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Li Huimao led him to the stone wall, removed the boulder, bent down and walked inside.

Inside is a simple stone house, which is relatively dry and there is no dripping water.I don't know where it leads, but there is light coming down from the top, so it won't be dark.The condition of the house is very poor, but the stone table, stone bench and stone bed are all available, and it is still decent.A few apples were randomly piled up on the stone table, and the bed was covered with crumpled mattresses.

"Brother Li, do you live here?" Yao Ximu asked.

"Hmm." Li Huimao grabbed an apple, started to chew it, threw another one to Yao Ximu, and said vaguely: "It's troublesome to boil the water, let's eat the apple."

Yao Ximu took a bite, the apple was soft and slightly sour, and the taste was not good.But this kind of place has good food, so I can't be picky.

Li Huimao gnawed the apple into a bare core, got up and found a slightly flatter stone and put it in front of the table, and said to Yao Ximu: "Sit down. Let's continue."

Yao Ximu has now accepted the fact that the master of Lingxi Pond is a young man, his brain came to life, he remembered something, and asked: "That year when you took me to Shengyuanfang, you disappeared, and you went to find him?"

"That year?" Li Huimao rolled his eyes and thought for a while, "It seems that there is such a thing." He began to nibble on the second apple: "I went to Shengyuanfang to prostitute-his." He sighed, Looking at Yao Ximu, he said sincerely: "I was trapped here by that bastard Zhu Huaijin. I should have been here for two or three years, and I have never seen anyone else. I met you by chance today, which can only show that my brother The two are really destined."

Yao Ximu was also very moved when he heard this, and hurriedly nodded in agreement, "I joined the battle as soon as I went to the island, and I suffered setbacks one after another. I thought I was going to die, but I met Brother Li! It's a shame."

The two held up the apples and touched each other, each took a big bite and toasted.

"Since this is the case, brother should know everything, and I will tell you everything." Li Huimao slapped the table, "Zhu Huaijin went to Jinling to be a servant, not only to satisfy his own selfish desires, but also for the treasures left by the Qionglang Sect back then. This treasure is located in the Wuyou Sea of ​​the original Nanzhao Kingdom, which is now the border of Western Chu. I heard that Nanzhao Kingdom had a state religion called Qionglang Sect, and most of them were barbarians who were good at practicing poison. Because Nanzhao was too powerful, They don't pay attention to the imperial court and openly confront them. The result is that the sect is exterminated. The sect members died and fled. Some of them fled to Western Chu and instigated the Western Chu emperor to destroy Nanzhao and kill the Nanzhao emperor. , can be regarded as avenging the extermination of the religion."

Yao Ximu rested his chin on his hands, listening so fascinated that he didn't even know that the half-eaten apple fell on the table.

"The revenge is revenge. The rest of the congregation came back piecemeal and re-elected one person as the leader. They wanted to revive the Qionglang Sect with great fanfare. But because they had witnessed the ability of the Qionglang Sect to make waves, Xi Chu and our country Jointly dispatching troops, the Qionglang Cult was once again wiped out. This time, the Qionglang Cult was severely injured and smashed to pieces, and there is no ability to revive it."

Yao Ximu pressed the edge of the table with both hands, exerted a little force, and asked, "What about the treasure of the Qionglang Sect?"

"No one knows where the treasure is." Li Huimao spread his hands, "Zhu Huaijin took the initiative to hook me up at the beginning, just wanting me to help find out, saying that he found the treasure and I shared it." He smiled cynically, "I heard, Treasure, I am very interested in treasure, especially the treasure that everyone is vying for. If I find it, no matter what it is, it will be scattered all over the world, and everyone who sees it will have a share. What will happen to the person who is in love with me? I was very happy when I thought of this, and I immediately agreed to Zhu Huaijin. I didn't expect this show-rabbit to promise me with his body, saying that he admired me for a long time. I am a thief, running around all day long Going west, living in no fixed place, what is there for him to admire? But since he treats each other warmly, I didn't refuse."

Yao Ximu was stunned, thinking that he had promised Jiang Wanzhou with his body, and he was also his maid, would Jiang Wanzhou think he was a flirtatious bunny?How did Jiang Wanzhou see him?He had never thought about this question, and after hearing Li Huimao's words, he felt as if he had received a head-on blow, and his expression suddenly became lonely, and he looked at Li Huimao helplessly.

Li Huimao saw his face change greatly, his heart sank, and he asked tentatively: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Yao Ximu lowered his eyes, a little at a loss: "Brother Li knows everything about me, and younger brother shouldn't hide it." He said with a heartbeat: "I am also a broken sleeve, and I have promised my young master with my body." He After thinking for a while, he added: "Then am I also a coquettish rabbit?"

"Ouch!" Li Huimao patted his thigh, "Don't talk nonsense, the Rabbit Sao is Zhu Huaijin, you are a good boy! My brother will tell you this, although there are many broken sleeves in the world, but Rabbit Sao is Zhu Huaijin alone, he cannot live without a man , That's why it's not appropriate to leave a good pond owner, and run to sell the ass every other time." He looked at Yao Ximu with some pity: "The reason why you promised your young master with your body is because you like him, There's nothing wrong with that."

Yao Ximu nodded.

"I'm too thirsty, apples are not enough." Li Huimao stood up, "Wait a minute, I'll boil the water." After speaking, he quickly picked up a pot in the dark corner, went out and drank half Put the pot of water on a few piled stones, and then stuff the dead branches and leaves he collected into it and light a fire.

Not long after, the water was bubbling, apparently boiling.Yao Ximu smelled a strange scent of tea, so he pointed to the pot and asked, "Is there any tea in it?"

Li Huimao shook his head, and fed a dead branch into the fire, "This is a pot made of tea clay, and the water that is boiled has a tea fragrance."

"Is it originally there?"

"Well, I picked it up. Apart from shutting people down, this place is an excellent place to escape and practice. I'm sure I'm not the first to live in it. But I haven't found the exit." Li Huimao saw the water boiling, He quickly found two pieces of bamboo roots from nowhere, and the hollow part was just used to hold water.

The tea is fragrant.

Li Huimao squinted his eyes, very comfortable.

"Tea can quench your thirst." He opened his eyes, "Let's continue talking, where are we talking?"

"Zhu Huaijin, that coquettish rabbit, promises you with his body."

"Well, I'm not at a disadvantage anyway. Later he confessed to me that his other identity is Liu Shuzhu from Shengyuan Square in the capital, where the news circulates the fastest. He has already inquired that some remnants of the Qionglang Sect once took refuge in Taishi Yu. Taishi Yu is an insider of the treasure, and Zhu Huaijin wants to use Taishi Yu's power. I have also heard that Taishi Yu is very romantic, and he will not refuse any beauties. Seeing that Zhu Huaijin is determined to win, I just go along with the flow and encourage a few words .Then he went back to Jinling and continued to be a young man to hook up with Taishi Yu. I also went to inquire about the news and went to Nanzhao several times." Li Huimao took a sip of tea, "I found nothing. The Lord asked me for the Xiaoxiang swordsmanship. It happened that I had it, but the swordsmanship book was too old and tattered, and I didn’t have time to repair it, so it hadn’t been printed. Since he wanted it, I gave it to him.”

"and then?"

"Ge Xiaoshouge has eyeliners all over the world, and he really knows everything. Song Yizhi is very trustworthy, and he told me all the information he has, but about this matter, Sorrows Pavilion knows very little. All I know is to find this If you want to find treasure, you must have a map and a pass."

"What is that?" Yao Ximu became more and more curious as he heard it.

"It is said to be on the protector of the Qionglang Sect. Who is it? Where is it? What kind of thing? I don't know." Li Huimao was silent for a moment, and then said: "I was determined to find this treasure at that time, and went deep into various places in Nanzhao and Western Chu. I searched for the traces of the descendants of the Qionglang Sect, and learned that some of them with high status fled to Jinling, so I also went to Jinling instead. I met you on the way back and gave me chicken feet to eat."

Yao Ximu smiled: "So that's the case."

Li Huimao also laughed: "I went to Shengyuanfang in Jinling to find Zhu Huaijin. I told him everything I knew, and he invited me to Lingxitang in two months. I hurriedly finished talking to him and came out to find you. But Lu'e said that you were taken away by the people from Luomei Mountain Villa and went to Heju Valley. I had many doubts in Jinling, so I had to go to Nanzhao again, and stopped by Heju Valley to see you. It was agreed at that time It's almost time for me to tell you the truth, I really miss Zhu Huaijin's butt, you don't know that Zhu Qing, on the surface he has a calm appearance, looks dignified and elegant, as soon as he gets on the bed It’s like changing a person, the waves come out of the water.” Li Huimao shook his head: “I don’t want to say it so vulgar, but I have to admit that I was really fascinated at the time, that’s why I was so muddle-headed. capsized in his gutter."

Realizing that the past was unbearable, Li Huimao sighed, and did not give Yao Ximu a chance to ask questions, so he changed the subject:

"Actually, this matter seems to have something to do with Luomei Villa. Jiang Jingshen, the former owner of Luomei Villa, is an extremely low-key and forbearing person. His methods are too high. If he makes a move, our chances of winning are even smaller. Maybe Luomei Villa is hiding too well, at least from now on. It didn’t look like there was any movement on the surface. I was relieved to see that they didn’t get involved. But I still don’t know what the map is and where it is. But the so-called passage made me find out.”

Li Huimao was tired from sitting, and leaned half of his body on the stone table, "I just realized that the direction I was looking for was always wrong, and the pass is not what I originally thought, such as keys, tokens or even spells." It is the poisonous beast guarding the entrance of the treasure. It must be fed with the blood of the two highest-ranking Dharma protectors of the Qionglang Sect. The poisonous beast will only be released if it recognizes its master. The blood of the left and right guardians of the Qionglang Sect is the pass. I I told Zhu Huaijin about this, and after he knew it, he thought I was worthless, and was afraid that I would ruin his reputation if I went out. When he drugged me into a coma, he searched everything on me, and even cut off my limbs Meridian, lock me up in this ghost place."

"Ah!" Yao Ximu exclaimed in surprise: "Is this called killing donkeys and unloading mills?" Li Huimao nodded, "It's about the same. I don't know what happened in the rivers and lakes afterwards. It's time for you to tell me."

"I don't know much. I have lived in Heju Valley for almost three years, and I have lived in Luomei Mountain Villa for another year. I have been in Jinling for less than half a year."

"But just now I heard you say that Liu Shuzhu is the third in the famous flower list, so it can be seen that he is still working as a young lady in Shengyuanfang."

"Yes, it is said that Yu Taishi's father and son are all praising him."

Li Huimao said with a smile: "I thought he trapped me here, and he was about to succeed, but he was still flattering Taishi Yu and selling his ass. It seems that they haven't made much progress in the past two years, and they haven't found those two protectors."

Yao Ximu frowned: "What if the two guardians are dead? Then the treasure will never be opened?"

"The same is true for the blood of the descendants of Dharma protectors."

"What if there are no descendants?"

"Yes." Li Huimao was very sure, "The two protectors hid in Jinling incognito. Their blood is the only pass that can open the treasure. No matter what, they will leave behind."

"Then what if you can't have children?" Yao Ximu had many questions: "If the Qionglang Sect has always used the blood of the left and right guardians to feed poison, what if one of them dies or is unable to have children? ? Isn’t the treasure impossible to open?”

"Do you think people didn't expect that?" Li Huimao didn't care, and said nonsense: "Probably there are a lot of substitutes, or find a few teachers to let some blood, and if it doesn't work, use the poison that guards the treasure. There must be a way of."

"Oh."

"Why did you come to Lingxi Pond?"

Yao Ximu was also tired from sitting, slumped on the stone table, and looked up at Li Huimao, "My young master asked me to secretly escort Li Xiuming, the son of Xichu, back. I met a few people along the way, and Jiayehou sent killers to hunt him down. , Taishi Yu sent people from Lantian Bieye to protect him. I didn’t take action until he was ambushed in the inn, and I found that all seven of them changed their faces, not me. And the clothes they wore were all From your hands. This is the boundary of Lingxitang. Except for Lingxitang who can protect them, there will be no one else. I will keep an eye on them. I just came over to inquire, how could I have entered such a powerful formation as soon as I came."

"You put it that way, that person is probably in Lingxi Pond."