Chapter Seventy-One: The Bamboo House in the Wild
The two stood for a few more moments, then walked down the hill and returned to the village, to the house where they had been.
At this time, Li Chunfeng hadn't woken up yet, but his complexion was much better, not as scary as last night.
Yuan Tiangang saw it, and said with a sigh of relief: "It's okay, it's okay...... Fortunately, Chunfeng let go of the fast ...... yesterday"
According to him, the oil lamps in every room in the entire village seemed to be a condensation point of evil spirit. The lights that everyone saw before entering the village were also illusions caused by evil spirits.
Last night, Li Chunfeng touched the oil lamp riskily, which stimulated the evil qi backlash, that is, he let go quickly, and he was self-cultivation, so he was not directly killed by the evil qi.
Zhang Xuanqing looked at the windowsill when he heard this, and sure enough, he saw that the oil lamp in front of the window was not lit like last night, and it was full of dust, and there was no lamp oil, so he couldn't help but be surprised.
At this moment, there was a sudden soft snort, and Liu Jiannan woke up slowly.
At first glance, seeing Zhang Xuanqing and Yuan Tiangang standing in front of him, he tensed up, and then relaxed slightly.
"I've seen... Two Taoist ...... Thank you, Daoists...... Saving grace ......" his voice was weak, as thin as a mosquito and fly, and he wanted to sit up as he spoke.
Zhang Xuanqing hurriedly pressed him back and said, "No thanks, you are weak, don't move yet." β
After speaking, thinking of pouring a big bowl of "expired" medicine into the other party last night, he coughed dryly and quickly checked the other party's body.
Looking, smelling, asking, and cutting...... After a set of procedures, Zhang Xuanqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the recovery is good, the wound has stopped bleeding." It's just that there is still a little residual poison in the body...... Well, don't make a big move yet, just go back and boil two more pairs of medicines. β
Liu Jiannan thanked him again, and Yuan Tiangang asked, "I don't know what kind of enmity the strong man has with those three people, why did they want to kill you?" β
"Hui Dao Chang, those three plus the other two are known as the Five Tigers of Jizhou. I killed their eldest brother and fifth brother......"
He had heard these words from the mouths of those three people before, and Zhang Xuanqing was not surprised. Yuan Tiangang said strangely: "It turned out to be the Five Tigers of Jizhou?"
"Does the Dao Chief also know them?" Liu Jiannan looked different.
Yuan Tiangang said: "I have been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and I have indeed heard the names of these people. It is said that they have always burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Later, he was subdued by the 'Sword Immortal' Liu Chongwang and swore that he would no longer be evil, so that he could save his name and life. But...... Since Liu Chongwang's death, haven't they disappeared, how can they appear here?"
"I don't know that. Liu Jiannan's eyes flashed and he said.
Yuan Tiangang smiled and didn't ask again.
Zhang Xuanqing became curious: "Sword Immortal? Liu Chongwang? He makes the sword very powerful?"
"Probably so. Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and looked indifferent: "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Liu Chongwang has learned the art of flying swords, but unfortunately no one has ever seen it with his own eyes." He also has a junior brother named Dadao Wang Wu. Although the name is ordinary, but above the rivers and lakes, it is famous, and everyone knows it. The two brothers have a reputation of 'sword and sword', and anyone who mentions it in the rivers and lakes must give a thumbs up. However, after Liu Chongwang's death, Dadao Wang Wu no longer set foot in the rivers and lakes, and it has been seven or eight years to say the least. β
"So powerful?" Zhang Xuanqing didn't care about the big sword king five, he was only interested in that Liu Chongwang.
Flying sword, is it real?
He didn't pay attention, when Yuan Tiangang said this, a trace of fierceness flashed in Liu Jiannan's eyes.
The three of them ate some dry food, and Yuan Tiangang proposed to leave, saying: "The evil qi here is condensed, and it is fine during the day, the sun melts, but at night, the yang qi decreases, and the yin qi rises again, and Chunfeng and this Liu Zhuangshi are both injured, so it is not suitable to stay here for a long time." β
"In that case, why didn't Brother Dao leave in a hurry last night, but stayed?" Zhang Xuanqing squinted his eyes and asked curiously, "...... And that 'fairy mirror', I don't know where my brother got it? What is the effect?"
Yuan Tiangang coughed lightly when he heard this: "Chunfeng and Liu Zhuangshi were unconscious last night, and it was too hard to take them with you and me. Moreover, Chunfeng was invaded by evil qi, and he needed to expel the evil qi quickly. As for the mirror...... The fairy mirror doesn't dare to be, and the poor way calls it 'easy mirror', which is slightly helpful to the way of calculus, and it's not a big deal. β
Is it?
Zhang Xuanqing didn't believe it at all, if he was not wrong yesterday, the mirror still had the effect of expelling evil energy.
But...... Yi Jing ......
Remember that in history, Yuan Tiangang had a lost book called "Yi Jing Xuanyao"?
In China's 5,000-year history, countless works have been born, many of which have been improperly preserved and lost. For example, when he was in Jishitang, Zhang Xuanqing read a lot of medical books from Sun Simiao that were not available in later generations.
Yuan Tiangang, as a Taoist priest who has left a name in history, has written a lot of books in his life, such as "Liuren Lesson", "Five Elements Picture Book", "Three Worlds Phase", "Tui Bei Tu", "Yuan Tiangang Called Bone Song" and so on, among which "Yi Jing Xuanyao" is the most mysterious, and it is said that no one has ever read it.
Although he was extremely curious, seeing that Yuan Tiangang didn't want to say more, Zhang Xuanqing was embarrassed to ask again.
Next, he checked Li Chunfeng's body, and according to the pulse, he could wake up at noon, so he proposed to wait more.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Chunfeng really woke up leisurely, asked him to drink some water and eat something, and the four of them went on the road together.
Liu Jiannan did not use people to carry him anymore, although Zhang Xuanqing said that he was too big to move and was easy to tear wounds, but he still insisted on walking by himself.
The same goes for Li Chunfeng.
The two used swords as a battle, followed behind Zhang Xuanqing and Yuan Tiangang, and went all the way to the south. Walking to the entrance of the village, suddenly several people were attracted by a big tree.
It was supposed to be a locust tree, it had already withered, and the bark on the trunk of the tree that could only be hugged by seven or eight people was almost peeled off, and there was a big hole in the roots. The canopy is old and mottled, the branches are hideous, and the ground has bare roots that have rotted.
Yuan Tiangang circled around the tree several times, pinching between his fingers, and chanting words in his mouth. After a while, he sighed faintly: "It's a pity...... It's a pity...... If this tree doesn't die, it won't become a dead place......"
"What do you say?" Zhang Xuanqing asked curiously.
Yuan Tiangang pointed to the big tree: "Brother Dao, look, the place where this tree grows is the 'Extreme Yin Point'." It's like a dividing line, Shubei Village is full of evil energy, and there is no evil air outside Shunan Village. If the poor road is not bad, the earliest layout of the whole village should be specially made by a master. Huai is easy to attract ghosts, willow is easy to become fine, and the south of the village carries Huai, which can introduce the evil spirit of a village into the locust tree. The characteristics of the locust tree make it not only not afraid of evil qi, but also can regard evil qi as nourishment, and it can be born to complement the heavens and the earth. Therefore, if the tree does not die, the village behind us is not only not dead, but also prosperous. But I don't know what happened later, which caused this feng shui tree to die, and correspondingly, the evil qi in the village had nowhere to go, and the village was completely reduced to death. β
Zhang Xuanqing also knew a little about feng shui at this time, and said thoughtfully: "So, since the death of this locust tree, the villagers in the village will be affected by the evil qi, or die one after another, or all move away within one day?"
"That's right!" Yuan Tiangang nodded, and said: "But it is impossible for the locust tree to die quickly in one day, so in the opinion of Poor Dao, as the locust tree dies, the villagers will gradually die." In the end, when the locust tree is completely dead, there will be at most three or five families left. Whether they move away or die, the village is completely abandoned. β
"Alas......" Zhang Xuanqing sighed softly, Yuan Tiangang's words were undoubtedly correct, but they were very cruel.
A tree can determine the life and death of a village, which is a very ridiculous statement in the eyes of many people, but no one doubts it at this time.
Even Liu Jiannan, who didn't know Yuan Tiangang's identity, didn't speak.
The four of them stepped over the locust tree and walked on a path, according to Yuan Tiangang, after passing the locust tree, all the evil qi disappeared. Even if the locust tree withers now and there are extreme yin holes, it will block most of the evil qi and not penetrate much.
However, not long after walking on the path, entering a bamboo forest, Zhang Xuanqing's expression suddenly changed slightly: "Listen!" I don't know when, the sound of the wisps of the piano came and drilled into his ears.
Yuan Tiangang's face was puzzled, and he listened attentively for a long time, and his face changed slightly: "How is it possible! β
Li Chunfeng didn't speak, and stood quietly behind the two. Liu Jiannan's ears moved next to him, and he suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed: "The sound of the piano is in front, not from behind." β
Although he hadn't experienced the weirdness of last night, he had guessed a thing or two after listening to the communication between Zhang Xuanqing and Yuan Tiangang.
But he didn't believe it, and he didn't be afraid, which is a bit abnormal.
Moreover, Zhang Xuanqing has mastered the nine tricks, and his ear power is far beyond that of ordinary people; when Yuan Tiangang was in Huayuan County, he also learned the five poultry operas. If it weren't for the hallucination, it would be no surprise that the two could hear the sound of the piano, but the sound of the piano was ethereal and far away, and Liu Jiannan could also hear it, which showed that it was extraordinary.
Zhang Xuanqing didn't care about these details, and looked into the depths of the bamboo forest, vaguely unable to see the truth.
He proposed to walk forward again, and after a while, the sound of the piano gradually became clear, clear as splashing jade, trembling like a dragon's groan, different from what he had heard and heard last night.
In front, the dense bamboo forest suddenly opened up, and a four-acre open space appeared. The clearing is surrounded by a fence covered with roses, which is very beautiful in the summer. At this time, only dead branches and leaves remained, and I could faintly see that there were three or five bamboo houses inside, and the sound of the piano came from the houses.
The four of them walked to the front of the courtyard, and Yuan Tiangang wanted to knock on the door, but unfortunately the door of the fence yard was also made of bamboo, so he couldn't knock at all. Helplessly, the raised hand fell again, and said loudly: "Is the master at home? β
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The sound of the piano stopped abruptly.
After a few moments, the door opened, and out of it came a boy.
Through the fence, I saw that the other party was seven or eight years old, wearing a green robe, jumping up and running behind the fence door, opening the door, poking out his little head, and asking curiously: "Who are you?"
After speaking, without waiting for Yuan Tiangang to answer, he stuck out his tongue and quickly moved the door away: "My husband invites you in." "The little red face is very cute.