Chapter 4: The Stranger
"Squeak, squeak. The familiar cry sounded, and Tan Shaobai subconsciously turned to the side of his body behind a big tree beside him. However, unlike usual, the expected fruit was not thrown today. Tan Shaobai found that his hand had reflexively touched his waist, but today's cloth bag was empty.
"Squeak, squeak. A gray-brown figure jumped in front of Tan Shaobai, a pair of small red eyes spinning around.
Tan Shaobai squatted down and said with a smile: "Little clever, why don't you hit me with fruit today." Are your wounds healed?" he said, grabbing the little ghost's body and looking over at his wound from yesterday. Zizhi is really magical, there is not even a trace of the place where she was traumatized yesterday, and the gray-brown monkey hair has grown.
The little ghost blinked, shook his head first, and nodded again, making Tan Shaobai confused. With a whoosh, the little clever jumped onto Tan Shaobai's shoulder, and then a somersault landed in front of him and beckoned to him.
"What are you doing? Take me to eat the fruit? Okay! I'm fine anyway, if there is something good to eat, I'll take some back to the masters." Those guys are too lazy to die, and they want me to serve every day. While speaking, Tan Shaobai took a light step and landed beside the little ghost.
The little wit was startled by Tan Shaobai's speed, and looked him up and down a few times in surprise. Tan Shaobai said triumphantly: "Amazing." It's my newfound trick. If you still fight with me, you'll be beaten up. ”
The little ghost pursed his lips, grimaced at Tan Shaobai, unfolded his body, and walked towards the depths of the fruit forest as fast as a star pill.
Although he used his mana to increase his speed a lot, how could Tan Shaobai compare to the little clever man who had an innate advantage, no matter how Tan Shaobai urged his mana to the limit, he couldn't catch up with the gray-brown figure. The little ghost looked very strange today, he would stop and wait for Tan Shaobai after running for a while, and when he saw that Tan Shaobai was chasing closer, he accelerated forward again. Before they knew it, they had passed through the fruit forest and entered the most primitive mountain forest behind Moyunping.
"Hey, little Ghost, where are you taking me! I can't run. It's a labyrinth, I can't remember where I came, but how do I get back!"
The little clever runner was running happily, and there was no sign of tiredness at all, when he heard Tan Shaobai's words, he stopped, pointed to the front and pointed at himself, squeaking non-stop.
Tan Shaobai sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll give up my life to accompany the gentleman, but if you don't find me good food, I'll let you come back with me on my back." ”
The little clever made an angry look at Tan Shaobai, turned his head and continued to run forward.
After turning over two more dirt slopes, just when Tan Shaobai was about to hold on, he heard a strange sound. It was like a little wit, with squeaky screams coming and going, accompanied by the rustling of branches and leaves, and it sounded very lively. Tan Shaobai immediately understood, gasped and smiled: "Wow, little clever, you are really good, you actually brought me to your monkey nest." ”
Hearing the cries of the same kind, the little ghost was extremely excited, and turned several times in the air one after another, and screamed loudly.
Following the little ghost through a dozen dense trees, Tan Shaobai came to a world of monkeys. As far as the eye can see, this is simply a sea of monkeys, whether it is above or below the trees, there are monkeys of different shapes jumping up and down, some chasing each other, some playing with each other, and the most interesting thing is that some small monkeys are choosing lice for the big monkeys, and they are having fun in this world without fighting. In the center of this forest, there is a large protruding rock, the rock is about ten meters high, covering an area of about 100 square meters. In front of the rock was a clear spring, gurgling, and the clear water gathered not far from the huge rock, forming a small pool, although there was some distance, Tan Shaobai could still clearly feel the coldness of the spring water. I thought to myself, this monkey spring should be the source of life for these monkeys, no wonder they gather here.
The arrival of outsiders suddenly made all the monkeys vigilant, and some big horse monkeys that were close to human height quickly pounced near Tan Shaobai, grinning and showing a demonstrative, obviously not welcoming him. The other monkeys also looked at him unkindly. Seeing that he was terrified, not to mention the large number of monkeys here, a strong horse monkey alone may not be something he can deal with. Thinking of this, Tan Shaobai couldn't help but regret that he came here with the little wit.
At this moment, the little ghost suddenly jumped up from the ground and landed on Tan Shaobai's shoulder, one monkey paw was placed on the sea dragon's head to stabilize his body, and the other monkey paw waved vigorously and hissed loudly.
The big horse monkeys listened to the little clever 'monkey language', their hostility weakened, and they whined a few times, and then retreated a little farther. But their vigilance obviously didn't change, and all the monkeys almost stopped playing and set their eyes on Tan Shaobai, an outsider.
The little clever cleverness patted Tan Shaobai's head, and then pointed to the mirror-like small lake, signaling Tan Shaobai to go over.
Taking a deep breath, Tan Shaobai calmed down the uneasiness in his heart, since he has already come here, listen to the little clever. Anyway, if you saved it yesterday, it won't hurt you. While thinking, Tan Shaobai slowly walked towards the waterhole.
As soon as the group of monkeys who had just calmed down saw Tan Shaobai walking towards the waterhole, they suddenly became restless again, and the mournful screams shook the mountains and forests. "Squeak-" A sharp voice came from the mouth of the little ghost, and the sound was so penetrating that it stood out from the screams of the many monkeys, as if he was already extremely angry.
The big horse monkey who was about to pounce stopped, and all the monkeys looked at the little ghost with some fear. But despite this, they still seemed unwilling to let Tan Shaobai get close to the waterhole.
"What are you little ones doing, there's a guest coming, just let him come. An old voice sounded from the direction of the waterhole, pure and infectious. When all the monkeys heard this sound, they were like deflated balls, and immediately retreated far away, making way for Tan Shaobai to make a wide road.
The little clever screamed a few times and pointed to the waterhole again.
Tan Shaobai thought to himself, how could there be anyone in this group of monkeys? Could it be that we are from the Qingyun Sect? He cast his gaze towards the waterhole. To his surprise, there was not even a single monkey within ten meters of the waterhole, and there was a man sitting on the edge of the waterhole, who had his back to him and a large cloak draped over his body, including his head.
Without the monkeys' obstruction, Tan Shaobai quickly walked behind the strange man, and the little ghost jumped off his shoulder and ran to the strange man's side, chirping, as if saying something.
Tan Shaobai said tentatively: "Senior, is this your place? I came here unintentionally with the little ghost, please don't be surprised." After all, this is someone's place, and those sturdy big monkeys have the ability to threaten his life, Tan Shaobai is naturally polite.
The old voice sounded again, "Is the little ghost the name you gave it?"
Tan Shaobai nodded and said, "Yes, we have known each other for a long time, and we play together every day, and I think it is a strange elf, so I gave him this name." Senior, what do these monkeys have to do with you? Why do they listen to you so much? ”
A low laugh remembered, and the strange man said: "They are all my children, thank you for saving my little grandson's life yesterday." ”
Tan Shaobai smiled secretly in his heart, if these monkeys are your children, then aren't you old monkeys? Although he thought so in his heart, he said: "I am actually to blame for yesterday's incident, and I accidentally knocked it down from the tree to hurt him." It is the right thing to do to help it heal. ”
The strange man suddenly laughed, "Actually, you don't have to pretend to be anything in front of me, no matter what kind of person you are, just from your willingness to use the five-grade Zizhi to treat the injuries of my little grandson, it proves that your essence is kind." Just that, that's enough. There's nothing wrong with following the surname. ”
Tan Shaobai frowned slightly, and said, "Are you also a person who cultivates the truth, can you see through my inner thoughts, and prove that your cultivation is similar to that of my ancestor!"
The strange man snorted and said, "You're talking about that kid from Daoming." Compared to me, what does he count? However, speaking of which, I can indeed be regarded as a cultivator, but the method is different from that of your Qingyun Sect. Since my little grandson brought you here, I always want to give you some benefits, which can be regarded as a thank you for giving it a five-grade Zizhi. Say whatever you want. I'll try to satisfy you. Since you are a cultivator, I have a lot of treasures that will suit you. ”
Listening to the strange man's words, Tan Shaobai's heart moved, but he dispelled his inner thoughts in an instant, shook his head, and sighed lightly: "I saved the little ghost because he was my friend, and he didn't think about anything in return." If I ask for something from you, it looks like it's a little clever or something, and I don't like that. ”
The strange man's body shook slightly, and he could hear that Hailong's words were completely from the heart, and there was nothing pretentious. But he couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to see a little monkey as a friend?"
Tan Shaobai said: "What's there, as long as it is what I like, even snakes, insects, rats and ants can become friends." Everyone is a life, and who is not superior to anyone else? For example, running in the mountains, I'm far worse than a little clever, but of course, my brain is much smarter than it, hehe. ”
Hearing Tan Shaobai's words, Xiao Clever bared his teeth at him dissatisfied.
The strange man sighed lightly and said, "Good, good. Even if you are a cultivator, there are few people who can see life as equally as you do. Actually, neither I nor TD can really understand what you're thinking. It's just that you use the Taoist Six Divine Powers to see if you're lying. With your heart's name, it should be the most suitable for such a thing. A black light flew out from the strange man, slowly flying towards Tan Shaobai.
Tan Shaobai subconsciously stretched out his hand and took the thing into his hand. The black light converged, Tan Shaobai felt a sinking in his hand, and when he looked at it, it was just a small thin iron rod about the length of his palm. But the weight was not light, heavier than the short axe he used to chop wood, as if it weighed nearly twenty pounds. "Senior, what is this? I said, I don't want anything. ”
The strange man laughed and said, "I didn't say it was for you! I gave it to you because I liked you." Take it, and when you reach a certain level of cultivation in the future, you will naturally use him. ”
Tan Shaobai gently fiddled with the small iron rod a few times and said, "Okay, I'll take it." Although it looks ordinary, its weight is unusual. Senior, is this a special ore?" It didn't feel like a valuable thing, and Tan Shaobai casually took it into his arms.
Strange man: "You don't care what it is, when your cultivation is enough, you will naturally understand." ”
Tan Shaobai smiled secretly in his heart, but it was just a small iron rod, what was so mysterious, and he responded disapprehantly.
"Well, you can go now. Come here tomorrow morning with the little ghost. Remember, if you want to cultivate the Heavenly Heart Determination well, that is indeed a very superior cultivation method. ”
Tan Shaobai nodded and said, "Then I'll go." The little clever spirit jumped to Tan Shaobai's side as if he was happy, pointed to the way he came, and ran out first. Tan Shaobai glanced at the strange man deeply, and from beginning to end, he didn't see the face of this mysterious strange man. Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, he shook his head helplessly, and turned to chase after the little ghost.
As soon as he left the place where the monkeys lived, Tan Shaobai's voice sounded in his ears again, "Don't tell anyone about today's events." ”
Tan Shaobai stopped and shouted in the direction of the monkeys, "I know." I'm not going to tell anyone about what I've seen you. Thank you for sending me the iron bar. ”
When the little ghost sent Tan Shaobai back to Moyunping, it was just time for lunch, and everything was the same as usual, without any peculiarities. After lunch, Tan Shaobai returned to his room. He took out the small iron rod from his bosom and looked at it carefully. The swarthy stick didn't even have any lines, and no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't feel anything special.
He casually tucked the iron rod back into his arms, and was just about to start today's Tianxin Decisive cultivation, when he suddenly heard a clear sound of breaking the air outside. An inexplicable pressure made him feel depressed for a while. Tan Shaobai's first reaction was that an outsider came. Thinking of the beautiful Ling Feizi who had come a year ago, his heart suddenly became hot, and he ran out in three steps and two steps.