Gu Shengchao came to the cave below with a torch, the goat mother and son were gone, he crawled out of the hole, the sun was shining outside, and the original black pressure on many black birds had already flown without a trace. He came back from fetching water and told Ding Ying, and Ding Ying was also happy. Gu Shengchao used a rope to hang Ding Ying down and helped her out of the cave. The two looked at each other, and the goat mother and son should run away, and they could not be found again.

The two of them were extremely excited, and they went through this ordeal, as if they were reborn in Nirvana.

Gu Shengchao picked up some stones and rebuilt the hole inside with mud, firstly to prevent wild beasts from entering, and secondly, to prevent people with ill intentions from deliberately destroying it. The narrow passage behind the grass was also blocked, and it was not long before the weeds on it were overgrown and outsiders would never find it. In the process of searching for stones, he found that there were traces of artificial piling up on a cliff, but the rocks were already charred, and the buildings on the ground had long ceased to exist, leaving only stone pillars and stone pedestals, which were obviously burned by fire, consistent with the records on the cliff wall. Gu Shengchao told Ding Ying, Ding Ying insisted on going, Gu Shengchao wanted to carry her over, but she refused, and followed him on crutches alone.

The two looked at the ruined ruins, and sighed, a sect that was once admired by thousands of people finally disappeared without a trace, which really made people sigh.

At the moment, the nearest town is still Luoya Bay, Ding Ying gritted her teeth and insisted on walking for a short while, and finally Gu Shengchao carried her back and returned there.

The whole town of Raven Bay was in shambles, and people were able to hide from the crows in their houses, and all kinds of livestock were damaged, and horses suffered the most in the disaster, with countless casualties. The carriage is expensive, and Ding Ying's remaining silver taels are not enough at all, but fortunately, there are many spare vehicles and the price is cheap. Ding Ying had to buy a two-wheeled car, which was much more stable than the original unicycle. The handle of the trolley is long, and it can be pushed and pulled, which is really convenient.

The two traveled for more than ten days and successfully came to the foot of the Seven Star Cliff Mountain. The mountain road was winding and rugged, Gu Shengchao planned to carry her up the mountain, but Ding Ying refused, saying that the sect had rules that outsiders, especially men, must not trespass without permission, and the punishment for violators was very severe, and they would even be executed. She took out all the silver taels on her body and gave them to Gu Shengchao, and said, "You first find a place to live at the bottom of the mountain for a few days, and when my master Ming arranges an errand for you, I will look for you from the next mountain." ”

Gu Shengchao was penniless, so he accepted it and told Ding Ying that he would definitely return it to her in the future.

Ding Ying walked on crutches and went up the mountain alone. The mountain road was steep, and she dragged a lame leg, and from time to time she had to use both hands and feet to climb up, which was very difficult. She was halfway up the mountain, sweating profusely, and sat down on the rocks to rest for a while. Soon she came to a waterfall, and the rocks were washed by the water like a carp's back was dark and shiny, and the patches of green moss attached to it were so smooth that she didn't notice the slipping under her feet and fell backwards.

"Oops!" Ding Ying secretly complained, there was no cover in the air behind her, she first covered her head with both hands, and was ready to roll down from the rock. Ding Ying's body was about to fall, but a pair of hands supported her from behind in time. When she turned around, it was Gu Shengchao.

"Why are you here?" Ding Ying was a little uneasy in surprise.

Gu Shengchao helped Ding Ying to stand firmly, "The mountain road is steep and difficult, you have an ankle injury, I am worried that you will encounter trouble on the road, so follow all the way behind, if you are offended, I hope Miss Ding will forgive me." ”

Ding Ying looked around in a panic, and urged in a low voice: "Go back quickly, this is already a forbidden place for the sect, and no master allows strange men to trespass, so that the sisters of the same sect can see it, they will kill you." ”

Gu Shengchao said disapprerovingly: "The mountains here are high and the forests are dense, and they can't see us." In this case, I will carry you to the upper part of the path and leave, and they will not find out. ”

Ding Ying raised her head and looked, the mountain road next to the waterfall was slippery, and it was difficult for her to climb up alone, so she had to nod and say: "Okay, say it, you will go down the mountain immediately when you get to the top, otherwise your life will not be guaranteed, and I will also be blamed and confined." ”

Gu Shengchao agreed, picked up Ding Ying on his back and stepped on the rugged rocks to climb up. From time to time, pines and cypresses grew out of the crevices of the rocks to block the way, and they had to pass through the cracks between the trees and the rocks.

"Oops!" Ding Ying shouted softly again.

"What's wrong?" Gu Shengchao stopped, lest the sharp branches scratch Ding Ying's face.

"It's okay, a branch just now hung around my neck and stabbed me." Ding Ying replied.

Gu Shengchao was doubly cautious, leaned down and continued to move forward. A warm, slippery thing landed on his neck, sliding against his skin and falling into the pouch on his chest. Gu Shengchao secretly pinched it with his fingers, like a jade pendant, it should be that the branch just hung up the ribbon around Ding Ying's neck, and the jade pendant fell unfettered. The mountain road is difficult to walk, and there is rarely a place to stay, and Gu Shengchao is inconvenient to stop more, so he thought of returning it to Ding Ying on the top.

In order to avoid encountering other disciples of the Seven Star Cliff, the two of them chose a secluded place to walk, and only climbed up after about an hour. As far as the eye could see, the road outside the bushes was flat, and the two came to the top of the mountain. Gu Shengchao put down Ding Ying, panting from exhaustion, and lifted the placket of his clothes to wipe the sweat on his face.

Ding Ying was grateful, she took out a handkerchief and handed it to Gu Shengchao: "Thank you Brother Gu today, you wipe your sweat first, rest and go down the mountain!" lest others see it, and cause many troubles. ”

The handkerchief is fragrant, and he has never seen Ding Ying use fat powder, so he doesn't know where the fragrance comes from. Gu Shengchao wiped his sweat and handed the handkerchief back to Ding Ying, he stood up and remembered the jade pendant in his arms, and was just about to reach out to pick it out, when two women jumped out from behind the tree.

"No wonder Senior Sister Ding Ying hasn't seen her these days, it turned out that she was seducing a wild man." A tall woman sneered.

Ding Ying's face changed greatly, Fu Shu stood up and said coldly: "I was ordered by my master to go down the mountain to do errands, and I was injured by the gangsters, thanks to this big brother's kindness, our Tianshu Peak has its own master in charge of the matter, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

The woman sighed a few times, raised her eyebrows and said: "I've only been out for a few days, and I don't even care about it, tell you, no matter how Tianshu Peak protects you, you are also a member of the Seven Star Cliff, or our master in charge of Tianquan Peak has the final say." ”

Ding Ying was neither humble nor arrogant: "Sister Miao can also see that I can't walk because of my ankle injury, and it is understandable to spend money to hire someone to carry up the mountain, I will be the master of the Ming Dynasty, if I am punished for violating the rules of the sect, it will also be our Tianshu Peak master to enforce the law." This eldest brother was hired by me at my expense, and I also asked Sister Miao and Amei to let him go down the mountain. ”

Sister Miao looked Gu Shengchao up and down: "You concubine with thick eyebrows and big eyes, no wonder I fascinated you." This is the forbidden place of the sect, and there is no order from the head of the sect to break in and kill without mercy. She instructed the woman, named Amei, "Kill him." ”

Amei was stunned for a moment, slowly pulled out her sword, and hesitated not to step forward.

Sister Miao shook her hand and slapped Amei, "What, isn't it useless for my senior sister to speak?" ”

Amei's face was hot and painful, she didn't dare to refute, and stabbed at Gu Shengchao with her sword. Ding Ying flipped her wrist and shook out the soft whip to stop Ah Mei, she ordered Gu Shengchao: "Go quickly." ”

Gu Shengchao's internal strength was exhausted, he knew that he was invincible, and he didn't have time to explain and turned around and left. Sister Miao chased after her with a sword: "If you want to run, see if I catch you, let you pair of adulterers and adulteresses be humiliated in public in Qixing Cliff." ”

Ding Ying was unable to move, she waved a soft whip in a vain attempt to stop Sister Miao, but the whip was out of reach, Sister Miao jumped over the tip of the whip and stood in the middle of the road to block the way.

Gu Shengchao turned his head and ran to the side, turning the boulder along the path, but the road suddenly disappeared, and a cliff appeared in front of him. He hurriedly collected his steps, the moss on the rocks was slippery, and he ran too fast and slid straight out. Gu Shengchao let out an "ah" and fell.

The wind hunted in his ears, and the ancient saint fell rapidly. The ancient trees sticking out horizontally beside the cliff face were dense, and he walked through the bushes from time to time, trying to grasp the branches with his hands and feet, although the scratches on his body were in vain, but the speed of his fall slowed down a little. He kept hitting the branches, his internal organs were about to shatter, and finally his head didn't know where to touch, and he completely fainted.

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After I don't know how long, Gu Shengchao slowly came to sense. It was as if he had had a long, long dream, but he couldn't remember what he dreamed of, just tired, very tired, very tired.

"You're awake." A voice of vicissitudes came.

Gu Shengchao tried hard to open his eyes, he moved, and the bones all over his body seemed to be shattered, and there was a sharp spasm from head to toe. He had to turn his head slowly, only to find that he was lying on a bamboo bed, and an elderly man sitting on a bamboo chair next to him stared at him.

"Where am I?" Gu Shengchao asked.

The elder didn't answer, and said in a hoarse voice: "I checked your body, learned kung fu, the dantian was shattered by someone, and the internal strength was lost, judging from the wear and tear of the shoes, it was from a long distance. Right? ”

Gu Shengchao seemed to have been pierced under the direct gaze of the elders, and he didn't dare to hide it, so he told the assassination of Zhao Yinhu in detail.

The elder bowed slightly, took out a jade pendant and asked, "Where did you get this thing?" ”

The jade pendant is green, and there are strange flowers and plants engraved around it, and there is a "Sichuan" character in it.

Gu Shengchao thought for a while, he shook his head and said, "The juniors have never seen this thing, I don't know why the seniors asked me." ”

The elder looked at Gu Shengchao, his sharp gaze swept across his face, and he could see that Gu Shengchao didn't look like he was lying. The elder played with the jade pendant and asked, "Before you fell off the cliff, were there any people around?" ”

Gu Shengchao listened to the elder's prompt, he remembered, and was about to reach out and touch the jade pendant that Ding Ying had dropped in his chest pocket. As soon as he moved, his whole body was in pain, and he realized that he couldn't move at all, except for his left arm, right arm and both legs.

The elder saw the strange thing and admonished, "You fell off the cliff and your bones were broken in many places, so you are very lucky to survive." I will fix your injuries with a splint, don't move for the time being, lest the bones be misaligned, and if you have something to say, you don't have to hide it. ”

Gu Shengchao asked: "The jade pendant in the hands of the seniors is what I got in my arms?" ”

The elder nodded.

Gu Shengchao let out a long breath, "That's it." He first reported his name to his family, and then met Ding Ying, and the two returned to the Seven Star Cliff together, he carried Ding Ying up the mountain and the jade pendant slipped down, and the disciples of the Seven Star Cliff chased and killed him, and told the elders in detail. Even in Luocrow Bay, he took refuge in danger and saw the "Phoenix Dance Swordsmanship" in the cave, and he told it without concealment.

The elder was shocked: "You are also a martial arts practitioner, so you don't need to tell such secrets, why do you want to tell me?" ”