Chapter 5: Escape
Outside the courtyard is a deep path lined with rhododendrons. The sky was getting overcast, and a few pastoral wild dogs were lying on a loess slope outside the courtyard to rest.
Lao Hua, who had already opened his eyes, looked at all this dumbfounded.
If it weren't for the fact that the little apprentice on the side was looking at him with a little sentimentality, Lao Hua would still think that he was in the lower realm, and everything here... I can't keep up with the upper realm.
Stuffing the talisman paper in front of him into his sleeve, Lao Hua gradually came to his senses and knew that he was still in a dilemma of life and death.
"Lao Hua," the little apprentice on the side said slowly when he saw that his master had regained his strength.
Lao Hua's expression became serious, and he said to the little apprentice: "It's almost time for a stick of incense, little apprentice." ”
Forcibly suppressing a little sadness, Lao Hua got up and stomped his feet, looking at the robe on his body.
"This is a talisman given to you by your father, a strong person of Bian Yue's level must also use all his strength to break it. ”
As he spoke, Li Shici raised his left index finger, urged his true qi, and pointed it on the robe on Lao Hua's chest.
I saw that the originally static robe shook instantly, and a cyan light emerged from Lao Hua's chest.
"Bang!"
A strong shock came from Li Shici's fingertips, causing him to take a few steps back.
Old Hua suddenly felt that he couldn't die, and the remaining sentimentality before disappeared.
......
"Crunch"
Stepping on the branch under his feet, Lao Hua looked back.
The courtyard had disappeared from the deepest part of the field of vision, and the loess path that had been stretched had come to an abrupt end.
At this time, as far as the eye can see, there are countless towering trees, and there are densely intertwined roots on the ground. The air was filled with white mist, and it was almost still in the air.
Dead silence, everything here is like a dead thing, there is not a trace of life to speak of.
Lao Hua felt that his breathing was not smooth, so he hurriedly lifted his true qi and ran it all over his body, but found that the true qi in his body was running extremely slowly, and the acupuncture points seemed to be blocked.
Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Lao Hua had to accept the reality that his strength had retreated.
As a third party with no status at all, or even a third party is not qualified enough, he actually interfered in other people's marriages, and was beaten to death by his beloved's current friend.
Fortunately, although Lao Hua's strength is in this upper realm, there is not much difference between him and ants, but he recognized a good apprentice, and... The old man of the good apprentice's family.
Relying on this relationship, Lao Hua is alive and well to reinvent his life.
Trying his best to suppress the feeling of shame and humiliation in his heart, Lao Hua exhaled heavily.
"For now, it's important to run for your life, revenge..... Push it down first. ”
Reaching out and touching it in his arms, there was a slight sound of papers rubbing against each other.
This bundle of rune paper is Lao Hua's last reliance, especially the copper rune paper that exudes amazing fluctuations.
"This ancient spirit rune can be hidden in the deepest part of that immortal ruin, it must be extraordinary. ”
Lao Hua's heart slowly became determined, at this time, as long as he found a place where the strength of the Bian family could not be extended, he could hide it.
Over the past few decades, there have been too many examples of people who have managed to escape from the enemy, even though their strength has not improved much.
There are as many as six known hiding places alone.
Lao Hua, who was full of thoughts about how to hide and take revenge, stepped on the broken branch and walked forward for several hours.
......
The towering trees that can be seen are slowly thinning out as they move forward.
Lao Hua looked up, and in the gaps between the branches and leaves of several willow trees swaying in the wind in front of him, a narrow stream of water could be faintly seen, flowing slowly, soaking the soil under his feet.
Feeling refreshed, Lao Hua knew that the source of this water came from the waters around Liuli Island in the southern boundary. As long as you follow this stream of water for another hundred miles or so, you can reach your old nest five years ago.
Taking out a light blue rune paper from the robe on his chest, Lao Hua suddenly spat out a mouthful of saliva, caught it with his hand, and smeared it on the rune paper.
A bright curtain of light suddenly flew out from the center of the rune paper and hit Lao Hua's eyebrows.
I saw a light blue halo flashing on Lao Hua's body, and the hairs on his whole body trembled for a while, and the feeling of itching all over his body made Lao Hua can't help but scream.
Along the narrow stream, Lao Hua no longer walked slowly, but took steps and ran at full speed.
Half an hour later, the current in the field of vision gradually widened, and connected to a small stream not far ahead.
The temperature in the forest plummeted, and the cold air emitted by the stream made Lao Hua shiver.
Remembering that he was still running for his life, Lao Hua no longer hesitated and jumped into the stream.
"Wow!"
The stream was far less calm than it seemed, and countless turbulent undercurrents hit Lao Hua's body.
Finally, when Lao Hua was about to be stunned by the undercurrent, the skin around his body suddenly lit up, and Lao Hua's swaying body slowly stopped, and gradually felt able to breathe.
Lao Hua felt that he had turned into a carp, his hands swinging forward, and his body moving rapidly with the retrograde current.
After a while, I was afraid that the 'blue water talisman' made by Lao Hua himself was too clumsy, and it didn't work until just now.
Liuli Island is not as full of fairy energy as its name sounds, but in fact, the island and the surrounding woods are inhabited by countless strange beasts, which are raised by the fairy clan.
This is also why Lao Hua would rather dive into the water than come into contact with those strange beasts, and also to avoid the rumored fairy clan with an extremely strange temperament.
A few hours later.
Lao Hua found in the water that the current around him was no longer turbulent, and there were already a large number of fish in front of him, with white jade scales and luster.
These unusual fish are the 'white koi' unique to the waters of Liuli Island, and many of the island's exotic animals eat it as their staple food.
"Here," Lao Hua said secretly, "Six miles southwest of Liuli Island, there is an underground stone chamber that I arranged six years ago after escaping from the ruins of the ancient immortals. ”
Thinking of this, Lao Hua hurriedly swung his body and emerged from the stream.
A hazy white fog shrouded the surroundings, and he couldn't even see the scenery a few meters away.
I could only faintly hear a few roars not far away, and the roar of hooves trampling on the ground.
Lao Hua breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, there was no movement from the fairy spirit clan at this time.
Trying his best to swim forward, the blue water charm in his body was about to fail, and Lao Hua was about to touch a reef and immediately supported it to climb up.
After a while, Lao Hua, who was resting on that reef for a while, felt uneasy for a while, which was a feeling of the coming of a great enemy.
You can see that in addition to the white fog all around, there are half signs of danger.
Shaking his head, Lao Hua suppressed the palpitations in his heart, took out a piece of talisman paper, shook off several droplets of water accumulated on it, and secretly rejoiced.
"Fortunately, when making talismans, I soaked the talisman paper in wax oil, otherwise I would have found reason when it was soaked in water. ”
Tearing open the rune paper printed with grass and tree patterns in his hand, a pale green ball of light immediately floated in Lao Hua's hand.
Picking up the ball of light and slapping it on his face, Lao Hua's whole body was instantly filled with a smell of grass, and at the same time, his entire body gradually blurred.
This 'Hidden Talisman' is learned from Suling Mountain, and its function is to blend in with the surrounding scenery to achieve the effect of stealth.
The sense of danger in his heart came to an abrupt end, Lao Hua finally stood up from the reef, ready to continue wading forward, the water near the reef is very shallow, it can be seen that he has come to the Bund of Liuli Island.
Suddenly, a strange laugh from above floated into Lao Hua's ears.
"Who am I, isn't this the medicine elder who gave Xiao Pian Gu poison?"
Lao Hua was shocked, he didn't have time to think about it, he summoned his true qi to make the muscles of his whole body bulge, and at the same time, a crystal cobweb erupted from his mouth, covering in the direction of the unknown sound.
The left hand took out several pieces of rune paper from his arms, tore them all, and threw them around one after another, instantly shooting into the white mist and disappearing.
However, the waters near the reef shook a monstrous wave, and at the same time, patches of fire erupted in several directions.
And that wasn't the end of it, as several ghostly screams rang out from the confines of the reef's waters.
Several larks that passed by in the air heard the call and died violently, their pink torsos falling vertically into the water like raindrops.
There is no trace of Lao Hua on the reef, but a phantom shadow slowly emerges from the other side of the reef, and a pair of gold silk silk shoes gently step on the reef.
This is an extremely handsome young man in Chinese costumes, with a touch of vermilion on his fair and clean face, which further sets off the strange beauty of this young man in Chinese costumes.
"Interesting, this 'Ghost Howling Talisman', 'Fire Talisman', and 'Splitting Gold Talisman' have reached the top grade, it seems that you are well versed in the way of talisman seals," the young man in Chinese clothes smiled, "It's a pity that your cultivation is unsightly, otherwise it is really possible to repel Bian Yue and play a trick of snatching his wife at the door of the first family." ”
The young man in Chinese clothes kept looking up and stared ahead, his face was indifferent, and he didn't seem to care about Lao Hua's escape.
"Capture you alive and sacrifice it to the Bian family, you can get a lot of benefits, right?"
With that, the young man in fancy clothes raised his left leg and stomped lightly on the top of the reef, as if he was just trying to crush a passing ant.
But in a moment, the reef the size of a fishing boat suddenly exploded into countless rubble, and a figure was knocked out.
With a move of raising his hand, Lao Hua was instantly absorbed into the palm of the young man in Chinese clothes without resistance, and he was tightly held and unable to move.
The young man in Chinese clothes was trying to tear off Lao Hua's limbs alive, so that Lao Hua would not be able to hurt him by playing some tricks.
"Ah!!" the young man screamed, and his whole body was poured into an extremely domineering qi, and it flew into nowhere.
Lao Hua felt that the big hand loosened, and he fell into the water suddenly, but fortunately, the water was deep and visible, and within a moment, Lao Hua struggled to get up from the water.
"The power of this magic weapon... Far beyond my expectations!" Lao Hua looked at the robe that was still circulating a trace of cyan light, "I owe that old man two lives, and I may... There will be more and more owed. ”
Without waiting for Lao Hua to think about repaying his kindness, a severed arm with green blood floated under Lao Hua.
"Hiss" gasped, Lao Hua urged the true qi of his whole body, and quickly escaped, it only took a few breaths from the Bund to the sandy land on the island, and quickly disappeared into a jungle on the island.
After the half-burnt incense, more than a dozen figures exuding endless killing intent suddenly appeared from the waters at the severed arm.
The hazy fog that covered the entire island quickly faded as the figures arrived.