Liang Houzai's reaction was always half a beat slower after coming up from the water, and this time he also said after a long time: "Among the exercises I usually practice, there is a turtle breath gong that I have to practice every day, and my master said that practicing this kung fu too much can prolong the breath-holding time." I taught it to Brother Dao for the first two years. ”

My master asked me again, "Have you practiced too?" ”

I nodded to Master.

The master said abruptly, "No wonder you two can hold it for so long. Yes, Li Liang's turtle breath gong can not only be used to hold the breath, but also prolong life, which is much more clever than the closed qi gong of keeping the right line. There is a way, you take Houzai to rest, Yulian has prepared breakfast, you will go to the great monk Chengyun after eating, he has something to say to you. ”

Liu Shangang asked my master on the side, "What about me?" ”

Master smiled and said, "You? Give me a good practice of holding your breath, when can I hold my breath for more than two minutes, and when can I eat. ”

As soon as I heard this, I watched Liu Shangang's eyes turn red as soon as they brushed it, and I was about to get angry when I saw it.

But at this moment, my master's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a power suddenly rose on him, and Liu Shangang was instigated on the spot, silently got into the water, and sank to the bottom of the water.

Liang Houzai and I have been practiced by my master every day for all these years, but I didn't expect that it would be Liu Shangang's turn today.

I don't know why, but when I think of this in my heart, I have a little joy inexplicably, as if something in my heart has been balanced.

But I can have this state of mind, that is, because Liu Shangang is my master, and I think that my master may be able to suppress the demonic nature in Liu Shangang's heart.

Of course, I'm never going to admit that I was a little gloating.

When Liang Houzai and I returned to the wooden house, a drunken Huang Changrong handed us two dry towels and told us to dry ourselves.

The two of us had dried ourselves up and dressed again, and Huang Yulian called us to breakfast.

Regardless of whether the Huang family was born as a bandit or a salt and iron dealer in the past, but after all, they are also famous families on the rivers and lakes, and eating is actually very particular for them, drinking soup before meals, and tea and desserts after eating.

But think about it, it's not easy to bring in ingredients in such a place, and it's good to have these things to eat.

After breakfast, Huang Yulian led us to a small room next to the hall, where Master Chengyun was sitting on the ground, he had changed into a very clean robe, and he was holding a purple gold bowl in his hand, and his hair and beard had been washed.

At this time, in addition to peace, Master Chengyun also exuded a very solemn momentum, and when I first saw him, it was as if I saw a Buddha statue with gold leaf.

Huang Yulian saluted Master Chengyun with her hands folded before leaving.

Master Chengyun slowly opened his eyes and smiled at me and Liang Houzai: "It's here." ”

After all, they are elders, and I don't dare to be too casual, so I also hugged my fist towards Master Chengyun and said, "Master Chengyun." ”

Master Chengyun smiled and waved his hand at me: "Don't call me master, you are still the same as your master, just call me a big monk, listen to it." ”

After finishing, he asked Liang Houzai again: "You are Li Liang's disciple, right?" ”

Liang Houzai nodded, but he didn't speak, he was still the same as before, and he became a little shy when he saw a living person.

After speaking, he reached out and dipped water from the purple gold bowl, and threw the water on our foreheads, while saying to us: "I came to you today, and there is nothing else to do, I just want to ask you to honor your master well." Those who leave will always come back, and the people around you will leave sooner or later, so honor them. ”

I didn't know what Master Chengyun meant by this, but I nodded without pretending to understand.

Master Chengyun sat back on the ground at this time, and said: "I want to do a ritual, I won't meet you for three or four days, these days, you look at the underground palace from time to time, once the fog clears, take Huang Changrong and Huang Changsheng to the other side of the river, if Lao Chai wants to follow, let him go, if he doesn't go, don't be confused." When you see Old Lady Huang, no matter what he does, you must protect him and let him survive. Okay, go for it. ”

We had just arrived, and we didn't expect Master Chengyun to urge us to leave.

When I left the hut, I still couldn't think about it, I always felt that Master Chengyun said this to me, as if he had a deep meaning, and as if he had foreseen something that we could not predict.

At this time, the sound of Master Chengyun chanting Buddhist scriptures came from the hut, I couldn't understand the Sanskrit scriptures, but from Master Chengyun's voice, I could feel an indescribable calm and solemnity.

Liang Houzai helped Master Chengyun close the door and asked me, "Is Master Chengyun's move this time to dispel the fog on the other side of the underground palace?" ”

I replied to him with some uncertainty: "Maybe, it looks like we have to enter the dungeon this time." ”

Speaking of this, I smiled a little helplessly: "I saw that human skin in the blood pool, and I still tremble when I think about it now, and I don't know if I can mentally bear it when I enter the underground palace again." ”

Liang Houzai also sighed and said, "Me too, the old Huang family is too evil." But no, why do I think you're so calm when you're in the blood pool? ”

Xian'er got out of my shoulder, nodded my head with a smile, and said to Liang Houzai: "This guy, strong on the outside and dry in the middle, calm on the surface, but empty in his heart, he was almost paralyzed with fright at the time, and he had to make a very calm appearance." ”

As soon as I heard it, I was not happy: "Why am I strong outside, you are strong outside." At that time, when you were in the blood pool, you were the most nervous. ”

Xian'er glanced at me: "Am I the same as you, I'm a girl, of course I'll be afraid in that kind of place." ”

I heard Liang Houzai laughing and teasing Xian'er on the side: "What kind of girl is not a girl, are you not only a fox?" You can't use 'female', you should use 'female' or 'female'. You're not a girl, you're a mother, or a female, the dictionary ...... Oops! ”

When Liang Houzai spoke, Xian'er suddenly stretched out her hand, pinched a small piece of flesh on his arm, and twisted it hard, causing Liang Houzai to scream in pain. While screaming in pain, he also shouted: "Why are you still doing it, Brother Dao, take care of your woman, it's too unreasonable, damn, you tap-"

As soon as these words came out, Xian'er's strength in her hands became even greater, and I also joined the battle, and the three of them made a mess with laughter.

When we were having a good time here, the master came back with Liu Shangang, and as soon as he saw the three of us tossing at the door of Master Chengyun, the master glared at us: "You three be quiet, the great monk is still doing things!" ”

The three of us suddenly fell silent after being glared at by the master, and Xian'er silently drilled back, and before her head sank into my shoulder, she actually reached out again and pinched my neck.

She was caught off guard this time, I didn't have time to dodge, I felt a tingling pain in my neck, and I snorted on the spot, originally I was going to cry out for pain, but I didn't dare to shout it in front of the master, so it turned into a muffled snort.

Master glanced at me again, shook his head helplessly, and took Liu Shangang to dinner.

When Liu Shangang was sitting at the dinner table, I also heard him ask my master: "Grandpa Chai, aren't there two people at the door, Brother Dao and Brother Zai, why did you say that there were three people just now?" ”

The master gave Liu Shangang a bowl of vegetarian porridge, and said: "It's not three people, it's two people and one ghost, there is a little fox ghost living on Youdao's body, which is his companion soul, didn't he tell you about it?" ”

To be honest, I actually mentioned the matter of Xian'er to Liu Shangang, but the last time I mentioned Xian'er in front of him, it seemed to be many years ago, and Liu Shangang's broken brain must have forgotten everything.

Liu Shangang was very shocked and asked my master, "There is a ghost living on my Daoist brother?" ”

The master nodded, and urged him again: "Hurry up and eat, after eating, follow Huang Changsheng and them to catch fish, you continue to follow me to practice Qigong tomorrow morning, when you can hold your breath for more than two minutes, I won't care about you." ”

When Liu Shangang heard my master's words, a very helpless expression appeared on his face.

When Liang Houzai and I left from the river, I also heard my master shouting to Liu Shangang: "Force the whole body, close the teeth, and close the door ......", I don't know if Liu Shangang who was sunk in the water heard it, and if he heard it, could he understand it.

At that time, my master shouted out a lot more than that, but I can't remember it for a long time, and the Zhengzheng line has not had closed qigong since my generation, and correspondingly, closed qigong was replaced by the turtle breath gong taught to me by Liang Houzai.

As soon as Master and Liu Shangang finished eating, Huang Changsheng and Huang Changrong came.

Huang Changsheng asked me when Master was going to catch fish, and Master put the dishes and chopsticks aside, stood up and said to Huang Changsheng, "Go now." ”

As soon as Master's voice fell, Huang Yulian took out a canvas bag and a few long-handled forks from a room.

The fork looked like it was made of pure metal, and the pole was very long, about two meters long, and there was a palm-sized three-edged fork on the clubhead, which was sharpened to such a dazzling cold light in the sunlight.

Huang Yulian gave this special long fork to everyone present, and when she came to me, she said to me, "This is a spear for spearfish, and the weight is a bit heavy." ”

I flipped the harpoon in my hand, it did weigh about twenty pounds, and the metal pole was cool, revealing a slightly chilly heaviness.

Huang Changsheng walked out of the house first, and we people followed behind him.

He led us to the bank of the river, which was located directly north of the island, and then together with Huang Changrong, he stuck the harpoon in the dirt on the shore and slapped the harpoon pole with his hand.

When the metal rod is struck, it emits a series of rapid "buzzing" sounds like two tuning forks.