Chapter 25: Chopping Wood
After Zeng Er returned from Nantianyue, he sent a book of what Nantianyue had seen and sent it to Ouyang Hengtong in Kyoto, and when Zeng Er came to Huiyuan Town, Ouyang Hengtong repeatedly told him to pay attention to the situation in Nantianyue.
Ouyang Hengtong received the letter, read it several times, and muttered to himself: "Where have these people gone, my immortal book, even Ziyun is not in Nantianyue." When Purple Cloud Dao Commander Zeng Er went to Nantianyue, he happened to go to Lotus Mountain to help the people infected by the plague, so Zeng Er didn't meet him.
Ouyang Hengtong has now poisoned the Queen Mother, although it took a little effort, and now he has successfully controlled the court of Great Xia, and the young emperor has become his puppet.
He quickly replied to a letter, instructing Zeng Er to keep an eye on Nan Tianyue and report any movement at any time.
Ouyang Hengtong can be described as proud, cutting off his opponents in one fell swoop, defeating the northern countries and expanding his territory. The fly in the ointment is that Ziyun, Nangong Qi and others do not know where to go.
Amaterasu practiced every day in addition to eating, and this night I went back to the room and turned over the pillow, the Trojan horse was gone, where did I go, I searched everywhere, and I still couldn't find it, this is a beloved thing sent by Ziqing, sitting on the bed and recalling, it should be put under the pillow Yes, is it stolen. Zeng Weiye and the other four people next door were whispering and laughing, and the front raider said: "That kid is holding a Trojan horse all day long, like a baby, I don't know what kind of mood he feels when he can't find the Trojan horse" Several people laughed proudly.
As soon as Amaterasu heard it, it turned out that this kid stole it, no wonder when he first came in, he saw his panicked look and went out, and suddenly became angry, walked to the next room, raised his leg and kicked the door open, startling several people trembling, Zeng Weiye took a few steps back, and his expression changed greatly: "What are you going to do!" The two guards brought by him pulled out their knives with a "poof" and protected Zeng Weiye.
Amaterasu's target was not him, he went straight to the front of the shadow, the front of the shadow was so frightened that he forgot to dodge, and was grabbed by Amaterasu, Amaterasu's eyes were cold, and he asked sharply: "Where did my Trojan horse go, did you steal it?"
The front raider couldn't move, how dare he admit: "I didn't take it." ”
Lu Zhigui and several others have seen Amaterasu's ability, although his character is a head higher than Amaterasu, but they are very afraid to get closer, and they don't even dare to say more. Wei Taibiao turned around and stumbled out, obviously to invite the teacher, only Zeng Weiye said from afar: "What evidence do you have that he stole it?"
Amaterasu said loudly, "Naturally, I won't find the wrong person. ”
Qianyin's voice trembled: "Let go, I didn't steal" His face had changed, he became pale, and he was very resentful in his heart, and there was nothing he could do.
Amaterasu didn't want to reveal that he was eavesdropping, and said, "I know you took it, if you don't take it out today, you will die." His right hand stuck around his neck, exerting a little strength, and after a while, he rolled his eyes, Amaterasu certainly didn't want his life, he loosened his hand, let him take a breath and said, "Give you one last chance, if you don't say it, you will die!"
Qianyin panted, his heart was very frightened, his eyes were purring, looking at Zeng Weiye, the only savior, but he still didn't dare to admit it, if he admitted that he was afraid that he would die if he took care of it one day, his pitiful appearance: "Save me!"
The two people who guarded Zeng Weiye were about to make a move on Amaterasu, Zeng Weiye signaled not to act rashly, he knew that Amaterasu was powerful, and he had suffered losses and had palpitations. He didn't want to worry too much about the front shadow, so as not to burn his eyebrows. Zeng Weiye hid behind the guards, and said with horror on his face: "You give him the Trojan horse." ”
Qianxianyin regretted provoking this demon, and saw that no one dared to save himself, not even the master, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "I didn't steal, I still went out through the window"
Amaterasu kicked it away and slapped it hard, with a fierce voice: "I'll settle accounts with you when I get back." ”
After that, I went to find the lost Trojan horse.
Qianyin cried extremely aggrieved, Zeng Weiye stepped forward to comfort: "Don't cry, Wei Taibiao went to invite someone." ”
Qianyin cried: "We have eaten him several times and lost ......"
Zeng Weiye stepped forward and comforted: "This kid has a bit of brute strength, I will definitely avenge you next time, but we have to do it secretly, believe me, I will definitely give you anger and let him taste some bitterness." With his sworn promise, he wiped his snot and stood up.
Zeng Weiye's eyes flashed with a vicious color: "Those who dare to bully me, you wait!"
The summer night was not very dark, and Amaterasu searched for a while to find a wooden horse in the grass, as if he had found an ancestral treasure, wiped its dirt clean, and put it in his arms.
Wei Taibiao called Zimu, and after Zimu arrived, he scolded Amaterasu loudly: "You beat your fellow senior brother for no reason, you are simply a troublemaker." ”
Amaterasu defended: "I did it because I lost my Trojan horse first. ”
Zimu didn't like to be interrupted by others, and his face sank: "I didn't ask you, who told you to speak, the right side of your face is still red and swollen, and you are not injured at all." ”
Turning his head and asking, "Is that so?"
The voice of the front attack is like a gnat: "Yes, I was almost strangled to death by him"
"A Trojan horse will beat people casually, pinch people casually, you wait, I will tell the head to clean you up. ”
Zimu and several people gathered in the head room.
The head of the house listened to Zimu's report, and there was a trace of worry between his eyebrows: "Qingwei, this kid, is simply blind, he has only been here for a long time, and he has caused trouble twice, and he has been confined for three months, and he has thought about it in front of the wall. ”
Ziyan said: "Qingwei learns the Tao and comprehends it quickly, and he suffers more than others, I observe that his temperament is not bad, and he is a rare seedling of cultivation, besides, it was the former Yin who provoked him first, and the fight between children is very common, this disciple of Senior Brother"
Zi Mu angrily interrupted Zi Yan's words: "What about the disciples of the senior brother, wouldn't it be messy if they are not punished." ”
The head also nodded and said: "If the jade is not cut, it cannot be made, and it cannot be indulged." ”
Zihuo shook his head, and the fat on his broad face couldn't help shaking: "That kid is really good, but the confinement for three months is too long, and there is no need to be so strict with the noisy children." ”
Zimu's expression was gloomy as water, and his eyes showed a cold light: "If you don't give it a little bitterness to taste, it will be difficult to manage in the future." ”
Ziyan couldn't agree with these fuss, and his eyes widened: "It's just a trivial matter, as for it, Senior Brother just left, Senior Brother said before he left that he wanted us to take care of it, and he knew about this situation when he came back, it's not good." ”
The head hesitated for a moment, the light in his eyes flashed, and his face began to soften: "Then I can't help it, and punish him for chopping wood with Qingquan and the three of them in the morning." ”
It was not easy for Zi Yan to say anything more about this kind of treatment, but he wondered in his heart, why did this Zi Mu still stare at this little thing.
Early in the morning, Amaterasu and Kiyoizumi took a machete, picked up the flat pole of wood, went out early, turned left as soon as they went out, there was a road that was not too narrow to the left bend and stretched, and they did not know where it led, the road was in the middle of the ridge, there were not high bushes on both sides, the thorns were thick, the weather was good, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, the breeze was slow, and the mountains were verdant.
It's a good errand to be in front of four nasty people all day long, and it's not bad to come out and relax. After walking for a mile, I saw a mountain peak standing tall on the left, higher than the peak of Nantianyue, the forest on it was verdant, and the top of the mountain was a smooth stone wall, and there was a stone cave in between, but the entrance of the cave was covered by vines, and I couldn't see clearly if I didn't pay attention.
Amaterasu was watching, and Kiyozumi shouted, "Senior brother, the road is still far away, and you won't be able to eat if you come back late." "Kiyoizumi is a year older than Amaterasu, and his face is white.
Amaterasu hurriedly quickened his pace, followed a few people, and walked nearly two miles, this time with dense tall trees on both sides of the road.
"This is it," Kiyomatsu said. Qingsong is black and short, and he looks honest.
A few people put down the flat shoulder, took the machete, found the tree and started, chopping firewood is knowledgeable, the big one is not good, the cutting time is long, and it can't be taken away after cutting, to choose the best one as big as the thickness of the arm, Amaterasu first rested to see how they cut wood, saw the thin Qingsong, cut a small tree, a row to dozens of knives, Amaterasu lifted the machete, cut it hard, the small tree as thick as the arm came, and after a while, he cut down dozens of trees, and Qingyue was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth: "Senior Brother Qingwei, you are too powerful." "Qingyue is fair-skinned, thin, always smiling, and is also a monk.
After a while, the cut wood was piled high, and Qingquan said, "Enough, don't cut it." Several people made the small trees they had cut down to be the same height, tied them with mountain vines, and inserted them into them with flat poles, one by one, and the four of them picked them back. This wood-chopping work is easy, and for the current Qingwei, it is not effortless at all. The mountain road was rugged, sometimes high and sometimes low, and when it encountered the slope, the short Qingsong was very difficult, and it took a lot of time, and when Amaterasu saw that it was struggling, he put down his burden and turned back to help him.
Qing Yue said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I saved most of my time today, and if I go back early, I can still go up in time to participate in the martial arts class." ”
The black and thin Qing Song said gratefully: "Senior Brother Qingwei, it would be better for you to come earlier, we won't be so tired." ”
Qingquan said solemnly: "We cultivators just have to experience more and endure more hardships, what is this hardship?"
Qing Yue laughed and said: "Okay, if you don't talk about your big truth, you will die?!"
It made several people laugh, and the laughter wafted through the mountains, startling a few birds, flapping their wings and flying into the air.
But I did come back early today, and I quickly completed the task of cutting wood. Qingwei still likes this job a little, and he also likes these friends.