The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 136 220

The four of them returned to Tongtian Temple, Duan Wuji and Tieniu immediately went back to the house to practice, because Taoist priest led two horses to let them go, and Taoist priest Liaochen was busy preparing dinner, when the sun went down, Daoist Master Chen cooked dinner.

Daoist Master Liaochen saw his younger brother came back leading the horse, he immediately shouted to Duan Wuji and his room: "You two benefactors, the food is ready, hurry up and eat."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu came out of the house immediately, and the four of them talked while eating.

Duan Wuji looked at Daoist Yin and said: "Master Liao Yin, you have lived here for decades, do you know where there is arsenic?"

Taoist priest was taken aback when he heard this.

"Little benefactor, that arsenic is poison, why are you buying that thing?"

"Didn't we go to your hometown to get rid of that snake the day after tomorrow? I want to kill it with poison. What do you think of this method?"

The Taoist priest laughed when he heard this.

"Little benefactor, this method is not very good. How many times have we tried this method, but this snake is extremely intelligent and will not eat anything that is not alive. If a few packets of poison can solve the problem , we don't have to make such troubles.

Donor, this method will not work, you should think of other methods. "

Duan Wuji was stunned when he heard it.

"This method doesn't work? Then what method do you use?"

Duan Wuji fell into deep thought for a while, and Duan Wuji didn't speak for a long time.

At this moment, Taoist Master Liaochen said with a smile: "Junior Liaoyin, you are from the south. I heard that you southerners often raise pythons. In fact, pythons are snakes. You southerners raise pythons just like us northerners raise pigs." , When the boa constrictor grows up, it will be killed and eaten, isn't that the case?"

Taoist priest Liao Yin nodded.

"Brother, have you ever been to the south? How do you know so much about our customs and habits!"

Daochen twisted his beard and smiled.

"Brother Yu once traveled in the south when he was young, and he knows how you kill the boa constrictor. When you want to kill the boa constrictor, you will bury a sharp knife at the entrance of the boa constrictor. When the python comes out to look for food, Because the python's head was injured by a sharp knife, the python didn't retract its body, but rushed out because of the pain.

The more it rushed out, the bigger the cut made by the knife was, and the bigger the cut was, the more the python rushed out until the python's body was cut in half by the knife and died.

Junior Brother Liao Yin, isn’t that the case? "

"Senior brother, you are too right, it is indeed the case."

"Then, Junior Brother Yin, why don't you deal with it by burying knives and killing the python? Isn't it just a big python?"

After hearing this, Daoist Liaoyin smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you don't know. This python is really too big. Its hole is as big as a house. Who dares to bury a knife in its hole? Get away from its snake hole." At four or five feet, it is difficult for ordinary pheasants, hares and other small animals to escape, and they usually rush towards the cave involuntarily.

I thought it must be the giant snake breathing in, so I swallowed the little animals directly into its stomach.

Brother, how dare you bury a knife with such a powerful giant snake!Before reaching the entrance of the cave, it was sucked into the stomach by the giant snake. "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "This method is not bad, when the time comes, ask my brother to bury the knife, this matter will be done for sure."

As he said that, Duan Wuji pointed at Tie Niu with his hand.

Tieniu took a breath when he saw it.

"Brother, tell me to bury the knife? Isn't that asking me to feed the giant python? I won't do such a dangerous thing. Do you want your sister-in-law to be a widow without getting married?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Tieniu, you are too timid, how can I let you do dangerous things?
At that time, wouldn't it be all right for me to lure the giant python away? I'll do the dangerous thing, and when the giant snake leaves the cave, wouldn't it be okay for you to bury the knife? "

"Then you are not afraid of being eaten by that giant snake?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Its teeth are not that good, it wants to eat me? Go dream.

Brother Tieniu, don't worry too much. Let's investigate this matter before making a decision. We will definitely not do anything we are not sure about. If it is too dangerous, why don't we just turn around and leave?
Brother Tieniu, what do you think? "

Tieniu laughed loudly after hearing this: "Brother, what you said is more or less the same. Okay, let's do it like this. If the situation is not good, we will withdraw. We don't fight or owe them anything. Let them risk their lives.

Well, it's getting late, let's go back to the house and rest. "

The two stood up and immediately went back to their room.

In the morning of the next day, the two of them still went to climb Huashan Mountain. After climbing the mountain, the two of them had something to eat and went for a run by the river. Everything was as if nothing had happened.

On the day when Duan Wuji and Tie Niu followed Taoist Priest Yin, they packed up their things early, and Duan Wuji said to Taoist Priest Yin: "Master Yin, please ride my white horse. His white horse travels fast."

Daoist Liao Yin looked at Duan Wuji and Tie Niu and said, "I ride your horse, what should you do?"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "The two of us rode the remaining horse instead. Anyway, the two of us came out to exercise, so don't worry about it."

The three of them rode out of Tongtian Temple and walked straight down the hill.

Daoist Liaochen sent them down the hill before saying goodbye to everyone.

Taoist leader led the way on horseback, while Duan Wuji and Tie Niu followed closely behind on alternate horses.

The three of them hurried all the way, hungry for food and thirsty, Xiao Xing stayed overnight, and traveled two hundred miles a day. Two days later, the three of them entered the land of Shu.

Once entering Sichuan, the roads become rough and difficult to walk on. People say that the road in Sichuan is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. This is not false at all.

Once entering the land of Sichuan, the broad avenue is gone, and the winding path that can only accommodate one or two people side by side can't be seen at a glance.

The two of them rode hard on this bumpy and muddy mountain road, and only Duan Wuji and Tie Niu knew the pain.

The three of them trekked for another three days, and finally arrived at the hometown of Taoist Yin before dark.

Duan Wuji looked up, and saw the sky was gloomy, the surrounding green hills soared into the clouds, and after a while, it began to drizzle, Duan Wuji raised his head and said to Yin: "Master, this place is far away from the big snakes." How far away is it?"

"It's not far away, at most ten miles away."

Daoist Liaoyin pointed with his hand.

"See, that snake is on this high mountain to the west. Do you see that there are still a few villages to the west?"

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, since it's very close, well, let's not go any further today, let's find a small shop in this place to stay, this place is relatively safe, let's have a good rest tonight, these few days But we're exhausted."

The three found a small shop in a nearby village and lived there.

As soon as the shop waiter saw that there were three guests living in, he was busy serving.

"Three guest officers, are you top-notch? Or accommodation?"

"Isn't it obvious? Of course we are staying in the hotel, little brother, first feed our horses with good grass and materials. Then arrange three private rooms for the three of us.

Alas, after walking for so many days, we are exhausted. "

The shop waiter smiled and said: "Guest officer, no problem, we have a dozen guest rooms in this small shop, but so far we don't have a single guest, so you choose to live in all the guest rooms.

Hey, guest officer, what do you want to eat?The little ones are good to arrange for you to go. "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Second brother, pick out good dishes and serve us eight, and also serve us two jars of wine. As for the staple food? No matter what, just serve us three servings."

The waiter smiled and nodded.

"Guest officer, I understand what you mean, just wait, I'll serve you two pots of tea first."

After finishing speaking, the shop waiter turned around and walked out. After a short time, two pots of tea were served.

The shop waiter smiled and said: "Guest officer, drink your tea first, and the food will be served in a while."

After finishing speaking, the shop waiter turned around and went out again.

The three of them were drinking tea and gossiping, and the food was served soon after the time was short.The waiter then brought up two jars of wine, and the waiter said with a smile: "Guest officer, all your things are ready, you are eating and drinking, just say what you need."

Duan Wuji looked at the waiter in the shop and said, "Second brother, are you busy now?"

The shop clerk laughed when he heard this.

"Guest officer, just you three guests, do you think I can get busy? Guest officer, what orders do you have?"

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Since there's nothing else to do now, come on, sit down and have a few drinks together."

The shop waiter laughed.

"Hey, guest officer, do you want to drink your wine?"

"What? Could it be that my wine is poisonous? Will it kill you if you drink it?"

"Hey, guest officer, look at what you said, how can there be such a thing? Since the guest officer sincerely invites you, then I will bother you for a few drinks."

The waiter in the store brought another wine bowl, opened the wine jars, and filled all the wine bowls.

"Guest officer, come, let's have a bowl first."

The four of them picked up the wine bowls and drank it all in one gulp, and the waiter poured the wine again.

Tieniu looked at the waiter in the shop and said, "Brother, bring another pair of chopsticks, let's eat together, otherwise it would be a waste to leave so many dishes."

The shop waiter heard three steps and took two steps and ran out, and then brought another pair of chopsticks.

The four chatted while eating.

The waiter looked at the two people and said, "Guest officer, you are not from the local area, are you? Where are you from?"

Tieniu laughed and said: "We are from the two provinces of Shanshan, so we have nothing to do and came here to travel in your place."

"Hey, guest officer, what kind of tourism do we have in this place? This is a poor village, what are the tourist attractions?

Guest officer, let me tell you, if you travel, don’t go west until you come to our location. A giant snake came out of Shanxi in the west. I heard that this evil animal ate two people a few days ago. , that place is dangerous!

I have to tell you about this, don't go and lose your life. "

Daoist Liaoyin laughed and said, "What do you melon baby know? These two came here this time because of this snake."

"Aiming at it? Could it be that you still want to kill it?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "What? Don't you believe me?"

Who is the waiter in the shop?I have been dealing with customers for a long time, and I know what to say when I meet them.

As soon as I heard that the two guests came for the snake, I quickly said with a smile: "You two guests, from the moment you entered the guest room, I felt that you are not ordinary people, how can ordinary people have your heroism.

Good, good, good!It's really admirable.

Two guest officers, I am Renshi from the village to the west. Don't look at me messing around in this shop all day long. I am worried about my family members all day long. If you want to get rid of it, it would be a big deal. Good thing!

Two guest officers, is there anything I can do for you?If you have something, just squeak. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Okay, little brother, this is what you said, I will definitely find you if I have something to do."

There was not much time, and the four of them had enough to eat and drink. Duan Wuji stood up and said to the waiter in the shop: "Second brother, please arrange a room for us. We are tired from walking for the past few days. We need to rest early .”

The shop waiter laughed.

"Okay, okay, okay! Guest officer, you come with me, I will arrange the best room for you, and make sure you have a good rest."

(End of this chapter)