Chapter 24: The Prisoner
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Thumb Peak, also known as Qisu Peak, or Feather Peak, is the place where the Daoist feels that the limit is approaching, and hopes to stay away from the world when he is dying, and covet the place where he will further feather and ascend to immortals. For thousands of years, the old people passed away and the new people came, and the old people have become a part of the Chongzhen religion.
On a cliff boulder, two Taoists sat facing each other, bathed in the moonlight like water. And looking through the moonlight, you can vaguely see the dust falling on the heads and faces of the two, and the originally pale beard is also covered with a faint layer of gray.
On the Peak of Seniority, such a situation is no longer unusual. Some Taoists sit for a long time, suddenly break through, increase their longevity, and laugh to the sky; some Taoists sit for a hundred years until the essence is extinguished, and after thousands of years, a gust of wind passes and disappears between heaven and earth. The Taoists here have long forgotten time, putting aside life and death, if there is no such thing as the sky falling, it is difficult to distinguish whether these Taoists are alive or dead.
However, at this moment, these two Daoists actually opened their eyes. After looking at each other for a moment, one said, "This kid is weird." The other bowed slightly, in agreement. The two looked at each other for a moment, then closed their eyes at the same time.
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Before Xiao Yi came to the stone cave, he hesitated for a moment and slowly walked towards the cave. After walking a dozen steps, the moonlight was out of reach, and it was pitch black in front of me, and I couldn't see anything. He had to slow down again and try to move forward. After walking more than ten steps, my eyes gradually adjusted, and I could see the cave wall. If you look closely, you will find that the roof of the cave is inlaid with fluorescent stones the size of your thumb, one of ten steps, which can barely illuminate the way forward.
The dampness in the cave is very heavy, and the further you go inside, the thicker it becomes. The walls were covered with moss, and the feet were slippery. There are still water droplets dripping from the top of the cave, and there is a "ding" sound for a while, which adds a bit of dullness and gloom. Xiao Yi walked forward like this, trembling and trembling, and he didn't know how long he had walked or how deep he had walked, and suddenly he saw a lot of light in front of him, and there seemed to be a figure shaking under the halo.
When I got closer, I saw that the fluorescent stone on the top of the cave was obviously much larger, and the light was also a lot stronger. Looking at the shadows on both sides, there were several people sitting. Xiao Yi was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "Isn't there only one person, where are so many people?" What kind of person is there, it's clearly a skeleton.
All that remained was a large robe, but it was tattered and could decay in a short time. The skeleton still maintained an upright sitting posture, and the two eye holes on the smooth skull, like two deep eyes, stared straight ahead, making people feel hairy.
Xiao Yi calmed down, remembering the disciples of the Interception Sect that the fat chef once talked about, most of his fear disappeared, and he said in his heart: "Everyone says that immortals are good, but in the end, they still can't escape the worldly quarrels, and they end up in such a bleak end." I couldn't help but sigh lightly.
"Little young, just so sentimental, what kind of atmosphere can it become?" Suddenly hearing the voice, Xiao Yi's state of mind that had just calmed down was a moment again, and he was busy looking into the depths of the cave. At this time, the light in the cave was slightly better, and there was a black shadow in the depths of the cave, which did not move, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a skeleton or a living person, but his intuition told him that the black shadow was the person who spoke. He tentatively took two steps forward and asked, "I put the food here, can you get it?"
The black shadow really moved, and said: "Changyang Old Dao has set up a net here, and the kid is still afraid that I will harm people?" hehe......" The black shadow's laughter was full of sarcasm, "The heart of the villain is the belly of a gentleman, sad, sad, hahaha......"
Listening to this weird laughter, Xiao Yi felt a chill in his heart, and he wanted to put down the food box and leave this place as soon as possible, but his hands and feet trembled and he didn't obey the call. When he was a beggar, he often spent the winter barefoot and single, and he was already accustomed to the cold winter weather, but the chill at this time was unusual, extremely cold, from the inside out, straight to the bottom of his heart. Just when he had lost his consciousness and was about to lose consciousness, the black shadow stopped laughing with a "huh", and said, "It's really shameless that a person who is still a cultivator of the True Sect or a cultivator of the Dao should do such a thing. ”
Xiao Yi sat down on the damp ground, and I don't know how long it took before he came to his senses, moved his sore limbs, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, he collapsed and was weak, put his hand into his pocket, touched the charm, and said in his heart: "Thanks to this charm." The black shadow suddenly spoke: "Boy, have you entered the Chongzhen Sect?" Without waiting for Xiao Yi to answer, he shook his head again and said: "It's me who is confused, how can I still wear this tattered clothes after entering the Chongzhen Sect." Boy, I advise you to go down the mountain immediately, and maybe live a few more years. ”
Xiao Yi was still a little groggy in his mind, and he didn't study the meaning of the black shadow's words, but he also heard that the black shadow had no ill will towards him. So, with great courage, he took a few more steps, and was about two feet away from the shadow, and by this time he could already see the figure of the prisoner. The prisoner's hair was already gray, and it was covered by his face, and his body was half leaning against the cave wall, and his thin clothes could reflect the skeleton, and he felt extremely thin.
Xiao Yi didn't see the iron rope or other kind of prison, and he couldn't help but stop under his feet, not daring to go any further, and asked, "I put the food here, can you get it?" The prisoner raised his arm, and his body was covered with a faint golden light, dense, like a fishing net, and asked rhetorically: "You see me like this, can you get it?"
Xiao Yi felt a trace of pity in his heart, and unconsciously walked a few more steps, and before he took a step, he took out the rice and put it on the ground, only then did he notice the dishes and chopsticks left here last night, hurriedly put them away, and got up to leave.
The prisoner asked, "Where did the fat man go?" Xiao Yi said: "I don't know, I heard that he went down the mountain." The prisoner paused, and said: "Boy, this is not a good place, I will persuade you again, the fairy mountain is also divided into yin and yang, and there is a free sky outside the mountain, you better go down the mountain quickly." Xiao Yi didn't care, he just promised, took three steps and made two steps, and hurriedly walked out of the hole.