Chapter 56: Crisis (5)
Just when Liu Tiandong was about to explode because of the anxiety in his heart, he saw the strange old man throw a stone into the void, his actions were simply casual, but after that, Liu Tiandong's vision changed dramatically. Originally, there were dense forests all around, no matter how Liu Tiandong walked, he felt as if he was wandering in place, but now it was not, and a road suddenly appeared in front of him that zigzagged and extended into the depths of the mountain, Liu Tiandong was standing on this road at the moment, although there were still towering trees on both sides of his side, but they were rugged and different, and then looked into the distance behind him, although there were forest branches blocking it, but he could clearly see the tall guise of the inn.
"This, this is the truth? Could it be that you did it just now?" Liu Tiandong asked in surprise, he felt that from now on, he could no longer use 'not simple' to describe the strange old man in front of him, but should add the unfathomable.
"Hehe, it's just a small trick, why make a fuss? Of course, if you don't, how can you shake off the 'tail' that follows you? Second, I also want to try your potential. The strange old man said slowly, and then he stood up from the ground, patted the soil on his body, and said: "Although you kid is a little stupid, but overall, it's not bad, if you put it aside, you should be able to gain something in the last thirty or fifty years of cultivation." How about it, come with me!" After saying this, the strange old man didn't care whether Liu Tiandong understood it or not, as soon as he pulled him up, he was about to go to the mountain.
In this case, how could Liu Tiandong be led by his nose? There are still so many questions that have not been clarified, how can he easily believe the words of the strange old man?
"Besides, he's been cheating on me for a while, will I be fooled a second time?"
"Wait a minute, old man, there are some things that I can't trust you until I figure them out. So I'm not going to go with you. Liu Tiandong took the old man's hand away and said to him.
The old man was very puzzled after listening to Liu Tiandong's words, and stared at his little eyes for a long time before he said: "I don't see it, you kid still has some messy things in his head, so that the pies that fall from the sky fall into your mouth, and you kid still have to spit it out, do you know that there are so many people in the world who want to be the old man's apprentice! Why do you still want the old man to beg you?"
This time, Liu Tiandong understood it.
"It turns out that the strange old man wants to accept me as his apprentice, he has been testing me before, but he didn't calculate that I would behave like this, is he really some kind of worldly master? Unfortunately, it is not attractive to me at all!"
"Old man, I think there may be some misunderstanding here, I just want to find out what happened? Then, find a way to go back and be an ordinary person, live my old life, that's all. I don't want to learn any peerless martial arts, and I don't want to mingle with people who have strange whereabouts and strange questions in their minds. I'm not as talented as you say, I'm stupid, I'm more ordinary. Thinking of this, Liu Tiandong shook his head and said.
"Hey, it's interesting, it's interesting, I've seen a lot, I've met a lot, in order to get some of this kind of treasure, that kind of cheats and sell the lord for glory, and recognize the thief as a father, but just like you, it's really rare to have no heart at a young age. With the potential of your kid, after the old man's training, not to mention becoming a first-class master, at least you can run rampant in the rivers and lakes, I still don't understand, I don't understand why you have that kind of thought?" The strange old man pointed at Liu Tiandong and said, his little eyes narrowed for a while, and then glared at Liu Tiandong viciously, as if Liu Tiandong would eat and tear him apart if he didn't obey at all.
It's just that Liu Tiandong really didn't know what to say or how to say, so the two of them were silent with each other for a while.
At this time, Liu Tiandong suddenly remembered the sudden and mysterious disappearance of the mask man Su Mingshan and the other group of people, so he asked the strange old man: "By the way, there is something I want to ask you for verification about the old man, I don't know if it's okay?"
"You ask!" The old man hugged his arms and didn't look at Liu Tiandong, and said, the posture was like a child being angry.
Liu Tiandong was amused in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, so he breathed a sigh of relief before he said again: "Old man, what I want to ask is whether the disappearance of those people who were originally outside the inn was also your old doing. Also, you said that there was a 'tail' following me, what did that mean? And ......"
"You kid wait, wait, wait. Before Liu Tiandong finished speaking, the old man suddenly turned his face and waved his hand at him. "Aren't you going to ask a question, why is it so out of control when you ask, do you think the old man doesn't know how to count?" he asked, glaring.
"It's really a child's temper, cloudy and uncertain, and now it's holding on to trivial things. Liu Tiandong muttered in his heart, and quickly explained: "I'm really sorry, old man, blame me for not expressing it clearly, it's my fault, but those questions really bother me, if they are related to you, or you can help me guide me to the maze, it would be great, of course, there are some things that we can talk about and discuss!"
In the process of life and death, although the age and physical functions of human beings are in two completely different stages in childhood and twilight, human temperament is very similar, not only highly dependent, but also rich in temperament and temperament, and even many times even the way of thinking has become simple and direct. Therefore, what people in these two periods need more is care and care, especially the old people in the twilight of the sunset. Sometimes, like taking care of a child, I listen patiently, take care of them carefully, and even cater to them when I have a temper. For now, for this old man with an eccentric temper, Liu Tiandong can only use this way.
Sure enough, as soon as the strange old man heard the meaning of Liu Tiandong's words, he immediately returned to normal, his little eyes narrowed into a slit again, and he grabbed Liu Tiandong and said, "What do you mean when you kid said that things are discussed? Did you agree to be the old man's apprentice? ”
Liu Tiandong sighed in his heart, nodded and replied: "Count, count, ......count!"
"But, what, don't you just want to ask where those guys have gone? Hmph, you don't want to think about it, since the old man can turn you around in this forest, and put those guys in some other space, isn't it a piece of cake?" the old man interrupted Liu Tiandong's words and said proudly.
"What? Did you say that those people, so many people, were taken somewhere else by you? But, how could it be? And there was no trace left, and even a few minutes ago I could clearly hear the noise of people and horses, and then, and then all of a sudden, it was gone as if there had never been such a person, that nothing had happened?" Liu Tiandong asked in surprise, although he had been a little mentally prepared before this, thinking that the mysterious disappearance of Su Mingshan and others was likely to have a mysterious force at work behind it, but now after hearing the old man's understatement with his own ears, he couldn't believe that there would be such a bizarre thing in the world, which was much more awesome than the magic trick of changing people.
"Hmph, what is this? It's just a small skill of carving insects, and the old man has many good methods!" said the strange old man more and more proudly.