A few years later, Yin Longyang re-embarked on this remote horse road, and finally came to the door of the long-dilapidated post station in front of him.

This area has experienced a prolonged catastrophe, the mountains and rivers are turbulent, the villages and towns are barren and desolate, and there is no life everywhere, which is really no different from the ghost world. Looking at it again, it doesn't seem to have been affected in the slightest, and it's still the same as it used to be.

A withered pole stood in front of the post station, and the flag that had been displayed on it had been turned into a red strip of cloth after years of wind and rain. The bluestone steps in front of the door were mottled into the gray soil. A few tall and thin poplar trees on both sides are still in good spirits. All of this has hardly changed at all, only the half of the glazed tiles seem to have a few more layers of dust.

Pushing the door into the post station, Yin Longyang lit the lamp and candle and looked around, and saw a burned bonfire in the center, and there were still many dry branches and straw piled up on the wall. The bonfire was lit, he sat down on a bench, looked at the statue of Guan Gong on the wall in front of him, and suddenly saw a black thing on the desk under the statue of Guan Gong, he was stunned in his heart, slowly got up and walked over, only to see that it was a tanuki, already dead.

Yin Longyang gasped, took a few steps back, and remembered that when he first arrived at this land, when he first arrived at this station, he remembered all the life he had experienced......

It starts a little bit earlier......

The Tang Empire has gone through nearly 200 years of history, and the prosperous era has passed.

In the thirteenth year of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzong Li Chen was poisoned by eating pills, and he was ill for a long time and could not go to the court for months, and finally died in the west in the hot August. Then, strange events occurred frequently in the palace, and then there were eunuchs who were autocratic and domineering, and there were contradictions and conflicts with the ministers of the court and China, and there were many disputes, and the people were panicked.

The confrontation of local separatist regimes with the central court became more and more serious.

The barbarians of the Quartet have bad intentions and watch the Central Plains. There are Tubo and Nanzhao in the southeast, and they confront the Tang army, but it is difficult to make great achievements. What's more, in the northern desert, the barbarian tribes such as the Hui, Dangxiang, Tatar, Xiren, and Khitan are strong and strong, ready to move, which makes people even more vigilant.

Besides, at the end of this year, the peasant uprising led by Qiu Fu broke out, creating chaos in the Central Plains, and the Tang Dynasty officers and soldiers encircled and pursued them, and the crusade in the first month quelled the chaos.

However, this incident had a far-reaching impact, laying the root cause for the continuous uprisings and rebellions in the Central Plains, and also turbulent the division of the situation in the Central Plains.

It was also in this year that the famous Hushu Taoist people in Chang'an City, seeing that the weather in the city was dim and the heresy was ominous, he left Chang'an with a group of apprentices in the cold winter season, and went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and became a guest of the king of Wenjiang in Luoyang.

Time does not wait for people, and after some years, Hushu Taoist people have set up a prestige in Luoyang City, King Wenjiang built many palaces and dojos for him, all kinds of officials have come to climb, and the people are also very convinced.

At the end of the year, it is about to be the time of the Spring Festival, the streets of Luoyang are very prosperous and lively, noisy people, all kinds of people come and go, more than in previous years.

On the morning of this day, the Hushu Taoist took a sedan chair to the Chengnan Dojo to preside over the ceremony. I was walking through the most famous Wanchun Restaurant in Luoyang City, and suddenly heard many wandering beggars begging on the roadside with foreign voices.

Hearing these beggars speak with different accents, including Gyeonggi and Dugi, Qianzhong, Lingnan, Hedong and Hebei, the Taoist felt very strange, and heard that their voices were different from ordinary people, and they were confident, so they opened the curtain and looked out. I saw those beggars, all of them disabled, but their bodies seemed to be much tougher than ordinary people, and their eyes were hidden but they could see that they were very vigilant and bright.

Suspicions arose in the hearts of the Taoists, thinking that they were not ordinary beggars. Looking at it again, there was a child in the beggar, with a delicate face and a very charm, hiding among the beggars, curled up, like a wounded cat, looking at the street crowd smartly.

The Taoist saw that his appearance and physique were extraordinary, unlike that of a mortal child, so he stopped the sedan chair, walked to the beggars, threw a lot of silver taels one by one, and proposed to them to accept the child as an apprentice. The beggars were taken aback when they heard him say this, and became even more vigilant, with a fierce look on their faces, and a white-haired old man led by him said, "This is our own child, and we can't give it to others." "Hurried away.

The Tiger Tree Daoist ordered his retinue to follow them. I don't know what method people secretly used, or how much money they gave up, but the next day, when the Taoist people met those beggars on the street, they easily negotiated with those beggars, took the child away, took him home, and named him Yin Longyang.

Yin Longyang has been with the Taoist of Hushu for more than ten years, calling the Taoist to be a "master", but the Taoist did not teach him anything, only asked him to do some simple chores. Because he is the most with the Taoist, the people around him respect him and worship him as a treasure. There are only a few apprentices of the Taoist, and there is always dissatisfaction, so they say that there is evil spirit on this Yin Longyang, and there is a coldness.

In this year, Emperor Yizong, who has been practicing Buddhism for a long time, was seriously ill, and he said "You can see the Buddha's bones in life, and there is no hatred in death!" Send the minister to the Famen Temple to meet the Buddha's bones, placed in the Anguo Temple in Chang'an, hundreds of officials compete to give alms of gold silk, Yizong is to worship in person, and amnesty the world.

Yizong finally returned to the west, and the fifth son Li Yan ascended the throne, which was Tang Xizong, when he was twelve years old, Liu Xingshen and Han Wen, the lieutenants of Shence, wanted to assist the autocratic government and seal the country.

King Wenjiang is also old, and he feels that there are troubles in the court, even in the eastern capital, it is inevitable to be involved, and the king of Wenjiang has a gap with Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyu, so he found some excuses and asked for orders to be transferred to Lulong in the north to guard.

In just a few days, the prince set off for it, as if he had prepared earlier, waving the banner and leading the team, and the Hushu Dao people also followed him, together with his servants and apprentices.

Only Yin Longyang, the Taoist said that he should not follow this trip, and asked Yin Longyang to find a senior brother of the Tiger Tree Daoist and find something simple to do. Where is this Yin Longyang's uncle, the Taoist did not say, only handed him a mule, this mule can walk on its own without being driven, and the mule can lead the way to find the place of the uncle.

The Taoist also handed him a wooden sword, which could prevent evil on the way. He also handed him a mask, which was worn on his face like a real skin that made it difficult to distinguish, and this mask was very ugly and full of pockmarks. The Taoist instructed him not to take off his mask, and not to pretend to be dumb on the road, otherwise he would suffer evil deeds. Until the Daoist brother was there, he handed him the mule, the wooden sword, and the mask.

The Taoist handed over a cloth bag and a gourd to Yin Longyang, which contained dry food and drinking water, and instructed Yin Longyang to bring it all the way, rely on them to eat and drink, and keep it for a long time in the future.

and he gave the right orders, but he did not wait for the morrow, and he went out of the city and went on the road.

And the mule went out of the city and went southwest, and after a few days he changed and went north. When he went to the bank of the Yellow River, he saw that the river was surging and very turbulent, and the mule actually swelled its belly, like a balloon, and fell into the river and swam to the other side, so steady that it did not sway at all. After walking for a few more days, the weather became colder and colder, and Yin Longyang added an extra piece of clothing every few days. After walking for more than 20 days, I arrived at the Yinshan area.

These days, the road is also leisurely, the mule walks close to the remote wilderness shady and comfortable path, Yin Longyang is sleepy and finds a small temple to sleep, thirsty and hungry to take the water and dry food in the cloth bag and gourd, no matter how much you take, it is always full, always inexhaustible.

On this day, Yin Longyang walked in a wide and flat territory, the grass and trees on the roadside withered had a unique flavor of slaughter, and he saw the white snow-capped mountains in the distance, which was not beautiful.

As he was walking, he heard the sound of horses' hooves in front of him. A group of soldiers galloping on horseback came running, majestic. Yin Longyang saw that they were so envious, and couldn't help but sigh, "I will be like this in the future!" After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but be surprised, remembering that the master told him not to have any words on the road, he hurriedly clamped his mouth.

The soldiers were about to come to him, each wearing a red feathered hat and silver-white chain mail. At this time, they all slowed down and looked at this pock-faced little Taoist priest riding a mule.

One of the tall and thin soldiers, one eye was terrifyingly white, and the soldier shouted at Yin Longyang, "Little guy, what are you doing, it's getting dark, where are you going?"

Yin Longyang only looked at him and didn't dare to speak.

The white-eyed soldier shouted again, "Shock! This guy doesn't speak! Look at his sneaky appearance, he must not be a good man." ”

One of the soldiers next to him said, "Forget it, let him go." We still have important things to do, we won't find the thief again, and we'll have to suffer outside for a few days. ”

Another soldier also said, "Yes, leave him alone, a pock-faced little Taoist priest is also quite funny." ”

The white-eyed soldier said, "Him." Mother. We've suffered less sin, dog. Day. We don't know where to go, and we're going to suffer everywhere! No, we're going to sprinkle fire on this little bastard today. As he spoke, he went to Yin Longyang, and he had already pulled out the whip on his waist, and when he got to his side, he asked Yin Longyang to beat him.

Yin Longyang didn't know why, and he didn't know why this soldier came to beat him. It can be said that these high-flying soldiers have never been very strict in discipline, just for fun, and it is common for them to bully ordinary people when they see them.

Yin Longyang didn't know, he was taken aback by the whip, and hurriedly dodged, but he couldn't dodge.

Looking at the mule under Yin Longyang, it seemed to ride the wind, and flashed to the side with a "whoosh", Yin Longyang almost fell down and clutched the reins tightly.

The white-eyed soldier drew his whip out of the air and slammed it on the black horse he was driving. The horse leaped forward with a neighing and nearly threw the white-eyed soldier off. The crowd watched and laughed.

That Yin Longyang also saw that it was funny, snorted, covered his mouth and laughed. The mule also seemed to snort happily, and gnawed on the bark of the roadside.

The white-eyed soldier was even more angry, "Dog, day, beast,, I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

The soldier next to him laughed even harder, and stopped stopping him, waiting for what would happen next.

Yin Longyang began to be afraid, and thought of a way to escape quickly. But the mule under him was still leisurely, and he didn't drive it anymore.

The white-eyed soldier came up again, whipping down even harder. I saw that the mule quickly dodged away again. Yin Longyang was happy in his heart, and he was not afraid.

The white-eyed soldier became even more angry, "Damn, what kind of demon is this! I have to cut you down." Then he shouted to the other soldiers behind him, "Come on, surround this demon path together!"

One of the soldiers said, "Brother, our horse is too tired to move." A group of people laughed.

The white-eyed soldier raised his whip and yelled at them, "You birdmen, don't come around him, wait for me to you!"

This white-eyed soldier has the same rank as them, but he has a vicious heart and a big temper, and everyone does not want to provoke him more. When he said that, these people didn't want to disobey him, and they all hurried to come immediately, still smiling, "Okay, let's also meet this demon way." ”

The soldiers came up and drove the mules around, and in a short time they surrounded them in the center. Yin Longyang was scared again, couldn't help screaming, and hurriedly closed his mouth again.

The soldiers gathered around the mule with their broadswords and spears, and when they saw that the mule had circled the ground a few times, and rolled up some dust, and had taken their weapons crookedly, they rushed out of the encirclement.

Yin Longyang was happy again, he didn't want this mule to have such great ability.

Yin Longyang was happy, but he saw another team of people on the road in front of him, with flags, the number was not large, but it was even more imposing.

One soldier shouted, "Captain is here!" and many became nervous.

Only the white-eyed soldier was not afraid, "What are you afraid of! We are catching this evil man, and it is not a bad thing!"

As he spoke, the white-eyed soldier drove over and reported to the lieutenant how a demon had stirred up a strange storm to bluff passers-by, and was warned by them, but he injured several of their brothers, and everyone could not help it.

Nadu Lieutenant was burly, wearing a dark green robe and a golden armor, and then broke away from the team and came towards Yin Longyang.

When the mule saw the burly lieutenant, he seemed to be frightened, and he fell backwards again and again, hid behind a cypress tree, and looked left and right. It was late autumn, and the trees were full of yellow leaves, and there was a rustling sound of being stepped on.

The lieutenant shouted, "Demon man!" and took the longbow and took the arrow and left, and with a whoosh, the mule flashed hurriedly, and the quick arrow grazed the ears on the mule's head, and the blood bubbled up instantly. The blood was not red, but a thick purple pulp.

Suddenly, another arrow came out, but the mule was still unable to dodge, and as it brushed its back, a lot of blue and purple blood came out.

Yin Longyang was very worried about the mule, and covered the mule's ears and back with both hands, trying to stop the gushing blood. I don't want to wrap my palms in purple slurry.

Yin Longyang was anxious and afraid, his eyes were full of tears, and he raised his eyes to see that the captain was putting away his bow and arrows, and snorted, "No matter how strange the demons are, they can't escape from my palm!"

The crowd applauded again and again, and hurriedly hurried over and surrounded the pock-faced Taoist priest and his mule.

The mule lay on the ground with no support, and the blue and purple slurry was scattered and piled up below, forming a blue cloud, which flew away with the mule. Everyone was shocked, and the captain shouted, taking the arrow and shooting again.

Suddenly, I heard a shout in the distance, "Stop!"

The crowd looked at the shout, and three young men were riding up.