The three horses ran into the mountain in front and back, the mountain road was steep and rugged, and the horses couldn't run up when they arrived here, so Wang Qilin could only dismount.

Xu Dajiang let go of the horse and peed, and muttered: "Wangshan ran away from a dead horse, the uncle finally understood the meaning of this." ”

The mountain road is difficult to walk, and there are cliffs and steep walls on both sides from time to time, and he and Wang Qilin lead the horse to walk.

Xie Toad was still sitting on the horse, he seemed to have become a paper man, fluttering and powerless, and the horse carried him easily, walking freely.

At this time, it was getting late, and the afterglow was sprinkled in the deep mountains and old forests, and the light was red, like red blood.

The flock of birds returned to the forest, and a few old crows croaked and flew by, adding a bit of depth to the mountain forest.

The road from Yongshui County to Yiwang Township is too difficult to walk, and it takes more than half a day to walk.

The three of them slept at Dou's house all night, and set off early the next morning, which should have arrived at Yiwang Township early at this time.

It's a pity that they didn't know the way, they went in the wrong direction in the morning, and when they found out that something was wrong, it was too late, and now they didn't have time to turn around and rush to Yiwangji Temple before the sun set.

Xu Da glanced at the sky and looked depressed: "The sun is falling too fast, what are you doing in a hurry to go home?"

Xie Toad said angrily: "Shut up, if you hadn't been blind enough to lead the way, would we have made a mistake?"

Xu Da argued: "Can you blame the uncle? The uncle followed the map, and it was not that the map given by the Dou family was inaccurate, but the mistake was also the wrong map." ”

Xie Toad gave a thumbs up: "Immeasurable Tianzun, ordinary people love to call us the old way of the bull nose, I think you are the bull nose, you are the real bull nose." ”

Xu Da snorted and changed the subject: "Alas, I knew that the horse couldn't walk the mountain road, so the uncle wouldn't ride a horse, wouldn't it be hard to ride a mule?"

"How big a mule can move you?" Xie Toad continued to laugh at him, "I heard that there are giant beasts in the southern country called elephants, and you should ride an elephant." ”

The sunset is running out, and the night in the mountains always comes very early.

Xie Toad raised his head, the western sky was red, and the burning clouds were like blooming flowers.

He said: "In the middle of the night in the barren mountains and mountains, the ghosts cry and the people howl and disappear, be careful, I am afraid that I will encounter evil things." ”

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a rough singing voice sounded in the mountains and forests ahead: "Get on the horse and don't catch the whip, but break the willow branches." Playing the flute, worrying about killing travelers. I am sad in my belly, and I am willing to be a horsewhip. In and out of the Lang arm, the knee of the Lang ......"

Xu Da immediately took off the mace and said, "I only heard that I have encountered female ghosts and banshees turning into pretty girls in the barren mountains and mountains to lure scholars to inhale yang qi, and this is the first time I know that they will also turn into men." ”

Wang Qilin said: "Maybe it knows that some of us like men? Let me state first, I don't like it." ”

Xie Toad: "Cultivators have pure hearts and few desires, and I don't like them for men and women." ”

Xu Da had nothing to say.

They walked a few briskly steps around a hill corner, and then took advantage of the setting sun to see a tall soldier with a burden on his back and a red robe walking down the road.

Marching all the way and singing all the way, this is the tradition of the elite military of the New Han Dynasty.

The military household is half a head taller than Wang Qilin, with messy hair on his head, a round-necked robe with patches on his body, and patches on his baggage, and the boots on his feet are gray and black, which is really falling from head to toe.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, he avoided the side of the road, Xu Da looked at the tiger embroidered on his round-necked robe and asked, "Are you from the Northern Mountains and Forests?"

The New Han Dynasty deployed different combat arms in the southeast, northwest and northwest borders, the north is mountainous and forested, the deployed army is good at mountain and land warfare, the trump card in this army is the mountain and forest fierce army, each sergeant's uniform is embroidered with a tiger, take its "brave as a tiger" meaning.

The thick-eyed and big-eyed military household raised his arm and said, "The lowly Ma Ming has seen Lord Tingtianjian, yes, the lowly has been a soldier in the fierce army in the mountains and forests." ”

He raised his arm, and Wang Qilin noticed that one of his arms had been broken at the wrist.

Xu Da asked: "The fierce army of the mountains and forests is the elite of my army, and every military household is a soldier for life, are you coming back to visit your relatives?"

Ma Ming smiled bitterly and said: "No, I participated in the battle with the Rakshasa Kingdom in the Battle of Qizi Mountain Pass a few years ago, and only one of the fifteen brothers in our team survived in this battle, and I was still seriously injured. ”

Xu Da suddenly stood in awe: "I have heard people talk about the battle of Qizi Mountain Pass, saying that the war drums are thundering and the blood is flowing like a river, among which there is the first camp The battle situation is the most tragic, they are the first to kill in the Rakshasa army, and there is not one in ten." ”

Ma Ming nodded silently.

Wang Qilin asked, "Brother Ma's hometown is in Yiwang Township?"

Ma Ming said: "No, my hometown is Mobei. ”

Wang Qilin was surprised: "Then you should be going to Yiwang Township, right?"

This mountain road only leads to Yiwang Township, which is why it is so rugged and narrow, because there are usually few people walking, so the government does not bother to build the road.

Ma Ming said: "My lord Mingjian, a brother in the lowly team is a person from the hometown, and my trip is to send his bones home. ”

Xu Da hugged his fists and said: "Thousands of miles to send spirits, Brother Ma is a man." ”

Ma Ming smiled indifferently and did not continue the topic, he asked: "The three adults are also going to Yiwang Township? Then can we go together?" I raised horses when I was in the army, and I can lead the horses for the three adults, and I just ask the three adults to give them a meal and a porridge, so that the lowly ones can eat enough." ”

Xu Da respected these men who were loyal to the country, and he immediately took out an oil bag from his arms and handed it to him: "There are two chicken legs here, you eat them first to pad your stomach." ”

Ma Ming hurriedly thanked him, he supported the oil bag with his mutilated right arm, pulled out a chicken leg with his left hand, opened his mouth and devoured it.

After eating the chicken, he rattled and ate the chicken bones.

The wind swept away, and there was nothing left of the two chicken legs.

After eating the chicken legs, he stuffed the oiled paper into his arms, and then reached for the reins of the horse.

Wang Qilin said with a smile: "Brother Ma doesn't have to be polite, we can just lead the horse ourselves." ”

Ma Ming said: "Please believe me, I will definitely not break your horse." ”

Wang Qilin shook his head and said, "How can we not believe you? It's just that there is no need for this......

Ma Ming insisted: "The lowly position has made a promise, please let the lowly position lead the horse." ”

Wang Qilin had no choice but to let go, Ma Ming happened to have one arm and one horse, leading the two horses smoothly.

The mountain road is difficult, but fortunately, the moonlight is good, and they can still drive for a while by the moonlight.

Xu Da lit a torch and looked at the map, pointed to the front and said, "After walking for a while, you will come across a shack built by mountain people, where we can eat and rest tonight." ”

Xie Toad squinted at him: "Is it reliable or not?"

Xu Dadao: "You have to ask Dou Jinlai, I don't know if this map is reliable or not." ”

"I'm talking about you. ”

"Then are you uncomfortable with your tongue? Of course Uncle is reliable!"

This time Xu Da was very reliable, and they didn't long after they left, and they saw a hut.

The house is not big, but it is not a shack built of grass and trees, but a small temple built of bricks and stones, and a plaque on the temple has two words on it: filial piety.

Xu Da frowned and said, "Not really, right? ”

Wang Qilin smiled meaningfully: "In the middle of the night, in the mountains, a small temple appeared on the side of the road inexplicably, well, it won't be very peaceful tonight." ”

Xie Toad looked at the temple and said, "Lord Wang, are we going in?"

"Come in. ”

"But I see something wrong with it. ”

Wang Qilin said: "Of course I know that there is a problem with it, why should we go in if there is no problem?"

Xie Toad said bitterly: "My lord, walking in the rivers and lakes is the most taboo to cause trouble, since there is a problem with this temple, we should avoid it." The best way to solve problems is to avoid them, so why should we take any chances?"

"And what we are encountering now is a temple, this thing is very evil, whether it is made of demons or used by mountain people praying for spirits, the evil things that dare to have a temple have great means and great magical powers, we are afraid that we are not opponents!"

What he said made sense, but Wang Qilin hesitated.

At this time, Ma Ming laughed and said: "What the Taoist chief said is good, but the three adults don't have to be afraid, if this temple is related to demons and monsters, it must be coming to me, they will not hurt the three adults, the three adults can enter with confidence." ”