Falling into the Tiger Tan (1)
After walking for three days, we have arrived at the boundary of Jingzhou. This place is a place where wars are frequent, and it has been plagued by wars since the Three Kingdoms period.
When the dynasty was established, Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin pacified the Jingzhou area, which made the people of Jingzhou live a stable life. Who knew that this peaceful day had not passed for a long time, and in recent days, a plague broke out, making the people of Jingzhou miserable, and the scene in the city was extremely desolate;
When a group of five people came to the outside of the city gate, they saw that the front of the city wall was guarded by layers of officers and soldiers, and they were strictly prevented from entering. When the five masters and apprentices were quite helpless, they suddenly saw a man dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a noble and awe-inspiring appearance, and a fat body, who was about 30 years old.
"Young master, I don't know what you have to do when you come to inspect today?!" When a guard saw this person, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked;
The man's expression was indifferent, he didn't pay attention to the guard's words, but looked directly at Song Huayang and his party, he carefully looked at the five people from top to bottom, wanting to approach.
"Dao Chief, I wonder if you can follow me along?" The man respectfully walked up to Song Huayang and asked sincerely;
Song Huayang was very dazed, he had never seen this person in front of him, and he asked him so rashly, it was so strange! Although he was suspicious in his heart, out of politeness, he was not easy to refuse, so he followed this person to a hidden corner on the side.
"This little official, the two of us have never met, I don't know if you brought the poor road here for no reason, what do you have to talk about?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, please forgive the contemptible people for taking the liberty of asking, I don't know if the chief is the head of the Song sect of the Wudang faction?
"It's Song, I don't know how a petty official can know the poor way?" Song Huayang said; he thought to himself: I live in the mountains on weekdays, and rarely deal with the world; if I am not a person in the martial arts, I am afraid that no one will know me, where will he know my name?
"Hahaha, don't be strange to the Taoist chief! I can't hide it, it was my father who ordered me to greet the head of the Song family here, and the head of the Song family is a person who cultivates the Qing Dynasty;
"I also know that Wudang's disciples are like clouds, so I carefully observed the four apprentices of the Taoist Chief, and saw that they were all extraordinary, so I expected that the Taoist Master must be the head of Song, so I would take the liberty to ask. ”
Song Huayang was very surprised, and said, "I see! But Poor Dao and Ling Zunyi have never known each other, why does Ling Zun exalt like this? I don't know ......what Ling Zun is?" After listening to the man's words, he became more and more confused.
The man said: "Contemptible He County, my father is the governor of Jingzhou, and he is a friend of the head of Tianmen Paihua;
Hua Zhangmen knew that the Taoist chief and his entourage would definitely pass through this place, but Jingzhou has been plagued recently and has been closed for many days. He expected that there would be many inconveniences when the Taoist arrived in Jingzhou. Therefore, he wrote a special letter and instructed his father to take care of the Taoist chief. With that, he handed the letter to Song Huayang.
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For hundreds of years, the Tianmen faction has been repeatedly favored by Wudang when it has experienced great dangers, so the two factions have always had a close relationship.
In recent years, the power of the Demon Sect has become stronger and stronger in the rivers and lakes; it seems that the rivers and lakes are about to fall under the control of the Demon Sect; the sense of crisis of the decent people is getting deeper and deeper; in order to unite against the Demon Sect, they have closely linked various sects together; therefore, the friendship between the two factions of Wudang and Tianmen has also become deeper and deeper.
Therefore, in the current period, it is reasonable for Hua Feihong to make this move.
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"It turned out to be the son of the Zhizhou family, and he was rude!" Then, Song Huayang carefully examined the letter in his hand and found that the words on the letter were indeed the handwriting of Master Hua. I thought: I can't imagine that Brother Hua is so close and thoughtful, and the style of this generation is really admirable!
"Daoist Chief, don't be polite, quickly lead a few virtuous disciples to the mansion with me! My father has been waiting for a long time. He sensed that Song Huayang was still hesitant at this time.
"Since this is the case, it is difficult to say goodbye, and Poor Dao should also go to the mansion to visit Lord Zhizhou, then please ask the petty official to lead the way!" Song Huayang saw that it was difficult to refuse, so he did not refuse; originally he felt that this matter was a little suspicious, but the moment he saw the letter, the doubts in his heart had been dispelled.
Song Huayang and the four apprentices followed He Jun into the city, Song Huayang, He Jun, and He Zhishuang sat in the carriage in front, while Han Tianlin, He Zhishuang, Song Rou and others sat in the second carriage;
Two carriages galloped slowly through the city;
Han Tianlin sat in the car, only to feel the sound of horses' hooves mixed with groans coming in;
He couldn't help but lift the curtain of the sedan car to take a look at the scene outside the window. So he stuck his head out of the window and looked behind him, and saw that although the street was long, there was no one in front of him. Looking up, there was already a light rain in the air at this time, and the raindrops were falling to the ground, adding a bit of desolation to the city, and this scene made him sigh -
"Could it be that all the people here are dead?!" Ouyang asked, and he was a little surprised by the silence of the street;
The little sister couldn't bear to look out the window, she had grown up under the pampering of everyone since she was a child, and she had never seen the suffering of the world;
"Third Senior Brother, don't talk about it!" said the little junior sister;
At this time, for some reason, the horse roared, and the carriage suddenly jolted, and the carriage stopped. The three men heard a groan;
Seeing this, Han Tianlin hurriedly opened the sedan curtain, he stood up, and suddenly found that there was an old man lying on the ground at this time, only to see that the old man who fell to the ground was foaming at the mouth, his limbs were convulsed, and his face was black, obviously in the form of a plague;
"How can this be?!" Han Tianlin exclaimed, he immediately jumped out of the carriage, stepped forward to help the old man up, put his finger under the old man's nose and probed gently, and found that the man's breathing was already very weak. Han Tianlin thought to himself, this person was only one step away from the horse, if it weren't for the horse's spirituality and stopped in time, he was afraid that this person would have died under the horse's hooves;
The little junior sister wanted to get out of the carriage, but was stopped by Ouyang Xun, "Senior sister, it's dangerous! you can't go down!" Ouyang Xun shouted;
"But, senior brother, he ......," the little sister said worriedly, as she tried to pull Ouyang Xun's arm away;
"I'm fine, junior sister, don't come down!" Han Tianlin said;
He thought to himself, "I, Han Tianlin, am a wasted person, even if I am infected, it is just a death, it's not a big deal." But I can't hurt my little sister!
Han Tianlin touched this person's forehead, and suddenly felt extremely hot, so he carried him to the side of the street and leaned against a wall.
At this time, the three people sitting in the carriage in front of them felt something strange.
He Jun tightened the reins in his hand, and with a "huh-" sound, the horse obediently stopped.
The three of them got out of the car and vaguely saw Han Tianlin snuggling up with an old man, Song Huayang saw this, and walked in front of Han Tianlin anxiously, and He Jun and He Zhishuang also followed.
"Lin'er, put it down quickly!" Song Huayang shouted;
Han Tianlin was a little caught off guard when he saw his master coming over, but he still held on tightly.
He Jun said: "Little brother, I'm afraid you don't know about this plague, this evil disease is extremely infectious, and all close contacts may be infected, you must not have too much contact!" As he spoke, his limbs unconsciously retreated, and he had been frightened by this evil disease for a long time.
"Master, go away quickly, I don't care!" Han Tianlin said;
At this time, the old man sitting on the ground slowly opened his eyes and said weakly: "Nian... Light man, the sickness I have obtained,... It's not the plague, please... You send me... Go home....... ”
"Lin'er, don't be deceived by him!" Song Huayang said, obviously he didn't believe the old man's words.
Song Huayang pulled Han Tianlin's sleeve and was about to pull him into the carriage.
Who knew that the old man was still holding Han Tianlin's hand tightly and refused to let go. "Master, please forgive the apprentice for not being able to see death without saving him!" Han Tianlin said, and he resolutely shook off Song Huayang's arm.
In fact, Han Tianlin was also skeptical of this old man's words. He thought to himself that if this old man's words were true, his behavior could be regarded as a kind act, and he would get what he wanted. If this old man's words are false, even if he is poisoned, it is only a matter of life, and it has nothing to do with it.
"Well, in that case, there is nothing the teacher can do to stop him. Song Huayang observed the sky at this time, the sun was setting, and it was close to dusk.
"Master, you should go to the house with this He Gongzi first, after the apprentice sends this old man home, he will definitely join you!" Han Tianlin said;
"Okay, you have to take care of yourself!" Song Huayang was afraid that he would be late and that he would not be in line with the courtesy, so he no longer dissuaded him.
The little junior sister said that she wanted to go with Han Tianlin, but was stopped by Han Tianlin and Song Huayang.
So, a group of people rushed in the direction of He Fu in a carriage. Only Han Tianlin and the old man were left.
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"Hahaha, there is another payment today!" The old man suddenly opened his eyes and said with a green glow, Han Tianlin was a little stunned and asked, "You are not sick?!"
"Boy, not only am I not sick, I'm fine, let you taste the power of my whirlwind palm!" The old man roared, and then stretched out his thick and powerful palm and slapped it towards Han Tianlin's head. There was a buzz in Han Tianlin's ears, and he suddenly didn't know what to do, and he fainted to the ground!
After about two hours, Han Tianlin gradually woke up, he found that the surroundings were pitch black, the wind was swishing, in addition, he could faintly hear the sound of dripping water, as if he had entered a cave, he couldn't help but feel a little creepy!
"Where am I?!" Han Tianlin shouted,
Just listen to a rough voice that says:
"Hey, boy, you're finally awake?!" the person who spoke was the old man who was blocking the way in the street.
Han Tianlin suddenly came to his senses and asked, "It turned out to be you! What is the purpose of you tricking me here?!" His eyes were full of horror.
The old man lit the candle in his hand, a strange smile appeared on his face, and said unhurriedly: "Hahaha! boy! I brought you here to fill my belly!" he patted his belly,
He also said: "The plague has been rampant in this Jingzhou city for several days, and the old man has been hungry for many days, and today I can finally eat fresh human flesh, hahahaha......!"