Chapter Seventy-Six: The Stranger with a Tumor Face
At this time, Zuo Zhutian, Yi Dan and Youming were on their horses, rushing towards Huangshan.
A few hours later, the three finally arrived at the foot of the Yellow Mountain. Started to climb up the mountain.
When they were halfway up the mountain, they suddenly jumped down from the other side of the mountain, and a strange man blocked their way. This person is really ugly, his facial features have been changed beyond recognition, his hair is thinning, small balls of flesh have grown on his forehead and face, his right eye is also protruding, and there are three egg-sized balls of flesh hanging from his chin, which looks very disgusting. He wore a small amount of hair to try to hide his ugly face, and he looked very intimidating in a shabby patched suit and an iron rod and crutch. If it weren't for the fact that there was a ghost standing in front of him at this time, I believe no one would be suspicious.
"Where are you going?" the strange man asked.
The three of them were terrified, but when they heard the man speak, they could tell that he was a human and not a ghost.
"Senior sister, look, this person is so ugly," Youming said as he hid behind Yi Dan.
"We are going up to Yunfeng, may I ask who Your Excellency is, why are you blocking our way?" Yi Dan asked boldly.
"I'm not trying to block your way, but you can't go to this Guiyun Peak, if you take a few steps further, you will definitely die. The strange man said.
"May I ask who your Excellency is, and how dare you say such a thing?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
"You misunderstood, I didn't mean that. It's not that I let you die, it's that all of this Huangshan Sect has been destroyed, and if you go any further, you will also die," the strange man said.
"Your Excellency, what do you mean by that? Gui Yunfeng has also been to Xia once before, why do you say that if you go any further, you will die? What happened to the Huangshan Sect?" Yi Dan asked.
"If you go any further, even if you don't die, you'll become like me, not a human being or a ghost," said the strange man.
"This gentleman, the more I listen to it, the more confused I become, can you explain it clearly?" Yi Dan asked.
The strange man pointed to the top of the Yellow Mountain and said, "Don't believe you, all the grass and trees on the top of this mountain are dead?"
The three of them looked up in the direction of the strange man's finger, and sure enough, it was as he said. The flowers and trees on the top of the mountain all turned yellow and died, revealing strangely shaped stones.
"How can this be? When we came here before, these ancient trees and vines were still lush and green, why are they all dead now?" Yi Dan asked.
"Yes, now there are only those bare strange stones left, how can this be, Senior Sister?" Youming echoed.
"It's all because of a little tin box," said the strange man.
"What are you talking about, sir?" asked Yi Dan.
"That's right, it's a tin box, and it's the one that kills everything on the mountain," said the strange man.
"Senior sister, does this person have a problem with his brain, let's ignore him, let's hurry up the mountain" Youming whispered to Yi Dan.
"I'm okay with my brain, I'm not lying to you, it's indeed a small iron box. However, it is not an ordinary iron box, but a magic box. I don't know exactly what's in the box. But as far as I know, the contents of the box can kill all the lives that come into contact with it, whether it is humans, animals, birds and beasts. Even the grass, trees, vines and wattles are not immune. ”
"How can there be such a powerful thing in the world? I don't believe it, uncle, are you deliberately teasing us? We have to go up the mountain to investigate the matter, and there is no time to delay. Goodbye," Youming said impatiently.
"I'm not crazy, I'm not kidding you, believe me?" said the strange man.
"Senior sister, I think this strange person is suspected of deliberately dragging us, let's ignore him, let's go up the mountain and talk about it. Youming said.
The strange man took his crutches sideways and stopped the three of them in their way: "If the three of them do not listen to my advice, they will only die in vain." ”
"Why should we believe you?" said Zuo Xuantian.
"Well, in that case, I'll let you see it now. ”
With that, the strange man took out a cloth bag from his bag and grabbed a mouse from the bag.
"What are you going to do?" asked Youming taking a step back.
"You'll find out right away. I'm a living mouse," said the man, and took out a piece of fragrant pork from his pocket, shook it on the mouse's nose, and threw it vigorously on the mountain road ahead.
The strange man put down the mouse, and the rat ran straight to the smell of meat. Just as the mouse was about to reach the piece of meat on the ground in front of him, his limbs became weak, and he collapsed to the ground, bleeding from his seven orifices, and his hair fell and was blown up into the sky by the wind, and he died with his stomach turned up. This scene really stunned the three of Yi Dan.
"How so? Luckily we didn't go there just now. Youming said.
"May I ask this gentleman, why did this rat die inexplicably?
"It's not poisoning, it's the traces of the magic box left on the road. Any life that passes through will come to naught. The strange man explained.
"So, the people on the top of the mountain are no longer there?" Yi Dan asked.
"That's right, I saw the man go up the mountain with the box, but I didn't dare to go up to stop it," said the stranger.
"How can this be? May I ask sir, who did this?" asked Zuo Shutian.
"I don't know, that person has never seen him on the rivers and lakes. I came to Huangshan this time to follow his footsteps all the way," the strange man said.
"No, if the so-called magic box ruined everything in Huangshan, then the person holding the magic box should not be spared, right?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
"That's right, it's inconsistent, and it doesn't make sense," Youming said.
"It's because the man had a cloak that he called 'seamless,' which was airtight and invulnerable. If a person wears it, they can isolate the mysterious power of the box and will not be harmed. The strange man said.
"Zuo Daxia, I don't believe that there is anything in the world that has magic power, but everything in this Yellow Mountain has turned into nothing in an instant, may I ask what is going on?" Yi Dan asked.
"I don't know, listening to this gentleman, he should know the ins and outs of the whole thing, right?" replied Zuo Xuantian.
"May I ask this gentleman, since it was a villain, why didn't you stop him?" Yi Dan asked the strange man.
"He has a magic box with him, and I don't dare to chase it. Look at my face, these are the ones left from the last time I searched for the box, and my face was originally clean. But now in this appearance, I can't see people anymore. The strange man said, pointing to his face.
"So Mr.'s face was injured by that magic box?" Yi Dan asked.
"Yes, exactly," replied the stranger.
"Sir, can you tell us the whole thing, I am at a loss and I don't know what it is all about."
"Well, that's a long story. The strange man sighed.
"Since it's a long story, let's make a long story short," Zuo said.
"In the next called Sheng Lu Niu, originally at the foot of Mount Tai an ordinary peasant children, but since childhood love to practice martial arts, a trip to Mount Tai, on the way back, accidentally fell off the cliff, fell into a cave. I accidentally found a stone tablet engraved with "Taiwu Cheats" in the cave. So I practiced the martial arts according to the cheats, and finally practiced the Taiyuan Dao Gong."
"Taiyuan Dao Gong, what kind of kung fu is this, why have I never heard of it?" asked Youming.
"This Taiyuan Dao Gong was realized by a Taoist priest in the pre-Qin period in Taishan retreat, and the Taishan faction searched for a long time, but did not find this martial arts secret book, but I didn't expect to be met by me to go to school," Sheng Lu Niu said proudly.
"Then what happened after you practiced martial arts?" Youming asked.
"After I practiced martial arts, I flew down the cliff and returned to the village. People from all over the country came to curry favor with me, and I was overly proud for a while, so I agreed to fight for others and help others seek revenge, and in the end the villagers hated me. Sheng Luniu said.
"If a person suddenly has skills, it will be difficult to control his vanity, and he will always want to show off everywhere," Yi Dan said.
"Yes, then I slowly realized my mistake, so I went back to Mount Tai and devoted myself to retreat for fifteen years. After going down the mountain a few years ago, I wanted to do something for the people of the world, so I took a boat and drifted south from the sea. But the storm swept my boat to the east of Silla, and I found that Silla was also in turmoil, and people were determined. Moreover, the Silla king Gong descended from the cunning, vicious and cruel, and his subordinates stayed away from him one after another, and supported the Han Wang Jian as the leader. Wang Jian is a modest person, a corporal of courtesy, and I became acquainted with him by chance, and I hit it off at first sight. So he stayed in Silla and helped him overthrow the **** of the Gong descendants and establish the Kingdom of Goryeo. Na Sheng Lu Niu told a few people bit by bit about his experience.
"It turns out that Mr. is a hero who helped the founding of Goryeo, and he has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, and he is disrespectful and disrespectful," Zuo said.
"Yes, it's also polite," Yi Dan echoed.
"Hey, those things are over, don't talk about it. Last year, I traveled north along Goryeo and returned to the Central Plains via the Khitan. In the Xi people department occupied by the Khitan State, he met the person who held the magic box, and he used the magic box to kill all the thousands of soldiers in the Xi people's department. It is said that the Khitan Emperor Yelu Abaoji was very angry about this. It seems that he wants to settle accounts with the Bohai Kingdom, but the Xi people, who were suppressed by the Khitan, think that this matter is the so-called of the Khitan Emperor, and this matter will not be resolved later. I chased the man all the way, and when he was not paying attention, I stole his magic box, and I didn't dare to open the iron box, so I ran all the way west with it, and after running less than thirty miles, I felt numb all over my body, and the skin on my body began to sting, and my hair fell out a lot. It didn't take long for my face to start festering and draining pus. I had no choice but to throw down the box and stand aside."
"So, it turns out that your face was hurt by the mysterious thing inside the magic box?" asked Zuo Daotian.
"I'm ashamed, I've been practicing martial arts for decades, and I think I'm quite accomplished. didn't expect to be so vulnerable in front of that small iron box. But I still can't figure out what the box is in and why it's so evil," Sheng Luniu said.
"May I ask Shandaxia, what happened later?" Yi Dan asked.
"When the man caught up and put away the tin box, I found him dressed in a seamless suit that was invulnerable. Within a few days, a lump slowly grew on my face, growing bigger and bigger, growing more and more, until now it is unrecognizable. So I went all the way south, wanting to go to Wuyi Mountain to find the Divine Dragon Medicine King to treat my injuries. I didn't expect to meet this person again when passing through Huangshan, this time I didn't dare to act rashly, so I had to stay here quietly and wait for several days to see what he wanted to do in Huangshan," Sheng Luniu said.
"Excuse me, what does the person you said look like, can you describe it to me?" Yi Dan asked.
"He was wearing a mask all the time, and I didn't see what he looked like. Unexpectedly, today, he brought the magic box to destroy the Huangshan faction. Ah, it's disgusting."
"In a few days, it will be the day when the Huangshan faction will hold a martial arts conference, and I have received a letter from the ancient Taoist chief, saying that when the martial arts conference is held, a major event will be announced. I didn't expect to be poisoned so soon," Zuo said.
"This matter must have something to do with the martial arts conference," Youming said.
"That's right, that's what I guessed. It must be that the ancient Taoist master has some important news, and some people are afraid that the news will leak out, so they kill people and destroy the faction, and cut the grass and eradicate the roots," Yi Dan said.
"Could it be that this is a ghost or a god, could it be that there is really magic in the world, how could such an incredible thing happen?" asked Zuo Xuantian......
"There are many things in the world that can't be answered now, but this doesn't mean that they are ghosts, gods and demons, maybe one day, people in future generations can solve them one by one. Yi Dan said.
"I hope so, then what should we do now? We can't take this road, and no one else can go either, do we have to find someone to stay here?" Youming said.
"Not really. I believe that after a while, it will slowly get better. However, those plants and trees destroyed by the magic box may never be restored to their original state," Sheng Luniu said.
At this time, You Ming looked at the big stone on the opposite mountain, and there was a small pine tree that was alive tenaciously.
"Look, there's a little pine tree under the rocks over there, but it's not dead," Youming said, pointing to the small tree on the opposite hill.
"The little tree was blocked by a big rock, so it wasn't hurt," Sheng Luniu said.
"So many 10,000-year-old trees have fallen, but this small tree is still standing, and I believe that after thousands of years, this small tree will definitely become the most beautiful scenery in Huangshan," Yi Dan said.
(The Yellow Mountain Welcome Pine, at least 800 years old, stands tenaciously on the top of the Yellow Mountain, it may have grown from this time.) )
"I hope so. Unexpectedly, the Huangshan faction has been in the martial arts for decades, but now it has disappeared. Zuo had a relationship with Gu Daochang, and in the end, he couldn't even collect the bones for him, which was really ashamed. Zuo said.
"Oh, yes. That Brother Kitano is chivalrous and straightforward, what a pity. Yi Dan also sighed with emotion.
"I believe that this matter will definitely shake the martial arts, and the martial arts in this world will not be peaceful from now on," Zuo Zhuotian said.
"Not to mention the martial arts in the world, I think that the whole world will probably suffer a catastrophe," Sheng Luniu said.
At this time, a north wind blew in the mountains.
"It's not good, it's blowing the north wind. The clouds of this magic box blew in the direction of She County," Sheng Luniu said.
"What should I do then?" asked Zuo Xuantian.
"Click" suddenly lightning and thunder began to rain heavily.
"Great, it's raining, it's raining. Sheng Luniu looked at the raindrops in the sky and said happily.
"Excuse me, what is the benefit of rain?" Yi Dan asked.
"The rain will bring the power released by the magic box into the soil, so that it will not harm life on the ground," Sheng Luniu said.
(Uranium ore that can be used to refine nuclear fuel was discovered in Yancun in Wangjia Township, Shexian County, perhaps because of this rain, which washed strong radioactive materials into Yancun and immersed them in the ground, and deposited them over time.) )
"If it's raining, does that mean we can go up to the top of the mountain?" asked Youming.
"No, the magic at the top of the mountain is the most cloudy, and I can't go there yet. Maybe it will take 10 years, 8 years, or even decades to get up. It's dangerous for us here, and the rain from the mountains may not be good for us, so let's hurry down the mountain and leave," Sheng Luniu suggested.
"Okay, let's leave," Zuo said.
The three of them took Sheng Luniu back to SF in She County together. Yi Dan angrily ran to Shen Tuqiu's room and knocked on the door, after Shen Tuqiu opened the door, Yi Dan rushed in without saying a word to check around, but did not find anything abnormal.
Yi Dan pushed Shen Tuqiu into the corner and began to pick his clothes and examine them carefully. Shen Tuqiu asked in a panic, "What's the matter?"
Yi Dan stripped off Shen Tuqiu's coat, but found nothing.
"What's wrong, why are you picking my clothes for some reason?" asked Shen Tuqiu with a blank expression.
"It's nothing, I'm looking for something," Yi Dan said.
"Why did you find me?" asked Shen Tuqiu.
"Don't talk yet, the thing hasn't been found yet, and I'll settle accounts with you when I find it," Yi Dan said.
"What are you looking for?" tell me, I'll help you find it," Shen Tuqiu asked.
"Okay, I'm going to find a box and an invulnerable piece of clothing, you can hand it over," Yi Dan stretched out his hand to Shen Tuqiu and said.
"Box? Invulnerable clothes? Are you sick in the brain? Did you practice Shaolin Six Pure Four Empty Hands, and your brain was broken? I said, why is the Dushan monk so kind, it turns out that Shaolin martial arts practice is going to have a bad brain, haha, haha" Shen Tuqiu sneered.
"Shentu Hero, you are really good at pretending," Yi Dan said as he looked into Shentu Qiu's eyes.
"What am I pretending?Why are you so strange today?,What did you do that was unseemly?" Shen Tuqiu asked rhetorically.
"I already know that you did it, I will slowly verify it, you just wait for me to find the evidence, and then see how you deny it," Yi Dan said.
"Why did I offend you? Is it the last time I was in Shaolin, you still have a grudge?" asked Shen Tuqiu.
At this time, Zuo Huatian and Youming chased after them, and Zuo Huatian persuaded: "Miss Yi, forget it, there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense." If you wronged a good person, you will be in trouble."
Yi Dan was speechless with anger. Keep taking deep breaths and suppressing your anger.