Chapter 23: The Beggar Who Played the Flute
The next day, after the group of three people had enough tea and food, they left the city. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info heard the sad sound of the flute outside the city gate. Lu Yizhong looked up and saw a beggar sitting on the grass on the side of the road playing a tune, and the big black foot without shoes was placed on the road, occupying a little bit of the road. In front of him was a tattered bowl. At first glance, it was the beggar who played the flute and begged in the street yesterday. But passers-by hurried away, and no one paid any attention to the beggar who asked for food.
Lu Yizhong stepped forward, took out a copper plate, and bowed down to put it into the broken bowl, "I only have so much on me." ”
"Thank you, thank you, uncle. The beggar bowed and fell to his knees.
Lu Yizhong and his entourage walked slowly, and the sound of the flute behind them was full of longing and strong homesickness. After finishing the song, he subconsciously looked back and saw that the beggar who played the flute had disappeared.
He heard the flute stop, and when he looked back, there was only a two-second interval between him.
The terrain was flat, and where he had gone, he felt very strange for a while. He walked with a step, "That beggar, it's really strange, Senior Meng. ”
Meng Caidie took a step, "A beggar, what's strange, he must go into the city to find a place with a lot of people to ask for food." ”
The group continued to march towards the location of the moonset, and by ten o'clock in the afternoon, they had been on the road for several hours, resting in the pavilion by the roadside.
Then came the mournful sound of the flute, the same tune as it had been heard outside the city gates in the morning.
"Why is it the same tune?" Lu Yizhong panicked.
Xia Xiyun fidgeted, "This ...... Could it be, it's the people behind the scenes. He looked flustered.
"Who is the master, please come out and give me. Sneaky, when the head of the turtle shrunk, haha" Meng Caidie's voice broke through the air, low and far away, and the voice echoed around the pavilion. It is obviously the thousand-mile transmission of Wujimen, and it can only be emitted with deep internal force.
After Meng Caidie's voice came out, the flute stopped abruptly.
After a while, no one showed up.
Meng Caidie glanced around, "I won't show up, next, everyone be cautious." Don't give people a chance. ”
The three of them nodded their heads one after another.
This unknown master has always refused to show up. This made Lu Yizhong even more uneasy. After they had rested, they continued on their way.
In the afternoon, they walked into a forest. Suddenly, a little girl's voice came from the distance in the woods, "Dad, mother, grandpa have come home for dinner." ”
This is the habit of rural farmers, who work in the fields with strong bodies, and the old and frail and young children cook and take care of housework at home.
They moved on.
"Look, there's a man lying there. Meng Caidie said.
The three of them quickened their pace and stepped forward.
Lu Yizhong took a closer look, and an old man of about sixty years old was lying on the ground sideways, and the hoe was lying on the ground. The place of his neck was jet black, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's the Netherworld Sect's mourning needle." Subconsciously feeling that there were other people being infected, he quickened his pace and walked forward, and Meng Caidie and Xia Xiyun followed.
I saw two hoes lying horizontally on the ground, and when I looked into the distance, there were two people lying on the ground. They stepped forward. I saw a little girl about ten years old bowing down in front of the two corpses lying horizontally, dragging the arms of the corpses with her hands, "Dad, my mother is home for dinner, why did you fall asleep on the road, get up quickly." ”
"Little sister, stop. Poisonous" Lu Yizhong shouted loudly, ready to fly over to save the little girl.
Suddenly, a strong internal force hit out, and the little girl was directly knocked away, hit the big tree behind her, and then fell to the ground.
"Senior Meng, you ......" Lu Yizhong choked up.
"You what you. She had come into contact with the body, was infected, and there was no cure. Meng Caidie said confidently.
Lu Yizhong touched the ground on tiptoe, flew over in the air, and landed in front of the little girl's corpse, only to see that the blood in the corner of the little girl's mouth was still flowing out, and her eyes were wide open. The little girl didn't practice martial arts at first glance, not because she was shocked by the power of her palm and vomited blood, but obviously because she was beaten by Meng Caidie's palm and her ribs were broken, and her five organs died violently on the spot, and she didn't even make a wailing sound. He gritted his teeth, his cheek muscles squirming, "Damn the death needle." "He broke off the branches, hooked the corpse with the hook on the branch, and dragged it in a heap. Then Meng Caidie and Xia Xiyun helped find hay and dry branches and stacked them. He then pushed the corpse against the pile of dry branches with the force of his palm, and lit it with a fire breaker. Suddenly a raging fire ignited, and he shook his head sadly, "Although I didn't even eat a full meal before I died, let's rest in peace." I will find your murderers and avenge you. ”
"Little sister, your family died so miserably. Xia Xiyun burst into tears.
Meng Caidie said, "Let's go, let's do this, they can rest in peace." ”
The group of three people continued to hurry, and walked about two miles, only to see a farmhouse in front of them, and smoke curling from the roof. As the road had to pass by the farmer's house, as we got closer, I saw an old woman, about 60 years old, on crutches looking into the yard, while a baby was whining and crying in the cradle next to the old woman. The old woman looked anxious, as if she was waiting for someone to come back.
"Three, you see my wife, son and daughter-in-law. The old woman asked, "And my granddaughter went to call them for dinner, and has not yet returned." ”
Lu Yizhong knew in his heart that the four people the old woman was referring to were the old woman's wife, a young couple around 30 years old, and the little girl were killed by the so-called mourning needle, he paused for a while and shook his head, "I didn't see it." "I was afraid that the old woman would be heartbroken. If the old woman is angry when she learns the news, the baby in the cradle who cannot walk is helpless.
Xia Xiyun and Meng Caidie also shook their heads.
The three of them had just taken a few steps when they heard the old woman say, "There's smoke in the woods over there?" ”
When Lu Yizhong heard this, his heart was like a knife, and he resolutely couldn't say it. Although the old woman's family was miserable, and staying might have helped the old woman, they had more important things to do and left the place.
The mysterious beggar played a sad tune, and the mourning needle of the Netherworld Sect reappeared, this time even more ruthlessly, even the crops who planted the land were not spared, and the death of the family was miserable and miserable. If they hadn't found the little girl, they would have slapped her to death. The old woman waited for the family to come back for a long time, so she went to look for it, and the old woman would carry her grandson, who could not walk, to look for it, and if she touched the corpse of her family, she would surely die. Babies who can't walk are not spared.
Mourning needle, one person was poisoned and all over the door were mourned, no one was spared, and the heart was mad to the extreme. Not only that, if unsuspecting passers-by touch the corpse out of kindness, they will die one after another, and the aftermath will be endless and life-threatening. Lu Yizhong thought about this, sad and angry. Twenty years ago, the Netherworld Sect was wiped out by the Four Great Sects, and twenty years later, the Netherworld Sect's mourning needle reappeared in the world. Things became confusing, and the monk of his second brother was confused.
The three of them walked along the flat meadow, chatting as they walked.
"This matter is getting more and more complicated, how can the Netherworld Sect's mourning needle appear on our way. Meng Caidie's face was full of sadness.
Xia Xiyun was full of melancholy and worried, "The people in the rivers and lakes will not count the death needle on our heads."
"We have a good heart, maybe we will be favored by God, give us time, and return our innocence. After some twists and turns, Lu Yizhong decided that the people in the rivers and lakes would definitely settle these accounts on their heads.
They walked through flat meadows and into hilly areas.
"Actually, this time, we didn't use light skills to hurry, because the mysterious beggar appeared outside the city gate and suddenly disappeared. Meng Caidie continued, "This mysterious beggar is really good, so let's slow down. ”
Lu Yizhong said, "That's true, we are in the open, and we can only brake quietly." It's passive, but it's the best thing to do.
Xia Xiyun sat down on the stone, "That's fine, if you use light skills and step on the treetops, maybe you won't find the little girl, and you won't be able to prevent the old woman from dying." "She clasped her hands together" Thank God, the old woman is still there, her grandson is still there, and finally the only bloodline for her family is saved. ”
Lu Yizhong sat down next to Xia Xiyun, "Just like me, I am the only bloodline of our family, and I want to continue the incense for our family." He looked at Xia Xiyun affectionately.
"What are you staring at me? Xia Xiyun found that Lu Yizhong was looking at her, her eyelids drooped slightly, but her gaze fell to the ground.
"Yun'er, after so many tribulations, you have accompanied me" Lu Yizhong raised his right hand, "I swear, I will never live up to your ...... if you don't marry in this life"
Xia Xiyun's slender fingers covered Lu Yizhong's lips, "I'm already your lady, and if you say anything about marrying or not, it's unlucky to swear." ”
"In broad daylight, flirting and scolding, you don't exist as old women. Meng Caidie deliberately raised her voice.
Xia Xiyun shyly put his hand into his arms.
After eating the dry food they were carrying, they continued on their way. But less than a hundred meters away, the sad sound of the flute was heard again.
The three immediately stopped.
"Where is the master, sneaky, when the head of the turtle shrunk. Meng Caidie's voice broke through the air and resounded through the four fields.
The sound of the flute immediately stopped abruptly.
"You used the mourning needle to kill the farmer's family, you are the remnant of the Netherworld Sect. Meng Caidie's voice broke through the air again.
At this moment, a figure flew away from the mountain not far away, and then disappeared.
"Eight steps to catch up. Meng Caidie's eyes stared at the place where the figure disappeared and flashed.
Lu Yizhong muttered in his mouth: "How can he chase after Wujimen's light skills in eight steps." After thinking for a moment, he said, "No, the direction in which this person flew away is not the direction we are going, it seems to be ......."
"It seems to be trying to lure us away. Xia Xiyun's eyebrows were tightly locked, obviously after some scrutiny.
Lu Yizhong pondered, and then said, "That farmer is in the middle of the door, so his appearance now seems to be intentional to make us more vigilant, deliberately trying to lure us away, is there something more dangerous about us on the way." ”
"There are also people who will use eight steps to chase, could it be...... It's him, no, it could be him. Is the other party friend or foe?" Meng Caidie pondered hard, her expression extremely solemn, "What is the connection between this and the Mourning Door Needle, my Wuji Sect belongs to the Hidden World Sect, it is impossible to have any connection with the Netherworld Sect, is there another hidden secret." ”
Lu Yizhong said, "This mysterious person, wants to lure us away, or does he want to lead us somewhere?" he couldn't guess, his expression was solemn, and he felt that danger was about to happen.
"It's dangerous on our way, and it's dangerous if we follow the place where the figure disappeared. The only thing that isn't dangerous is to go back the way you came, but it's not necessarily safe. Meng Caidie said, "What should we do?"
Lu Yizhong said, "The analysis of the predecessors is reasonable, since someone wants to deliberately lead us away, it is also possible that we have the answers we need on the way forward." We are still heading towards the setting of the moon. ”
"Hmm"
The three of them nodded their heads and marched towards the moonset mountain.
"Senior Meng, then let's continue on our way. Lu Yizhong took a step forward, and Xia Xiyun followed.
When it got dark, they found a cave and rested for the night. The next morning, we set off again. The night, safely passed, nothing happened.
They walked through the hilly area and by noon they entered a canyon. The cliffs on both sides of the canyon stand like a knife, and the middle is only more than ten meters wide. A trail runs along the canyon to the end of the canyon.
The three of them glanced at each side as they walked, cheering up their spirits.
"Senior Meng, can you fly to the top of the cliff with your light skills?" Lu Yizhong was worried that someone would throw stones down on the cliffs on both sides.
Meng Caidie looked at the stone walls on both sides, and then looked up, "Impossible, no matter how good the light work is, you can't fly up, this cliff is at least dozens of feet high." She walked and became more vigilant.
"Be careful" Meng Caidie jumped forward, tiptoed a little stone wall, and flew forward zigzag and landed on the road ahead.
Lu Yizhong hugged Xia Xiyun and flew over with him.
"Boom".
When they looked back, they saw rocks several feet square, smashed on the path at the bottom of the valley.
"Let's go," Meng Caidie yelled.
flew forward in the air, and Lu Yizhong hugged Xia Xiyun and followed him.
The sound of "boom" rang continuously.
Meng Caidie slapped out and split the oncoming bamboo pole, and the broken bamboo pole was inserted into the ground.
They flew along the bottom of the narrow canyon, flying in the air, and more and more bamboo poles flew in front of them, which were broken one by one by them with the force of their palms, and they did not dare to touch the bamboo poles with their hands, for fear that they would be fed poison.
After a few minutes, they flew far forward, approaching the end of the canyon.
I only heard the rumbling sound of falling rocks from the canyon behind, which became more and more dense.
They flew as fast as they could, out of the narrow canyon. Walking on a meadow, walking forward.
"Be careful, everyone. Meng Caidie said in a low voice.
At this time, I saw a layer of mist on the grass. They still walked forward, their eyes shooting around. Now the fog is thicker everywhere, and the visibility does not exceed fifteen meters.
"Stay closer, and don't let the enemy take advantage of it. Lu Yizhong said.
I saw Xia Xiyun grabbing Lu Yizhong's arm, and Lu Yizhong was back to back with Meng Caidie, moving slowly.