The wind is smoky, the willows are light, and a crow flies with a terrible and hoarse cry, landing on the tiles and making a "stamping" sound.

I don't know when it was a bustling street, but at this time no one wandered, and the doors and windows of every house were closed.

The horses' hooves crushed the dead branches on the ground and sped toward the woods to the northwest.

I don't know how long it took, when I entered the woods, it was not like a sunny day, in the black woods, the trees were thin, and the leaves were slowly falling one by one, like Meng Kang on horseback, and life gradually passed.

There was a cold wind blowing in the forest, with a foul smell, and I don't know what caused it.

The horses galloped like lightning, shuttling through the forest to set off countless dust, not like the stone roads in the city, the mountain and forest paths were full of potholes, and the bumps made Meng Kang, who was already weak, even more uncomfortable, and unconsciously vomited out, vomiting all over the ground.

"Little brother, little brother, you must not be fine! I will send you back to the valley, and I will definitely cure you!"

Zhuo Yifan saw him vomiting filth, knowing that he was dying, his face was red and his ears were red, he gritted his teeth and shook his whip, eager to fly to Changchun Valley and quickly heal him.

is so anxious, riding a horse still has to be distracted, from time to time to observe Meng Kang's expression.

Meng Kang coughed a few times, his throat was sweet, and he wanted to vomit out a mouthful of blood, but he lay on the horse's back, blocked his throat and couldn't spit it out, he unconsciously put his fingers in his mouth, and then vomited the blood.

Meng Kang spat out this mouthful of blood, but he became more conscious, and asked in a trance, "Is this ...... Where is this taking me?"

Zhuo Yifan saw that he woke up and was able to speak, his heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said: "Take you to Changchun Valley, where is the medicine that can save you." ”

Meng Kang listened to it and thought to himself, with Zhuo Yifan's character, he could trust him. I just wanted to open my mouth to ask who murdered, but my stomach felt like a river and a sea, and suddenly it was dark in front of me, and I vomited a mouthful of blood, unconscious.

Along the way, he vomited three or four mouthfuls of blood, Zhuo Yifan was afraid that something would happen to him, so he grabbed the reins with his right hand and grabbed his wrist with his left hand, his pulse was getting weaker and weaker, and it was urgent.

Zhuo Yifan was anxious, but he was helpless, and flicked his horsewhip as if venting, wanting to arrive quickly.

I don't know how long it has been, maybe it's been a while, Meng Kang's fingers moved slightly, he felt that his mouth was astringent and bitter, his eyes were dark, he only felt soft under his body, and there were bursts of heat flowing into his mouth from his mouth.

"Ahem!" Meng Kang coughed, he couldn't take a breath, he grabbed his hands and struggled, just when he was at a loss, he felt someone pushing his back, and sat up with his strength, and hurriedly gasped for a few breaths, which made him feel better.

His eyes were dark, he couldn't see the things around him clearly, and his heart was suddenly afraid, this raised his hand to touch his eyes, he didn't feel the slightest feeling, his hands trembled, he scratched his ears and cheeks urgently, and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "Is there anyone......? Am I blind?am I blind?!"

He hurriedly turned over and fell to the ground without thinking, causing his buttocks to hurt, but he didn't care much, reached out to the surroundings and grabbed it, touched a pair of boots, and when he opened his mouth to ask, a familiar voice came from his ears: "Little brother, you are calm and calm, your eyes are intact, but you are unconscious, I am afraid that your eyes are dry, so I put a wet towel around you, and you take it off yourself." ”

Meng Kang heard his familiar voice, like Zhuo Yifan who was fighting with him in a restaurant, so he asked tentatively: "Brother Zhuo?"

As soon as he spoke, a response came from the front office: "Brother Meng." "I was relieved a lot at the moment, and when I looked up and touched it in front of me, there was indeed a towel.

Zhuo Yifan leaned over to help Meng Kang up and ripped off the towel for him.

Meng Kang hadn't seen the light for a long time, and as soon as he pulled off the scarf, he still felt a little dazzling, but when he calmed down, he turned his head to look, and just saw a white-bearded old man, with a childish face, a cloth robe, with a kind smile on his face, he looked at Meng Kang with a twisted beard, and asked slowly: "Are you awake?" I heard Fan'er once say that your name is Meng Kang?"

Meng Kang stood up on the bed, but his feet were unstable, and he fell backwards, Zhuo Yifan was afraid of his hands, so he hurriedly helped him steady and sent him to the bed to recuperate, so he still didn't say a few words of comfort: "You are sick, lie down and rest." ”

Although Meng Kang couldn't get up, he still didn't forget the courtesy, clasped his fists, and said, "Boy Meng Kang has seen the old-timers. ”

As soon as the words fell, without waiting for the old man to reply, the young man standing next to him preemptively said: "Hmph, you have cured your illness, hurry up and get out of Changchun Valley, why do you get everyone into the valley?"

Meng Kang followed the sound and saw a young man of the same age as himself, although he was not as handsome as he was, he did not lose his heroic spirit, he saw Meng Kang looking at him, so he glared fiercely, as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

The old man frowned, squinted at the young man beside him, and reproached: "Xinghe, don't be presumptuous!"

The young man seemed to be unwilling, but he didn't dare to speak back, hugged his shoulders and snorted, and stopped talking.

The old man turned his face to Meng Kang and said with a smile: "The inferior Shen Xinghe is stubborn by nature, please don't be surprised." ”

When Meng Kang was the first county lieutenant, many high-ranking officials of the dynasty were arrogant to him, and he had long been accustomed to it, although this young man was rude, he could see that he was a straight gut, and he was by no means a sinister villain.

When Meng Kang heard this, he shook his head again and again: "A famous teacher produces a high apprentice, and being arrogant is not necessarily a bad thing, not to mention that the predecessor saved the kid's life, which is really unrewarding!"

The old man laughed, but it was extremely useful.

Meng Kang eased for a moment, and felt that he was no longer dizzy, so he pointed to the surroundings and asked, "I don't know where this is......?

Before he finished speaking, Shen Xinghe followed closely: "Where did you get so many words? Okay, get out quickly!"

Seeing that he was rude, the old man reprimanded him a few words and drove him out of the house, Zhuo Yifan also smiled bitterly and said, "My junior brother has a knife mouth and a tofu heart, and I ask the little brother not to care." ”

What can Meng Kang say, he can only say again and again that he will not mind, he just wanted to ask again, but the old man waved his hand, signaling him not to ask again, the old man said: "The name of the world has long been forgotten, on weekdays, others only call me a dustless Taoist, if you have three points of respect for the old Tao, you will be called a Taoist." ”

Hearing this, Meng Kang was nervous like a hard stone all over his body for a moment, his eyes were like copper bells, and he couldn't say a word when he looked at Wuchen, and after a long while, he exclaimed: "Dustless Dao Chief? Seventy years ago, with the strength of one person, he fought against the Dustless Dao Leader of the Eight Heavenly Dragons?!"

Wuchen didn't seem to mention the affairs of the rivers and lakes again, only asked him to retire and mention it again, Meng Kang thought that when he saw Zhuo Yifan, he would be considered lucky, but he never thought that he would be lucky enough to see the dustless Taoist, which was really a lifelong blessing.

Meng Kang was decisive, immediately got up, knelt on the bed, and said very sincerely: "I implore the Taoist to accept me as an apprentice and teach me martial arts!"

Wuchen didn't seem to expect Meng Kang to have such a show, he chuckled, shook his head again and again, and said bluntly: "I am not old Changchun Valley has twenty-seven generations of descendants, and the valley master only accepts three disciples in his life, Fan'er, Xinghe, there is indeed still a lack of a closed disciple, but my disciples need to be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, divination and astronomy, can you do it?"

Meng Kang scratched his head, slightly embarrassed, and between this hesitation, Wuchen took out the brocade box from his arms, raised his hand to open it, and there were twenty-one black shiny pills in the box.

Wuchen put the brocade box on the table and said: "This is the medicine that I do not pass on in Changchun Valley, after taking it, it can cure a hundred poisons, you are deeply poisoned, you need to take it three times a day, after taking it for seven days, the hundred flowers belly snake ointment on your body can be lifted, take the medicine and leave." ”

Meng Kang didn't want to miss this opportunity, even if he was playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, divination and astronomy, he didn't dare to guarantee that he could reach the dust-free standard, but he had to try it once, and if he missed this opportunity, he was afraid that he would regret it for life.

Meng Kang hurriedly said: "How do you know if you don't try, I just don't know if the chief is willing to give the kid this chance!"

Wuchen listened to him and had a little bit of his own energy back then, and he had a little appreciation in his heart, so he intended to give him a chance, but his face was silent and he threw his sleeves away.

Seeing this, Meng Kang was about to get up and chase him, but Zhuo Yifan hurriedly stopped him, with a smile on his face, Meng Kang didn't understand what he meant, and still wanted to chase, but he didn't think that Zhuo Yifan pressed him on the bed and said to him: "Don't worry, don't worry, Master has agreed." ”

Meng Kang was very puzzled and asked, "But the Taoist chief didn't say that he promised me, how can he ......?"

Zhuo Yifan said with a smile: "Master wants to see if you are willing to insist on apprenticeship, not a momentary hurry, I will test you in a few days, you have to behave well, I look forward to you being my junior brother." ”

Only then did Meng Kang calm down and carefully ponder how to deal with the test in a few days......