Chapter Ninety-Two: At the Foot of Mount Tai
Luo Xiao stepped on the road, and the hoof prints left by the red horse galloping away in Jiangling were still there, but it was not difficult to find, but there was no horse step, and there was no trader selling horses in Xuejia Town, so he had to go on foot on the road. Just ignoring the place, I heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, looked back, and saw a person riding a horse half a mile away, and it was Jiang Tao, the old owner of Guiyunzhuang. It turned out that Jiang Tao saw Luo Xiao chasing along the road non-stop, and did not rest for a moment, committing a big taboo of riding horses, and expected that if he ran soon, he would be sleepy and tired, so he was running for a while and resting for a while, and did not chase desperately, and sure enough, he arrived at a hillside, and saw Luo Xiao's mount died at the bottom of the hillside, but Luo Xiao did not know where to go, and he still chased after his son's safety, but he walked slowly, and he was not in a hurry for a while.
Luo Xiao said in his heart: "This old farmer's martial arts are not weak, he always follows behind, sooner or later he will be poisoned, but he can't run him fast, how can it be good? Just thinking about it, Jiang Tao's martial arts are not weak, better than himself, how to snatch the horse in his hands is not an easy task. Thinking about it, he saw a big banyan tree in front of him like a big umbrella, with branches across the middle of the road, so it was not luxuriant, Luo Xiao's eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly to the tree, hiding on the branch that crossed the middle of the road.
Although Jiang Tao is not fast, after a while has arrived under the banyan tree, this banyan tree has lush branches and leaves, and on the side of the road, it has become a good place for passers-by to take a cool rest, there are a few flat big bluestones under the shade of the tree, for passers-by to sit and rest. Jiang Tao said to himself: "The weather is hot and dry, it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, I'll take a break from him, forgive that kid without a mount, how can he not catch up with me." Just as he was about to get off the horse, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound, Luo Xiao grabbed the trunk of the tree with both hands, swung over like a swing, stretched out his feet and kicked Jiang Tao. Jiang Tao didn't expect that there was someone hiding in the tree, and before he came back to his senses, Luo Xiao's feet were already on his chest, and he only shouted: "Ah, my mother!"
Luo Xiao made a successful move, turned around, and jumped off the saddle. Who knew that the horse was running, Jiang Tao suddenly fell, his body was suddenly lightened, and he jumped to three zhang, Luo Xiao didn't expect this, this fell into the saddle, but after the horse, he fell straight to the ground. Luo Xiao was taken aback, it didn't matter if he fell, but as soon as he fell, Jiang Tao came up to entangle, and he couldn't grab the horse at that time. In his hurry, he reached out and grabbed the horse's tail, and with a slight borrowing, he finally jumped into the saddle, patted the horse's back, and the horse opened its four hooves, and ran away without a price. Luo Xiao looked back and smiled, and said, "Master Jiangzhuang, you can rest slowly, and I'll go." Jiang Tao was knocked off the horse upside down, and his ribs hurt at the root, still in the fog of five miles, I don't know whose plot he had fallen, and then he saw that it was Luo Xiao who was so angry that his nostrils were bleeding, and shouted: "Hey! You come back to me! Return my horse, return my horse!" Luo Xiao ran forward on his own horse, even if he blew his beard and stared, how could he pay attention? I saw Jiang Tao limping after him, how could he still think about "taking a break from him"?
Luo Xiao sat on the horse, although the horse did not run very fast, but the grass and trees on both sides could not help but retreat, and it was not as exhausting as when running on foot, so he felt that he was in a happy mood, humming a little song, and chased the Jiangling wind all the way. In view of the fact that the horses were tired to death last time, Luo Xiao could learn a good way this time, and when he saw that the horses were tired, he stopped and rested, let the horses graze on the side, and then returned to the road when the horses were full of strength.
After running for two days, I saw that the mark of the horse's hooves on the road was getting newer and newer, as if it had just been left for a short time, and I was secretly happy in my heart, and I thought that the Jiangling wind was not far in front. In the evening, I didn't see Jiangling Feng and Yingying, and there was an inn in front of them, so I went to the store. After drinking and eating, I was about to undress and go to bed, when I suddenly heard the voice of a woman next door: "You are so difficult for me, my eldest brother Luo chased after me, and I will definitely spare you." Luo Xiao jumped up and pushed the door out. Jiang Lingfeng said with a smile: "My jujube red horse travels thousands of miles a day, where can ordinary horses catch up, don't count on it, yes, I can't beat you Brother Luo, but I won't find a secret place......" Luo Xiao rushed up angrily, banged the door vigorously, and shouted: "Jiangling Feng, you animal, come out quickly! If the warbler is missing a cold hair, I will teach you to break the corpse!" The voice of the warbler in the house shouted: "Brother Luo!" was another surprise and expectation, and then he heard the sound of the canopy, and Jiang Lingfeng jumped out of the window with the warbler in a hurry. Luo Xiao secretly shouted: "It's not good." "Carrying the internal force to break the door latch, knocking on the door and entering, Jiang Lingfeng took Yingying to the empty house, hurriedly walked to the window and wanted to jump out to catch up, only to scream bitterly, it turned out that Jiang Lingfeng had expected that he would break the window and chase him, so after escaping, he put a fire downstairs, the fire soared to the sky, and he jumped down only to die in the fire. Luo Xiao had no choice but to go out of the door, but to catch up from the front door to the back of the store, there was a long distance in the middle, Luo Xiao didn't think about it, jumped off the railing, a little on the wall, and fell to the ground, fortunately, he had practiced the light skills of walking fast, otherwise jumping from such a high place, not breaking his bones and breaking his bones.
Luo Xiao walked quickly, but when he heard the neighing of the horse, Jiangling Feng had already ridden the jujube red horse and headed north. Luo Xiao chased two steps, but after all, he couldn't outrun the horse, and returned to the inn to lead the horse. The inn has become a mess, everyone rushed to carry water, and they didn't know who set the fire, and the shopkeeper shouted desperately, urging everyone to hurry up and put out the fire. Luo Xiao ravaged in, and the fire in the horse had already begun, but fortunately his white horse had not yet been burned, but it was already half dead, and he was led out, and the horse chased after him.
Has been chasing all night, still can't catch up with the Jiangling wind, the road is paved with green bricks, can not follow the hoof prints to chase, ask along the road, fortunately the Jiangling wind with the warbler and the horse galloping, very eye-catching, a question to know, so although there is no trace of the Jiangling wind, it is still closely followed.
After walking for two days, I suddenly saw a red horse walking slowly in front of me, and it was far away, and I couldn't see whether it was Jiangling Feng and Yingying, but I saw two people sitting on the horseback, and Luo Xiao accelerated his horsepower to chase after him. When the person in front looked back and saw Luo Xiao, his face changed immediately, his legs were clamped, and he ran desperately, it was Jiangling Feng. Luo Xiao shouted: "Don't run, let go of the warbler!" A heavy whip hit a deep blood mark on the horse's buttocks, and the white horse galloped. After all, the jujube red horse is a divine horse, although the white horse is desperate to run fast, it is still pulled farther and farther away by it, and finally comes to a big mountain, this mountain is majestic and majestic, blocking the way of Jiangling wind, Jiangling wind paused slightly, and walked up along a mountain road in front of him. Luo Xiao followed, also up the mountain. Along the way, the ancient trees are uneven, the temples are numerous, and the streams are tinkling, which is a wonder. Luo Xiao didn't pay attention either, and looked for Jiangling Feng and Yingying all the way, but he couldn't find them anywhere. When he was anxious, suddenly a person walked towards him, saw Luo Xiao, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Yo, isn't this Luo Gongzi, what kind of wind blew you to Mount Tai?" Luo Xiao was startled, and said in his heart: "Could it be that I chased the Jiangling wind all the way and came to Mount Tai?" Seeing that it was a young man who spoke, who was not Zheng Zhicheng? Luo Xiao said: "Brother Zheng is polite in this alley, is this Mount Tai?" Zheng Zhicheng said: "Isn't it, such a majestic mountain, such a spectacular scenery, there is no other place in the world except Mount Tai." Let's go, Senior Brother often talks about Brother Luo, saying that he is very worried, and he will go with me to see Senior Brother. Luo Xiao sighed slightly and said: "Since I have arrived at Mount Tai, I naturally have to go to see my eldest brother, but I have an important matter, and as soon as this matter is over, I will immediately visit the mountain." Zheng Zhicheng frowned slightly when he saw him, and said, "What is important to you? When you see Senior Brother, no matter how big the matter is, it will be solved, and with the help of my senior brothers and sisters, it will be even easier." Luo Xiao said: "Thank you Brother Zheng for your kindness, I can't hide it, I was tracking a person, but he disappeared at this time, I was afraid that I would miss the opportunity, so that the gangsters would escape, so I couldn't wait to ask the eldest brother to come to help." So he told how the warbler was detained by the Jiangling wind, how he chased all the way, and even chased to the foot of Mount Tai. Zheng Zhicheng paused and said: "Yes, the Jiangling wind is nicknamed the "Wonderful Flower Thief", it is said that none of the women in his hands have been spared, and the Yingying girl is as beautiful as a flower, I am afraid that at this time, I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid ......" Suddenly seeing Luo Xiao's face was extremely ugly, he couldn't continue to say this sentence when he reached his mouth, paused for a moment, and asked: "In which direction does Jiangling Feng go up the mountain?" Luo Xiao pointed to the foot of the mountain and said, "It's the mountain here." Zheng Zhicheng muttered: "From this side up the mountain, you must pass through Lingyan Temple on the way, maybe this guy is hidden in Lingyan Temple." Luo Xiao was overjoyed, and Zheng Zhicheng led the way in front and walked towards Lingyan Temple.
Walk not far, come to a temple, a pair of small stone lions sit on the left and right in front of the temple, gray tile and blue wall, the inscription "Lingyan Temple", naturally it is the thousand-year-old temple Lingyan Temple. Lingyan Temple was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, has a long history, rich Buddhist heritage, since the Tang Dynasty and Zhejiang Guoqing Temple, Nanjing Qixia Temple, Hubei Yuquan Temple and called "the four famous temples in the sea", ranking first. Zheng Zhicheng knocked lightly on the door and said, "Taishan sent Zheng Zhicheng and Luo Gongzi to meet Master Withered Leaves. "Master Withered Leaf is the abbot of Lingyan Temple, Lingyan Temple incense is very wide, Taishan faction reputation is also very high, the two are like the two major sects above Mount Tai, known as contacts, Zheng Zhicheng and Master Withered Leaf has several faces, is to know him. The door of the temple opened, and a monk walked out, clasped his hands together, and said, "The abbot invites the two donors to drink tea in the meditation room." Zheng Zhicheng said: "It's so hard. Following the monk and coming to a meditation room, the monk pushed open the door and said, "Abbot, the two donors have arrived." An old voice inside said "um", "Please come in." Luo Xiao and Zheng Zhicheng walked in, only to see a thin old monk sitting towards the door on the couch, with deep sunken temples on both sides, showing high skill. Master Withered Leaf said: "When the distinguished guests came to visit, the old man was overjoyed. Zheng Zhicheng replied: "It is a great sin to disturb the master's Qing cultivation, and it is really a sin to be born later." Master Withered Leaf smiled and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, the great apprentice of your sect is brave and chivalrous, didn't he come with you this time?" Zheng Zhicheng said: "Senior brother is busy with all the things in the sect, and he can't take a break, if he is free, he should definitely ask him to visit the master and listen to the teachings." The withered leaf mage sighed: "This son has extraordinary insight, and he will become a generation of heroes in the future, alas, there is such a number one person in the martial arts, He Zhentian, which has caused heavy losses to all factions in Wuyue, and will make the martial arts turbulent in the future, and the chickens and dogs will be restless, which is really a disaster for the martial arts." ”