ninety thousand miles

Chapter 75 The Craftsman

Next is the Chinese New Year.

Li Chuan was already very famous in Yunqiao Township at this time, and he was greeted and sent to him every day. He ate fat and round belly, and lived a fat year.

When the first month was over, Tong Luo left with the monster hunters.

When the wintersweet flowers were all in bloom, Li Chuan finally packed his bags. He was going to go to Xiushan County, the seat of Chaobing County, for a stroll, and then go all the way south, eating and shopping. Gong Er and San went to Tianju Mountain to have a look and cultivate their souls.

On the first day of the plan, it rained, so let's start after the rain stops.

On the fifth day of the plan, it was written in the almanac that today is not a good day to travel. After turning a few pages, I finally found a good day.

The first of the plan...

Li Chuan stretched his body in the sunshine of early spring, carried the bookcase on his back, and just stepped out of the door with one foot when he heard someone knocking on the door.

"Brother Li, is Brother Li there?"

Li Chuan opened the door, but before he made a sound, he saw a man wearing a Taoist crown and robes standing outside the door. The ruby ​​on his sword was shining brightly, it was Wen Guying.

Wen Guying saw Li Chuan's appearance and hurriedly said, "Brother Li is going out? Fortunately, I came by coincidence, otherwise I would have missed it."

Li Chuan silently welcomed Wen Guying in.

Knowing that he couldn't go out again today, the second man and the other three climbed out of the bookcase one after another, called Senior Brother Wen, and were given a few questions in the exam.

Then Wen Guying turned to Li Chuan and asked, "Brother Li, where are you going?"

Li Chuan told Wen Guying about his travel plan.

Wen Guying agreed and said: "Qiongdao Lake in Xiushan County is worth visiting. At this time, the peaks are dyed green, the willow leaves are rippling, and the lake and mountains are beautiful. It is a good time for boating."

Then he said: "I just came from Xiushan County. When I sent them back years ago, I said I would come to look for you, but I didn't expect something to delay it, and it has been delayed until now."

"Is there anything Taoist wants from me?" Li Chuan asked.

Wen Guying replied: "There is something I want to ask for your help, let's sit down and discuss it carefully. It may also have something to do with your incident on Xuanshui Mountain."

Hearing the word Xuanshuishan, Li Chuan's expression changed immediately.

He has been delaying going out because of the shadow cast by Xuanshui Mountain.

He is a person who likes to hang out, as long as he hangs out, join in the fun, chat, and do whatever he wants, he feels very happy.

I can't sit still at home.

I am tired of visiting Yunqiao Township again.

The winter field adventure activities are also over.

For this trip, he spent money to buy the latest version of "The Collection of Great Demons" and the map of the Great Jiang Dynasty, invited a few people from the caravan to dinner, and asked them for advice, so he decided on the current route.

Both Tong Luo and Wu Kong commented that this route is one that can be traveled safely with eyes open.

As a result, as soon as he went out, someone mentioned Xuanshuishan to him.

Ominous.

Wen Guying saw Li Chuan's uneasiness, and said, "This matter can't be done without you, let's sit down and talk slowly."

Li Chuan had no choice but to bring Wen Guying into the room, removed the cover, and asked him to sit down.

"Brother Li, after word of your skills spreads, many people will come to you. You have to gradually get used to it and establish rules." Wen Guying looked around, "You are too deserted here. There is no one to boil water and serve tea."

Li Chuan didn't answer, but said, "Let's settle today's matter first."

Wen Gu should start from the beginning, "Although Xiushan County is the seat of Chaobing County, because of its narrow and long terrain, it crosses many mountains and rivers, so some places in it are very remote and uninhabited."

Li Chuan nodded, expressing his understanding.

Wen Guying went on to say: "There is a Xialin Village in Xiushan County. It is deep in the mountains. Because of the inconvenient transportation, the people inside seldom come out, and the people outside will not pass by. A few years ago, a caravan sent an old woman Go back with her little granddaughter."

"The old woman's son and daughter-in-law are also members of the caravan. She usually helps cook and do chores in the caravan. Years ago, her son and daughter-in-law died of illness, so the people in the caravan planned to take the old woman away. Send her back to Xialin Village to live with her granddaughter."

Li Chuan was a little dazed when he heard this. In his perception, Daoist Wen should talk to him about some high-level things. How can he talk about these country chats?

So he asked.

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it right away," Wen Guying said unhurriedly, "When they arrived at Xialin Village, they found that everyone in the village was dead, and the death conditions were terrible. But the murderer didn't leave, and kept waiting there. The murderer is an abandoned disciple of Sishen Palace, my former junior."

Li Chuan understood why Wen Guying was involved in this matter.

Wen Guying said: "The murderer's name is Guan Zhongqiu. Brother Li, you may not have heard of this name, but he is well-known in Taoism. Let's put it this way, he is the most talented young monk in the past century, bar none."

"Then what can I do?" Li Chuan was still at a loss.

"When the caravan discovered Xialin Village, they immediately reported it to the officials, and then the officials arrested him. Because of the solid evidence, he was scheduled to be executed this spring."

"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, if he wanted to escape, it would be very easy, but he didn't escape. No, he escaped once. He escaped and tried to kill that woman and her little granddaughter."

Li Chuan felt that Wen Gu wasn't telling the truth. If he really didn't want to interfere, he could just ignore it and ignore it.

"That little granddaughter, who just turned one year old, can't speak." Wen Guying's expression became serious. "At that time, a monk passed by and rescued them, and at the same time revealed his identity. Years ago I It’s for this purpose.”

"I went to see him. I have known him for more than a hundred years. It is hard for me to believe that he would do such a crazy thing. I want to ask him why."

"He asked me to kill the old woman and the young girl for him. He said that there is no one in Xialin Village, and all of them are ghosts."

"Alien?" Li Chuan caught a key word.

"The other ghost is his own name. I don't know what it is, but more than 30 years ago, he did bring a mortal girl into the Sishen Palace. He invited many people, including soul masters and ghost cultivators, and even stole it. After obtaining the token, please let the immortal come down to investigate the girl's body and soul."

"There is no problem," Wen Guying said emphatically, "We all thought that he might have gone wrong in his cultivation and had a demon in his heart. He also paid the price for this and became an abandoned disciple. After that, we seldom heard of him." It turns out that he has been chasing and killing people who went out of Xialin Village all these years, and after killing them all, he guarded the village entrance, neither letting them out nor letting them in."

"Until he's dying, kill them all."

"What's the relationship between that girl and your junior brother?" Li Chuan asked.

"She is that old woman, and my junior brother likes her." Wen Guying replied.

Then, Wen Guying finally revealed his reason for coming, "I have already checked in Xialin Village, and there is nothing abnormal. So I want to ask Brother Li to go to Xialin Village to see if there are any so-called 'foreign ghosts', you Don't worry, I will go with you this trip, and I will definitely keep you safe, and you will definitely not see a single monster."

Wen Guying promised and lured, "No matter what the result is, you can choose any magic weapon of the heavenly level from the Four Gods Palace to take away."

"I can't use the magic weapon." Li Chuan was not fascinated by the magic weapon. He said very sincerely: "I think... Is it possible that your junior brother is crazy? Do you want to check him, such as heart failure? Demons and the like? What else is there, you can’t love him, and you’re crazy about him?"

"I've also considered this," he asked again, "Brother Li, please come with me to see if there are any strange ghosts, or other unusual things. If there are, I will give them to me no matter what. Junior brother is fair; if not, I will supervise the beheading on the spot on the day of questioning and beheading."

Li Chuan asked: "Then what does this have to do with what happened to me on Xuanshui Mountain? And I really only know how to mend things and look at patterns."

"What did you see in the strange rock?" Wen Guying asked.

Li Chuan was very calm: "A kind of sticky bug can replicate, and the sword energy is aimed at the bug."

Wen Guying said: "Qin Tianjian has handed over the matter of Xuanshui Mountain's secret realm to Xuanmen. At present, Sishen Palace, Xuanyuemen, and Mount Xumi have jointly investigated, but they have not found the bug you mentioned."

"Did Mr. Wen go to see it?" Li Chuan asked.

Wen Guying didn't hide it, "I went, I brought a magic weapon, so I saw some traces. I know it's a magic flash, a sign of decline. It's related to immortals, so it's extremely secretive, and few people know about it. Brother, if you are interested, I can explain it in detail for you, and I will definitely know everything without saying anything.”

Having said that, Li Chuan knew that it was hard for him to refuse, so he responded accordingly: "I was going to Xiushan County, and it would be fine to take a walk with you, but I have a lot of questions in my heart, and I don't know how long it will take. Can you answer it for me?"

"Tell me." Wen Guying said.

"At that time you advised me to go to Xuanshui Mountain, did you really think that trip was not dangerous?" He was very concerned about this.

"Really." Wen Guying replied to Li Chuan very seriously, "King Black Horn has lofty aspirations, and he will not confront Qin Tianjian now just for a moment of pride. And Miss Zhu is also reliable."

"There are many monsters in Xuanshui Mountain, tens of thousands of them. Would the little mining monsters at the bottom also consider so many?"

Wen Guying was silent, and said after a long time, "It's because I didn't think carefully."

Seeing Wen Guying's attitude, Li Chuan still didn't believe it very much, but he decided to let go temporarily, he said, "Okay, then let's go now?"

"Everything is at the convenience of Brother Li."

"Let's go, let's go," Li Chuan beckoned Gong Er to enter the bookcase, and then asked Wen Guying: "How should we go, Xianzhou or Yujian?" Can't we just walk over?
Wen Guying walked out of the house, flicking his long sleeves, a carriage appeared in the yard, two heroic white horses stood upright, their fur glistened in the sun, the carriage was gorgeous, and the long curtains were windless and automatic.

He said, "I will give this gadget to Brother Li."

(End of this chapter)