Chapter Forty-Six: Departure
After eating, Old Man Xiao instructed me to hurry back to my room to get the essentials for centipede beads, and then walked out of the door with my hands behind my back. I grabbed my things and hurried to follow Old Man Xiao.
"Does the kid ride a motorcycle? We're going a little bit far, and it's all rough mountain roads over there. Old man Xiao shouted at me.
"Isn't it just a motorcycle, of course?" I nodded.
Old man Xiao threw over the key to a motorcycle, pointed to a garage not far away and said: "It's best to ride a motorcycle, I used to like to ride a motorcycle, but then because I was old, I couldn't ride anymore, so I didn't dare to ride anymore." Since you know how to ride, let's go over on a motorcycle. ”
I took the key thrown by Old Man Xiao, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Xiao." I'm very stable on a motorcycle. All right! You're waiting here for me to come on a motorcycle. ”
With that, I walked to the garage with the sack of my stuff and pushed open the roller shutter. Inside the huge parking space is a motorcycle covered in dust and cobwebs. I walked over and looked, "Huh! Isn't this a Jialing motorcycle? ”
The power of this Jialing motorcycle is not bad, the fuel consumption is low, and it is very suitable for mountain off-road.
I hadn't ridden a motorcycle in a long time, so I couldn't help but sit on it with itchy hands, put the key in the keyhole, and started the fire.
After lighting the fire, I looked at the motorcycle again, and it turned out that the bike was basically brand new, but it hadn't started for a long time, so it was covered with dust and cobwebs, and I took a rag from the side and wiped it carefully.
The little old man shouted loudly outside, "Doesn't the kid know how to ride a motorcycle?" Why have you been in there for so long? If you don't know how to ride, come out and let's get a motorcycle!"
Because the location here is a suburb of Changsha City, there are a lot of people who drive motorcycles to pick up customers, and it is very convenient to say that motorcycles are still very convenient.
"Lao Xiao, what are you anxious about? You don't look at how long you haven't ridden this motorcycle? The dust and cobwebs on it haven't been washed in decades. I said, is there still oil in this motorcycle? Can you still run? I responded impatiently to Old Man Xiao inside.
"Hey, hey, hey! It's been a long time since I've washed it. We don't have to wash it so clean, let's go over there early. Think about it, since that centipede essence has cultivated a demon body, it has also produced an inner pill centipede bead in its body. Then there will definitely be no fewer people who take a fancy to that centipede bead, and we can make plans as early as possible. Old man Xiao walked towards the garage as he spoke.
After wiping it for a while, I felt that the dust and cobwebs on it were almost the same, and then I rode the car outside the garage and looked at Old Man Xiao with a smile: "Let's go, Old Xiao!" Let's go, you'll have to show me the way, or I won't know where to go." ”
Old man Xiao nodded, and then sat on the back of the motorcycle. He patted me on the shoulder and said, "Boy, you ride me slowly, you young people always pay attention to a speed when riding motorcycles, you see that I am so old, I must be steady!" You're right? ”
"I said Lao Xiao Wow, you don't have to worry so much, I have always been very stable on motorcycles." I rode a motorcycle without looking back to comfort Old Man Xiao.
"Old Xiao! Anyway, it hasn't been to the place yet, and it's boring to talk about the road, so you can tell me about the centipede spirit. I asked Old Man Xiao while riding a motorcycle.
"Okay, it's boring now anyway, I'll tell you about the time this centipede spirit appeared ten years ago!" Old man Xiao said with great interest: "Ten years ago, that centipede came out to worship the moon again, wanting to absorb more heaven and earth aura and help its cultivation go further. At that time, your master said that he must come to retrieve the centipede bead for it, and later because of the corpse of the Ming Dynasty. Your master never came. ”
"I know about the corpses of the Ming Dynasty, and I was there at the time. But Master never told me about this centipede bead. I turned my head with some curiosity to look at the old man Xiao who was sitting on the back of the motorcycle.
"Boy, you ride a motorcycle well, don't interrupt yet, listen to me." The little old man patted me on the shoulder.
"Okay, you say! I'll just listen carefully. I hurriedly agreed to Old Man Xiao.
Old man Xiao cleared his throat and began to speak: "When that centipede appeared ten years ago, it had already cultivated its demon body, and the centipede beads in its body were also fully formed. So at that time, it really attracted a lot of people who were holding treasures to visit. It's a pity that the centipede came out so little for a while. Therefore, those who went to explore treasures in the past returned in vain. And I had already made a gain, because I had figured out where the centipede was basically hiding. I know where I usually worship the moon at night. Originally, I wanted to keep this centipede bead for my own use, but since the Jiang family asked for it, then let's take this centipede bead to them. ”
"Can you just give such a good thing to the Jiang family? Actually, according to me, you don't have to go to such trouble at all, just find a centipede bead for them. Why do you have to go so far to get that centipede bead so troublesomely," I asked Old Man Xiao with some puzzlement.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh" Old man Xiao seemed a little reluctant to interrupt me, so he pretended to cough twice in the back of the motorcycle, and I hurriedly closed my mouth and stopped talking.
Old man Xiao closed his mouth when he saw me, and then continued: "Many people have seen that centipede, and many people have suffered losses in its hands. However, most of the people who have seen it are dead, but there is still one alive, so I'll take you to visit him later, and by the way, you can learn more about the centipede spirit. I nodded in agreement.
I rode the motorcycle cautiously in front, and Old Man Xiao was behind, patiently guiding me the route. As time goes by, the road behind becomes more and more difficult. The wide road gradually turned into a sheep's intestine path. Probably because it had just rained, the muddy trail was now slippery, so I continued to walk cautiously on the motorcycle. Old man Xiao sat in the back worriedly, and he clung to my clothes.
After walking for a while, I finally arrived at a sparsely populated mountain village. Old man Xiao patted me on the shoulder and said. "Alright, boy! Let's take a break here! Go find something to eat first, then find a place to get some good sleep. Because if the centipede came out to worship the moon, it might not be until after midnight. Because the aura was the heaviest at that time, we didn't have to rush too much. By the way, go to the village and ask the only survivor who has seen the centipede spirit?"
"Good! It just so happens that I'm a little hungry too. I'll just listen to your arrangement, Lao Xiao!" I touched my hungry rumbling belly, looked at Old Man Xiao and nodded. Then the two men walked cautiously from the muddy and very steep mountain road to the sparsely populated village below.