Chapter 9: Self-defeating
Hongli brought some personal belongings, and the elixir and whip that Venerable Lu Yao gave him.
"This whip is purple all over, and it is made of dragon tendons, so let's call it a purple tendon whip!"
Hongli remembered that Venerable Lu Yao said to himself that treasures should be dripping with blood to recognize the master, Hongli bit his finger, and a drop of blood dripped on the purple whip, and the blood quickly fused into the purple whip, and the purple whip quickly turned into its usual color.
"Hey, why did it change color?" Hongli picked up the purple whip, and then the purple whip turned back to purple.
"It's really a treasure!" Hongli was overjoyed, so that he didn't have to worry about being targeted by others.
Hongli put the purple tendon whip on his waist, packed everything, Hongli got out of the thatched house, and looked back at the thatched house where he had lived for so many years.
"Maybe on the path of cultivation, I have given up more than just a thatched house, maybe there are more! Hongli sighed, turned around and left the place, going down the mountain.
It doesn't matter if you go down the mountain, Hongli only knows that he has been in the mountain for a long time, and he doesn't know how to go to the domain name villa!
Hongli also went to the place where he had escaped, but the grass and trees had already blocked the way, and he couldn't find the direction.
Hongli was worried, and at this time, a passer-by chopping wood was walking down the mountain, probably going home.
"Brother, please stay. Hongli shouted:
The man looked around and saw Hongli,"
Are you?"
"Brother Tai, don't get me wrong, I'm a passer-by, I want to ask Brother Tai about something!" Hongli was very polite.
"What brother is not brother, I am just a woodcutter, if there is anything, you can say it, I know I will tell you. "This man is very polite!
"I want to know how to get there?"
The man thought for a moment, "I know this domain villa, but I haven't been there, I may not be able to help you, I'm sorry, brother!"
"That's right, thank you very much, I'll go ask someone else!"
At this time, the man stopped him, "Wait, don't worry, maybe our village knows, I don't see that it's getting early, or you go to my house to stay overnight, and by the way, you may know the way!"
"Okay, thank you very much!" Hongli must be willing, this barren mountain and wild mountains, it is impossible for him to go back, maybe he goes, maybe someone will know!
"Come with me!" the woodcutter led the way in front of him, and after a short time he arrived at the woodcutter's house.
"There's a guest at home, Huzi, pour some water, I'm dying of thirst. "The woodcutter shouted at the house!
Hongli looked at the village, the village is not big, add up, it is estimated that there are more than a dozen families, it is evening, each family is busy making dinner, cooking smoke everywhere.
Hongli was looking at the village, and it was the woodcutter who shouted: "Brother, come in, I'm tired of hurrying, I'll ask the old woman to cook, let's drink some later." ”
"Thank you so much. "Hongli entered the house, the house is not big, there are two houses, a main hall, and Yantai built with a straw hut!
"Sit down, there is nothing to see at home, just some hoes that are usually used, now the soldiers are in chaos, the emperor is mediocre, and the people's lives are not good!"
"I've been following Brother Tai for so long, and I don't know Brother Tai's name!" Hongli also reacted, and asked busily:
"What's a big name or not, just call me Li Tian!" After speaking, he pulled Huzi over, "This is my son, he is five years old this year, and Huzi is called Uncle!" Li Tian introduced Huzi.
"Hello uncle!" Huzi is very well-behaved and smart.
"Huzi is good. Come, come to Uncle, Uncle has delicious food here. After saying that, Hongli didn't know where to get the wild fruit, and handed it to Huzi.
Huzi doesn't refuse to give birth, children, generally whoever gives him food will be close to whom!
Hongli picked up the tiger, and the tiger ate the wild fruit given by Hongli, and the fruit water came out of his mouth.
"Hehe, slow down, Uncle still has it here!"
After a while, a middle-aged woman came to the lobby with food, "It's time to eat, my husband said that there are guests at home today, and he specially killed the chickens at home, eat quickly, you're welcome!"
"Mother, isn't this the only old hen in the family?" Huzi looked at his mother innocently, and the child didn't tell lies.
At this time, the room was quiet for a while, and Li Tian interrupted the silence, "What do children know, the first time my uncle came to our house, of course he had to take a good treat, and when you grow up, you should know like this?"
Huzi nodded, "Dad, Huzi remembers, uncle, eat quickly, otherwise it will be cold!"
Hongli was sad for a while, where can I still eat? It seems that the emperor is really mediocre, and when I cultivate a certain realm, I will definitely take his head, Hongli's hands are sweating.
"Why don't you eat it, brother?, doesn't it taste good?" Li Tian looked at Hongli in surprise!
Hongli was busy waving his hand, "Brother Li Tian, don't get me wrong, the younger brother just wants to rush to the domain name villa as soon as possible, but he is worried." ”
"No matter how anxious you are, you can't be hungry, eat quickly, I'll take you to the village chief after eating, maybe he knows how to go!"
"Thank you!" Hongli said, in fact, most of them were eaten by Huzi, after all, the child is still young, and it is the time to grow his body!
Full of wine and food, Li Tian wiped his mouth with his almost oily cuffs, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see the village chief!"
"Dad, I'm going too. Huzi shouted vigorously:
"You are at home with your mother, and I will be back in a while!"
After a while, Li Tian took Hongli to the so-called village chief's house, but in fact, he was not the village chief, but he was older in the village and knew more, so everyone just let this old man be the village chief!
Before Li Tian arrived at the village chief's house, he shouted outside: "Is the village chief here?"
"Oh my God, come in!" an old voice came from inside the room!
Li Tian and Hongli entered the house, and the furnishings at home were similar to Li Tian's house.
"This is the passerby I met when I went up the mountain to chop wood today, and he has some questions I want to ask the village chief!"
"Oh, there's something, then please sit down, there's nothing at home, it's all rags, just sit down!" the village chief beckoned to the two men.
They were not polite, and sat down at the table.
"Old man, I'm from other places, my brother works in the domain name villa, I want to know how to go, do you know?" Hongli didn't dare to tell the truth, after all, he had just come down the mountain, and he might not be in danger, although Li Tian was good to himself, but he couldn't believe it too much, and he couldn't do without his heart to prevent people!
"Oh, domain name villa, it's a little far, but it's also very detouring, and there seem to be bandits in the places I pass by, I went there when I was young, but then there were bandits, and I never went there again. The village chief explained to Hongli!
"There are bandits, that's fine, so do you know anything else about Domain Villa?"
"Well, let me think about it. The village chief thought for a long time, and then said: "Also, this domain name villa seems to have a connection with the royal family, once the domain name villa out of a fierce general was recruited by the imperial court, and later heard that this person killed an important person in the royal family, so he fled back to the domain name villa, the court sent troops several times to no avail, and a few times it was still a cultivator to go, and there was no way, so I had to give up!"
"Oh, killed the people of the royal family, and arrested several times, it seems that he must have killed some important person, otherwise the court would not have made such a big move!" Hongli also knew the importance of this matter.
"I know that. Li Tian next to him didn't speak for a long time, and then he interjected.
"Brother Li Tian, do you know?"
"Well, this is what I heard from others in the bazaar the year before last, it is said that the person who killed the royal family is the second son of the domain name villa, the means are extremely cruel, good at using swordsmanship, when I was a child, I practiced with a master for a period of time, and then the master suddenly died of illness, how he died, I don't know very well, there are other Dharma bodies, you can kill people without holding a sword in your hand, I don't understand this, we are not cultivators, and we don't have that blessing, and we will be satisfied after living this life with peace of mind!" Hongli's expression also showed a trace of joy.
"Dharma Body? It stands to reason that his apprentice should be in the Dharma Body realm, how could the master get sick?" Hongli muttered, he really couldn't figure it out, could a cultivator also get sick? No, it stands to reason that he was at least a real person in the Dawn Realm, and died of illness? No, there must be a problem!
Li Tian and the village chief next to him looked clueless, and they didn't know what Hongli was thinking!
"Well, I said, young man, the way to this villa is on the southeast avenue at the entrance of the village, and the rest of the old people don't know. ”
Hongli was thinking about it, and was suddenly interrupted by the village chief, "It's okay, thank you so much to the village chief, the juniors will leave first!" looked at Li Tian, "Brother Li Tian, let's go, I know everything I should know, I'll go early tomorrow morning." ”
"Don't stay a few more days?" Li Tian wanted Hongli to stay for a few more days, after all, it was not easy for a guest to come, and he fell in love with him again.
"No, it's troublesome Brother Litian, when this matter is over, I will definitely come back. "I looked at the village chief, "Seniors, juniors have something to do, so they left first, and they won't come to say goodbye tomorrow morning,"
"Okay, young man, have a good trip, this old foot, I broke it when I was young, I can't send you anymore, take care all the way!"
"Well, it's broken?" Hongli remembered the elixir that Venerable Lu Yao left for him, "Can you let the juniors take a look!"
"Okay, there's nothing to look at, it's just a short leg, it's not in the way!"
Saying that, Hongli walked to the side of the village chief and squatted down, "As I expected," Hongli took out the pill and poured one, "Senior, eat this, you will be fine!"
"Is this what it would be like to eat?" the village chief was very unconvinced, and a little surprised.
"Yes, although the seniors can rest assured, Brother Li Tian is still here, and the juniors will not mess around. Hongli immediately dispelled the idea of the village chief!
The village chief took the pill suspiciously, looked at the black medicine, and didn't believe it, after all, it had been broken for decades, how could it be said that it was good, thinking about the village chief or taking the pill, not much, the village chief felt that his legs were hot, and he moved slightly, did he feel it?
The village chief took two steps off the ground and immediately knelt down for Hongli, "Immortals, you are really a living bodhisattva in my village." "Say and kowtow to Hongli!
Hongli dared to accept this gift, and was more busy helping the village chief, "The seniors don't need to be like this, this is how it should be, help if you can, thank the seniors today, otherwise the juniors don't know when they will find a place!"
"Alas, thank you so much, I've had my leg broken for decades, and now it's okay, it's really the ancestral grave that is smoking. The village chief was so excited that he even took out the ancestral grave!
"Since the seniors are good, the juniors will leave first," Hongli said and signaled Li Tian to leave!
"I said brother, you are really a god, this pill can cure the village chief's illness!" Li Tian was also surprised, after all, he had lived for so long. I've never seen anything so magical!
"It's just a small thing!" replied Hongli:
The two of them bragged about going back to Li Tian's house, and the two were very fond of each other, chatting until late at night before going to bed.
Lying on the bed, Hongli was indeed not asleep, he was still thinking about the words of the night.
"How can you get sick and die? Could someone be plotting?" Hongli couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, and couldn't find an explanation for it!