One Punch Monk

Chapter 41 Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains

"Gaoliang River, also a tributary of Fengshui, flows out of Taiping County for tens of miles, flows northwest of mountains and rivers, joins Fengshui, and then enters Weishui.

There is a mountain in the middle, the mountain is very high, the cliffs are stacked, and the west is facing the steep stream. There are frost trees on the mountain, all of which are hundreds of years old, which is called Xiangfeng Forest.There is a waterfall in the east, betting on several acres of deep swamp, named Huanlong Pool. "

"Old man, I just asked you how to get there, you don't need to say so much."

The God of Jiaoliang River chariot Zhao Er Er scratched his head. As a person who had never left his village for a radius of a hundred miles, he didn't know how to get there before he was halfway out of the range of the Jiaoliang River.

The problem is not that there are no roads, but that there are too many forks on the country dirt roads.

"what happened?"

Shen Budu, who took the escort mission, lifted the curtain of the donkey cart, and he, Chen Wa, and Guoguo were squeezed into the narrow donkey cart. It was summer again, and if there was no human-shaped refrigerator like Chen Wa, I can't wait a moment.

The old man with a dog's tail grass in his mouth looked at the sky, and Zhao Laoer looked down at the ground.

Shen Budu understood,
This is asking for money.

He took out five neat copper coins and handed them to the old man.

"Amitabha, old man, please drink tea soup."

The old man smiled openly, and the brown wrinkles on his face were all smiles.

"Just go to the fork in the west, and you can walk to the official road to Chang'an."

Shen Budu nodded in understanding, and was about to go back to the donkey cart, Zhao Laoer also clenched his whip tightly, but at this moment the old man suddenly said something.

"Little master is particular, the old man will give you another sentence, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains."

Several people were stunned,

What do you mean?
I have to take the second half of the sentence,
Heading towards Tiger Mountain?
Zhao Laoer didn't know why, so he prevaricated casually: "Thank you, old man."

The old man put the five copper coins into his pocket and snarled at them, but he ignored them and continued to sit under the shade of the tree to enjoy the cool.

Shen Budu thought about it, and asked Chen Wa.

"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, is this old man some kind of extraterrestrial expert, telling us that there may be an ambush ahead?"

Chen Wa frowned slightly, twitched her ponytail, thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"It doesn't look like an expert in the world, but I think it's possible what you said. The people from the Palace of Ghosts and the Seven Dou Rice Sect may have set up a heavy ambush in the front, and there may be someone tracking them from the rear. Jijiu and I have been targeted. Now, this road will be very dangerous."

Shen Budu asked: "The Seven Dou Rice Sect, will they send some strong men?"

"I'm not sure. Compared with the Ghost Palace, the Qidou Rice Sect has a longer history and a deeper foundation. It may not be how strong the people come, but the methods may be more strange. I heard that they still have some people from the Taiping Road in their hands. The things that have been handed down are related to immortals."

"Zhao Er Er, hurry up! Try to find a place to rest before dark."

"okay!"

As soon as the whip came down, the two donkeys groaned and kicked their hooves vigorously.

Not far away, there is indeed a small rolling mountain range.

There are mountains and rivers here, two peaks confront each other, and roads and streams run parallel.

After walking for more than three miles, I saw white sand and fine stones under the stream, shaped like frost and snow.

It's just that the sun is gradually setting towards the west,

Panting from exhaustion, the two donkeys stopped by the stream to rest.

"Meow!"

The white cat came back with a big fish in its mouth from the stream, shook the water off its body, threw it in front of Zhao Laoer, and then lazily slipped back into Guoguo's arms.

Zhao Laoer said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to get out before dark, so why don't we stay overnight."

Shen Budu thought for a moment, then said:
"The little monk thinks it's better to get out of the car first and drive the donkey forward slowly. It doesn't matter where you can go before dark. It would be best if you can find a suitable foothold."

The rest got out of the car and walked forward, while Shen Budu stayed where he was.

Several people didn't take it seriously, because they all knew that this was the evening master-student exchange session.

Shen Budu solemnly took out a pair of bronze mirrors, and his master told him that he bought them with the pension money he had saved for most of his life. They are the only pair in the sky and on the earth, so they must be kept carefully.

In any case, for this only surviving apprentice, Zen Master Sanzhu is still very precious.

Enter the spiritual energy, and after a while, the bronze mirror lights up.

It shows the scene on the side of Zen Master San Zan,
Zen Master Sanzan is washing with a toothbrush made of wicker by the well of Xixing Temple. The "toothpaste" is a mixture of saponins, lotus leaves, and green salt.

"My dear apprentice, where have you been?"

".Tu'er doesn't know, anyway, there are many mountains."

"Well, find a place to sleep, don't drive at night, be careful at night."

Ok?
Shen Budu instantly became vigilant.

This is a reminder from Master, and it must have profound meaning.

"Okay, Master!"

Chen Wa glanced behind without leaving any trace, feeling a little shocked in her heart.

Being able to afford this kind of communication tool, it seems that the little monk is really extraordinary.

After a while,
"There is a Taoist temple over there!"

Guoguo, who was riding on Chen Wa's shoulder, pointed excitedly into the distance.

"Meow!"

The white cat held high by Guoguo also barked excitedly.

She just felt that she was taken out for an outing by the cauldron, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her mother not being around. This elder sister took good care of her, and she also had a cute kitten.

In fact, it was Jijiu who insisted on meeting the master in person, and the master would not believe other people's words.

Shen Budu looked at it for a while, then said: "Let's go, it's not too steep, drive up the donkey cart and tie it to a tree, and go to Guanli to spend the night."

This is just a dilapidated Taoist temple, only the main hall is well preserved, and half of the surrounding wing rooms have collapsed.

After entering the hall, I found that the Taoist wood carving enshrined in the temple had been lost. I don’t know if it was chopped up for firewood. There was still a broken plaque with illegible writing on the door of the hall.

Although the Taoist temple is dilapidated, it is not full of dust. It is presumably that passers-by and foot traders often stay here.

Sure enough, as soon as he came in, he alarmed the people here.

Behind the Taoist woodcarving with only one pedestal left, a sturdy man with a somewhat yellow face came out. He tightly grasped the sickle in his hand and looked from a distance. There was still a package full of mountain goods behind him.

One after another, four mountain travelers followed, all with self-defense weapons made of thick iron.

"The benefactor, the little monk and others are just staying for one night, and they have no malicious intentions."

The headed burly man looked it over carefully. A young monk, a middle-aged man, a woman, a female doll, and a cat were a strange combination.

"You can do it yourself."

It seemed that he was relieved because the little monk and the others didn't look like villains.

After the burly man finished speaking, he led the four mountain travelers back to the thatch, closed their eyes and rested their minds, and ignored them.

The four mountain travelers, seeing the young monk and his two female relatives, were not afraid of the five grown men at all, so they also murmured in their hearts.

Two groups of people occupied the two sides of the main hall, separated by the altar of worship.

Although it is a bit rough here, it is much better than sleeping outside.

"Let's eat something."

Shen Budu took out his rucksack, which contained the food he had prepared a long time ago, these things were packed in oil paper bags, enough for them to eat for several days.

Shen Budu walked over and handed a bag of cooking cakes to the strong man, but the man didn't accept it after thanking him, obviously he was very vigilant and had rich survival experience in the wild.

Zhao Laoer grilled a piece of fish, shared with Guoguo and the white cat, and planned to rest after eating and drinking.

Chen Wa was holding Guoguo, and Guoguo was holding the cat, and the two were resting against the wall with the cat resting.

Chen Wa's body is between virtual and real, and looks no different from ordinary people on the outside. It is a Yin body created by the members of the Yin Division for normal walking in the human world.

This kind of yin body has no evil spirit and hostility, not only can nourish Guoguo's soul and protect her from the influence of sacrificial wine, but also it is very cool in summer.

On the surface, it was Zhao Laoer and Shen Budu who took the night watch, but in fact, Chen Wa didn't need to sleep at all, and was pretending to rest as a secret whistle throughout the whole process.

Since Zhao's second child had been driving all day, Shen Budu took the initiative to take over the job of keeping watch in the middle of the night.

However, before the black sun completely set, another group of people came to the small wild view.

"哗哗" The sound of vibrating armor leaves came from the mountain road, and several sergeants in black leather armor rushed in, led by a small school in armor.

Xiaoxiao held the long and narrow saber at his waist, and there was faint aura flickering on it, obviously it was a spirit weapon of acceptable grade.

"A member of the Qianniu Sword court? Or the Imperial Army Qianniuwei?"

Shen Budu put down the private cooking recipes he got from the disciples of Youhun Palace, and looked up at the soldiers in front of him.

According to the normal trend, should the following plot be cleared by the forbidden army and everyone be kicked out?

The small school glanced around, seeing that the few people in the audience were alarmed, he didn't say anything, but let a few soldiers guard here temporarily, then turned and walked down the mountain.

With an unusual move, everyone's hearts were slowly raised,
According to the degree of corruption of military discipline after the Wu Zhou Dynasty changed to the recruitment system,

Could it be that you want to come out,
Fellow, can I borrow your head for military merit?

(End of this chapter)