The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had crossed a mountain range and descended into a valley. Yuan Jue took Miss Huang and more than a dozen nuns to follow behind the two of them, and they were silent all the time. Although there was snow on the mountain, it was only blown by the cold wind for most of the night, but it was not up to the ankles. However, the snow in the valley is knee-deep, and it is extremely difficult to walk. Among the dozen or so nuns, four or five were only fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls, short in stature, and it was even more difficult to struggle in the snow. Yuanjue and Huiqing and several other elderly nuns dragged and dragged them, and only then did they take the nuns to move forward.

Although Li Qiufeng has the heart to help, it's just that men and women don't kiss, and these girls are disciples of the Shi family, so it is inconvenient for them to support them. Just looking at Yuan Jue, Huiqing and the others, it was extremely hard, and several young female nuns were tired from the cold and almost fainted. If you continue like this, you will have to have a serious illness. It was because of the strong autumn wind that he was anxious, and when he turned around a huge rock, he saw a small stone nest, which covered all the wind and snow. Li Qiufeng's heart moved, stopped, turned to Yuan Jue and said: "Master, we have been tossing for nearly a night, your masters are tired, it is better to take a rest here for a while, and then go to Yuntai Mountain after dawn, I don't know what the master wants?"

Yuan Jue saw that all the disciples looked aggrieved, and knew that everyone was extremely tired, so he nodded immediately. Surrounded by rocks on three sides, this stone nest is an excellent shelter from the wind. There were a few large flat stone slabs on the ground, but there was not half a drop of snow. Li Qiufeng said to Yuan Jue: "Please rest here masters, and the juniors will find some branches to make a fire, and dry their clothes, shoes and socks first." ”

Situ Qiao said: "Brother Li, I will go with you, and I will also take care of it." ”

Huiqing and several other nuns also went to look for branches. Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "A few masters don't have to go." Although we escaped from Wangmiao Village, we were only not far away, and if there was an enemy following us, once we were alone, it would be extremely dangerous. A few of them are still here to accompany Master Yuanjue, and it doesn't hurt for me to go with Mr. Situ. ”

Yuan Jue knew that the martial arts of Huiqing and the others were too far from Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao, and if they encountered the enemy while looking for branches, he was afraid that it would distract Li Qiufeng and not be able to concentrate on the enemy. It was she who said in a deep voice: "Huiqing, you stay here and be careful." Please Li Daxia and Mr. Situ take care of themselves. ”

Huiqing and the others didn't dare to disobey, so they stepped aside. Yuan Jue said to Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao: "Then there are two Lao." ”

Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao said goodbye to Yuanjue, and then went to the valley to look for branches. Although the valley is full of rocks, there are many trees. In a matter of moments, the two of them had each found a large bundle of branches and moved back into the stone nest. Huiqing and the others all carried fire folds on their bodies, and after shaking the light, they set the branches on fire. Li Qiufeng went to find two big trees with thick bowls, broke the big trees with two palms, and dragged them back to the stone nest. He borrowed a long sword from Huiqing, and with a swing of his sword, he cut the trunks of two big trees into short logs of a foot long, and then stood on the ground and chopped them with a long sword, and cut all these short trees into fine wood.

Yuan Jue, Hui Qing and the others saw Li Qiufeng wielding a long sword and splitting sections of short wood into fine firewood. At this time, when the sky was freezing cold, the trunks of the two big trees were stronger than steel, but under the sword of the strong autumn wind, they were like rotten wood, but a pillar of incense had turned into a large pile of fine chopping wood. Yuan Jue and Hui Qing were shocked in their hearts, and they couldn't help but glance at each other. Although the nuns of Kule Nunnery have learned martial arts from Yuanjue, it is just that Yuanjue's martial arts are really ordinary, and Qunjue's kung fu is even less important. The long sword used by Zhongni is only made of ordinary iron, which is the most common blade in the rivers and lakes, and it is definitely not a divine weapon. It's just that in the hands of Li Qiufeng, it is like a sword that sharpens iron like clay, and naturally Li Qiufeng focuses his internal force on the long sword when he chops the short wood with the long sword, so that he can have such magical powers. Although Yuanjue's martial arts are not high, after all, he has been a fire worker in Wujiguan for many years, and his knowledge is extraordinary. She thought to herself: "In the Wuji Temple, I have seen the martial arts of the old Guan Lord and the twelve immortal aunts, but I am afraid that they do not have such powerful internal skills. However, it was the beginning of that person's swordsmanship, and he broke through the Infinite View alone, breaking the sword formation of the twelve immortal aunts, so that he had such a good skill. This young man's martial arts are so powerful, and his future achievements are only afraid that he will not be under that person. ”

The autumn wind split the burning branches into two piles, and kept adding chopping wood to the fire. This wood is more resistant to burning than the branches of a tree, and it rises with flames, and it is as warm as spring in the stone nest. More than a dozen nuns sat around the fire, only to feel that their shoes and socks and clothes soaked in snow were slowly becoming warmer, and their hearts were happy, chattering non-stop, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time. Huiqing and several other elder nuns saw that these young junior sisters were inevitably a little out of shape, and they were quite unimpressed. It's just that these girls are so excited that they can't bear to scold.

But after a pillar of incense, all the clothes, shoes and socks on everyone's bodies have been dried. The chill on my body is gone, and the tiredness is born again. The nuns leaned on each other, and before they knew it, they had all fallen asleep. Yuanjue sat cross-legged on a rock, his eyebrows lowered, but he was sitting in meditation. Although Huiqing and several other elderly nuns tried to support themselves, they were also extremely tired. Seeing Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao sitting next to another fire, they were in good spirits and not half tired. They all relied on Li Qiufeng very much, and since this person was on the side, their hearts couldn't help but relax, and they all fell asleep one after another.

Li Qiufeng was relieved to see that everyone had fallen asleep. He looked up at the sky, but it was pitch black. It was the darkest hour before dawn, and he calculated the time, and it was only three or four days before the man arrived in Luoyang. Li Qiufeng secretly thought in his heart that he had to send Yuan Jue and Miss Huang to Wuji Temple as soon as possible, and then go back to Luoyang before he could meet that person in Luoyang. Otherwise, we will have to wait until next year to see him again.

He has something on his mind, and although he has the heart to close his eyes and recuperate, his eyes never close. Later, when I thought of Murong Danyan, whose life and death were unknown, I was even more troubled. I saw Situ Qiao leaning against a stone with his back to him, his eyes closed, and he seemed to have fallen asleep. Li Qiufeng stood up quietly, quietly added a dozen chopping firewood to the two fires, picked up a torch thrown next to the fire, lit it in the fire, and tiptoed out of the stone nest with the torch.

Li Qiufeng walked out of the valley for more than ten zhang. But there was a huge rock in the middle of the valley, about three feet high, straight like a mainstay. Li Qiufeng had a little right foot, and his body had already risen from the air and flew straight to the top of the rock. It's just that this rock is very high, and although the Li Qiu Feng light skill is good, it can't jump three feet high. I saw him fly to the middle of the rock, and saw a bulge in the boulder, and his left foot was a little bit in the bulge, and his body rose again with the help of his strength, and then landed firmly on the top of the boulder.

Li Qiufeng raised the torch and looked around, although he was standing on the top of the boulder, by the light of the torch, he couldn't see far. He thought to himself: "It's dark here, I don't know what it's like to walk out of the valley." Originally, I only wanted to be by Master's side, but even this little wish could not be fulfilled. Every step I have taken over the years has been involuntarily. finally left the capital, but encountered a crisis again. Is there really a providence in the dark that will prevent me from being free for the rest of my life?"

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart, and sat down on the top of the boulder, only to feel that the future was bleak, and his heart was uneasy.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind me. Li Qiufeng was immediately alarmed, the torch in his right hand was reversed, and he gently inserted it on the rock, only to hear a "poof", and the torch was immediately extinguished. With a tap of his left hand on the rock, his body was already in the air, and his feet were firmly on the rock. The internal force instantly filled the whole body, and his eyes stared straight in the direction of the stone nest.

I heard someone whisper: "Li Daxia, are you here?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, hearing that this was Miss Huang's voice, he didn't know why she came here, but he was a little surprised. However, since the person who came was a friend and not an enemy, he was no longer nervous, so he said in a deep voice: "Yes, it is Li." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his right foot had fallen lightly from the top of the boulder to the ground. He reached out and took out the fire fold from his bosom, and lit the torch after shaking it, but saw Miss Huang standing three feet away, staring at herself. Li Qiufeng held the torch, and only heard the cold wind blowing the flames "whirring". He only said that Miss Huang heard the movement, so he came to inspect it, and said in his mouth: "It's windy here, Miss Huang should go back to the stone nest." Li was worried that an enemy was coming, so he came here to take a look. ”

Miss Huang bowed slightly, which was considered a salute, and said: "In the past two days, I am fortunate to have rescued the hero, and the little woman is grateful." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "The girl is serious. The death of the respected teacher, Li's poor rescue, is really ashamed. Before Senior Yun died, he told Li to send Miss Huang to Wuji Temple. is fighting for this life, but he also has to protect Miss Huang thoroughly. ”

When Miss Huang heard him mention Yun Zhen, her eyes turned red. She lowered her head, and said after a while: "My master originally had extremely high martial arts, but he encountered a tragic incident back then, offended the fellow disciples of Wujiguan, and was forced to swear a poisonous oath and never use Wujiguan's martial arts again for the rest of his life. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the adulterer is, he won't be able to hurt her. ”

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he said, "Why don't Yun Zhen's predecessors use the martial arts of Wujiguan?"

Miss Huang shook her head and said, "I don't know about this either." She came to the Huang family more than ten years ago to be a servant, and at the beginning, everyone only called her an ordinary aunt, but they didn't notice that she had martial arts. She was very kind to me, and later taught me martial arts in private, saying that girls knew some martial arts so that they would not be bullied in the future. She and my mother were very close to each other, and the two of them were sisters. My dad was busy with official business, and he always ignored the little things in the boudoir. My master never mentioned her previous experiences to me, nor did she mention the three words Wujiguan. It wasn't until after my mother passed away a few years ago that she told me about some of the troubles in the rivers and lakes that she occasionally mentioned Wujiguan. She often said that the most powerful thing in the rivers and lakes is not the invincible martial arts in the world, but the insidious and vicious hearts. No matter how high your martial arts are, if you are calculated and fall into a trap, you will inevitably end up in ruin!"

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