Chapter 33: The Remnants of the Past

More than 60 years ago, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression had just been won, and everything was in ruins. The Taoist sect on Qingcheng Mountain has also declined due to years of war. Most of the Taoist priests in Guanzhong came to avoid the scourge of war, and there were very few true cultivators, but Li Shitong was one of them.

Li Shitong, who had just passed the year of establishment, was an orphan who was adopted by Yumu Zhenren, the head of Qingcheng Mountain at that time, since he was a child, and he asked wholeheartedly, after 20 years of practice, his Taoist attainments have been very sophisticated, and he has won the favor of Yumu Zhenren. Because Yumu Zhenren is old, he intends to pass on the position of head to him.

However, one day, a Kuomintang team suddenly came to the mountain, led by a major officer surnamed Chen, this officer surnamed Chen is a one-eyed dragon, with a gloomy face, and his body is still full of yin and evil spirit, he said that Qingcheng Mountain is the main road of soldiers, so he wants to lead the team to camp here, and will requisition the Taoist temple on the mountain as a temporary camp.

At that time, there were rumors that the Kuomintang was about to go to war with **, and Qingcheng Mountain happened to choke the main road in western Sichuan, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers, so everyone was convinced of the words of the officer surnamed Chen, but they were worried that Qingcheng Mountain had just experienced the baptism of artillery fire for many years, and now it was afraid that it would be implicated in the war again.

However, it didn't take long for the Taoist priests on the mountain to find that this Kuomintang team did not come to Qingcheng Mountain at all to set up defenses, but more like they were looking for something, they almost searched the entire Qingcheng Mountain, and even the head Yumu Zhenren was taken for questioning many times.

One day, Yumu Zhenren was beaten all over by those guys, Li Shitong carried him back to the bedroom, Yumu Zhenren was already dying, just lying on the bed, he suddenly coughed violently a few times, and then spit out a mouthful of thick black blood, Li Shitong was startled when he saw this, this black blood, there was a faint evil atmosphere. Li Shitong was about to go to other seniors to help Yumu Zhenren take a look, but was pulled by Yumu Zhenren.

Yumu Zhenren said to him with difficulty: "Shitong, you don't have to think about it anymore, because the division has been hit by a yin wind slap from an officer surnamed Chen, I'm afraid you will not be able to return to the sky." It's just that there is a shocking secret for the teacher, which is related to the fate of the people in the world, and now I can only ask you. ”

As soon as Li Shitong heard that it was related to the fate of the common people in the world, he hurriedly said: "With such a heavy trust, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the apprentices to bear it, so it is better for me to invite a few uncles." ”

"Nope! No! This matter must not be leaked out, only God knows that you know and I know! ”

Even a few uncles didn't know, Li Shitong was even more worried in his heart, but Yumu Zhenren had already said this, and now he could only sit down and listen quietly.

Yumu Zhenren breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "I think you have also heard that my Qingcheng Mountain Quanzhen Dao Dragon Sect has a secret treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation, this secret treasure is actually a remnant of an ancient tomb, it is said that it marks the location of the tomb of the ancient emperor of Fuxi, and in its tomb, there is a most evil thing, this thing comes out, I am afraid that the life will be ruined!" And this group of people who came this time is here for this remnant picture of the ancient tomb, the officer surnamed Chen, if I guess correctly, I am afraid that he is a member of the evil sect, and this picture must not fall into their hands no matter what! Therefore, Poor Dao wants you to take this remnant of the ancient tomb and leave this Qingcheng Mountain, and go as far as possible! ”

"In that case, why not destroy this remnant picture, won't no one be able to get it?" Li Shitong couldn't understand why he had to let him leave with this remnant of the ancient tomb.

"Nope! There are clouds in the ancestral teachings, and this picture must be well collected and must not be destroyed. As for why, it is not known as a teacher. ”

"And where is this picture now?"

Yumu Zhenren asked Li Shitong to lean down and whispered in his ear: "On the hundred-year-old camphor tree in front of the door of the teacher's room, there is a tree hole, and the remnants are hidden in it. ”

That night, Li Shitong waited until midnight, he picked up the burden, climbed to the tree to take the remnants of the ancient tomb, and then ran to the mountain behind Qingcheng, who expected, he ran not far, then found that someone chased up, he ran all the way, ran to a cliff, was caught up by the people, it was the officer surnamed Chen, the two fought, unexpectedly the officer surnamed Chen martial arts were extremely high, and there were a few rendezvous, Li Shitong was hit by his palm, was knocked off the cliff, fortunately was blocked by a branch, and there was a river below the cliff, Li Shitong did not die, but since then he has lost a leg.

Later, Li Shitong lived in seclusion in the mountains behind Qingcheng. It was not until more than a dozen years after the liberation that he returned to Qingcheng Mountain, and learned that a few days after he left the Taoist temple, Yumu Zhenren had died, and that the Kuomintang team had not been able to find what they were looking for, and they had left not long after.

Before he died, Tamaki Zhenren passed the position of head to one of his junior disciples. Li Shitong has long been accustomed to living alone because he has lived in seclusion for many years, so he finally returned to the mountain behind Qingcheng and devoted himself to cultivation.

After listening to Li Shitong's speech, the three of them were embarrassed.

Ye Lao said: "It turns out that Daochang Li's leg was actually injured by someone in the ghost path. So where is the remnant of the tomb now? Would Dao Chang Lee be willing to hand it over to us? ”

"Since I have told you the truth, I naturally intend to hand it over to you. The old decay is already a person who has half of his body into the ground, and this remnant picture handed down by the ancestors must also have its use, and it must not be buried in the loess with the decay. Come with me. ”

With that, Li Shitong led the three of them out of the stone cave and came to the waterhole under the waterfall.

Li Shitong raised his head and shouted a few times, and after a while, he saw the white ape quickly rushing out of the bushes, it glanced at Ye Lao and the three of them, and then walked to Li Shitong.

Li Shitong whispered a few words in the ear of the white ape, and the white ape jumped into the bottomless pool.

Ding Laosan asked in surprise, "Daoist Li, what did you say to this monkey king?" It actually committed suicide by jumping into the pool! ”

Li Shitong laughed: "Daoyou is really joking!" A few people can rest assured, this white ape is very good at water, and only it can go to this deep pool to get the remnants of the ancient tomb. ”

"Ahh It turns out that Li Daochang hid the remnants of this ancient tomb under this pool? ”

Li Shitong nodded: "That's right, the remnants of the ancient tomb are made of Shenzhang brocade silk, which is invasive, and this pool is about three zhang deep, and hiding it under this is the safest place." ”

As he spoke, the white ape emerged from the water, and it quickly climbed ashore and held a stack of things wrapped in oiled paper in front of Li Shitong.