Chapter 23: The Centennial Event
For a while, the sword qi on the Golden Snake Mountain was inextricably linked, and the two fought for dozens of rounds, and finally made the people in the dust fall to the ground with a sword in their hearts.
The man of the sword was also seriously wounded and hung with his breath left, and the man of the sword fell to the ground and was unable to stand up, "cough, cough, cough," causing the man of the sword to cough and spit out mouthfuls of blood.
He took a breath of relief and crawled towards the man's side, he wanted to take out the Lingzhi on the man's body, he was already dying, maybe there was a glimmer of life after taking the Lingzhi.
He crawled to the man's side, took the palm-sized bag off the man's waist with his hand, and was about to open it, when suddenly the trees rustled in the distance, as if something was approaching.
The sound grew louder and closer, and finally the thing appeared in front of him, it was a huge golden snake, about five feet long, white under the body, and the color of gold on its body.
Its upper body stood with two huge vertical pupils staring at the sword-wielding man, and the golden snake kept spitting out letters.
He was shocked and looked at the big snake in front of him, although he stared at him, he didn't feel cold, he had heard rumors, and it must be the spirit that had inhabited this mountain for hundreds of years.
It is said that many people with high cultivation came here to catch the big snake, and the aura of this spirit was of great benefit to their cultivation, but they all returned in vain, and they did not even see the shadow of the snake.
His eyes widened and he looked at the big snake in front of him incredulously, but he didn't expect to be touched by himself.
Then he also regained his composure, spit out a breath and stared at the big snake and said: "Even if I don't have a long life, this thousand-year-old Lingzhi will not be able to continue my life, but it will be more beneficial to you, seeing that your body has also cultivated for hundreds of years, you should be able to understand what I say This Lingzhi will be given to you." ”
After speaking, he opened the bag with both hands, and a lingzhi was in it, this lingzhi was the size of a palm, and the whole body was no different from other lingzhi, but the whole body exuded a rich aura.
Those who know Lingzhi can see its extraordinaryness at a glance, and the golden snake also stares at this Lingzhi intently, and hundreds of years of practice have made it have a particularly keen perception of things.
It knew that the plant would bring it great benefits, and it looked back at the human, but it had passed out and had no breath.
No one else knows what happened next, only that the Sword Man later came back to life and founded the Golden Snake Gate.
As for the golden snake that had been cultivated for hundreds of years, no one saw it again, and these things were also said by the person who founded the sect.
There is also a golden snake entwined on the hilt of the sword he himself makes, and the swordsmanship in one hand is as fast and agile as a snake, and because of this, the Golden Snake Gate has also gained a firm foothold in this river and lake, and it is a faction of its own.
Early in the morning, as the sun shone into the room, Hou Jingqing sat up from the bed, today is the third year she has come to the Golden Snake Gate, and it is also the centenary of the establishment of the Golden Snake Gate.
The sect is going to hold a celebration, there are many things to be busy in the sect, and recently the elders in the sect have notified everyone in the sect to prepare for battle, because a few people from the Demon Sect have been arrested recently.
This Demon Sect has arrested many disciples in the sect, but the sect is not a soft persimmon that people can handle, the Golden Snake Sect has its own special methods to find out their whereabouts, and then arrested several Demon Sect disciples.
But for fear of the Demon Sect's retaliation, the disciples in the sect must not leave the sect without permission, but today it is still necessary to hold a grand event, because this is the first hundred years of the sect.
The sect also invited many friends of the Golden Snake Sect in the rivers and lakes, but the people who arrived today must be checked one by one, and none of them can be taken lightly.
Hou Jingqing herself is actually a little helpless, she herself is also from a poor background, she originally thought that she could make a name for herself in the rivers and lakes by entering a sect to learn martial arts, but in the past few years, she has paid a lot of work for the sect, but her martial arts have made little progress, and she is also stupid in talent.
There were several disciples who entered the sect with her who were already well-known in the sect, and every time she talked about them with her fellow disciples, she was envious.
Sighing, she patted her cheek, feeling a lot more sober, she walked out of her room, she was going to help set up the banquet.
Although Hou Jingqing Xuewu is a little dull, she is a good hand at cooking, so the Golden Snake Gate also made the best use of her to arrange her to cook dishes in the kitchen.
After breakfast, Hou Jingqing pushed open the kitchen door, and there were already people busy inside, selecting vegetables, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, and meat.
Everyone was busy, and when they heard the sound of the door opening, they looked up and saw Hou Jingqing walking in, and one of them teased: "The chef is finally here, I'll wait for you quickly." ”
Everyone laughed after hearing this, Hou Jingqing only rolled her eyes, these people usually joked with her became normal, she didn't care about it, and immediately joined the work team.
The friends of the Sect who were busy here also slowly came to the Golden Snake Gate, and there were four disciples at the door to check their identities.
Slowly, a long dragon was formed at the door, and the Golden Snake Gate not only had a harmonious relationship with other sects for a hundred years, but also ordinary people carrying gifts came to the door.
The disciples of the Golden Snake Gate have a very good relationship with the people under the mountain, and the Golden Snake Gate does not impose many restrictions on the people who go up the mountain, so the villagers under the mountain also come to participate in this centennial ceremony.
There were really a lot of people who didn't expect to come for a while, so a few more disciples came to help the four of them check their identities.
At this time, in the deeper underground of the Golden Snake Gate, here is a dungeon that is gloomy and dark, and the dungeon is not big, and the three old men are standing in the dungeon.
The flickering light of the candles illuminated their figures, and in front of them three men were suspended in mid-air, hands chained.
The three of them were dressed in black, and they were a few disciples captured by the Golden Snake Gate, and at this time, the black masks on the faces of the three had been taken off and thrown aside.
The three of them had obviously been locked up for a long time, and one of the old men had a rattan whip in his hand.
The three men in black had quite a few whip marks on them, they had been questioned many times, but the three old men had not asked for any information about their sect.
Several old men were discussing how to get information from these people's mouths, and several disciples in the door had already been arrested and their whereabouts were unknown, and it took them a lot of effort to arrest the three black-clothed men and take them to the dungeon.
But at present, no news has been asked, and they don't know what to do with these people, several old men glanced at each other, and the old man with the rattan whip spoke, and his face was gloomy and said: "A few of you give you one last chance, say the name, location and purpose of your demon sect, otherwise Hugh blames the old man's subordinates for being ruthless." ”
The three men in black were still silent after listening to the old man's words, and then the three of them moved their mouths, and the three old men felt that something was wrong with them.
I was just about to go forward to check, but before I got closer, I saw blood flowing from the corners of the three men in black, and they were no longer breathing.
The three of them looked carefully and found that the three men in black all gritted their teeth, and there were pills in the roots of their teeth, which were deadly poisons, and several people died of poison in an instant.
The three old men didn't expect these black-clothed people to be so tough, and they didn't want to reveal half a sentence and committed suicide by taking poison directly.
After a few people discussed, they could only dispose of a few people's corpses, and the hundred-year grand event that was going on above was that several of their old men were the most prestigious people in the Golden Snake Sect, so they had to be present.
Several old men could only walk out of the dungeon first and came to the lobby, which is the largest building in the Golden Snake Gate, and is used as a place to announce the cultivation of martial arts by disciples of all sizes on weekdays.
Today is only for the centennial event, the hall is already filled with dozens of square wooden tables, there are many disciples busy placing dishes and chopsticks, serving dishes and putting wine, and the hall is orderly and busy.
As soon as the three old men stepped in, the disciples all looked over when they heard the voices, and when they saw several old men, they all clenched their fists and shouted, "I've seen Master Tai." ”
Several old men laughed, and one of them said, "You are busy, you don't have to pay attention to us. ”
After hearing this, the disciples continued to be busy with their own affairs, the three old men were the first batch of disciples of the Golden Snake Sect, and they were already a hundred years old like the years of the existence of the sect.
These three people in the Golden Snake Sect are the highest-ranking people in the sect, and all the disciples respectfully call the three masters Taishi.
After a long time, the disciples of the three old men did not remember their names, only the names of the three who had wandered the rivers and lakes.
An old man is tall, his hair is born red, so he also got the nickname of Akagi, and his internal strength cultivation is very profound, and he is a master of cultivating internal strength and strength.
An old man was thin and small, but he carried a long sword behind him, almost as long as him, although this elder was thin, but his swordsmanship was fast and sharp, and there was an electric light, so it was called Razer.
There is also an old man dressed in white, with a snake-like hand and a ghost shadow, walking around the rivers and lakes like a rainbow light, called Baihong.
The three old men have been in the sect for a hundred years, and the relationship is already like brothers, and they have worked hard for the sect all their lives, and now they have retired and all affairs are handled by the young master.
The three of them looked at the busy disciple Akagi at the door and suddenly said, "Hasn't Qin Ning come back yet?"
Elder Razer said: "Not yet, Qin Ning is now in charge, and he doesn't pay attention to his identity or do anything himself, this time he went down the mountain to investigate the news of the Demon Sect, and I don't know if he has gained anything." ”
Bai Hong said: "You don't have to worry, Qin Ning has not been in charge for a day or two, since we have chosen him, we must trust his judgment, besides, his martial arts cultivation is no worse than a few of our old guys, there will be nothing wrong, he should come back when the time is calculated, and he can't be absent from today's event." ”
The other two nodded their heads and agreed for the time being, and at this time Qin Jing also came to the lobby with a rectangular wooden tray in both hands, on which were placed three cold dishes, with bright color and aroma.
The three elders saw that Hou Qinqing was holding such a delicious food and wanted to taste it first, so Razer said: "Qinqing, your dish looks delicious, let the old man taste it first." ”
After speaking, he reached out and was about to grab the vegetables, but Hou Jingqing saw him reach over and twist the tray to the side, allowing Razer to scratch it empty.
Seeing Razer like this, he pouted and said, "Master Tai, this dish is for the guests, but you can't let you taste it first, it will ruin the quality, if you want to eat it, you can sit down and taste it slowly." ”
After saying that, he took the dishes and left. Razer looked at her far away and didn't taste the food, and was taught two sentences, his face was a little embarrassed, and the other two laughed gloating when they saw him eating deflated.
Razer said in order to alleviate the embarrassment: "Let's go, let's go and prepare for the guests to be there later." ”
The dishes were almost served, and a disciple at the door of the hall shouted loudly: "Guests~to~field," as the words fell, all the people who came to the Golden Snake Gate slowly walked into the lobby.
The lobby decoration is not magnificent, the style is simple and simple, and the most striking thing in the lobby is a huge stone statue in the innermost.
The stone statue is a big snake, which is the golden snake encountered by the patriarch of the Golden Snake Gate back then, and the stone statue is built according to the length of the golden snake, and it is also carved by a top stonemason.
Guests entering the hall are inevitably attracted by this stone statue, this stone statue is the belief of the Golden Snake Gate, when the ancestor of the Emperor gave the Ganoderma lucidum to the Golden Snake, the Golden Snake ate the Ganoderma lucidum but did not leave him behind, and saved his life with his own skills.
He was very grateful to the White Snake, it had been cultivating for hundreds of years, and he had already channeled spirits, and told the ancestor that there was no need to be grateful, the thousand-year-old Lingzhi he gave it was of great benefit to it, and this was just its reward.
However, the grace of saving his life is greater than everything, and he is still grateful, and after cultivating in the mountains for a few days, his relationship with the golden snake has become closer.
He himself is already old and has no hope of ascending, but he also does not want what he has learned in his life to go to waste, so he has the plan to start a sect, and in order to thank the Golden Snake for saving his life, he founded the Golden Snake Gate here.
A hundred years have passed, the patriarch has gone to the immortals, and the golden snake does not know where to go, and the guests did not arrange a seat for the entrance, so a few familiar people sat down at a table and began to push the cup and change the lamp, talking and laughing, and the hall was lively for a while.
Razer and Akagi were also sitting at the same table, and the three of them were eating delicious food, saying that Hou Jingqing's cooking skills were still so good.
Chimu put down his chopsticks and said to the thunder snake: "Old man Lei, you go up and say a few words, Qin Ning, this kid hasn't come back yet, and we, as the hosts, should also greet the guests well." ”
After listening to what Akagi said, Razer also put down his chopsticks and said, "Well, that's right, but Akagi, you old guy, you have to come forward every time you have such a time, you are very shrewd." ”
Bai Hong said on the side: "It's not Brother Lei, you can talk about it, and the two of us can't do this." ”
Razer rolled his eyes and stood up, even though he said so, he knew it in his own heart, and the three of them had their own strengths, and who was the best at what they did was also very smart.
Razer slowly walked up to the high platform with a glass of wine, stood still, and said loudly: "Friends who have come from afar. ”
After saying that, there was a pause, and everyone in the lobby heard this, and they all put down their dishes and chopsticks and looked at Razer.
Razer then continued: "The old Razer is the elder of this gate, today the centennial event of the founding of this door welcomes all friends to come, today the head of Qin Ning has an urgent matter to deal with and cannot be present I hope you forgive me, you don't have to be restrained when you come here, the purpose of this event is to celebrate, please enjoy the delicious food and mellow wine prepared by this door, and the old man also wishes you martial arts to improve and prosper." ”
After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup, and the other guests all responded when they saw Razer like this, the elder was polite, thank you, and the elder and others also raised their wine glasses and drank it all.
Seeing this, Razer didn't say much, and went down to the high platform directly, returned to his table, and continued to push the cup to change the lamp to taste the food, and the laughter in the lobby broke through the lobby, and even the outside was really heard.