Cuicui asked, "The nameless old man is in Jinyun Temple?"

Chen Shaobai shook his head: "No, he is not in Jinyun Temple, but hanging on the cliff of the incense burner peak, under the rock of the acacia. It was a secluded valley. ”

"Why didn't you tell us on board?"

"Hero, please forgive me. I kept my word. I don't want more people to know."

"Is this old man with no name weird?"

"No, he's a very kind person, but he doesn't want to deal with this world, let alone this world, and I want to get along well with people who know martial arts. ”

"Why!?"

"I don't know why, maybe he wants to live a quiet life, he doesn't want to have anything to do with the world, I'm afraid of getting into unnecessary trouble. ”

"He's been living in seclusion here?"

"He's been living in seclusion here since I've known him. ”

As they spoke, they left the mountain path, turned into a strange rock, covered with acacia, and went into the woods.

This acacia forest has almost no roads, is full of strange rocks and overgrown with weeds

In the midst of the thorns, a clear spring flowed among the stones.

The forest was between two mountain peaks, it was dark, the morning fog continued, and everyone else came in, not knowing where to go.

After a while, they climbed up the hill and then passed through a tangled pile of trees and grass into a deep slope

into the valley.

Look at the steep rocks on both sides, with ancient trees towering to the sky.

Some strange rocks protrude from the sky

It staggered as if it might fall down at any moment, and it made people shudder and dare not go any further.

into the valley.

Sometimes they pass through narrow, round stone caves, sometimes across cliffs.

Indeed, it is a place that few people go to.

Even woodcutters don't go to this valley to collect firewood.

It's too steep!

There is a section of the road on a stone wall in the middle of the mountain, one side like a hewn stone wall, and one edge is a bottomless pit.

Sometimes, they jump over the creek with ease.

Not to mention woodcutters, hunters who know some martial arts dare not walk in this valley.

Finally, they crossed a single-plank bridge with a hollow stream over it. As they turned the corner of the hill, a stone wall in front of them blocked the way.

There is no other way to go except to climb the mountain.

Chen Shaobai pushed aside a clump of weeds, revealing a black hole in the corner of the rock.

Through the entrance of the cave, the bottom of a deep valley could be seen in front of him, which could not be seen on all sides, and climbed a mountain. At the end of the valley is a small plain, with one or two small cottages looming among the cliffs.

Chen Shaobai said: "It's here! Please rest here, next time you visit, the nameless old man." ”

Cuicui asked, "Can't we go together?"

Chen Shaobai seemed embarrassed to say: "I'm worried that the nameless old man will be unhappy when he sees the little old man, and it will be difficult to speak." I'd better go see you first. ”

Cuicui thought for a while and said, "Then I'll sit here and wait for you!"

"But you'll have to come back soon!"

"Don't worry, Xiaoxia will come back as soon as possible. ”

Cuicui thought to herself: I'm waiting for you here, I want to see who this nameless old man is first, and hear what you have to say.

She felt that the nameless old man was not an ordinary hermit, but a man of extraordinary skill and strength.

Would an elderly man choose to live in such a steep valley?

Even a strong wood-gatherer could not walk the steep and unusually steep mountain road alone, let alone a single-plank bridge overhanging a deep valley more than two feet wide.

It is strange that people walk on it without shivering.

Can they come over?

Cuicui had the wariness that Chen Shaobai should pretend to agree.

It's not that she doesn't believe in Chen Shaobai, but it always hurts to guard against people, not to mention that Cuicui is a cunning and wise girl, how can she sit here so honestly and wait for Chen Shaobai?

So Chen Shaobai left quickly, she walked very lightly and quietly followed behind Chen Shaobai.

She saw Chen Shaobai walk into the jungle and walked straight to the hut.

The two huts are surrounded by a bamboo fence.

Behind the bamboo fence is a land full of rare flowers and plants, with an area of about half an acre.

On one side of the hedge is a firewood door.

The wooden door was ajar.

Chen Shaobai pushed open the chai door, and a boy younger than Cuicui ran out of the hut, looked at Chen Shaobai and asked in surprise, "Who are you, and when did you break into here?"

Chen Shaobai said: "I, Chen Shaobai, am here to visit Shi Bo. Pls notify me. ”

The boy looked Chen Shaobai up and down suspiciously, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll inform you." ”

Chen Shaobai said again: "Thank you, little brother." ”

The boy ran into the hut, and soon the old man burst into laughter.

Then a sturdy old man came out, a little thin, but very strong.

He has silver hair and a white beard.

He was smiling and looked elegant and handsome.

Chen Shaobai hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "My little nephew Chen Shaobai has come to see his uncle." ”

The nameless old man smiled: "I know who is coming, it's the old man's son." Come in, my good nephew!"

"Uncle please!"

The nameless old man took Chen Shaobai's hand and said, "Good nephew, don't learn the world's tricks, let's go in together." ”

They walked into the hut arm-in-arm, where a patch of verdant green was hidden in the dense foliage.

When they see them, they want to jump to the side.

Suddenly, she heard someone whispering among the leaves above her, "Girl, don't move." ”

Cuicui was startled, and when she looked up, she saw that it was her adoptive father Shang Liang.

She was surprised.

"Dad, when did you come?"

"Soon after you left, I quietly left with you!"

"How can you follow us so quietly!"

"Girl, who called you my daughter? In case of an accident with you, Guanyin won't take my head off, right?!"

"I had no choice but to follow him quietly. ”

"Dad! you're kidding!"

"No, no, I mean it, but I wish I could have a few more drinks. ”

Cuicui smiled and said, "Dad, don't think about that. ”

"Girl, don't you even give this kind of affection to your father?"

"It's okay for the rest, drink, I have to listen to my mother!"

"Okay! Don't say it in advance. Daughter, go back to your original place and wait for him, don't call the surname Chen suspicious. ”

Cuicui was stunned: "Are they reliable?"

"Dad didn't say that. ”

"Then why did you call me back?"

"If Chen Shaobai is thinking about us, and he finds out that you are following him, what will he think?"

"Father?"

"Daddy doesn't know if he saw me. Come back, girl, I'm here. ”

"Be careful, father!"

Cuicui turned to where she had been sitting.

Soon, I saw Chen Shaobai turn around and come out alone, and Cuicui greeted him and asked, "Xiaoxia, what's wrong?"

Chen Shaobai said with a smile: "Happiness in the next life is not in vain, the nameless old man asks Xiaoxia to ask clearly." ”

"Oh, what did he ask me?"

"Probably the wound caused by the leopard and Zhongli living together. ”

"Didn't you tell him?"

"I said it, but he still wants to see you. ”

Cuicui felt strange: Why do you want me to say, "You promise not to go to the cure?" Is there anything strange in it?

But when she thought of Shang Liang guarding her in the dark, she was not afraid of anything, and said, "Okay, I also want to see the nameless old man." ”

Cuicui followed Chen Shaobai to step on a person in the thatched hut and looked around.

The rooms are elegantly furnished, clean and tidy, giving the impression of being outside the world, and exuding a delicate fragrance like medicine or flowers.

When Cuicui entered the door, the nameless old man was already smiling and greeting her, while also secretly looking at herself.

Cuicui said: "Junior Xue Cui, meet the senior!"

"Please sit down!"

"The elders are rude, call me by name, Xiaoxia is not worthy. Cuicui sat down beside him.

The boy handed over the fragrant tea, and Cuicui was busy thanking each other again.

The nameless old man said: "The old man invited Xiaoxia to come, there are some things to ask clearly, won't Xiaoxia forgive?"

"How dare the juniors blame the elders?"

"This is very good! The old man wants to ask how the head of Wan Lishao and the hall master of Zhongli Yu were injured, and who did they fight against?"

Cuicui glanced at Chen Shaobai, then told the things before and after one by one, and finally said: "The younger generation heard Chen Shaoxia say that the older generation knows how to use a knife to heal a knife wound with a stick, and then break the bones. So he begged Chen Shaoxia to bring his juniors here, and asked the elders to help and forgive me. ”

After hearing this, the nameless old man sighed: "The old hermit has been in this valley for many years, for the sake of the battle between the various parties who are unwilling to participate, now listening to Xiaoxia, the young man of the leopard scared away the big devil Black Arrow, and fought with the true disciple of the Black Arrow, has the old man not heard that the martial arts of the young head of the Tibetan Point Sect are so good?"

Cuicui didn't know how to ask: "Why did the seniors say this? As long as the old man healed their wounds, we wouldn't say it." Who knew that the old man lived a secluded life here?"

The old man said, "I hope so." Xiaoxia, the old man wants to ask one thing again, is the little man of the Leopard Sect in Tibet?"

Cuicui Yizheng: "Why do seniors ask like this?"

"Xiaoxia, although the old man has not come out of the deep valley, he also knows some things about the Xuan Ling. I once heard that more than half a year ago, the black arrow of the Great Demon King was scared away. Now in Chongqing, you can fight with the only true disciple of Black Arrow, and seriously injure each other. It seems that the old girl heard that the kung fu of the Tibetan Point Sect is not so handsome!"

Cuicui blinked her eyes and said, "Senior, it's the younger generation who don't know very well, maybe he had an adventure, and it is possible that he has become a martial artist." ”

The nameless old man smiled inscrutablely: "Yes! This is also very likely." Xiaoxia, the old man is willing to heal them, but Xiaoxia don't say it.

Cuicui was delighted: "Thank you seniors for your great kindness." Juniors are bringing them here now!"

"No! go back and wait. The old man will send someone. ”

Cuicui was surprised and couldn't help asking, "Did the seniors send someone to pick it up?"

The nameless old man nodded: "The old man doesn't want too many people to know where he lives. ”

Cuicui asked again: "Then how do we know that it was the person sent by the seniors?"

The nameless old man smiled: "Xiaoxia is young, but he thinks about things cautiously, and it is worth traveling to all corners of the country." ”

Cuicui said: "Please forgive the seniors, the juniors don't believe it, and they can't help but think of some unexpected things." ”

"Xiaoxia should be like this, so that the old man is more convinced that Xiaoxia will not tell old stories and residences. ”

"Thank you for your trust. ”

The nameless old man smiled, took out a copper coin from his arm, and gently pinched the copper with his fingers, the copper coin will be divided into two, half of the copper, Cuicui said: "Xiaoxia, the old man will give you half of the copper, as a sign of union."

Cuicui received half a copper coin and asked, "Elder, can you send someone to escort you?"

"Are they the same as Hero?"

Cuicui smiled: "Don't worry, seniors, they are more reliable than me." ”

It seems that the old man disagrees, and Xiaoxia doesn't believe him anymore. Okay! Send someone to escort you. ”

"Thank you, Senpai. Juniors will leave now. ”

"Doesn't Xiaoxia need to eat and leave?"

"No, the juniors must hurry back and tell them about the happy news, lest they be in a hurry, and the juniors are not afraid of delaying time. ”

"What Xiaoxia said is that it is inconvenient to leave it to Xiaoxia!"

"Chen Shaoxia won't go back with me?"

"A good nephew needs to leave a place for the elderly to clean and put the wounded on the bed. ”

"My brother is leaving!"

So Cuicui left out, showing a faint look, and quickly rushed out of the mouth of the valley,—— thinking: Why is Dad gone?

Did he stay in the valley, watching the actions of the nameless old man he didn't know?

But when he looked up, Shang Liang was sitting on a rock in the mountain pass with a smile on his face.

Cuicui was surprised: "Dad, why are you here again?

"Daughter, who am I not waiting for you?"

"Did you see the nameless old man?"

"I've seen and heard your conversations. ”

"Dad, how is he?"

"Not bad, I wonder if he likes to drink?"

"Oh, Dad, I'm talking to you!"

"Nothing is more serious than drinking alcohol for Dad!"

Cuicui laughed: "No wonder your mother disciplines you so strictly." ”

"Let these two precious girls relax! Otherwise, I'll be like a nameless old man running away and hiding in the mountains." ”

"It's okay, Dad, what are you talking about, nameless old man?"

"Like a recluse. ”

"Didn't Dad see that he had the greatest martial arts?"

"Yes, he is a good swordsman. ”

"He's a good swordsman!"

"Daddy can't be wrong. ”

"How did Daddy know?"

"His hands. ”

"A pair of hands?"

His hands are soft and flexible, and his fingers and wrists are strong and powerful.

He pinched it lightly and divided the copper coin into two parts, and there was no miscalculation.

This is his specialty, and when he takes it out, it will pierce between his eyebrows, but not in the corners of his eyes. ”

Cuicui was surprised: "Dad, is he really that good?"

"Girl, Daddy can't be mistaken. ”

"Isn't it dangerous if he opposes us?"

"Don't worry, he won't oppose us.

I could tell that he was indeed a layman and didn't want to get involved in the killing of the enemy.

"Dad, have you seen him before?"

"No, I didn't. Xuan Ling doesn't seem to have such a person. ”

They walked and talked, and in less than an hour they were back at the North Hot Springs River, where the boat was moored.

Qingqing saw them for the first time through the window of the cabin, and happily ran out of the bow to meet them.

She raised her head and said, "Hey, how is Chen Shaoxia? Hasn't he come back yet?"

Cuicui said, "He didn't come back!"

Shang Liang said, "Cuicui, let's go to the cabin again!"

They walked into the hut, and Shang Liang took a look and saw Wang Xianghu, Hou Fang, and the Jiang brothers, but did not see Boss Mo.

Shang Liang asked, "What about Lao Mo, is he sleeping in his room?"

Wang Xianghu said at the stern of the boat, "The old man has gone ashore!"

Shang Liang Yizheng: "Did he go?"

Qingqing said: "He drank all the wine in the jar. He said he had gone ashore to look for wine. ”

Shang Liang was stunned: "Are you all drunk?

Cuicui said, "Dad, isn't that better?"

"Okay what? I've got a wine worm in my stomach, and I don't have any wine to drink, okay? I'm going to take out my anger on him. Which way did he go?"

Qingqing said, "Dad, everyone is listening to you! Have you found the nameless old man?"

"Can I still talk without wine?"

Shang Liang said that he was lying on the cabin board and was no longer alive.

Qingqing and Cuicui saw the look of a pair of hungry wine on Shang Liang's face, they really couldn't cry or laugh, and asked him to quit drinking, I'm afraid it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Cuicui asked, "Dad, don't you pay attention to the two injured people?"

Shang Liang said listlessly: "Li, how dare I ignore it!"

Qingqing said, "Dad, then you get up and talk!"

"Won't I speak now?"

Qingqing asked, "Has the nameless old man found it?"

Cuicui said, "Found it! They'll be looking for someone soon!"

Wang Xianghu was stunned and asked, "Send someone?"

Cuicui said: "It was the nameless old man who sent someone to bring Brother Leopard and Zhongli Yu Hall Master here!"

Qingqing was surprised: "Can the nameless old man be cured?"

"No, will they come and call someone?"

"Then we'll have the bed board and stretcher ready, Cuicui. Otherwise, when someone comes, Brother Leopard and Zhong Liyu can't move. How can they go?"

"Daddy is always crying and leaving at the last minute, doesn't he really want to die?"

Wang Xianghu walked from the stern to the bow of the boat and said, "You two don't worry, I'll do these things." ”

Shang Liang said, "Brother Wang, prepare a stretcher." ”

Qingqing asked strangely: "Why do you want to prepare an extra pair?"

"Take me!"

Wang Xianghu asked, "Brother Shang, are you crazy?"

"Yes, no wine, I'm not sick, am I?"

Qingqing said: "Dad, you are really, tell a joke at this time." ”

Hou Fang suddenly said at the stern of the boat, "Look! Isn't it always called back?"

Shang Liang jumped up: "Where is it, why did you drink all the wine?"

Qingqing and Cuicui hurriedly went to the shore to take a look, and sure enough, it was the elder who called Huamo who came galloping from the mountain.

Qingqing said, "Huh": "What are he holding on both sides?"

Wang Xianghu said: "No need to ask, it must be two wine cans." ”

Qingqing said, "Dad! This is your spirit! There is wine to drink!"

Shang Liang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Yes, yes! I'm still alive! When the old man went ashore to buy wine, I mistakenly thought he was unsociable. ”

After a while, Elder Mo rushed into the cabin, and Shang Liang saw the two cans of wine first, not looking at people.

He looked at the wine jar and shouted in surprise: "Luzhou Laojiao Daqu! Brother, where did you get so many bottles of good wine?"

Boss Mo grinned: "Brother Shang, you're back! we must do everything we can to get it back." ”

Shang Liang said, "Good!

He hurriedly took a jar of wine from Elder Mo's hand.

He couldn't wait to open the seal and lift the lid on the jar.

He lifted up the altar without a bowl and poured it into his mouth like a whale swallowing water.

Cuicui wants to stop, if you can't see it, maybe he will follow you desperately.

Elder Mo also patted the mud like him, broke open the wine jar, and drank the wine in the jar.

After a while, the two put down the jar and said, "Happy!"

Shang Liang took the wine jug into his arms and said, "Brother Wang, let's have a drink too." ”

Wang Xianghu smiled: "Forget it! When you are drunk and you get sick if you don't drink, we can't hold you." ”

Cuicui smiled and asked, "Dad, don't you want to take revenge on Elder Mo? Why don't you pay for the wine you have to drink?"

Elder Mo was stunned: "Good business brother, what are you looking for me to change?"

Cuicui said, "He! said you don't talk about friendship!"

Shang Liang hurriedly said, "Demon Elder, don't listen to his nonsense!"

"Daddy, didn't you just say that?"

"Can't you just say less?"

Elder Mo asked: "Brother business, why don't I talk about friendship when I always call Hua?"

"No, no, there is no such thing. ”

Qingqing said: "The old man is called Hua, my father just drank wine, and he can talk casually." ”

Shang Liang said, "Yes, yes! I forgot what I said!"

Wang Xianghu smiled and said, "It seems that you haven't eaten yet! Dinner has just been finished." We- shall we sit down?"

Cuicui said, "Yes, uncle, we ran all morning, so don't bother!"