Chapter 2 All the Way West
Yiqiu put the dry food, a few changes of clothes and some change prepared for him by his mother and put a bag on his back, and turned around and went out of the house three times in one step.
Following the road out of the village, Ye Yiqiu first went south and then west for half an hour, and then the front opened up, this is a town, Ye Yiqiu sold firewood and came to this town called Liangmian Temple, which is also the farthest place he has ever been. If he went further, he could not determine the direction, so he asked others how Nanga Bhava was going, and even asked more than a dozen people, and they all said that they had never heard such a place name, let alone show directions.
Ye Yiqiu thought to himself, Nanga Bhava was in the west, and he could always go west all the way, so he went all the way to the west.
For a few days, the road was very smooth, Ye Yiqiu was hungry to eat some dry food, thirsty to find spring water to drink, sleepy climbed to the tree to take a nap, in the blink of an eye, he had been walking for more than ten days.
On this day, when Ye Yiqiu came to the edge of a village, he heard bursts of women's cries from the village. He felt strange, and followed the crying to find a middle-aged woman sitting on the side of the road crying to death, and seven or eight people around him sighed beside the woman.
Ye Yiqiu asked an older man what happened, and the old man said: "Not long ago, there was a fox demon who had been practicing for many years on the mountain behind the village, and he had to drink the blood of a boy and a girl once a month, and this morning, this woman's fourteen-year-old daughter was captured by the fox fairy!"
Hearing this, Ye Yiqiu was angry, but he didn't expect that the Demon Realm was indeed about to move, I don't know if the Immortal Realm and the God Realm have the corresponding action to kill demons and eliminate demons, if the demons go on like this, in a few years, the Three Realms will definitely be in chaos.
Ye Yiqiu: "Don't worry, maybe I can help you get rid of the fox demon." When everyone heard this, they fell silent all of a sudden, looked at each other, looked at this fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, and couldn't believe that he had enough ability to subdue the fox demon.
Ye Yiqiu sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed, opened the eye of the sky, and looked around, and sure enough, he saw a fox demon in a cave behind the mountain, and a little girl who was tied up with tree vines was sleeping on the side, fortunately, the girl was still talking.
Ye Yiqiu said to the middle-aged woman who had lost her child: "Auntie, you wait a minute. Then he hurried to the cave. As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the cave, I heard the fox demon inside chirp and said, "There is such a bold child, who sent it to the door to find death." As soon as the fox demon's words fell, he stood in front of Ye Yiqiu and reached out to grab him.
Ye Yiqiu didn't have any Taoism, but he knew that the red agate stone pendant on his chest had followed the Southern Dipper Demon Lord for hundreds of thousands of years, and it had been soaked in his aura, and a fox demon who had not been practicing for a long time would definitely not be able to resist it.
Sure enough, Ye Yiqiu took out the agate pendant and threw it at the fox demon, when the pendant just flew more than a foot away from the fox demon, the fox demon suddenly shook into a ball, screamed, jumped up more than a foot high, and then collapsed to the ground, turning into a cloud of crimson blood.
At this moment, Ye Yiqiu discovered that the mana of the Southern Dipper Demon Lord was really unfathomable, and even an artifact on his body could easily kill a demon fox who had been cultivating for many years, let alone himself.
At first, Ye Yiqiu was worried that the agate stone mana was insufficient, and it would be difficult to deal with the fox demon, but now, he finally put his mind at ease! He thought, the magic power of the Southern Dipper Demon Lord is so powerful, why did he be trapped in the cave for a long time? With that bolted demon rope, how could he endure him? There were too many questions, and he could only wait for the right time to ask the master for clarification!
In fact, the blood drop of the Southern Dipper Demon Lord can be regarded as the head of the magic weapon in the Three Realms, and many masters of the God Realm and the Demon Realm are no match for it, let alone a fox demon.
Seeing that the fox demon was dead, Ye Yiqiu walked over, untied the teng strip on the little girl's body, and pulled her up.
Ye Yiqiu saw that the little girl was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and her skin was as white as snow, so he had a good impression of her first.
Ye Yiqiu smiled at the girl and said, "It's okay, we can go home." After speaking, he took the little girl and walked out of the cave, and as he walked, Ye Yiqiu asked the girl, what is your name and how did you get caught by the fox demon in the cave.
The little girl gradually came to her senses at this moment, and said generously: "My name is Xianluo, I am fourteen years old this year, my mother and I are going to work in the field this morning, and we got up before dawn, and we went out, and we were caught here by the fox demon!"
After a pause, Xian Luo said again: "Thank you for saving me, what is your name, seeing that you are not very old, how can you have such a clever spell." “
Ye Yiqiu said: "My name is Ye Yiqiu, in fact, I also set up some spells to subdue the fox demon, relying on the artifact given to me by my master." As he spoke, he took out the red agate pendant and handed it to Xianluo, who carefully held the agate beads in the palm of his hand, looked left and right, and looked like he couldn't put it down.
After a while, the two of them had already walked to the entrance of the village, and when they heard that the fox fairy had been removed, they were all very happy, especially Xianluo's parents, who were even more grateful to Ye Yiqiu.
Xianluo's father asked, "I don't know where the surname of the next child came from, and where is it going?"
Ye Yiqiu: "My name is Ye Yiqiu, I came from the east, and I will go west to Nanga Bhava to find and learn the art of immortal Taoism with Muzi's predecessors." “
Xian Luo's father opened his eyes wide and said: "I heard that there is a very tall mountain there, and there are hundreds of Taoist monks who cultivate immortals living on the mountain, and it is a full three months away from here, and there are many dangers along the way, and I heard that many people who seek immortals have died in the middle of the road. “
Ye Yiqiu: "Uncle, my master and I have said that no matter what, we must find the fairy mountain and learn the art of immortals, so that we can get rid of demons and exorcise monsters and keep the people safe." ”
After speaking, Ye Yiqiu said goodbye to everyone, turned around and was about to leave, but his sleeve was pulled, he turned his head and saw that it was Xianluo!
Ye Yiqiu turned his head and comforted her: "The fox demon has been eliminated, and it will be okay to come to the village for the time being, not to mention, the way of cultivating immortals is full of difficulties and dangers, and not everyone can bear it." Xian Luo still pulled Ye Yiqiu and said: "I must go, you have to go so far, it doesn't matter if you have multiple helpers, not to mention, my life was saved by you, and I will follow you in this life!"
Xianluo's words made Ye Yiqiu's face flush for a while, and he didn't know what to do, so he had to look at Xianluo's parents with an inquiring eye.
Xianluo's father patted Ye Yiqiu's shoulder: "You just let the little girl follow you! You can control the fox demon, she follows you, we can rest assured, I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll embarrass you!"
At this point, Ye Yiqiu was inconvenient to excuse himself, and said: "Okay then! It's just that it is unknown whether the old predecessors of He Muzi will accept her as an apprentice!" “
Farewell to Xianluo's parents and everyone in the village, Ye Yiqiu and Xianluo continued on the road, and the road ahead was the same sheep intestine trail and the same high mountains and dense forests. But for some reason, Xian Luo followed him, and Ye Yiqiu's courage seemed to be much greater, and he was no longer frightened from time to time. Maybe it's because he has a sense of responsibility, and he is now in the role of protector, how can he be afraid?
The two of them kept their heads down and hurried, Xian Luo asked him about the art of the Immortal Dao, but Ye Yiqiu didn't know anything, no wonder, he just learned the method of opening the Heavenly Eye from the Southern Dipper Demon Lord, and he still didn't know anything about the other spell immortal methods, although the Heavenly Eye was also a very high-level Dao technique. So, every night when he rested, Ye Yiqiu taught Xian Luo Zazen, hoping that he could open the Heavenly Eye one day earlier, after all, this is the basic skill of practicing advanced Taoism.
On this day, the two came to a small river, Xian Luo Aimei, washing his face and taking pictures of his face by the water, Ye Yiqiu was practicing sitting meditation by a tree, in fact, in addition to being able to open the eyes of the sky, sitting meditation can also practice a variety of magical powers, however, this requires a different mental method, the Southern Dipper Demon Lord once said to him, practice supernatural powers can not be rushed, to use the method of sitting meditation to get through the body size of Zhou Tian, you can join the practice of supernatural powers.
Suddenly, Ye Yiqiu heard the sound of "sand, sand, sand" from the branches behind him, he was shocked, pulled out his machete, turned around to check, but saw a bear facing him.
Fortunately, the bear in front of him is not big, about more than 100 catties, but the long burning teeth and fierce eyes are really afraid of people.
Maybe this bear had never seen a person, and he didn't dare to act rashly when he stared at Ye Yiqiu.
Of course, Ye Yiqiu didn't know what to do, because the artifact on his body was useless to mortal things, and if the bear rushed up, he would have to cut it with a knife.
It seems that the bear can't bear it, leans forward, and rushes towards Ye Yiqiu, Ye Yiqiu flashes, the bear rushes too hard, plunges into the small river on the side, and runs around at a loss, Ye Yiqiu rushes up and slashes at the bear's head.
After a while, the bear was hacked to death in the river, and Xianluo was stunned by the side, and it was not until Ye Yiqiu asked her to come and pull the bear ashore that she came back to her senses.
The two pulled the bear to the shore, Ye Yiqiu disemboweled the bear with a knife, cut off the meat one by one, Xian Luo found some dry firewood everywhere and set it up, Ye Yiqiu lit a fire with a flint, and roasted the bear meat on the firewood.
It didn't take long for the bear meat to begin to exude a unique aroma, and with the fragrance, it proved that the bear meat had been roasted, so the two of them couldn't wait to feast on it, and Ye Yiqiu wore the leftover bear meat with rattan, carried it on his back, and continued to hurry.
Since encountering the bear, Ye Yiqiu and Xian Luo have been more careful along the way, carefully observing and listening to the movements around them as they walk, in case of attacks by wild beasts, they either climb to sleep on a tree or build a shack to rest.
On the seventh day after encountering the bear, the two came to a lake, because they were close to the far west, and the surrounding mountains were much taller, but there were obviously fewer trees, and the view was very wide both far and near.
Of course, there are many fewer villages encountered on the way, and asking for directions has become a hassle. But Ye Yiqiu thought that as long as the direction was right, no matter what, he could always go to Nanga Bhava.
In the past month, Xian Luo has also become accustomed to this kind of life of running around and tiring, she is obviously like a hostess, setting up firewood, setting up a tent to sleep, looking for dry food, washing and cooking.
When the two walked to the lake, they found that the lake was very wide, the lake water was particularly clear, the surrounding green trees were shaded, the strange rocks by the lake were craggy, and the scenery was excellent.
Ye Yiqiu used a machete to cut some branches of different thicknesses nearby, and Xianluo dragged the branches to a large rock by the lake, and the two quickly built a shack on the rock.
Then, the two of them cut some soft grass mats nearby and put them in the shed, and looked at the warm hut, and Xianluo did not feel sleepy, and did not want to move when she fell asleep in the house.
Ye Yiqiu blocked the door of the shack with the branches that had been prepared to prevent the beasts from attacking Xianluo, and then cut a thick branch and sharpened the end, he wanted to try his luck at the lake to see if he could fork the fish.
Forking fish with a wooden stick is something that Ye Yiqiu often does in the small river near his home, so he is familiar with the road, and after a while, he really forked a few big fish.
Ye Yiqiu disemboweled, pierced the fish with a branch, lit a fire, and started grilling the fish.
When the fish was cooked, Xian Luo woke up, she walked out of the shack, and said, "Brother Yiqiu, the grilled fish you made is so fragrant, I can smell the fragrance in my dreams!" Ye Yiqiu smiled, handed Xian Luo a cooked fish, and took one and ate it himself.
Xian Luo: "Brother Yiqiu, when will we be able to find Xianshan, if we find Xianshan, will the old man of Hemuzi accept me as an apprentice, if he becomes his old man's apprentice, will he definitely be able to practice the art of immortals." She asked a series of questions in one breath.
Ye Yiqiu said with a smile: "Naturally, you can cultivate into immortals, otherwise how could there be so many people to learn from teachers?" “
Xian Luo: "I don't know what kind of person He Muzi will be, whether he is not affectionate, and he is so strict that people can't stand it, if so, it will be miserable!"
Ye Yiqiu: "If you want to learn the art of immortal Taoism, of course, you have to endure what others can't endure and suffer what others can't bear." “
Xianluo: "Brother Yiqiu, you're right, no matter how hard and tired you are, as long as I'm with you, I can bear it!"