Daochan rode a donkey, which was his favorite mount, but in fact, he only had this "foot power". Originally, his ideal mount must be a good horse that travels thousands of miles in a day. But when he rode a horse for the first time, he didn't know what kind of wind the horse was pumping, and he gave Dao Chan several kicks in a row, otherwise he would have been practicing boxing every day since he was a child, and his body still had a little foundation, and he would have died under the horse's hooves. Since then, Daozen has never considered any magnificent scenery of BMW Li, and the brocade clothes are in Xinfeng, which is not as important as his own life. But on weekdays, you can't rely on your legs for everything, even the gods can't stand it, so you can only retreat and find a donkey, although you can't get on the stage, but after all, you are also a person with a mount, otherwise walking on the rivers and lakes, wouldn't it be too faceless?

Although this donkey is said to be the mount of Daozen, it obviously does not have such self-knowledge. The voice is loud, and the temper is louder than the voice. On weekdays, Taoism and Zen are like offering to ancestors, and they dare not have the slightest slackness. After so many times, the donkey's temper rose in a strong wind, and he jumped into the clouds. Once you are tired, you must stop and rest, even if Dao Zen persuades you, this donkey will not take care of it. If the Taoist Zen makes a threat, he will be stumbling. Not only that, he has a tricky appetite, never eats forage, only fresh fruits and vegetables can be put in his eyes, when he goes out, Daozen in addition to buying two catties of good wine, the package only has the donkey's rations.

Every time Dao Zen couldn't bear it anymore, he jumped to his feet and scolded angrily, and when he was tired and panting, the donkey began to call at the top of his voice, grinning as if mocking Dao Zen.

"Donkey, donkey. You see how good you are as a donkey, you don't have to worry about eating, drinking, and you don't have to work. ”

The donkey began to scream at the top of his voice, looking extremely dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, you worked, okay, but at least there aren't so many worries, isn't it? It's a terrible fate. ”

The donkey snorted, its nose panting, it seemed that it was not light, it pouted its buttocks, lifted the Tao Zen down, walked to the side of the road by itself, chewed wild flowers, and was very satisfied.

Daozen patted the dust, didn't take it seriously, walked to the donkey and squatted down, quietly waiting for the donkey to eat. He didn't want to wait, and there was really no way, after all, he couldn't be the owner of this donkey. At this time, a cyan bird in the sky landed on Daozen's shoulder, stretched out his head and pecked him twice on the shoulder. Daozen touched the head of the lark, reached out and took a miniature bamboo tube from its claws, and took out a note from it, Daozen hurriedly read what was written on it, he tore the paper apart, and when he raised his hand, the pieces of paper drifted away with the wind.

"Ancestor, have you finished eating, it's time for us to hit the road. ”

The donkey glanced at him, swaggered to the river, drank a few sips of water, and leisurely walked to Daozen's side. Daochan jumped on its back, and the donkey slowly moved forward like an old turtle.

Daozen had long been asleep sitting on the back of a donkey, and when he opened his eyes, there was a tavern in front of him, and there was a black plum blossom on the guise of the tavern. Daozen took out a ring and put it on his hand, and the ring had the word "thorn" on it.

When he came to the door, Daozen tied the donkey and walked in alone.

The shopkeeper in the store was settling accounts, and when he saw Daochan coming in, he didn't raise his head: "Guest officer, there is something in the store, and I don't accept customers, please forgive me, I bother you to go five miles further, there is still a store there, please go there." ”

Daozen placed his hand on the counter, revealing the ring. The shopkeeper glanced at the ring, and then greeted him with a smile: "It turned out that the adults had arrived, but I didn't expect you to come so early, and I hope to forgive your sins." ”

"Has everyone else arrived?" Dao Chan waved his hand, signaling the shopkeeper to say no more polite words.

The shopkeeper put away the account book: "There are already two adults who have arrived early, and there are two adults who have not yet arrived." ”

"I see, my donkey is tethered to the door, you can feed it something for me later, remember, just vegetables. ”

"You can rest assured. As he spoke, he gave Daozen a key: "This is the key, on the left hand side of the corridor, the third room, do you need a small one to lead the way for you?"

Daozen shook his head, took the key to the room, opened the door, walked in and lay down on the bed.

"It smells so good. There was a burst of fragrance in Daozen's nose, and he turned around and let it go.

"What person!" Daozen was startled and hurriedly opened his eyes.

I only saw a charming woman staring at me.

Dao Chan's eyes sank, he lowered his head, and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart: "Concubine Liu Ruo!"

said that he hurriedly got up and jumped down, he sat at the table and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank a cup for himself, so that he did not get angry.

"Thirteen, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't you want my sister?" Liu Ruofei chuckled.

Daochan looked at Concubine Liu Ruo: "Next time you come in, can you say hello in advance?"

Concubine Liu Ruofei wrapped her body in the quilt, lay on the bed, and looked at Dao Chan with interest: "I knocked on the door, but you didn't hear it." ”

Dao Chan rubbed his forehead, this woman is trouble.

"Thirteen, it's still early, let's sleep with my sister again. Concubine Liu Ruo's voice was soft, and she slowly lifted the quilt as she spoke.

Dao Chan didn't even look at it, he didn't want to have anything to do with the woman in front of him.

"Okay?" a man walked in.

Then two more walked in.

When Concubine Liu Ruofei saw someone coming, she snorted coldly: "You are also worthy?"

The opening was a big man, with a full face and a long knife behind his back. This person's name is Yan Zhuohu, although he claims to be from the Sprinkle family, but he is not from the Central Plains at all, it seems to be from Beimang, as for why he joined the Yama Palace, no one knows this.

"What's the matter? Isn't this body stronger than the little white face?" said and straightened his waist.

The old man on crutches sat on a stool and beat his back: "We are not here to quarrel, according to the news, those literati will go to Longquanling tonight, and we should make preparations." ”

"It's not just a few literati, but they still want to send five of us, I really don't know what the palace thinks, they really underestimate us. A sharp voice came out of Li Qingfeng's mouth, he was obviously a man, but he was dressed in women's clothes, which made the four people on the side quite uncomfortable.

"If Sister Li thinks that there are too many people, then this job will be handed over to the three of you, and Thirteen and I will continue to live in it, anyway, if you don't work, you still have money, I don't care. Concubine Liu Ruofei said and threw a wink at Dao Chan.

"Whatever the opinion, wait until the work is done. Let's go, shouldn't we also prepare for the guests? "The Ancient Head seemed to be more concerned about the orders of the Yama Hall than the others.

Yan Zhuohu and Liu Qingfeng didn't say anything more, and walked out with the ancient head. Daochan glanced at Concubine Liu Ruo: "Don't go?"

Concubine Liu Ruofei sighed, stood up, the quilt slipped down, Daochan quickened her pace, and walked the door.

Concubine Liu Ruofei looked at Daozen's appearance and giggled: "Didn't you want to snatch me back to be my daughter-in-law back then?"

In the dark woods, a group of scholars walked through with torches.

"Brother Zihou, let's rest for a while, I really can't walk. A scholar leaned on a tree, wiping his sweat.

The white-clothed scholar led by him looked at the bright moon above his head and looked serious: "I'll rest here tonight, and then set off when the day is about to dawn." ”

This scholar's name is Zhao Dikun, and he was born in poverty. However, the talent and literature in Nanling Academy are a double unique. He has a lot of criticisms about today's government and politics, and every time he talks with other classmates, he seems to have Lingyun's ambition in his chest, and his teacher has persuaded him many times, and it is a good thing for literati to have the ambition of their family and country, but if they don't know how to forbear, it will lead to death. Zhao Dikun did not dare to agree, and this time, despite the obstruction of his teacher, he went to Beijing with the rest of the scholars to invite him.

It is precisely because of his background that he knows that this trip is not easy, unlike these sons and brothers behind him, who are pampered. Don't take the official road and rush at night, it was originally agreed in advance, but behind them, these people were all carried away by the enthusiasm, and they swore an oath, but they temporarily changed their minds.

Zhao Dikun looked at the bonfire in front of him and understood a truth, even if it is far from enough to have the same ideas and aspirations, if there is no resilience to put what he thinks and thinks, then such a person should be cautious in the future, otherwise it will only be the same as in front of him.

"Everyone, it's hard to hurry, the wind is clear and the moon is bright at this time, since you have such a Yaxing, the old man is willing to sell his favor, so let you sleep here." The voice of the old head echoed through the trees.

Let these scholars panic.

Zhao Dikun held the torch, his eyes were resolute, and he looked into the distance: "What person?"

"What do you bother with them, they're dead people anyway. Yan Zhuohu was extremely dissatisfied, "If you don't do it, you will come to the house." ”

As he spoke, the green tendons burst out, and a bounce, like a thunderbolt, smashed into the crowd, and those people were scattered by a huge force.

Yan Zhuohu looked at the puddle of minced meat under his feet and grinned: "One." ”

Where have those scholars seen such a bloody scene on weekdays, one by one they are scared, and some of them get up and run.

Only Zhao Dikun looked at Yan Zhuohu coldly: "You were sent by Wu Laogou?"

Yan Zhuohu only likes to kill, and he doesn't like to answer questions, he is about to kill Zhao Dikun in front of him with his fist. Suddenly, there was a cloud of smoke and dust around him, and Yan Zhuohu coughed a few times: "Li Qingfeng, you are a fake eunuch, Lao Tzu has to make you a real eunuch." ”

Li Qingfeng let out a cold laugh, he didn't care what Yan Zhuo Hu thought, he flicked his sleeves and spewed out two black smokes. "Not good!" Seeing the black smoke, even Yan Zhuohu was afraid of three points and stepped back.

"Grandma, you even want the life of the Sprinkler family?" Yan Zhuo Hu stared at Li Qingfeng viciously.

Li Qingfeng shook his sleeves, and there was black smoke again. Yan Zhuo Hu saw that Li Qingfeng ignored it, he gritted his teeth, caught up with a scholar, and kicked him away.

And Zhao Dikun, who escaped his life, sat paralyzed on the ground, although he was much more courageous than other scholars, but it was impossible for anyone to face life and death without waves. Seeing the scholars scattered around him, he gritted his teeth and crawled slowly on the ground.

"Thirteen, Concubine Liu Ruo, still don't make a move?" said the ancient head and smashed the head of a scholar with a stick.

Daozen still didn't mean to make a move, he sat on a branch and whistled.

Concubine Liu Ruofei looked at Dao Chan and stood still.

"If you don't do it again, if those three people are really dissatisfied, they will sue the temple, and I am afraid you will be punished. Daozen stared at the bloody scene below, his face expressionless.

"Thirteen, are you caring about me?" Liu Ruofei had pink cheeks and a smile like a flower.

Daochan glanced at her: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm just kindly reminding you." ”

"Sure enough, you still care about me, since Thirteen asked me to do it, I will do it, your share, I will help you. Concubine Liu Ruofei disappeared in place.

Daozen shook his head.

For these scholars, any one of them can easily let things go, and let the five of them come just to spy on each other, but also to be safe.

"Huh?" Dao Chan saw Zhao Dikun crawling on the ground and running away while the chaos was taking advantage of the chaos, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "It's a little interesting." ”

Zhao Dikun saw that there was no killer by his side, so he stood up and ran wildly in the direction of no one, and Daochan followed. It was dark and dense, and Zhao Dikun didn't know where he had run. Daozen stood on the tree and shook his head. Originally, he was expecting something interesting to happen, but now it seems that this man's luck is really not good.

Zhao Dikun, who was running, only felt that his feet were empty, he looked down and saw that he was on the cliff and fell down in an instant. But just when he was disheartened, someone grabbed the collar and threw it up.

Zhao Dikun escaped death, and by the moonlight, he could vaguely see Daozen's figure, but he couldn't see Daozen's face clearly.

"You're a killer too?"

Daozen shrugged.

Zhao Dikun didn't panic like other scholars, but tidied up his clothes: "After you kill me, can you tell my parents about my death?"

Dao Chan was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Dikun to be so calm, and he didn't expect him to make such a request. It seems that the scholar in front of him is indeed a little different.

"I'll give you a chance. ”

"What chance?" Zhao Dikun looked at Dao Chan, although he didn't believe that Dao Chan was ready to let him go, but he still wanted to hear what Dao Chan was going to say.

"Let me kill you now, or you jump yourself. ”

Zhao Dikun smiled bitterly: "What's the difference between the two?"

Daozen pointed to the cliff: "Yes." Under this cliff is water, the cliff is more than ten zhang high, if ordinary people jump down, there will be more than one luck. But if you protect your head and give up your life, there may be a slight chance of survival. ”

Zhao Dikun is not a stupid person, although the choice given to him by Dao Chan seems to have no choice, but in fact, it gives him a glimmer of life, and it depends on whether he dares or not.

He walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at the rushing river under the cliff, the moonlight reflecting the water, making it even more eerie.

"What's your name?" Zhao Dikun asked softly.

"Tao Zen. ”

"Tao Zen. Zhao Dikun silently recited a few words: "In Xia Zhao Dikun, if he can save his life, he will repay him with a spring." As he spoke, he resolutely jumped down.

Daozen watched quietly from the sidelines, then turned around and walked back.

Back at the campfire, it was littered with corpses and bloodstains, and the old man was counting them.

"Why is there one missing?" the old head frowned slightly.

"Thirteen, where did you go just now?" Yan Zhuo asked loudly when he saw Daozen return.

Daochan covered his stomach and showed an embarrassed smile: "Recently, the spleen has not been cleared, and the water has not been wet. The diarrhea was unbearable, so I went to soak the. Oh, look at your faces. ”

"One person less. The old head's voice was low.

Dao Chan patted his head: "When I was pooping just now, I saw a black shadow running past, I thought it was a wild boar or something, could it be a person?"

"Where is he running?" Yan Zhuohu walked up to Dao Chan.

Daozen pointed to the cliff: "Over there." But I've seen it, and it's a cliff. ”

"Not good. ”

Talking about the ancient head, the words were burning, Li Qingfeng and the three of them ran towards the edge of the cliff.

Daochan sat on the ground and looked at the bonfire in front of him: "I said sister, don't you chase it? don't learn from me, I'm a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water." ”

Concubine Liu Ruofei squatted beside Daochan, supporting her chin with her hands, like a quiet girl, Daochan turned her head to the side, Concubine Liu Ruofei saw his appearance, and smiled slightly: "You are not afraid, I am naturally not afraid." ”

"Eldest sister, there are so many men, why do you have to pester me? Aren't there three more?"

"Just the three of them? Concubine Liu Ruofei said disdainfully that she was hungry.

Dao Chan thought for a while: Isn't it right? The ancient head is useless, it makes sense, Li Qingfeng is useless, it makes sense, but the words are useless, but it doesn't make sense.

"Could it be you..."Dao Chan looked at Concubine Liu Ruofei with strange eyes.

Concubine Liu Ruofei's face turned cold, and the tip of her sword pierced her throat: "Anyone can stain my innocence, but you can't." ”

Daochan was in a cold sweat, and this woman turned her face no matter what she said.

"I see, you put your sword away first. Daozen pinched the tip of the sword and pushed it away little by little.

At this time, the ancient heads slowly walked out of the darkness.

"How's it going?, did you find it?" asked Daochan, tilting his head.

The old man's face was serious: "We checked, and there are indeed footprints on the edge of the cliff." Looking at the footprints, there is no doubt that the man has already jumped off the cliff. ”

"That's it, if you jump off a cliff like that, you probably won't survive. Concubine Liu Ruofei was angry and spoke extremely politely.

"You see, Concubine Liu Ruofei also thinks so, I said that the old head was too worried, and he didn't listen yet. Yan Zhuohu was very arrogant, and he felt redundant for the old head to be so serious.

The old man thought for a moment: "In this case, this place will be handled by the people in the tavern." I'll look for it along the river again, and if I can't find it, I'll have to report it truthfully, and I don't think it will go too far. ”

"Alright, now that the work is done, let's go back. ”

Back at the tavern, the old head explained a few words to the people in the tavern, and the shopkeeper went to arrange manpower. The old man continued to search along the cliff in the dark, Li Qingfeng didn't say anything, I don't know if he had returned to the room or had left. It seems that tonight, only Yan Zhuohu is happy, holding the wine jar and drinking in the store.

Daochan stood in his room, looking at Concubine Liu Ruo, who had stripped naked and got into her bed, crying and laughing: "Sister, you did it on purpose, right?"

Concubine Liu Ruofei pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course I am interested in you, otherwise, you will fulfill your sister, right?"

Daozen sighed and walked out of the room. Yan Zhuohu saw the helpless Dao Zen and waved his hand: "Thirteen, come and drink two glasses with me." ”

Daochan didn't bother to take care of him, took his little donkey, and left the tavern.

Riding on a donkey, it was cool in the middle of the night, but fortunately I took a bottle of wine from the tavern when I left. Of course, the wine is not a good wine, but it is made from new grains, and it tastes sweet and moisturizing.

Dao Zen was dizzy, and he muttered in his mouth: There are mountains outside the mountain, and the view in the mountains is more than ten years. The breeze and the moon are often accompanied, and the stars move across the strait. As soon as you enter the red world, how can you float and sink and rain and beat Ping. The red furnace and green ants are the most relieved, and the big dream world is in a flash.

The donkey snorted twice.

Daozen turned around and asked, "Do you understand?"

The donkey snorted twice.

Daozen laughed: "You have more wisdom than me." Ha ha. ”

Groggy and groggy, Daozen's eyes were full of tears. Wandering and waking up as if drunk. When the donkey gets tired of walking, it stops for a while and then continues walking. He was not swept off by a single ass. The morning sun rose, and a ray of sunlight shone on Daozen's face, and he rubbed his sleepy eyes.

I looked around, and there was a castle in front of me.

"It's here so soon, donkey, it looks like you weren't lazy last night, you should be rewarded!"

Hearing Daozen's words, the donkey kept screaming "uh-huh-hmm", and was extremely happy.