40 Broken Temple
"Everyone, work hard, this mountain is called Thunderstorm Mountain, the weather is treacherous and changeable, the weather is still sunny at the moment, we strive to cross this mountain as soon as possible!"
Yan Yu quickly pushed the luxurious carriage with both hands, and his legs stepped out step by step, looking very difficult.
The slope of Thunderstorm Mountain is extremely high, and it is difficult for ordinary horses to go up alone without carrying people, let alone pulling a heavy carriage behind their backs.
As a result, Mr. Ho and his two students had to come down and climb the mountain on foot.
And the two catchers, one pushing the carriage at the back, and the other pulling the horse rope in front of him.
On the other hand, on Li Qingshan's side, the little red horse didn't seem to be affected at all, and the slope with a slope of nearly sixty degrees was like flat ground to it.
Not only does it not need the three people in the carriage to get down with Li Qingshan, but it can even lean to the side of "Baojun" from time to time to perform a three-legged jump......
Of course, Li Qingshan also invited Mr. He and his two students to sit in the carriage and squeeze around.
Mr. Ho was embarrassed and always refused...... As for the two students, they seemed to be a little disgusted that the car board behind the little red horse was a little messy, so they would rather climb the hill by themselves than take the car.
Seeing this, Li Qingshan didn't say anything anymore.
An hour later.
The crowd marched to the top of Thunderstorm Mountain.
Bang!
A green thunderbolt smashed straight down five meters in front of Baojun!
Where the green thunder fell, a large black pit appeared.
The frightened Baojun's legs were so weak that he almost didn't pull the carriage over!
Wow!
The rain fell in an instant!
The three students on Li Qingshan's side moved quickly, and while putting on their own robes, they also threw a hat to the gentleman on horseback.
"There's a ruined temple in front, go in and take refuge." Li Qingshan, who was wearing a hat, shouted.
"Boom!"
The little red horse let out a long roar and galloped towards the ruined temple.
On Mr. He's side, he dragged two students to run wildly in the rain.
After them, Yan Zhao and the two of them quickly pulled Baojun to follow......
......
Inside the ruined temple, a cracked Buddha statue is lined up in the center.
The walls were covered in cobwebs and a thick layer of dust.
Fortunately, the roof of the ruined temple was still intact, and only a few places were leaking.
Crunch... Crunch... Crunch......
Two bonfires, one on the left and one on the right, are burning, bringing some warm light to this cold and dark ruined temple.
The two of them were the last to enter the temple, and there was water constantly dripping down their bodies.
They simply took off their coats and stirred the water aside.
Mr. Ho's side was not much better than theirs, but their carriage was roofed, and the clothes in it were not wet.
The three of them took turns walking to the Buddha statue and changed their soaked clothes.
As for Li Qingshan's side, his students basically didn't get wet, and after a little fire, the dampness and coldness on their bodies dissipated.
The wind howled through the gates of the ruined temple, and the windows that were not closed tightly creaked constantly.
"Ahh
"Ahh
The three of Mr. He's side, even if they changed into dry clothes and burned the fire, they couldn't dispel the cold feeling after the rain.
In addition, the scholars who have not entered Confucianism and Taoism are already weak.
Looking at the situation of a few people, it is estimated that they will have a cold and fever the next day.
Listening to the endless sneezing, Li Qingshan got up, walked outside the temple with the big iron pot, cleaned the pot with rainwater, and then took the rainwater in.
After boiling the rainwater, Li Qingshan casually cut a few pieces of old ginger purchased from Nantong County.
After a while, the spicy ginger flavor spread.
This smell is usually a bit nastic, but when it rains and the body is cold, just smelling the spicy smell can feel a little more warmth in the body.
Soon, a large pot of pale yellow ginger tea was ready.
"Mr. He, two adults, come over and drink some ginger soup." Li Qingshan greeted.
Hearing this, everyone who had long been stimulated by the smell of ginger soup and wanted to make a big bowl got up and walked over.
Josh and Xiaoqi'er were also very sensible and took out the bowl they were carrying.
Li Qingshan picked up the iron pot with one hand and poured a bowl of ginger tea for several people very smoothly.
When the two of them were about to say thank you, they picked up the ginger tea and drank it all.
Mr. Ho walked over to find that his two students were still standing in place and had never come.
"Zhijie, Xiaohan, can't you come yet?"
Wang Zhijie waved his hand and said, "Sir, I won't drink it, it's not cold." ”
"Me too, let them drink." Zhuang Han's tone was cold and he agreed.
It's all swinging, and it's not cold...... Mr. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Come over quickly." ”
"Yes!" The two students looked at each other and walked over with reluctance on their faces.
followed Mr. He to thank Li Qingshan, and then picked up the ginger tea and drank it.
Look at their tea-drinking expressions...... The word disgust is already written on the face.
At the same time, Xiao Qi'er and the others also drank ginger tea.
They drank it quite comfortably, although their bodies were not so cold, but this tea, their whole bodies were warm, not to mention how comfortable.
Yan Zhuai quickly put down the bowl and said to everyone: "You can rest in peace tonight, Zhao Zhuai and I will take turns to keep vigil." ”
"Vigil? This place is barren and wild, and there is a storm outside, there should be no villains, right? Wang Zhijie frowned, and only drank less than half of the big bowl of ginger tea, so he put it down.
"Yes, the two adults have wasted so much energy today, why don't you rest together, I don't think there will be any villains in this place." As he spoke, Zhuang Han also put down the ginger tea in his hand.
Her bowl was even more, as if she hadn't drunk it before.
"You don't know, I didn't say it before, there is actually a group of hidden mountain bandits in this Thunderstorm Mountain, their whereabouts are difficult to find, and they are extremely cunning...... There are often people who pass by under their captivity. ”
"If there is no one to keep vigil, if the mountain bandits come, then I really don't know how to die."
"The two of us are rough people, and the night is more routine, so you should rest early."
Bang!
The thunder was rolling, and the rain was getting heavier outside.
"Save. Life... Ah......h
A terrible cry pierced through the rain.
Boom! Boom!
The two caught up quickly, drew their long knives and hid behind the walls on both sides of the entrance to the ruined temple.
Li Qingshan glanced at the location of the gate of the broken temple, and faintly he saw two figures, one tall and one short, staggering towards here.
"Help us! Help us! ”
As the figures got closer and closer, Li Qingshan could already clearly hear their shouts.
As far as the eye can see, there is an extra man and a woman.
Soon, the man and the woman ran to the gate of the broken temple, and they were drenched and panting and shouted to the people in front of them: "Mountain bandits, there are mountain bandits!" ”
"Where's the bandits?" As soon as Zhao Zhuhai heard this, he immediately stepped forward and put the knife on the man's neck.
In his opinion, these two men and women who suddenly appeared were extremely suspicious, and it was always right to control the men first.
Originally, the man and woman hadn't seen the two catchers hiding by the door, but now they saw the official uniforms worn by each other.
The man was not afraid of the blade, he fell to his knees, pointed to the door and shouted, "My lord! The bandits are out there! The bandits are chasing us! ”
"My lord! Your Excellency, you must save us! The woman with a disheveled hair and disheveled clothes also knelt down, and kowtowed to Zhao Zhutou as she spoke......