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

Chapter 475 Chapter 460 Seven: Huangtu Ridge, Promise Talks
After the strong wind passed, people resumed grilling. At this moment, the iron bull suddenly raised his head, and saw bright or dark lights lit up in another mountain depression not too far away.

Tie Niu saw it and said with a smile: "Look, there seem to be people living in that place in this barren mountain!
We didn't find it when it was dawn!Looks like we're being sloppy enough.

Even some people in this place have never seen it. If we knew about it, how great it would be for us to stay at their house for a night!Why drink dew sleeping cream in this place!
It seems that we are really hard-fated people! "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji raised his head, glanced at it and said with a smile: "I found out that our place is good! It's hidden from the wind, and the grass grows tall, which is just right for horses, so why should we bother others!

We'll finish roasting the meat in a while, let's wrap it up and sit and rest by the fire.

It's nothing, let's not go looking for trouble!

It's not easy for us to go out! "

A few people were grilling meat, and suddenly an old man walked over from outside the light.

"Duan the righteous man came to my deserted house!"

As the sound sounded, an old man in khaki clothes came over with a stick.

But I saw that the old man was wearing khaki clothes all over his body, he was tall, he looked like he was in his early sixties, and he had gray hair.

It's just that this old man is quite energetic, his face is flushed with energy, and his eyes are shining with Dao heart.

The old man looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "What? Could it be that Duan Yishi can't remember who I am?
well!This is how the nobleman forgets things!No wonder!

Yishi Duan, I am that old yellow man!

Duan Yishi, could it be that you really can't remember?

Didn't I beg you for some meat for my wife the year before last! "

Duan Wuji laughed out loud.

"I wondered who it was, it turned out to be the old yellow man!

What's the matter, old Huang, come here today, do you want to ask for some meat again!

Come, come, come, sit down!Nothing else, we have a lot of roasted meat here, you can eat whatever you want!
But don't be polite! "

"Well! Now that you've said that, then I'm not being polite. I'm here today, one is to see old friends, and the other is to ask for a few pieces of meat.

Old man, I live in this barren mountain, and I usually don't have anything good to eat. Today I have this blessing, so let's satisfy my cravings by the way! "

Seeing Wuji's sincere invitation, everyone became more polite.

This old yellow man has a big appetite!In a short while, I ate more than 20 catties of meat!

As the old yellow man was full, the old yellow man talked more and more.

The old Huangtou looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Duan Yishi, I'm full too, can Duan Yishi let the old man bring some meat back so that Shan wife can enjoy some too!

Shan wife has a thin skin, she is too embarrassed to come here, lest you will laugh at her. "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "We have a lot of meat here, you can take whatever you want."

"If that's the case, then I won't hesitate.

well!Old man, I'm thick-skinned enough, and I can't even walk around.

Duan Yishi, don't take offense! "

As he spoke, the old yellow-head pocketed seven or eight chunks of flesh with the lapel of his clothes and stood up.

"Everyone, my house is not far from here, at most it's only three or four miles away. You don't have anything to do now, why don't you come and sit at my house?"

Duan Changqing and the others shook their heads.

"Old Huangtou, we have walked for a day, the three of us are all exhausted, we will not go today.

When we finish roasting all these meats, it's important for us to rest early! "

The old yellow head looked at Duan Wuji.

"Duan Yishi, if they don't go, then you should go.

Taking advantage of nothing tonight, let's have a good chat. "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji pulled the iron bull with his hand.

"Brother Tie Niu, since the old yellow man sincerely invites you, then let's go and have a look!
Brother Changqing, after you finish roasting the meat, wrap it up and burn it to the brim, so you can rest around the bonfire! "

"Brother, you don't have to worry about it here, we three brothers will take care of everything!
Since you want to go, then you two can go with confidence! "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu followed the old yellow man and went straight to the light.

After walking not far, I saw two low thatched cottages in the lee of the mountain depression. The lights in the houses flickered, and the scenery in the houses was bright or dark.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the old yellow head shouted into the room: "Old lady, we have a distinguished guest at our house, hurry up and entertain him."

The old yellow man smiled at Duan Wuji.

"Two, please come inside, come with me!"

The two followed the old man into the house, only to see an old woman in her fifties coming out from the back room.

The old woman was also wearing a khaki dress and a pair of black shoes.

"You two, sit on the kang in the house. You see, our family is poor, and we don't even have a stool here. It really makes us ashamed to face others!"

The two walked into the back room and sat down on the Kang lead.

The old yellow man gave the meat he had brought to his wife.

"Old woman, this is a barbecue for us, you can eat a few pieces too, this is really delicious in the world!

We usually can't eat it.

Hey, old lady, there are guests at home, why don't you get some tea!
How can you neglect a distinguished guest like this? "

The old woman promised to go out with a bag of meat. It was not long before three bowls of fragrant tea were served.

Duan Wuji and the others just ate meat, and now they are thirsty!
The two of them picked up the tea and drank it, not to mention, this tea is really sweet!

After drinking a bowl, Tie Niu said with a smile: "Good tea, good tea, hey! Old Huangtou, do you have any more? Can you give us another big bowl!

The meat we ate just now is indeed a little thirsty now! "

The old yellow man smiled.

"Look at what you said, nothing else, can we still have this tea here!
Old lady, give each of them another big bowl! "

After a short time, two big bowls of tea were served again.

After the two of them finished drinking, they passed the tea bowl over.

"Well! I'm not thirsty now."

Duan Wuji looked at the old couple and said with a smile: "Old Huangtou, last time I invited you to move out of here and go to our Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi, why don't you go there!"

"Master Duan, it's hard to leave your home, it's hard to leave your homeland!

We were born here and grew up here, but if there is a glimmer of hope, we don't want to leave our homeland! "

"That's right, you don't want to pull it down, and no one forces you to do this."

The old yellow man looked at Duan Wuji and said with a smile: "Yishi Duan, the old man sees that you are also a cultivator, the old man wants to ask you a question, you have to tell the truth!"

"Ask, ask, I will know everything, and I will say everything!"

"Duan Yishi, I think you are young, how long have you been practicing Taoism?"

"Me! It's been about ten years since I practiced!"

"Ah? Such skill in ten years! It's amazing!"

Tieniu laughed and said, "My brother is the one who has practiced the longest among us. He is really a talent for cultivation! Ordinary people can't compare to him."

"That's right, old man, I've lived for more than 180 years in vain, and I haven't seen much improvement in my skill until now!"

Tieniu laughed and said, "Old Huangtou, what nonsense are you talking about, you lived for more than 180 years? Who would believe that!"

The old Huangtou laughed and said: "My friend, the old man has lived for so many years, why am I panicking because of this matter!

If you don't believe me, then I can't help it!

Let me tell you that we are different from you. You belong to the spirit of all things. Even if you don’t practice, you still have 500 years of Taoism!

But we can't!If we just blindly practice penance, we will be much slower than you! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well! What you said is indeed true, but if you want to become a fairy, there are actually many shortcuts you can take. It depends on whether you know it or not."

"Really? My good friend, our husband and wife don't know what kind of heavenly material and earthly treasure we accidentally ate before we opened our spiritual wisdom, and after so many years of hard work, we only occasionally attained the Dao.

If fellow Taoists have any good methods to teach us, the old man will never forget the great kindness! "

"Old Huangtou, you have learned the Tao. You must have accidentally eaten some fairy grass or something to open your mind. There is no doubt about it! As for the treasure you ate, I can't guess it.

This place is barren and uninhabited, there must be a lot of good things, you have a lot of skill, you can look for it patiently! "

"Looking for it, it's not that we don't want to look for it! But where can we look for it!
Besides, they know us, but we don't know them!

This is a bit embarrassing for the old man. "

Tie Niu laughed out loud.

"I said old man Huang, but I just couldn't find such a good thing. Your place is rich in caterpillar fungus, you don't even know about this!"

"Cordyceps? What is Cordyceps! The old man has never heard of it.

What kind of thing?Can you take it out and let me see it! "

Duan Wuji smiled wryly after hearing this: "We are here to buy Cordyceps this time, we only have gold and silver on us, how could we have those things!"

After hearing this, Tie Niu took out his pockets.

"Not to mention, I really have a few in this pocket. Last year, I secretly grabbed a handful of Cordyceps from Zabasi, and I didn't clean them up when I got home. There are still a few left."

With that said, Tieniu took out a few from his pocket.

The old Huangtou hastily snatched it up, took a look and said with a smile: "So it's this one! On our plateau, there are quite a lot of these things, so this thing is called Cordyceps!

After a few days, our husband and wife will go to pick it up. Let's try this thing to see if it works. "

The old Huang's wife heard this, and ran over to take a look.

"Well! I also remember this thing, let's catch the day after tomorrow, let's pick it the day after tomorrow."

The old Huangtou returned the few Cordyceps to Tieniu, and the couple were overjoyed.

The old yellow man pestered Duan Wuji again to ask him a few questions about cultivation, Duan Wuji also answered them one by one, the four of them chatted for a while, Duan Wuji was about to get up and say goodbye!

When the old yellow man saw it, he quickly reached out to stop him!

"Duan Yishi, look at the long night, how can I go back to sleep so early! Why don't you just stay here for a while, the more we talk, the more we hit it off!"

Duan Wuji had no choice but to sit down again.

(End of this chapter)