Chapter Twenty-Three: All Things Are Ready
The head of the snake that was cut off by Huo Xiaofan was still blinking there, and the other half of his body was still swaying back and forth, as if he was a little inexplicable and a little unwilling. Huo Xiaofan looked at the yellow, orange and orange eyes with hatred, and he stabbed the two snake eyes with his sword a few times, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times. He remembered that Erdan should have been swallowed alive by the snake, so he went over and directly opened the snake's belly, took out Erdan's body, dug a pit and buried it. Inadvertently, he also found an oilcloth bag in the snake's belly, this thing didn't know how it was swallowed by the big snake, it had not been digested, the smell on the bag was pungent and unpleasant, and the stench continued, Huo Xiaofan shouted in his mouth that the red beads had not been spit out, so he was not affected by the snake venom, he carefully opened the oilcloth bag, and it turned out to be a book, and the cover said "Willow Leaf Flying Knife". He roughly flipped through the production procedures and usage methods of a hidden weapon flying knife, Huo Xiaofan looked at the big snake and scolded in his heart: "It seems that I still have to thank you. "I want to kick the head of the snake into the pool. Huo Xiaofan's personality is gentle on the surface, but his heart is actually quite tough, this time he almost became a big snake's meal, and his anger was hard to dissipate, especially the cold snake eyes remained in his heart forever, so that he had the habit of being ruthless and ruthless to the enemy in the future.
Back at Stargazing Peak, Huo Xiaofan washed off the dirty blood on his body and carefully flipped through the book. The author of this "Willow Leaf Flying Knife" is unknown, but the first half of the book records in detail the process of making a hidden weapon flying knife, from material selection to quenching to the subsequent polishing, and the second half describes the luck and technique of launching the flying knife. Huo Xiaofan and the others had followed Nie Meng for a few days to learn how to send a hidden weapon, but the power of this flying knife Huo Xiaofan felt much more powerful. Because there was still a month before the time to meet the old man Tianqi, he copied down the process of making flying knives, rode to the bottom of the mountain with great interest to find the best blacksmith shop, and paid a deposit to customize seventy-seven forty-nine flying knives. The master of the blacksmith shop saw that the size of the flying knife was the same as that of a willow leaf, so he could only agree to try it as much as possible. After reading this book, Huo Xiaofan remembered that he still had a book on making human skin masks, so he took it out and studied it if he had nothing to do. Thinking about Nie Meng's great mask, she disguised and disguised her identity, Huo Xiaofan felt that if there were a few human skin masks walking in the rivers and lakes in the future, it might be of great help. He also followed the instructions in the book to collect raw materials all over the mountains to make a special ointment, but the book stated that the ointment could only be removed after it had been pasted on the human face and formed, so he went down the mountain and paid a few poor people to use him as models. Huo Xiaofan suddenly felt that it was good to have money, think about the time when the eight-faced divine fox was dying, don't be stupid to give a silver ticket, as the old saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, those people don't know what Huo Xiaofan is doing, but when they take the money, they are grateful. Huo Xiaofan put on a different mask and looked in the mirror by himself, although the mask was a little rough, but it was a completely different person inside, thinking that if he changed into other clothes, it was estimated that even the three fat men and Yakaba would not be able to recognize it, and he couldn't help but have the idea of scaring them when they met next time.
Before going to Jiulong Peak, he went down the mountain to get the flying knife, but the master of the blacksmith shop was very frustrated and said that he could only make nine, and the size was not satisfactory, he returned the deposit to Huo Xiaofan, Huo Xiaofan resolutely refused to accept it, and he also knew that this kind of Jianghu killing weapon was definitely not something that ordinary blacksmiths could make.
After everything was ready, he came to Jiulong Peak, where the heads of the Heavenly Sword Sect lived in the past dynasties, with a little nervousness. This Nine Dragon Peak is in the northernmost part of the Tianqi Mountain Range, and the mountain is the highest, as if the leaders of many mountain ranges are watching over the brothers and sisters of the other peaks behind. The old man of Tianqi seemed to have been waiting for his arrival, and when Huo Xiaofan told him about the process of practicing, especially the killing of the black snake, the Daoist of Tianqi also felt a little unbelievable.
After a brief chat, Daoist Tianqi turned to the main topic and said, "Last time you asked me what arrangements I made for you to go up the mountain, I sold you a lawsuit. In fact, when your father said goodbye to me and went down the mountain, his martial arts were not as high as you are now, but he was eager for revenge in the world, and I did not insist on keeping it. Did the old man Huoshan who raised you ever mention the treasure of the Dragon Cave to you?"
Huo Xiaofan answered truthfully no, but he told the old man of Tianqi about the two battles for the treasure of the Dragon Cave on the road to Tianqi Mountain, and the Taoist of Tianqi pondered for a while and said: "If you look at the map like this, it may be that someone deliberately created a lot of it and then threw it on the rivers and lakes to cause people to kill." No wonder there have been more and more vendettas caused by snatching the mystery in recent years, it turns out that there is a black hand behind the scenes, but I don't know what force did it, and what their real purpose is. ”
He said to Huo Xiaofan again: "This Dragon Cave Treasury has a lot to do with your Long family, your father told me about it when he left the mountain." Legend has it that the founder of the Long family required that the patriarch of each generation must save a huge fortune and his most powerful martial arts secrets to a secret place, just in case one day when the Long family is weakened, the descendants will have the opportunity to make a comeback. The Long family began to slowly degenerate from your grandfather's generation, and many people did not want to forge ahead, and finally they were powerless to resist when the enemy attacked, and they were wiped out.
Your father was lucky enough to escape and came to study under me, and I didn't know his identity at first, but I thought that he was the youngest and lonely, so I took better care of him. It's because your other teachers and uncles always think that I prefer your father, but in fact, I regard all of them as my own. After your father came down from the mountain, he did not have ten years of martial arts achievements, not only took revenge, but also raised a huge amount of money to build Tianlong Castle, which is the existence of the treasure of the Dragon Cave that the world is more convinced of, and your father has also become the target of many people. ”
Huo Xiaofan said a little gloomily: "Tianlong Castle, I know, Grandpa Huo once told me the location, so that when I grow up, I will go to the ruins over there every year to pay tribute to my parents." ”
The old man of Tianqi arrived: "When you were born, your parents also invited me to drink your full moon wine, but I thought he was too popular in the rivers and lakes and was unwilling to join in the fun, but I didn't expect a tragedy to happen when you were full moon, alas, if I went to the Demon Sect, the people of the Demon Sect would be jealous, so as not to let your parents die." Xiaofan, will you blame Shizu. ”
Huo Xiaofan said calmly: "How come, my grandfather Huo told me before that life and death have their own destiny, and they have nothing to do with others." ”
The old man of Tianqi smiled slightly, led him to a stone wall, pointed to a stone the size of a millstone under the stone wall, and said, "You use your luck to turn that stone to the right three times, and then turn it to the left sixteen times." Huo Xiaofan hurriedly went up and turned the stone according to the law, the stone was very heavy, and Huo Xiaofan could only turn it with enough power to move the three-layer heavenly cover. Huo Xiaofan finished turning the stone and was wiping the sweat on his head when he heard a creaking sound behind him, and the sky-high stone wall that was crawling with wall creepers actually cracked a door, and then a strong wind blew out of the cave.
Tianqi Daoist looked at Huo Xiaofan with a surprised look on his face and smiled and said: "Among all my apprentices, only your father has never entered the Nine Dragon Cave, today you entered my life in place of him, your other teachers and uncles have their own creations, it depends on your opportunity." A year later, no matter what, it will come out.,There's also a stone plate in the same position.,The way to follow up is the opposite.,I hope you will have a great ability in the future.,Have a higher responsibility for the people in the world.,Don't blindly take revenge and kill......。 ”
Huo Xiaofan knew that this was the treatment of the disciple of the head of the family, and he was so grateful that he knelt down and said, "Thank you for your kindness." ”
There was no light in the darkness in the Nine Dragons Cave, only the mountain wind kept blowing out, Huo Xiaofan walked in with his chest straight and didn't have any idea of looking back. The stone wall was reunited after Xiao Fan entered, without any trace of being opened.