Before Hong Bo left, he deliberately cleaned up the house where Shen Yun lived before. So, Shen Yun declined the enthusiasm of the tenants and stayed in Zhuangzi for one night.

The next day was Chinese New Year's Eve. Before dawn, Shen Yun quietly left and went straight to the mountains.

I haven't been here for nearly a year, and Master's grave is still fine, but the grave bag and tombstone are almost covered with withered grass and wild vines. Shen Yun cleaned them up first, then kowtowed three times on the grave, and said in his mouth: "Master, the unfilial disciple has come to see you." After getting up, as usual, he sat down cross-legged in front of the grave, took out a small wine jar from his bag, patted the sealing mud on it, and muttered in his mouth, "Master, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the apprentice brought you your favorite osmanthus wine to ......."

As if seeing the master in a black leather robe again, sitting there cross-legged, looking at himself lovingly, Shen Yun couldn't help choking his throat, and a mist welled up in his eyes: "Master, I miss you so much......

Five miles away in the dense forest, the old man's mouth was full of words, adjusting the picture on the black iron disc. Soon, the tombstone was enlarged, and the two lines of words on the tablet were faintly recognizable.

"Aoki Gate?" Gu San frowned in disappointment, "How is it Aoki Gate......!

Before he finished speaking, he received an ancient "hairy chestnut".

"Can you grow your brain?" rebuked the latter, "can those three words be engraved on a tombstone?"

Gu San touched his head, blinked his eyes, and finally understood: "That's right." If the Immortal Court knows, it will definitely dig a grave!"

The old man stiffened his face and snorted: "People die like lights go out, and it's just a matter of digging graves." According to the style of Xianting, within ten miles of the surrounding area, I don't want to have a living mouth. ”

"It's really evil!" Gu San looked at Gu Er, "Second brother, Brother Shen has a teacher." Do you think he's the guy we've been looking for?"

Gu Er kept staring at the picture and didn't say anything. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and asked one after another: "Do you remember that His Excellency once mentioned a book called "Aoki Pharmacopoeia"?

"So, it's very likely!" the old man heard the meaning, and a pair of bean eyes suddenly lit up.

The ancient three reacted, and they flicked up with joy, raising their heads and roaring.

"What's the name of the ghost!" Gu Er rolled his eyes and interrupted, "In the wilderness, do you want to summon the wolf?"

The second brother, who has always been serious, even laughed, which can be seen nine times out of ten. Gu San closed his voice and smiled so much that he couldn't see his eyes: "After looking for more than ten years, I finally found it." I'm so happy! I can't do it, I won't invite a wolf, right?"

Gu Da was also so happy that he couldn't close his mouth: "It's rare to be so happy, just let him go." ”

By the time Shen Yun finished talking about his experience in the provincial capital in front of Lin Yan's grave, the sun had already risen.

"Master, the apprentice is going to rush to the East City Gate at noon, and now he must go. He kowtowed three more times, "I can't accompany you for the New Year." Greetings to your early years. ”

After getting up, he gave the grave a few handfuls of soil before he turned to leave.

The time was well calculated, and he arrived at the hill outside the East City Gate a little more than a quarter of an hour early.

The three Gu brothers have the magic weapon of shrinking the land, so they naturally arrived a little earlier than him.

"It's coming!" As soon as he saw someone, Gu San threw his second brother's warning out of the clouds and eagerly moved forward.

In this regard, Gu Er had expected it, and pulled the person without a trace: "Brother Shen, there is still some time before noon, you can sit down and have a cup of tea first." ”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Da had already poured a bowl of hot tea and served it, and greeted him earnestly: "Brother Shen, it's hot, warm up." ”

Shen Yun keenly caught the excitement in the eyes of the three people. He glanced at Gu San suspiciously, nodded and replied, "Yes." With that, he walked over, sat down cross-legged beside the old man, and took the tea bowl with both hands.

Not surprisingly, ingredients are also added to the tea soup. Shen Yun still quietly added a Hundred Flowers Jade Dew Pill to the tea soup, took a sip of the tea bowl, and said with a smile: "Ancient Three Seniors, I'm very happy today." ”

"People have happy events," Gu San finally remembered Gu Er's warning, scratching his ears and cheeks, and laughing, "Refreshed ......"

Gu Dasheng was afraid that he would leak his mouth, so he quickly interrupted him and smiled at Shen Yun: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is a small year in our place. He, a man who is dozens of years old, is still like a doll, looking forward to the New Year, and he is very happy. ”

It's really getting darker and darker! Gu Er turned his head helplessly.

Seeing this, he pointed to the sun hanging in the sky and said, "Big brother, it's noon." ”

Gu Sanlian nodded: "Let's start, start right away." ”

The suspicion in Shen Yun's heart was even worse, and he secretly guarded his whole body, just in case.

As before, he smelled the fragrance of jade bell flowers again. But to his surprise, other than that, the three Gu brothers did not do anything else.

"Well, we made an appointment with the big fat man, and we traded here. According to the agreement, they took Shen Yun under a big locust tree with a crooked neck in the small forest outside the south city gate. Then, without looking back, he went to the City God Temple.

Could it be that I am thinking too much? Shen Yun thanked them again, and after seeing them leave, he gathered his attention and looked around, inspecting the surrounding terrain.

And after the three Gu brothers entered the Chenghuang Temple, they were also immediately busy-Gu Er stayed behind to take care of Shen Yun, and Gu Da took Gu Er and returned to Zhengjiazhuang with the technique of shrinking the ground into inches. The two of them went to Cha Linyan. Because Gu Er analyzed with them, with Shen Yun's temperament, it was impossible to tell them the origin of the Aoki Gate in a short time, so if they wanted to know if the Aoki Gate was what they imagined, they could only start with Lin Yan's clue. Dead people don't speak, but they don't lie.

This area was originally sparsely populated, and because today was Chinese New Year's Eve, no one passed by for a whole afternoon.

At dusk, a tall and strong middle-aged man dressed in a navy blue brocade robe appeared outside the small forest. He looked around alertly, and with the horns of his robe, he hurried into the woods.

He should be familiar with this forest. Because in the dense woods, he neither stopped nor made a detour, and went straight to the crooked-necked locust tree.

Soon, he rushed under the tree.

No one.

Behind the tree, a hemp bag, bulging, lay on the ground.

The big fat man was alert and stood three steps away from the hemp bag.

"Hey!" he yelled at the hemp bag.

The hemp bag was still sitting there silently, not moving.

The big fat man scratched his head, bent down to pick up a small pebble from the ground, concealed it, and threw it on the hemp bag.

The hemp bag is still untouched.

Seeing this, the big fat man took a long breath, showed a relaxed look on his face, took out his handkerchief, took off his black fur hat, wiped the sweat on his forehead vigorously, and said to himself: "The three brothers of the Gu family are really as good as the rumors, and they are very reliable. ”

Wiping off his sweat, he put away his handkerchief again, and then paced towards the hemp bag unhurriedly.

No, as soon as he walked past the trunk of the tree, he suddenly appeared in disguise. 、

"Whoa-", the dead branches and rotten leaves on the ground suddenly rose, and then, he only felt his feet being lifted upwards violently, and the sound of whirring wind sounded in his ears.

When he reacted, he found himself wrapped in a large net of twine, hanging from a tree.

"Ahh

In the silence of the woods, his screams were particularly loud. The surrounding birds fluttered in surprise.

The big fat man obviously has some experience. After the initial panic, he quickly calmed down, no longer struggling, but grabbed the net rope, and while looking around, he shouted: "Is it the three ancient masters who are joking?"

However, no one answered him.

No! A trace of panic flashed in the big fat man's eyes, and he asked loudly: "Which friend is it?" Li asked his friend to show up and have something to say. ”

"Li Ye is a cheerful person. A thin figure flashed from behind a bush on the front left side.

When the big fat man heard the prestige, he saw that it was a young man with a long body and a handsome face, and he couldn't help but gasp, and said in a trembling voice: "It's you, a boy surnamed Shen!"

The person who came was Shen Yun.

Regarding the big fat man, the three Gu brothers did not disclose more information. Shen Yun didn't dare to despise it, and laid a total of three lines of defense. The first is this trap, which is also the easiest. As a result, the big fat man was a mortal without kung fu to accompany him, and he was successfully caught by the trap.

Shen Yun stood still under the tree, clasped his hands on his shoulders, looked up at the big fat man hanging on the tree, and sneered: "Master Li is really powerful." Even a nameless boy like me, Li Ye actually knows. Forgive me for being lonely and unheard, may I ask, who is Li Ye's sacredness, why did he go to such lengths to find me a nameless boy?"

The big fat man didn't answer him, but suddenly changed his face, blew his beard and glared at him, and scolded sharply: "Boy, don't toast and don't eat, eat and drink! You go to the four major areas of the city to inquire, grandpa and I are also what you can provoke?"

Shen Yun sneered and plucked one of his ears with his fingers: "Master Li's body is good, and he is full of energy. However, in order to wait for Master Li, I blew a cold wind in this broken forest for an afternoon. That's it, not to mention eating, I didn't even drink hot water. Well, I'll go find some hot food to pad my stomach. Annoyed Li Ye thought about it on the tree first. If Li Ye thinks clearly and is willing to speak well, he will scream in annoyance. I promise that as soon as I hear it, I will definitely come over as soon as possible. ”

With that, he turned and walked away.

"Hey, boy, stop!" the big fat man shouted at the top of his throat when he saw this, anxious, "I've brought quite a few people." They'll be coming over soon. You can't run away from ......",

Unexpectedly, Shen Yun didn't even look back, and waved his right hand casually as he continued to walk forward: "Master Li's words should be left to deceive the three-year-old child." ”

The big fat man was immediately deflated. Well, he is indeed lying. Because the three Gu brothers have a well-known temper: when handing over to them, the 'owner' can bring people, but the people can only stay at the south gate. Otherwise, the transaction will be voided.

This time, he was secretly ordered by the eldest lord to act secretly. In addition, the eldest lord believed in the reputation of the three Gu brothers on the road very much, and specially instructed him not to take anyone. So, he came alone.

"Come back, I said. He was frustrated, "I'll tell you everything." ”