Chapter 194: Bamboo Forest
Looking at the three dwarfs who were far away, Ye Feng, Yue Jiancomb, and Bai Wuchang surprisingly unanimously chased in the direction they ran.
However, when they chased after them, they saw bamboo leaves flying all over the sky, and the three dwarfs had long since disappeared.
Ye Feng stopped, and there was no point in chasing it any further.
"Boy, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've grown in kung fu. Bai Wuchang put away the umbrella and looked at him and said with a smile.
At this time, the dwarf figure has been lost, and the atmosphere has become very subtle again.
"Less nonsense!" Ye Feng attacked her directly, and Yue Jiancomb also stepped up with his sword.
Bai Wuchang was besieged by the two Bai Wuchang did not appear flustered, his body turned slightly sideways, blocked the weapon in his hand from Yue Jian's sword, and then said in his mouth: "Little girl, don't be so anxious! ”
Yue Jian combed a sword but did not succeed, and the sword in his hand was a sword-lifting style from the bottom to the top, attacking towards Bai Impermanence.
Bai Wuchang sighed and said, "What two frizzy little guys. Her eyes suddenly became serious, and the weapon in her hand quickly spread, turning into an umbrella form again.
Although Bai Wuchang was only in the realm of subtlety, she was very experienced in combat, and Sen Luo Dian's martial arts were very peculiar, so she was on par with the two of them.
When the three of them were in full swing, the people who had fallen behind before had already caught up, and they all looked at the three people who were fighting strangely.
"I say three, aren't you chasing those three little babies, why are they fighting again?" shouted the man who had persuaded him before.
"Auntie, I won't play with you anymore!" Bai Wuchang's figure flashed, he put the umbrella back, then took a few steps away from them, and then jumped into the distance and left here.
"Hmph!" Yue Jianshu snorted coldly, and didn't chase out again, she knew that she and Ye Feng would not be able to catch Bai Wuchang, but now that it was confirmed that Bai Wuchang was here, she would just notify her cousin when the time came.
Afterwards, Ye Feng took Yue Jiancomb and began to discuss with everyone how to get out of this bamboo forest.
Deep in the bamboo forest, three gnomes ran back.
At this time, they were sitting outside a small bamboo hut, and to the left of the main entrance of the house was an open space, and above the open space were several tombs without monuments.
The big-headed dwarf punched the bamboo table, which was shattered in an instant. I heard him say, "These people must die!"
The other round-faced dwarf hesitated a little, and said in a milky voice, "There are masters among them." ”
"What are you afraid of!" said the remaining somewhat thin dwarf with a big grin, "just a few little ones who are distracted. ”
If Ye Feng heard this, he would definitely die of laughter. You little gnomes actually call others little ones.
"Third child, don't be so arbitrary, think about it, what are we doing in the bamboo forest for so long?"
"Resurrect my mother!" said the round-faced dwarf and the skinny dwarf in unison.
"Back then, Liang Dagui poisoned his mother and let the poison enter the bodies of my three brothers. In order to save our three brothers, she and her father came to this bamboo forest to see Liang Dagui, but Liang Dagui not only gave the antidote, but also forced his mother and father to eat another poison, which led to the death of his father, and his mother now has to lie in the ice coffin!" the big-headed dwarf looked at the empty graves and said bitterly.
"Brother, is the person the stinky old man said really in this group?" asked the thin dwarf.
The big-headed dwarf's eyes were erratic, he shook his big head, and said: "I don't know, over the years, my three brothers have been trapped, and they can only let their mother lie in the ice coffin, as long as we do a good job this time, we can get out of this broken forest, then ......"
The sun gradually set below the mountain peak, a dilapidated grass hut in the secret place of Tianshu Peak, a small charcoal stove was placed on a shabby wooden table, and a red sand teapot was burning on the stove, a middle-aged man in a green cloth shirt lifted the teapot, slowly poured some tea into the teacup on the wooden table, and then panned to another old man in a blue and white coat opposite him.
"How?" asked the man in the green shirt with a gesture of please.
"As you might expect, he went to the Three Babies Bamboo Forest. The old man in the blue and white coat was Sikong Xuan of Zulong Mountain, and his tone was respectful.
Then he picked up the teacup: "Thank you Master for giving tea." "I didn't expect Sikong Xuan to call someone who looked much younger than him a master.
Sikong Xuan gently blew the steaming tea, took a shallow sip, and exclaimed: "Master, your Tieguanyin tastes pure and strong, the aroma is rich and long-lasting, and it is a good tea that the disciples have never drunk in their lives." ”
The middle-aged man bowed his head, his face did not fluctuate, but he also picked up the teacup, put it to his mouth and took a sip gently.
"Master, how did you conclude that he would definitely go through the Double Dragon Bead Gate?" Sikong Xuan asked with a curious look on his face.
"He's smart, he's probably already beginning to be aware of the Seven Tribulations of your Ancestral Dragon Mountain. originally didn't plan to let him pass this life pass, but Bai Wuchang took the lead in entering the life pass, and with the character of the little girl next to him, he would naturally drag him along. The middle-aged man said lightly.
"Impossible, isn't it? He didn't notice my seven hardships without seeing a single level?" Sikong Xuan said with a shocked expression.
"I've told him this story before. Speaking of this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and then instantly returned to normal, so that Sikong Xuan didn't notice it at all.
"Probably after the old level, he should have fully comprehended, and the next few levels will be basically easy for him. ”
"That'...... Master, since the Seven Tribulations have no effect on him, do you want to remove the disciples...... "Sikong Xuan asked tentatively.
"No, it's still useful. By the way, why did Shi Cunjin mess things up?" he waved his hand, but the latter sentence was tinged with a hint of anger.
"Master, you don't know your character yet, your temper is stinky to death, and in the situation of Han Jingfeng's son at that time, where does he still remember what you explained, Master. ”
"Boom...... I heard that the little girl from the wild goose is also coming to participate in the Panlong Conference?" the middle-aged man poured another cup of tea, and then said with a hint of gloom and a playful smile.
"Master...... She, she and Shen Yu, the two little girls, are also pitiful, and they can't ...... because of the time," Sikong Xuan said hesitantly.
"Huh?" The middle-aged man's eyes stared at Sikong Xuan like a sharp sword, and the latter was so frightened that he immediately got up from the stool, knelt on the ground, and trembled.
"Do I still need you to teach me how to do things?" the middle-aged man said in a cold tone, and then looked at Sikong Xuan, who was kneeling and trembling, and said, "After the Seven Hardships, arrange for the two little girls Luo Yan and Shen Yu to meet." Also, remember to pass the news on to Shi Cunjin!"
"Obey the order!" Sikong Xuan immediately replied resignedly, and then asked respectfully, "Does Master have any other orders?"
"Get up. He said lightly, then looked at the sun that had set behind the mountain peaks in the east, and asked, "How is Xuanyuan Pi now?"
"It's still in the Dragon God Tomb, and the strength has probably recovered to the late stage of the Sanhua Gathering Summit. ”
"He didn't suspect you, did he?"
"Nope. ”
"That's good, he'll let me know when he's back to basics, and I'll play with him again. A meaningful smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
At this time, the bamboo forest is like an endless labyrinth, and after a long walk, it seems to be back to the same place.
It was getting late, and some glimmering stars hung down in the sky. Ye Feng stopped, he felt that even if he broke his foot, he might not be able to get out of this bamboo forest. Obviously, this is a level, the door on the left should be a direct PA card, which can go straight to the next level, and the door on the right that you enter is the official level of Tianshu Peak.
"Why don't you leave?" Yue Jiancomb looked at Ye Feng and asked when he stopped.
Due to the complexity of the bamboo forest road, in order to facilitate them to find a way out by dividing into ten roads with everyone an hour ago, he and Yue Jian were the only ones who were together at this time.
"Did you notice that we seem to have returned to square one?" Ye Feng pointed to the bamboo on the side, on which was carved a pattern mark, which he had carved not long ago. "If you go on like this, I'm afraid it's hard to get out. I'm wondering if there's a way to get out of the bamboo maze. ”
Yue Jiancomb stepped forward, touched the notch on the bamboo, nodded, and then looked at Ye Feng, as if he was asking, "Have you thought of a way?"
They had jumped to the top of the bamboo, trying to find the boundary. However, this bamboo forest is very large, as far as the eye can see, and I don't know where is the direction of the bamboo forest.
Ye Feng shook his head, his face didn't look very good, now that they continued to look for a way out at night, it would be difficult to be effective, and he was tired and hungry now.
"Miss Yue, can you bring food, my dry food has been eaten. Ye Feng leaned on a big bamboo, sat down and asked.
"You used to call me a sword comb. Yue Jiancomb didn't answer him, but instead thought about a title.
???
Ye Feng looked puzzled and hesitated for a moment: "Where is it?"
"Yes, I went to deal with the three of them before, and when I was going to fight with Bai Wuchang, you called me Sword Comb. Yue Jian said thoughtfully.
"Uh...... Is there one?"
"Oh, I've got a big pancake here. Yue Jiancomb took out an oiled paper bag from the package, which contained a few large cakes, and she held them and shook them in front of Ye Feng's eyes.
"Sword comb ......" to eat in front of you, and it is not a big deal to change it to a slightly more intimate name. The world is big, and the stomach is the largest.
"Hmm. Here, little leaf, give you one. Yue Jiancomb had a satisfied smile on his face, then took out a large cake and handed it to him.
He snatched it up, then took a big bite, and his stomach growled with hunger.
"Xiao Yezi, you will call me that in the future. Yue Jiancomb smiled, and also took out a cake and nibbled on it.
"Okay, Yue...... Jian comb ......" He replied numbly, but seeing her sharp eyes, the three words of Miss Yue immediately changed.
"I said Xiao Yezi, have you thought of a way to get out?" she asked.
"Not yet, but I have some clues. He replied casually that he had known the characteristics of this kind of maze before, and this bamboo forest should be a compound maze, and it was a botanical maze with its own changes.
The botanical maze is a very complex maze because of the sunlight.
Sunlight will cause plants to grow and change, and these bamboos are all of average size, and there is no way to distinguish them, but there are still some places where you can find certain patterns.
Plants generally grow towards the sun, and the sun rises in the west and sets in the east in this parallel world. Judging by the tendency of the bamboo seen before and the water absorbed by the bamboo, as long as the sun rises on a new day, the inclination of the bamboo can distinguish the density of the bamboo forest, and as long as you find the sparse bamboo forest, it will naturally be closer to the edge.
Originally, the best way to deal with this type of maze was to destroy it directly. But to be honest, there are too many bamboos, and the amount of work to be destroyed is a bit large, so he directly denied it in his heart.
Now we can only wait until the sun rises the next day to judge.
"Ah, then tell me quickly!" Yue Jiancomb said happily.
"You don't understand what I said, just wait, tomorrow the sun will know as soon as the sun comes out. Ye Feng crossed his hands into his sleeves, ready to close his eyes and start sleeping.
"Hiss~Qiang" He heard the movement, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yue Jiancomb holding the sword on his neck again.
Auntie, can you draw your sword without moving? Ye Feng's heart was like 10,000 horses galloping.
He smiled as he thought he was friendly, two rows of teeth together, looking at Yue Jiancomb as if asking what she was doing.
"Say!" Yue Jian said succinctly.
"Huh...... Sword comb, can you put the sword down first?" he said with a smile on his face.
Who knew that Yue Jiancomb didn't seem to eat this, the sword on his neck tightened again, and a word still popped out of Yue Jiancom's mouth: "Say." ”
"Okay, okay, I said...... I said......" Ye Feng compromised.
But he was cursing in his heart: Why did the Yue family give birth to such an unreasonable wild girl.
Of course, I can say this in my heart.
"This labyrinth is made of bamboo forests, and every day the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, it can be said that it changes every day. It is only during the time when the sun rises that the bamboo that absorbs the night dew grows that the law of this bamboo maze can be seen. When we entered the bamboo forest, the sun had already set, and we were destined to be unable to get out of this labyrinth. Only by waiting for a new day and taking the opportunity to find a pattern can you go out. Ye Feng said in one go.
Yue Jiancomb took down the sword that was hanging around his neck, and he breathed a sigh of relief, who can stand this, he will move the sword if he doesn't agree with him.
"I don't understand. Yue Jiancomb found a big bamboo to lean on, hugged the flowing comb sword to his chest, shook his head and said.
Ye Feng was speechless for a while, and said silently in his heart: Hehe.
Since then, the two of them have not said anything more, and they have begun to close their eyes and recuperate, and sleep quietly.
The autumn days in Kunlun Mountain are shorter and the nights are slightly longer, so as soon as the sky is bright, Ye Feng wakes up from the sound of the bamboo whistling in the morning breeze, and he has already nourished his spirit.
"Sword comb, sword comb...... Wake up, it's dawn, it's time for us to go. Ye Feng looked at Yue Jian, who was still sleeping, and stepped forward and gently shook her body.
"Hmm. Yue Jianshu opened her eyes and saw that it was Ye Feng, so she stood up, she felt that her body was a little sore, and then stretched her muscles and bones, this night she didn't sleep very comfortably
Clothes, usually used to soft quilts, now sleep on bamboo, naturally a little sore.
"It's almost dawn, let's go. She felt a little more comfortable, so she said to Ye Feng.
"Sword comb, do you still have the baked cakes, let's eat something and then go on the road." Ye Feng suggested, unlike Yue Jiancomb, who only needed to eat a little something, he felt a little hungry when he came together.
Yue Jiancomb handed him all the cakes wrapped in oil paper, and looked at the surrounding bamboos, wanting to verify what he said yesterday.
"Don't look at it, I've already seen it, go from the left. "Ye Feng has found that the bamboo in the bamboo forest is slightly tilted to the right, which proves that there will be a sun rising on the right, so the bamboo forest on the left must be thinner than the one on the right. In this way, according to the arrangement of Tianshu Peak and the Seven Main Peaks of the Big Dipper, the destination they want to go to, Tianxuan Peak, should be on the left.
The right side is west, then the left side should be east. They entered the bamboo forest from Tianshu Peak to the west of Tianxuan Peak, and the exit was on the left.
Yue Jiancomb stepped directly on the bamboo leaves on the ground and walked to the left, while Ye Feng followed while nibbling on the baked cakes.
After walking for about half an hour, they felt that the bamboo here was getting thinner and thinner, and there were many bamboos that had been cut by swords on the side of the road.
"Xiao Yezi, look ......" Yue Jiancomb suddenly pointed to the clearing in front of him where a lot of bamboo forests had fallen, only to see that there were a lot of blood stains there, and there were traces of fighting around him.
"Keep going!" Ye Feng quickened his pace and crossed the clearing, when he saw a woman in blue on the ground in front of him, and he hurriedly walked out.
Seeing the woman in blue, he squatted down, put his hand under her nose, didn't feel breathing, and said with a slight heaviness on his face: "It's dead." It's Miss Xie, who looks like she has just been killed. ”
This woman in blue is the younger sister of the man who was scared crazy when he said that this bamboo forest was a three-baby bamboo forest, and he remembered that someone called her surname Xie.
"Little leaves. You see, there are a lot of small hills in front of you......" Yue Jiancomb didn't care much about who died, she looked around, as if she had found something.
Ye Feng followed the direction of her finger, and he saw that it was not a small hill as she said, but ...... A lonely tomb. Along the grave, he saw a small bamboo hut that had been destroyed.
"Let's go, let's take a look!" Ye Feng no longer cared about the woman in blue who had died, and the two walked towards the graves.
It was still morning, but if you walked in this quiet graveyard at night, you would inevitably feel eerie.
They saw a lot of blood along the way, but they didn't see anyone else. Following the bloodstains, they crossed the graveyard and walked to the edge of the bamboo house, where there was an overturned bamboo table in a small courtyard, and there was a large pit beside the table, which looked like the table should have been placed on top of the pit before, and the blood was gone until it reached the edge of the pit.
"Could it be that they went into this pit, what could it be inside?" Ye Feng thought to himself.
"What are you doing?" Ye Feng saw that Yue Jian's posture was about to jump into the pit, and hurriedly grabbed her hand and asked.
Yue Jian combed his head and looked at Ye Feng grabbing his hand, blushing slightly.
"It's really weird, this girl still blushes. Ye Feng thought to himself, and suddenly felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to hold her hand like this, so he let go of his hand, revealing an embarrassed expression.
"I'd like to go down and have a look. Yue Jiancomb took the lead in resolving the embarrassment, and there was a slight hint of arrogance in his tone.
"You can't see this big pit at a glance, who knows what's down there? Ye Feng said.
He picked up another fist-sized stone from the ground and threw it into the pit, and it wasn't long before he heard the sound of the stone falling to the ground, which didn't seem to be very deep.
"Okay, it shouldn't be that deep, let's be careful and go down and have a look. Ye Feng judged that a pit should not be very deep, and the bloodstains disappeared here, it seems that there must be something strange in it.
He and Yue Jiancomb jumped into this big pit one after the other, and soon fell to the ground, which seemed to be more than ten meters deep, and it was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, like a flask. It was pitch black at the bottom, and he slowly touched it, and found that the ground was a cold stone slab, which seemed to be artificially constructed.
This big pit is not deep, and the entrance is specially covered with a bamboo table, so it must be a secret passage or something.
"Did you bring the fire fold?" he asked.
"What am I doing with this?"
"There's no way around it, I can only grope in the dark and see if I can ...... Well, there's a stone gate here. He said while touching the wall next to him, but he didn't expect to find the opening directly.
Is it so casual? You just appeared in a secret passage so casually?
However, it is not easy to find such a large labyrinth as a whole bamboo forest, and few people can find it here, so it would be a waste of manpower to cover it up.
He pushed it slightly, and the stone door moved, and a faint light shot out from inside the stone door.
Inside the stone door is a hall that looks like a sacrifice, this glimmer is emitted by the candles on the stage, the incense in the incense burner has been burned, but there is a faint fragrance in the air. There was only one spirit card in the middle of the platform, and it was overturned.
Whose spirit tablet is here, and why do you want to enshrine it in this secret passage? Ye Feng was silently thinking in his heart.
Yue Jian comb stepped forward, picked up the spirit card, and said in his mouth: "Therefore, the spirit of the treasure of Cao Gongyuan, the king of Xitui...... This is Cao Yuanbao's spirit card!"
Hmm? Is it the spirit tablet of Cao Yuanbao, the leader of the rebel army in the eighteen cities on the border of the Western Regions during the Ningzong period? How did he get the spirit card to be enshrined here? Who did he enshrine it? Ye Feng thought of the story of the three-infant bamboo forest that he had said before.
"Let's go! He noticed that there seemed to be a passage behind it.
Yue Jiancomb put down the spirit card, and the two of them walked towards this passage.
When they walked to this passage, they found countless corpses lying on the ground, all of which had been killed by a single blow, and these people were the people from the rivers and lakes who had entered the Sanying Bamboo Forest with them before.
They followed the passage and saw another large cave, and there was a cold air in the cave, which looked like an ice cave from the outside, and the walls inside were inlaid with countless night pearls, illuminating the cave clearly.
In the center of the cave is a high platform, on which is a white jade coffin, and from the outside, it seems that a person is lying inside.
He guessed the situation he saw along the way, these three dwarfs should have been born to Cao Yuanbao and Xu Lan'er, so maybe at that time, Si Si Zhengliang Tiantian asked them to come here, and they were all trapped in this bamboo forest, what secrets are hidden in this bamboo forest?
Yue Jiancomb walked into the cave, and the two of them jumped lightly, jumped on the high platform, and walked into the white jade coffin, which seemed to have been opened, and they looked inside, and saw a woman lying quietly.