Chapter 14: The Snake Path
Xue Buyu saw Xue Meng's sneer, smiled helplessly, drew his sword out of the sheath, and threw out a sword qi and went straight to the rock, only to hear the sound of "poof", and cut the raised rock in half with a "click", Xue Meng screamed: "Ah, brother, you are a hooligan!", fell straight from the sky, planted into the water like a cannonball, and caused a huge wave on the water surface.
The water gradually calmed down, but Xue Meng was nowhere to be seen.
Xue Buyu closed his eyes, silently felt the movement around him, and suddenly there was a burst of restlessness under his feet, he turned over with a harrier, fluttering and falling ten meters behind him, the place where he was standing before burst from the inside out, Xue Meng's figure burst out like a latent snake, making a sound of "sigh~" in the air, after landing, seeing that his brother had already dodged away, he couldn't help but be happy, "Brother, I have hidden this hand for so long, and you have avoided it!"
Xue Buyu smiled, "When did your "Baxia Jue" become a mouse hole-punching magic skill?"
Xue Meng shouted, "You horned loach, you actually look down on my magic skills?" clenched his fists and was about to rush over.
At this moment, the ground "rumbled" and squeezed each other, and a four-meter-high earthen wall was erected between the two, separating the two from each other.
"Big brother!"
Seeing this scene, Xue Buyu knew that the senior brother was coming.
A big man with bulging cheeks came from the side, laughing as he walked: "You two rabbit cubs, you hide in such a far place every day to practice, let me find it for a while! What should I be guilty of?"
Xue Meng smiled and said: "Senior brother, our ability is too small, and we are afraid of staining the eyes of all senior brothers by practicing in the view, so we are hiding in this place and practicing secretly, hoping to keep up with the footsteps of senior brothers as soon as possible!"
Mo Ran has been in contact with the Xue family brothers for more than two years, and it is known that the two of them are pure and good-natured, coupled with Qing Yan's hints, they have long stopped suspecting that the two are plotting against each other, and treat them as if they were his own brothers.
Hearing that Xue Meng was playing poor again, he didn't care, knowing that he was now this virtue. Scratching his chin, he said to the two, "Master is waiting for you in the main hall, and I have something to explain." ”
Then the body turned to yellow sand, and there was no trace of it.
Seeing this, Xue Buyu walked over and said to Xue Meng: "Senior brother's earth power is becoming more and more incredible, and now he can borrow the earth clone, it is estimated that he has reached the late stage of the Purple Sun Realm, and he is one step away from the Spirit Realm!"
Xue Meng looked at the yellow sand on the ground blankly and nodded, "I feel stronger than Master Qingchen at the beginning." ”
When it came to Qingchen, the two were silent for a while. After a moment, he patted Xue Meng's shoulder silently, "Brother, work hard, don't slack off, Master Qingchen is waiting for us in the inner courtyard!"
"Brother, I must enter the spiritual realm as soon as possible and go to see the master, I won't lose his old man's face!"
"Well, Senior Brother just said that Lord Qingyan Guan is waiting for us in the main hall, hurry up, don't lose your senses. ”
In the main hall, Qingyan sat majestically on the bamboo chair under the golden statue of Daozu Jiang Wentian, and when he saw the two of them, he asked, "How are you two practicing the exercises?"
Xue Buyu said: "Master, the disciple practices in the morning and evening, and he knows the big thing." ”
Seeing that his brother finished speaking, Xue Meng hurriedly continued: "Lord, I am the same. ”
Qing Yan stroked his beard and smiled: "This is very good, there is one thing now, and you two need to go out." ”
"Please see the Lord make it clear!"
"Yesterday afternoon, a person came down from the mountain, who was a servant of Zhang Yuanwai in Zhangjiazhuang, 40 miles south of Jinhua Mountain, surnamed Zhang Mingli, who said that there was a snake road in the wheat field of Zhangjiazhuang ten days ago. This serpent's path is the path of the serpent, and the wild beasts around it take refuge, and the air is stinky. The servant said that the snake was the size of a bucket and was unusually large. For the time being, there have been no incidents of hurting people or livestock in the village, so you two will go and investigate. Remember, Zhang Yuanwai is a distinguished guest of my view, don't slack off!"
"Yes, Lord!"
The outer courtyard is a secular place, the main hall must also be renovated, and the master and apprentice also have to eat, this Zhang Yuanwai is the God of Wealth in the outer courtyard, Xue Buyu knew in his heart, seeing that the Zhang family had something to ask for, he did not wait to clean up, and went directly to meet Xue Meng to see the tension.
Zhang Zhang was an honest-looking countryman, who worked as a servant in a rich man's house, but he was plainly dressed, his finger joints were thick, and his face was sunburned wheat-colored.
Seeing the two of them, he didn't dare to slack off, and told the two of them about the snake road in detail, so he urged them to go on the road.
Xue Buyu didn't care, seeing that Zhang Li's face was full of anxiety, he didn't be verbose, and went straight out of the mountain gate and rushed to Zhangjiazhuang.
The tension is like an arrow, and the Xue brothers follow behind easily and freely, as if they are playing in the mountains.
In the evening, I saw Zhangjiazhuang from afar. This place is located in the Zixia Mountains, looking at Jinhua Mountain in the north, the terrain is flat, the land is fertile, the wheat seedlings rustle in the breeze, and the air is filled with the aroma of wheat seedlings and grass.
Zhang Yuanwai's family is in the middle of Zhangjia Village, the family is well-off, as soon as he heard that the immortals of Jinhua Mountain had arrived, he ran out with small steps to greet him with the support of two maids.
"Hello, my senior brother and sister came to investigate on the order of the master, and I hope you will forgive me if there is any disturbance!"
"Don't dare, don't dare, the immortal can come, it's our blessing. Two people inside, and after dinner, ask two people to narrate. ”
Anyway, let a girl take the two to dinner, and come to the backyard with tension.
"Zhang Li, these two little hairy children are the immortal masters you invited?"
"Yes, host. It was late at night when I arrived at the Wufu Temple, and this morning the Lord of the Temple of Wisdom and the Old Immortal beckoned these two Taoist elders to come back with me. ”
Zhang Yuanwai was dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that in order to ask the gods to bless the wealth of the family and the health of the family, he would provide a large amount of food and silver taels to the Wufuguan every year.
This snake is so rough, you know that it is not a beast to be messed with! If two boys don't know how to measure, it is not beautiful to be injured by a snake. It is said that the old Taoist chief is an old immortal who has lived for hundreds of years, and he hurt his apprentice for my business, ruined the affairs of the village, and hurt his old man's face, and everyone can't get over it.
Zhang Yuanwai frowned and thought for a long time, and said to Zhang Li: "Zhang Li, you will take the two Dao Masters to the wheat field at noon tomorrow to inspect the snake path, and by the way, scare and scare them, let them retreat from the difficulties, and find more powerful helpers!"
Zhang Li couldn't twist the owner's meaning, so he answered. The two of them came to the front hall one after the other to talk to the Xue brothers.
"Zhang Yuanwai, you tell us about this matter in detail, and we can deal with it!"
"Little Immortal, in fact, no one has ever seen this snake. Ten days ago, Zhang Sheng's family at the entrance of the western village went to weed in the field and saw a road the size of a bucket, which looked like it had been pressed out by a snake, winding along the wheat field and disappearing into a dirt road. At that time, Zhang Sheng was so frightened that he ran back with a pale face, and everyone in the village saw this road. I invited a few hunters, but when they heard that they wanted to kill such a big snake, no one dared to respond. This delay has been delayed for seven days, no, we can't help it, so we invite all the Taoist elders to come. ”
Xue Buyu held his chin with his right hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Zhang Yuanwai, it is common for this mountain to produce different species. Pythons are also common in our Taoist temple, so while the moon is bright, my junior brother and I will go to investigate first. ”
Zhang Yuanwai was startled, if these two people were wrong, it would be terrible, and hurriedly persuaded: "Two little immortal elders, you two must be tired when you come all the way here, or tomorrow morning you have breakfast, and then call some people to go together, it is also a response." ”
Xue Meng was impatient, raised his voice and said, "Don't panic outside Zhang Yuanwai, the two of us will go back when we go, don't worry." ”
stood up, arched his hand, asked the way, and went out with Xue Buyu to check the scene.
Here, Zhang Yuanwai was anxious to go back and forth, but it was difficult to dissuade him, so he gathered a few tenants, lit torches, and hurriedly chased out.
The moon shines brightly, reflecting the peaceful and quiet village. The brothers became interested, performed exercises, and after a few ups and downs, they came to the snake road.
Maybe the snake hadn't been here for a long time, and the smell was very light, and there was a drop in the middle of the wheat field, a little wider than the bucket, and there was no end to it on both sides.
Xue Meng squatted down and touched the wheat seedlings, feeling that the wheat seedlings were stained with some crust, as if they were scabs formed by dried mucus. The two followed the snake path to the north, and when they reached a wetland, the snake path disappeared.
"Brother, what's going on? If the snake passes by here, it will at least leave traces, you see here, it's smooth and smooth, and nothing is left. ”
Xue Buyu was also a little puzzled, couldn't say why, stared at the land and thought hard. While he was thinking, he heard seven or eight people in the distance, hurrying with torches.
Zhang Li saw Xue Buyu and shouted, "Here, here." Two little fairy elders, we're here to help you. ”