The three of them finally stepped on the mountain range of the Demon Yin Ridge, where there were indeed a few ancient houses, and there was a towering ancient tree next to it, covering the Taoist temple like a big umbrella, the wall of the Taoist temple was low and dilapidated, and the courtyard was planted with green bamboo, and it also stretched out of the wall, growing green dense bamboo leaves, which showed its seclusion.

Taoist temple sits in the north and faces south, the south gate is an antique wooden door, and there are three words engraved on the top of the courtyard: bamboo seclusion. The three of them glanced at each other, and sure enough, it was not deserted, but someone was living there.

The three of them entered through the half-hidden courtyard gate, there was a gray-clothed little Taoist boy who was cleaning the small courtyard, the ground was clean and tidy, but they didn't expect that the Taoist temple, which was called the Devil's Land, was such a quiet land.

When Xiao Daotong saw a stranger coming, he was stunned at first, and then hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Everyone, who are you?"

Wu Xiaolong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Oh! I am Wu Xiaolong, the nephew of Wu You, and I have come to visit your respected teacher, Daoist Jinfeng, please let me know." ”

Xiao Daotong looked at everyone, nodded, introduced everyone into a guest room, and entered the inner room, not long after, the door curtain was raised, and out of a white-haired old Taoist, the age is similar to that of the ancestor Min Tainong, between seventy and eighty years old, he is tall and thin, his eyes are shining, wearing a green sermon robe, stepping on a pair of cloth shoes, the action is clean and agile, holding a handful of dust, there is really the appearance of fairy wind and bones, which makes people awe-inspired.

The three of them hurriedly stood up and saluted, "I've seen the master." ”

Daoist Jinfeng smiled slightly, and said politely: "Everyone, welcome to the bamboo temple, let the temple shine, but I don't know where you are?"

Wu Xiaolong said: "I am Wu Xiaolong, is Wu You's nephew, my uncle and the master are friendly, often come to disturb the master, at home and often with me to read the master's virtues, deeds, words, very worship, always want to take the opportunity to visit the master, today I met two close friends, speaking of the master, I want to come to see the master's face, so I came to disturb together, I hope the master will not blame." ”

"Where is it, it turned out to be Wu Daoyou's nephew, how can I say bother, I can't ask for everyone's arrival, I can kick the door today, it's a great honor, please sit, please sit. "Jinfeng Daoist was busy asking Xiaodao Tong to offer tea.

Everyone chatted while drinking tea.

Suddenly, a Taoist boy ran in in a panic, and saw that there were three strangers in the room in addition to Jinfeng Daoist, so he hurriedly stopped his footsteps, and stopped talking, Jinfeng Daoist said calmly: "Is there something wrong?" I'm entertaining guests, I'll talk about it later, let's retreat first!"

He looked at the master and slowly turned to leave, Yuhan quietly watched this sudden incident, and she secretly made a gesture to Li Hantian.

Li Hantian stood up and said embarrassedly: "May I ask the master, where is the toilet, I want to relax and relax." ”

Jinfeng Dao Chang hurriedly said, "In the backyard, I'll let the boy take you, right?"

"No, no, I can find it myself, you can talk, go and go back. After saying that, he went out the door holding his stomach.

Daoist Jinfeng raised his eyebrows slightly, took a sip of hot tea, and continued: "Virtuous nephew, Wu You is in good health, he hasn't been here for the past six months. ”

"Thank you Master for your concern, he has been in poor health lately, and he has difficulty walking, so he can't go anywhere. ”

"Oh, which girl is?"

"Master, I'm Beigong Yuhan of the Red Leaf Warm Pavilion, I took the liberty to come here, it's really disturbing. Yuhan bowed.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, but the legendary girl who climbed the Demon Spirit Pagoda during the Demon Capture Conference?" said Daoist Jinfeng looked at Yu Han in surprise.

Yuhan smiled slightly: "The master is polite, it's me, there is no legend, it's just a coincidence, I didn't expect the news to reach you." ”

Jinfeng Daoist laughed: "Actually, I still have some friends walking around the rivers and lakes, and they will often come to see me, so they will bring some news." ”

Yuhan nodded, "Master, there's something I want to ask you, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?"

"Girl, please, but it doesn't hurt. ”

"I don't know if the master knows, it turns out that your Taoist temple is a lively place, and the common people have come to ask for blessings one after another, but why are you so deserted now?"

"Oh! It's not a bad thing for us, our Taoist temple just requires quiet and inaction, leaving the country and sitting and forgetting!"

"The master is indeed a profound realm and is based on tranquility, but the people under the mountain think that this Taoist temple is already a devil's land, this Demon Yin Ridge, and the Yin Corpse Valley are all evil places, which makes the people forget about it!"

"Is it true? The pure man is self-purifying, not afraid of people's words, the poor Dao lives here every day, quiet and comfortable, there is nothing unusual, and I have six Taoist children, all of whom are safe, and nothing strange has ever happened? ”

"Master, you may rarely go outside, and these rumors are all based on one sect. ”

"What kind of sect?" "Daoist Jinfeng was still calm, "How could the sect involve us?"

"The Valley of the Demonic Corpse, this is a mysterious and sinful sect, legend has it that it is in the area of the Demon Yin Ridge and the Valley of the Yin Corpse, and the haunting here is also their doing, deliberately causing the surrounding people to panic and dare not enter the mountain, just to cover up their evil behavior. ”

Jinfeng Daoist said slowly: "Good one, I am good; Those who are not good, I am also good; Deshan. Whoever believes, I believe; and those who do not believe, I also believe; DXN. ”

"The master is good at cultivating, but those who are not good are good to him, and he will grow evil; The unbeliever believes in him and aids in his lie. Yuhan retorted.

Daoist Jinfeng shook his head and said: "No, overcome rigidity with softness, turn evil into evil, and love in the world." One day they will regret it. ”

Yuhan smiled slightly and stopped talking.

Wu Xiaolong said: "Master, I have been feeling unwell recently, but the doctor said that there is no problem, I don't know what the reason is?"

Jinfeng Dao Chang smiled: "I'll help you take a look, stretch out your left hand, and I'll check the pulse." ”

Wu Xiaolong stretched out his left hand, Jinfeng Dao Chang pressed against his hand, and was silent for a long time before he smiled: "Qi deficiency, have you gone through big twists and turns in the early stage, or have you experienced a long time of training in the wild?"

"Yes, I went to the Black Forest with my family team a few days ago, maybe because I am old and not in good health. ”

"Oh, I see, it's okay, I have medicine here, I'll give you a pair, you come with me. After speaking, Daoist Jinfeng stood up and walked towards the door on the left.

Wu Xiaolong and Yu Han followed him into a small room, which was a small pharmacy, and several high cabinets were full of various Chinese medicinal herbs.

Daoist Jinfeng asked the two of them to sit on the side and grab and dispense medicine by themselves.

Suddenly, Yuhan smelled a familiar smell of medicine, it was the smell of poison that she had drunk in the Jiren Teahouse, and her nose felt very good now, as long as it was a profound taste, she could remember that taste with great pain.

She carefully observed the herbs around her, and ashamedly a purple-black leaf grass came into her eyes, and she slowly moved to the front and reached for it.

"Slow, don't move. Daoist Jinfeng didn't know when he came behind her, "The medicines in this cabinet are all poisonous, you can't touch them casually, they will seriously hurt your life." ”

Yuhan smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I don't know, I just think these plants are very unique, so I am curious, is it possible that the master also practices poison?"

"Research it when you have time, because when you understand the poison, you can get the recipe for the antidote. Daoist Jinfeng said calmly.

"The master is right, the general antidote master must also be an expert in poisons, so have you researched the antidote to these poisons?"

"Basically, it's all there, the blue one is the star mushroom grass, people will hallucinate after eating it, and if they don't take the antidote, they will die happily. The purple and black is the purple orchid leaf, soaked in water, the person begins to have no reaction after eating, and if the antidote is not taken later, the person will slowly become dumb, deaf, and blind. The dark green is the green tongue, and people will go crazy until they die after eating, and this is the case in nature, and the more beautiful things are, the more poisonous and dangerous they are. ”

The three of them walked out of the pharmacy, and it happened that Li Hantian also came back, so the three of them said goodbye and went down the mountain, and the chief of Jinfeng gave Wu Xiaolong three packets of medicinal herbs, instructed how to suffer, when to drink, and sent the three of them to the intersection of the mountain before he turned around and left.

The footsteps of the three of them were very fast, and after a short time, they were halfway up the mountain, and Yuhan suddenly stopped and asked, "What do you say about this Jinfeng Daoist?"

Wu Xiaolong said with a smile: "A master of the Tao who has no quarrel with the world, he is open-minded and generous to others, which has benefited me a lot!"

Li Hantian also said: "I don't think he is the kind of devil person that the common people say, but a virtuous Taoist, and the haunting in the mountains may indeed have nothing to do with him and Taoism." ”

"Well, did you find anything outside the view?"

"There is no abnormality, there are a total of seven people in the entire temple, the Taoist chief and six Taoist children. There is nothing special about the whole mountain, except for the Taoist courtyard, trees, and large stones are a few lonely tombs in the back mountain. ”

"Lonely grave, what is it like?"

"I saw that one of them was from his mentor Tianshou Daoist Wang Yuan, his junior brother Yuanfeng Daoist Qin Chao'an, and there was another person who was very strange, it seemed to be a..."

Wu Xiaolong hurriedly said, "Is it a woman's grave?"

"Yes, yes, it's called the tomb of the Holy Maiden of Liamad, is it the Holy Maiden that Wu Bo said? ”

"So the rumors are true. Yuhan said, "Could it be that Daoist Jinfeng has a close relationship with the Charm Corpse Valley, and I found that there is a poison in his pharmacy, called Zilan Ye, which is the kind of poison used in the Jiren Teahouse, and he also has the antidote, and the Jiren Teahouse is the joint point of the Charm Corpse Valley." ”

"Ah!" both were surprised.

"Could it be that Daoist Jinfeng is from the Charm Corpse Valley?" Wu Xiaolong couldn't believe himself.

Yuhan thought for a while, looked at the sky that was about to get dark, and said, "Let's explore the Yin Corpse Valley tonight." ”

The two nodded, they deliberately slowed down, and by the time they reached the bottom of the mountain, it was already late in the night, so the three of them quickly ran towards the graveyard in the Valley of the Yin Corpse.