Chapter 8: Walking Alone
Slowly, there were fewer and fewer thieves, and they either fled or fell. When it was almost noon, the battle was over, the ground was stained red with blood, Liu Menglin and Senior Brother Li were also panting, and their internal strength was extremely consumed.
The two of them didn't care about Qingjing, searched around, and after a while, they found the goods that had been snatched, and Senior Brother Li recruited people to pack up the goods and move them down the mountain.
Qingjing came back, and her face was not very good. Liu Menglin and the others greeted him and asked, "Uncle Shi, has the leader of the thieves been caught?" ”
"Don't mention it, the big leader and the second leader ran away directly, and by the time I get the junior, the two of them will be gone long ago, and I haven't found them after looking for a long time." Qing Jing was not very comfortable in her heart, she felt that she had been put on a role, the three leaders were obviously pushed out as substitutes for the dead, the big leader and the second leader were in a group, I don't know what kind of force it is, now that I have run away, maybe I can change places to find a group of people and continue to do the bandits.
"Senior brother, don't worry about it, this time the matter has been very successful, the goods have been recovered, not only is there no less, but there are many more, I think it is the goods of other people robbed by the bandits. Those two leaders can let the sect inquire about it, and since they have shown up, the power of the sect will always find them. Senior Brother Li came up and comforted: "Now hurry down the mountain, we can still catch up for lunch." ”
Qingjing had no choice but to clean up her mood and go down the mountain together. After being full of wine and food, Qing Jing said: "Senior Brother Li, the matter here is also completed, today is a day off, and tomorrow we will return to the mountain gate to give orders." ”
Then Senior Brother Li hurriedly stayed: "Thank you junior brother this time, why don't you stay for a few more days, it's rare to go down the mountain, senior brother hasn't entertained junior brother well." It's no more bitter than the mountains, and there are more fun places outside. ”
"They are all their own brothers, and senior brothers don't have to be polite. This time, the skill of going down the mountain has improved again between the battles, and it is necessary to rush back to the mountain to consolidate it, so as not to float the foundation. ”
Senior Brother Li couldn't persuade him again when he saw it.
Liu Menglin didn't want to go back to the mountain, he still couldn't forget those few magic secrets, and wanted to look for those places, in case he found them. Therefore, Xiang Qingjing said: "Uncle Shi, I want to go to the rivers and lakes alone to take a look." ”
Qing Jing was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Menglin, you are still young, it will not be too late in a few years." ”
"Uncle Shi, I'm not young anymore, I'm an adult, besides, I'm a child now, and there will be no problem when I go out to study in this capacity." Liu Menglin has finished reading the classics in the school in the past few years, and he has had fun to test the fame of a child, although it is the lowest level, but it can also be regarded as a reader.
couldn't stand Liu Menglin's obsession, so Qingjing had no choice but to agree. Next is the time for the uncle to teach the experience of the rivers and lakes, and Qingjing also plans to accompany Liu Menglin to walk the rivers and lakes for a period of time.
Liu Menglin was very grateful in his heart, and after coming to this world, Uncle Qingjing treated him the best and alleviated a lot of his loneliness, but he still refused his request to accompany him.
The next day, Qingjing and Liu Menglin set off at the same time, but not in one direction. Senior Brother Li prepared horses and coils for the two of them, and when they came to the intersection, the two said goodbye to each other: "Uncle Shi, don't worry, I will take care of myself, if there is really any difficulty, I will go to the sect for help." ”
"Okay, the young eagle has grown up, and it's understandable that he wants to fly solo, remember that a person should not be reckless, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you can run, don't be afraid of losing face, the face of the Wudang faction doesn't need you to support it, you know?" Qingjing is now free and easy at all.
Liu Menglin was very moved, so he remembered the advice of his mother-in-law and mother-in-law when he went to college for the first time in his previous life, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten a little, and he smiled and said, "I know, uncle, don't worry." ”
Qing Jing saw that he had made up his mind, so she didn't say anything more, patted him on the shoulder, turned and beat the horse away. Liu Menglin looked at the quiet back, and felt a little empty in his heart. Cheer up and yell in your heart: "Jianghu, I'm here." ”
On the road for a day, Liu Menglin traveled in the direction of Zhongnan Mountain, where he went, sometimes missed the lodging, and slept in the wilderness, fortunately his luck was good, and he did not encounter a rainy day.
Walking on the land of Qinchuan four or five hundred years ago, the mountains are high and dense, the population is sparse, and some places are like wilderness, in such an environment, people's hearts have become wild. Sometimes he galloped wildly, letting the swift wind blow over his face; Sometimes climb to the top of the mountain and meditate and practice qi in the morning sun, swallowing the first wisp of purple qi in the morning light; Sometimes he draws his sword and dances solo between the empty heaven and earth, and experiences the feeling of the unity of heaven and earth, nature and man......
His mind became more mellow and transparent, became calm, and all kinds of negative emotions accumulated in the past, loneliness, confusion, fear, etc., gradually disappeared, and his spiritual realm was unconsciously improved.
is getting closer and closer to Zhongnanshan, and he knows that he is being targeted, it should be that when he stayed in the hotel not long ago, he showed his money and made people worry about it. Why do you say he knows? Look at the few big men standing in front of the horses who don't look like good people at first glance.
"Oh, little scholar, leave the horse and the silver, the uncle is kind and will not hurt your life, hurry up and leave." Although he saw Liu Menglin carrying a sword, he didn't take him seriously at all, and came up to take the reins of the horse.
Liu Menglin protested with innocent eyes: "You are not professional, shouldn't you still shout, 'I opened this road, I planted this tree, you want to pass by from here, and leave to buy road money'?" I allow you to do it again. ”
The big men looked at Liu Menglin with the eyes of the second fool, and the man who was about to lead the horse turned around and said: "Big brother, is this little scholar stupid to read, it's a pity at a young age, let's pity him and let him go." ”
"He's stupid, you're stupid, stupid just right, after killing something, hurry up."
"Little scholar, don't blame me, my eldest brother doesn't agree, I can't help it, who let me not beat him, if you become a ghost, you must go to him, don't come to me." The big man picked up the knife and chattered as he went.
"Okay, just your words, I won't kill you today." Liu Menglin jumped up from the horse, pulled out the long sword in the air, only to see the cold light flickering, a figure circled around several big men and returned to the horse, the long sword had been returned to the sheath, as if it had not been moved, but there was a trace of blood in the throat of those big men, and he fell to the ground between his breaths.
These people have just practiced ordinary kung fu for a few days, and they are only physically stronger than ordinary people, and they have not even reached the feeling of qi realm, so they are naturally not in Liu Menglin's eyes.
The rest of the big men were dumbfounded, but they didn't expect the little white rabbit to turn into a big tiger in a blink of an eye, and a few brothers died under the other party's sword, so frightened that they couldn't stop kowtowing when they lay on the ground: "The hero spares his life, I came out on the first day." ”
"Okay, get up, and let you go. Bury them and you're good to go. "Liu Menglin is more adapted to this world now, you don't have to think about the consequences of killing people at will, and there is no government to hold you accountable.
Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Taiyi Mountain, is also a famous mountain of Taoism, when the Quanzhen Sect was famous, but since the seven sons of Quanzhen, it has disappeared into oblivion, and it is rumored that the Huashan faction is created by Hao Datong, the son of Guangning, in the seven sons of Quanzhen.
Liu Menglin finally came to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and came to the mountain along the mountain road, at this time there was naturally no Quanzhen School, and there was only one ordinary Taoist temple at its original site, although there were many believers, but it was no longer a martial arts sect.
He went in to indicate the identity of Wudang's disciple, and lived in the Taoist temple, usually sometimes talking about the Tao with the Taoist in the temple, sometimes borrowing the classics in the temple, but most of the time wandering in the mountains, looking for the tomb of the living dead.
The tomb has been found, just in the back mountain, has been collapsed rocks and shrubs almost hidden, if there is not a stone tablet next to it that says "Tomb of the Living Dead" I am afraid it will not grow.
I tried to dig in, but after a while, I was blocked by a huge stone, is this the Broken Dragon Stone? It seems that you still have to go through the back door, remember what is written in the book, when Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu went directly to the foot of the mountain along the passage in the belly of the mountain, there was a section of diving on the way, but the range at the foot of the mountain is so large, this can be found.
In the next month or so, Liu Menglin studied the topography of the tomb of the living dead, ran all over the possible places, and drilled the cave when he saw it, and really let him find the cave that might be the passage. The cave is hardly a cave anymore, hundreds of years of natural changes have already changed the original landscape beyond recognition, if he hadn't been careful, he might have ignored the past.
I was ready, I went into the cave, and began to use tools to dig up the collapsed earth and rock, almost drilling into it, but after ten meters, I saw a natural tunnel that was one person high.
Lighting the torch, carefully walking inside, the top of the head is the cave wall, it looks very depressing, I don't know how long I walked, the road is also uneven, there are obvious traces of water, but now it has dried up. In the dark, Liu Menglin only felt that a long time had passed, and the road ahead was still dark, like a giant beast with a bloody mouth waiting for him to send it to the door, and he couldn't help but hold the long sword tightly, at this time, only the sword in his hand could give him a sense of security.
Suddenly there was a stone door in front of him, the stone door was hidden, he was overjoyed, approached carefully, gently pushed the door open, inside was a stone room, looked up at the top of the stone room, by the light of the torch, only to see that it was densely written with handwriting symbols, and on the far right there were four big characters "Nine Yin True Scripture".