Leaving Pingding Town, Huazhou, and moving all the way, we returned to Dapo Town, Gaozhou. After passing through several fields and winding around a few mountain roads, we came to the foot of Pingyun Mountain.

The mountain is wild and has not yet been tamed by humans. The mountain road was rough and the car couldn't get up, so we had to get out of the car and walk.

Xingyun handed me the red dragon spear wrapped in black linen and said playfully, "Gentleman." ”

I took the gun, carried it on my shoulder, and asked her why she had given her weapon to someone else, which was not a very cautious thing to do.

Xingyun said, "My gun must be inseparable from me. ”

After she finished speaking, she walked forward, leaving me a little overwhelmed, as well as Liang Zhixuan and Dugu Wuxian who were snickering.

I've lived for a long, long, long time, but this is the first time I've encountered this situation. I lacked this experience, and even if I knew what it meant, I couldn't immediately respond appropriately. I admire Xian Xingyun, and I can also say that I like it. But I don't know if I have what it takes to like people. There is such an awkward relationship between me and Bai Qingshui.

I don't want to spend too much energy trying to understand this issue. Things are unpredictable, and it's not wise to get too emotionally involved.

Pingyun Mountain is about 1,000 meters above sea level, and it is already a little cold when you go up to the halfway point of the mountain, and the wind is gradually getting stronger. At this time, few people come to climb the mountain, and the further you go up the mountain, the fewer trees there are, and they gradually become shorter. I forgot how long I had walked, and there was a dwarf pine forest in front of me, and if I looked closely, I could see a few squirrels playing in the treetops. Suddenly a pine ball fell, and a little squirrel swooped to the ground to pick it up, and after a timid look at us, it swooped back into the tree. The squirrel's behavior caused a burst of exclamations from Dugu Wuxi, and it also brought laughter to everyone.

There is an ancient temple in the pine forest, called Pingyun Ancient Temple, also called Taimiao. The temple has been renovated, adding a gorgeous touch and fading some of its antique colors. The temple was filled with incense, but there was no one. After going around the temple for a week, we came to the back of the temple. There is a mountain spring behind the temple, and there is a dark green turtle by the spring that does not move. The spring water is bubbling white, hazy like a fairyland. We only felt that we were in a trance for a moment, and then we found that there was a strange person next to the big turtle meditating at the end, and he didn't move. He is said to be a weirdo because he has long hair, his shirt is exposed, he only wears a short gray-green skirt around his waist, and he has no shoes on his feet. At first glance, he looked like a wandering beggar, but on closer inspection, he found that his muscles were strong, his face was shiny, and his mental temperament could not find the slightest hint of decadence and aging.

Xian Xingyun stepped forward and said politely and softly, "Master, excuse me......"

The weirdo ignored us and continued to meditate intently.

Xian Xingyun thought for a while, and shouted with another title: "Great Immortal, excuse me...... We'd like to ask you a little bit about it. ”

The strange man still did not react, as if he had sat down and his soul had soared. It's a Taoist saying, and it's a bit strange to say next to this temple, but the long hair on his head makes it impossible for me to use the word "round death". In human history, the inheritance of religion seems to be more complete and rich, which is conducive to understanding the history of the development of civilization on the earth, so I asked the giant phage to search for a lot of information about religion for me. Studying this information will also benefit my lurking on Earth.

Zhixuan's temper is not as good as Xingyun's, and when she saw that the strange person ignored her, she immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "Hey, what about you!" What do you ask? It's not a dumb squeak! ”

The weirdo didn't squeak and didn't move. Zhixuan's temper became angry, and when she became angry, she pulled out her gun and pointed it at the strange man's head and shouted, "Squeak, or I'll shoot it!" ”

The weirdo remained unmoved. Seeing that Zhixuan was about to trigger, Xingyun hurriedly grabbed her hand to calm her down, and then looked at me with a plea for help.

I took out the stone that my second uncle gave me on the bus, showed it in front of the stranger, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know an old man who knows Dugu swordsmanship?" ”

The strange man opened his eyes suddenly, stared at the stone in my hand, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where did the stone come from?" ”

"My surname is Dugu, this is a relic given to me by the second uncle's bus......"

"Relic?" The strange man looked at me with a little excitement.

The weirdo's reaction made me affirm his relationship with his second uncle. So I briefly told the strange man what happened to my second uncle.

After hearing this, the strange man sighed and said with a sigh: "The poor road is called a gray skirt layman, not a master, nor a great immortal. Seventy years ago, I traveled here and accidentally found this green turtle, and I had an epiphany. Later, I got acquainted with an old friend of Dugu who cultivated in this mountain, and in the next few decades, we cultivated together in this mountain, not to mention the friendship of life and death, but also had a deep friendship. It is really sad that he has suffered such a catastrophe now. ”

After sighing again, the gray-dressed lay man rubbed his stiff legs, then stood up and said, "Follow me." ”

After the gray skirt monk finished speaking, he climbed up the mountain stream. We're not far behind.

Finally, we came to a stop in front of a large exposed rock wall. Here near the top of the mountain, the wind is so strong that the little ghost without tears can't open his eyes. I looked at the stone wall, it was an ordinary stone, and I didn't find anything unusual. There is a small hole in the wall from which water seeps out and then converges into a stream of water that flows down to form a mountain stream.

The Grey Monk pointed to the hole in the wall and said, "Put that stone on it." ”

I took out the stone and stepped forward, and found that the outline of the hole matched the shape of the stone, so I shoved the stone into it according to the outline. The water stopped flowing, and then I heard the sound of a mechanism behind the rock wall. At the same time, I noticed a cave in the rock wall five paces away from me. It turns out that there is an ingenious mechanism inside, which cleverly uses water power to move the stone door. Although the practice is primitive, the wisdom should not be underestimated.

The gray skirt layman analyzed: "This is called Shuiyun Cave. It's a cave left behind by an unknown immortal. By chance, he was found by an old friend of Dugu. So he settled here to practice. Let's go inside, there should be something in there that belongs to you. ”

We followed the Grey Dress into the cave. The cave is not big, only a stone bed, a stone table, and a stone bench. Other than that, it's clean and nothing inside. Suddenly, the aura on the Gray Crowd Monk changed, and with a slight wave of his left hand, the originally stagnant air was fanned by him. This is a method of creating wind by disturbing the critical equilibrium point of air density, which is not very deep, but the difficulty lies in how to find this equilibrium. Air molecules are so active that the naked eye cannot recognize the differences and boundaries in air density in different environments. A random external force can break this balance and form a natural wind. The fact that the gray-skirted layman was able to do it shows that his cultivation is not shallow.

After the wind blows, there are many regimental cases carved on the stone walls of the cave. The motifs have text, as well as humanoid graphics. There are a few words written like this: God is guarded, qi is like a sword, and he is determined to smile like a mountain; The sword of the gods, the wind is broken, and the momentum is like a rainbow cracking the sky......

The moment Dugu looked at the pattern without tears, he exclaimed: "I know this, Uncle Yong has taught me." ”

In this way, the pattern carved in the cave should be related to the Dugu Divine Sword Technique. This is a valuable wealth left by the second uncle's life. Whether Dugu Wutear can revive the majesty of Dugu's family depends on whether he can learn the exercises on the stone wall thoroughly first.

Zhi Xuan glanced at the exercises on the stone wall, pointed to the humanoid figure on it, and asked Dugu Wutear suspiciously: "Are you sure this is the Dugu Divine Sword Technique?" Why didn't they even have swords? ”

Dugu Wutear seemed to have been poured a basin of cold water, and looked at me with an expression of being about to cry and asked, "Yes, Brother Qiwen, why didn't you hold a sword?" ”

I'm really stumped by this question, I'm not Liu Wen, I really don't understand this. Fortunately, Xingyun came out to help me out.

"Maybe not enough." Xingyun guessed.

The gray-dressed layman nodded and said, "Yes." This is just the basic mental method of the Dugu Sword Technique, and the complete Dugu Sword Technique has been lost. This is the remnants of Dugu's old friend's lifelong memory and lifelong understanding. But this fragment is already very remarkable, and this mental method alone is extremely mysterious. Dugu's old friends often invite me to come over to study and discuss, but we only understand one and a half moves, and we don't learn the essence at all. Alas, to be honest, I wouldn't be able to do it today without the advice of my old friend Dugu......"

When the gray skirt monk said this, he suddenly turned around and walked outside, saying as he said, "Dugu's old friend is more advanced than me, but he was also defeated by Qingyi. How treacherous the world is, there are still mountains outside the mountains, and the old man still concentrates on cultivation. Young man, the rest of the way, the old man has no ability to help! ”

After the gray dress monk left, the atmosphere in the cave was a little depressing. In terms of ability, the three of them have no bottom in their hearts. Dugu is still ignorant without tears, he is not afraid, but the direction has not been seen clearly; Liang Zhixuan has experienced a battle of life and death, and has also experienced the pain of losing both parents, but a girl is a girl after all, and she can't be treated as a battle-hardened man. I don't know enough about Xian Xingyun, if it's just a new entry into the rivers and lakes as Aunt Xian said, it will inevitably hit a wall and be frustrated. Whether they will be able to withstand the next test, no one has a definite answer. And I, will I still be able to maintain the role of a bystander?

The cave was quiet, except for the muffled sound of the wind blowing through the hole. Looking at the three of them, whether they were beautiful, youthful, or immature, I began to struggle. At this point, we as a team need a team leader. In terms of age or status, this responsibility seems to fall on my shoulders. But I don't want them to depend on me. I hope that one of the three of them will be able to shoulder this responsibility. Even for the sake of protecting the planet, I can't mix in my subjective feelings. To save a race, it is not to change the race, but to stimulate the potential of the race and let them save themselves. Because only in this way can this race gain their own way of existence. Otherwise, this race will become a burden to the development of the universe and will eventually perish. It's like helping a person, not changing him, but guiding him; Otherwise, he will lose the direction of his life and will not be able to make correct judgments and choices for his life.

With this in mind, I leaned the red dragon spear against the wall and walked out of the cave. I want the three of them to make decisions about their future. Among these three people, I am optimistic about Xian Xingyun. She has the leadership skills and is the best person to work with me apart from me.

"No tears, you practice first. Don't think about it. If you don't understand, ask Sister Zhixuan and me. Xian Xingyun encouraged Dugu to say without tears.

I didn't look back, but a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth. It's an irrepressible smile. It was as if there was some kind of tacit understanding, and she seemed to be able to read my mind and do what I wanted. This pleasure cannot be expressed in words. If I were an earthly male, I would definitely marry her.