At this moment, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the old man paced back and forth a few steps under the dragon head stone, turned his head and looked at Li Longyan a few times, pulled him closer, and looked carefully. Seeing that Li Longyan's eyebrows are delicate, his eyes are clear, and although his figure is weak, he is standing on the ground, but he is calm and calm, and he has a faint mountain posture.

The old man had a look of relief in his eyes and muttered, "It's true, it's true." I also saw Li Longyan hanging a silver chain around his neck, and the lower end of the silver chain was stuffed in his chest. The old man pulled out the silver chain, and saw that there was a silver medallion tied to the chain, and the medallion was carved with a small bridge weeping willow and two delphiniums, and the carving was very exquisite.

Although the old man said that he had expected it in his heart, when he saw this silver medal, he couldn't help but feel a little excited, and said, "This plaque was given to you by your mother, right?

Li Longyan was even more surprised, took two steps back, and said, "You...... Who are you? How do you know?"

The old man was busy: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! I am also from Jiangnan, and I have heard of your parents' names, so I recognize them." ”

Li Longyan said: "You are from Jiangnan, do you know my father and mother......? What are you doing here?"

The old man didn't answer, but looked at Li Longyan, his face was very kind, and after half a sound, he said, "It's been more than ten years...... I didn't expect the children to be so old! These two boys ......" and their expressions suddenly turned to annoyance. He pondered for a moment and said, "That, Li Longyan, I've been tired of walking these days, is there a place near here where I can stay for a night?"

Li Longyan said: "Yes, come to our village, there are many families in our village, and they are willing to take in guests." You know my mom and dad, you can come to my house. ”

The old man shook his head again and again: "No, no, no! I'm not used to living with people, I'd rather stay on the mountain for a night." Is there a place in the mountains around you where you can keep people?"

Li Longyan thought for a while and said, "There is a place, but it is quite far, five miles away. ”

The old man smiled and said, "Five miles of road, not far, not far! ”

Li Longyan wondered in his heart: "Why do you want to carry me? Can you still walk faster with me?" Looking up at the sky, he saw that the night was already thick, so he wondered: "This trip back and forth, I'm afraid it will take more than half an hour, it's too late, why don't you follow me into the village first, stay for one night, and I'll take you there tomorrow?"

The old man said: "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's too late!" After saying that, he copied his left hand, and Li Longyan only felt that his body was light, and he was already supported by the old man on his arm.

Li Longyan was taken aback and said, "You ......" The old man said: "Let's go and go back quickly, I still have to rescue your two friends." Li Longyan said: "Why don't you save them now?" The old man said: "Not now! ”

Li Longyan felt that this old man was very strange, but he was also a little more curious, and nodded immediately: "Okay, let's go here." ”

The old man carried Li Longyan on his shoulder, followed the instructions, and strode away. This lifting of his feet, immediately fast and abnormal, Li Longyan only felt that the wind was blowing on his face, and he could hardly breathe, and in the blink of an eye, his body was already more than ten zhang away. The old man did not stop for a moment, but ran faster and faster, and when he encountered a rocky ravine, he jumped over after a little jump, and there was a small river several feet wide, which was also floated over. Li Longyan was shocked and admired, and shouted: "So fast, so fast! cough cough...... Uncle, you're amazing!"

The old man smiled slightly and said: "This is nothing, if you want to learn this kung fu, it is not difficult, your father can teach you, after you finish learning, I am afraid that you will not be under my old man." ”

Li Long said happily: "You mean, my father...... Ahem...... Can you run so fast?"

The old man said: "Of course, you people from the Li family in Jiangnan have no other skills, you just run so fast! Haha, haha!" The old man was able to inadvertently damage the Li family, and he seemed to be quite happy, and laughed loudly.

Li Longyan pouted and said, "Uncle, you are running so fast!"

The old man laughed in his mouth, and his feet did not slow, and he climbed over the mountains and mountains, as if he were walking on the ground. After a while, I came to a cliff. Li Longyan said: "It's here, it's here." ”

The old man stopped, put Li Longyan down, looked around, and said, "Where?" Li Longyan showed a slight smile in his eyes, pointed to the top of the cliff, and said, "On the top of that cliff, there is a big cave. ”

The old man looked up, but he didn't see any caves, and said, "No, where is it?"

Li Longyan said: "I can't see it here, I have to look at it on the mountain over there to see it." Then he pointed to a hill on the other side of the cliff.

The old man frowned, looked at the cliff, and saw that the mountain wall was about ten zhang high, quite steep, and coughed: "You brought me here so that I could live in the cave above? This mountain wall is so steep, if I can't climb it, won't it be in vain?"

Li Longyan pursed his lips and smiled: "The old man has such a big ability, most of them can climb up." ”

The old man said, "That's nature, but ...... It's also quite troublesome to climb up and down every day, I wonder if there are other places where it's easier to get in and out?"

Li Longyan said with a smile: "It turns out that the old man wants to be convenient, of course there is, at the bottom of this cliff, there is another cave, but I found it with Wang San and Cui Wu, and we sometimes come here to play! There are beds made of wood and soft grass, small tables and small stools, and some food we brought from home." This cave is unknown to the villagers. ”

The old man said: "Then why didn't you say it earlier? But what kind of cave on the top of the cliff?" At a glance, he saw Li Longyan's expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and suddenly realized, and scolded: "Good boy! Dare to entertain your grandfather! You are not small! I just made a joke about your Li family, and you should make grandpa happy! Li Long smiled and jumped away.

The old man snorted and said, "Naughty mischief, most of them learned from your mother." It's getting late, so go and show me where you live. Li Longyan said: "Okay." He turned and burrowed into a bush of woods.

The old man followed, and after walking for more than ten zhang, a hole appeared in front of a mountain wall. There was a man at the entrance of the cave, and it was dark inside. Li Longyan lit the fire fold and became the first hole. The old man followed up and took a look, and as Li Longyan said, there were all wooden beds and wooden stools, as well as a few large clay pots, and when the lid was lifted, there were some fried rice, dried meat, and water inside.

Li Longyan said: "This is what we left three days ago, this cave is cool, the food will not spoil, you can eat it all the time." The old man was quite satisfied, nodded and said, "Yes, yes." Thank you!"

The old man patrolled the cave for a week, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he said, "Okay, let's go back." Li Longyan said: "Uncle, I haven't asked you for the old man's name." The old man said, "My surname is Xia." Li Longyan said: "Ah, it's Uncle Xia, but I don't know what to call the name?"

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt to tell you the name, the old man's name is Xia Shiyu." However, I would like to tell you not to share my name with anyone else, especially your parents. Li Longyan snorted.

Xia Shiyu said again: "I'm here, I'm afraid I have to stay longer, these rice and meat water, I'm afraid it won't last long, you see ......" Li Longyan smiled: "I know, I'll bring some food tomorrow." ”

Xia Shiyu was very happy, patted Li Longyan's head, and said: "Not bad, smart baby! Haha! Well, I may not be here during the day tomorrow, if you bring food, come at night." Li Longyan agreed. At that moment, the two of them went back together.

*

Li Longyan and Xia Shiyu returned to the dragon head stone, and when they saw Wang San and Cui Wuwu not waking up, the two looked at each other and smiled. Xia Shiyu took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, pulled out the stopper, and put it under the noses of the two of them, letting them sniff it. Li Longyan ran over and lay down beside the two.

After a short time, Wang San and Cui Wuyou woke up and saw Li Longyan and Old Man Xia, and they still didn't know what was going on. Xia Shiyu sighed and said: "I told you a long time ago, the smoke can't be smelled, but you don't listen to it, now it's credible." The three imps fainted together, which cost me a lot of effort. ”

Li Longyan coughed and said, "Yes, I'm still a little dizzy!" Xia Shiyu said: "It's not early, I still have to hurry, you three, go home quickly." Li Longyan said: "Yes." ”

Xia Shiyu turned around, leaned on crutches, and walked slowly. Li Longyan, Wang San, and Cui Wu mentioned the dead snake, picked up the lantern, and returned to Longyang Village.