Chapter 35: The Prisoner
I don't know how long it took for Xiao Dongshan to wake up, only to feel dizzy, still covered in a black cloth bag, unable to see anything, only listening to the soft sound of the wheel, steady and even, obviously walking on the road. He tried to struggle to stand up, but he was weak, and the boss moved his feet two inches with all his strength, and wanted to scold, but he couldn't make a sound.
"Mistress, this man is awake!" The voice of a young woman, apparently one of the women in black.
"Leave him alone, let's talk about it when I get home." It was the voice of Granny Yin'e.
Xiao Dongshan was furious, he just wanted to scold this old woman, but he didn't listen to his throat and tongue, and secretly thought: "What did this dead old woman do with me?" I didn't make an enemy of her, but I listened to what Tianchun Daoist said, this dead old woman likes to anger others, and she will destroy people at every turn. What did I do to provoke her? "I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't come up with a reason. Gradually, he felt a faint pain in his right leg and thigh, and Xiao Dongshan was shocked: "What did they do!" ”
After a while, I felt that my stomach was hungry, the front belly was attached to the back belly, and I remembered the last few lotus cakes, I couldn't help but salivate, and suddenly realized: "By the way, when I was eating lotus cakes, I was moved by this old woman, thinking about what kind of martial arts this old woman is, and seeing the Qing Heavenly Master duel for so long, a dragon staff makes the tiger and tiger angry, how can such a person hit the corner of the table?" It was clearly deliberate, and I took the opportunity to take the drug, and this dead old woman was really fast, and I blamed my lack of experience and suffered a loss. What kind of cat is looking for, it's obviously nonsense, it's looking for an opportunity to approach me. It's just that why the old woman wants to arrest me, I really can't figure it out...... Why am I so hungry? Don't...... Have I been asleep for days? ”
When the hunger was a little less, the urge to urinate came up again, so I had to endure it. I endured it for a long time, but I couldn't help it, and I couldn't help thinking: "Why should I endure it!" Sprinkled directly, the old woman stinks, and she can't let me out to breathe? "When you want to sprinkle, you can't sprinkle it after all. I still feel that I have lost my dignity in my heart, and I am afraid that the old woman will not care, and I am afraid that I will take off my pants in public by the old woman, this line of work is all women, isn't it more shameful than death?
After struggling for a long time, I felt that there was smoke in my mouth, as if I was about to burst into flames, pursed my lips, there was no moisture at all, and I was secretly surprised: "I have been extremely short of water, and I have been asleep for a few days." He sighed secretly: "It turns out that people are alive, but they have to enter the water above and release water from the bottom." Bitter also! If the old woman forgets to give me water, I'm going to die of thirst! "If you want to be lucky, how can you still have the slightest confidence?
At this time, I only felt that the speed of the car slowed down, and there were more stumbles, and the terrain was faintly rising, and the drivers in front of me shouted twice from time to time, thinking that it was getting harder to walk, and the horses were a little disobedient.
Xiao Dongshan heard the sound outside, held his breath, and carefully distinguished, just like flowing water. After a while, the sound of the water faded away. After a while, there was another sound of water, and after a while the sound of water faded away, and so on three times, and when it was far away from the sound of water again, the car stopped.
"You two are lifted!" I only listened to Yin'e's mother-in-law's instructions.
Xiao Dongshan felt that someone lifted it, tied the head and tail of the bag to the stick, and then was lifted up. Xiao Dongshan thought secretly: "Good guy! The technique is so skillful, it seems that it is usually not less! ”
After walking for a while, there was a loud sound in my ears, the sound of thorns, branches, and weeds hitting my clothes and boots, Xiao Dongshan thought secretly: "This is the road to avoidance, and there is no place to open up the wasteland and grass." Hearing the sound of the water getting closer and closer, there was a roaring sound after walking for a while, Xiao Dongshan realized: "It turned out to be a waterfall!" ”
The person who carried him walked slower and slower, the humidity became louder and louder, the sound of the waterfall became louder and louder, Xiao Dongshan inhaled the water, it was indescribably comfortable, his throat was loosened, and he snorted, Xiao Dongshan was overjoyed, it seems that the effect of the medicine is almost over, and he is about to regain his vitality. Suddenly, I felt a chill on my body, and a bucket of water splashed down, and I got wet, and then I felt that it was dark in front of me, obviously entering a dark place. The person who carried him kept walking, walking smoothly, Xiao Dongshan thought for a while and understood: "This is through the waterfall and into a dark path." Xiao Dongshan was watered, he was much more conscious, and he was secretly lucky, and sure enough, within the dantian, there was some loosening, but the qi knot was not anywhere, just scattered here and there.
After walking for half an hour, he stopped, and the two men did not take him off the rod, but stopped to rest. After a while, the two lifted him up and put him in a big basket, and the two of them also sat in the basket, only to feel that the basket was raised flatly, and it turned out that it was pulled by a rope on it, and after it was raised to the top, the basket was pulled over and put on the ground, and someone came to carry him, walked more than a hundred steps, and put him on the ground. Someone came over and untied the cloth bag and poured out Xiao Dongshan. Xiao Dongshan rolled out of the cloth bag, felt that his eyes were bright, when he opened his eyes, his eyes were stinging and unbearable, he knew that he had not seen the light for a long time, so he slowly squinted and saw that there was a big ancient tree in front of him, and there were more than 20 women in black standing under the tree, and the mother-in-law Yin'e and the scar-faced woman were standing in the middle.
"Congratulations to Uncle Shi, Uncle Hexi!" The women in black said in unison.
More than 20 people suddenly spoke, startling Xiao Dongshan, and he didn't know what "Congratulations to Uncle Shi, Uncle Hexi" meant.
An older woman in black said: "Uncle Xiao is so blessed to be favored by the master's mother, and I don't know what he did in his previous life to accumulate virtue." Xiao Dongshan was puzzled, pointed to himself, and said, "You said me?" Then he realized that he could move his fingers and speak. At the same time, I also felt more and more pain in my right leg.
The women laughed, and the woman in black said, "Little uncle, look at this mountain, except for you, who can be the little uncle?" The women laughed again, and even Yin'e's mother-in-law smiled. Xiao Dongshan's eyes adapted to the light at this time, and when he looked around, he saw smoke in the distance, and the top of a mountain peak at his feet, I don't know how big the square circle is, there are more than ten big houses not far away, and there seem to be mountain peaks behind the houses, but they can't see it really, people are in the fog, and it looks like a dream and a fairyland.
Looking at the women in black in front of me, they have all taken off their masks, ranging in age from ten to forty, some dressed as servants, some dressed as maids, and some dressed as stewards. What I just said was that the steward was dressed up, and he seemed to be a leader.
Mother-in-law Yin'e stomped on her crutches, and immediately quieted down, and Mother-in-law Yin'e said, "Boy, the surname is Xiao, right?" Xiao Dongshan said angrily: "Not bad." Yin'e's mother-in-law said, "How old?" Xiao Dongshan said: "Twenty." Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "It's just right! Boy is blessed, the old man has taken a fancy to you, and he is willing to accept you as an apprentice and teach you the skills of his life, as long as you promise me one condition, how about it? ”
Xiao Dongshan teased: "What skill? Sneak attack, spilling, poisoning? Hehe, Xiao disdains these skills! After speaking, he secretly regretted: "Why am I so fast-mouthed? Now that the situation is critical and I am not out of danger, why should I provoke this wicked woman? Xiao Dongshan, Xiao Dongshan, remember to remember, be steady! ”
Granny Yin'e snorted, not very angry, and said, "My old woman is still dominant in the world with only martial arts!" Learning poison? That's talent, you have to learn, I don't teach yet! You learn the kung fu of fighting holes and breaking enemies with me, and it won't hurt you! ”
Xiao Dongshan was slightly relieved in his heart, and thought: "This old woman is vicious, but it doesn't seem that she wants to harm my life, and I will deal with her slowly." So he asked, "What conditions?" Yin'e's mother-in-law said, "Kill someone for me." Xiao Dongshan said: "What person? Granny Yin'e said, "A villain named Amin." ”
Xiao Dongshan said strangely: "Ah Ming? But Ah Ming, the closed disciple of Du's predecessors? Yin'e's mother-in-law also said curiously: "Do you know him?" Xiao Dongshan said: "I happened to see it." Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "In the past, the old thief deceived me that I couldn't teach a good apprentice, and told me that if my apprentice could defeat his closed disciple, he would kowtow to me three times and admit all his mistakes." Although the old man is dead, the words are not dead! What's more, Ah Ming, a brute, doesn't respect his teacher, insults me too much, and if he doesn't kill him, it's not enough to calm his anger! Good apprentice, you avenged this for your teacher, everything in this Lost Soul Peak is yours, and these girls are also yours! ”
Xiao Dongshan hurriedly said: "Don't, don't, don't call it that, I'm not your apprentice!" Your old man's martial arts are world-famous, what kind of heavenly master is pretending to be in the Qingcheng faction, so majestic, he is not your opponent, you killed Ah Ming by yourself, why bother to seek the near and far, and expect me to be a junior with low skills. ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "The old man is old, if he is ten years younger, he killed that bastard with a cane earlier, this bastard has no other skills, that is, he can be a turtle with a shrunken head, he is used to fighting for a long time, and after fighting for a long time, where does the old lady still have strength!" Hun boy! Are you scared? Look at you, you were born five big and three thick, and you were as timid as a mouse? ”
Xiao Dongshan said: "I'm afraid, I'm not afraid of it, my martial arts are too inferior to him......" wanted to say that he had a serious injury to his wrist, and suddenly woke up: "If I say that my hands are useless and I can't use my strength, wouldn't it be useless, this evil woman kills people like hemp, and she can't kill me like pinching an ant to death, and most of them will throw me down the mountain and fall to death." ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "The old thief boasts that his skill of distinguishing blood and bones is the best in the world, in fact, what is the difficulty!" The old lady will also, distinguish the blood and don't say it, just say that this phase is a bone, one looks at the bone phase, and the other looks at the marrow phase. I first looked at your bone phase for six or seven points that day, and then took the pith on your leg bones, and looked at the pith phase, you kid fruit is a good material for practicing martial arts, practice with me for three years, you can be rival with Ah Ming, practice for five years, you can take him lightly, then the entire Ecstasy Peak is yours, my old woman treats you like a parent, and I will never lose you! Boy, the old lady is not thin on you, when you take your bone marrow, she gave you a first-class anesthetic, this medicine is extremely difficult to refine, it is the heart of the old lady, used on you, you must know that the old lady is good to you! ”
Xiao Dongshan was horrified when he heard this, and shouted: "Treat me like a parent!" Your parents and children are in charge of Qingcheng Mountain! How you treat him, you don't have any points in your heart! Also take my bone marrow, dead old woman, take my bone marrow without consulting me! ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law sneered: "You are also a good man, but you are a sissy!" Take some bone marrow is scared like this, the old lady takes some bone marrow as easy as taking hair and saliva, your kung fu when the old lady fights acupoints is fake! But the silver needles are piercing, in and out in an instant, in the blink of an eye, what is there to be afraid of, look at your bear-like! I'm afraid the pain is gone at this time, is it so scary! Xiao Dongshan scolded: "Fart! It hurts! If you don't prick you, it doesn't hurt! ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law continued: "Boy, you just said that the old lady treats her parents badly? Parent-child is parent-child, but it's a bad child, it was born by the old beast forced by the old mother, and this girl, they are all evil seeds! Saying that, raising his hand was a slap, and it hit the scar-faced woman in the face, and the scar-faced woman swallowed her anger and didn't dare to move, it seemed that she was used to being beaten.
Xiao Dongshan said angrily: "There is a kind of you going to beat Du senior, what are you going to do to beat her!" What's wrong with her! ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law was furious, jumped up and slapped three times, hit the scar-faced woman in the face, and said: "The old lady can beat if she wants, this evil seed is all wrong, the old lady is going to beat, it's your turn to take care of it!" ”
Xiao Dongshan saw that the blue tendons on her forehead were bursting up, almost crazy, and he didn't dare to say more, for fear that the more he said, the more the scar-faced woman would be beaten, and when he looked up again, he saw that the scar-faced woman was looking at him resentfully, Xiao Dongshan only felt extremely sad, and he was at a loss for a while.
Yin'e's mother-in-law laughed and scolded: "See! This is the seed of evil! You are kind enough to speak for her, and she still resents you! Look at her vicious eyes, that's the eyes of the evil seed! Every hair, every inch of skin, every drop of blood on her body is a seed of evil! ”
Xiao Dongshan thought secretly: "This girl has been destroyed by her mother's viciousness, and I don't care about her!" So he interrupted Yin'e's mother-in-law's vicious scolding and said, "Old lady, I can't take care of your old man's family affairs......" Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "Why can't I take care of it!" You have become an apprentice, and you will be the master of this Lost Soul Peak in the future! Oh, yes, as long as you agree now, the woman behind you can pick two escorts tonight. He laughed again. Xiao Dongshan looked at those women, and there were a few young and beautiful women, and they all lowered their heads, revealing a little shyness.
Xiao Dongshan was not a pedantic person, so he had to pretend to be pedantic and fierce at this time, because he knew that if he pretended to agree, once the weakness of his wrist was revealed, he would definitely die, so it was better to drag it to give the old woman a little thought, so as to save his life. So he pretended to say disdainfully: "Crooked melons and cracked dates, vulgar women, how can there be style?" Not to your liking! Mother-in-law Yin'e stomped her crutches and threatened: "Don't toast and don't eat and drink!" Xiao Dongshan said: "Old lady, haven't you heard that twisted melons are not sweet?" I've only heard of land grabbing, money grabbing, and wife grabbing, but I haven't heard of robbing apprentices, it's unreasonable! What's more, I have a master, and if I want to change to a sect, isn't it a deception to destroy my ancestors! I have to get Master's consent! Why don't you wait for me to talk to Master and then discuss it? ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law said: "The old lady accepts apprentices, and she still needs to look at other people's faces? Today's success is also successful, and if it is not successful, it will be successful! ”
Xiao Dongshan said: "Old lady, this forcible apprentice is not as good as robbing money, just take it and leave, I am reluctant, if I don't learn martial arts well, this apprentice is useless!" ”
Yin'e's mother-in-law was furious, and hit Xiao Dongshan with a cane, shouting: "If it's useless, just kill it!" Xiao Dongshan shouted: "Come slowly, come slowly, it's rare for me to practice martial arts." ”
Mother-in-law Yin'e took the cane stiffly, and was so angry that her breath became short, and she gasped for several breaths before she said, "Okay! It's a backbone! I can't turn my brain for a while, I don't blame you, go down and think about it! I figured it out in one day, I figured it out in one day, I figured it out in January, I figured it out in January, I figured it out in one year, I figured it out in one year, I figured it out in ten years, I figured it out in ten years, I figured it out in fifty years, I let you out in fifty years! ”
Xiao Dongshan said: "If you let me go today, if you don't let me go, hehe, I should have gone to meet my brother-in-law, he has 100,000 male soldiers, and he can't see me, find here, kill the mountain, the jade is burned, and the cats and dogs are slaughtered!" He talked nonsense, hoping to increase his weight, so that he could delay for a while, and not be executed at will because it was insignificant.
Mother-in-law Yin'e was so angry that her stomach hurt, and said: "Useless things, pull the tiger skin to pull the banner!" I don't have any interest, and I want to scare my old woman with another one! Pull away! Pull away! You're twenty years old, don't you, you seem to have been me off for a long time! ”
The scar-faced woman came up and lifted Xiao Dongshan behind the mountain, like a basket, and walked back. Xiao Dongshan's body has not been exhausted, and he has been asleep for many days, and his body is as soft as mud, where can he resist? What's more, even if he recovers all over his body, where is this scar-faced woman's opponent, it's just a little more acupuncture.
Xiao Dongshan was lifted, his eyes couldn't be level, he only looked at his feet, and after a while, the light dimmed, and he entered a small pavilion, and there was actually a stone step extending down in the pavilion, and the scar-faced woman walked down the stairs for a long time. The scar-faced woman stopped and put Xiao Dongshan down, but Xiao Dongshan couldn't move. She took something from the wall and lit it with a few clicks, and it turned out to be a lantern. The scar-faced woman held a lantern in one hand and Xiao Dongshan in the other, and continued to walk forward. At this time, it was already a flat road, walked more than ten steps, and put Xiao Dongshan down, the scar-faced woman took out a key from her waist, opened a stone door, and then lifted Xiao Dongshan into the stone gate, Xiao Dongshan borrowed the firelight, and saw it clearly, and there was a passage inside, some places were narrower, only two people could pass through, and some places were wider, which could accommodate four or five people side by side.
The passage is not straight, and it is also a left and right turn. After a while, he came to a stone door, and the scar-faced woman put him down again and opened it with the key. Xiao Dongshan was secretly frightened at this time: "Although this place is carved according to the topography, the manpower and material resources used are immeasurable, it is definitely not within the power of this old woman, it seems that it was left by the ancients and occupied by this old woman!" The scar-faced woman resented me and brought me in, not knowing how to abuse me! How is it good? I can't beat her, and I can't escape from this place......"
After passing through the stone gate, she walked a short passage, pushed open a stone door again, and felt that her eyes were bright, which startled Xiao Dongshan, and the scar-faced woman put Xiao Dongshan away, turned around and closed the stone door, and went straight.
Xiao Dongshan only felt the cool breeze swishing, and looked out, my God! It turned out to be a stone chamber in the clouds, with stone walls on three sides, and an open sky on the other side. He was bold and touched the wall of the stone chamber to the opening to see that there were only clouds and wind. Not even a single bird.
Looking back at the stone room, it is fifteen or sixteen feet deep, seven or eight feet wide, only one person high, Xiao Dongshan is not tall, but he still moves freely, if he is tall, I am afraid that he will not be able to straighten his waist. "It's a shame that Young Master Ben doesn't have much size." Xiao Dongshan secretly laughed at himself.
Then I went to touch the stone door, it was tightly seamed, smooth and abnormal, and there was no place to pull it by hand, not to mention that there was a lock sleeve outside. Xiao Dongshan sighed secretly: "This is to make the people inside unable to try, unless the internal force is practiced to the extreme, and the stone door is broken with one palm, hehe, with such skills, he will not become a prisoner!" ”
Slowly paced to the edge of the wall, poked his head out to see, only to see outside the left wall, there is a raised wall ridge near the cliff to cover the eyes, can not see anything, outside the right wall, a little far away is the corner, look up, only see the stone wall does not see the top, look down, there is only clouds.
"How deep is it underneath? Yes, I'm in a hurry to urinate early anyway, so let's try! He unbuttoned his pants, sprinkled a big bubble of refreshing urine, held his breath and listened, but there was no sound.
He fastened his pants and went back to the room, sat against the wall, held his head and thought for a while, and then went to touch the door again, and looked at the crack of the door, but it was as thick as a hair, and there was no possibility of prying it open. was sighing silently, faintly hearing movement in the distance, Xiao Dongshan hurriedly stepped back and sat down.