Chapter 62 The Medicine Picker
Li Xiaotian and the others continued to walk along the breath of the misty grass, and the more they walked, the more nervous his heart became. Don't jump out of this sea of fog to eat people.
When the fog receded, a strong wind came towards him, directly shaking Li Xiaotian and Lao Hei away.
"Hiss......" Li Xiaotian got up from the ground in pain, and secretly said that it was because of his crow's mouth, what to say.
However, when he looked around left and right, he found that there was nothing dangerous around, and at the same time, the sea of fog just now had magically disappeared, and some were just a quiet bamboo forest.
"Old Black, you're okay. Li Xiaotian looked at the mud-stained old black with concern.
"Whew. The old black howled twice to show that he was all right, and then shrugged himself again, trying to shake off the dust.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian noticed that the color of this soil was not ordinary, it was neither the black soil unique to the Beidong Land, nor the loess in the Jinjiang area, but the purple soil that had never been seen before.
"Old man Qin, look!" Li Xiaotian grabbed a handful of purple soil and said in surprise, "Why is this soil purple?"
Faced with this strong wind, Qin Shuo was also deeply curious, but after thinking about it, he couldn't expose his ignorance in front of Li Xiaotian, so he said calmly, "Boy, there is no wonder in the world, look at the big stone in front." ”
Li Xiaotian followed the instructions and looked at a piece of bluestone not far away, only to see three words faintly visible on the bluestone.
"This ......" Li Xiaotian scratched his head in embarrassment, "What is written?"
In fact, it is no wonder that Li Xiaotian does not know how to read, because the three characters on the bluestone are engraved by the big seal, which is a stage in the evolution of Chinese characters, which can be traced back to the late Western Zhou Dynasty, of course he does not know.
"Excuse me!" Seeing that Li Xiaotian was so lonely and unheard, Qin Shuo sighed and said, "This is a deciduous bamboo, which is engraved by the text, and it should be that people like you who are not knowledgeable can recognize it." ”
After Li Xiaotian learned the meaning of the word, he felt that the name was too casual, "How can there be a reason that bamboo does not fall leaves, and the person who looks at this name may not be better than me!"
After finishing speaking, there was a burst of leaves, and an ancient voice fell from the sky, and it seemed to come from a far away, and suddenly sounded in my ears.
"In the future, what is the name of the old man and what does it have to do with you?"
Hearing this terrifying voice, Li Xiaotian was also frightened, and he trembled and did not forget to bluff and said, "Where is the demon, don't give me Xuanzhen Dao people to show up quickly!"
Li Xiaotian's clamor made Qin Shuo quite familiar, but now he felt a threat from an ancient force, and this coercion made him even more familiar and frightened. Could it be that this person is a legendary psychic power?
With the same spiritual power, the other party can transmit the outside world, but he can only stay in Li Xiaotian's sea of knowledge to communicate with him, and based on this alone, Qin Shuo concluded that the other party's strength is far above him. He can't afford to offend this man!
"Apprentice, be careful, this person is definitely not a good person!" After Qin Shuo alerted Li Xiaotian, he began to think about how to get out.
Li Xiaotian didn't know what spiritual magic was at all, and of course he wouldn't know the strength of the other party, in his opinion, he hoped that this was a tricky guy, at most a lonely ghost like Qin Shuo.
At this time, next to the bluestone, a white-robed figure appeared. He wears a hosta on his head, holds a bamboo pole, and his flower hair is scattered to his waist, completely dressed like an ancient.
Suddenly, the flower-haired old man opened his eyes, and then narrowed into a slit, looking at Li Xiaotian with a smile.
Li Xiaotian, who swallowed a pot of saliva, finally couldn't help but tremble and said, "Old man, grandpa, this, you planted this bamboo garden?"
"Hahaha. Yes and no. ”
The old man's strange remarks naturally made Li Xiaotian angry, but he didn't dare to say it directly, so he turned down and asked, "Dare to ask where did the old man come from?"
Of course, the old man saw that Li Xiaotian's question was mixed with a lot of uneasiness, and he didn't want to embarrass Li Xiaotian. For thousands of years, few people have been able to set foot in this bamboo forest, and the old man has long been lonely, and now he finally met someone worthy of talking to him, and he wished that Li Xiaotian would stay here with him.
So, the flower-haired old man brushed his sleeves and smiled, "I'm just like you, I'm here to collect medicine." ”
What? How could he know that he was here to collect medicine. After thinking about it, Li Xiaotian felt that the identity of this old man was not simple, and he was afraid that he would know about the fog grass. Then he respectfully and tentatively said again, "Old man, I don't know what medicine you are here for?"
"What kind of medicine are you for, what kind of medicine will the old man take?"
Li Xiaotian touched his chin and suddenly raised his hostility, and said indifferently, "Old man, since we are both collecting medicines, can we not interfere with each other and do what we want?"
Li Xiaotian didn't want the old man to disturb him, but the old man didn't want to obey him, and his tone suddenly became cold, "You, a descendant, came to my medicine garden to collect medicine, and you didn't ask me what I meant, and you still want the old man to move the place, I'm afraid it's unreasonable, right?"
"What? Didn't you just say that you didn't plant this bamboo garden, how could this become your medicine garden again? I see, you old guy is clearly lying to me. ”
"It's not the old man's medicine garden, how can I carve the three characters of deciduous bamboo on this bluestone. Huangkou Xiaoer, the old man didn't care about you for the crime of ruining my reputation before, and now retreat as soon as possible. If you dare to come back, don't blame me for being polite!"
The bamboos in the world are all evergreen, but the purple bamboos in front of you are different. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are divided into four seasons, but the current bamboo forest is four days and one season, spring blue, summer green, autumn purple, winter leaves, four days is a cycle. Today is the third day of samsara, so even the soil is purple.
And the initiator of all this fantastic phenomenon is this white-robed old man. His identity is not a medicine picker, but a planter of bamboo forests, and he is also the gatekeeper of a mysterious small world.
Long live Qianqiu, the old man has long forgotten his name, but everyone in the small world respectfully calls him Old Zhou. For a long time, he has been guarding the safety of the small world.
However, 25 years ago, a major event happened in the small world, and Zhou Lao was also seriously injured by his aura, and he has not yet recovered, so he will meet Li Xiaotian with a bamboo battle in his hand.
In this way, it is not inappropriate for Zhou Lao to name the bamboo garden after fallen leaves, but Li Xiaotian at this moment does not know. As far as he is concerned, if he wants to know his deep meaning, he will have to wait until tomorrow, and what he is most unwilling at the moment is the domineering of Zhou Lao.
Since the old man said that this medicine garden was his, he had to come up with a decent statement to be convinced by him. Otherwise, Li Xiaotian would definitely not retreat easily, even if it was a big fight with this old man. Fog grass, he is bound to win!
After thinking about it, Li Xiaotian stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Zhou Laodao, "Old man, just now you said that this bamboo forest was planted by you, and it was not planted by you, but now you are so sure, what evidence do you have that it is yours!"
How could Zhou Lao endure Li Xiaotian's unreasonableness, he immediately waved a bamboo battle and flew towards Li Xiaotian, hit his hand, and then flew back into his hands.
At this time, it was just a moment, Li Xiaotian had no chance to react at all, when he felt the burning pain in his hand, everything was over, and Zhou Lao was still leaning on the edge of the bluestone.
"Shhh...... Ah......" Li Xiaotian blew his fingers in pain, and secretly said that this old man is not simple, and he is probably not his opponent. It's not to the point where you're alive or dead right now, and there's no need to tear your face with him. So Li Xiaotian said in a low voice, "Old man, I was offended just now, and please spare me this time, regardless of the villain." The younger generation is here for medicine, and please open the door of convenience for the sake of my sincerity. I would be grateful!"
Although Li Xiaotian is eager to seek medicine, he is not a dull person. As the old saying goes, salute first and then soldier, Li Xiaotian thought that his low apology and Zhou Lao's attitude might change, but the truth was not as he thought.
"I don't welcome ruthless people here, and the medicine in the garden will not fall into the hands of Xiaoxiao, so while the old man hasn't changed his mind, you can leave quickly." ”
How can this be good? Li Xiaotian frowned, and suddenly became in a dilemma. After a while, he had an idea, and turned to say goodbye to Zhou Lao, "Since the old man is unwilling, I won't bother you anymore." Farewell boy. After speaking, Li Xiaotian greeted Lao Hei without any delay and left.
Leaving Zhou Lao alone, he gently knocked on the bamboo battle, his long beard squirming back and forth, "Boy, without the old man, how can you get out of this misty forest." ”
It is true that Li Xiaotian will go and return. He thought that Zhou Lao would not stay here day and night, so he could take advantage of the night to sneak into the bamboo forest to find the misty grass. As everyone knows, the old guy who has lived for thousands of years has already seen everything, but he just didn't say it.