Volume 5: The First Song XXXI: The Tranquility Before the Tide (Part II)
"Senior Brother Ma, did you catch up with the last Cold Spring Valley tide?"
After talking about other things here in Ma Hu, Qian Chao asked about the matter of Cold Spring Valley.
"The tide of Cold Spring Valley, well, I caught up with it last time, but that time was sixty years ago, and my cultivation was just at the middle level of Qi refining at that time, so I was just watching the excitement there, and the harvest was not big, so I couldn't get to the front at all, hey, it was really very lively, but it was also very dangerous, it is said that every time there is a big tide, someone will accidentally die there, eh, last time too, someone was accidentally swept away by the demon beasts in the sea that emerged from the Cold Spring Valley."
"I heard that every year in the Cold Spring Valley there is a day that is very lively, and the demon beasts in the sea will also come to us through the sea eye, Senior Brother Ma, in the past few years, you should have been there in the Cold Spring Valley, right?"
"Well, I've been there a few times, but not every year, what's wrong?"
"What is the difference between the lively day in Cold Spring Valley in a normal year and the tide once every sixty years, can Senior Brother Ma tell me?"
"This ......" Ma Hu was a little strange, why did this Senior Brother Qian always ask about this Cold Spring Valley now, but he thought for a while, and then said, "If you want to say the difference, in my opinion, there is indeed one, there is indeed one day every year in normal years, and Cold Spring Valley is also very lively, and some of the disciples in our sect also try their luck, but at that time, the sea demon beasts that emerged from the eyes of those large and small seas in Cold Spring Valley were not powerful, and even the water in Cold Spring Valley was not high, that is, three or four zhang deep, That's pretty much it, among the disciples, there are some middle-level disciples who are willing to go, and there aren't many high-level disciples who go, well, in normal times, the nearby demon beasts and monsters won't go to join in the fun, it's ...... It's more deserted, of course, compared to the day of the tide, if the middle-level disciples are willing to work hard, they can gain something there every year. ”
"But the day of the tide is completely different, hehe, I'm not afraid of Senior Brother Qian's jokes, the first time I went to participate in the tide of Cold Spring Valley, eh, basically I didn't dare to go forward, I didn't gain anything that time, I just watched the excitement outside."
"Oh, why is that?" Qian Chao asked.
"The reason is very simple, if I had blindly leaned forward at that time, I might have thrown it there!"
"Then, Senior Brother Ma, please tell me in detail."
"I participated in the cold spring valley tide, the water in the valley rose up to more than 20 zhang deep, you have also been to the cold spring valley, not small, to that day there is a vast lake, than our Tianshui Lake I don't know how much bigger, and the water in it is rolling, from time to time there are a series of underwater torrents from the sea eye straight to the sky, and then fall like heavy rain. On that day, the big fish that swallowed the boat were usually seen in the Cold Spring Valley that day, and the dorsal fins of those big guys on the water were dangling like flags, but these big fish were actually the stupidest, but they just shook their heads and tails in the water, and the more powerful ones who swam in the sea were those with shells, claws that could crawl, big pincers, and long tentacles, There are even some guys who look like big snakes but have four legs, look like snakes and not snakes, dragons and not dragons, those things are not only weird-looking, but also really powerful. ”
"And on the day of the tide, almost all the demon beasts and monsters and birds within hundreds of miles of the Cold Spring Valley will pour their nests and move, and gather together in the Cold Spring Valley, it is strange to say, in ordinary years, those demon beasts never pay attention to the demon beasts in the sea that come out of the Cold Spring Valley, but on the day of the tide, almost all the demon beasts will go there, just waiting for the demon beasts in the sea in the Cold Spring Valley to come out, and they will fight with them, I heard that some of the spirit grass on our land has a strong attraction to those demon beasts in the sea, But those demon beasts also knew this, and they waited for those demon beasts in the sea to come to the door near those spirit grasses, and then they worked together to tear them up, drag them ashore, and then tear them to pieces and fight for its demon pills. However, there are also a lot of powerful guys in the sea, and the demon beasts on the shore are also dragged into the water by them from time to time, and it won't take much time, at least the water in the circle of Cold Spring Valley along the shore will turn red, and they are all stained with the blood of the demon beasts. ”
"In addition to these demon beasts on the ground, all kinds of demon birds nearby will also gather here, hovering above the Cold Spring Valley, like dark clouds covering the sky and the sun, they either say that the guys who climbed ashore in the water grabbed them with their claws and flew away, or they plunged into the water and then grabbed the big and small prey and flew up from the water again, I saw a giant eagle with two wings spread six or seven feet, a circle and dive grabbed a big guy from the water, just about to fly, Suddenly there was a splash in the water, and a few thick tentacles came out, and at once the giant eagle was entangled, and then it was pulled into the water, and after a while, it was silent. ”
"This is just talking about the demon beasts, not talking about people, speaking of the tide of this Cold Spring Valley, the senior brothers who build the foundation can't look down on it, and the middle-level Qi refining is going to be difficult, only the high-level disciples of Qi refining are most interested, but no matter how the cultivation is, it's best to go there in a group, go alone, hehe, it's the same as last time, it's to see the excitement, if you can't hold back, then it's likely to die." That scene...... Well, it's almost there anyway, and you know it once you go, but it's chaotic, and if you go late, you won't have a good position, so you can only compete with the monsters who have occupied a good position early. And once the tide begins, when the water rises, it is like a thousand drums beating, the chirping of the demon beasts in the water is extremely dull and long, and all kinds of demon beasts on the shore also howl non-stop, coupled with the chirping of various demon birds in the air, where you really have to gesture when you talk face-to-face, even after that, the ears will buzz for several days. Hehe, on that day, the monk is really not as good as the demon beast, first of all, there may be a conflict in order to compete for a good position, and later when dealing with those demon beasts in the sea, as long as one of the demon beasts swallows the demon pill, they will immediately stop fighting, and work together to deal with the next one, but our monks are different, what good things many people have seen, it is really a swarm of fighting, not stopping until you get it, and you will run away immediately after you get it, hey, it's very embarrassing. Even if you meet someone who has a grudge there on weekdays, maybe you will have to have a hundred there, and when you fight with each other, you will lead each other to that dangerous place, hum! In the past, the day of the great tide was also the time when the Qi refining disciples died the most. ”
Ma Hu's narration was not detailed, so that Qian Chao could listen attentively, and a thought flashed in his heart, in normal years, there is one day every year that the demon beasts in the sea will appear in the Cold Spring Valley, why don't the demon beasts in the nearby mountains and forests go to catch them at that time, but only on the day of the tide? Maybe on the day of the tide, the spiritual veins in the sea changed, and spread to the land through the sea eye, causing some changes in the spiritual veins around the Cold Spring Valley, but all the demon beasts and monsters and birds all lived by the spiritual veins, and the spiritual veins changed that day, maybe they all pointed to the Cold Spring Valley, which made many demon beasts and monsters go there.
"Senior Brother Qian, why did you ask about the tide of Cold Spring Valley? Is it that the five of you are going there to join in the excitement this time? Ma Hu asked, taking a sip of tea.
"Well, a rare wonder, since we have encountered it, we naturally want to go and see it, well, what else...... Qian Chao looked at Ma Hu, "Will Senior Brother Ma go that day?" ”
"It's hard to say."
"That Yanshuang girl came from the Northland, she should have never seen such a scene, I think they will definitely go in the future......"
"Hehe, then I'm definitely going to join in the fun......"
"Senior Brother Ma, according to what you said, on the day of the great tide in Cold Spring Valley, the situation there is extremely chaotic, and the tide has been more dangerous for monks in the past, well, in my opinion, this day of the great tide is the best time for those people to do something to Miss Yanshuang......"
When Ma Hu heard this, his body immediately straightened, Qian Chao had told him in the past, the person who made the idea of frost would definitely not stop, and would do it again, now think about it, this tide day is really a good time to start!
"What do you mean by Brother Qian?"
"Senior Brother Ma must go, well, you might as well talk to Senior Sister Luo and the others about this matter in advance, and when that day comes, you will always take care of Miss Yanshuang with them......
"Yes, yes, yes......" Ma Hu nodded immediately when he heard it, and what Qian Chao said hit his heart, "Well, when that day comes, I will never leave the side of the Yanshuang girl......"
Qian Chao smiled, naturally knowing what Ma Hu's idea was.
"I estimate that it won't be a few days, maybe soon, Senior Brother Fan Ji will come to find Senior Brother Ma, and what he is talking about must be to protect Miss Yanshuang on the day of the tide."
"Well, according to you, it does."
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After coming out of Ma Hu's place, Qian Chao went back to his residence, and carefully studied the picture and the "Blossoming Flowers" that he had obtained from the exploration of the spiritual veins around the Cold Spring Valley outside.
The next day, Qian Chao went to Tang Ping, Yan Xuan and Li Jian separately, and asked them to find out if there was any record of the day of the tide in the Cold Spring Valley in the library of their respective sects, and if there were, they would all be lent out, and he wanted to see it.
Moreover, at Tang Ping's place, Qian Chao also asked Ruo Yu about her situation when she participated in the tide when she was still refining qi.
Lu Pingchuan also went there once, and also met Lu Pingchuan's senior brother Xi Hu, and asked him carefully about the situation on the day of the tide, and Xi Hu also told him in detail.
Then after returning to Jiuxuan, Qian Chao plunged into the library building, and with the help of the senior brother who was responsible for managing all kinds of books inside, he found a lot of books and brought them out.
Then Qian Chao also found a few senior brothers who stayed in the sect in the inner hall of Chengqi Hall, and also inquired about the tide of Cold Spring Valley from their mouths.
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Qixia Mountain.
Sister Min's residence.
"Senior Brother Xiao, I don't have much interest in the tide of the Cold Spring Valley, and I don't want to go."
Senior Sister Min has recently had a regular visitor here, and that is Xiao Xian.
"Senior Sister Min, I only met it once in sixty years, the last time there were not a few of us in this world in sixty years, and the next tide will be sixty years later, according to your cultivation speed, I'm afraid that the foundation will have already been built by then, and I won't go, if you miss this time, you will miss it, after all, it is a lively event for Qi refining disciples, even if we don't do it at that time, just watching the excitement there can be regarded as a big tide, right? Let's go and see, just ...... It's a distraction! ”
Xiao Xian is not unreasonable, and Senior Sister Min is soft-hearted, even if it is for the sake of a friend's happiness, she should go and see it, not to mention ...... How could this Senior Brother Xiao's thoughts, how could she not know about her family, a smart daughter of ice and snow, sighed in her heart, how good it would be if that person came to invite her......
However, it was not good to frustrate Xiao Xian's mind, and finally Senior Sister Min nodded and said:
"Okay, let's go together that day."
Xiao Xian was overjoyed.
After another period of gossip, Xiao Xian left Min'e.
Just when he stepped out of the door of Min'e's residence, Xiao Xian's heart suddenly moved, just now, although Senior Sister Min agreed to go to the tide of the Cold Spring Valley with her, but she did not mention Cheng Qiantang in her words, she came to ask her about anything in the past, and in the end, she always asked herself to tell Cheng Qiantang, and then several people went together, but this time there was no him...... Thinking of this, Xiao Xian couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
And coincidentally, Cheng Qiantang was also on Qixia Mountain at this time.
Naturally, it was at the residence of that Meiqing girl.
Cheng Qiantang came to find Mei Qing, naturally in order to join the excitement of the cold spring valley tide together, after a period of soft grinding and hard bubbles, Mei Qing finally agreed, but Qiantang was not happy in his heart.
In the end, Mei Qing seemed to think of something, and then agreed perfunctorily.
This made Cheng Qiantang sigh in his heart, this Mei girl must have thought that Cao Ze should also go to the Cold Spring Valley, so she agreed to come down, sure enough, she still wanted to meet the guy surnamed Cao there!
Just when Cheng Qiantang strode out of Meiqing's courtyard, he looked up and saw a few people flying in the air, just by his back, Cheng Qiantang's heart was cold, and the guy with a tall figure was that Cao Ze!
Looking at a woman beside Cao Ze, almost leaning on Cao Ze's body, Cheng Qiantang secretly inquired about Cao Ze, and knew that now he was fighting with a woman surnamed Shang, and it was estimated that it would not be long before this woman surnamed Shang would be depressed like Miss Mei.
Staring at Cao Ze's distant back, a trace of murder slowly sprouted in Cheng Qiantang's heart, how much time has passed, since Mei Qing was thrown away by this Cao Ze, how much effort has he spent, but he can't see a hope, if it is......
The tide of Cold Spring Valley has always been entangled with opportunities and dangers, how many disciples fell on that day, hmph, if there is a chance, this Cao Ze must be slashed with a sword, so that Mei Qing can completely get rid of the influence of this disciple!
Relying solely on his own cultivation methods, Cheng Qiantang was not that Cao Ze's opponent, but that day I heard that there was chaos in Cold Spring Valley, in that case, maybe he would be able to find an opportunity......
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"Sister! Why can't I go to the Cold Spring Valley tide? ”
Shangguan Xiu only felt extremely aggrieved.
"That day was very dangerous, of course you can't go if you don't cultivate well." Shangguan Hong said.
"Isn't it you? With you, what am I afraid of? ”
"Xiu'er, sister, I didn't go to make any fun that day," Shangguan Hong's face turned cold and hard, "but to wash away the charges I have been carrying all these years!" So I was there that day and it was dangerous, so you can't be with me. ”
"Or ...... That Bai Yun thing? Shangguan Xiu asked tentatively.
"Not bad! It is this matter, the person I want to deal with is very unusual, you may fall into the hands of others there, if people threaten me with you, I am helpless and will definitely comply, even if they let me kill there and kill people indiscriminately, I will do it, Xiu'er, this time you will listen to your sister's words, and stay obediently in Master's cave that day, okay? ”
"Oh." Shangguan Xiu finally agreed.
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Han Jin finally waited for the news.
Someone secretly sent him a book slip, and after opening it, Han Jin's heart was pounding!
The handwriting is hers, it is the familiar Juanxiu font, and the writing is still a little sloppy, but the content on it makes Han Jin's heart warm up!
"Meet you in Cold Spring Valley, and go to the end of the world together."
After watching it, Han Ji excitedly turned back and forth in the room, and kept talking to himself.
"I knew it, I knew it!" His face was already a little flushed with excitement, "She will not live up to me, she will not live up to me!" And so it was! ”
It seems that Ning Han has made up her mind to escape with herself, she doesn't want to marry into the Wen family, let alone marry into the Lin family, her heart has always been me!
What Han family, Wen family, Lin family, family elders, allies, enemies, what open and secret fighting, interest entanglement, power struggle, all to hell with her, in the future, I will live with her and wander the world!
But after calming down, Han Jin began to think again.
I met in Cold Spring Valley that day, if the two of them were gone, then Lin Jian would definitely be furious, and according to his temperament and strength, he would inevitably search for the two of them, in that case, should he hide for a while or go directly out of Ruixuan Town?
For those allies in the past, the easiest way for them to stop the alliance between the Han and Lin families was to ...... Killing Ning Han was an ally in the past, but now those people will let the two of them go for the benefit of their respective families?
Although there are a lot of spirit stones on his body, if he really wants to wander the world in the future, these are probably not enough, he can really escape from here, how should he live in the future?
Sitting in front of the bookcase, Han Ji began to think carefully.
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"Money boy, this is the book you want."
Tang Ping said and took them out of the storage bag one by one and stacked them on the bookcase.
"That's a lot!" Qian Chao said.
"It's mine."
As he spoke, Yan Xuan and Li Jian also took out the books they had collected.
"Boy Qian, it's been more than ten days since the tide of Cold Spring Valley, what are you going to do?" Tang Ping asked.
"I've been preparing for that day these days, well, let's go to Cold Spring Valley a day or two in advance, and I still have some arrangements that must be completed in advance."
"Oh, what are those gentle guys going to do?"
"What I can think of now, Wen Liang will probably have three means, the first is what that Liu Gongzi once said, recently many good players from outside the sect have come to the sect one after another, it is estimated that they are all going to the Cold Spring Valley, and they suddenly launched on that day, and they were stabbed, but I don't think this method will be launched in advance, it should be the last resort that other means can't work; The second is to arrange the formation according to the spiritual veins around the Cold Spring Valley, I have studied it carefully, in my opinion, there are not many formations that can be arranged, and it is too difficult to arrange a formation like the one I trapped in the eight-foot peck, but some formations can still be used, for example, with my means, I can arrange a formation there that makes the demon beasts in the Cold Spring Valley rampant and extremely powerful, in that case, it will inevitably cause a lot of casualties to the surrounding monks, causing great chaos; The third, and the one I am most worried about, is that on the day of the tide in the past, whether it is the demon beasts in the sea or the demon beasts on the land here, there will inevitably be a large number of casualties, which is ......"
"What is it?"
"It's a chance to create a beast on the spot!"
Several people listened to the slight change of color on their faces, they had also heard a lot about the day of the tide under the influence of the tide in the past few days, and knew that the various demon beasts that died on that day did not know how many, and to create evil beasts, only need to be arranged properly in advance, as more and more demon beasts died, if the souls of those dead beasts were collected by people with the formations arranged in advance, coupled with the chaotic spiritual veins there, maybe there would really be evil beasts there.
"That'...... Is there a way to cope? ”
"Of course there is, I'm just preparing for that day these days, well, I'm always afraid of insufficient preparation, but it's better to be prepared than to be caught off guard when the time comes, maybe then we can not only thwart the gentle plan, but also gain a lot."
"Hey, that's good!" Lu Pingchuan said.
"Will we meet that gentle person there?" Tang Ping asked.
"It's hard to say, Wen Liang estimates that he will definitely find a safe place to watch, hmph, I heard many people say that the tide of Cold Spring Valley was both lively and dangerous that day, coupled with his arrangement, Wen Liang may let the people he recruited to send him to death, but he himself will not set foot in the dangerous place, see where he is hiding, if it is not far away, maybe Brother Li will be able to find him."
Li Jian listened and nodded.
"It's only been a dozen days, let's all prepare well, I mean go there a day or two in advance, I'm going to arrange it."
"Okay, then it's settled."
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"Is it really that lively on that day?"
Luo Ying's five people sat together and chatted, because of the proximity to the tide of Cold Spring Valley, so Lu Shuang told the excitement of the previous tide day to Eye Cream, and he was dumbfounded, extremely yearning, and after Lu Shuang finished speaking, he went to ask Luo Ying beside him.
"Well, I heard people say that this is the case, the last time the tide, my brother and I were still in the Luo family and didn't come to the sect, so we didn't catch up, and the sixth sister can be regarded as having experienced a ......."
"How can there be, I just watched the excitement from a distance that time, and I didn't dare to go over at all, it was too chaotic there, but I took a few looks." Lu Shuang said.
"Eh!"
Yan Shuang became excited, she was born in the far north, and since she was a child, she has seen a mountain covered with snow all year round, where can she see such a wonder, so since she has encountered such a strange scene that only comes once in sixty years, she is naturally eager to try.
"Then we must go and have a look!"
"We're definitely going to go, maybe we'll have a lot to gain this time!" Wen Yuan said.
Just then, the five heard a knock on the door.
"Senior Brother Fan!" Luo Ying got up and opened the door and found that it was Fan Ji standing in front of the door, and Ma Hu with a smile on his face was standing behind him.
After Fan Ji entered the room, he arched his hand and said:
"It's great that a few of them are here, and I just have something to talk about with a few of them."
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Time passed day by day.
Somewhere outside the sect, there is no light of day.
Wen Liang was in his room thinking about things, and when there was a knock on the door, one of his men walked in.
"Senior Brother Wen, Mr. Xing is here."
"Oh, please let him in."
"Yes."
Walking into the room was the torture man, this former disciple of the inner hall of the Chengqi Hall, this person was a little thin, perhaps caused by some rickets between his waist and back, the original tall figure seemed to be similar to Wen Liang, for some reason, this person had deep wrinkles on his face, his dry and scorched hair was tied in a bun at will, and he was wearing a somewhat old Wuling disciple's robe, with a small sign hanging on his waist, which was exactly the same as the small brand of the inner hall disciple on Qian Chao's waist, but it was painted black.
"Brother Wen, I have already prepared properly, the day is approaching, I am afraid that it will delay Brother Wen's affairs, so I came to ask when it will be arranged."
"Brother Xing came just in time, since we are ready, then we can do it tonight."
"Okay."
"Well, if this thing is done, hehe, I really owe Brother Xing a big favor!"
"Haha, those are trivial."
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In the Five Spirits Sect, where Qian Chao lived, the five of them gathered again.
"Shall we go tomorrow?" Tang Ping asked.
"Well, let's go tomorrow, it's three days in advance, go and arrange everything that should be arranged, and then let's find a good place, maybe we can have a lot of harvest this time, how about it?"
After Qian Chao finished speaking, he looked at the four companions.
The four nodded.
"Alright, then let's leave early tomorrow morning and go to the Cold Spring Valley."
"Hehe, the tide of Cold Spring Valley!"