jiuxiao's hands are like long sticks, lying between the branches, the huge impact force makes the branches bend, and also buffers Yi Jiuxiao's fall.
With a "poof", Yi Jiuxiao fell on the thick fallen leaves at the bottom of the valley and fainted, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
An hour later, Yi Jiuxiao opened his eyes, the pain all over his body made him sure that he was still alive, his two arms were as if they were numb, and it took a long time to sit up reluctantly, and he looked around, making sure that he had reached the bottom, and he was really lucky that he didn't fall to his death.
The tiger was a few feet away from him, stuck in a large branch, and the corners of its mouth were full of blood, and it seemed that it could not die anymore. This is an adult male tiger, and the tiger bones and tiger meat are great supplements.
At this time, he was still thinking about eating, Yi Jiuxiao said to himself, whether he could get out alive or not was a question. He supported the ground with his hands, slowly stood up, walked a few steps, and made sure that his leg was not broken, although there were many cuts on his body, but they were all skin injuries and had scabbed.
The most important thing now is to find a way to get out, it may not be safe in the valley, in case any beasts and snakes and insects pop up again, it will be troublesome. He picked up a broken branch and used it as a walking stick to defend himself, and began to explore the valley floor.
The valley is strangely shaped, like an old man's bald head, surrounded by thick trees, and in the middle there is no grass. The area of the valley floor does not seem to be large, with a length of more than 100 zhang and a width of less than 50 zhang. Yi Jiuxiao walked along the open space in the middle from front to back, from left to right, trying to find out where the exit of the deep valley was.
As a result, no exit was found, and the valley was like a well, located in the middle of the peak, surrounded by cliffs with trees and vines, and no access to the outside. Yi Jiuxiao looked up at the sky, and felt the height of the cliff, which was estimated to be thousands of feet high, and it was definitely impossible to climb such a height by climbing it with bare hands.
Such a deep valley should be flooded into a pool all year round, why is it still dry? The middle of the valley is a solid rock, with some moss and weathered sand attached to the ground, as well as messy leaves.
Eventually, he found several caves on the ground at the other end of the valley, and there was water in them, and it seemed that the rain had flowed into them. If you count carefully, there are seven holes, and although they are of different sizes, they look symmetrical and regular.
"Hey", this seems to be a person's five senses and seven orifices, according to the size ratio and distribution position, it really looks like a person's eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Human facial features, this thought flashed in Yi Jiuxiao's mind like lightning, he looked back at the valley he had just walked through, this empty ground was very human-shaped, his limbs and body were very clear, and the position he was standing on now was his neck. Looking at the location of the seven caves, it was in the shape of a human head, and the entire valley was like a giant falling from the sky and smashing it out.
Just as he was thinking wildly, white gas suddenly gushed out from the originally calm water surface of the seven caves, and the seven white qi spread rapidly, instantly condensing into a mist cocoon, enveloping the cave and its surroundings, including Yi Jiuxiao.
Yi Jiuxiao, who was standing next to the cave, was taken aback, but it was too late to dodge, and in a trance, he felt that he was swept into a huge space, which was a strange place, where there were mountains, rivers, flowers and trees, everything was no different from the world in life, but there was no sun and moon, and it was lifeless.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in Yi Jiuxiao's sight, only to see this person with black hair and white robes, bearded eyes, and a mighty appearance, aged about thirty years old, standing between the heavens and the earth with his hands in his hands, standing like a javelin and a halberd, as if he could pierce the sky at any time.
"For thousands of years, I have finally waited for a person, it seems that you should be destroyed by the way of heaven. "Haha, the long laugh is endless... The laughter reveals endless depression and desolation.
Yi Jiuxiao was a little confused, he entered this space inexplicably, and such a person appeared coldly, even if he had been on the battlefield for a long time in his previous life, he was a little flustered.
"What's your name?" The man in white looked at Yi Jiuxiao's immature face, and that look was like a sharp arrow, which made him feel like he wanted to dodge but had nowhere to escape.
Since you can't dodge it, let's face it directly! Yi Jiuxiao also condensed his gaze, looking at the man in white, and the intersection of the two eyes seemed to burst out like sparks.
"My name is Yi Jiuxiao. "The voice is firm and calm, full of sincerity, honesty and confidence.
"Yi Jiuxiao, good name, I like it!It seems that it's time to change the world, haha~~" The long laugh sounded again, like Hong Zhong Dalu, buzzing endlessly, making people feel distracted.
It is very strange that this sound is similar to the roar of a lion in Buddhism's martial arts, which can capture people's hearts, Yi Jiuxiao immediately calmed down, hugged Yuan Shouyi, and resisted the round of invasion of sound waves. Although his face was a little pale, he did not panic or collapse.
The white-clothed man's laughter stopped, his gathered gaze became more profound, and he asked, "Have you ever practiced martial arts?"
"What is martial arts? I have only practiced martial arts, do you think this is the case?" Yi Jiuxiao was quite unfamiliar with the word martial arts, and he didn't know whether martial arts was martial arts or martial arts, so he casually made a few gestures.
"Martial arts is the avenue of heaven and earth, Xiao Wu strengthens the body, great martial arts help the world, martial arts change the sky, the martial arts you just showed are only Xiao Wu at most. ”
The martial arts you are talking about are nothing more than Xiao Wu, and this sentence made Yi Jiuxiao fall into deep thought. Yes, the average martial arts practitioner is to strengthen the body and self-defense, at most is to walk the rivers and lakes with a sword, what else can I do?
"The little martial artist, who is strong on the outside and dry in the middle, is weak on the outside and weak on the middle, just a first glimpse of the martial arts path. The man in white continued: "Practice your martial arts, or I can guide you." ”
Plain to each other, Yi Jiuxiao would not accept the request of the man in white, but seeing this person's words, there is a lot of truth, maybe it is a martial arts predecessor who lives in seclusion in the mountains, you might as well show what you have learned, and you can get the best guidance.
When he was about to practice what he had learned in his previous life one by one, Yi Jiuxiao was originally a leader among the young generation of the Great Song Dynasty, although he was not a master of martial arts, but he was not a gentleman who embroidered his legs, whether in the army or in the rivers and lakes, he was well-known in the army and in the rivers and lakes, and was favored by many martial arts seniors.
Seeing that Yi Jiuxiao finished his drill, he stopped his hand and stood, and the man in white shook his head: "It turns out that you haven't even started Xiao Wu, and my martial arts have declined like this, it's sad and lamentable!"
Although he didn't expect to be praised by the man in white, he didn't expect to be evaluated like this, Yi Jiuxiao had studied martial arts for nearly 20 years in his previous life, and he was both talented and diligent in studying and practicing hard, how could he not even get started with Xiao Wu? He was very unconvinced in his heart, and he didn't agree with the evaluation of the man in white.
"The seniors said that my Xiaowu has never started, so what if I get started?"
"Say you haven't started, you're still not convinced. The man in white saw through what Yi Jiuxiao was thinking.
"If you get started, you can easily go up this valley. ”
This valley is thousands of feet high from the top, and although there are some miscellaneous trees and vines in the middle, most of them are as steep and smooth as a knife and axe, and if you want to climb it with your bare hands, not to mention that your current body is weak, even if you were in the heyday of your previous life, you are not sure to climb it. It seems that he is really not even Xiao Wu, Yi Jiuxiao chose to bow his head and be silent.
"Actually, you don't have to be ashamed, the old man sees that your qualifications are not bad, but you haven't obtained the true martial arts, are you willing to practice my true martial arts?"
"If the disciple is willing, please ask the seniors to teach. ”