Chapter 13: The Hunt (Part II)
Encirclement and Suppression Tricks (Part II)
Tonight's night is very quiet, and the moon is extremely bright.
Although not everyone can live in a house, just like today, being able to eat a good meal is the happiest thing for the people who have been suffering from hunger and cold these days.
At night, Cui Wei, under the instruction of Xu Changan, vacated some of the original rooms in Qingfeng Village, and let the frail children and the elderly live in first. As for the others, the autumn is high and cool, the moon and stars are scarce, and it is a good time to enjoy the wind. There are also a few people who are noisy, and the man who is more than seven feet old has to grab a few rooms with the elderly and children because his head is swollen and his butt hurts, Cui Wei has a little bit of a bad scale, so he can only find Xu Changan. Xu Changan has neglected to tidy up his appearance these days, with a full beard, carrying a burner wrapped in linen, glaring at them, these people were immediately refreshed, and their buttocks didn't hurt anymore. patted his ass and found a place with grass on the mountain, and went to listen to the wind and admire the moon.
Seeing that the immortal masters were all standing up, these people had nothing to complain about, and they all slept outside honestly.
Fortunately, there were a few heavy rains at the end of summer, and by the time autumn came, the eyes were full of gold, and the sky was very high and blue. So, there's nothing wrong with lying outside all night.
Seeing that everyone was almost arranged, Xu Changan quietly carried the long sword on his back and went to the place where he was sitting and chatting with Cui Wei at the beginning.
That place is also a cliff, although there is grass, but the wind is more urgent than other places, and if you have a bad habit of sleeping at night, you are afraid that you will go down the mountain without paying attention.
So this place is very clean.
Xu Changan sat down, untied the long sword, held the long sword in both hands, and sighed leisurely.
It was the first time he became someone else's reliance, and the first time he dealt with such a big thing independently, he felt that he had barely passed.
At least so far, there has been no infighting between the people and the water pirates, and everyone is safe.
This feeling is very strange, it seems that something invisible suddenly weighs on me, it is very heavy, and I am afraid every day, but it is very down-to-earth, and every day feels meaningful. Although Xu Changan himself didn't know, whether he could find Lan Yu and let him willingly cooperate with him to break through to the Huixi Realm and rescue the one hundred and ten people.
Lan Yu's survival on the mountain alone is naturally much easier than that of the hundred and tenth people, and Xu Changan can feel that he has also reached the peak of his mastery, as long as he can survive for a longer time, he can always break through to the Huixi Realm, and then go down the mountain.
If Xu Changan doesn't care about this group of people, he can also survive easily with Xiaobai alone, it's just a matter of time.
But with these 100 people, the situation is completely different.
Moreover, as a disciple of Shushan, he must not be indifferent, right? He has accepted the inheritance of Buddhism, and it is impossible for him to turn a blind eye? As a former loyal and righteous official of the Holy Dynasty, he should not regard the lives of the people as a mustard; as an apprentice of the master, he should care more about the people.
More importantly, Xu Changan clearly understands himself, he is a person who can't see others suffering. 、
It's just that this is the first time he has taken on such a big responsibility, although he also had a lot of pressure in Shushan at the beginning, but at that time, there were lame, Pei Changkong and others; when he was in Tongzhou, Su Qing also shared with him; during the battle of conquering Yue, it was Jiang Ming who took the lead, and there was still a powerful holy dynasty behind him; not to mention in Chang'an, the master and the holy emperor took good care of him. So on this evil ghost mountain, he was the first time he really picked up the burden on his shoulders.
Xu Changan sighed leisurely, I really didn't know if I could take these people down the mountain safely.
After a long sigh, Xu Changan turned his head sharply and saw Cui Wei coming over.
"What is the Immortal Master worried about?Is it difficult to break through?" Cui Wei stood respectfully behind Xu Changan.
"Sit down!" Xu Changan patted the grass beside him and nodded towards Cui Wei.
Cui Wei was a little flattered, but after a short period of surprise, he sat directly beside Xu Changan without pretentiousness.
When Xu Changan revealed his identity as a cultivator to him, he didn't care, because he didn't think that Xu Changan could save everyone.
But now it's different, this immortal master has become the only hope for everyone on the mountain.
So his attitude has also changed, and he has become a little afraid of Xu Changan.
"Immortal Master......" Cui Wei lowered his head, looked at Xu Changan, who was slightly stunned, and shouted quietly.
Xu Changan always felt that this title was a little awkward, glanced at Cui Wei, thought about it and said: "You don't need to call me an immortal master in the future, I always feel very awkward." ”
"Then what do I call you?" Xu Changan was stunned when he heard the name.
Indeed, he is a person who can't even use a name, he can only shake his head, and slowly spit out four words in his mouth: "Call Mr!"
Cui Wei glanced at this man in rags, with a bearded face, like a homeless man, in surprise, and replied: "Okay, sir." ”
A gust of wind blew and seemed to blow the topic away from both of them.
Xu Changan didn't speak, and Cui Wei didn't know what to say.
For a long time, Xu Changan didn't know what to remember, stared at the few stars left in the sky, and asked the children beside him, "By the way, Cui Wei, what is your ideal?"
The child thought about it for a while, and suddenly stopped talking, but finally said stubbornly: "When I was a child, my father asked me the same thing, and I envied the big tiger skin chair in Zhongyi Hall, which was very comfortable! I never understood why, and my dad didn't explain. ”
Xu Changan glanced at him.
"So your childhood dream was to be a water thief?"
Cui Wei nodded and glanced at Xu Changan cautiously, after all, water piracy is not a glamorous profession.
"Then you can now help your father take revenge, and then take charge of Qingfeng Village. ”
Cui Wei's head shook like a wave drum: "I've been in office for a day now, and I feel too annoyed, there are many things to do, and a lot of things to think about." ”
"And ......," he thought for a moment, not knowing whether to say the rest of the story.
Xu Changan glanced at him encouragingly, and Cui Wei said, "Wait for the immortals...... Sir, after you have broken through and led the people down the mountain, can you keep this group of brothers on the mountain to continue to plague this waterway? We all know in our hearts, maybe we will have to honestly tie our hands and report to the Yamen when we go down the mountain. ”
Xu Changan was about to speak, but Cui Wei looked at the starry sky with a happy face.
"Maybe that's okay, in the future, many brothers will be disgusted by their own actions. ”
Xu Changan nodded.
"The years are dull, and it is indeed commendable. But you don't necessarily need to go to the Yamen!"
When Cui Wei heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed, he turned around, and kowtowed respectfully at Xu Changan three times.
"Thank you, Xian...... Immortal...... Mr. ”
Xu Changan knew that his three heads were knocked on behalf of the water thieves who had not harmed anyone on the mountains, and Xu Changan accepted it calmly.
After Cui Wei kowtowed, his body trembled slightly, and Xu Changan seemed to be able to hear his heart pounding, thinking that it was because his words just now brought hope to him and his brothers.
"Since you don't want to be a water thief, what about after you go down the mountain?"
Cui Wei was suddenly a little embarrassed, but Xu Changan's gaze made him even more uncomfortable, so he could only say in a snort: "After that, go to the chivalrous and righteous and be a hero...... His voice became smaller and smaller, and after the word "hero", it was almost inaudible.
Xu Changan looked at the child with wide eyes.
"What are you talking about?
Cui Wei was forced by Xu Changan, so he mustered up the courage to stand up and shouted: "I, Cui Wei, will become a hero praised by everyone in the world in the future, not a water thief that everyone shouts and fights!"
Xu Changan looked up at the young man, and the youthful spirit in his chest was also stimulated.
He also stood up and looked at the stars in the sky and said loudly.
"Yes, I also want to become the most powerful sword immortal in the world!"
Cui Wei glanced at Xu Changan in surprise, the two looked at each other and smiled, and said loudly at the same time: "I will definitely become the most powerful hero (Sword Immortal) in the future!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Changan suddenly felt that the stuffiness in his chest was swept away, since he wanted to become the most powerful sword immortal, how could he be stopped by this small mountain?
Cui Wei looked at Xu Changan and suddenly asked, "What was Mr.'s previous dream?"
Xu Changan was stunned when he heard this question, and then lowered his head, and his voice was a little quieter than Cui Wei's previous voice.
"I, I used to want to be the boss of the Qinglou, even if I can't be the boss, it's excellent to be a turtle man......"
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The next day, everything was normal, and the people had recovered a little from yesterday's revelry, and they had begun to worry about their loved ones down the mountain.
Just after noon, Xu Changan called Cui Wei, gave him a few commands, and waited for dinner time to come.
Xu Chang'an's idle afternoon passed quickly, and dinner time was approaching.
The setting sun hung obliquely in the sky, and the people and the water thieves took the meat left over from yesterday, divided them into many groups, and scattered towards the mountain with their tools, and it was not long before bursts of cooking smoke accompanied by the smell of meat overflowed the entire demon mountain.
Somewhere hidden on the mountain, Lan Yu, who was sleeping soundly, smelled a burst of fragrance wafting over, and immediately woke up.
He looked up at the sky, saw smoke rising from the cooking everywhere, and said with joy: "It seems that the people have fallen out with that gang of water thieves, and they have grabbed the meat and scattered it to hide from eating." ”
Suddenly, a cooing sound came out, he touched his stomach, and then smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay now, there are fireworks everywhere, I can also barbecue meat and sacrifice my own five internal organs temple, forgive the kid with the sword can't find me!"
So saying, he happily dragged out two pigs from the grass, and pulled two pieces of meat from them. He held the meat, the blue robe suddenly became windless, and a burst of blue light suddenly appeared on his hand, and the piece of pork was frozen instantly, Lan Yu shook the piece of meat, and the broken ice on it was cleaned up, and the whole piece of meat was also clean.
After all this was done, he found all the firewood, found an open space, and happily roasted the meat.
A fire soon ignited in front of him, and the smell of meat kept drilling into his nose, and puffs of cooking smoke rose from his face.
He was contented with his barbecue and hummed a song. And Xu Changan stood on a high place, looking at the rising smoke.
When Lan Yu was eating deliciously, he didn't notice the sky.
I don't know when it started, except for him, the smoke that floated from the rest of the places turned into colored smoke, only the smoke that rose from him was still gray.
When Xu Changan saw the smoke, he immediately locked the position, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
All this was expected by Xu Changan, and Lan Yu took away the meat, not only to make trouble for them, but also to eat it.
But on this mountain, the trees are overgrown, and some are damp, and if you make a fire, it will surely cause fire smoke. He also asked Mo Wen'an about this Lan Yu's greed, so he asked the people and the water thieves to make a fire separately during meal time. At this time, Lan Yu saw that the fireworks would inevitably start a fire and barbecue, he thought that he could fool Xu Changan so that Xu Changan could not find himself, but he didn't expect that Xu Changan asked Cui Wei to distribute the colored cigarettes in advance, as long as he found a place where the colored smoke did not rise, then there was a good chance that it would be Lan Yu's hiding place.
Xu Changan looked at the smoke of the fire, smiled slightly, and swept towards that place with the long sword on his back.
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Since escaping under Xu Changan's hands yesterday, Lan Yu has been enduring hunger, he didn't think about making a fire to barbecue meat, but this ghost place, the mountains are high and the firewood is wet, and the smoke goes straight up.
Now it is estimated that the group of people had a conflict with the water thieves, snatched the meat, lit a fire and roasted the meat everywhere.
Therefore, he can also sit back and relax and eat meat and hum songs.
The meat is good, but there is no salt, but in the current situation on this mountain, it can only be like this.
Lan Yu didn't notice that someone was approaching behind him, and eating meat made him relax his vigilance.
"Is the meat delicious?" a voice came from behind him.
Lan Yu was feasting, and replied without thinking: "It's not bad, but there is no salt." ”
"Do you need salt?"
When Lan Yu heard this, he suddenly woke up, and he was so frightened that a spirit threw away the meat in his hand.
When I turned my head, I saw that the bearded Taoist friend from yesterday was looking at him with a smile.
"You...... How did you find it?"
Xu Changan squinted his eyes and snorted at Lan Yu, who looked up at the sky and immediately understood.
Although Lan Yu couldn't beat Xu Changan, if he really played all his hole cards, he didn't necessarily have much benefit for Xu Changan, so he coughed lightly twice, strengthened himself, and said to Xu Changan: "I don't know why Daoyou has worked hard to find the little brother?"
Xu Changan looked at him, seemed to be smiling, sighed and said: "Brother Dao, I can't hide it, if you want to go down this mountain, you have to go down to Huixi Realm, but you and I are only one step away from Huixi." In order for everyone to go down the mountain safely, I heard that Daoyou has a treasure that can help me break through, so I came to borrow it from Brother Dao. ”
Hearing this, Lan Yu hurriedly covered his clothes and jumped up like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail.
His eyes blinked, and he said to Xu Changan, "You...... You...... Who are you listening to nonsense?"
"I don't have any treasures, I haven't broken through myself, and I still have to look for the old man. It's good now, the old man is gone, and the treasure is gone!"
Xu Changan looked at him and smiled, shook his head, took a breath and said, "I'm not talking about that one, but what Brother Dao originally had." ”
Lan Yu took half a step back, looked at Xu Changan with a wary expression, and shouted at him: "Who the hell is talking nonsense, calling him out to confront him." ”
He did have treasures on him, but this bearded man was obviously uneasy and kind, and wanted to take away his treasures, how could he give up the opportunity to others? Naturally, he vigorously denied it.
"I'll say okay first, don't force me, when the time comes, we will fight to the death, and no one will be able to break through!
He retreated as he spoke, at this time he was already a few feet away from Xu Changan, and Xu Changan did not press forward step by step, Lan Yu secretly laughed in his heart This guy is holding up.
Lan Yu saw that the distance between himself and this bearded Taoist friend had been stretched far enough, and the soles of his feet were smeared with oil, and this stupid boy would definitely not be able to catch up.
I still want his brothel, and it's good if he doesn't ask for a chance!
Lan Yu watched Xu Changan stand still, secretly proud in his heart, but his face was as ugly as eating a bitter melon. He saw the right moment and wanted to turn around, but a cat meow came from behind him.
Lan Yu suddenly froze in place, looking a little helpless, looking at the roadblock cat behind him, looking at the bearded Taoist friend in front of him, he could only squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth: "You are in a group?"
He naturally recognized Xiaobai, this little white cat took advantage of his sleep and wanted to steal his things, and he taught him a lesson. After that, he subconsciously hid his traces, but he didn't expect that this little thing and the bearded man were in the same group. 、
Xu Changan looked at Lan Yu, smiled, and said to him: "Lan Daoyou, you and I are destined!"
Lan Yu had no way to retreat at this time, and secretly cursed in his heart, "Fuck your uncle!", but he still said with a smile on his face: "Indeed, indeed!"
"By the way, I asked someone to calculate a hexagram, saying that the younger brother has a chance here, I don't know if Brother Lan Dao has seen it. ”
The situation is stronger than people, Lan Yu can only accompany the smile and say, "I don't know what the chance?"
Xu Changan looked at Xiaobai, and Xiaobai shouted at Xu Changan twice.
"It should be a piece of blue, something that resembles scales. ”
When Lan Yu heard this, he immediately broke out, pointed at Xu Changan and said, "Big beard, I'm fed up, don't you just want to come and grab the treasure?"
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