Sealing Sword

In the early morning of the next day, the heavy rain finally stopped, and the group continued on their way, turning around the mountains and rivers and detouring through the woods, and finally arrived at Mount Anxi at noon on the fifth day.

This mountain is located in the valley, where the wind is hard to get out, the water is gurgling, the clouds are hanging over the ground, the vegetation is luxuriant, and even birds and animals are rare, let alone human presence.

The locals are afraid to avoid this, not only because of the rugged mountain, but also because it is also known as "Dead Man's Mountain".

More than 30 years ago, this place was just an unnamed valley with lush vegetation, and people from nearby villages often came to hunt.However, at that time, Northern Xia Qin Hebai ransacked and beheaded all his families for his treasonous crimes, and the generals and soldiers he had left to guard the border were also rushed back to the court. There were more than [-] people in total. It was already late at night and it was raining heavily when passing by here , and rested here.

On that night, a dragon suddenly appeared in the mountain, the earth trembled and the mountain swayed, and the torrent of mud and sand engulfed the place like a beast, covering the three thousand soldiers and the two surrounding small villages under mud, water, trees and rocks. .

After the natural disaster, the government brought people to clean it up, but many corpses were buried under the sand. In order to avoid the outbreak of epidemic disease, they had to pile up the remains of the dead in the mountain and burn them for three days and three nights before they were burned.

From now on, there are no villages or towns within a radius of [-] miles, only a few scattered families still live in loneliness in the mountains, guarding the poor mountains and rivers, and the souls of heroes who are integrated with the earth and rocks.

It was noon, but because of the rain these days, the sky was still a bit gloomy, and the road on the ground was very muddy, and it would be slippery if you didn't pay attention.Ye Fusheng drove the carriage and tried to find a smoother road, but it would not take a day or two to get out of this mountain. He was worried that there would be wind and rain at night, so he looked around all the way, planning to find a place to rest at night .

Ruan Feiyu closed his eyes and rested in the car, but Lu Mingyuan woke up this morning, but he didn't have much strength, so he could only lie down in the car and fill the quail.Qin Lanshang was bored inside for a while, but finally couldn't sit still, opened the car door and sat next to Ye Fusheng to help him drive the car, but this young lady didn't attack lightly or hard, a whip might knock the horse's hooves Running wildly to the ends of the earth, Ye Fusheng didn't intend to compete with the mountain road with his flesh and blood.

So, facing Qin Lanshang's behavior of snatching the whip, Ye Fusheng raised his hand and took the whip away, and said sincerely: "Girl, please do me a favor."

Qin Lanshang: "What?"

"Go and cool off."

Qin Lanshang heard his undisguised dislike, and became angry from embarrassment. She folded her arms and said, "I'm afraid you will fall asleep, and drive the carriage into the ditch later! You should find a mirror to take a look at yourself, and keep up with Goulan Courtyard It's like fighting for three hundred rounds!"

Ye Fusheng: "..."

Considering this girl's age, she really knows too much, she doesn't look like a young girl at all.

But Ye Fusheng couldn't refute, he really didn't have a good rest these days.

In fact, since that incident that year, he has never really had a good night's sleep. After waking up from nightmares many times, he stopped thinking about being favored by good dreams.Until the night in the broken house, Qin Lanshang's words shocked three souls and seven souls, and somehow leaned against the earthen wall to sleep and had a dream.

He dreamed that he went back many years ago, but he was no longer the leader of Lve Ying, just an ordinary knight-errant, and Chu Xiwei turned into a child again, but he was not a descendant of a dragon, just a rich man Jiao'er, as soon as he met him, refused to go home desperately, and became a little apprentice who was tired of being by his side all day.

There were not so many intrigues, and there were no irreparable grievances. He watched Chu Xiwei grow from a child who only knew how to be coquettish and obedient to a tall and tall adult. Young man, his temples are gradually becoming frosty white.

In the dream, they lived in a small courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River, with yellow flowers growing on the east fence and green trees on the west wall. Chu Xiwei was dressed in coarse linen and was slowly practicing knife skills. He picked up a candied lotus seed and threw it over, lazily The training said: "A young man who has just been crowned, how can he move as slowly as Qi Lao 81?"

Chu Xiwei opened her mouth to pick up the lotus seeds, chewed them, and said, "How can you compare to you, Master?"

He laughed angrily: "Yes, master is older than you, and entered the coffin earlier than you. Later, when you are beaten and cried, we will see who will avenge you! Sigh, I hope you will become a martial arts master!" If it’s not enough, I’d better take advantage of my ability to move and find a powerful apprentice daughter-in-law!”

"No!" Chu Xiwei leaned against the big tree behind her, "I will accompany you when you die, Master. What are you afraid of?"

Ye Fusheng smashed a lotus seed on his forehead: "You are worthless, talking nonsense!"

"No nonsense." Chu Xiwei turned to look at him, "Master, I'm serious."

Ye Fusheng met the gaze of the young man from under the shadow of the tree, as if a green peach blossomed in his eyes, his eyes were full of brilliance in an instant.

The mass of flesh and blood in his chest seemed to be grabbed by a hand, Ye Fusheng opened his eyes, the people around him remained the same, only the fire on the ground was left with ashes.

He froze for a long time and couldn't fall asleep again.

Hearing this, this mindless dream came back to his mind again, his face remained calm, and his heart changed rapidly, until two figures appeared in front of him.

There were not many weeds on the road he walked, and messy footprints came and went on the mud, which showed that there were many people walking on it.At this time, two figures, one tall and one short, approached against the skylight, Ye Fusheng raised his eyes, and saw an old man riding a donkey, and a thin man with a rough bow and arrow on his back.

The man was holding a hare in his hand, with a smile on his yellow face, humming an unknown mountain tune.The skinny old man was riding on a skinny donkey, driving the donkey while talking to the man. On the back of the donkey was a patched cloth bag, which contained some wet wild fruits and vegetables.

The two of them were stunned for a moment when they saw the carriage which was rarely encountered in normal times, thinking that it was some old man passing by here, they didn't dare to startle the nobleman, so they hurriedly moved to the side of the road after three feet away.Ye Fusheng's eyes swept over them, and when he was about to brush shoulders, he suddenly said, "This brother, that rabbit can't be eaten."

The two people were taken aback, the old man was on the donkey, at least he could look at Ye Fusheng sitting in the carriage, and asked with trepidation: "This official, why can't you eat such a good wild rabbit?"

Ye Fusheng reined in his horse, turned his head and said, "Because it's poisonous."

The thin man was startled, and hurried to look at the rabbit, only to see the gray hare was motionless in his hand, with no external injuries on his body, but no vitality.

"The hare is cunning. It's a bit strange to see that it doesn't move in your hands even though it's not injured." Ye Fusheng raised his chin, "Look carefully at its ears, nose, and nose. It might have eaten poisonous weeds by mistake."

The man hugged the hare, only to find that there was a little black blood overflowing from the base of its ears and nose and mouth. Although the two eyes were still open, they had lost their light at some point, and they were so hollow.

He yelled in fright, and quickly threw the hare away. The old man was stunned for a moment, then repeatedly beat him with a thin bamboo pole, and cursed: "Blade! Just say that there is no such thing as cheap, the rabbit is motionless on the ground waiting for you to come." Catch! Almost poisoned the whole family!"

The thin bamboo pole hurt the man, the man bared his teeth, but he didn't dare to hide, he could only protect his head and face with his hands.Qin Lanshang grinned, and whispered to Ye Fusheng: "This old man beats his own son, why is it like beating a turtle's son?"

Ye Fusheng smiled and said nothing, raised his whip and was ready to continue on his way.Unexpectedly, after beating his son, the old man said at this moment: "Dare to ask, where is the officer going?"

Ye Fusheng said: "Naturally, I have to go out of the mountain."

The old man looked in the direction of his whip, his expression changed, and he said: "Officer, please take a detour! You can't go there!"

Qin Lanshang wondered, "Why can't I go?"

"There are bandits!" The skinny man answered, "Our place is not a good place, but whether you go north or east, you have to pass through here. Although there are only a few poor families with nowhere to go in the mountains, But a few days ago, a group of bandits came and took over the mountain as king, extorted property from passers-by, and would kill people if they didn't like it, it's terrible!"

Qin Lanshang had a pungent and straightforward personality, and immediately asked, "How many people are there in that gang?"

"I'm afraid there are more than a hundred of them, so it's not easy to mess with!" There was a trace of fear in the old man's eyes, "They look down on us poor people, and we usually live in peace, but if you officials pass by, I'm afraid... that road You can't go, the officials should go around!"

Ye Fusheng narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It's okay, thank you for reminding me, old man."

After saying that, he was about to raise his whip and drive the horse. The old man saw that he knew that there were tigers on the mountain and was heading towards the tiger mountain. This old man's."

Qin Lanshang was so annoyed by this "friendly" Nan Confucianism that he almost lost his temper, and he didn't know how such a turtle who was used to seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages would dare to promote the new law and abolish the old party.Hearing this, she couldn't help mocking: "Old man, if you're afraid, stay in the car and don't come out, you don't need to chop people with a knife, what are you afraid of?"

Ye Fusheng patted her on the shoulder, thinking that with this girl in the lead, all the tough girls in the world can be called Xiaojiabiyu.He thought for a moment, then said to the old man: "Since this is the case, then does the old man know how else to get out of the mountain?"

The old man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the savior didn't go to die, and said hurriedly: "Yes. There is a small road behind my house. Although it is a little steeper, it is hidden, and those bandits who have just arrived don't know about it."

Ye Fusheng said: "Could you please show me the way?"

"It's okay to lead the way, and you can go home from left to right, but..." the skinny man interjected, "That road is close to the cliff, and you can't walk after dark. The officials may as well rest at my house, so as to repay the kindness just now. .”

"What kind of favor is a matter of one sentence?" Ye Fusheng shook his head, resisting a dime of silver ingot, "That will be troublesome."

The old man refused again and again, but the skinny man hurriedly took the money, took a breath, and smiled more sincerely: "It's okay! It's okay! The officials come with us!"

They turned to another path and drifted away until the figure disappeared, and a hand picked up the discarded hare.

The well-built man looked at the direction where Ye Fusheng and the others disappeared, was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled, as if he was talking to himself: "I'm a little kind, that's all..."