Chapter 4 Straight up to the precipice
Shangguan Hong said: "What words? Guo Ao looked at the sky from afar, and said: "Qingtianzhai is not far from Jushuidu. Shangguan Hong said: "So what? Qingtianzhai is still Qingtianzhai, Jushui Ferry is still Jushui Ferry, dart car is hijacked or robbed, we should die or damn! Do you also think that King Wu Yue will think that Qingtianzhai is the same as Ju Luodu, and not blame us? Guo Ao said: "Qingtianzhai is different from Jushuidu, but I can make them the same." β
Shangguan Hong sneered: "I don't know when you became a fool and could move mountains?" Guo Ao said: "The mountain can't be moved, but the things on the mountain can!" Shangguan Hong understood a little, and his eyes flashed: "How to move?" Guo Ao said: "They robbed the dart car, it must be transported to Qingtian Village, anyway, Qingtian Village is not far from Jushui Crossing, why don't we wait for the dart car to arrive at Qingtian Village, and then take it back?" Shangguan's red eyes lit up: "Then the big trouble of these two million taels of silver is not ours, but theirs!" β
Guo Ao nodded and said, "You can treat them as the dart players we hired, and you can send the thieves on the road for us along the way." Shangguan Hong said with a smile: "It's just that when you get to the ground, you will inevitably be rewarded one by one." Guo Ao smiled: "Then naturally one person will reward them with a sword!" β
Shangguan Hong hesitated: "What if they have any other plans, or ambush some masters, and we can't take them back, then what should we do?" Guo Ao's face was solemn: "If we can't get it back at that time, we may not be able to keep the dart car now, so why don't we let them go?" Shangguan Hong finally nodded and sighed: "Now that it's over, I can only believe in Uncle Guo's divine sword!" β
At that moment, the two of them sent their hands back and chased forward. Guo Ao had the heart to send Shangguan Hong back, but she refused to live or die. Guo Ao had no choice but to take her on the way. Fortunately, although this little girl's light skills are not very good, they are not very bad, and her body is much lighter. Guo Ao put her on his shoulders and spread his body, but it didn't take much effort.
The dart cart walked slowly, and the two men ran for a quarter of an hour before catching up. The robbers of Qingtianzhai were really arrogant, a group of twenty or thirty people rushed two million taels of silver, and they didn't worry at all, they talked all the way, and they talked about fighting with Guo Ao just now, and they were not afraid of other thieves robbing them.
That Tang Fu was even more majestic, and when everyone talked about him using a red-clothed cannon to deceive Guo Ao, they couldn't help but make a loud noise. Tang Fu smiled, rode on the horse and walked slowly, but his heart was very proud-what kind of sword god sword immortal, when he met my Tang Sect people, didn't he become a coward?
The dart cart was rolling around, and although it was slow, it did not stop for a moment. The flag on the dart car has been replaced by the big flag of Qingtianzhai to wave in the wind, which looks more majestic than the flag of the Shenwei Dart Bureau.
When they were hungry, they took out some dry food and ate it at once. Guo Ao didn't dare to pause, and also took some dry food to eat with Shangguan Hong. The two followed in the woods, and although they were not discovered by the group, the mosquito bite was quite unbearable. Shangguan Hong was very sensible, and she didn't complain at all, and when she was hungry, she took the dry food handed over by Guo Ao and ate it silently.
After walking like this for two days, the terrain gradually became steeper. But the road turned out to be peaceful, and no thieves dared to come out to rob. It seems that this Qingtianzhai is firmly in the first place in the Sichuan underworld, as long as their banner is inserted, it will be worry-free. However, what village has a group of people like Yuan Du and Tang Fu, can they not sit in the first place? This Guo Ao was not surprised, in fact, this was one of the reasons why he categorically handed over the dart cart to them.
On the rivers and lakes, it is not only about strength, but also about prestige.
Suddenly heard Tang annoyed and shouted: "It's here!" Guo Ao couldn't help but be surprised, when he looked up, he saw a mountain peak towering into the clouds, and there was a big village standing on it, and a mountain road that could just accommodate cars went straight up, leading to the gate of the village. Faintly visible Zhai Gate floats a big flag, on the book "Qingtian Village" three big characters.
Tang Fu and his party were all relieved, talking and laughing, and drove the dart car along the mountain road. The mountain road was different from the flat land, and they walked very slowly. Guo Ao stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the mountain from afar, it was really steep and steep, the mountain was full of strange stones, there were few plants and trees, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Guo Ao turned back to Shangguan Hong and said, "You wait here, I'll go up and investigate." Shangguan Hong shouted: "You want to leave me alone again!" Guo Ao smiled: "How could I be like this? But there is little shelter on this mountain, and if I take you with me, I am afraid that I will not let them discover it. And this is to remove murder or murder, you are a little girl's house, don't look at it. β
Although Shangguan Hong is spicy and active, when she hears the word "killing", she can't help but be stunned. Hesitant: "That...... Then you'll have to come back sooner. Guo Ao smiled at her, signaling her to rest assured. Took her to a big tree, found a thick branch to put her down, and found a few branches to erect her, one to prevent her from falling, and the other to cover her figure, not easy to be found, and then quickly left.
His figure spreads out, and he moves stealthily among the mountains and rocks, and he is really as flexible and stealthy as a fox and rabbit. Halfway up the mountain, I saw the thieves on the guard on the cottage greeting each other, and walked towards the village gathering hall together, as if they were gathering to watch the harvest of this trip. Guo Aoxin secretly called it lucky, and with the shadow of the mountains and rocks, he launched the "Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada", pulled it up vertically, and walked eight steps diagonally in the air, which had already bypassed a desperate ravine. He performed a series of light skills, and after a while, he arrived near the cottage.
Suddenly hearing a burst of cheers in the cottage Juyi Hall, Guo Ao's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly bowed down. I heard a strong voice say: "The master of Tang Zhai has worked hard with everyone. Do not make a noise, for the silver will be given to the brethren. Everyone agreed, and sure enough, there was no more sound.
Guo Ao was secretly amazed in his heart. Just because he traveled all the way, found that there are very few things that can be sheltered around this cottage, from the top of the village, the mountain and the mountain are almost unobstructed, it can be seen that the people who designed this village must have a big chest. After listening to this person's words, the Juyi Hall quieted down, and wanted to see that the emperor of Qingtianzhai would be strict. The proceeds were divided equally among the brothers, and there was no public wealth, and it was the way to put an end to the greed of ink. With these three, it is no wonder that Qingtianzhai can sit firmly in the first place in the underworld.
At that moment, Guo Ao didn't dare to be careless, so he found a hidden place, sat down slowly, and silently performed Xuangong. His martial arts are extremely peculiar, his internal strength is open, and his ears and eyes suddenly become extremely smart, and he can only hear the breathing up and down of the Gathering Hall, and there are about dozens of people. Guo Ao didn't want to startle the snakes, urge the internal force, and listen to them attentively.
The strong voice said: "Today we took these two million taels of silver as the foundation of Qingtianzhai, and after that, we will recruit troops and horses, and we will no longer have to be afraid of the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers." Tang Fu's sharp voice sounded: "The head of the village is amazingly resourceful, and his subordinates act according to the plan, and sure enough, Guo Ao did a bad job, and obediently sent the dart car over." The owner of the village is really wise. The owner of the village laughed and was very proud: "But if there is no Tang brother and all the brothers to go, how can Guo Ao be suspicious?" If he had not been suspicious, how could our plan have succeeded? Tang annoyed: "Actually, there is no need for these strategies, as long as the chief owner of the village is here, even if Guo Ao is known as the divine sword, he may not be able to stop the three moves and two styles of the village owner!" β
Guo Ao was secretly frightened. Tang Fu's martial arts are not low, and of course his knowledge is above his martial arts, otherwise Guo Ao would not have been fooled. But at this moment, he said this, if he didn't deliberately pat the horse and slap his beard, he was afraid that the martial arts of this chief village master were really incredibly high! And although Tang Fu is hateful, he is not a person who shoots horses. It's just that if one person's martial arts reach such a level, how can he occupy the mountain as the king and make such a living? To know that people who study martial arts cherish feathers the most, and they take their reputation very seriously, and most of them disdain such green forest activities. Who can boast of winning the Sword of the Sword God or he can boast of victory? Guo Ao thought about all the contemporary masters, but none of them matched this person!
But I heard the owner of the village laugh and said, "Brother Tang praised me too much." Guo Ao's martial arts are not low, if I want to win him, I'm afraid I have to be outside fifty moves! Guo Ao's heart was even more dignified. After hearing that they had praised each other, they began to divide the silver taels. First, the village was used well, and then 500,000 taels were sent to buy weapons, 500,000 taels to buy horses, 500,000 taels to recruit people, and the remaining about 500,000 taels, and the brothers were distributed according to their positions. It took more than half an hour to get busy. Guo Ao listened to it with even more admiration. Only because of this person is really a talent, the distribution of money is extremely fair, and the whole village is served together.
You must know that if you give money to others, others may not be grateful to you, this is actually very knowledgeable, Guo Ao can't ask himself, he is slowly doing his work at the moment, and is ready to wait for them to be distributed, and then the thieves will disperse, and then attack one by one.
There was a scream in the Sudden Gathering Hall, and the group fell silent together. The mighty mountain wind blew, and the people of the entire cottage seemed to disappear together, and there was no sound!
This silence was as if it contained great power, which made Guo Ao's heart tremble. He knew that something extremely important had happened, so he couldn't help jumping up and entering through the window! But seeing that the righteous hall is empty, where are there any bandit leaders? Only one man was lying on the bluestone floor, but his body was stiff. The man's face was pale and black, and there was a glass of wine beside him, which had been knocked down, and the remaining juice flowed to the floor, and there was a puff of green smoke, which was obviously poisonous. In one corner of the hall was the dart cart, but it was empty.
Guo Ao's palms couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He was extremely confident in his kung fu, there were still dozens of people in the hall, this was definitely not wrong, if one person could walk out of the hall without being discovered by him, then he didn't have to be called a sword god. But all of a sudden, all of them were gone. Could it be that the person with the strong voice turned out to be the mountain spirit and wood charm, who used magic to transform these people away along with the silver? Guo Ao thought of this, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
Suddenly, the window lattice "clucked", Guo Ao shot out like the wind, and when he pushed the window to look, he saw several monkeys standing on the edge of the cliff outside the Juyi Hall, holding stones in their hands, and smashed them towards the Juyi Hall. When the monkeys saw Guo Ao, they grinned in unison and roared, as if they were teasing Guo Ao for being smart.
Guo Ao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Two million taels of silver is not a decimal number, and dozens of people are also a large group, how could they all suddenly disappear? If he hears someone say that, he will laugh at the hell with that man. But when this really happened to you, you can't explain it with a hellish sentence!
At that moment, Guo Ao carried out light work and searched Qingtianzhai, but he never found anyone again. There was still uncooked food in the kitchen, the quilts in some rooms were not folded, and a jar of wine in the cellar had just been half drunk, but there was no figure in sight.
Is there really a ghost or god in the world? Guo Ao stood for a long time, only stomped his feet and walked down the mountain.
The banner of Qingtianzhai was hunting in the wind, and it seemed that the mandrill waved goodbye to him.
Shangguan Hong was still waiting for him in the tree, but he was already asleep.
After two days of hard work, the child could not bear it. But she was afraid of affecting Guo Ao, so she didn't shout a word of bitterness. It's just the wind and rain in the rivers and lakes, why should she bear it? She's just a child!
Guo Ao looked at her sweet smile in her sleep, and felt bitter. What will he use to answer this child, and how will he repay this child's trust?
Shangguan Hong rubbed his eyes and woke up. As soon as she saw Guo Ao, she was overjoyed: "Our dart silver has been chased back?" Guo Ao looked at her hopeful eyes, and his heart sank even lower. He couldn't bear to let those eyes down, but he could only shake his head. Shangguan's red eyes dimmed. She let out a soft "oh" and said, "Something must have happened, huh?" β
If she was angry and scolded, Guo Ao might feel better, but she behaved so understandingly, but Guo Ao was only more uncomfortable. At that moment, he told Shangguan Hong everything he had seen and heard in Qingtianzhai.
Shangguan Hong listened without saying a word, and suddenly shed two lines of tears: "Uncle Guo, can't we recover the dart silver?" Isn't it? Guo Ao couldn't help but snort, he wanted to say no, but today's events were really weird, and he had no clue. When Shangguan Hong saw his appearance, he also knew that he was hopeless, and muttered: "Could it be that these people are monsters who suddenly burrowed into the ground?" β
Guo Ao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly grabbed Shangguan Hong's hand and said, "There is still a way!" He didn't have time to elaborate, picked up Shangguan Hong, and rushed towards the cottage! Shangguan Hong was infected by him, and he couldn't help but rejoice.
The hall was still empty, but the poisoned man had begun to rot and stink. The poison of this poisonous wine was so fierce that in just a quarter of an hour, it had dissolved the bones of the man, and gradually dissolved.
Shangguan Hong couldn't help but cover his nose. Guo Ao leaned down, picked up a stone thrown in by the monkey, and knocked on the stone floor. When he struck the seventeenth block, the slate resounded "empty"! A smile appeared on Guo Ao's face. His palms searched for the edge of the slate, slowly priing it up. The stone slabs of the hall are very thick, and there is no plaster caulking between the slabs, and it is not difficult to pry. When Guo Ao shook for a long time, the stone slab slowly rose and was pulled up by his palm.
The slate was lifted, revealing a dark hole underneath. Guo Ao was overjoyed, and when he looked inside, suddenly a black arrow shot silently! If this black arrow is shot out as soon as the stone slab is uncovered, it will not hurt Guo Ao, but it paused before it was shot, and the person who uncovered the stone must have been distracted, and there are few people who can dodge! Guo Ao was still holding the stone slab in one hand, and the other hand was on the floor, he couldn't dodge or draw his sword!
At the last moment, Guo Ao suddenly let go, and the stone slab that was lifted fell down with a bang, just blocking the arrow! This change seems simple, but if Guo Ao's reaction is a little slower, I am afraid that it will be the same as the person who fell on the floor.
The arrow was shining black, showing that it had been impregnated with poison, and as long as it was stained with a little bit, it would be hopeless. The mountain wind blew, and Guo Ao's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
He struck again, slowly uncovering the slate, but he didn't dare to look down immediately. After waiting for a long time, no poisoned arrows came out of the hole. Guo Ao used his strength to guard against mutations, and only then did he take a look. At this glance, I couldn't help but be extremely disappointed. The cave was only three feet, and it contained an intricately designed mechanism, and nothing else, but where could it hide people and silver?
Shangguan Hong saw that Guo Ao's face changed color, and he couldn't help but look at it. She didn't have Guo Ao's cultivation, so she just sat down on the ground, crying on her face.
Guo Ao just stared at the entrance of the cave, as if he wanted to see some tricks. Shangguan Hong couldn't help but be angry when he looked at him, and shouted loudly: "What else are you looking at?" Can you look at it and see the dart cart back? Guo Ao said in a deep voice: "Although the dart car can't be seen, it can see some other things." Shangguan Hong said: "What else can I see, I just need a dart car!" Guo Ao said: "As long as you can see other things, are you afraid that there will be no dart car?" Have you ever wondered why they put this trap on the floor? Did they know we were going to dig up the floor? β
Shangguan Hong was stunned, and Guo Ao continued: "Or are they going to cover something?" Shangguan Hong chewed his meaning seriously and said, "You mean, there are other holes under this floor?" Guo Ao smiled and said, "Anyway, there are no other clues now, why don't we continue to explore?" He ignored Guan Hong any longer, picked up Fang Cai's stone again, and knocked it next to the stone slab.
Sure enough, after not many knocks, there was an echo of "emptiness" under another stone slab. Shangguan Hong's spirit became excited, and he couldn't help but jump over. Guo Ao's face was as calm as usual, and he slowly moved the stone slab away along the gap, and after waiting for a while, another black arrow shot up.
Shangguan Hong sighed in disappointment, and when he looked at it, sure enough, this trap was also extremely shallow, and it could not hide people. Guo Ao continued to pick up the stones and beat them as he had expected it a long time ago. When they found the fifth trap, there were no more black arrows shooting, and when the two of them looked at it, the entrance of the cave was swarthy and swarthy, and they could no longer look at it. Shangguan Hong couldn't help but cheer.
Guo Ao's face was more solemn, and he said, "You stay here, I'll take a look." Shangguan Hong shouted: "Don't want to leave me behind this time, I must go with you!" Guo Ao said: "But this cave is deep and unfathomable, and I am afraid that there will be some mechanism." Shangguan Hong shouted: "I'm not afraid! Anyway, if I can't find it, I'm going to die, I'd rather die in this hole! β
Guo Ao sighed, picked her up, and drilled into the hole.
The hole was not very wide, and the smell of the earth was pungent and unpleasant. After walking for a while, it was dark in front of me, and I could barely see anything. The air underground is even more scarce, and breathing is becoming more and more difficult. Shangguan Hong hugged Guo Ao's neck and didn't say a word.
Guo Ao touched the wall and dived forward, but there was no sound. Both of them were afraid that there was some enemy hidden, and even the sound of breathing was as low as possible, for fear of being preempted by the enemy. The darkness seems to have thousands of monsters dancing wildly, and they want to choose people to devour. Guo Ao is secretly on guard, secretly lucky, and his sword qi is expanding, and he wants to kill the enemy at the first time. I didn't know that I had traveled all the way, but I didn't even have half an enemy.
After walking for a while, a little candle flame suddenly faintly shone in front of me. Guo Ao was in good spirits, and ran towards the candle flame with Shangguan Hong in his arms. Although his steps were quick, he did not dare to be careless, his steps were light, and his body did not touch the walls or any objects around him, so as not to be conspiracy.
The candle flame became brighter and brighter, and Guo Ao felt that the space around him was becoming more and more open. When he got closer, Guo Ao suddenly found that the place where the candle flame was shining was a big hole, and the silver light in the pit was flickering, and it was all full of ingots. The silver is reflected by the candlelight, and the treasure light flows, which is even more attractive in this underground cave.
Shangguan Hong couldn't help but cheer: "Dart silver!" He broke free of Guo Ao's arm and ran forward. Guo Ao was startled, Shangguan Hong had already run under the candlelight, picked up the silver, and couldn't help crying. The sky is pitiful, they finally found the dart silver, so there is no need to worry anymore!
Guo Ao swept quickly and jumped into the cave. As soon as he landed, his feet suddenly fell to the ground, and the ground actually sank down! Guo Ao was startled, his toes were dotted, he bounced up with his strength, and pounced on Shangguan Hong.
But at this moment, two stone slabs suddenly fell from the tunnels on both sides of the cave, blocking the tunnels! The tunnel was tightly cordoned off, cut off from the outside world.
Guo Ao jumped up and slammed his palm on the stone slab! The slate made a muffled sound, and Guo Ao's face changedβthe slate didn't move, judging from the sound, the slate was at least two feet thick! Two feet, no one can split it. The candlelight dimmed, and their hearts dimmed with it!