The sun was rising, but the sun was not yet intense. As you breathe, you can feel a little moistness in the air. Chen Guhong held his yearning heart, took a deep breath, and climbed this lonely mountain.

This mountain is called Lonely Mountain, but it is not lonely.

The road on the mountain is narrow, rugged and winding, with old trees on both sides, large vines like dragons, and reckless greenery. There was an ape climbing a tree and playing near the left, and the little monkey was not afraid of life when he saw Chen Guhong, and he was very curious. When the old monkey saw Chen Guhong, he showed a vigilant look, and occasionally made a long howl, as if he was threatening Chen Guhong not to mess with us.

Chen Guhong laughed, and then raised his head to the sky, and a flock of small birds chirped, inciting their wings to fly to the sky.

There are apes, birds, dragons and snakes, how to be lonely?

"Whew!" Chen Guhong exhaled a breath of turbidity, and the person continued to walk towards the mountain. The road was rough, but it could not stop him. A few ups and downs are ten zhang, and in the blink of an eye, you have climbed the mountain.

The apes near the left widened their eyes when they saw it, and some of the old monkeys even rubbed their eyes comically, as if they couldn't believe it, and Chen Guhong disappeared after rubbing his eyes.

Halfway up the mountain, Chen Guhong heard the singing.

"Ahh The old woodcutter cut down old trees and sold them for money. Ahh Ahh ”

The singing is loud and full of emotion. A woodcutter in the world, the feeling of time jumping out. Chen Guhong looked at it and saw an old woodcutter carrying wood on his back and a firewood knife in his waist, heading down the mountain.

This old woodcutter has silver hair, and he is in the sixtieth year, but he has a childlike face, his skin is compact and shiny, and his teeth in his mouth are snow-white, and he does not fall off. The body is as strong as an ape, and it is like flying down the mountain.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Chen Guhong only felt a fragrance of plants and trees, rushing to his face.

"This old woodcutter has a good temperament. Chen Guhong was surprised, so he stepped forward and saluted: "I don't know who is singing freely and freely?"

"Show talent?" the old woodcutter also saw Chen Guhong from a distance and said in surprise. Seeing Chen Guhong saluting again, he smiled and said: "The foot is an honorific title, and I can't afford this title as an old woodcutter." Then he pointed to the Taoist temple behind him and said with a smile: "The Taoist head of Kaiyang in this view is my senior brother." ”

When Chen Guhong heard this, he smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I was about to go to the Seven Stars and see the Kaiyang Dao Chief." ”

This lonely mountain is mostly full of poisonous insects and beasts, and people are inaccessible. It is rare to see pedestrians, let alone show talents. And he still saw his senior brother.

The old woodcutter's eyes flashed with a little surprise, but he was not rude, and said, "It turned out to be a guest." After that, he said to Chen Guhong: "I will lead the way, and the guests will come." ”

So saying, the old woodcutter walked like a fly, and went up the mountain.

The old woodcutter didn't feel that when he went down the mountain, the speed was faster when he went up the mountain than when he went down. Chen Guhong was even more surprised when he saw it, but he was also happy.

As the saying goes, look at the leopard in the tube.

Seeing the temperament and ability of this old woodcutter, he knew that the head of the Kaiyang Dao was a person who really had the means. Chen Guhong's joy became stronger and stronger, so he jumped to follow.

The two of them were extremely fast, and they came to the Seven Stars Temple.

It's an old temple with a dilapidated plaque hanging on it. "Seven Stars View", the gate is eroded by the wind and rain over the years, and it is very mottled. The old woodcutter came to the door, opened the door, and led Chen Guhong in.

The interior of the temple is very small, with two rows of houses on the left and right. In the north is a temple, you can see from a distance that the temple enshrines a god, the god is not like the ordinary gods with kind eyebrows, but wears a sword and armor, and is majestic. There are two generals standing beside him, both of whom are not ordinary, one with a turtle on his chest and the other a snake.

Chen Guhong knew at first sight that this was the Xuantian God, and the famous True Martial Demon Ancestor was also. And these two generals are the close generals of the patriarch and the two generals of the Xuan Snake.

I don't know if it's true or not, it's just that there are legends. This true martial arts demon ancestor is a Xuanwu incarnation, the most upright and jealous in his life, as if he was hateful, living in the heavenly desireless heavenly palace, and being in charge of the demons in the world.

When he came to the Taoist temple, he couldn't say that he couldn't make incense, so Chen Guhong invited the old woodcutter to take incense and put a stick of incense in front of the statue of God Xuantian. After Chen Guhong put on the incense, the old woodcutter led Chen Guhong to the living room to sit. said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask my senior brother to come out." ”

Chen Guhong said that he was tired, and then sat down and waited. Not long after, I heard the sound of footsteps. Then a person walked in, this person was in his thirties, his face was strange, he was slightly thin but not delicate, he looked very healthy, he was wearing a Taoist robe, and he was carrying a whisk in his hand.

The man's steps were very gentle, as if he were taking a leisurely walk. The expression on his face is very gentle, and the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned as if he is comfortable. A detached atmosphere came to the face.

Seeing Chen Guhong, this person swept away the dust and said, "Listen to my junior brother, the husband is looking for me?"

Chen Guhong was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted that this was the name of the old woodcutter. But this is Kaiyang, but the junior brother is an old man, very eccentric.

And the old man is in the sixtieth year, but this Taoist priest is more than thirty. But one is a junior brother and the other is a senior brother.

Chen Guhong was stunned in his heart, but his face was not rude. got up and said: "Chen Guhong, who is in Chengyang, is indeed here to see the Taoist. Then he wondered, "What about the old man?"

He went down the mountain to sell firewood for wine, and when he got drunk, he went crazy, and when he came back, he didn't know what time it was. Kaiyang Dao Chang smiled. Then the head of Kaiyang asked Chen Guhong to sit down, and he sat down himself. He asked, "What is the matter with the minister?"

"Do you remember Mrs. Zheng?" said Chen Guhong, and took out Mrs. Zheng's letter from his sleeve.

"Mrs. Zheng family?" Kaiyang Daoist was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't remember who was coming. Then he took the letter and opened the envelope to look at it, revealing a sudden look, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Zheng Qian's, and I did meet ten years ago." ”

Then Daoist Kaiyang said: "I already know the intention of Xianggong, and I will investigate the demon that may kill Zheng Xianggong." It's just that before that, there was a question for Xianggong. ”

"Excuse me, Chief. Chen Guhong said.

At this moment, the Kunwu sword was placed on the right hand side by Chen Guhong, the tip of the sword was backwards, and the hilt of the sword was forward, which was the etiquette of using the sword, and the tip of the sword could not be pointed at others when meeting people.

The Kaiyang Daoist glanced at the Kunwu Sword and asked, "Is the Kunwu Sword next to Xianggong?"

"Exactly. ”

This person is very peculiar, and Chen Guhong is not surprised that this person recognizes Kunwu Sword, so he nodded.

"Who is Shui Zhongping?" asked the Kaiyang Daoist again.

"Friends. Chen Guhong replied.

"Friend, the one who can entrust the Kunwu Sword is definitely not an ordinary friend. Xiang Gongzhen is really flat in the water. Kaiyang Daoist said with a smile, and then showed a look of remembrance on his face, and said: "I think that thirty years ago, when Poor Dao was eighty-six years old, he was invited by Shui Zhongping's Lao Tzu Shui Qing to be a guest at the Shui family, and Shui Zhongping was just a little doll wearing open crotch pants at the age of two or three. ”

Then the head of Kaiyang asked Chen Guhong: "It's just that I haven't heard the news of the Shui family for a long time, is that little doll already a world-famous swordsman?"