Chapter 110: The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit
After the three of Zuo Huatian left, Yi Dan and Aguqi dragged together, avoiding the pursuit of the disciples of the Great Virtue Sect, and wandering around the backyard, but they still couldn't find Youming's figure, let alone where the so-called Holy Spirit Lake was.
Yi Dan and Aguqi hid aside, looking at the disciples who were passing in a neat and hurrying manner in front of them, all with bloodless faces and bitter expressions. She knew that these people who were in the Gu didn't have too many scheming and brains to judge problems and right and wrong rationally, they were just soulless killing tools. So she boldly grabbed a passing disciple and asked, "Senior brother, hello, I am a new disciple, how can I get to the Holy Spirit Lake?"
The sect disciple was expressionless, looked at her coldly, and said, "The Holy Spirit Lake is the forbidden place of my sect, and without the sect master's lake token, no one can enter without permission, otherwise it will be killed." ”
"Oh, I see, then may I ask the sect leader where his old man lives?" Yi Dan said.
"The sect leader and the Dharma protectors all live in other courtyards, and the sect leader's residence is often changed, and we don't know where his old man lives. Besides, the Master's residence is not to be inquired about. If you have any problems, go directly to the Fire Protector, and he will take you to the Sect Master. The cultist said.
"Oh okay, it's okay, I'm just asking. Yi Dan said.
The cultist was expressionless, didn't say anything, just turned and left. The cultist didn't seem to wriggle his neck, and turned away like a rumored soulless zombie.
Yi Dan turned to Agu Qiyu and asked, "Brother Agu, what should I do? ”
Aguchi said: "Then let's go and get this Tonghu token." ”
"But we don't know where Huang Yuetian lives, and how to get the Tonghu token?" Yi Dan asked.
"Then let's look for it from room to room here, I don't believe we can't find that Huang Yuetian. Aguchiyu said.
"Well, there's no way around it. Yi Dan said.
"Okay, let's go"
Yi Dan and Aguqi dragged the two of them groped, looking for the place where Huang Yuetian was located in the courtyard community in the back mountain.
There is an extremely secluded valley in the back hills. There are similar courtyards in this valley, and there are dozens of them. Huang Yuetian changes his residence from time to time, and there is a possibility of staying in any of them, which can really be described as a cunning rabbit three holes, and it is difficult to find a trace.
Yi Dan and Aguqi dragged and quietly checked one by one. On the far left of the valley, you will find a place called "Drinking Paradise".
The two crept into the courtyard and found a dozen scantily clad women with beautiful faces, giggling and amusing each other. One of the women in yellow tulle said to the other woman in green tulle, "I envy you." Chunlu, the sect leader spoiled you again two nights ago, and sent ten sheep and two carts of cloth to your family. ”
The woman in the green tulle replied: "How can I have a sister and you are beautiful?" The sect leader said, you sing sweetly and dance, as beautiful as a flower, and you have completely conquered his heart, and he still wants to make you a 'song and dance general', but we don't have such a big ability as your sister." ”
At this time, a woman in white tulle was sitting on the other side, who had been silent for a long time. Finally, he said, "Okay, don't you all quarrel, okay? We're all miserable people, so why bother to pinch each other and mock each other?"
The green tulle woman said sarcastically: "Yo, the most important thing in this world is that kind of **** again." and the one who wants to erect the archway. The other night, I heard that I don't know who it was, and I was turning over the river and the sea with a few Dharma protectors, and the screams were like turning the river and the sea upside down, and the ghosts were crying and howling wolves. It almost didn't shake Taibai Mountain into an avalanche. Hmph, since we have all entered the Drinking Paradise, we are already the sect leader and the protectors of the Dharma. Let's just be down-to-earth and feel at ease, it's better than freezing and starving to death outside, right?"
Yi Dan heard this woman's words at the door, and she really couldn't listen to it anymore, she thought to herself, why are there always so many women in this world who have to live to meet the needs of men all their lives? And no matter what kind of insidious and vicious men they are, as long as they are powerful or rich, such women will be like flies fighting, and they will be as happy as a. If you think about it, maybe you shouldn't blame them all, after all, this is a world where men are absolutely in control of everything, and having more women is just a tool for these men to show off their power. In this troubled world where survival is difficult, it must be even more so. Therefore, this kind of women have more reasons to cling to the powerful and the perfect excuse to be grandiose. It is no wonder that Huang Yuetian's Dade cult can do whatever it wants in this Taibai Mountain area, it turns out that the people around the world have been bullied and afraid by them, and they dare to be silent slaves, so the Dade cult can be so rampant here.
When Yi Dan was deep in thought, Aguqiyu whispered: "Huang Yuetian is not here, let's go quickly." ”
After Yi Dan saw this scene, he said to Agu Qiyu: "Brother Agu, seeing them like this, now I finally know why an evil person like Huang Yuetian can succeed. ”
"Oh yes, why do you think so?" asked Aguchi.
"Because of the excessive kindness and forbearance of the people, they have achieved their arrogance and rampantness. It is also because of the excessive compromise of the people, or the excessive cowardice, that they have achieved such evil and fearlessness. ”
Aguqilu listened to Yi Dan's words, looked into her eyes and said: "Maybe you are right, the people have gone from being kind, to getting by, to being afraid, cowardly, compromised, and even in the end, some people have become supporting, joining, and aiding and abetting, and they have reaped the benefits, and the lowly land has also become a part of the evil forces." ”
Yi Dan replied, "Yes, if everyone has the backbone and is not afraid of these evil people. I think even if they have great ability, it will be difficult for them to succeed. ”
"But when faced with the choice between life and death, most people are no different from those flying insects, birds and beasts, and I have seen this a lot for a long time. Aguchiyu said.
"So human nature is inherently evil, and everything is based on animal instincts, right?" Yi Dan asked.
Aguchi sighed and said, "Well, maybe. But having said that, don't be too pessimistic, aren't there people like Lin Xiao who would rather die than bow to the evil forces? ”
Yi Dan said: "But there are too few people like Lin Xiao. Most people in the world are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they hate the poor and love the rich. I just want to cling to the powerful, and I don't want to work hard for fairness and justice. ”
Aguqiyu: "You are right, if everyone is willing to work hard for fairness and justice, they will eventually find that the fairness and justice they have won are far more and more extensive than the benefits of climbing the dragon and the phoenix." ”
"Well, the things that cling to the powerful, no matter how good they are, are only temporary and dangerous. It's like the blood licked on the edge of a knife, but after all, it will pay a greater price. However, the fairness and justice that I have worked hard to win are righteous and bright, and they can always stand the test. Yi Dan said.
Aguqi said: "That's right, just like Du Mu said: 480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. People who blindly climb the dragon and attach themselves to the phoenix and only pursue promotion and fortune, if they can really look back, they will find that they have cut off their heads and plunged into the heap of power. Those things that I got by trembling on thin ice. How many of them can be passed down from generation to generation and from generation to grandchildren? It is a pity that there are many short-sighted mediocre people in the world who can never see this truth clearly. They are bullying people today, and they will change tomorrow. Their own children and grandchildren will be oppressed and slaughtered by others, and this vicious circle is like a curse that cannot be broken. In this world, it is constantly going on and on. ”
"Brother Gu, you're right. It is still the eternal truth to rely on one's own efforts to strive for true fairness and justice. Yi Dan said.
Aguqi looked into Yi Dan's eyes and said, "Well, girl. I didn't expect you to have these thoughts, what a strange woman like no other. ”
"Thank you Brother Agu for your praise, what I understand is still too superficial, I have learned it all the way and learned from many seniors, and please don't laugh at Brother Agu. ”
"Where, you're already very good. But let's not talk about this for now, Huang Yuetian is not here, let's find Huang Yuetian first and get the Tonghu token," Aguqi said with a change of words.
"Well, look at me, I almost delayed my business. With that, Yi Dan and Aguqi left the Drinking Paradise and continued to look for Huang Yuetian's residence.
The two came to the east courtyard, evaded the guards, and jumped into the courtyard. Through the window, I saw a man who looked and figured very similar to Huang Yuetian, resting on the bed, Yi Dan was about to break through the window, Aguqi grabbed her, and said, "Don't worry, let's go in again when I order his sleeping hole." ”
So saying, Aguchitta picked up two pebbles from the ground, threw them through the window, and smashed them right on the sleeping hole of the man on the bed, and the man fell into a comatose and deep sleep. Yi Dan and Aguqi entered through the main gate and looked around for Huang Yuetian's Tonghu token. After rummaging for a while and finding no trace of the token, Yi Dan said, "Brother Agu, why can't you find anything?"
"yes, that's weird, where do you think this Huang Yuetian will hide the token?
"Okay, then please search for it. With that, the two of them came to the bedside of the man who was asleep after being pointed. Yi Dan carefully identified it and found that this person was not Huang Yuetian himself, but a man who was extremely similar to Huang Yuetian in appearance and figure.
Yi Dan whispered in a slightly surprised tone: "Big Brother Agu, look, this is not Huang Yuetian at all. ”
Ah Guqi was rummaging on the man's body, and when he heard Yi Dan's words, he quickly raised his head and carefully identified it and said, "Well, this person is indeed not Huang Yuetian, but a person who is very similar to his physical appearance. It seems that this person is Huang Yuetian's stand-in. ”
"This Huang Yuetian is really cunning, and he even found a stand-in for himself. Yi Dan said.
"Hey, it seems that you have seen too little. Aguchitter said disdainfully.
"Hearing you say that, do you already know this?" Yi Dan asked curiously.
Aguchi said, "Hey, those who have gained power improperly are like this. In the past, when the big families on the grassland were vendetta against each other, many powerful people found stand-ins for themselves to confuse the public, so that they could buy time to escape at a critical moment. ”
"Oh, no wonder. Now I kind of opened my eyes. Yi Dan said.
"Well, let's not talk about it, there's no Tonghu token here, let's quickly change places. With that, the two of them left this courtyard and came to another room in the southeast, and Aguqi used the same method to point Huang Yuetian who was lying on the bed. When I went in, I found the same situation as before. The person lying on the bed was still not Huang Yuetian himself.
"It seems that Huang Yuetian is very cunning and uses a lot of stand-ins to cover himself. Aguchiyu said.
"I only knew the three holes of the cunning rabbit before, but I didn't expect this Huang Yuetian to be more than three caves. Yi Dan said anxiously and angrily.
"Looks like you've gained a lot from this trip, right?" asked Aguchi.
"Hey, yes, Brother Agu, how can we find the real Huang Yuetian?" Yi Dan asked.
"I can't help it, I can only continue to look for it slowly, but this is all there is. We should be able to find the real Huang Yuetian soon," Aguqi said.
"Okay, let's go. With that, the two left the courtyard again.
After a while, Yi Dan and Aguqi dragged the two to a courtyard with a simple thatched roof.
Aguchi pointed to the courtyard and said, "Let's go in and have a look." ”
Yi Dan said disapprerovingly: "It's impossible, right? Huang Yuetian is a group of people, and he will definitely not live in such a barren place like a thatched house." ”
"It looks like a thatched house, how do you know it's actually a thatched house? Aguchiyu said.
"Well, okay then. I listen to you. Yi Dan said.
Aguchiyu gave Yi Dan a look and asked her to follow in her footsteps.
Yi Dan followed to the door of the thatched hut in disbelief. There was not a single guard at the door of the thatched hut. But when they approached, they looked through the window and were stunned. I saw that in the room covered by a thin gauze curtain, I could vaguely see the extravagant furnishings of the house, and there were four tall and mighty guards. Guarding outside the curtain.
Yi Dan's eyes widened, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"How's it going? I don't think I'm wrong?" said Aguchi-draught in a whisper.
"That's right, I didn't expect there to be another mystery in this hut. Yi Dan said.
"This should be Huang Yuetian's real hiding place. With that, Aguqi gave Yi Dan a look. The two of them rushed in through both sides of the window at the same time, lit the sleeping hole of the four guards, and the four guards fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Yi Dan and Aguqi opened the tulle curtain and walked in. In the thatched hut with a dilapidated appearance, the gold brick floor, the silver wall is sealed, and the sandalwood tables and chairs are full of all kinds of jade and yellow porcelain. I didn't expect this dilapidated house to be so magnificent, luxurious and graceful.
"I'll go in and have a look, and you help me watch outside. Yi Dan said to Aguqi.
Aguchi nodded in agreement. So he looked around and carefully guarded Yi Dan.
Yi Dan began to walk slowly inside. At this time, on a large bed in the back room, Huang Yuetian was falling asleep with the bodies of two beautiful women in her arms. His clothes and belongings were stacked on a sandalwood chair not far from the bed.
"That's right, this person should be Huang Yuetian himself. Yi Dan thought as he quietly came to the bedside, and gently rummaged through the pile of clothes, looking for the Tonghu token.
At this time, Huang Yuetian, who had a big belly and was snoring on the bed, suddenly stopped snoring, and Yi Dan was so frightened that he hurriedly hid under the bed. After a while, Huang Yuetian's snoring started again, and Yi Dan gently got out from under the bed, and she found that there was a wooden sign on Huang Yuetian's shoes next to the bed, and when she looked closely, the word 'Tonghu' was written on it. With a look of joy, Yi Dan gently took off the Tonghu token, crept out of the back room, and left the place through the window with the Aguchi in the hall.
After leaving the hut, Yi Dan took the token and said to Emperor Xing, "I really didn't expect that Huang Yuetian would be so cunning and hide in such an inconspicuous place. Fortunately, we found it. ”
"Yes, others think that people like him should live in a house full of gold outside, but in fact, it is often the opposite, maybe those inconspicuous places are their real place to stay. Aguchiyu said.
"This Huang Yuetian is really cunning, not to mention the three holes of the cunning rabbit, and there are so many stand-ins, it is really painstaking. Yi Dan said.
"That's right, if you are a righteous and bright gentleman, even if you live in a bustling city, you can sleep peacefully. Aguchiyu said.
"Oh yes, Brother Agu, although we got this Tonghu token, we still don't know how to go to the lake that raises Gu worms?" Yi Dan said.
"That's easy, with this token, we can ask those disciples. Aguchiyu said.
"Well, that's right, let's quickly find a cultist and ask, otherwise Huang Yuetian will find out that the token is missing after a while, and it will be troublesome. Yi Dan said.
Then. Just passing by a patrolling disciple, Yi Dan grabbed the disciple and asked, "Hello senior brother, the sect leader sent me to the black, oh no, it's the Holy Spirit Lake to do business." How do I get to the Lake of the Holy Spirit?"
The disciple looked at Yi Dan and asked, "Do you have a token?"
Yi Dan showed the stolen token, and the disciple hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said respectfully, "My subordinates have seen the leader. ”
"Well, tell me how to get to the Holy Spirit Lake, right?" Yi Dan asked.
"Returning to the two leaders. Do you see the three ditches in front of you? Follow the middle ditch and go south, through two woods, and you will reach the gate of the Lake of the Whitsundays. ”
"Well, I know, thank you, brother. Yi Dan said.
The disciple said expressionlessly: "No, for the sake of the sect, the subordinate has retired." ”
After the disciple left, Yi Dan looked at the path he had just pointed out and said, "Brother Agu." Isn't that the pass on the right in the direction we came from just now?"
"That's right, it seems that there is another mystery over there. Aguchiyu said.
"That's without further ado, even if it's the Longtan Tiger's Den, I'm going to break through. "Say it. Yi Dan followed the direction of the disciple and walked towards the ditch in the middle, along which there were still traces of undried blood. and sporadic black evil locusts.
"Brother Agu, look, if I guessed correctly, yesterday when Huang Yuetian ordered the gate to be released. Those black evil locusts entered the front hall through these ditches. ”
"That's how it should be, you can see that the blood in the ditch hasn't dried yet. Aguchiyu said.
"Well, then let's be careful, hurry up and find the junior brother, and put the token back in a while. Can't let Huang Yuetian find out. ”
"Well, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, after finding the Grasshopper Lake in a while, let's go our separate ways. You go to save your junior brother, and I'll go and return the token. Aguchiyu said.
"Well, that's a good idea. Yi Dan said.
After a while, the two of them made their way through several woods to a pass. Another large stone gate closed at the pass, and the ditch that came all the way through the side of the stone gate also disappeared.
Aguqi said: "I see that behind this mountain, there should be the black evil locust lake. ”
"Well, then my junior brother should be behind this mountain. Yi Dan said.
Yi Dan shouted loudly at the stone gate: "I am under the order of the sect master, come to the Holy Spirit Lake to do business, and ask Senior Brother Guan to open the stone gate." ”
As soon as the words fell, the stone door opened from the inside with a bang, and a man who looked like a disciple walked out and asked, "Is there a Tonghu token?"
Yi Dan took out the token and showed it to the disciple, who said, "Okay, you can go in." ”
Yi Dan asked the man, "Dare to ask Senior Brother, is he here to take up the Water Protector today?"
The disciple said, "The Water Protector is in the pastoral courtyard by the lake, so my subordinates will take you to him." ”
When Yi Dan heard this, he hurried into the cave, when the disciple shouted, "Come back." ”
Yi Dan stopped and turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
The believer said, "This Holy Spirit Lake is a holy place for my religion, and you can only enter it after three bows and nine bows, are you new and ignorant of the rules?"
"Oh, I'm sorry senior brother, I really just started the sect in Xia, thank you for reminding me. Yi Dan had no choice but to withdraw gently, and after three bows and nine knocks, he ran in again.
Aguqi also chased after three bows and nine knocks. The disciple cried out at the door, "Wait a minute, I'll take you." ”
Yi Dan hurriedly turned around and whispered to Agu Qiyu: "Brother Agu, it's almost dawn, you go back and put the token back first, I'm afraid that Huang Yuetian will find out and it will be bad." ”
"No, you go alone, I'm worried about your safety. Aguchiyu said.
"It's okay, I'll be careful, don't worry. You'll just be waiting outside to meet us. Yi Dan said.
Aguqi thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I'll go back first, you must be careful." ”
"Okay, Brother Agu, don't worry, let's go our separate ways. After that, Yi Dan walked back and said to the disciple guarding the gate: "Senior brother, I'm sorry, this senior brother just sent me here, and he has other things to do for the sect, please open the door again and let him out." "That
The cultist opened the stone door that had not yet been closed, and the two of them went their separate ways. Aguchi returned the same way to return the token, and Idan, led by the cultist, walked straight down the cave.
Curious and nervous, Yi Dan followed the disciple all the way, and in a short time he reached the exit of the long cave.
When you walk out of the cave, you are greeted by a world of another world: a huge, reddish lake in front of you. Visually measuring the size of a radius of twenty miles, I vaguely saw that there was indeed a small island in the center of the lake, but now that the sky was bright, I could not estimate how far the island was from the shore of the lake.
Yi Dan asked curiously, "May I ask Senior Brother, it is the middle of winter, and all the water has been frozen into ice, but why is this Holy Spirit Lake still not frozen?"
The believer said: "This Holy Spirit Lake is the place where my Dade Sect worships the Holy Spirit, and there is a warm heart grass in the Western Regions dedicated to the Holy Spirit in the lake, and it will not freeze no matter how cold the weather is. ”
"Oh, I see, thank you for your advice. May I ask Senior Brother, where is the Pastoral Courtyard?" Yi Dan asked again.
The disciple pointed to a courtyard not far from the lake in front of him: "That's the lake." ”
"Well, thank you senior brother for showing you the way, I'll just go to find the water protector by myself, senior brother, please go back first." Yi Dan said.
The disciple said: "This is the holy place of my sect, please come out as soon as you finish your work, don't make any mistakes, otherwise we will all be dealt with by the traffic regulations." The cultist said.
"Senior brother, don't worry, I'll come out soon after I'm done, and I'll be fine. Yi Dan said.
The disciple nodded, and without saying a word, turned and left.
Yi Dan walked along the red shore of the lake. Looking at the huge red lake in front of him, Yi Dan had a huge doubt in his heart: Could it be that these red lakes are all blood water? No, no, no? How can there be so much blood and water? If so, is it all human blood? Yi Dan thought about this unanswered question, and walked in the direction pointed by the disciple just now, and after a while, he came to the outside of the courtyard on the shore of the lake. (To be continued.) )