Under the sky

Chapter 316 Dao Gao Mo Zhong

Kunlun April Summer 91

With half a moonlight and a little light, the towering woods sandwiched the rugged and dilapidated paths, like two high dark walls, making rustling sounds in the wind.

The junction of Gufendi and Jindi is deserted, with trees growing wildly and the roads unmaintained. Over the past few decades, it has become as dilapidated as gravel.

Two horses came from a distance on gravel. What was strange was that the child holding the torch was not leading the way, but following behind.

"Stupid donkey, is it time to hit the tip?" Amao yawned greatly, impatiently, "Isn't tung oil free of charge?"

Li Jingfeng said "hmm" and suddenly said: "There is something on the road ahead."

Amao came forward. Li Jingfeng was not in a hurry to ride his horse and got closer to see more clearly.

"There is a man lying on the road." Li Jingfeng whispered.

"It's an old trick to lay someone's body down at night and wait for you to come near." Amao whispered, "Before, the yellow beggar made me sit on the road in the dark and cry. He hid in the woods, waiting for someone to come up and take care of him. I grabbed the The yellow beggar knocked the person down with a stick, grabbed the money and ran away."

Li Jingfeng had always hated thugs who deceived people with good intentions. Thinking of Amao's experience, it was no wonder that this child was stubborn and difficult to teach. He still said, "Maybe he was really hurt."

"Bah!" Amao cursed in a low voice, "What kind of place can have good cats and dogs? I bet you ten taels, but you are standing in the way!"

Li Jingfeng didn't want to bet with her. He had already seen the figure moving in the dense forest. He probably thought it was hidden. How could he know that he could see the night as day?

I hope he's not the kind of villain who kills people.

"Stay back." Li Jingfeng took the torch from Amao and said, "Protect the horse."

Li Jingfeng hung the torch on his horse, turned over and dismounted and pretended to inspect. As soon as he bent down, the man on the ground suddenly jumped up and punched him in the abdomen with both fists.Li Jingfeng was already prepared, and without waiting for the attack, he kicked the man so hard that he rolled twice.

There was a sound of wind around him, it was a hidden weapon. Li Jingfeng leaned over and took out the original intention on his back. He shouted, his steps bumped, and he pretended to be injured to lure out the ambush.

"Don't kill me!" Li Jingfeng shouted, but no one paid him any attention.There were four people in total, holding weapons and waving them vigorously, attacking Li Jingfeng's vital parts with all their moves. It was obvious that they had no intention of leaving him alive.

Li Jingfeng's body suddenly straightened up, his original intention thrust out...

The two men rummaged around the body and found several taels of silver and several accessories that did not match the identities of the four thieves, presumably stolen from them.Amao couldn't help but mutter: "The stupid donkey is richer than the eldest lady in Qingcheng. He gives us dozens and dozens of taels for free. He doesn't show any signs of it and just chews the bark of the tree morning and night!"

Li Jingfeng said helplessly: "We are not short of flowers. They are quite pitiful. Since we have more, we should spread it out evenly."

"Master, touch your pocket, your wife's dowry has been lost to you!"

Li Jingfeng blushed and turned away: "If there are any other accomplices, they will come later. Let's walk for a while. Put out the torch and follow closely."

"Bah!" Amao cursed again, "If you hadn't been meddling along the way, even if you took a long detour, it would have taken you four months to reach the solitary cemetery? You know how to show off your power, and you almost couldn't leave Jin for a few heads. Positive!"

She kept mumbling curses and finally got on the horse.The two walked for another half an hour before gathering firewood, cooking in a pot, and setting up a tent.Li Jingfeng cooked a pot of vegetable soup, and the two of them ate dry food.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves on the gravel road again. Li Jingfeng raised his eyes and saw a horse riding forward in the dark night holding a lantern.After a while, the man seemed to see the light of fire and came towards this direction.

This man was a bit weird when he rode. The horse was filled with seven or eight large bulging bags, and it was unknown what was stuffed inside. There was a string of bells hanging on the horse's neck, which made a jingling sound, making it particularly ostentatious in the dark night.

That horse actually came straight to this place. It was a solitary graveyard in the barren mountains and wild mountains. This move was a bit bold.

Li Jingfeng could clearly see the man on the horse. He was a strong man about forty years old. He had a beard on his chin that was thick at the top and thin at the bottom.Amao immediately became alert.

The horse circled around Li Jingfeng and the fire. The man on the horse was very interested and asked: "The soup is very fragrant. Can you share a bowl with me? I will give you wine in exchange."

Li Jingfeng said: "What's the matter? Please sit down."

The man pressed his hand on the saddle and dismounted from the horse with a neat movement.There was a knife hanging immediately, but he didn't mention it and walked closer.Li Jingfeng saw that this man was so courageous and guessed that he must have excellent martial arts skills. He pushed Amao and asked her to sit behind him and took a wooden bowl to ladle soup.Amao was on guard, staring at the man with his eyes, afraid that he would do anything.

The man took the wine bag, took a sip, and handed it to Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng shook his head and refused.The man smiled and asked Li Jingfeng: "Is it a chick or an eagle?"

Li Jingfeng replied: "I'll pass by the mountains, rest by the trees, and I won't hunt if I don't pick melons and fruits."

The man was a little surprised, shook his head and said: "It doesn't look alike." He hung up the wine bag, took the hot soup from Li Jingfeng, took a sip, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good soup! Brother's craftsmanship is so good. Got it!"

Li Jingfeng said: "I have learned the craft for several years."

The man finished the soup in a short while and asked for another bowl.Seeing that he was unsuspecting, Li Jingfeng felt weird and reminded him, "Aren't you worried that I'll poison the soup?"

The man was stunned, then smiled and said: "You said it was an eagle. Did you just come to the lonely cemetery?"

Li Jingfeng nodded and asked: "Brother, which fairyland, which cave, and how do you call it?"

The man laughed and said, "I'm Wu Datong. I'm very good at martial arts. I'm very proficient in martial arts. What do you call a brother?"

"I'm Li Wangzhi." Seeing Wu Datong being so casual, Li Jingfeng couldn't help but expressed concern: "They say the solitary cemetery is dangerous. Brother Wu is traveling alone late at night, carrying so much luggage and hanging bells. It's too ostentatious, even if there are You should also be careful with your abilities.”

Wu Datong scratched his face and couldn't help but chuckle. Amao saw his weird smile and cursed: "Why are you laughing? You think you have too many teeth?"

Wu Datong stopped smiling and asked: "Isn't Brother Li also traveling late at night? Not only did he bring a burden, but he also invited me to drink soup. How can he be so careless? Or did brother become interested because he saw that I brought so many skins?"

Li Jingfeng couldn't say that he was not afraid of traveling late at night. When he saw that he was suspicious, he hurriedly said: "That's not interesting."

"I think so." Wu Datong couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly asked, "Did you kill the Six Ghosts of Luliang?"

Li Jingfeng was confused: "Six ghosts?"

"Those four on the road, and two of their brothers, are collectively known as the Six Ghosts of Luliang. The master's name is Tie Zhenzi. He was originally a Taoist priest from Wudang. He hid in the lonely graveyard after committing a crime and asked his six apprentices to rob them along the way."

Li Jingfeng, who had lowered his guard for a moment, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is he your brother?"

"What nonsense!" Wu Datong waved his hand hurriedly, "I often walk on this road, I just know him."

This is a strange thing to say. Who often goes in and out of the solitary graveyard when they have nothing to do?

"Want to avenge the four ghosts?" Li Jingfeng guessed that since he was familiar with these four people, he must have some experience. He didn't know how good this person's martial arts were, but seeing how calm and calm he was, he could have such confidence in the lonely graveyard, and his martial arts would definitely not be low.

Seeing Li Jingfeng's suspicion, Wu Datong smiled and said: "They are playing tricks on this road, specializing in killing young children, especially the Haidu Yamen. I often meet them and occasionally chat with them, but I really don't know them well. Besides, this is Tiezhenzi. Who would dare to associate with the Six Ghosts of Luliang?"

Li Jingfeng was still suspicious and said perfunctorily: "I see. Brother Wu also wants to camp and rest nearby?"

"I'm not sleepy yet and can go on my way. It doesn't matter to me anyway." Wu Datong sighed, "Those four ghosts will die if they die. I'm afraid it will be difficult for my family to make a living in the lonely graveyard and they will starve to death."

Although Li Jingfeng couldn't bear it, he still said: "When they started to kill me, did they think that I also have a family? I also have a child. As long as they don't kill me, I won't kill them. And Brother Wu also said that they have already killed them." Multiple lives.”

Wu Datong smiled slightly: "The women in Tiezhenzi and Liugui are all virtuous women kidnapped from Jinyang. The Taoist priest and the two ghosts are left at home. I don't know if they can afford it. I would be cruel and throw them in the mountains to die. "

If it had been in the past, Li Jingfeng would have loudly asked where these people were, but he had been through many rivers and lakes and had gained in-depth knowledge. Although he treated people kindly, he was more wary and asked: "If Brother Wu sympathized with those girls, why didn't he save them?" ?If you don’t sympathize, why are you telling me this?"

"I'm just chewing my teeth." Wu Datong picked up the wine bag and took a sip of wine. "There are usually only two types of people who enter the Gu Cemetery. One is the desperado with a wanted order or a vengeful name, and the second is the sea arrester. Yamen, take the risk to arrest people for reward. If there is a third kind of person——"

Wu Datong pointed to his nose: "That's me."

Li Jingfeng saw that he spoke confidently and said "Oh".

"Desperadoes don't take risks. Tiezhenzi's martial arts are so strong that ordinary melon pickers dare not touch him. I don't care about such noisy things. Who else can I expect?" Wu Datong smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you with two bowls of soup. , thank you." Just as Wu Datong was about to stand up, Li Jingfeng shouted: "Slow down!" and asked him, "Where do the Six Ghosts of Luliang live?"

Wu Datong pointed to the east and said: "There is a broken Taoist temple on the mountain over there. I would like to state in advance that Tiezhenzi is the same generation as Xing Zhouzi, the leader of Wudang. He has great martial arts skills and his wanted warrant is worth 300 taels."

Li Jingfeng asked: "Is there anything else I should pay attention to?"

Wu Datong waved his hand: "No more."

Li Jingfeng said: "Brother Wu, are you interested in accompanying me?"

Wu Datong said "Oh?" and looked at Li Jingfeng.Amao scolded: "The stupid donkey is going to lose his temper again, calm down!"

Li Jingfeng waved his hand to signal Amao to be quiet, and then said: "It's convenient to go at night."

Wu Datong thought for a moment and said, "Okay. But first, tell Hero Li that Wu will not help you."

Li Jingfeng was surprised: "Do you recognize me?"

Wu Datong laughed loudly: "You carried 1000 taels of wanted money on your back and killed Gao Yuru, the abbot of Yanshou Temple in Jinyang. This incident made such a big fuss that I guess you came to hide in Gu Cemetery. I just came from Jinyang and was with you. You just said a few words and I guessed that you were a chick who just entered the lonely graveyard, and based on the two factors, I guessed it."

Jinyang was originally Shaolin's administrative office in Jin. Later, because it was adjacent to the Solitary Cemetery, fugitives from horseback often disturbed and committed crimes. The public security was poor. After the night attack in Fenyang, the situation worsened. In addition, the dispute over the Solitary Cemetery was unresolved, so it was moved to Jinyang. The administrative office was moved to Baima Temple in Zezhou.Yanshou Temple is the temple where Shaolin takes charge of affairs in Jinyang. Abbot Gao Yuru was originally a lay monk, and his Buddhist name was Yu. Later, he returned to secular life and changed his real name to Yanshou Temple, and he still manages Yanshou Temple.

This Gao Yuru colludes with the desperadoes in Gufendi, either selling red goods on behalf of others, taking bribes to release goods, or secretly instigating the robbery of people's business travelers, and exploiting them with loan sharks. They cover the sky in Jinyang with one hand, and even Jueru can't do anything to him. .Li Jingfeng inquired and confirmed that it was correct. While the temple was busy on Buddha's birthday, Gao Yuru went home to rest and sneaked into the mansion to assassinate him. He took Amao and escaped from Jinyang.

After hearing what Wu Datong said, Li Jingfeng knew that he couldn't hide it. He thought that he had gone through many hardships and dangers on the road in the past two years. He was already familiar with the rules of the world and was familiar with slang, so how could he still be recognized by others at a glance?I couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Brother Wu, how did you figure it out?"

Wu Datong did not answer, and only said: "Don't worry, there is a bigger trouble in Shaolin, and they haven't even issued a wanted order for you."

Li Jingfeng nodded: "Let's go."

Amao grabbed Li Jingfeng and cursed in a low voice: "If someone sets a trap and asks you to jump, just jump. Even a well-raised dog will never be so obedient!"

"I have made a plan." Li Jingfeng whispered, "He is following us. If he is an accomplice of the Six Ghosts, it will not be easy to inform him in the middle of the night. I am more confident at night. When people know that the Four Ghosts are dead during the day, I can make arrangements. It’s not easy to save people.”

Amao knew that he couldn't stop him, so he had to say: "Take two pills, and you will die in front of me even if you die!"

Li Jingfeng smiled and said, "I'll be careful." He scooped up a bowl of soup, drank it, and said, "Brother Wu, let's go."

Wu Datong nodded, lit a torch and led the way. The sound of horse hooves accompanied by the jingling sound on the horse's neck continued to float in the dark night. Li Jingfeng still felt that it was too arrogant.

"You just said something big happened in Shaolin. What happened?" Li Jingfeng was still wary of this man. He followed him, looking around and asking questions.

"You left Jinyang too early. I don't know. On the Buddha's birthday, three monks from Wenshu Monastery in Shaolin rebelled and killed Abbot Juejian. The leader of Juekong suppressed the rebellion. The whole world was shaken. No one cared about you killing a lay abbot."

Li Jingfeng was surprised.After assassinating Gao Yuru, he stayed away from the crowd. He didn't expect such a big thing to happen. I wonder if this matter might be related to Mingwu?Together with this thought, I thought: "Although he is always harmful to others, it is impossible for everything to be related to him."

The two riders walked for half an hour and then went up the mountain for a short distance. Li Jingfeng saw Wu Datong's skin was bulging and asked, "What's in Brother Wu's skin?"

"Just put some paper." Wu Datong replied casually.

"Paper?" Li Jingfeng was stunned.

"What kind of paper do you think it is?" Wu Datong asked.

"I don't know." Li Jingfeng shook his head. He had already seen the Taoist temple.

"It's not far ahead." Wu Da said, "Should I go with you?"

"Your ringtone is ostentatious." Li Jingfeng said.

"That's okay." Wu Da said, "Shall I help you lead them out?"

Li Jingfeng shook his head: "No, maybe it's a signal."

Wu Datong laughed loudly: "Brother, you are really alert. Let's go, Master Li. Don't say I didn't warn you. Tiezhen is cunning, and there may be traps around the Taoist temple."

Li Jingfeng nodded: "I will be careful."

He was afraid that the sound of horse hooves would disturb the other party, so he dismounted and ran away using Qinggong.

It was an extremely crude Taoist temple, built roughly with earth, wood and stone, and it didn't even have a name.Li Jingfeng had seen many such Taoist temples. Some poor Taoist priests on Wudang Mountain built such simple Taoist temples to practice elixirs.There were wooden houses erected on both sides of the Taoist temple, and it was completely dark. Everyone was probably asleep.Li Jingfeng was running at full speed when he suddenly saw three rows of caltrops strung with thin ropes on the ground. If he didn't have night eyes, he would have to step on them.He jumped over and sneaked outside the Taoist temple.

He didn't want to believe Wu Datong's words, so he had to investigate carefully. He first went to the wooden house on the right side of the Taoist temple and pushed the window, but it couldn't be opened.The window paper in the barren mountains and ridges was mostly damaged. Li Jingfeng looked through the hole and saw that it was so dark inside that even if he had night eyes, he could only see some outlines.

After he walked around the Taoist temple, he saw three wooden houses. Li Jingfeng thought about it and pushed the doors one by one.The hut on the right was unlocked, so he quietly opened the door and lit an oil lamp by the moonlight.

There were two rooms on each side of the hut. He opened the door on the right and held up the oil lamp to shine a light. He saw an eight or nine-year-old child lying on the bed, sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but be startled and thought: "How can there be a child?" , could it be that Wu Datong lied to me?" I went to the left room to check, but there was no one there.

He came to the hut in the middle behind the Taoist temple. This hut was larger than the other houses. It was expected that Tie Zhenzi lived there.He stretched out his hand to push the door, and it creaked open. He raised the oil lamp and shined it, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

The four girls were sleeping soundly. They were dressed in rags and had iron rings around their necks. An iron ball no larger than a foot in diameter was tied to one end of the iron rings. Their faces were all dirty and they could not tell their age.

Li Jingfeng covered the mouth of one of them to wake her up. The girl's eyes were panicked when she saw the stranger. Li Jingfeng whispered: "I'm here to save you." Although he said this, the girl's eyes were still fearful, but not distracted. Dare to struggle.

Li Jingfeng asked: "How come you are locked up here?"

The girl suddenly screamed loudly, and the sound resounded through the night sky. Li Jingfeng was shocked.

Although the girl's neck was tied with a chain, she continued to struggle and scream, and kept beating Li Jingfeng with her hands, which woke up the other three girls.The three of them were also panicking when they saw Li Jingfeng. Li Jingfeng whispered: "I'm here to save you. Why are you here?"

I heard someone shouting from the Taoist temple in front: "Fuck! It's that crazy woman again!"

Another older voice shouted: "It's disturbing Pindao to sleep!"

A woman's voice responded in a panic: "Yes!"

Li Jingfeng hurriedly closed the door, blew out the oil lamp, pulled out his original intention, and whispered: "Tell me quickly, did Tiezhenzi kidnap you here?"

The three girls did not dare to nod or shake their heads. They huddled in the corner and shivered. Only the girl who was woken up by him still kept screaming and crying: "Don't touch me! Don't touch me! Dad, where are you?" Dad, come and save me!"

After hearing this, Li Jingfeng believed [-]% to [-]% of the truth. He knew that this girl had been humiliated and had already gone crazy. A rush of blood surged from his chest.

With a "yeah" sound, the door opened, and Li Jingfeng stepped behind the door.A girl came in with an oil lamp and a wooden stick, and beat the crying girl all over her face. Li Jingfeng became furious and kicked the stick away. Only then did the girl realize that there was someone in the room. Just as she was about to scream, Li Jingfeng turned his sword upside down. The handle knocked her unconscious.

He asked repeatedly, and only one of the three girls nodded and cried: "We were captured..."

Hearing the sound coming from the Taoist temple in front, he was very angry: "Why are you still shouting?"

A voice responded: "Master, let me go and take a look."

Li Jingfeng was hiding behind the door when he saw a strong man rushing over with an oil lamp and rushing out from behind the door.The man saw a figure rushing out, and before he could make a sound, his throat went cold, and he fell down without knowing what happened.

When the three girls saw that the villain was dead, someone said, "There are still children here."

Li Jingfeng picked up his sword and walked towards the Taoist temple. The crazy girl's shouts kept coming from behind: "Dad! Come and take your daughter home..."

(End of this chapter)