Gan Jiu put down his wine glass, looked up at the night sky, and said slowly: "My master and his old man traveled a few years ago, and when he was looking for relatives and friends in Shudi, Sichuan, he found a secret diary of a deceased elder, which recorded a very strange thing. This elder is a native of Guang'an, Sichuan, born in the late Qing Dynasty, since he was a child, he was sent to the Taoist temple to study medicine, and later met a famous teacher, learned the art of alchemy and mercury burning, and was a person in the Dan Dao, and liked to use the pill the most when treating diseases. Later, persecution died in the sixties of the last century, he is a Taoist Dan Dao, a real inheritance, a rare person who has a great achievement. With his passing, many of the secret recipes and refining methods of the elixir were lost and became the swan song. ”

I listened attentively and said casually: "It's easy to have a diary, there must be a lot of secret things recorded on it." ”

Gan Jiu shook his head: "It's a pity, the diary only records the mundane things of the old man's life, and he understands Hongchen's state of mind, but there is no secret recipe for alchemy." However, there is such a thing mentioned in his diary, in the nineteenth year of the Republic of China, this old gentleman was in the prime of life, made friends, and once cooperated with Chen Daochang, the host of the Shuangxian Temple, in alchemy. At that time, the refining time was more than a year, and the two Dandao masters refined a total of twenty-three catties of nine-turn spiritual sand, which could not be taken directly, and the furnace fire gas contained in it must be annealed, so the old gentleman handed over the spiritual sand to Chen Daochang and buried it in the mountains for annealing. ”

We listened attentively, and even Brother Dong got up and listened with wide eyes.

"The old gentleman left in advance, who would have thought that the situation would change dramatically next, the Japanese invasion, and the protracted war in China, and the people would not be able to make a living. At that time, it was not easy to live, who would have thought about any elixir. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the old gentleman revisited his hometown, only then did he know that this Chen Daochang had materialized, where was this batch of nine-turn spiritual sand buried, Chen Daochang did not tell the old gentleman before his death, and the old gentleman did not know where to bury it. The old gentleman was indifferent, since he couldn't find it, he couldn't find it, this may also be the fate of the elixir itself, and he didn't know who would dig up these elixirs in the future. Gan Jiu slowly explained the reason.

Zhao Yi patted his thigh: "I understand, we went into the mountain this time to dig up these lost pills, what is it called spiritual sand." ”

"Nine Turns Spirit Sand." Dagang added.

Gan Jiu nodded: "The matter has already been told to you, now you are down-to-earth." ”

It turned out to be digging pills, I was really down-to-earth, this job is not so risky, and it is not illegal, it is nothing more than selling some coolies.

Brother Dong suddenly said: "That old gentleman doesn't know where the pill is buried, where can we dig it?" ”

Gan Jiu said: "The pass is in the missing Twin Immortals. Strange to say, with the materialization of Taoist Chen passed away, the Taoist temple gradually fell into disuse, and then suddenly disappeared in the deep mountains. Later, many people wanted to go into the mountains to see, but they couldn't find a place. This Taoist temple disappeared inexplicably," Speaking of this, he raised the parchment scroll in his hand: "My master investigated the ancient books, carefully studied the life of Chen Daochang, and speculated that the Taoist temple was not missing, but still hidden in some secret place deep in the mountains. Shuangxian Temple was built in the early Tang Dynasty, when the first generation of Taoist chief presided over the compound surname Lu, it is said that he had served Dan more than a thousand in his life, and the corpse was dissected into an immortal after death, this Taoist temple was his life's hard work, and there was a secret recipe for refining the elixir that could ascend to immortal in the view. This time, we are looking for the Nine Turns Spirit Sand, and the Twin Immortal Views are the key points. ”

We've all been stupid, I've seen a lot of unbelievable things, especially this one. Da Gang touched his head, swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Jiu, aren't you fooling us to play?" ”

Gan Jiu gave him a blank look, drinking to himself and ignoring him at all.

Da Gang stood up and walked around the ground twice: "Oh my mom, this is too mysterious, the gods have come out." ”

Brother Dong pondered: "I believe in the existence of immortals. Don't forget that we have all smoked standard incense, isn't that kind of thing a kind of elixir, do you say it's cool after sucking? Isn't it like becoming an immortal? ”

Gan Jiu said: "My master watched the stars at night, used the compass to locate it, inspected Baoding Mountain many times, and combined with the smart qi in the mountain, roughly calculated the possible location of the Taoist temple. We entered the mountain this time, this is a dead mission, we must find the Taoist Temple and the Nine Turns Spirit Sand. ”

"Can't find it?" Zhao asked.

Gan Jiu smiled faintly: "If you can't find it, you and I don't have to go out of the mountain again, and we will live here in the future." When to find it and when to count. ”

A few of us laughed dryly, and we just took it as if he was joking.

I asked weakly, "Brother Jiu, who is your master?" ”

Gan Jiu said: "He is Mr. He's chief personal advisor, I can't say anything more." ”

Brother Dong's eyes straightened: "My mother, Mr. He's advisor!" What a cow. ”

I asked him who Mr. He was, and Brother Dong scolded me for being a mallet, saying that the largest biopharmaceutical group in the city and even in the province was Shisen Technology, and the big boss of Shisen Technology was one of Mr. He's white gloves. As for Mr. He, Brother Dong said a name, and I almost knelt down as soon as I said it. Mr. He's real name is naturally not surnamed He, he is a big man, and saying a word can not only make the whole city tremble, but even the whole country tremble, and he is definitely a person who can affect the fortune.

Gan Jiu said: "We are looking for the Nine Turns Spirit Sand this time, in fact, we are looking for Mr. He. My master wants to use this pill as a guide to refine the elixir of immortality, Mr. He is old, and the old man wants to see his little great-grandson grow up, this is not too much to ask. ”

A few of us are like kowtow worms, nodding vigorously: "Not too much, not too much, it's best that his old man lives with Tianqi and lives a few hundred years old." ”

After Gan Jiu said this, he closed his eyes and recuperated, maybe he felt that talking too much to us people was purely a waste of foaming stars, and it was better to meditate and recuperate.

I couldn't sleep this night, thinking of what Gan Jiu said, I couldn't touch the edge in the clouds. Zhao Lein couldn't sleep either, so he got up and smoked. I asked him if he believed what Gan Jiu said, but Zhao Lein didn't respond, smoking a cigarette and squinting his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking, he suddenly said, "It would be nice if Gan Jiu's master could recognize me as an apprentice." ”

I was taken aback: "How can you have such an idea?" ”

He puffed out a puff of smoke from his nose, and his face looked extremely confused: "This is an opportunity." Daozi, let's do a good job with this vote, if I have the opportunity to meet Gan Jiu's master in the future, I will definitely seize the opportunity. If I can hang the line of Mr. He again and do things for him, I am willing to kill people and set fires! ”

He looked at me, realized that he was talking too much, snuffed out the cigarette butt, got into his sleeping bag, and said "sleep".

The name "Shisen Technology" keeps coming to my mind. A few days ago, when Officer Liao was eyeing the Ergou Reservoir Waste Acquisition Station, he mentioned Shisen Technology, and they suspected that the production and outflow of Biaoxiang were deeply related to this group company.

I also probably know now that Brother Zhao and Dongdong are secretly doing things for this company. If the group boss of this company really has a relationship with Mr. He, the background is absolutely unfathomable.

Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. My eyelids were always jumping, my heart was panicked, after listening to what Gan Jiu said, instead of feeling relieved, I was even more depressed, and a sense of foreboding swelled in my heart.

Woke up a little late the next day and slept too deeply last night. We hastily ate some bread, packed our things, packed our backpacks, and continued our trek.

This time I had a goal, and I wasn't too tired to walk. If you go further, you can't see the road at all, and the shrubs of the deep forest of water haven't gone far for most of the day.

Until four or five o'clock in the afternoon, except for Gan Jiu, who was still alive and well, each of us was on the verge of the limit, one by one depressed, tired like a dead dog.

Gan Jiu seemed to see something, and kept urging us forward. When we got out of the woods, we all had our eyes wide open. Because we're in a bizarre situation.

Surrounded by forests, there is a low cliff, from which a clear spring pours down, and the sound of the water is reflected in a dark pool below. The cliff is covered with green moss, there are a few crooked dead pine branches hanging upside down on the cliff wall, and the waterhole is covered with water vapor mist, the whole scene is like an ink painting by a Danqing master.

Gan Jiu stepped on the rocks by the pool, walking like flying, until he went down to the edge of the pool. He squatted down, leaned over and scooped a handful of water with his hand, raised his head and took a sip, smashed his mouth, and then used his hand to pick it up.

Brother Dong whispered something to Da Gang, and Da Gang turned his head and spat on the pool. The two of them laughed slyly, as if they had taken advantage of a big deal.

I frowned as I watched from behind, these two were really bad enough.

After a while, Gan Jiu walked back, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and said, "The water flow is clear and cold, colorless and tasteless, and it is the pure water needed for alchemy." I have a gut feeling that we should not be far from the Twin Immortals. ”

He ordered us to rest on the spot, set up our tents, and not leave tonight.

Brother Dong asked respectfully: "Brother Jiu, can you drink the water down here?" The drinking water we bring saves money. ”

Gan Jiu shook his head: "I can drink the water here, my master can also drink it, but you can't drink it." Don't you see, in such a deep pool, there are no fish and no grass, and there are stones all around. The water here is called Xuanzhu water in the Dan Dao, and it is the best water for alchemy, and only those who practice can take it directly. ”

We looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything, so we found a clean and sheltered place around the pool and set up our tents.

We are busy working here, Gan Jiu is meditating on the stone of Lintan alone, his waist is straight, his body is like a rock, and he has entered a deep state of concentration.

I was striking an eye on the ground with a hammer when Brother Dong suddenly came over and kicked me and made a look.

I'll go with him. Brother Dong summoned Zhao Le, Da Gang and me to the corner, he looked up at Gan Jiu in the distance, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "After finding the Nine Turns Spirit Sand, I will make Gan Jiu!" The four of us went out of the mountain with our things. ”