Chapter 161: The Valley of Despair
Time flies, two years have passed in the blink of an eye, Leng Xiaoxiao remembered the advice of her father-in-law, and lived in a simple house, regardless of the external reason. I thought I could live a quiet life, but I didn't expect things to find me.
Leng Xiaoxiao looked at the bright yellow holy decrees on the side of the case, and reached out to pick it up and unfold it. This was sent from Chang'an two months ago, and the content was that it was time for the crown prince Li Heng to choose to marry the crown princess. According to the prince's wishes, since he met Tang Xiyao in Chang'an two years ago, he has always been unforgettable. After the emperor understood, he specially issued this holy decree to Leng Xiaoxiao, because he knew that Leng Xiaoxiao and Tang Xiyao had known each other for many years, and they were currently idle in the mansion, so he sent him to be this matchmaker to convey the prince's intentions. The strange thing is that along with this decree came another pardon, that is, Ye Suiyun, a murderer who had been wanted by the imperial court for many years, was proved to be framed by people and pardoned his innocence.
Leng Xiaoxiao secretly thought that in the past two years, he wrote dozens of letters to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, asking them to pardon Ye Suiyun's crimes, but he always fell into the sea and there was no response. At this time, the emperor actually issued a pardon, which was contrary to common sense. Thinking of this, Leng Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sneer, it seemed that they had indeed put a lot of thought into investigating the matter of Ye Suiyun and Tang Xiyao.
A sound of footsteps brought Leng Xiaoxiao's thoughts back to reality, he put the holy decree back on the table, closed the Hidden Yuan Secret Secret, and listened to Lu Maoyun say: "General, there is a visitor." ”
Leng Xiaoxiao didn't ask who it was, the door had been pushed open, and he saw Yan Wuwu hanging a long sword on his back, his face was flying, and he strode in, and said, "Brother Leng, why do you have to report such trouble when you see you." ”
Lu Maoyun said hurriedly: "You... You... THIS GUEST ... ”
Yan Wuwu frowned and said, "What are you, annoying." He pushed Lu Maoyun out of the door. Lu Maoyun was also a practitioner, but he was pushed by Yan Wuwu, but he couldn't parry it at all, and staggered out of the door.
Leng Xiaoxiao was also happy when he saw his old friend at first glance, and said: "What a trick to 'hold the yuan and guard the shortage', worry-free, I haven't seen you for two years, and your Zixia Gong has improved again." ”
Yan Wuwu laughed and said, "When you meet you, you can praise me like this, it seems that you haven't been idle in the past two years." Okay, let me see the famous 'Proud Blood Fighting Spirit'. As he spoke, Ling Xiaojian was no longer in his hand, and his body flew up like a slingshot, stabbing straight through.
Leng Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Okay, it's faster than whom." With a mistake in both hands, he grabbed the opponent's wrist with the blade of the sword. Yan Wuwu shouted, "Good fellow. "With a flick of the wrist, he avoided it, pulled three sword circles in a row, and successfully resolved it with one move, 'Three Rings and Moon'.
Leng Xiaoxiao saw that the 'plundering like fire' was broken, and instead of retreating, he advanced, and the 'fast as the wind' fists continued to fight fast, and he wanted to take the lead. Yan Wuwu didn't let it go at all, and the tip of the 'Xuan Yi Wuxiang' sword was picked back, and he stabbed sideways and then followed the 'sword rushing yin and yang'.
In the midst of the suddenness, Leng Xiaoxiao was shocked to realize that the silver light in front of him was dotted, and the surroundings were full of sword energy, and he admired it in his heart, and was about to change his moves, but he knew that the sword circle of the wild goose suddenly increased, and it was a type of 'Heaven and Earth Wuji'.
Leng Xiaoxiao only felt that the sword qi that had just been floating around suddenly had substance, and he wrapped himself in it. He contemplated his luck, his whole body breathed from the bottom up, his feet off the ground, and a move 'breaking the sky' rushed out from the center of the sword circle.
Yan Wuwu smiled: "Take the blade." After speaking, he jumped to the wall, stretched out his sword and flicked it on the weapon rack, and a silver spear flew into Leng Xiaoxiao's hand.
Leng Xiaoxiao caught the gun, turned around and stabbed continuously, which was the first style of Benlei marksmanship 'Piercing the Clouds'. Yan Wuwu did not show weakness, and with a move of 'no self and no sword', the crisp sound of weapon impact in an instant became one.
Previously, Leng Xiaoxiao did not suffer a loss against Yan Wuwu's long sword with empty hands, but later he did not show an advantage when he used the spear. The two of them went back and forth, jumping and jumping in the hall and playing lively, but the furniture and utensils in the room were not damaged at all, and they were not affected at all, and even the paper on the desk did not move for half a minute.
After a hundred moves, regardless of victory or defeat, the two stood separately and laughed. Leng Xiaoxiao poured two cups of tea and said, "I have a quiet life in this house, and I don't have wine ready, so I can only welcome you with two cups of tea." ”
Yan Wuwu sat down, picked up the teacup in front of him, and said flatly: "No wonder you are in front of me, the swordsmanship pays attention to light and elegant, and the marksmanship focuses on opening and closing the sprint, but in this narrow room, I can still only fight with you to a tie." The proud and bloody battle spirit is worthy of its reputation. Leng Xiaoxiao smiled and shook his head.
Yan Wuwu drank the tea in one gulp and said, "That Dou Wenyang's killing marksmanship has been rumored to be amazing, in my opinion, it is definitely not as good as your thunder gun." Hmph, my Zixia Sword won't lose to him. ”
Leng Xiaoxiao said: "What's the use of the two of us boasting about ourselves here, spreading it out to make people laugh." ”
Yan Wuwu laughed: "Who knows." He saw that the color of the holy decree on the table was eye-catching, and he picked it up, but Leng Xiaoxiao didn't have time to stop it, so he simply didn't care.
After reading it, Yan Wuwu closed it silently, and sighed for a while: "It's so fast, it's been two years of spring and autumn in the blink of an eye." Of course, Leng Xiaoxiao knew what he meant.
"Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if he was still here. I don't know anything else, at most thirty years, the name of the world's number one master is no longer what he thinks. My master said that if he lived, there would be much less strife in the future. ”
Leng Xiaoxiao didn't want to say deep sorrow, and asked, "You came all the way to visit, won't you just want to compete with me in martial arts?" ”
Yan Wuwu patted his head and said, "Do you know how many monks from various countries in the Western Regions have gathered in Luoyang City today?" ”
Leng Xiaoxiao nodded and said: "Luoyang is only twenty miles away, how can I not know such a big thing." I heard that three years ago, the king of Tianzhu sent a post to Shaolin Temple, saying that he was going to hold a conference of famous monks, inviting monks from all over the world to discuss the scriptures with Shaolin monks. The date of the meeting is approaching now, so the group of monks gathers, what is unusual. ”
Yan Wuwu said: "Yes, my Aunt Yu said, in fact, this is the book of war, Buddhism originated in Tianzhu and the Western Regions, but now it is carried forward in my Middle Earth Tang Dynasty, but it seems to have become the center of Buddhism, and it is inevitable that some people will not be convinced." I didn't expect the monks to be so cautious. ”
Leng Xiaoxiao said: "The implication is that you plan to listen to others talk about Buddhism?" ”
Yan Wuwu closed his eyes and shook his head: "Those things are extremely boring, what's so beautiful, I'm interested in hearing that among the monks from all over the world, there are many martial arts masters, don't you want to see what martial arts in the Western Regions are like?" ”
The last sentence really made Leng Xiaoxiao quite excited, he had stayed at home for the past two years, and he was indeed bored, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's take a look." But before you go, you have to find another person. ”
"Who?" Yan Wuwu asked.
"Miss Tang Xiyao." Cold trail.
Yan Wuwu was stunned for a moment, glanced at the holy decree on the coffee table, his face changed slightly, and he said in a sullen voice: "You don't really want to pass on this decree, do you?" Don't forget that Miss Tang is him... "Stop talking.
Leng Xiaoxiao saw that Yan's carefree attitude suddenly changed, and felt slightly strange, and when he saw the holy decree on the table in a blink of an eye, he suddenly understood, and said angrily: "Who do you think I am?" This decree has been delivered to Tiance Mansion two months ago, I am going to go early, do I have to wait until you come? ”
Yan Wuwu turned his anger into joy and said, "Yes, yes, I know that you are not that kind of person." ”
Leng Xiaoxiao said in a deep voice: "Brother Ye is trying to save me, the saddest thing in this world is not Miss Tang, I can't muster up the courage to see her in the past two years." Now that there is such an opportunity, why not take her with you to take a break, wouldn't it be good if she could relieve her grief a little? ”
Yan Wuwu had already gone out of the door and shouted, "What are you waiting for, this mother-in-law." ”
Leng Xiaoxiao didn't expect him to be so anxious, and said angrily: "You have to let me explain before leaving." He summoned Lu Maoyun and instructed him that during his absence, all affairs would be handled by Xuanwei General Cao Xueyang temporarily, and then he and Yan Wuwu, who had been waiting impatiently, set off for Wanhua Valley.
The two went all the way south, and on the third day, it was already the boundary of Liangzhou. After walking on the official road for a long time, I finally saw a tea shop on the side of the road. The two were overjoyed and bought two large bowls of herbal tea and a cow drink.
The herbal tea was down, and the two of them were refreshed. After talking about it, he learned that Dr. Cha's surname was Li, and Leng Xiaoxiao asked, "Uncle Li, may I ask where to go in front of this?" ”
Old man Li said: "Further ahead is the Valley of Despair, inaccessible and uninhabited within a radius of fifty miles. Where are you two going, and why are you here to get here? ”
Leng Xiaoxiao was reluctant to reveal, so she only said, "Let's go find a friend." ”
At this time, I heard the sound of rolling wheels, and a convoy of more than a dozen people came up on the road. The one who took the lead was a middle-aged man, with a face full of meat, and shouted at Old Man Li: "Come and come with fifteen bowls of tea." ”
Old man Li answered and put a bowl of tea on the table. The big man beckoned, "Brothers, quench your thirst and go on your way." Everyone came forward to drink tea.
Leng Xiaoxiao saw that the group was pulling a total of five carts, but the cars were empty, thinking that these people had already unloaded the goods and were on their way back, or they were going to a certain place to pull goods. The leading man had knotted muscles and muscles in his arms, and he didn't seem to be an ordinary porter.
After everyone finished drinking, they threw the tea bowl back on the table at will, and several bowls collided with one place and shattered instantly. Old man Li hurriedly said, "Slow down, slow down." ”
The gang ignored it, and pulled the rope and prepared to hit the road. Old man Li hurriedly caught up and said, "This good man hasn't given the money yet." ”
The leader glanced at him and said, "What money?" ”
Old man Li said: "A bowl of tea costs a penny, plus three broken bowls, a total of thirty wen." ”
The man frowned and said, "Your old man's tea is as light as white water, and it's so bad to drink, you dare to ask for money and shameless." After speaking, he pushed Old Man Li away and said, "If you are verbose, Lao Tzu will burn your stall." ”
Old man Li was frightened and didn't dare to say anything more. The footman laughed, and when he turned around, he saw a person sitting on the body, his face full of impatience.
The leader looked at the man in a Taoist robe, recognized it as one of the two people sitting in the tea shed just now, and asked, "That little Taoist priest, what did you come from?" ”
Yan Wuwu glanced at him and said, "Since you have met me, don't talk nonsense about Rory, hurry up and lose money, everyone will save effort." ”
The leader saw that he was tied to a long sword on his back, and his tone was so arrogant, so he paid attention, hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Luo Feihu, dare to ask Your Excellency... ”
Yan Wuwu frowned, and said impatiently: "You don't understand what I said? On such a big day, if you want me to stand here and nag you, you still have to be shameless. ”
Luo Feihu's face turned pale, he drew his knife, and said, "Okay, Your Excellency is here to find fault." With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen subordinates behind him also drew their blades. Luo Feihu said: "There are only two of you, we 。。。。。 Before he finished speaking, he only heard a crackling sound, mixed with screams of "be careful", "ah" and "oops", Luo Feihu hurriedly turned around, and saw a group of porters falling to the ground, holding their heads and rubbing their abdomen, moaning in pain.
Yan Wuwu crossed Luo Feihu with a ladder cloud, sat back in the car, and asked, "How are you?" ”
Luo Feihu swallowed his saliva, threw himself on his knees, and cried: "Heroes spare their lives, heroes spare their lives, don't kill me." I am old and young, and it is not easy to come out to earn a living. ”
Yan Wuwu was amused when he suddenly came like this, and said, "What do I want your life to do?" Hurry up and give the money, I'm still in a hurry. ”
Luo Feihu even claimed that it was, took out a bunch of money and put it on the table, and kept apologizing to Old Man Li. Old man Li hurriedly said: "I don't need so much. ”
Yan smiled carefree, jumped out of the car, and motioned Leng Xiaoxiao to continue on his way. Leng Xiaoxiao said, "Let them go first." Yan Wuwu also understood when he heard it, the two of them left first, who knows if this guy will snatch the money back, and urged Luo Feihu at the moment.
How dare Luo Feihu slack off, restrained his subordinates, and hurried away. Leng Xiaoxiao persuaded Old Man Li not to buy tea here these days, and come back in the next month. Old man Li thanked the two of them and said, "Little brother is right, I'm afraid these bad guys will come back." Anyway, this hanging money is enough for 100 Wen, enough for me to live for half a year. ”
The two said goodbye to Lao Li and continued southward, because their feet were fast enough, and they had entered the hinterland of the Valley of Despair at sunset. Yan Wuwu said: "It seems that it is really as Old Man Li said, there is no one living in this deep mountain, so we have to sleep in the wilderness." ”
Leng Xiaoxiao motioned for him not to make a sound, listened for a while, and said, "Did you hear that?" There seemed to be a sound in the distance. ”
The wild goose was resting without worry, and sure enough, he heard the sound of 'dong' and 'dong' from time to time in the distance, and the two of them started to rush over, and around a mountain col, they saw a farmhouse. The farmhouse was surrounded by a wooden fence, and the water urns and vegetable racks in the courtyard were small and delicate, and there were no cows, horses, or stone grinders, and the owners of the houses were not men, but mostly old and young women.
The two looked at each other and didn't speak, thinking that Old Man Li clearly said that this place was uninhabited, but how could there be such an exquisite courtyard. When he turned to the gate, he saw a man dressed as a farmer banging desperately on the gate, as if trying to break in, and his mouth whirred like a beast, and the sound was made by him hitting the door.
Yan Wuwu couldn't help but shout: "Hey, what are you doing?" ”
The man ignored it and continued to slam the door. Yan Wuwu stepped forward and patted the man's shoulder and said, "Stop, I'll ask you." ”
The man turned around, and Yan Wuwu was startled, only to see that his eyes were blood-red, his face was dull, and his mouth kept whirring. Yan Wuwu was a little flustered and said, "You... Don't come here. ”
The man suddenly screamed, pounced, and grabbed Yan Wuwu's neck. Yan Wuwu didn't know this person, so he naturally didn't want to hurt his life, so he dodged and dodged, only kicking the other party's leg twice, but the strange man didn't seem to be in pain, and he still rushed towards him. Leng Xiaoxiao rushed over and hit the strange man on the neck with a heavy hand, and the man suddenly fainted, fell to the ground and did not move.
Yan Wuwu was frightened and said, "Xiaoxiao, this... What's going on? ”
Leng Xiaoxiao groaned: "This person is crazy, he doesn't seem to understand what you're saying?" ”
At this time, the door of the small courtyard behind him creaked open, and only a woman was heard say: "It's not that I can't understand it, but I can't hear it at all." They looked, and saw a woman about forty years old.
Leng Xiaoxiao and the two were stunned for a moment, seeing that the woman's eyes were clear, her face was like Wu Dan, no matter how she looked at it, she didn't look like a peasant woman living in a barren place.
Listen to the woman, "Who told you to meddle in your affairs?" ”