Unsheathed Sword Chapter 11: Ruined Ancient Temple
Early the next morning, the six of them followed the Taoist priest who was too beautiful to talk to.
According to his arrangement, Li Zi and Xu Huaigu's parents were placed in Jiangyuan, the closest city to Qingling, and Li Zi and Xu Huaigu followed him to travel.
Traveling outside is mainly for Li Zi, if a person wants to grow, he must leave his comfort zone and go to a bigger and more vast world. As for Xu Huaigu, it is right to take care of Li Zi's little state of mind, which can make her happier outside, and when she understands the true importance of cultivation, she will no longer need his company, and she will naturally focus all her energy on seeking Taoism.
Jiangyuan is actually not far, and it is only ten miles away from Qingling, but due to Qingling's special formation, people from the outside world do not know the existence of Qingling, and no one has been in contact for five hundred years.
The name of the city still has some origins. It is the birthplace of Qishui, the largest river in East Fuyaozhou, originally known as Jiangyuan, and was later renamed as Jiangyuan.
As a city closest to the demon clan's region, how can it not be considered a wall?
The city is small in scale and remote in a remote location, and most people still follow the ancestors to farm and farm, which is also suitable for two families.
The Taoist priest went to meet the city lord of Jiangyuan, and the city lord received them as if he were walking on thin ice, and quickly placed the best houses and land for the two families, and even led them to see the houses by himself, so he almost did not offer the two families as ancestors.
The two families were not used to it, especially when they heard that the two children were going to travel with the Taoist priest, they both cried a lot. They have farmed all their lives, and they have never seen the world, and they are afraid that their children will be bullied outside.
The Taoist priest repeatedly assured them that he boasted that he was unparalleled in the world. The two families are simple, and they even believe him, but the child is far away from him, and there is always sadness.
Li Zi spent the night at her parents' house that night, she was reluctant to let go of her family, but she also longed for the world that could give her a bigger stage to play, to realize the dream that would never come true in the village.
Xu Huaigu is a heartless master, and he still sleeps like a pig at night, as if nothing happened. Thanks to his mother Qin Qi, who shed tears all night, her eyes were swollen. So he was beaten up by his angry father early the next morning, yelling at him to roll up and get out.
Xu Huaigu hurriedly packed up his things, and really got out without saying anything, of course, before leaving, he was desperately pulled by Qin Qi and gave him a bag of copper coins.
He walked out of the house, looked at this strange city, and looked at his parents standing in place behind him, and he didn't know what emotions he had. Li Zi was waving to him in front, so he ran over, and finally looked back, and froze this picture forever in his mind.
The two children stood side by side, and in front of them was the Taoist priest in a gray and white robe, strolling leisurely.
Li Zi didn't seem to be in a good mood, he didn't talk much, and Xu Huaigu was not a good talker, so he walked into the mountains and forests like this.
Sunlight spilled into the ground in bits and pieces, cutting out the golden tartan shreds. Xu Huaigu specially walked on the ground with sunlight, sometimes the distance was too far, and he had to jump over it vigorously, which looked funny.
But soon, he lost interest, and the contents of the bookcase behind him were so heavy that he couldn't breathe. The weather was hot, and the sweat soaked through the clothes, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to the body.
Xu Huaigu began to complain and asked, "Hey, that person, where are we going?" ”
The Taoist priest stopped and said, "Poor Dao has a name and a surname, not that person." ”
"But you didn't tell me your name."
"I can't tell you my name, but you can call me...... Little Sheep Mountain People. ”
"Poof......" Xu Huaigu and Li Zi laughed at the same time, Xu Huaigu laughed and asked him, "How can there be such a strange name?" Do you have a surname Xiao or a compound surname? ”
The Taoist priest was not annoyed, and told him with a smile: "Shanren is the name of Taoism, and Xiaoyang Shanren is my Taoist name." If you don't like it, I have another name in the rivers and lakes. ”
"Oh? What is it? ”
"The people of the rivers and lakes falsely praise the poor Daodao as the king of the eight mountains."
"Hahaha, are you sure this is a praise to you, not a mockery of you?"
"What's wrong with Wang Ba, he lives longer than anyone else, and no one can help it, why isn't it praise?"
The Taoist priest's heart moved, and he suddenly said: "Li Zi, since you have entered my door, you will naturally be counted as a Taoist lineage, and you will also take a Taoist name, I don't know if you have any ideas?" ”
Li Zi tilted his head, thought for a while, and said, "Take a name, I don't know what to choose, do Taoist priests take some strange names like you, Master?" ”
"My name is strange too? Do you know what other people's names are? ”
"How would I know? Please also ask Master to answer your questions. ”
The Taoist priest smiled and said: "Like my senior brother, he is called Taiqu Mountain People, my ancestor is called Taixin Mountain People, and I also have a senior sister called Pushan People, do you think it is more strange than me?" ”
Li Zi was confused, and he didn't know what those Dao numbers meant. So the Taoist priest said, "Since you can't decide, why don't you take a Taoist name for the teacher?" Absolutely don't make a fuss, let others hear it, they will be heartbroken, and their souls will be broken, do you want to? ”
She didn't know if the Dao number that Master helped her give her was scared, anyway, thinking about the Dao number that Master gave him, she was a little scared.
Could it be that the master helped her get a tiger mountain person?
Li Zi shook his head like a rattle, and said hurriedly: "I don't need the master to open his mouth, I still have to take this number myself." ”
Xu Huaigu came up with a bad idea on the side and said, "Li Zi, why don't you call Lizishan a person, it's not only down-to-earth and harmonious with your name?" ”
Li Zi immediately punched him, and said angrily: "Xu Huaigu, talk nonsense!" ”
The Taoist priest stopped, stroked his palm and smiled: "Good Taoist, I like it very much for the teacher, you will call this in the future, little pear." ”
Li Zi didn't dare to refute him, so he had to sprinkle his anger on Xu Huaigu, chased Xu Huaigu for a long distance, and finally accidentally fell into the mud. The little girl was ashamed and annoyed, and her body was still in pain, so she simply sat on the ground, cried, and shouted, "Xu Huaigu, you bully people!" ”
Xu Huaigu originally wanted to turn around and laugh at her, but when he turned around, he saw the Taoist priest's eyes for the first time, and a chill arose spontaneously, and he was scared into a cold sweat, and walked back to Li Zi's side unconsciously, pulled her up, and said, "Li Zi...... I'm sorry. ”
The little girl burst into tears and laughed, she didn't take this seriously at all, and smiled and rubbed the mud on her clothes on Xu Huaigu's body. Xu Huaigu didn't dare to dodge, so he let her do whatever she wanted.
A small episode on the road passed quickly, and the three of them continued to hurry, but Xu Huaigu had more thoughts.
The Taoist priest seemed to be smiling and amiable with him all the time, but in fact he was preparing to kill in the village two days ago.
Xu Huaigu was thinking about it, but the cold voice of the Taoist priest suddenly appeared in his ears: "Xu Huaigu, you have to figure out your position." You only have the opportunity to be here because Li Zi asked you to go along. Even if Li Zi doesn't care about your words and deeds, I see it in my heart, and I care very much. ”
Xu Huaigu looked up at the Taoist priest in front of him who was still walking slowly, and he was indescribably afraid. He followed behind the Taoist priest and did not dare to complain about the difficulty of the journey, but walked silently.
Before you know it, the sky turns red, and the sun shines its last rays on the earth.
Li Zi also had a hard time walking, rubbed her sore calves, and asked with a sad face, "Master, where are we going to spend the night?" I'm breaking my legs. ”
The Taoist priest happened to climb over a mountain, and by the dim daylight, he pointed to a small dilapidated temple halfway up the mountain in front of him, and said, "It's in that small temple, let's go." ”
Li Ziqiang held on and continued to follow. The small temple was faintly visible in the dusk, and it was mixed with the lush jungle, which highlighted the desolation.
The Taoist priest walked in front alone, looking in that direction, with some longing, and said to himself: "Tonight, what is the story?" ”