spring ice

The sound of the rain falling on the thatched roof gradually stopped, and the moment when the blankness was suddenly noticed brought an indescribable sadness to people.The air is damp and cold, the ground is full of mud marks, and there is almost no people around, as if it has been abandoned for a long time, leaving only a piece of simple rock here and there, which is not so scary.Feng Huanyuan sat cross-legged on the open space in the middle, with his eyes closed as if in meditation.Le Jingqi was standing beside him, holding a candle in his hand, which made his face pale by the light.After a while, he stuck the candle on the stone platform beside him and shook his head.

"Third senior brother, I have cut off my tongue with good words. If you are so obsessed with obsession, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep you when the boss comes. Why, don't you expect second senior brother's mother-in-law's temper to show you mercy again when it comes to your head?" Speak a few good words? Third Senior Brother, pinning your hopes on people’s hearts is more unreliable than walking a tightrope. I don’t need to remind you, you’ve already suffered a loss once.”

Feng Huanyuan didn't even bother to open his eyes. "Could it be that if I hand over the tiger tail, you can keep me? Old Qi, you are not afraid of being tongue-tied by the wind when you talk big."

Le Jingqi sneered and said: "Then I don't know, or after all these years of being a brother, everyone present worked together to intercede, and only abolished your martial arts, maybe it might be. You think you can bargain if you know the whereabouts of the tiger's tail. When there is a deal to do, the elder brother really doesn't necessarily care about this sword."

Feng Huanyuan said: "Oh, doesn't he care about Yinfeng Jue?"

Le Jingqi said in surprise: "You really are!..." Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise above his head.Le Jingqi looked up instinctively, only to hear a crash, the thatched roof that had been in disrepair for a long time collapsed, and a figure fell from the smoke and dust. Someone patted her left shoulder, and when she turned her head, she met elegant and indifferent eyes.Le Jingqi still wanted to move, but Gao Ya directly pinched his throat.

Le Jingqi couldn't even turn his head to see what was breaking through the roof, he struggled and said, "...he...acupoints...gold needles..."

Gao Ya said: "Did I let you talk?" The backhand was a slap in the face.Le Jingqi was beaten until his eyes were staring, and he staggered and fell on Shao Longfei who was thrown down.Gao Ya went straight to Feng Huanyuan, Feng Huanyuan could no longer pretend to be fainted, so he opened his eyes tremblingly, and blurted out two words: "Be careful."

Gao Ya snorted, retreated sharply to the right, flipped his palm to dispel the sudden sword force, but unexpectedly another sword struck from the side, even though Gao Ya reacted so quickly, a hole was still plundered on his left shoulder.While walking around, I saw that the two comers were dressed as Taoists, one sword was sharp, the other sword was dense, the two swords attacked one and defended, advancing like thunder, striking like Yuan Zhi, and the first three moves were elegant. The most urgent thing is to sneak away first, grabbed Feng Huanyuan's collar, and rushed out without touching his feet.Suddenly there was a scolding voice at the door: "Look at the sword!"

Gao Ya didn't raise her head, her slim sword aura brushed across her cheeks from left to right, and after running not far away, she turned around again, hiding under a ruined wall next to the road.Feng Huanyuan was dragged away by him, his heart beating like a drum, and he smiled apologetically, "Why are you angry?"

Gao Ya said, "Which eye of yours sees me getting angry?"

Feng Huanyuan knew that he couldn't be kind this time, but everyone in Huashan was close at hand, and this place was not a place to talk. He suddenly heard the sound of bells echoing not far away, and had an idea: "Maybe we go to Shuilu Nunnery for a while. Shuilu Nunnery was originally the lower courtyard of Wuzhen Temple. , the incense is extremely strong, there are dragons and tigers hidden inside, and there are many rare elixir. Even if they are brave, they should think twice."

Gao Ya said: "Then the one who came is your elder brother?"

Feng Huanyuan: "The other is my second senior brother."

Gao Ya: "...If I had known that your generation is so talented, I should have honestly been fishing at home."

Feng Huanyuan: "...It's too late now, sir, save people to the end, send the Buddha to the West."

Gao Ya was helpless, she stretched her head out to see if anyone was chasing her, and suddenly remembered something. "Your acupoints..."

Feng Huanyuan said: "It's okay, I know the old seven's methods. It's okay to just take two steps."

Nodding elegantly, the two of them galloped towards Shuilu Nunnery taking advantage of the dark, windy and high moonlight. "Lao Qi made you angry."

Gao Ya squinted at him. "What, it hurts to beat your junior brother?"

Feng Huanyuan smiled and said: "That's not true. Lao Qi has been too arrogant recently, and seeing the sky is eccentric, it's good to let him learn a lesson."

The two ran for a while, and after a while, they could see the tall walls of Shuilu Nunnery.The door was closed tightly, and the two turned to the corner door that they often come in and out on one side. Feng Huanyuan stretched out his hand to knock, but Gao Ya suddenly said: "It's been a long time since I've been out, he makes me feel like I'm really in Jianghu."

It took a long time to knock on the door before it was opened, and a little novice came out with a light on, his face full of displeasure at being woken up. "In the middle of the night, what important business does the benefactor have that can't be discussed until tomorrow morning?"

Feng Huanyuan saluted and said: "I'm sorry for disturbing each other in the middle of the night. We are pilgrims from other places, and we have a very sincere heart to worship the Buddha. We travel day and night with wind, food and dew, and the time is not accurate. It's too unfortunate to arrive. Baocha was already excited. Can Master let us stay overnight?"

His words were so false that one could doubt it was true, but the little novice held grudges very much, not to mention the vicious eyes that greeted and sent off every day, one could tell at a glance that although the two were pretending to be calm, they were not well dressed and had no servants to accompany them , is by no means a rich and powerful generation, looking at the breathing and hair on the temples and even looking embarrassed, it is safe to drive out, sneered: "Our temple is not a guest house, it is not very convenient, and the surrounding area is not a wilderness, there are people's houses, The two of you should find your own place." With that said, he withdrew to go in and was about to close the door.Feng Huanyuan quickly blocked it with his hand: "Wait a minute!"

The little novice was annoyed, he raised his eyebrows and wanted to scold someone, but suddenly someone patted his shoulder, turned his head to look, ignored Feng Huanyuan and the others, and hurriedly saluted: "Zhi Dian."

The person who came was a young monk, half-armed in cassock, with no expression on his face, "Why are you making such a fuss here?"

The little monk said: "These two benefactors want to stay here, but..."

The young monk walked over and gave the two of them a look. The look in his eyes was so sharp that even a knife or a light was not enough to describe it. Both of them felt as if they were being skinned.After a while, he said: "It's okay, let's arrange a house for them to live in."

The little monk said: "Yes, yes..."

The young monk said: "I will tell Brother Jing Yan, you just let the person on duty clean it up."

The little monk didn't dare to talk back any more, bowed and withdrew.Sure enough, an intellectual monk came running to lead the two of them to the guest room in the south chamber.The facilities in this room are old, but they are also very clean. There is even a charcoal basin on the ground for heating. I am afraid that not any rebellious person can live in it. Both of them knew that it was thanks to the young monk. He didn't have time to ask for his law number.Feng Huanyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down on a futon. Gao Ya also sat cross-legged behind him.Feng Huanyuan felt his palms on his back, and slowly closed his eyes. "Go down to Lingtai, pass Xuanshu, turn around Yaoyang, and arrive at Guanyuan."

Gao Ya practiced the kung fu according to the words, Feng Huanyuan only felt a very soft and clear zhenqi slipping into the meridian, and then carefully exercised his internal force to respond, crossing the water and over the cliff all the way, not allowing any mistakes, walking in fear, gradually pulling the five golden needles out of his body forced out.Both were sweating profusely.Feng Huanyuan turned around and said with a smile: "Thank you—" Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly swayed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Gao Ya shot like the wind, hitting several of his big acupoints, Feng Huanyuan's face was as white as paper, and the dead air flashed between his brows, he tried his best to calm down, pushed away Gao Ya's hand that wanted to channel his true energy again, and cursed. "Lao Qi is a bitch."

Gao Ya immediately stood up. "I'll go find him."

Feng Huanyuan grabbed him by the corner of his clothes: "No need. I didn't notice the poison, so I got rid of it rashly. Now it's terminally ill, and the medicine has no effect. I just want to trouble you to collect the body for me. Fortunately, this is a monastery, and the masters are ready-made, so it is also possible to get rid of it." It's convenient, but I don't know if I can afford a memorial tablet after being pawned off..."

Gao Ya didn't expect her words to come true, annoyed and regretted, blurted out: "Who wants to control you!"

Feng Huanyuan smiled and said, "Don't you care about me?" He closed his eyes slightly again.There was no sound in the room, and the lights flickered, illuminating the shadows of the two people on the wall.Gao Ya was in a state of confusion, and circled around him twice, Feng Huanyuan looked like an old god, with a look of detachment at the end of his destiny, forcing Gao Ya to stop and hold his shoulders, looking at him aggressively. "You have no regrets?"

Feng Huanyuan thought for a while, and said: "Running around here and there is originally for the sake of innocence, but it doesn't matter to a dead person whether he is innocent or not. Although I guess you won't intervene again, just in case In case I solemnly ask you to go home quickly tomorrow, if you meet people in Huashan on the way, hide if you can hide, or pretend not to know if you can't hide, then take it as my own affection."

He laughed again: "Anyway, the other debts to you are not yet paid."

Hearing the last sentence of elegance, he calmed down. "How much longer?"

"About an hour."

Gao Ya took a deep breath, walked to the door and turned around. "Wait, don't run around."

Feng Huanyuan smiled wryly: "How can I escape with my virtue?"

Although the words were very imposing and abruptly delayed the situation to give a chance, but the moment Gao Ya stepped out, she realized that she had made a big mistake.

The Shuilu Nunnery is too big, with overlapping buildings and halls. In the darkness, it seems to be a continuation of the dormant mountain shadows in the distance. The legends of hidden spirits or beasts must sound absurd in broad daylight. I can't stop laughing.In this starless and moonless cold night, Gao Ya can't even tell the difference between south, east and north.After passing through several corner doors, he had no idea where he was.

I have never met a person who can tell him where his husband's house is.This is not to say that he would like to meet a patrolling monk on the road and shout, "Who is that!" Of course, even if he were able to find the abbot without any hindrance, he could not imagine how this unexpected visitor would be received. Think in an optimistic direction.After leaning against the wall and pushing open a small door that was concealed, a light suddenly appeared in front of Gao Ya's eyes.

This is a side hall, the couplets are broken, and there is no plaque on the door. There are a few dead trees scattered in the courtyard, and the grass is flooded to the upper of the shoes. It is obvious that although some people have cleaned it up, they have not done it well.However, flames blazed from the gaps in the doors and windows, and the whole building looked like a huge square lantern, but there was no human voice when you listened carefully.The moment Gao Ya hesitated to open the door, a wave of heat rushed towards her face.

There is fire everywhere.There are lamps everywhere, some are high and some are low, some are bright and some are dark. The low ones are only the size of a lotus flower offered in front of the Buddha, and the high ones can reach more than one foot. If you look closely, there are dots of dots, gathering into a brilliant sea of ​​fire, like a strange pool of water, which will overflow at any time.The pillars and beams of the hall are rotten, and tattered prayer flags and curtains hang down all around. The portrait of King Kong with angry eyebrows on the wall will be licked by the eager tongue of fire. As long as the breeze fuels it, it will become a prairie fire.Gao Ya only took one step across the threshold, and was forced by the surging flames to go further, but also unable to retreat.He could already smell his own burnt skin and hair.

At the other end of the sea of ​​flames, a monk sat on the lectern, wearing half-arm cassock, with hands in seals, muttering as if he was reciting something.The four eyes met for a moment, Gao Ya recognized that he was the young monk from before, through the heat waves rippling in the air, the sharpness of his eyebrows and eyes could no longer be discerned, but it still clearly conveyed a main idea: he went wrong out of place.

"I'm not here to look for you." Gao Ya said, wondering if there was still time for the words to reach him. "I wanted to see the abbot of your monastery and ask for something, but because I saw the bright lights here, I bumped into him by mistake."

The monk asked, "What do you want?"

"Snow Mountain Glazed Beads."

"Snow Mountain Glazed Beads. It is said that although people cannot live and die, flesh and bones can also dispel ailments and detoxify." The monk said slowly, his voice was like a piece embedded in the bottom of the river amidst the crackling, dry and fragile lights. stones. "You should also know that this is not an easy task."

Gao Ya said: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."

"That's right." The monk said, as if he couldn't remember the sentence without saying it. "As long as you can rescue me from here, everything will be as you wish."

The situation behind this is obviously treacherous, and there is a great suspicion of inviting the king into the urn, but Gao Ya has no time to delve into it, so he can only cut the mess quickly: "What the monk said is true?"

"Monks don't lie."

Gao Ya bowed slightly: "Offended."

Until a long time later, he didn't understand why he wanted to offend him.