Chapter 5 First acquaintance with the Valley of the Medicine King
Li Kunlun was attracted by the scene in front of him, and couldn't extricate himself for a long time, although he grew up in the mountains, he had never seen such a scene in the mountains.
"This is the outer valley of the Medicine King Valley, little ghost, your fate is to pick it up," the swordsman said.
"Outer Valley, so there is also an inner valley," Li Kunlun reacted, and although the valley in front of him was beautiful, it didn't look like it was inhabited.
"The little ghost is quite clever, passing through the Ghost Gate Gorge in front of him, it is the Inner Valley Medicine King Valley, and my old friend is the valley master of this Medicine King Valley. Let's go, I haven't seen you for many years and I don't know what happened to that old ghost" The swordsman's face was as relaxed as ever, even if he was seriously injured, it didn't affect his mood at all, Li Kunlun couldn't help but have some admiration.
"Ghost Gate Gorge is the slit that leads to the sky in front."
"The world says that the doctor hangs the pot to help the world, this medicine king must be the best among the doctors, how can he call the place in front of his door the ghost gate" Seeing that he was about to enter the valley, Li Kunlun, who had been running around for several days and finally saved his life, couldn't help but feel good, and talked more.
"That old ghost has a strange temperament and many rules, if the person who comes to seek a doctor does not conform to his rules or he does not like his eyes, then the king of heaven Lao Tzu will also see death and not be saved, from here to walk in and not be healed by him can only die in the valley, slowly this pass is so named"
"I'm his old friend for many years, and I'll definitely be able to be healed, as for you, it's hard to say that a nameless beggar," the swordsman said and sneered at Li Kunlun.
"Uh... There is such a healer in the world" Although Li Kunlun knew that the swordsman was joking with him, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, if this valley master really had a strange personality, then it was really hard to say whether he could be saved, and the good mood of Shicai was suddenly half extinguished.
After half a ring, the two came to the front of the Guimen Gorge, the mouth of the gorge is much more precipitous, the narrowest part of the valley mouth is less than a zhang wide, the mountain walls on both sides are almost upright and stretch up to the sky, and the walls are mostly moss and unknown mushrooms. It seems that if you don't enter the valley from this valley mouth, it will be difficult for the Daluo Immortals to find another way.
The two of them slowly advanced in the canyon, "This canyon is deep and does not see the light of day, walking in it really feels like breaking into a ghost gate" Li Kunlun thought to himself.
I don't know how long I walked, but the canyons on both sides gradually widened, and the stone walls next to them seemed to be much drier than before.
It was another half an hour, and the whole canyon was already five or six zhang wide.
"Who is here, but I came to the valley to seek medical treatment" Suddenly there was an inquiry from the front, Li Kunlun looked up and saw that there were two exquisite bamboo houses hanging on the stone wall of the mountain cliff, which were more than three zhang high from the ground, and several men in pale green robes were standing in the bamboo houses looking at them.
Li Kunlun just wanted to say something, and the swordsman beside him suddenly raised his sword in his right hand like Hong Zhong and said: "A few yellow-haired little ghosts told the old ghost that the one surnamed Wei came to him for a drink."
"It turned out to be Wei seniors, and the juniors will use the flying pigeon to inform the family teacher, seniors, please enter the valley first, and the juniors will still guard the valley mouth, so they will not send each other" As soon as the man in green saw the swordsman's sword, he recognized it and saluted.
The two of them continued to move forward and the gorge widened and widened, encountering more disciples of the Medicine King Valley and all kinds of pass bayonets. Fortunately, with a swordsman leading the way, they all passed smoothly.
After a while, the front suddenly brightened, and it looked like he was about to enter the valley, Li Kunlun was a little excited and a little apprehensive.
Sure enough, after a while, I arrived at the mouth of the inner valley, and my vision suddenly opened up, and the scenery in the valley was more beautiful than the outside of the valley. The inner valley is not as flat as the outer valley, but it is also full of verdant, large and small thatched huts scattered throughout the valley, and it seems that there are at least hundreds of households. On the right side is a huge waterfall that goes straight down from the mountain, forming a large pool, and then leading a river through the valley and flowing into the deep cliff on the left. The farthest part of the valley is much higher than the rest of the valley, and the houses in between, are tall and gorgeous, and it seems that it is the residence of the medicine king.
The two of them walked along the path in the valley to the medicine king's residence, and crossed a wooden arched bridge to the real inner valley.
The fertile fields that can be seen everywhere in the valley are planted with all kinds of crops, and occasionally people who look like farmers are working in them, and when they see Li Kunlun and the others, they just glance at them and ignore them, it seems that there should be frequent outsiders visiting this valley.
After walking for half a cup of tea, the houses began to be dense, and after a while, a market appeared in front of Li Kunlun's eyes, all kinds of shops were lined up on the side of the road, pedestrians in twos and threes went in and out of it, and occasionally pedestrians cast curious glances at the two, and when they saw the swordsman with a hat and a sword, they also walked away with interest.
"There is actually a market in the deep mountains and old forests, although it is not as lively as what I saw in the county, it can be called a wonder."
The two walked through this small market, and Li Kunlun couldn't help but sigh.
"Little ghost, I saw that you were also smart before, so you might as well guess what kind of currency is used in this mountain market" The swordsman was in a good mood and actually took the exam for Li Kunlun.
Li Kunlun looked around and lowered his head and thought about it.
"It's wine," he replied confidently after a moment.
"Hahahaha, yes, yes, how did you come up with it so quickly," the swordsman praised Li Kunlun with a hearty smile.
"The seniors specially asked me about the currency here, presumably it is not an ordinary copper coin and silver tael, just now the little girl who walked into the grain and rice store with a cloth bag in her left hand and a bamboo tube in her right hand naturally went to the store to buy rice, and there seemed to be some of the same bamboo tubes on the counters of each store before, so it is very likely that the contents of this bamboo tube are the currency here."
"As for why it's wine, although the little girl is lively, the bamboo tube in her right hand is always steady, and she must be afraid that the things in it will spill out, and she will be in the bamboo tube, even if she covers the lid, she is worried that the things that come out will inevitably flow, and if she has high value and can be used to make currency, then it is fifty percent wine."
"In addition, along the way, inns, gambling houses, bookstores, pharmacies... There seems to be everything in the market outside the mountain, but there is not a single tavern that can be seen everywhere in the ordinary market, and there is no wine jar in front of the counter when I passed by the inn just now.
"Yes, well-organized, thoughtful, you little ghost doesn't look like an ordinary beggar," the swordsman couldn't stop complimenting.
"When I was young, I studied in a private school for a few years, and my husband often said that he knew the subtleties, and the ordinary details often concealed the true face of things, and he had to understand it with his heart to understand."
"Nice boy!" the swordsman nodded.
Then the two continued to walk towards the medicine king's residence.