Chapter 42: Rain
"Elder Cai is one hundred and seventy-two years old this year, and his lifespan has far surpassed that of others, and he is blessed with children and grandchildren, ala......s, alas," Wei Wuji walked beside Su Poman and sighed.
As soon as Wei Wuji said this, Su Poman recalled the thin and thin old man in the hall that day, he often closed his eyes, his appearance was extremely old, he sat in silence on the chair and didn't talk much, only when he drank, he would open his eyes and taste a few sips, and then close his eyes to reveal a look of reminiscence.
At that time, Su Poman had paid attention to this Elder Cai, who didn't like to talk, and felt that he was lifeless, but he didn't think that he would go west after only two days.
"Life and death are impermanent!"
Su Poman sighed, and his heart became even more determined to cultivate immortals.
Wei Wuji, who was on the side, nodded, said no more, and everyone slowly climbed up the mountain.
In a courtyard on the top of the mountain, Elder Cai's descendants and disciples were all dressed in plain white clothes, most of them were silent and sad, and a few dozen people were crying in front of them, and the spiritual shed had also been set up in the courtyard.
From time to time, a gust of evening wind blew, and a corner of the curtain of the mourning shed was blown open, revealing the guardians inside, bringing out a cloud of incense, candles, and paper money.
When everyone arrived, they placed the offerings on the table at the door one by one, and then walked into the courtyard with incense.
Through the spirit shed, Su Poman also saw a familiar figure, it was the second-ranked woman in red in the Qinglong Twelve, at this time Cai Yan'er was also wearing a filial piety robe, kneeling in the spirit shed and guarding the coffin and crying silently.
As the saying goes, if you want to be pretty and filial, this is true, Cai Yan'er, who is dressed in white, is no longer hot in the past, and has a more pure and pitiful sense of delicateness, which is particularly eye-catching in the crowd.
Everyone stepped forward one by one to bow and condole, and the family members inside would also kneel out and buckle their heads to thank them, Su Poman stood in the courtyard for a while after condolence, and then left with Wei Wuji.
On the way down the mountain, Wei Wuji spoke: "Elder Su, the helper has arranged for the old man and Elder Sun to go to the northwest with you to divide the rudder, and when the time comes, we will wait for you and the disciples of the Qinglong Hall at the foot of Qionghua Peak to go on the road together." ”
"Okay, Elder Wei, see you then!" Su Poman smiled lightly.
Wei Wuji bowed slightly, and then went back to the garden in the outer city along another road, Su Poman also returned to the 'Su Mansion' house, originally wanted to stay on the bench and read a book, but he didn't expect that the sky suddenly changed in the afternoon, the sun was obscured by dark clouds, and it was drizzling, so he had to go back to his room to read.
"I hate cloudy days!"
Su Poman looked at the rain curtain outside the window, muttered dissatisfiedly, and then lowered his head and continued to look at the file.
The experience of every trial is like a novel, Su Poman read it with relish, and when he saw some of the descriptions of strange things, he couldn't help but feel a little hairy.
"It turns out that there are ghosts and monsters in this world!"
Su Poman saw that one of the trials suffered heavy casualties because the trial team encountered a strange thing, it was a red fox beast cultivated into refinement, the speed was extremely fast, just like a second-grade martial artist, gently swept a person, it could be disemboweled, the elder who led the team at that time was torn off an arm, and the leading elder immediately released poisonous smoke, and the trial team lost dozens of lives before escaping from the mouth of this strange fox.
Although it is said that the martial artist's qi and blood are masculine, and ordinary ghosts are not close to him, but a body of essence blood is also the most delicious food in the eyes of ghosts, once a martial artist is swallowed alive, it is like a great tonic for them, which can greatly improve the progress of cultivation. That strange fox is a strange beast that has cultivated a weak demonic energy, and it is not far from the real demon, so it can not be afraid of masculinity and blood, and attack the martial artist.
This kind of thing has not been encountered many times in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the Giant Whale Gang, and ordinary ghosts and mountain monsters are not opponents of martial artists.
The sound of rain outside was getting louder, and Su Poman could still faintly hear the subtle cry from Lingyin Peak from the sound of rain without turning on his super hearing.
"This hellish weather, it's troublesome to have a funeral!"
Su Poman's mood was getting worse and worse, he went directly to bed and closed his eyes, and fell asleep with the help of the dim sky light and humid air.
Three days later, in the early hours of the morning, the lights on Qionghua Peak were bright, the disciples of the Qinglong Hall were packing their bags, and at the same time, there were carriages pulling and transporting supplies at the foot of the mountain, and the disciples of the Qinglong Hall had already assembled in the school yard before dawn.
When the sky was just dawning, Su Poman was carrying a long sword on his back, and at the end of the scabbard was carrying a burden, acting casually and wildly, not at all like a respected and respected elder, but like a fledgling rookie.
He strolled out of the gate of Su Mansion and rushed in the direction of the Qionghuafeng campus.
From a distance, Su Poman saw that there were many people on the school ground, and the disciples of the Qinglong Hall were silently waiting for him.
"Meet the Hall Master!"
The deafening cry echoed on Qionghua Peak, and the people in those courtyards couldn't help but come out to watch.
Su Poman just glanced at the team of Qinglong Hall, and he already had a number in his heart, and said loudly: "Yes, everyone has arrived, go down the mountain!" ”
"Yes, Hall Master!"
The group, following closely behind Su Poman, descended to the foot of the mountain on the steep stone steps.
At this time, a series of carriages were parked at the foot of the mountain, on which there were carriages for pulling people, as well as some supplies.
The leader was a tall white-bearded old man, and he stood at the intersection at the foot of the mountain with his hands in his hands, looking up at Su Poman, who was descending the mountain.
"Elder Su, you're here early!" Sun Dinglu smiled and said.
Su Poman looked at it, recognized the elder, and replied with a smile: "Elder Sun, you are also quite early!" ”
"Elder Wei will come over later, let's go to the carriage first, this group of disciples will have someone to arrange!" Sun Dinglu stretched out his palm and put it on Su Poman's back, and greeted him very warmly.
At the front, there were three huge carriages drawn by four horses, the exterior was extremely luxurious, with small windows on both sides, which looked large enough to seat seven or eight adult men, and the body was also made of a kind of dark gray wood throughout, which looked extremely tough.
"Elder Su, this carriage in the middle is your car, this time the road is far away, we will rush at full speed, there may be some bumps along the way, when Elder Wei comes, let's go!" Sun Dinglu pointed to the carriage in the middle and said with a smile.
Su Poman nodded, and then asked casually, "Does Elder Sun know the details of this trial mission?" ”
Sun Dinglu shook his head, his face was a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "There is a good chance that this trial mission will be related to the Blue Wolf Palace, but the specific details will have to wait until the northwest rudder, and the gang leader will fly the pigeon to tell us the specific task, I guess it has something to do with the battle for the black gold mine!" ”