Guijiang Mountain, as the name suggests, stands on the side of the Guijiang River. At the foot of the mountain, surrounded by rivers and trees, if you want to enter the mountain, you must wade through the forest. The roads in the mountains are rugged, difficult and difficult to travel, and there are countless dangers, making it difficult for people to find out.

No one knew what was in the clouds in the mountains, not even the villagers who lived nearby.

There are only occasional rumors that there is a mountain gate in it, and in the mountain gate is a dusty past.

The villagers don't care about the past of the rivers and lakes, they just live by the mountains and rivers, and they have been very peaceful for a long time.

However, during this time, there are always strange things happening for the residents near Guijiang Mountain.

For example, some people say that when they entered the mountain, they saw a figure flashing between the mountains and forests. The old man in the village said that it was a mountain ghost, so don't provoke it casually.

For example, during this time, strangers would come and go in and out of the village from time to time, a few days ago it was a group of Jianghu people with swords, and now it is a woman in a red dress.

Another example is that a new resident has recently moved into the village, and I heard that the merchants who do business in the city have fled here to escape debts. When they settled down, they invited everyone to have a meal, and they were good people, and the villagers gradually accepted them.

On this day, the old man who was ferrying on the side of the Gui River, as always, was ready to tie the boat to the shore. But before he could tie him up, a figure came in the distance.

The old man looked up, saw the person clearly, frowned, and leaned over again to untie the rope that bound the boat.

When the visitor approached, the old man straightened up, threw the rope in his hand into the boat, and said.

"Girl, are you going into the mountains again today?"

"Well, trouble the boatman. The man answered and walked to the side of the boat.

It was a woman, dressed in red and holding a long sword, who was a stranger who was always in and out of the village these days.

"Hey, don't bother, old man, I used to eat by rocking the boat, and it's a good thing that someone takes the boat. The old man waved his hand, walked into the boat, picked up a long pole by the side of the boat, and smiled at the woman.

Although at the beginning, the long sword in the other party's hand really startled him, but after a long time, he got used to it.

Almost every day, the woman would take a boat into the mountains, and then at dusk, she would come back by boat.

She seemed to be looking for something, and the old boatman asked about it once.

The woman's answer was that she was looking for an herb that looked like a beard and had a rhizome as thick as a tree root.

She asked the boatman if he had seen it, and the old boatman thought about it at that time, and felt that he had never seen such a strange herb, so he shook his head and replied no.

The woman nodded, looking a little disappointed, and said nothing more.

At that time, the boatman thought that when she looked for a while, she should leave without a result. Who knew that this woman had been looking for more than a month, and she went in and out of the mountains and forests every day, as if she was sure that the herb was in this Guijiang Mountain.

Sometimes the boatman also wants to persuade the woman to go back earlier and live a decent life. At her age, and so handsome, it was no better to do something than to do such a foolish thing.

But seeing the woman's appearance of not giving up day after day, the boatman did not speak, but sent her into the mountains in the morning, and went to pick her up in the evening.

Because she is a regular customer, she only charges her one trip at a time.

As far as Bai Yao'er is concerned, in fact, she can cross the water into the mountains with light skills. But because it was the first time she took a boat, she got used to it, and the boat family was also good, so she took care of the business.

On the blue waves and clear water, among the distant mountains on both sides, the boats are getting farther and farther.

In the village at the foot of Guijiang Mountain, at the entrance of the village, an old man in gray clothes walked in. He had a kind smile on his face and a silver brocade box in his hand.

He came alone today, because it seemed to him that it was enough for him to come alone.

After a period of investigation, Jiang Shengming already knew the purpose of that woman's coming to Guijiangshan.

She had come to find a herb, and he knew exactly where it was.

Or rather, the herb was in his hands at this time.

He Lang was not the only one that he ate back then, in fact, he left one and left it in the gate of the Eight Bitter Gate, that is, in the mountain gate of Guijiang Mountain.

Over the years, that herb has been kept in a place where feng shui intersects, and it can be said that without Jiang Shengming's help, it would be impossible for anyone to find it.

As for why Jiang Shengming has not taken it by himself, the reason is that Jiang Shengming has passed the age when he can take it, and now his meridians have aged, and forcibly taking this herb will only damage the meridians, which is useless and even self-harming.

So Jiang Shengming didn't mind handing over this herb that was useless to him at all, and now for him, the most important thing was to first draw that woman into the Eight Bitter Sect, and then make a long-term plan to seek He Lang's martial arts secret book.

"Whew. With a long breath of turbid breath in his chest, Jiang Shengming narrowed his eyes.

It was close, and he could feel it, the day he got what he wanted.

On the Guijiang River, the boatman who had just sent Bai Yao'er away slowly landed on the boat, and then, he saw an old man, flying in the air on the river, startling a bird to fly away into the distance.

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In the middle of the mountains and forests, next to a cliff. Bai Yao'er half-squatted on a boulder, holding the gossip plate in her hand, and looked around with a frown.

She was close, she could feel it, but she just couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the herb. Whenever I have to calculate something, there is a mixture in front of me, and I can't tell the details.

Why, exactly?

Bai Yao'er looked at the clouds and mist below the cliff and wondered if she should prepare to go down and check it out.

At this time, she suddenly heard a movement behind her, her eyes tightened, she picked up a stone on the ground and turned around and threw it over.

The stone streaked through the air and sank into the grass and trees in the forest, making a muffled sound.

Then, a figure walked out from behind a tree there.

He held the stone that Bai Yao'er had just thrown out in his hand, looked at Bai Yao'er and said with a chuckle.

"The girl is young, but she is quite angry. ”

is just such a stone, if it hits ordinary Jianghu people, at least it will have to break a bone.

"Who are you?" Bai Yao'er stood up and took the gossip plate into her arms, while clenching the sword in her hand.

In the shadow of the woods, the figure walked slowly outside, and the sunlight gradually illuminated his appearance.

He has gray hair, wears a gray coat, and holds a silver brocade box in his hand.

"My name is Jiang Shengming. The man said.

"You can also call me Uncle Jiang, I've been looking for you for a long time, Sect Master. ”