The fifteenth

After listening to this, the infatuated student stretched out the palm of his right hand, the palm of which was upward, and six round copper coins were placed flat in his palm. Then, it is thrown into the air and scattered on the ground. According to the front and back of the copper plate, he gave himself a hexagram about these unbelievable things that have happened in the valley in recent days.

This is what he once learned from the "Nirvana Tianzun", the 64 hexagrams of King Wen, if the face is up, it is yang, and if it is tail, it is yin. In this way, six times in a row, according to the order of the throw, it is a hexagram.

Positive and negative: "Tianshan Escape" hexagram. Thick clouds obscure the sun.

Said: Thick clouds cover the sun and do not see the light, persuade the monarch not to go far, marriage and wealth are not smooth, beware of right and wrong to the door.

Broken: The monthly order is not good, it is difficult to see lost, the transaction partnership, and everything fails.

"Hey——! let them go! Even the Yellow Boots Holy Envoy can't fight the second leader of the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation, what can I do about it? As for the demon beast, that's it...... It doesn't matter anymore. The bastard boy surnamed Tang, if he comes to me again, he will agree to his request for an alliance, this is the alliance I have prepared, you take it. After reading the hexagram indicated by the coin, the infatuated student was relieved, handed the bamboo slip to Situ Meng, sighed, and said sadly.

As a result, the obsessive student decided to give up on these trivial matters. What should be coming, can't be hidden, and what should be lost, can't be kept.

Thirty fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. doesn't belong to you, such as the "Blue Water Golden Crystal Beast", who should you go with, who to follow. Those who want to come cannot be stopped, and those who want to go cannot be kept. The power of the lord of the valley, all the possessions in the valley, the daughter, the deceased spouse (spouse, beloved wife), everything, come and go as fate pleases, and you can't control it, and you can't manage it.

"Isn't it? The Yellow Boots Holy Envoy was injured, and the 'Water-Avoiding Golden Crystal Beast' was abducted, so that's it......? The valley lord ...... "Situ Meng couldn't believe the valley master's decision, and continued to shout behind the valley master. However, the infatuated life has already taken a lost step and left alone. The majestic, vigorous but not hearty back, Situ Meng saw it very unpleasantly.

In short, the valley lord is tired and tired of the pain of gains and losses, and the valley lord now only believes in hexagrams, and no one knows where he wants to go in the valley this time.

Due to the injury of the Yellow Boots Holy Envoy, the previous "life-and-death" covenant between the Yellow Boots Holy Envoy and the masked warrior who was armed with a long-handled broadsword and wearing armor had to be aborted and was over. It's not that the Yellow Boots Holy Envoy is afraid of death and doesn't dare to fulfill his promise, but the masked warrior has been watching everything the Yellow Boots Holy Envoy has been going through in the dark, and has taken the initiative to give up looking for the Yellow Boot Holy Envoy to ask for his life for the time being. With the arrogant character of the masked warrior, coupled with his "Qi Body Origin" magic skill, he has a very high self-esteem, he is full of confidence, he does not want to take advantage of the danger of others, and would rather have a fair duel with the Yellow Boot Holy Envoy than bully the enemy under the serious injury, he feels that relying on the strong to bully the weak is not a force to win.

We turned our gaze back to the shore under the Feiliu Waterfall where Jieyin, Hubao, Tang Dongtuo, and Xiaoyuan were.

Xiao Yuan hesitated for a moment, looked at Hu Bao, who looked raw, and asked, "Who are you? Do I recognize that Tang Dongtuo has anything to do with you?"

"That's not what I said, girl, I see that you don't have a very ordinary relationship with Tang Dongtuo in our sect, so I was curious, so I asked you. If you don't say it, don't say it, what kind of attitude do you have, what kind of fierceness?" Hu Bao replied angrily.

"Hu Bao, shut up, go out, don't rob the outside and cause trouble. Jieyin glanced at Hu Bao and instructed.

"Could it be...... You two are from the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilations, I said it earlier, and there is nothing to keep secret, no wonder you are so concerned about Tang Dongtuo's injuries. Last time, I went to your Shushan lair, but thanks to Tang Dongtuo's help, I was able to rescue my father's master, Tianzun. My father used to tell me that there were no good people in the Temple of Annihilation, and it seemed that it was all a lie. Tang Dongtuo is a very good person! You are Tang Dongtuo's friends, you should also be a good person, right?" Xiao Yuan's style of speech changed abruptly, from the cold words just now, to the current happy smile.

After hearing this, Hu Bao's eyes immediately widened, and he looked at Jieyin, and met Jieyin's eyes (confirmed his eyes) to verify that he had heard correctly.

Then, as if his heart was heavy and he was stuck in his throat, he got up and looked at the waterfall that was rushing and pouring like a jade belt, and said no more.

Jieyin hurriedly turned his back and lifted Tang Dongtuo up, and muttered softly: "Let's find a quiet place to rest first, I need to send Tang Dongtuo's true qi and vitality to help him heal." ”

Hu Bao took the wood and the contemplation, and followed Jieyin.

Who knows, the demon beast crouching next to it immediately stood up and followed them as if they were spiritual.

Xiaoyuan was left alone, and he didn't know where to go. Tang Dongtuo was taken care of by his colleagues, and Xiao Yuan knew that it was not easy to follow him anymore, so he could only stare at Tang Dongtuo's figure being carried away, and he was stunned for a long time.

In the middle of the night, the crooked crescent moon hung like a fishhook in the sky, in the mountain col, and on the edge of the swamp, a bonfire was lit.

In the past few hours, Jieyin has helped Tang Dongtuo deliver a large amount of True Yuan healing, and Tang Dongtuo's body has also improved by more than half, although he has not recovered, but at least there is no major problem.

What is puzzling is that the "Water-Avoiding Golden Crystal Beast" has always followed not far from Tang Dongtuo, like a well-behaved puppy, but it is just a little bigger.

"Big monster, big monster, if it weren't for your brainless ramming, I wouldn't have hurt so badly. You're following me now, I really don't understand what you're trying to do!" Tang Dongtuo stared at the demon beast and whispered, although he knew that animals couldn't understand human speech and wouldn't answer.

"Tang Dongtuo, I really can't believe what I've heard. Did you really help that little girl in the Beast Control Valley and rescue Tianzun who was imprisoned in the dungeon? So, are you the undercover agent that Elder Xu has been looking for. Tell me, it's not you. As long as you are willing to say it yourself, I will believe you without hesitation and help you argue with me. Hu Bao played with a ghost eye that was not very clever, trying to get words out of Tang Dongtuo's mouth.

Beside the bonfire, Tang Dongtuo, who was curled up in a ball and roasting on the fire, didn't dare to look at Hu Bao's eyes, and muttered: "You and I are like brothers, am I undercover, is it so important?" Tang Dongtuo played the emotional card with Hu Bao, thinking that Hu Bao's relationship with himself was deep-rooted, and he had saved Hu Bao's life, since the matter had come to this, he didn't want to lie to him again.

"So, do you admit it? Did you also kill Ye Mengtang Master? At the time of the incident, I was seriously injured and fainted, unconscious, and didn't know anything. Hu Bao muttered.

Tang Dongtuo shook his head and didn't want to answer again. just asked lightly: "Hu Bao, when we return to the Shushan Sect together, you can report (report, denounce) me to Elder Xu, perhaps, you can get a first-class merit, and in the future, the position of the master of the Sword Destroying Hall will be yours." ”

Jieyin, who was sitting not far from them, heard their complete conversation (exchange), but he never interjected, did not speak, did not say a word, silence was golden, silent, quietly roasted the fire alone.

"Oh, what do you think of me Hu Bao as? If I am the kind of person who sells my friends and seeks glory, and entered the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation three or four years earlier than you, how can I still be just a small soldier? I just don't like flattery and sloppy slapping horses, I have always been honest and honest myself, and I have always shown my truest side to the world. Hu Bao roared with a backbone.

"How is your mission? If there is nothing to do, we can take you out of here tonight and return to Shushan. In order to change the topic, Jieyin looked at Tang Dongtuo and asked deliberately.

"In accordance with the will of the Dharma Protector, I need to go to see the valley lord again, say goodbye to him, and then we will go. There is also the little garden girl, she has affection for me, I must make it clear to her, I can't let her go wrong like this again. Tang Dong Tuodao.

"Since she has affection for you, why don't you marry her? The Beast Control Valley and my Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilations are already a nest of snakes and rats, and they have the same disease, so it's not impossible to get married?" Jie Yin teased.

Tang Dongtuo didn't dare to tell the nurse the true reason in his heart, he was deeply in love with the Mengxi junior sister of Jingxia Villa, which was the highest top secret that could not be said to be killed.

So, Tang Dongtuo responded: "The Protector of the Dharma is really funny, don't make fun of me! People are divided into three, six, nine, and other categories, and there are high and low statuses, which is an eternal fact. I'm just an ordinary grass folk disciple of the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation, and I'm the only daughter of the valley lord of the Beast Control Valley (the pearl in the palm of my hand), so it's not realistic for you to let me marry 'her'? I never dream like that. ”

At this moment, the swampy wilderness near the campfire is in the midst of fluttering fireflies, toads crying, crickets singing, and streams murmuring. In this way, the three of them laid out the floor, burned firewood, and slept in the wilderness for one night.

In the second half of the night, when it was about midnight, while the tired Tang Dongtuo was asleep, Jieyin woke up Hu Bao and said in a low voice: "Come with me, I will talk to you about Tang Dongtuo's situation." ”

Hu Bao was sleepy, and he didn't think much about it, so he followed Jieyin over, and as soon as the two of them left, they walked far, far away, almost to the edge of the realm of the Beast Control Valley.

Countless stilted buildings stand proudly, towering trees soar into the sky, and wild cats and ducks can be seen everywhere. From a view point of view, it is truly a paradise. It's a pity that there are swamps and beasts all over the place, and for thousands of years, there are so many unjust souls who have died here!

"Protector Fa, it's been half an hour, and it's almost dawn, what do you want to tell me?" asked Hu Bao with squinted eyes.

"After returning to the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation, Tang Dongtuo helped the Beast Control Valley girl rescue Tianzun, what are you going to tell the elders?" Jie Yin said tentatively.

"Of course I can't say it! Tang Dongtuo is my best friend in the sect, and I have to keep this secret for him. Hu Bao, who was sleepy, squinted his eyes and just finished speaking, only then did he realize that he might have said the wrong thing, because the person standing in front of him now was the right-hand man of the sect leader, the Dharma Protector, not Tang Dongtuo, and told him that he was going to cover up the undercover agent, wouldn't that be tantamount to looking for death?

So, Hu Bao immediately made a decision and quickly changed his words: "Oh, Protector Fa, I lost my words." I've been on the road for the past few days, and I'm so sleepy, I accidentally thought of you as Tang Dongtuo just now, so I said that. I am here to reassure him and prevent him from becoming suspicious, and when we bring him back to the sect safe and sound, what to do with him is left to the Dharma. Hu Bao didn't dare to touch the credit of exposing the undercover agent at all. Hu Bao reported truthfully.

After hearing this, Jieyin nodded very much, and then bowed to Hu Bao and said, "Since this is the case, then I can't help it." From the time I was born to the present, I have never killed a good person, I didn't want to kill you, but only dead people will not speak, I must ensure Tang Dongtuo's safety, and he will not be allowed to make any mistakes. Hu Bao, I hope that in the next life, you can be an ordinary person and no longer get involved in the grievances and disputes in the cultivation world. ”

"Huh? Dharma Protector...... What did you just say?" Hu Bao's drowsiness was not completely cleared until this moment, and he had just fully woken up, however, it was already too late.

Jieyin stretched out his right hand and gently slashed his fingernails across Hu Bao's neck, and a slender red mark soon appeared on Hu Bao's neck.

At that time, the sky was slightly bright, Tang Dongtuo woke up from the campfire, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Jieyin, who had already woken up.

"Protector, I'm going to say goodbye to the valley master and the girl, do you want to go with me, or just wait here?" asked Tang Dongtuo.

"Go with you, so that you don't get into any more trouble, and you can take care of it. Jieyin said.

"Well, that's fine. Huh, where is Hu Bao? Why don't you see Hu Bao?" Tang Dong looked around the bonfire, except for the demon beast, there was no other person, and he couldn't help asking.

"Maybe he left early! We'll do our business, and we don't have to worry about him. Jieyin said.

"Oh, yes, Dharma Protector. Tang Dong Tuodao.

When Tang Dongtuo asked a circle of disciples in the Beast Control Valley, no one knew the whereabouts of the valley master, and finally, he met Situ Meng.

"The valley lord has already left a message, if you come to say goodbye, then, the beast control valley will agree to your letter request, rebuild with the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation, and continue to be an iron alliance, from now on, work together to the outside world. Situ Meng said.

After that, Situ Meng also took another bamboo slip, which was the alliance formulated by the Beast Control Valley, which contained the autograph of the valley master.

Tang Dongtuo, who was originally just planning to resign, heard Situ Meng's words, took the bamboo slip in his hand, and suddenly had an indescribable unspeakable secret in his heart, not knowing whether he was happy or worried.

The benefit of this result is that he successfully passed the test and completed the task of sending the letter previously assigned by Elder Fan, and invisibly, he clarified with practical actions that he was not an undercover traitor.

However, it also brought a great disadvantage, once the two factions of the Beast Control Valley and the Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilation joined forces to attack Jingxia Villa with two enemies, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

Tang Dongtuo, who couldn't cry or laugh and couldn't give up, walked with unprovoked steps, and went to the vicinity of the grass shed where the three cows were raised, saw Xiaoyuan, and thought: This may be the last time I see Xiaoyuan girl, I must make it clear to her, I can't let her misunderstand, I already have Senior Sister Mengxi, I really can't tolerate other women in my heart.

"Miss Xiaoyuan, I'm leaving. Thank you for taking care of me at the bedside all these days. If I have a chance in the future, I would like to hear you tell me the story of the decisive battle of Tanggula Mountain forty years ago! In addition, I would like to tell ......" Tang Dongtuo was about to begin to explain the situation that he already had someone in mind, but he was interrupted again.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to say anything! The Temple of Ten Thousand Annihilations is your master, and it's like your home, so go back if you want to! If we are fated, one day, we will definitely be able to meet again. Okay, I won't tell you about it yet, today is the key match of the semi-finals and finals of the 'Thousand Beasts Martial Arts', and the game is about to start, and I'm going to the ring to watch the battle. Let's do this first!" After speaking, he quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed Tang Dongtuo's forehead, and snickered shyly, and then quickly rushed out of the door and ran away.

Tang Dongtuo was caught off guard, and when he was not careful, he was taken advantage of by Xiaoyuan again. The most serious thing is what I want to express, and I still don't have a chance to say it clearly, which is really helpless.

In this way, Tang Dongtuo walked out of the grass hut, and Jieyin, who was already waiting for him outside the house, shouted: "Have you quit your job? Let's go! Hurry up and rush back to Shushan." ”

The "Blue Water Golden Crystal Beast" was also inseparable and squatting outside the grass hut and waiting.

Tang Dongtuo walked out of the grass hut, looked at the Dharma Protector, and then at the demon beast, and pretended to be angry and shouted: "I really don't know what evil I bumped into, what kind of ghost I provoked! You demon beast, if you don't kill me, forget it, you always follow me, wherever I go, you follow me, I don't know how to control beasts, you recognize the wrong master! I'm going back to Shushan, don't follow me anymore." ”

Tang Dongtuo's footsteps had just moved a few steps away, and the demon beast followed again.

In desperation, Jieyin pulled Tang Dongtuo, urged the exercises, performed the technique of flying, and instantly soared hundreds of miles away. I thought that I should get rid of the demon beast this time, but unexpectedly, as soon as I turned around, the demon beast was like Tang Dongtuo's shadow, and it also flew for hundreds of miles, following closely behind.

Seeing this scene, Jieyin and Tang Dongtuo almost fainted on the spot, and their thinking nerves directly collapsed and collapsed.

Looking at the posture, this demon beast is a tendon, and it has identified Tang Dongtuo as its master.

Five days later, in the hinterland of Shushan, the temple complex of ten thousand annihilations, in the lobby of the main hall.

"Good, good, good, very good! This trip to the Beast Control Valley has paid off. Elder Fan really had a way, not only tested the ability of one of our innocent disciples, but also exchanged it back for the alliance with the hardcore ally Beast Control Valley, Jieyin, Elder Fan, and Tang Dongtuo, and they jointly recorded a first-class merit and rewarded ten boxes of cultivation herbs respectively. In addition, Tang Dongtuo was promoted to the first seat of the Sword Destroying Hall. In order to convince Tang Dongtuo in the future, Elder Fan taught Tang Dongtuo a set of unique exercises to Tang Dongtuo for encouragement. The sect leader sat in the center of the high platform, boasting with great satisfaction about the meritorious deeds of his subordinates.

"Thank you for your grace. In addition, the little one took the liberty of asking, didn't Hu Bao come back early?" Tang Dongtuo stood under the court and asked.

"Who is Hu Bao?" asked the sect leader.

"Oh, Sect Master, Hu Bao is the disciple of the Sword Destroying Hall who went down the mountain with the Guardian Dharma before. Elder Fan, who was sitting on the side, hurriedly explained.

"I see, I don't know about this, and I haven't seen that Hu Bao. Jieyin, you brought people out, what about Hu Baoren?" asked the sect leader.

"Sect Master, Hu Bao previously made a request to me to leave the Beast Control Valley early and return to Shu Mountain, and I approved it. As for whether he came back or not, his subordinates couldn't care. Jieyin replied.

The sect leader nodded, indicating that the matter would not be pursued further. Then he stood up majestically, shook his black cloak, and gave an order: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, today is the twenty-ninth day of the fourth month of the summer calendar, and on the first day of the next month, this sect will raise the strength of the whole sect and send troops to the Hexi Corridor to attack Jingxia Villa! It is already difficult to cultivate immortals, and there are always so-called decent people who obstruct them, blocking the path of evil people such as us to become immortals, and destroying them, so that we can have more energy to delve into the mystery of feathering and ascending. ”

"Obey the Lord's orders. Except for Tang Dongtuo, the entire main hall shouted in unison.

Tang Dongtuo, who had just been promoted to the position of hall master, encountered unprecedented difficulties in the depths of his heart, and silently muttered in his chest: The most worrying situation has happened, the two factions are working together to attack the master, I must find a way to send the news out as soon as possible and pass it on to the head master, so that the master can prepare for the enemy as soon as possible.

Like Tang Dongtuo, Jieyin's thoughts are also fluctuating in all kinds of ways, and they are very entangled. This battle, from the sect leader's mouth, seems to be inevitable. How to resolve or choose has become a piece of Jieyin's heart.

What's more, in Jieyin's heart, many unsolved mysteries have not yet been revealed, why is the sect leader's divine skills so natural and unparalleled in the world? Where is the "Four Sheep Fangzun" hidden? What does the secret of the "Secret of Immortality" mean in the world of cultivating immortals? And so on, all kinds of speculations and doubts, have yet to be solved one by one.

Speaking of the life episodes that Jieyin experienced before, it was really a survival in death, survival in danger, and the hardships and twists and turns of the road are indescribable. In the end, it is not easy for Jieyin to live to this day.

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