Chapter 2 (Distress) The life of the mountain is only changed at the top of the mountain
The donkey walks slowly, and his temperament is still very bad. After Mr. Hu said goodbye to Mr. Hu from Wutong Village, he walked for three hours before and after, and only walked more than ten miles. The beast is greedy and delicious, and he doesn't walk on the fine soil road, and when he sees where there are sour fruits and dates, he puts his hooves and runs over. Wutong Village is located in the middle of nowhere, there are many mountain fruits and wild trees, the donkey's head is not raised, and the owner is indifferent to whipping and kicking, and the belly of the food is round, so uncomfortable.
Hu Buwei also reined in strongly, whipped and kicked, and fought with the donkey. Later, it was really boring to toss, so I had to lament and let it go on according to its temperament. I hated in my heart, how to dismantle it in eight pieces when I returned home, and how to add pepper, salt and spices to make ten spiced donkey meat.
The donkey did not suffer from his future fate, walked around, ate and stopped, and suffered for more than an hour, walking more than 20 miles. Hu Buwei was anxious and fearful. I saw that beast walking and tasting the grass. Under the hatred, evil thoughts suddenly appeared, jumped off the donkey's back, went to the side of the road to find a dead branch the thickness of an arm, and finally hurt his heavy hand. The donkey was born stubborn, and the Hun family Zhao family cherished the livestock, and never abused it since it was bought. It's really not like words to get used to it. This beast is arrogant and willful, and has never suffered such a loss? He was scolded by the rod and suffered pain, and he ran in a panic, and even jumped and ran, but it was not much slower than that of an ordinary inferior horse. It's just that the donkey is not a thing that runs a long road after all, and this road is bumpy and shaking, and it falls. Hu Buwei was so shocked that he was dizzy, and his tremes and abdomen were itchy to the point of being unconscious.
When it came to the treetops of the moon, a man and a donkey finally stopped. After all, I ran for sixty or seventy miles, and I was a long way from Wutong Village. If you want to chase that ghost, it will take some work. There is a small forest in front of it, and under the moonlight, the shadows of the trees in the forest are uneven, high and low, and they move with the wind. Hu Buwei saw that the donkey was panting and foaming at the mouth, knowing that it would be in vain to drive it down, and he was also a little hungry in his belly, so he stopped the reins and let it go and let it eat grass on its own. I went into the woods, sat down against a pine tree, and took a pancake from the package for dinner.
Today was a good errand, and it didn't take much effort to earn nearly nine taels of silver. Hu Buwei carefully felt the heavy weight of the silver in his arms, and felt great joy in his heart. He has always deceived the villagers, and he has never received such a generous reward, and the people in the village have no money and cannot be paid more. He is afraid that he will scratch people's muscles and bones, and in the future, someone will find out that they will come to the door to fight hard.
It's just that, looking back on the process, he also feels very thrilling. The strange tomb in Wutong Village is really evil. Three hundred and sixty Linglong Town Nails are really extraordinary, it seems that what Old Man Wu said is true, that 'cold woman' can really eat people, and it must be extremely cruel. If the "Da Yuan Lian True Scripture" is true, the end of the anti-evil nail is a powerful thing, three hundred and sixty pieces, even if there is really a Daluo Immortal, it has also been sealed. There are so many unheard of tomb beasts, and when you think about it, it's terrifying.
Fortunately, he saw the opportunity early and ran out without delay. It's just that this has harmed the people of Wutong Village, and I can't help but feel ashamed. After thinking about it, I thought again that I didn't have the ability to subdue demons, and even staying in the village was just adding one more life, and it didn't help. Besides, the lock has been trapped for a long time, and there is no accident, and the ghost will not get out of the trap within three or five days, anyway, he has already laid the foreshadowing for what he said before, and he did not say that he has been destroyed, but he has locked the town. Even if the monster runs out in the future, it has nothing to do with itself. I have kindly reminded the village chief before that if you meet a capable person in the future, you must postpone the demon extermination. As for whether there are capable people in the near left, whether the village chief is willing to extend the invitation is a matter for the future. Moreover, if you draw so many fixing runes and so many demon slaying talismans, isn't it also laborious, and it doesn't have much effect, but it's also a good thing to be clear and healthy. It's not a shame that I earned nine taels of silver. Hu Buwei was worried in his heart and repeatedly comforted himself.
It's just that there is another major event that I can't feel at ease, and I don't know if I will leave a disaster in the future if I go to the tomb and walk this way.
There are gains and losses in the heart, there are mixed flavors, and the pancakes are like chewing wax in the mouth. Hu Buwei put away the cake, took out the nail from his arms, and examined it carefully in the moonlight. The nail is heavy in the hand, heavier than a dagger, the nail is the length of a forearm, the body is square, and the edge is sharp. A dragon with the thickness of chopsticks coils from top to bottom, with eyes and scales, all as fine as life. In the book, it is said that it is a holy object to ward off evil spirits, and the workmanship is exquisite, but I don't think there is anything superb. I looked at it repeatedly, I didn't know the point, and I was about to wrap it in the cloth, and in an instant, I found that the nail seemed to light up, and it seemed to be like a transparent green jade. He rubbed his eyes, and the nails were still as dark as before. Could it be that he was dazzled? Or did it look a deviation in the moonlight? Hu Buwei held the nail and looked at it from a different angle, full of doubts.
Just as he was puzzled, he suddenly heard a "boom", and an arrow shot from the upper right of the overhead, and with a sharp whistle, it hit the woods.
Hu Buwei was shocked, and the first thought in his heart was that the monster was chasing for his life. When I wanted to dodge, I ran anywhere, and my legs were as weak as noodles, and I couldn't lift them. It was like a nightmare, and he fell to the ground with his eyes open.
The woods to the west and south were filled with the sound of "Sisissoso", and it seemed that multiple youkai were approaching at the same time. Hu Buwei couldn't move, but his heart understood very much, and secretly complained: It's over, this powerful ghost will also have the method of separation, and I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the catastrophe today.
"Nine lotus blossoms—who?" shouted one of them in a low voice in the forest to the west.
The person from the south replied: "Sanxiang for Yantai -- is it the second senior brother? I am Gu Youquan." I arrived with the sixth, eighth, and eleventh juniors. ”
Suddenly in the forest, Hu Buwei was very surprised in his heart, it turned out that it was not a ghost asking for his life, but someone came here to gather. Listening to the incision of their answers, it seems to be the same sect.
The man who asked him earlier: "Oh, it's the fifth junior brother, do you have any clues over there?"
The fifth junior brother Gu Youquan had an extremely irritable personality, and immediately scolded: "His grandmother's, there is a bullshit clue, I haven't even found a single hair after looking for a long time, and that's it, it hurts Lao Tzu several times, and the injury is not light! Let me catch it and peel off its skin!"
There were people on the right who were walking with him grinning, although they deliberately lowered their voices, but in the quiet night woods, the sound transmission was excellent, and everyone heard him speak: "The fifth senior brother's crossover is not simple, the first hand pounced on a female rabbit, and the second hand pounced on a female rabbit. It immediately drew a snicker.
Gu Youquan was furious and yelled: "Senior Brother Eleven, you have itchy skin, right!"
Senior Brother Eleven still smiled: "It's not itchy, it's not itchy, I know that the skin of the two female rabbits with beautiful looks is itchy...... Ouch!"
"Shhhh But it seemed that he had a great reputation among his fellow disciples, and as soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. Gu Youquan didn't dare to disobey, and he also lowered his voice. But when I heard Hu Buwei, I still heard him muttering and cursing. Although he couldn't see his appearance, it was expected that he must be looking at the eleventh junior brother angrily.
"It's very cunning and has sharp teeth. Don't let it escape today. Let's wait for the senior brother to come and see how the situation is, and then make a decision. The second senior brother spoke again. And all the people obeyed, and they all stayed where they were, and no one spoke, except for the sound of thin breathing.
After a while, another group of people came from the north. Gu Youquan jumped up and said in a low voice, "Is it Senior Brother?" The visitor responded, his voice was old, and he was obviously not young.
When they came together, they discussed each other's experiences. Hu Buwei had no intention of probing into other people's secrets, so he quietly stood up. I want to sneak away. However, the elder brother's words made him frightened.
"This monster has been even more powerful after two years, and I checked the deceased at the right time, and was killed by its claw. Everyone must be careful, walk together, don't let it kill you alone...... Huh, don't speak!"
After a moment of silence, the senior brother said carefully: "Everyone be careful, it is close to the left, and the Tianzhou disk has a reflection!" Everyone became vigilant, and they all fell down, and their eyes widened to observe the surroundings.
Hu Buwei didn't know what monster they were referring to, but he still knew the word "kill with one claw". It peeped at the left, and he was the one who was alone, and if he didn't hurry up and find some way, it seemed that he was about to become a "dead man". Frightened, he relieved the disadvantages of weak legs and numb tendons, and jumped up like an arrow, looking at the people in the forest to the west and running away.
"It's here!" "Be careful!" The shouts were loud, and all the people in the forest heard the strange noise, shouted one after another, and rushed straight with their weapons.
"It's me! It's me! I'm a human being, and all the heroes are merciful!" Hu Buwei saw the dazzling light of the knife, and beckoned to himself, and couldn't help but be shocked, fell to his knees, and opened his mouth to shout loudly. Several blades slashed in front of him with great speed, and he froze again.
"Who are you, and how did you end up here?" The speaker was a long-bearded old man with a face like a heavy jujube, with sword eyebrows and a dignified look. Hu Buwei knew that he must be the senior brother in the mouths of the people, and hurriedly said: "Senior brother spare my life, my name is Hu Buwei, and I am the feng shui master of Dingma Village." I...... I went to Wutong Village to see Feng Shui, and I rested here on the way home, and I didn't want to disturb you, all the heroes spared their lives!"
"Feng Shui Master?" the senior brother frowned, looking at Hu Buwei wearing a Taoist robe and a Taoist crown, nondescript. He asked again: "How can a feng shui master wear a Taoist robe, you are a Taoist priest?"
Hu Buwei shook his head and said: "This is just the Dharma robe under the bottom, under the ...... I'm not a Taoist, I'm just ...... There was nothing else to wear. Of course, he can't say that wearing a robe is to frighten the layman, it looks more like it. Anyway, no one in the village idlers knows the difference between a feng shui master and a Taoist priest.
The elder brother's face was greatly softened. He put away his sword and said, "Oh, I said it's a monster." In such a quiet night and a desolate outskirts, if you walk alone, are you not afraid of being taken advantage of by evil spirits?" If in the past, it was an ordinary person who met the question, he would definitely brag about what he had been in feng shui for decades, and he had never been in danger when he went to the end of the world alone. But before he was frightened by the strange tomb in Wutong Village, he was taken by this cadre and other conversations. I was already restless, and at this time I felt that the wind was raging, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. It's just a monster everywhere, it's the shadows of the trees in the forest, and it looks like it's also dancing in the moonlight, which is very terrifying.
The senior brother said: "You have heard our previous conversation, and now there is a monster lurking near the left, you have to follow us, don't get lost, you can save your life." Hu Buwei nodded busily.
The moon has risen into the middle of the sky. The summer insects in the forest are hoarse and chirping. There are a lot of grass and mosquitoes in the mountains, and they are endless, although they do not suck human blood, but the noise is in the ears, after all, it is not a beautiful thing.
Hu Buwei crouched beside the senior brother, opened his head to poke his head, and looked around. There are nine people in the same family, tall, short, fat and thin, with different differences. The red-faced elder was the elder brother. The second senior brother is a middle-aged man with fair skin, not tall, but his eyes are abnormal. Gu Youquan can see it at a glance, he looks rough and haughty, his beard is like iron, and he knows that he lacks heart and eyes at a glance. is named Gu Youquan, but he acts recklessly and rudely, he can change his name to "disregard", thinking that his parents know their son's temperament well, and they take this name and hope that he will take care of the overall situation, but now it seems that it is a pity that this good idea is a pity.
Everyone was in ambush for a long time, but they didn't guard the monster. Gu Youquan was helpless for a long time, neither squatting nor sitting, and tossing repeatedly like twisted candy. The thin young eleventh junior brother looked at him with a smile in his eyes, if it weren't for the presence of the senior brother and the second senior brother, I was afraid that he would have made a joke a long time ago.
Just impatient, there was a burst of bamboo flute sound in the depths of the forest, crisp as jade falling on a silver plate, although the single note is not a song, but the rhythm jumps out, quite fresh and joyful. The senior brother was not happy when he heard the sound of the flute, his face changed, and he snorted coldly: "Hmph! I didn't expect that Aoba Gate would also want to come to this field." ”
Hu Buwei didn't know what kind of faction the so-called Aoba Gate was, but after listening to such a beautiful bamboo flute, he couldn't help but have a good impression of the person who played the flute. Even if he plays such music, he is also a good person.
The elder brother stood up, made an incision, and said, "Nine lotus flowers bloom three incense offerings to Yantai." Yantai Mountain Lin Demin is here, I don't know which Taoist friend from Aoba Gate is visiting?"
A crisp laugh suddenly came, and Hu Buwei was stunned, and then he heard a woman's voice above his head: "Green bamboo leaves, slow flowing water." It turned out to be Senior Brother Lin from Yantai Mountain here, I heard someone in ambush, and I thought it was a little thief who robbed the road. The voice is immature and gentle like a yellow warbler out of the valley, which sounds very useful, but when he says it, he is quite sarcastic.
A young woman dressed in white sits on a tree branch, her skirt hanging low, her long sleeves fluttering, and she is moved by the wind. Fairy, as straight as the goddess of Lingbo. Hu Buwei was surprised that the piper was such a young girl. I can't see her face clearly in the night, but if she is like her voice, she is very beautiful.
Lin Demin held back his anger and said, "Don't dare." I don't know what Miss Zhao is doing here? In the poor countryside, it seems that the fairies of the Aoba Gate are never in vain. ”
The woman smiled: "That's right, but the pet in the backyard of our master was stolen by thieves a few days ago, and the master was very sad, and we as disciples had to suffer a little to find its whereabouts." ”
Lin Demin asked, "But I don't know what pet the Venerable Sect Master lost?"
The girl Zhao didn't answer immediately, took out the bamboo flute, and blew it again. Lin Demin was so embarrassed to be so neglected in front of all the junior disciples, and he was angry in his heart, and his two eyes seemed to be on fire, staring at the woman fiercely. If it weren't for the fact that the Aoba Gate has accumulated power, the people of the gate have awesome abilities, but I am afraid that he would have killed him immediately without pretending.
"The pet that our master lost is a little beast who has been cultivating for four hundred years, I wonder if you have seen it?" The girl finally put away the bamboo flute, and replied quietly. "Alas, this little boy has been wandering outside for a long time, sleeping in the open air, and worrying about being bullied all day long, which is really pitiful. Listening to her sigh, it seemed that she was extremely sorry for the departure of some 'criminal investigation'.
Lin Demin hadn't answered yet, Gu Youquan on the side had already been angry, and his face turned red and said loudly: "Miss Zhao, what you said is not right, this criminal is born and raised in heaven and earth, and he is cultivated and formed alone, how can it be your master's pet?"
The woman grinned and said, "Alas, Senior Brother Gu said the same." It's just that our master said that her backyard is very big, and this world seems to be part of our master's backyard......"
"How can this be reasonable, you ......" Gu has a full qi knot. His eyes widened and his fists clenched. I almost leaked out "so shameless!".
Lin Demin sneered and said, "In this way, Miss Zhao wants to rob this criminal?" The Zhao girl shook her head like a rattle, shaking the branches up and down, Hu Buwei was worried about her, afraid that she would accidentally fall down and be injured, so she took a step forward, and couldn't help but raise her hand, wanting to catch it. As soon as he moved, he felt that the woman seemed to smile at him and look at him with interest. His face turned red, and his movements slowed down.
"I don't want this criminal......" the girl continued. Lin Demin heard this, breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to speak, but heard her say, "I just want the pill in its body." Lin Demin was extremely angry and said angrily: "What difference does that make!"
Lin Demin and the Zhao girl fought vigorously, and the tongue was fighting. Suddenly, there was a loud and earth-shattering sound from the south. The earth shook violently. The leaves trembled. The sky could not be seen in the forest, but everyone felt that the sky was suddenly bright and flickering, as if someone had lit a candle and quickly extinguished it.
The sound and the earthquake carried half a bag of cigarettes, and then gradually stopped. Everyone looked at each other in amazement, but they didn't know what to do. Frightened, he suddenly heard the sound of the "click" of the forest behind him, and an object rose to the sky, looking at the deep forest and jumping forward with great speed. Lin Zhao and the two of them were like electricity, and immediately thought that the criminal beast had been waiting for an opportunity to escape, and they shouted in unison, and chased after the monster together.
At this time, the competitors were beside them, and the people of Yantaishan were too busy to take care of themselves, and they didn't care about Hu Buwei anymore, and they followed the two of them one after another, and in just a moment, they were all gone. Only Hu Buwei stood still, frightened.
The wind blows into the forest, and it is as quiet as a sigh. It is like a weeping woman crying at night, and the wounded wailing.
Hu Buwei stood in the dark, his heart was like a deer, and he wanted to cry without tears. This encounter only frightened him. I can't catch up with him, I want to run, I walk alone, I'm afraid it's very dangerous. In a dilemma, he suddenly thought that he still had a donkey to rely on, and he was frightened for a long time, and the donkey had become the same fate in his heart, although he was still stupid and could not understand human language, but in the end he was also a living creature.
Hu Buwei was surprised, and hurriedly ran out of the forest, whistling and calling the donkey. It took a lot of trouble to finally get the beast back. Without saying a word, he jumped on the back of a donkey and ran wildly. This time the escape is different from before, the ghosts are eyeing around, their own lives are in danger, no matter how ruthless they are, they are afraid that they will not be able to return home to enjoy the reward of nine taels of silver. In fright, he beat the donkey even more and fled.
A man and a donkey jumped in terror and walked to the open field. From Wutong Village to the north, 400 miles away is Dingma Village, the village where Mr. Hu is located. If it's a good horse, it can be there in one day. It's a pity that the donkey is short-tempered but his feet are weak, and although he desperately hisses and runs wildly, after all, he can't run far.
Hu Buwei looked at the moon and found the right direction to escape. He vaguely remembered that there was a village not far in front of him. When crossing on the way to come, the two of them did not stop with the old aconite. But in retrospect, it seems that the village is not large, that is, forty or fifty families. But as long as you run to a populated place, you won't be afraid that the monster will harm people.
The more anxious you are, the more bad things come. The donkey was driven away by Hu Buwei's fierce stick, and ran away, the mountain road was rugged, there were many large and small potholes, the donkey did not check, stepped on a piece of floating soil, only pounced, and even the people took the donkey to the ground and rolled down into a big dirt pit on the side. Hu was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, and he was about to get up, but he saw the donkey kneeling, his head bowed, and screaming like a knife. After inspection, it was just a piece of oily skin rubbed off by the stone.
The donkey lived to be four years old, and he was not rich and prosperous, but he enjoyed several years of leisure and comfort, and today is the first bitter day of his life. I've been tired all day, my physical exertion is huge, and now I'm injured, so I just have to fight to the end. Lying on his stomach and never getting up again, Ren Hu didn't kick for the stick, but only tore his throat and shouted. Hu Buwei knows the temper of this four-legged ancestor, his teeth are itching, and he is helpless, but he is afraid that it will hurt him badly, and it will be a big cake. I had to sit aside and kick the clod of dirt to get angry.
The place where the donkey was sunk was a hollow, and the grass was blowing, and when you looked from the outside, it was not real.
After resting a bag of cigarettes, Hu Buwei's sullenness gradually subsided, and his fear rose again, and he saw the donkey stop calling and eat the fresh thatch around him on his stomach. This foodie is very gluttonous, and whenever he seizes the opportunity, he will never miss the indulgence of his appetite. Then they should get up, take up the donkey, and go away. But they heard the sound of 'getting a child' on the way to come, and the two horses ran in a hurry. He was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that the conscience of everyone in Yantaishan had found out, and he felt that it would be unforeseen if he let him walk alone, so he specially chased him to protect him. But when I think about it, I feel puzzled, just when we meet, the disciples of Yantai Mountain have no mounts, where are the horses now.
I was puzzled, but I heard the rider talking intermittently. A young man's voice said, "...... Fail...... Blame the Sect Leader ...... How to ...... "The two horses ran very fast, and after a while, they ran to the left. One person sneered sharply and said, "Punishment, we ran to the southwest Miaojiang, how could the sect leader know?" The young man before hesitated and said, "Hall Master, it is not our fault that this mission failed, Huiming Bald Donkey's formation is too powerful, although it ...... Six brothers died, but when we explained to the leader, the leader would not be unreasonable, so he might let us go. If we run to Miaojiang, we are only afraid of ...... I'm just afraid of ......" The hall master sneered: "Be reasonable? Let us go? Last month, you also saw the sect master's methods. Hey, Yanqing, I know you can't bear to have a wife and young son at home, but in this situation, do you want to be able to survive?" The two horses ran away, and Yanqing seemed to be still determined not to go to Miao Jiang, and said, "I can't...... Church Master...... Be careful yourself...... Go and plead guilty!"
Seeing that the two were walking away, Hu Buwei hurriedly led the donkey up to keep up with them. In this late night wilderness, there are so many unknown things that it is really scary to think about. At this time, someone passed by, and walked without accompaniment, and when did he wait? It was easy to lead the donkey to the dirt pit and ride up, but there was a miserable cry in the distance, which sounded like that of the young man Yanqing. Hu Buwei was startled and almost fell off the donkey's back.
The cry was so miserable, Na Yanqing must have suffered an accident. It seems that the hall master of the sect was afraid of being leaked, so he simply killed Yan Qing and killed him, and sent him to the door by such a vicious method, how could he be lucky? Hu Bu was afraid of the fart, pulled the donkey, and fled in the northeast direction.
Hu Bu walked in order to take the open land, and did not dare to enter the woods again. But it is gradually moving away from the main road. I deliberately ran in a circle, and it took more than three hours to finish this part of the journey.
The night is getting darker, and the evening stars are like dust. Looking at the moon and checking it, it is almost the middle of the sea at this time. Standing on top of the mound, both the man and the donkey were exhausted. Seeing the fire in the village from afar, and the shadowy villagers, Hu Buwei breathed a sigh of relief, clamped the donkey's belly, and rushed over with all his strength.