Chapter Twenty-Nine (Jianghu Road) The road ahead is 8,000 miles
Hu Buwei was born in a villager, and he originally had no ambitions. Traveling all the way from Dingma Village, what he saw in his eyes and what he thought in his mind was just things related to his father and son, and he didn't care about how the world outside his body changed, and he had no intention of participating in it. However, just as Shan Yan said, heaven and earth are a furnace for smelting copper pills, and even if they are tormented in it, who can be immune to it? It's just that when the great chaos is first born in the world, there is an undercurrent, and many hardships have not seriously affected their itinerary.
It was the end of the summer of the second year of Yongxi, and in this year, there were two things that made Long Yan, the son of heaven, angry. First, in the name of surrendering, Li Jiqian, the leader of the Xiang clan of the Western Xia Party, booby-trapped Cao Guangshi, the inspector of the Song capital, in February, gathered troops to attack Yinzhou, and invaded Huizhou, causing the people of the two states to be full of poison. Taizong dispatched heavy troops to besiege and defeat the thieves, only to relieve the danger in the north.
And the second thing is very troublesome. Because it is a matter of demons, it is not something that a brave soldier can solve.
Since the beginning of last summer, there have been demons in the southwest of Fenzhou, and for more than a year, although the court mages have been suppressed with all their might, the demons and monsters have gradually become a climate. Repeatedly gathered to harass residents, the governor of Fenzhou urgently submitted an express report, saying, '...... The evil has passed, the people are not able to make a living, the village is deserted and the city is ruined, and there is nothing left...... The people suffered in such a way that the ministers ......were so troubled day and night that they were so worried that they asked for more sorcerers to be sent to subdue them.
It is really a disaster, and the internal and external troubles impact at the same time, which makes Taizong very worried. All the magicians in the court have been dispatched, and a holy decree has been issued, and all the yamen have come to Beijing to wait for their orders. However, the demon is extremely powerful, and for several days he has heard the evil news of the death of the sorcerer. I don't know how many ghosts have gathered here.
Thanks to the fact that many rangers and high-rollers of the people came to help when they heard the news, or they carried bows and swords, or led tigers and dragons, and the good and evil sides fought hard in a land radius of hundreds of miles. The heroes couldn't attack it, but the demons couldn't rush out, so far, with Pingyao, a small town in the east of the state, as the center, the surrounding area has become a forbidden place. Only the people living in the middle suffered, closed their doors day and night, and trembled, for fear that one would be accidentally eaten by monsters.
However, all this has nothing to do with Hu Buwei's father and son, who left their hometown. Hu Liar was flattered and praised by the group of heroes a few days ago, and he was triumphant, and now he is making a famous Spring and Autumn Dream all over the world, how do you know that his hometown is suffering from the disaster of flying?
The night before, Hu Buwei relied on the name of Qinglongshi to make promises, so he sent the angry Ping Qiyan and Chen Guolao. He promised Ping Qiyan that in the future, he would have to help him find a beast, a phoenix or a fox, to make up for the loss of the Cloud Swallowing Snow Ape. Chen Guolao's request is much simpler, as long as a green dragon egg. Hu Buwei thought to himself, anyway, the Qinglongshi raised the Qinglong, and he expected that it would be easy to lay an egg, so he agreed without thinking about it.
Qunhao couldn't imagine that he was so generous, and many people regretted that they didn't raise a monster at that time, which also hurt Hu Buwei. Seeing the satisfied appearance of Chen Guo and the three of them, everyone was jealous. It's just that everyone thought that this was just an empty promise made by Hu Da Liar when he was in a hurry to get out, and the coming days are long, and I don't know if there will be a day when 108,000 years will be fulfilled.
After the creditors were dispatched, Hu Buwei politely declined Liu Zhenlu's invitation and no longer went with them to the west to eliminate the demons. Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, he hurriedly returned by the same way with Hu Tan, and wanted to go to the previous village woman's house to retrieve the monkey, and then choose the road to Qiannan. Several officials were very embarrassed, seeing that Hu Buwei was making a big noise, and so many people with high mana were very respectful to him, how could they dare to step forward and pick up the tiger's beard? However, with the death order in his body, he did not dare to let Hu Buwei go. The six of them crowded one after another, following far behind, always paying attention to his movements, as long as Hu Buwei showed the intention of reflexively chasing after him, several people quickly scattered and fled.
Seeing that several officials were so afraid of death, Hu Buwei was very amused. Along the way, he made gestures to scare them, and watched them shout and scream as birds and beasts scattered, and it was cool several times. It's just that he knows that his strength is not enough, and it is not easy to cut off these followers. I had to turn a blind eye and let them follow.
When he walked into the canyon, he saw that the earthen pillars erected by the previous spell had been cut to pieces, and six or seven barriers had been broken through a huge gap. The more Hu Buwei looked, the more frightened he became, and saw that many earth pillars had been cut from them, and the traces of the knife were cut from the peak to the ground, and they were split to the end. From this, we can imagine how powerful several officials were at that time.
The night was so triumphant that I almost forgot that these people were actually a huge threat. Hu Buwei calmed down and secretly thought, he had to send a few followers away quickly, but don't let them see the flaws and change in the future.
Thinking so, he did not stop at his feet, and crossed the gorge through the earth pillars, and saw that the woman's grass hut was in front of him. Hu Buwei looked back for stealing the air, and saw a few officials sneakily following him, suddenly stopped, turned around and shouted: "Are you going to find death?!
How could several officials have thought that he would speak at this time, and he roared so loudly that he was startled, and shouted in unison, and quickly pulled out his feet and retreated for more than ten feet, and everyone was afraid. When he saw that Hu Buwei showed no signs of chasing, he stopped.
"If you return the iron order of the torturers, we will not follow. The official surnamed Mo raised his neck boldly and shouted.
"What kind of fishy cake iron order, I don't have it!" Hu Buwei said angrily, he has always been the only one who has framed others, but he didn't expect that he would be framed one day. It's a really unpleasant taste.
"Hu Daxia, don't deny it. The timid official begged in a cry: "A few days ago, when you stood at the gate of the palace, the stone lions turned white, and the adults left behind saw it clearly, how could they wronged you? ”
Hu Buwei was shocked and angry, what was the reason for this left-behind adult to frame him like this? If he really wanted to kill himself, he didn't have to make up such a lame reason. For a moment, he was angry in his chest, and shouted at several poor officials: "Nonsense! I have never seen any copper and iron orders at all! Fuck ...... You guys...... If you come with me again, don't blame me for serving the green dragon!" he turned around angrily, feeling extremely unhappy.
Several officials have always spared their lives, and after hearing such intimidation, how could they not obey the reason, crying and mourning, watching Hu Buwei slowly pass through the canyon, and almost no one could be seen, so he moved his steps and followed. Alas, it's hard for them, it's a knife to stretch out the head, and it's also a knife to shrink the head, and it's not easy to be an errand in the government.
Hu Buwei picked up the steps and walked to the woman's house. It was early in the morning, and the family had already closed its door and turned off the lights. From the panes, the room was dark. Hu Buwei was quite apologetic, and was hesitating to come forward and knock on the door, when he suddenly heard the squeaky of a monkey in the woods on the left, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly ran in. The female monkey was tethered to a camphor tree, holding a residual melon to eat, and when she saw Hu Buwei coming in, she stood up honestly. The woman was expected to be humiliated by it, and did not want to lead it into the house, but she could not bear to let the monkey starve, so she fed it a melon.
I owe this woman a kindness, but I don't know when I will be able to repay it. Hu Buwei walked back to the avenue, full of guilt. Looking back at those thatched huts, I secretly prayed in my heart, hoping that God would have eyes and bless the well-wishers with peace and blessings.
After turning back six or seven miles on the road ahead, there was a fork in the road that headed west. Hu Buwei is not familiar with the local terrain and does not know where to lead. Looking up, the sky was already full of thin light, knowing that the sky was going to be bright, he tidied up Hu Tan's swaddling clothes, and then he didn't think about it, and threw it all the way forward.
Several officials tiptoed far away, not daring to let Hu Buwei discover his whereabouts, and not daring to go too far and let him get lost. However, how could Hu Buwei not be able to see through their lame stealth technology? He had the intention to torture these officials, leaving the main road and not walking, but going to the wilderness, and always burrowing into the woods to find some thorny sections to walk.
In this way, after three or four hours, the gang of officials who followed them were already embarrassed, and everyone was in torn clothes, their legs were weak and their feet were painful. The six of them didn't sleep all night like Hu Buwei, but they didn't learn superficial spells as Hu Buwei, the five elements in their bodies had a foundation, and their bodies were stronger than ordinary people. Moreover, Hu Buwei was used to running around for many days and working hard, but they were looking for flowers all the year round and asking the willows to be pampered, so how could they have any good physical strength to track people? Hu Buwei saw the crumbling appearance of a few people, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, so he returned to the avenue on the road ahead, sped up his speed, and took advantage of the opportunity of the bend in front of him to obstruct his vision, and ran wildly and went straight. When a few officials came after them out of breath, how could there be any shadow of Hu Buwei? The six of them stared at each other with remorse and wanted to die. However, since the dog thief had been chased and lost, no one had no choice but to return to the yamen to wash and wait to be cleaned up.
Hu Buwei ran for more than two hours, and he slowed down when he felt that his legs were weak and numb. It was expected that a few of the nest officials were not physically strong and could no longer catch up, so they untied the swaddling clothes on their chests and hugged Hu Tan down. The little guy was holding his fingers in his mouth, concentrating, saliva running down his jaw. Following his father on the road through wind and rain, the little doll has become accustomed to such bumpy days, although hungry for most of the night, Xiao Hu Tan does not cry or make trouble.
After running around all night, Hu Buwei also felt hungry in his stomach, so he found a hidden place nearby, took dry food from the baggage, broke a piece and gave it to Hu Tan to bite, and squatted down to eat silently. The night was full of shocks, and it was really thrilling. He never imagined that he would meet and deal with a group of magic masters like this, and the encounter would be so bizarre and embarrassing. Fortunately, his mind is active and good at change, so he got out of trouble.
Recalling last night's experience, Hu Buwei felt like he had a dream of the next year, but when he thought about his methods of maneuvering in the predicament, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Hahahaha, your magic is strong, and my old man is very good at deception, but he is not much worse than you. Hu Buwei said secretly in his heart.
It's just that no matter how high the deception is, there will be a day when it will be exposed, and only if you really have high and profound mana can you save your life in the future. Thinking of this section, Hu Buwei couldn't help but feel confused. When I looked down, I saw that my son was looking at him with his eyes open, and secretly decided in my heart that no matter what happens in the future, I must let Hu Tan learn some spells, but don't be like my father, whenever he is in danger, he always relies on luck to escape his life. Luck can't follow him for a lifetime.
Finish eating dry food. Hu Buwei hurriedly hung his son on his chest and tied it up. Take a big stride forward and go straight.
There was no word on the road for a day.
In the early morning of the second day, Hu Buwei walked into the boundary of Yingchang Mansion.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, and the sky is already bright. Many villagers on the road walk barefoot and pay their salaries, and this is the woodcutter from the neighboring mountains, who gets up early in the morning to go to the nearby towns to sell the firewood they have cut down a few days ago and exchange it for some oil, salt and food. Hu Buwei walked in the crowd, nor was he in a hurry, and slowly enjoyed the mountain scenery.
Just as I was having fun, I could hear the sound of footsteps behind me, and it seemed that many people were running quickly. Someone shouted, "Ahead, get out of the way! Let's go first." The villagers spread out to both sides as they were told, and divided into one way. More than a dozen middle-aged men in green shirts hurriedly rushed over. Hu Buwei was only worried that it was Ping Qiyan and they found out that they were fooled into chasing after him, how dare they make a mistake, and followed behind the two woodcutters silently, only peeking to see.
More than a dozen people with swords hurried forward. I didn't notice Hu Buwei hiding behind the pyre. Hu Buwei put his mind at ease. I guess these people didn't come to chase him, or he would have asked passers-by about his appearance a long time ago.
I don't know what happened on the road ahead that made these people so anxious to go? Hu Buwei was thinking as he walked, and when he was hesitating, he heard another rustling sound behind him, and three men in white robes stepped in the air and rushed forward even above everyone's heads. These people are strong in martial arts, and they have raised their spirits to two or three feet. Watching the three-point white shadow leaping forward in the green tree protrusion, Hu Buwei was even more shocked in his heart, could it be ...... There's a youkai up ahead?
I walked six or seven miles in fear. Four more groups of people came from behind, and everyone was in a hurry, and sure enough, there was an accident ahead. Hu Buwei secretly complained, why has it been so unpeaceful these days? It seems that all the accidents in the world have enmity with Old Man Hu, and whichever road he takes, there will definitely be an accident. He didn't know that now there is no end to Yingchang Mansion, east to Suzhou and Hangzhou, south to Leiqiong Prefecture, west Zizhou Maozhou, north Zhending Hejian two prefectures, everywhere demonic voices, from the end of last summer to the present, there has never been a break in the past year.
Complaining is complaining, and he can't turn back at this time. Not to mention that a few officials may still be chasing after them, and even if they go back, where should they go?
After walking more than ten miles like this, Hu Buwei was like a frightened bird, and he was always ready to flee for his life. I don't know that along the way, I have never encountered any terrible incidents. After climbing a low slope and seeing the vague appearance of villages and towns in front of him from a distance, Hu Buwei was relieved. Where people gather, it is expected that there will be no major incident, and if you take 10,000 steps back, even if there are monsters in the town in front of you, and there are so many people as backs, he Old Man Hu expects that there will be a lot of chances to escape.
Regained his spirits, and flocked into the city with a group of woodcutters.
It is a small town called Yangcheng, but there are more than 200 families living in it, mostly mud-walled low houses, and a loess avenue runs through the town, with grocery stores scattered on both sides. Hu Buwei crossed the street and wanted to find a restaurant to have a good meal. I haven't eaten a decent meal these days, and it's time to treat my stomach.
After walking a short distance, I found a bunch of wine flags on the north side of the town, on the yellow silk cloth, the four embroidered words 'Yipin Xiangju' are bright red and dazzling, lined with gray walls and blue tiles, this two-story small building looks very bright in the sun. This is the only restaurant in town, and it is also the most splendid building ever built. Hu Buwei never expected that there would be such a luxurious restaurant in such a dilapidated town, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the vermilion lacquer columns standing in front of the door and the lanterns hanging in front of the eaves. Anyway, he doesn't have any money, so he doesn't have to worry too much about this meal.
Holding his son, he rushed into the front hall of the restaurant, and saw that the three carved screen doors in the inner hall had been opened, and there seemed to be a lot of people sitting in the black inside. Hu Buwei sighed secretly, the business of this restaurant is really booming, and so many people came to patronize and grab a seat early in the morning, and it was expected that there must be some signature specialty dishes that are famous outside the country to attract so many diners. When he thought about it like this, he poured saliva into his brain, and how could he still tolerate other things in his heart? 'Gudu' swallowed a large mouthful of saliva, and Hu Buwei raised his neck and shouted: "Shopkeeper, serve me some good wine and vegetables, chicken, duck and fish, and some of them will give me a plate! One of each signature dish!" He was carrying several ingots of gold in his arms at the moment, and he was rich and complacent, and he would not feel sorry for a few taels of silver for food.
One step across the threshold, I saw a man in white sitting with his back to the square table in the tight room. Hu Buwei was impatient, his eyes swept around slightly, and he saw that all around him were full of guests, and there was no empty space, so he naturally turned his gaze to the man in white.
It just so happened that several stools around him were empty.
"This brother, let's not mind the same table, right?" Hu Buwei only remembered the delicious taste of braised hooves and large pieces of barbecued pork, how could he think about the rest? In the past few days, he has been eating stiff and tasteless dry food, which is about to drive his old man Hu crazy. He just wished that the chefs in this restaurant were all quick knife hands, quick washing, fast cutting, fast frying and fast delivery, and the food would be served immediately, and he would be rewarded quickly.
He didn't realize that since he entered the store for so long, he hadn't seen the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper come out to say hello, and there was no noise in the store to order and pass the dishes. It's too counterintuitive to be quiet and deep like this.
If Hu Weiwei was not more careful, he would have noticed that the diners sitting around him had strange faces and eyes gathered together. Everyone had their blades clenched tightly in their hands, clearly on guard. And, without exception, there is no food on the table!
They're not here to eat.
At the moment when Hu Buwei couldn't help but be overjoyed, Xu Shifei's surprise cry came from afar from the stairs leading to the second floor: "Hu Daxia! Why are you here?!"
Hu Buwei was in mid-air, he was stunned for a moment when he heard the scream, who knows, before he had time to think, something more terrifying happened, and he heard a loud sound of 'Huo!' in his arms, and the nail of Linglong Town violently vibrated violently, making his belly tremble and almost convulsed and numb, this nail that smelled the demon and shook at this moment was like a carp with huge strength, jumping wildly, churning violently in his arms, making a loud sound of cracking stones through the clouds, and the sharp sound was about to burst the eardrum!
Monsters! Big monsters! Hu Buwei's brain sounded 'boom!', and when he landed like a wild cat whose tail had been struck by lightning, he jumped up violently, his whole body tensed, and he stared in all directions, trying to find out the direction of the monster. The more he was afraid of something, the more it came to him to make fun of it. God, he never expected that he would be so fond of youkai, and he would meet them wherever he went.
Others are destined to bring peach blossom luck, and the blessings are boundless. Old Man Hu is shocking and unique, and his life is lucky with monsters, and he is unlucky.
The diner at the table was a young man, who seemed to be no more than twenty-three or fourteen years old. The face is handsome, and the black hair is combed neatly, and it is tied with a silver buckle and draped behind the head, which makes it even more elegant and graceful. Seeing that Hu Buwei had fallen to his side, he smiled slightly and replied to his previous words: "Sir, please." ”
Hu Buwei is stupid, stupid in the local area. Where can you still speak?
In an instant, he had already seen that the man in white was the focus of the audience's attention. More than a hundred high-rollers in the hall are staring viciously in this direction, so, who is the monster, and do you need others to explain it to him?
He had no other thoughts in his mind, and he just screamed wildly: "Dead! Dead! It's over! Bastard surnamed Hu, you have thrown yourself into the net now, and you can't live for your own evil, and you can't blame anyone else!" Although this monster seems to have a gentle face and no hostility, who knows what is going on under his skin? Maybe he is calculating which piece of meat on his body is the fattest and tastiest.
He was so frightened that his whole body stiffened here, and he didn't know the pain at all on the stairs, and he was praising loudly: "You see that Hu Daxia has a calm expression, and he doesn't flinch in the face of demons, alas, he is really a master of art and bold, and Xiao Lao'er admires him more and more." ”
Someone on the side asked, "Hu Daxia, who is he, why haven't I heard of it before?!"
"Ah, he's got a monkey with him, is that his beast?"
Xu Shifei's eyes widened, and an incredible expression appeared, and he exclaimed: "You still don't know that the 'Holy Hand Little Green Dragon' Hu is not a Hu hero? Hehe, little brothers, your news is too ill-informed!" and then so, so, and so, adding fuel and vinegar to Hu Bu's feat that injured Ping Qiyan and the others the night before. Those stunned young people were brain-filled by him, and they all stood in awe. Looking at Hu Buwei again, I saw that his face was like a sculpture, and his eyes didn't move, needless to say, the little green dragon hero must be condensing his breath to explore the reality of the monster, in order to break it with one blow.
It's just that it's been too long.
Everyone watched as the man in white slowly picked up the noodles and drank the soup with his head down. Every move is extremely free, and it doesn't look like a fighting breath with others, and I can't help but feel confused. Could it be that Hu Daxia ...... Asleep?
After waiting for a while, the few Lingxiao Sect disciples sitting near the door finally couldn't hold back their anger and became restless. Their senior brother was a swordsman with a fierce expression, and he slapped his palm on the dining table in front of him, and said angrily: "Youkai! Don't waste time here! I ask you, where did you hide my master's missionary iron sword? Quickly recruit from the truth! If there is half a lie, don't blame me for the ruthlessness of the sword in my hand!" Several junior brothers around him cheered in unison: "Monster! My senior brother asks you, say it quickly!" A few people 'choked' and pulled out their blades, and the snow was bright and cold and dazzling, and it was really majestic.
Hu Buwei was stimulated by this sound, and then he relieved his soul, and screamed, his face was like ashes, his eyes were staring at the man tightly, and the trembling of his whole body could not be stopped. Listening to the sound of the Linglong Town in his arms was so sharp, it had never been encountered before. It can be inferred that this monster must be a super demon who has been cultivating for many years, maybe even older than Shan Yan's age.
Several young people on the stairs saw Hu Buwei shaking all over, and shouted with joy: "Ah! Hu Daxia has made a meritorious effort! He is condensing mana! Hu Daxia, kill this demon quickly!" How did they know that now Hu Daxia is at the moment when life is worse than death, and he is desperately persuading himself in his heart: "Calm down! Hu Buwei, don't be afraid, slowly stand up, turn around, and walk out the door." ”
The heart thinks so, but the legs do not obey the call. It's as soft as noodles, and it's hard to even stand up, let alone step.
Hu Buwei was frightened, but Hu Tan in his arms was much bolder. The little guy didn't know that there was a powerful monster sitting across from him, and turned his head to look at him. His eyes flashed with curiosity, and in his young mind, Xu was thinking, "Who is this person, why do you look at me like this?"
The man and Hu Tan looked at each other for a moment, and saw that the little doll had no fear at all, and looked at him with both eyes, and he also felt very funny, and couldn't help but make a grimace, which made Xiao Hu Tan laugh. Hu Tan was lying on Hu Buwei's chest, salivating with laughter, and suddenly saw the man reaching out to pinch his cheek, he was so happy that he quickly buried his head in his father's arms to hide. He really thinks of youkai as a playmate.
He was playing happily here, but his father was about to collapse. I stared at the slender claws that poked into my throat, but my whole body was soft and had no strength at all. Hu Buwei was anxious and hateful, thinking that after many changes, he would become stronger, but when he really met the monster, he was still so angry!
He hated himself in his heart, "If you are so afraid of death, how can you kill Xuan'er and take the pill?"
I don't know if this self-motivation has worked, or if I am worried about my son. When the white-clothed man's fingers touched Hu Tan's cheek, Hu Buwei's body suddenly shook, the strength in his hand suddenly recovered, and his right hand flipped over and grabbed his fingers!
"Kid...... It's still small, don't ...... Scare...... Scare him. Hu Buwei squeezed out an ugly smile and said.